Good Morning! On this day in 1947, President Harry Truman delivered the first televised presidential address from the White House, urging Americans to reduce grain consumption to help feed starving Europeans.
Each state has its own charming small city—and a new list ranks the best in the country. Check today’s Top Stories to see if your favorite small city made the list.
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Trump to Federalize Illinois Guard
U.S. Border Patrol agents shot an armed woman on Chicago’s South Side on Saturday after an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement mob rammed their vehicles and attempted to run them over, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Agents were on routine patrol near 39th Place and South Kedzie Avenue when 10 vehicles boxed them in and rammed their SUVs. They fired defensively at a female suspect who attempted to run them over.
The suspect was also allegedly armed with a semi-automatic weapon. No officers were seriously injured, and she drove herself to a hospital for treatment.
Both the White House and Gov. JB Pritzker confirmed that the Trump administration plans to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members amid rising tensions in the state.
Supreme Court OKs Policy Shift
The Supreme Court cleared the way on Friday for the Trump administration to revoke a temporary legal protection for around 300,000 Venezuelan immigrants in the U.S.
In its latest emergency order, the high court stayed a lower court ruling from September, which stated the Trump administration wrongly terminated an 18-month extension of temporary protected status for the migrants.
Over the summer, the Trump administration won emergency appeals on immigration, research grants, and federal layoffs. The Supreme Court will convene on Monday for its new term with cases on conversion therapy, redistricting, gun rights, and transgender athletes.
Kavanaugh’s Would-Be Assassin Gets 8 Years
A California man who tried to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 received an eight-year, one-month federal prison sentence and a lifetime of supervised release on Friday.
The sentence imposed by a Biden-appointed federal judge fell far short of the 30 years to life requested by federal prosecutors. The Justice Department said it will appeal the sentence.
As part of his guilty plea, Nicholas Roske admitted to flying from Los Angeles to Dulles with a firearm and ammunition before Deputy U.S. Marshals saw him exit a taxi outside Kavanaugh’s home.
In explaining her sentencing decision, the judge expressed doubts about the government’s contention that Roske would have carried out the attempted assassination if he hadn’t seen the U.S. Marshals stationed outside Kavanaugh’s residence.
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➤ U.S. envoys head to Cairo to end the Gaza War. (Hear More)
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➤ The NFL returns today with several teams on their first bye week, but matchups between 2024 playoff teams, including the Los Angeles Chargers and Washington Commanders, headline the slate. (See Schedule)
➤ Both No. 1 seeds took care of business in game one of the ALDS and NLDS on Saturday, with the Toronto Blue Jays taking down the New York Yankees 10-1 and the Milwaukee Brewers riding a strong 1st inning to a 9-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. (See scores)
➤ No. 18 Florida State’s 19-point fourth quarter wasn’t enough, as No. 3 Miami won 28-22, highlighted by a 44-yard flea-flicker touchdown pass from Carson Beck to Malachi Toney. (Watch Video)
➤ The Las Vegas Aces rallied for an 89-86 win in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Friday, fueled by Dana Evans’ clutch 3-point shooting, including a decisive late fourth-quarter shot. (Watch Video)
➤ A viral video has surfaced of San Diego Padres players and coaches berating home plate umpire D.J. Reyburn while he exited the field following the team’s 3-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. (Watch Video) Explicit language warning.
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➤ BMW recalled more than 145,000 U.S. vehicles from 2019 to 2025 models because a starter defect could overheat and ignite a fire, affecting six different models. (More)
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➤ Spirit Airlineswill cut nearly 100 planes from its 214-aircraft fleet and exit over a dozen U.S. markets as part of a broad bankruptcy restructuring plan. (More)
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Alarming new data shows men incertain U.S. regions are at risk of toxic minerals clogging their urinary system—and even prostate rupture. Over 4,500 men have ended up in the ER with severe pain, inflammation, or blood in urine. Surveys confirm a strong link between these areas and enlarged prostate cases. Are you at risk too? Check the map now to find out!
➤ Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones apologized after leaked 2022 texts showed him saying former House Speaker Todd Gilbert “deserved two bullets to the head.” (More)
➤ Japan’s ruling party elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, positioning the conservative to become the country’s first female prime minister. (More)
➤ A Russian drone strike on a railway station in Shostka, Ukraine, injured at least 30 people, including train staff and passengers, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. (More)
➤ A new Gallup poll found that U.S. trust in mainstream media fell to a record low, with only 28% expressing confidence in news outlets to report fully, accurately, and fairly. (More)
➤ Former NFL quarterback and Fox Sports broadcaster Mark Sanchez is in critical condition after reportedly being stabbed in downtown Indianapolis, according to TMZ Sports. (More)
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Whatever happened to Kenny Rogers Roasters?
In the early 1991, country music legend Kenny Rogers teamed up with former Kentucky Fried Chicken executive John Y. Brown Jr. to launch Kenny Rogers Roasters, a chain specializing in wood-fired rotisserie chicken.
At the time, America was shifting toward “healthier” fast food options, and roasted chicken felt like the perfect alternative to greasy fried buckets.
The restaurants were brightly lit, casual, and family-friendly, and by the mid-1990s, the chain exploded to over 350 locations worldwide and was even parodied in a famous episode of Seinfeld.
But the flame burned out quickly. By the late ’90s, competition from Boston Market and supermarket rotisserie chickens squeezed them hard. Overexpansion, lawsuits, rising costs, and a failure to stand out in the crowded fast-casual market led to financial trouble.
In 1998, Kenny Rogers Roasters filed for bankruptcy, and U.S. locations quickly dwindled. The brand actually still exists today—but mostly in Asia, where it has found surprising staying power, particularly in Malaysia and the Philippines.
While Americans remember it as a brief fad, it lives on as a nostalgic brand overseas.
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A honey badger finds out what happens when a smaller animal attacks an elephant.
“They won’t be able to sleep at night because they don’t know what they believe, and they’re so weak, we’ll fix it…We’ll be all over that place, and I can. We’re going to enforce the law.”
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