Matt Essert

Lone gunman Vester Lee Flanagan shot and killed two WDBJ reporters in Moneta, Virginia, on Wednesday morning during a live television broadcast.  The reporter, 24-year-old Alison Parker, was interviewing a woman in the Bridgewater Plaza when the…

During a press conference Tuesday evening after a rally in Dubuque, Iowa, billionaire real estate tycoon and Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump got into an altercation with a reporter that ultimately led to Trump having the man removed…

As the Deflategate controversy rages on, Tom Brady, the New England Patriots' quarterback at the center of the allegations he and his NFL team used under-inflated footballs during the 2014 season, entered a courtroom on Wednesday as part of an…

On Thursday night, Fox News is hosting the first of many debates for the 2016 GOP presidential ticket. Taking place in Cleveland at the Quicken Loans Arena, Fox has chosen 10 candidates to take the stage for the season's inaugural debate. They are:…

It was a massive hit at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, and by the looks of its first full red band trailer, it's about to be a massive hit when it finally reaches theaters in 2016. But the wait is over, and after 15 years in development, Deadpool…

On the latest issue's cover, New York Magazine has published a photo of 35 women who have come forward and accused comedian Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting each of them.  The accompanying story contains more photos of each of the women,…

After Friday's news, in case you're still not sure where same-sex marriage is allowed, here's a helpful map: "In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were," Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in…

Late Wednesday, a still-unnamed white gunman opened fire at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine people, including the church's pastor, South Carolina state Sen. Clementa Pinckney. As the event…

Question: What happens when you take two of our generation's greatest comedy stars, Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig, and throw them into the mess of a blender that is a Lifetime original move? Answer: A Deadly Adoption. Though it might seem like any…

On Monday, Ninth Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson announced North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager has been officially indicted for the death of Walter Scott earlier this year. A Charleston County grand jury delivered their decision on the…

On Saturday afternoon, American Pharoah made horse racing history by winning the Belmont Stakes and becoming the first horse since 1978 to complete the sport's illustrious Triple Crown, having previously won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness…

On Thursday, former reality television personality turned Family Research Council executive director Josh Duggar resigned his position at the organization after admitting to sexually molesting several underage teenage girls 12 years ago, some of…

On Friday, after roughly two days of of deliberation, a jury decided Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston bomber previously found guilty on all 30 counts for his role in the 2013 attack, will receive the death penalty.  The death penalty requires a…

In one of the biggest court decisions on American surveillance and privacy in recent years, the National Security Agency's systematic collection and analysis of millions of Americans' phone calls is illegal, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday,…

Two men were shot and killed after opening fire outside of the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas, Sunday evening during the "Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest" being held inside the facility, NBC News reports. Police on the scene killed…

Footage emerged late Wednesday showing the moment the devastating magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, on Saturday, resulting in major damage while leaving thousands displaced and more than 5,500 people dead. The…

As far as extreme sports go, base jumping is probably one of the most dangerous but also, as a video posted Tuesday to YouTube demonstrates, one of the most awesome. Over the course of a few days, members of Skydive Dubai and XDubai teamed up with…

"Alright, I'm going to give you the exclusive." That exclusive came from Uncle Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos) on Monday night's Jimmy Kimmel Live! as he broke the news that the upcoming season of Full House will be a 13-episode run on Netflix…

Though marijuana smokers have a bad reputation for being burned-out college kids or directionless losers, the fact is that it's a surprisingly common activity. Everyone from parents to CEOs is lighting up — even, it turns out, police officers. Cut…