Day: April 15, 2026
‘Bachelorette’ star Taylor Frankie Paul won’t face new domestic violence charges
Taylor Frankie Paul avoids new domestic violence charges as Salt Lake County prosecutors cite statute of limitations and lack of sufficient evidence.
Colorado highway descends into chaos after massive 75-vehicle pileup, amid hazardous winter weather
Authorities say dozens of vehicles were caught in a pileup on a snow-covered stretch of I-70, forcing a major shutdown near the Eisenhower Tunnel.
Former UCLA gynecologist sentenced after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting patients at school
James Heaps, a former UCLA OB-GYN, pleaded guilty to 13 felony counts and was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting his patients.
Raiders GM John Spytek admits to getting ‘a few calls’ about the No 1 pick ahead of next week’s NFL Draft
Las Vegas Raiders are expected to take Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza first overall, but GM John Spytek said teams are still calling about a trade up.
Suspect arrested after housekeeper tied up, attacked in Massachusetts mansion heist
A suspect was arrested after two masked men allegedly broke into a Beverly, Massachusetts, mansion and attacked a housekeeper before fleeing with money and valuables.
Liberals SPEW hatred at DoorDash after marketing stunt with Trump at White House
The DoorDash delivery app is getting some backlash from those angry about a publicity stunt it had with President Donald Trump at the White House Monday.
The president smiled for the cameras after receiving a package from McDonald’s delivered by a DoorDash worker. He tipped her $100, and she praised his “no taxes on tips” policy for saving her money.
‘Today, I deleted their app. There are other delivery services that don’t pander to a pedophile. F**k DoorDash.’
Almost immediately, liberals and other anti-Trump critics lambasted the company over the promotion.
“I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve spent a good deal of money using door dash. This lame s**t you pulled with trump made it super easy to delete my account. Get f**ked,” one user responded on the X platform.
“I’ve been ordering @DoorDash for years. Years and years. Today, I deleted their app. There are other delivery services that don’t pander to a pedophile. F**k DoorDash and that bulls**t PR scam with Trump,” replied a user identifying as a Canadian.
“Despite yall making it exceedingly difficult to delete accounts, got that s**t done. Absolutely F**k Trump, ICE, MAGA, and doordash,” one response reads.
“Just delete Doordash. F**k Trump,” another user said.
“Just cancelled my DashPass and hopefully many more do the same. I’m not funding Trumpie propaganda,” another detractor replied.
“You f**king clowns use the fake ass driver to f**king promote this f**king bulls**t for a f**king clown show pathetic f**king pathetic,” another critic said.
“Deleting ur app! Been a long term volume customer for years. Recommend you firing the marketing genius who’s gonna cost you millions of dollars for that performance at the White House! You have alienated millions of people,” said another.
“Deleted my app and will never use you again. Trump is a FASCIST, who is killing people and sending children to torture camps to be raped. I’ll be telling everyone I know to never use you again. I hope your company fails,” reads another message to the company.
Despite the outrage from many on the left, the company’s stock price had its best session in eight weeks after the White House promotion.
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Mamdani plan includes 5 city-run grocery markets — with massive price tag
Socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has revealed his plans for city-run grocery stores, a key promise he made to get into office.
Mamdani touted a similar experiment in 1936 by then-Mayor Fiero LaGuardia that provided city-run markets for New Yorkers in the throes of the Great Depression.
‘You know, it’s going to be more turmoil than anything else. It’s a great punch line for him and for the socialist movement. But New York is not a socialist city.’
“It cut overhead for pushcart vendors and lowered consumer cost,” Mamdani said during his 100 Days address on Sunday evening.
“LaGuardia said it was ‘an answer to those who said they had been forgotten,'” he added. “The New York Times described it succinctly, ‘City tries experiment.’ New York City, it is time for a grand experiment once again. Just like Laguardia used government to respond to challenges of the Great Depression, we will use government to respond to rising prices and unaffordable groceries.”
The effort will have a massive price tag.
Construction operations just at the first site are expected to run to $30 million.
Critics howled at the estimate, noting that it’s many times more what private industry spends to build a grocery store. And funding still needs to be approved by the city council.
Mamdani also said the stores would offer discounted prices on only certain staple items.
“The city will subsidize a core set of food staples,” the socialist mayor said. “A private operator will run the store but will answer to the standards the city will set. These standards include requirements that at our stores, bread will be cheaper. Eggs will be cheaper. Grocery shopping will no longer be an unsolvable equation. And workers will be treated with dignity.”
City Hall hopes to have the first city-run store running by 2027 and four others by 2029, the end of Mamdani’s term.
Critics are already lambasting the plan, including the spokesperson for a bodega group.
“These stores are going to get jam-packed. There are only four or five in the entire city of 8 million people,” said Fernando Mateo of the United Bodegas of America.
“What do you expect is going to happen? You’re going to have people rushing to these stores early in the morning to late at night, waiting on long lines,” he added. “You know, it’s going to be more turmoil than anything else. It’s a great punch line for him and for the socialist movement. But New York is not a socialist city.”
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Others noted that previous city-run grocery experiments ended with empty shelves and crime.
Mamdani spoke directly to the naysayers of his socialist plot.
“Some will insist that city-owned businesses do not work, that government cannot keep up with corporations,” he said. “My answer to them is simple. I look forward to the competition.”
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Are scandal-plagued Cory Mills’ days in Congress finally numbered?
The swift resignations of Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) to avoid expulsion votes regarding sexual misconduct allegations may trigger a chain reaction on Capitol Hill to remove other lawmakers accused of wrongdoing.
Gonzales stated that he planned to file his retirement from office on Tuesday after admitting to an affair with a former staffer who later committed suicide.
‘Congress has serious moral and ethical problems and these four are the face of it.’
On Sunday, Swalwell decided he would suspend his bid for California governor after a former staffer claimed he had previously sexually assaulted her. Swalwell has denied the allegations.
The House Ethics Committee announced Monday that it would open an investigation into the allegations against Swalwell. That same day, Swalwell stated he would resign from Congress, citing his colleagues’ intent to expel him.
“I am aware of efforts to bring an immediate expulsion vote against me and other members,” Swalwell said. “Expelling anyone in Congress without due process, within days of an allegation being made, is wrong. But it’s also wrong for my constituents to have me distracted from my duties. Therefore, I plan to resign my seat in Congress.”
The recent resignations of Swalwell and Gonzales have renewed bipartisan calls for other scandal-plagued lawmakers to step down. Among those urging immediate action are Reps. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) and Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.), who have publicly called on Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) and Cory Mills (R-Fla.) to resign.
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Cory Mills. Drew Angerer/Getty Images. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
The House Ethics Committee effectively found Cherfilus-McCormick guilty in March of 25 counts of financial misconduct and campaign-finance violations related to the misuse of federal relief funds. She was accused of stealing $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds.
The committee opened an investigation into Mills in November regarding several allegations, including claims that the congressman failed to disclose necessary information to the House, violated campaign finance laws, improperly accepted gifts and special favors, engaged in sexual misconduct, and misused congressional resources.
Blaze News was the first to report the bombshell sextortion accusations against Mills from former Miss United States Lindsey Langston.
Mills has also been accused of stolen valor, with multiple veterans and former colleagues previously telling Blaze News that he fabricated or exaggerated key elements of his military record.
On Monday, Mace declared that it is “time to clean house.”
“We don’t care what party you’re in. Stealing millions in taxpayer dollars, sexually assaulting your staff, lying about your service record, none of it is acceptable and none of it goes unnoticed,” Mace stated. “Congress has serious moral and ethical problems and these four are the face of it. Washington has protected its own for too long. It needs to end now. We’re calling on these four to resign or face expulsion.”
Velázquez made similar comments on Monday, writing in a post on X, “Congress should not tolerate representatives who abuse staff, betray public trust for personal gain, and generally violate their oath of office.”
“Reps. Swalwell, Gonzales, Cherfilus-McCormick, and Mills should resign. If they refuse, they should be expelled,” Velázquez stated.
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Nancy Mace. Heather Diehl/Getty Images. Nydia Velazquez. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Mace, who has been leading the charge to remove Mills, forced a censure vote against Mills in November over “alleged stolen valor, arms deals he’s under investigation for and alleged abuses toward women.” It failed in a 310-103 vote, with 204 Republicans and 106 Democrats supporting Mills.
Mace claimed that a censure against Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands), who was accused of colluding with Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing, had previously failed because Mills arranged a “backroom deal” to suppress his own censure.
Mills was accused of similar allegations in September when he voted to protect Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from censure. Mills was the deciding vote.
“Another backroom deal so Cory Mills can’t get censored [sic] for Stolen Valor,” Mace stated in a November post on X. “I have the General who ‘recommended’ him for the Bronze Star on record saying he never wrote it, never read it and never personally signed it. This. Is. Washington.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) stated Tuesday that he is “looking into” the House Ethics investigation into Mills.
Mills’ office did not respond to a request for comment.
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Viral TikTok post leads to boycott of beloved SoCal taco shop chain — just because Latino CEO likes Trump
Liberals are trying to destroy a popular taco shop chain run by a Hispanic family for generations because the CEO is a supporter of President Donald Trump.
Roberto’s Taco Shop began as a tortilla shop in San Diego, California, in the late 1960s by an immigrant family from Mexico. It has grown into a vast franchise with 80 locations in California, Nevada, and Texas.
‘Total rags to riches American story too. They are San Diego legends.’
On Wednesday, a TikTok activist posted evidence showing that chain CEO Reynaldo Robledo has posted statements in support of the president.
That post went viral, and liberals are now calling for customers to avoid all Roberto’s Taco Shops.
“Did this CEO forget that all of his restaurants are based on Mexican dishes, who wouldn’t have made it here without the immigrants that are currently being affected by the current administration that you are supporting?” the TikToker asked.
The message has spread to other platforms, including Facebook.
“Did you know that Reynaldo Robledo, the CEO of Roberto’s Taco Shop is a huge MAGA supporter and supports ICE! Looks like you won’t be getting our business anymore!” reads a post from a group titled “A Strong Nevada.”
Others have posted the video on the X social media platform.
The Nevada part of the chain issued a statement trying to quell the outrage.
“Roberto’s Taco Shop is proud to be a Latino-owned and operated franchise that serves diverse communities across Nevada,” the statement reads. “While our CEO may hold personal political beliefs, it is important to note that each of our 49 franchisees operate their stores independently.”
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Others pointed out that the boycott would harm independent franchise owners who have nothing to do with the political beliefs of the CEO.
Some on the right responded by calling on Trump supporters to combat the boycott by patronizing the taco shops.
“Total rags to riches American story too. They are San Diego legends,” SoCal activist Amy Reichert replied.
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‘Gabi ng Lagim,’ ‘Samahan ng Mga Makasalanan,’ ‘Quezon’ and more to stream on Prime Video
Five popular Filipino films will be heading to Prime Video soon, the streaming platform said in Makati on Tuesday.
