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Travel hotspots include 5 quirky museums celebrating barbershops, mustards, spuds, Spam and superheroes
Everything has a history, no matter how niche, quirky or mundane the topic may seem.
Which means almost everything has a museum to preserve its history.
The main streets and back roads of the United States offer plenty of evidence, including one heartland museum devoted to superhero worship.
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"Comic books date back 80 years, and we have 80 years of comic-book history packed in here along with decades of movie memorabilia," said John Osborne of the Hall of Heroes Superhero Museum in Indiana.
Here’s a look at five of the quirkiest museums in America, preserving the past of everything and anything.
This mecca of Marvel Comics, marvelous pop culture and Hollywood hits is highlighted by memorabilia that starred in some of the most popular movies and programs of the superhero genre.
Among them: the shield wielded by Chris Evans in "Captain America: The First Avenger"; the custom-built chopper that Nicolas Cage rode as Johnny Blaze in "Ghost Rider"; and the "Batman" suit worn by Adam West, star of the 1960s TV series about the DC Comics caped crusader, during publicity appearances.
The Superhero Museum (hallofheroesmuseum.com) includes a kid-friendly arcade, free with admission, and about 75,000 comic books.
Treasures in the collection include "Wonder Woman" No. 1 from 1942.
Slather your 2024 travel buffet with "the world’s largest collection of mustard" in the land of Cheeseheads.
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The National Museum of Mustard (mustardmuseum.com) offers "an ever-growing display of mustard and memorabilia, over 6,000 jars, bottles, and tins from all 50 states and more than 70 countries."
The Middleton monastery of mustard also hosts the World-Wide Mustard Competition and the National Mustard Day Festival. (National Mustard Day this year is Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. "We paint the town yellow" that day, says the museum on its website.)
Also, admission to the museum is always "absolutely free."
This quirky chronicle of coiffure culture offers extensive exhibits on the art and craft of barbering on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
It’s also a working barbershop where guests can experience the classic tricks of the truss trade in real-time today.
"The history of the barber is a very rich but forgotten one," founder Arthur Rubinoff, a fourth-generation master barber, says on the museum website.
"My goal was to give respect to all barbers and our history, as well as educate. Barbering is true art with a fascinating legacy."
America’s passion for the potato is displayed, naturally, in Idaho — easily the nation’s largest source of spuds.
Located in an early 20th-century railroad station, the palace of tuber trivia is deeply rooted in the lore and allure of America’s most widely grown vegetable.
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The Idaho Potato Museum also serves as a delicious diversion while exploring Idaho’s natural beauty, including the nearby Craters of the Moon National Monument.
The museum, among other highlights, has the world’s largest potato chip. Produced by Pringles in 1990, it measures 23 inches in length and 14.5 inches in width.
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Here's a little-known legend: Anyone who eats the world’s largest potato chip will still want another.
"Spample" the history of the world’s most beloved tinned meat in the city where it’s been made since 1937.
"Exhibit topics range from the ways Spam packaging has changed over the years, to its role in winning World War II, a colorful ‘Spam Around the World’ exhibit showcasing the far-reaching culinary and cultural influence Spam has throughout the globe," says ExploreMinnesota.com, published by the state’s official tourism office.
Helpful "Spambassadors" guide guests through the museum, which includes interactive exhibits, especially for children.
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Colts' Chris Ballard rips critical reports around draft pick in expletive rant
The Indianapolis Colts selected wide receiver Adonai Mitchell out of Texas in the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday night, giving quarterback Anthony Richardson another weapon in the arsenal.
In the wake of the pick, Colts general manager Chris Ballard came out hot when talking to reporters and slammed unnamed sources who had been critical of Mitchell in the days leading up to the vent. The slights may have caused Mitchell to move to the second round.
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"I read some of the bulls—t that was said on TV," Ballard said, via FOX 59. I mean, just the typical f— … our typical league. Unnamed sources, bad interview, that’s such bulls—t. I mean it f—ing is. It’s bulls—t.
"Like, put your name on it. I’m tired (of it). We tear these young men down. These are 21-, 22-year old men, and if people can tell me they’re perfect in their lives, it’s crap. It’s crap. This is a good kid. And for those reports to come out, I said it last year, it’s bulls—t.
Mitchell told reporters himself he was "p---ed." He said he wasn’t celebrating getting into the league but rather ready to get to work, according to ESPN.
The wide receiver transferred from Georgia to Texas after the 2022 season.
With the Longhorns, he had 55 catches for 845 yards and 11 touchdowns. He didn’t get as much hype as the top receivers in the draft, but he is still expected to be just as productive, if not more, once his pro career begins.
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Two teams tried to acquire Justin Herbert before drafting quarterbacks: report
The Los Angeles Chargers are in a rebuild, but they're not in that much of a rebuild.
This offseason alone, the Chargers parted ways with Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, and Austin Ekeler - those departures came following a 5-11 season.
It was a tumultuous 2023 for the Chargers, who had blown a 27-point lead to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the playoffs the season prior.
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After an embarrassing loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, they fired controversial head coach Brandon Staley, and to make matters worse, Justin Herbert's season was cut short due to injury.
They hired Jim Harbaugh after his nine seasons at Michigan, the most recent being a 15-0 season with a national championship, and although he's providing a new identity, he doesn't want a new quarterback.
ESPN reported that both the New England Patriots and Minnesota Vikings had conversations with the Chargers in the weeks leading up to the draft regarding Herbert's availability.
The Pats took Drake Maye with the third pick on Thursday, while the Vikings moved up one spot to take Harbaugh's quarterback at Michigan, J.J. McCarthy.
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Chargers general manager Joe Horitz confirmed that teams tried, but didn't reveal which, and they were ultimately unsuccessful.
"No. No, at the combine I had some people ask me would we consider it, and they were quickly shot down. No, that is never an option," he said.
Los Angeles selected the Oregon product with the sixth pick of the 2020 NFL Draft - he was the third quarterback selected in the class behind Joe Burrow and Tua Tagovailoa. Before the 2023 season, he signed an extension worth over $260 million.
In 13 games, he threw for 3,134 yards, 20 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. He was on pace for his worst season thus far, though, as his 65.1 completion percentage and 241.1 yards per game were both career-lows.
The Chargers did give Herbert some help in the second round, though, by taking Georgia wide receiver Ladd McConkey, joining last year's first-round selection in Quentin Johnston.
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Clippers' Russell Westbrook, Mavericks' PJ Washington get into altercation in Dallas' Game 3 win
Los Angeles Clippers star Russell Westbrook and Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington were ejected from the teams’ Game 3 matchup on Friday night following a scuffle.
The altercation occurred in the fourth quarter of Dallas’ Game 3 101-90 victory. Westbrook switched to guard Luka Doncic. After the Mavericks gained an offensive rebound, the ball swung back to Doncic. The Dallas sharpshooter drove into the lane when Westbrook got locked up with Doncic.
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Westbrook was called for a foul and protested. When Doncic tried to argue with Westbrook, he received a forearm shove from the veteran NBA player. Washington got involved and pushed Westbrook, resulting in a shove from the Clippers player in retaliation.
Both players had to be separated and were ejected.
Westbrook received a flagrant 1 foul for excessive contact on Josh Green during a breakaway chance earlier in the game.
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"We’ve got to channel our aggression in other ways," Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. "It’s getting chippy. I like the physicality. I like the tough possessions. I like all of that. But we’ve got to make sure we’re not getting the technical fouls, we’re not getting thrown out of the game, because everybody’s important."
Westbrook finished with one point and three rebounds in the loss.
Doncic and Kyrie Irving led the way for Dallas. Doncic had 22 points on 7-of-25 shooting. Irving had 21 points on 8-of-17 shooting. Washington had 10 points before he was tossed.
Dallas leads the series 2-1. Game 4 is set for Sunday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Maher torches anti-Israel protesters who block traffic: Narcissists who want to ‘cosplay as revolutionaries’
"Real Time" host Bill Maher closed his show Friday night by taking aim at the "privilege-y" anti-Israel protesters who recently blocked traffic in cities across the country. He insisted that this is what happens when "activism merges with narcissism."
"Someone needs to tell the people who block traffic in the name of a cause, no one likes you. And you're probably hurting your cause," Maher began his monologue.
"You'd have to be pretty dumb to think that the way to bring people around to your point of view is to make them late to pick up their kids from daycare. And that's what most normies are thinking. 'I have a kid. I have a job. And yes, I'm sure there are injustices on both sides in the Middle East as there are injustices all over the world, but I'm going to be late for work,' something you protesters on the bridge seemed to have the luxury of not having to worry about, which seems kind of privilege," Maher said.
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"You're going to glue your hands to the street because your hands don't have to do any work today," he then quipped. "I'm not saying there aren't sincere passions about Gaza, especially among people from the region, but social justice warriors- for a lot of them, it seems like it's more about the warrioring than about whatever the cause is. If you really cared about apartheid so much, which Israel does not actually practice- Arabs there vote, they serve in Parliament, they sit on the Judiciary- wouldn't you start with this?"
He then showed an image of a woman in a burka next to a man in uniform.
"With the hundreds of millions of women in the world who live under a true apartheid, a gender apartheid of the most brutal kind?" Maher continued. "Are you really speaking truth to power or you just think you look cool in a keffiyeh, which is really just the new Che Guevara t-shirt, another historical figure you'd never researched and so think as a hero who was actually a sadistic racist monster fighting for communism, the worst form of government ever, but these are small matters."
Maher continued, "Small matters, when activism merges with narcissism. Less about the cause and more about 'Me, look at me, watch me and if you liked the way I'm fighting injustice, remember to like and subscribe.'"
The HBO host pointed to the man who set himself on fire in February in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington D.C. to protest the war in Gaza as well as the other "sad and confused man" who similarly died after lighting himself on fire outside the courthouse where the Trump trial is being held.
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"I don't want to diminish how sad it is that someone would take their own life for any reason. But maybe from now on before anyone commits an act of civil disobedience, they should ask themselves a few questions like is the most important thing in my life, something I hadn't heard of six months ago? Do I even know wha the f--- I'm talking about? Am I really here for the cause, or is the cause here to bring you me?" Maher told his audience.
The comedian lectured, "And it makes you feel good to cosplay as revolutionaries, knock yourself out, burn yourself out. Just don't drag Gaza into it. Also, throwing stuff on paintings is just stupid. No one sees mashed potatoes on a Monet and thinks 'He's got a point. I should recycle my cans.'"
Maher also mocked the ousted Google employees who were fired after staying an anti-Israel sit-in protesting the company doing business with the Jewish State.
"Maybe the question that today's protester needs to ask themselves more than any other is why do I care so much about this particular cause? North Korea starves its people. China puts them in concentration camps. Myanmar brutalizes the Rohingya. Boko Haram kidnaps whole villages of women. The president of Burundi says gays should be stoned to death because they quote ‘deserve it.’ Nothing? Ukraine?" Maher said.
"Maybe if these Google employees have the slightest idea what kind of fundamentalist oppressive a---holes they're supporting- Hamas, the Houthis, Hezbollah, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, they might take it a little easier on the world's greatest monster Genocide Joe. Genocide, by the way, is when you want to wipe out an entire people. That's the stated goal of Hamas! That's what ‘From the river to the sea' means. Hamas would do that to Israel, but can't. Israel could do that to them, but doesn't."
IndyCar bars political branding on vehicles at Indianapolis 500 after reported Trump-RFK Jr request
The Indianapolis 500 may be among the most famous motorsports competitions in the United States, comparable to NASCAR’s Daytona 500 to start the Cup Series season.
And while the Indy 500 takes place next month, less than six months before voting begins for the 2024 presidential election, there will be no political branding on vehicles that take part in the May 26 race.
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One entry to the race requested to have Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy on its livery for the race, RACER reported Friday. But the request was denied.
"IndyCar does not approve sponsorships associated with elected officials, candidates for political office or political action committees," an IndyCar spokesman told the outlet.
It wasn’t clear which driver or IndyCar team submitted the request.
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The Indianapolis 500 is known as "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Last year’s race drew in 300,000 fans, according to multiple reports. More than 2 million tuned into the race at home.
American Josef Newgarden held off Marcus Ericsson, Santino Ferrucci, Alex Palou and Alexander Rossi to win his first Indy 500.
The 2024 race is expected to be just as interesting. NASCAR star Kyle Larson is expected to do double duty – participate in the Indy 500 and compete in the Cup Series’ Coca-Cola 600.
Kurt Busch was the last driver to pull off double duty. He finished in sixth place in the Indianapolis 500 but finished in 40th at the Coca-Cola 600.
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Pastor Greg Laurie to deliver faith-filled inspirational message at 'Hope for Lahaina' event
Nearly nine months after the devastating wildfire in Maui, the community is still struggling and suffering from the after-effects of the destructive blaze.
Pastor Greg Laurie, founder of Harvest Christian Fellowship in California and Hawaii, wants to help provide for the needs of those struggling on the island, both in the physical and spiritual sense.
Laurie, along with former "American Idol" contestant Danny Gokey and worship leader Leeland, are hosting an outreach event called "Hope for Lahaina" on Sunday, April 28. They're aiming to preach a Gospel message to the people of Maui and be a source of encouragement and uplift for the people who are trying to regain a sense of normalcy after losing everything.
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Speaking to Fox News Digital this week, Laurie said there remains a "lingering sadness" over the island, long after the clouds of smoke and ashes faded.
"The reality is settling in," he said. "Sadly, some have left the island altogether."
While the event is called "Hope for Lahaina," Laurie said "hope" is an acronym that stands for "Holding On with Patient Expectation."
"The Bible tells us that hope can function like an anchor in a person’s life," he said.
In Lahaina, this is playing out in quite a literal sense, said Laurie. A "massive anchor" now stands where the Pioneer Inn, a historic inn that was the oldest continuously operating hotel in Hawaii, once stood.
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"The anchor survived that horrific fire, as did the famed Banyan tree," said Laurie. "That tree was originally planted in 1873 to mark the 50th anniversary of the first mission by missionaries to the island."
The Banyan tree and anchor, said Laurie, "symbolize what we are doing."
"Hope in God anchors us in tumultuous times, and God can bring ‘beauty out of ashes’ and we can live and grow again," he said.
That hope, said Laurie, "is found in a relationship with God through Jesus Christ."
Harvest, which has a location in Lahaina, has "been able to step in the gap and bring both practical help and hope to the people of this island," he said.
Thanks to donations from across the country, Havest Maui has provided food, clothing, school supplies, housing and more to people who survived the fires.
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"We also had mental health specialists on the island speaking, as well as at events for families — from inspirational movie nights to outreaches to thousands of kids," Laurie told Fox News Digital.
He continued, "We’ve assisted local area schools by building temporary classrooms for their children and have continued to support Maui’s first responders, who are also victims of the fires."
The aftereffects of the fire are particularly hard for children, he said, who are now bussed 90 minutes to and from school each day after their original schools were destroyed.
"Rebuilding here has been slow," said Laurie.
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Aside from physical assistance, Laurie has also worked to meet people's spiritual needs.
"Our weekly worship services and Bible teachings are the heart of all we say and do," he said. "We’ve had Harvest Maui pastors trained in biblical trauma counseling to support those in the community who need assistance."
"Harvest Maui is here for the long haul," said Laurie, noting that his church will soon be moving to a more permanent facility to accommodate its growing congregation.
"I cannot emphasize enough how important spiritual help is to people, especially at a time like this," he said.
The situation in Lahaina, he said, is not unlike the story of Lazarus in John's Gospel.
Following Lazarus' death, things "looked like the bleakest of circumstances," said Laurie.
"Jesus came and changed everything," raising Lazarus from the dead.
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And "Jesus," he said, "is still in the life-changing business today."
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White House condemns Columbia student remarks about 'murdering Zionists': 'A wakeup call'
The White House criticized a Columbia University student's remarks about "murdering Zionists," with the student later being banned from the university campus.
Columbia junior Khymani James expressed "regret" early Friday after a video of him previously suggesting people should be "grateful" he wasn't "murdering Zionists" went viral online.
Without explicitly mentioning what they were, James made the inflammatory comments that were first reported by The Daily Wire, during a livestream of an official Columbia inquiry in January.
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"These dangerous, appalling statements turn the stomach and should serve as a wakeup call," White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "It is hideous to advocate for the murder of Jews. President Biden has been clear that violent rhetoric, hate speech, and Antisemitic remarks have no place in America whatsoever, and he will always stand against them."
When asked by Axios if a White House employee would be fired if they made such statements, Bates said, "they would be fired immediately."
A Columbia University spokesperson said on Friday James had been banned from the campus, with university sources telling Fox News Digital disciplinary proceedings are now underway.
The University had previously put out a campus update calling the video "extremely alarming and upsetting."
"Calls of violence and statements targeted at individuals based on their religious, ethnic, or national identity are unacceptable and violate university policy," the statement said. "When there are violations of student conduct policies, they are reviewed and disciplinary measures are applied."
"We know that many of you feel threatened by the atmosphere and the language being used and have had to leave campus," Columbia said in a statement released by the President's Office on Friday. "That is unacceptable. Many of you also are concerned about being able to speak out for a cause you feel passionately about. That also is unacceptable. Fundamental to the research and teaching mission of our university is academic freedom and an environment free from discrimination and harassment for every member of our community."
"What is a Zionist? A White supremacist," James said in the resurfaced video.
"Be grateful that I'm not just going out and murdering Zionists," he said at another point. "I've never hurt anyone in my life, and I hope to keep it that way."
James was recently quoted by outlets such as CBS News and The New York Times as a spokesman for the anti-Israel protests at Columbia. In 2021, he was profiled in the Boston Globe at age 17 about his "confrontational" approach to fighting "injustice."
President Joe Biden has not yet traveled to Columbia University but recently came under fire for his statement in response to whether he condemns anti-Israel protests on college campuses.
Following the president’s Earth Day comments at Prince William Forest Park in Virginia, reporters caught up with Biden and asked, "Do you condemn the antisemitic protests on college campuses?"
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"I condemn the antisemitic protests. That’s why I have set up a program to deal with that. I also condemn those who don't understand what's going on with the Palestinians," he responded.
Fox News' Alexa Moutevelis and Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.
'Vampire facials' at unlicensed spa likely resulted in HIV infections: CDC
Three women likely contracted HIV after receiving so-called "vampire facials" at an unlicensed spa in New Mexico, according to a new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The shocking findings would make them the first known cases of the virus being transmitted during a non-sterile cosmetic injection procedure, the CDC says.
A "vampire facial," according to the American Academy of Dermatology Association, is a procedure where blood is drawn from the arm, placed into a machine which "separates the platelets from the rest of your blood," then is "re-injected into you (only the part of your blood that contains a high concentration of platelets)."
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The procedure is also known as "platelet-rich plasma" and is considered to be a more affordable and less invasive option than getting a facelift.
Kim Kardashian is among those to have undergone the treatment. She posted an image of her bloody face after undergoing the process in 2013 but has since come out against the procedure.
The CDC’s investigation states that a woman in her 40s tested positive for HIV while traveling abroad in 2018.
The patient reported no injection drug use, recent blood transfusions, or recent sexual contact with anyone other than her current sexual partner, who received a negative HIV test result after the patient’s diagnosis. However, the patient did report exposure to needles during a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) microneedling procedure in spring 2018 at spa A in New Mexico.
Another person tested positive for the virus during routine tests for life insurance in 2018, while a third did not find out she had HIV until last year, when hospitalized with an "AIDS-defining illness."
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"This investigation identified an HIV cluster associated with receipt of cosmetic injection services at an unlicensed facility that did not follow recommended infection control procedures or maintain client records," the CDC states.
While the CDC report did not name the spa, referring to it as "Spa A," last year a spa in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was linked to several new HIV cases and the New Mexico Department of Health reached out to its former clients stating that there was a risk they may have contracted HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C infection.
The spa, VIP Beauty Salon and Spa, closed in September 2018 after a multi-state agency "identified practices that could potentially spread blood-borne infections, such as HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C to clients."
In June 2022, the spa's owner, Maria Ramos De Ruiz, pleaded guilty to five felony counts of practicing medicine without a license, according to KRQE. She was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison.
However, the source of contamination remains unknown, the report states.
"Although the investigative team was not permitted to collect specimens from spa A, evidence from this investigation supports the likely transmission of HIV through poor infection control practices."
Fox News’ Adam Sabes contributed to this report.
Trump accuses RFK Jr. of being a 'Democrat plant' and 'wasted protest vote'
Former President Donald Trump is speaking out aggressively against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who he claims is a Democratic Party "plant."
Trump made the accusations on Friday night via his proprietary social media platform, Truth Social.
"RFK Jr. is a Democrat "Plant," a Radical Left Liberal who’s been put in place in order to help Crooked Joe Biden, the Worst President in the History of the United States, get Re-Elected," Trump wrote.
He continued, "A Vote for Junior’ would essentially be a WASTED PROTEST VOTE, that could swing either way, but would only swing against the Democrats if Republicans knew the true story about him."
Trump hammered Kennedy on his record regarding Second Amendment rights, border security, and more in the rant.
"Junior’ is totally Anti-Gun, an Extreme Environmentalist who makes the Green New Scammers look Conservative, a Big Time Taxer and Open Border Advocate, and Anti-Military/Vet[.]"
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Democratic leaders have expressed parallel concerns that RFK Jr's campaign may siphon voters from their own camp, making the independent candidate unpopular with both parties' establishment.
Half a dozen Kennedy family members appeared alongside President Biden at an event in Philadelphia to publicly back him over Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who is driving Democrats to panic that his independent White House bid could lead to a victory for former President Donald Trump.
"President Biden has been a champion for all the rights and freedoms that my father and uncles stood for," RFK Jr's sister, Kerry Kennedy, said during the event, referencing the late former President John F. Kennedy, the late former U.S. Attorney General and New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and the late former Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy.
Last month, the Democratic National Committee launched an effort to silence the threat to Biden's re-election from third-party candidates, namely Kennedy, in the form of a team that is expected to actively combat them with legal challenges and opposition research.
Since its inception, members of the team post near constant criticism of RFK Jr. on social media, and have frequently referred to him as a "spoiler" candidate. They have also claimed Kennedy is in cahoots with Trump in order to help him win.
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser and Brandon Gillespie contributed to this report.