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Do metal detectors really keep schools safe?

Schools are weighing whether metal detectors can prevent increasing violence as multiple students were stabbed or brought loaded guns to schools this week.

This 60-minute immensely creamy, cheesy artichoke and spinach pasta is truly something special

This might become your new go-to winter comfort food

Russia has recruited over 100,000 prisoners for its 'human wave' assaults against Ukraine since the war began, reports say

Russia's prison population has dropped from 420,000 pre-war to about 266,000, as often poorly trained convicts are reportedly sent to the front lines.

Selena Gomez addresses the fact that Benny Blanco once made a thinly veiled insult about her: 'He's still better than anyone I've ever been with'

In 2020, Blanco made a jab at "cookie cutter pop stars" with make up lines while discussing his frequent collaborator and Gomez's ex-boyfriend, Justin Bieber.

Skit or not, internet users are horrified by a man who appeared to cook shrimp and mashed potatoes in a plane bathroom

A TikTok user appeared to board a Delta flight and cook shrimp and potatoes in the bathroom sink. Now, Delta Airlines says it's "looking into it."

Google's new AI technology could be smarter than OpenAI's GPT-4

Gemini Ultra, the most advanced AI model from Google, has outperformed GPT-4 on a slate of benchmarks for evaluating AI, Google said.

A Florida theme park is calling on the public to help it name a 'beyond rare' newborn alligator that is entirely white

The little gator has Leucism, a condition that causes all-white coloring. Gatorland, the park where she was born, is searching for a suitable name.

Putin believes Ukraine will fall within just months without new US aid, says Senate Intelligence Chair

Senate Intelligence Chair Mark Warner warned Vladimir Putin's "hope for victory" is that the US stop delivering military aid to Ukraine.

"May December": Joe never stood a chance – how powerful, privileged women preyed on him

Todd Haynes' distrubing, darkly comic film challenges what an abuser looks like and who lets them get away with it

Injury issues beginning to take toll on Heat? Also, Josh Richardson on ‘terrible’ flopping calls

With five losses in the last seven games, are injury issues beginning to take their toll on the Miami Heat?

Climate activists join the pro-Palestinian cause during a rare protest in Dubai

The United Arab Emirates is an autocratic country where speech is typically tightly restricted.

EV owner gets fined after trying to use a toaster to warm up his car battery, sparking a house fire

A Denmark man has to pay a fine after using a toaster to heat his electric-car battery and starting a fire.

Ukraine's ambitious US weapons wish list includes F-18 Hornet fighter jets, Apache helicopters, and giant transport planes

Despite the Senate aid crisis, Ukraine presented an ambitious list of weapons it needed to fight Russia at a closed-door meeting with US officials.

Hamas brutality on Oct 7 'can never justify' the 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Gaza, UN secretary-general says

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that the "brutality" and "sexual violence" of the October 7 attacks do not justify continued attacks.

Elon Musk appears to agree with Sam Altman's post saying that antisemitism on the left was worse than he thought

In a post on X, Altman said he was "totally wrong" about the extent of antisemitism on the left, particularly in the US.

The winner of 'Squid Game: The Challenge' says they haven't received their $4.56 million prize even though the finale was 10 months ago

The winner of the Netflix reality show said they've already splashed out on a few things despite not seeing any of the winnings yet.

Elon Musk's 'attitude' is part of an advertising exodus. Here's why Meta's pedophile problem hasn't done the same.

Elon Musk's personality and attitude are driving advertisers off X (formerly Twitter) more than possible pedophiles on Meta's Facebook or Instagram.

Video: Fire crews scramble to safety as fireball bursts through roof of home

Dramatic video captured the moment when a fireball exploded through the roof of a burning home and sent firefighters scrambling to safety in Vermont Square early Saturday morning. According to Los Angeles Fire Department officials, flames first broke out at 2:05 a.m. at a large single-family home in the 1100 block of West 41st Place, […]

Texas Supreme Court steps in the way of woman's fight for an emergency abortion

Shortly after Kate Cox won an order allowing her to legally obtain the procedure, the state intervened

'Golden Bachelor' Gerry Turner and fiancée Theresa Nist attend holiday party together in New Jersey

"Golden Bachelor" Gerry Turner and his new fiancée, Theresa Nist, are still going strong, attending a holiday party at her workplace Friday night.

I made steak using 3 different appliances, and my air fryer produced the worst results

I made the same steak recipe using my stovetop, oven, and air fryer to see which cooking method produced the best and juiciest results.

IDF special forces raid to rescue Hamas hostages in Gaza fails, say Israel media reports

Two elite IDF soldiers were severely wounded in a failed hostage rescue operation to retrieve hostages in Gaza, say Israeli media reports

GOP rep introduces resolution condemning UN for calling on Americans to stop eating meat

FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., is introducing a bill to condemn the United Nations for attempting to limit Americans' consumption of popular meat products.

The best albums of 2023

This year's best albums were made by big rock bands, new-age pop stars, and a whole mess of indie darlings.

Man shot in front of church in South Los Angeles

A man was shot in front of a church in South L.A.’s Gramercy Park neighborhood early Saturday morning. Shots first rang out just before 1:25 a.m. near the intersection of 98th Street and Western Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers responded to the scene near the Church of the Living God […]

Mark Wahlberg is 'embracing' his 'old age': 'I'm looking forward to playing a grandfather'

Mark Wahlberg recently reflected on aging and playing older roles. He said that he is "embracing my old age" and looks forward to "playing a grandfather."

Hong Kong to cull 900 pigs in wake of deadly swine fever outbreak

Hong Kong authorities have ordered more than 900 pigs to be culled after the presence of the deadly African swine fever (ASF) was found at a licensed farm in New Territories.

Grimes and Elon Musk's custody battle has turned into a California-Texas showdown. Here's a complete timeline of the case.

Elon Musk and Grimes have filed child custody lawsuits against each other in Texas and California over the 3 kids they share. Here's a full timeline.

I'm almost 7 feet tall. My problems include dating and meeting strangers — here are the most difficult challenges.

Tall problems can include dating and meeting new people, eliciting random questions about height and even fetishizing size.

Men in ski masks broke into Keanu Reeves' Hollywood Hills home and stole a firearm, reports say

Authorities reportedly said that men in ski masks were seen on security cameras smashing a window and entering Reeves' home.

Cop commandeers civilian’s bike, tackles drug dealer in wild street chase: video

Wild police footage out of the United Kingdom shows an officer commandeering a civilian's bike to track down a drug dealer and arrest him.

Justice or stigma? The controversial sentence that spotlights America's bias against fast-food jobs

After assaulting a Chipotle employee, an Ohio woman was sentenced to work in fast-food for 60 days

An NYU student who tore down posters of Israeli hostages says was suspended, lost her scholarship and was denied campus housing until fall 2024

An NYU student was suspended, lost her scholarship, and was denied campus housing until fall 2024 for tearing down posters of Israeli hostages.

Check out the NDA Jeff Bezos' housekeeper was forced to sign before she could clean his toilets

A lawsuit has uncovered the non-disclosure agreement required to to clean Bezos' properties — and his obsession with privacy.

The WWII Tokyo firebombing was the deadliest air raid in history, with a death toll exceeding those of Hiroshima and Nagasaki