Journalist Gil Durán argues that a small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires and venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — and that they should be governing in its place.
A tornado touched down in northwestern Illinois Sunday evening as a multi-day severe weather pattern settles over the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Ohio Valley, leaving more than a thousand customers without power and triggering elevated flash flood risks through the end of the week. FOX Weather storm tracker Brandon Copic spotted the tornado near Annawan, […] The post Severe storms pound the Midwest as flash flood warnings stretch from Illinois to Appalachia appeared first on American Almanac .
A tornado touched down in northwestern Illinois Sunday evening as a multi-day severe weather pattern settles over the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Ohio Valley, leaving more than a thousand customers without power and triggering elevated flash flood risks through the end of the week. FOX Weather storm tracker Brandon Copic spotted the tornado near Annawan, a small town in north-central Illinois, as thunderstorms swept across the state Sunday night. The same line of storms drove powerful wind gusts through Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, knocking out electricity to more than 1,000 customers in LaSalle County, Illinois, who remained without power early Monday, the New York Post reported . The National Weather Service recorded a 73…Open
A forensic psychologist who once helped talk O.J. Simpson into surrendering now says the ransom notes in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance raise more questions than answers, and that the 84-year-old's case likely started as a break-in, not a kidnapping. Dr. Kris Mohandie, a forensic psychologist who spoke to Fox Digital about the case, said he […] The post Forensic psychologist doubts Nancy Guthrie ransom notes, calls disappearance a 'burglary gone wrong' appeared first on American Almanac .
A forensic psychologist who once helped talk O.J. Simpson into surrendering now says the ransom notes in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance raise more questions than answers, and that the 84-year-old's case likely started as a break-in, not a kidnapping. Dr. Kris Mohandie, a forensic psychologist who spoke to Fox Digital about the case, said he believes the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie from her home in Tucson, Arizona, was not the sophisticated abduction the ransom letters suggest. Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, vanished in late January after doorbell camera footage captured a masked man at her front door. Two ransom notes followed within days, one sent to a local television station, the other to the Guthrie…Open
Katie Miller, wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, posted public support for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's announcement that she is freezing her eggs, a rare moment of agreement between two political figures with a history of sharp conflict. Ocasio-Cortez, 36, shared a series of Instagram videos on Saturday showing herself injecting fertility drugs […] The post Katie Miller backs AOC's egg-freezing decision, says 'we need more babies' appeared first on American Almanac .
Katie Miller, wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, posted public support for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's announcement that she is freezing her eggs, a rare moment of agreement between two political figures with a history of sharp conflict. Ocasio-Cortez, 36, shared a series of Instagram videos on Saturday showing herself injecting fertility drugs and explaining her decision to freeze her eggs. She said she had spent years considering and saving for the procedure. By Sunday, Katie Miller, 34 and a mother of four, had posted on X praising the congresswoman's choice, a move that cut against months of public friction between the two camps. The Daily Mail reported on Katie Miller's post, which read in full: "Good for her…Open
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed acknowledged on national television that his Medicare for All proposal would raise taxes on Americans regardless of income, a concession his Republican opponent seized on immediately. El-Sayed, who defeated establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens in a bruising Democratic primary, sat down with NBC host Kristen Welker on Sunday's "Meet the […] The post Michigan Senate nominee El-Sayed concedes his healthcare plan means higher taxes for middle-class workers appeared first on American Almanac .
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed acknowledged on national television that his Medicare for All proposal would raise taxes on Americans regardless of income, a concession his Republican opponent seized on immediately. El-Sayed, who defeated establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens in a bruising Democratic primary, sat down with NBC host Kristen Welker on Sunday's "Meet the Press" and laid out his vision for replacing private health insurance with a government-run system. The pitch sounded familiar: trade your insurance premiums for government coverage, and you come out ahead. But when Welker pressed him on the specifics, the math started to work against the candidate. Welker asked El-Sayed directly whether people earning…Open
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert broke her public silence on transgender athlete participation with a leaked internal memo announcing a task force meeting, but the league's own rulebook may already have the answer it keeps avoiding. Engelbert sent the memo to teams on a Friday afternoon, acknowledging weeks of mounting questions from reporters about whether biological […] The post WNBA commissioner's leaked memo reveals task force plan on transgender athlete eligibility appeared first on American Almanac .
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert broke her public silence on transgender athlete participation with a leaked internal memo announcing a task force meeting, but the league's own rulebook may already have the answer it keeps avoiding. Engelbert sent the memo to teams on a Friday afternoon, acknowledging weeks of mounting questions from reporters about whether biological males should be allowed to compete in women's professional basketball. The Associated Press obtained the memo , which outlined a plan to convene a task force of team presidents and general managers at a previously scheduled meeting the following week. The commissioner also promised listening sessions for team leaders who wanted to weigh in. The memo did not announce a new…Open
Typhoon Dolphin slammed into China's eastern seaboard with 93-mph winds, flooding streets in Shanghai and forcing the evacuation of more than 400,000 people, and the storm system is still pushing inland. Dolphin made landfall Sunday evening in Taizhou, a coastal city in Zhejiang province, carrying maximum sustained winds of 151 kilometers per hour. It weakened […] The post Typhoon Dolphin floods Shanghai streets as China's strongest storm of 2026 batters eastern coast appeared first on American Almanac .
Typhoon Dolphin slammed into China's eastern seaboard with 93-mph winds, flooding streets in Shanghai and forcing the evacuation of more than 400,000 people, and the storm system is still pushing inland. Dolphin made landfall Sunday evening in Taizhou, a coastal city in Zhejiang province, carrying maximum sustained winds of 151 kilometers per hour. It weakened to a tropical storm after hitting shore, but its massive rain bands kept hammering the region into Monday morning. Shanghai, China's second most populated city, took a direct hit from the storm's outer reach, with streets in the suburban Jiading and Qingpu districts still waterlogged hours after the worst of the wind passed. Unverified live-stream videos shared by residents on…Open
Jake Whisenant, the Mammoth Lakes speed climber who shattered the record on one of Yosemite's most punishing rock faces, has died at 30 following an accident in California's Sierra Nevada. The Tulare County Sheriff's Office Coroner confirmed Whisenant's death on August 3, but officials have not released details about the circumstances of the accident or […] The post Jake Whisenant, speed climber who set El Capitan record, dead at 30 after Sierra Nevada accident appeared first on American Almanac .
Jake Whisenant, the Mammoth Lakes speed climber who shattered the record on one of Yosemite's most punishing rock faces, has died at 30 following an accident in California's Sierra Nevada. The Tulare County Sheriff's Office Coroner confirmed Whisenant's death on August 3, but officials have not released details about the circumstances of the accident or the precise location within the Sierra Nevada where it occurred. No information has been made public about whether Whisenant was climbing alone or with partners at the time. Whisenant had built a reputation as one of the fastest big-wall climbers in the country. In October 2024, he and climbing partner Brant Hysell completed El Capitan's Lurking Fear route in 2 hours, 55 minutes, and 32…Open
President Trump now admits that rushing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation caused a "contractor error", but he is not backing down from his claim that former Olympic canoeist David Hearn vandalized the pool in broad daylight. Trump posted on Truth Social Sunday night, acknowledging for the first time that the $16 million renovation he […] The post Trump concedes contractor error in Reflecting Pool renovation but insists vandalism still occurred appeared first on American Almanac .
President Trump now admits that rushing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation caused a "contractor error", but he is not backing down from his claim that former Olympic canoeist David Hearn vandalized the pool in broad daylight. Trump posted on Truth Social Sunday night, acknowledging for the first time that the $16 million renovation he ordered was partly botched by the firm hired to repaint and waterproof the pool's concrete floor ahead of Independence Day 2026. The admission came days after his own Justice Department moved to dismiss felony property destruction charges against Hearn, a 67-year-old three-time Olympian from Bethesda, Maryland, after prosecutors concluded the damage resulted from a flawed installation, not…Open
Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr., a great-grandson of enslaved Americans, is calling out the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History for what he describes as systematic anti-American indoctrination, and a 162-page White House report backs him up. Jackson, a nondenominational bishop, pastor, and author, sat down with Fox News Digital to lay out his case against […] The post Descendant of slaves rebukes Smithsonian for turning American history into a political weapon appeared first on American Almanac .
Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr., a great-grandson of enslaved Americans, is calling out the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History for what he describes as systematic anti-American indoctrination, and a 162-page White House report backs him up. Jackson, a nondenominational bishop, pastor, and author, sat down with Fox News Digital to lay out his case against the museum he believes has abandoned honest history in favor of ideology. His criticism comes weeks after the White House Domestic Policy Council released a sweeping report titled "Saving America's Story," which concluded that the museum has undergone what it called "ideological capture." Jackson did not mince words. He framed the museum's approach as a deliberate effort to turn…Open