Chinese spy Christine Fang — also known as “Fang Fang” — had an impressive run infiltrating California politics that included Ambien-fueled romps with disgraced Rep. Eric Swalwell before vanishing back to her home country, newly released FBI files show. The “narcissistic” honeypot reportedly bragged of her seductive exploits, launched an illegal fundraising scheme and was nearly recruited for a top-secret FBI counterintelligence as she sought “money” and “power” during her roughly four years in the Unites States, investigators wrote in documents made public by the White House Transparency Task Force. Fang was known to FBI investigators as “Rusty Thumbs,” according…
Robin Williams’ three children are sharing their continued plans on how to celebrate and honor their late father’s talents more than 10 years after his death. “As we recognize what would be our Dad’s 75th year, we’re grateful to see new generations discovering his work while longtime fans continue to…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Monday it is temporarily pausing construction of a contentious border construction project in Texas’ Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits to do an “on-the-ground evaluation.” The project through the national park in southern Texas has faced fierce…
DENVER –– Kyle Tucker was out of answers on Monday. To why he has been historically poor at home during his debut Dodgers season: “I don’t really know. If I knew, I’d probably have figured it out by now.” To why he hasn’t been able to maintain any semblance of…
U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said the FBI is committed to providing help where needed in the Nancy Guthrie case six months after she was reported missing. “I think whether the FBI takes the lead, we are there to support. And President [Donald] Trump pledged it, [FBI] Director [Kash] Patel…
The two-and-a-half-month Aaron Donald comeback saga has more teases than “Dune: Part Three.“ And nobody seems to be enjoying the drama more than Donald’s wife. Erica Donald has been sending NFL fans into a frenzy for months with her short and cryptic responses on social media regarding the rumors of…
Hayden Panettiere opened up about her unplanned acting break more than one year before her untimely and shocking death. “I had taken four years off. Didn’t know or plan to, but that’s just the way it panned out,” Panettiere exclusively told Us back in 2025. “And I desperately needed it.”…
The Justice Department unveiled a new process Monday for people barred from owning firearms because of past criminal convictions to have their gun rights restored. The launch of the “Federal Firearm Rights Restoration” application process marks one of Attorney General Todd Blanche’s first actions as the newly minted head of…
Paramount Skydance on Monday asked a federal judge to require a dozen states challenging its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery to post a $1.88 billion bond to address the costs of delay in completing a tie-up. The company must pay a fee of $7 million a day if the $110 billion merger does…
The Yankees will be without Max Fried for a bit. The team placed its star hurler on the 15-day IL with a bone bruise in his elbow, backdated to Aug. 14. Fried three five innings of one-run ball in a 1-0 loss to the Mariners on Thursday, but bemoaned the…
Nick Reiner‘s legal team appeared in court seeking access to a trust fund established by his late parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. “The main thing to take away from today’s hearing and moving forward is Nick Reiner is very much entitled to his own money, his own funds. That’s…
Law enforcement unions are sticking by New York Rep. Mike Lawler as he faces a tough battle to retain his crucial House seat in the Hudson Valley. The formal endorsements of 11 unions and other police organizations covering state and local police departments are a critical boost for the Republican…
Anthony Constantino believes publicly backing Donald Trump cost his company tens of millions of dollars. In fact, the founder and CEO of Sticker Mule told me an internal audit showed his custom printing company, based in Upstate New York, lost as much as $50 million in revenue after he endorsed…
Mark Walter is looking to sell another piece of his sports portfolio. For now, however, there remain no indications that the Dodgers could be next. Days after Walter’s stunning sale of the Lakers last week, the longtime Dodgers owner was back in the news Monday, when the Financial Times reported…
Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere and more Nashville alums found love outside of the show. The Friday Night Lights alum was previously married to John Britton from 1991 to 1995, and she has kept her love life fairly under the radar ever since. While Connie hasn’t tied the knot again since…
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner met for four hours with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to drop his opposition to the Trump-chaired Board of Peace’s 15-point plan that calls for Hamas to disarm in exchange for a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. “I mean,…
There were a lot of elements to that perfect storm of 1996, when Derek Jeter easily settled into his role as a fixture at shortstop. The Yankees had plenty of veterans to bear many of the early burdens. The manager, Joe Torre, offered a preternatural feel for young talent, having…
Rory McIlroy did not mince words after a nearly last-place finish at the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship. “Obviously didn’t come in here with a ton of reps,” he told reporters after his final round on Sunday, August 16. “[It] almost felt like the more the week went on, the…
WASHINGTON — A three-year FBI probe into then-Rep. Eric Swalwell determined suspected Chinese spy Fang Fang helped solicit illegal campaign donations — but the investigation was dropped for “national security reasons,” according to bureau files declassified by the White House Monday. An undercover operation targeted the California Democrat between May…
An outraged witness ripped the New York Times for downplaying Friday night’s attack on Central Synagogue, “perverting the reality that an extremely violent and frightening incident” took place inside a place of worship, and “diluting the true story and subtext.” Harry Zimmerman fired off a lengthy Facebook screed condemning the…
On Sunday, Aaron Donald had his second workout of the summer with the Los Angeles Rams, which has added to speculation that he will come out of retirement in the near future. On Monday, NFL Insider Ian Rapoport revealed on “Good Morning Football” the reason why Donald keeps having workouts…
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WASHINGTON — GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson and Dem Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have teamed up for a rare bipartisan rebuke of a Florida Republican pol who spewed vile antisemitic rhetoric against his primary foe. Wannabe House member Daniel Bilzerian rolled out a disturbing ad last week attacking fellow Republican…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg blasted the “centralization” of AI in the hands of a few powerful companies and voiced opposition to potential bans on Chinese AI models as he hailed open access to the new tech as a way to unlock prosperity. Writing in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Zuck…
Hundreds of spectators who attended the recent launch of a Chinese rocket witnessed a truly shocking sight when a bolt of lightning struck the ascending vehicle in midair.Stunning photos show the exact moment the zigzagging beam of electricity surged around the rocket’s fuselage and through its exhaust plume before shooting…
Giving your grade-schooler a cellphone could be hurting their ability to read—even if the device never leaves the house, according to a new study. Researchers found elementary school children who owned their own phones consistently scored worse on reading comprehension tests than classmates without one, with the gap showing up…
The Purdy family is growing again. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and his wife Jenna announced on Wednesday their second baby is “coming soon.” The two shared the big news in a joint Instagram post that featured multiple photos of them and their firstborn with a caption that read,…
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Brian Glenn are officially married. TMZ reported that the former Georgia congresswoman, 52, exchanged vows with her fiancé, 57, in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 28. The couple, who reportedly applied for a marriage license four days prior, were photographed wearing a wedding gown and a…
WASHINGTON — President Trump vowed Wednesday to “beat the f–king s–t out of” Iran in response to a surprise missile attack by the Islamic Republic targeting US troops stationed in Jordan. “We’ll be hitting them hard,” Trump told Fox News chief foreign affairs correspondent Trey Yingst in a brief interview early…
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on Wednesday held interest rates steady in the key 3.5% to 3.75% range in his second meeting as chairman – though the committee’s 9-3 vote revealed growing dissent over whether they should consider rate hikes soon. Warsh, who took over as chairman from Jerome Powell…
This machine checked out mentally. A Circle K customer was raging against the AI-powered self-checkout machine after it accidentally “hallucinated” that they wanted to donate billions of dollars to charity. “I just wanted a hot dog,” the incensed shopper declared in a viral Reddit post that has since been deleted…
Betelgeuse, the bright reddish star that marks Orion’s shoulder, has kept skywatchers company for thousands of years — and it may have had company of its own the whole time.Astronomers say they’ve captured the clearest image yet of a faint star orbiting tightly around Betelgeuse, in what they’re calling the…
What do prison and playing for the Jets have in common? Well, if you ask former star receiver Plaxico Burress, then a lot. Appearing recently on “The Joint Venture Show” with Lil Wayne and Craig Carton, Burress was asked by the rapper which had been worse for him: Playing for…
The Frames frontman Glen Hansard has died. He was 56. Hansard died following his involvement in a motorcycle crash in Dublin, Ireland, early on Wednesday, July 29, according to the BBC. The outlet reported that local police are seeking witnesses after the single-vehicle collision. Hansard is survived by his wife,…
Ruby Rippey, the former lover of Gov. Gavin Newsom who reignited one of California’s biggest political scandals with a bombshell Vanity Fair essay Tuesday, was spotted walking her dog just hours after the story went viral. Dressed casually, Rippey appeared carefree and relaxed as she enjoyed a sunny afternoon near…
The Trump administration is banning Chinese robots in an effort to stem national security risks and help the domestic AI industry continue to grow. The Federal Communications Commission listed imports of new humanoid and quadruped robots from China — along with connected power inverters, which let the devices connect to…
Monkeys use some of the same basic mental strategies as people do to perceive abstract relationships between shapes, a new study suggests.The findings challenge the idea that humans crossed a sharp evolutionary divide when they learned to recognize geometric properties like symmetry, parallel lines and right angles, the researchers say.”While…
In an effort to treat their daughter’s genetic developmental disorder, parents in China paid respected researchers millions in Chinese yuan, a total of $860,000 USD, for a new treatment that had never been used in humans. But instead of celebrating advances in her writing and language skills, the family is…
Bills quarterback Josh Allen paused to collect himself while giving an emotional speech on becoming a father during a charity event benefitting the Patricia Allen fund, which benefits the critical care teams at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Buffalo (GCH Buffalo). Allen’s wife, actress Hailee Steinfeld, gave birth to their first…
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What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas. Former firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene officially tied the knot with her fiancé, MAGA reporter Brian Glenn, in a private ceremony in Sin City Tuesday. “Last night, surrounded by our families, [Brian Glenn] and I said ‘I do,’” Greene posted on…
Chinese researchers have revealed a new technology that could soon enable drones to charge mid-flight using high-powered lasers.The scientists built a prototype of the system using a model of a drone and attached a receiver that works similarly to a solar cell. Fixed to the underside of the wing, the…
LeBron James signing an 2-year, $8 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers proved it was never about the money. While there was an opportunity to return to the Los Angeles Lakers for a ninth season with the franchise, James felt like it was time to move on. But there was…
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