Play video content Dramatic new video was released Thursday showing a Russian fighter jet downing an American surveillance drone over the Black Sea … and it destroys Russia’s claim they didn’t do it. Check out the footage, which was declassified by U.S. European Command, showing the back propeller of the MQ-9 Reaper drone encountering the

The Manhattan restaurant where a couple claims they found an entire rodent in their food delivery order has been forced to hit the pause button on serving meals … the Health Department has closed the joint. Gammeeok, a Korean restaurant at the center of a recent lawsuit, got shut down Wednesday after an inspection ….

Dr. Fauci helped save the day for a woman who went down during a fancy dinner in D.C. — and someone caught part of the action on camera. The nation’s most prominent doc — who was at the forefront during COVID — was one of many bigwigs at the Gridiron Dinner Saturday … a black-tie

Play video content TMZ.com Flying cars could be soarin’ into the market much sooner than we thought … according to one Aerospace CEO who’s working hard to make this sci-fi dream a reality. Doron Merdinger, CEO of Doroni Aerospace Inc., joined us Tuesday on “TMZ Live” — filling us in on how his company’s new

Just about everyone in Hollywood was at the Oscars on Sunday, and just about everyone else was at one of these two after-parties … courtesy of Elton John and Vanity Fair. These were the biggest shindigs in town post-award show — and as you see, they were absolutely packed with star power. Not just actors,

A New Hampshire state legislator is facing criminal charges after he lost his s*** and assaulted a snowplow driver for not doing his job … or at least that’s what he claimed. Jeffrey Greeson (R-Wentworth) was busted Friday by NH State Police and charged with disorderly conduct, criminal trespassing and simple assault. He posed for

Play video content Tik Tok / @_i.am.brooke_ Country singer Clay Walker is in hot water after getting caught on audio berating his bus driver … but Clay tells us it went down a year ago, and it’s all water under the bridge. Clay starts by saying he could easily whup the driver’s ass. The singer

UPDATE 11:04 AM PT — Mitch McConnell‘s spokesperson David Popp told CNBC he is being treated for a concussion and will remain in the hospital for a few more days of observation. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized Wednesday night, this after he took a spill at a Washington D.C. hotel. The Senate Minority leader was having

Play video content TMZ.com TikTok users worried the U.S. government is gearing up to ban the platform might have good reason to feel that way … according to the U.S. Senator spearheading those efforts. We got Sen. Mark Warner Thursday as he was leaving FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., and asked what if any advice

UPDATE 1:30 PM PT — Breonna Taylor‘s mom weighed in after the DOJ released its findings of misconduct within the Louisville Police Department … adding it’s heartbreaking it took years after her daughter’s death to acknowledge what she’s been saying all along. UPDATE Play video content WDRB News The Justice Department has released its findings

Play video content TMZ.com Erin Brockovich — the famous paralegal turned activist who helped a massive PG&E scandal in the ’90s — has seen the aftermath in East Palestine … and according to her, it’s grim. We got Erin at LAX Friday, where she’d just arrived from a visit in Ohio … meeting and helping

Steven Spielberg says the U.S. government is hiding info about UFOs from you and everyone else in the country. The ‘E.T.’ director was blunt on ‘The Late Show’ with Stephen Colbert … “I think the secrecy that is shrouding all of these sightings and the lack of transparency until the Freedom of Information Act compels

Donald Trump still doesn’t have quite the right insult to hurl at his political foe Ron DeSantis — but according to a new report, he’s got a bright idea … one that’s members only. Bloomberg put out a story detailing what they say is going on behind the scenes at Mar-a-Lago lately — especially in

Remember that whiteboard President Barack Obama used to fill out his 2013 NCAA Tournament bracket? Well, now it could all be yours … if you’ve got some DEEP pockets. TMZ Sports has learned … the piece of equipment #44 famously wrote on to give his predictions for the tourney a decade ago is hitting Heritage

President Biden‘s fully recovered from a brush with cancer he had last month … according to doctors who are giving him the all-clear. The White House announced Friday a lesion was found on Biden’s chest last month during his annual physical, and after a biopsy, doctors determined it was malignant. White House Dr. Kevin O’Connor

Play video content TMZ.com A newly-elected Congressman went viral for a full-blown presentation he gave on the House floor, praising Beyoncé — and we got to the bottom of what was behind it all. Our photog ran into Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) on Capitol Hill Wednesday … this after his impassioned speech just hours earlier,

A grocery store owned by Lionel Messi‘s in-laws was shot up by two men who fired at least a dozen shots into the shop in Argentina, before sending an ominous threat to the soccer legend … “Messi, we’re waiting for you.” The Unico supermarket is located in Rosario, Argentina — about 200 miles from the

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was “attacked” by people inside a restaurant Monday night … and the motive was purely political. Greene (R-GA) tweeted she and her assistants were having dinner when they were attacked by an “insane” woman and her screaming adult son. The Georgia rep said, “They had no respect for the

Not only is Don Lemon thankful to be back on the air at CNN, he wants to remain there for the foreseeable future, and worked hand-in-hand with the network on his return apology … TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ, Don was in contact with CNN honchos throughout his entire time off,

Presidents of the United States aren’t the only ones holding the title in this country … so this holiday we’re celebrating some very famous presidents of your fave companies! The Kardashian/Jenner clan holds a few huge big shots of their respective fields. There’s Kim Kardashian — CEO of the booming SKIMS underwear and leisurewear line.

Brittney Griner looks thrilled to be back on a basketball court with her WNBA team … judging by this glimpse the Phoenix Mercury’s providing of her shoot-around sesh. 32-year-old Griner was all smiles Tuesday as she got some work in on the practice court … just a couple days after she inked a one-year deal

One of the descendants of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is blasting Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for suggesting red and blue states separate … telling us her idea is “nothing short of treason.” Play video content TMZ.com Reverend Robert W. Lee IV, a collateral descendant of General Lee, tells TMZ … by calling for a

Don Lemon is on thin ice at CNN — although he’s being welcomed back for now, TMZ has learned he’s a strike away from getting the boot permanently, and he knows it. Sources with direct knowledge about Don’s situation tell us … when the veteran anchor spoke with upper management this week to discuss his

Play video content Twitter / @JennieSTaer Secretary of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had a weirdly tense and terse reaction when a reporter asked him about the residents suffering in the wake of the East Palestine train disaster, refusing to answer questions, saying he was on “personal time.” Buttigieg was in Washington D.C. Tuesday, when a

A U.S. Air Force pilot has a unique keepsake from the Chinese spy balloon crisis — a selfie snapped with the device in the background … before it was shot down over the Atlantic Ocean. The Pentagon released new images Wednesday, showing the balloon in flight on Feb. 3 — the USAF eventually fired a

Former United States Presidents are going to new heights — well, samples of their hair are … because they’ll be shot into space in honor of Presidents Day. Hair samples from George Washington, John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Ronald Reagan will soon be rockin’ zero Gs … scoring a ride on Celestis’ upcoming

President Biden just made a surprise visit to Europe — touching down in Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy … as we come up on a year of warfare. Biden popped up in Kyiv early Monday morning, a stop that wasn’t previously announced — and perhaps for good reason. It seems POTUS wanted to

Don Lemon jumped on a CNN staff call Friday morning to apologize for his sexist on-air comment Thursday that women are not in their prime after their 40s … but it did not go over well. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Don jumped on for only 90 seconds to address what he said

Former President Jimmy Carter has apparently been in and out of the hospital of late — pertaining to a number of ailments and injuries — but now … he’s entering hospice care. A statement issued by the Carter Center reads in part, “After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today

Play video content TMZ.com A family dealing with the fallout of the toxic chemical disaster in Ohio say their health and their property are in decline with no end in sight … and they’re pissed at the fed’s response. Nathan Izotic, whose family owns a home two miles from the train derailment that unleashed toxic