Call it a sting operation ... because a massive swarm of bees descended on the White House grounds Friday.
Thousands of bees reportedly swarmed the White House Press Corps' "Pebble Beach" media area after setting up a hive in a nearby tree ... creating a massive buzzing cloud over the North Lawn.
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The swarming bee tornado also took over part of the North Lawn driveway ... sending reporters and staffers scrambling while clouds of bees buzzed through the air just steps from the West Wing.
Alex Murdaugh could be staring down an even darker outcome during his retrial for murder -- because prosecutors say everything’s back on the table ... including the death penalty.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said Friday the state could seek the maximum punishment if Murdaugh is tried again following the shocking overturning of his murder convictions.
The bombshell ruling came after the South Carolina Supreme Court decided Murdaugh didn’t get a fair trial due to alleged jury tampering tied to former court clerk Becky Hill.
The Alabama man charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a 22-year-old woman, who was dating his son, is NOT innocent ... at least according to the attorney for the victim's family.
Jeffrey Scott Towers is charged in the shooting death of Whitney Harlow Robeson, who graduated last year from Auburn University. His attorneys say he's an "upstanding" man who is not guilty of a crime ... but the lawyer for Whitney's family begs to differ.
Andrew J. Moak tells TMZ ... "The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office determined that Mr. Towers acted with criminal recklessness. Given that determination, efforts to portray Mr. Towers as 'innocent' are not supported by the evidence in this case."
Congressman Jonathan Jacksonsays college athletes shouldn't just dominate on Saturdays and Sundays ... they should use their transfer power to fight for civil rights, too.
Jacobcaught up with the Rep. from Illinois Friday on Capitol Hill ... where Jackson unloaded on states he believes are rolling back voting rights protections -- and argued athletes should respond by bolting for schools elsewhere.
Watch the video ... Jackson specifically called out Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi and Alabama ... saying if state lawmakers are "going to take African-Americans' voting rights and their representation away," athletes should use freedom of choice and hit the transfer portal.
The Auburn graduate who was allegedly killed by her boyfriend's dad died from a gunshot wound to the chest ... TMZ has learned.
According to the Jefferson County Coroner and Medical Examiner's Office ... 22-year-old Whitney Robeson died from "injury to left lung, heart, and aorta, due to gunshot wound of chest."
The manner of death is homicide, the office also announced on Friday.
MAGA influencer Melissa Rein Lively and her banker boyfriend are facing criminal charges overseas ... after authorities say they were involved in an allegedly racist confrontation inside a London subway station.
Lively -- who runs the "anti-woke" firm America First PR and once claimed she was close to becoming President Donald Trump's press secretary -- was charged with assault Friday following the October incident ... while her boyfriend, Philipp Ostermann, was hit with two racially aggravated public order charges and an additional public order offense.
Cops say the whole thing went down when the couple allegedly collided with a stroller being pushed by a woman entering the station with her family and two young children.
Karen Read's infamous SUV -- the one she was accused of using to kill her Boston cop boyfriend -- didn't even make it to bidding ... 'cause someone swooped in with an offer before the auction could officially kick off.
The Lexus was set to go up for auction at Manzi Appraisers in Woburn, Mass. ... where bidders had to prove they had at least $20K in the bank just to register.
A few people showed up ready to throw their hats in the ring -- including two spotted holding bidding signs -- but the whole thing was abruptly halted after an outside group made an offer behind the scenes.
Pramila Jayapalsays Iran belongs at the World Cup right alongside everybody else ... no matter how heated world politics get.
Check it out ... the Washington congresswoman -- whose district includes Seattle, one of the host cities for the tournament coming up in June -- told TMZ on Friday morning she doesn't think Iran should be excluded from the global competition despite ongoing international tensions.
"I think that it is important that we continue to have countries participating from all over the world," Jayapal said when Jacob asked if Iran should still participate. "These are soccer players from Iran ... they're important participants in FIFA."
So much for toning down the rhetoric after last month's assassination attempt ... messages are pouring into congressional offices with cries to kill all the Jews.
TMZ has obtained several voicemails from people who called Congressman Jared Moskowitz's Washington, D.C. office ... all diatribes on Jews, Israel and how both should be exterminated. We're told this is a "small sampling" of voicemails with the same message and tone.
President Donald Trump made at least $220 million in financial transactions in the first three months of the year ... including purchases in huge tech and media companies.
In the media world, Trump bought at least $1.08 million in securities in Comcast, $571K in Netflix, $364K in Disney, $45K in Fox Corp., $30K in Warner Bros. Discovery, and $15K in Paramount Skydance ... according to two new financial disclosure forms released Thursday by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
He also sold securities in some of those same media groups ... including $1.3 million in Netflix, $1.1 million in Disney, and $30K in Fox Corp.
An Arkansas mom's alleged attempt to outrun cops with her 3-year-old in the car ended in terrifying fashion ... and the entire nightmare pursuit was caught on dashcam video.
The jaw-dropping footage shows 23-year-old Thalia Jonesallegedly tearing through rural roads in Joiner, Arkansas earlier this month ... after troopers say she refused to stop during a traffic stop. According to police, Jones was clocked going 80 MPH in a 55 zone before taking off.
Watch the clip ... it shows roughly two minutes of the chase before a trooper performs a tactical maneuver that sends the Dodge Charger flying off the roadway ... across a grassy shoulder and into a violent rollover in a ditch.
Harvey Weinstein’s legal saga just keeps dragging on -- 'cause his third New York sex crimes trial ended in a mistrial Friday after jurors couldn’t agree on the rape charge.
The deadlocked jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict over claims Weinstein raped aspiring actress Jessica Mann in a Manhattan hotel room back in 2013.
Weinstein has denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty throughout the retrial ... while his lawyers argued the relationship was consensual.
The mistrial comes after Weinstein was already convicted last year of sexually abusing former production assistant Miriam Haley -- though he was cleared on another charge tied to former model Kaja Sokola.
Despite the courtroom chaos, Weinstein’s not going anywhere anytime soon -- he’s still serving a 16-year prison sentence at Rikers Island ... tied to his separate California rape conviction in 2022.
The Arkansas mom who had her young son in the car when she led police on a high-speed chase is facing six years behind bars after a high-speed pursuit involving state police.
According to a police report obtained by TMZ, a Mississippi County sheriff's deputy said he attempted to conduct a traffic stop on 23-year-old Thalia Jones, who was driving a red Dodge Challenger.
The deputy said that turned into a chase -- with Jones allegedly driving 81 MPH in a 55 MPH zone. The report says Jones immediately sped off after he turned on his blue lights.
Two young girls in Iowa were found dead in a creek after they were reported missing last week. Multiple local outlets report the girls drowned in White Breast Creek, about an hour southeast of Des Moines.
They were identified as sisters Hadley and Latyn Mathes, according to Creston News Advertiser.
According to their obituary, the girls were "modern-day explorers" who loved adventures, being outdoors and were inseparable. Their grandmother, Lawra Mathes, started a GoFundMe to cover the cost of funeral expenses.
An Auburn University graduate had her life cut short by her boyfriend's dad in Alabama -- and police have now arrested the suspect for the accidental shooting, according to authorities.
Jeffrey Scott Towers, 54, was apprehended by the Trussville PD this week and charged with manslaughter after he fatally shot his son's 22-year-old partner, Whitney Robeson, police announced Monday.
Trussville detectives launched an extensive investigation and, with help from the Jefferson County coroner, determined that the March 7 shooting was an accident. As for how they came to that conclusion, the police have not yet released those details.
In May 2025, Robeson got her degree in interior design from Auburn University, and she had just started a job as a Trade Consultant for Restoration Hardware, according to her obituary.
Towers, meanwhile, was booked and later released from the Jefferson County Jail after posting $30,000 bond.
A mother in Arkansas led police on a high-speed chase with her child in the car ... she crashed and the vehicle rolled over, but they both escaped unharmed ... and it's all on video.
Footage shows the police pursuit earlier this month in Joiner, AR, where cops say 23-year-old Thalia Jones refused to pull over for state troopers.
Police tried a P.I.T. maneuver and Jones' car veered off the street, drove over some grass, crossed back over the road and rolled near a roadside ditch.
