Attack of the Fanboy

The Trump administration said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested Milo Yiannopoulos at the New Orleans airport on Friday. Public ICE detention records confirmed that he was in custody, but did not say where he was being held. The Homeland Security Department said Mr. Yiannopoulos had overstayed his visa and was issued a final deportation order in July. Officials indicated that the order means he faces possible removal from the country. The department publicized the arrest

The Trump administration told the Supreme Court about two weeks ago that construction of a new White House East Wing was “65% finished.” Officials used that figure as part of their argument that the work had already gone too far for the court to halt it. The Washington Post reported that a confidential agreement with contractor Clark Construction, which the newspaper reviewed, set a different measure. The agreement, finalized before Clark started demolition last October, says payments to the

New York is preparing ceremonies for the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. President Donald Trump will reportedly not attend the gathering at Ground Zero, The New York Times reported. The newspaper said Trump wanted to give remarks at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. His team had even made advance visits to the site, according to the report. Multiple sources told the Times that the museum aims to keep the ceremonies free of partisanship. Politicians

Shortly after taking office last year, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly polled the nation’s top commanders about cutting a program meant to protect civilians during U.S. military operations, ProPublica reported. Current and former defense officials told the outlet that Hegseth had bet senior officers would back his view that focusing on civilian security was “woke” and out of step with “maximum lethality.” Instead, every commander rebuffed the idea, the officials said. The poll from

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied a report that he is considering a run for president in 2028. He called the claim “100% false” after NBC News reported that he had discussed a potential campaign with close friends and associates. Hegseth accused the network of relying on anonymous sources even after being told the report was inaccurate. He wrote on X in part, “My only job: Make @DeptofWar Great Again.” Speculation over the 2028 Republican field has grown, with s

President Donald Trump’s close working relationship with aide Natalie Harp has moved from a Washington whisper topic into an active political fight, after Mary Trump used a podcast appearance to argue that the issue is not only about optics. The president’s niece, who has long been one of his most visible family critics, said Harp’s proximity to Trump points to a wider concern about how information reaches him and who has access to him. The latest round of attention followed comments from Sen

The FBI previously treated an applicant’s admission of hiring sex workers, stealing from an employer, or engaging in bestiality as an automatic bar to employment, CBS News reported. Those acts, which remain illegal in most of the country, are no longer automatic deal breakers for would-be agents and other personnel, according to multiple sources briefed on the matter. The bureau quietly lowered some of the standards it uses in background checks in June, the sources said. They indicated

Airline seat upgrades are again getting a closer look online after a Delta passenger said she turned down a free Comfort+ seat on a seven-hour flight because the new assignment put her in the middle. The TikTok post from @jadynfinance has drawn attention from travelers who say a roomier seat is not always a better seat when it means losing an aisle or window. The creator said she had been moved from her original seat into Delta Comfort+ for a flight to California, but the upgrade did not feel

White South Africans who come to the United States as refugees could receive up to $4,500 per person in initial federal support beginning Oct. 1, nearly double the current amount, according to four people familiar with the policy change who spoke to The Washington Post. The assistance is intended to help newly arrived refugees cover basic necessities as they begin settling in the country, including housing and food. The proposed increase would raise the current level of support from roughly $

A TikTok video from a former Chick-fil-A worker in Atlanta has drawn attention after she said a workplace injury left her with a concussion, medical bills, job loss, and a period of homelessness. The worker, who posts under the name @macdaddymei, said the incident happened at the Chick-fil-A Cascade Road location in Atlanta, Georgia. The creator opened by saying, “Chick fil a ruined my life and this is the story time on how that happened.” Her account has not been independently verified, and

Politico reports that a lawsuit filed this month alleges that some stations in the Freedom Fuel Network sold gas so cheaply because about $4 million worth of the fuel was stolen. The stations, located around Philadelphia and New Jersey, had drawn attention for undercutting rival retailers. President Donald Trump posted praise for their discounted pump prices in the run-up to the July Fourth holiday, writing, “They are doing this because they love the U.S.A.” The White House later posted a vid

A TikTok post about peanut butter packaging has put Jif back into the familiar grocery-store debate over shrinkflation. The video, posted by TikTok user @skaught85, walks viewers through older and newer Jif containers and argues that shoppers may not always notice how much product has changed when the package shape still feels familiar. The post centers on a comparison of Jif peanut butter jars and squeeze packaging, tapping into the same packaging complaints shoppers have raised at Walmart.

A Florida state grand jury found that the DeSantis administration “misappropriated” $10 million in taxpayer money when it diverted funds from a Medicaid settlement into the Hope Florida Foundation, according to a sealed report obtained by CBS News Miami. The grand jury wrote that the transfer was “part of a sophisticated scheme to fund political activities.” The report said the money was supposed to be used to provide health insurance for poor children. The grand jury said the funds were hast

Walmart’s self-checkout lanes have become a frequent setting for complaints. The latest one comes from a TikTok user who says she noticed her total was higher than expected before leaving the store. TikTok user @kyndal4424 said she had already calculated the cost of her items before using self-checkout. But once she got to the machine, she said the total appeared to be about $10 more than what she expected, leading her to check the receipt while still inside the store. The shopper claimed

The Trump administration has proposed giving a small piece of land inside Yosemite National Park in California to a private developer, according to federal officials and documents reviewed by The New York Times. The possible deal has not been finalized. Conservationists and former federal officials have said Yosemite should stay off limits to development. The proposal calls for transferring a small parcel just inside the western boundaries of Yosemite to a Las Vegas-based company, documents s

Keyshun Jones is currently serving a three-year prison sentence after orchestrating a scheme that involved stealing more than $80,000 from a Chick-fil-A located in Grapevine, Texas. As reported by the NY Post, the incident, which took place in November 2025, saw Jones ring up approximately 800 fraudulent orders for mac & cheese before processing refunds directly to his own personal credit cards.  When asked about his specific choice of item to fuel his theft, Jones pointed toward the menu

A series of chaotic events unfolded on Tuesday evening near the Mar-a-Lago estate, resulting in the arrest of 29-year-old Alexa Rae Scharf. The incident, which reportedly spanned several hours and required a significant police response, began at a closed Secret Service checkpoint and concluded with a high-stakes confrontation involving law enforcement and a pit bull. As reported by CBS 12, the sequence of events started when Scharf reportedly drove her gray Hyundai SUV into a restricted check

Federal authorities have charged two men, Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud after an extensive scheme that allegedly defrauded 26 women out of more than $1.3 million. The pair was apprehended by law enforcement at an airport in Boise, Idaho.  As reported by BroBible, the arrest followed a period of intense travel for Love, who reportedly visited New Mexico, California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, and Idaho. It is clear that

TikTok user Mel Mitchell, known online as @thebaddestmitch, recently stood her ground on a flight when she discovered a family occupying her pre-booked seat on Delta Airlines, sparking a wider conversation about the decline of airplane etiquette. She shared her experience in a video that has since garnered over 340,000 views.  As reported by BroBible, Mitchell boarded a four-and-a-half-hour flight with the specific intention of utilizing her window seat, which she had selected for its comfort

Sara Nobles, a content creator on TikTok, recently ran into a situation with her bill at Señor Frog’s in Pensacola Beach, Florida. Her experience, which she shared in a video that has now racked up over 89,000 views, has sparked a real conversation about whether some restaurants are trying to sneakily collect double tips from unsuspecting customers. As reported by BroBible, the situation began when Nobles and a companion decided to stop by the famous boardwalk in Pensacola. They weren’t looki