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WRESTLEMANIA, 42, WWE, STAR

Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio were once brothers in arms in the Judgment Day. The two helped the faction run "Monday Night Raw" for several years. As championships and opportunities came and went, the rift between Balor and Mysterio grew. It came to a

IRANIAN, ARMS, BUSINESSWOMAN, TRAFFICKING

An Iranian-born immigrant who became a lawful permanent resident alien under the Obama administration was arrested and charged with brokering arms sales on behalf of the Iranian Government. According to Bill Essayli, the United States Attorney for the Central

IOWA, UNIVERSITY, SHOOTING, INJURED

Five people were wounded in a mass shooting near the University of Iowa campus after a large brawl that broke out early Sunday, police confirmed — as they shared a photo of five “persons of interest” in the carnage. “One victim is in critical condition and

KASH, PATEL, FBI, DIRECTOR

FBI staffers raise concerns about Director Kash Patel's behavior, report says NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Sarah Fitzpatrick, staff writer at The Atlantic, about concerns raised by FBI staff members about the leadership of Director Kash Patel. National FBI

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IRANIAN, SHIP, TRUMP, USS

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media, before boarding Air Force One on his way to Virginia, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., April 10, 2026. The U.S. struck and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, President Donald Trump

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HALF, MARATHON, ROBOT, RECORD

Chinese robots apparently have been training. After performing well behind their human rivals only a year ago, an android smoked the entire field on Sunday in a Beijing half marathon and ran faster than any human in history. Lightning, a robot developed by

RESEARCH, ACTIVISTS, PEPPER, LAB

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Hundreds of animal welfare activists tried to free thousands of Beagles from a breeding research facility in Dane County, Wisconsin, on Saturday but many of the protesters ended up being arrested and tear gassed. The incident happened at Ridglan Farms where

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SHAMAR, KIDS, ELKINS, ID

The eight young children gunned down by a deranged Army veteran and father during a harrowing domestic violence massacre in Louisiana early Sunday have been identified. The children were formally identified by their mothers, according to a news release from

FRANCISCO, SAN, RECOVERED, REPORT

San Francisco’s population has not recovered since the pandemic exodus, according to a new report. "San Francisco metro area’s population failed to grow again in 2025, despite a swelling boom in AI," The San Francisco Chronicle reported in March. "Unlike

SANTA, JUDGE, BARBARA, LOWLY

A California judge has ruled Sable Offshore Corp. — the company Donald Trump is using to give the state an oil lifeline — did not have the authority to restart its operations. Judge Donna Geck of the Santa Barbara Superior Court said a state injunction on

ICE, HOPEFUL, POLLING, ISSUES

ICE has fired back at progressive billionaire Tom Steyer for threatening to put all agents “in jail” after revealing his anti-immigration enforcement manifesto. “Tom Steyer, ICE is not a political football,” the federal agency wrote on X Saturday. “Our agents

TRUMP, RUSSIA, ORIGINS, NEW

There has been some movement in the Trump administration's investigation into the infamous Russia collusion affair. A new Trump ally has been appointed to lead the investigation into the origins of the claims against President Trump. Advertisement The Justice

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ATTACKS, IRANIAN, LONDON, STRING

British counterterror police are investigating whether suspected Iranian proxies are behind a wave of arson attacks targeting Jewish sites in London, as a chief rabbi warned that such attacks are escalating. The Metropolitan Police said specialized counterterror

TRICK, WILLIAMS, WRESTLEMANIA, WINS

Trick Williams came into his WrestleMania debut ready to make an impact. He told Fox News Digital in the days leading up to his United States Championship match against Sami Zayn that he was "hungry." On Sunday night at WrestleMania 42, he proved just how

KNOXVILLE, EXPLOSION, JOHNNY, PLANE

Johnny Knoxville played chaos agent in Southern California over the weekend. A "double explosion" was captured on film outside of a dog park by a Simi Valley local, only for social media users to discover that Knoxville was behind the blast. "Apparently

DROP, SECRETARY, GAS, PRICES

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright appears before a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy hearing on the Trump administration's 2027 budget request for the Department of Energy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2026. Energy Secretary

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MOVE, JEWS, LONG, HOLOCAUST

Nearly a third of Long Island residents don’t believe the Holocaust should be required teaching and suggest Jews just “move on” from the “exaggerated” genocide, according to a shocking new survey. The survey of roughly 400 Long Islanders revealed that a disturbing

GILL, BRANDON, EXCLUSIVE, REP

Friday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Texas Republican Congressman Brandon Gill talked about immigration lobbying. Gill said, “I think the reality is that there’s a really strong cheap labor lobby in Washington, where you have all kinds of business groups and

ISRAEL, MEANS, WINNING, DEMOCRATS

is a senior politics correspondent at Vox, covering the White House, elections, and political scandals and investigations. He’s worked at Vox since the site’s launch in 2014, and before that, he worked as a research assistant at the New Yorker’s Washington,

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WORLD, TRANSIT, NJ, CUP

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has called for FIFA to cover the full rail cost for New Yorkers attending the World Cup, as NJ Transit train ticket prices are set for $150 to get to MetLife Stadium for matches. Schumer released a statement on Sunday, calling

PUBLIC, DECLARE, SCHOOLS, CIVIL

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) will consider May 1 a "day of civil action" for students despite classes still being in session. The CTU pushed a resolution last month to designate May 1, otherwise known as May Day or International