Felon followed woman home — then came face-to-face with her armed husband
Police have ruled a Florida man’s actions self-defense after he shot a felon who allegedly attempted to abduct his wife.
According to Fox News affiliate WTVT-TV, citing the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, Nicholas Palomo, a 36-year-old felon who had previously gone to prison for kidnapping and other crimes, attempted to abduct a woman who was walking her dog in Bradenton, Florida, on New Year’s Day.
The woman managed to run away from Palomo’s car and warned her husband, who went outside to confront Palomo.
Detectives say that Palomo began acting in a threatening way before advancing towards the husband. That’s when, according to police, he allegedly opened fire on Palomo.
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Deputies arrived at the shooting at 12:27 a.m. to find the suspect, who died at the scene despite life-saving efforts. An autopsy found that Palomo died at the scene from a single gunshot wound to the chest.
Before the alleged abduction, Palomo reportedly caused a disturbance at a nearby Circle K while appearing to be under the influence of drugs.
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According to the outlet, after reviewing the case, the State Attorney’s Office determined that the homeowner’s actions were justified.
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The names of the husband and the wife were not released in accordance with Marsy’s Law. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office for comment.
Democrats break with party leaders to fund ICE operations despite liberal outrage
Seven Democrats voted with Republicans on Thursday to pass a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spending bill, despite opposition from their own leadership over unmet demands for additional guardrails on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.
The DHS bill will be bundled alongside three other spending bills, totaling a combined $1.2 trillion in federal spending. The entire package’s passing is a significant step toward averting a government shutdown come Jan. 30.
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted on two separate packages on Thursday afternoon. One groups together three spending bills to fund the departments of War, Education, Labor, Transportation and Health and Human Services. The second is a standalone bill funding DHS, which includes ICE.
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The DHS bill passed by a 220-207 vote with the help of seven Democrats. Only one Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., voted in opposition. The larger package passed with much broader bipartisan support in a 341-88 vote, with 149 Democrats joining Republicans to pass it.
Most Democrats bucked the DHS funding legislation after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and other top Democrats said they were opposed to the bill due to insufficient restrictions against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
With the legislation in the rearview mirror, the House advanced the last pieces of the puzzle needed to avoid a government shutdown by the end of the month. It’s also the first time in nearly 30 years that Congress has avoided funding the government through one massive spending bill known as an “omnibus” or through short-term incremental funding extensions called “continuing resolutions” (CRs).
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With the passage of Thursday’s package, lawmakers will have advanced four small bundles of two to three of their 12 annual appropriations bills.
While some conservatives still called for the 12 bills to be passed as individual pieces of legislation, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., framed the GOP effort as a step toward returning Congress to the way the process is supposed to work on paper.
“This is a big thing,” Johnson told Fox News Digital. “We will be making history this week, having moved 12 [appropriations] bills through the process. A lot of people thought it would be impossible. But we stuck to it, stuck together — it’s a big thing.”
House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., echoed Johnson’s framing.
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“We aren’t here for just another stopgap temporary fix,” Cole said on the House floor. “We are here to finish the job by providing full-year funding. This measure is a product of sustained engagement and serious legislation.”
If passed by the Senate, the bills will eliminate the possibility of a government shutdown for the remainder of FY 2026.
Despite eventually drawing support from Democrats, the final DHS bill faced fierce opposition from most of the party. In their view, the bill failed to shore up safeguards against ICE abuses in the wake of a fatal confrontation between an ICE agent and a woman named Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Good was shot and killed in her car and was accused by Republicans of impeding ICE operations just before her killing.
“Kristi Noem and ICE are out of control. Taxpayer dollars are being misused to brutalize U.S. citizens, including the tragic killing of Renee Nicole Good. This extremism must end,” Jeffries said in a statement ahead of the vote.
While the final bill does include some new safeguards — such as requiring ICE agents to adopt body cameras and to undergo additional training on how to interact with the public — Democrats said those measures fell woefully short.
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“All the guardrails in the world don’t make sense if the administration isn’t going to follow the law and the language that we pass. Members have to take that into account,” Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., the No. 3 Democrat in the House, said. “Ultimately, members are going to vote [for] what’s in the best interest of their districts.”
The Senate will move on the package next week, with the deadline to avert a partial government shutdown fast approaching at the end of this month.
Senate Republicans and Democrats have reached a tenuous truce in the upper chamber after having just exited the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, with neither side inclined to once again shut the lights off in Washington, D.C.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and the bulk of his caucus, contend that the best way to rein in some of the administration’s actions, particularly with Trump’s usage of ICE, was through the government funding process.
But despite the four-bill package being constructed with a bipartisan touch, its passage in the upper chamber isn’t guaranteed.
That’s because there is a cohort of Senate Democrats frustrated with the restrictions in the DHS funding bill who contend, like their colleagues in the House, that they do not go far enough.
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Committee, signaled that he would not support the package once it comes to the Senate despite being a part of negotiations on the final product.
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He argued in a lengthy statement that the bill lacked “meaningful constraints on the growing lawlessness of ICE, and increases funding for detention over the last appropriations bill passed in 2024.”
“Democrats have no obligation to support a bill that not only funds the dystopian scenes we are seeing in Minneapolis but will allow DHS to replicate that playbook of brutality in cities all over this country,” Murphy said.
Popular pastime at home turns deadly after teen becomes ‘enraged’: police
An Oklahoma teenager is behind bars after allegedly calling 911 to tell authorities he stabbed his brother to death after becoming “enraged” over a video game.
Oklahoma City police were called to the scene of a domestic stabbing at Southeast 44th Street and Bryant Avenue around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, according to FOX 8.
When they arrived, officers learned two brothers, 19-year-old William Spencer and 25-year-old Nicholas Spencer, were reportedly playing video games when William Spencer became angry and allegedly stabbed his brother.
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“The calling person called in and said they had just stabbed their brother, officers got here and found a male with serious stab wounds,” Oklahoma City Police Master Sgt. Rob Robertson said, according to FOX 8.
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Paramedics transported Nicholas Spencer to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
“Very tragic story,” Master Sgt. Gary Knight said during a news conference, according to Law & Crime. “Two brothers who were playing video games. One became enraged over the game, got mad at the other and simply stabbed him to death.”
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Immediately following the incident, William Spencer “stayed at the scene,” and was later “taken into custody, interviewed and then also booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center,” Knight reportedly said.
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William Spencer allegedly admitted to his role in the killing and was transported to the Oklahoma County Jail and booked on a charge of first-degree murder, Law & Crime reported. He remains in custody on $10 million bond.
The Oklahoma City Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
White House explains bruise on Trump’s hand that drew Davos attention
The White House on Thursday explained a visible bruise on President Donald Trump’s left hand after it drew attention during a Board of Peace signing ceremony in Davos, Switzerland.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that Trump had bruised his hand after hitting it on the corner of the signing table during the event.
A White House official added the president is more prone to bruising because he takes a daily aspirin, a regimen previously disclosed by his physicians. The White House also noted to Fox News that photos taken Wednesday showed no bruising.
The bruise prompted widespread speculation online as images from the ceremony circulated on social media.
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“They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart,” Trump told The Wall Street Journal earlier this year. “I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?”
He admitted he takes a large dose of aspirin daily and is hesitant to take a lower amount.
“I’m a little superstitious,” he told the Journal.
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Trump has covered up his hand at public events, with bandages or what appears to be some type of makeup.
The commander in chief previously fueled health concerns after announcing he had an MRI done in October.
The White House released a memo on Dec.1 from Sean Barbabella, the White House physician, that said Trump underwent advanced imaging at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center as a preventative measure.
“The purpose of this imaging is preventive: to identify issues early, confirm overall health, and ensure he maintains long-term vitality and function,” Barbabella said.
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“President Trump’s cardiovascular imaging is perfectly normal. There is no evidence of arterial narrowing impairing blood flow or abnormalities in the heart or major vessels,” he added. “The heart chambers are normal in size, the vessel walls appear smooth and healthy, and there are no signs of inflammation, or clotting. Overall, his cardiovascular system shows excellent health.”
Actress Kate Beckinsale warns of ‘disgusting’ treatment harming famous kids
Kate Beckinsale is sounding the alarm over what she calls a dangerous failure to protect children.
The actress slammed what she called the “disgusting” obsession with celebrity children and the tabloid coverage that has turned their lives into public entertainment.
Beckinsale specifically called out both the United States and the United Kingdom, saying the two countries have the resources to protect children but are failing to do so.
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“And if you’re stupid and brainwashed and idiotic, you’re going to think that this is a champagne problem and crying on a yacht. But really what this says is how much we have failed our children in pretty much all of our countries, but most particularly America and the U.K. where we have the resources to do so much better,” she said in a fiery Instagram video.
Her criticism went beyond celebrity culture, expanding into a broader warning about how society treats its youngest and most vulnerable.
“Pedophilia is rife, abuse and intolerable bullying of children is tolerated, child suicide has become virtually normal,” Beckinsale said. “And the most prominent children are the most prominent example, and that’s why I’m saying this, not because I think somehow everyone needs to shed tears for rich kids or who they see as privileged kids but because it has become normal in the press to allow a level of bullying that is literally suicide-provoking to become a daily norm.”
Beckinsale warned that if society cannot protect its children, the entire species is at risk.
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“And if we don’t protect children, who the f— are we?” she said. “It’s time to hand the reins over to another species if we cannot protect our young all over the world.”
The “Serendipity” actress said she deliberately chose a “non-political” issue to make her point and to underscore that the problem affects children everywhere — not just the children of celebrities.
“To be clear, I have deliberately decided to speak about a non-political issue precisely to make a point about children in general and how children of famous or successful people face a level of bullying that is and would be completely insupportable to most mentally healthy adults,” she said. “
This is not because I think it’s the only issue in the world. This is because quite literally it is a non-political issue and the most important point is that we are failing our young. … And who is failing our young? The press.”
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“Pretty much any animal you can find will protect and nurture not only their young but other animals’ young,” she added in her lengthy Instagram caption. “Just not human beings apparently, and specifically not tabloid journalists.”
In the candid Instagram video, Beckinsale spoke directly to the camera as she took aim at what she described as the media’s fixation on so-called “nepo babies,” arguing that the narrative has spiraled into open hostility toward children who had no control over the circumstances of their birth.
“There are a lot of famous people whose parents were also in the industry, whether it’s Ben Stiller — all sorts of people — and we all got away with it,” Beckinsale said. “But, now, it’s the biggest crime you could have ever committed to be born to a famous person.”
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She warned the shift has created a culture in which celebrity children are expected to endure extreme levels of hostility for circumstances they had no control over.
“And, therefore, you’re supposed to absorb an unacceptable, possibly suicide-provoking level of hatred, just because for the fact that you were born to parents that you didn’t choose and a lifestyle you didn’t select yourself,” she said.
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“Either way, this ‘nepo baby’ thing is disgusting, and it goes to the basic level of trying to appeal to people’s sense of jealousy and envy,” she said. “The lowest vibrational elements of being a human being.”
Beckinsale is not married and has one daughter, Lily Mo Sheen, with actor Michael Sheen.
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She was married to American film director Len Wiseman, who directed her in “Underworld,” from May 9, 2004, until their separation in 2015 and divorce in 2019.
Prior to her marriage to Wiseman, Beckinsale was in a long-term relationship with Michael Sheen from 1995 to 2003.
Study links common vitamin to differences in gut motility and bathroom frequency
A common vitamin found in everyday foods may play a role in how often people go to the bathroom, according to a large new study.
Researchers found evidence that vitamin B1, also known as thiamine, is linked to gut motility, which is the process that moves food through the digestive system.
The international team — led by Mauro D’Amato, a professor of medical genetics at LUM University and a research professor at CIC bioGUNE — analyzed genetic and health data from more than 268,000 people of European and East Asian ancestry, according to a press release.
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Participants reported how frequently they went to the bathroom, which researchers used as a practical measure of gut motility.
“We used genetics to build a roadmap of biological pathways that set the gut’s pace. What stood out was how strongly the data pointed to vitamin B1 metabolism, alongside established mechanisms,” first author Dr. Cristian Diaz-Muñoz, a postdoctoral researcher in the Gastrointestinal Genetics Lab at CIC bioGUNE, located in the Bizkaia Science and Technology Park in Spain, said in the release.
B1, also known as thiamine, is linked to gut motility, which is the process that moves food through the digestive system. By scanning millions of genetic markers, the team identified 21 genetic regions tied to how often people had bowel movements, including several that had not previously been connected to digestive function.
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Many of the signals pointed to pathways already known to be important for digestion, like bile acid metabolism and nerve signaling, which control the rhythmic contractions of intestinal muscles, the release stated.
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The most unexpected finding involved genes linked to thiamine metabolism. Two genes in particular, which help to transport and regulate vitamin B1 in the body, showed strong associations with stool frequency.
To explore whether this translated into everyday behavior, the researchers examined dietary data from nearly 100,000 participants in the UK Biobank.
They found that people who consumed higher amounts of vitamin B1 tended to have more frequent bowel movements.
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However, this relationship wasn’t seen in every case. The effect changed depending on a person’s genetic makeup, suggesting that genes are involved in the body’s processing of the vitamin.
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Vitamin B1 plays a central role in energy metabolism and nerve function, including the nerves and muscles that coordinate movement in the gut, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Study limitations
The study, which was published in the scientific journal Gut, did have some limitations.
Frequency is an indirect measure of gut motility and does not capture stool consistency, discomfort or other symptoms relevant to digestive disorders, the researchers acknowledged.
The study also relied on self-reported dietary data, which can be imprecise.
Genetic associations do not prove cause and effect, the researchers noted.
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The results do not conclusively show that taking vitamin B1 supplements will change bowel habits, nor do they establish the biological pathway through which thiamine might influence digestion.
People experiencing digestive issues should consult a doctor for guidance.
Watch former DC police officer get escorted out of Jack Smith hearing after fiery clash
Former Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone was briefly escorted out of a congressional hearing on former special counsel Jack Smith Thursday after a tense exchange with Ivan Raiklin, a one-time Army reservist and right-wing operative.
Raiklin called out to Fanone and introduced himself amid a packed House Judiciary Committee hearing room, prompting Fanone to turn around and say, “Go f— yourself. … Don’t pretend like we’re not mortal enemies.”
The confrontation, which occurred during a recess, escalated to a near-physical altercation, as Fanone repeatedly lobbed obscenities at Raiklin and Raiklin told Fanone to “control his Tourette syndrome.”
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Fanone was among four U.S. Capitol and D.C. police officers seated behind Smith during the hearing, which centered on Smith’s two prosecutions of President Donald Trump related to the 2020 election and classified documents. The police officers were among those who responded to the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, which stemmed from a protest against the 2020 election results.
Another of the four officers restrained Fanone before a police officer guided them out of the hearing room. As Fanone exited, Democratic lawmakers applauded him.
Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., called for his counterpart, Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to control Raiklin so he “doesn’t create any other problems.”
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Fanone was violently assaulted by rioters on Jan. 6, according to video footage and court papers. One of his attackers, Daniel Rodriguez, was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for using a stun gun multiple times on Fanone. Prosecutors said the officer suffered burn injuries, lost consciousness for more than two minutes and has since experienced cognitive difficulties because of the attack.
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Fanone retired in 2021 after 20 years in the police force and emerged as a vocal critic of the Jan. 6 incident. He testified before the Jan. 6 House Committee, and Democrats frequently point to Fanone’s experience to illustrate that dozens of police officers faced physical attacks during the breach.
Fishing captain caught in major bust claims mystery haul was discovered offshore
A Florida charter boat captain is in hot water after allegedly peddling drugs he reportedly found at sea to undercover deputies, according to authorities.
Bradford Todd Picariello, 65, was arrested Monday on charges of trafficking cocaine, selling cocaine and possessing cocaine in the Florida Keys, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted to social media.
Authorities allege Picariello coordinated a drug deal with undercover deputies at his self-owned business, Outlaw Fishing Charters, in Marathon around 3 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report obtained by the Miami Herald.
Ahead of the deal, Picariello allegedly spoke with the undercover agent over the phone, reportedly instructing him to bring a cooler to the marina so it would appear as though he was picking up fish.
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The boat captain also allegedly told the agent that he had an additional 100 pounds of cocaine in the event he was looking to purchase even more of the illegal drugs, the outlet reported.
When the agent arrived at Picariello’s boat, he allegedly handed the kilo of cocaine over to the “buyer” for him to place in his cooler, authorities reportedly said.
As Picariello waited to be handed $10,000 in cash to complete the illegal transaction, authorities reportedly swarmed his boat and placed him under arrest.
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Police said the captain revealed the remainder of his illegal stash was hidden inside a storage unit and allowed them to conduct a search, the outlet reported.
Authorities subsequently discovered nearly two dozen kilos of cocaine covered in plastic wrap and marked with a “332” stamp, according to the news release.
As Picariello was being taken into custody, officials also seized approximately 23 kilograms of cocaine, a .40-caliber handgun, roughly $8,000 in cash and a 38-foot vessel from the premises, authorities said.
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“I want to thank all the Sheriff’s Office members and our law enforcement partners who investigated this case and continue to work to keep dangerous drugs out of our community,” Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay said in a statement.
Picariello was transported to the local jail, and the case is expected to be prosecuted federally.
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The investigation was conducted with the assistance of Monroe County Sheriff’s Office’s Special Operations detectives, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area investigators, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Drug and Enforcement Administration and CBP Air and Marine Operations.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Dairy Queen launching new menu items in effort to take on rivals
Dairy Queen is expanding its beverage menu with four new drinks set to roll out next month at participating locations across the U.S.
Starting in February, the fast-food chain will introduce two new beverage platforms – DQ Sparklers and DQ Coolers – each offered in lemonade and pineapple lemonade with Tajin flavors, according to a company spokesperson.
The DQ Sparklers are made with sparkling water and served over ice, offering a “light and refreshing option,” the spokesperson said.
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Meanwhile, the DQ Coolers blend Dairy Queen’s soft serve with its Misty Slush to create a “creamy” and “refreshing” drink, the spokesperson added.
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The new drinks will join Dairy Queen’s existing beverage lineup, which includes its Misty Freeze and Misty Slush beverages, Orange Julius drinks, smoothies, milkshakes, Moolattés, soft drinks and more.
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Dairy Queen, which operates more than 7,800 locations across 20 countries, also recently announced seasonal offerings tied to Valentine’s Day.
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Beginning Jan. 26, the chain will bring back its Red Velvet Cake Blizzard Treat, along with Valentine’s Cupcake deals.
The blizzard blends red velvet cake pieces, cream cheese icing and Dairy Queen’s signature soft serve.