Ben Carson reacts as new food pyramid flips decades of nutrition advice
The new food pyramid has been flipped on its head, with HHS officials releasing guidance that prioritizes meat, dairy and vegetables and pushes whole grains to the bottom.
Dr. Ben Carson, USDA’s national advisor for nutrition, health and housing, told Fox News Digital in an interview that dietary guidelines were first proposed in 1980 to inform Americans about healthy eating.
“[The purpose] was to educate the populace about nutrient-rich foods … the things that are helpful to you, the things that are harmful to you. Over the course of time, [we] deviated from those goals,” Carson said. “And [we] started rubber-stamping all of these highly processed foods, these quick things. It has not been good for us.”
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“You are what you eat,” Carson said, sharing that Americans should think of their bodies as high-performance vehicles.
“You’re going to put premium gasoline in it, because you want premium performance,” he said. “If you decide to dilute it, it’s not going to go as far or as fast.”
Carson also used the car-fueling example to address those who claim that eating healthy foods is too expensive.
“Maybe the premium gasoline costs a little bit more, but how much does it cost down the road when you have to replace the engine, when you haven’t put the right things into it?” he said. “So we’re really trying to bring some logic and common sense back.”
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The new guidelines promote protein, dairy and healthy fats, recommending a daily protein target of about 0.54-0.73 grams per pound of body weight.
About 16 to 20 million people, or 4% to 6% of Americans, identify as vegetarians and vegans who eat only plant-based foods, according to the Vegetarian Resource Group.
Carson admitted that he “seldom” eats meat himself and believes he is “reasonably healthy.”
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For those concerned the new guidance might lead Americans to eat too much red meat, Carson said, “Instead of thinking about it as too much red meat, let’s look at the overall recommendation — and that is that you eat 1.2 to 1.6 grams per kilogram of body weight per day. Now, how you get that protein doesn’t matter. If it’s drinking milk, if it’s eating cheese — as long as you maintain high-performance fuel for your engine.”
The nutrition advisor pointed to “blue zones,” the regions with exceptionally long-lived populations known for a focus on plant-based diets.
“Some people say, you see these skinny people because they’re vegetarians. Have you ever seen a skinny elephant? You know they’re vegetarian,” said Carson.
While the updated dietary guidelines emphasize whole, nutrient-dense foods, Carson cautioned against relying solely on GLP-1s like Ozempic for weight loss.
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“All these artificial methods don’t last a very long time. You have to keep taking them, and they’re expensive,” he said.
About one in eight American adults, roughly 12%, have used GLP-1 drugs for obesity and diabetes, with around 6% currently taking them as they rise in popularity, as Fox News Digital previously reported.
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“It’s not just a matter of what you eat. It’s a matter of how many calories you burn,” Carson added. “If you have more calories going out than you’re taking in, you’re going to lose weight.”
Mamdani cheers tenant power while New York’s landlords are stripped of control
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is under fire, including from the White House, for his choice of a property-rights skeptic and “housing justice” advocate to head the city’s Office to Protect Tenants. Cara Weaver is on record calling homeownership a form of “White supremacy” and advocating that government “seize private property.”
We can hope that such policies will not be implemented, even in New York, and the Trump Department of Justice has signaled an interest in ensuring they won’t be. But that doesn’t mean the city lacks myriad housing policy problems — largely based on laws that already overprotect tenant rights at the expense of law-abiding landlords, those not targeted by Mamdani on his new “rental ripoff” tour of allegedly negligent owners.
The city’s existing landlord-tenant laws are, in fact, so stacked against those foolish enough to own rental property — or stuck with it — that what Gotham really needs is an Office of Landlord Protection.
“New York has the most tenant protections of any state,” says Ann Korchak of the Small Property Owners of New York. One could reasonably say its laws are the most extreme in the country.
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Consider the rules governing the most basic tenant responsibility: the obligation to pay rent.
The process of eviction is far from a guarantee that tenants will be forced to leave their Gotham apartment to be replaced by someone who will actually provide the revenue an owner needs. Eviction cases often drag on for more than a year, thanks to the fact that tenants are guaranteed a city-paid attorney.
Even after a court order to leave, tenants can “ask the court for up to one year to move if you can show you can’t find a similar apartment in the same neighborhood.” In other words, tenants can live rent-free for another year.
What’s more, tenants facing eviction can receive so-called “one-shot deals” from the city that pay their back rent — and allow them to stay while they seek other housing, during which time they can continue not to pay rent. After that, they can move on to another apartment — and rinse and repeat.
Nor is it easy to raise the rent when expenses — such as property taxes and utilities — increase.
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Some 960,000 Gotham apartments are rent-stabilized, meaning rents can increase only as much as a city agency, the Rent Guidelines Board, permits. During former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s time in office, the permitted increase for three years was zero. A similar rent freeze was the cornerstone of Democratic Socialist Mamdani’s campaign. Thanks to vacancies on the board, Mamdani is now poised to appoint a majority of members capable of implementing his freeze pledge.
The state’s rent regulations even sharply limit increases for capital repairs — improvements made to bring dilapidated units up to housing codes. The state’s 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act limits any rent increases based on “major capital improvements” to a paltry 2%. Anyone facing the costs of bath, kitchen or heating system repairs understands that this is a tourniquet on income. The goal was to prevent luxury upgrades.
The result has been disinvestment. Not surprisingly, at least 26,000 apartments have been left vacant, harming both property owners and potential tenants. Even owners of ostensibly less regulated housing are limited in how much they can adjust rents.
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The state’s so-called “good cause eviction” law ties permitted rent increases to the Consumer Price Index and guarantees that leases must be renewed. This law is not targeted at protecting the poor. It limits rent increases, for instance, on two-bedroom apartments renting for $6,811.
The same is true for rent-stabilized apartments, which are not limited to tenants of modest means. Indeed, Mayor Mamdani, while serving as a member of the New York State Assembly (with a base salary of $142,000, the nation’s highest for state legislators), lived in a rent-stabilized apartment in the Queens neighborhood of Astoria.
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Those concerned about New York rental property owners losing their rights under Mamdani are already too late. Tenants in rent-stabilized units arguably have more rights than owners, including the ability to pass on rent-limited apartments to family members as if they were the true owners.
In theory, property-rights laws should provide the protections landlords need to ensure a well-functioning housing market. In practice, in New York, those rights have already been dramatically eroded. No one should be surprised that the city has a perennial housing shortage. New York needs not more tenant protections but a restoration of the rights and discretion of rental property owners.
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Coach John Harbaugh’s next landing spot predicted by famed NFL agent
Veteran sports agent Leigh Steinberg believes John Harbaugh’s recent availability as an NFL head coach is comparable to that of Bill Belichick.
Steinberg told Fox News Digital in a recent interview that Harbaugh is far and away the best candidate for all eight teams currently with head coaching vacancies.
“He will be the hottest free agent coach in years,” Steinberg said. “He’s the quintessential perfect hire for multiple teams this year, which is going to give him lots of leverage.”
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President Donald Trump even endorsed Harbaugh in a Truth Social post Wednesday, writing, “HIRE JOHN HARBAUGH, FAST.”
Steinberg revealed how he thinks Trump’s endorsement may affect the demand for Harbaugh’s services.
“I don’t really think so,” Steinberg said when asked if Trump’s comments would increase Harbaugh’s market value. “It’s quite flattering to have the President of the United States as a fan, so that part’s a positive. But as I said before, I don’t think a coach has had this much leverage and options in years.”
With Harbaugh bound to be the most accomplished coach in the cycle, and eight teams looking to hire, one match in particular stands out to Steinberg.
“I don’t know why, but the New York Giants stand out to me,” Steinberg said.
The agent said the Giants are an intriguing destination specifically because of the emergence of quarterback Jaxson Dart.
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“To win in contemporary football, it’s necessary to have a franchise quarterback,” Steinberg said. “It’s impossible to win consistently in the NFL without that franchise quarterback. So that would be high on my list.”
The Giants were the odds-on favorite to hire Harbaugh up until at least Thursday morning. However, once the Miami Dolphins fired their head coach Mike McDaniel on Thursday, Harbaugh quickly became the favorite to be the next Dolphins coach, according to Kalshi.
Whether Harbaugh decides between the Giants and Dolphins will come down to the chemistry that occurs in the upcoming interviews and whichever franchise the coach believes will provide the most synergy and support.
“It will be the chemistry that occurs in those interviews,” Steinberg said. “If it’s narrowed down to a couple [options] then I’m sure a coach will look for that chemistry, that mind meld, that shared vision, and to have a feeling that he will be coming into a supported space.”
Harbaugh is coming off an 18-year tenure with the Baltimore Ravens that included a Super Bowl XLVII win, 12 playoff appearances, four AFC Championship games, six division titles, the most wins in franchise history (over 193 total, 180 regular season) and only three losing seasons in 18 years.
Still, Harbaugh is now fired as a head coach for the first time in his career and is navigating those waters as a terminated head coach for the first time.
Steinberg’s analysis of the fired Harbaugh comes at a time when Steinberg himself is publishing a book about bouncing back from low points in life and careers.
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“We all go through life. Inevitably, we’ll go through a reverse at some point… there will be a crash of some sort where someone loses the arc of where their life is in darkness and desperation,” Steinberg said.
The book, titled “The Comeback” will be published on March 3.
Fears of familiar suspect grow in Ohio dentist murders, experts say
Surveillance video and details emerging from the crime scene where an Ohio dentist and his wife were killed are offering investigators and analysts clues about how the crime may have unfolded, even as police say they have not identified a suspect.
Columbus police recently released grainy surveillance video showing a person of interest walking through an alley near 37-year-old Spencer Tepe and 39-year-old Monique Tepe’s Weinland Park home between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Dec. 30.
Former Fort Worth Police Chief Jeffrey Halstead and Genasys spokesman said the timing of the video stands out, particularly given the winter weather conditions.
“What would be the reason for going out when it’s that cold in that region with that kind of weather conditions?” Halstead told Fox News Digital. “It does look a little bit suspicious,” he said, adding that officers would typically want to know why someone was out at that hour.
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Halstead cautioned, however, that investigators must determine how the video relates to the killings inside the home.
“The challenge is going to be how that is relative to the horrific crime that was committed at the home,” he said.
Police have not named a suspect in the double-murder, and Halstead said releasing video early in an investigation often signals that authorities are seeking help from the public.
“If you look historically, the release of a video very quickly is usually due to the fact there is no identified suspect at that time,” he said.
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Peter Valentin, an associate professor of forensic science at the University of New Haven in Connecticut, said the video may also be significant for what it reveals about the individual’s behavior.
“It seems fairly obvious that the person who’s walking in the alley either sees that actual camera or has some general awareness that a camera is in the alley,” Valentin told Fox News Digital. “They seem to make a concerted effort to keep their head pointed down.”
Valentin said the video provides investigators with a time stamp and a narrower geographic focus, allowing police to refine requests for additional video from nearby homes and businesses.
“It narrows down the time frame, at least for the egress,” he said, referring to when the person was leaving the area. “What we don’t know is how long they were in the area prior to this occurring? Were they there beforehand? Is this person known to the couple? Have they been there before?”
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Police have said there were no signs of forced entry into the home. Halstead said that detail is “deeply concerning” in a case involving a violent crime.
“When it looks like access was either granted or the ease of access was accomplished, then somehow there’s a relationship or previous access that was made,” he said, adding that it would be unlikely for a young professional couple to leave their home unsecured overnight.
“No signs of forced entry doesn’t mean there wasn’t forced entry,” Valentin said. “It just means that no sign was observed.”
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Detectives believe the murders took place between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Dec. 30. Both of the couple’s children were found safe inside the home.
Both experts said that the fact that the couple’s children were unharmed may eventually help investigators narrow their focus.
“Historically, it leans to the person not having an extreme mental illness,” Halstead said, adding that it could suggest familiarity with the family or children, though he said that investigators would need to confirm that through evidence.
Halstead said the biggest challenge in cases like this is time.
“The longer this goes, the greater likelihood that the leads get weaker and weaker,” he said, calling time “the enemy” in high-profile homicide investigations.
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Police have said the investigation remains ongoing and have asked anyone with information related to the surveillance video or the events surrounding the killings to contact authorities.
In a statement, the couple’s family said they are “heartbroken beyond words” and called the deaths “tragic and senseless.”
“They were extraordinary people whose lives were filled with love, joy, and deep connection to others,” read the statement. “Spencer, a graduate of The Ohio State University, was known as a devoted and proud father, a loving partner, and a friend to everyone he met,” the family statement said, adding that he was “intelligent, warm, and endlessly welcoming.”
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Family members described Monique as a “loving, patient and joyful mother whose warmth defined her.”
Rob Misleh, Spencer’s brother-in-law, told WSYX that the couple was going to celebrate their five-year anniversary next month after getting married in 2021.
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Olympic skateboard star suffers fractured skull in ‘death-defying’ stunt gone wrong
An Olympic medalist and 13-time X Games winner suffered serious head injuries after a stunt went wrong.
Nyjah Huston, who won bronze in Paris in 2024, said he suffered a fractured skull and eye socket.
“A harsh reminder how death-defying skating massive rails can be…” Huston wrote in an Instagram post which included a photo of himself in a hospital bed. “Taking it one day at a time. I hope yall had a better new years then me. We live to fight another day.”
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The post also featured Huston being treated by first responders and friends, along with another photo showing a large black-and-blue mark on Huston’s eye.
Numerous skating legends showed their support for Huston, who is considered one of the best skateboarders in the United States today.
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“Been watching @nyjah grow up into one of the best skaters to ever do it and it amazes me the amount of grit this kid has,” Shaun White shared on his Instagram story, via Pro Football Network. “You got this brother. Heal quick!”
Even Tony Hawk shared well-wishes on Huston’s Instagram post.
“Heavy. Stay strong; we know you’ll be back,” the skateboarding legend wrote.
“Man.. prayers for healing brother!” added Ryan Sheckler.
It is unknown whether Huston was wearing a helmet at the time of the incident.
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Huston has seven gold medals and five silvers in world championships. He has not competed since the 2024 Olympics, but the California native has his eyes set on the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
Obama Presidential Center opens hiring with left-wing values front and center
The Obama Presidential Center is just months away from opening in Chicago, officially accepting job applications for individuals who share the organization’s commitment to “anti-racism and equity,” according to its website.
“When people come here, we want them to feel what makes the South Side so special,” former President Barack Obama said in a video message posted to social media Tuesday announcing the job openings. “The mix of warmth and grit, the sense of humor that can brighten any day, the creativity that turns challenges into opportunities, and the joy that shows up in every block, every place of worship and every family reunion.”
The presidential center, which is expected to open on Chicago’s South Side in June, is looking to fill 150 job positions stretching from custodians to “ambassadors of hope” who greet visitors. Applications are open until Jan. 31.
The Obama Foundation’s website underscores its commitment to being an “anti-racist” organization throughout its main web page focused on careers, as well as within the job descriptions for the available roles.
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Within its job description advertising for a full-time security officer, for example, the website notes that it is an equal opportunity employer that is “deeply committed to creating an actively anti-racist organization, leveraging our global reach to combat systemic racism and inequity wherever it exists.”
The center describes its team as “equal parts dreamers and doers” and who “care as much about how we achieve our goals as we do about the goals themselves.”
“We are also committed to creating an anti-racist organization in order to do our part to help combat racism and inequity in all forms, in communities across our nation and around the world,” the Obama Foundation’s main webpage for careers states.
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The Obama Foundation directed website visitors and potential hires to read its lengthy statement on anti-racism and equity, which highlighted that the organization is working to build a network committed to addressing systemic racism and gender discrimination, stressing that combating inequity requires not just policy changes but sustained cultural and institutional commitment.
“That’s why our goal is to make sure every member of the Foundation team is committed to anti-racism, sets expectations for how we will engage, and makes space for the work,” the statement said. “We’re focused on making sure our actions match our intent – removing barriers for diverse vendors, building anti-racism and equity into our hiring practices, and recruiting diverse cohorts for our leadership programs. We also want to be strong partners, working with members of the predominantly Black community that is our home, and the future home of the (Obama Presidential Center).”
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Fox News Digital reached out to the Obama Foundation Friday morning inquiring if there’s a mechanism or process to determine a potential hire is aligned with their “anti-racist” vision, and if it will accept applications from noncitizens, but did not immediately receive a reply.
Obama’s presidential center underscoring its commitment to anti-racist policies comes after President Donald Trump took a hatchet to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within the federal government upon his return to the Oval Office, which has had a cascading effect throughout private industry.
Trump signed an executive order on day one of his second administration, for example, titled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing,” which directed federal agencies to stamp out DEI-style programs across the federal government. The following day, Trump signed a second order aimed at “restoring merit-based opportunity,” including changes to federal contracting and related compliance.
“We’ve ended the tyranny of so-called Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies all across the entire federal government and indeed the private sector and our military. And our country will be woke no longer,” Trump said in March during a joint address to Congress celebrating his early wins of the administration.
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Obama’s presidential center is set to open its doors in June after years of delays, including lawsuits and federal reviews that pushed the timeline back from its initial 2021 expected opening. The center will include a handful of attractions, including the presidential library, a museum, auditorium, a Chicago Public Library branch, a garden, athletic facility and other attractions on its roughly 20-acre campus.
The building has faced sharp scrutiny and mockery from some locals, who have previously lampooned the design of the massive, mostly window-less building, with the New York Post reporting some Chicagoans refer to it as the “Obamalisk.”
Obama Foundation Deputy Director Kim Patterson defended the architecture in December 2025, telling CBS News that the design of the building was intentional, including to protect artwork within the building.
“The shape of the building was actually meant to mimic four hands coming together to show the importance of our collective action,” Patterson told the outlet.
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“There are not a lot of windows on the building, but that’s intentional, because sunlight is just not a friend to the artwork and the artifacts that are going inside of the building,” Patterson added of why the building has few windows.
Zelenskyy calls for US response as Russia strikes Ukraine with hypersonic missile
Russia said on Friday it used its new hypersonic Oreshnik missile in an attack against Ukraine, according to reports.
The Kremlin said that the strike was carried out in response to what it said was an attempted Ukrainian drone strike on one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residences, something Kyiv has denied, according to Reuters.
The outlet noted that Ukraine and the U.S. have cast doubt on Russia’s claims about the alleged attempted attack on Putin’s residence on Dec. 29, the report said. Ukraine called it “an absurd lie,” while President Donald Trump also doubted the veracity of the claim, saying he did not believe the strike occurred and that “something” unrelated happened nearby.
This is the second time Russia has used the intermediate-range Oreshnik, which Putin has said is impossible to intercept because of its velocity, Reuters reported.
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The Russian Defense Ministry said that the strike targeted critical infrastructure in Ukraine, according to Reuters, which added that Russia said the attack also used attack drones and high-precision long-range land and sea-based weapons.
While Moscow did not say where the missile hit, Russian media and military bloggers said it targeted an underground natural gas storage facility in Ukraine’s western Leviv region, CBS News reported. Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadoviy said the attack hit critical infrastructure but did not give details, the outlet added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the attack on social media, saying that the aftermath was “still being dealt with.”
“Twenty residential buildings alone were damaged. Recovery operations after the strikes also continue in the Lviv region and other regions of our country. Unfortunately, as of now, it is known that four people have been killed in the capital alone. Among them is an ambulance crew member. My condolences to their families and loved ones,” Zelenskyy wrote.
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The Ukrainian leader said the attack involved 242 drones, 13 ballistic missiles, one Oreshnik missile and 22 cruise missiles. Zelenskyy added that the ballistic missiles were aimed at energy facilities and civilian infrastructure as the people of Ukraine faced “a significant cold spell.” He said the attack was “aimed precisely against the normal life of ordinary people.” However, he assured that Ukraine was working to restore heating and electricity.
Zelenskyy claimed that in addition to the civilian infrastructure, a building of the Embassy of Qatar was damaged in the attack.
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“A clear reaction from the world is needed. Above all from the United States, whose signals Russia truly pays attention to. Russia must receive signals that it is its obligation to focus on diplomacy, and must feel consequences every time it again focuses on killings and the destruction of infrastructure,” Zelenskyy added.
A spokesperson for the State Department told Fox News Digital that the U.S. remains committed to ending the war through diplomatic means, emphasizing that it is the only path toward a durable peace. The spokesperson underscored Trump’s desire to end the war that is approaching its fourth year.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment.
Man charged after police find over 100 sets of human remains at home, storage unit
A Pennsylvania man is facing hundreds of charges after “over 100 full or partial sets of human and skeletal remains” were allegedly found in his home and a storage unit in a scene a district attorney described as a “horror movie come to life.”
Jonathan Gerlach, 34, of Ephrata, Pa., was arrested this week by police who were investigating a string of burglarized graves and mausoleums at the Mount Moriah Cemetery on the outskirts of Philadelphia, according to the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office.
“Detectives walked into a horror movie come to life… This is an unbelievable scene that no one involved, from myself, to the detectives to the medical examiners that are now trying to piece together what they are looking at — quite literally — none of them have ever seen anything like this before,” District Attorney Tanner Rouse said Thursday.
“Detectives have recovered an awful lot of bones at this point, and we are still trying to piece together who they are, where they are from and how many we are looking at, and it’s going to be quite some time before we have a final answer,” Rouse added, noting that some of the remains were months-old infants, while others were hundreds of years old.
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The Delaware County District Attorney’s Office said around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, police were conducting surveillance of Mount Moriah Cemetery “when they observed the suspect’s car with numerous bones and skulls in plain view in the back seat of the vehicle.”
“Gerlach was then seen exiting the cemetery holding a burlap bag, crowbar and other assorted items. The offender was brought into custody where he admitted to stealing approximately 30 sets of human remains,” it continued.
“Through investigation it is believed that over 100 full or partial sets of human and skeletal remains have been recovered from Gerlach’s home and storage unit in Ephrata. This investigation remains ongoing,” it added.
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Gerlach was charged with more than 450 counts, including 100 counts each of abuse of corpse, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.
His bail was set at $1 million, with an arraignment hearing scheduled for Jan. 20.
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“I grieve for those who are upset by this, who are going through this, who are trying to figure out if it is in fact one of their loved ones,” Rouse said.
Kate Hudson addresses criticism from family members over portrayal in new film
Kate Hudson is responding to criticism regarding her latest movie.
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actress addressed the recent controversy surrounding her new movie, “Song Sung Blue,” which tells the story of the real-life husband-and-wife duo who made up the Neil Diamond tribute band, Lightning & Thunder.
“Honestly, I don’t even know — out of respect for our filmmakers, I’m not the right person to speak to it,” Hudson told the outlet.
In the film, Hudson portrayed Claire “Thunder” Sardina while Hugh Jackman played Mike “Lightning” Sardina, and though the movie was a critical success, Mike’s real-life children, Michael Jr. and Angelina, had many issues with it.
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The two spoke with the Daily Mail in December 2025 about their problems with the production, telling the outlet they were paid $30,000 to consult on the film, with Mike Jr. also asserting that he was “purposely cut out of the film.”
“Every interview that those monsters have been on on national television don’t even mention my existence at all, even though I was the most prevalent force in my father’s life, even when I wasn’t in Wisconsin, because I’m his only son,” he said of Jackman and Hudson.
Angelina added that while the movie told “a beautiful story,” it does not reflect what really happened, noting, “I guess that’s what’s upsetting because it’s a lie.”
While Mike Jr. and Angelina are upset with the end product, their stepmother, Claire — who married Mike Sr. at the Wisconsin State Fair in 1994 — and her two children from a prior marriage, Dayna and Rachel, have been supportive.
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“I want the true story out there, and I want it used with truth, with dignity, and I want retribution,” Mike Jr. said. “I want retribution from NBCUniversal [and other parties involved], not just for me, for my father, for me, and for my little sister — my father’s true descendants — because they screwed us over.
“Everybody thinks it’s such a wonderful film, it’s so touching,” he added. “It’s all lies. And it steals all the hard work that my father put in his entire life so that Claire, Rachel and Dayna can soak up a massive paycheck.”
While Hudson did not comment on what Mike Jr. had to say, she expressed gratitude for getting to meet Claire and have her involved in the movie.
“I’m so happy that I got to know Claire, who’s such a wonderful woman, and she’s so happy with the movie,” she said.
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Hudson has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her leading role in the movie, which was released in December 2025.
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