Iran is flaunting a U.S. fighter jet it claims to have shot down ... and the U.S. military is reportedly launching a rescue mission for the crew.
Iranian media and a source "familiar with the incident" are saying responders are searching for the jet's two crew members ... Axios reports.
Iranian state media published pictures Friday, allegedly showing the debris from the crash. There are conflicting reports about whether the plane in question was an F-15 or F-35 fighter jet.
You can see in the photo ... there's a partial logo that reads "U.S. Air Forces in Europe" -- which CNN reporter Paula Hancocks says typically appears on the tailfin of an F-15.
President Trump might be eyeing a fresh round of firings in his administration after he gave the ax to Attorney General Pam Bondi, according to reports.
The Atlantic and Politico published articles Thursday night outlining Trump's next cabinet members to possibly get the boot. Here's the list: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, FBI Director Kash Patel and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
One senior Trump aide told Politico ... the potential firings are targeting officials who have underperformed and generated too much negative attention.
Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch has a new name to add to her resume -- "space plumber" -- now that she successfully fixed the toilet issue on the NASA rocket en route to the moon.
Koch gave viewers the rundown after the Orion spacecraft's porcelain throne -- called the Universal Waste Management System -- stopped working just hours after launch on Thursday. Luckily, Koch noted it was a minor issue that had to do with the toilet sitting for too long. It just needed to warm up before the crew could warm its seat!
We told you all about the bathroom turbulence -- the potty troublesforced the astronauts to hold number 1 or use a backup system until the issue was fixed, which took several hours to do.
🎶 Aruba, Jamaica ... ooh, Rep. John James wants to take himself to a secluded island during his 2-week recess as the government shutdown drags on -- but we found him anyway!
The Congressman from Michigan is down in Turks & Caicos, where he was photographed Wednesday. Our sources tell us he's down in the Caribbean for a family vacay ... he looked to be enjoying a meal with his wife, Elizabeth.
Distill Social, a grassroots Michigan outlet, first posted the shot of JJ's getaway ... which, of course, comes as thousands of government workers would love to be on island time -- if only they were getting paid!
The Texas judge going viral for being super rude to an IT worker looks like he was deep in the red last year ... he reportedly filed for bankruptcy and listed over $75K in debt, TMZ has confirmed.
Judge Nathan J. Milliron -- who sits on the bench of the Texas 215th District Court -- filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy in May 2025 in Texas ... according toKPRC 2 in Houston.
Chapter 13 means Milliron is planning to pay back his creditors, and just wants to set up a payment plan with the court.
13-year-old Christina Marie Plante "vanished without a trace" 32 years ago ... but cops say she's been found alive after all this time.
Christina was first reported missing and deemed "endangered under suspicious circumstances" back in 1994 ... after police say she left her house in Star Valley, Arizona to walk to the stable where her horse was.
Officials reported she was "not seen again" ... until now.
Senator Cory Booker is more than 2,000 miles from work, chillin' at a swanky L.A. hotel for a little breakfast.
The New Jersey Senator was hanging with his wife at the restaurant inside The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills. They were photographed around 9:30 AM Thursday, and it looks like they may have finished a workout.
The hotel is one of L.A.'s finest, fit certainly for a Senator who is on his Spring Break.
The Florida man accused of killing his politician wife, Nancy Bowen, told his uncle he shot his wife dead with a shotgun because he "couldn't take it anymore" ... at least according to cops.
TMZ obtained the complaint affidavit from the case against Nancy's husband, Stephen Bowen, and police say a man claiming to be Stephen's uncle called 911 and said his nephew confessed to killing Nancy.
Trump posted on Truth Social that Pam "will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector." Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will be taking over.
The president wrote that Bondi had done a "tremendous job," calling her a "Great American Patriot and a loyal friend."
But sources tell CNN Donald had a "tough" talk with her on Wednesday ... reportedly giving her a heads up that she was going to be replaced.
Drop everything you're doing, this is the best thing you'll see all day! A TikTok user shared the most amazing point of view of the Artemis II launch from her Delta flight ... and you're gonna wanna check it out.
It's so cool ... from a mile high in the air, you can see the Orion spacecraft rocketing out of Earth's atmosphere on the way to the freaking moon.
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The flyby mission to circle the moon and come back is maybe the most ambitious of the past 5 decades, and it's already hit its first minor hiccup.
2:07 PM PT -- The senator has responded in the war of words, posting on X ... "Have at it, clown. Following right-wing lies and trollery instead of facts not a great look for an FBI Director, even one as lame and discredited as you."
FBI Director Kash Patel ain't letting anyone stomp on his name without a fight ... hitting back at Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's criticism by claiming he bars people who "look like" him from his private beach club.
The drama played out on X, where Whitehouse brought up the latest lawsuit in which Patel is named. Whitehouse reposted a Politico report on the suit, and wrote ... "Re: Patel, fourth lawsuit (he’ll have to testify); lies to Congress; jets and partying at our expense -- his day will come."
ICYMI ... Patel is being sued by 3 ex-FBI officers for alleging he and the Justice Department engaged in an illegal "retribution campaign" against them after they helped investigate President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
But, Patel fired back by replying to Whitehouse with a list of -- what he deems -- FBI wins in Rhode Island last year.
The Florida man accused of killing his politician wife, Nancy Bowen, has been arrested and charged with her murder, according to court records.
Cops say Stephen Bowen was taken into custody Wednesday after his wife, Nancy, was found dead inside their home during a police wellness check.
Stephen was booked into the Broward County Jail for premeditated murder and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. He also posed for a mugshot in which he appears stone-faced.
The astronauts on the Artemis II mission experienced some potty troubles just hours after takeoff Wednesday ... forcing them to hold number 1 or use a backup system until the issue was fixed.
Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch -- the only woman onboard the 10-day mission -- first reported the issue to mission control when she noticed a blinking fault light, per Space.com. Norm Knight, NASA's director of flight operations, told reporters at the Kennedy Space Center the malfunction was due to a controller issue on the toilet.
Kristi Noem has had a very tough week with the embarrassing news of her cross-dressing husband -- but one person she can always count on to be by her side is her political advisor, Corey Lewandowski -- and that hasn't changed one bit, according to a new report.
The New York Post says Corey has got Kristi's back despite the alleged photos published Tuesday in the Daily Mail, showing Bryon Noem dressing up like a Barbie doll with augmented silicone breasts and tight pink spandex shorts. Bryon reportedly dove into a bizarre online fetish world called “bimbofication” in which he led a secret life chatting with other fetishists and sharing his cross-dressing photos, which were eventually leaked.
But don't think that's a deal breaker for Corey, who maintained a close relationship with Kristi throughout her tenure as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security from January 2025 to March 2026. Although he was unpaid, Corey held a key role in Kristi's DHS cabinet until President Trump decided to fire her from her role as Secretary of Homeland Security, causing Corey to lose his gig as well.
Nancy Metayer Bowen, a Florida Democratic politician gearing up to run for Congress, was found dead in her home ... and police say her husband has been arrested in connection with her death.
Nancy was the vice mayor and commissioner of Coral Springs ... and local police say they went to her home Wednesday morning for a wellness check and found her dead body.
Cops say Nancy's husband, Stephen Bowen, is in custody and her death is being investigated as a domestic violence incident. Police also say there are no additional suspects.
