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J.D. Vance has dealt with lots of harsh comments regarding his relationship with his wife Usha in the past, and he's got two words for the people saying them -- "Eat s***."

In an interview with UnHerd, the Vice President said his directive applies to "anyone who attacks my wife" ... and specifically name-dropped Nick Fuentes and Jen Psaki, both of whom have spoken about his marriage in the past.

FYI ... Fuentes previously referred to Vance as a "race traitor," reports The Hill, for marrying Usha, who was born to Indian immigrant parents.

Psaki shared her own views on Vance's marriage during an appearance on the "I've Had It" podcast in October, telling Usha to "blink four times" if she ever felt as if she was in distress.

Vance condemned all forms of racism within conservative politics in his interview with UnHerd, and described racism as "disgusting."

He said his stance on critics of his marriage is his "official policy" as the country's second-in-command ... no budging there.

Like it or not, the Christmas magic really does come for us all ... including rockers like Marilyn Manson!

We caught up with the singer while he was heading through LAX and asked for his opinions about the holiday season ... turns out he likes Christmas just as much as the next guy!

Ryan Lochte's fans have been gaining more than a few insights into his personal life lately ... and the former Olympian gave them plenty more when he shared a lengthy message on his Instagram account on Thursday.

FYI ... Ryan shared a post earlier this month and opened up about his rocky relationship with his estranged wife Kayla, and he said he ended up being kicked out of their home. She subsequently responded by sharing a video from their wedding day in 2018, which showed him reciting his vows, on her Instagram account.

It's worth mentioning Ryan and Kayla welcomed a son, Caiden, and a pair of daughters named Liv and Georgia over the course of their relationship. Kayla filed for divorce this past March.

David Walliams has been dropped by book publisher HarperCollins after he became the focus of allegations of misconduct, reports The Telegraph.

Walliams, who established himself as an actor and comedian before starting a career as an author of children's books, was reportedly the subject of an internal investigation last year centered on his alleged behavior toward female junior employees of HarperCollins.

HarperCollins reportedly started the inquiry after a junior employee was said to have complained about his conduct.

Kristi Noem said Donald Trump has directed her to pause the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program -- also known as the green card lottery -- on her X account on Thursday evening.

The Department of Homeland Security Secretary wrote Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, who police say killed two and wounded nine others in a campus shooting at Brown University last weekend, entered the United States from Portugal through the green card lottery.

Police say Valente also killed MIT professor Nuno Loureiro before taking his own life days later. The two men attended the same university in Portugal.

Noem described Valente as a "heinous individual" and wrote he never should have been granted entry to the United States.

The diversity lottery immigrant visa program makes up to 50,000 immigrant visas available each year, according to the USCIS website. Visas are issued randomly to individuals from countries with lower rates of immigration to the United States.

Noem cited the perpetrator of a 2017 truck-ramming attack in New York City that killed eight people as prompting Trump's first-term attempt at ending the program.

It looks like the whole "don't kiss and tell" principle doesn't hold much weight with Brooks Nader -- because she said she slept with Gleb Savchenko the first day they met!

The model dropped the news about her personal life during Thursday's episode of "Watch What Happens Live," when Andy Cohen asked her about how long she dated the professional dancer -- and she admitted they hooked up right after their initial meeting.

FYI ... Brooks and Gleb were partnered up during Season 33 of "Dancing With The Stars" last year, and they ended up being the fifth couple to be eliminated. The two got really close while filming -- and matching tattoos -- but they ended their fling in October 2024.

Wisconsin state judge Hannah Dugan was convicted Thursday on a felony charge of obstructing federal agents as they attempted to arrest an undocumented immigrant outside her Milwaukee courtroom earlier this year.

Dugan was acquitted of a charge of concealing a person from arrest, the Milwaukee Sentinel-Journal reports. The split verdict came after nearly seven hours of deliberation by the jury of five women and seven men.

Dugan, 66, is facing up to five years in prison, and as a convicted felon, will likely not be able to retain her office as a judge following her conviction.

In April, Dugan was preparing to preside over a set of misdemeanor cases when she learned ICE agents were gathered outside her courtroom waiting to arrest Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a 31-year-old undocumented immigrant who was facing domestic battery charges.

Dugan went into the hallway and told the agents to go to a different judge's office. Back in her courtroom, Dugan told Flores-Ruiz and his attorney to leave through a side door for staff. Agents saw Flores-Ruiz in a public hallway, chased him on foot and arrested him. A week later, Dugan was arrested and led out of the courthouse in handcuffs. Flores-Ruiz was later deported.

Dugan was subsequently placed on administrative leave and was temporarily removed from the bench, although she continued to collect her salary.

Steve Biskupic, one of the lawyers who represented Dugan, said the case was "a long way from over." Her legal team plans to appeal the verdict.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to fast-track the reclassification of cannabis, which will allow the Food and Drug Administration to further study the medicinal effects of marijuana.

POTUS signed the order Thursday signaling his intention to reclassify cannabis -- currently classified Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act -- to Schedule III.

Drugs with high potential for abuse, including heroin and ecstasy, are controlled under Schedule I, while Schedule III-level substances, such as testosterone, ketamine or Tylenol with codeine, typically have lower potential for abuse.

The order directs U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to finish up the formal rescheduling process, which has reportedly been stretching on for more than a year.

Trump made remarks about the executive order at the Oval Office on Thursday, describing the order as "having to do with common sense," and said the order is an effort to help people with chronic pain, NBC News reports.

The President did point out the order does not legalize the recreational use of marijuana, and does not reclassify the drug.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced Wednesday he'll be stepping down and leaving the agency.

The former podcaster wrote he will leave the Bureau in January, and thanked President Donald Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and FBI Director Kash Patel for "the opportunity to serve with purpose."

Patel posted on X Bongino's actions "far exceeded" what was expected of him during his tenure with the FBI.

Sources told ABC News Bongino had been telling colleagues about his plans to leave and he'd been cleaning out his office.

Brian Walshe has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder and dismemberment of his wife Ana.

A judge handed down the sentence at the Norfolk County Superior Court in Massachusetts on Thursday ... Walshe was also given no less than 19 years in prison for lying to authorities and no less than 2 years in prison for improperly disposing of Ana's remains, reports NBC News. Ana's body has never been found.

Walshe was sentenced almost three years after Ana disappeared on New Year's Day in 2023  from their home in Cohasset, Massachusetts. Brian was convicted of first-degree murder on Monday.

Prosecutors said the partial motive for murder was financial gain. Officials said Walshe was also angered by an affair his wife was having with a realtor.

At trial, prosecutors alleged Walshe cut up his wife's body and disposed of the remains in several dumpsters, and highlighted his Google searches about disposing of a corpse.

Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Diane Freniere characterized Brian Walshe's actions as "barbaric and incomprehensible." Ana's sister addressed the court, saying her sister's murder left their family with "an unbearable emptiness."

Peter Arnett, a renowned journalist whose coverage of multiple conflicts earned him a Pulitzer Prize, has died at 91.

Arnett died in Newport Beach, California, on Wednesday. His daughter, Elsa, confirmed the news to The New York Times ... she said the cause of death was prostate cancer.

Arnett was originally from New Zealand. He dropped out of high school before starting his work as a journalist, which eventually led him to a position with the Associated Press.

Arnett began his work in war zones in 1960, when he wrote about a coup in Laos and reportedly swam across the Mekong River to neighboring Thailand in order to get his story published.

During his national televised address Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump announced 1,450,000 military service members will receive a one-time payment of $1,776 -- which he described as a "warrior dividend" -- before Christmas.

The President said checks were being sent out in recognition of the United States' founding in 1776.

He said the checks were already on their way to service members. Trump said the "warrior dividends" were being funded by his controversial tariffs.

Michelle Jenneke never took home the Gold at the Olympics, but we're thinking she's got diamonds on the mind right about now -- because she's engaged!

The Australian hurdler and her soon-to-be husband, Alex Beck, shared a joint Instagram post Sunday to announce the big news ... and she made sure to show off her engagement ring in the snaps.

Oh, and get this ... Michelle managed to keep her relationship with her fiancé secret for eight and a half years, too!

Michelle isn't the only Olympian in her relationship, as Alex ran the 400-meter dash for Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games in 2021.

Several other former Olympians -- including Ella Nelson, Alysha Newman and Genevieve Gregson -- congratulated the happy couple in the post's comments section.

And just in case Michelle's name sounded sort of familiar to you, her pre-race warmup dance brought her plenty of attention in 2012, after a clip from the World Junior Championships in Barcelona went viral.

A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was fatally shot by an unidentified assailant at his home shortly before 8:30 PM Monday.

Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro was found inside his residence in Brookline, Massachusetts -- located just over 6 miles from Boston -- when officers responded to a call reporting gunshots.

Loureiro was rushed to a hospital for treatment, where he was pronounced dead at the age of 47 Tuesday. He'd been shot multiple times, police said.

A neighbor of Loureiro's said they heard "three loud bangs," which they initially thought was someone "kicking in a door," WBZ-TV reports.

Nick Reiner went through difficult years as an adolescent dealing with addiction issues, although he seemed to turn things around in his adult years. However, the son of Rob and Michele Reiner ended up in the news for all the wrong reasons in 2025 -- when he was arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents.

We're going to take a look into the former screenwriter's background and see what led up to and took place after the deaths of his actor-director father and his photographer mother.

Joe Ely, a country-music singer-songwriter widely admired by artists across a spectrum of genres, has died.

Ely died at his home in Taos, New Mexico, on Monday after suffering complications from Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s disease and pneumonia, according to a statement on his Facebook account. His wife Sharon and their daughter Marie were by his side when he died.

Ely was born in Amarillo, Texas, and he later moved to Lubbock, where he spent his formative years and began his musical career. He formed The Flatlanders alongside Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock, and they released a single album in 1972 before disbanding the following year.