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Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to criminal charges many have viewed as an act of retribution by President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday.

The government figure was charged with making false statements to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding, according to The New York Times.

Comey entered his plea at a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday. The judge who's overseeing the case has set a trial date for January 5, 2026.

The former FBI Director wasn't taken into custody after he entered his plea, and there won't be any conditions for his release. His lawyer, Patrick Fitzgerald, stated he'll be filing a motion to dismiss the case prior to its scheduled start date.

Comey was indicted in September, and the charges both stem from his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2020. He's been accused of lying about leaking confidential information to the media.

The prosecution will be led by Lindsey Halligan, who was selected by Trump to replace the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia ... who had resigned in protest over being pressured to prosecute Comey.

Halligan's background is mostly in insurance law ... she joined Trump's personal legal team in 2022 after the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. Halligan later started working in the White House as an aide in January 2025.

The Comey trial is estimated to take two to three days to complete. Fitzgerald said he's confident the case will be dismissed on motions he plans to file regarding vindictive prosecution, and Halligan's appointment, which he sees as wrongful.

There are plenty of ways to gain popularity on the internet these days ... and Fandy's tried more than a few of them out!

The internet personality's gained a solid following for her gaming and personal content -- which got seriously personal in October 2025.

We're going to take a look into the background of the streamer and see how one very special stream brought her thousands of viewers over a period of several hours.

It looks like Jeff Bridges is still cool with revisiting old roles ... because he just reprised his old part as "The Dude" from "The Big Lebowski" while appearing on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Tuesday.

The actor was being interviewed ahead of the premiere of "Tron: Ares," in which he stars, when Kimmel asked him to share a few choice quotes ... in character, of course.

Bridges hopped into a sweater and a pair of sunglasses -- if anyone needs Halloween ideas, take notes -- and got into character, asking viewers to seriously consider chilling out.

Bridges turned his focus to the ongoing ICE raids, and quipped we should be getting ICE "off the streets and into our beverages, man" -- and yes, White Russians were served.

Bridges finished off by referencing one of The Dude's catchphrases ... telling the audience and viewers not just to abide, but to "abide together."

This isn't the first time Bridges has returned to the role, portraying The Dude in a Super Bowl ad for Stella Artois in 2019.

Interviews can be pretty big newsmaking events for politicians ... and this one with former Democratic Representative for California Katie Porter didn't disappoint.

Porter -- who's currently running for Governor of California -- went viral Tuesday after a clip from an interview with CBS News investigative reporter Julie Watts began making the rounds on social media.

In the interview, which took place last month, Porter was asked what she'd do to win over voters who'd picked Trump in the past ... Porter claimed she wouldn't need their support, then chuckled a little.

Porter and Watts went back and forth ... Porter then declared she was fed up with the follow-up questions and said she was ending the session.

CBS News confirmed Porter ended up sticking around, and answered further questions after threatening to hit the road.

Porter's conduct in the interview was criticized by several other gubernatorial hopefuls, including former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, according to USA Today.

Even though Dwayne Johnson starred in "The Smashing Machine" ... the flick's definitely not smashing anything at the box office.

The sports biopic -- centered around the life of former MMA fighter Mark Kerr -- turned out to have The Rock's lowest-ever film opening, raking in an unremarkable $5.9 million over its opening weekend, according to Deadline.

What's interesting is the movie was actually forecast to bring in a pretty penny with its release, and it was supposed to be one of A24's biggest openings yet.

President Donald Trump is escalating a threat to involve the U.S. military in American cities, using a law that hasn't been activated in more three decades.

47 brought up the idea of invoking the Insurrection Act while speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, and he claimed he'd go through with the invocation "if it was necessary," according to NBC News.

FYI ... the Insurrection Act of 1807 enables the president to deploy the military and federalize state National Guard forces in certain circumstances.

Conor McGregor's going to be spending a bit more time outside of the octagon ... because he just got hit with an 18-month suspension through Combat Sports Anti-Doping, which is affiliated with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

The mixed-martial-arts (MMA) promotion company shared an announcement about The Notorious' time off through its official website on Tuesday, and it was revealed his suspension was due to "whereabouts failures" under its anti-doping policy -- in other words, he no-showed for an important test several times.

Athletes in the UFC are required to give the company accurate location information at all times so they can get tested -- at random intervals, of course.

Conor missed three tests, which were all scheduled to take place in June and September 2024. He apparently accepted responsibility for the no-shows, and he ended up having his suspension reduced by six months.

We should also note the professional fighter claims he was recovering from an injury and wasn't preparing for a match when the tests were supposed to have been taken.

Conor's period of ineligibility kicked off on September 20, 2024, when he was supposed to have his third of three tests, and it'll continue until March 20, 2026.

The athlete most recently fought in 2021, when he lost to Dustin Poirier. He was set to get back to the octagon in 2024, although he pulled out of his scheduled bout after suffering an injury during training.

Greta Thunberg claimed Israel is committing "genocide" against Palestinians after she landed in Athens, Greece, with more than 150 other activists on Monday.

Israel detained 479 people, including Thunberg, who were involved with the Global Sumud Flotilla, boats that attempted to pierce Israel's naval blockade in order to bring aid to Gaza, according to Reuters.

The Israeli government subsequently deported hundreds of individuals associated with the flotilla, and Thunberg was part of a group of 161, made up of people from 16 European countries, who were given the boot and sent to Athens, BBC News reports. Thunberg was similarly denied entry to Gaza and expelled, with others, in June.

Thunberg said the flotilla's main objective was to "step up" and provide aid to Gazans after various governments continue to refuse to do so.

Several activists involved in the flotilla alleged they were subject to inhumane conditions and treatment while they were detained in Israel. Some described sleep deprivation, food and water being withheld ... and even beatings, and being locked in a cage, Reuters reports. Israel's foreign ministry denied the reports.

Ace Frehley won't be rocking out on stage anytime soon ... because he's just cleared his touring schedule for the rest of the year.

The former Kiss guitarist shared a message on his social media accounts citing "ongoing medical issues" as the reason for the cancellations.

The performer currently only has one show scheduled on his official website, as he's set to play in Highland, California, in February 2026.

Ace has had a bit of a rough run lately ... as he was hospitalized back in September after suffering a "minor fall" in his studio.

The rock star shared a message on his Instagram account at the time and claimed, while he was feeling fine after the incident, his doctor advised him to stay off the road while he recovered.

He ended up having to cancel a show at the Antelope Valley Fair in Lancaster, California, in order to focus on his health.

Cody Johnson's going to be taking a break from the road for the next three months ... because he's cleared his touring schedule for the rest of the year.

The country singer announced the cancellation of his shows in an Instagram post Wednesday, saying he'd been dealing with upper respiratory and sinus infections for a while.

Cody said he'd also burst his ear drum, which meant he'd have to undergo immediate surgery, and he'll have to rest for a couple weeks.

The thing is, it could have been worse ... the singer said the rupture would have likely taken months had he not elected to go under the knife, and he said he was praying "for full healing" in the coming months.

The canceled dates ran from October 18 to November 5, when Cody was set to play cities like Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, and Phoenix.

The singer told fans to keep an eye on their email for refund info.

Stephen Miller's infamous for speaking his mind about various topics during his tenure as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff -- and now he's extending his attention to the subject of his height.

And all of the newfound attention to the political figure's height is thanks to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who encouraged her social media followers to mock his height in an effort to demean the Trump Administration during an Instagram Live session on Sunday, according to The Independent.

The Democratic Congresswoman from New York claimed the reason Miller "looks like he is so mad" is due to his height -- which she guessed was about 4 feet 10 inches -- and stated he's likely taking his anger about his height out on vulnerable groups.

Miller stood up to the challenge ... sitting down for a spot on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle" show Monday evening to address AOC's comments after rewatching a clip of the Live session.

The longtime Trump ally claimed his adversary's brain and eyes don't work and described her as a "trainwreck" ... claiming he stands 5 feet 10 inches tall -- the average height for men in the USA is about 5 feet 9 inches, according to Healthline.

AOC took the whole thing in stride, posting on X that she was "crying" about the fact Miller had to rewatch the clip on live TV.

It looks like Zelda Williams is perfectly happy with photos and home videos of her late father Robin Williams ... because she just publicly objected to fans sending her A.I.-generated clips of her dad.

The director shared a set of messages on her Instagram Story on Monday to let her followers know she's fed up with receiving the clips ... and she pointed out the "Mrs. Doubtfire" star would not have approved of them, according to Variety.

FYI ... Robin -- who shared Zelda with his ex-wife Marsha Williams -- died by suicide at his home in California in 2014.

West End actor and singer Ben Lewis died on Monday after a lengthy battle with bowel cancer.

The performer's death was announced by his longtime friend, Australian television presenter Todd Woodbridge, who shared a tribute to his late friend on Instagram.

Ben got his start in Australia, where he appeared in various stage productions in the early 2000s, according to Deadline.

The actor's profile got a boost in 2011, when he starred in the Australian production of "Love Never Dies," the sequel to "The Phantom of the Opera."

Lewis went on to star in a revival of "Phantom," which ran from 2017 to 2018 in London's West End.

Ben was diagnosed with bowel cancer in February 2024, and the cancer was reportedly deemed incurable.

Lewis is survived by his wife, actress Melle Stewart, who suffered a stroke in 2021 after experiencing an adverse reaction to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

Ben was 46 years old.

It's usually good vibes in Flavortown ... but Guy Fieri revealed he experienced a major bummer when two truckloads of his Santo Tequila was stolen last November in an interview for "60 Minutes," which aired in October 2025.

Here's what went down ... Fieri, who cofounded Santo along with Sammy Hagar in 2017, received a call from the company's president, who let him know a considerable amount of their product -- 24,000 bottles, to be exact -- had disappeared, according to CBS News.

Santo's higher-ups had hired a logistics company to deal with the transportation of its products, and the organization hired a trucking company, which then hired another two trucking companies, which in turn hired drivers ... it's a lot, we know.

Zach Bryan's got plenty of his feelings out through music ... and it looks like his feelings about the ongoing ICE raids are coming out, too.

The country singer released a snippet of a new, untitled song on his Instagram account this past Friday, and he wrote a short message in his post's caption reading "the fading of the red white and blue."

And it only gets more intense from there ... because Bryan referred to the cops as "cocky motherf***ers" about halfway through the snippet.

It looks like Keith Powers and Ryan Destiny are ready to move on to the next stage of their lives ... because they're engaged!

The performers revealed the big news by sharing a joint Instagram post Sunday ... Keith wrote he'd popped the big question to "the love of my life."

Powers and Destiny spoke about their engagement in an interview with Essence, where the "Uglies" star said he'd been planning out the proposal for a year and a half -- which is plenty of time to pick out a ring!