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JD Vance says his life is cake now that he's Vice President ... and he's determined not to turn into an "entitled asshole."

Check out the clip ... JD was on Mike Rowe's "The Way I Heard It" podcast Thursday, talking about all the changes in his life since becoming Veep ... and the advantages that come with being President Trump's No. 2.

JD says he doesn't have to cook or go to the grocery story ... because an army of people handle all the details.

Andrew Gillum may just catch a break in his crystal meth case ... we're told Alabama prosecutors are considering sending the ex-Florida politician to a pre-trial intervention program.

John Oxford, Assistant District Attorney for Baldwin County, tells us he will be reviewing 30 narcotics cases Friday for possible transfer to drug court, and among them is Gillum's case.

Last week, Gillum was arrested after cops said they saw him driving erratically in Daphne, AL, and pulled him over near a Walmart, only to find him with 3 grams of methamphetamine, 8 pre-rolled marijuana joints, 4 cut straws, 3 pipes, and a bong.

No, this is not behind-the-scenes footage of Spielberg's latest film "Disclosure Day" ... these are recently released files from the Pentagon showing unidentified aerial phenomena in our skies.

Check out the video ... bright balls of light and quick-moving shapes nearly avoid our radar as they zoom through clouds.

One of the photos released in the files appears to capture a moment where a UAP is approaching Earth from low orbit. The figure is small and bright, but seemingly headed our way!

Attorney Ben Crump says claims Nolan Wells drowned in Mississippi's Gulf Coast are highly suspect ... because Nolan definitely knew how to swim.

The civil rights lawyer who's representing Nolan's family tells TMZ ... Nolan took swimming lessons as a kid, and he'd been to Horn Island before, so he wouldn't have been lost or disoriented.

As you know ... Nolan disappeared during a Fourth of July celebration with friends on Horn Island, and 2 days later, he was found dead in the water off the coast of the island.

Tragedy in Kansas City ... 10-year-old Jackson Georgari was found dead in a pond, just a mile away from his home ... and cops say he was sleepwalking.

Jackson's body was found around 12:30 PM on Thursday, near Briarcliff Village ... and Kansas City Police says he wandered off from home in the middle of the night.

First responders pulled him out of the water and attempted life-saving measures, but could not revive the boy. He was declared dead at the scene ... according to reports.

Mitch McConnell was seen being loaded on a stretcher into an ambulance after paramedics responded to his Washington, DC home following a report of an unconscious person, according to a new video.

The footage, obtained by CNN from McConnell's neighbor, shows Emergency Service workers removing the Kentucky senator from his home on the stretcher and placing him into the back of the ambulance. The officials transporting McConnell did not appear to be moving with urgency.

At the end of the video, you can see a bare foot poking out from underneath what appears to be a blanket, but you never see McConnell's face. 

FanDuel -- the popular sports betting company -- allegedly sent a bettor struggling with a massive gambling addiction a personalized message from MLB star Bryce Harper, thanking him by name and mentioning his young son.

According to The Philadelphia Inquirer ... the bettor, Terry Thompson, has gambled $18.5 million with FanDuel since 2020 and lost about $2 million on bets ... he's now a plaintiff in a lawsuit against FanDuel, claiming the company fueled his gambling addiction with perks and VIP treatment.

In the personalized video from Harper, the Philadelphia Phillies star wished Thompson an "extra special Thanksgiving" and even mentioned Thompson’s young son.

The parents of Nolan Wells want a thorough investigation after their teenage son was found dead following a boating trip to a Fourth of July party spot.

Christine and Elmore Wonsley went on "Good Morning America" Friday and told host Michael Strahan they have a lot of questions and are demanding answers in a case that has captivated the nation.

As TMZ reported, Nolan's body was found Monday after he disappeared during a Fourth of July trip to Horn Island in Mississippi.

You may want to keep your Johnson tucked away ... because Christopher Peden -- the Indiana man cops say sliced off his man part and lit it on fire in a garage -- is out on bail.

According to court documents, obtained by TMZ, Peden was charged with felony arson but then released on $10,000 bond with certain strict conditions ... including not leaving the state of Indiana without permission.

Court docs also say the evidence collected on the scene included the remains of a red plastic gasoline container and four BIC lighters. Investigators say they also recovered a knife.  The penis, however, was not mentioned in the officer's affidavit as part of the collected evidence.

A Ryanair passenger was nearly sucked out of a window when it broke during a flight ... with folks rushing to pull him back inside the cabin after his head and shoulders dangled outside ... and there's video of the aftermath.

The horrifying incident took place on a Friday flight from Greece to Germany, CNN Greece reported. Passengers reportedly heard a loud bang ... and that's when the 60-year-old passenger from Serbia was nearly sucked into the sky.

His head and shoulders were reportedly sucked out the window ... but he was still wearing his seatbelt, and that gave passengers enough time to get to him and pull him back inside.

The man, a tourist from Serbia, was hospitalized with friction burns.

Here's one way of firing up the kitchen ... a Florida man decided to get the burners going by incinerating a Tampa restaurant with a propane tank ... and it's all on video.

Law enforcement says 53-year-old Rubiel Maceo Castillo is the man seen wielding a burning propane tank in surveillance video from inside the restaurant.

Hillsborough County deputies responded to a call Tuesday about a man charging at people inside the eatery ... and they say body camera footage shows Castillo standing in the middle of the flames, armed with two knives.

Deputies came in with their guns drawn, ordering the man to drop his weapons immediately ... then they make the arrest and take a fire extinguisher to the flames.

Biohacker Bryan Johnson has been looking to defy Father Time by aging as gracefully as a bottle of wine ... except now he's faced with biologically insurmountable odds.

Bryan sat down with TMZ's Charlie Neff ... he discusses his incurable autoimmune disease diagnosis -- which the longevity influencer revealed on social media last week -- but it's safe to say it hasn't wilted his spirit.

Despite the sheer irony of a man whose whole brand is defying age suddenly coming down with an incurable disease -- Autoimmune Gastritis -- Bryan's reaction to his diagnosis is "it's wonderous."

Disgraced former Prince Andrew can't seem to shake the Jeffrey Epstein curse ... police in the United Kingdom are now reportedly flying to the U.S. to interview Virginia Giuffre's family. 

Investigators from Thames Valley Police are scheduled to travel across the pond to sit down for an informal chat with Giuffre’s brother and sister-in-law, Sky and Amanda Roberts, according to The Times of London. The two are reportedly not direct witnesses, so they will not be formally interviewed.

As you know, Andrew has been under scrutiny by Thames Valley Police for alleged sexual offenses in connection with the Epstein case. Andrew has long faced allegations that he had sex with Giuffre at least 3 times beginning when she was 17, although he has never been criminally charged.

Giuffre, perhaps one of Epstein's most well-known victims, died by suicide last year. 

The Times of London reports that Giuffre’s family credits the police with being “very proactive” in their investigation of Andrew, who was stripped of his royal titles by King Charles following association with Epstein, as seen in the Epstein files.

The Arizona police officer who responded to Darrell Sheets' home immediately knew who the reality star was when he found him dead ... and officers were shocked when they realized what they stumbled upon.

In Lake Havasu police body cam footage obtained by TMZ ... officers are clearing the house after they found Darrell dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. One officer knew he was a celeb, and his fellow colleague lets out an "Oh!" when he fills them in.

The officer, wearing the body camera, was clearly a fan of the show ... because he explained to his partner that Darrell starred on "Storage Wars" with his son ... and the officer even knew the truck they drove to haul away their storage treasures.

7/10/26 7:31 AM PT -- You may want to keep your Johnson tucked away ... because Christopher Peden is out on bail.

This story ain't for the squeamish ... a man in Indiana chopped off his penis and set it ablaze using lighters and gasoline, according to his attorney.

Christopher Peden allegedly told police that he walked inside a garage in Fort Wayne, IN, and sliced off his junk with a kitchen knife, his lawyer, David Felts, tells TMZ.

Felts said Peden then allegedly placed his severed penis on the floor, doused it with gasoline from a container and set it on fire using 4 lighters.

Police and firefighters responded to the May 6 incident after receiving a call for a stabbing at the detached garage belonging to the property owners, cops said.

The flight instructor in Argentina who jumped to his death in the middle of a training flight was seeking psychiatric help ... but his dad says no one informed his colleagues.

Álvarez Bertazzo told local media his son Leandro Andrés Bertazzo was going through a "rough patch" when he jumped from a plane, leaving his student to land the aircraft.

The dad told La Nación his son had consulted a psychiatric clinic for whatever he was going through -- but his colleagues were left in the dark.