The Global Update

The Justice Department accused a small city in northern Idaho of religious discrimination after it denied a zoning permit to a local evangelical church seeking to hold worship services. The DOJ announced on May 20 it had filed a lawsuit alleging the city of Troy, Idaho, violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act…

“Chrisley Knows Best” reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were freed from prison after they received a pardon from President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Todd and Julie were sentenced to 12 and 7 years, respectively, for bank fraud and tax evasion in 2022.  The couple was convicted of conspiring to defraud community banks out…

Some celebrities are reportedly worried about being called to testify in the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial and have hired lawyers. “I have heard that there are some celebrities worried about being called to testify and have even lawyered up trying to fight that,” TMZ founder Harvey Levin tells Fox News Digital.  “I think…

A Chicago alderman says the city is taking a “giant leap in the wrong direction” after the Department of Justice announced it is investigating Mayor Brandon Johnson’s hiring practices. During a May 18 service at the Apostolic Church of God, Johnson responded to people who claimed he only talked about hiring Black people. “No, what…

Almost 10 months after a Texas family’s boat capsized off the coast of Homer, Alaska, a search turned up human remains at the bottom of the bay. In August 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard searched for the missing boaters but suspended it without any sightings. David and Mary Maynard, of Troy, along with their two sons…

The Oklahoma City Thunder are now four wins away from their first title since moving out of Seattle. The Thunder are the kings of the Western Conference after manhandling the Minnesota Timberwolves, 124-94, in Game 5 of the conference finals on Wednesday night. It’s the first time the Thunder are in the NBA Finals since…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday commuted the 12-year sentence of a major political donor who was serving time for a number of offenses, including obstructing an investigation into Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee, the White House confirmed with Fox News Digital. Imaad Zuberi, 54, was a major Democrat supporter before he backed Trump following his 2016…

Karen Read’s defense team looked to chip away at a crash expert’s credibility by pointing to eye-watering expenditures and alleged inconsistencies in experiments as the state enters the 11th hour of testimony in their case.  Read is accused of killing her then-boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, by striking him with her Lexus SUV outside…

One may argue that even though Caitlin Clark was off the court on Wednesday, it made a case that she is the Most Valuable Player in the WNBA. That’s because in the Indiana Fever’s first game without Clark since she suffered a quad injury, the Fever suffered their worst loss of the young WNBA season….

Sawmills are working to recycle trees blown down by Hurricane Helene to assist wildland firefighters while boosting domestic timber production.  Many of the trees downed by the storm are usable, according to Johnny Evans, owner of Evens Lumber Co. in Manchester, Tennessee. About 6% of the lumber produced at his facility comes from trees that…