The racing world was heartbroken Thursday as news quickly spread that Kyle Busch, one of this generation’s most prolific racers, died suddenly at 41 years old. While the exact cause of death hasn’t been disclosed, 911 audio obtained by TMZ reveals more details about the father-of-two’s final moments. “I’ve got an individual that’s uh … shortness of breath, very hot, thinks he is going to pass out … and is producing a little bit of blood … coughing up some blood,” the 911 caller said, audio released by TMZ revealed. “He’s awake … he’s on the bathroom floor right now,” the person added. Busch was on the floor of the General Motors Charlotte Technical Center where he was training when the medical emergency occurred. The person who made the 911 call asked responders to turn the sirens off when heading toward the Concord, North Carolina, address where Busch was training. The 911 call was made around 5:30 that evening, per TMZ. Sources close to the situation told The Daily Wire the 41-year-old passed out Wednesday while he was testing a Chevrolet racing simulator. After EMTs got on scene, Busch was transferred to a local hospital, where he died less than 24 hours later. The tragedy happened less than two weeks after Busch requested medical assistance at a race at Watkins Glen in New York for a “sinus cold.” After the May 10 competition, Busch went on to race in the Truck Series on May 15, winning the Ecosave 200 at Dover Motor Speedway. Two days later, he participated in the NASCAR All-Star Race. On Thursday, Busch’s family announced he was in the hospital with a “severe illness” before revealing that he had died hours later. Some of NASCAR’s biggest names have expressed shock and sadness following Busch’s passing. Dale Earnhardt Jr. penned a thoughtful message about their, at times, rocky relationship that turned into a lasting friendship. “Kyle was one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. No one can deny that,” Dale Jr. wrote. “But he was also a father, a husband, brother, son, and a friend to many. My heart is broken for the Busch family. I will never be able to make sense of this loss but I am thankful that we had found a way to become friends.” Busch was set to race in this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600 in the legendary driver’s backyard of Charlotte, North Carolina. In the race preview email sent out Wednesday, Busch was listed among the race storylines as a driver who has “something to prove” during Sunday’s race. Now, the entire storyline has changed around the premier NASCAR event with the passing of the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion. Still, the checkered flag will wave Sunday with NASCAR officials planning to honor the life of Busch in a big way.

A California man has been charged with attempted murder after police say he brutally beat a 69-year-old man known for his support of President Donald Trump.  The Escondido Police Department arrested 32-year-old Thomas Caleb Butler after accusing him of leaving Army veteran Kerry Sheron in critical condition after a savage beating on Wednesday. Butler, currently behind bars at the Vista Detention Facility, is set to appear in court Friday to face an attempted first-degree murder charge.  The incident took place outside of Sheron’s Escondido home, which features numerous American flags and Trump memorabilia. The patriotic decor has earned the home the nickname the “Trump house.”  A witness was also injured after attempting to defend Sheron after the beating started. Butler was detained by police a half-mile from the scene after he fled. Sheron’s wife, Maria, told NBC 7 that she believes that the beating may have been politically motivated and that they’ve received threats about their outspoken support for the president before. She said that doctors told her that the outlook for her husband is not positive.  “He tried to kill my husband, you know,” she told CBS 8. “It’s terrible. I don’t know what kind of hate … what heart, the black heart.” “They don’t like the flags. I don’t know why. I support America. My husband is [a] veteran,” she added.  One neighbor described the couple as “very caring people” who mind their own business.  “I’m calling for a full and immediate investigation,” said Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). “Details still developing, but the truth is that supporters of [Trump] are routinely the victims of leftist violence all across the country.” A family friend of Butler told The California Post that he was a veteran who suffered “severe PTSD.” The friend also said that Butler supported Trump and previously said he liked the “Trump house.” The friend said Butler “sits in his room and thinks everyone is coming to get him.”

The 911 call placed by a person reporting Britney Spears driving “erratically” prior to her DUI arrest was made public this week, along with a new video showing her arrest. In the newly released audio, a caller described the driver, later identified as Spears, as swerving “in and out of lanes” and “erratically slamming on the brakes.”  “I’m reporting an erratic driving person. They are driving a BMW,” the caller is heard saying in an audio recording obtained by Page Six.  “It almost sideswiped a couple of vehicles. It’s driving at high speeds. I’m worried they’re going to crash with somebody,” the anonymous 911 caller added.  Another call was placed to a dispatcher for California Highway Patrol, the outlet noted, and that citizen reported identical behavior. “Possible drunk driver. It is a black BMW,” the second caller said. “They’re randomly braking in and out of the lanes. … Almost sideswiped three or four vehicles. I am loosely trailing them.” A video of the incident also dropped on Thursday, which includes footage of Spears after she was pulled over. The pop singer is heard asking repeatedly about her cell phone, admitting to taking Adderall, Prozac, and Lamictal, and then making the declaration, “I’m like a Stepford wife.” There were even more details about the pop star’s arrest earlier this year revealed in the newly released police report.  In the report, it was noted that the officer detected “the distinct odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from” the vehicle, per CBS News. Spears reportedly said she had one mimosa seven hours earlier. She declined when officers asked her to get out of the vehicle, saying she was afraid of traffic, and also declined their offer to drive around the corner to exit. “I’ll make you food or lasagna, whatever you want. I have a pool,” Spears said. “I could probably drink four bottles of wine and take care of you. I’m an angel,” she allegedly told an officer. Spears also told law enforcement she had ingested prescription drugs that day, including the bipolar medication Lamictal. When police searched her vehicle, they found a bottle of Adderall that was not prescribed to Spears and a wine glass in the front cup holder, CBS News reported.  Spears was found to have a blood alcohol level of 0.06% and 0.05% after two Breathalyzer tests administered around an hour after she was pulled over. Spears took a deal on May 4, pleading guilty to violating California’s “wet reckless” law. This is a lesser charge offered at the county prosecutor’s discretion. She will serve 12 months of probation, enroll in a three-month substance abuse program, and pay a fine of $571, as The Daily Wire previously reported. On March 4, the California Highway Patrol arrested Spears on suspicion of DUI after officers observed her driving erratically and at a high rate of speed near Thousand Oaks. Spears was the “solo occupant” of the BMW and “showed signs of impairment and submitted to a series of field sobriety tests.” Her representative released a statement at the time, calling it an “unfortunate incident” and saying that it was “completely inexcusable.” “Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law, and hopefully this can be the first step in a long-overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life. Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time,” the statement said. “Her boys are going to be spending time with her. Her loved ones are going to come up with an overdue needed plan to set her up for success for well-being.” Spears checked herself into rehab in April. The singer was charged with a misdemeanor hit-and-run in 2007, though the case was later dismissed. The following year, Spears was hospitalized for a psychiatric evaluation and placed under a conservatorship largely overseen by her father. The arrangement lasted 13 years, ending in November 2021 when a judge terminated it amid the fervent “Free Britney” movement.

Fresh polling shows only one demographic group believes Iran is winning the war against the United States.  By a 13-point margin, Democrats say the United States is losing the war against Iran, according to Fox News polling, the only demographic group to say so. About 56% of Democrats buy into that narrative, mostly 2024 Kamala Harris voters and white women with advanced degrees.  Fox News Poll: Who do you think is winning the war in Iran – The U.S. or Iran?

Reaction to the amended bill is almost beyond parody

'It's a neighborhood place'

'It's time the American people see it for themselves'

'He's on the bathroom floor'

A Maryland murder case involves a suspect ruled not competent to stand trial and a civil negligence lawsuit against a suburban Washington, D.C., senior living center that asserts the crime could have been prevented. Robert Gorham Fuller Jr., 87, was shot and killed on Feb. 14 at Cogir of Potomac in Potomac, Maryland. Fuller was a retired Navy Reserve officer, an attorney, and a millionaire philanthropist in Augusta, Maine, largely responsible for funding a new hospital, a new YMCA center, and the expansion of a high school there, according to news reports. He had reportedly moved to Maryland to be closer to family members. Last week, a Maryland judge determined the suspect, Maurquise Emillo James, 22, was not competent to stand trial in the case. James was also charged in February with attempted first-degree murder for shooting at a state trooper in a traffic stop in Baltimore. Police believed the same gun was used in the Fuller shooting after recovering one of the bullet casings, Montgomery Community Media reported. The judge ordered that James be placed in a psychiatric facility under the Maryland Department of Health until his next evaluation on Nov. 9, WTOP News reported. Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Karla Smith said, based on his evaluation, “James at this point is not competent to proceed to trial.” The judge determined he “presents a danger to himself, to others, to the property of others. And based on that, the court will have him committed to work on competency.” After the Fuller shooting and before the incident with the police officer, James reportedly continued working at the senior facility for several days. The Montgomery County Attorney’s Office, which oversees prosecutions in the area, did not respond to the Daily Signal for this story by the time of publication. A charging document said James administered Fuller’s medication to him the night before the killing, which police allege James committed, the Baltimore Sun reported. A nurse at Cogir Potomac warned the senior living center in a written complaint 11 days before the homicide about unusual behavior by James, according to a negligence lawsuit filed by Linda Buttrick, who lived with Fuller. The nurse was not identified by name in the lawsuit filed in Baltimore County Circuit Court on March 19. But the lawsuit said another employee made similar verbal warnings about James. The case was filed in Baltimore County, because Cogir operates in Baltimore and James lives there. Buttrick’s attorney, Michael Belsky, said at this point he and his client are just waiting for a response from the defendants. “We are continuing to move forward with the civil case and investigate the matter,” Belsky told The Daily Signal. The facility in Maryland referred the Daily Signal to Cogir spokeswoman Heidi Brashear, with the Arizona-based parent corporation. Brashear did not respond to the Daily Signal for this story by publication time. However, a spokesperson for the company told the Portland Press Herald that the well-being of residents is the company’s highest priority. The Cogir spokesperson added, “We take all concerns raised by staff, residents and residents’ families seriously, and have clear processes to ensure every report is thoroughly reviewed and addressed.” The lawsuit alleges the death was “entirely preventable,” and also names James as a defendant. The lawsuit says that James’s mother is Cogir Health and Wellness Director Shenise James-Dubose. The civil complaint says that Buttrick identified James as a suspect in the Fuller murder. According to the lawsuit, James continued to enter her apartment after the death of Fuller to dispense medication to Buttrick, the Portland Press Herald reported. “Ms. Buttrick, a woman with Parkinson’s disease who had just discovered her partner’s body, was required to receive medications from the hands of the man she had identified to police as a suspect, alone in her home, which was still a crime scene, with zero protection and no recourse,” the lawsuit says.

Maya Wiley, the Democrat witness for the House Judiciary Committee, testified before members of Congress that Charlie Kirk made “dangerous” statements preceding his assassination. The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday to address allegations of fraud against the left-leaning nonprofit titled, “The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate.” The Daily Signal’s Tyler O’Neil, who has long faulted the SPLC for putting mainstream conservative and Christian groups on a “hate map” alongside Klan chapters, testified as a witness for the hearing. Alongside him sat Maya Wiley, president of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, an organization that endorses the SPLC and places it among a coalition of groups the Leadership Conference supports. The SPLC added Turning Point USA, Kirk’s organization, to the “hate map” last year, a few months before his assassination. Because of Wiley’s connection to the SPLC, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. asked Wiley about what the SPLC claimed about Kirk. “Would you agree with the statement that Charlie Kirk was a dangerous extremist?” Wiley took a sigh before answering. “I can’t answer the question that way,” she said. “I can certainly say that statements that I am aware of that Mr. Kirk made were ones that I would consider to be dangerous.” Question:  Would you agree with the statement that Charlie Kirk was a dangerous extremist? Democrat witness: *Huffs*…I can certainly say that statements that I am aware of that Mr. Kirk made were ones that I would consider to be dangerous.Today during a House Judiciary… pic.twitter.com/9c3tSFnrBz— The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) May 20, 2026 She added, “I am referring to the ones that he made about black women and black communities. The stereotyping that stereotyped a whole group of people.” While critics often accused Kirk of racism because of his opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in universities, commentators such as Ben Shaprio often praised him for keeping racists and antisemites out of Turning Point. When TPUSA’s national field director’s texts revealing racist comments toward African Americans were leaked, Kirk took immediate action. “Turning Point assessed the situation and took decisive action within 72 hours of being made aware of the issue,” Kirk told The New Yorker. In May 2025, when the SPLC added Turning Point to the “hate map,” SPLC released a report called “Turning Point USA: A Case Study of the Hard Right in 2024.” This article accused Kirk and his organization of embracing a “white nationalist conspiracy theory” and enforcing a “social order rooted in white supremacy.” The article warned that Kirk wanted to “restore America’s biblical values,” which is an “extreme, authoritarian vision for the country that threatens the foundation of our democracy.” But Kirk was not only an authoritarian, white nationalist conspiracy theorist, according to the SPLC. He also was a “male supremacist” whose organization exploits “fear that white Christian supremacy is under attack by nefarious actors, including immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, and civil rights activists.” Just four months later, Charlie Kirk was assassinated for his alleged hate. Tyler Robinson, who allegedly shot Kirk, texted his roommate, “I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out,” and “the guy spreads too much hate.” In an April article titled, “Why I support the Southern Poverty Law Center,” Wiley alluded that the SPLC indictment is merely a part of Trump’s attempt to attack civil rights. She said, “This indictment is not just an attack on SPLC. It is an attack on advocacy against hate and extremism and on enemies of organizations Donald Trump and Trump supporters have embraced.” Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council (FRC), also testified before the committee. In 2012, the FRC was targeted for an attempted mass shooting. According to Perkins, the SPLC “may not have pulled the trigger, but they inspired the gunman…then of course, Charlie Kirk, who also was targeted by SPLC was assassinated. So there is culpability that this list—this ideological labelling—leads to violence.”