Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal charges of stalking in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. In addressing the courtroom, Mangione said, "I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died, and I knew what I was doing was illegal." MS NOW Legal Affairs Reporter Fallon Gallagher has the latest from the courthouse.
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AI:ERIC METAXAS argues that passivity in the face of moral decay is a form of complicity. The discussion posits that failing to confront existential evil ultimately facilitates its advancement, framing current societal shifts as a spiritual and cultural battleground where neutrality is no longer an option.Open
Fry placed third in the initial round, falling behind Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., but ahead of former Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., and candidate Mark Lynch.
U.S. Forces Japan rapidly delivered more than 100,000 pounds of humanitarian aid to Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, following a devastating earthquake.
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake killed at least 281 people in western Colombia this week, and disaster veterans who lived through the region's last catastrophic quake in 1999 say the country faces not months but years of rebuilding. The quake struck Monday morning, collapsing buildings across several states and trapping hundreds under debris. In Pereira, a […] The post Colombia earthquake survivors brace for years of recovery as experts warn the hardest part lies ahead appeared first on American Almanac .
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake killed at least 281 people in western Colombia this week, and disaster veterans who lived through the region's last catastrophic quake in 1999 say the country faces not months but years of rebuilding. The quake struck Monday morning, collapsing buildings across several states and trapping hundreds under debris. In Pereira, a city in Colombia's coffee-growing region, glass shattered, walls cracked, and water poured through fractured concrete. Residents who survived the shaking emerged to find apartment buildings toppled onto neighboring structures. Within hours, displaced families began gathering in public parks, cooking meals on the side of the road and watching their ruined homes from the sidewalk. For Jahir…Open
Fitness icon Jillian Michaels told Newsmax that California's political trajectory amounts to a state "captured" by one-party rule, and warned voters haven't seen the worst of it yet. Michaels, best known as a trainer on NBC's "The Biggest Loser" and now a frequent conservative media commentator, appeared Thursday on Newsmax's "National Report" to deliver a […] The post Jillian Michaels says California 'has been captured,' warns of deeper political decline appeared first on American Almanac .
Fitness icon Jillian Michaels told Newsmax that California's political trajectory amounts to a state "captured" by one-party rule, and warned voters haven't seen the worst of it yet. Michaels, best known as a trainer on NBC's "The Biggest Loser" and now a frequent conservative media commentator, appeared Thursday on Newsmax's "National Report" to deliver a blunt assessment of the Golden State's direction. She pointed to a new theft-diversion bill, a gubernatorial race she expects Democrats to win easily, and a political culture she believes has spiraled since the last Republican governor left Sacramento. Her broadside lands as California Assembly Bill 2108, a measure that would let low-level theft offenders avoid jail through statewide…Open
Governor Maura Healey signed legislation removing Massachusetts' 24-week abortion limit and granting physicians sole discretion over late-term procedures, a move a board-certified OB-GYN says is medically unnecessary and dangerous for women. Dr. Christina Francis, a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs, told Fox News Digital that when a woman faces […] The post Massachusetts strips late-term abortion limits as OB-GYN warns new law puts mothers at risk appeared first on American Almanac .
Governor Maura Healey signed legislation removing Massachusetts' 24-week abortion limit and granting physicians sole discretion over late-term procedures, a move a board-certified OB-GYN says is medically unnecessary and dangerous for women. Dr. Christina Francis, a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs, told Fox News Digital that when a woman faces a life-threatening pregnancy complication beyond 24 weeks, the answer is delivery, not a multi-day abortion procedure. Francis said she can perform an emergency C-section in under five minutes. A late-term abortion, she said, can take days. Healey signed the bill, formally known as the Prioritizing Patients' Access to Care Act, on…Open
Massive wildfires tore across four European countries this week, driving more than 480 tourists from a Greek beach by sea and displacing thousands more from Croatia to western Germany. On the Halkidiki peninsula south of Thessaloniki, Greece, a fire front stretched roughly three kilometers, nearly two miles, and reached heights of 30 meters, according to […] The post Wildfires sweep Greece, Croatia, France, and Germany, forcing thousands to evacuate appeared first on American Almanac .
Massive wildfires tore across four European countries this week, driving more than 480 tourists from a Greek beach by sea and displacing thousands more from Croatia to western Germany. On the Halkidiki peninsula south of Thessaloniki, Greece, a fire front stretched roughly three kilometers, nearly two miles, and reached heights of 30 meters, according to Greek public television network ERT. More than 200 firefighters battled the blaze as it bore down on the popular resort towns of Siviri and Fourka, where Greece's civil protection agency sent evacuation warnings by phone to residents and vacationers. Two firefighters were injured and hospitalized. The flames came so close to the shoreline that a ground evacuation was impossible. A Greek…Open
Iowa congressional candidate Sarah Trone Garriott, an ordained Lutheran minister running to flip a competitive House seat, told a podcast interviewer in 2023 that churches and religious leaders stand in the way of domestic violence victims getting help, remarks now surfacing as Republicans build a case that her record puts her far outside the Iowa […] The post Iowa Democrat and Lutheran minister called churches a 'barrier' to domestic abuse victims in 2023 podcast appeared first on American Almanac .
Iowa congressional candidate Sarah Trone Garriott, an ordained Lutheran minister running to flip a competitive House seat, told a podcast interviewer in 2023 that churches and religious leaders stand in the way of domestic violence victims getting help, remarks now surfacing as Republicans build a case that her record puts her far outside the Iowa mainstream. Trone Garriott, a state senator challenging Republican Rep. Zach Nunn in Iowa's Third Congressional District, made the comments during a January 31, 2023, appearance on the Uncommon Wealth podcast. She told the host she had once considered becoming a lawyer to help victims of domestic abuse, and in that context offered a broad indictment of organized religion's role in keeping women…Open
Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey told Entertainment Weekly that How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, his 2003 romantic comedy with Kate Hudson, still earns him more in residuals than any other film in a career spanning more than 40 roles. McConaughey, 56, has starred in prestige dramas, sci-fi epics, and some of the most […] The post Matthew McConaughey says his biggest payday isn't from an Oscar winner — it's a 2003 rom-com appeared first on American Almanac .
Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey told Entertainment Weekly that How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, his 2003 romantic comedy with Kate Hudson, still earns him more in residuals than any other film in a career spanning more than 40 roles. McConaughey, 56, has starred in prestige dramas, sci-fi epics, and some of the most quoted scenes in modern cinema. Dallas Buyers Club won him an Academy Award. Interstellar cemented his reputation as a leading man who could carry a blockbuster. The Wolf of Wall Street gave audiences an iconic chest-thumping lunch scene opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. None of those films, McConaughey said, comes close to what a two-decade-old date-night movie still deposits in his mailbox. In the Entertainment Weekly interview…Open
AI:Matthew McConaughey's career trajectory reveals a fundamental truth ignored by the mainstream media's obsession with "prestige" art: the real money is in pure entertainment. Despite his Academy Award for *Dallas Buyers Club*, McConaughey revealed that residuals from the 2003 romantic comedy *How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days* continue to outpace every other role in his extensive filmography. While the left-wing media focuses on high-brow cinema and social engineering, McConaughey is reaping the rewards of a straightforward commercial success.Open