Corporation for Public Broadcasting — which funds PBS, NPR — to close after federal aid cut
CPB informed its employees that the majority of its staff will be let go as of the end of September, except a small transition team that will remain through January 2026 to ensure closeout of operations.

Jack Smith tried to take Trump off the board. Now he's set for a reckoning.
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel is reviewing whether former DOJ special counsel Jack Smith unlawfully targeted Trump to influence the 2024 election, following a request from Sen. Tom Cotton.

6 now charged in Cincinnati mob attack; mayor says man who issued 'slap' prior to beatdown is being 'actively investigated'
"We take all violence very seriously."

Cincinnati Police Union Head Bashes ‘Victim Shaming’ After Mob Attack
"Nothing suggests that these victims were the ones that started this mob attack."

Islamic center in Minneapolis writes ‘community support letter’ for Somali immigrant convicted of raping a 12-year-old
According to the criminal complaint, the man saw the 12-year old girl outside playing and asked if her parents were home. He left, then came back a few minutes later, putting his hand over her mouth, forcing her into a car, and striking her over the head, driving a short distance and sexually assaulting her.

America is becoming a nation of homebodies
Americans now spend an average of 99 more minutes at home each day than they did in 2003, while this generation of 15- to 24-year-olds spends 124 more minutes at home than their counterparts two decades ago. Meanwhile, just 30% of Americans spent time socializing and communicating in person on an average day.

Why Elon Musk's neon-slick diner is more than just a PR stunt
The Tesla Diner is a strange but creative concoction that tries to fill the loneliness of modernity while understanding the needs of the present.

Houston wig giveaway turns into chaos, store shut down by fire marshals
Hundreds lined up overnight after a celebrity hairstylist offered luxury wigs, cash, and penny deals — but the unpermitted event had no crowd control, someone sprayed chemicals into the crowd, and officials shut the store down for at least eight weeks.

Patel says he might release more Russia collusion docs 'directly' from 'FBI HQ' to prove hoax
"Once again, I released the prior FBI’s own documents and exposed the truth. The same media is calling me a liar again," he said. "Maybe this FBI will release more docs directly, from FBI HQ ... so we can see who is lying — wouldn't want to deprive the fake news of more bogus Pulitzers."

DOJ official who approved payouts to Russia hoaxers now leads anti-Trump lawfare group
Brian Netter, who signed off on $2 million in taxpayer-funded settlements to Strzok and Page, now helps run a Democrat-linked legal group created to fight Trump in court.

Read the documents that prove Hillary Clinton OK'd plan to 'smear' Trump with Russia collusion
Declassified intelligence files confirm Clinton greenlit a 2016 scheme to push false Russia ties to damage Trump and shift attention from her email scandal, with help from DNC leaders, media, and Obama-era officials.

Stephen Miller Deems Russiagate A Coup Against Trump: ‘One Egregious Felony After Another’
"There must be consequences," the White House aide said.

After a Lag, Consumers Begin to Feel the Pinch of Tariffs
Many businesses chose to absorb the additional tax during the early days of Trump’s trade war. But evidence is emerging that they are running out of options to keep prices stable in the face of deteriorating profit margins, suggesting that the tariffs could have a more pronounced effect on prices in the months ahead.

Why Trump’s tariffs are in trouble
The legality of Trump’s manic trade policies will be a question for the Supreme Court.

Fetterman breaks with Democrats, says Trump’s tariffs are ‘going well’
The Pennsylvania senator praised Trump’s trade war and EU deal, admitting Democrats were wrong, while others in his party warn of economic pain ahead.

AP: It’s Trump’s economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs.
Job gains are dwindling. Inflation is ticking upward. Growth has slowed compared with last year. Trump is eager to take credit for any wins that might occur and is hunting for someone else to blame if the financial situation starts to totter.

Senators leave town without deal on nominees after Trump tells Schumer to 'go to hell'
Schumer declined to get into the details but he reportedly asked the White House to unfreeze about $1 billion of foreign aid and National Institutes of Health funding in exchange for allowing the Senate confirmation process for additional Trump nominees to move faster.

CNN data guru Harry Enten dubs Trump the 'most influential president this century'
“Love it, like it, lump it — Trump’s remaking the United States of America,” CNN’s Harry Enten said as he began a weekend segment on the cable news network.

Politico: Democrats’ 2026 blue wave hopes wobble amid bad polls, money gap, and redistricting setbacks
With voters still sour on the party, GOP-led gerrymandering, weak fundraising, and messy primaries, Democrats are scrambling to turn anger at Trump’s agenda into a wave — but so far, it’s barely a ripple.

AP-NORC poll: Only 23% of Democrats describe their party in positive terms
More Republicans, 41%, shared a positive view of their party and only 19% shared a negative view, according to the poll results.

Report: Biden allies ready to leak damaging stories about Kamala if she discusses his cognitive decline
Veteran journalist Mark Halperin says Biden’s team is sitting on “Palinesque” stories from Harris’ vice presidency and will go public if she questions his fitness to serve.

Politico: Kamala Harris has misgivings about government. Some Dems have misgivings about her.
There’s a swath of the party that would be glad if Harris doesn’t run in 2028 — or campaign actively in the midterms.

WaPo: Return of Biden, Harris snags Democrats’ push to turn the page on 2024
The party is hoping to move on from its losses and look to the future — but its central figures from the last election keep stepping back into the spotlight.

Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOP’s proposed congressional map
The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map Democrats have condemned as a political power grab.

Texas GOP jabs at Jasmine Crockett with its proposed new map
Crockett faces being booted from Congress after Republicans proposed a heavily gerrymandered redistricting map that would mean she no longer lives in her district.

Bill Maher warns NYC socialist mayoral candidate is ‘straight up communism’
Maher called Zohran Mamdani the most radical figure in city politics, slamming his support for abolishing private property, defunding police, and quoting Marx, while blasting Democrats for brushing off his extremism.

Trump Fires Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, Accuses Biden Nominee of Faking Data to Boost Kamala Harris Before Election
"This is the same Bureau of Labor Statistics that overstated the Jobs Growth in March 2024 by approximately 818,000 and, then again, right before the 2024 Presidential Election, in August and September, by 112,000. These were Records — No one can be that wrong? We need accurate Jobs Numbers."

Trump Econ Director Cites ‘Revisions’ As ‘Hard Evidence’ To Fire Labor Statistics Chief
Kevin Hassett points to revision after President Joe Biden dropped out.

Fed governor Adriana Kugler resigning, opening up spot for Trump to fill
Kugler was appointed to the Fed’s seven-member board of governors by former President Joe Biden in September 2023.

Oil slips after OPEC+ agrees to another big output hike in September
OPEC+ agreed on Sunday to raise oil production by 547,000 barrels per day for September, the latest in a series of accelerated output hikes to regain market share, as concerns mount over potential supply disruptions linked to Russia.

Jaguar CEO steps down after 'woke' rebrand sparked massive social media firestorm
The ad featured androgynous models in brightly colored, over-the-top outfits, including one man wearing a dress, along with other slogans such as "create exuberant," "live vivid," "delete ordinary," and "break moulds." The ad did not feature a car throughout its entire 30-second run.

Trump Admin Released Zero Migrants At Border For Third Consecutive Month
“History made, again. The numbers don’t lie — this is the most secure the border has ever been,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a public statement.

Biden-appointed judge ripped for ‘moronic opinion’ pausing removals of 60K migrants from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal
“The freedom to live fearlessly, the opportunity of liberty, and the American dream. That is all Plaintiffs seek,” Thompson wrote in her Thursday order. “Instead, they are told to atone for their race, leave because of their names, and purify their blood. The Court disagrees.”

Actual starvation in Gaza: Hamas releases chilling video of ‘living skeleton’ hostage Evyatar David
Hamas forced emaciated Israeli hostage Evyatar David to dig his own grave in a sick new propaganda video, as the twisted terror group continued to stall negotiations to release the remaining living captives.

She fed 100K Gazan families for free – now terrorists and local merchants want her dead
Sarah Awaidah built a secure aid route into northern Gaza, cutting out profiteers and terrorists — only to face death threats, betrayal, and sabotage for refusing to let corruption hijack humanitarian relief.

Iran Is Holding at Least 4 American Citizens, Rights Groups and Families Say
Two were seized after Israel and the United States attacked Iranian targets in June, and two others have been held since 2024.

‘We Had To Do That’: Trump Defends Decision To Move Nuclear Subs After Russian Comments
"A threat was made, and we didn't think it was appropriate, so I have to be very careful."

Russia mocks Trump’s nuclear sub deployment as tensions escalate over peace ultimatum
A top Russian lawmaker dismissed Trump’s move to position two U.S. nuclear subs near Russia, claiming Moscow’s fleet is larger, better, and already has the U.S. subs "at gunpoint."

Why are so many British babies being given the same name as a murderous Hamas terrorist?
Not a single "Keir" was born in 2024. Yet, some 583 infants now share their name with the architect of October 7.

Strange but true tales from a communist childhood
A Budapest tour guide stunned tourists with stories of breadlines, black-market food, and a car that never arrived — revealing how recent history can sound like fiction to the comfortable.

American Eagle responds to critics over ad with Sydney Sweeney
In a statement posted on American Eagle's Instagram account on Friday, the retailer said the ad campaign “is and always was about the jeans. Her jeans. Her story. We'll continue to celebrate how everyone wears their AE jeans with confidence, their way. Great jeans look good on everyone.”

JD Vance gives advice to left over Sydney Sweeney meltdown
“My political advice to Democrats is continue to tell everyone who thinks Sydney Sweeney is attractive is a NAZl.”

Lizzo weighs in on Sydney Sweeney ad, nails what America would look like if Democrats won in 2024
The morbidly obese rapper shared a picture of herself clad head to toe in denim captioned, “My jeans are black.” The image also had text that said, “If the Democrats won the election.”

'Fantastic Four' fizzles in second weekend as box office drops near 70%
Despite strong reviews, Marvel’s latest unexpectedly slumped 66% to $40 million. Overall, the box office is 9.5% ahead of last year but 23% behind 2019, the last pre-pandemic year.

Loni Anderson dies at 79 after prolonged illness
The "WKRP in Cincinnati" star and 1980s sex symbol passed away in Los Angeles, remembered for her iconic TV role, tumultuous marriage to Burt Reynolds, and decades in the spotlight.

Colleges team up with senior living as student enrollment collapses
Facing plummeting enrollment and financial strain, U.S. universities are partnering with retirement communities to fill empty buildings and coffers, turning seniors into lifelong students and campus residents.

NY Times: For Some, Return of Presidential Fitness Test Revives Painful Memories
Generations of Americans who struggled to complete a pull-up in front of their classmates winced as President Trump announced that he was reinstating the annual assessment.

New study claims Shroud of Turin is medieval artwork, not Christ’s burial cloth
A 3D simulation study found the famed relic matches a low-relief sculpture better than a real human body, suggesting the image was artist-made and not formed by wrapping Jesus after the crucifixion.

I’m a Therapist. ChatGPT Is Eerily Effective.
I didn’t expect much. At 81, I’ve seen tools arrive, change everything, and then fade, either into disuse or quiet absorption. I wasn’t prepared for what this one would do, for the way it would shift my interior world.

Tesla found partly liable in fatal Autopilot crash, ordered to pay $243 million
A jury ruled Tesla’s Autopilot contributed to a deadly crash six years ago, awarding $43 million in damages and $200 million in punitive penalties after finding the company misled drivers about the software’s capabilities.

Brazilian woman dies with 26 iPhones glued to her body
Paramedics attempted to revive her for about 45 minutes, and Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service seized the 26 cell phones sent to investigate smuggling.

Sophie Cunningham rips WNBA fans for throwing sex toy on court — again
“Stop throwing d***os on the court,” Cunningham posted on X. “You’re going to hurt one of us.”

WNBA: Fans throwing sex toys on court could face a year suspension
“Any fan who intentionally throws an object onto the court will be immediately ejected and face a minimum one-year ban in addition to being subject to arrest and prosecution by local authorities,” the league wrote.