On Monday, tensions flared between anti-ICE demonstrators and law enforcement outside a detention center in New Jersey, where activists claim immigrants are being kept in substandard conditions.

In a show of protest, activists attempted to create a human blockade in front of the Delaney Hall detention facility located in Newark. Meanwhile, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill sought entry into the building but was turned away, as reported by local media.

“This morning, my official request to enter Delaney Hall was denied, which raises significant concerns about what they might be concealing,” Sherrill said, according to a report by Patch.

The governor further stated, “I have consistently opposed private detention centers and will persist in my efforts to shut down Delaney Hall and prevent the expansion of large-scale detention centers in New Jersey, such as the proposed one in Roxbury.”

SECURITY TIGHTENS AT ICE FACILITY IN BLUE STATE WITH NEW BARRICADES AMID PROTESTER CONFLICTS

A surveillance camera is mounted outside Delaney Hall, a detention center operated by GEO Group for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Newark, N.J., on May 10, 2025. (Bing Guan/Reuters)

Some protesters threw water and yelled at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who were seen detaining several demonstrators, WPIX-TV reported.

Protesters and onlookers were heard screaming at ICE agents, who ordered the crowd to move to a grassy area off the road. Agents and protesters stood face-to-face before the situation calmed down.

“No more ICE!” protesters chanted. Others shouted, “Free them all!”

ICE FACILITY DEMOCRATS ‘STORMED’ HOLDS CHILD RAPISTS, MURDERERS: OFFICIALS

Protesters block vehicles from entering or leaving the Delaney Hall ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey, on June 12, 2025, following the reported escape of four migrants. On Monday, protesters clashed with ICE agents amid a demonstration outside the facility. (Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu)

Meanwhile, hundreds of detainees inside have launched a hunger and labor strike, as advocates allege they live in poor conditions and are denied medical treatment and visits. In a group letter released last week, nearly 300 detainees said they live in “inhumane” conditions, citing bad food and medical neglect.

The letter acknowledged that they entered the United States illegally, noting that they now feel “kidnapped.”

“Initially, we ask for forgiveness for the way we entered the United States, but given the circumstances we were living in our countries, which placed our lives and those of some members of our families in danger,” the letter states. “We feel vulnerable and, in a way, kidnapped—detained without justification—not to mention that we are being tortured physically and psychologically due to the poor food resources provided in these detention centers.”

A DHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital that all detainees are provided with three meals a day, clean water, clothing, bedding, showers, soap, and toiletries.

“Illegal aliens also have access to phones to communicate with their family members and lawyers, the spokesperson said. “Certified dieticians evaluate meals. In fact, ICE has higher detention standards than most U.S. prisons that hold actual U.S. citizens.”

Family members and loved ones have been holding a vigil outside the facility since Friday.

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill and U.S. Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., seen outside the Delaney Hall center on Monday. Democrats have called for the detention facility to be shut down amid allegations of poor living conditions for the illegal immigrants inside. (Sen. Andy Kim ; X)

In February 2025, then-Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the facility was housing “murderers, terrorists, child rapists and MS-13 gang members.”

Several elected officials have recently visited the facility or called for its closure, including Sen. Andy Kim and Reps. Rob Menendez Jr., Nellie Pou, LaMonica McIver, Analilia Mejia, and Frank Pallone Jr.

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The concept of the third eye transcends its roots in metaphysical yoga, reaching into the realm of scientific discovery.

Researchers have traced the origins of a curious median cornea, hidden deep within our heads, back to our earliest ancestors, who roamed the Earth nearly 600 million years ago. This intriguing revelation, known as the tri-cornea theory, was presented in a groundbreaking study published in the journal Current Biology.

The investigative team embarked on this journey to better understand the pineal gland, a small, pea-sized organ nestled within the human skull. Despite being secluded from sunlight, this gland plays a crucial role in regulating our body’s response to light and darkness.

Present in nearly all vertebrates, ranging from cats to frogs and humans, this third light receptor is responsible for producing melatonin, the hormone essential for managing sleep and wake cycles.

While medical practitioners have acknowledged the “mind’s eye” since ancient times, the origins of this enigmatic organ remained a mystery—until now.

Study author Prof Thomas Baden, a neuroscientist at the University of Sussex and co-author, said that they wanted to find out the “original solution to vision,” as well as the extent to which “different species just copied or modified it to make it their own.”

“What really are the patterns?” he wondered, per the BBC’s Science Focus Magazine. “As you do this over time, you start to wonder, what is the original eye?”

To glean insight into the evolution of our optic organ, the team looked back to one of our earliest ancestors — a small, sea-dwelling maggot from 575 million years ago.

This critter sported two lateral eyes for navigation along with a third lens atop its noggin for monitoring light levels and staying oriented.

This design lasted until around half a billion years ago, when they started burrowing into the sediment, which meant they no longer needed their side eyes to navigate.

In accordance, our subterranean forebears ditched their lateral peepers to conserve resources, effectively leaving them with the third receptor that allowed them to discern up from down and day from night.

This cyclops-like configuration distinguished vertebrates from other lineages, which retained their lateral retinas.

What’s to account for the forward-facing lenses we have today? Eventually, some of the ancestors left the underground and returned to the sea as filter feeders, necessitating tools for navigation — in other words, we needed our eyes back.

Left with no other recourse, parts of the third eye evolved and migrated to the sides of the head, eventually developing into retinas. However, the third eye remained like an evolutionary straggler.

In doing so, they proved that both our retinas and pineal gland evolved from the same ancient organ and not separately as some experts have theorized.

Coincidentally, the study didn’t need to conduct an eye test to shed light on our ocular evolution. They simply reviewed existing scholarship and genetic data from animals such as fish and lampreys to determine how the sight organ’s function in our relatives.

Coincidentally, not all critters’ third eyes are hidden from view.

The tuatara – a bizarre, lizard-like creature from New Zealand – has a sophisticated middle orb situated prominently atop its head like some hybrid monster from Greek mythology.

Much like with humans, this eye is not used for sight, but rather to detect changes between light and dark and use this info to regulate its circadian clock.

The mother of Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis has expressed her distress following the unauthorized release of a private video featuring her son and his former girlfriend, which was leaked by online hackers.

Beth Levis disclosed that her son invested a significant amount of money in an attempt to trace how the video was distributed without consent back in May 2024. She also recounted the moment she received a call from him, revealing his shock and dismay over the incident.

Levis, who was sidelined for the whole 2025 NFL season due to shoulder surgery, was involved with his then-girlfriend, Gia Duddy, when the breach occurred.

In an interview on the Ross Tucker Football Podcast, she shared, “As a parent, you recognize the tone and emotion in your child’s voice, even from miles away. The moment he spoke, I felt an immediate sense of dread.”

“I was driving when he called, and had to pull over. I learned that my son discovered an intimate video of him and his ex-girlfriend had been widely circulated on social media platforms,” she continued.

‘And the first words out of Will’s mouth were “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, so sorry Mom”. It just broke my heart.’

Will Levis’s mother Beth has spoken out on his leaked ‘intimate tape’ in a new interview 

The footage involved NFL quarterback Levis and his then-girlfriend, influencer Gia Duddy

‘It really hurt Will because he knew this was going to be something that probably a lot of people would see and it’s not meant for anybody else’s eyes, other than perhaps he and his girlfriend.’

Levis also used the interview to shoot down online rumors that her son or Duddy had leaked the footage deliberately. Levis and Duddy split in September 2023 and she had noticed people questioning if one of them had leaked the footage to upset the other.

‘There was conjecture that this video was leaked on purpose by my son or his girlfriend at the time which was not the case at all,’ she said.

‘Will actually ended up engaging in hiring a cyber security specialist and private investigator, spent an exorbitant amount of money to try and get to the bottom of this. It’s amazing you can even do this, it’s crazy these people are even available.’

Those investigators discovered that Levis had been hacked by criminals thousands of miles away. 

‘Ultimately, a lot of the content was taken down but you know, you can never scrape anything entirely off the internet,’ she added. ‘We did find out this content was stolen and his private laptop, or whatever, was actually breached and invaded a year or two earlier when he was in college.

‘We come to find out it was an eastern European hacking group who target an attractive couple and do what they do for attention. We came to terms with that, it wasn’t something malicious from somebody else.’

Mrs Levis was speaking after launching a clothing brand called ‘Chill Life Style’ where consumers are encouraged to spend less time on their phones and more time engaging with the world around them.

Levis was with Duddy when he endured draft humiliation in the first round back in 2023

After a year out with shoulder surgery, Levis is preparing for 2026 with Tennessee Titans

As for her son, he has returned to practice with the Titans as buildup begins for the 2026 season. 

He will begin the campaign behind Cam Ward, who enters his second season as the starting quarterback in Tennessee after being taken with the first pick of the 2025 Draft.

Levis, 26, is well known for his own struggles on draft night in 2023. He was widely expected to be a first-round pick and was sat in the green room alongside Duddy and his mom.

But every pick came and went without his name being called on an awkward night. He was eventually taken by the Titans at No. 33 in the second round – the Titans traded up to take him.

Levis now enters the final year of his $9.5million rookie contract with the Titans in 2026. And there’s a new era beginning with the team, too – they appointed Robert Saleh as head coach in the offseason.

They begin the season against Saleh’s former team, the New York Jets, on September 13 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. 

John Bernard Arnold III experienced loss early in life. After losing his mother at a young age, he was raised in the foster care system, eventually serving in the Navy during World War II.

Arnold’s greatest joy was bringing laughter to others, a gift he shared through his love of magic. He never married or had children, and when he passed away on May 6, there was no family left to take care of his burial.

This changed when Terrance O’Keefe from Hanover-Hanson Veteran Services made an appeal for support, aiming to honor Arnold with a dignified farewell. “We hoped for a turnout from across the state,” O’Keefe explained.

The community did not disappoint.

“I arrived about an hour ahead of the service, and the crowd was already over a hundred people strong,” recounted Erin O’Malley Mandeville.

She showed up because her husband served for 26 years in the Navy. “Everyone deserves the respect of remembrance. Especially our veterans,” she said.

At Arnold’s service, four veterans simultaneously saluted his casket. The priest also offered the crowd a glimpse into who John Bernard Arnold III was as a man, including his love for classical music, chocolate cake and “Grey’s Anatomy.” 

“When the priest said that, everyone in the church just kind of laughed a little bit cause he’s a little out of their target demo, but it just made me feel like I knew him,” O’Malley Mandeville said.

Arnold had planned his funeral more than a decade ago, and his instructions were clear: a Catholic Mass, no eulogy. He just wanted people to know that he believed and he served.

When O’Malley Mandeville walked up to Arnold’s casket, she got emotional.

“I got teary-eyed when I saw him, and he had his Navy hat right there next to him, which I was told he wore proudly every day,” she said. “And I just quietly said, … ‘I hope wherever you are, you can see this. Because it’s beautiful.’”

At the cemetery, Arnold was sent off under a cloudless sky with bagpipes and a gun salute. The flag from his casket was given to the man who ran the veterans home where Arnold spent his final years.

And one more twist: The story spread, and Arnold’s great-nephew, Joe Durban, recognized his name and flew to Massachusetts to receive Arnold’s flag and visit his family member’s grave.

Arnold may not have wanted a eulogy, but he got 1,500 souls instead.

Pope Leo has unveiled a new encyclical from the Vatican titled “Magnifica Humanitas,” in which he cautions that artificial intelligence could become a tool for “domination, exclusion, and death” if not properly regulated. He emphasizes the need for governments and institutions to establish moral boundaries on the rapidly advancing technology.

This announcement marks the Vatican’s formal entry into the global conversation on artificial intelligence, as nations and tech companies push forward with developing increasingly potent AI systems, often without comprehensive international regulations.

The Pope drew parallels to Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 encyclical “Rerum Novarum,” which addressed the exploitation of workers during the Industrial Revolution. He argued that AI represents a similarly pivotal era that poses threats to human dignity.

“Today we find ourselves facing a transformation of similar magnitude, with perhaps even greater consequences,” the Pope remarked, highlighting the potential perils of this technological advancement.

UN REVISITS ‘KILLER ROBOT’ REGULATIONS AS CONCERNS ABOUT AI-CONTROLLED WEAPONS GROW

Pope Leo warns artificial intelligence could become a force for “domination, exclusion and death” without moral limits in the Vatican’s new encyclical. (Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP via Getty Images)

The pope warned about increasingly autonomous weapons systems that are beyond meaningful human control. He also said AI systems could block access to healthcare, employment and security because of biased data. He compared AI governance to nuclear arms control.

“Like nuclear energy, it must be at the service of all and of the common good,” he said.

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Pope Leo XIV leads a vigil for peace inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on April 11, 2026. (Gregorio Borgia/AP)

The pope said disarming AI alone is not enough and called on governments and institutions to “build” systems rooted in trust and human dignity. Recalling devastating floods in Peru, he said rebuilding means restoring trust and hope.

WHY A CLASSICAL EDUCATION MAY BE THE KEY TO HUMANITY’S FUTURE IN THE AI ERA

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on March 1, 2026, warning that escalating violence in the Middle East risks becoming an “irreparable abyss.” (REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane)

The pope also laid out the church’s broader argument about humanity and technology.

“The person bears within him- or herself a freedom, an interiority and a vocation to love and worship that no machine can replace,” he said.

The Vatican is attempting to insert moral theology into a largely secular technological arms race.

“Stay awake,” the pope urged, warning humanity not to surrender moral judgment to machines.