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China Is Cracking Down on Scams. Just Not the Ones Hitting Americans
Governments around the world have been struggling to address the rise of industrial-scale scamming operations based in countries like Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia that have cost victims billions of dollars over the past few years. The operations often have ties to Chinese organized crime, use forced labor to carry out the actual scamming, and rely
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Alex Jones cradles battle axe while weeping on air over Trump’s ‘demonic spell’
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones broke down in tears while cradling a “battle axe” in an effort to break a “demonic spell,” which he believed had caused President Donald Trump to wage war on Iran. During a Thursday segment with journalist Tim Williams, Jones presented the battle axe as proof that God had blessed his
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Man Lights 1.2 Million Square Foot Warehouse on Fire for Not Paying Him Enough
Many workers’ pay is effectively frozen in an unforgiving labor market that hasn’t seen any meaningful increases in wages in decades. Meanwhile, the cost of living — not to mention the price of gas — continues to rise, making it difficult for low-income households to squeeze by. One strategy we wouldn’t recommend is to set
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Expert predicts another Trump cabinet member is going to be fired
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may be the next cabinet member to depart the Trump administration, according to retired U.S. Navy intelligence officer Travis Akers. Despite Hegseth declaring a “decisive military victory” over Iran during Wednesday’s press conference, multiple reports indicate Iran continues striking U.S. allies and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Ceasefire agreement details
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‘Thisby Thestoop’ Movie Based on Zac Gorman’s Fantasy Books in Works at Warner Bros. Animation | Exclusive
“Thisby Thestoop” is coming to the big screen. Warner Bros. Pictures Animation is in development on “Thisby Thestoop,” based on the middle-grade fantasy book series written by Zac Gorman and published by HarperCollins Publishers. Writers Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman brought the project to Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, who were dazzled by their “dynamic, imaginative
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NYC judge claims prison sentence for ‘cooler cop’ will serve as ‘deterrent’ to other police officers
The Bronx judge who sent an ex-NYPD sergeant to prison for at least three years Thursday for fatally flinging a picnic cooler at a fleeing drug suspect claimed the punishment would serve as a “general deterrent” to other cops. Judge Guy Mitchell justified the sentence of 3-to-9 years behind bars for former Sgt. Erik Duran
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Prince William ‘offered condolences’ to disgraced uncle ex-Prince Andrew after titles stripped
Prince William reportedly called his disgraced uncle, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, to “offer condolences” after the latter was stripped of his royal titles. The ex-Prince was “very touched” by the call as William was “one of the few people” who reached out to him, author Robert Hardman claimed in his new novel, “Elizabeth II: In Private. In
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Calls mount for Pope to punish JD Vance: ‘Excommunicate the heretic!’
Vice President JD Vance was under fire on Thursday after a number of voices called for his excommunication from the Catholic Church. Vance has described himself as a devout Catholic and has a new book coming out about his faith journey. But critics of the vice president have demanded Pope Leo punish Vance and take
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Large spiders the size of your palm are popping up across the U.S. Here’s why you shouldn’t be afraid
There is a spider making a home in Southern California that’s the size of your palm and soars through the air riding the wind. Although the Joro spider, an invasive species that has been spotted across the United States, including in California, isn’t dangerous, its size and the web it creates can seem like props
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‘Shaking in their boots’: Red state GOP warned gerrymander will backfire after major flips
Although GOP legislative leaders say that a special session on the state budget won’t take place next week, they still intend to meet later this month for an unusual mid-decade congressional redistricting session that Democrats say is unconstitutional and could backfire on Republicans. “This is illegal,” said Rep. RaShon Young, D-Orlando, on a Zoom conference