1 month ago
The older brother of former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has been charged after Honolulu police say he allegedly tried to lure several children to his Waikīkī hotel room by offering them gum and money, as his family says he is continuing to receive psychiatric treatment.
Batarti Gabbard, 55, was charged with second-degree custodial interference after the July 12 "stranger danger" incident at a Waikīkī hotel pool, according to police.
Honolulu police allege Gabbard approached several children, including a 9-year-old boy, asked for their names, wrote them in a notebook and offered them money and gum if they would accompany him to his hotel room.
Exclusive: Tulsi Gabbard Resigns From Trump Cabinet
Fox News Digital obtained new comment from Gabbard's father, Hawaii state Sen. Mike Gabbard, who declined to discuss the allegations, but confirmed his son continues to receive medical and psychiatric treatment.
Batarti Gabbard, 55, was charged with second-degree custodial interference after the July 12 "stranger danger" incident at a Waikīkī hotel pool, according to police.
Honolulu police allege Gabbard approached several children, including a 9-year-old boy, asked for their names, wrote them in a notebook and offered them money and gum if they would accompany him to his hotel room.
Exclusive: Tulsi Gabbard Resigns From Trump Cabinet
Fox News Digital obtained new comment from Gabbard's father, Hawaii state Sen. Mike Gabbard, who declined to discuss the allegations, but confirmed his son continues to receive medical and psychiatric treatment.
1 month ago
George E. Johnson, the groundbreaking entrepreneur who was born in a Mississippi cabin and grew up to create an iconic company, has died at 99. By the mid 1960s, Johnson's products controlled about 80% of the Black hair care market and in 1971, it became one of the first Black owned companies ever listed on the American stock exchange. Sunday TODAY's Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.
2 months ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities — rights that some fear could be losing ground under the Trump administration.
Last month, the Education Department announced it would offload oversight of special education to the Department of Health and Human Services, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose comments on the limits of disabilities such as autism have drawn sharp rebukes from advocates and lawmakers.
Meanwhile, following a White House push to police homelessness, the Department of Justice released guidance that lowered the barrier to institutionalizing any person with a disability.
Taken together, the actions signal a worrying return to a reality where people with disabilities are pushed to the margins of society, advocates said.
"It's a direct, frontal ******* ault on the rights of people with disabilities to live their lives the way that people who are nondisabled live their lives," said Selene Almazan, legal director for the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates. "I can't imagine that as a country, that would be something that we would agree we should go back to."
Last month, the Education Department announced it would offload oversight of special education to the Department of Health and Human Services, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose comments on the limits of disabilities such as autism have drawn sharp rebukes from advocates and lawmakers.
Meanwhile, following a White House push to police homelessness, the Department of Justice released guidance that lowered the barrier to institutionalizing any person with a disability.
Taken together, the actions signal a worrying return to a reality where people with disabilities are pushed to the margins of society, advocates said.
"It's a direct, frontal ******* ault on the rights of people with disabilities to live their lives the way that people who are nondisabled live their lives," said Selene Almazan, legal director for the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates. "I can't imagine that as a country, that would be something that we would agree we should go back to."
2 months ago
By Max Hunder
KYIV, June 22 (Reuters) - Ukraine's military said it had hit a plant producing electronics for missiles in Russia's border Voronezh region on Monday and the Russian region's governor said five people were killed and dozens injured in the attack.
The missile **** ault on the city of Voronezh announced by the Ukrainian military was the latest blow to Russia's defence industry inflicted by long-range strikes.
The Ukrainian General Staff said it had used air-launched cruise missiles to hit the facility, which it described as a "critical component" in Russia's defence production in the city less than 200 km (125 miles) from the Ukrainian border.
"It manufactures electronics used in Russian missiles, in particular for the Iskander tactical missile system," it posted on Telegram.
KYIV, June 22 (Reuters) - Ukraine's military said it had hit a plant producing electronics for missiles in Russia's border Voronezh region on Monday and the Russian region's governor said five people were killed and dozens injured in the attack.
The missile **** ault on the city of Voronezh announced by the Ukrainian military was the latest blow to Russia's defence industry inflicted by long-range strikes.
The Ukrainian General Staff said it had used air-launched cruise missiles to hit the facility, which it described as a "critical component" in Russia's defence production in the city less than 200 km (125 miles) from the Ukrainian border.
"It manufactures electronics used in Russian missiles, in particular for the Iskander tactical missile system," it posted on Telegram.
2 months ago
Longtime conservative commentator Tucker Carlson said on a podcast that "there's no chance I would support the Republican Party" ahead of the November midterm elections, dismissing the political affiliation he's defended as a pundit for decades, including as one of Fox News Channel's most popular hosts.
"Not gonna support the Democratic Party," Carlson was quick to add, speaking late last week on the show "Can't Be Censored." "I don't know what I'm going to do."
Carlson, who has amassed a large following on his own podcast since being fired from Fox News in 2023, has more recently diverged from the party, a disillusionment supercharged by President Donald Trump's decision to go to war with Iran in February.
Carlson supported Trump in 2024. After the war began, he apologized for supporting the then-presidential candidate and "misleading people," saying it wasn't intentional.
He's repeatedly criticized the war as being at the behest of Israel at the expense of Americans, and attacked the party for failing to represent its own voters, citizens and nation.
"Not gonna support the Democratic Party," Carlson was quick to add, speaking late last week on the show "Can't Be Censored." "I don't know what I'm going to do."
Carlson, who has amassed a large following on his own podcast since being fired from Fox News in 2023, has more recently diverged from the party, a disillusionment supercharged by President Donald Trump's decision to go to war with Iran in February.
Carlson supported Trump in 2024. After the war began, he apologized for supporting the then-presidential candidate and "misleading people," saying it wasn't intentional.
He's repeatedly criticized the war as being at the behest of Israel at the expense of Americans, and attacked the party for failing to represent its own voters, citizens and nation.
