Californians will have a chance this November to decide whether they want more of the same from Sacramento or a different direction after Republican Steve Hilton officially secured a place in the general election for governor. According to Fox Los Angeles, Hilton and Biden-era Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier...

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It goes without saying that the administration of President Donald Trump has quite a bit on its plate at the moment. Domestic issues, forthcoming midterms, and the Iran conflict are all thorny topics the administration is grappling with, while navigating the pitfalls of a hyper-partisan political landscape. Despite that, however,...

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Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that the GOP is focusing too much on the positives of artificial intelligence, rather than offering policy points to protect people from potentially harmful drawbacks, allowing Democrats to fill the void. "I doubt Democrats will produce good policy re: AI," DeSantis wrote on...

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A U.S. Navy sailor pleaded guilty on Monday to killing a fellow sailor back in May 2025, after taking a plea agreement that will send him to federal prison for a minimum of 40 years. "Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Jeremiah Copeland appeared for a general court-martial in a courtroom right...

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ESPN's Stephen A. Smith is not exactly known for being demure, conciliatory or quiet. So when President Donald Trump took a jab at the outspoken talking head on Monday evening, it was all but assured that Smith would respond. But even Smith's staunchest supporters may have noticed something a bit...

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Hollywood has spent years operating under a fairly simple assumption: Bigger is better. Bigger budgets. Bigger stars. Bigger special effects. Bigger franchises. In fact, if a studio can spend $200 million on a movie and attach it to an existing intellectual property, all the better. Which is what makes the...

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Even if you're not a sports fan, you have to admit that there is a certain beauty in sports, especially in today's fractured and divided world. Think about it: When it comes to the pursuit of a team championship, players typically won't care about who their teammate voted for, whether...

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America’s immigration rules are not bending for the World Cup Tournament. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Monday that a Somali national seeking to referee World Cup matches was denied entry to the U.S., according to ESPN. FIFA later identified the referee as Omar Artan, who arrived in Miami Saturday...

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If you've spent any amount of time in the James Bond fandom, you're likely aware of one of the most divisive and polarizing questions when it comes to this fictitious British super spy. And that question? "Who should portray James Bond in film?" After beginning in the pages of Ian...

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As the last candidate standing, Graham Platner was nominated Tuesday by Maine Democrats to face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the state's general election. As noted by Politico, Platner won 72 percent of the vote. Gov. Janet Mills, who dropped out in April, was second at 19 percent of the...

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Convicted killer Karmel Anthony refused to look the family of his victim in the eye as they read their victim impact statements in court on Tuesday. Anthony was found guilty of the April 2025 murder of Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet. The 17-year-old killer was sentenced to 35...

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NBA commissioner Adam Silver presides over a professional sports league with a well-earned reputation for woke politics. Credit to the commissioner, however, for telling the truth about President Donald Trump. Joining ABC's five-man pregame show in advance of Monday's Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs...

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The Collin County Courthouse in Texas nearly became a war zone Tuesday afternoon as the verdict and sentencing of 19-year-old Karmello Anthony were handed down by a jury of his peers. Anthony was found guilty of murder and was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the April 2025 stabbing...

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Move over, George Floyd fans. Convicted murderer Karmelo Anthony has usurped Floyd's crown as the left's newest criminal darling. On Tuesday, a Texas jury convicted Anthony, 19, of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of high school track and football athlete Austin Metcalf. Even after his murder conviction and 35-year...

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Racial tensions from the Karmelo Anthony verdict spread far outside the Texas courtroom where it was delivered Tuesday -- including to Florida, where a white veteran was punched by a black TikTok content creator, and onto social media, where the footage was posted. The name of the individual responsible for...

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Karmelo Anthony had no reasonable defense for killing Austin Metcalf. Self-defense was pretty much off the table once witnesses began taking the stand in his murder case. So was the idea that he was provoked. And each one of his shifting stories was basically put to rest by testimony and...

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It seems like it's been a big 2026 for woke Presbyterians. First, "Presbyterian seminarian" James Talarico -- a Texas state representative who says that "God is nonbinary" and rattles off heresies like most of us rattle off a complicated Starbucks order -- became not only the Democratic nominee for Senate...

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The upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House South Lawn remained in legal limbo on Wednesday, after the Trump administration petitioned a federal judge to reject a recent lawsuit that could scuttle the whole thing. A federal lawsuit was filed over the weekend to stop "UFC Freedom 250,"...

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President Donald Trump ratcheted up the rhetoric against Iran Wednesday, one day after the U.S. retaliated for the downing of an Apache helicopter. Iran has “taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price!!!” Trump posted on...

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A defensive lineman for the University of Kentucky football program, Nicholas Smith, was found dead on campus Monday at the age of 20. The school's athletic department confirmed his passing, and head coach Will Stein issued a statement, according to WSB-TV. “Today our hearts are broken. Our thoughts and prayers...

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Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas verbally attacked a fellow black woman during a House hearing on Tuesday -- but ended up getting the worst of the encounter. Dr. Alveda King, niece of civil rights legend Martin Luther King Jr. , responded by exhibiting her uncle's nonviolent temperament. In a...

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