NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A New Jersey township official pleaded guilty Monday to child abuse and driving under the influence after prosecutors said she drove with a blood alcohol concentration of .30% — nearly four times the legal limit — while her young child was in the car.Gina LaPlaca, 46, a member of the Lumberton Township Committee and former mayor, was sentenced to three years of supervision under Burlington County’s Pretrial Intervention (PTI) program, under a diversionary program that does not include jail time if she complies with its conditions, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor’s…

Former Below Deck star Emile Kotze is suing NBCUniversal for $850 million after claiming the network perpetrated a “coordinated campaign of exploitation, harassment and deceit” during his time on the show. Kotze, who appeared on season 3 of the Bravo series, was 23 years old when he worked as a deckhand on the reality show. Now 34, Kotze has been embroiled in a legal battle with Bravo’s parent network since June 2025, Us Weekly can confirm. Kotze claimed in his initial lawsuit that he was “sexually harassed, manipulated and subjected to degrading treatment” during and after he filmed the show…

Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer and Brice Turang had three hits and four RBIs to lead the United States to a 15-5 win over Brazil in its World Baseball Classic opener Friday night. There was one out and one on in the first when Judge, the first player to commit to the team last April, connected off Bo Takahashi at Houston’s Daikin Park. Lucas Ramirez — with his father, 12-time All-Star Manny Ramirez, in attendance — homered twice for Brazil. He cut the lead to 2-1 with his leadoff homer, and his solo shot in the eighth got Brazil within 8-5. At 20…

President Donald Trump wishes college sports could return to the days before the NCAA’s name, image and likeness overhaul.  Trump on Friday hosted a roundtable with roughly 50 people across sports, business and politics, during which he urged leaders to return to the pre-NIL era and told the room he would like to “go back to the old system.”  “I’d like to go exactly back to what we had and ram it through a court,” Trump said.  Trump added that he plans to implement an executive order — and issue it within the next week — which would reinstate the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! James Talarico, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas, once posted information to social media, letting illegal aliens know they could evade detention as law enforcement grappled with a wave of immigration under President Donald Trump’s first term.In a graphic put out by United We Dream, an activist group that supports abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Talarico encouraged viewers not to open their doors, not to sign any documentation without an attorney, to take pictures of ICE agents and to “fight back.””Undocumented Americans are folks…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two Volusia County, Florida, students — ages 10 and 11 — were arrested in separate incidents this week after allegedly making murder threats, authorities said.Videos posted to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office Facebook page show both students being led into custody, underscoring local authorities’ message that threats of school violence will be met with swift and serious consequences.The 11-year-old, a student at DeLand Middle School, was arrested Thursday for the second time in less than a year after allegedly sending written threats targeting teachers, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed to Fox News Digital.Police said…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Sofia Vergara just might have revealed the jacket trend that will dominate spring 2026. The actress stepped out in Paris wearing a sleek camel suede trench coat — a polished layer that instantly made her entire outfit look more expensive. Luckily, recreating her look doesn’t require an A-list budget — we found a nearly identical version for just $56 on Amazon. Vergara wore the elegant coat during Paris Fashion Week on March 4, pairing it with a chocolate brown lacey…

There appears to be more to it than it seems with Dillon Brooks’ arrest. It was revealed that the Suns star, who is nursing a broken hand injury, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on Friday morning. But Brooks was not charged upon his release and was suspected to be under the influence of marijuana, not alcohol, according to Arizona Sports. Bodycam footage appeared to highlight this as well, as Brooks appeared to blow a 0.0 on a breathalyzer test, as Arizona police accused him of having a car that “smelled like a dispensary.” BREAKING: Here is the…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani claimed his wife Rama Duwaji isn’t a public figure Friday – despite receiving fawning media coverage – after facing uproar for her liking social media posts celebrating Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack. Follow live updates on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist agenda and the latest in NYC politics The democratic socialist, 34, was confronted during an unrelated event about his 28-year-old artist spouse liking Instagram posts that shared graphic imagery of the terror group’s murderous rampage — in the hours after the attack — and trumpeted anti-Israel rhetoric, Jewish Insider reported. “My wife is the love of my…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former President Joe Biden told mourners at Rev. Jesse Jackson’s memorial service Friday that he is “a h— of a lot smarter than most of you,” a pointed remark that stood out during his tribute to the late civil rights leader.Biden made the comment while recounting how he was mocked as a child for his stutter and how speech impediments are often mistaken for a lack of intelligence.”If I told you I had a cleft palate or clubfoot, none of you would have laughed,” Biden said. “But it’s OK to laugh at…