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A judge has granted a restraining order against MAGA idol Rep. Cory Mills after his ex-girlfriend presented what the court found to be a compelling case that the 45-year-old congressman couldn't grasp the concept of a breakup. As reported in the NY ...

Jordan Peterson has been really sick lately. His daughter Mikhaila recently posted a video on social media explaining all of Peterson's recent illnesses, tying them to mold exposure, cleaning out a basement, and "spiritual attacks." She even mentions ...

The Department of Homeland Security has spent at least $51 million this year on advertisements promoting Trump's immigration policies, according to AdImpact. The campaign features Secretary Kristi Noem in direct-to-camera videos urging undocumented ...

President Trump's whiplash reversal on China tariffs may have less to do with geopolitics and more to do with his cryptocurrency portfolio, says economist Paul Krugman. On Friday, Trump threatened China with 100 percent tariffs, calling their rare ...

Cody Allen Balmer, 38, will spend 25 to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempting to murder Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in an April arson attack. Newly released surveillance footage shows Balmer scaling the fence of the Harrisburg ...

Trump took to Truth Social to blast Time magazine's latest cover photo, calling it "may be the Worst of All Time." The complaint came as he returned from the Middle East, where he brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that freed Israeli ...

Comedian trolls ICE agents with animal costumes and protest songs

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones falsely claimed that the Sandy Hook mass shooting was a fraud and that the parents of the victims were in on it, an oft-repeated lie that ultimately led to a colossal $1.4bn defamation verdict against him. Though he has ...

From the workship of Danish artist Thomas Dambo and his team, a "gentle army" of 170 giant wooden trolls is heading out to forests the world over. Crafted from pallets and other wooden junk, the project began 12 years ago and a new troll, up to 40 ...

U.S.-based imageboard site 4chan was fined £20,000 (~$26,000) by Ofcom, the United Kingdom's communications regulator, after failing to respond to its inquiries. 4chan is an early target of the Online Safety Act, a recent law that requires age ...