The Global Update

As officials continue to confirm deaths and search for those missing after the Texas Hill Country floods on Friday, locals have started to share stories of incredible acts of bravery and heroism amid a weekend of anguish. Julian Ryan and his fiancé Christina Wilson were at their home in Ingram, when water began rushing through…

A North Korean man walked across one of the most dangerous borders in the world and into South Korean custody late Thursday. The unidentified man, who was unarmed, crossed the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), The Associated Press reported. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said troops tracked him near the central-west portion of the…

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino fired back at The New York Times Saturday for writing a “poorly thought-out hit piece” that criticized changes to the federal law enforcement agency under the Trump administration. The Times’ opinion piece, published earlier that day and titled “Trump’s Politicized FBI Has Made Americans Less Safe,” accused President Donald Trump…

A series of antisemitic attacks in Australia, including an arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne and a violent raid on an Israeli-owned restaurant, has Jews in the Australian city living in fear and demanding officials take action.  The first attack occurred when assailants started a fire outside the exterior doors of the East Melbourne…

A fighter jet scrambled by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) intercepted a civilian aircraft Saturday afternoon after it entered restricted airspace over Bedminster, New Jersey, where President Donald Trump is spending the holiday weekend. The pilot flew into a temporary flight restriction (TFR) zone just before 2:40 p.m. ET, according to a NORAD…

After a Texas flood killed at least 32 people Friday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem addressed criticism about notification prior to the flood, saying the administration is working on updating the National Weather Service and NOAA’s “neglected” and “ancient” systems. Citing her time in Congress and as governor of South Dakota, Noem…

Elon Musk says the two-party system is broken, and he just launched a new political party to prove it. On Saturday, Musk announced on X, the social media platform he owns, the formation of the “America Party,” calling it a direct response to what he described as a corrupt political establishment that no longer represents…

New Orleans Saints star running back Alvin Kamara will not be making the transition to the baseball diamond anytime soon.  Kamara, 29, threw out the first pitch before the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals played at Wrigley Field Saturday, and it did not go well.  Kamara, wearing a Cubs’ jersey with his name and…

At age 29, Julie Bowen got a pacemaker. The “Modern Family” alum made the revelation to host Michael Rosenbaum during a recent appearance on his podcast, “Inside of You.”  The 55-year-old shared that she struggles with sick sinus syndrome, a heart rhythm disorder that, according to Mayo Clinic, causes “slow heartbeats, pauses or irregular heartbeats.”…

Bobby Jenks, the closer for the 2005 World Series champion Chicago White Sox, died on Saturday at the age of 44. Jenks had been battling adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer. “We have lost an iconic member of the White Sox family today,” White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said in a statement.  CLICK HERE FOR…