Brian Fitzpatrick didn't expect to find himself in the middle of a political brawl over health policy. The Pennsylvania Republican and former FBI agent doesn't count the legislative area as a pillar of his portfolio. But early last fall, he joined a fledgling group of lawmakers incensed that House GOP leaders were doing nothing to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies before they expired. The lack of action, they knew, would send health insurance premiums soaring come January 1.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has ordered Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to remove Col. Dave Butler from his current job serving as chief of Army public affairs and chief advisor to Driscoll, who currently is in Geneva serving on the negotiating team to end the Ukraine war, Fox News has learned. Butler served as the head of public affairs for the Joint Chiefs when Gen. Mark Milley was chairman, and was slated to receive his first star. His name appeared for two years in a row on an Army list of 34 officers selected for promotion. That list has been held up by Hegseth for nearly four months because he reportedly has concerns about four to five officers selected by the Army board, but by law he cannot remove them from the list. Butler volunteered to take his name off the promotion list if it would help unlock the other promotions, according to an Army official.

Warner Bros. Discovery said Tuesday it will restart deal talks with Paramount, setting the stage for a potential bidding war with its preferred suitor Netflix. The move comes after Paramount last week sweetened its all-cash $77.9 billion hostile offer for all of Warner Discovery, including its cable channels CNN and TNT. Warner said Paramount has indicated it would be willing to up its offer to $31 per Warner share from $30 if Warner would agree to engage in negotiations. The price increase wasn't part of Paramount's latest amended tender offer for the company. Warner's willingness to engage with Paramount is the latest stakes-raising plot twist in a monthslong takeover battle for the home of some of the entertainment industry's most important properties and brands, including HBO, Superman and Harry Potter.

America is in a decade-long education depression. Barely a third of students are proficient in reading or math across most grades in recent testing, achievement gaps are widening fast, and too many college freshmen are arriving on campus unable to read a full book or do middle-school-level math. Chronic absenteeism has surged after the pandemic; students are disengaged. Educators are burning out, and teachers are increasingly hard to recruit and retain. Costs are rising. Trust in public schools is at a record low, and families with the means to leave increasingly do, leaving districts with half-empty buildings.

Last April, 69-year-old Brenda Ogden lost her custom-made titanium blade-style prosthesis moments before a swim in the North Sea. Source: Woman’s Prosthetic Leg Swept Out to Sea Is Thrilled its Been Found 10 Months Later Neat!

A wood-fired pizza hits differently, and thankfully many pizzerias specialize in this style. Discover spots across the country with the best wood-fired pizzas.

KFC is known for its outrageous PR stunts, but this one really took the cake with a totally bizarre product that never made it to stores or restaurants.

Shinedown will release its eighth studio album, “Ei8ht,” on May 29th. “This album is over a year in the making,” explained Shinedown singer Bretn Smith. “Without question, as a band we pushed ourselves like never before.” In advance of the album the band has issued the single “Safe And Sound.” Safe And Sound Along with “Safe And Sound,” “Ei8ht” contains the Mainstream Rock hits “Dance, Kid, Dance” and “Three Six Five.” “Ei8ht” Tracks: Ticket Information 01. At The Bottom02. Dance, Kid, Dance03. Burning Down The Disco04. Three Six Five05. Young Again06. Dizzy07. Imposter08. Machine Gun09. Outlaw 10. Safe And Sound11. Searchlight12. Bear With Me13. Deep End14. Killing Fields15. Back To The Living16. Wide Open17. So Glad That You Asked18. The Pilot Also, Shinedown has announced the “Dance, Kid, Dance Act II” world tour with support from Coheed And Cambria, Black Stone Cherry and Ashes To New on select dates. The North American leg begins in May. The European portion launches in Paris on Halloween and runs through November. Shinedown “Dance, Kid, Dance Act II” World Tour Dates: May 13 – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center May 15 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Festival May 16 – Madison, WI – Kohl Center May 18 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER CenterMay 19 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena May 22 – Austin, TX – Moody Center May 23 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center May 26 – Jacksonville, FL – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena May 28 – Estero, FL – Hertz Center May 30 – Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena June 2 – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum June 5 – Norfolk, VA – Chartway Arena June 6 – Hershey, PA – GIANT Center July 11 – Mt. Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle July 13 – Toronto, ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum July 15 – Quebec City, QC – Centre Vidéotron July 17 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun ArenaJuly 18 – Albany, NY – MVP Arena July 20 – Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena July 21 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center July 23 – Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena July 25 – Knoxville, TN – Food City Center July 30 – Lubbock, TX – United Supermarkets Arena July 31 – Colorado Springs, CO – Weidner Field Shinedown 2026 World Tour August 2 – El Paso, TX – UTEP Don Haskins Center August 4 – Tucson, AZ – Tucson Arena August 6 – Ontario, CA – Toyota Arena August 7 – Las Vegas, NV – Michelob ULTRA Arena August 9 – Sparks, NV – Nugget Event Center August 10 – Boise, ID – ExtraMile Arena August 12 – Billings, MT – First Interstate Arena August 14 – Spokane, WA – Numerica Veterans Arena August 15 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Pacific Coliseum August 17 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place August 20 – Fargo, ND – Fargodome August 21 – Welch, MN – Treasure Island Resort August 23 – Springfield, IL – Illinois State FairSeptember 4 – Dyersville, IA – Velocity FestivalSeptember 10 – McHenry, IL – McHenry Music Festival ### The post Shinedown Announce Eighth Album appeared first on RockinTown.

Pelosi has spent months publicly and privately vouching for Newsom.

by Brian C. Joondeph, American Thinker: One of the most corrosive realities in contemporary American electoral politics isn’t polarization, misinformation, or even foreign interference. It is something more basic: a majority of Americans no longer trust the integrity of their elections. This is not a fringe belief limited to one party or ideology. According to […]