Max Amini has long been one of stand-up’s most successful under-the-radar headliners. Now, he’s become the first Iranian-American to headline Madison Square Garden — going from comedy‘s best kept secret, to performing on its biggest stage. Born in Tucson, Arizona, in 1981 to a Persian family, Amini’s bicultural upbringing painted the lens through which he Read More >

Every March, we grumble, we groan, we post memes about “losing an hour,” and we collectively curse daylight saving time. Lawmakers threaten to abolish it. Health experts warn about sleep disruption. Social media treats it like a national injustice. As for me? I love it, and I look forward to it because it makes me Read More >

President Donald Trump cut short Kristi Noem’s tenure at the Department of Homeland Security after weeks of internal turmoil. Now headed to a new envoy post, the onetime conservative star faces a pressing question: Can she stage a political comeback? Noem was fired as the nation’s immigration chief after a turbulent stretch marked by internal Read More >

Kristi Noem will reportedly join President Donald Trump and 12 Latin American leaders at his resort in Florida for a “Shield of the Americas” summit Saturday after her ouster as the Secretary of Homeland Security and appointment by President Donald Trump to be special envoy for the new coalition of nations.  On Thursday, Trump announced Read More >

A large swath of New York City crimes plummeted three months into 2026, but police staffing shortages, subway scares and questions about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s larger plans for law enforcement have kept public safety front and center of the Big Apple’s political spotlight. “I think that right now there’s a wait and see attitude. Is Read More >

A prosecutor in Virginia is facing criticism after a Fairfax County Police Department officer warned the county’s commonwealth attorney about a criminal illegal immigrant who has racked up over 30 arrests before allegedly killing a mother. Abdul Jalloh, 32, was charged with second-degree murder after he allegedly stabbed a mother to death while at a Read More >

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., continued to argue that President Donald Trump’s attacks on Iran and former President Barack Obama’s strikes on Libya were “two completely different things” despite many shared similarities between the two incidents.  Pelosi has condemned Trump’s strikes while defending President Barack Obama back in 2011. “They’re not at all alike,” Read More >

As officers were working to apprehend a suspect in a vehicle’s passenger seat, the driver tried to flee, striking one officer with the vehicle and carrying another inside the car

The suspect fled and later rammed patrol vehicles during a confrontation with Akron police and Summit County sheriff’s deputies before he was shot

Austin officers arrived within 56 seconds of the first 911 call, shooting and killing the suspect after he fired at police, Chief Lisa Davis said