Second Lady Usha Vance kept her composure after nearly losing her footing on a staircase while carrying her newborn son.

The 40-year-old wife of Vice President JD Vance was stepping off a Marine Two helicopter at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Monday with two-month-old Alec secured in a chest carrier when she briefly stumbled.

Usha was dressed in a plaid, high-waisted skirt, a brown top and knee-high heeled boots when she missed a step while leaving the aircraft.

She quickly grabbed the staircase railing, steadied herself and continued with a smile.

The guards waiting at the foot of the stairs remained in place as she recovered from the stumble.

Video of the incident was posted to X and quickly went viral, prompting viewers to praise the mother of four for handling the awkward moment calmly.

‘She missed a step, caught herself and seemed to joke about it with the officers—all while carrying a newborn,’ one user wrote admiringly.

Other viewers, however, criticized the men nearby for not stepping forward to assist when she lost her balance.

‘Not one person moved to help,’ another viewer posted.

‘Why did no one help her down? She had a baby with her,’ a separate commenter asked.

‘None of those men moved an inch to assist her. Shocking,’ a fourth person wrote.

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A fifth commenter added: ‘And none of those dorks rushed in to help? WTF?’

JD Vance followed behind her, carrying the couple’s daughter in his arms.

The couple were escorted from the helicopter to Air Force Two before departing for Alaska, where JD was scheduled to attend a campaign rally.

Usha and JD welcomed their fourth child in July.

‘We are excited to announce that our baby boy, Alec Neel Vance, was born this morning,’ JD wrote in announcing his son’s arrival.

‘Usha and the baby are happy and healthy, and our kids are overjoyed to meet their little brother.’

He went on to thank ‘the incredible military doctors and staff members of Walter Reed Medical Center and the White House Medical Unit,’ describing them as a ‘blessing.’

‘We are deeply thankful for all they have done for our family,’ he added.

The Vice President and Second Lady already share two sons, Ewan, nine, and Vivek, six, and a daughter, four-year-old Mirabel. 

Xavier Nungaray-Martinez, a 17-year-old student at Benjamin Franklin High School, died by suicide after being assaulted by a classmate and falling over a fourth-floor railing, officials said.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled Monday that the teenager died September 30 from multiple blunt-force injuries to his head and torso.

The determination that the death was a suicide adds a significant development to the Los Angeles Police Department’s investigation into Xavier’s final moments.

Video showing the incident appeared to capture Xavier being verbally taunted and repeatedly punched by a classmate inside a classroom, while an elderly teacher tried urgently to intervene.

The student, who was wearing a black backpack, continued striking Xavier and eventually knocked him to the floor.

The video also appeared to show the classmate taunting Xavier and saying, “Run, n—a — run.”

After standing up, Xavier ran into an outdoor hallway with the other student following him. Moments later, he went over a fourth-floor railing.

Xavier’s family has said he endured bullying throughout high school. They described him as a caring, quiet teenager who was reluctant to speak about what he had been experiencing.

Police were notified of the fall at about 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 30. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics took Xavier to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Benjamin Franklin High School was placed on lockdown after the incident as LAPD and Los Angeles School Police officers responded and began investigating the death.

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Police did not initially release the identity or age of the student involved in the classroom altercation, and authorities had not announced criminal charges against him in the immediate aftermath.

LAPD initially said there was no evidence of foul play, while emphasizing that the circumstances surrounding the fall were still under investigation.

In a message to parents, Benjamin Franklin High School Principal Marine Davtyan said, “The safety and wellbeing of our students and staff continues to be our top priority.” She added that the medical emergency had prompted the campus lockdown.

School officials said mental health professionals and support staff would be available to students after the tragedy, including counseling and a safe place for those who wanted to talk.

A vigil was held for Xavier, drawing students, families and community members who gathered to remember him. Classmates described him as a caring, supportive friend who was known for his smile.

Xavier’s mother, Lilia Nungaray, is raising money following the heartbreaking loss.

“Losing a child is an unimaginable pain, and this family is now facing the emotional weight of grief while also trying to make arrangements to honor his life,” she wrote. “His passing has left a deep void in the hearts of those who knew and loved him.”

As of Monday afternoon, the GoFundMe campaign had raised more than $180,000 toward its $200,000 goal.

The family’s fundraiser describes Xavier as “a beautiful, caring and loving boy.” The money will help cover funeral services and reduce the financial strain on his family after his death.

Friends and relatives have also remembered the 17-year-old as funny, caring and supportive of those around him.

Former “American Idol” contestant Caleb Flynn is due to be sentenced Monday, as prosecutors urge an Ohio judge to impose life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering his wife.

Flynn is expected to appear in Miami County court at 3 p.m. before Judge Jeannine N. Pratt, less than a week after jurors found him guilty on all nine charges in the killing of Ashley Flynn.

In a sentencing memorandum filed Monday, prosecutors asked Pratt to impose life without parole for aggravated murder, as well as the maximum permitted terms for additional charges that do not merge.

Flynn’s lawyers are seeking a more lenient sentence that would make him eligible for parole after serving time in prison.

Flynn continues to deny the allegations and plans to appeal his conviction, according to his attorneys.

Prosecutors said the evidence called for the harshest possible punishment, alleging that Flynn spent months planning Ashley’s murder and has shown no remorse.

After approximately 2½ hours of deliberation, jurors convicted Flynn of aggravated murder, three counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault and three counts of tampering with evidence.

The defense countered that Flynn has no criminal record and can be rehabilitated. His attorneys also cited his years in ministry and letters of support from relatives.

Several members of Flynn’s family, including his parents, sent letters to Pratt asking the judge to show mercy at sentencing.

His father, Mike Flynn, described his son’s “brokenness, shame, and remorse” as sincere. His mother, Kim Flynn, wrote that he had “repented to his Lord” and regretted his decisions. Both parents asked Pratt for leniency.

Prosecutors strongly rejected that account, arguing that Flynn has neither taken responsibility nor expressed genuine remorse. They are seeking a sentence of life without parole.

The verdict followed a trial that brought Flynn’s secret affair to light, including thousands of messages with his mistress and discussions about wanting Ashley dead. She was shot twice in the back of the head inside the couple’s Tipp City home on Feb. 16.

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According to prosecutors, Flynn killed Ashley and then staged the home to suggest that an intruder had broken in.

Flynn’s relationship with Alleigha Botner was central to the prosecution’s case. Investigators recovered about 107,000 messages between the pair, and prosecutors showed jurors selected exchanges from those conversations.

Some messages showed Flynn discussing his desire for his wife to die and considering ways to kill her without ending up in prison.

Botner also read messages exchanged in the hours leading up to Ashley’s death. Flynn wrote, “It’s happening” and “Tomorrow it all starts,” while Botner replied, “You’re about to be free.”

Flynn’s defense maintained that prosecutors had stripped the messages of their context, arguing that references to being “free” referred to divorce rather than a plan to commit murder.

Investigators never recovered the murder weapon, and Flynn was never tested for gunshot residue.

Jurors heard testimony about searches of storm drains, culverts, the Flynn home and other locations as investigators tried unsuccessfully to find the gun.

Flynn had pleaded not guilty.

He visibly broke down as the guilty verdicts were read Sept. 29, shaking and wiping tears from his face as jurors convicted him count by count.

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She was one of Instagram’s first major bombshells, attracting almost 20 million followers and transforming her famously curvaceous figure into a highly profitable brand.

Just under a decade ago, Birmingham-born model Demi Rose Mawby was a constant presence on news websites and social media, thanks to provocative images of her posing in barely-there bikinis on yachts, at luxury hotels and on exotic beaches.

Fashion labels competed to work with her, while her image appeared on advertising billboards across the country. The commercial rewards followed quickly.

Her profile continued to climb. In 2021, Demi joined the adult subscription platform OnlyFans, the same year her company reported assets worth £1.25million.

But almost as quickly as she had become a social media sensation, Demi appeared to disappear from public view.

The risqué Instagram account that had built her enormous following went quiet in April 2024, and she unfollowed every account.

Her final post was footage of her wearing a bikini while relaxing in an outdoor bath in Cappadocia, Turkey. It was shared as an Instagram story 127 weeks ago.

Her OnlyFans page, which once accumulated 1.2million likes, has remained inactive. Fans have also been left baffled by the silence surrounding her final TikTok, uploaded in February 2024, with one comment simply asking: ‘WHERE IS SHE?’

The finances of her business have also fallen considerably from their high point.

The latest accounts filed by Demi Rose Productions Ltd showed net assets of just £24,855 in April 2024.

Its 2025 accounts are now nine months overdue, while a second company, Demi Rose Enterprises Ltd, was struck off in July 2024.

The unexplained disappearance of a figure who was among the most recognisable online personalities of the 2010s has inevitably fuelled speculation about where she is.

One follower referred to the ‘many rumours’ surrounding her absence in a comment beneath an old post. Others have made the baseless claim that she could have been ‘killed by a millionaire’.

Some online sleuths have highlighted the deaths of both of Demi’s parents, which left her orphaned at the age of 24, as a possible explanation for her withdrawal. Others have focused on her past association with Michael Williams, known as Taz, a shadowy ‘Hugh Hefner’-like figure with whom Demi briefly lived in a Miami mansion during her early twenties.

So where is the young woman whose career was built almost entirely on being seen?

The apparent answer lies hundreds of miles from her hometown of Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands, in the spiritual heart of Ibiza.

Away from the superclubs and hedonistic nightlife associated with the Spanish island, Demi is understood to have gravitated towards its more bohemian centre.

When the Daily Mail contacted Demi for comment, a friend on the island said she was ‘not ready to talk… about her time offline’.

The model is understood to be living close to the quiet, upscale village of Santa Gertrudis – an area long associated with Ibiza’s hippy heritage and alternative ‘spiritual’ scene.

There, her closest friends allegedly include a tarot consultant who describes herself online as a ‘natural-born seer’, ‘modern-day mystic’ and ‘soul coach’.

While lying low, Demi has been spending time with her cats, it is said, and is understood to have become involved with local animal shelters, helping to find homes for strays.

When she first moved to the island in the early 2020s after the Covid pandemic, she spoke to a lifestyle magazine about living ‘away from the bustling nightlife that first captivated her’ and of her ‘profound gratitude’ for the peace.

‘Demi Rose began her love affair with Ibiza many years ago, and it has grown and blossomed,’ read the article in local publication Ibiza Style in 2024.

‘Over the past year, she has immersed herself in enjoying alcohol-free events, live music sessions, and spiritual practices such as yoga and sound healing. This holistic approach to life has allowed her to uncover a side of Ibiza that many visitors overlook.’

The glossy profile included pictures of the model lying outside, nude on sand-coloured stones, with her long red hair partially covering her body.

‘The contrast between the island’s energetic south and its serene north offers her the perfect balance,’ the piece continued.

‘She can choose to engage in the island’s vibrant social life or retreat to her peaceful sanctuary whenever she needs to recharge… Her journey on the island is a testament to the transformative power of embracing one’s true self and finding peace in the midst of life’s challenges.’

Demi’s new life in the Mediterranean is worlds away from Sutton Coldfield, where she was raised in a £550,000 house by her parents Barrie and Christine Mawby.

After studying beauty therapy at Walsall College she made her first steps into modelling, with photoshoots for lads’ mags including FHM and Zoo.

By the tender age of just 21, she had already amassed 4.5million followers on Instagram.

After college, Demi moved to America to be a part of ‘Taz’s Angels’, a group of young women who lived together in a rented mansion in Miami throughout the 2010s, apparently mentored by a man known simply as ‘Taz’ on how to achieve fame and fortune.

In 2016 ‘Taz’s Angels’ Instagram page read: ‘The Names Change, But The Game Remains The Same. A Bad B**** Turns 18 Everyday.’

The page – which collapsed in 2017 following intense public scrutiny and allegations of toxic, exploitative conditions – showed girls twerking in skimpy costumes and posing for semi-naked selfies.

Taz, real name Michael Williams, was described as being the ‘black Hugh Hefner’ of the time and had previously been accused of running the ‘Angel’ girls as escorts.

In 2016 a post on Instagram by one of the ‘Angels’ gave an insight into life in the Miami mansion.

It read: ‘A lot of people don’t understand our relationship to #Taz, or what #Sisterwives are… Taz is our king and yes we all share him… At the end of the day it’s our life and we don’t [care] what anyone thinks about us.’ 

Demi soon left the group in November 2015 and returned to Britain to look after her mother. She told The Sun in her first newspaper interview in 2017: ‘I have an amazing life travelling the world and showing off curves to rival the Kardashians.

‘I love the best parties, yachts and fast cars – but deep down I’m just a kid from Sutton Coldfield who got lucky.’

At the height of her fame, 5ft 2in Demi became a ‘global ambassador’ for the clothing brand PrettyLittleThing and worked with online fashion company I Saw It First and lingerie firm Wolf & Whistle.

She also appeared in DJ Khaled’s music video for How Many Times, and briefly dated DJ producers Tom Zanetti and Chris Martinez, before later coming out as bisexual.

However, behind the glamorous social media photographs and a jet-setting lifestyle, Demi was dealing with turmoil at home.

Her father Barrie died from cancer in October 2018 aged 80, followed by mother Christine just eight months later, aged 63.

Former NHS worker Christine had suffered a heart attack and stroke when Demi was just 17, leaving her unable to move her left arm or leg.

Speaking on an archived PrettyLittleThing podcast, she said: ‘I’ve lost both of my parents, my dad to cancer and my mum had a heart attack which caused a stroke when I was 17 and I was left as her carer as she was left disabled.

‘I was caring for her for so many years, about seven years.’

Demi spoke about how losing both parents in such quick succession left her feeling ‘angry, sad, bitter and lonely’, and led to her turning towards self-care and spirituality.

It is against that backdrop she found herself in something of a self-imposed exile in the Balearics.

There are, however, signs that Demi’s time away from the social media spotlight may finally be coming to an end.

When paparazzi photographs emerged of her on an Ibiza beach this summer – the first new pictures of the model in three years – one news outlet described her as being ‘retired’.

That prompted a complaint and an addendum which stated: ‘We have been contacted by her representatives and are happy to clarify that she has not retired but has been taking a professional break and fully intends to return in due course.’

If Demi does decide to make a comeback, a vast audience is there. Despite years of near-total inactivity, she still commands some 17million followers on Instagram alone, who are eagerly awaiting her return.

WASHINGTON — Senior Justice Department attorneys pushed back against the Biden administration’s effort to investigate parents who protested at school board meetings as possible domestic terrorists, describing the proposed criminal probes as “ridiculous” and overtly “political,” according to emails released Monday.

Messages obtained by the DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group show lawyers in Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s office questioning the demand for federal investigations. The request came after the National School Boards Association urged the department to intervene, while the attorneys privately criticized the partisan impact the move could have.

“This is ridiculous,” one official in Monaco’s office wrote on Sept. 25, 2021.

Another attorney dismissed the initiative as “Stupid, stupid, stupid.”

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“It’s like they’ve [sic] affirmatively trying to make this thing not work and look political,” a Justice Department official in the criminal division wrote on Oct. 2, 2021.

“If they do this they might as well rename the damn thing the Anti-MAGA Task Force,” the official added.

The White House-backed effort followed a letter from NSBA President Chip Slaven, who warned that public schools faced an “immediate threat” from parents. Slaven wrote that incidents involving “malice, violence, and threats against public school officials” had increased and suggested that some of the conduct could amount to domestic terrorism and hate crimes.

A Florida school bus was involved in a deadly multi-vehicle collision in Polk County on Monday morning, leaving two people dead—including a high school student—and several others injured.

The crash involved the bus and three other vehicles, with multiple victims taken to area hospitals. During a Monday news conference, authorities confirmed the two fatalities and reported that one injured person remained in critical condition.

Officials have not released the name of the tenth-grade Winter Haven High School student who died. The second victim was traveling in a silver Jeep that collided with the school bus.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the collision happened at about 6:15 a.m. on a two-lane roadway. A white Chevy Malibu crossed the center line into oncoming traffic and struck the school bus near its rear wheels, tearing away one of the bus’s tires.

The impact sent the bus into the opposite lane, where it crashed head-on into the silver Jeep.

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“It was a horrible crash,” Judd said at the news conference. “It was a terrible, tragic morning. We had a beautiful tenth grade girl lose her life.”

The school bus was carrying 37 students, along with the driver and the driver’s 9-year-old daughter, when the crash occurred, according to police.

Judd said between five and seven people were taken to nearby hospitals under “trauma alerts,” with one patient listed in critical condition. The injured were transported by helicopter, ambulance and private vehicles, he said.

The driver of the Chevy Malibu is cooperating with investigators and told authorities they were heading to work. No arrest has been made.