Taylor Swift dissed Travis Kelce's Chiefs teammate in new album, fans claim

While rappers Drake, Rick Ross and Kendrick Lamar are dropping dis tracks against each other, Taylor Swift may or may not have joined them by taking shots at one of her boyfriend's teammates. The 34-year-old pop star released her new album, "The Tortured Poets Department," Friday, and Swifties around the …...Read More

Fetterman calls on media to keep a spotlight on Israeli hostages held in Gaza, says Hamas should surrender

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., called on the media on Friday to keep a spotlight on Israeli hostages being held in Gaza in a video reminding Americans that Hamas could end "all of the death, destruction and misery" if it simply surrenders. "All of these hostages, they’ve been up on our …...Read More

Civil War-era cannonball found in backyard of Virginia home: 'Could still be a live ordnance'

A mysterious bit of history was unearthed in the backyard of a Virginia home recently — which led to a call to bomb technicians. While working on a home's curb appeal, a landscaper discovered something that resembled a rock. He had been digging a hole for a shrub next to …...Read More

Top Biden official's wife could face scrutiny over residency if she jumps into House race

The wife of a top official in President Biden's White House is considering a run for Congress in New Hampshire, but she has not voted in the district for 16 years. Maggie Goodlander, the wife of Biden's National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, is mulling a House bid in New Hampshire's …...Read More

Border state lawmaker sounds alarm on bloodthirsty Venezuelan gang entering US: ‘They have no rules’

A congressman whose district is along the southern border is warning about the dangers posed by a bloodthirsty Venezuelan street gang whose presence has grown in the United States amid the ongoing migrant crisis. "This gang in several years is going to be the dominant transnational criminal organization throughout the …...Read More

Feds gave $700M to Planned Parenthood during year of record abortions

The federal government gave nearly $700 million to Planned Parenthood during a one-year span in which the clinic performed a record number of abortions, which coincided with a decline in all other major services, a recent report shows. Meanwhile, the Biden administration has vowed to expand access to Planned Parenthood's …...Read More

Hackers claim Belarus fertilizer plant infiltrated to demand political prisoner release

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian hacker activist group claims to have infiltrated computers at the country's largest fertilizer plant to pressure the government to release political prisoners. The state-run Grodno Azot plant has made no comment on the claim by the Belarusian Cyber-Partisans group to have done damage including …...Read More

WWII soldier who died in Japanese POW camp identified 81 years later

Military scientists have identified the remains of an Illinois soldier who died during World War II at a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines. The remains of Army Pfc. Harry Jerele of Berkeley, Illinois, were identified in December, about 81 years after he died of pneumonia at the Cabanatuan POW …...Read More

Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber as Moscow's missiles kill 8 Ukrainians

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Neither claim could be independently verified. Previous Ukrainian claims of shooting down Russian warplanes …...Read More

Trump trial: Full jury sworn in, setting the stage for opening arguments to begin Monday

The full jury, including alternate jurors, has been selected and sworn in former President Trump’s criminal trial in New York City, setting the stage for opening arguments to begin next week. Twelve jurors were seated on Thursday at the end of the third day of jury selection. By mid-day Friday, …...Read More