A former Minnesota Timberwolves employee is facing felony charges after he was accused of stealing the hard drive of a team executive that contained “strategic NBA information,” according to court documents. Somak Sarkar, 33, was arrested by the Minneapolis Police Department Monday and charged with third-degree felony burglary after prosecutors alleged in court documents filed in Hennepin County that the …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sir Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin were honored with the prestigious Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, making a point to underscore that their musical legacy is in harmony with their philanthropy, especially the Elton John AIDS Foundation. “If you’re successful, you have to give back. That was my mantra in 1980 when I …

AI fakery is quickly becoming one of the biggest problems confronting us online. Deceptive pictures, videos and audio are proliferating as a result of the rise and misuse of generative artificial intelligence tools. With AI deepfakes cropping up almost every day, depicting everyone from Taylor Swift to Donald Trump, it’s getting harder to tell what’s real from what’s not. Video …

Amelia Earhart is regarded as one of the most influential women in history. The legendary pilot was born in Atchison, Kansas. At a very young age, Earhart was considered a tomboy as she preferred getting her hands and clothes dirty and walked a dangerous line by climbing trees and hunting rats with a .22 rifle, according to the official website …

Setting limits on a leader’s reign and avoiding unilateral decision-making have emerged as chief concerns among Senate Republicans as they prepare to tap a new head in November following Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s announcement of his plan to step down after his term ends in 2025. “We have operated as a monarchy,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said of leadership during …

Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins was on the receiving end of a tense moment between Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green and Memphis Grizzles guard Desmond Bane during Wednesday’s night game that resulted in both players receiving a technical. Late in the second quarter, with the Grizzlies leading by one, Green got tangled up beneath the net with Santi …

EXCLUSIVE: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has opened an investigation into the school district he said bears some responsibility for the brutal attack on a St. Louis teen who was seen in a viral video having her head bashed into the pavement by another student. On Thursday, Bailey told Fox News Digital exclusively that he would be opening an investigation …

For the first time in his NFL career, wide receiver Michael Thomas is a free agent. The two-time All-Pro spent the first eight seasons of his career with the New Orleans Saints. He battled through multiple injury setbacks during his tenure with the Saints. He was once again placed on injured reserve last November, the same month he was arrested …

FIRST ON FOX: Democrats are launching a major attack on Republicans’ plans for their party convention that reportedly include former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who was pardoned by the former president after being convicted on bank and tax fraud charges in 2018. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is using the possibility of Manafort’s involvement with the convention to flip …

Kyle MacLachlan is confessing that one of his 1994 co-stars in “The Flintstones” had some high expectations. “She had to have a gift every day,” the “Sex and the City” alum told Jesse Tyler Ferguson on his “Dinner’s on Me” podcast of Elizabeth Taylor’s demands for agreeing to be in the live-action version of the cartoon. Ferguson interjected, “Wait, wait, …