Suspect in Philadelphia Ambush Cop Killing Says He Shot the Officers Because They Were White

Eric Lewis, the man charged with killing Philadelphia Officer Shane Seiber and wounding his partner in an ambush attack on Saturday, told investigators he opened fire because the officers were white.

Lewis, 35, a Philadelphia Water Department employee, was arrested after a nearly hour-long standoff early Saturday on the 100 block of North 52nd Street.

Officers had been called just after midnight for a man with a gun on a porch.

When they arrived, Lewis walked up from across the street, according to a report from the Philadelphia Inquirer.

They asked if he lived there, and he began yelling.

A brief struggle followed.

As the officers moved to check whether he was armed, he shot them, a law enforcement source told the Inquirer.

The suspect kept firing after they were down, the source said, yelling that he had told them to get off his porch.

After SWAT pulled Lewis from a tree that he climbed as an apparent escape attempt, they found he was armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and a Glock taken from one of the wounded officers. They took him to Jefferson University Hospital.

According to the arrest report, he said he shot the officers after they put their hands on him.

“I did what I did because they did what they did,” he said.

He also said he shot them because they were white.

He told one officer at the hospital, a black woman, that “if it was you that responded we would have just had a conversation.”

Lewis added, “They had guns, so I had every right to defend myself.”

Seiber, 40, a father of two and a 10-year veteran of the 19th District, was hit three times and died hours later at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.

His partner, a 33-year-old father of five and nine-year veteran, was shot 12 times and remained hospitalized in critical but stable condition.

Commissioner Kevin Bethel said Seiber “fought valiantly, but he lost his life.”

Seiber leaves a wife and two children, ages 7 and 3. He had just celebrated his 10th anniversary with the department and was an Air Force veteran.

Lewis faces charges of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder, assault of a law enforcement officer, and related offenses.

He has been denied bail and a preliminary hearing is set for October 26.

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What a Joke: Triggered Liberal Pop Star Kelly Clarkson Called Out After Smearing Brooklyn Small Business for “Pretty Woman” Treatment, Calling Employee an “Idiot”

Screenshot via Kelly Clarkson’s Instagram video

Singer Kelly Clarkson stirred controversy over the weekend after accusing a Brooklyn shop of treating her like a peasant and berating a store clerk as an “idiot” over what appeared to be a misunderstanding on her part. 

Clarkson, like a true feminist, cried victim and accused them of treating her like some prostitute because they wouldn’t sell her an item that they say wasn’t for sale. She says she was “looked at as if I couldn’t afford it.” She was apparently mad that they didn’t recognize her.

The 44-year-old, best known for her music over a decade ago, invoked the scene from the film, Pretty Woman, where Julia Roberts plays a prostitute who walks into a high-end boutique on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills dressed in skimpy attire. In the film, Roberts’ character is told flat-out by employees, assuming she can’t afford the clothing, “you’re obviously in the wrong place,” before they ask her to leave.

During a five-minute visit to the shop, Clarkson inquired about buying a “permanently attached” fixture in the store and was instead offered a version of the same item or a different item, the business claims. But Clarkson lost it, urging people to check out the shop, but only if they enjoy being treated as a poor prostitute.

“Just drove all the way to Brooklyn to check out this store I thought looked really rad and had a few things in mind to buy and literally was looked at as if I couldn’t afford it and was told he could find something comparable for me,” Clarkson wrote in an X post that quickly racked up millions of views on Saturday afternoon.

“Wow, dude. You’re an idiot and just lost a huge sale. But y’all should go check out Art of Play in Brooklyn if you enjoy being treated like Julia Roberts character in Pretty Woman. For sure, check it out,” she added with a thumbs down emoji.

On Sunday, the store responded in a lengthy statement on Instagram, noting that they were surprised to see “8 million people who have never visited our store” attacking them over a tweet. They explained that the “one-of-a-kind singing and dancing bird automaton” Clarkson wanted to purchase was permanently fixed to the wall and not for sale.

“We’re going to keep our heads down and hopefully, we can clear things up with Kelly someday. As a talented popular singer once said ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,’” they wrote, trolling Clarkson over the lyrics in her hit song, “Stronger.”

Yesterday, Kelly Clarkson visited us in Brooklyn and inquired about buying “Molly,” a one-of-a-kind singing and dancing bird automaton who plays an important role in the magic shows we host here. Molly is permanently attached to the wall and isn’t for sale. However, the negative experience Kelly described on twitter would resonate with anyone who has ever felt judged in a shop.

At Art of Play whether someone comes in to make a purchase or simply look around for a while, they are equally welcome. We greet everyone who walks in the door with the invitation to “pick things up and play.” And they do, many stay for hours enjoying our puzzles, games and toys.

Imagine our surprise when our small local business was suddenly attacked by 8 million people who have never visited our store. It’s been a surreal experience to be the focus of such widespread outrage after just one mention by a celebrity.

Thanks to all our friends for their support and welcome to all the curious folks who have discovered us amidst the drama. We’re going to keep our heads down and hopefully, we can clear things up with Kelly someday. As a talented popular singer once said “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”

But Clarkson lashed out again hours later, accusing the store of crafting a dishonest narrative and blasting them for telling her the item’s $15,000 price, then offering “something comparable.”

“Okay, cool. So you’re not only rude, you’re also a liar. Got it,” she said. “You don’t get a free pass to treat people less than in your store just because you are a small business. It’s not that hard to be kind. I never blast people but you my friend were an exception. Your store is really cool. Unfortunately, you aren’t.”

So, the store issued another statement on Sunday, clarifying what happened during the exchange with Clarkson, saying they had offered to sell the $15,000 piece but also offered a different item that costs roughly $2,000. However, “She did not stick around long enough to see it,” they said. “We’ve reached out to Kelly directly to try and clear the air. We really do wish her the best and hope that someday we can all laugh about this misunderstanding.”

We’d like to clarify some additional details about Kelly Clarkson’s visit to our Curiosity Shop on Saturday.

During the 5 minutes she spent in the store, she inquired about our mechanical bird puppet named Molly. We explained that while Molly is permanently attached to the wall and serves as a de facto mascot for our shop, a nearly identical automaton is owned by the creator of the machines, a brilliant artist named Bliss Kolb who lives in Seattle. He told us he would be willing to part with Molly’s twin for $15,000. We explained all of this to Kelly Clarkson.

We also offered to show her a different singing bird automaton, made by a traditional clockmaking shop in Germany, that she could have taken home with her that day. It costs about $2,000. She did not stick around long enough to see it.

We’ve reached out to Kelly directly to try and clear the air. We really do wish her the best and hope that someday we can all laugh about this misunderstanding.

 

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New York Refused to Honor 16,000 ICE Detainers for Illegal Aliens Involved in More Than 52,000 Crimes

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New York has refused to honor 16,070 ICE detainers since President Donald Trump returned to office, releasing illegal aliens who have been accused or convicted of a combined 52,503 criminal charges, according to Department of Homeland Security data.

According to the information obtained by the New York Post, rejected detainers included people involved with 131 homicides, 132 kidnappings, 1,017 sexual offenses, 9,502 assaults, 1,776 robberies, 1,631 burglaries, 2,198 weapons infractions, 1,561 DUIs, and 4,324 drug-related counts.

ICE detainers are requests that local jails hold a suspected illegal immigrant for up to 48 hours so federal agents can take them into custody.

Local jurisdictions decide whether to honor ICE detainers.

“While sanctuary politicians continue to release dangerous criminals onto their streets, our brave law enforcement officers will continue to risk their lives to arrest these heinous criminals and make America safe again. Illegal aliens have no sanctuary in America,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin told the Post.

“We enforce these laws with no help from Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul. The Trump Administration is committed to protecting the American people in every city and every state, and we won’t let sanctuary politicians stand in our way.”

Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act in August, which restricted certain forms of statewide cooperation with ICE on civil immigration matters.

Hochul’s spokeswoman, Alexia Nizhny, told the Post that “New York State is not and never will be a sanctuary for violent criminals” and that, by law, the state notifies federal immigration enforcement of any non-citizen serving a state prison sentence.

Nizhny called the DHS numbers “a blatant mischaracterization of the facts meant to distract from the cruelty and violence we saw from Secretary Mullin’s ICE agents earlier this week.”

The governor’s office said about 2,000 people held in state facilities have been turned over to federal immigration enforcement under Trump.

Nizhny was referring to the shooting of illegal alien Oscar Belgal in the Bronx during a targeted arrest, during which he drove his car into two agents’ vehicles.

DHS said Belgal, a Dominican national with alleged Trinitarios ties, refused to get out of his vehicle, smashed into two government cars, and accelerated toward agents.

Belgal’s 5-year-old son was in the back seat and was not hurt.

Both Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Mayor Zohran Mamdani used the shooting to demand ICE leave the city and to attack the agency as “paramilitary.”

Belgal is now in federal custody.

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You’ve Already Got a Lot of Money in the Stock Market – The Overlooked Risk May Be Leaving It All There 

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For many Americans, their money in the stock market is the nest egg. The 401(k). The IRA. Invested in fund after fund, all tied to the same Wall Street ups and downs. 

Most months you don’t think about it. Then one bad stretch hits, and you feel it in your stomach before you even open the app. 

That is concentration risk. When almost everything sits in paper markets, one rough month does not nick a small slice. It hits the retirement plan. 

Some people keep waiting for the next rebound and leave the whole basket where it is. Others want a slice that does not live only on a screen. 

Physical metal inside a retirement account 

That is where a Precious Metals IRA comes in. 

A Precious Metals IRA is a self-directed retirement account that can hold IRA-eligible physical gold and silver, not only stocks and funds. You open the account, move a portion of an existing IRA, 401(k), or other qualified plan through a rollover or transfer, then select metals held with a custodian and stored at a bullion depository. 

The goal is not to sell everything and hide under the mattress. It is to put a slice of a stock-heavy nest egg into physical metal so one rough stretch in the Dow does not hurt the whole plan the same way. 

You can also buy gold and silver directly if that fits better. Many people start with the retirement money because the money is already sitting in an old plan. 

In plain terms, the steps look like this: 

  1. Open the precious metals IRA. 

  2. Fund it with a rollover or transfer from an existing retirement account. 

  3. Select IRA-eligible gold and silver. 

Distributions later can be cash or physical metal, subject to IRS rules. 

Who you trust matters 

Spot price is not the only question. When retirement money is on the line, who you work with matters. 

Goldco helps Americans open that kind of precious metals IRA and walk those steps. They have helped thousands of Americans place over $3 billion in gold and silver. 

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  • Money.com 2026 Best Customer Service 

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They also offer a Buy Back Guarantee. You can purchase precious metals with confidence knowing that if your circumstances change, Goldco offers a Buy Back program guaranteed at the highest price. 

Plus, you get to ask a precious metals specialist your questions before you move money. 

Start with the free kit 

You don’t have to decide on a rollover tonight. 

Goldco offers a free Gold & Silver / Gold IRA Kit. Printed guides, audio, and video that walk through how a precious metals IRA works, what IRA-eligible metals look like, and what the rollover path involves. 

Request the kit. Talk to a Goldco precious metals specialist. See whether moving a slice of a stock-heavy nest egg into physical metal makes sense and fits your situation. 

You’ve already got a lot of money in the stock market. The question a lot of Americans are asking next is simple: does any of that nest egg belong in physical gold too? 

Get the free Gold & Silver Kit and talk to Goldco here.

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JUST IN: ‘Breaking Bad’ Star RJ Mitte Dead at 34

“Breaking Bad” star RJ Mitte has died at the age of 34.

According to TMZ, RJ Mitte died by suicide on Monday in Texas.

RJ Mitte played Walter White Jr. on “Breaking Bad,” the highly popular television series created by Vince Gilligan.

Mitte was diagnosed with a mild case of cerebral palsy when he was a child.

Breaking Bad ran from 2008 to 2013 and won nearly 100 awards, including 16 Primetime Emmy Awards.

RJ Mitte was engaged to his longtime partner Kennedy Suarez. He proposed to her last year.

TMZ reported:

RJ Mitte — who played Walter White Jr. on “Breaking Bad” — is dead … TMZ has learned.

A county official confirmed to TMZ that RJ died Monday in Texas. We’re told he died by suicide.

Law enforcement tells us the death investigation is ongoing.

Earlier this month, RJ hung out with his ‘Breaking Bad’ costar Luis Moncada and they looked to be in good spirits … they were all smiles in social media posts.

BREAKING…

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(VIDEO) MS Now Admits Feds Likely Have Evidence Against Ilhan Omar as Investigators Examine Immigration Paperwork in Years-Long Criminal Fraud Probe

Reps. Jayapal and Omar discuss immigration enforcement during a meeting in Minnesota, highlighting key issues and community concerns.

Reps. Jayapal and Omar discuss immigration enforcement during a meeting in Minnesota, highlighting key issues and community concerns.

After the feds raided Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)’s immigration documents in a reportedly years-long fraud investigation into the Somali Congresswoman’s background, even far-left MS Now is admitting the feds likely have evidence. 

The investigation appears to be focusing on whether she and her father lied on immigration papers filled out when she was a teen, as the statute of limitations on her alleged marriage to her brother has already expired.

A former immigration official previously told the New York Post that if Omar’s father lied on citizenship paperwork and she went along with the lie, it “would wipe her out from naturalization.” A top immigration official also told the Post, “If there’s enough evidence that she or [her father] lied on her immigration application to become a United States citizen, whether it was one time or several times, the Trump administration could initiate a denaturalization process that would strip her of her citizenship.”

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin previously suggested that her citizenship is illegitimate, saying, “If we can prove that you shouldn’t have been here in the first place, we’ll deport you.” Last month, Border Czar Tom Homan also suggested that Omar “lied or misrepresented” herself when becoming a citizen and that she can “absolutely” be naturalized if that is proven.

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The Gateway Pundit reported earlier that the criminal fraud investigation is looking at Omar’s immigration paperwork documents, which were filled out by her late father when she was a child.

A pre-dawn raid of her home began at around 6 am this morning and continued for over four hours as agents were seen carrying boxes of evidence out of her home.

“Today in the Washington, D.C., area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice. This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal investigation,” a Department of Justice spokesperson said.

MS Now’s Ken Dilanian surprisingly admitted that in order to obtain the judicial search warrants, “the Department of Homeland Security, which carried out the search, had to present evidence to a judge, suggesting that there was evidence of a crime at this location at Representative Omar’s home in Washington, D.C. or at least that there was probable cause to believe that there was such evidence.”

Dilanian says the feds are trying to determine whether Omar, who claims she was born October 4, 1982, was 18 when she obtained her citizenship in 2000.

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Omar was reportedly 17 when she obtained her citizenship. However, some theories suggest she was over the age of 18, which would have made her too old for naturalization through her parents and could constitute fraud.

Omar has never proven her date of birth with a birth certificate and has claimed that it was lost or destroyed during unrest in Somalia.

The investigation has reportedly been ongoing for years.

More from CNBC:

A person familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the non-public investigation, told CNBC that the investigation into Omar is complex and has been going on for years.

HSI agents stand outside the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 12th, 2026.

Omar, 44, was born in Somalia and brought to the United States as a child. She became a U.S. citizen in 2000 at 17. She was elected to Congress in November 2018 to represent Minnesota’s 5th District, which includes all of Minneapolis.

She and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., became the first two Muslim women elected to Congress.

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Hollywood Actress Selma Blair Arrested For Biting and Punching Flight Crew, Trying to Open Plane Door Mid-flight (PILOT AUDIO)

Hollywood actress Selma Blair was arrested for attacking the flight crew and trying to open the plane door mid-flight.

Selma Blair allegedly bit a flight attendant and punched another member of the flight crew aboard a Delta Airlines flight on Sunday.

The actress also tried to open the plane door midflight.

“On Sunday October 11 at approximately 11pm at JFK Airport, PAPD responded to a call about a physically abusive passenger aboard Delta Airlines flight 938 which was parked at the gate after arrival from LAX,” New York Port Authority officials said to Fox News.

“Suspect was identified as Selma Blair, a 54-year-old woman. She was taken into custody and transported to the hospital for evaluation.”

AUDIO:

The FBI is investigating the incident.

One of the injured flight attendants was transported to a hospital.

The 911 dispatch call revealed details about the injuries: “A bloody nose as well as some bite marks.”

TMZ reported:

Selma Blair allegedly caused chaos aboard a Delta Airlines flight … punching one flight attendant and biting another after trying to open the plane’s door in the middle of the flight.

We’re told the actress attempted to open the aircraft door while the plane was in the air Sunday on its way to John F. Kennedy International Airport, leading to a confrontation with crew members.

The New York Port Authority tells TMZ 2 flight attendants reported injuries and one was taken to the hospital.

Blair was arrested and taken to a hospital for evaluation, where she remains as of this post. The FBI is currently investigating the incident.

A rep for Selma tells TMZ … “Selma experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct. Upon landing, she received immediate medical attention and is currently in stable condition.”

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Diddy Rushed Out of Prison in the Middle of the Night After a Head Injury

Sean “Diddy” Combs was pulled out of FCI Fort Dix in an ambulance around 1 a.m. Saturday for a head injury.

The disgraced musician returned to the low-security federal prison in New Jersey before sunrise, conscious and talking, according to TMZ.

Sources at the prison told TMZ the injury was not life-threatening.

It is not clear how he was injured.

A Combs representative told Page Six, “We are aware of the reports concerning Sean Combs and are working to confirm the circumstances.”

Combs has been in custody since September 2024. He was convicted last year of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and acquitted of the more serious sex-trafficking and racketeering charges.

In October 2025, a judge sentenced him to 50 months and a $500,000 fine.

Combs is currently scheduled for release in early 2028.

The hospital visit comes after new reports detailed his swanky prison life, which includes massages, liquor smuggled in by guards, Instagram, nude photos from an old girlfriend, and thousands of dollars a month spent to have men cook and clean for him.

Associates reportedly sent money to the commissary accounts of inmates in exchange for favors.

“This is not some normal sh-t you see in jail. This is some rich sh-t,” one of the convicts told NBC. “It looks crazy, but again, it’s Diddy.”

The report detailed:

Multiple sources said he uses contraband cellphones to scroll Instagram and scan nude and sexually explicit photos that an old girlfriend sends him. He’s been able to buy from other inmates an antidepressant drug sought out for its mood-boosting effects — Remeron, or “rem-roms” as they are known in prison. On weekend nights, he’d often tap into a secret stash of premium liquor, which would be smuggled in by guards and shared with a tight group of fellow inmates.

“Hell yeah, I drank with him,” said one of the men, who recounted drinking Hennessy with Combs.

A spokesperson for Combs downplayed the details of his prison life.

“The continued scrutiny of every mundane detail of Sean Combs’s life in prison has reached the point where the media characterizes ordinary prison life as news,” the spokesperson said. “The only real news is that Sean continues to serve his sentence while awaiting the court’s decision on his appeal.”

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Criminal Investigation Into Ilhan Omar Given a HILARIOUS Nickname That Evokes Memories of One of Her Biggest Gaffes

Woman in a hijab expressing concern during an interview, with a blurred retail background.

Woman in a hijab expressing concern during an interview, with a blurred retail background.
Rep. Ilhan Omar

Trump officials are doing a little trolling as they launch a full-scale investigation into far-left Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) regarding her immigration status.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, federal agents raided the Washington, DC-area residence of Omar early Monday morning as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into her immigration paperwork.

Fox News Digital reported exclusively that the pre-dawn raid is part of an ongoing criminal fraud investigation into the Somali-born congresswoman’s immigration paperwork, documents filled out by her late father when she was a child.

According to her website, Omar arrived in the United States in March 1995, when she was 12 years old. She came with her family as a Somali refugee after spending approximately four years in a refugee camp in Kenya. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2000, at age 17.

Multiple agents wearing HSI jackets were observed outside the residence around 6 a.m.

Now, it has been revealed that Trump officials are giving the investigation a hysterical nickname that evokes one of her most epic gaffes.

The Washington Post reported that a senior administration official confirmed the investigation is being referred to as “World War Eleven” and has accelerated in recent weeks.

From The Washington Post:

A senior Trump administration official confirmed that Omar’s residence was raided Monday as part of an investigation into possible criminal immigration fraud.

The investigation, nicknamed ‘World War Eleven’ within the administration because of the uproar it could cause, has accelerated in recent weeks.

Back in April, a viral video from one of Omar’s pressers from last year on the Alien Enemies Act resurfaced.

It shows the congresswoman solemnly declaring that the law was last invoked “during World War Eleven.”

She apparently skipped right past the greatest generation’s fight against actual Nazis and fascists and jumped straight into some alternate timeline where Hitler had eight more shots at world domination.

“Last time the Alien Enemies Act was invoked it was used to detain and deport German, Japanese, Italian immigrants during World War eleven.”

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