The White Sox made baseball history with their unbelievable playoff berth.  After clinching an American League postseason spot on Thursday, the Southsiders became the first team ever to reach the playoffs after back-to-back 100-loss seasons.  Chicago had, in fact, been even worse than that in recent years, losing at least 100 games in each of the last three seasons, including a modern MLB record of 121 losses in 2024.  They’re also just the third MLB team to lose 100 games and make the postseason a year later.  It’s the first time the White Sox will play postseason baseball since 2021,…

They’re bots gone wild! OpenAI’s tech tried to hack government and university websites earlier this year without any human instructions, the company said this week – adding to the list of alarming incidents of AI going rogue. OpenAI on Wednesday confirmed four previously unknown incidents spanning May and June, before the head-spinning hack of rival Hugging Face that surfaced in July. In that case, a bot was basically prompted to show off its hacking skills, which could explain the attack. But in the newly disclosed incidents, the bots were only ordered to complete simple, mundane tasks like data collection, according…

Fish, fresh vegetables and friendship are on the menu for Thursday night’s state dinner honoring Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan. The three-course meal, being served in the East Room of the White House will feature “American ingredients with subtle Chinese influence,” according to first lady Melania Trump’s office. “The meal begins with a toast of Schramsberg ‘Blanc De Noir,’ honoring the historic ‘Toast to Peace’ shared by President Nixon and Premier Zhou Enlai in Beijing in 1972. The same American sparkling wine served at that historic gathering continues to be enjoyed at White House functions today,”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Assaults against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have steadily increased in recent months by 1,649% with many incidents fueled by opposition to the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.There were 647 assaults against ICE personnel from Jan. 20, 2025, through Sept. 20, 2026, compared to just 37 under the Biden administration from Jan. 20, 2021, to Sept. 20, 2022, according to the Department of Homeland Security.”The brave men and women of ICE, who are simply enforcing the laws mandated by Congress and protecting the American people, are…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Corie Walsh, 40, the Illinois mother accused of killing her 2-year-old son Barrett, entered a not guilty plea under the watchful eye of her husband, whom she is accused of attempting to poison.She appeared in court Thursday during a preliminary hearing, where her husband, Michael Walsh, was also present.Walsh is accused of strangling Barrett and leaving him hanging from a rafter before trying to kill herself Sept. 1 during an alleged “psychotic episode.” ILLINOIS MOTHER CHARGED WITH MURDER IN DEATH OF 2-YEAR-OLD SON IN CASE DRAWING COMPARISONS TO LINDSAY CLANCYHer attorney, Andrea Lyon,…

Talk about a home-cooked meal. From breakfast burritos in bungalows to tea parties on the lawn at hilltop estates, trendy home-based restaurants are popping up all over LA — unlocking a slew of new dining experiences as diverse as the City of Angels itself. And unlike the scores of street stalls taking over local sidewalks at a time when brick-and-mortar businesses are suffering and shuttering, this time it’s completely legal. The change comes in the wake of a shift in permitting rules in Los Angeles County — authorizing microenterprise home kitchen operations, or MEHKOs, back in May 2024. The program allows people…

The trial for a Maryland woman charged with murder in the 2014 disappearance of her two young children has been delayed until next year. Catherine Hoggle’s trial is now scheduled to begin on October 4, 2027, after it was initially set to start next month, a judge ruled on Wednesday, September 23, per NBC4 Washington. According to her defense team, Hoggle, 39, — who is accused of killing her daughter, Sarah Hoggle, 3, and son, Jacob Hoggle, 2 — reportedly intends to plead “not criminally responsible” to two counts of murder. Her defense said Hoggle will pursue the plea “because…

An 11-time NBA All-Star and one of the league’s greatest scorers and rebounders in its history has died.  Bob Pettit, the first NBA MVP winner, died at the age of 93, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Thursday. Pettit spent 11 seasons in the NBA, all with the Hawks organization, first in Milwaukee and then in St. Louis.  He helped lead the Hawks to four NBA Finals appearances and a league title in 1958 when his team toppled the Celtics. Pettit scored what was a playoff record at the time 50 points in Game 6 of that series. …

Publix is being sued over the death of a Florida woman who ate organic frozen blueberries contaminated with E. coli that were sold at its stores, according to a complaint filed last week. The suit, filed in Pinellas County Circuit Court, alleged Karla Mullins died June 20 after consuming the berries purchased at a Publix store on Ulmerton Road. Her son ate the same product and was allegedly hospitalized as a result, the suit said. Chile-based food supplier Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. issued a recall of blueberries on July 3. Publix and distributor Quirch Foods, which is also…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed Thursday that he last met with invisible Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei a month or so ago and that the ruling cleric was “completely” healthy.  Follow The Post’s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysis “I don’t remember the dates. About a month. A month-and-half ago,” Pezeshkian told Fox News “Special Report” host Bret Baier, when asked about his last in-person meeting with Khamenei.  “We met for about seven hours,” the Iranian president continued. “We conducted talks.”  Khamenei, 56, is believed to have suffered horrific injuries in the Feb.…