Ted Cruz’s Favorite Porn Star Cory Chase Is More Patriotic Than He’ll Ever Be

Ted Cruz, the Republican senator from Texas, has found himself in the middle of a number of controversies. There was the 2013 government shutdown,...

Senate Approves $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Bill After Insane All-Night Debate

The number-one item on Democrats’ agenda this year—a sweeping coronavirus relief package—has cleared its biggest hurdle on the way to becoming...

These Are the Go-to Face Masks That Scouted Writers Love

It’s a year into the pandemic and we’ve tried a lot of face masks here at Scouted. From ones that fit smaller (or bigger) faces, to...

20-Year-Old Bowling Green Sophomore on Life Support After ‘Deathly’ Hazing Incident

A 20-year-old sophomore at Bowling Green State University is fighting for his life after being found in “dire” condition following a fraternity...

Wife’s Body Dug Up in Florida Backyard After Hubby Made Chilling Taunts

A Florida man who challenged police to “find the body” in his Boynton Beach home was arrested Saturday when his wife’s remains were found in...

Fox News Turns to Tyrus, Currently Embroiled in Sexual-Harassment Lawsuit, for Thoughts on Cuomo

For thoughts on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s harassment scandal, Fox News daytime show Outnumbered on Friday turned to Tyrus, who is currently...

Meghan Markle Tells Oprah Winfrey She Wasn’t ‘Allowed’ to Make Her Own Choices as a Royal

Meghan Markle has said she was not allowed to make her own choices when she was a member of the royal family. The comments were made in a new...

Kayleigh McEnany Insists Trump’s ‘Doing Just Fine’ Without Twitter: ‘He Said It Was Freeing’

Former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany declared on Friday that former President Donald Trump really isn’t upset at all about losing...

‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Soars Thanks to Kelly Marie Tran

Disney does not deserve Kelly Marie Tran. In 2017, the Vietnamese American actress became the first woman of color to co-lead a Star Wars movie,...

Taylour Paige Is Finally Realizing Her Power

Taylour Paige is on the cusp of stardom—even if she may not know it herself. The 30-year-old actress starred as Dussie Mae in Netflix’s Ma...

How Mota, the QAnon-Spouting Skate Brand, Became Roller Derby’s Big Villain

For four years, roller derby player Zack “NoMad” Sherman lived and breathed Mota Skates. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based company sponsored...

Meghan Markle’s ‘Suits’ Co-Star, Patrick J. Adams, Calls Royal Family ‘Obscene’ for ‘Tormenting’ Her

Patrick J. Adams, Meghan Markle’s co-star in the TV show Suits, has condemned the royal family as “obscene,” and the “racist, slanderous...

Eccentric Antivirus Mogul John McAfee Accused of Making Millions in Illegal Crypto Schemes

Eccentric antivirus millionaire John McAfee is facing federal charges again—this time, over a pair of alleged cryptocurrency schemes that raked...

Should David Letterman Be ‘Canceled’ for Sexist Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan Interviews?

This is a preview of our pop culture newsletter The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, written by senior entertainment reporter Kevin Fallon. To receive the...

Flirting With Dating Only Vaccinated People? Here’s How to Avoid a Fatal Attraction

By Victoria Knight | KHN As cold weather descended upon Washington, D.C., last fall, I deleted my dating apps. I had tried a few video-chat dates...

Biden Gets to Work as Trump Enters the Fat Elvis Stage of His Career

Conventional wisdom has not caught up with the rapidly changing reality of American politics. For Democrats, the failure of the Senate to convict...

Detroiters React With Horror to Mayor’s ‘Monumentally Stupid’ J&J Vaccine Diss

Jody Liebmann resides in Detroit, which means her mayor turned down 6,200 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine when less than 9 percent of the...

Myanmar’s Digital Insurgents Have Finally Found a Way to Hurt the Junta

This story was produced in partnership with Coda Story. One month after Myanmar’s military seized power in a bloodless coup and declared a...

The Best New Launches From Dame, Our Place and More

New Kids on the Block helps you navigate all the new and exciting launches from our favorite brands, all in one place. Dame Arousal Serum : Maker...

Star Journalist Malcolm Gladwell Is Also a Paid Celebrity Endorser for General Motors

The New Yorker’s longtime staff writer Malcolm Gladwell—the bestselling author of Blink, The Tipping Point, Outliers and, most recently, Talking...

The Mr. Potato Head Scandal Is the Dumbest Controversy of the Week

This is a preview of our pop culture newsletter The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, written by senior entertainment reporter Kevin Fallon. To receive the...

How My Arrest at Age 13 Changed the Shape of My Life

You’ve heard my story before, or something like it. You’ve seen it on TV or in a movie: A lost kid, a life forever altered by a first encounter...

She Gave Up Her Baby for Adoption, Then Fought to Find Him

Author’s introduction: Months after giving birth to her firstborn son as an unmarried teenager in 1961, Margaret Erle Katz became one of an...

The Supreme Court Cannot Let Louisiana’s Jim Crow Relic Stand

This spring the Supreme Court is expected to rule on a case (Edwards v. Vannoy) that will serve as an important test of America’s ongoing...

Go Big: Buy these Massive Bottles of American Whiskey

Thanks to 2020, I have new-found respect for oversized 1.75 liter bottles of liquor. These so-called “handles” have existed in the United States...

Black Trans Activists Vow to Fight Spread of Anti-Trans Bills

A recent uptick in anti-trans legislation and political bigotry is throwing into question the progress and protection for transgender Americans...

Meghan McCain Melts Down: ‘We’re Just Deplorable Neanderthals!’

The second the phrase “Neanderthal thinking” came out of President Joe Biden’s mouth in reference to Republican governors who were...

Putin Ramps Up RT’s Propaganda Budget as Poll Rating Slumps

MOSCOW–With Vladimir Putin’s popularity already in decline, news of the United States’ latest round of sanctions on Russia has alarmed the...

ISIS Fans Are Using Drake, Spongebob, and Marvel Memes to Galvanize New Recruits

Jihadists have a thing for Drake. Not his music, but his now omnipresent internet meme showing contrastive images of the rapper reject something in...

House Impeachment Manager Eric Swalwell Sues Trump Over Capitol Riot

Lake of the Ozarks Realtor Offered $1.5K to Have Her Former Mother-in-Law Killed: Prosecutors

A prominent Lake of the Ozarks real estate agent and self-described “cheer mom” has been arrested for allegedly trying to put a hit out on her...

WTF Happened to Naomi Watts?

Even with the noxious Mel Gibson as its villain and a story driven by a tired Groundhog Day conceit, Boss Level (on Hulu on March 5) is a...

Breaking Down ‘WandaVision’s’ Thrilling, Easter Egg-Filled Finale

K evin: Happy WandaVision Finale Day, Melissa, to you and all who celebrate! Truth be told, I’d never thought I’d find religion this late in life,...

How Biden Was Asked to Refinance His House After Flailing in Iowa

How did Joe Biden manage to eke out a presidential win after washing up in fourth place in Iowa and fifth in New Hampshire? Co-host Molly Jong-Fast...

‘Someone Had to Go First’ Europe Kickstarts Vaccine Nationalism War

ROME—Hours after Italy’s newly-minted prime minister Mario Draghi kickstarted a bout of vaccine nationalism by blocking the export of vaccines...

Kanye's Campaign Store May Land Him In Deep Trouble With the Feds

Former Birthday Party presidential contender Kanye West has not yet terminated his campaign, but he has disabled donations and removed merch from...

Trump State Department Aide Hit Capitol Cops With Riot Shield, Egged on Jan. 6 Crowd: FBI

A Trump appointee who was still employed at the State Department when he allegedly bashed police at the U.S. Capitol with a riot shield and egged on...

Joe Scarborough to Bill Maher: The Republican Party Is Dead

“It’s so nice to be here,” remarked Joe Scarborough. On Friday night, the slick MSNBC co-host returned to HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher...

How Beer Ruled the Ancient World

Imagine excavating ancient burial ground and running across a brewery. This is exactly what happened last month when the Egyptian government...

Members of Time’s Up Group Resign En Masse Over ‘TikTok Doc’ Harassment Scandal

Founding members of Time’s Up Healthcare are fleeing the anti-discrimination organization en masse over the group’s handling of explosive...

Snakes on the Plains: How Texas Snake Zoos Beat the Freeze

On the coldest night of the deep freeze that hit Texas in mid-February, the Serpentarium at the Texas Reptile Zoo was crowded with the...

QAnon Shaman Begs for Leniency: I Stopped Muffin Theft During Capitol Riot

The notorious “QAnon Shaman” has insisted his actions during the Capitol riot were not an attack on the United States—and that he can prove it...

This Bath Soak Makes My Cold Symptoms Disappear

Growing up, Vicks VapoRub was the go-to cold and flu season cure in my home. The icy gel was quickly slathered on my siblings’ or my chest the...

Feds Charge Brooklyn Neighborhood Patrol Boss With Teen Sex Crimes

The founder of a private police auxiliary group in New York City was arrested Thursday on charges of child sex abuse. Jacob “Yanky” Daskal, the...

Nicki Minaj and Husband Kenneth Petty’s Campaign to Silence His Sexual Assault Victim

“When you’re somebody’s wife, you’ve gotta be even more prayed up,” Nicki Minaj told her audience in a 2019 episode of her Apple Music show,...

Mia Farrow on Woody Allen’s ‘Horrible Lies’ and Ruthlessness

Two episodes have aired thus far of HBO’s Allen v. Farrow, a four-part documentary series examining Dylan Farrow’s child sexual assault...

GOP Sen. Blackburn Defends ‘Neanderthal Thinking’: Actually, They ‘Are Resilient’

It was really just a matter of time before Republicans tried to turn around President Joe Biden’s “Neanderthal thinking” criticism and embrace...

The Same Hate That Targeted Muslims Is Turning on Asian Americans Now

Earlier this week, House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy used the House floor to falsely blame Democrats for trying to cancel and “outlaw” Dr....

‘The Real World Homecoming’ Reminds Us How the MTV Reality Show Changed America

Almost a decade after the launch of MTV in 1981, the network, which aired mostly music videos at the time, was looking to cash in on the success of...

Spring Break COVID-19 Mayhem Is Coming for Florida

MIAMI—Early Tuesday evening, a quartet of maskless, twentysomething beachgoers scanned the laminated menu near the outdoor seating area of Kantina,...

Cuomo Came of Age in Albany’s Sexual Harassment Cesspool

Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou first came to Albany as a staffer to Ron Kim, the only Korean American member of New York state’s legislature. “We...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s War With the Palace May Get More Vicious

Buckingham Palace’s shock announcement Wednesday that it was to formally investigate allegations that Meghan Markle bullied and humiliated at...

‘No Business Wearing This Uniform’: Dallas Cop Charged With Orchestrating Two Murders

A Dallas police officer has been arrested for allegedly ordering the kidnapping and murders of two people. Bryan Riser, who has been with the...

Fundraiser for Undocumented Boogaloo Boi Goes Splat

GoFundMe has shut down a campaign set up to raise money for Jaap Willem Lijbers, an undocumented Dutch national and self-professed “Boogaloo...

Father Beheads Daughter in One of The Most Dangerous Places for Women

In India, women continue to be killed for daring to assert their sexual freedom or their freedom to choose their own partners. The video of a...

Ex-Fox News Women Slam Jesse Watters for Victim-Blaming Cuomo Harassment Accusers

Fox News’ resident macho man Jesse Watters—who built his professional reputation, such as it is, by stalking liberals on camera, many of them...

Russian State TV Is Really Missing Trump Now Biden’s Sanctions Hit Over Navalny

Russian state TV program 60 Minutes played the clip of former U.S. President Donald Trump asking CPAC: “Do you miss me yet?” The co-host Olga...

Trader Joe’s Rehires Worker Who Went Viral After Being Fired for Raising COVID-19 Concerns

Trader Joe’s is reinstating an employee who was fired after criticizing the company’s COVID safety policies to the CEO, The Daily Beast has...

‘We Could Have Saved Her,’ Korea Mourns Trans Soldier Who Was Kicked Out of the Military

When Byun Hee-soo was kicked out of the South Korean military last year, she was devastated. She said she was told by the military that the result...

Manchin and Sinema Are the 'Radicals' in the Fight for $15

On Monday, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren drew battle lines in the Senate’s consideration of Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic...

Report: Ten Aides Ready To Testify in Meghan Markle Bullying Investigation

At least ten former staffers who worked for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are “queuing up” to co-operate with an investigation ordered by the...

Sacha Baron Cohen Roasts Rudy Giuliani, Tom Cruise, Kanye and Don Jr. in Epic ‘Kimmel’ Appearance

The last time Sacha Baron Cohen appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live , he was in-character as Borat Sagdiyev, introducing his “daughter” Tutar—AKA...

Tucker Mockingly Downplays Seriousness of Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping Plot

While minimizing the current threats of right-wing extremism on Thursday night, Fox News host Tucker Carlson mocked the serious nature of the plot...

The J&J Vaccine Is Our Last Chance to Save the Most Vulnerable. Local Leaders Are Already Screwing It Up.

The new novel coronavirus vaccine from Johnson & Johnson is easy to ship and store and requires just one dose, making it a potentially powerful...

Trump’s Muslim Ban Left Thousands in Limbo—Biden Must Decide Their Fates

The Biden administration this week will determine the fate of people who were impacted by the Muslim ban, which ultimately targeted a large number...

West Virginia Guv Slams Texas Reopening as Performative ‘Macho Thing’

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday slammed his fellow Republican governors in Texas and Mississippi for rushing to reopen their states and...

Kenosha Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s Supporters Feud Over Fundraising Cash

A new fundraising arm for accused Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse is raising questions about how his previous legal team spent hundreds of...

Jeanine Pirro Accuses Immigrants of Bringing ‘All Kinds of Diseases’ Into U.S.

During a shouting match with Geraldo Rivera on Fox News on Thursday night, Judge Jeanine Pirro went on a tirade that was shocking in its blatant...

Andrew Pierce, Senior Daily Mail Editor, Prompts Outrage for Questioning Meghan Markle’s Race

Meghan Markle is expected to discuss racism in the U.K. in her sit-down with Oprah Winfrey that airs on Sunday. In a depressing illustration of the...

Japan’s Gun Laws Worked So Well They Need to Ban Crossbows

TOKYO—It’s been said that if you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns—but that’s not true in Japan, which has some of the strictest laws...

‘It’s Not Fair!’: Rioter Who Posed at Pelosi’s Desk Loses It in Court

The self-described white nationalist who stormed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office and posed for gleeful photos during the Capitol riot...

Deported Veterans to Biden: Bring Us Home!

Ivan Ocon thought he would be headed back to civilian life as a U.S. citizen after serving the U.S. Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Ocon,...

GLAAD Says Major News Outlets ‘Failed’ in Coverage of Equality Act

Advocacy group GLAAD is starting a new project: grading mainstream media outlets on their coverage of major LGBTQ issues. As part of a new “Media...

Trump Builds New Fundraising Death Star Aimed at GOP Foes

On Sunday, Donald Trump’s fundraising machine charged back to life after its January lull, blitzing fans with emails and texts on the heels of the...

Netflix Delivers an Explosive Anime ‘Pacific Rim’ Sequel

Guillermo Del Toro’s 2013 hit Pacific Rim was a case of two entertaining things that went well together—namely, enormous Godzilla-style monsters...

I Tried This Robot Vacuum And I’m Never Going Back

For the longest time, I was prejudiced against robot vacuums. There was part of me that thought they just weren’t necessary. Many of them boast...

Democrats Fume That Neera Tanden Mess Dragged Down Equality Act

President Joe Biden’s agenda for his first 100 days can’t be criticized for a lack of ambition. But as key components of his policy priorities,...

My Cuomo ‘Crush’ Turned Out to Be Stockholm Syndrome

I’ve been wrong before. In my 42 years I’ve had the privilege of being wrong many times and since I’ve been sober since I was 19, I can’t now...

This Vacuum May Be Small, But My Home Has Never Been Cleaner

In the new year, I have implemented the one minute rule (from Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project.) If something can be cleaned up in one...

$1.9 Trillion Is Too Much and Biden and the Democrats Know It

The House may have passed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill (along strictly partisan lines), but the economic case for the bill is...

Samantha Bee Demolishes New York’s ‘Biggest Dirtbag’ Andrew Cuomo

Almost two years ago, Samantha Bee used her role as one of the very few ladies in late-night television to mock Joe Biden’s video apologizing for...

It Cosmetics New Retinol Cream is a Gentle Giant for My Face

I wouldn’t say my skin is hyper sensitive, but I am no stranger to retinol’s side effects. The vitamin A derivative is a scientifically proven,...

Suspect Nabbed Decades After Hitchhiking Women Were Gunned Down in Colorado

After almost four decades, a 70-year-old Colorado man has been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of two women who were most likely...

Jim Jordan Under Scrutiny for Nearly $3 Million in Unreported Campaign Funds

This week, the campaign committee for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), received ten notices from the Federal Election Commission flagging discrepancies on...

Cuomo Brushes Off Creepy Pic: ‘It’s How I Make People Feel Comfortable’

At his first press conference since three women accused him of unwanted sexual advances, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo struck a defiant tone,...

Bernie Sanders Won’t Help Out Josh Hawley This Time

When Sen. Josh Hawley voiced his support late last year for giving millions of Americans $2,000 checks, he said he got a call from Sen. Bernie...

D.C. National Guard Chief Blames Army, Trump Pentagon for Botched Riot Response

Bureaucratic restrictions and public-relations concerns from the Army and top Trump administration Pentagon appointees unreasonably restrained the...

Trump Served With Civil Rights Lawsuit After Capitol Riot

Attorneys for Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and the NAACP have served former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club with a lawsuit filed...

Former Maryland Police Chief Accused of Attempted Murder, a Dozen Arsons

A Maryland police chief retired after decades on the force only to spend much the next 10 years unleashing a series of arson attacks on his...

Jimmy Kimmel Brutally Roasts QAnon Nuts for March 4th Trump Prophesy

Capitol police are on high alert. Why, you might ask? Well, Trump’s horde of QAnon followers—you know, the ones like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene,...

‘This Is Fascism!’: Glenn Beck Has Absolute Meltdown Over Mr. Potato Head and Dr. Seuss

Conservative radio host Glenn Beck had a full-on freakout over the so-called “cancel culture” supposedly taking aim at Dr. Seuss and classic...

The Sickening History of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Hometown

When Marjorie Taylor Greene, the new congresswoman known for her racist and anti-Semitic rants, was a senior at South Forsyth County High School in...

Brian Kemp Says He’ll ‘Absolutely’ Back Trump in 2024 Despite Repeated Attacks

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is apparently willing to let bygones be bygones. Appearing on Fox News on Wednesday afternoon, the Republican governor said...

How the FBI Scares Off Would-Be Capitol Bombers

By Elaine Shannon The FBI-Homeland Security intelligence bulletin circulated at midnight Tuesday is ominous, but entirely predictable, given widely...

Cops Fear QAnon Violence Thursday. Die-Hards Call ‘False Flag’

Law enforcement agencies are stepping up security around the U.S. Capitol Thursday ahead of reports that QAnon supporters convinced Donald Trump...

‘Coming 2 America’ Star Jermaine Fowler Is Literally the Next Eddie Murphy

If you had called Jermaine Fowler about two decades ago, you might have heard Eddie Murphy’s voice on the other end of the line. Like most...

Mississippi Erupts Over School’s ‘Slave Letter Writing Activity’

A “slave letter writing activity” at a mostly-white Mississippi middle school ignited a furor on Wednesday, with parents and activists calling...

If Jan. 6 Was ‘Domestic Terror,’ Who Was the Terrorist In Chief?

FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday painted a picture of a massive threat facing America. But at the center of that picture was a force so...

Feds Arrest White Supremacist Livestreamer in Dawn Raid, Rattling Supporters

The FBI arrested a notorious white supremacist livestreamer in an early morning raid in Florida on Tuesday. FBI agents, working with Fort...

Marco Rubio Helps Hannity Peddle Conspiracy About Biden’s Mental Fitness

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) essentially agreed on Tuesday evening with Fox News host Sean Hannity’s baseless claims that President Joe Biden is “...