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One of President Donald Trump's hand-picked U.S. Attorneys -- who is currently prosecuting New York Attorney General Letitia James -- reportedly texted with a journalist to complain about her coverage of the high-profile case ... and then tried to walk back the remarks.

According to a new report ... Lawfare's Anna Bower put on blast Lindsey Halligan -- the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Trump's former personal attorney -- after Halligan allegedly texted her on the Signal app October 11, slamming her reporting on the case against James.

As everyone knows, there's no love lost between Trump and James ... they both despise each other. You may recall ... in 2022, James sued Trump, claiming he overstated the value of his business assets to get favorable loans. She won the $450 million suit, but an appeals court later threw out the financial penalty.

The United States military blew up another boat off the coast of Florida ... and the vicious strike was captured on video which the Secretary of War shared to social media.

SecWar Pete Hegseth put the clip on X Sunday morning ... explaining the U.S. took down a ship allegedly associated with Ejército de Liberación Nacional -- a far-left guerrilla movement designated a terrorist org. in the United States.

The video is taken from above the ship on Friday when the strike took place. The vessel is carving through the ocean quickly before the aircraft fires at it -- completely decimating the target.

New details have surfaced in the daring jewelry heist at The Louvre in Paris ... as well as a photo showing one the alleged thieves doing their handiwork.

Let's start with the shocking video, which captures the suspect  — dressed in black and yellow from head to toe — sawing through a glass case with a small chainsaw to steal the expensive jewels at the world famous museum.

Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau also gave an update on the case, saying Sunday's robbery could have been commissioned by a collector and that organized crime figures might have been involved.

6:50 AM PT -- George Santos told CNN Sunday morning he learned about his sentence being commuted while still behind bars ... saying other inmates saw it on TV before he did. "The President was very kind," Santos said. "It was humbling to speak with a sitting President ... that's not something that happens where I come from."

Santos added he had "no expectations" of a commutation and only found out when fellow inmates called him over after seeing the news on a prison TV. "I'd just been released from 41 days in isolation for no valid reason," he said. "I was shocked when I found out. My family confirmed it after I called them."

When asked to address the outrage over his controversial commutation, Santos said Trump could pardon Jesus Christ himself and people would still be mad.

George Santos has broken his silence following his surprise release from federal prison ... thanking President Donald Trump for giving him what he calls "a true second chance at life."

In a lengthy post on X Saturday, the ex-Congressman said he was deeply moved by Trump's "kindness" and "generosity" after the President commuted his seven year sentence for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

"Yesterday, I was given something I never thought I’d have again: a true second chance at life," Santos wrote. "First and foremost, I want to thank our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for never abandoning me... I also want to express my deepest gratitude to President Donald J. Trump."

A major heist rocked The Louvre over the weekend when thieves scaled the iconic Paris museum with a basket lift and made off with priceless jewels in just seven minutes.

According to Le Parisien, the thieves targeted the Apollo Gallery, using a freight elevator to reach the jewelry collection of Napoleon and Empress Eugénie. The outlet says nine pieces were stolen, including Eugénie's crown which was later found broken outside the museum.

France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez called it a "major robbery," saying the crew entered from the outside using a basket lift and swiped gems of inestimable value. The job was "clearly carried out by a team that had done scouting," Nuñez said, noting the panes were cut with a disc cutter.

An Air China flight traveling to South Korea had to make an emergency landing Saturday after a fire erupted in an overhead bin, sending passengers into a panic, according to media reports.

The packed jet, carrying 160 passengers and crew members, reportedly took off from China's Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport around 9:50 am Saturday and was headed to Seoul when a lithium battery inside someone's carry-on luggage erupted in flames.

Check out video posted to X ... which shows the fire raging inside the luggage compartment with smoke filling the cabin as passengers look on in horror. Two crew members quickly responded to try to put out the flames.

A popular streamer was allegedly assaulted at TwitchCon -- a convention where the biggest names on the platform interact with fans ... and, she's pissed at what she feels was a lapse in security by the brand.

Here's the deal ... yesterday, the streamer Emiru held a meet-and-greet at the festival in San Diego, where fans could walk up, chat with her for a moment and take a pic -- pretty standard fare for these types of conventions.

During the event -- as video circulating around social media shows -- a tall man walks forward and grabs Emiru ... bringing her face very close to his.

Thousands of demonstrations are taking place around the world today ... with protesters flooding the streets in opposition to the Trump administration.

New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Memphis and many more major areas are playing host to protests today -- and, activists are shaking signs and even dressing up in costume to make their point.

Protesters gathered in Chicago's Millennium Park outside the famous Cloudgate statue ... with one person holding a sign of Trump dancing with "Party Like It's 1939" written underneath -- a reference to the comparison between DJT and Adolf Hitler some have made in the past.

Two United Airlines jets collided on the tarmac at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Friday — but, thankfully, no one was hurt.

Photos of the planes standing side by side on the runway surfaced on X after the collision yesterday afternoon.

One jet carrying 113 passengers and 5 crew members was taxiing to a gate after landing when one of its wings made contact with a wing from the other aircraft, which was parked with no customers on board.

The private investigator hired to probe Celeste Rivas' death case has made a harrowing revelation -- he thinks there was a "sadistic" plan made to "get rid" of the teen.

Check out Steve Fischer's interview on "Law&Crime Sidebar with Jesse Weber" -- he says the purported "scary" plan didn't have to do with how she died, but how her body was to be dumped following her death.

He says he can't spill much ... but thinks the original plan went wrong at some point, and that the Tesla where her dismembered corpse was found in early September was supposed to be a holding spot.

Neil deGrasse Tyson may be a astrophysics genius, but he tells TMZ he ain’t boarding Elon’s SpaceX rocket ... unless Musk sends his own bloodline up first ... as proof it won’t go kaboom!

We ran into Neil outside CBS Studios in NYC Friday... and he cracked Elon’s gotta blast his mom Maye off first to prove the rocket’s safe -- making it crystal clear ... he’s down to explore the cosmos, but only if there’s a guaranteed round trip.

Catch the full clip ... 'cause Neil also laid it out ... he’s not interested in doing the basic orbital joyride. He wants the real deal -- the Moon, Mars, an actual destination in the galaxy.

Prince Andrew is voluntarily relinquishing his royal titles ... though he's still vehemently denying all of the scandalous accusations against him related to Jeffrey Epstein.

The senior royal announced the news in a prepared statement Friday ... writing that, in consultation with his brother King Charles and his other immediate family, it's become clear the allegations leveled against him have distracted from the work of British Royal Family.

He explains he has decided to put his family first once again -- just as he did when he stepped down from his duties five years ago -- and, so he will no longer use his honorifics.

Luigi Mangione says the U.S. Dept. of Justice and President Donald Trump's White House have launched a coordinated public smear campaign against him ... deliberately trying to taint the jury pool in his federal case, which could lead to his execution.

According to new court documents, obtained by TMZ, Luigi zeroes in on Trump himself, saying the commander-in-chief released a September 25, 2025 memorandum titled, "Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence."

The memo lists certain people as "anti-fascist" and calls "Antifa" -- a loosely associated left-wing anti-fascist group -- a Domestic Terrorist Organization.

OpenAI is putting the kibosh on Sora users' ability to generate videos featuring Martin Luther King Jr. ... after his daughter, Bernice King, made the request following "disrespectful depictions" of her late father.

In a joint statement with the King Estate ... OpenAI says it's pausing A.I.-generated depictions of the civil-rights icon as the company "strenghthens guardrails for historical figures."

The company acknowledges there are strong free-speech interests in depicting historical figures, but says public figures and their families should ultimately have control over how their likeness is used.

Moving forward ... OpenAI says authorized representatives or estate owners can request their likeness not be used in Sora cameos.

If you're unfamiliar ... Sora is an app that allows users to create high-definition videos based on simple texts and prompts -- including ones that feature real living people and historical figures.

People are already taking issue with their loved ones being featured in A.I. videos ... including Robin Williams’ daughter, Zelda, who’s publicly objected to fans sending her A.I.-generated clips of her late father.

A real life horror movie played out on a Virginia family's doorstep ... captured in harrowing doorbell footage showing three people in creepy costumes threatening to kill them -- and even allegedly trying to break into their home.

The chilling video -- taken Tuesday night in Alexandria, Virginia -- shows the trio taunting the homeowners to open up and pounding on the door.

Police say the masked suspects threatened bodily harm to the family ... saying they'd kill them -- and demanding to come out or they would come in.

Jake Haro -- father of Emmanuel Haro, the 7-month-old baby who was reported missing back in May -- pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Thursday.

Haro entered the guilty plea during a scheduled felony settlement conference, and according to NBC Palm Springs -- who had a reporter in the courtroom -- he became visibly emotional ... breaking down in tears while admitting to the crime.

Rebecca Haro -- Jake's wife and Emmanuel's mother -- is also facing a murder charge in connection with their son's death ... though she is still pleading not guilty. The child's remains are still missing.