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Trump cheers Mueller’s death, says former special counsel ‘can no longer hurt innocent people’

Robert Mueller, the former FBI director and special counsel who led the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, died Friday at age 81 -- and the news drew a swift, celebratory reaction from President Trump, who called the investigation a "witch hunt" throughout much of his political career.

March 21, 2026

What Trump’s new executive order means for the Army-Navy football game on TV

President Trump signed an executive order Friday reserving a four-hour broadcast window on the second Saturday of December exclusively for the Army-Navy football game -- barring any other game, including powerhouses like Ohio State and Notre Dame, from competing on television during that time.

March 20, 2026

White House blocks Bill Maher from receiving Mark Twain Prize at Kennedy Center

Bill Maher, the HBO host who has traded insults with President Trump for decades, has been selected to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, according to The Atlantic, which first reported the news Thursday.

March 20, 2026

Student loans shifting to Treasury in Education Department overhaul

The Trump administration announced Thursday a three-phase plan to transfer the federal government's nearly $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio from the U.S. Education Department to the U.S. Treasury Department -- the latest and most consequential step yet in its bid to shutter the Education Department entirely.

March 20, 2026

‘All-American in every way’: Chuck Norris’ death spurs tributes from celebrities, public figures

Chuck Norris, the martial arts champion and action hero who became one of Hollywood's most enduring icons through films like "Missing in Action" and the long-running television series "Walker, Texas Ranger," has died. He was 86.

March 20, 2026

Chuck Norris, ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ star, dead at 86

Chuck Norris, the martial arts champion turned Hollywood action star whose iron-jawed persona made him one of the defining icons of 1980s cinema, died Friday morning. He was 86.

March 20, 2026

ABC cancels ‘Bachelorette’ Season 22; sponsors, co-stars react

ABC pulled the plug Thursday on Season 22 of "The Bachelorette" just three days before its scheduled premiere, after a video surfaced showing lead Taylor Frankie Paul attacking her ex-boyfriend in front of their child -- a development that triggered swift fallout from sponsors, co-stars and the network's parent company, Disney.

March 19, 2026

University of Alabama student Jimmy Gracey found dead in Barcelona after spring break disappearance

The body of James "Jimmy" Gracey, a 20-year-old University of Alabama junior who went missing during a spring break trip to Barcelona, Spain, has been recovered, authorities confirmed Thursday.

March 19, 2026

Justice Department proposes rule to speed up state death penalty appeals

The Justice Department announced it has proposed a new regulation aimed at helping states speed up the federal appeals process in capital cases, a move Attorney General Pam Bondi said advances the Trump administration's goal of reinvigorating the death penalty.

March 19, 2026

FAA bans visual separation for helicopters, planes at busy airports after Reagan crash

The Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday a new safety measure that limits the use of visual separation between airplanes and helicopters at busy airports, replacing it with mandatory radar-based separation in key controlled airspace -- a step the agency said grew directly out of the deadly midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last year.

March 19, 2026

Chuck Norris hospitalized in Hawaii after medical emergency

Action star Chuck Norris has been hospitalized in Hawaii following a medical emergency, according to TMZ, which first reported the news Thursday.

March 19, 2026

Government snags alien.gov and aliens.gov domains amid UFO disclosure push, but sites remain dark

The federal government registered two extraterrestrial-themed .gov domains this week, but neither site is live, a funding freeze is blocking new domain requests at the agency that registered them and the White House offered only a "Stay tuned!" paired with an alien emoji when asked about the timeline and contents.

March 19, 2026

No warrant, no problem: How the FBI legally tracks where you go online

The FBI is buying the location data of American internet users -- and its own director just admitted it, contradicting what Congress was told three years ago.

March 19, 2026

CBS News sees ratings drop, staff departures and labor dispute under Bari Weiss

CBS News is contending with falling ratings, a series of high-profile departures, a staff walkout and potential layoffs as editor-in-chief Bari Weiss continues to reshape the network.

March 19, 2026

Joseph Duggar, ‘19 Kids and Counting’ star, arrested on child sex abuse charges

Joseph Duggar, a former star of the TLC reality series "19 Kids and Counting," was arrested Wednesday on charges that he molested a 9-year-old girl during a 2020 family vacation in Panama City Beach, Florida, authorities said.

March 19, 2026

Oregon principal put on leave over Charlie Kirk remarks sentenced to prison in child sex images case

A former Oregon high school principal who was placed on administrative leave following controversial remarks about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been sentenced to more than five years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material.

March 18, 2026

From viral fame to tragedy: Deaths linked to social media challenges, algorithms and creator culture

The death of Rachel Tussey, an Ohio mother of three who documented her cosmetic surgery journey on TikTok, has drawn renewed attention to the complicated and, at times, troubling intersection between social media and real-world harm.

March 18, 2026

D.C. man with manslaughter record gets life for road rage killing of Uber Eats driver

A Washington, D.C., man with a prior manslaughter conviction was sentenced Monday to life in prison for a road rage killing that left an Uber Eats driver paralyzed and ultimately dead.

March 18, 2026

Trump DOJ seeks to denaturalize fraud convict whose sentence Biden commuted

The Justice Department has moved to strip U.S. citizenship from a Nigerian-born man convicted of fraud whose sentence was commuted by President Biden.

March 18, 2026

No one has ever had a perfect March Madness bracket — and the math shows why no one ever will

Every March, millions of Americans fill out their NCAA Tournament brackets convinced -- just maybe -- that this is the year. It never is. And the math explains why it never will be.

March 18, 2026