Actor Ben Stiller decided to skip the New York Knicks’ first game of their playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday for an appearance at the Met Gala with his wife Christine Taylor.Stiller repped Knicks colors with the suit that he was wearing and made a bold prediction about how the series was going to go.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! “Knicks in six,” he told the media as he and Taylor walked into the Metropolitan Museum of Art.But his appearance at the Met Gala divided social media as some questioned his loyalty to the Knicks while others backed Stiller for choosing to be with his wife.Fellow Knicks superfan Spike Lee faced similar criticism last year when he decided to take part in the Met Gala over the Knicks’ second-round series. But Stiller responded to some of the heat he was taking on social media.”Hi. My fandom didn’t start when twitter was invented. Tweets don’t equal fandom ask Spike,” he wrote on X. “I’ve been a fan since 73. Lived in LA 92-2012.. my posting is not indicative of my commitment to the team. Ask Ron Baker. Or Lou Amundsen.…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “Extreme Makeover” is a brand of reality show that has succeeded both when applied to participants who needed to change their health habits, hygiene and clothing choices, as well as when applied to participants’ homes, which had disrepair or structural issues that needed fixing.The programs “worked” because the premise is simple: People and domiciles — no matter how messed up — can change, can be made attractive and functional with the right amount of attention, care and craftsmanship.Now comes a new offshoot: “Extremist Makeover.”While not yet a reality show on a streaming platform, this reboot is far advanced in development within the Democratic Party.MICHIGAN DEM REP DECLINES TO SUPPORT PLATNER AFTER RESURFACED RAPE COMMENTSThe Democratic candidate for the United States Senate seat in Maine — currently occupied by perhaps the most moderate, intelligent, trusted, hard-working and admired senator on both sides of the aisle, Sen. Susan Collins — is going to be oysterman Graham Platner.Platner is not a “liberal.” He’s not a “leftist.” He’s an extremist. Platner is from that land “beyond the fringe” in American politics that occasionally throws up onto the election beaches a candidate from the wacky left or…

ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines — The U.S. Army Pacific’s 1st Multi-Domain Task Force and the Philippine Army Artillery Regiment have test-fired a Tomahawk cruise missile from the Typhon launcher in the central Philippines — and it successfully hit a target 995 kilometers away in Nueva Ecija.Col. Dennis Hernandez of the Philippine Marines told Defense News the cruise missile was launched at around 12:20 a.m local time on May 5 and landed at the impact area within Fort Magsaysay, the Army’s main battle camp, in Laur, Nueva Ecija, 61 minutes later.“The missile was very precise. Let’s say if you want to hit a window from a far distance, it lands directly into that window,” Hernandez said. “This skimming missile traveled all the way from Tacloban to the target in Laur.”Exercise officials meant for the Tomahawk missile to support ground troops in a night land maneuver exercise led by the 25th Infantry Division in Fort Magsaysay, part of the ongoing Balikatan annual joint drills between American and Filipino troops.This year’s Balikatan drill involves roughly 17,000 troops from Japan, Australia, France, Canada and New Zealand.The Typhon launcher’s presence in the Philippines, let alone a test-firing of one of its variable munitions, has irked Chinese…

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Geno Auriemma has 11 national titles to his name, but the UConn legend recently admitted he acted like a total rookie during his latest Final Four exit.Speaking from the UConn campus, Auriemma finally addressed that viral shouting match with South Carolina’s Dawn Staley.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!In case you missed the scene in Phoenix …Auriemma decided to spend the closing moments of a 62-48 loss confronting Staley. He was apparently fed up with South Carolina’s physical play and a lack of the usual whistles, even going so far as to claim Staley snubbed him during the pregame handshake. Staley, for her part, brushed it off with the casual confidence of someone who knows they have the better team.BASKETBALL LEGEND CANDACE PARKER TAKES AIM AT GENO AURIEMMA AFTER DAWN STALEY CONFRONTATION”I speak to a lot of coaches before the game,” Staley told reporters, essentially hitting Geno with the “I don’t even think about you” treatment. “I thought I did what I normally do.”Fast forward to Monday, and the Hall of Famer seems to have realized the optics weren’t great.”You do things on the spur of the moment sometimes, but they usually…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Arkansas school director  was sentenced to 30 days in jail, 120 days of house arrest with electronic monitoring and nine years of probation after prosecutors accused her of being the “ringleader” of a makeshift child fight club.Mary Tracy Morrison, 51, the owner and director of The Delta Institute for the Developing Brain and the Engage program in Jonesboro, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of permitting child abuse and four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, according to KAIT.The judge also prohibited her from working with children in any professional capacity and ruled she must surrender her occupational therapy license and any other related licenses, complete a mental health assessment and follow all recommended treatments.OHIO DAYCARE WORKER CONVICTED OF HORRIFIC PHYSICAL ABUSE OF TODDLERS SENTENCED TO YEARS IN PRISON Morrison was arrested in April 2025 after a mother told the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office that her teenage son reported being mentally and physically abused while he was at the school.Video footage that deputies obtained through a search warrant revealed Morrison had “instructed the child to sit on the floor while being surrounded on the outside of a circle…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Ohio daycare worker accused of terrorizing toddlers in her care — including repeatedly binding a 2-year-old with tape and leaving the child face down under a blanket — has been sentenced to years behind bars.Katelyn Ann Strohacker, an employee at Over the Rainbow Children’s Center in Licking County, was convicted on 31 counts, including kidnapping and child endangerment, after entering a no-contest plea. She was sentenced to 8 to 12 years in prison, according to court records obtained by Fox News Digital.The case began in August 2025 when a concerned parent raised alarms about the treatment of a toddler.TEXAS DAYCARE WORKER ALLEGEDLY KICKED TODDLERS MORE THAN 100 TIMES, STOOD ON THEIR HANDS AS PUNISHMENT According to court documents, Strohacker used painter’s tape to bind the child and admitted to carrying out the abuse on multiple occasions. In one incident, the child was left restrained until a coworker intervened.Investigators later reviewed surveillance footage and found the abuse was not isolated. Authorities say video showed Strohacker repeatedly abusing at least eight children over several weeks, including pushing, kicking and yanking toddlers.In one incident, prosecutors say she purposely shut a child’s finger in a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good boy, Ruger! A hero police pup followed his nose to find a missing autistic teen in a Florida parking lot, leading police straight to the rescue.The high-stakes hunt kicked off on April 21 after the terrified youngster vanished from his home, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.That’s when K-9 Ruger and his partner, Officer Chris Havens, swooped in to save the day. The four-legged officer smelled the missing teen’s sock and began his search, police said.FOLLOW US ON X Body camera video captured the rescue, with Ruger not missing a beat and dragging patrol officers through the brush and down to the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Ryar Road.GENTLE GIANT CROWNED AMERICAN HUMANE’S 2024 HERO DOG FOR FINDING MISSING CHILDREN AND MOREThe “paws-itive” ending came when cops heard the boy’s screams for help coming from a nearby business lot.”You did a good job calling us over,” an officer is heard telling the teen in the body camera video. “When you see the police, you say something to them.””We’re glad we found you, we were getting really worried,” he said.KIDS WITH AUTISM SUPPORTED BY SERVICE DOGS, AS RESEARCH AND FAMILIES NOTE ‘INCREDIBLE CHANGES’…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An explosion at a fireworks factory in a central Chinese province killed at least 21 people and injured 61 others, according to state media.The blast happened at a fireworks plant in Liuyang, a city administered by Changsha in Hunan province, on Monday afternoon, China’s official news agency Xinhua reported.The plant was operated by Liuyang Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Co. in Liuyang, which is under the jurisdiction of Hunan’s capital, Changsha. Liuyang is home to a hub for fireworks manufacturing, state media China Daily reported.MASSIVE FIRE DESTROYS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA LABORATORY BUILDING: ‘TOTAL LOSS’ Aerial footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed white smoke still billowing on Tuesday in parts of the area, with facilities collapsed or damaged and debris scattered around.Nearly 500 firefighters, rescuers and medical personnel responded to the scene, according to the South China Morning Post. People in danger zones were evacuated because of what authorities described as high risks posed by two black powder warehouses at the site. Chinese President Xi Jinping called for “all-out efforts” to save injured victims and to search for people who remain unaccounted for, Xinhua reported. He called on authorities to probe the…