November 12, 2025

Patel under fire for early terror post and shutdown jet trips

FBI Director Kash Patel faced internal backlash over two separate controversies in the same week, according to reporting from The Wall Street Journal. Patel drew complaints from the Justice Department for a premature social media post about a terror probe, while simultaneously drawing criticism for his use of a government jet for personal travel during […]

November 12, 2025

Northern lights could return tonight; here’s where to look

A severe G4 geomagnetic storm painted North American skies overnight, with auroras dipping as far south as Florida, Texas, Alabama and Georgia. Multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) powered the show, and forecasters say another CME could spark fresh displays tonight. Intense storms don’t just wow sky watchers. G4 conditions can cause voltage control problems on […]

November 12, 2025

BBC faces NPR-like public funding reckoning over bias accusations

The United Kingdom’s tax-funded broadcaster is wading its way through a public relations crisis over multiple examples of political bias favoring a progressive viewpoint. Like its American counterpart did this spring, the BBC will face government scrutiny that could result in a crippling public funding cut over those perceptions of bias. The British Broadcasting Corporation […]

November 12, 2025

House to vote on shutdown deal; US warship nears Venezuela waters

After more than six weeks, Congress closes in on a deal to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The House is set to vote Wednesday on the Senate-passed funding bill. Plus, Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn into Congress later Wednesday, seven weeks after her special-election win. And America’s largest aircraft […]

November 12, 2025

Johnson to swear in Grijalva after 7-week delay, amid Epstein vote tensions

Before Wednesday’s shutdown vote, Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in as the newest member of Congress. The move comes seven weeks after she won her special election to fill the seat her late father, Raul Grijalva, once held. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office confirmed Tuesday night that it will happen Wednesday. Controversy surrounding […]

November 12, 2025

USS Gerald Ford moves into Caribbean as Venezuela mobilizes forces

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford, has entered waters near Latin America, marking one of the largest U.S. military buildups in the Caribbean in decades. The Pentagon says the deployment is part of the Trump administration’s expanding campaign against drug cartels. But the move has prompted an aggressive response from Venezuela, which […]

November 12, 2025

John F. Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, to run for Congress

Nearly 62 years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, his grandson is stepping into politics. Jack Schlossberg, 32, announced he’s running for Congress in New York’s 12th district, aiming to replace retiring Democrat Jerry Nadler. He is the son of Caroline Kennedy and her husband, Edwin Schlossberg. He’s the first direct descendant […]

November 12, 2025

Bob Ross paintings fetch $600,000 to support public television

Three original Bob Ross paintings sold at auction Tuesday for more than $600,000, with all proceeds benefitting public television stations hit hard by recent federal funding cuts. The sale, held by Bonhams, was the first in a planned series of auctions featuring 30 Ross originals — the largest release of his artwork ever made available […]

November 12, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel pays tribute to friend and show band leader Cleto Escobedo

Jimmy Kimmel delivered an emotional monologue Tuesday night following the death of his friend and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” band leader Cleto Escobedo. Kimmel kicked off the episode in tears as he came out onstage.  Kimmel announced Escobedo’s death on social media earlier Tuesday, saying he was a “great friend, father, son, musician and man.” He […]