| • | The U.S. Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal. | | • | The fallout from the government shutdown continues. | | • | A man pleaded guilty in connection with an arson at the Pennsylvania governor's mansion. | |
⚖️ SCOTUS says no to Alex Jones |
The nation's highest court declined to hear an appeal from Alex Jones , the conservative media personality and conspiracy theorist who falsely claimed in 2012 that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, in which 20 young children and six educators were killed, was a hoax. |
Jones was hoping to have a $1.4 billion judgment against him overturned. In 2022, a Connecticut jury ordered Jones to pay family members of the victims and an FBI agent as part of a defamation suit. Jones' falsehoods and rhetoric, the jury found, had caused the families tremendous pain and lasting harm. | Alex Jones listens as attorney Robert Barnes speaks after Jones' Sandy Hook defamation trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Connecticut, on Oct. 4, 2022. MIKE SEGAR, REUTERS |
The Office of Management of Budget posted on X that the White House is "making every preparation to batten down the hatches," and blaming Democrats for the standoff. "Pay the troops, pay law enforcement, continue the RIFs, and wait," added the OMB, which is led by Director Russell Vought. |
Guilty plea in Pennsylvania |
Balmer said he climbed a fence, broke a window and threw a firebomb inside the home where Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were sleeping, hours after celebrating Passover. No one was hurt in the early morning blaze but damage to the home was extensive. | Extensive fire damage to the Pennsylvania Governor's Mansion and Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence is seen during a press conference on April 13, 2025 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Matthew Hatcher, Getty Images |
Michael J. Fox looks back — and ahead |
Michael J. Fox is looking back on his life and career in a new book, "Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey through the Space-Time Continuum." |
The beloved actor and activist, now 64, said his longtime battle with Parkinson's has left him physically unable to write. But his co-author, Nelle Fortenberry, said he is "able to dictate these gorgeous sentences and tell these really wonderful stories with such rich detail." | Michael J. Fox attended a "Back to the Future" IMAX screening and Q&A at the Southampton Playhouse on Aug. 10, 2025, in Southampton, New York Courtesy of Sonia Moskowitz Gordon |
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