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Florida board votes to ban illegal immigrants from public college admissions

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:00:24 -0400

Florida's State Board of Education voted Tuesday to move forward with a policy barring illegal immigrants from being admitted to the state's public colleges, marking the latest effort by state leaders to tighten immigration rules in higher education.

The board voted 6-1 to make the Sunshine State’s 28 state colleges inaccessible to illegal immigrants, as well as the state’s adult education programs.

The Orlando Sentinel reported that the only vote against the measure was from member Daniel Foganholi, who the outlet said was a first-generation American born to immigrants from Brazil.

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But the state board said they did have the authority to implement the rule, citing Florida statutes that pave the way to allow it to create admission criteria, the Sentinel noted.

Higher Ed Drive reported Thursday that in 2023, the state was home to approximately 50,000 illegal immigrant students, according to the American Immigration Council.

Last year, Florida ended a program that let illegal immigrant students under DACA pay in-state tuition.

The Orlando Sentinel identified Alex Liberman, one of over 50 people who shared their opinion during public comment, who said that, "Education is not meant to be a policing system for immigrants."

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Virginia Bolton, a student at Florida International University, called in to voice her disapproval.

"I’m calling to express my utmost disgust and concern," Bolton said. "These items are not only cruel, vague and hypocritical of what the Department of Education stands for, but what the United States Constitution does as well."

Florida state Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D-Orlando, claimed the proposed policy is against Florida law, saying, "Florida law requires you to maintain an open-door admission policy in our state college system which these rules violate."

He added, "Our constitution also requires you to provide for the education of all children within our borders, which makes what you are doing unconstitutional."

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis praised the vote, saying in a clip shared Tuesday by Spectrum News, "You know, if you're here illegally, you know, you go to a state university, it doesn't make sense. I would rather have that spot go to a Florida resident. But then they're getting less than what a U.S. citizen in Georgia is getting, someone who lives in South Georgia. It just doesn't make any sense at all."

Alex Lanfranconi, communications director for DeSantis, told Fox News Digital in a statement, "Illegal immigrants have no right to attend taxpayer-funded colleges. Under Governor DeSantis, Florida will put a stop to this."

Fox News Digital reached out to Florida's State Board of Education for comment.

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Dead fitness trainer’s taxi ride becomes key piece of puzzle in mysterious disappearance, death: docs

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:00:59 -0400

A newly obtained incident report traces a South Carolina fitness trainer's final movements before she disappeared.

Elena Katherine Moore, 39, was found dead almost a week after she disappeared on June 11 after she went to a Planet Fitness gym in Lexington, South Carolina. The Lexington County Coroner's Office said on June 22 that investigators found no signs of bruising, lacerations, gunshot wounds, stab wounds, blunt force trauma, strangulation or other external injuries during a forensic autopsy.

While the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division continues to investigate what led to Moore's death, an incident report obtained by Fox News Digital has shed light on Moore's final movements before disappearing.

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Moore's husband, Brannon Slice, went to the Lexington Police Department on June 12 to report his wife missing. He told officers she had been released from an undisclosed facility on June 11, before 2 p.m., according to the incident report. The facility's name was redacted in the incident report, but Sondra Campbell, one of Moore's close friends, told Fox News Digital that Moore had been released from a mental health facility at the time.

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According to the incident report, someone arranged a taxi for Moore after her release, and she asked the driver to stop at a local CVS in Lexington. That stop was the last time the cab driver saw her. When Moore did not return outside, the driver went into the store but was unable to locate her.

Slice told the officer he went to the Planet Fitness, which she frequently visited, where an employee told him that Moore singed in at 6:38 p.m. on the 11th. After that, Moore wasn't seen again and was found dead on June 19.

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No one, including her husband, has been accused of any wrongdoing or charged with a crime. Lexington Police Department Inspector Missy Silcox told Newsweek late Tuesday that Slice "is not a person of interest at the current moment."

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Sondra Campbell, who was close friends with Moore, previously told Fox News Digital that Moore tried to leave the relationship in the past.

Campbell said that something felt "very different" the last time she saw her on May 31.

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"She was scared for her life. She actually said those words to me," Campbell said. "Elena is one of my best friends. I've known her over probably 10 years now. We're really close like tell each other everything. She's been that person for me for a long time."

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According to LPD Chief Terrence Green, authorities found the body after getting a tip that led investigators to a new search location.

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Moore was last seen walking through the Publix parking lot at 100 Old Cherokee Road in Lexington on the night of June 11.

Fox News Digital has reached out to Slice for comment.

Six Kurdish fighters killed in IRGC ambush as clashes spread across western Iran

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:53:50 -0400

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Thursday it killed five members of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, while the Kurdish opposition group told Fox News Digital that six of its Peshmerga — a term commonly used for Kurdish fighters — were killed in what it described as an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ambush in northwest Iran.

The clash marks another escalation in Iran’s Kurdish-majority west after days of reported attacks and clashes involving Iranian security forces, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Kurdish armed factions.

It also underscores the current position of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups that recently were viewed by U.S. and Israeli officials as a possible pressure point against Tehran during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, but ultimately stayed out of the conflict amid mixed signals from Washington and pressure from both Iran and Turkey.

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Majeed Gly, president of the American Kurdish Committee, told Fox News Digital that the latest clashes should not be read as a full-scale uprising, but also should not be dismissed as routine border violence.

"What I’m hearing is, this is not business as usual," Gly said. "This is not like periodic clashes on the border. This is operations, and it seems to be deep inside."

Gly said Kurdish frustration has grown sharply after months of Iranian attacks on Kurdish areas and opposition-linked sites, including in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. He said the region has been hit by more than 850 attacks since February, leaving at least six civilians dead and dozens more wounded.

Hejar Berenji, the U.S. representative of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, or PDKI, confirmed to Fox News Digital that six PDKI Peshmerga were killed in a clash with IRGC forces in the Piranshahr area of Iranian Kurdistan.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said it had killed five members of the banned PDKI in northwest Iran, Reuters reported Thursday, citing state media. The IRGC said the group was ambushed after entering Iranian territory in mountainous border areas near Piranshahr in West Azerbaijan Province.

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Berenji identified the six Peshmerga as Karo Hormuziari, Fardin Changizi, Mohammad Khaki, Abdullah Mohammadpour, Twana Osmani and Mohammad Amin Bayezidi. He said the incident took place Wednesday night in the village of Qizqapan, near Piranshahr, and said the PDKI unit was on a "political and organizational mission" when it was "ambushed by a large and heavily equipped IRGC force."

"This should be understood in the broader context of the Islamic Republic’s continued repression in Iranian Kurdistan and its repeated attacks on Iranian Kurdish civilian camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, even during ceasefire and negotiation periods," Berenji said. "The regime has increased pressure on Kurdish communities because it understands that Iranian Kurds remain among the most organized and determined democratic forces inside Iran."

The PDKI, is one of Iran’s oldest Kurdish opposition movements. The group has been involved in decades of intermittent conflict with the Islamic Republic, while Tehran long has viewed Kurdish armed groups as separatist threats, while others describe it as a historic, centrist and nationalist Iranian Kurdish opposition group that Iran has targeted for years, including through assassinations of its leaders decades ago.

The Kurds are one of the largest stateless ethnic groups in the Middle East, with communities spread across Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. In Iran, many Kurds live in the country’s mountainous west and northwest, where Kurdish opposition groups have long accused Tehran of repression, executions, forced assimilation and military crackdowns. Iranian authorities view armed Kurdish factions as separatist or "terrorist threats."

The latest clash followed several days of violence in western Iran. A similar incident near Piranshahr was reported by Iranian state media Tuesday, with the IRGC saying it had killed six members of what it called an "opposition and separatist group."

Two IRGC members were killed and two wounded in a shooting in Kermanshah Province Monday evening, an attack claimed by a newly formed Kurdish armed group seeking retaliation for the IRGC’s role in suppressing the 2022–2023 protest movement, according to the Kurdish rights group Hengaw.

Iran also appeared to be expanding pressure on Kurdish opposition groups beyond PJAK, the Kurdistan Free Life Party, after days of clashes between PJAK and the IRGC, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday.

Berenji said the latest clash was not a response to ongoing U.S.–Iran memorandum of understanding negotiations, which remain unresolved as talks continue without a finalized agreement.

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"The Kurdish struggle for freedom, democracy, and national rights predates the current negotiations and is not dependent on them," Berenji said. "At the same time, any agreement that ignores the Kurdish question, the regime’s attacks on Kurdish civilians, and the repression inside Iran will not bring real stability."

Gly said Kurdish anger has been compounded by language in the U.S.–Iran memorandum of understanding that critics interpret as Washington agreeing not to interfere in Iran’s internal affairs.

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"This sentence has taken every Iranian opposition group the wrong way, especially the Kurds," Gly said.

He argued that even during negotiations with hostile powers, the United States should not abandon its public support for freedom movements, invoking former President Ronald Reagan’s approach to the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Gly said he does not see clear evidence that Kurdish groups have gained major new military capabilities, but said the perception of Iran’s strength has changed.

"What has changed is the perception of weakness of Iran," Gly told Fox News Digital. "They are less afraid of the regime."

The new violence carries broader significance for Washington because Iranian Kurdish opposition groups were recently discussed as a possible ground pressure point against Tehran.

U.S. officials and Kurdish groups had discussed a potential military operation against Iranian security forces in western Iran, Reuters reported in March, while a separate report said Israel was backing Iranian Kurdish plans to seize Iranian border areas, though such an operation would likely require U.S. and Israeli support.

But those expectations quickly faltered. In April, Kurdish fighters ultimately stayed out of the war because of mixed signals from Washington and Israel, as well as Iranian threats and strikes against Kurdish positions in Iraq. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged President Donald Trump during the conflict to prevent Kurdish forces from launching a ground operation inside Iran, reflecting Ankara’s longstanding opposition to Kurdish armed movements gaining ground in the region, Reuters also reported.

During the conflict, Trump told Reuters he would be "all for it" if the Kurds wanted to move against Iran and said their objective should be "to win," but Kurdish commanders were frustrated by the lack of a clear U.S. or Israeli strategy.

Berenji said the PDKI does not seek chaos, but insisted Kurdish forces have the right to defend themselves.

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"We seek a democratic, pluralistic, secular, and federal Iran where all nations and communities can live with dignity and rights," he said. "But the Kurdish people also have the right to defend themselves against repression, intimidation, and attacks by the IRGC."

Fox News Digital has reached out to Iran’s mission to the United Nations for comment.

Video shows moments before Army veteran was fatally shot in Walmart parking lot dispute

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:34:12 -0400

Shocking cellphone video captured the deadly moment a Florida Army veteran was shot during a confrontation over a Walmart parking space, authorities said.

Bart Diguglielmo, 62, died after he was shot around 12:28 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of the Walmart on West McNab Road in North Lauderdale, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office.

Investigators said Diguglielmo and an adult woman became involved in an argument over a parking space before the shooting.

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The woman remained at the scene, cooperated with detectives and told investigators she fired in self-defense, according to BSO.

Her identity has not been released, and homicide detectives said the case will be presented to the Broward County State Attorney's Office to determine whether criminal charges will be filed.

Authorities have not released additional details about what led to the confrontation or said whether investigators believe the woman's claim of self-defense. Prosecutors will review the completed investigation before deciding whether charges are warranted.

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Video obtained by Fox News Digital shows the confrontation leading up to the shooting.

Additional cellphone footage obtained by Local 10 News appears to show Diguglielmo walking toward the woman, who appears to be holding a cellphone in one hand. As he approaches, she raises her other arm, appearing to point a handgun at him. After a brief standoff, a single gunshot rings out.

Footage from another angle, recorded without sound, appears to show Diguglielmo doubling over at the waist before lowering himself to the ground as what appears to be blood becomes visible through the front of his shirt.

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A third angle shows the pair engaged in what appears to be an argument after a vehicle pulled out of a nearby parking space. The footage appears to show the woman backing away with the handgun pointed at Diguglielmo as he raises his hands.

The video ends with the woman remaining at the scene until Broward Sheriff's Office deputies arrived and detained her for questioning.

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Diguglielmo was transported to Broward Health Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries, authorities said.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Scott Dixon leaving Chip Ganassi Racing throws a huge wrench into IndyCar's silly season

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:33:55 -0400

"Silly season" is always an apt name for the driver market in any racing series, but this year's silly season in IndyCar has gone well past silly and is heading toward a certifiably insane season with the news that Scott Dixon — after 25 seasons — is leaving Chip Ganassi Racing.

Which means the No. 9 at CGR is up for grabs. Buckle up, kids.

There were reports that Dixon would leave the team, and Chip Ganassi Racing confirmed this on Thursday.

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The 42-year-old six-time champ's destination for 2027 has not been announced, but RACER's Marshall Pruett reports that it sets up a move to Arrow McLaren.

This is now a huge piece of the driver market puzzle, and comes after it was revealed that Indianapolis 500 champion Felix Rosenqvist will not return to Meyer Shank Racing next season, with rumors that he'll return to Arrow McLaren as well, giving them a lineup of Dixon, Rosenqvist and Pato O'Ward.

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Which is obviously very strong.

MSR has a technical relationship with CGR and has performed really well all season, making Rosenqvist's No. 60 a sought-after seat.

But now that a seat at Ganassi has opened up alongside the dominant four-time champ Alex Palou, that will be the one everyone has their eyes on.

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One potential option is Christian Lundgaard, who has really impressed at Arrow McLaren this year, especially on road and street circuits. If the Dixon-Rosenqvist-O'Ward pans out, he would need a new ride and would be a good option for CGR and could compete with the likes of Alex Palou, especially in the same machinery.

We're going to need some more dominoes to fall in place — with the big one being that No. 9 — but, man, is this going to be one of the wilder silly seasons in recent memory.

Judge approves Tiger Woods' hospital records release to prosecutors after Florida car crash

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:29:33 -0400

Prosecutors have been allowed to review Tiger Woods’ medical records related to his March car crash in Florida, which led to his arrest on charges of driving under the influence.

Judge Darren Steele approved an agreement between Woods’ defense and the State Attorney’s Office, allowing prosecutors to request records from the Cleveland Clinic Martin South Hospital. Woods was taken there after a crash March 27.

A similar agreement was struck in May, which gave prosecutors access to all prescription medication records for Woods at a Palm Beach, Florida, pharmacy. The records were from the start of 2026 through the end of March.

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Doug Duncan, who is representing Woods in this case, reached an agreement with prosecutors to only allow the release of records from both the hospital and pharmacy to them, law enforcement officers, state experts and the defense team.

Woods, who recently made his first public appearance since his vehicle crash made national headlines, pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence. He was found with two prescription painkillers in his pocket during his arrest while also showing signs of impairment.

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Woods’ vehicle struck a truck’s trailer and flipped onto its side on Jupiter Island. Woods had been traveling at a high speed on a 30-mph road, according to the incident report, which also stated it did $5,000 in damage to the truck he hit.

Woods had agreed to take a Breathalyzer test, which showed no signs of alcohol in his system at the time. But he refused a urine test, according to law enforcement.

Woods was granted permission April 1 to travel out of the country to enter an inpatient treatment center, which was reportedly in Zurich, Switzerland.

Since then, Woods introduced PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp at a monumental press conference for the golf organization late last month, his first appearance since returning from treatment.

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Woods has served as a leader on the Tour's Future Competition Committee, which he called a "privilege" during his brief introduction of Rolapp.

OutKick’s Mark Harris and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Famed jockey hospitalized with broken ribs and broken thumb after traffic accident in Newmarket

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:27:30 -0400

A famed jockey is suffering from serious injuries after being involved in a car wreck.

Frankie Dettori was involved in a "road traffic accident" in Newmarket, England, on Wednesday night, his team announced on social media.

The crash resulted in Dettori sustaining "several broken ribs and a broken thumb."

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"Another vehicle struck the rear passenger side of the car Frankie was driving, causing it to spin and flip...," the social media post said, adding that he was then taken to a hospital. "His injuries are still being assessed, and he remains in hospital for further observation.

"Frankie would like to thank the emergency services who attended the scene, together with the doctors, nurses and wider medical team caring for him. His focus is now on resting and recovering. No further comment will be made until there is a meaningful update."

The Sun said Dettori's vehicle wound up upside down, although no arrests were made.

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The Italian jockey, who famously went through the card with seven winners in seven races at Ascot in September 1996, has amassed more than 3,350 victories in his career, mostly in England.

Dettori retired as a jockey after taking some rides in Brazil following a spell racing in the United States, Britain's PA news agency reported. Before that, he was based in England for more than three decades.

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He has signed up for this year’s Leger Legends race at Doncaster in September. It would be his first ride in Britain since 2023.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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WWII pilot missing after secret spy mission finally accounted for more than 80 years later

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:24:46 -0400

A pilot who disappeared during a World War II spy mission has been accounted for, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Wednesday.

Officials said U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Franklin H. McKinney, 21, of Rhode Island, was accounted for on May 15, 2026. He served as an airman with the 35th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (PRS), 14th Air Force.

McKinney reportedly failed to return after departing from Yunnanyi, China, on a reconnaissance mission to photograph targets in Thailand and Burma.

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The U.S. Air Force indicated that the squadron carried out aerial espionage missions, flying deep into Japanese-controlled territory across China, Burma and Thailand to gather critical intelligence.

On Nov. 5, 1944, McKinney reportedly departed Yunnanyi, China, while piloting an F-5 Lightning.

The U.S. Air Force said his squadron, known as the "Redhawks," played a crucial role in helping "turn the tide of the war in China" by providing vital aerial mapping and intelligence on Japanese troop movements.

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However, the airbase lost contact with McKinney shortly after his departure.

Despite searches along his flight path to the China-Thailand border by personnel with the American Graves Registration Service, no evidence of a crash was found.

His remains were not accounted for after the war.

Around the same time, local officials in Thailand discovered what appeared to be the wreckage of an aircraft that had been struck by lightning in a wooded area, according to DPAA.

Citing a wartime report from the Royal Thai Air Force Museum, the agency said the aircraft exploded before crashing near Ban Mae Kua in the Sop Prap district of Lampang province.

In 2018, third-party researchers located a crash site in a rice paddy of Lampang province and linked it to McKinney's aircraft.

DPAA investigators then examined the site in 2019 and again in 2021 before a recovery team excavated the area in 2022, recovering possible human remains.

The remains were sent to a DPAA laboratory, where scientists used modern forensic techniques to identify McKinney.

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Officials said McKinney's family will be briefed on the findings.

His name will also be memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.

Letitia James hammered after NY Medicaid fraud unit funding frozen over ineffective enforcement

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:21:03 -0400

New York Attorney General Letitia James is facing renewed criticism from Republicans after the Trump administration suspended federal funding for the state's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), citing years of poor criminal enforcement performance and leadership decisions that federal officials say left fraud investigations lagging.

The federal action gives Republicans a new line of attack against James as she campaigns for re-election. Republican challenger Saritha Komatireddy has made the state's struggling Medicaid Fraud Control Unit a key issue in the race, arguing James failed to aggressively prosecute fraud. Federal watchdogs' findings now lend new weight to those claims.

"Letitia James ran New York's Medicaid Fraud Unit into the ground, and now we know why: a deliberate leadership choice to open fewer cases and let them drag on for years," Komatireddy said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

"This means New York taxpayers are losing their hard-earned money to fraudsters, and patients and seniors are being hurt or neglected, and no one is holding them accountable."

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The Republican Attorneys General Association also chimed in on the funding freeze, arguing it reflected broader differences between Republican and Democratic attorneys general in combating fraud.

"While Republican attorneys general are aggressively fighting fraud, waste, and abuse, Democrat AGs like Keith Ellison in Minnesota and Letitia James in New York knowingly aid and abet scams and fraud in their states," RAGA Executive Director Adam Piper said in a statement.

"Republican AGs are thrilled to roll up our sleeves and work with JD Vance, Republican AG staff alum Andrew Ferguson, Scott Brady, and the White House Task Force to save taxpayers billions of dollars and deliver maximum accountability."

In a June 30 letter denying the unit's annual recertification, Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) officials concluded that New York's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit had become the lowest-performing large state unit in the nation for criminal Medicaid fraud enforcement despite receiving roughly $60 million annually in federal funding and employing more than 270 staff members.

"The New York MFCU is not effectively prosecuting criminal Medicaid fraud," the letter stated. "The Unit reported only 53 fraud convictions from 2023 to 2025. This is by far the lowest among similar-sized Units; the next lowest number of reported fraud convictions for this period was 129.

"Enough is enough."

The report also found New York ranked last in criminal indictments, securing fewer than 10 fraud indictments in four of the past five years.

Federal officials further found that 34% of the unit's open cases were more than three years old, while 69% of referrals from the state's Medicaid Program Integrity Unit had remained pending for at least two years, contributing to a growing investigative backlog.

The HHS letter concluded that the unit's poor performance stemmed in large part from "a deliberate leadership choice" to prioritize high-impact civil fraud cases over criminal prosecutions, finding that strategy had left the office ineffective at pursuing criminal Medicaid fraud despite its size and resources.

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While federal officials acknowledged the state's fraud unit remained competitive in civil recoveries, they said those results did not outweigh the decline in criminal enforcement.

"The Unit has sacrificed its ability to effectively fight criminal fraud to obtain civil recoveries that are largely in line with its peers," the report stated.

James blasted the funding freeze, accusing the Trump administration of targeting New York for political reasons.

"This administration's unprecedented attack on New York is another political distraction," James said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "During my time as attorney general, my office has recovered more than $627 million for Medicaid and was recognized by this very administration for leading the nation in anti-fraud efforts."

James' office noted that HHS highlighted New York as one of four states responsible for half of all civil recoveries nationwide in fiscal year 2025. The attorney general also pointed to several recent Medicaid fraud prosecutions, including multimillion-dollar fraud cases announced in recent weeks.

"The only people this decision benefits are the criminals we investigate every day," James said. "We are considering all legal options to stop this outrageous action."

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Meanwhile, federal prosecutors in New York said they are expanding efforts to investigate Medicaid fraud and patient abuse.

"Attorney General James' apparent inability to explain the New York MFCU's indefensible criminal enforcement performance is not a political distraction as she puts it," First Assistant U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III, who is spearheading the revival of the NDNY Health Care Fraud Task Force, said in a statement.

Sarcone noted that the New York MFCU averaged just nine criminal indictments a year between 2021 and 2025, compared with more than 100 annually during the three years preceding James' tenure.

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"Public benefits fraud and Medicaid fraud did not abruptly stop in 2019," Sarcone added. "Instead, under the failed leadership of AG James, criminal Medicaid fraud in New York State has been ignored."

The suspension took effect July 1 and remains in effect through Sept. 30 unless New York completes a series of corrective actions ordered by HHS, including reducing case backlogs, increasing criminal indictments and improving coordination with federal investigators. If those deficiencies are not corrected, the Office of Inspector General warned New York it could lose its federal Medicaid Fraud Control Unit grant for fiscal year 2027.

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Boston cop pelted by mob as dirt bike suspect escapes in wild viral video: ‘He was all alone’

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:00:44 -0400

A Boston police officer was left alone in a hostile crowd as people hurled drinks and debris at him while a dirt bike suspect broke free and escaped, according to police and the city’s largest police union.

The chaotic caught-on-camera confrontation first surfaced in a TikTok video posted by @noticiaboston. It happened around 9:24 p.m. on June 28 near Old Road and Ellington Street, where police said 100 to 150 people had flooded the area with loud music, drinking, lowriders, mopeds and dirt bikes.

Boston Police Department (BPD) Officer Jesse Kennedy had responded to a loud disturbance call and tried to disperse the crowd when he spotted a dirt bike with no rear plate, according to a police report obtained by the Boston Herald. When Kennedy approached the rider and grabbed the handlebars to check whether the bike was registered, the rider refused to get off and allegedly tried to pull away.

Video circulating on social media shows Kennedy surrounded as people appear to throw liquids, bottles and other objects while he struggles with the rider. At one point, glass can be heard smashing on the street.

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"Go home," someone yells in the video reviewed by Fox News Digital.

Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association President Larry Calderone told Fox News Digital the video shows exactly what rank-and-file officers are up against when staffing runs thin.

"He was all alone, and he had to go," Calderone said.

Kennedy had been assigned with another officer, but Calderone said that officer had trouble reaching him because of traffic, street takeovers and pedestrians blocking the way.

"It’s a matter of minutes," Calderone said. "It probably doesn’t sound like much to the general public, but when you’re fighting an individual in a crowd and you’re calling for help and nobody’s coming, that three minutes feels like an awful long time."

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The union boss said BPD is "extremely short" on manpower and argued the incident was a symptom of a staffing crisis that has left officers dangerously outnumbered at the busiest time of year.

Calderone said the union is not blaming Mayor Michelle Wu, whom he credited with budgeting for and hiring roughly 100 officers a year during her time in office. Instead, he pointed to retirements, internal promotions and the City Council’s handling of police overtime.

"The blame is not with the mayor," Calderone said. "The blame is with the City Council."

Calderone claimed Boston’s patrol ranks remain dangerously depleted, saying prior department testimony to the City Council showed BPD was roughly 600 rank-and-file officers short. Fox News Digital has not independently verified Calderone’s staffing figures.

"Boston’s public safety data shows that the number of shootings, homicides, and other kinds of serious crimes have continued to drop and remain at historically low levels. These numbers reinforce the strong progress we’ve made over the past several years, but our work is far from done," BPD said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

"Even one act of violence is too many, and we will continue building strong partnerships between our neighborhood leaders, faith leaders, community organizations, and public safety and public health officials to keep families safe and connected to opportunity. The mayor is proud to call out Boston’s reputation as the safest major city in the country, both to highlight the impact and effectiveness of these partnerships, and also to challenge all of us to share in the responsibility of setting the highest standards for safety and belonging."

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Calderone accused some councilors of trying to "defund the police" while neighborhoods deal with street takeovers, loud late-night parties and attacks on officers trying to keep the peace.

"Why aren’t they condemning these street takeovers; these loud, noisy parties; these assaults on their police officers who are trying to keep their neighborhoods safe?" Calderone said.

The union president said Boston traditionally uses overtime to put extra officers on the street when officials know about recurring problem areas.

"For some reason, this weekend, the department did not put any extra bodies out," he said, claiming BPD "ran below their own minimum standards," leaving Kennedy alone in the crowd.

"Thank goodness he and no innocent bystander was hurt," Calderone said.

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The Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association also blasted the viral video on X, writing that "fewer cops means less safety."

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Additional officers eventually arrived and cleared the crowd, according to the police report. The rider was not publicly identified in initial reports, and the police report did not note any arrests from the crowd.

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Fox News Digital has reached out to Mayor Wu's office, Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox and City Commissioner for District 4 Brian Worrell's office for comment.

Wife and mistress join forces after sext mistake, alleged OnlyFans romance scam & marrying the logical choice

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:00:12 -0400

It's that time of the week again. We've made it to Thursday and that means we take a dive into the world of True Romance.

We're going to hear about a married man who has found himself in a tough spot after his wife and mistress joined forces. His troubles all started with a misfired sext.

Once we get through that, we'll be learning about the unexpected details of an alleged OnlyFans romance scam. It's a good reminder to ease your way into matters of the heart.

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All that takes us into some potential crimes against romance. With claims of marrying for logical reasons, not for love. That's not what we're all about here. We let our hearts lead the way.

Speaking of marriages, and logical reasons over love, when Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift tie the knot this weekend, will she take his last name, or will he take hers? I think that's a valid question.

If it is a marriage based on love, I wish them well. Even if it's not, it has helped romance this week. One of the annual traditions this time of year, Michael Rubin's White Party, was moved up to Wednesday because of the Kelce-Swift wedding, and romance was in the air.

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Alex Rodriguez was caught sharing a kiss with an unknown woman at the party. It's good to see A-Rod back out there following his breakup earlier this year. Good for him and good for the romantics out there. I look forward to seeing them in the gym together very soon.

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Being married and having a mistress is all fun and games until a sext to your wife ruins everything

A married man who has been having an affair for the last three years is now stuck in the middle after his wife and mistress joined forces.

He wants to know why he can't keep both of the women in his life. He wants to do what he wants and have a great time while he's doing it.

His wife and mistress have other plans. After a sext to his wife that was meant for his mistress ruined everything, they want him to choose.

"I’d happily carry on with this arrangement until my dying day; only they’ve got together and are ganging up on me. Basically, they are demanding I choose one over the other and I’m struggling to make that decision," he wrote to the Daily Star.

Each brings something different to the table and compliments the other by filling in for the other's weaknesses. One can cook, the other can't. One can dance and has a sense of humor, the other can't do either.

It's a situation he had to know prior to misfiring a nude to his wife that was too good to be true. You can't have it all and that's why a mistake was made. He let his guard down and started believing he deserved it all.

It's a mistake that happens over and over again.

"My wife first found out about my affair when I accidentally sent her a sexually explicit message and picture of my naked self, by mistake," he wrote. "At first she was reasonable and said that she’d give me two weeks to sort everything out."

Two months have passed, and she's selfishly wanting a decision to be made. The women have contacted one another and the heat is on. He doesn't want to sell his house, fork over money for a divorce and give her half his pension.

"Why can’t she simply turn a blind eye and pretend nothing is happening like they do in other cultures?," he understandably asks.

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You know, I want to go against this guy, but he's had a three-year taste of the good life. A life full of romance, and he doesn't want to let that go without a fight. He could have approached this much differently.

He could have said that he wanted neither of them. He didn't. By not choosing one over the other, he's saying he wants both.

There is something special there. I don’t want there to be, but there is, and I'm a big enough person to recognize that. Are his wife and mistress?

I don't know.

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An alleged OnlyFans romance scam lands man in hot water

You think OnlyFans scam, and you think a man is throwing away his life savings on a model. Or someone is catfishing someone and having them empty their bank account.

That's what I thought at first, but that's not what is being alleged here. The alleged victim is a woman who started out as a paying customer of the man being accused of being the romance scammer, reports WRNJ.

The State of New Jersey is seeking the forfeiture of vehicles, electronic devices, and financial documents and has filed a complaint in Hunterdon County Superior Court.

The woman alleges that the relationship between her and the content creator started out as many do on OnlyFans. She was purchasing sexual content from him. Then the messages became more personal in nature at the end of 2024 into early 2025.

According to the complaint, she believed that the two had a future together and that her shelling out money for content and several personal items were all part of an "investment" in their future.

Someone told her that wasn't the case. That person alleged that her content creating online romantic interest was operating an organization to make women believe they were in romantic relationships while cashing in.

There were tens of thousands of dollars sent to him, the complaint alleges, for things like dental work, a pickup truck, a motorcycle and to fund a legitimate social media career and future together.

There are allegedly others out there who sent money to him and the alleged OnlyFans romance scammer was charged with "theft by deception, financial facilitation of criminal activity and falsifying or tampering with records."

You love the enthusiasm for romance, but this serves as a reminder that you can't trust everyone you're purchasing sexual content from on the internet. I wish that wasn't the case, but it's a sad reality.

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Choosing logical choice over love?

Believe it or not, there are people out there marrying a logical choice and not someone they love. They're not locking eyes with someone across a bar and following the butterflies into an eventual relationship.

They're marrying for central heat, health insurance and because the person has a car. They're skipping right over the part where you let the passion in a relationship burn out over many years of marriage.

There's no passion, so there are no complications that come along with that. I don't want to say that these people need to be jailed for crimes against romance, but these people need to be jailed for crimes against romance.

Here are some of the responses to the Reddit question: People who didn’t choose a partner for love but chose a partner that was a good logical choice, how did it work out?

chose someone i genuinely liked as a person before i ever thought of them romantically. figured if everything else fell apart id still have someone i actually enjoyed being around. been 9 years and honestly the friendship underneath everything is what makes the hard parts survivable.
I asked my grandma how did she know grandpa was the one? She said he had a car and a job. Over 65 years together.
I’m the product of an agreement between my parents that they’d marry so my dad could keep his married man’s tax allowance and also live in my mum’s house which had central heating (he’d been living with my grandparents during his separation from his first wife, and they didn’t have central heating) and if they were still happy with each other after a few years they’d have one child. I’m in my late thirties and they’re still together, so maybe it wasn’t a great romantic story but it clearly worked out well for them.
It’ll be 20 years soon and it’s a stable relationship. My partner is a wonderful parent. Movies and books make me feel like I missed out on some great love story, but I have no idea if that was actually ever in the cards for me.
I made a choice to only fall in love with people who were a good logical choice. When I met my husband, I knew he was the one, and I’ve been having the best time falling more in love with him every day since.
I got cancer, got married for the health insurance. But I found that I love this person with every fiber of my being. A good solid caregiver, parent and lover. He is hilarious and has terrific hobbies. He loves his work. He is just an amazing human. I got so lucky.
I did, I guess. We definitely loved each other, and we were a good match, but I never felt the butterflies. It was a stable, mature relationship... until a few years later when he left me for someone 20 years younger and married her within a year.
I'm six years into a marriage like this. It's very much a pendulum. On most days, I appreciate the stability and acknowledge my life would be a lot messier had I pursued something more passionate. Other days, I crave the fiery romance and it leads to resentment and picking unnecessary fights.
I married my best friend, I developed romantic love for him, he developed resentments. 5 years later, he met the "love of his life" on the internet, moved across the country to be with her. Left me & our 2 sons behind. He did marry her eventually, and came around to being an involved Dad. I thought I was being logical, putting any shallow desires aside. Now I vowed to never settle again.
I'm an artist. I always daydreamed about the intense and kind of toxic artist with artist relationship where I could collaborate with my romantic partner, sort of like Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. I ended up marrying an engineer with a very steady job and income. I have no regrets.
It's great. We have scheduled physical contact every fiscal quarter and our Excel spreadsheets are perfectly synchronized.
Married for 13 and have a 11 yo. We both felt like we could have found someone "better" but time was running out. Our day to day is predictable and stable. We don’t have these wild romantic feelings like having butterflies in our stomachs and all that but I think that’s ok. Our bedroom is obviously dormant and dead, but that’s ok too. It’s a peaceful albeit boring life.

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I don't know if you can understand this but in the early 70s and into the disco era and early 80s if you were a really smooth dancer and good looking you had as much sex with as many different women as you could handle. I was known from Cleveland to Youngstown to Pittsburgh for my dance moves (think Soul Train and Saturday Night Fever) and after an hour of dancing on a lighted dance floor at Holiday Wildlife in Youngstown, Ohio my dance partner put her arms around me and said, "You just reek of sex."

Another time I was at the Stable Pit and Pub dance club near Meadville, Pa and was drinking more heavily than normal, picked up this chick and we were going to her house. I got to my car, said excuse me and went to the rear and hurled. I was pretty dizzy when she walked over and asked, "Can you still get it up?" I was stunned, I mean, I had just vomited and she STILL wanted sex. I just shook my head "No" and said, "You drive." I slept on her couch.

My friends and I attended a Black Oak Arkansas concert in Warren, Ohio in the 70s. We were standing near the front center stage and Jim Dandy, Ruby Starr and the boys were going to town rocking. This girl in front of me backed up and started pushing her butt against my crotch. She got the reaction from my 25 year body that she was hoping for and never stopped grinding nor looked at me for the full hour and fifteen minutes. When the concert was over, she finally turned to me, smiled and said, "Thanks for a wonderful evening" as if we had been on a date and walked away.

I miss that time period.

SeanJo

Tom, I have a feeling this is just the tip of the iceberg. Feel free to send in more of your stories of romance.

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That will do it for this week. We'll do it again next week. Feel free to reach out, anonymously if you prefer, at sean.joseph@outkick.com.

Send me whatever you want. I get plenty of hate mail as it is and yours will be a welcomed addition to the pile.

Nevada transgender suspect with massive weapons cache accused of Las Vegas terrorism-related threats

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:55:13 -0400

Police say they thwarted what could have been a devastating mass casualty attack after arresting a transgender Nevada suspect accused of plotting a shooting on the Las Vegas Strip and uncovering an arsenal that included machine guns, grenade launchers and more than 50 firearms.

Allison Howlett, 36, who police identify in the arrest report as transgender, was arrested June 27 after Henderson police received a frantic 911 call from the suspect's spouse reporting a domestic dispute, a stolen vehicle loaded with guns and threats of both "suicide by cop" and a mass shooting.

Using vehicle tracking technology, Henderson police traced the stolen SUV to a parking garage at Sunset Station casino, where officers boxed in the vehicle after finding Howlett inside with loud music blaring and refusing repeated commands to surrender.

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Authorities said officers eventually convinced Howlett to lower a window by offering water before pulling the suspect from the vehicle and deploying a Taser during the struggle.

"It should be noted that the suspect had been sitting on a handgun and had access to a fully automatic, silenced MP5-style machine gun in the back seat of the vehicle, further corroborating the reported threats of suicide by cop and having the means to carry out a mass shooting," Henderson Police Chief Reggie Rader said during a news conference Tuesday.

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Authorities say detectives recovered 22 guns from the stolen vehicle, including handguns, rifles, a fully automatic firearm, suppressors, high-capacity magazines and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

A subsequent search warrant executed at Howlett's Henderson residence uncovered 30 additional guns, including automatic weapons, an M2 .50-caliber machine gun, two Colt AR-style rifles equipped with M203 grenade launchers, seven suppressors and thousands of rounds of ammunition, investigators said.

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As the investigation unfolded, Henderson police enlisted the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Southern Nevada Counter Terrorism Center, the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and the FBI's Las Vegas Field Office.

Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren said investigators uncovered evidence that Howlett allegedly made threats over an extended period of time.

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"Some of that information included the threat of wanting to become an active shooter or to conduct a mass attack here in Las Vegas," Koren said.

Police also played audio during Tuesday's news conference that investigators said was recorded in 2024 and captured Howlett allegedly threatening a future mass shooting.

"If the FBI doesn't come ... arrest me, there's gonna be a ... massacre. ... One day ... hundreds of people [are] going to lose their lives," the person heard in the recording says.

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"Obviously, for our community here in Las Vegas, after dealing with One October, those types of threats are taken very seriously," Koren said, referencing the 2017 Route 91 Harvest festival shooting, which authorities have called the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

Investigators said the alleged threats, coupled with the cache of weapons, prompted the immediate expansion of the investigation into a counterterrorism case.

Howlett now faces 35 criminal counts, including making threats related to an act of terrorism, assault with a deadly weapon constituting domestic violence, grand larceny of a vehicle, 22 counts of grand larceny of a firearm, multiple weapons offenses involving machine guns, suppressors and short-barreled rifles and resisting a public officer while armed with a firearm.

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A Clark County judge later set Howlett's bail at $500,000.

The investigation began after Julie Howlett called 911 to report that her spouse had allegedly taken her vehicle and threatened a mass shooting.

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Julie Howlett later told FOX5 Las Vegas that the 22 guns recovered from the stolen vehicle belonged to her and were part of her inventory as a gun dealer preparing to transport them out of state.

According to Julie Howlett, the confrontation began after she discovered Allison using her credit card without permission.

"That morning, I woke up to Allison spending money on my credit card," Julie told FOX5. "She came in with a gun."

Julie said she struggled to wrestle the firearm away after Allison allegedly pulled the trigger.

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"She was going to kill me," Julie said. "She took off. I ran outside. I had the gun still in my hand. I unloaded it."

During Tuesday's news conference, authorities confirmed investigators believe the firearms recovered from the vehicle belonged to the spouse. Officials said detectives are continuing to determine how the weapons were acquired, whether they were legally possessed and what role they allegedly played in the case.

Police have also alleged that Howlett made similar threats dating back to January 2024, including warning in a recorded statement that "there is going to be a mass shooting one day" if the FBI did not arrest the suspect.

Undersheriff Andrew Walsh said investigators are still working to determine a motive but warned the case highlights how rapidly violent threats can escalate.

"The time from thought to act — that window has closed," Walsh said, explaining that suspected attackers today can move from making threats to carrying them out in a matter of days or even hours.

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KSNV reported that, during a recorded interview with detectives after the arrest, Howlett denied planning a mass shooting or threatening anyone.

According to the outlet, Howlett said she and Julie Howlett had been married for four years and were both transitioning to female while taking estrogen and progesterone. Howlett also told investigators she took Julie's vehicle simply to leave after an argument, acknowledged knowing firearms were inside because Julie had planned to transport them out of state, and claimed users on the online communications platform Discord had falsely accused her of making threats.

KSNV further reported that Howlett said all of her personally owned firearms had previously been legally transferred to Julie through an ATF-approved process.

Walsh urged anyone who hears credible threats of violence, particularly in domestic situations, to report them immediately, saying early intervention gives law enforcement the best chance to prevent tragedy.

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As Southern Nevada prepares for Fourth of July celebrations, officials said law enforcement agencies remain on heightened alert and credited the coordinated response between Henderson police, Metro, the FBI and other regional partners with stopping what investigators believe could have become a mass casualty attack.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the FBI's Las Vegas Field Office for additional comment. Both agencies said they had nothing further to add beyond officials' remarks during Tuesday's press conference.

Fox News Digital's Adam Sabes contributed to this report.

Nancy Guthrie 'imposter' behind phony ransom notes pleads guilty to federal charges

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:35:17 -0400

The accused "imposter" behind a phony ransom demand in the Nancy Guthrie case pleaded guilty to harassing her family with a phony ransom payment Thursday in a federal court in Tucson, Arizona.

Guthrie is the 84-year-old mother of "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie, and she vanished from her home in the city's Catalina Foothills neighborhood in the early hours of Feb. 1. The following day, ransom demands were sent to local media — and investigators continue to look into their authenticity.

The FBI quickly deemed messages from Derrick Anthony Callella, a 42-year-old man from Hawthorne, California, as a hoax, and he was arrested within days of Guthrie's suspected abduction and indicted on online harassment charges. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 10, 2026, in front of U.S. District Judge John C. Hinderaker, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona said in a statement.

Callella pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment using a telecommunication device, each of which carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both — followed by a year of supervised release.

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He was accused of contacting Guthrie's other daughter, Annie Guthrie, and son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, from a spoofed phone number on Feb. 4 and asking, "Did you get the bitcoin were [sic] waiting on our end for the transaction." He also allegedly placed a nine-second call to the family afterward.

"Through the course of the investigation, it was found that Callella was acting as an imposter, trying to take advantage of the ongoing situation," federal prosecutors said in a statement after the suspect's first court appearance in mid-February.

According to the Justice Department, Callella knew about earlier ransom demands that may have been legitimate. He admitted to that fact and that he meant "to harass the family by seeking information about the investigation into the missing person’s disappearance."

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According to court documents, investigators have not linked him to a Feb. 2 ransom demand sent to local media and TMZ. They did, however, allegedly link the spoofed number to a Google email account in Callella's name.

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After being read his Miranda rights, Callella allegedly confessed to sending two messages, saying he had found the family's contact information online and had been following news coverage of the case, according to the criminal complaint.

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Then-FBI Phoenix Special Agent in Charge Heith Janke told reporters about the arrest in a February news briefing but said the FBI was investigating a different ransom demand as potentially having come from the actual abductor.

Callella had been freed on $20,000 after his arrest and was not allowed to apply for a passport.

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Savannah Guthrie and her siblings previously responded to two other ransom demands, that she said back in March she believes could be legitimate.

The identity of whoever sent them remains a mystery, however, and no arrests have been made.

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"The FBI and its task force partners have received several ransom notes over the course of this investigation," the FBI's Phoenix office said in a statement on Wednesday. "Some have been deemed to be extortion attempts without legitimacy. Other ransom demands may potentially be legitimate and are still being investigated as such. This case continues to be investigated as a kidnapping for ransom case."

The FBI is assisting in the investigation, the statement added, noting that the Pima County Sheriff's Department remains the lead agency on the case.

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Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, however, has repeatedly stated that the FBI is leading ransom-related investigations.

"Any questions regarding alleged ransom notes should be directed to the FBI," he said in a statement of his own. "We appreciate the public's continued cooperation and the information provided throughout this investigation. Anyone with information that may assist investigators is encouraged to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit an anonymous tip to 88-CRIME."

On Thursday, the sheriff's department deferred comment on Callella's plea to the FBI. The feds did not immediately respond.

Trump's 'hero' justice offers roadmap after Supreme Court rejects birthright order

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:47:31 -0400

President Donald Trump lost his Supreme Court bid to restrict birthright citizenship through executive order, but one of his own appointees may have handed Republicans a blueprint for pursuing much of the same goal through Congress.

Voting with the 6-3 majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed that Executive Order 14160, which restricts automatic citizenship to people born to U.S. citizens or permanent residents, couldn't take effect. But in a concurring opinion, he also pointed to a different path forward. Kavanaugh argued the court should have resolved the case under federal law rather than the Constitution, laying out a potential legislative path for Congress to pursue changes to birthright citizenship.

Congress first wrote the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship language into federal law in 1940, then carried it over into the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952.

Because Congress adopted that language after the Supreme Court's landmark 1898 decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, which established that most people born in the United States automatically become U.S. citizens, Kavanaugh said lawmakers effectively incorporated the court's interpretation into federal statute.

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Kavanaugh said Trump couldn't use an executive order to change a law Congress had already passed, but instead suggested Congress could rewrite the law to limit birthright citizenship for children born to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily.

"Congress could — consistent with the Fourteenth Amendment—amend §1401(a) or otherwise enact new legislation establishing exceptions to birthright citizenship for children born to foreign citizens unlawfully or temporarily in the country," he wrote.

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Kavanaugh argued that large-scale illegal immigration and modern international travel have created circumstances the Reconstruction Congress never envisioned. In his view, that gives Congress room to establish new exceptions to birthright citizenship that are comparable to the historical exceptions recognized under the citizenship clause, including children born to foreign diplomats and enemy forces occupying U.S. territory.

"Those two categories of foreign citizens—namely, those unlawfully or temporarily in the country—are relevantly similar to the four categories of persons recognized as exceptions in Wong Kim Ark," Kavanaugh wrote.

While the majority rejected Kavanaugh's constitutional reasoning, Republicans quickly seized on the idea that any future effort to limit birthright citizenship would have to come through Congress rather than the White House.

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Hours after the Supreme Court's ruling came out, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said birthright citizenship has "been abused" and suggested that Congress will have to amend the Constitution.

"It's one of those things that was intended to serve a noble and important purpose and has been thwarted and overused and abused," Johnson told reporters. "I'm sure that the conclusion from this decision is you have to amend the Constitution to fix that."

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., renewed his push for a constitutional amendment to end birthright citizenship, arguing that legislation alone would not be enough.

"I introduced a constitutional amendment months ago, actually, to fix birthright citizenship," Paul wrote on X. "After the Supreme Court decision, that amendment matters more than ever. I'm asking my colleagues to take it seriously and help me get this passed."

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, echoed Paul's calls to pass a constitutional amendment.

"The long fight for a constitutional amendment begins now," Lee wrote on X. "We must explicitly exclude foreign nationals who break our laws, violate our borders, or exploit loopholes to make their families American."

Trump argued that Congress could change birthright citizenship through legislation instead of a constitutional amendment.

"No long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Congress should start TODAY to work on ending expensive and unfair to our Country, Birthright Citizenship. They will have my Complete and Total Support!"

Several Republicans quickly pointed to existing legislation, including Sen. Tom Cotton's, R-Ark., Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act, as well as proposals from Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Rick Scott, R-Fla., aimed at cracking down on birth tourism.

Meanwhile, the Justice Department indicated it would shift tactics, announcing a crackdown on birth tourism by targeting alleged visa fraud and related criminal conduct rather than attempting to enforce Executive Order 14160.

But, Kavanaugh's roadmap is far from a guarantee. On the constitutional question, a 5-4 majority concluded that the citizenship clause itself protects birthright citizenship, meaning any congressional effort to restrict it through ordinary legislation would likely face immediate constitutional challenges.

"Justice Thomas says in the final paragraph of his dissent that he's not confident that the decision is going to stand the test of time, so it could well be that the court would revisit it if Congress were to take the steps that Justice Kavanaugh describes," Notre Dame Law School professor Haley Proctor told Fox News Digital. "This is an important decision. I don't think the court's going to revisit it lightly, and the only sure way to get a new answer here would be to amend the Constitution."

Kavanaugh offered a similar roadmap in a recent Trump case over tariffs. In that case, the Supreme Court ruled that a federal emergency law known as IEEPA did not give Trump the authority to impose sweeping tariffs. But Kavanaugh argued the administration had simply relied on the wrong legal authority instead of rejecting the policy outright.

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"The Court today concludes that the President checked the wrong statutory box by relying on IEEPA rather than another statute to impose these tariffs," Kavanaugh wrote.

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Instead, Kavanaugh said Trump could rely on several existing trade laws to impose many of the same tariffs, though those laws would require additional legal steps.

Trump later called Kavanaugh his "new hero" in a Truth Social post praising the justice's dissent in the February tariff decision.

World Cup fever takes off as fans launch reporter into air, Johnny Manziel goes nuts & viral cat lady ID'd

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:40:04 -0400

Over the hump and safely onto the other side of the week. Nicely done. We did it. For a lot of us, this is also a Friday.

Nothing better than a three-day weekend. The best. They're undefeated. Nothing has stood the test of time quite like the excitement for a three-day weekend.

It does beg the question ... which version do y'all prefer? Getting the Friday off, or the Monday?

Our next two 'three-day weekends' will actually play this out in real time. After Saturday, the next big holiday is Labor Day. That's when we traditionally get the first Monday of September off.

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Personally, I'd rather that one. Mondays are the absolute worst day of the week, and it ain't particularly close. I can stomach a Friday. Everyone is naturally in a better mood on a Friday. We work on Fridays, but we all sort of mail it in a bit, too.

But a Monday is just miserable. Getting a Monday off immediately changes the tune of the entire week. Everything shifts. You start work on a Tuesday, and your body is naturally in a better mood. You're also starting the week one step closer to the end of it, and you didn't have to do a thing.

Easy call for me.

Anyway, all that to say ... Welcome to a Thursday Nightcaps — the one where World Cup fever sends one West Coast reporter flying into the air during a Mexico watch party.

What else? I've got Johnny Manziel going absolutely NUTS on a Cleveland radio host, a Wimbledon scare, and how about the viral cat girl who got engaged on top of the Empire State Building yesterday?

This girl is NUTS, but also, she might be a genius. Welcome to class, Angela Nikolau!

OK, grab you a Modelo, hang on for dear life, and settle in for a Thursday 'Cap!

Reporter launched into the air at Mexico watch party

I know nothing about soccer, and I don't pretend to. Frankly, it's not my thing. Not my sport. Not my wheelhouse.

That being said ... what a tournament. I can't believe it's only halfway through. Feel like we've been at this for a MONTH now. Every day, we get something new. That's a good thing when it's July and there is nothing else going on.

I have no clue if the red card last night was the right call, but, given the outrage, I assume it was not. Oh well. We live to fight another day, I reckon.

As for the other stuff — the stuff going on outside the stadium — I did get this email last night in regards to Freddy the Fraud.

We talked about him in yesterday's class, so go back and check someone's notes to get caught up. Or, you know, just click here.

From David G:

Zach,

On the German dude, I get people are always looking to blame the Libs for everything but come on man. Hope we can ALL agree we don't like frauds. Well, other than the 75M or so that voted for one. I'm not a "Lib," just an American who clearly knew Trump's MO for decades. Raking in $2B in crypto while we're suffering, imagine that. I'd hope no one would want to line the pockets of some random guy lying through his teeth.

The frustration seems to be directed towards people who reacted as expected, instead of a con. Seems like far too many appreciate this type of corruption, and making money on SM for lies, is precisely that. No wonder we need a Million data centers, supporting utter garbage. Thanks for your time.

Thanks, David! I'll be honest, I have no clue what he's trying to say, but we welcome all sorts of opinions in this class. That's why we win (alleged) awards. As for Trump ... the White House confirmed yesterday that Freddy will still be making the trip, despite him deleting his Twitter because America turned on him.

We're the Land of Second Chances, after all.

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OK, let's get this class officially started now with Sacramento reporter Peyton Headlee getting toss into the air like a rag doll at a Mexico watch party:

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Lordy. What a scene. Apparently, this is what Mexico fans do? They just launch people into the air. I looked it up. Did some digging. And it's true!

"I wore my Mexico jersey yesterday and two different people ran up to me and tried to pick me up and throw me," one person in the comment section said.

Amazing. Like I said, I don't love soccer. I'm not even sure I like it. But I do appreciate the fandom. These people are NUTS. Imagine if this tourney was going on during college football season? I think the country would just shut down.

Give me a Mexico watch party in Oxford in two months during LSU weekend!

Speaking of college football ... let's go ahead and check in with Heisman-winner Johnny Manziel. We haven't heard from Johnny in a while, so I'd imagine he's doing well ...

... Right?

Cat lady & ESPN drama!

For those who can't read the fine print ...

"Rizz, you stupid c---. These comments were made in October of last year but of course you bored h---- in the Cleveland media have nothing to speak about because your quarterback stopped banging massage therapists and you can only speak about losing so much to all of the people that listen to this trash a-- show. My tenure in Cleveland was doomed by a lot more people than just be. I've taken plenty of responsibility for my failures in that building and in that city. By the way have you spoke to or about or 6th pick in the draft that year Justin Gilbert lately? Or what about our all world coach that was hired Mike Pettine? Tom Brady couldn't have won with our roster from 2015. Just move on, f--- off and leave me out of this bull---t."

Whoaaaaaaaaaaa Nellie! What a RANT from Johnny Football. Shockingly, he deleted it. Can't imagine why! By the way, here's the clip that got Johnny all fired up:

World Cup action going on all around the country, the Indians are a game back in the AL Central, and they're trashing Johnny Manziel over on ESPN radio in Cleveland in July.

Football town, baby!

OK, two quickies on the way out, because this class has already run way too long. First? With all the FIFA madness going on, let's not forget there's also a pretty big tennis tournament happening.

Here's your Day 3 Wimbledon recap!

Tennis ain't much in my wheelhouse, either. But, like soccer, I do appreciate the content we get out of it. I also appreciate Novak, mainly because he made the Libs freak out a few years ago during the COVID vaccine hysteria.

Patriot.

OK, that's it for today. Weird day, admittedly, but it's also July 2 and we're all mostly checked out anyways, so you get what you get.

On the way out, here's the viral cat lady's Instagram account, which the internet quickly found after her Empire State Building stunt yesterday.

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She seems ... interesting.

OutKick Nightcaps is a daily column set to run Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. (roughly, we’re not robots).

Which day off do you prefer? Email me at Zach.Dean@OutKick.com.

This is where Captain Kidd buried his treasure

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:39:32 -0400

Where did pirate Captain Kidd bury his treasure?

In the Caribbean? Africa? Some far-off island?

Well, he did choose an island, right in the middle of the swanky area of the Hamptons on Long Island, New York, the summer playground of Wall Street honchos and Hollywood celebrities. If only they knew that the buried gold, silver and priceless jewels had been stashed right under their noses ... in 1699.

And if Captain William Kidd and wife Sarah were still around today, they'd be hobnobbing with the socialites sipping gin and tonics and playing golf. Yes, he was married. And they had two daughters.

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"They were New York's power couple," Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos said. "He was a very, very stellar member of New York society. He owned a great deal of real estate. They had dinner parties. They had silver. They had china and fine linens."

Captain Kidd's surprising story is told in the new series, "Crazy American History with Eric Shawn," now streaming on Fox Nation.

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A pirate who was married with two kids and a big mansion. That's crazy!

"It's easy to believe the lore of pirates because people find it kind of sexy. You know, these are really hyper-masculine men who are out there, swinging swords and cutting people to pieces and coming around with bags of gold. And that's kind of like, you know, dashing and dark and it's all of that," said Geanacopoulos, who wrote the biography, "A Pirate's Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd." "He was a normal guy."

And that treasure? 40 pounds of gold, silver, silk and precious rubies and stones?

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"He hides the treasure on Gardiner’s Island," said Samuel Marquis, author of "Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal." He also is Kidd’s great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandson. (That’s the ninth great-grandson.) Gardiner’s Island is a privately owned property on New York’s Long Island still in the hands of the same family as when Kidd buried his booty there. Marquis says Kidd also stashed valuables elsewhere, including Connecticut and Rhode Island. New Jersey is also a suspected spot.

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We will show you the pirate's secret spot where he buried his booty and go along with a man who still thinks more may be out there on the East Coast.

The American who you certainly do not know — the posh pirate — a crazy and curious story we tell in the third episode of "Crazy American History with Eric Shawn" now streaming on Fox Nation.

Caitlin Clark highlights 3 Fever players named among 2026 WNBA All-Star Game starters

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:33:47 -0400

The 10 starters for the WNBA All-Star Game on July 25 are set, and among them is Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark.

But she’s not the only one repping the Fever.

Teammates Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell are also starters for the game, which will be played in Chicago. Fans made up 50% of the vote, while current players and a media panel each got 25% to round it out.

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Players and media panelists all contributed one ballot, which was made up of four guards and six frontcourt players. In the end, Clark, Boston and Mitchell will appear at the All-Star Game for the third straight year together.

But this is the first time all three were voted as starters, with Boston also getting that honor in 2023 and 2025, while Clark has been a starter the last two years. Mitchell gets her first start in the All-Star Game after she was a replacement in 2025.

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The Fever isn’t the only team with multiple players representing their squad in the starting group. The Dallas Wings saw guard Paige Bueckers and forward Jessica Shepard in there when the votes were counted. Also, Natasha Howard and Olivia Miles of the Minnesota Lynx will be starting in Chicago.

Rounding out the starting 10 are Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson, the four-time league MVP, two-time MVP Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty and Gabby Williams of the Golden State Valkyries.

This year will see a different format, though, for how the teams will shake out. Since 2018, with the exception of the COVID-19 2020 campaign, the top two voted players were named captains, and they would pick their teams.

Now, Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon, two WNBA legends, will serve as general managers and select their rosters among the 22 All-Stars who get the opportunity to represent their teams in Chicago. This is to honor the league’s 30th anniversary.

There was no doubting Clark was deserving of a starter job yet again, as she’s averaging a career-high 21.2 points per game, which ranks fifth among all WNBA players this season. She is also second-best with 8.2 assists per game, and once again, she’s setting new WNBA records.

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Clark became the fastest player in WNBA history to surpass 1,000 career points and 500 career assists already this year. Those milestones, and others, have been great to see from a player who battled through numerous injuries in her sophomore season in 2025.

With the 10 starters announced, the 12 reserves will be announced at a later date.

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Former KKK Grand Wizard praises Mamdani-endorsed socialist's stance on interracial marriage

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:31:32 -0400

Former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke recently told a conservative media outlet that he agrees with a Democratic congressional nominee on an unlikely issue: interracial marriage.

Darializa Avila Chevalier, who recently won the Democratic primary in New York’s 13th Congressional District, attracted controversy on the campaign trail for a deleted 2019 social media post where she attacked "Black men" and "Arab men" for "fetishizing ugly colonizer women."

The sentiment won praise from Duke.

"Well, I think that people have the right to preserve their particular heritage," the former KKK leader told the Washington Free Beacon in a phone interview. "And if she's concerned about preserving her heritage if it's Somali, or whatever she is, she's certainly got the right to do that."

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Chevalier identifies as Afro-Latina. She was also part of a cohort of socialist candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani who swept New York’s June Democratic primary elections.

Duke served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1989 to 1992 after years of involvement in extremist politics. He was grand wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan from 1974 to 1980, a title used by the organization for its national leader.

Even before Duke went public with his praise for Chevalier, some political observers were making connections between the two.

"Chevalier is our David Duke," one unnamed Democrat told journalist Mark Halperin in June. "She is poisoning the possibility of a Democratic majority."

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Former Republican congressman Peter Meijer said Monday on X that "the difference is that the modern Democratic Party would never do to Chevalier what the GOP did to David Duke."

Duke infamously ran as a Republican in the 1991 Louisiana gubernatorial election after placing second in the state’s nonpartisan jungle primary. Amid national controversy, the GOP refused to endorse Duke, backing Democrat Edwin Edwards instead.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, meanwhile, congratulated Chevalier on her primary victory in a Saturday social media post. New York’s 13th Congressional District is heavily Democratic, making it very likely that Chevalier will be elected to the House of Representatives in November.

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Duke has had kind words for a number of Democrats in recent years, citing their shared distaste for Israel.

"By defiance to (Zionist occupied government) Ilhan Omar is NOW the most important Member of the US Congress!" Duke wrote on his website in 2019 after Rep. Ilhan Omar was accused of implying that Jewish lawmakers have a dual loyalty to Israel.

Duke has called Jews "a blight" who should "go into the ashcan of history."

The one-time KKK leader also praised Mamdani in his interview with the Free Beacon.

"I think that the new mayor of New York was a step forward," Duke said, according to the outlet, though he noted he disagrees with him on immigration policy. "His views on Israel are critical, because there's no more important political issue than the fact that a tiny minority of America … the oligarchs of the Jewish people, that they are controlling our foreign policy."

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The episode highlights a potential political vulnerability for some progressive Democrats, who face mounting scrutiny over allegations of antisemitism within their ranks. Duke’s praise for Chevalier — and his support for other Democrats who have drawn accusations of antisemitism — give critics in both parties a new opening to attack the Democratic Party’s young and ascendant socialist wing.

The Chevalier campaign did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital Thursday.

Couple facing slew of charges after climbing to the top of Empire State Building with massive banner

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:29:43 -0400

An East Orange, New Jersey, couple is facing a slew of criminal charges after climbing on top of the Empire State Building Wednesday while holding a banner reading "When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace."

Following a response by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) Emergency Services Unit, the masked pair, later identified as Netflix stars Angelina Nikolau, 33, and Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, appeared to take down the banner and climb down from the antenna to a lower platform.

Kuznetsov then appeared to pull an engagement ring out of a backpack, get down on one knee and propose to Nikolau.

The couple was taken into custody and is charged with burglary, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, violation of local law, possession of burglar's tools, criminal tampering, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct, NYPD officials told Fox News Digital.

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No injuries were reported.

Bodycam video shared by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch Wednesday afternoon showed at least two officers trekking up the skyscraper and meeting Nikolau and Kuznetsov, who appeared to be unharnessed.

"How you doing?" one of the officers asked the couple. "You can't be up here."

"I'm OK," Nikolau replied, noting she and Kuznetsov speak Russian.

In addition to the officers who climbed the tower, roughly 40 police officers responded to the front of the building and directed traffic. The entrance on Fifth Ave., between West 33rd and 34th streets, was blocked off.

Pedestrians were seen gathering on every corner surrounding the building watching the situation unfold.

An Empire State Building spokesperson described the incident as "unauthorized," noting NYPD helped to resolve the situation.

"There was at no time danger to tenants, visitors, and Empire State Building Observation Deck guests," the spokesperson said. "It is to be emphasized that the Empire State Building Observation Deck, atop the World's Most Famous Building in the center of New York City, does offer a practical way for the most memorable marriage proposals…"

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It remains unclear how Nikolau and Beerkus, previously featured on Netflix's "Skywalkers: A Love Story," were able to scale the building.

They later posted photos of the engagement ring on Instagram from atop the tower.

Netflix did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Counting the spire and antenna, the skyscraper stands 1,454 feet tall.

It is currently the fourth-tallest building in New York City, the sixth-tallest in the U.S. and the 43rd tallest tower in the world.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has yet to publicly respond to the public stunt. His office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

FBI says new mission center has identified 'nefarious' protest funding and subjects

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:17:44 -0400

FIRST ON FOX: The FBI's newly created Joint Mission Center has identified suspects, uncovered "nefarious" funding sources behind violent interstate protests and begun building criminal cases with federal prosecutors, FBI Co-Deputy Director Chris Raia told Fox News Digital.

In an exclusive interview at FBI headquarters, Raia said the bureau's multi-agency mission center has moved beyond intelligence gathering and into active financial investigations aimed at dismantling the networks that finance political violence.

"We found funding from nefarious sources," Raia said. "We have subjects identified. Getting those folks to indictment and/or a conviction is a little bit different story right now."

Raia's comments come as federal prosecutors from the office of acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche crack down on nonprofits allegedly connected to violent protest activity and possible illicit financing.

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As Fox News Digital exclusively reported Monday, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton has launched a grand jury investigation into American communist tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham and a network of nonprofits into which he has pumped roughly $285 million since 2017, according to people familiar with the investigation.

A grand jury has issued subpoenas seeking financial records related to the Singham network, according to the sources. Raia didn't speak specifically about the Singham case.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Alabama is prosecuting the Southern Poverty Law Center for alleged bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering in a case in which prosecutors allege SPLC executives paid an informant who helped coordinate transportation, logistics and communications for the 2017 "Unite the Right" protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, that led to the death of a young woman, Heather Heyer.

But the comments from Raia provide the clearest public indication yet that the FBI's Joint Mission Center, established earlier this year to coordinate the bureau's response to domestic political violence, is producing tangible investigative results.

The center brings together counterterrorism, cyber, counterintelligence and financial investigators and specialists from the Treasury Department and IRS to trace funding streams, identify criminal actors and build prosecutable cases.

In late September, after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump issued his seventh National Security Presidential Memorandum, entitled "Countering Domestic Terrorism and Political Violence," or "NSPM-7." The FBI tasked its Joint Terrorism Task Forces, or JTTFs, to widen their lens to investigate far-left threats in the U.S.

Last year, Raia worked as assistant deputy in charge of the FBI's New York field office, which successfully convicted a protester, Tarek Bazrouk, charged with hate crimes related to the violent assault of Jewish victims.

In early December, the Justice Department issued a memo, "Implementing National Security Presidential Memorandum-7: Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence," directing law enforcement agencies to investigate "anti-fascist" actors with "extreme viewpoints on immigration, radical gender ideology, and anti-American sentiment." The directive also called for the investigation and prosecution of tax crimes in which "extremist groups are suspected of defrauding the Internal Revenue Service."

FBI Director Kash Patel named Raia to the position of co-deputy director of the FBI in January after the departure of Dan Bongino from the post.

By March, the Trump administration’s FBI budget included the creation of the Joint Mission Center. Agents assigned to the Joint Mission Center are working "hot and heavy," he said, to separate allegedly illicit funding from legitimate financial activity supporting nonprofit organizations and advocacy groups.

"It does go through some very legitimate hoops, and it is commingled with very legitimate money as well," Raia said. "So, splitting that out just takes time."

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Raia said the bureau has already identified at least a "portion of the actors" believed to be involved in financing or facilitating violent protest activity but declined to identify investigative targets because the cases remain active.

"We're working every day to bring an indictable case to the Department of Justice," Raia said.

Raia said the bureau created the Joint Mission Center because violent political unrest has evolved into what officials view as a "hybrid threat" requiring expertise that extends beyond traditional counterterrorism investigations.

"We brought all those folks together from different divisions at headquarters. And we brought them together to sit in the same space and really be a clearinghouse for these types of events that happen," Raia said.

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Singham and the organizations in his network didn’t return requests for comment. A spokesman for the Southern District of New York declined to comment.

As part of the investigation, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met earlier this year with Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon, who pledged to aid the FBI's effort to trace how Singham allegedly routed money through a network of nonprofit organizations that investigators believe supported protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other causes, the sources said.

The Singham investigation illustrates the type of financial case the FBI's Joint Mission Center was created to pursue: identifying and dismantling the funding networks that investigators believe enable recurring episodes of political violence across the country.

Raia cited violent anti-ICE demonstrations in Minneapolis and at Delaney Hall; an immigration detention center in Newark, N.J.; the attempted terror plot at UFC 250 in Washington, D.C.; and other incidents that federal authorities believe demonstrate recurring patterns of organized violence.

As Fox News Digital previously reported, activists associated with the Singham network have participated in anti-ICE demonstrations at Delaney Hall and protests in Minneapolis and Los Angeles.

"We've seen it, and we're going to continue to see it: The violent protester that shows up in Portland will be a violent protester that shows up at Delaney Hall and vice versa," Raia said. "This same cast of characters continues to show up, and they continue to invade and infiltrate the legitimate First Amendment protesters who are exercising their constitutionally given First Amendment right.

"We know these violent folks are coming in and seeding into there and creating chaos, creating violence, causing us to have to get involved. And we're doing a good job getting in front of these folks and disrupting those folks."

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Raia said the FBI has disrupted numerous violent actors over the past 15 months, including during anti-ICE demonstrations in New York City, and that the bureau is increasingly shifting its focus beyond arrests at protest scenes to the financial infrastructure supporting those activities.

"We're really looking at attacking the money. Who's funding these folks? Because we know somebody is, at the end of this, funding these folks," Raia said.

Ren McEachern, the former acting unit chief of the FBI's International Corruption Unit, said following financial trails is often the fastest way to expose the organizations, individuals and motivations behind coordinated political violence.

"When you see what appear to be disorganized or fragmented protest groups appearing and reappearing, well organized, in different areas of the country, you have to determine the funding sources to understand the organization," McEachern said. "Often, if you follow the money, it tells a different story of organized collection and distribution of funds."

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Republican says Trump's top election priority 'dead' in Senate as GOP fractures ahead of midterms

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:10:13 -0400

A Senate Republican revealed that even if President Donald Trump’s flagship election integrity legislation had the votes to pass, there’s not enough time to actually have it take effect for the upcoming midterm elections.

The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act has increasingly become a problem for congressional Republicans desperate to move onto other must-pass legislation. But Trump has consistently demanded they find a way to pass it, particularly in the Senate, by any means necessary.

But Republicans aren’t unified behind the bill, and Democrats unanimously despise it. Even if it got 60 votes, which is an unlikely scenario, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., contended it wouldn’t have an impact in time for November.

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"Unless they do the work to get to the 60 votes, they know it’s dead, and so all this is theater," Tillis told the Raleigh, North Carolina-based News & Observer.

Tillis, one of four Senate Republicans to vote against attaching the legislation to an immigration enforcement funding bill last month and who was called out by Trump, is familiar with pushing for voter ID laws, which is only a portion of what the proposed SAVE America Act would do. During his time as House speaker in the North Carolina legislature, he was a major proponent of enacting the state’s voter ID.

But doing so takes time and money, he argued.

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"And, honestly, here in North Carolina, or in virtually any state, the ability, if we go back to when we implemented voter ID in North Carolina, it took a year to get everything in place with adequate funding," Tillis said.

The current version of the SAVE America Act doesn’t directly allocate funding to states to implement voter ID or its several other provisions. That is, in part, why the legislation wouldn’t work in the budget reconciliation process, as Trump has called for and House Republicans are mulling, which requires provisions to have a direct budgetary impact and not be policy only.

Tillis pitched the scenario that if everything worked out, it would eat into early voting periods or outright snuff them.

"Let’s assume you only allow early voting in the month of October," Tillis said. "Then do you honestly believe that we can have this thing up in 50 states? There’s no funding. There’s no specific implementation instructions.

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"It’s become a joke, in my mind, for somebody that’s actually implemented voter ID law, how anybody can look the American voters in the eye and suggest that it could be implemented in time without just causing a huge impact on the elections and ironically undermine the confidence of it," he continued.

Still, it hasn’t stopped a cohort of congressional Republicans, notably Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., from demanding that the Senate take action on the bill.

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And Trump is determined to strong-arm Republicans into passing it, demanding they nuke the filibuster, attach the SAVE America Act to must-pass legislation or fire the Senate rules referee.

Following the Supreme Court’s decision to allow mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day, he renewed his call.

"In light of the tremendous loss in the Supreme Court today concerning Voter’s Rights, and the fact that ‘people’s’ votes are allowed to be counted LONG AFTER an Election is over, it is more important than ever to pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT," Trump said on Truth Social.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's MSG wedding guest list: Everyone reportedly confirmed for star-studded event

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:14 -0400

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's reported wedding at Madison Square Garden is just a day away and there is still very little about the highly anticipated event that has been confirmed.

However, if the reported wedding takes place as planned, it is expected to be a star-studded event. Over the past weeks, some A-listers have hinted at attending and the pop star herself made a rare comment about the guest list.

Below is a look at everyone who will reportedly be among the 1,000 guests at MSG on July 3.

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Ed Sheeran

In October, Swift was a guest on U.K.’s "Hits Radio Breakfast Show" and shared that it would be "hard to stop" her longtime friend Ed Sheeran from performing at her wedding — implying he had already secured an invitation.

"We spoke to Ed Sheeran a few weeks back, and he told us he is constantly asked to perform at people’s weddings. So is he singing at your wedding?" the host asked Swift.

She replied, "Oh, it would be hard to keep him from it, I think! That’s the thing, he’s like, ‘I’m always being asked to sing at weddings.’ It’s like, 'Ed, if there is a stage, you know you’ll be on it.' He knows what people want, and he wants to give people what they want."

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Zoë Kravitz

An insider spoke to Page Six and shared that Zoë Kravitz is "absolutely coming" to Swift and Kelce’s wedding.

However, Kravitz's fiancé, Harry Styles, is currently on his Together, Together tour and is not likely to be attending.

George and Claire Kittle

San Francisco 49ers star George Kittle and his wife, Claire, will be attending the Swift-Kelce wedding.

George confirmed his attendance at the Tight End University event in Nashville earlier this year.

Kittle shared an interesting tidbit about the upcoming wedding while attending the Tight Ends & Friends concert. Speaking to ExtraTV, the NFL player confirmed he was attending the wedding and was told not to bring a gift.

"They said absolutely no gifts. But I was thinking, Travis, for some reason, really likes old coins, so I might get him an old coin," Kittle shared.

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Kyle and Kristin Juszczyk

San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk and his wife, Kristin, have spoken about the upcoming wedding.

At Kelce's Tight End University, an NFL camp created by the football player, along with George Kittle and Greg Olsen, the Juszczyks made rare comments about the upcoming wedding.

"Oh my gosh, everyone’s just so excited for them," Kristin told Page Six. "We’ve known Travis for a while now, and we’re just so happy that he found his person." "Really, it is just excitement… it’s the royal wedding!" Kyle added.

Jason and Kylie Kelce

In June, Jason Kelce made a joke about the Swift and Kelce wedding, claiming he's "very excited" for his brother's big day.

"Obviously very excited, very excited for my brother, obviously a big moment for him," Jason said, according to People. "I’m very happy for both of them and looking forward to celebrating with them, and it's a good year right now and it’s a good year for both of them as well."

Blake Lively

After a major falling out, Blake Lively is reportedly back in Swift's good graces and scored an invite to her big day.

A source told the Daily Mail that since the Justin Baldoni legal drama, Swift and Lively have spoken via phone and the invitation was an "olive branch" for their friendship.

"Everyone around Taylor is aware that Blake could attend," the source added. "She may not, but that won’t be because she isn’t welcome."

Haim sisters

The Haim sisters — Este, Danielle and Alana— are a pop-rock band based in Los Angeles and also close friends of Swift.

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Page Six reported that the sisters secured invites to Swift's wedding.

Suki Waterhouse

Suki Waterhouse has already confirmed that she will be attending Swift's wedding.

"I’m gonna go to Taylor’s wedding, and maybe I’ll get some inspiration. It will be amazing," she told Variety. Waterhouse is currently dating Robert Pattinson.

Gigi Hadid and Selena Gomez

Multiple outlets have reported that not only are Gigi Hadid and Selena Gomez attending the wedding, they will be among her bridal party.

Hadid and Gomez have been friends with Swift for years. Last year, Swift attended Gomez's wedding to Benny Blanco.

It's possible that Hadid will bring her boyfriend, Bradley Cooper, to Swift's big day.

Cara Delevingne

According to Page Six, Cara Delevingne secured an invite to Swift and Kelce's wedding. Swift and Delevingne have been friends for years.

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Former US Olympian David Hearn indicted in alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:55:54 -0400

Former U.S. Olympic canoeist David "Davey" Hearn was indicted on a felony destruction of property charge after his arrest last month at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

Hearn, a former U.S. Olympic canoeist, was charged Thursday in D.C. Superior Court after the June 19 incident.

Hearn has denied damaging the recently renovated Reflecting Pool, saying he stopped during a bike ride and merely touched a loose piece of the peeling blue coating "to satisfy my curiosity as a citizen."

The indictment comes after several people were arrested or cited for alleged damage to the Reflecting Pool, which underwent a more than $14 million rehabilitation project under President Donald Trump.

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The president previously blamed vandals for the damage to the pool, which features a blue coating he calls "American flag blue."

Hearn's attorney has responded to the indictment.

"Davey Hearn is innocent. These charges are outrageous and should be alarming to every American. This indictment reflects the Administration’s effort to shift blame for their own failures. On the eve of our nation’s Independence Day, Americans should be deeply concerned by the misuse of government power against an ordinary citizen based on a concocted narrative. The justice system exists to determine facts, not provide political cover," the statement read.

Hearn's arrest became a viral sensation after it was captured by journalist Emily Miller. Miller filmed a two-minute video of Hearn being detained, which quickly went viral on X.

Miller accused Hearn of grabbing a hose that female National Park Service workers were using to clear the algae. Hearn denied the accusation, though he admitted his bike tire might have bumped it.

"I didn't vandalize anything," Hearn told The Washington Post. "By the time I realized what was going on, I was being put in handcuffs."

Hearn was arrested by the U.S. Park Police nearly 30 years ago and ended up beating the charges, according to a 1996 Washington Post article.

That year, the Potomac River turned violent, as intense, heavy rains pushed the water to a terrifying, near-record flood level of 60,000 cubic feet per second.

Authorities immediately issued an emergency river closure. But Hearn took his whitewater canoe straight into the raging rapids, where officers later swooped in and arrested him.

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He was charged with failing to obey a lawful order. But Hearn fought the case in court and won on a stunning technicality. But a federal judge dismissed the charges, ruling the Potomac River is controlled by the state of Maryland, meaning the federal Park Police had zero jurisdiction over the water.

Hearn also donated to Democratic fundraising apparatus ActBlue 10 times while also contributing to Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns five times, an administration official told Fox News Digital.

As an Olympian, Hearn represented the United States in three Summer Olympics and says he carried the Olympic torch through Washington, D.C., for the 1996 Atlanta Games.

"It was an incredible honor to be a torch-bearer for the Olympics in my own state," according to his website, Davey Hearn.

His older sister Cathy is a two-time Olympian in women's kayaking and in 1979 won an unprecedented three gold medals at the World Championships. She was also a member of the 2001 World Championship Team.

Fox News Digital's Ashley J. DiMella contributed to this report.

Steak 'n Shake mocks Five Guys over burger prices after viral Liberty Meal post

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:42:50 -0400

Steak 'n Shake announced its month-long Liberty Meal deal to celebrate America's 250th birthday — and used the occasion to taunt a competitor.

"$17.76 for two Liberty Meals — all July long!" the burger chain wrote on X. "A Liberty Meal includes a double grass-fed Steakburger, beef tallow fries and a Patriot Milkshake. Can't touch this, Mr. Five Guys..."

The post garnered 1.5 million views and nearly 1,000 comments.

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"Yo @FiveGuys, how will y'all respond?" wrote one X user.

"They don't need to respond. Five Guys food is so much better," replied another.

"They respond by being good and filling," wrote someone else. "Both companies will satisfy one's individual hunger for $17.76."

Other comments expressed excitement about the Liberty Meal, with praise from customers who had already tried it and disappointment from would-be customers who lamented the lack of nearby Steak 'n Shake locations.

"Love the July deal, we will be stopping by the new @SteaknShake location in Royal Oak, MI for this!" one X user wrote.

"That's a great deal!" commented someone else. "Going to Steak 'n Shake with my kids this week."

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"Um, I know where we are eating for lunch tomorrow! Yum!" said another person.

"If you had a store near me, we would be absolutely getting this meal ASAP!" wrote another.

"My son and I enjoyed our Liberty Meal yesterday. Thanks for the treat!" another X user wrote.

"We enjoyed this tonight! Bravo!" someone else commented.

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Some X users were less than impressed with the price.

"Wait that's a sale price?" someone wrote. "What's the regular price? That looks like a McDonald's double cheeseburger. Pretty weak for close to 20 bucks."

Another user said $9 for a burger and fries was outrageous (the deal also includes a milkshake), and another person responded, "What century are you from?"

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"That's easily $40 at Five Guys," remarked another X user.

"You would need a home-equity loan for that at Five Guys," wrote someone else.

"Yeah, but there are 12 Five Guys in Philly, and zero of you," another person wrote, joining several X commenters who said they wished there were more Steak 'n Shake restaurants to patronize.

After closing about 200 restaurants between 2018 and 2025, Steak 'n Shake has been undergoing a broader turnaround effort, QSR Magazine reported last year.

A March post from Steak 'n Shake announcing that its Patriot Shake, topped with patriotic sprinkles and a dark-chocolate Statue of Liberty, would be priced at $2.50 for the rest of the year went viral, as Fox News Digital reported.

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Five Guys has not publicly responded to Steak 'n Shake's post. The burger chain is currently promoting its limited-time blackberry milkshake.

Fox News Digital reached out to Steak 'n Shake and Five Guys for comment.