Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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Former White House adviser Steve Bannon has been indicted for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in connection to a crowdfunding campaign to build a border wall, federal prosecutors have confirmed on Thursday (August 20). Per ABC News, 66-year-old Bannon - who worked as President Donald Trump's former…
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Former US President Barack Obama has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump during the third night of the Democratic National Convention. Throughout the address, Obama said that Trump showed "no interest in putting in the work" and "no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality…
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When it comes to beachwear, the line between acceptable and unacceptable clothing can be a fine one, and people can find themselves in trouble when the rules around it aren't crystal clear. Case in point, this woman, who was detained by police at Myrtle Beach after wearing a thong bikini…
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The police do an invaluable job serving and protecting our communities, and now one Nevada neighborhood has lit itself up blue in a show of support for local officers. Posting a picture of the event on Facebook, the Mesquite NV Police wrote: "They say a picture is worth a thousand…
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An 11-year-old girl, who appeared four years ago in a video praying for an end to the gun violence that plagued Chicago, has tragically died after being struck by a bullet from a passing vehicle, it's reported. Per FOX29, Anisa Scott was riding in a car in Madison when a…
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Last night, LA Lakers legend LeBron James took the opportunity to use his team's opening NBA play-off game to send a powerful message. Making his arrival at the AdventHealth Arena, the 35-year-old took a powerful stand against racial inequality and police brutality by donning a red baseball cap that parodied…
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Displaying the kind of brash statement-making that helped him blast his way to the presidency in 2016, Donald Trump has declared that he already has designs on extending his stay in the White House for the long haul. Yes, during a rally in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on Monday, Trump said with…
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The women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony - who was charged with voting illegally in the 1872 presidential election - is to be posthumously pardoned by President Donald Trump, it has been announced. On Tuesday afternoon (August 18), Trump announced the pardon at the White House before signing a proclamation…
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The two brothers of George Floyd called for a minute's silence at last night's Democratic National Convention as they delivered an emotional tribute to their late sibling. Speaking from his home in Texas, Philonise Floyd and his brother Rodney called for a moment of silence to remember victims of police…
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The former first lady Michelle Obama has criticized Donald Trump's abilities as president of the United States in a rousing speech delivered at the end of the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Monday. In her 19-minute address, Obama also endorsed Joe Biden, urging the US people…
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A rare "fire tornado" formed on Saturday near a fire in California, CNN reports. The news outlet added that its official meteorological name is a firenado - a flaming tornado. The National Weather Service Office (NWS) subsequently issued a warning about the possibility of a pyrocumulonimbus cloud being formed by…
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One nine-year-old boy in foster care tugged on the heartstrings of thousands after he pleaded for a family in a now-viral video. Jordan made the plea in an interview with FOX59 News where it was revealed that he had been in foster care for six years and that he has…
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Donald Trump's younger brother Robert, 71, has passed away following an undisclosed illness, the president has revealed in a statement. "It is with [a] heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight," he said on Saturday per the BBC. This comes after various news outlets…
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Dramatic bodycam footage shows the moment a police officer in Sacramento, California pulls a man to safety from an oncoming train after his wheelchair got stuck on the tracks on Wednesday morning. Erica Urrea spotted the man in question, who appeared to be stuck on the tracks, CNN reports. As…
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The dramatic moment a California police officer dragged a stuck wheelchair-bound man off train tracks just moments before an oncoming train passed through has been captured on the cop's bodycam. Lodi Police Officer Erika Urrea was fortunately in the area of the crossing at approximately 8:45AM on Wednesday when she…
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The ongoing pandemic has inspired all of us to do our bit for the greater good, even if it's something as simple as wearing a mask and washing our hands more often to prevent the spread of the virus. But one 100-year-old WWII veteran is proving that even the oldest…
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A four-year-old girl has sparked a blossoming friendship with a stranger she saw in Home Depot after she yelled "Black Lives Matter". When Sherri Gonzales was out shopping in Commerce City, Colorado, she was stunned to overhear a four-year-old girl yell "Black Lives Matter" - the name of a movement…
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Technological giant John McAfee - who ironically rose to prominence in the 1980s after founding the anti-virus company McAfee Associates - has taken to social media to claim he was arrested for wearing a lacy thong in place of a face mask. Per the New York Post, the 74-year-old took…
