Julia Ornedo

4 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Isabel van Brugen |Julia Ornedo

Of Elon Musk’s many baby mamas, it’s Shivon Zilis, mom to four of his kids, who’s snagged the golden ticket. The Neuralink exec is said to enjoy “special status,” according to a bombshell report. The world’s richest man is freaking out over the planet’s plummeting birth rate, even warning that “civilization is going to crumble.” That’s why he has fathered at least 14 children—whom he calls his “legion,” according to The Wall Street Journal—with four women over the past two decades.

4 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Leigh McManus |Julia Ornedo |Janna Brancolini

A pair of Fox News co-hosts got into a heated argument over the case of a Maryland dad deported in what the Trump administration admitted was an “administrative error.”Jessica Tarlov, The Five’s resident liberal, clashed with Trump acolyte Jeanine Pirro after Pirro offered an impassioned defense of the president’s deportation policy, using Maryland woman Rachel Morin—a hiker killed in 2023 by a fugitive from El Salvador—as an example.

4 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Julia Ornedo |Amethyst Martinez |Catherine Bouris

Elon Musk isn’t just building his empire by running tech businesses—he’s also creating a “legion” of children. The tech mogul recruits potential mothers on X to fulfill his goal of combating the declining population, according to sources who spoke toThe Wall Street Journal. One woman reportedly spoke of the “harem drama” with Musk’s circle. The 53-year-old currently has 14 children to four separate mothers, including the musician Grimes.

4 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Janna Brancolini |Julia Ornedo

President Donald Trump’s erratic and contradictory announcements on whether he will impose tariffs on iPhones and other electronics is grounded in his hatred of two words that start with the letter “e.” The president thinks the words “exceptions” and “exemptions” connote weakness, whereas Trump stands for strength, Axios reported.

4 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Julia Ornedo |Janna Brancolini

The 38-year-old mechanic from Pennsylvania accused of firebombing Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home made multiple strange faces while being marched to and from court Monday. Cody Balmer was denied bail after being charged with terrorism and multiple other offenses. Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo announced that Balmer was charged with terrorism, attempted murder, aggravated arson, burglary, and other related offenses Monday afternoon following the shocking incident over the weekend.