Day: January 21, 2026
Mike McDaniel expected to join Chargers as offensive coordinator ‘barring a change of heart:’ report
Mike McDaniel didn’t wait long to find a new role in the NFL after being fired by the Miami Dolphins. He’s expected to join the Los Angeles Chargers as their next OC.
’60 Minutes’ host Scott Pelley reportedly said CBS chief Bari Weiss needed to take job more ‘seriously’
“60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley reportedly criticized CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss after she pulled a segment right before it was set to air.
Missouri couple accused of locking teens in chicken pen, shooting them with BB guns in abuse case
A Missouri couple is accused of locking teens in a chicken pen and shooting them with BB guns in an alleged abuse case. Both were arrested and held without bond.
Texas fugitive wears hoodie with chilling message on it amid arrest in connection with woman’s ‘suspicious death’
A Texas fugitive was dressed in a hoodie with a menacing message on it amid his arrest in connection with what authorities called a woman’s “suspicious death.”
The Azle Police Department said in a statement that it had worked with United States Marshals, Texas Rangers, the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division, and the Parker County Special Crimes Unit to locate and arrest Kruz Dean Wanser on Jan. 15.
‘She will be remembered for her creativity, humor, and the unwavering love that radiated from within her.’
Police said Wanser was a “wanted fugitive, who was sought in connection to the suspicious death of 37-year-old Margaret Pennington.”
Police said Pennington was found dead inside an Azle residence on Jan. 11.
“At this time, the cause of death is still pending,” law enforcement stated; the Tarrant County Medical Examiner is conducting the autopsy.
Police on Jan. 12 announced that Wanser was a “person of interest” in the suspicious death investigation and offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
Police said Wanser was arrested three days later and charged with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair a human corpse, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, and parole violation.
In his mugshot, Wanser wore a blue hoodie with the following message on it: “I will put you in a trunk and help people look for you. Stop playing with me.”
Police did not reveal any relationship between Wanser and Pennington and did not name a motive for her death.
According to Tarrant County court records the New York Post reviewed, Wanser was charged with evading police with a vehicle in 2021 and drug possession in 2022 and in July 2025.
Pennington’s obituary states she was “deeply loved by her family and friends.”
“Margaret had a creative and sentimental spirit. She found comfort in baking, crocheting, enjoyed music, had a keen interest in genealogy, and loved collecting vintage treasures that carried history and meaning,” her obituary reads.
Pennington is survived by her mother, father, former husband, and his three children, and she “cherished her role in helping raise” the kids.
“Margaret’s life was a tapestry of complexity, yet she embodied the essence of humanity and the profound love she shared,” the obituary reads. “She will be remembered for her creativity, humor, and the unwavering love that radiated from within her.”
The obituary cites 1 Corinthians 13:4, 7: “Love is patient, love is kind. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
Police are urging anyone with information about the case to contact them at 817-444-3221.
While police don’t mention Wanser’s hoodie message in their Facebook post, plenty of commenters sure noticed it. The following are but a few of the more than 1,000 reactions:
- “You know that saying, ‘Dress for the job you want, not the job you have’ really applies here,” one commenter wrote.
- “I don’t know if what the hoodie says can be used as evidence, but please find DNA on it and photograph it as evidence so it at least makes it into the court documents,” another user said.
- “I mean, have we checked the trunk?” another commenter asked.
- “Sometimes jokes write themselves…” another user observed.
- “The hoodie is not a good look bud,” another commenter stated.
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Don Lemon reveals he doesn’t understand the First Amendment in anti-ICE church invasion
If you thought Don Lemon’s fall from grace was over — that he had hit the bottom and the only direction he could possibly go was up — then you would be wrong.
Lemon dug his hole a little deeper when he broke into a Minneapolis church service alongside a group of ICE protesters, one of whom claimed that the church “cannot pretend to be a house of God while harboring someone who is directing ICE agents to wreak havoc upon our community and who killed Renee Good.”
“A weird accusation, right, that a pastor at the church is running a part of ICE? A local chapter of ICE? … What was fascinating about that is, first of all, you might know that even if he happens to be working for the federal government in some capacity, that does not make it OK to go and ransack his church or interrupt a service,” BlazeTV host Stu Burguiere comments.
“Also, the guy wasn’t even there,” he adds.
While Lemon and the protesters appeared very confident that storming a church full of worshippers was their right, Stu points out that “you are not actually able to do what they did.”
“I mean, you can physically do it, as they, I guess, accomplished, but you can’t legally do what they did. We have a very strong tradition, of course, in this country of the right to protest. That is something that is fundamentally ingrained in our society and something that’s very important for us to protect,” he explains.
“That being said, we also have one that, you know, gives you freedom to exercise your religion and to worship. And the problem with all of this, of course, is you went in there with your loud chanting and stopped people from their ability to execute their First Amendment right,” he continues.
“Those things bump into each other, and the law is very clear on which side wins when those two do bump into each other,” he adds, pointing out that the DOJ is already vowing to press charges after the activists’ and Lemon’s actions.
However, Lemon doesn’t appear to understand this.
“Don Lemon’s a moron. OK? We’ve known this for a very long time. Don Lemon’s an idiot. But Don Lemon also thinks he knows something about not only civil rights, but also apparently the First Amendment, which he knows nothing about,” Stu says.
And the disgraced former news anchor made this clear when he interviewed the pastor of the church.
“This is unacceptable. It’s shameful. It’s shameful to interrupt a public gathering of Christians in worship,” the pastor told Lemon.
“But listen, we live in, there’s a Constitution and the First Amendment to freedom of speech and freedom to assemble and protest,” Lemon tried to argue.
“We’re here to worship Jesus. Because that’s the hope of these cities. That’s the hope of the world is Jesus Christ,” the pastor responded.
“I will say, Don, again, I mentioned this before, is an idiot,” Stu says, adding, “and that’s a problem for his analysis on the First Amendment. The First Amendment does not, very much not, allow you to go into a church service and disrupt it and prevent people who are in the middle of executing their First Amendment rights to be able to worship.”
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Second lady Usha Vance announces historic pregnancy: ‘Our family is growing!’
Second lady Usha Vance announced that she was pregnant with the fourth child of Vice President JD Vance.
The second lady posted a statement from the vice president on social media Tuesday.
‘We are particularly grateful for the military doctors who take excellent care of our family.’
“We’re very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy. Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming him in late July,” the statement reads.
“During this exciting and hectic time, we are particularly grateful for the military doctors who take excellent care of our family and for the staff members who do so much to ensure that we can serve the country while enjoying a wonderful life with our children,” he added.
The two have been married since 2014 after meeting at Yale University and have two boys, Ewan and Vivek, and a daughter named Mirabel.
Many congratulations and blessings were sent to her from prominent politicians, some of whom pointed out that the child would be the first to be born to a sitting vice president.
“Congratulations!” replied Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). “This is great news. Children are a gift from God.”
“Children are such a blessing, and this baby boy is blessed to have both of you as his parents,” responded Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.
“Congratulations to our friends … on this wonderful news! Abraham and I are thrilled for you and your family,” replied Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
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“Congratulations! Children are a blessing,” said Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas.
Prior to marrying JD Vance, his wife clerked for Chief Justice John Roberts on the Supreme Court.
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Jan. 6 pipe devices were not bombs, could not have exploded, defense expert contends
The alleged pipe bombs placed at two sites on Capitol Hill on Jan. 5, 2021, were not capable of exploding and thus were not bombs at all, an explosives expert said in a new federal criminal case filing.
The devices, found along the rear of the Capitol Hill Club and under a bench at the Democratic National Committee building on Jan. 6, lacked the needed chemicals and proper fusing system that would have made them explosives, according to Brennan Phillips, a 20-year veteran of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
‘The two suspected pipe bombs in question do not contain an explosive filler capable of causing an explosion.’
In a report created for pipe-bomb suspect Brian J. Cole Jr.’s defense team, Phillips rejected the FBI’s five-year-long insistence that the devices were “viable” and could have exploded.
“Based on my review of the materials provided, the two suspected pipe bombs in question do not contain an explosive filler capable of causing an explosion,” Phillips wrote.
The report, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., late on Friday, is just the latest complication for the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI in the prosecution of Cole, 30, a suburban Virginia man arrested Dec. 4 and charged a day later with two felony explosives counts.
The defense filed the explosives expert’s report along with a motion to revoke the detention order keeping Cole locked up in the Rappahannock Regional Jail pending trial.
A U.S. Capitol Police bomb robot heads for the alley behind the Capitol Hill Club to render safe a pipe bomb discovered about 12:40 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2021.U.S. Capitol Police CCTV
At virtually the same time on Jan. 16, U.S. District Judge Amir Ali issued an order rejecting Cole’s emergency petition to reconsider the detention decision made by U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh.
Phillips said the chemicals used in the devices were not properly constituted and thus incapable of sparking an explosion.
“These chemicals need to be apportioned into a workable fuel-to-oxidizer ratio: 75% potassium nitrate (also known as saltpeter) 15% charcoal, and 10% sulfur is the most widely cited Black Powder ratio,” he wrote.
Above: the Capitol Hill pipe bombs before they were processed by a bomb robot. Below: One of the devices reconstructed by the FBI.FBI images
“The photos of the lab samples taken from the powders recovered from the two pipes show mostly large white particles with some flecks of dark material,” Phillips wrote, “which is not visually consistent with Back Powder but is consistent with inadequate mixing in a bowl.”
The FBI cited purchases of various items the bureau claims Cole made between 2018 and 2022, including sulfur dust and potassium nitrate. No public FBI records cite the purchase of any charcoal. These sourced ingredients can pose a purity problem for use in black powder. Inert ingredients used in the products Cole allegedly purchased tend to blunt their effectiveness as components to make black powder, according to an independent investigator known online as Armitas, who has worked with Blaze News on the pipe bomb investigation.
Like tiny lumps of coal
“Quality black powder, whether commercial or made by a knowledgeable hobbyist in a home setting, is granular and resembles tiny lumps of coal (Thurman, 2010),” Phillips wrote. “This granular black powder, made from 75% potassium nitrate, 15% charcoal, and 10% sulfur, is the result of a multi-step process that involves grinding, milling, pressing, and corning to achieve a high-quality product.”
The process described by Phillips would be something that requires, at minimum, some level of hobbyist experience.
“In the home environment, this is typically achieved by first purchasing or creating finely ground precursor chemicals. For example, a hobbyist might use a coffee grinder to grind lump charcoal into a fine powder,” Phillips said. “Once the finely ground powders of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur are acquired, they need to be combined into a homogeneous mixture. A common starting point is to mix the materials using progressively finer mesh screens.”
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ motorcade drives directly past a pipe bomb as it moves to evacuate Harris from the front of the DNC building on Jan. 6, 2021.U.S. Capitol Police CCTV
The “early-stage” powders that result from an “incorporation” process “are typically low-strength and require pressing to achieve the performance required for Black Powder firearms, or bomb making,” Phillips wrote.
In addition to the problems with the fuel, Phillips said the Capitol Hill devices lacked an appropriate fusing system.
“Beyond the lack of a viable explosive filler for the two pipes, neither device has a functional fuzing and firing system capable of igniting a flame-sensitive explosive filler,” he wrote. “Based on my experience and testing, a single 9-volt battery attached to a 1.5-inch square of steel wool will not generate enough heat to ignite Black Powder.”
Constant controversy
There has been controversy surrounding the devices since their discovery between 12:40 p.m. and 1:05 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2021. A prime example was the deviation from standard protocol by police and U.S. Secret Service agents when the device was found under a bush at the base of a park bench at the DNC building.
The standard response to discovery of a suspected pipe bomb would be the immediate establishment of a blast perimeter and the evacuation of everyone in nearby buildings. Roads would be closed at the blast perimeter, and no one would be allowed to drive or walk inside.
A Capitol Police counter-surveillance special agent who found the DNC device at 1:05 p.m. walked to a nearby Secret Service sport utility vehicle to notify agents of his discovery. Instead of an urgent reaction, the agents sat in their vehicles for more than two minutes, finishing their lunch.
According to federal law-enforcement standards, the preferred evacuation distance from a pipe bomb is more than 1,200 feet.FBI
Even after emerging from the vehicles parked in the DNC driveway, the agents acted nonchalantly, standing just feet from the device. A uniformed Capitol Police officer walked up to the park bench and took a photograph of the device.
Pedestrians were allowed to traverse the sidewalk along South Capitol Street, walking mere feet from the suspected bomb. Vehicle traffic continued unabated on Capitol, Canal, and Ivy streets, as well as Washington Avenue.
Commuter trains continued to rumble over the railroad trestle behind the DNC building for 20 minutes after the device was discovered.
Inside the DNC, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris wasn’t evacuated for 10 minutes. Her motorcade pulled out of the underground garage and drove right past the bomb before circling the south end of the building and picking her up at the Ivy Street entrance.
Despite the ostensible threat to Harris’ life, Democrats never claimed the pipe bomb was an attempted assassination. For more than five years since, Harris has neither commented on her close call with disaster, nor explained why she was at the DNC building instead of the Capitol, where as a U.S. senator, her vote was needed to certify the 2020 presidential election.
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More UNHINGED anti-ICE extremist footage: ‘I am a liberal, leftist, pagan, lesbian, transgender woman, and witch!’
Blaze News captured more exclusive footage of hysterical anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after the lethal shooting of Renee Good.
One particularly passionate protester says he was a U.S. Air Force veteran and reads from a prepared statement. He wears a jacket with transgender flags as well as a Hello Kitty decoration.
‘You ain’t s**t! Put your badge down! I’ll fight you!’
“I’m protesting what was done to Renee Good. I am protesting what was done to George Floyd, to Leonard Peltier, to Trayvon Martin, and to all those who have suffered violence and injustice from the hands of fascism!” he says.
“I am Charlotte Sanders, and I use she/her/her pronouns. I am a liberal, leftist, pagan, lesbian, transgender woman, and witch! My deadname is Matthew Tyler Sanders, but I am Charlotte,” he continues.
“I stand here today to go up against the violent injustices done to everyone like Renee Nicole Good, George Floyd Jr., Leonard Peltier, and Trayvon Martin,” the man says. “I am here to stand up and fight against fascism, tyranny, systematic oppression, xenophobia, racism, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, and hate! I am here to stand up against the bullies and cowards!”
He goes on to say that he had suffered from psoriatic arthritis as well as cancer that were caused by “psychological and emotional” trauma.
“We must take a stand against fascism and hate!” he concludes. “We must annihilate fascism and hate.”
He says he was protesting in order to protect his “LGBTQIA2S+ chosen family and community.”
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In later parts of the video, protesters follow federal troops and chant at them to leave the city.
“Look at your ugly ass smiles, ohhh!” says one female protester.
“You guys hate America, right,” says a male protester to the troops. “You think you love it, but you f**king hate it. This is the First Amendment. What are you guys doing?! You should be joining us! A f**king woman was shot in the face!”
Another male protester has a message for President Donald Trump.
“Do you have any heart? Do you have any heart? Do you have any soul? Especially if you are Christian,” the man says. “How can you say any of this is Christian? It’s not in any way!”
One protester’s sign equated Trump to Hitler and adds, “The blood is on your hands!!”
The video ended with crazed epithet-filled screaming against ICE officers at the facility in Minneapolis.
“I say f**k ICE! If they want a piece, come and f**king get it!” adds Matthew Sanders in a last snippet.
In a second video captured by Blaze News, a protester threatens to fight officers on the streets of Minneapolis.
“You ain’t s**t! Put your badge down! I’ll fight you!” the man says. “And if you want to see me, we can go get into my trunk, and we can do something different! You wanna take it like that? None of you got vests on! I clocked that s**t, homie!”
“How old were you when your mommy dropped you on your head?!” screams a female protester.
Another protester makes an extended analogy comparing Trump to the emperor character in the “Star Wars” franchise. He says he isn’t a fan of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), but he opposes the ICE surge.
“If they can put away the fraudsters, great!” the man adds. “But is [an] ICE agent tackling some kid bringing shopping carts into Target, is that helping tackle fraud? I don’t think so.”
In another scene from the city, a woman screams at officers as they appear to back away from protesters.
“Get the f**k out of here, piggy! You don’t belong here! You don’t belong here!” she yells. “Are you guys scared? Are you guys scared of our little cardboard sign?!”
The video ends with a protester running with a Somali flag in front of assembled troops as another protester screams incoherently.
A previous Blaze News video with exclusive protester footage was published Jan. 9 and can still be viewed online.
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David Beckham talks about power of social media, says ‘children are allowed to make mistakes’
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David Beckham has made his first public engagement since his son, Brooklyn Beckham, released a bombshell statement about their family”s ongoing feud.
Mayon Volcano continues to have volcanic earthquakes, rockfalls, PDCs
Mayon Volcano in Albay still showed signs of intensified unrest with volcanic earthquakes, rockfalls and pyroclastic density currents or “uson” in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
