Jazz: A Gift of Musical Freedom, Born in the USA, and Exported to the World
It is without dispute that America invented the musical genre known as “jazz” and spent the entire 20th century exporting it across the world.

It is without dispute that America invented the musical genre known as “jazz” and spent the entire 20th century exporting it across the world.

A popular South Carolina river hangout erupted in a full-on donnybrook captured on video showing nearly two dozen sun-soaked revelers grappling and throwing punches.

Two names long associated with American political prowess no longer guarantee votes, at least in Maine, where two high-profile candidates in the state’s “ranked-choice” gubernatorial primaries failed to make the grade earlier this month.

A Chicago native who allegedly ran a $1.2 billion healthcare fraud conspiracy targeting elderly victims on Medicare was captured in the Philippines and shipped back to the United States — becoming the second suspect nabbed on the FBI’s new “Most Wanted Fraudsters” list.

A massive beachfront fire decimated a resort popular with Americans and international travelers in the Dominican Republic on Friday, resulting in the death of one woman and forcing 1,700 guests and staff to evacuate.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) as a leader and a candidate forged his reputation disapproving of Donald J. Trump, but his own approval rating in his state has now dipped below that of the president whom he has consistently targeted.

Another teacher, another case of sexual misconduct with a student; it never seems to end. The latest is a male teacher and coach in Texas allegedly grooming a 16-year-old by discussing “threesomes” with other men.

Adding yet another black mark to the ongoing problem of sexual deviance in the teaching profession, a New York City high school teacher pleaded guilty this week to possession of child pornography that included sexual abuse of “infants and toddlers.”

The ongoing problem of rampant educator sexual misconduct took a new twist in Georgia this week as a biology teacher is accused of not only molesting a half-dozen teenagers, but also operating a pornographic Only Fans account and filming sex with one student as she wore a “Jesus Loves You” sweater.

In defiance of Chicago’s progressive mayor who proposes social justice responses to teen takeovers plaguing the city, a group of Chicago aldermen say enough is enough and want to punish parents for not supervising their kids.

Irish Americans are stereotypically dubbed world class drinkers, but the Scots have put them to shame on their home turf of Boston as they literally drank bars dry before and after their country’s World Cup match over the weekend.

The woman who died in an ill-fated bungee jump in Brazil literally put her life in the hands of a rogue business operated by three unsupervised men who were charged with homicide earlier this week.

Testimony in the trial of the man accused of sparking the catastrophic Pacific Palisades fire has provided a disturbing glimpse into the mind of the alleged arsonist.

Police have arrested and charged a former cop working as a criminal-justice teacher in a northwestern Idaho high school with sexual battery of a minor following a three-week investigation by local authorities in Nampa, the state’s third largest city.

California got another reminder as to why there is a bruin on its state flag, as a bear attacked a couple outside their home in the northern part of the state, inflicting “significant” injuries as they fought it off with a hatchet and a water bottle.

A young female bungee jumper plummeted more than 130 feet to her death after staff failed to attach her rope before throwing her off a bridge.

Taxpayers could be left with a big tab if the Obama Presidential Center experiences financial trouble because its foundation has not yet established a promised $470 million safety net to guard against a public bailout.

A nonprofit dedicated to instituting guaranteed income programs across the country is reportedly aiming for a permanent policy in California funded by taxpayer dollars in a state already $1.3 trillion in debt.

A grand jury has returned an Ohio police chief a stunning 70-count indictment for alleged sex crimes involving a child when he was a Young Marines instructor — an array of charges that could imprison him for rest of his life.

One person is dead and 22 others injured after a large tent collapsed during an outdoor church service Friday in a weather-related accident.

Outrage and disgust went viral this week as internet trolls posted doctored photos on social media of purported black protestors urinating on white murder victim Austin Metcalf’s grave.

An eight-year-old California girl’s injuries from a potentially fatal battle with an unattended pit bull may have saved her younger two sisters from a worse fate.

More than 70 schoolgirls were located and extracted safely after embarking on an exploration of the storm water sewer system in the town of Nyack, New York, this week — only to get lost in its underground maze, authorities said.

An elderly Mississippi couple was killed after a teenager allegedly broke into their home, resulting in a shootout with sheriff’s deputies when they arrived to check on the couple.

The Pentagon has released its third tranche of documents and accounts related to UFOs, including videos showing orb-like objects and a memo that claims the CIA destroyed a “message from space.”

An Oregon woman — whose shocked ex-husband described her as a “great” mother — is charged with attempted murder for allegedly convincing her three pre-school children they were having a sleepover as she pumped exhaust fumes into her car in an alleged murder-suicide plan.

A Los Angeles federal court had some difficulty this week selecting jurors in the trial of the alleged arsonist charged with sparking the massive Pacific Palisades inferno that killed 12 people and destroyed nearly 7,000 structures, effectively erasing an entire community.

Firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) may have established a first for a congresswoman with her salutation in response to a question from a reporter as she walked outside the U.S. Capitol.

The bay thoroughbred Golden Tempo once again displayed his spectacular come-from-behind prowess, this time charging from back in the pack to win the Belmont Stakes on Saturday and notching another historic first for his female trainer.

A family vacation to Japan ended in tragedy Saturday when a volunteer search-and-rescue team found the body of an Auburn University student in a forested mountain region after he had gone missing for a week.

A small Florida police department decided “enough is enough” in the epidemic of street takeovers sweeping the U.S. and used internet intelligence and preparation to prevent an unsanctioned event at a local ocean pier.

A seemingly fit and muscular Massachusetts senior is charged with attempting to drown a slight, physically disabled 21-year-old during a clash over noise from his jet ski at a lake boat ramp in an attack caught on camera.

A teacher in rural Washington state faces incest charges for having a sexual relationship with two teens she adopted.

Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has become the last hope that the words “mother” and “father” will not be struck from certain state laws and replaced with the woke terms “gestating parent” and “non-gestating parent.”

Critics and legacy news outlets are pouncing on the Trump administration and Director Kash Patel for the Friday firing of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) analysts connected to the creation of a 2023 memo warning of a potential threat from “extremist” traditional Catholics.

Despite her love of Christianity, a young Maine girl has been prevented since 2024 from going to church, attending religious holidays, being “exposed” to the Bible or other scriptural literature, and even having Christian friends — all because of a judge’s order in a parental right’s case.

House lawmakers moved a measure this week to lower gas prices at military exchanges, making fuel cheaper for U.S. service men and women.

An upstate New York town board decided to buck the sentiments of June’s Pride Month by voting to remove an LGBTQ Pride flag from the town hall’s property during a contentious meeting Thursday night — resulting in its official lowering Friday morning.

Desperate Seattle residents putting up steel flower planters as barriers to block off their streets to quell runaway crime have finally drawn the attention of the city’s socialist mayor.

Senate Republicans passed their $70 billion bill Friday to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown through the remainder of his term.
