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 […]

November 12, 2025

Google goes after China-based scammers in first-ever RICO suit

Google filed a first-of-its-kind civil racketeering (RICO) lawsuit in federal court against 25 unnamed defendants, alleging they are part of “Lighthouse,” a China-based phishing-as-a-service network that has blasted scam texts worldwide and spoofed Google brands. The complaint alleges that Lighthouse facilitated large-scale smishing, which impersonated shippers, toll agencies and government sites to harvest victims’ credentials […]

November 12, 2025

Epstein alleged in emails that Trump ‘knew about the girls’

President Donald Trump “knew about the girls” allegedly trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, according to emails released Wednesday by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. The emails — from Epstein to his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell and the author Michael Wolff — suggested Trump was aware of the late financier’s conduct for years. In one email, […]

November 12, 2025

Wendy’s to close hundreds of restaurants as sales slump

Wendy’s, the fast-food chain once known for its “Where’s the beef?” ad campaign, plans to close hundreds of U.S. restaurants in 2026 as it struggles with falling sales and shifting consumer spending patterns. Interim CEO Ken Cook stated that the company’s U.S. sales “remain under pressure” and that Wendy’s is “acting with urgency” to stabilize […]

November 12, 2025

Trump to send Border Patrol to Charlotte, New Orleans for immigration roundup

The Trump administration is reportedly planning to send Border Patrol agents to Charlotte, North Carolina, and New Orleans for immigration roundups. The new assignments follow a similar operation in Chicago that led to thousands of arrests. According to reports, federal agents will start in Charlotte before moving to New Orleans. Gregory Bovino, who has led […]

November 12, 2025

Updating the nuclear triad for the modern age and Toloka’s underwater drone

This week on Weapons & Warfare, host Ryan Robertson takes you inside the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, where three Air Force generals and a defense industry executive engage in a compelling discussion on the modernization of the nuclear triad. They address the urgent need for advancements in […]

November 12, 2025

Obama makes surprise visit to Honor Flight veterans after plane lands in DC

Former President Barack Obama surprised a group of veterans traveling to Washington, D.C., to visit the national memorials ahead of Veterans Day. Obama posted a video of the event on his X account Tuesday morning.  In the video, Obama grabs the intercom microphone on the veterans’ plane and greets everyone on board, with many veterans […]

November 12, 2025

Kansas county to pay $3M over newsroom raid: ‘Why did it take so long?’

More than two years after police launched an unprecedented raid on a small Kansas newspaper, the county where the raids occurred will pay $3 million as part of a civil judgment. The money will go to three journalists and a former city council member. In August 2023, the Marion Police Department, with help from the […]

November 12, 2025

Waters off California could reopen to oil drilling under Trump proposal

The Trump administration is planning to open federal waters off the coast of California to offshore oil drilling. The plan, reported by The Washington Post, is part of the administration’s push for increased oil and gas exploration, but it faces local opposition and a global oil market unfavorable to industry expansion.  State waters stretch between […]