The director of a prominent Arkansas school has been ordered to spend 30 days in jail for running a fight club for children.
Cops arrested Mary Tracy Morrison -- the owner and director of The Delta Institute for the Developing Brain -- in 2025 ... after video showed a horrific gathering where a child was forced to sit on the floor in a circle of 18 other kids, including Morrison ... according to a KAIT-TV report on the probable cause affidavit.
Morrison told the other children to hit the child in the circle's center with an unknown object, and berated the victim while he was kicked by another student. She then reportedly high-fived that student after the beating.
So much for aiming high -- President Donald Trump just sent a little kid’s volleyball hopes straight into the net ... and it all played out inside the Oval Office!
Take a look ... the girl tells him she plays volleyball and might try soccer this summer -- but Trump doesn't miss a beat ... immediately sizing up her height, and basically wondering how she's clearing anything.
Trump's known for some seriously sharp jabs at grown women, but he dialed it down just enough to be kid-friendly ... but still hitting her with, "Can you get up high? Can you jump high?"
Cinco de Mayo got spicy between Republicans and Democrats ... and not in a margarita-on-the-rocks kinda way.
The official White House account on X fired the first shot Tuesday morning ... and it wasn't a tequila shot.
They came right out of the gates with a celebratory Cinco de Mayo message accompanied by an A.I.-generated image of two of the Democratic Party’s top dogs: Hakeem Jeffries, the highest-ranking Democrat in the House, and Chuck Schumer, who leads Democrats in the Senate.
Rick Harrison is schooling TMZ DC on how much items in the People's House is worth. We threw out some White House memorabilia, and got his take on how much it would fetch.
Rick was in town for a big meeting with Donald Trump and small business owners. He even spoke at Trump's news conference, and it's safe to say Mr. Harrison think Mr. Trump is gold.
Rick says a single dinner plate from the White House is worth between $5,000 and $6,000 ... while a pen Trump used to sign a bill this year would fetch a couple grand.
A tiny dog's nightmare played out in full view of surveillance cameras ... and what Florida deputies say happened next is hard to watch.
According to a Hillsborough County arrest affidavit, obtained by TMZ, 33-year-old Imania Davis was seen carrying a small Maltese -- weighing roughly 5 pounds -- by the scruff of its neck before things turned violent.
You can see the video for yourself ... the woman throws the dog onto the asphalt multiple times before kicking the defenseless pup on the ground.
The protester who tried to crash the Met Gala didn't get very far ... because New York's Finest surrounded the dude in a showing that put the Jets and Giants to shame.
We've got new video from the scary moment outside the venue Monday ... it starts when the protester shows photographers a sign calling out Amazon for refusing to negotiate a union contract with employees at JFK8, an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island. Warehouse workers voted to unionize in 2022 ... but the company has refused to recognize the movement and has been accused of employing union-busting tactics.
Jimmy Kimmel just can't bite his tongue when it comes to Donald Trump ... calling the world's most powerful man "Jabba The President" amid the 50th anniversary of "Star Wars."
The comedian once again came out swinging at Trump in his opening monologue on Monday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" ... and this time he zeroed-in on The Donald's figure.
Jimmy kicked things off by talking about the recent "Star Wars" celebration in Hollywood, with the film turning 50 next May. Kimmel then quickly pivoted to Trump, comparing him to the film's famous blob character, Jabba the Hutt.
A Secret Service agent is in police custody in Miami after allegedly being caught with his pants down in public.
John Spillman was arrested for indecent exposure over the weekend ... with law enforcement claiming he was masturbating in a hotel hallway.
Spillman was reportedly in Florida working perimeter security as part of President Trump's visit to Trump National Doral Golf Club for the 2026 PGA Cadillac Championship.
Some good news for Rudy Giuliani ... he's back to breathing on his own after being on a ventilator.
Rudy's doctor hopped on Fox News and provided a positive health update for the former New York City mayor ... saying he's doing much better Monday after having a priest come to the hospital and anoint him.
As we reported on Sunday ... 81-year-old Rudy was rushed to a Florida hospital in critical condition ... suffering from a bout with pneumonia.
A rainy-day excuse from JPMorgan Chase exec Lorna Hajdini turned into something way more loaded -- at least according to new details in the bombshell lawsuit filed by a former employee.
According to the complaint, obtained by TMZ and formally entered Monday on the docket, the ex-JPMorgan banker -- identified as John Doe-- points to a pair of May 2024 exchanges he claims set everything in motion.
He says, after he declined drinks because of the weather, Lorna, his supervisor, pivoted ... inviting him into her Uber and allegedly dropping a one-liner: "Come with me ... I don’t like the rain, but I do like getting wet."
He claims that wasn't the first time she hit him with a "wet" reference ... alleging the harassment started when they began working together earlier that month -- and Hajdini made her first move on him.
A tense moment unfolded just outside fashion’s biggest night when an unidentified person made a run for the Met Gala red carpet ... but their red carpet debut was stopped instantly.
Video circulating online shows the individual darting toward the entrance where celebs were arriving, but before they get close, security and NYPD officers rush in and put the sprint to a stop. Multiple guards and officers pile on, taking the person to the ground in seconds.
Ashlee Jenae's loved ones are saying goodbye this week ... but the later influencer's fiancé Joe McCann won't be there ... TMZ has learned.
Sources tell us Ashlee's family did not invite him to the funeral and have not spoken to him since her death.
The influencer -- whose real name is Ashly Jenae Robinson -- died during a trip she and McCann took to Tanzania last month ... just days after he popped the question.
The man accused of trying to kill President Donald Trumpjust got something unexpected in court -- an apology.
Yeah, you read that right … a federal judge is sticking up for the alleged would-be assassin and blasting jail officials over how he's been treated behind bars.
Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui didn't hold back Monday ... telling the court he was "disturbed" by the conditions faced by ColeAllen -- the 31-year-old accused of trying to infiltrate the White House Correspondents' Dinner to take out Trump and other top officials.
Things are getting seriously grim at sea ... a luxury cruise has turned into a floating health hazard, with multiple deaths tied to a suspected hantavirus outbreak.
"Of the six affected individuals, three have died and one is currently in intensive care," the World Health Organization said ... and that's just the start of what's unfolding onboard.
The WHO says at least six people aboard a ship sailing the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa have been hit -- one case lab-confirmed, five more still under investigation -- with one passenger now fighting for their life in intensive care in South Africa.
A terrifying plane crash in Brazil was caught on camera -- and the footage is as shocking as it gets.
A small aircraft went down in the Northeast region of Belo Horizonte ... slamming straight into a building in a fiery, heart-stopping moment that played out in real time. Video shows the plane descending fast before it suddenly clips the structure and explodes on impact.
It's unclear if it was intentional or not ... the scene flips instantly to chaos ... debris flying, smoke billowing and witnesses scrambling as the aircraft disappears into the building.
