United States Senator Lindsey Graham has died at the age of 71, his office announced late Saturday night.
The official social media page for senator Graham posted the statement on X, saying "On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness."
President Trump says he spoke with Lindsey Graham a few hours before the senator died -- and he thought Lindsey was just fine.
The commander-in-chief made the revelation to CNN's Jake Tapper during a Sunday morning phone interview in which Trump also said Lindsey indicated he was tired during their 6:30 PM call yesterday evening.
As you know, Lindsey died from a brief and sudden illness some time after his call with Trump, according to his staff. An exact cause of death has not been released.
Lindsey Graham died from a "brief and sudden illness" -- but now we're learning paramedics raced to his D.C. home after receving a 911 call.
CNN obtained dispatch audio from Broadcastify ... which revealed that Emergency Medical Service workers responded to Lindsey's D.C. address around 8:30 p.m. Saturday after they got a report of a person suffering from chest pains and cardian arrest.
The caller stated they were in Baltimore, Maryland, and on their way to Lindsey's residence, believing the front door was unlocked.
A New Jersey woman was found brutally murdered in early June and now chilling 911 audio reveals the moment her panicked husband discovered her body inside their home
FOX News Digital obtained the shocking 6-plus minute call between Conor Hanlon and the 911 operator after he stumbled upon his wife, Brooke, a therapist who had been stabbed to death inside their Chester, NJ, house on June 6.
It's starts with Conor telling the operator that he just found his wife and needs CPR instructions while begging for assistance, although her condition is not immediately clear.
President Trump is paying tribute to Lindsey Graham after the South Carolina senator's unexpected death, calling him a "true American patriot."
In a Truth Social post, the commander-in-chief heaped praise on Graham -- one of his closest confidantes in Congress -- saying that the staunch Republican was "one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known."
Trump also said Lindsey will be "greatly missed" and that his untimely death was "so sad." Graham was 71.
A mass shooting at a Canadian street festival claimed the lives of 2 people and left 4 others seriously injured, according to police.
The bullets started flying Saturday night at Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival, an annual Latin fiesta that draws thousands of people each year.
Toronto Police Service Deputy Chief Frank Barredo told reporters after the shooting there was initial concern that the suspect was an active shooter, but it turned out not to be the case.
Donald Trump's administration has taken a huge step in its fight against the "fake news" media ... issuing subpoenas to New York Times reporters who wrote about his plane swap in Turkey.
The newspaper reported the shocking development on Saturday, stating the Trump admin issued subpoenas to four reporters ... Julian E. Barnes, Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt.
The four NYT employees collaborated on a story titled "Security Precaution Led Trump to Use Old Air Force One in Leaving Turkey," which was published on Wednesday.
Josh Duggar has been transferred yet again to a federal prison in Ohio -- which is going to make it super hard for his wife and kids to visit him from all the way in Arkansas, TMZ has learned.
The former "19 Kids and Counting" star was recently moved to FCI Elkton in Lisbon, OH, from FTC Oklahoma City -- a temporary transfer facility for inmates moving through the federal system.
With his latest move to FCI Elkton, Josh will have lots of trouble seeing his wife, Anna, for face-to-face visits along with their 7 kids, according to his attorney, Beau Brindley.
Connor Murphy's friends were so concerned about the late looksmaxxer's bizarre behavior, they tried contacting his family just one day before he died.
Connor's former roommate and close friend, Tony Huge, tells TMZ ... Connor's "weird" behavior led him and other friends to attempt to contact Connor's family to stage an intervention ... feeling they might be able to get the "old" Connor back.
Tony says they were unable to reach anyone in Connor's family ... and the next day, Connor drowned in Thailand.
Tony, another fitness guru who was very close to Connor, explains ... Connor often acted as a "character" version of himself to create his crazy stunts and pranks for social media. The issue was ... Connor began keeping the mask of the character on, and would switch to his "normal" self only when Tony urged him to.
Kauana Bilhar -- an influencer from Brazil -- has died after falling 27 stories ... according to multiple reports.
The social media sensation passed away earlier this week, her uncle told the Brazilian outlet G1, after she fell from her balcony in Dubai, where he said she's been living for the past two years.
The United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Foreign Affairs also released a statement in which it acknowledged it is “monitoring the case and remains available to the family to provide appropriate consular assistance” through the Brazilian Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
Alex Bruesewitz-- a political consultant and Charlie Kirk's friend -- is convinced Kirk's murder was one of the biggest in our country's history.
We got Alex out on Friday and asked what he makes of the murder trial playing out in Utah ... and he told us it's a huge deal because Charlie's assassination is the biggest killing since John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
Alex also laments the way Erika Kirk has been treated since her husband's death ... blaming the internet's apathy ... though he's not exactly shocked at the abuse Erika's enduring.
The Indiana man who cut off his penis before allegedly setting it ablaze doesn't remember the impromptu amputation ... TMZ has learned.
A family member of Christopher Peden tells TMZ ... he's suffered from mental health issues over the years and has been "in and out" of mental health facilities, and is back in one after making bail following his felony arson charge. The treatment was not part of his release.
The family member says he is currently "coming to terms with what happened, which has been the hard part because he doesn't remember doing it," adding that he was in a "psychotic-like episode" when he decided to cut off his penis and torch it.
The man who claims Stefon Diggs sexually assaulted him reached a settlement with the NFL star's brother in a separate lawsuit over an alleged beatdown ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Christopher Griffith hashed out a deal to drop his $10 million suit against Darez Diggs and an L.A. apartment complex. No details of the settlement were disclosed in the document.
Christopher claimed he was attacked by Darez and others on May 29, 2023, and had over $100K in property stolen.
The viral video that allegedly captured a tense confrontation between Nolan Wells and another person on Horn Island just hours before his disappearance is not what it seems ... because the owner of the video says it captures no altercation at all.
The original owner of the video tells TMZ ... they were on Horn Island -- the last place Nolan was seen alive -- on July 4th, and they took a video to send to their spouse. After hearing about Nolan's disappearance, they put the video online to see if someone might I.D. Nolan ... and then folks started falsely claiming Nolan was in the video, fighting with others.
The owner of the video also tells us ... they heard of a verbal altercation that occurred on the island ... but their video doesn't show that fight.
Kristi Noem and her longtime husband Bryon are calling it quits, according to her mother ... just months after claims surfaced about him cross-dressing and wearing fake boobs.
Kristi's mom, Corinne Arnold, spoke to the Daily Mail at her home, which borders the estate where Kristi and Bryon lived and raised kids ... and she told the outlet it's been a difficult road for the pair -- but the writing has been on the wall for a while now.
You may remember ... in March, a few weeks after Kristi was removed from her position as the Department of Homeland Security head, the Daily Mail published a story in which they said Bryon snapped photos of himself wearing oversized fake boobs and chatted with adult performers in the "bimbofication" fetish scene ... focusing on their massive fake breasts.
While the health status of Senator Mitch McConnell remains up in the air ... life goes on at his Washington, D.C. residence ... at least when it comes to flooring.
Our intrepid TMZ DC producer Charlie Cotton paid a visit to the Senator's home Friday to see if he could get any answers on Mitch's health ... and he saw something interesting leaving the house.
No, it wasn't Mitch ... it was a guy with some carpeting samples.
Charlie spoke to the guy off camera ... and it sounds like new tiles are being considered too.
