Former FBI director James Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

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Former FBI director James Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges after Trump called for prosecution, a suspect charged with 'maliciously' starting deadly Palisades Fire created AI images of burning cities, and Dolly Parton says 'I ain't dead yet' after sister sparks frantic health concerns.

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1 | Former FBI director James Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges after Trump called for prosecution

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2 | Suspect charged with 'maliciously' starting deadly Palisades Fire created AI images of burning cities, feds say

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3 | Dolly Parton says 'I ain't dead yet' after sister sparks frantic health concerns

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4 | Pastor shot in the head by ICE agents sues Trump administration over First Amendment threats in Chicago

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5 | Meteorologist behind Trump's sharpie hurricane fiasco is confirmed to lead the nation's forecasting agency

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The Big Question 

Fox News' Jesse Watters has come under fire in recent days over a recent interview with a masked man who claims to be an "Antifa whistleblower," with media observers and critics speculating that the guest also posed as an ex-Mexican Mafia member for a 2023 segment.

While online speculation has gone into overdrive that the two men are the same guy, and many have even claimed the man who purportedly shot Osama bin Laden was the person behind the mask, it seems highly unlikely that this is the case.

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STAT OF THE DAY

 40 percent

Trump's approval rating has plummeted, with a majority of Americans opposing the deployment of the National Guard to US cities, according to a new poll.

Only 40 percent of people surveyed have a favorable view of the president, after he told a gathering of US military leaders that troops should be used to target an "enemy within" American society.

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"Call Gordon Ramsay!"

A man has been arrested in a high-end steak restaurant Miami after his beef with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay resulted in him being forcibly removed from the restaurant.

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