A Washington, D.C., grandmother who lost her grandson to gun violence delivered a fiery defense of President Donald Trump during a Black History Month celebration Wednesday at the White House. Forlesia Cook’s grandson, Marty William McMillan Jr., was killed in 2017 at the age of 22. Cook has since spoken publicly about the loss, including testifying before Congress about his killing. After Trump invited Cook to say a few words at the event, she used the moment to defend him , urging critics to "get off the man’s back." "I love him, I don't want to hear nothing you got to say about that racist stuff," she said. "And don’t be looking at me on the news, hating on me because I’m standing up for somebody that deserves to be standing for." TRUMP'S DC CRIME SUCCESS PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON CHICAGO'S DEADLY 'WAR ZONE' Cook’s voice grew louder as she continued. "Get off the man’s back," she said. "Let him do his job. He’s doing th...

Here are some of the latest headlines on TMZ: "Paris Hilton’s Hottest Shots Ever!!! Happy 45th BDAY!" "‘Chicago Fire’ Star Brittany Curran Arrested, Booked on Drunk in Public Charge " " Eminem Ex-Wife Facing Legal Trouble Over Crashing Car" Kinda tabloidy, to be sure. And the entertainment site, founded two decades ago by Harvey Levin, a onetime TV consumer reporter, has had more than its share of controversies.  Its paparazzi chase and confront celebrities. TMZ apologized for loud cheering in the newsroom just before its announcement that Charlie Kirk had died. The site is often first with reports on celebrity deaths, sometimes with gory details, but incorrectly said that musician Jerry Lee Lewis had died, two days before his actual death. Some ex-staffers accused the site of having a racist and misogynistic culture.   NANCY GUTHRIE CASE: RET. FBI AGENT SAYS BUREAU PREPARING FOR 'PARALLEL REALITIES' WHILE AWAITING DNA RESULTS And yet lot...

The Vatican will not join President Donald Trump ’s newly formed Board of Peace, its top diplomatic official said Tuesday, signaling reluctance from the Holy See to take part in the post-war initiative. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the Holy See "will not participate in the Board of Peace because of its particular nature, which is evidently not that of other States," the Vatican’s official news outlet reported. The Board of Peace, which was chartered in January and includes nearly 20 countries, is tasked with managing recovery efforts in the Gaza Strip after the Israel-Hamas war. While responding to questions about Italy declining to join the board , Parolin said "there are points that leave us somewhat perplexed," adding that "there are some critical points that would need to find explanations." TRUMP SNUBS CANADA BY WITHDRAWING COUNTRY'S INVITE TO JOIN 'MOST PRESTIGIOUS BOARD OF LEADERS EVER' "The important...

A New York City Board of Elections worker said it is not his job to report anyone when asked about processing registrations for non-citizens, hidden video footage shows. According to undercover video captured by Muckraker, in which its reporter attempted to pose as a non-citizen, a worker said he would process applications for non-citizens. "Once in a while … we have people come in here … and they register, they weren't a citizen," the worker told the reporter. When the reporter claimed to the worker that he was a green card holder from Canada, he was told he needed to be a citizen. OHIO UNCOVERS OVER 1,000 NONCITIZENS 'APPEARING' REGISTERED TO VOTE, SENDS CASES TO DOJ FOR PROSECUTION "I wouldn't fill it out," the worker said. "You gotta be a citizen to fill it out." "We can't stop you from submitting the application," he added, warning that people have had "legal situations" in which non-citizens attempted t...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a longtime civil rights leader and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, died Tuesday morning at the age of 84, his family said in a statement. "Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world," the Jackson family said in a statement. "We shared him with the world, and in return, the world became part of our extended family. His unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love uplifted millions, and we ask you to honor his memory by continuing the fight for the values he lived by." "It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of civil rights leader and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Honorable Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. He died peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family. His unwavering commitment to justice, equality, and human rights helped shape a global movement for freedom and dignity. A tireless chang...

Gavin Newsom , who delights in using Trump-like trolling tactics, is widely viewed as the Democratic Party’s presidential front-runner. He is riding a wave of interviews and podcasts, boosted by a new memoir, and trying to make the case that as California governor he is not as liberal as his record might suggest. Unlike most of his party, for instance, he opposes trans women athletes competing against men. NEWSOM SAYS TRUMP IS ONE OF THE 'MOST DESTRUCTIVE' PRESIDENT OF HIS LIFETIME: 'THIS GUY IS RECKLESS' But there is a central fact about Newsom that, while it may be known to insiders and to some in his home state, is undoubtedly news to most Americans. Gavin Newsom is dyslexic. Seriously dyslexic. And as a new profile in the New Yorker makes clear, that affects his life every single day.  Newsom showed author Nathan Heller a "folder of his printed material, his reading from the previous evening. Almost every word of text was underlined. He flipped through a ...