Jerome London
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Snapchat Scans Your Private Group Chats, and a 22-Year-Old Teacher Found Out When Deputies Showed Up to Arrest Her Over a Joke
A 22-year-old teacher learned the hard way that private group chats may not be as private as they seem — after a joke she typed to a few people reportedly led to her arrest. She vented to three people in a private group chat after a student wiped her lesson plan mid-class. An hour later,…
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A Florida Evangelist Got Kicked Off an Alaska Airlines Flight for Preaching to Passengers During a Delay, and Now She’s Banned From the Airline
A Florida evangelist was removed from an Alaska Airlines flight after she began preaching to passengers during a delay — and the airline has now banned her. Whitney Lynn was standing in the aisle preaching to strangers before takeoff when the crew decided they didn’t feel safe with her on board. Her defense afterward: “I…
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Someone Mailed a Winning Lottery Ticket to a Relative for Funeral Costs. The U.S. Postal Service Worker Delivering It Cashed It Instead
A winning lottery ticket was supposed to help cover the cost of a funeral. Instead, it never reached the family it was meant for — because the mail carrier tasked with delivering it kept it for herself. The money was meant to help a grieving family bury someone. It never made it past the mail…
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Tony Romo Was Pulled Over in Milwaukee With an Open Bottle of Alcohol in His Car. CBS Just Put Him on Leave
CBS has placed lead NFL analyst Tony Romo on leave following a traffic stop in Milwaukee, and the network is already lining up a replacement for the booth. Romo was pulled over in Milwaukee with an open bottle of alcohol in his car. He was stopped for unsafe passing and failed field sobriety tests. The…
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Gavin Newsom and His Wife Have Made at Least $11 Million Since He Became Governor, Mostly From Wineries and Restaurants
California Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife have earned at least $11 million since he took office, with much of that income coming from their wineries and restaurants. Newsom recently let reporters view four years of tax returns after taking heat for going quiet on his finances since 2020. The records show a couple pulling…
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Bette Midler Weighs In on the Netanyahu Warrant Backlash: “Like We Didn’t Black-Bag the President of Venezuela Earlier This Year”
Bette Midler waded into the backlash over the Netanyahu warrant with a pointed comparison, contrasting a leader facing a warrant on paper with one who was physically hauled out of his own country. “Like we didn’t black-bag the President of Venezuela earlier this year,” Midler wrote. Her point was the gap between the two situations:…
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Pope Leo XIV Told NBC That Immigrants Are One of America’s “Greatest Wealths,” Then Said His Own Bloodline Holds Both Slaves and Slave Owners
In a wide-ranging interview with NBC, Pope Leo XIV spoke about immigration and his own family history, tying the two together in remarks about the country he came from. The pope said his own family holds both slaves and slave owners, describing a Creole line running through New Orleans. He told NBC that welcoming people…
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Michelle Obama, Who Called America’s Gun Laws “Not a Good Thing,” Says an Armed Guard Follows Her Everywhere
Michelle Obama is drawing attention for comments about her personal security that some see as at odds with her public stance on firearms. The former first lady said she keeps a decade of “old cash” on hand because she doesn’t use Apple Pay, then joked she’s fine anyway: “I also have this security guy with…
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John Mellencamp Stopped Mid-Song to Tell His Crowd “F*** the Gulf of America,” and They Roared
John Mellencamp has turned a concert staple into a moment of protest, pausing one of his best-known songs to make a pointed remark about the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico. He was mid-verse in “Pink Houses” when he stopped cold: “They changed the name of it, but I’m not buying it.” The crowd roared…
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Two Weeks After the Richest World Cup Ever, Infantino’s Plan to Sell Off a Chunk of It Blew Up His Re-Election
FIFA president Gianni Infantino was supposed to cruise to re-election. Instead, a proposal to sell part of the World Cup to outside investors turned his path to victory into a fight. Two weeks after the richest World Cup ever, Infantino’s plan to sell off a chunk of it blew up his re-election. He wanted to…
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Aldi Fans Are Turning on the Store They Loved, From Bleach-Smelling Milk to a $30 Speaker That Died in 45 Days
Aldi built its loyal following on low prices and quiet trust, but some longtime shoppers say that trust is starting to wear thin. Their complaints are turning up on Reddit, where a few of the chain’s biggest fans are airing their frustrations. The complaints keep piling up on Reddit: milk that smells like pool water,…
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Gen Z Is Drinking Again. A New Study Puts Their Alcohol Consumption at 74%, Up From 66% in 2023
A new study suggests the much-discussed sober trend among young people may be fading, with Gen Z’s alcohol consumption climbing sharply in the past two years. For years the story was that young people had quit drinking for wellness reasons. New numbers say that trend just reversed, and the wine and spirits industry is the…
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The Same Tick Behind the First Deadly Bourbon Virus Case in New York Can Also Give You a Lifelong Meat Allergy
A single tick bite in New York has been linked to the state’s first deadly case of Bourbon virus — and the same species carries a second, stranger threat that can follow you for the rest of your life. One tick bite in Suffolk County left Michael Larkin, 67, with a rash, fever, night sweats…
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The White House Says Trump Warned Europe This Would Happen, and Now It’s Telling Spain to Reverse Course or Face “Demise”
A migration crisis is unfolding at one of Europe’s most sensitive borders, and the White House is now weighing in on how Spain should respond. More than 2,000 migrants have crossed from Morocco into the tiny Spanish enclave of Ceuta in 10 days. The enclave’s president says he needs a national emergency to cope with…
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Trump Says He Never Talked to Fifa’s President About the Plan to Sell Off Pieces of the World Cup
There’s a plan to sell off up to $20 billion in stakes to the World Cup, and the company behind it was founded by Josh Kushner. That’s Jared Kushner’s brother, which makes him related to Trump by marriage. The president says he’s had no part in it. UEFA has unanimously rejected the plan and threatened…
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The F1 Championship Leader Kimi Antonelli Is 19, but His Net Worth Is Almost 20 and He Is Out on the Mediterranean with His Dad and a Mystery Girl
Kimi Antonelli goes into the summer break as the clear championship leader, sitting on 219 points — 50 ahead of Lewis Hamilton — after six wins and nine podiums in 2026. Now the 19-year-old Mercedes driver, who turns 20 on August 25, has traded the paddock for a yacht off the Sardinian coast, where he’s…
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Ruby Rippey Had an Affair with Gavin Newsom. Twenty Years Later She Says Kamala Harris Gave Her the Best Advice She Got: Stay Silent
In 2007, Ruby Rippey’s affair with Gavin Newsom, then the mayor of San Francisco, cost her a marriage and put her face on the front page of every local paper. When reporters and a publisher came for her story, then-district attorney Kamala Harris told her one thing: pause, don’t speak. She stayed quiet for almost…
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A 28-Year-Old Man Stole a Backhoe and Dragged Its Scoop Down a San Diego Street at 5 AM, Throwing Sparks the Whole Way
A predawn joyride through San Diego on a stolen backhoe left a trail of sparks and thousands of dollars in wrecked signs and street fixtures, according to police. The joyride destroyed a local landmark sign, five street signs, and a streetlight, running up an estimated $25,000 in damage. Liam Quigley, 28, allegedly took the backhoe…