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Tim Burchett, UFO whistleblower recount ominous government warnings after demanding UFO transparency

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:41:29 -0400

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., revealed the chilling warning he received from someone connected to the Trump administration after pushing for UFO disclosure during a new episode of "Hang Out with Sean Hannity."

"It was another Saturday. I was sitting at the house, and I got a call from, I’ll just say, a friend of the administration," the congressman said.

"He said I had kicked a hornet’s nest. They said, ‘You need to get bodies around you.’ And I’m in East Tennessee. I’ve got bodies around me. There are enough good ol’ boys out there… We have kicked a virtual hornet’s nest, and these people don’t want this stuff out."

UFO disclosure activist Luis Elizondo told "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" he received a similar threat, claiming there were discussions to "eliminate" him during a classified congressional briefing.

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Elizondo said he received two separate calls from staffers who had just gotten out of the briefing who were worried about him and whistleblower David Grusch.

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"He says, ‘I was in a meeting where government officials had told myself and other staff… that there was a plan at one point, a discussion, to eliminate you and Grusch,’" Elizondo told host Sean Hannity.

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"I received another call from a different staffer. The first thing he said was, ‘Lou, are you okay?" I said, ‘Yeah, I'm fine. Why?’ He’s like, ‘You really need to watch yourself because there were discussions involving you and Grusch. Some people were very upset with what you guys did,’" he added.

Burchett went on to claim the U.S. government limits Americans' access to government information by transferring classified UFO documents to private companies.

"We've come to find out they turn it over to a private entity, like one of our missile defense contractors. There’s probably five or six of them," the congressman said.

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"What they do is they give it to these corporations so that you and I can't get to it through FOIA, the Freedom of Information Act," he continued. "I can FOIA Ford Motor Company, but they don't have to answer me."

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) allows citizens to request access to federal agency records as a way to ensure government transparency.

By transferring UFO documents to private entities, Burchett argued the government can prevent the public from accessing the information.

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The congressman claimed there is sworn testimony indicating the U.S. government is in possession of alien bodies.

Elizondo said there are "a lot" of reasons why organizations may want to keep information about extraterrestrial life hidden from the American people.

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As for President Donald Trump, Burchett said he was told in a secure environment that the commander-in-chief was on a "need-to-know" basis when it came to alien life.

"Someone is making a unilateral decision in our government not to inform the president," Elizondo added.

Hannity’s full interview with Burchett and Elizondo, where they delve deeper into the U.S. government’s knowledge of alien life, is available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Shelter-in-place order lifted after freight train derailment sparks hazmat concerns in Pennsylvania

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:32:49 -0400

Officials said no hazardous material leaks were found after a freight train derailment Tuesday afternoon in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, and that earlier shelter-in-place and evacuation orders have been lifted.

"Hazmat personnel have deemed the area safe," the Bensalem Police Department said in a statement. "There is no threat to the public. All residents may return to their homes and businesses."

About 16 freight cars derailed around 2:15 p.m. between Street Road and the Neshaminy Falls train station, according to local outlets NBC10 and 6abc.

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Authorities initially worked to determine what the cars were carrying amid concerns that some may have contained hazardous materials.

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., said no injuries had been reported and that his office was coordinating with local officials, first responders and the Department of Transportation.

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"This was a freight derailment and did not occur on commuter rail lines," Fitzpatrick wrote on X. "Local officials have reported several cars involved, which may contain hazardous materials."

A one-mile shelter-in-place order was initially issued, with residents urged to stay indoors, bring pets inside, close windows, doors and vents, and turn off heating and air conditioning systems.

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People outside the area were asked to avoid the scene and keep nearby roads clear for emergency crews.

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The incident comes more than three years after the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment raised national concerns over rail safety and the transport of hazardous materials.

Bucks County Emergency Management and the Bensalem Township Police Department could not immediately be reached by Fox News Digital for comment.

Jim Banks, GOP lawmakers rally behind DOJ probe into alleged CCP-linked funding network

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:18:40 -0400

FIRST ON FOX: Top members of Congress are supporting a federal grand jury investigation into alleged financial crimes committed by Neville Roy Singham, tied to his funding of socialist, communist and Marxist organizations.

According to a Fox News Digital investigation, Singham has funneled $278 million into the broad network of nonprofits since 2017. As reported, Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche authorized a grand jury in Manhattan to issue subpoenas as part of a probe of Singham's financial network. The investigation was launched by U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton for the Southern District of New York, one of the country's most powerful districts for federal prosecutions. Singham hasn’t responded to repeated requests for comment that Fox News Digital has sent him over the past several months.

"Neville Singham is a traitor to our country. He has ties to the CCP," Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, told Fox News Digital. "He is an American citizen, but all of his loyalties lie with the Chinese Communist Party. And when you begin to untangle the web of his massive fortune and his philanthropic activities, the money that he sends to left-wing groups in America, and not just groups that espouse ideologies, but espouse violence."

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Last April, Banks sounded the alarm about the Singham network, calling on former Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate CodePink, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has received funds from Singham. Co-founded by Singham’s wife, Jodie Evans, CodePink hasn’t responded to repeated requests for comment. Neither has Evans.

Earlier this year, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent traveled to New York City for a meeting with Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon, and sources told Fox News Digital that Bessent gave a blunt ultimatum to Solomon.

Bessent told Solomon that Goldman Sachs could face scrutiny for alleged conspiracy in the funneling of the Singham money and urged Solomon to cooperate with federal investigators.

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A person familiar with the meeting told Fox News Digital that the discussion wasn't contentious and that Solomon readily agreed to pledge his cooperation with the Justice Department investigation. A spokesperson for the bank said "all distributions from Mr. Singham’s donor-advised fund were made to legal nonprofits, as determined by the IRS. There have been no distributions from the account since August 2023, and it was closed in early 2024."

Banks serves on the Senate Banking Committee, which is responsible for bank oversight and regulation. The Indiana senator explained that Goldman’s cooperation is welcome news, but that Wall Street should be more cautious about working with individuals tied to "our biggest enemy."

"It sounds like Goldman wants to put this to bed," Banks explained. "They want to do their part to help the investigation. But Wall Street should know that you can't get away with helping our biggest enemy. You can't get away with helping the Chinese Communist Party through money funneled through tech billionaires like Neville Singham. You will be held accountable for that."

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In his letter to Bondi, Banks also raised concerns about CodePink potentially violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). The law requires individuals or entities acting as agents of foreign principals to register as foreign agents and publicly disclose their finances and relationships.

"CodePink has clearly become an agent of CCP influence in the United States. Despite activities and funding so blatant that even the New York Times acknowledged the organization’s activities ‘usually require’ groups to register under FARA, Code Pink has not registered with the DOJ," the letter read.

A number of lawmakers weighed in on news of the DOJ’s recent grand jury probe of Singham’s finances, including Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas), who is running for chairman of the House Oversight Committee.

Fallon recently announced his run with Fox News Digital and said at the time that holding accountable nonprofits aligned with the CCP and tied to Singham would be one of his priorities if he secured the chairmanship.

"Far-left NGOs are the means by which U.S. adversaries like communist China work to undermine our country," Fallon told Fox News Digital on Tuesday. "Groups like CodePink, which Singham has funded, openly spew CCP propaganda. Their objective is to spark division, resentment and unrest."

"My colleagues and I on the House Oversight Committee have been committed to dismantling the dark network of communist NGOs, which is why we sent a letter to the DOJ earlier this year urging them to expose these groups for what they really are. We cannot stop until we put an end to the communist threat facing our Republic here at home."

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., who launched an investigation into the Singham nonprofit network last year, took to social media to say the grand jury investigation is overdue.

"It’s about time he is brought to justice and he is held accountable for his ties to the CCP," Smith said on X. For years, critics like Smith have alleged that Singham has used the generous tax status awarded to tax-exempt nonprofit organizations to fund left-wing chaos in streets across the country.

A Fox News Digital investigation uncovered a video that showed Singham calling for a "new world order' promoted by Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party during the "Global South Academic Forum," in Beijing last year.

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Singham has funneled millions into a network of nonprofits that regularly mobilize agitators for demonstrations across the country, including anti-ICE protests and anti-Israel protests.

His financial contributions, which were routed through Goldman Sachs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund For Wealth Management Inc., include an estimated $22.44 million to People's Forum Inc., a hub for far-left activity in Manhattan, and at least $223 million and other forms of support into a global network of organizations.

Serena Williams drops Wimbledon comeback match to 20-year-old Maya Joint after four-year absence

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:16:51 -0400

Serena Williams fought hard but ultimately lost in her first singles match since 2022 on Tuesday at Wimbledon, falling to 20-year-old Australian Maya Joint, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3, in the first round on Centre Court.

There's a common axiom in sports that "Father Time is undefeated" and that rang true in London on Tuesday night.

Williams, 44, had not played a singles match since the 2022 U.S. Open, when she lost to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round in what many believed would be the final match of her legendary career.

Instead, nearly four years later, she walked back onto the grass at the All England Club.

And not just any court.

Centre Court.

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The same court where Williams won seven of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles, an Olympic gold medal and authored some of the most dominant moments of the modern women's tennis era.

This one, obviously, was different.

Williams entered Wimbledon as a wild card and with far more questions than expectations.

How much tennis did she still have in her legs?

Could her serve still carry her through pressure games?

Could one of the greatest competitors in sports history summon enough of the old Serena to make this more than a ceremonial comeback?

For a while, the answer looked complicated.

Joint, the 87th-ranked women's player in the world, came out sharp and took the opening set 6-3. After the set got to 3-3, with each player holding each of her first three serves, Joint won the next three games, breaking Serena once to take the first set.

It was a reminder that nostalgia does not win tennis matches, especially at Wimbledon, where the grass can punish even small dips in movement and timing.

But Williams’ fought back in the second set.

Despite being broken in the first game and falling down 3-1, Williams eventually forced a tiebreak. The 20-year-old Australian had match point with a 6-5 lead in the tiebreak, but Williams won the next three points to square the match.

Williams came out strong in the third set, getting the first break to take a 2-1 lead. But that's when it seemed that Williams' age started to become a bigger factor.

Her daughters, Olympia and Adira, were in attendance, along with her husband Alexis Ohanian and sister Venus Williams. Venus is also scheduled to team with Serena in doubles at Wimbledon, giving the tournament another Williams sisters moment after years of uncertainty over whether fans would ever see that again.

Williams has spent most of the past four years away from the tour after saying in 2022 that she was "evolving away" from tennis. She never fully closed the door, though.

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She won Wimbledon singles titles in 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016. She reached four other Wimbledon finals. She and Venus also built one of the great doubles partnerships in tennis history, including six Wimbledon women’s doubles titles together.

So when Williams accepted a wild card into the singles draw, it immediately became one of the biggest stories of the tournament.

That’s the power of Serena.

Even after nearly four years without a singles match, even at 44, even with no real evidence that she could contend at a Grand Slam again, her presence changed the feel of the draw.

Unfortunately for Williams, she did not get the storybook result Tuesday, but this was never going to be judged like an ordinary first-round loss.

Not really.

Yes, Williams is out of the singles draw after losing to a woman less than half her age. But the fact that she even took the court is a story in and of itself.

Now comes the obvious question.

Was this just a Wimbledon one-off, or was it the first step toward one more run in New York?

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The U.S. Open main draw begins Aug. 30, and if Williams wants another singles swing this summer, Flushing Meadows would be the obvious place to do it. That’s where she played her last singles match before this comeback. That’s where American tennis fans believed they said goodbye to her in 2022.

Maybe they did.

Maybe they didn’t.

Either way, Serena Williams taking the court at a Grand Slam tournament is good for tennis, particularly in the United States.

And if Tuesday was any indication, plenty of people would show up to watch her try it again.

California couple says moving company doubled their price and is now holding belongings 'for ransom': report

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:11:11 -0400

A couple looking to leave California said their moving company is holding their belongings hostage after allegedly doubling the agreed-upon price.

Roughly one month has passed since John Nelson and his wife, who were relocating from Oceanside to North Carolina, encountered what they described as a troubling experience at the end of May, according to CBS 8.

The couple initially signed a contract with a moving broker for just over $16,000 for a full-service move and paid a $7,000 deposit upfront, the outlet reported.

However, on moving day, the company allegedly increased the cost to $32,000, claiming the couple had more belongings than originally estimated.

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While Nelson ultimately agreed to move forward to avoid losing his deposit, he later alleged that the company attempted to charge another round of additional fees upon delivery.

According to the couple, the company attempted to deliver their belongings on June 3 — one week before the date Nelson said they would be available to receive them, CBS 8 reported.

The failed delivery attempt allegedly led the contractors to issue an additional redelivery fee, according to the report.

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"They’ve got $30,000 and they’ve got our stuff… and they’re basically holding it for ransom," Nelson said.

"When you move, it’s an exciting thing...you never expect for somebody to take your stuff and not deliver it," he added.

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Nelson also claimed the initial delivery attempt may have been staged to pressure the couple into paying additional charges, alleging that the moving truck captured on video did not appear to be the same vehicle used to load their belongings.

"I think they just pulled up an empty truck to stage a charade," he said.

"As far as I’m concerned, they’ve got stolen property that’s crossed state lines," Nelson added.

Nelson and his wife reportedly filed police reports in both Oceanside and their new city in North Carolina.

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Complaints were also filed with the Better Business Bureau (BBB), a dispute-resolution service that helps consumers address issues with companies, the outlet said.

According to CBS 8, the broker has received 280 complaints with the BBB over the past three years.

The broker reportedly disputed the couple’s claims but said it was working to find a resolution.

Los Angeles Clippers finally give up on Kawhi Leonard, send former Finals MVP back to Toronto Raptors

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:08:00 -0400

The Kawhi Leonard era is over in Los Angeles.

According to NBA insider Shams Charania, the Clippers are finalizing a blockbuster trade that will send the two-time Finals MVP back to the Toronto Raptors, closing the book on an era defined by lofty expectations and limited postseason success.

The Raptors will part with forward Brandon Ingram, guard Gradey Dick, two future first-round picks, a first-round pick swap and two second-round picks.

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The deal represents a major swing for Toronto and a reset for Los Angeles. Leonard returns to the country where he led the Raptors to the 2019 NBA championship, while the Clippers move on from an era that never produced an NBA Finals appearance despite owner Steve Ballmer's massive investment in the franchise.

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When the Clippers acquired Leonard in 2019, they were expected to become title contenders. Instead, the next seven seasons were defined by injuries and postseason frustration.

The Clippers won just three playoff series during Leonard's tenure. Chronic knee injuries and repeated playoff absences prevented the franchise from reaching its potential, culminating in Tuesday's huge trade.

The gamble shows Toronto is looking to catch lightning in a bottle for a second time.

Leonard remains under contract through 2027 and is set to earn more than $50 million next season. According to reports, he also hopes to sign a two-year, $126.1 million extension that would allow him to finish his career in Canada.

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At the very least, pairing Leonard with the ascending Scottie Barnes makes the Raptors one of the Eastern Conference's most intriguing contenders.

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Raskin tells Lawler to 'get the hell out' during contentious hearing

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:03:33 -0400

A tense hearing on sanctuary city policies devolved Tuesday into a shouting match between Reps. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., and Jamie Raskin, D-Md., who accused each other of not caring about the deaths of Americans at the hands of illegal immigrants or anti-ICE protesters killed by federal agents.

During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on sanctuary policies, Lawler scolded some of his colleagues, accusing them of apathy regarding the deaths of Laken Riley and Sheridan Gorman—two women allegedly killed by illegal immigrants in separate incidents.

However, he noted their voicing of outrage over the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two anti-ICE agitators who were shot and killed by federal agents while allegedly interfering in law enforcement operations in Minnesota earlier this year.

"So while some of my colleagues may not want to hear the truth, the same outrage you feel about Renee Good and Alex Pretti, you should feel about Sheridan Gorman and Laken Riley and every Angel family in this country," Lawler said.

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"I do feel that outrage. You do not," Raskin shouted in response.

"You do not, because if you did, you would not support sanctuary jurisdictions. You should be ashamed of yourself. You should be ashamed of yourself, Jamie. You're a disgrace," Lawler replied.

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"Do you feel the outrage of Renee Good and Alex Pretti?" Raskin asked. "You don't belong on this committee. You should get the hell out of here!"

Lawler noted that he wrote a Jan. 27 New York Times op-ed about Good and Pretti's deaths.

"The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis this month were tragic and preventable. No matter where you stand on immigration enforcement, the shootings show that what the country has been doing is not working," Lawler wrote in the piece.

"Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection are conducting forceful operations in American communities," he added. "They should reassess their current tactics."

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Raskin has voiced strong support for sanctuary policies, which shield illegal aliens—even those arrested and convicted of crimes—from federal immigration authorities. He has frequently defended sanctuary policies against federal overreach, emphasizing that compelling local police to enforce federal immigration law is unconstitutional.

Jordan Spieth says gambling is fueling rowdy golf crowds and wants the sport to address it soon

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:54:58 -0400

It's safe to say that Jordan Spieth wants sports fandom to go back to the way it used to be.

Ahead of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Illinois, Spieth was asked if he felt golf crowds were getting rowdier in the wake of Wyndham Clark's treatment at the U.S. Open, and Spieth blamed a lot of it on gambling.

"I do think that betting in golf is something that's going to have to be tackled here soon," Spieth said, unprovoked.

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"I don't know how much of, say, the Wyndham scenario was the fact that it was enticing to bet the field versus Wyndham on Sunday in a legalized betting state, and you could have had people out there that are essentially, you know, have $100 to $10,000, depending on who it is, on the field versus somebody else.

"In golf it's tricky because you could actually impact the outcome if you wanted to. It may not last very long, but you could impact a shot if you wanted to. I don't know of another sport that you could impact as a fan like you can golf. So I don't know how much that's having to do with it, if it's different than it used to be."

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Spieth said that fan vitriol is not "a crazy new thing," but most of it now "has to do with betting, and that is in the last five years."

It should be known that Spieth was once an ambassador for FanDuel.

Clark's jeers came at Shinnecock Hills in the Hamptons, roughly 60 miles away from Bethpage Black, where fans became the subject of controversy during the Ryder Cup. It prompted Golf Channel's Eamon Lynch to call Long Island fans a "stain" on golf who did not deserve another major golf event in their area.

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Sports gambling has been legalized in 39 states since 2018 — only Nevada had allowed it prior. Thirty-two of those states, including Illinois, allow online betting.

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Evel Knievel's most legendary stunts retold in exclusive new Fox Nation documentary

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:51:35 -0400

When it comes to death-defying stunts, Evel Knievel was one of a kind. The trailblazing motorcycle-riding daredevil defied the odds during the 1960s and 1970s, becoming an American icon. This summer, longtime fans and curious viewers alike can uncover the infamy and inspiration behind the legend.

"Evel: America's Daredevil" is a brand-new documentary streaming exclusively on Fox Nation. Hosted by sportswriter Mike O'Hara, the show chronicles Knievel's ascension to stardom, starting with his Montana childhood and working in the copper mines. From there, the show highlights his historic motorcycle stunt career — including his infamous attempts to jump the Caesars Palace fountains in Las Vegas and the Snake River Canyon in Idaho.

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As shown in the special, Knievel himself scoffed at the idea that fear of his stunts would ever hold him back. When a reporter once asked whether he expected to die during one of his otherworldly feats, he replied, "I'm Evel Knievel, honey. I'm not supposed to be afraid."

The special features iconic interviews from Knievel's heyday, and expert analysis from Fox News personalities, television executives, and even exclusive commentary from the stuntman's granddaughter, Krysten.

"Evel was the most recognizable guy on two wheels," comedian Adam Carolla said in the special.

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Olympic athlete and motocross competitor Colby Raha praised Knievel as vastly influential to a generation of children, explaining that while adults watched the stunts, it was younger Americans that fueled his popularity. "They see the superhero thing, and they're inspired — just a great role model," he said.

Fox News host Jesse Watters emphasized Knievel's ability to rally the nation around his jaw-dropping feats, praising his persistence in attempting new tricks despite often crashing and sustaining severe injuries.

"Getting the whole country's attention on you for an absolutely ludicrous jump, and many of the times crashing, but then doing it again and again—that's resilience," Watters said. "That's the American spirit. Get knocked down, get right back up."

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The riveting new Fox Nation special is not the only way to relive Knievel's legend this summer. The Evel Knievel Experience in Las Vegas is now open, offering an immersive, unique attraction to show visitors some of the stuntman's full story and the most famous motorcycles, jumpsuits, and other artifacts that defined his extraordinary life.

"We all wanted to be Evel Knievel," FOX Business host Dagen McDowell said. "It was America, it was daring, and it was fun as hell."

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Blue Jackets head coach says he's as shocked as anyone about Zach Werenski wanting out of Columbus

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:48:31 -0400

NHL free agency gets underway on Wednesday, but this has been a weird offseason in that there seems to be more talk about players who have asked for trades than we are about players about to hit the open market.

One of the most shocking of these is Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski, who told GM Don Waddell he wants out just weeks after locking up the Norris Trophy as the top blueliner in the NHL.

In fact, it was such a surprise that even his head coach was blindsided by the request.

"I’m as shocked as anyone that these came up," Bowness said, per The Athletic. "I mean, at the end of the year meetings, we looked each other in the eye and had great meetings and gave each other a hug leaving, and all that.

"So everything was good. So when all of this broke, I was shocked and caught off-guard like everyone else."

Werenski — whose current deal runs through 2027-28 — wasn't the only player who wanted out. Forward Kirill Marchenko also told the team he wants a change of scenery.

Still, it was a major surprise.

Sure, the end of the Blue Jackets' season was an unmitigated disaster, and that final stretch of the season is why they whiffed on the postseason. It happens, and they owned it.

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But the rest of the season looked pretty promising, and the fiery post-regular-season message from Bowness probably should've had players fired up.

Maybe not, for at least two of them.

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And, while it's never a good look to have a player wanting out like this, especially after they win a Norris Trophy, at least that accolade increases Werenski's trade value.

If the Jackets can strike a deal, they should be getting a pretty hefty haul in return, because a D-man of Werenski's caliber is not always easy to come by.

American soccer is repeating the same mistakes the WNBA continues to make with Caitlin Clark

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:45:04 -0400

When the United States men's national team takes the field for its Round of 32 match at the World Cup on Wednesday against Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country should be having one of those rare, uncomplicated sports moments.

The flags are out, the bars are packed and the casual fans are in.

This is what American soccer has wanted forever, right?

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It begged for more people treating a USMNT game like a national event instead of something only for soccer diehards who have spent years insisting everyone else just doesn't understand "the beautiful game."

Well, congratulations.

America cares.

And some of American soccer's gatekeepers don't seem very happy about it.

Sound familiar?

It should, because the WNBA is going through the same thing with Caitlin Clark.

For years, the WNBA asked the country for more attention, more coverage, more respect and more casual sports fans. Then Clark showed up and delivered all of it almost overnight.

She brought Iowa fans, men, women, families and gamblers. She made the WNBA a topic on sports debate shows and news programs. She helped convince people who had never watched a WNBA regular-season game in their entire lives to give the league a chance.

Essentially, she brought the mainstream.

And a lot of people started acting like someone had opened the wrong door. That included players in the league, team owners, coaches and media members.

Hell, just this week talking head Emmanuel Acho actually said out loud that the WNBA "would be better off without Caitlin Clark." There have been a lot of terrible takes about Clark's impact on the league. That one was, without question, the worst.

But Acho's comments sound a lot like what we're hearing from some members of the soccer media.

It's not that the WNBA and the USMNT are the same. Obviously, they aren't.

However, both exposed the same gatekeeping instinct from certain types of people.

For years, the WNBA and members of the American soccer media claimed they wanted, and deserved, growth. But that's not the whole truth. What they really want is approved growth. Growth from the right people, with the right politics and using the right language.

The WNBA wanted new fans until Clark brought the "wrong" fans.

Now American soccer is learning what happens when the "wrong" Americans show up for the World Cup.

The USMNT's first knockout game should be a dream moment for the sport in this country. Not only is Team USA into the second stage of soccer's biggest event, but the Americans are favored to advance to the Round of 16. And this is all happening on U.S. soil.

This is the kind of moment that turns casual fans into real fans. Just look at the impact Team USA hockey’s Olympic gold medal had on the sport in the United States. The 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs boasted some of its best television ratings in history.

Yet, the same people who begged for this opportunity for years suddenly want to police the moment.

The Guardian made that very clear with its ridiculous piece on Fox's World Cup coverage, framing Thierry Henry vs. Alexi Lalas as "the World Cup's most compelling battle," while calling Henry a "French aristocrat" and Lalas an "all-American idiot."

The article labeled Lalas a "MAGA hack" and argued that Fox's loud, patriotic, American approach to covering the tournament clashed with what soccer supposedly is in the United States.

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And what is soccer in the United States, according to The Guardian?

A sport for "migrants, urban liberals" and people "too scrawny" for other American sports.

Translation: soccer belongs to them.

Not to you.

Not to the casual fan or the Fox viewer. And certainly not to the American who hears the national anthem and feels pride in the country instead of disgust.

And The Guardian wasn't alone.

USA Today columnist Nancy Armour wrote before the tournament that the United States had "already lost" the World Cup because of its "greed and hostility."

MS NOW turned a Department of Homeland Security post celebrating the USMNT into another immigration and nationalism lecture. The Athletic asked who, exactly, this World Cup is for.

This is the same attitude the WNBA exposed during the Caitlin Clark explosion.

The league wanted relevance. It wanted to be discussed like a major American sport.

Clark brought exactly that.

And suddenly everyone discovered that major American sports discourse is loud, tribal and impossible to control.

Were there bad actors in the Clark conversation? Of course.

Every fan base has idiots and every popular athlete attracts trolls. There are always going to be people who say dumb things online and should probably touch a little more grass.

Nobody has to defend that.

But too many media members and league-adjacent voices took the worst people online and tried to use them to discredit the entire new audience.

Clark fans weren't just passionate. They were toxic.

Now American soccer is facing a version of the same test.

The USMNT's World Cup run is bringing in people who don't usually watch soccer. Some of them won't know all the rules. Some of them won't know most of the players.

They'll just know the United States is playing and they'll want the United States to win.

That's enough.

Or at least it should be.

But gatekeepers hate that because it means they lose control of the room.

The Independent ran an article with the headline, "Are you rooting against the US at the World Cup? You’re not alone."

It included this line: "Sports have a way of fueling nationalistic passions, and I fully expect plenty of people who don’t care much about soccer to channel their patriotic sentiments into the tournament."

See what we mean?

The sport no longer belongs only to the people who were there when nobody else cared. The league no longer belongs only to the (very few) fans who watched before Clark arrived. The national team no longer belongs only to the people who understand "soccer culture."

That's what mainstream popularity does: gives everyone a "seat at the table." Isn't that what the left is always asking for in every other context?

The NFL doesn't get to choose its fans. Neither does college football, the NBA or Major League Baseball.

If American soccer wants to be mainstream, it doesn't get to choose either.

Neither does the WNBA.

The Caitlin Clark boom should have been treated as a victory for the WNBA. She proved there was an audience for women's basketball when the right star came along. She proved people would watch, buy merchandise and care enough to argue.

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American soccer should see the USMNT's World Cup moment the same way.

If casual fans are showing up for group stage games, good.

If people are chanting "USA!" too much, good.

If they call it soccer, good.

If they watch Fox News or vote Republican, good.

That means the sport reached people outside the bubble.

Isn't that what everyone said they wanted?

USPS worker arrested after alleged mass shooting threat against Texas Pride event, FBI says

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:40:52 -0400

A United States Postal Service (USPS) employee was arrested Sunday after threatening on social media to commit a mass shooting at a Pride parade in Texas, the FBI announced on Monday.

Michael Thompson, who resides in Clovis, New Mexico, was taken into custody after authorities received a tip regarding a threat to conduct a mass casualty attack at a Pride event in Lubbock, Texas.

"This weekend’s arrest out of Lubbock, Texas, is the best of this FBI and our law enforcement partners in action—yet again stopping a potentially deadly attack thanks to brilliant execution from our teams and partners," said FBI Director Kash Patel. "Our agents, intel teams, and state and local partners out of Texas acted decisively and stopped him before he could act."

Thompson admitted to making and subsequently deleting the social media posts, authorities said. He also identified himself as a USPS employee. Fox News Digital has reached out to the USPS for comment.

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Authorities said they recovered four firearms from Thompson's residence. He is legally prohibited from owning firearms due to a prior felony domestic violence conviction, according to the FBI.

Thompson is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm as well as transmitting threatening interstate communications.

"More lives saved thanks to good cops being cops," Patel added.

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Investigators continued to interview Thompson on Monday, and he was expected to make his initial court appearance later that day.

Lubbock hosted its LubbockPRIDE festival over the weekend without incident, according to local reports.

"Yesterday was filled with so much love, fun, and community, and we couldn’t have asked for a better celebration," organizers wrote on Facebook following the event. "Thank you to everyone who came out and made it so special!"

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In a separate incident in Brunswick, Georgia, a man was arrested earlier this month after police said he threatened to attack attendees at a local LGBTQ+ Pride event. Christopher Waller, 25, was charged with making terroristic threats stemming from comments posted in a local Facebook group on June 9.

Wave of attacks on Iran's IRGC raises questions about renewed Kurdish insurgency

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:38:33 -0400

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is facing a new round of violence in the country’s Kurdish-majority west, raising questions about whether a long-simmering Kurdish insurgency is entering a more active phase as fragile talks between Iran and Washington continue, experts say.

The flare-up matters beyond Iran’s borderlands because Kurdish opposition groups were recently viewed as a potential pressure point against Iran during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran — and now some Kurdish voices fear they could be left exposed as Washington and Tehran return to fragile diplomacy.

In recent days, Iranian security forces have been killed in several reported attacks and clashes across western and northwestern Iran. Four Iranian security personnel reportedly were killed and several others injured in two separate armed attacks Tuesday, reported The Jerusalem Post, in an analysis by Seth J. Frantzman, citing Iraq’s Shafaq News.

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Two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members were reportedly killed and two others wounded in what it called an "armed terrorist attack" in Paveh, Iran, a border city in Kermanshah Province, reported Tasnim News, an Iranian outlet close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

In Baneh, Iran, gunmen attacked a police checkpoint, killing two police officers and injuring three other people, including a 3-year-old girl, The Jerusalem Post reported. Clashes had spread to Iran's Paveh, Marivan and Mahabad, the outlet reported, citing Rojhelat.Info, a Kurdish-focused media account.

The Paveh, Iran, attack was claimed by a little-known armed group called Xore Heva, or "Sun of Hope," which said it carried out the attack in retaliation for Iran’s crackdown on protests sparked by the 2022 death of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old died after being detained by Iran’s morality police for allegedly violating the country’s mandatory hijab rules, The National reported.

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 Iran of political repression, executions, forced assimilation and military crackdowns.

Iranian authorities, in turn, view armed Kurdish factions as separatist or terrorist threats, especially groups such as PJAK, which has clashed for years with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps along Iran’s western border. The fight is not simply ethnic: It is also political, rooted in Kurdish demands for rights and autonomy, Iran’s fear of separatism and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s role in suppressing dissent in border regions.

Jino Victoria Doabi, head of international relation at Hiwa, a Kurdish-led human rights organization, told Fox News Digital the latest clashes could appear to mark more than isolated exchanges.

"It looks like this could be an escalation," Doabi said, referring to the spread of reported clashes.

She said the initial attack appeared to be framed by Kurdish forces as retaliation, but argued the geographic spread suggested the confrontation may continue.

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Doabi said Kurdish anger is being driven not only by the latest casualties, but by a broader sense that Iran has been able to target Kurdish areas and opposition groups systemically without consequence.

"The Kurdish people in Iran are very dissatisfied that the IRGC can attack Kurdish parties and Kurdish fighters and no one reacts," Doabi said.

The violence comes as Iran is moving forward with a memorandum of understanding with Washington that has drawn criticism from Iranian opposition circles. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had approved the U.S.–Iran memorandum after receiving assurances that Iran’s rights would be protected, IranWire reported Tuesday.

Iranian officials have described the deal as having the support of top officials, even as critics inside Iran have attacked negotiators over the arrangement, IranWire also reported.

Doabi said Kurdish parties are deeply skeptical of any memorandum of understanding or negotiated arrangement with Iran, arguing that many Kurds believe such a deal would only strengthen the regime.

"Kurdish parties do not believe that making a deal with this regime can help the people in Iran," Doabi said. "Their position is that a deal would only strengthen the regime."

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She added that many Kurds in Iran are "very angry" over the idea of any agreement with Iran, citing decades of repression, arrests and killings in Kurdish areas.

"It is going to be very dangerous for people in Iran, and especially in Kurdistan, Azerbaijan and Baluchistan," Doabi said, "because that is where much of the resistance and activism is."

The Kurdish groups now under scrutiny include the Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan, known as PJAK, and its armed wing, the East Kurdistan Defense Units, or YRK.

IranWire reported earlier in June that YRK accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of launching artillery and mortar attacks against its positions near Marivan, Iran, beginning June 8, prompting what YRK described as a defensive response. Iranian official outlets had not responded to YRK’s casualty claims at the time, according to IranWire.

That regional sensitivity was on display earlier in 2026, when reports emerged that Kurdish opposition groups could open a front against Iran during the U.S.–Israeli war with Iran.

Israel had been backing plans by Iranian Kurdish militias to seize border areas inside Iran, Reuters reported in March, though the outlet said the fighters would likely need U.S. and Israeli backing to make a significant move. Five long-standing Iranian dissident groups, including PJAK, the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Freedom Party, had formed an alliance, Reuters also reported.

During the war, Trump told Reuters that he would be "all for it" if the Kurds wanted to move against Iran and said their objective should be "to win." But Reuters reported that Kurdish commanders were frustrated by a lack of clear U.S. or Israeli strategy and that Iran’s threats helped keep Kurdish forces from launching an incursion.

Regional reports later claimed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan persuaded Trump to abandon a plan to arm Iranian opposition groups and Iraqi Kurdish groups against Tehran. Israeli media reported June 6 that Erdogan pressed Trump to scrap the proposal after details were allegedly leaked to Turkey by White House officials.

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The latest violence does not prove that a coordinated insurgency is underway. But the reported spread of clashes across multiple Kurdish areas, the involvement claimed by Kurdish militant factions and Kurdish opposition to ongoing U.S.–Iran talks suggest that Iran’s western borderlands could become a new pressure point for Tehran at a moment when the regime is trying to preserve both internal control and fragile diplomatic momentum.

Fox News Digital has reached out to Iranian officials and Kurdish representatives for comment.

Kate Gosselin defends herself against son Collin as he prepares to release shocking new memoir

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:37:24 -0400

Kate Gosselin is defending herself in the comments section of her social media posts.

The 51-year-old former reality TV star responded to comments on her recent TikTok posts referencing claims her 22-year-old son, Collin, made against her, alleging she "forced" him and his seven siblings apart and "pitted them against each other" as they were growing up.

He recently announced his upcoming memoir, titled, "In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood." Gosselin has consistently denied all allegations made against her by Collin, doubling down in the comments section of her TikTok videos.

"If you are 100% certain that the accusations against you are lies, my suggestion would be to take him to court and sue him for defamation!" one fan asked. She responded, ""I can’t bc I’m a public figure. Rules are different unfortunately. Or I def would!"

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She continued defending herself in the comments, responding to another with, "Malice is one of the hardest things to prove. I tried :(. The rules are different for ppl in the public eye."

Gosselin also shared that she "consulted a high power LA attorney" in the past "when other ppl were putting crazy stuff out there," and that is what they told her. "The courts don’t honor it if you’re in the public eye :(" she added.

She later responded to another comment, saying, "Sadly, Only parents who have a mentally ill child understand! It’s so tough and I’m learning that ppl have NO ability to understand unless they’ve been through it themselves."

In response to his mom's statements, Collin doubled down on his allegations of abuse, taking to his Instagram stories to share she allegedly used to hit him.

"Never forget the fact that my mom would write in her diary how she 'had to pray to God to stop hitting me' (this was while I was 2 years old by the way)," he alleged. "And this is why using my voice to put these things in the light is so important."

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Collin first spoke out against his mother in 2022, telling Entertainment Tonight that he was estranged from his mother and that the estrangement began after she sent him to live at the Fairmount Behavioral Health System – a psychiatric hospital located in Philadelphia – without telling anyone in the family, when he was 12 years old.

While Gosselin claimed she sent him to the facility because he was diagnosed with a behavior disorder, and she couldn't meet his needs, however, during an episode of Vice's "Dark Side of the 2000s" in 2023, Collin alleged he was sent there so that he couldn't tell people about her "abusive" behavior towards him, adding she sent him "somewhere where [he] wouldn't be able to put the secrets out."

After spending two years in the facility, Collin left to go live with his father, who has been divorced from Gosselin since 2009, after his father filed for and was awarded full custody of him in December 2018. Aside from Hannah, who also chose to live with their father, Collin is estranged from his siblings, in addition to being estranged from his mother.

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The 22-year-old's tell-all memoir is set to release in October. Collin posted a cover of the book — which features him as a child with his mom covering his mouth with her hand — writing, "For a long time, I wasn’t sure I’d ever tell this story."

"Growing up, millions of people watched my life on television. People felt like they knew me. They knew my family. They watched me grow up. But there was so much they never saw," he said. "For years, I kept those experiences to myself. Some because I was afraid. Some because I didn’t think anyone would believe me. And some because I just wasn’t ready."

Collin added, "Writing this book forced me to revisit some of the hardest moments of my life, but it also gave me something I’ve been searching for for a long time: my voice. This isn’t the story people think they know. It’s the story I’ve lived."

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Tennessee university to pay professor $1.9M after calling Charlie Kirk a 'disgusting psychopath'

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:23:39 -0400

A University of Tennessee professor will receive $1.9 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the school of violating her constitutional rights after officials sought to discipline her over social media posts criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Knox News reported Monday that the University of Tennessee System Board of Trustees approved a $1.9 million settlement for former professor Tamar Shirinian after she called Kirk, who was assassinated Sept. 10 during his "American Comeback Tour" at Utah Valley University, a "disgusting psychopath."

Shirinian was put on administrative leave following a social media post where she had said in part, "The world is better off without him in it," and added, "His kids are better off living in a world without a disgusting psychopath like him and his wife, well, she’s a sick f--- for marrying him so I dont [sic] care about her feelings."

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She later apologized and said it was "insensitive" and "uncharacteristic of me as a person."

Shirinian was fired on Feb. 11. She will not be reinstated, Knox News reported.

In the February letter to Shirinian informing her that she had been fired, UT Chancellor Donde Plowman wrote, "Your words celebrated a gruesome murder, which horrifically took place on a college campus similar to our own, and then went on to callously demean the grief and loss felt by the widow and young children of the victim while also mocking any grief felt by others who sympathized with the surviving family."

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"My client is pleased that the parties reached a resolution," Robb Bigelow, Shirinian's attorney, said in an email to Knox News. "Litigation is always difficult, and we're grateful to everyone on both sides who worked diligently to bring this matter to a close.

"We believe the resolution reflects the seriousness of the issues while allowing everyone to move forward," Bigelow said. "We wish the University nothing but success in the future."

In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for the University of Tennessee System said, "We do not have a comment outside of what was publicly said in the board meeting yesterday. A link to that meeting can be found here."

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Fox News Digital reached out to Bigelow for comment and attempted to reach Shirinian.

Kansas college student drowns after jumping into 'breathtaking' destination with deadly track record

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:18:04 -0400

A 21-year-old Wichita State University student drowned after jumping into a popular Oregon swimming hole where authorities say the water is cold enough to cause immediate physical shock.

Kenny Truong, of Wichita, Kansas, was visiting Tamolitch Falls, which is commonly known as Blue Pool, with friends Friday evening when he jumped into the water and was unable to get out, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office said.

Dispatchers received a 911 call at 8:47 p.m. on June 26 reporting that a man had gone into the pool, located off Highway 126, and was struggling.

"Witnesses describe him struggling as he swam toward shore, before submerging," Linn County Undersheriff Micah Smith said in a release. "Despite the best efforts of those at Tamolitch Falls who tried to help him, and the first responders who arrived in response to the 911 call, Kenny did not survive."

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The Linn County Sheriff’s Office, Lane County Sheriff’s Office and Upper McKenzie Rural Fire responded to the remote area Friday evening.

"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Kenny Truong, 21, of Kansas, during what is an unimaginable time," Smith said.

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Truong was a finance major at the W. Frank Barton School of Business and a member-at-large of the Cummings Student Managed Investment Fund, Wichita State University confirmed to Fox News Digital.

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Blue Pool, known for its striking turquoise water and cliffside views, is a major draw for hikers and visitors across the Pacific Northwest, but officials warned it can be deadly.

"It is also a place that has taken lives before and will take lives again if visitors do not understand what they are facing," Smith said.

Authorities said the cliffs surrounding the pool rise between 10 and 60 feet, while the water averages just 37 degrees. The area also has minimal to no cellphone service, and rescue efforts can be complicated by the remote terrain.

"When something goes wrong at Blue Pool — or on the trail leading into the falls — it can take up to several hours from the moment of injury to reach a hospital," the sheriff’s office said.

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A GoFundMe organized by Carter Nguyen remembered Truong as a deeply loved friend with "fire in him" who pushed others to become "the brightest, best, fullest" versions of themselves.

"Kenny wasn’t just my best friend; he was my brother," Nguyen wrote. "He had a way of making everyone around him feel seen, feel loved, and feel like they were capable of more than they ever believed on their own."

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"Every room he walked into got a little brighter just because he was in it," Nguyen wrote. "That’s not something you can fake; that was just Kenny."

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The sheriff’s office urged visitors to understand the risks before entering the water at Tamolitch Falls, watch out for the people they arrive with and call 911 immediately if someone is in distress. Officials said visitors with questions about current conditions should contact the McKenzie River Ranger Station.

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LeBron James thanks Lakers ahead of free agency departure for 24th NBA season: 'Hope I made a few proud'

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:08:12 -0400

A fourth chapter is on the horizon for LeBron James.

The soon-to-be 42-year-old will truly test free agency for a third time this offseason after he and the Los Angeles Lakers confirmed that he will leave the team after eight seasons.

ESPN initially reported that James informed the Lakers on Tuesday that he would be departing the team for his unprecedented 24th NBA season.

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Following the reports, the Lakers offered a statement thanking James, and it does not seem as though the two parties are ending their relationship on bad terms.

"LeBron James is one of the greatest athletes in history. We will always be thankful for his eight years with the Lakers – including the title he led us to in 2020 under the toughest imaginable circumstances and the countless records he broke in purple and gold," Lakers owner Jeanie Buss said. "We wish him all the best in the future, both on the court and off. He will always be a cherished part of the Lakers family."

James reposted the Lakers' statement and shared his own sentiments.

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"No, THANK YOU! Truly a honor to wear the (purple and gold) while trying to continuing the greatness & legacies that came before me!" he said. "Hope I made a few proud during my stint."

During his tenure with the Lakers, James won his fourth NBA championship, extended his record All-Star streak to 22 years and became the NBA's all-time leading scorer — yet another record he continues to extend.

The Lakers reportedly wanted James back, but the four-time MVP was all set — even with his son, Bronny, on the team. The Jameses became the first father-son duo to not only be teammates in the NBA, but also to be active at the same time.

It is worth noting that Bronny's salary of more than $2.3 million became fully guaranteed on Monday.

James joined the Lakers in 2018 after a second stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers in which he finally brought a championship to the Ohio city after 52 years.

James averaged 20.9 points, 7.2 assists and 6.1 rebounds last season, helping the Lakers win a playoff series while Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves were nursing injuries.

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The Golden State Warriors are currently the favorites to land James, which would turn a rivalry between him and Stephen Curry into one of the most star-powered dynamic duos in sports history.

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July 4 heat wave? Save up to 48% on generators before possible power outages

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:02:15 -0400

More than 230 million Americans are expected to face temperatures above 90 degrees during the first major heat wave of the summer this Fourth of July weekend. With air conditioners running around the clock, increased demand on the power grid and the threat of summer storms could raise the risk of power outages. Stay prepared by saving up to 48% on Jackery, Anker and other brand-name generators and power stations, plus deals on MagSafe chargers to keep your devices powered wherever you are.

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Westinghouse 18,000 dual-fuel generator: $2,599 (16% off)

Original price: $3,099

What we love: The screen displays runtime information, automatically shuts down when oil levels are too low, and it keeps homes running.

What to be aware of: The bulky design can make it difficult to move.

For whole-home power, this generator has all the features you could want. It provides up to 16 hours of runtime, a 10.5-gallon fuel tank and remote start. The generator also offers the reliable engine Westinghouse is known for and automatically shuts down when oil levels get too low, helping prevent damage.

Generac 2,500-watt gas generator: $599 (8% off)

Original price: $649

What we love: The generator is lightweight and stays quiet, ideal for camping or tailgating.

What to be aware of: You may not be able to supply your entire house with power.

Generac's 2,500-watt generator is ideal for travel, thanks to the lightweight design. It runs quietly compared to larger models and has a top-mounted gas spout. The three outlets handle tools, air conditioners and small appliances all at once. Along with two USB ports for charging devices, there is a connection point for linking to larger generators.

EF EcoFlow Delta Pro 3 power station: $2,599 (30% off)

Original price: $3,699

What we love: It runs many home essentials quietly, and you can monitor the system through your phone.

What to be aware of: Some reviewers point to its weight as a flaw.

The EF EcoFlow Delta Pro 3 generates up to 4,000 watts of quiet backup power for whole-home use. Charge the power station through an AC outlet or optional solar panels and operate everything from air compressors to well pumps. Monitor and control the entire system from just your phone.

Portable magnetic charger: $19.99 (35% off)

Original price: $30.62

What we love: It's compact and free of cords, giving you a travel-ready option.

What to be aware of: Powering multiple devices drains the battery faster.

If you forget to charge your phone before an outage, this portable magnetic option gives you the power you need in a pocket-sized package. For just $20, it can recharge an iPhone 16 once. Use a cable and connect multiple devices simultaneously.

Portable charger with cables: $34.98 (33% off)

Original price: $51.99

What we love: Built-in cables give you four charging spots, but there are three additional ports as well.

What to be aware of: Some reviewers find the charging capacity is exaggerated.

Avoid clutter with a portable charger that has built-in cords. It has four cables and three additional ports, while a smart LED display shows your battery level at a glance.

MagSafe wireless charger: $5.98 (40% off)

Original price: $9.99

What we love: It offers a fast, cord-free charging experience.

What to be aware of: You still need to plug in the charger, so it's less convenient to use your phone while it charges.

At 40% off, this MagSafe charger powers up your phone without extra bulky cables. Just rest your device on the magnetic pad, and it will get back to full battery in no time. With both USB-C and USB-A connectors, it works with a wide variety of smartphones.

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INIU portable charger: $29.99 (19% off)

Original price: $36.99

What we love: It's compact, and the built-in cable prevents you from handling long cords.

What to be aware of: It doesn't charge newer iPhones as quickly.

An INIU charger is small enough to fit in your pants pocket. The built-in USB-C cable retracts for ultimate convenience and portability. A full battery lasts up to a week, depending on use, and recharges an iPhone 16 up to four times.

FAQs

Understanding the world of generators can be complex. To help, we answer some of the most frequently asked questions shoppers wonder about when looking for a generator.

What size generator do I need?

The right generator size depends on how you plan to use it. Smaller models with a few hundred or thousand watts can power basic appliances or a TV while camping. For home backup during outages, many homes need at least 5,000 watts, while larger ones may require a 12,000- or 13,000-watt generator.

How long can a generator run?

Most generators on this list work for up to half a day on a full tank of gas. Many last between eight and 15 hours, depending on the size of their fuel tank.

What are the top generator brands?

Popular generator brands include Honda, Yamaha, Champion and Westinghouse. Honda tends to be sought after the most, with the others following close behind.

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Lucky traveler wins $3.3M jackpot on 'Wheel of Fortune' slot machine at Harry Reid International Airport

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:02:39 -0400

For most airline passengers, a layover means a rushed cup of coffee or a frantic search for an available charging station.

But for one lucky traveler this weekend, a brief stop at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) turned into a life-changing event.

Airport officials took to social media on Monday to announce that a passenger, identified by game manufacturer IGT as "Anthony," hit a jaw-dropping $3.3 million jackpot while playing a "Wheel of Fortune" slot machine.

"Congratulations to a lucky traveler who hit a $3.3 million jackpot on the Wheel of Fortune slot machine over the weekend in C Gates at LAS Airport," the post read.

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The massive win occurred in the airport's C Gates after the traveler placed a $10 bet, marking an unforgettable trip to the Entertainment Capital of the World.

While airport slot machines are known for having tighter payouts than the mega-resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, LAS has a history of minting unexpected millionaires.

The airport is one of only two commercial aviation hubs in the United States to feature terminal gambling (the other is Reno-Tahoe International Airport).

STUNNING VACATION HOT SPOT TURNS INTO OVERCROWDED NIGHTMARE AS TOURISTS FLOOD STREETS

Michael Gaughan’s Airport Slot Concession operates over 1,400 machines across the terminals, according to local reports, generating tens of millions in annual revenue that helps lower operating costs for airlines — ultimately keeping airfares more competitive.

The multimillion-dollar windfall by "Anthony" is just the latest in a string of recent high-profile terminal jackpots.

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In May 2025, another traveler pocketed a cool $1.8 million on a $5 bet on a "Wheel of Fortune" machine in the D Gates.

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Before that, the airport celebrated a $1.4 million jackpot won by a visitor from San Diego and a $1.3 million win in 2023.

While "Anthony" will have to account for a 24% federal tax withholding on his $3.3 million prize, Nevada does not tax personal income or gambling winnings.

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"Congratulations on your incredible win, and thanks for making LAS part of your lucky journey," airport officials wrote on social media.

Brooke Fletcher makes White Sox history, Taylor Swift's fake castle & OnlyFans models have PR firms now

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:01:51 -0400

We've made it, folks. To the halfway point of 2026.

Incredible, right? It feels like just yesterday I was ringing in the New Year — watching drunk Anderson Cooper on my TV and sipping champagne with my dog.

The dog wasn't sipping champagne, of course, but you know what I mean.

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And now we're in the last day of June. It's hotter than the devil's buttcrack outside, the air smells like campfires and bug spray, and some of you are enjoying your last few days with all 10 of your fingers.

That's right, it's Fourth of July week, baby. America 250. Physically, I'm writing Nightcaps at my dining room table. Mentally, I'm four Miller Lites deep and sucking on a glizzy with my rear end firmly planted in an inner tube.

A glizzy is a hot dog, by the way. Don't be a pervert. Although "sucking on" is an appalling way to refer to consuming a hot dog. Don't blame me. Blame John Mellencamp.

It's been one hell of a week for me.

If you recall, this time last week I was on my way to New York City to visit Fox HQ. I don't have any wild stories for you from the Big Apple because I spent most of my time doing super duper important work stuff. But it was really rad to meet many of the faces I see in Zoom boxes in actual human form. Good people there at the New York office.

And I did have a couple hours of free time. So, naturally, I went to the Top of the Rock.

Touristy, sure. But I'm a sucker for a view.

Immediately when I got home from New York, I dumped out my suitcase and re-packed it to go to Athens, Tennessee.

What the hell is in Athens, Tennessee?

I'm so glad you asked. See, I'm a member of a book club here in my humble Nashville suburb. We read a lot of novels, and we meet at a brewery every two weeks to talk about them. This past weekend, 15 of us went on a retreat to a gorgeous house with a saltwater pool and a water slide. In Athens, Tennessee!

Let me tell you something. I am feeling refreshed as heck — despite all the charcuterie and booze I inhaled over those three days. Sometimes — after a stressful week of work travel — you just need a little girl power.

So log off and grab a margarita slushie. Let's do some Nightcaps.

Brooke Fletcher makes history

Speaking of girl power, did you see what Brooke Fletcher did last week?

Brooke is a White Sox reporter for CHSN. When regular color analyst Steve Stone fell ill, she had to take over. And she became the first female TV analyst in White Sox history.

If you're unfamiliar with Brooke's work, she is incredibly talented and deserving of this opportunity. Don't you go throwing any DEI accusations around because I will pull receipts faster than Dianna Russini pulled up her text messages to get out of that speeding ticket.

But Brooke also happens to be the daughter of former White Sox shortstop Scott Fletcher. And over the weekend, her dad surprised her with a souvenir from her night in the booth.

Brooke's crying. Scott's crying. I'm crying. You're crying. What a moment!

And now onto something significantly less heartwarming.

This Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding is getting worse by the minute

I know, you're tired of hearing (reading?) me gripe about it. And since the wedding is (allegedly) on Friday, there's an end in sight.

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But I simply refuse to believe Taylor Swift is actually choosing to have her wedding at Madison Square Garden.

Yuck. Ew. Blech.

The tackiness, the sticky folding chairs, the ugly basketball arena aesthetic. There's no way this billionaire pop star — who has endless options and an unlimited budget — is really getting married at MSG, right?

You have to be kidding me. I refuse to believe they are actually getting married at MSG. This has to be a red herring to send the paparazzi elsewhere so that they can have their actual wedding somewhere majestic and private and beautiful.

And then. As if things couldn't get any worse. I see this.

They're building a CASTLE.

Taylor, my sister in Christ. You have the money to go to Europe and rent out an actual castle. Please tell me this is just some sort of elaborate setup for a fan club party.

Look, I know it's not my wedding. My wedding was perfect (minus the weather and the chemical burns). So I shouldn't be so invested in what Taylor Swift and dopey Travis Kelce are doing about their wedding venue. But something about this circus just offends me on a spiritual level.

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OnlyFans models are hiring PR firms now

Folks, I s--- you not.

One of the more annoying things about being a reporter is that your inbox is constantly flooded with PR pitches. Some of them are relevant. Most of them are not. A good majority of the emails I get are just people who want me to shill some sort of random household item you can order on Amazon.

But this... this was a first.

Yes, friends, that is an official PR pitch from an agency that solely represents OnlyFans models and other "adult" creators. Complete with quotes and a Google Drive folder full of approved photos. Unbelievable stuff.

I have, of course, redacted the model's name. No free promotions from me, young lady! But — out of curiosity — I did go to her Instagram profile and saw that a guy I briefly dated back in 2019 follows her. Probably just for her expert insight on soccer fans. Definitely not for her enormous fake boobs.

What a world we live in.

Do we hate America and Caitlin Clark?

I love it when y'all email me or comment on my social media. I really do. Even if you're (respectfully) giving me a hard time about something I wrote, it's fun to hear from you.

But every once in a while, someone goes above and beyond to tell me just what a jackass they think I am. Like this sweet 72-year-old lady Jeri, for example, who landed in my Instagram DM requests yesterday -- fuming over an article I wrote about Caitlin Clark.

Jeri Wrote: "Typical Faux News story dissing Caitlin Clark. God, you people are amazing. Lost souls who hate America. All you need is blonde hair to complete the clueless ensemble."

That is certainly ...a take.

I cannot fathom how a person can look at Fox News or OutKick and think to themselves, "Wow, these people really hate America and Caitlin Clark." CAITLIN CLARK. We post stories singing Caitlin's praises every single day of the week and twice on Sunday. Jeri, what do you mean?!

And so I asked her exactly that. Turns out, it was an article I wrote yesterday about click-me artist Emmanuel Acho claiming that the WNBA would be "better off" without Caitlin. That really got Jeri's knickers in a twist. I, obviously, reported what Acho said and then explained why what he said was complete buffoonery.

It was a pro-Caitlin Clark article. Hence my confusion.

Jeri Elaborated: "I think your article was a very mixed message. On purpose? Who knows. Most of it was spent giving credit to the dissers, with a few sentences at the end in support. Faux news distorts everything it touches. I am a middle of the road person. I honestly hate the crap that comes from faux news."

Why Jeri spends so much time scanning a website she hates, I do not know. I wonder if she's seeing this column, too. But methinks we can chalk this one up to a reading comprehension problem on her part.

Also, there's nothing wrong with blondes.

Luke Bryan finally leans into his stupid song about climbing trees

Caitlin R. Writes: OK, last one on this, but did you see what Luke posted??? 😂

Amber:

Last month, Luke Bryan released one of the most embarrassing songs in country music history. Golf. Fish. Hunt. Drink. Do the hokey pokey. Turn yourself around.

I don't know, it's a blur to me.

But I pointed out in Nightcaps how God awful terrible this song was. I was certainly not the only one to point it out. His comments were full of people just absolutely s---ing on this song. And, at first, Luke got defensive. I was adamant that this was absolutely the wrong way to handle things. His only recourse was to completely lean in.

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Make jokes about the absurdity of this song. Sell camo T-Shirts with "CLIMB TREE" in big, bold letters. Own it.

Glad to see he's finally taking my advice. I'm so much smarter than Jeri gives me credit for.

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RILEY GAINES: Supreme Court hands women an important win, but the fight isn’t over

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:58:55 -0400

The Supreme Court has handed women a massive victory by upholding reality and federal law with a favorable ruling on two landmark cases in a single opinion.

Women’s sports CAN be just for women. The phrasing there is important and I’ll explain why in a moment.

In a landmark decision addressing laws in Idaho and West Virginia, the court upheld state protections reserving women's sports for women. The court held that state laws reserving girls’ and women’s sports for biological females do not violate Title IX or the equal protection clause. In other words, "sex" means biological sex — not a subjective identity that changes from person to person.

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That shouldn't be controversial. Until just a few years ago, it wasn't.

The timing couldn't be more fitting. Just days after the 54th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark civil rights law that opened doors for generations of female athletes, the Supreme Court affirmed that states may preserve the very category Title IX was designed to protect.

There was one important divide.

The court split 6-3 on whether these laws violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. The three dissenting justices (all Democrat-appointed women) would have held that laws protecting women's sports unlawfully discriminate.

The irony speaks for itself.

In short, the Supreme Court held that states are free to reserve women's sports for women because the sexes are not similarly situated when it comes to athletic competition. The court acknowledged what every parent, coach, athlete, and frankly every kindergartener already knows: men and women are biologically different, and those differences matter in sports.

If your first reaction is, "how did we ever get here?" you're not alone.

I ask myself that question almost daily.

For nearly 250 years, America had no trouble understanding what words like "man," "woman," "male," "female" and "sex" meant.

Then came the cultural insanity of the last several years, when institutions, corporations, universities, governing bodies and even courts began pretending that objective reality was somehow up for debate.

We reached a point where a sitting Supreme Court justice famously said she couldn't define what a woman is because she "wasn't a biologist."

When we've reached the point where the judge on the highest court in the country can't answer a question every child can answer, it becomes difficult to be surprised by anything.

Thankfully, today's decision moves us back toward common sense. But let's be clear about what this ruling does and what it doesn't.

What does this ruling mean?

I hate to bring you down just as I built you up, but this decision isn’t as strong as we’d like it to be. And by "we," I mean those of us who believe girls, regardless of where they live, should never have to fear being met with a large man staring her down on the other side of the volleyball net.

While we should certainly celebrate the win, the ruling just means having a sports category solely for women isn’t unconstitutional. Until 2020, this wouldn’t have been considered progress or worth celebrating because it was the standard position to take. The ruling does not mean states have to make the women’s category exclusive to real women, it just means it’s not illegal if they do.

That distinction matters. May — not must.

Basically, this ruling doesn’t reach the 23 states that have not passed some sort of state law banning men from competing in women’s sports. Fairness and safety in sports for girls depends on your zip code.

Where do we go from here?

President Donald Trump deserves credit for making this issue impossible to ignore. He campaigned on protecting women's sports, signed an executive order shortly after taking office and hasn’t been shy talking about it since.

You’ve all seen the videos of him imitating the male weightlifter… if the President of the United States ever becomes too much for him, he could always be a comedian.

But executive orders aren't permanent. The next president can revoke them with the stroke of a pen. That's why Congress must act.

The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act passed the House but has stalled in the Senate. If lawmakers truly believe women deserve equal opportunity, fairness and safety, they should codify these protections into federal law rather than leaving them dependent on whichever administration occupies the White House.

We need states to act through legislation or ballot measures. We need real enforcement mechanisms. We need a culture willing to push back.

Despite the positive ruling, the fight continues.

What happens to states like California or Washington state who will inevitably continue to act in defiance because they have crippling Trump Derangement Syndrome?

Those states will continue to suffer from the very real, diagnosable disease they contracted in 2016: TDS. The usual bad actors will keep being the villains in the story. They will continue to put the feelings of boys before the physical safety of girls. Chew on that for a second.

I hope the Department of Justice and the Department of Education aggressively enforce existing federal law against institutions that continue violating the rights of women and girls. Unfortunately, legal challenges take time, and activist states will almost certainly seek injunctions and other delays.

Accountability will also have to come elsewhere.

History shows institutions change course when ignoring reality becomes too expensive.

Parents, athletes, donors, consumers and voters all have leverage. Universities, athletic associations, corporations and governing bodies should understand there are real consequences for sacrificing women's rights in service of political ideology.

Most importantly, individual athletes should continue standing up for themselves.

When schools or athletic organizations violate the rights of girls, litigation should remain on the table. Every successful lawsuit makes it more expensive to discriminate against female athletes and harder for institutions to pretend there isn't a problem.

It must be expensive for the people who knowingly and willingly put girls in harm's way for the sake of ideology.

They believe they’re giving a middle finger to President Trump when they defy his executive order and Title IX, but they’re not. They’re giving a middle finger to all the girls and women in their state.

Will the trans issue continue to be an issue in 2026 and 2028? Will Democrats keep leaning into their extremism?

I’m no political strategist (although, at this rate, I do believe I could advise the Democrats better than their current advisors if the goal is success), but I have no reason to believe the issue won’t be front and center again the next election cycle. This is the hill Democrats have chosen to die on.

We won the presidency, maintained control in the House, and gained control in the Senate. It was the red wave I had expected largely thanks to how radical the Democrats had become on the culture issues. As a person who understands cause and effect, I thought the Democrats would slowly begin to recant from their voting record and previous positions.

The other side has only become more radical. The extremism isn’t limited to just the gender ideology issue either. Look at the candidates they’ve put forward since the 2024 election. James Talarico believes God is non-binary and there are six genders for crying out loud.

As long as they continue insisting biological sex doesn't matter in sports, Republicans shouldn't stop asking the question. Every candidate seeking public office should have to answer something incredibly simple:

Should girls compete against boys?

If their answer is some form of "yes," deflection or a refusal to engage, then that should be disqualifying to any commonsense American. If you can’t emphatically say men can't become women, why should I believe a single word that comes out of your mouth on any topic? You’ve already proven yourself detached from reality.

What’s still at stake?

This ruling isn’t the finish line like we want it to be; it’s really just the starting line. Title IX, once again, means something. Now we work to make sure every state recognizes its significance for all Americans, but specifically for women and girls.

This case was never only about sports.

Sports simply revealed the broader question our country has been wrestling with for years: does biological sex still matter under the law?

Today's decision says yes. That's an enormous victory, but until every girl in every state has the same protections, the work remains unfinished.

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For me, this isn't an abstract legal debate. It's about my daughter.

I want her to know that if she earns a championship, it's because she beat the best women, not because adults redefined what a woman is. I want her to know that if she's told she has equal opportunity, those words actually mean something. I want her generation to inherit a country that doesn't require courage to acknowledge obvious biological reality.

That's what's still at stake.

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Today, the Supreme Court took an important step toward restoring that reality.

Now it's up to the rest of us to finish the job.

Nearly 100 monkeys escape enclosure, invade neighborhoods as officials scramble to recapture them

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:58:37 -0400

Nearly 100 monkeys ran loose through neighborhoods in central Thailand after escaping from a government-run enclosure overnight, prompting authorities to launch a large-scale effort to capture the animals.

Officials said nearly 100 monkeys broke through part of an enclosure at the Lopburi Municipality Animal Nursery.

The monkeys were being housed under the care of local authorities after being transferred from Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. Workers were able to prevent more than 1,000 other monkeys at the facility from escaping.

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Provincial officials, wildlife authorities and municipal workers searched nearby residential areas Tuesday after the escape.

Authorities used food-baited cages to lure some of the escaped monkeys back into custody. Other monkeys, including some of the larger and more dominant macaques, had to be subdued with tranquilizer darts before they could be captured.

Crews repaired the damaged enclosure while officials continued efforts to recapture the escaped monkeys.

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Lopburi Gov. Weeraphong Ritrod said the damaged enclosure had been repaired and reinforced to help prevent additional escapes.

He said officials also plan to build a more secure, double-layer enclosure designed to keep dominant monkeys from breaking out in the future.

The governor said the province is also preparing to establish a foundation to help support food costs and improve the monkeys' welfare.

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Mayor Chamroen Salacheep said the monkeys may have escaped because of hunger, extreme heat, overcrowding or their natural instinct to roam.

He also apologized to residents affected by the incident and encouraged anyone whose property was damaged to report it so authorities could assess the damage and determine what assistance may be available.

Lopburi has long been known for its large population of free-roaming macaques.

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The monkeys have also caused problems for residents and businesses because of property damage and aggressive behavior. Authorities have worked in recent years to reduce the monkey population through sterilization programs and by relocating some animals to dedicated enclosures.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Lopburi Municipality and Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

South Korean soccer team gets booed during their early morning return from disastrous World Cup

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:54:07 -0400

It's pretty early in the week, but even if things are already going sideways for you, I can promise you you're still probably having a better week than the South Korean soccer team that just arrived home from the World Cup.

Let's say that they were not received like conquering heroes. In fact, it was more like whatever the opposite of that is.

I'm not sure too many people had the South Koreans going the distance in this year's tournament, but they were certainly expected to get out of the group stage. However, the Koreans finished third in Group A thanks to losses against Mexico and South Africa, with a 2-1 win over Czechia keeping their World Cup from being a complete disaster.

However, with three points and a -1 goal differential, the South Koreans were not one of the eight-best third-place teams, which meant an early return flight back home.

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But, not before the coach resigned and the nation's president called for an investigation into the World Cup failure and the hiring process for the national team coach.

So, that couldn't have been a fun flight knowing what was waiting for them.

In fact, the team flew in at 4 a.m., hoping to avoid protesters, and, well... that probably seemed like a good idea, but it sure didn't work.

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Oh man.

All I could think about watching this was how I can't imagine anything that would make me so mad that I would go out to the airport just to give them a piece of my mind.

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And even if there was something that got me that mad, the chance of me going out to do that at 4 a.m. is virtually zero.

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So, these fans are about as mad as you'll ever see any fans, and it goes to show how intense the World Cup truly is.

But, the worst part for the South Koreans and their fans is that it will be a long four years before the next World Cup gets underway.

WATCH: Maryland Dems defend ‘big tent’ party as New York socialist surge fuels Dem divide

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:52:26 -0400

Maryland Democrats rejected the idea that New York's socialist surge in primary victories signals a broader Democratic divide, insisting the races are a reflection of individual districts rather than a national shift as the party looks ahead to the midterm elections.

"We have a big tent party, that's what it says," Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said when asked what New York’s election results mean for Democrats.

"This is a democracy," he continued. "You're going to have lots of perspectives. It's up to the voters to decide, and they did."

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The comments come after three far-left candidates won New York Democratic primaries, including two who defeated sitting Democratic incumbents, fueling debate over whether the victories signal growing influence and intraparty division heading into November’s midterms.

"I’m all about new leadership," Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., told Fox News Digital when asked about New York’s election results.

Several Maryland Democrats argued the results reflected the unique politics of individual New York districts rather than a broader ideological shift within the Democratic Party.

"I think it's very reflective of the district," former U.S. Capitol Police Officer and former Maryland congressional candidate Harry Dunn said.

He continued, "I think we've got to be careful applying what happened in New York to everywhere around the country."

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Other Maryland Democrats stressed the need to respect voters’ choices in their own districts, even when they disagree with the candidates who won.

"I don't agree with all the things they've said," Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Md., said about the socialist candidates in New York. "I don't agree with all their positions, but I respect what the voters have done in New York. That's not reflective of the entire country."

"Every district determines who they want," Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., said. "We may not like it. Some people didn't want me in. So you have to respect what a district, a congressional district, does. It's still the rule of the people."

But as the party strives to regain control in Congress, some moderate Democrats have sought to distance themselves from socialism and the party’s leftward push.

Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville condemned some of the radical views of the newly nominated Democratic candidates, particularly Darializa Avila Chevalier — a member of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) — who ousted five-term Democrat Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y.

"She has attacked interracial relationships and the American flag. Lady, I ain't in the same party as you. I'm sorry," Carville said in an episode of his podcast, Politics War Room.

He continued, "Everybody's always said, 'No, no, we're a coalition. We're a big tent. And there's some – there's just some s--- that I can't be in the same tent with."

JAMES CARVILLE SAYS SOCIALIST DEMOCRAT SHOULDN'T BE IN THE PARTY, CALLS HER VIEWS 'A BRIDGE TOO FAR'

"I'm a capitalist, not a socialist," Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-N.Y., previously told Fox News Digital regarding his views on the New York Democratic candidates. "And I believe in safety, not lawlessness. And I'm proud of America. I'm not ashamed of America."

Raskin, however, defended the progressivism within his party, arguing the new wave of socialism the Democratic Party is seeing is not consistent with traditional values held by socialists.

"When people say they're socialists today, I don't think that they believe in dialectical materialism and dictatorship of the proletariat and classical Marxian socialism," Raskin said. "I think what they believe is much greater equality and reduction of all the class differences that have grown up under Trump and the plutocrats."

Republicans have increasingly pointed to the Democratic Party's move toward socialist principles as a crux in campaigning to hold both their control of the Senate and razor-thin majority in the House.

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Most Democratic lawmakers seem to be urging their party to focus on gaining control in Congress in the upcoming midterm elections, regardless of their feelings toward some of the ideology fueling new candidates within the party.

"In a perfect world, everybody should come together — Democratic socialists, moderates," Dunn said. "Everybody should come together and work together to represent everybody and not just the people who elected them."

America's top party college hit by another sex attack weeks after brutal campus rape case

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:45:23 -0400

Another sexual assault suspect is being sought at America's top party school.

The University of California Santa Barbara police have issued a second campus-wide warning in less than two months after a woman reported being stalked and groped in broad daylight, as detectives continue searching for the suspect in the brutal rape and strangulation of an 18-year-old freshman reported in May.

According to a campus-wide Timely Warning, the latest incident unfolded around 11:30 a.m. on June 24 as the victim walked along a paved access road on UCSB's West Campus.

Police said a man riding a bicycle passed the victim before circling back multiple times over the next 15 minutes.

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During the first two encounters, he stopped to ask questions. On the third pass, investigators said he approached the victim from behind, groped her and fled toward nearby Tierra De Fortuna Park.

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The suspect is described as a Hispanic or Middle Eastern man, about 35 years old, approximately 5-foot-8 with a thin build, shaved head, brown eyes and scruffy facial hair. He was wearing a gray tank top or cut-off T-shirt, shorts and a black backpack while riding a bicycle. Police said he was not known to the victim.

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The warning is the second issued by UCSB police since May, when an 18-year-old freshman reported she was raped and strangled after meeting a man at a Sigma Pi fraternity party before returning to her dorm at Tropicana Gardens in Isla Vista.

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That investigation remains unsolved.

Days after the attack, the survivor's family, through attorney Tyrone Maho, publicly appealed for witnesses to come forward, saying anyone who attended the Sigma Pi fraternity party or was near Tropicana Gardens on the night of May 9 could hold critical information.

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The family also urged the chancellor to ask the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office to take over the investigation, arguing the attacker remained "a potential threat to our community," while expressing gratitude for the work already done by UC Santa Barbara police.

The May attack prompted a candlelight vigil, where students gathered to support the survivor and voice concerns about campus safety.

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UC Santa Barbara has been ranked the nation's top party school by Niche for the past two years.

Campus crime data also show the university has recorded more than 100 reported rapes between 2022 and 2024, according to its Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports. The reports also show increases in other reported crimes in recent years, including weapons arrests and burglaries.

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In a statement previously provided to Fox News Digital following the May attack, UC Santa Barbara police said federal law limits what officials can disclose about active investigations but emphasized that reports of crimes on university property are fully investigated by sworn officers.

The department said it has remained in direct contact with the survivor's family and works closely with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office and the District Attorney's Office when appropriate.

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Investigators are asking anyone with information about the June 24 incident to contact the UC Santa Barbara Police Department.

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Fox News Digital reached out to the UCSB Police Department for comment.

Fox News Digital's Kelsie Cairns contributed to this report.