A couple's anniversary getaway took a wild turn when a bear strolled into a Gatlinburg tea shop and began rummaging through merchandise before suddenly jumping onto the counter in a startling encounter caught on video. The couple, Victoria Puyol and Joshua Card, were visiting Gatlinburg to celebrate their seventh anniversary when they stopped at The Spice & Tea Exchange on Friday, which is where Card spotted an unexpected visitor near the entrance. "There's a bear," Card recalled saying. At first, Puyol said she didn't quite process what was happening, but when Card and the store clerk repeated themselves, she turned and saw the animal standing in the doorway. HIDDEN DANGER AT POPULAR US NATIONAL PARK FORCES TRAIL CLOSURES AS BEAR SIGHTINGS CLIMB The couple recalled guidance to back away from bears , but as they stepped away, the bear ventured farther into the store. The clerk directed them behind the register, where they had access to an emergency exit. The c...

Sammy "The Bull" Gravano lived by the Mafia's code of loyalty for years, but secretly recorded footage of John Gotti — and what Gravano says came next ultimately convinced him the oath was dead and it was time to switch sides. "I said, 'Okay.' And I walked away," Gravano recalled on the "Hang Out With Sean Hannity" podcast. "Well, as I walked away, I said, 'F--- the Mafia, f--- the oath and f--- John Gotti — I'm switching sides. He wants to play chess with me. Let's play chess.'" JOHN GOTTI PAL: I STASHED $10M IN MY KID'S TOYCHEST At the center of that decision were secretly recorded conversations in which Gotti discussed the Castellano hit and other mob activity, recordings Gravano said initially left him frustrated with the boss. Gravano said Gotti's loose talk initially angered him, but the final straw came later. "At first, I was annoyed in a way, like, man, you don't know when to shut your f---...

A New York grandmother who vanished without a trace while visiting Las Vegas earlier this month has been found dead, her family announced Friday. Alisa Goods, a 63-year-old grandmother of five, was reported missing Aug. 10, two days after she was last seen leaving a friend's apartment near Maryland Parkway and Tropicana Avenue, according to her family and a missing person report obtained by KLAS-TV . Las Vegas Metropolitan Police responded early Thursday after a caller reported a "deceased woman in a drainage ditch area near Wayne Newton Boulevard and the Terminal 1 parking garage at Harry Reid International Airport," according to KTNV . NEW YORK GRANDMOTHER VANISHES IN LAS VEGAS AS FAMILY GETS MYSTERIOUS TEXTS FROM HER PHONE ASKING FOR BITCOIN Officers located a woman who was later identified as Goods and pronounced dead, the outlet reported. "Our hearts are broken. We were notified that my aunt was found—unfortunately, not the way we wanted her to be," Goods...

A man dressed up as the "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader showed up at a San Diego City Council meeting to mockingly defend Flock police surveillance cameras, telling council members "this is what the emperor needs." He approached the podium at the Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee meeting on Wednesday, complete with Darth Vader's trademark heavy breathing heard through the council chamber’s microphone. The committee members even addressed the man as ‘Darth Vader’ as he appeared to mock the Flock-linked surveillance system, suggesting the surveillance tool could be an asset to the dark side. "This is what the emperor needs. This technology will help us find the rebel scum and the hidden base on Hoth," the man said, referring to the frozen planet from "The Empire Strikes Back." FLOCK SURVEILLANCE SPREADS ACROSS THE SOUTH AS RED-STATE LAWMAKERS SEEK TO AX '1984'-STYLE TRACKING TOOLS He said the technology "will help ...

Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers added another memorable moment to their growing on-court rivalry Thursday night, this time in the closing seconds of the first half of Dallas’ eventual 91-85 win over Indiana. With less than 10 seconds remaining in the second quarter, Clark controlled the ball as Bueckers played defense. Bueckers then wrapped up Clark’s left arm in an effort to stop the possession before halftime. The Wings notably had a foul to give at the time. Clark appeared frustrated by the contact as Bueckers continued trying to complete the foul. Clark then reacted and fired the ball down the court, with it sailing near Bueckers’ head before the two teams headed to the locker room. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The moment sparked a brief exchange between the two star guards, though television microphones did not clearly pick up what was said. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Bueckers was whistled for a common ...

Erika Kirk is urging conservative students not to back down as they return to college campuses for the first school year since her husband Charlie Kirk was assassinated, challenging them to carry forward the movement he founded in 2012. Kirk, who took over leadership of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) following the fatal shooting of her 31-year-old husband at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, posted a lengthy message on Instagram Wednesday evening directed primarily at students beginning the new academic year. She warned that conservative and Christian students may encounter hostility at their schools but offered a stern message: Don't retreat from campus activism. YOUNG CONSERVATIVES REVEAL WHAT’S TOP OF MIND AS GOP, DEMOCRATS BATTLE FOR 'HOPELESS' GEN Z VOTERS "Your table might get flipped," Kirk wrote. "Someone might call you every name imaginable because you have a Turning Point USA sign sitting in front of you." "What are you going to do ab...

The man accused of operating an overcrowded, unlicensed boat tour that capsized near Liberty Island , killing a mother and her infant daughter earlier this month, was living in the U.S. illegally and is now in ICE custody, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Manuel Hernandez, 46, an El Salvador national, was taken into immigration custody after a U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service investigation confirmed he was unlawfully present in the country, according to DHS. Hernandez was initially charged by New York authorities with 13 counts of reckless endangerment and was later federally charged with two counts of misconduct and neglect of a ship officer resulting in death in connection with the Aug. 8 capsizing in New York Harbor . OVERCROWDED MIGRANT VESSEL WITH 240 PEOPLE ON BOARD INTERCEPTED NEAR TURKS AND CAICOS Federal prosecutors allege Hernandez was operating unlicensed boat tours and ignored multiple safety requirements before the fatal excursion, which killed a 5-...