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It's finally here!!! The 100th anniversary of Knoebels Amusement resort is here! In this years behind the scenes videos we'll not only cover rides, food, and merchandise, but we'll also find out what's in store for the anniversary weekend. Knoebels Amusement Resort

First Race: 2022 Laps: 57 / 191.584 miles / 308.326 km Track Distance: 3.363 mi / 5.412 km Track Record: Max Verstappen, 2025, 1:26.204 (qualifying) Race Lap Record: Max Verstappen, 2023, 1:26.708 Circuit Layout:

A federal appeals court has blocked a California law (SB 805, part of the "No Vigilantes Act") that required federal immigration agents (ICE) to wear visible identification. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in April 2026 that the state cannot enforce this requirement on federal agents, citing the U.S. Constitution's Supremacy Clause

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A furious Representative Nancy Pelosi condemned an American soldier for engaging in insider trading without telling her first. The Special Forces soldier, who used inside knowledge of Maduro's planned capture to make a fortune trading on Polymarket, is accused of completely failing to loop the longtime congresswoman and former Speaker of the House in on the trade beforehand. "I am completely appalled that a soldier would use his inside knowledge to score a nice profit without me," said Pelosi. "Not sending me this hot tip ahead of time reflects a complete lack of integrity and sound judgment....

I have tried to go to Facebook on both my computer and my phone. Both are asking me to either use Passkey or click for another method of verification in order to verify my account. When I clicked for another method all I get is a BLANK screen. Okay, after a few tries I figured this would mean having to download another app but I did it just to get into Facebook. So what happened? The downloaded app said I would get a 3 day free trial and then I would be charged. Um, no thanks. Oh, and is Facebook...

A 78-year-old woman has died after being bitten several times by a venomous snake in northern California, marking the third fatal snakebite incident in the state this year. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to USA TODAY on Thursday, April 23, that a woman from Redwood Valley died earlier this month in a snake-related incident. The woman, who was not identified, was walking in a rural area on April 8 when she was bitten three times by the snake, the sheriff's office said.

President Trump’s war of choice is generating a devastating food and health crisis, made far worse by his administration’s gutting of the global humanitarian system.

The parents of an 18-year-old Lexington, North Carolina, woman charged in connection with an alleged plot to attack a Houston synagogue say their daughter had no means or intention to carry out any attack, describing the online activity that led to her arrest as nothing more than fantasy role-play. Angelina Han Hicks was arrested on Wednesday by the Davidson County Sheriff's Office and faces two felony conspiracy counts after investigators alleged she and co-conspirators planned a mass-casualty attack at Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Houston. A juvenile was separately charged in Harris County, Texas. Her father, Dannie Hicks, speaking in...

9 of every 10 new American jobs since pre-COVID went to someone born outside the country. Triple checked the data. It's real. +4.3M foreign-born. +471K native-born. Meanwhile, 335,000+ American layoffs in 2026.

Blame it on the car. That's what a Florida woman tried to do recently after deputies pulled her over for allegedly driving 123 mph on a highway. While the driver was going well over the posted speed limit of 50 mph, she was quick to offer an excuse to deputies in body camera footage released by the Lee County Sheriff's Office. "Honestly, it's just because he has a Supra, and then I thought it was all right, OK to go fast and everything," the woman told police, referring to the red Toyota sports car she had been driving. The car...

SEX-CRIMINAL financier Jeffrey Epstein housed women who say he abused them in several London flats in the years after UK police decided not to investigate him, the BBC can reveal. We found evidence of four flats, rented in the affluent borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in receipts, emails and bank records contained within the Epstein files. Six of the women housed in them have since come forward as victims of Epstein's abuse. Many of them - from Russia, eastern Europe and elsewhere - were brought to the UK after the Metropolitan Police decided not to investigate Virginia Giuffre's 2015 allegation...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris torched members of her own party on Sunday and said she was "exhausted" by those only concerned with their titles. The former vice president was asked about how the Democratic Party could earn back the trust of Black women. "First of all, the party has got to understand that the voices of true leaders in the community must be the priority and not those people who've been holding on to these titles and are full-time invested in preserving their title at the expense of actually getting anything done,"Harris said at The Root's Power Rising event....

Pope Leo XIV clarified April 23 that the Vatican does not support formalized blessing ceremonies for people in same-sex relationships, responding to a question about German Cardinal Reinhard Marx’s plan to introduce such rituals in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. The Pope’s remarks came during an in-flight press conference while returning to Rome after his 11-day apostolic journey across Africa. Asked by a German reporter about Cardinal Marx’s decision, Pope Leo said the Vatican “has made it clear that we do not agree with the formalized blessing of couples, in this case, ‘homosexual couples,’ as you asked, or couples...

Don't overlook these key muscle-supporting nutrients — especially important as you age.When you think about what to eat to keep your muscles strong as you age, protein-rich foods like eggs, chicken, tofu, or protein shakes probably come to mind. And for good reason — protein is essential for building, repairing, and maintaining muscles. But focusing on protein alone can cause you to overlook other key players in the fight against muscle loss, says Dr. Frank Hu, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. "Getting enough protein is necessary for health, but it's...

Search-and-rescue operations are underway after a massive tornado hit Enid, Oklahoma. Multiple homes were destroyed or damaged, and the tornado reportedly struck Vance Air Force Base causing "extensive damage." A powerful tornado in Oklahoma on Thursday ripped roofs off buildings, knocked down power poles and sent emergency crews rushing into a rural community near Vance Air Force Base, officials said. The confirmed tornado moved across parts of Enid, a city of about 50,000 people near the state’s northern border, according to the National Weather Service. Video posted online show a rapidly rotating column of air touching down along with totaled...

The Justice Department has identified 384 foreign-born Americans whose citizenship it intends to revoke, marking a significant expansion of denaturalization efforts as part of the Trump administration's broader immigration crackdown. Senior DOJ officials told colleagues during a meeting last week that civil litigators in 39 U.S. attorneys' offices would soon be assigned to file cases against the individuals, an unnamed source told The New York Times. The newspaper reported on Thursday that two others familiar with the plans confirmed the initiative, but they did not immediately make it clear what led officials to target the 384 individuals. Under federal law,...

A popular Chinese restaurant in Louisiana has been caught keeping roadkill in its freezer. Police investigated China Queen in Pineville after a viral Facebook post accused the staff of 'skinning roadkill' behind the establishment, KALB reported. 'Chinese restaurant between [Super 1 Foods] and TJ Maxx in Pineville, skinning roadkill behind the restaurant yesterday,' the post said. 'They found the skin and head in dumpster outback. Y'all might wanna bring a DNA kit to these restaurants to check the status of meat you are eating from these places.' The post prompted the Pineville Police Department to send officers to the restaurant...

PAINESVILLE, Ohio — A Lake County jury on Thursday found a Painesville man guilty on multiple charges stemming from a 2025 fatal shooting that police said “deeply shook” the community. Avion Gaines was convicted in connection with the death of 20-year-old Wyllyam Sheffey Jr., according to a news release from the Painesville Police Department. Gaines was found guilty of complicity to aggravated murder, complicity to murder, murder, and multiple counts of complicity to felonious assault, with several firearm specifications. He was also convicted on multiple counts of kidnapping. Sheffey was fatally shot June 7, 2025, and found in the driver’s...

Imagine a robot that could do your laundry, make your bed, cook your dinner, or stock the dairy section at your local grocery store. Humans have long been able to teach robots how to do individual tasks, but instructing them on these more sophisticated jobs has been an elusive goal, despite billions of dollars invested into robotics. Robots with neurotic personalities, a la C-3PO of Star Wars fame, can come off as relatable to people, a new study finds. Now, a team of scientists in Switzerland has made progress in the quest to invent helpful robots that can act on...

East Village residents who voted for New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani by a 40-point margin are now suing to stop a building in their neighborhood from becoming a temporary homeless shelter. The lawsuit, filed with the New York City Supreme Court on Monday, shows hesitation even among Mamdani supporters about the cost of implementing some of his plans. News of the lawsuit has prompted conservative mockery online, with figures like Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, noting the irony of Mamdani’s supporters turning on the fruits of his administration. "Oops," Sen. Ted Cruz said in a post to X. New York City...