FBI identifies Palm Springs reproductive clinic bombing suspect

The man authorities say is responsible for bombing a reproductive center in Palm Springs, California, on Saturday has been identified as Guy Edward Bartkus.

The 25-year-old is from Twentynine Palms, California, authorities said during a news conference Sunday morning. He is described as a “pro-mortalist,” the New York Post reported. The car bomb he allegedly set off killed him and injured four people.

There was “no loss of any sensitive material” as a result of the bombing at the IVF clinic, an FBI Los Angeles assistant director in charge said, referring to embryos. 

“Yesterday, a man intent on harming others in our city failed,” Palm Springs Police Chief Andrew Mills said during the news conference. “Palm Springs survived, and we are stronger and more resilient as a result.”

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The bombing has been labeled by authorities as an intentional act of terrorism.

While investigators believe they know the timeline of when Bartkus entered Palm Springs, they are asking for the public’s help with where he might have gone before the explosion went off. 

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Bartkus was in a silver Ford Fusion with license plate number 8HWS848, FBI Los Angeles said in a post on X.

“The subject, had nihilistic ideation,” Akil Davis, assistant director in charge of FBI Los Angeles’ field office said. “And this was a targeted attack against the IVF facility. Make no mistake, we are treating this, as I said yesterday, is an intentional act of terrorism.”

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Investigators are aware of and are “tracking a possible manifesto” as part of the investigation, Davis said.

“This is probably the largest bombing scene that we’ve had in Southern California,” he said. 

“This does eclipse the bombing matter in Aliso Viejo,” Davis added, referencing the 2018 attack at a day spa. “It’s that big.”

FBI’s top boss says bureau ran cover for Hillary but it all ends under Trump

FBI Director Kash Patel hinted at a “wave of transparency” on the horizon as the agency struggles to rebuild public trust, especially in the wake of longstanding controversy over alleged politicization and selective prosecution.

Sitting alongside FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino for a “Sunday Morning Futures” exclusive interview, Patel pointed to the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation as an example of political bias and institutional failure. He claimed senior officials within the Department of Justice “hijacked” their constitutional responsibilities by selectively deciding which cases to pursue.

“You asked in the beginning how the FBI was weaponized,” he said to host Maria Bartiromo. “Well, the FBI hijacked the constitutional responsibility of the Department of Justice and the Attorney General, and James Comey and others specifically decided what cases to prosecute and not prosecute. Don’t believe me? Go to the videotape in the Hillary Clinton investigation.”

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“We don’t decide prosecutions, and neither does any agent or intel analyst. We have great partners under Attorney General [Pam] Bondi. We work with them and discuss the matter with them, but the prosecutorial decision is with them.”

Patel said that new agency leadership has uncovered additional details regarding the Crossfire Hurricane investigation into President Donald Trump‘s alleged ties to Russia and are working with Congress to put out information surrounding the episode.

“That’s how vindictive and vicious the former leadership structure here was. Not only did they bastardize the FISA process and lie to the American public, they withheld and hid documentation and put it in rooms where people weren’t supposed to look,” Patel said.

“It’s a good thing we’re here now to clean it up, and you’re about to see a wave of transparency… Just give us about a week or two.”

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Patel and Bongino’s wide-ranging interview with Bartiromo centered on investments in homeland security, alleged corruption among past agency leadership and restoring public trust in the institution.

In a pointed critique, Patel accused his FBI predecessors of “intentionally failing the American public” by putting on what he called the “biggest D.C. deception game” ever seen.

He claimed the bureau’s reputation as a storied law enforcement agency was damaged by the likes of leaders like James Comey, Andrew McCabe and Peter Strzok and accused them of weaponizing the FBI for political purposes, misleading both the courts and the American people.

“They said the FBI was the most storied institution for law enforcement, and it was, and it will be again very soon,” Patel vowed, tossing in an allegation that the former leadership used taxpayer funds, potentially illegally, to run their operation and withheld key evidence from the court. 

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“That’s what broke the FBI. And then, when they were caught, they lied about it… and [few media personalities] were brave enough to cover it six, seven, eight years ago, and we’re still talking about it today because Congress is working rigorously with us [and] the Crossfire Hurricane documents are coming fast and hard, and they’re being sent there un-redacted so we can have full accountability.”

“That’s how you restore the trust that was lost to the American public when it comes to the FBI,” Patel said.

Walmart will absorb some tariffs after Trump warning, Treasury Secretary says

Walmart is going to absorb the cost of some tariffs, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday after speaking with the company’s CEO in the wake of President Donald Trump’s warning that the retail giant should “eat the tariffs.”

Bessent detailed his conversation with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” when he was asked about Trump’s social media post warning the company against raising its prices for consumers, as McMillon alluded to in an earnings call last week.

“I did speak to Doug McMillon, who I have a very good relationship, yesterday just to understand what he had to say,” Bessent said, adding that McMillon’s comments had come during an earnings call where the secretary said companies must give “the most draconian case” because of SEC requirements.

“So Walmart will be absorbing some of the tariffs,” Bessent said. “Some may get passed on to consumers.”

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On Thursday, McMillon said Walmart would do its best to keep prices down, but with the “magnitude” of the tariffs, “even at the reduced levels announced this week, we aren’t able to absorb all the pressure given the reality of narrow retail margins.” 

McMillon made the statement as the retailer reported its first-quarter results, which met Wall Street expectations.

Trump responded to the statement on Saturday with a post on his Truth Social platform.

“Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain,” Trump wrote. “Walmart made BILLIONS OF DOLLARS last year, far more than expected. Between Walmart and China they should, as is said, ‘EAT THE TARIFFS,’ and not charge valued customers ANYTHING. I’ll be watching, and so will your customers!!!”

Later Saturday, Walmart responded to Trump, saying in a statement, “We have always worked to keep our prices as low as possible, and we won’t stop. We’ll keep prices as low as we can for as long as we can given the reality of small retail margins.” 

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Bessent also said that his conversation with McMillon covered what prices Walmart consumers are most concerned about.

“The other thing that Doug mentioned to me is, for his consumers, for his buyers, the most important thing are gasoline prices,” Bessent said. “And this administration has gotten gasoline prices down.”

National prices for regular fuel averaged $3.178 as of Sunday, compared to $3.592 a year ago, according to the American Automobile Association. Regular fuel reached its highest national average price of $5.016 on June 14, 2022, under the Biden administration.

Bessent said that while he would expect inflation to “remain in line,” he blamed former President Joe Biden for creating the current sentiment of uncertainty among American consumers. 

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“But I don’t blame consumers for being skittish after what happened to them four years under Biden,” he said. “We had the worst inflation in 40 years.”

Former NFL star reacts to Angel Reese outburst after hard Caitlin Clark foul

Former NFL star Robert Griffin III reacted to the spat between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese that took place during the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky game on Saturday afternoon.

Tempers flared between Reese and Clark after the Fever sharpshooter committed a flagrant foul on the Sky forward. It was one of the bigger moments of Indiana’s 93-58 blowout win.

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Griffin wrote on social media that the incident showed him one thing.

“After watching Caitlin Clark’s flagrant foul on Angel Reese and the aftermath, there is no way Angel Reese can continue the lie that she doesn’t dislike Caitlin Clark,” Griffin wrote. “I know what hatred looks like. Angel Reese HATES Caitlin Clark. Not some basketball rivalry hate either. Hate.”

Clark and Reese have major history, going back to the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball national championship.

Both players downplayed the incident. 

Clark told ESPN’s Holly Rowe after the third quarter that there had been “nothing malicious” behind the foul.

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Let’s not make it something that it’s not,” Clark said after the game. “It was just a good play on the basketball. I’m not sure what the ref saw to upgrade it, and that’s up to their discretion. It’s a take foul to put them at the free-throw line. I’ve watched a lot of basketball in my life, that’s exactly what it was. I wasn’t trying to do anything malicious. That’s not the type of player I am.”

Reese said it was a “basketball play.”

Fever head coach Stephanie White said she thought it was a “clear play on the ball” when Clark fouled Reese. But crew chief Roy Gulbeyan said Clark had pushed Reese with her left hand.

“The foul on Clark met the criteria for flagrant foul 1, for wind up, impact, and follow through for the extension of the left hand to Reese’s back, which is deemed not a legitimate basketball play, and therefore deemed unnecessary contact,” he told a pool reporter. “After the foul, there is a physical taunt technical on (Aliyah) Boston and a verbal technical on Reese, which offset.”

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Clark finished with her third career triple-double, scoring 20 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out 10 assists. Reese put together another double-double. She had 12 points and 17 rebounds.

Abandoned American ‘Wild West’ theme park startles explorer: ‘Walked right in’

Lukka Bradburn traveled to rural Japan last year to document abandoned theme parks — and was surprised by what he found left behind in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and after years of decline, according to news agency SWNS.

Bradburn, a printer, explorer and father of two, came across the parks after researching the areas on Google Maps.

He found an entire derelict colonial “American town” area complete with hotels, churches and restaurants.

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The “Western Village” theme park near Nikkō, Tochigi, has stood virtually untouched since its closure in 2007, its sprawling grounds frozen in time like a ghost town straight out of 1800s America, SWNS reported.

Nature has been slowly reclaiming the land: Vines have crawled up church walls and snow has blanketed abandoned porches.

Opened in 1973, the theme park was inspired by classic American and Italian Western movies — but it closed because of competition from Tokyo Disneyland, per SWNS.

Bradburn even discovered a replica of Mount Rushmore still intact, along with saloon bars and a stadium where crowds once watched jousting and other sports. 

The replica monument emerged among frost-covered trees, its stone faces still clearly defined against the sky.

Nearby, weathered structures and themed facades lined the pathways, evoking the appearance of a long-forgotten frontier town.

The site was littered with mannequins depicting life in “Wild West” America, according to SWNS.

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Abandoned buildings include a gift shop that was boarded up and heavily damaged.

Among the rubble, Bradburn managed to find a prop gun on the floor and an arcade with the original machines.

With parts of the park still standing, he noted that navigating the sites was surprisingly straightforward.

During his exploration, Bradburn said that both attractions were easily accessed.

“The Western one had a bit of a fence, but you could pretty much just walk in,” he said. 

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“There was no security or anyone watching over it; it was just left to rot,” he added, as SWNS noted.

The absence of maintenance left the area in a state of disrepair.

“As we got to one park it was heavily snowing and we were having to get through all these bushes,” he told SWNS. “It was quite overgrown.”

Both were in rural areas surrounded by countryside, mountains and small towns, creating the picturesque snowy scenery seen in the photos shown within this article.

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On his adventure, Bradburn and his friends came across another urban explorer, a Japanese man who said he used to visit the park as a child. 

“There was no security or anyone watching over it; it was just left to rot.”

The man, who spoke limited English, told the friends he’d returned to take photographs of the theme park, according to SWNS.

While exploring, Bradburn also came across the remains of Kejonuma Leisure Land, which once attracted 200,000 visitors in the remote Tohoku region; it closed in 2001. 

He found a decaying ornate Ferris wheel, carousels and children’s train rides.

The attraction closed due to falling demand and the struggling Japanese economy, per SWNS.

The site, once a popular destination in the remote Tohoku region, has seen little change since its closure. 

Visitors can still identify many of the original attractions, though time and weather have taken a visible toll.

Bradburn said he plans to return to Japan next year for further exploring. 

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“The Japanese theme park industry entered a boom during the 1960s and 1970s, reaching a peak in the 1990s. Since then, they’ve seen a gradual decline,” according to The Park Database.

PGA Tour star flips out, throws club in disgust after terrible stroke

Max Homa’s up-and-down PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, continued in the final round of the major golf tournament on Sunday.

Homa lined up on the fairway for his third shot on the third hole. He missed the green on the stroke and threw his club down the fairway in disgust.

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He finished the hole with a double bogey.

Six holes later, he would double bogey again, as his hopes of pulling off a miracle final round to get back into contention for the lead faded quickly. Through the first 12 holes, he had three bogeys and three birdies to go along with the double bogeys.

Homa was 4-over par through 12 holes and was 4-over par for the tournament. He started the PGA Championship with a 73 and made the cut thanks to an outstanding 64 in the second round.

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On Saturday, Homa fell off the pace with a 76. He had four bogeys, a double bogey and a birdie.

Homa’s best finish at the PGA Championship came in 2022, when he was tied for 13th. He has six career victories on the PGA Tour.

Scottie Scheffler was at the top of the leaderboard to start the day. He tees off at 2:40 p.m. ET with Alex Noren. Davis Riley and J.T. Poston were set to tee off at 2:30 p.m. Noren trailed Scheffler by three strokes.

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Scheffler has never won a PGA Championship.

Diddy’s former protégé sets the record straight on whether she’ll testify in trial

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former protégé Aubrey O’Day has confirmed that she will not be testifying in the former rapper’s ongoing sex-trafficking trial.

In 2005, the 41-year-old singer rose to fame when she appeared on Diddy’s MTV show “Making the Band” and became a member of the girls’ group Danity Kane. On May 14, O’Day shared a post on her Instagram Story that fueled speculation that she would testify as a witness at the highly-publicized federal trial in New York City. 

“Hey New York!!! Where y’all think I should head first?” O’Day wrote in a video taken in Manhattan. The former Danity Kane member added a balance emoji, which is a common symbol of justice.

However, O’Day set the record straight during an appearance on the first episode of the podcast “Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Present: Aubrey O’Day, Covering the Diddy Trial.”

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“No, I’m not here to testify for the Diddy trial — that I know of,” O’Day said when questioned by hosts Robach and Holmes.

However, O’Day went on to claim that government officials had reached out to her regarding the trial.

“I was contacted by [the Department of] Homeland Security and I did have a meeting with Homeland Security,” she said, noting that she had been asked not to provide further details about the meeting. 

“I posted on my Instagram that I was here in New York and enjoying myself because I wanted to make it clear to everyone that I am not here testifying,” O’Day explained.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was the government agency that conducted the raids on Diddy’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami in March 2024.

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Fox News Digital has reached out to DHS for comment.

When Holmes pointed out that the podcast was being recorded “right up the street from where the trial is taking place,” O’Day said, “I didn’t even realize that.”

Despite earlier reports that O’Day would be testifying, People magazine reported that the TV personality was not subpoenaed by the prosecution or the defense.

The trial against Diddy began May 12 at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse in Lower Manhattan.

Authorities charged Diddy with multiple counts of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transporting for prostitution in an indictment unsealed in September 2024.

The Bad Boy Records founder has denied the allegations made against him and pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura testified for four days against the former rap mogul. The 38-year-old became emotional at times as she sat on the witness stand detailing the alleged abuse that she suffered during her relationship with Diddy, whom she dated from 2007 to 2018. 

Her husband, Alex Fine, was in court throughout his pregnant wife’s testimony.

Cassie claimed she was physically abused and forced into participating in “freak offs,” where Diddy would coerce her into having sex with a male escort while he watched.

Though O’Day was not involved with the court proceedings, her former Danity Kane bandmate Dawn Richard testified to allegedly witnessing Diddy assaulting Cassie in 2009. Richard told the court on Friday that one day after an alleged altercation in which she “observed Cassie being attacked,” the “Last Night” rapper told her it was par for the course in a normal relationship.

O’Day first crossed paths with Diddy while competing on season three of MTV’s “Making The Band” nearly two decades ago. Three years later, the rapper fired O’Day from Danity Kane during the season four finale. 

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Years before Diddy’s arrest, O’Day had spoken out about her contentious history with the rapper on multiple occasions – often alluding to his past allegedly abusive behavior. 

“[Diddy] plays one of the dirtiest games there is around,” O’Day previously told Cosmopolitan of her former boss. 

During an episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast in 2022, O’Day claimed she was let go because she “wasn’t willing to do what was expected of [her] – not talent-wise, but in other areas.” 

After Diddy was hit with additional allegations of sexual misconduct by 120 accusers, including minors, in October, O’Day spoke up on X (formerly Twitter), claiming his “behavior could’ve been stopped,” but said his arrest is a “win for all women.”

On Saturday, O’Day shared her thoughts on the trial in a statement to People Magazine.

“This trial is bittersweet for me, as I’ve been speaking the truth about Diddy for 20 years now,” she said. 

The singer went on to explain why she had teamed up with Holmes and Robach to cover the trial in their new podcast.

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“This podcast is the first step in reclaiming my voice and career that I was robbed of when I was abruptly fired from my band in order to appear discredited,” O’Day said.

“My heart goes out to all the victims, especially those who could have been spared, had anyone taken these claims seriously prior,” she added.

“My sincere hope is that justice will prevail and for there to be further systemic changes within the music industry to prevent all forms of abuse from those in a position of power.”