Kyle Rittenhouse has been publicly dragged by his own family, who say the far-right darling left them high and dry as his mother and sister brace for eviction from their home. Faith, Kyle’s sister, put out a desperate plea for help on May 29, setting up a GoFundMe to help fight their eviction notice. Faith said she and her mother have struggled to maintain employment due to the specter cast on them by the 2020 shooting in which Kyle fatally shot two men amid protests. She told the V-Radio...

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a Southwest Airlines flight descended dangerously low while approaching Oklahoma City’s airport early Wednesday from Las Vegas. Flight 4069 was still nine miles from Will Rogers World Airport when its low altitude triggered an automated warning to air traffic control around 12:05 a.m. local time. Air traffic control then alerted the flight’s crew, the FAA said in a statement shared with HuffPost. “Southwest 4069, low altitude...

Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon filed an emergency appeal Friday with the Supreme Court — a last-ditch bid to stay out of prison while appealing his conviction for evading the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.  “An even-handed approach thus strongly favors allowing Mr. Bannon to remain on release,” Bannon attorney Trent McCotter wrote in the 47-page appeal to the high court.  “There is also no denying the fact that the government seeks to imprison...

Five-year-old Tala Ibrahim Muhammad al-Jalat is just about awake but not moving, her milky eyes rolled to the back of her head. Tala is severely dehydrated and malnourished. By her bedside in Nasser hospital in Khan Younis her father Ibrahim Muhmmad al-Jalat holds her hand, careful not to disturb the intravenous drip feeding into her wrist. He knows that the scorching weather, with temperatures close to 40 degrees, and a lack of clean water have brought his daughter close to death...

Certain people have an innate ability to remember random facts. They are great at trivia but can also be insufferable know-it-alls.So why are some people better at recalling random facts than others? Researchers in Europe believe that it's because their brains are more efficiently wired than other people's. "We assume that more efficient networking of the brain contributes to better integration of pieces of information and thus leads to better results in a general knowledge test," biopsychologist Erhan Genc, from Ruhr University Bochum, said according to Science Alert.Brittany Packnett Cunningham, an MSNBC contributor, activist, and co-host of Crooked Media's "Pod Save The People," wanted to harvest the mind hive on Twitter and find the most random fact that anyone knows."I mean RANDOM random," she wrote.The answers ranged from the utterly pointless to the truly amazing. There was also a generous helping of utterly disgusting answers thrown in the mix.Almost every answer deserved the follow-up question: "Why in the world do you know that?"Here are some of the most random responses to Brittany Packnett Cunningham's question: "What's the most random fact you know?" What\u2019s the most random fact you know?\n\nI mean RANDOM random. — brittany packnett cunningham. (@brittany packnett cunningham.) 1580180672 Most were utterly useless, but somehow still fascinating. Snails can sleep for up to three years when the weather doesn\u2019t suit them. — \ud835\udc9f\ud835\udcb6\ud835\udcc3\ud835\udcbe\ud835\udc52\ud835\udcc1\ud835\udcc1\ud835\udc52 (@\ud835\udc9f\ud835\udcb6\ud835\udcc3\ud835\udcbe\ud835\udc52\ud835\udcc1\ud835\udcc1\ud835\udc52) 1580180829 pic.twitter.com/IhCEcPpVJN — \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8All AmErican New Year (@\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8All AmErican New Year) 1580499864 most mammals have twice as many nipples as their species' average litter size (e.g. humans mostly have 1 kid at a time, but 2 nipples), this is colloquially referred to as the 'half nipple rule'\n\nexcept opossums, which for some reason have an odd number of nipples — Several Irate Bobcats (@Several Irate Bobcats) 1580184771 Muhammad is statistically the most common first name on the planet while Wang is the most common last name on the planet. But I still haven’t met anyone named Muhammad Wang. Muhammad is statistically the most common first name on the planet while Wang is the most common last name on the planet. But I still haven\u2019t met anyone named Muhammad Wang. — So There I Was... (@So There I Was...) 1580183727 The only word in the English language with all vowels+Y in alpha order is “facetiously” The only word in the English language with all vowels+Y in alpha order is \u201cfacetiously\u201d — christy mcguire (FinishEdD!) (@christy mcguire (FinishEdD!)) 1580181277 Queen Elizabeth is one of the only people in the world who doesn’t need a passport to travel. Everyone else in the royal family does. Queen Elizabeth is one of the only people in the world who doesn\u2019t need a passport to travel.\nEveryone else in the royal family does. — Connie B \ud83d\udc3b (@Connie B \ud83d\udc3b) 1580181326 NYE goes hard NYE goes hard — M\ud83d\udd4a (@M\ud83d\udd4a) 1580184004 In DNA, mushrooms are more similar to animals than they are to plants. In DNA, mushrooms are more similar to animals than they are to plants. — \u2728 No More Mayors \u2728 (@\u2728 No More Mayors \u2728) 1580181372 Some were pretty darn cool.London Tube platforms have different tilings because when the Tube was originally built, a lot of people who used it were illiterate, and the different tilings helped them know what station they were at.pic.twitter.com/Yw8e04zCJA London Tube platforms have different tilings because when the Tube was originally built, a lot of people who used it were illiterate, and the different tilings helped them know what station they were at.pic.twitter.com/Yw8e04zCJA — Sahil (@Sahil) 1580195864 Some were thought-provoking.You've never seen your own face. You've seen a reflection, and you've seen pictures, but you've never actually seen your own face! You've never seen your own face. You've seen a reflection, and you've seen pictures, but you've never actually seen your own face! — Ruby's Granddaughter (@Ruby's Granddaughter) 1580226748 When you look at a flower, some of the photons that entered your eye just ended a 100,000-year journey from the center of the sun. Nobody else sees them. Just you. 10% of THOSE will give up their energy to cause a chemical reaction that—literally—makes them a part of you.https://twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/1221992423905202176 … When you look at a flower, some of the photons that entered your eye just ended a 100,000-year journey from the center of the sun.\n\nNobody else sees them.\n\nJust you.\n\n10% of THOSE will give up their energy to cause a chemical reaction that\u2014literally\u2014makes them a part of you.https://twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/1221992423905202176\u00a0\u2026 — \u2796Dustin Miller\u2796 (@\u2796Dustin Miller\u2796) 1580187100 Elephants are the only animals other than humans who have something like funerals. They cover the dead elephant gently with leaves and branches, then stand around in a circle for hours making sad noises. Elephants are the only animals other than humans who have something like funerals. They cover the dead elephant gently with leaves and branches, then stand around in a circle for hours making sad noises. — \ud83c\udf39Saffi \u2721\ufe0f (@\ud83c\udf39Saffi \u2721\ufe0f) 1580182116 There was a day when your parents put you down and never picked you up again. There was a day when your parents put you down and never picked you up again. — Bradley King (@Bradley King) 1580186315 Others were disturbing.Humans have a coccyx (aka a tailbone) which is the remnant of, you guessed it, a vestigial tail. One of our several vestigial features. Humans have a coccyx (aka a tailbone) which is the remnant of, you guessed it, a vestigial tail. One of our several vestigial features. — Cat Noone (@Cat Noone) 1580181773 The act of touching glasses to cheers comes from medieval suspicions of poisoning each other, so youd slam mugs together to spill each others drinks into your own to show trust you werent trying to kill them. Europeans man... The act of touching glasses to cheers comes from medieval suspicions of poisoning each other, so youd slam mugs together to spill each others drinks into your own to show trust you werent trying to kill them. Europeans man... — james beard (@james beard) 1580182190 Male dolphins can ejaculate as far as 10' and with such force it can kill a human if that human was foolish enough to attempt zoophilic relations with dolphin. Male dolphins can ejaculate as far as 10' and with such force it can kill a human if that human was foolish enough to attempt zoophilic relations with dolphin. — dr. k still loves Richard (@dr. k still loves Richard) 1580180807 Artificial raspberry and strawberry flavoring comes from the anal glands of a beaver. Artificial raspberry and strawberry flavoring comes from the anal glands of a beaver. — \u2744\ufe0f\u2744\ufe0f Stephanie Nelson \u2744\ufe0f\u2744\ufe0f (@\u2744\ufe0f\u2744\ufe0f Stephanie Nelson \u2744\ufe0f\u2744\ufe0f) 1580236997 And some could be helpful down the road. You just never know.If you are attacked by a gator and your arm is in its jaws, push, don't pull. If you can push the flap open at the back of its throat, water rushes in and it starts to drown and will open jaws, hopefully releasing you. If you are attacked by a gator and your arm is in its jaws, push, don't pull. If you can push the flap open at the back of its throat, water rushes in and it starts to drown and will open jaws, hopefully releasing you. — Anika Noni Rose (@Anika Noni Rose) 1580220908 The Phenomena: "The Doorway Effect" When you forget the reason you enter a different room. To retrieve the reason, walk backwards w/o turning around. It can trigger the memory. The Phenomena: "The Doorway Effect"\nWhen you forget the reason you enter a different room.\nTo retrieve the reason, walk backwards w/o turning around.\nIt can trigger the memory. — CK (@CK) 1580185439 This article originally appeared on 02.06.20

Sometimes we're not in the mood to be touched, and the same goes for our pets. While cats are notorious for snubbing humans who dare to touch them without explicit affirmative consent for exactly 3.5 pets, dogs are different. Dogs like to get head scratches, butt pats and for some reason slapped on the ribs somewhat aggressively. I don't know why dog owners do the last one but I've seen it enough to think it's a thing that dogs enjoy.The point is dogs generally want you to pet them as often as humanly possible and until it feels like your arms are going to fall off. They try to climb up on your lap because being as close to your cornea as their snouts will allow is comforting to them. But apparently, dogs also get into moods where they don't want to be touched by their humans. Weird, right? A chocolate lab on TikTok is simply not in the mood for pets and his reaction to his owner attempting to pet him has commenters in stitches. The dog, Colby, looks as if he's trying to relax when you see his mom's hand reach out to pet him. He doesn't break eye contact with his human, Morgyn Seigfried, as he gently pushes her hand away with his back foot. She tries several times, and each time Colby has the same response."Let's not make this more embarrassing than it has to be," one commenter wrote."He said pet me...WITH YOUR EYES," another person said.While some were imagining what the dog was saying internally, others just found it hilarious, especially because he uses his hind leg to reject the affection. "Such a boss move to use the back leg and not the front paw," someone wrote, complete with a crying laughing emoji."The fact that he used his rear leg makes the exchange even better," another commenter said. Colby is clearly over Seigfried's need to touch him, as you can see for yourself below: @morgynseigfried looking me dead in the eye too ? #dogsoftiktok #dogs #dogvideos #labsoftiktok #chocolatelab #labrador #dogsoftiktokviral #doglover #doglovers This article originally appeared on 5.5.23

Pets are lifetime companions that can quickly become part of your family, including extended family. Family members build their own unique bonds with pets residing in other family members' homes, especially if they visit frequently or are prone to longer visits. While it may be difficult to discern if an animal like a cat or pet snake misses their people when they're gone, dogs wear their hearts on their full body wagging tails. So when a pet owner dies before the pet, it can be difficult for the dog left behind without a familiar face to reassure them. This human-pet bond was the cause one man to trek from Seattle, Washington all the way to Gulfport, Mississippi. Traveling from the Pacific Coast to the Gulf Coast to pick up his four-legged family member left behind.In a post shared by the Humane Society of South Mississippi, they explain that a dog named Alex was brought to them after his owner passed away. Alex's human brother, fresh with grief was all the way in Washington state trying to handle final arrangements for his parent. But the distance wasn't going to stop the man from reunited with his furry brother so he could live out the rest of his years with family. "Yesterday, Alex and his owner’s son were joyfully reunited. Alex’s happiness was palpable, reminding us all of the incredible bond between pets and their families," the Humane Society writes.This act of determination and love has commenters feeling all warm inside, wishing other animals have the same luck."This makes my heart so happy. Kudos to this amazing young man. Some people don’t have any idea how we as humans can break an animal’s heart. And then some people just get it. Thank you, sir," one person writes."Thank you for caring about your family animal. God bless you both. Thank you HSSM for taking care of him in the meantime," another says."This! Pets are a connection to our loved ones. I wish more people could understand. Happy blessings to Alex and his human brother. His dad is resting peacefully knowing Alex is in a good loving home," a commenter shares."This man is awesome and a testament to how he was raised!! So sorry on the loss of his Dad. I am sure he is looking down on his son, proud and thankful that his fur baby is safe and loved. That photo makes me so happy you can see how happy the pup is," someone praises.Hopefully, Alex spends the rest of his days knowing he's the goodest boy who was not only loved by his owner but by his big brother too.

"The Carol Burnett Show" ran from 1967 to 1978 and has been touted as one of the best television series of all time. The cast and guest stars of the show included comedic greats such as Tim Conway, Betty White, Steve Martin, Vicki Lawrence, Dick Van Dyke, Lyle Waggoner, Harvey Korman and others who went on to have long, successful comedy careers. One firm rule Carol Burnett had on her show was that the actors stay in character. She felt it was especially important not to break character during the "Family" scenes, in which the characters Ed and Eunice Higgins (a married couple) and Mama (Eunice's mother) would play host to various colorful characters in their home. "I never wanted to stop and do a retake, because I like our show to be ‘live,’" she wrote in her memoir, as reported by Showbiz Cheat Sheet. "So when the ‘Family’ sketches came along, I was adamant that we never break up in those scenes, because Eunice, Ed, and Mama were, in an odd way, sacred to me. They were real people in real situations, some of which were as sad and pitiful as they were funny, and I didn’t want any of us to break the fourth wall and be out of character.”It was a noble goal, and one that went right out the window—with Burnett leading the way—in a "Family" sketch during the show's final season that ended with the entire cast rolling with laughter. In the scene, Eunice, Mama, Dan (an old friend of Ed's) and Mickey (Ed's employee at the hardware store) are playing "Password" and the word they're trying to get their partners to guess is "ridiculous." Eunice (played by Carol Burnett) gives Mickey (played by Tim Conway) the clue word "laughable," and after pondering for a bit, he says "elephant."Eunice scolds him for his bizarre answer, then Conway launches into a wild ad-libbed story about a circus elephant that goes on and on and on.Burnett is the first one to lose it. The cast barely keeps it together through the sketch.But that was just one take. Between takes, the director gave the actors a note: The elephant story would be different in the next filming—and good luck.The next elephant story was even wilder than the first, and Burnett and Dick Van Dyke couldn't stop themselves from laughing. Conway himself breaks a couple of times, and even Vicki Lawrence (playing Mama), who famously never broke character, had to hide her face for a moment. Then, just when they finally got themselves composed and Burnett was able to deliver her line, "Go on, Mama," Lawrence delivered the most perfectly timed a-bomb and the whole cast exploded:So delightful. And for an added bonus, watch Vicki Lawrence tell the story about how that scene came about:See the full interview at https://emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/vicki-l...This article originally appeared on 9.14.22

This is YouTuber and makeup guru Manny Gutierrez.Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for People.He's taking the beauty world by storm, one tweet at a time.Maybelline just recruited Gutierrez to be the face of its new mascara campaign — the very first time the role has ever been given to a man. From a promotional standpoint, the move was a smart one. Gutierrez has amassed millions of social media fans who follow him for his expert makeup advice and hilarious online presence.But with all the extra fanfare lately, Gutierrez, who is openly gay, has attracted some unwanted attention too.On Jan. 6, 2017, conservative blogger Matt Walsh tweeted out a photo of Gutierrez, writing, "Dads, this is why you need to be there to raise your sons."Dads, this is why you need to be there to raise your sons.pic.twitter.com/8ybirgppKi Dads, this is why you need to be there to raise your sons.pic.twitter.com/8ybirgppKi — Matt Walsh (@Matt Walsh) 1483725729 Needless to say, Walsh's tweet — which racked up nearly 5,000 favorites and over 1,600 retweets — encapsulates a whole lot of bigotry and ignorance in less than 140 characters.Walsh's rhetoric wasn't just harmful, though, it was factually incorrect too.Gutierrez's dad, "Manny Sr.," has been there for the social media star.In fact, he's been one of Gutierrez's biggest supporters.After Walsh's example of fragile masculinity went viral, Manny Sr. — who works for his son and is "so proud" of him — decided to throw in his two cents. He wrote a message addressed to Walsh and asked Gutierrez to share it on his social media accounts:My dad is a fucken SAVAGE, I can't with him pic.twitter.com/iWceEmZ6L4 My dad is a fucken SAVAGE, I can't with him pic.twitter.com/iWceEmZ6L4 — Manny MUA (@Manny MUA) 1484434696 "Not only am I proud of what [my son] has accomplished, but I'm more proud of the person he has become," Manny Sr. wrote."I know the words you speak are from lack of knowing anybody from the LGBT community," he wrote. "If you did, you would soon realize they are some of the most real and kind hearted individuals that walk this planet of ours."Fortunately, Manny's tweet with his dad's message has spread much further than Walsh's original hateful comment, garnering more than 12,000 retweets and nearly 60,000 favorites.Gutierrez's dad's love for his son reflects a broader shift in parents who are accepting and supportive of their LGBTQ children.While the popularity of same-sex marriage doesn't necessarily indicate progress on all queer issues, it does serve as a general barometer to gauge Americans' evolving attitudes on LGBTQ rights. And in that sense, we've come a long way.Not only has national approval of marriage equality trended upward in recent years — surpassing 60% in 2016 — but, more specifically, parents of a certain generation are coming around to the idea too: A 2016 WedInsights study found that 60% of married same-sex couples reported having emotional support from their parents — up from 46% in 2013.There are many more Manny Sr.'s out there.In response to the letter, fans applauded Gutierrez's dad.Whether it was through an abundance of exclamation points......attempts to recruit Gutierrez's dad for public office...Can we have your dad for president?! Can we have your dad for president?! — Cheryl (@Cheryl) 1484446415 ...or sending him a simple message of love via hug.Fans loved Manny Sr.'s message of inclusion. And that message, of course, wasn't lost on Gutierrez either."He's the best," Gutierrez wrote in response to one fan. "[I'm] so lucky to have him."This article was originally published on 1.18.17

Matt Diaz has worked extremely hard to lose 270 pounds over the past six years. But his proudest moment came in March 2015 when he decided to film himself with his shirt off to prove an important point about body positivity and self-love.Matt had lap-band surgery in 2009 at age 16.Through the course of his weight-loss journey, Matt became passionate about promoting body positivity for people of all shapes and sizes.To stay motivated, he started sharing his journey on social media, posting before-and-after photos, answering questions and giving support to followers, and even sharing his meals and favorite workouts. Six years later, Matt is down over 270 pounds and is a very active voice in the online body-positivity movement.But in all his years of sharing his story, the one thing he's never done is showed what his body looks like after 200+ pounds of weight loss. So he uploaded the video above to show his followers his true self.Shortly after he posted the video online, originally to Tumblr, it quickly went viral and garnered thousands of shares and comments from people around the web. I was one of the thousands touched by the video, so I reached out to Matt to find out more about what motivated him and what he hopes others can take away from his story. Here's what he had to say:Why was it so important for you to post this video?"I'm a really big advocate for self-love and body positivity. I think it's important that we learn to love the bodies we're in, even if we don't necessarily like every little thing about them. However, in the time I'd been writing and talking about it, I'd never actually shown my excess skin to anyone. It felt dishonest somehow, to others and to myself. I couldn't tell others that I wanted them to love themselves and keep myself hidden away and ashamed of my skin.""I know what it feels like to hate your body, and to be depressed about it, and I never want anyone to feel that way again. So, if making myself vulnerable can help one person, why not?"— Matt DiazWhat's the response been like? Anything particularly unexpected?"I think that putting any opinion on the Internet will garner a certain amount of negativity and cynicism, but I haven't seen anything like that at all. I've read every comment and message since the video has gone up, literally thousands, and they're all so thoughtful.A really surprising side-effect were the number of transgender people who've thanked me saying that they understood my struggle, even though their body-related insecurity grew from different roots. I'd never even begun to [think] of what that must be like, and the fact that my message could help even though my problems began somewhere else is really incredible.”What advice or words of encouragement do you have for someone who's struggling to love their body?"I know it's difficult, especially when you're starting out. I want you to remember that you are not the problem, certain aspects of society are the problem. You'll constantly be told that you're too heavy or too tall to be attractive, or you're not masculine or feminine enough, or that your skin isn't the right tone or your hair isn't the right color, and these people are always always always wrong.Luckily, we're slowly starting to see these ideas get phased out by modernity. Plus-sized, un-retouched models are getting more attention in major brands, more attention is being put on the alternative scene for high fashion, it's becoming clear that these negative ideas are not going to last, though it's going to take a while.""Understand that to love yourself is to contest the negative things that were put into your head. Every smile, tattoo, bathing suit, and crop top is a small revolution. Tell yourself you're beautiful every day, and I promise you will be."— Matt DiazWatch video below:Matt's story is a personal one, but it's one we can all learn from.I think the most important thing to take away here is that self-love takes time and is different for everyone no matter what they look like. It's also worth noting that for Matt, losing weight was an important part of his journey, but that might not be the case for everyone. Even so, our society has such incredibly high and unrealistic body standards that even many of those who do work to lose weight end up feeling uncomfortable or being shamed for not having "perfect bodies" once they've lost weight.There's no such thing as a "perfect body" because everyone is different, which is what makes us beautiful and great! I'm glad there are people like Matt in the world who are not only willing to share their stories but also to inspire others by showing that body confidence comes in all shapes and sizes, and that everyone deserves to feel good about who they are. Here's hoping Matt's inspiring words can help others begin to love and accept themselves, no matter where they're at in their journey.This story originally appeared on 03.18.15.