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Trump Has Harsh Words
for Moderator Megyn Kelly

Aug 7, 2015 10:49 AM CDT

Trump Has Harsh Words for Moderator Megyn Kelly

She 'really bombed,' he says after the debate

(Newser) - The debate is over, but Donald Trump isn't done sparring with moderators, particularly Megyn Kelly. He fired off late-night tweets venting that “Wow, @megynkelly really bombed tonight. People are going wild on twitter! Funny to watch," reports Politico . And: "I really enjoyed the debate tonight even...

Rick Perry Misses Debate Cut

Aug 4, 2015 5:22 PM CDT

Rick Perry Misses Debate Cut

Trump, Bush, Walker lead the way

(Newser) - Fox has announced the 10 candidates who have qualified for Thursday's prime-time debate, and it's bad new for Rick Perry and some other familiar names, reports the Los Angeles Times . Fox averaged five recent polls, and Perry finished eight-tenths of a point behind No. 10 John Kasich, notes...

Fox Ditches
GOP Debate
Entry Barrier

Jul 29, 2015 3:38 AM CDT

Fox Ditches GOP Debate Entry Barrier

Move is a lifeline for those scrambling to reach 1%

(Newser) - Fox has decided to spare those at the back of the GOP pack the indignity of being excluded even from the "consolation prize" debate. The network is holding a debate for "second-tier" candidates at 5pm on Aug. 6, ahead of the main event at 9pm, and it has...

Fox, Sarah Palin
Part Ways

Jun 24, 2015 3:25 PM CDT

Fox, Sarah Palin Part Ways

But don't expect her to disappear from your life

(Newser) - Fox News and Sarah Palin have gone their separate ways. The former Alaska governor's contract with the network ended as of June 1 and will not be renewed, a Fox spokesperson tells Politico . The rep says the split was amicable, and Palin is still expected to show up on...

Fox: We 'Screwed Up'
Baltimore Shooting Story

May 5, 2015 3:33 AM CDT

Fox: We 'Screwed Up' Baltimore Shooting Story

Reporter claimed he saw cops shoot fleeing suspect

(Newser) - "What happened was, we screwed up," Fox News anchor Shep Smith admitted yesterday, apologizing on behalf of the network after a false report of a police shooting in Baltimore. His colleague Mike Tobin had told host Gretchen Carlson that he had witnessed police officers shoot a fleeing man,...

New O'Reilly
Accusation: He
Didn't See Nuns
Gunned Down

Feb 26, 2015 7:00 AM CST

New O'Reilly Accusation: He Didn't See Nuns Gunned Down

He said he saw nuns killed in El Salvador, but arrived after

(Newser) - Accusations of deceit aren't ending with Bill O'Reilly's Falklands War reporting or a JFK-linked suicide . Media Matters has turned up a new claim that O'Reilly lied about what he saw while covering civil war in El Salvador in the 1980s. On Dec. 2, 1980, early in...

O'Reilly Accused of Lying About JFK-Linked Suicide

Feb 25, 2015 4:58 AM CST

O'Reilly Accused of Lying About JFK-Linked Suicide

He was in Dallas, not on Fla. doorstep, ex-colleagues say

(Newser) - Another dramatic episode from Bill O'Reilly's past has been called into question by former colleagues. In his 2012 book Killing Kennedy, O'Reilly says that he was on George de Mohrenschildt's doorstep in Palm Beach, Fla., in March 1977, ready to "confront" the friend of Lee...

O'Reilly to
NYT Reporter:
'You Can Take
It as a Threat'

Feb 24, 2015 7:52 AM CST

O'Reilly to NYT Reporter: 'You Can Take It as a Threat'

Fox News host offers clips to defend reporting record

(Newser) - On his Fox News show yesterday, Bill O'Reilly again defended himself against reports that he misled the public about what he called his "war zone" experiences. This time, he used footage from his time at CBS News to back up his assertion of the danger he faced in...

CBS Workers
Dispute Bill
O'Reilly's
'War Zone'
Story

Feb 22, 2015 5:10 PM CST

CBS Workers Dispute Bill O'Reilly's 'War Zone' Story

Fox host under fire over claim he saw combat

(Newser) - The media skirmish over Bill O'Reilly's "war zone" claim is only getting nastier. The Fox News host has long said "many were killed" in Buenos Aires, Argentina, when he was there in 1982 for CBS—but now several CBS staffers say it's not true, CNN...

Bill O'Reilly
Defends His
War Reporting,
Slams 'Liar'

Feb 21, 2015 9:21 AM CST

Bill O'Reilly Defends His War Reporting, Slams 'Liar'

Mother Jones critic responds with annotated rebuttal

(Newser) - Bill O'Reilly aggressively defended his own war reporting last night, dismissing accusations that he embellished his work about the Falklands and El Salvador in the 1980s as a "political hit job" from a "far left zealot" and "liar." The Fox News host is referring to...

Lindsay Lohan
Sues Fox News
Over Cocaine
Claim

Feb 3, 2015 10:41 AM CST

Lindsay Lohan Sues Fox News Over Cocaine Claim

Mom Dina gets in on defamation lawsuit, too

(Newser) - It took a while, but Lindsay Lohan and mom Dina are suing Fox News over a comment made on Sean Hannity's show nearly a year ago. On Feb. 4, 2014, two days after Philip Seymour Hoffman died of a heroin overdose, commentator Michelle Fields apparently accused Lindsay and Dina...

Paris Mayor:
'We're Suing
Fox News'

Jan 20, 2015 1:14 PM CST

Paris Mayor: 'We're Suing Fox News'

Anne Hidalgo says city was 'insulted' by network's Muslim 'no-go zone' report

(Newser) - The City of Lights is not taking Fox News' erroneous reports of supposed Muslim "no-go zones" in England and France lightly: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that the city will be bringing a lawsuit against the network. "When we're insulted … then I...

Fox Pundit: UK's
2nd-Biggest City
'Muslim-Only'

Jan 12, 2015 2:28 AM CST

Fox Pundit: UK's 2nd-Biggest City 'Muslim-Only'

News comes as a surprise to Birmingham residents

(Newser) - The residents of Birmingham, England, may have been startled to learn from a Fox News terrorism "expert" that their city is a "Muslim-only" one where "non-Muslims just simply don't go." Steven Emerson, founder of the Investigative Project on Terrorism group, also claimed there are parts...

Fox News Reporter
Found Dead

Dec 12, 2014 2:45 PM CST

Fox News Reporter Found Dead

Dominic Di-Natale was a globetrotting reporter with serious health issues

(Newser) - A Fox News journalist known for covering high-profile international stories was found dead this week in an apparent suicide, Fox News reports. Officials found the body of Dominic Di-Natale, 43, on Wednesday in Jefferson County, Colo., where he owned property. A friend had alerted the officials, saying Di-Natale was in...

Glenn Beck:
I'm Very Sick

Nov 10, 2014 7:00 PM CST

Glenn Beck: I'm Very Sick

Conservative pundit says he has neurological disease

(Newser) - Glenn Beck said today that he suffers from a severe neurological disease that doctors are unable to diagnose, Mediabistro reports. Appearing on TheBlaze, the conservative pundit says doctors have given him five to 10 years before he's unable to function. He also divulged seizures dating back to his time...

Guy Dressed as Fox Reporter Attacked on Halloween

Nov 3, 2014 5:30 PM CST

Guy Dressed as Fox Reporter Attacked on Halloween

By Sean Kory, new candidate for 'hot mugshot man'

(Newser) - A guy dressed as a Fox News reporter on Halloween experienced the downside of media politics when a stranger allegedly attacked him, yelling, "I hate Fox News!" What's more, the Fox-hater may be a new candidate for "hot mugshot man." Police say the victim was...

Female Pilot
Led UAE
Airstrikes
Against ISIS

Sep 25, 2014 3:25 PM CDT

Female Pilot Led UAE Airstrikes Against ISIS

Maj. Mariam Al Mansouri, 35, was first woman to join Emirates' air force

(Newser) - If a country's going to send military pilots to fight ISIS, it's going to send its very best. Which is why the United Arab Emirates selected Maj. Mariam Al Mansouri, 35—the first female fighter pilot in the Emirates air force—to lead one of its airstrike missions...

Megyn Kelly to Bill Ayers: 'You Sound Like bin Laden'

Jul 1, 2014 10:32 AM CDT

Megyn Kelly to Bill Ayers: 'You Sound Like bin Laden'

Fox News host confronts former Weather Underground member

(Newser) - Megyn Kelly's interview with former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers got a little heated last night. The Fox News host repeatedly questioned Ayers about bombings and killings attributed to the radical group, and Ayers denied involvement in many of them, Mediaite reports. At one point, Politico reports, Ayers said...

Jon Stewart
Takes on Haters of
'Muslim' Bergdahls

Jun 10, 2014 9:24 AM CDT

Jon Stewart Takes on Haters of 'Muslim' Bergdahls

While Colbert mocks his so-called cage

(Newser) - Bowe Bergdahl has been taking a lot of heat on cable news, with pundits—particularly on Fox—calling him un-American or worse. "In just a few days this guy ... went from 'guy who left base without permission' to 'Muslim terrorist Kennedy assassin,'" Jon Stewart observed...

Fox Anchor May Have
Mixed Vodka, Pills

May 23, 2014 10:01 AM CDT

Fox Anchor May Have Mixed Vodka, Pills

Police found 3 gabapentin pills on Gregg Jarrett

(Newser) - Fox News anchor Gregg Jarrett may have been mixing vodka with a drug that doesn't do well with booze before his arrest this Wednesday at the the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport, the AP reports. A police report released yesterday notes Jarrett was swaying back and forth at the Northern Lights...