What will Trump's second-term DOJ look like? President-elect Donald Trump appointed former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as attorney general after Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration. Bondi has previously blasted the deep state for promoting a false conspiracy theory that FBI agents and DOJ prosecutors were part of a covert cabal attempting to discredit Trump, and he has called for the prosecution of bad prosecutors who indicted Trump over attempts to rig the 2020 election. Todd Blanche, Trump's lead criminal defense attorney in the Stormy Daniels hush money case, was appointed second-in-command at the Justice Department. Some current and former DOJ officials are worried that Blanche won't oppose Trump because of their relationship with him, while others are cautiously hopeful tha...

A tortilla chip salad topper that was distributed in 20 states is being recalled by a food business after it was found to have a wheat allergy. The Food and Drug Administration announced in a statement on Friday that Sugar Foods is recalling 3.5-ounce bags of Fresh Gourmet Tortilla Strips Santa Fe Style. The pouches' best-by date is June 20, 2025, and their UPC code is 7 87359 17504 6. "People who have a wheat allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the product," the release from the FDA stated. According to the FDA, no illnesses have been reported. A customer called Sugar Foods on Tuesday to report that their bag of tortilla strips really contained crispy onion strips, which the FDA stated contained wheat, an ing...

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM Following a devastating Israeli bombing that killed at least 29 people in Beirut the previous day, the Hezbollah organization in Lebanon launched significant rocket barrages toward Israel on Sunday. The Israeli military said that homes had been demolished or set on fire close to Tel Aviv. Israel also targeted Hezbollah-held southern neighborhoods of Beirut, where heightened shelling during the past two weeks has accompanied encouraging developments in cease-fire negotiations headed by the United States. Hezbollah, which has repeatedly threatened to attack Tel Aviv in retaliation for attacks on Beirut, claimed to have fired precision missiles at two military installations in Tel Aviv and the surrounding area. Several persons suffered minor injuries, according to police, a...

Bangkok The deaths of international visitors who drank beer tainted with methanol have deeply devastated the Lao government, which has promised to bring charges against those guilty. After visiting Vang Vieng, a picturesque village that is well-liked by international travelers, and consuming tainted wine, two Danes, two Australians, a Briton, and an American have perished. In its first formal remarks posted on the foreign affairs ministry website on Saturday, the government stated that it has been investigating the incident to determine its causes and to prosecute those responsible in line with the law. According to the statement, the government offers the families of the departed its sincerest condolences and genuine sympathies. KPL, the state-run news agency of Laos, reported on Friday...

Over the weekend, millions of people from all over the world rushed to the Colosseum to watch Gladiator II and Wicked, sending moviegoers flying from Oz. Wicked made an estimated $114 million from more than 3,800 theaters in its first weekend, dominating the box office in North America alone. The follow-up to the historical epic from 2000, Gladiator II, likewise brought in an estimated $55.5 million from over 3,500 theaters. The first weekend of both much awaited movies sparked many analogies to the Barbie and Oppenheimer phenomena of last summer, when they produced a cultural moment and an unparalleled box office event. Similar anticipation had been building online for months for Gladiator II and Wicked, with many fans preparing for what they called Glicked (pronounced glick-id). In Fand...

Beyonc and Kelly Rowland supported Michelle Williams during her triumphant Broadway comeback. On November 21, on the first night of Death Becomes Her, which starred Williams as Viola Van Horn, Destiny's Child got back together backstage. Through a series of adorable social media posts, Beyonc and her mother, Tina Knowles, chronicled the event. Beyonc posted a video montage on Instagram on Saturday, accompanied with her single II Most Wanted, which features Miley Cyrus. The brief movie included a number of images and videos, such as the theater's marquee, some of Williams in character, and adorable pictures of Rowland and her mother holding the playbill. She posted a backstage picture of Williams positioned between Beyonc and Rowland as they gave her a hug at the end of the video. Williams'...

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., made the suggestion on Sunday that firing any Justice Department employees who worked on cases including accusations against Trump should be one of President-elect Donald Trump's top objectives in his new administration. First and foremost, Schmitt stated in an appearance on NBC News Meet the Press that those responsible for this should be dismissed right away. And we'll see where that goes, Schmitt continued. "And anybody part of this, this effort to keep President Trump off the ballot and to throw him in jail for the rest of his life because they didn't like his politics and who continue to cast him as a quote, unquote threat to democracy, was wrong." His comments coincide with special counsel Jack Smith's plans to wind down the cases against Trump and step down...

According to the U.S. Chemical Safety Board's (CSB) September conclusions, a chemical reaction at a Georgia facility caused a hazardous smoke plume and a severe fire that endangered neighboring communities and metropolitan Atlanta. Following an inquiry into the chemical fire that occurred on September 29 at a BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia, the board published its conclusions on Friday. According to the safety board, the primary substances involved were sodium dichloroisocyanurate (DCCA), trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCCA), and bromochloro-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (BCDMH), a group of chemicals frequently used for cleaning and disinfection. According to the CSB's investigation, the chemicals were kept in the plant's warehouse and produced heat, which ultimately caused them to ...

Three people have been taken into custody by UAE authorities in relation to the death of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who was discovered dead there. According to Zvi Kogan's identification documents at the time of his admission into the United Arab Emirates, where he lived as a resident, the three culprits engaged in his murder have been apprehended in record time, the UAE's Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday. Following the filing of a missing person complaint, a specialist squad promptly located Kogan's body, according to the ministry. After identifying and apprehending the suspects, they started the judicial process. According to the ministry's X statement, all incident facts will be made public after the investigations are complete. Kogan had been missing in the Gulf state since Thur...

The first openly transgender person elected to Congress, Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., referred to House Republicans' efforts to prohibit her from using the Capitol's women's restrooms as mean-spirited and an attempt to divert attention away from important legislative matters on Sunday. McBride told CBS News Face the Nation, "I think we are all united that attempts to attack a vulnerable community are not only mean-spirited but really an attempt to misdirect." We must be clear that any mention of any vulnerable group in this nation by the incoming administration or by Republicans in Congress is an attempt to divert attention. It is an effort to divert attention from what they are truly doing, she continued. Look at what they're doing with their right hand each and every time they use...