Patrick Mahomes loves that he gets to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs playoff wins and milestones with his family by his side.
“It’s been a special run, just with everybody here in Kansas City from the organization to the community, from the team and from my family,” Mahomes, 29, said in a Saturday, January 18, press conference. “I just try to cherish that. I still remember moments from the World Series my dad, [Patrick Sr.], played when I was 5 years old. So, these are moments I’ll have with my family for the rest of my life.”
Patrick and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, are parents to daughter Sterling, 3, son Bronze, 2, and newborn daughter Golden, 1 week. (Brittany, 29, brought their eldest kids to Saturday’s game.)
“It’s a growing family, but [I] hope we are done growing for a little while,” Patrick joked. “It’s cool that I’m able to play in these big games and the Kansas City community has brought me in to be a part of their family.”
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Patrick, the Chiefs’ starting quarterback, led the Missouri football team to a victory on Saturday over the Houston Texans. The Chiefs’ win in the divisional playoffs solidified their place in the AFC Championship later this month. Of course, the AFC title winner — the Chiefs will play either the Baltimore Ravens or the Buffalo Bills — will go on to the Super Bowl in February.
Ahead of Saturday’s game, Patrick received a lucky sideline kiss from Brittany. The mom-of-three wore a beige coat emblazoned with Patrick’s “No. 15” on the pockets alongside a cream sweater and red trousers.
One week earlier, Brittany gave birth to daughter Golden during the Chiefs’ bye week. (The team secured a first-round bye before the playoffs after earning the No. 1 seed in the AFC and home field advantage.)
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“We went back and forth [on the name] for a while,” Brittany told Today before her delivery. “But the one we settled on, we really, really love.”
At the time, Brittany also gushed about Sterling and Bronze’s reactions to their baby sister.
“All [Bronze] says is ‘I want baby sissy,’ and then he’ll ask to see my stomach,” Brittany recalled. “Although I’m not sure if it’s registered that an actual human is coming. And Sterling is completely obsessed. She loves to play with babies.”
Patrick’s relatives have also been over the moon since Golden’s arrival.
“[My mom is] Grandi, that’s what she calls herself,” Patrick told reporters on Saturday of his mother, Randi. “Our kids love her and she’s been an instrumental part of my entire life in taking me to those baseball games. … Those are the things that you’ll forever remember. She’s here today, and I’m sure will be ready to take care of those grandkids tonight.”
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As the days turned into hours ahead of the TikTok ban, many Americans shared a common refrain: "Follow me on RedNote!"
The mass migration to yet another Chinese-owned short-form video app pushed Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, to the top of Apple's app store, with Lemon8, TikTok's sister app, close behind. Apps like Instagram, X, and YouTube are also vying for users' attention.
Some TikTok users, however, say that the confusion over the app's future is causing them to consider another option: Ditch scrolling altogether.
TikTok went dark overnight on Saturday in anticipation of a ban. Then, on Sunday, it began coming back online after President-elect Donald Trump said he would delay the ban via executive order.
It was just the latest about-face in a week of uncertainty that left TikTok users feeling "jerked around," Casey Lewis, author of the youth consumer insights newsletter After School, told Business Insider.
"I think this has been the weirdest week on TikTok, from a consumption standpoint," Lewis said. "I had an onslaught of people resharing the first TikTok they ever made or the first sound they ever saved, so that sort of nostalgia."
At 37, Lewis said she's seen her share of social media apps come and go.
"These young people who stumbled onto TikTok, unless something just is totally right there, easy to jump into, I can't see that they will seek something out, and I do think that their screen time will drop," Lewis said.
While many users said they would find similar apps to fill the void left by TikTok, others said they'd look for better things to do, like read, work out, or even "touch grass" to avoid being pulled onto yet another app and back into "doom-scrolling" culture in general.
"I am a victim of doom-scrolling all the time. I really shouldn't be because I have a baby too, so it's like when she's napping, I should really be getting stuff done, but I'm on my phone on TikTok," Robin Reineke, a 28-year-old real-estate agent in St. Louis, told Business Insider.
Reineke said she made some money from her lifestyle content on TikTok, but it wasn't her whole life or her sole source of income. Part of what made the app special was its algorithm and the community it forged among its users, as if "you're on FaceTime with your best friends," she said.
Given the app's unresolved future, she intends to pour more time and energy into herself and her work.
"I'm excited to be able to take my life back, and I am trying to focus on this new healthy era for myself," she said. "It's giving me the opportunity to just focus back on physical and mental health and not consuming so much of what everybody else is doing all the time."
Users aren't the only ones reassessing — content creators are, too.
Sierra Boudreaux, a 26-year-old who worked in finance until she became a full-time content creator, had similar thoughts. In a TikTok she posted last week, she joked: "And if we do lose this, I don't think I'm going to RedNote. Like, I think I'm just going to have a baby, shit!"
While she told BI she was mostly poking fun at her screentime on TikTok — "If I'm not spending all of my time creating content or consuming content on this app, I would have the time to then get pregnant, have a baby, raise a child" — she said she is skeptical about pivoting to RedNote, which she said may not have as many branding and monetization opportunities as other apps that are more established in the United States.
"I think that while it could be fun," Boudreaux said, "a lot of creators are probably like me in this mode where it's like, 'Okay, what is our next pivot career-wise, and what makes a lot of sense to invest our time in?'"
While RedNote is well-established in China, it could be just a "blip in the radar" for Americans, Boudreaux said.
"Should I be creating content for this up-and-coming (in the US market, at least) platform?" she said. "Or should I be focusing on X, my podcast that I have, Instagram, the whole Meta universe?"
Boudreaux said spending time reading or training for a marathon might be a better move for her, noting that she had already scaled down her TikTok screentime in recent months.
"As a creator engaging with other creators, whether they're mutuals of mine or not, there's this underlying level of comparison. What is their engagement? What are their views? What are their likes? And so it wasn't really just this reprieve for me, it was also this breeding ground for me to see what everyone else doing and then compare myself to it," she said. "So I have filled my time in other ways."
While some people might rethink their social media habits, the majority will likely focus on finding an adequate substitute (at least until TikTok figures out its future), Charles Lindsey, an associate professor of marketing at the University at Buffalo's School of Management, told BI.
When there's industry change for regulatory or competitive reasons, "sometimes you'll see a certain percentage of people that will say, 'You know what? I'm going to take this time to reflect and unplug before I decide what to do next.' And that's certainly a valid response," Lindsey said.
But the vast majority of users would still end up migrating to other apps if they haven't already, he said.
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So the race is on to see which app can absorb wayward TikTok users, whether that's RedNote or Lemon8, Meta platforms, X, or YouTube. There's also a possibility that other apps emerge to fill the void, Lindsey said.
"For a lot of users and content creators, it really boils down to dollars and cents," Lindsey said. "I think whichever platform makes the most sense in terms of pushing out their content, developing a critical mass of followers, and getting their existing followers to migrate over and so on."
Though the TikTok ban brought on a distinct upswing in Mark Zuckerberg-hate and promises to boycott his apps, outrage alone may not be enough to move the needle on which app ultimately fills the void.
"I think you can have a preference, and we're seeing that with RedNote shooting up to the top," Lindsey added. "Whether that then becomes the app of choice three, six months, a year down the road, I think it all boils down to the functionality of the app."
It may also come down to mimicking the magic-in-a-bottle that was the TikTok experience, which had a unique rise to popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic and a subsequent five-year reign, Lewis said. TikTok had an "unbeatable" algorithm and comment sections that kept users entertained and engaged, she said.
"I think if they have to search too hard for a suitable alternative, then they will reevaluate their time," Lewis said. "Consumers aren't lazy, but they aren't going to jump through hoops in order to figure out a way to waste time on the internet."
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, on Sunday, doubled down on his vow to oppose President-elect Trump's sweeping reform aimed at removing dangerous illegal immigrants accused of crimes from the U.S. once he returns to the Oval Office on Monday.
In preparation for a change in federal administration, the mayor’s office has assured the city would continue to comply with the 2017 Illinois Trust Act, which prohibits local law enforcement from participating in federal immigration enforcement.
On Sunday, his opposition continued to ring loud and clear.
"Chicago stands strong: regardless of the circumstances, our commitment to protecting and supporting this city remains unwavering," Johnson wrote in a social media post. "We will continue to fight for the justice and safety of all who call this place home."
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The mayor also shared comments he made back in November, after Trump won the election.
In a nearly minute and ten second clip, Johnson said he and other city officials were going to defend the people of Chicago, telling those in attendance Trump’s threats are not just toward new arrivals and undocumented families, but also Black families.
He also accused Trump of wanting to destroy public education and "leveling opportunities for families who are descendants of slaves."
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"We’re going to stand up, and we’re going to protect undocumented individuals," Johnson said. "We’re going to protect Black folks, brown folks, Asian folks… Listen, the anti-sentiment that exists in this political space is unconscionable and it’s dangerous.
"Whether it’s anti-Black or antisemitic, we’re going to protect people, and we’re going to invest in people," Johnson continued. "The city of Chicago will be better, stronger and safer despite who’s in the White House."
Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on the matter.
Earlier this month, Johnson released guidelines for how to handle visits from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), should officials from the agency enter city property.
Johnson’s guidelines advise, "Contact your agency or department’s designated attorney or general counsel for further guidance. Contact the highest ranking official or designated supervisor onsite and do not take any action until that person arrives."
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The guidance says to demand copies of warrants, not to consent to ICE entering "any private or ‘sensitive’ locations," but not to interfere with any search, even if refused. There are further recommendations, including taking notes and keeping contemporaneous written records.
Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants are residing in Chicago, despite residents pleading with city officials about how there are not enough resources to provide for them. More than 20,000 migrants have arrived in the city since August 2022, according to previous reports from Fox 32 Chicago, and thousands are in shelters.
Sheltering migrants has drawn ire from residents after it has reportedly cost the city $574.5 million since August 2022. At a previous city council meeting on December 3rd, residents objected to an approximately $60 million property tax increase that was proposed to help officials overcome a $1 billion budget shortfall by the end of last year.
Fox News Digital’s Joshua Q. Nelson contributed to this report.
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Henry Cavill is officially a superdad following the arrival of his and girlfriend Natalie Viscuso’s first baby.
A source confirmed the baby’s birth to People after photos published by The Daily Mail on Saturday, January 18, showed Cavill, 41, and Viscuso, 33, pushing a stroller in Australia. The actor is currently there filming the upcoming live-action Voltron movie.
No other details about the baby have been confirmed. Us Weekly has reached out for comment.
In April, Cavill confirmed that he and Viscuso were expecting their first child. “I’m very excited about it,” he told Access Hollywood. “Natalie and I are both very excited. I’m sure you’ll see much more of that.”
When asked whether his Ungentlemanly Warfare costar Henry Golding — who shares two daughters with wife Liv Lo — influenced his decision to become a father, Cavill replied with a laugh, “I mean, he didn’t inspire me to do that. My parents did.”
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In a separate interview with Entertainment Tonight at the time, Cavill gushed about his thriving personal life. “I’m enjoying this stage of my life very much so,” he raved. “I’m turning 41 in May and I have a real sense of approaching everything with more — more direction now.”
In June, Cavill celebrated his impending fatherhood by sharing a glimpse of his little one’s nursery via Instagram. “Oh yeah ….. and Happy Father’s Day ye dads out there,” he captioned a selfie in which he sat in a bedroom filled with baby essentials including a crib, changing table and rocking chair. “Turns out I shall be joining your hallowed ranks soon! Any tips??”
He added: “And don’t worry, pillows won’t be in the crib when the wee one arrives, just glue and scapels [sic] so he or she can build Warhammer machines.” (The couple are producing a film adaptation of the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game together.)
Cavill, who went public with Viscuso in April 2021, opened up in April about how his date nights with his girlfriend changed amid her pregnancy. At the time, he told E! News that the pair were “not shy of a kitchen dance party,” but they had to alter their beverage of choice as of late.
“A bottle of wine goes down range,” he shared. “Obviously not now — but previously.”
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While Cavill and Viscuso have maintained a relatively low-profile romance, he previously credited her with giving him “so much confidence” in himself.
In a November 2022 interview with Deadline, he elaborated, “It can be tough being away from everything, and you’re always breaking your own performances down and trying to work your best, but she has been an incredible support system for me and really opened my eyes to a lot of things and opened a gateway for me to drive harder and pursue further, and I’m eternally grateful for that.”
