Israel has taken the upper hand in a new kind of Mideast conflict, one in which bullets are replaced by chickpeas. Using a satellite dish on loan from a nearby broadcast station, cooks in an Arab town near Jerusalem whipped up more than four metric tons of hummus, the chickpea …

SEAL BEACH, Calif. – The sky was blue and the sun bright for the first time in days after a week of powerful Southern California rain storms, but all Victoria Macey could see was the mountain of steaming trash and twisted debris on her favorite beach. “I’m completely shocked. From …

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Haitian-American Lt. Ramses Brunache was supposed to be the one in danger in Afghanistan. Now his sister is dead, his homeland is devastated, and he’s trying to return to help save Haiti. Brunache found out about the earthquake in a 3 a.m. phone call from his wife …

DETROIT – The Associated Press has learned that Toyota is sending new gas pedal systems to car factories rather than dealerships who want the parts to take care of millions of customers whose pedals may stick. Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons confirms information in a company e-mail obtained by the AP …

The stampede of senior Biden administration officials jet-setting to China continues this week with Treasury Department Deputy Under Secretary Brent Neiman’s visit to Hong Kong. The latest visit reinforces bad optics and lopsided precedent for continuing U.S.-China talks. The Biden administration should hit the pause button on such visits until …

A cyclist in Belgium who went viral after he was accused of kneeing a 5-year-old girl and knocking her to the ground on Christmas Day 2020 has now won a defamation lawsuit against the girl’s father. The viral video shows the young girl and her mother walking along a nature …

An internet watchdog is sounding the alarm over the growing trend of sex offenders collaborating online to use open source artificial intelligence to generate child sexual abuse material. “There’s a technical community within the offender space, particularly dark web forums, where they are discussing this technology,” Dan Sexton, the chief …

The state of New Jersey has taken further legal action against the Jersey Shore town of Ocean Grove. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) served a Notice of Violation to the Christian seaside community on Sept. 14 for its policy of closing its beach on 15 seasonal Sundays …

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy released a press release blasting a recent Washington Post “hit piece” against him. Portnoy’s statement accusing the outlet of causing the “death of honest and fair journalism” in attacking him with “untrue narratives” went viral on X Friday, receiving millions of views in hours and …

House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., told FOX News Sunday he is dissatisfied with the National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) limited release of emails connected to President Biden as the House moves forward with an impeachment inquiry. Last month, a lawsuit revealed NARA was in possession of …