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It’s been nearly eight months since the Las Vegas Aces were crowned WNBA champions for the third time in four seasons. They still have not received an invitation to the White House, a team spokesperson confirmed to The Athletic. President Donald J. Trump has yet to host a WNBA or NBA championship team during his terms, and this will be the first time the Aces have not made a White House visit after winning a title. USA Today was first to report the news. The Athletic reached out to the White House for comment on whether the Trump administration will...

Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., added an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2027 that would require military academies to accept the Classic Learning Test for admissions. The CLT exam is a standardized assessment that tests students in reading, writing, and mathematics, with a focus on classical and historical texts. The amendment, passed by the Senate Armed Services Committee, would allow applicants to submit Classic Learning Test (CLT) test scores instead of those from the traditional SAT or ACT. “I was proud to secure this amendment to help our military academies attract the best and brightest young...

He is facing a second degree murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, in New York City in December 2024.Luigi Mangione will assert a psychiatric defense in his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the judge overseeing the case said at a hearing on Wednesday. If his attorneys are able to prove he was experiencing an extreme emotional disturbance at the time of the alleged killing, Mangione’s second-degree murder charge be reduced to first-degree manslaughter if he’s convicted. Mangione faces nine felony charges, including second-degree murder and several...

UPDATE: Chicago police confirmed to NBC Chicago Tuesday morning that a person of interest in connection with the cross found burning in Grant Park was in custody. Our latest story can be found here. Our original story continues below. It was a startling and offensive scene. A burning cross in Grant Park last Tuesday - the century-old flaming symbol of racism and hatred. For nearly a week, Chicago police and the FBI have been trying to identify the man who was suspected of setting up the cross and torching it. NBC 5 Investigates has identified a 21-year-old college senior who...

Killer Karmelo Anthony's parents have been very vocal about what they claim was "injustice" following their son's murder conviction, while on the other side, the father of Austin Metcalf, whom Anthony stabbed and killed, has expressed forgiveness of his son's murderer. After the verdict was presented to the court Tuesday, Metcalf's father, Jeff Metcalf, unleashed a fiery tirade at Anthony. He also had a sorrowful reaction after the trial, CBS reported. In a sit-down interview with the outlet, he said, "I'll even say this: I had a little bit of sorrow because I'm human; and that poor boy is fixing...

Denver Public Schools board members voted unanimously May 20 to dismiss a 50-year-old foreign language teacher following a district investigation and an independent review into student complaints about a class assignment. The board voted 7-0 after meeting in executive session to consider the firing of Jennifer Honka. Honka taught French Language and Culture at Northeast Early College for all of her eight years with the district. Officially, Honka was fired for incompetence and neglect of duty. There was no public debate among the board members prior to the vote. Honka's classroom instruction first came into question during the 2023-24 school...

NEW YORK, NY — According to sources, Vice President JD Vance stumbled upon an incredible discovery on Tuesday when he made contact with a tribe of illiterate, feral women. The all-female tribe was discovered in a television studio where anthropologists believe they ate garbage and pretended to put on a show for their pantheon of primitive gods. Their clothing was allegedly a mixture of rags and what appeared to be remnants of the JC Penney Spring Collection. Vance took copious notes while in their presence, hoping to get his findings to a local university so the tribe could be further...

Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as Federal Reserve chairman concluded Wednesday with no change in interest rates, the removal of key language indicating a bias toward future cuts, and a dramatically shorter policy statement. The Federal Open Market Committee voted unanimously to keep its benchmark overnight borrowing rate anchored in a range of 3.5%-3.75%. The federal funds rate has held there since the central bank lowered rates by three-quarters of a percentage point in the latter part of 2025. With a bevy intrigue over Warsh taking the central bank helm, the meeting followed the same pattern as the others this year...

More than three weeks after an apparent bear killed a 33-year-old hiker in Glacier National Park, questions continue to linger about what wildlife officials called a “stunningly rare” incident. At the top of the list, wildlife experts are trying to assess what triggered the possible conflict, which could affect what happens to the bear involved, if anything. Anthony Pollio of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was reported missing May 4 after he didn’t return from a hike on the west side of Glacier Park the previous day. Two days later, his remains were discovered about 50 feet off the Mt. Brown Trail...

President Trump joked Wednesday that he will blame Vice President Vance if the preliminary deal with Iran falls through. “I like that idea, sure,” Trump said when asked by Fox News’s Peter Doocy if his vice president would take the fall if the deal fails. “If it works out, I’m going to take the credit. If it doesn’t work out, I’m blaming JD. You better be careful, JD. He’s going to turn his plane around and get the hell out of here,” he joked

Citing a report--titled "The Cost of Doing Nothing: How Tim Walz and Keith Ellison Fueled Minnesota's Fraud Explosion"--prepared by the House Oversight Committee, Vice President JD Vance has asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) "to investigate Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and other high officials. According to the testimony of over 30 whistleblowers, their efforts to inform the Governor of the extensive corruption in state-administered grants to firms supposedly providing benefits to needy clients were repeatedly ignored or rebuffed, and those trying to expose the fraud were intimidated." In the Committee hearings Walz testified "I never personally observed...

Mamdani, journalists will never love this country as much as a Swedish babe tasting ranch dressing for the first timeWorld Cup soccer match since 1994. The semi-renowned international tournament's return to American soil cast a pall over an otherwise joyful weekend that saw President Donald Trump celebrate his 80th birthday at a UFC cage match on the White House lawn.Soccer is excruciatingly boring, so we would never actually watch any of the games. Washington Free Beacon employees are also prohibited from supporting the World Cup due to ethical and patriotic concerns. But that doesn't mean we can't give our readers...

The United States on Wednesday released the official text of the memorandum of understanding reached over the weekend with Iran.A senior US administration official read out the 14-point document, which spells out provisions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, easing certain financial restrictions on Iran and sets out expectations for addressing Iran’s nuclear program during future technical talks.Titled the “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the document was released after outcry that its text hadn’t been released publicly.

The CEO of a tech startup has been identified as one of the victims killed in a horror private jet crash on a Texas highway. Joshua Baer, 50, the CEO of Capital Factory, was described as a 'visionary force, mentor, and champion for the Texas technology and startup ecosystem' by his company as it confirmed he was killed in the crash on Tuesday night. Baer was often described as the 'Godfather' of the startup scene in Austin, Texas, where he based his venture capital firm Capital Factory. The private jet had taken off from Los Cabos International Airport in Mexico...

Advocates warn that unless the U.S. responds to foreign subsidies, Hollywood is at risk of becoming Detroit, which has bled jobs as automakers pursued low-wage labor and generous incentives in other states and abroad. The new reboot of ‘Little House on the Prairie’ is not even filming in the United States. They’re shooting it in Canada! The original was shot in California.

BREAKING: U.S. Attorney Dan Rosen announces charges against 15 Antifa lunatics

The auto industry is inching toward a future where your car doesn't just assist you—it actively evaluates whether you should be driving at all. As early as 2027, all new vehicles sold in the United States could be required to include advanced driver-monitoring systems that track eye movements, behavioral patterns, and overall attentiveness in real time. This push is part of a broader safety effort to reduce drunk and drowsy driving. To comply, automakers would need to integrate real-time driver-analysis systems built around cameras and sensors that monitor eye position, head movement, and driver focus throughout a trip. The real...

Former President Barack Obama's $850 million presidential library in Chicago has been plunged into a fresh controversy as contractors say they still haven't been paid just days before its grand opening. African American Contractors Association president Omar Shareef said seven workers contacted him to complaint about missed payments, Front Page Mag reports. 'It's to the point that they wished they had never done [the project],' Shareef told the outlet. Some subcontractors are missing as much as seven figures in payment, and many are feeling the pressure of keeping their businesses afloat. The 225-foot tall library dubbed the 'Obamalisk' is also...

Beacon Hill homes burned as a fast-moving blaze raced through trees and into the Northwood neighborhood near Spokane Valley on Tuesday. The wildfire torched over 250 acres with no containment as strong winds continued to push it east during the afternoon. Spokane County Fire District 9 Chief Matthew Vinci said 12,000 residents were under evacuation orders and 2,300 structures were threatened. He did not have an estimate for how many buildings were lost. No injuries were reported. Malek Chreiki stood in the grass at the Pasadena Park Church of the Nazarene, watching the smoke plume from above the trees. “I...

It seems impossible — or just too revolting — to keep up with the financial hanky-panky of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner (gag) Jennifer Siebel Newsom. But thanks to a couple of investigative reporters with stronger stomachs than I have, let's see if I can't put everything you need to know into one easily digestible column. I love it when other people do my dirty work for me, so let's get started. "Today, my wife & I joined Donald Trump’s hit list," Newsom practically boasted on Monday. "He has directed his Department of Justice to investigate us. They...