NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The American flag is so familiar, but do you know that the design could have been something you would not recognize?Back in 1958, as talk of the admission of two new states to the union swept the country, the Eisenhower administration was deluged with varying designs for a new 50-star flag.”People begin sending in ideas for how the new flag should look,” said Dr. Jim Ginther, the supervisory archivist for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kansas, which has kept all the submissions from back then.”Suddenly there’s a…

A 19-year-old thrift shopper could be in line for a massive payday after buying what turned out to be a warm-up jacket worn by late basketball icon Wilt Chamberlain for just $3.07 at a Goodwill store. The rare piece is now up for auction through Sotheby’s, where it is expected to fetch between $150,000 and $250,000 after being authenticated as a jacket worn by the Los Angeles Lakers great during the 1972 NBA Finals and throughout the 1972-73 season — his final season in the league. Portland resident Quinn Brown stumbled across the gold-and-purple jacket during a January visit to…

Tate Paul is asking a Utah court to reconsider his denied restraining order request against ex-wife Taylor Frankie Paul. According to online court records viewed by Us Weekly, Tate, 32, filed a motion on Wednesday, July 1, for reconsideration and submitted several exhibits. Tate included text messages that allegedly show Taylor, 32, not disclosing why she was receiving inpatient treatment.  (A source previously told Us that The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star checked into a rehab center for a voluntary stay. She has since been cleared and departed.) The texts also allegedly show Taylor admitting that she stops assaulting…

Punishments are coming for Willson Contreras and Cade Cavalli.  Both the Red Sox slugger and Nationals pitcher will face seven-game suspensions for their actions during the benches-clearing incident during Washington’s 10-2 win over Boston earlier this week, the MLB announced Thursday. Additionally, both players will receive an undisclosed fine as part of their discipline.  In the bottom of the fourth inning during Tuesday’s game, Cavalli struck out Contreras on a 3-2 sweeper for what looked to be a routine strikeout.  But it escalated into much more as Cavalli shouted, “Sit down, boy!” to the Red Sox first baseman, prompting Contreras…

Costco shoppers across California will have to cross one stop off their Fourth of July plans after the warehouse giant confirmed all its stores will be closed for the holiday, sending last-minute shoppers to rivals like Walmart, Target and Trader Joe’s instead. The membership-only retailer will shut all its U.S. warehouses on Saturday, July 4, including its 142 California locations, according to Men’s Journal. California has more Costco warehouses than any other state, accounting for about 23% of the chain’s U.S. footprint. The closure is part of Costco’s longstanding practice of shutting down on a handful of major holidays each…

The FBI had a mole inside Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political orbit before the agency’s corruption probe expanded into the governor and his wife, The Post has learned. Democrat insider Alexis Podesta, 45, secretly recorded conversations during the criminal probe into Newsom’s then-chief of staff, Dana Williamson, 53, who pleaded guilty to federal fraud and tax charges in May, according to Williamson’s attorney. The revelation she was wearing a wire as far back as June 2024 explains why a swath of Sacramento political insiders and lobbyists were stunned to receive FBI letters last fall informing them that their phone calls had…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! David Axelrod, a Democratic political consultant and strategist, received backlash online for noting that emergency services in Chicago had declined to assist a seemingly homeless man outside the Art Institute of Chicago.”An elderly man, probably homeless, was sprawled unconscious on the museum’s front stone steps in the midst of a heat emergency. I called 911, and the operator said, ‘Well, is he ASKING for help?’ When I said no, she said, ‘Well, I’m not going to send anyone.’ So the man remained, passed out in the blazing noon sun. I guess that’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Georgia high school teacher accused of having sexual trysts with multiple students in a classroom and a closet was blackmailed for better grades after students discovered she owned and operated an OnlyFans account, according to police.Maris Nichols, 25, was arrested twice over alleged relations with six students at Alexander High School in Douglas County, Georgia, according to Fox Atlanta.She was indicted on 27 counts related to the allegations. Two of the teenagers were younger than 16, authorities said.Search warrants obtained by the news outlet said Nichols, a former biology teacher and…

Orange County’s fine-dining scene just took another hit. The Southern California county is now down to just one Michelin-starred restaurant after French eatery Knife Pleat in Costa Mesa lost its coveted star, ending its five-year run among the culinary elite. The latest blow comes just a year after Costa Mesa sushi spot Hana re was stripped of its Michelin star, leaving Laguna Beach’s Rebel Omakase as the county’s lone remaining Michelin-starred restaurant. The news sparked plenty of debate online, where some diners argued Knife Pleat’s loss wasn’t entirely surprising. “Their afternoon tea is subpar. Unbalanced flavors in their savory items,”…

Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd‘s love story had all the makings of a great country song before they called it quits. Morris and Hurd met during a writing session for Tim McGraw’s song “Last Turn Home” in 2013. The duo were friends for two years before their relationship turned romantic. Hurd detailed their journey in his 2017 song “Love in a Bar.” “We were just friends, just hanging / Just sitting ’round waiting for somebody to cross the line,” he sings. “And we’ve been saying it with our eyes the whole time / That you have my whole heart.” Hurd…