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After 1,000 days of war: Many Israeli children carry trauma into summer break

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:19:03 -0400

TEL AVIV: As Israel marks 1,000 days since the Hamas-led Oct. 7 massacre, children — many still coping with the psychological effects of the war — are beginning their summer vacation, with some navigating the uncertainties of traveling abroad amid rising antisemitism and others grappling at home with the anxieties of living in a society shaped by nearly three years of war on multiple fronts.

Lilach, 47, of Kibbutz Eilon, jut over a mile and a half from Israel's border with Lebanon in the Western Galilee, told Fox News Digital she hopes her children — Yuval, Amit, and Yoni — will finally be able to enjoy a normal summer.

During the war, there was always concern about leaving home. The kids were barely in school and spent most of their time indoors in front of screens," she said.

"I hope they can now spend time with their friends and enjoy activities together. Tomorrow, Yoni is going to an amusement park. I just want them to have fun, be with their friends and enjoy being kids again," she added.

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, Lilach said, her children have had only one uninterrupted year of school.

"It was hard. They would start school, attend for a month or two, then classes would stop because of the war with Iran or fighting with Lebanon, and then resume. It was difficult to get back into a routine each time. It felt like starting a new school year over and over again," she said.

Despite the repeated disruptions, Lilach said her daughter Amit graduated from high school thanks to her determination and private tutoring. Yoni, however, who has attention deficit disorder, struggled with spending weeks at home during the fighting and will move to a smaller classroom next year to receive additional support.

Evacuated with her family a day after the Oct. 7 attacks, Anat, 50, of Kibbutz Yiftah in the Upper Galilee, less than two miles from Israel’s border with Lebanon, told Fox News Digital that her children changed schools three times before the family returned home in February 2025. During Israel’s recent war with Iran, they were again out of school for about six weeks.

"Every day, having my 10-year-old log on to Zoom for online classes was a challenge. It was very difficult to maintain a routine and continuity in her learning," Anat said.

With the family hoping to travel abroad this summer, Anat said she has tried to shelter her children from the tidal wave of antisemitism that has emerged globally over the past three years of war.

"We don’t talk at home about people around the world who hate us. We love everyone, and we don’t talk about hate, period. For them, traveling is something wonderful that they can’t wait for," she said. "Despite how difficult it has been, our children are strong. They have grown up quickly because of everything they’ve been through and know how to cope. We don’t feel sorry for ourselves—we’re fighters."

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Nufar Bar Lipshatz, a developmental psychologist in the Northern District of Clalit Health Services, Israel’s largest healthcare provider, said many children continue to show signs of trauma.

According to data she cited from Israel’s National Insurance Institute, 25,274 children had been officially recognized as victims of hostile acts between Oct. 7, 2023 and the end of 2025. She also referenced a joint study by the Goshen organization and the Israeli Pediatric Association showing that 84% of Israeli children exhibited signs of emotional distress by late 2023 following the cross-border terror assault from Gaza and Hezbollah’s entry into the war from Lebanon the following day.

"We see many symptoms that are connected but manifest differently in each child, whether it’s a child who can’t speak, wets their pants, or develops [nervous] tics," Bar Lipshatz said. "Trauma is real, and children can’t always express it with words, so they act it out. They reenact running to shelters, their father being deployed, war, aggression and kidnappings during play."

She recalled treating a girl who became unable to ride her bicycle because she constantly looked over her shoulder, checking whether someone was behind her.

While summer vacation may offer temporary relief, Bar Lipshatz warned that long breaks from routine can reinforce anxiety.

"We know from research that children need stability and routine because it helps them feel safe. During school breaks, children may feel safer because they are avoiding situations that trigger stress, but over time they are also avoiding facing their fears," she said. "We need to give parents and children the tools to cope with stress because it will not disappear simply by staying at home."

Bar Lipshatz, who also works with autistic children, said travel itself can be challenging because unfamiliar sounds and crowded environments may trigger traumatic memories.

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"When you go on vacation, you go to places with lots of people and noise. What we think could be fun can actually become a trigger," she said, recalling a trip to Romania where bear-warning sirens in a national park sounded identical to Israel's missile alerts.

She noted that one of her young patients told her she feared traveling abroad because, despite the war, Israel felt more predictable than an unfamiliar country.

In a bid to maintain a sense of routine and help students catch up on lost time, the Israeli Ministry of Education told Fox News Digital that it will continue operating throughout the summer through programs serving approximately 1.12 million students, supported by an investment of about $270 million.

For the first time, middle school students will participate in summer programs focused on artificial intelligence, STEM subjects, mathematics, science, and English. The ministry said the highest participation rates are in northern and southern communities affected by the war.

It also said it will continue providing emotional support through its Psychological Counseling Service, expand psychological services for students in need, and keep its "Voice for All" support hotline operating throughout the summer.

"The education system will continue to support Israeli students during the summer vacation to ensure educational, emotional and social continuity for every student who needs it," the ministry said.

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Children affected by the war are also attending summer camps such as those led by OneFamily, an organization that supports victims of terrorism and war and their families.

More than 400 children — each of whom has lost an immediate family member to terrorism or war, most since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attacks — will take part in OneFamily's annual summer camp from July 8 to July 13 in the Golan Heights, where they will spend time with other children who share similar experiences of grief and loss.

A central focus of the camp is helping children build resilience while learning to cope with their grief. This year, the organization's founding director, Chantal Belzberg, received the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement.

Activities include swimming, competitions, sports, but also therapeutic group dialogue circles. On the last night, some campers share stories about their lost loved ones and their own journey to healing, followed by a big concert.

"Children who have lost a parent, both parents or siblings to terrorism or acts of war don't always want to go to therapy. But when you bring them together with other children who have experienced the same loss, it gives them strength and creates a therapeutic environment," Belzberg told Fox News Digital.

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"They come to have fun, and through the activities they meet other children who have gone through the same thing. That's when they begin to talk. Traditional support services are not always places where children want to go," she continued.

"We bring them together so they meet children who truly understand them. They realize they are not alone and can build a community where they don't feel isolated. One of the greatest challenges after trauma is isolation," she added.

Vatican excommunicates breakaway Catholic bishops who defied Pope Leo XIV

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:08:34 -0400

Pope Leo XIV's first major showdown with a breakaway Catholic movement ended Thursday with the Vatican declaring the Society of St. Pius X in schism and excommunicating bishops who defied the pontiff by ordaining new bishops without his approval.

The Vatican acted one day after the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) consecrated four new bishops at its seminary in Écône, Switzerland, despite a personal appeal from Leo urging the group to abandon what the Catholic Church called a "schismatic act."

In a decree released Thursday, the Holy See excommunicated the four newly consecrated bishops as well as the two bishops who took part in the ceremony, declaring the ordinations a schism, or an intentional break from the Catholic Church.

The decision comes after decades of efforts by successive popes to reconcile with the traditionalist movement, which rejects many of the reforms adopted during the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s, including allowing Mass to be celebrated in local languages instead of Latin.

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Only the pope has the authority to approve the consecration of Catholic bishops, a practice meant to preserve the Church's unity and its line of succession from the apostles.

The sanctions also reverse concessions the Vatican had granted the SSPX in recent years as it tried to bring the group back into full communion with Rome. According to the decree, the group can no longer validly administer the sacraments of confession and marriage, and the Vatican urged Catholics attending SSPX Masses to separate themselves from the movement.

The action comes just days after Leo made a rare personal appeal to the group's leader, the Rev. Davide Pagliarani, urging him to cancel the consecrations.

"I plead with you and ask you with all my heart: please turn back!" the pope wrote in a letter to Pagliarani on Monday, warning the planned ordinations would deepen the decades-old division between Rome and the SSPX.

The dispute is the first major test of Leo's pontificate. Since becoming pope, the American-born pontiff has emphasized healing divisions within the Catholic Church, including reaching out to conservatives and traditionalists who felt alienated during Pope Francis' papacy.

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During Wednesday's consecration ceremony, Pagliarani insisted the ordinations were carried out not in opposition to the pope but in service to the Church.

"We are accused of not respecting the pope," Pagliarani said. "But it is precisely because we love the pope as the vicar of Christ, as the head of the church, that we don’t want to see the pope humiliated anymore, on the side of false shepherds representing false religions."

Founded in 1970 by French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, the Society of St. Pius X has long opposed what it considers theological errors introduced by the Second Vatican Council. Lefebvre was excommunicated in 1988 after consecrating four bishops without the approval of Pope John Paul II in a nearly identical confrontation.

Those excommunications were lifted in 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI in an effort to restore dialogue, though the SSPX never returned to full communion with Rome and has remained outside the Church's formal structure.

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Despite that status, the society has continued to grow, reporting hundreds of priests, seminarians and religious members serving followers in dozens of countries, making it one of the largest traditionalist Catholic movements operating outside the Vatican's authority.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fox News Digital has reached out to Slice for comment.

Rahm Emanuel warns new generation of Dem socialists don't like America

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:00:35 -0400

Former Chicago Mayor and possible 2028 contender Rahm Emanuel blasted the recent wave of Democratic socialists who have risen in his party.

Democratic socialist candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier was one of three candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who won shocking primary victories in late June. Her history of controversial far-left rhetoric and policies has caused a wave of outrage among more traditional Democratic figures, such as strategist James Carville, who have responded by calling for a formal party schism.

"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 a recent viral statement on his podcast. "I’m just not, and I actually do think it's time for Democrats to talk ‘the S-word.’ ‘Schism.’ I really do."

CNN host Wolf Blitzer played a clip from this podcast as he spoke to Emanuel, asking if he agrees with Carville’s take.

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Emanuel responded by saying he believes in flipping red areas to blue areas, not flipping blue areas to a deeper blue.

"There are candidates out there, specifically like in New York City, who don't like America," he said. "I happen to think being an American means you win the lottery ticket of life."

He went on to argue that as flawed as America may be, the Democratic socialists fail to appreciate it for its inherent good.

"There are challenges in America that it's not living up to its potential, as outlined here on the 250-year anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, where America falls short, but you always struggle for that better," he said. "There are people in the Democratic Socialist Party who literally do not like America, think it is a bad country."

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"They don't have any identity," he continued. "And that is not the Democratic Party that I'm a part of, it is not the Democratic Party that struggles to make sure that other people get a chance to be in the winner's circle."

Emanuel warned Democrats that if they want to win victories at the federal level, they need to win over Republicans and centrists.

"Winning something on the Upper West Side doesn’t help you flip the Upper Peninsula of Michigan," he said. "And that is the only way to not only advance progressive agendas, win and unlock the electoral map that has kept Democrats out of the White House, but it also allows you to hold this administration accountable."

"Unless we start flipping red to blue, you’re going to just hear it get red in the face, and that’s all the only other red you’re going to see," he cautioned. "So I’m not impressed with flipping blue districts."

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Taylor Swift's rumored July 3 wedding sparks holiday weekend etiquette debate for guests

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:00:34 -0400

To loyal fans, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding — rumored to be taking place on July 3 as part of the long holiday weekend — is not a surprise. The popular occasion has long been part of Swift lore, thanks to headline-making July 4 parties at her Rhode Island estate.

But with the ceremony and reception reportedly so close to July 4, the timing has fueled an etiquette debate: Should marrying couples ask their guests to give up a prime summer holiday weekend just for them?

"Holiday weekends often mean higher travel costs, crowded airports and giving up time with family. But every couple has the right to choose a date that's meaningful to them," California-based etiquette expert Lisa Mirza Grotts told Fox News Digital.

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"Celebrity weddings are naturally different," she added. "Many guests will gladly rearrange their schedules for an event of this significance."

Even so, holiday weekends can be tricky. "Many people travel or spend time with family," said Florida-based etiquette expert Jacqueline Whitmore. "If you choose one of those weekends, give your guests plenty of notice with a ‘save the date’ so they can plan ahead."

It is likely their closest friends have been aware of the wedding date for quite some time, many believe — enabling these friends to make travel plans in advance.

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Actor Bradley Cooper, Gigi Hadid's longtime boyfriend, owns a historic 5-story town house in the West Village of Lower Manhattan, where they can stay.

But Selena Gomez and others spend most of their time on the West Coast.

The NYPD is preparing to lock down a city block outside Madison Square Garden, the apparent location, according to a source with knowledge of the event, as Fox News Digital previously reported.

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The source detailed an event spanning multiple days of setup, with 1,000 guests expected to attend.

Even so, this year's Independence Day marks America's 250th anniversary. For some guests, this consequential occasion may hold even more meaning.

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"Even if it's for one of the biggest pop stars in the world, good etiquette gives guests permission to decline graciously, without guilt or explanation," Grotts of California said.

Texas-based etiquette expert Diane Gottsman agreed on that point.

"Summer weddings have their own challenges, with family vacations being planned," she said.

"Some people may not mind, and others will choose to skip the occasion."

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It seems unlikely, however, that many invitees have declined.

Swift’s ties to Independence Day are well documented.

Fourth of July parties at her Rhode Island home have featured red, white and blue outfits, plus barbecue and baked treats, according to reports.

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Over the years, guests have included Hadid, the Haim sisters, Blake Lively, Emma Stone and many others, as E! News has reported.

While many surely view Swift and Kelce's wedding as a can't-miss event, the larger question is this: Should non-celebrities ever consider a July 4 wedding?

"I think a lot of people [in the U.S.] have traditions and routines surrounding this holiday. I also think it’s a day many people want to be outside, near water, drink[ing] beer and [enjoying] BBQ with friends and family," one Reddit user wrote.

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Another person wrote on the platform, "It will be fine with some people, and may still reduce your attendance rate."

A third said, "I went to one wedding on the 4th of July years ago ... It was horrible because I could've spent an entire weekend on a boat at my friend's beach house."

Yet another said, "Personally, I wouldn’t go to a [July] 4th wedding. The night before, yes. Day of or day after, no."

Still, etiquette expert Grotts said that, all things considered, guests should not get too hung up on the date.

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"The most memorable weddings aren't defined by the schedule," she said. "They're defined by how guests are made to feel."

Michael Ruiz and Janelle Ash of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.

Country star Chris Janson says respecting the flag is the number one lesson he wants his kids to learn

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:00:21 -0400

Chris Janson hopes to instill in his children pride in their country.

"I want my kids to respect the flag and honor our country and be proud of where you come from and be honest and be respectful," the country star told Fox News Digital ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.

The multi-platinum singer recently collaborated with five-time Grammy winner Steven Curtis Chapman for a new rendition of "America the Beautiful."

The song made its live debut last month with the children’s choir featured on the track at the Grand Ole Opry.

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"Truth --- even in song --- the truth always wins," Janson continued. "So if you're just telling the truth you don't have to go back and lie about anything. You don't need to cover up for anything. You don't have to think about it twice. You just tell the truth the first time, whether it's good, bad, or indifferent, the truth is the truth. So those are the things I would like to instill in my kids."

The 40-year-old continued: "I love this country. I've said it so many times, like, we have freedom here like no other place. It's really amazing. So number one is you respect your flag."

Janson remembered a pivotal moment from his childhood when his fourth-grade teacher explained the importance of having deference to the flag.

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"It was my turn to go take the flag down," he explained. "I brought the flag down off the pole and I wrapped it around my shoulders like a superhero. I didn't think a thing of it. He was a veteran and he came out there and he scolded me hard and I did not understand what in the world I was in trouble for."

He said his teacher explained to him that he was letting the tips of the flag touch the ground.

"‘Don't you ever let that touch the ground again," he said his teacher told him, "and I was like blown away. I didn't understand this until I was an adult. Until I really understood what freedom meant."

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Traveling around the world, he said, can remind Americans how lucky we are to live here.

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"Coming from a pretty low class kid here from a trailer park, it's a --- I remind my kids all the time," he said. "Yeah, we got it pretty good, but don't forget it's a big deal to get to go out to dinner. You get to do that. It's a big deal. To walk to the fridge and have whatever you want at the snap of a finger, it's, a big. It's a blessing."

He added, "And it's something not to be taken for granted. But we are in a free country and we do have the honor and the privilege provided by our great servicemen and women to have a luxury of freedom, to have luxury to live the American dream and man, that's really important."

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Chapman said that traveling around the world has made him realize how lucky he is to be an American.

"Music has taken this country boy, two country boys that constantly look and go, ‘How in the world did we get here except the grace of God?" Chapman told Fox News Digital, calling himself a "boy from Paducah, Kentucky."

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Chapman remembered singing Christian songs once at a Hard Rock café in Beijing, China, and worrying that at worst the government might force him to stop, but realizing that the real danger is for the Chinese fans who want to listen to his music.

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"You encounter that in places and suddenly your eyes are open to just what an amazing gift it is that we have" in the United States, he said.

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Chapman also mentioned his grandfather, a World War II veteran who earned a Purple Heart, who got a mention in their version of "American the Beautiful."

"I grew up just loving and respecting him and probably in many ways because of his service and his love for our country, a deep love for America and for the freedom that we have," he said. "And it is an incredible gift. And with any gift that we have, it's something to be stewarded. It's something never to lose the gratitude for, even with the brokenness and even with, you know, the things that we don't have easy answers for."

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He continued, "Gosh, to just be grateful, gratitude just makes such a difference in my own heart, personally," adding, he recognizes "what a gift we have, the gift of freedom" to be able to sing songs about his faith "in a country where, you know, anyone can do that and sing about the things that are important or speak about the thing that they believe and are important."

"And it's a great, great, beautiful thing, and I'm very grateful for it," he said.

Trump admin axes 'Green New Scam' appliance rules as Europe bakes in brutal heat

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:44:49 -0400

The Trump administration is set to unveil a sweeping overhaul of federal appliance efficiency rules that officials say will end "Green New Scam" appliance mandates, restore consumer choice, and block future federal crackdowns on gas stoves, fluorescent lightbulbs, HVAC systems, and other household appliances.

"In America, you should be able to choose between a drying machine that takes multiple cycles to dry your clothes and one that does it on the first try — unfortunately, past administrations thought otherwise," Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Fox News Digital.

The Department of Energy is expected to propose a sweeping rewrite of federal appliance regulations that would change how energy-efficiency standards are written, creating what the Trump administration says is a permanent safeguard against future efforts to regulate household appliances. The proposal was viewed by Fox News Digital.

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"For too long, the American people paid the price for mandates that restricted consumer choice and drove up costs. President Trump promised to end this nonsense and that is exactly what we are doing. This proposed rule will preserve the American people’s ability to choose home appliances and equipment that actually work — at prices they can afford. It’s called commonsense."

Officials said previous Obama and Biden administrations interpreted Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) standards as requiring increasingly stringent efficiency standards that made some appliances more expensive or less functional.

Biden-era changes in 2021 and 2024 that loosened the Trump administration’s 2020 rules by making the procedures non-binding and removing several provisions, including a significant energy savings threshold and other procedural requirements.

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The proposal is open for public comment for 30 days before being made an official rule. It comes as the U.S. and Europe face a major heat wave.

Paris Deputy Mayor Audrey Pulvar recently released a statement blaming the United States for the deadly heat wave over France by saying the issue is climate change – not the lack of air conditioning in Europe.

"Dear American journalists and social media 'influencers': for days, some of you have been criticizing and making fun of Paris because the city does not have A/C in every room. OMG, this is so rich!" she wrote on Instagram.

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Due to regulations, only 20% of households have air conditioning compared to 88% in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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She added, "As the second-largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, you bear a significant amount of responsibility for global warming and the consequences we, in France, are experiencing. Your cities '90% air-conditioned' are not unrelated to this. In Paris, we take responsibility."

Fox News Digital’s Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.

Booking a summer trip? Here's what you're giving scammers

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:39:32 -0400

You found the flight, booked a hotel, and gave them your name, passport details and everything else they asked for. At this point, most of us close the laptop and start counting down the days.

But nobody warns you that the moment you hit "confirm," your trip stops being only yours. Just this spring, hundreds of thousands of travelers learned the hard way what happens when the personal details you share with those companies get out (and how easily they get out).

Some got a scam text quoting their real hotel and check-in date before they were even told their information had been stolen. If you've got a trip on the calendar, this is worth ten minutes.

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What a single booking hands over

A travel booking may look like a routine form, but it can collect enough personal details to map your trip and your life back home.

Full name
Home address
Phone and email
Travel dates
Payment details
Passport number

Individually, none of it feels alarming. Together, it's a complete snapshot of who you are, where you live, and when you won't be home. That is the kind of profile scammers dream of.

How scammers use that data

A criminal who knows your hotel, dates, and confirmation number can send a message that looks exactly like it's from the hotel: "We couldn't process your payment. Re-enter your card to hold your room." It may not feel like a scam. It feels like a headache you want to clear up before your trip. It gets personal, too. If a scammer knows you're traveling and knows your family, they can call an elderly parent (or you) with a "grandchild stranded abroad" emergency that lands because the timing and names check out.

Trusted travel companies can still expose your data

If your first thought is, "But I only book through trusted companies," you are not alone.

So did everyone caught in the breaches below. If a single careless business were the problem, I'd just warn you to steer clear of it and call it a day. Unfortunately, it's more of an industry problem. And the size of the company doesn't protect you, because the weak point usually isn't the company itself, but the chain of partners behind it. So you can do everything right and still have your details slip out through one hotel employee's infected laptop.

Over the past year, the travel sector has been hit again and again.

Booking.com (April 2026). The world's largest travel platform warned that "unauthorized third parties" accessed reservation data: names, emails, phone numbers, and details like customers' hotels, dates, and confirmation numbers. No financial data was taken, and the break-in came through hacked hotel staff. The chilling part: scammers sent travelers WhatsApp messages quoting their real booking details, some before the official breach notice even arrived.
Amtrak (April 2026). A reported Amtrak data exposure involving more than 2.1 million customer accounts. The exposed information included names, email addresses, physical locations, and customer support records. That kind of data can make a fake "problem with your trip" email feel personal enough to click.

Carnival (June 2026). Carnival confirmed a breach affecting nearly 6 million people after a social engineering attack on a single user account. Some exposed data may have included names, contact details, dates of birth and government-issued ID numbers. For cruise customers, that creates an opening for fake trip alerts, identity-verification scams and phishing messages that sound much more believable.
KLM and Air France (August 2025). A third-party customer-service platform was breached, exposing names, contact details and frequent-flyer numbers, which is plenty of material for a convincing "there's a problem with your flight" call.

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How to protect yourself before your next trip

You don't have to stop booking trips online, but you do need to make it harder for scammers to turn your travel details into a payday.

1) Verify every booking message directly

Treat every "problem with your booking" message as suspect, especially if it asks you to click a link, re-enter your card or confirm personal details. Instead, open the airline, hotel or booking site directly through your browser or app. You can also call the company using the number on its official website, not the number in the message.

2) Use a credit card or virtual card when possible

A credit card usually gives you stronger fraud protection than a debit card. If your bank offers virtual card numbers, use one for hotel and travel bookings. That way, if the card number gets exposed, you can shut it down without replacing your main card.

3) Turn on travel account alerts

Before you leave, turn on transaction alerts for the card you use to book travel. Also check the security settings on your airline, hotel and booking accounts. Use a password manager to create and store strong, unique passwords for each account. Strong passwords and two-factor authentication (2FA) can make it much harder for someone to break in, even if your email address or phone number leaks.

4) Don’t store your passport or card in travel apps

Saving your passport, ID or payment card may save a few seconds next time. But if that account gets compromised, those details become part of the damage. After your trip, remove stored passport information, old cards and any documents you no longer need in the account.

5) Set a family code word

A word only your family knows can stop the "stranded grandchild" or "relative in trouble" scam fast. If someone calls claiming there’s an emergency, ask for the code word before you react, send money or share information. That tiny pause can save your family from a very expensive mistake.

6) Shrink your data-broker footprint with Incogni

A travel breach becomes more dangerous when scammers can match it with your home address, relatives, phone numbers and other personal details sitting on data-broker sites. That extra information can help them make a fake hotel message, family emergency call or identity scam feel much more convincing.

You can try to remove your information yourself, but the process can be frustrating. There are hundreds of data brokers and people-search sites, and each one may have its own opt-out process. Even worse, your information can show up again later.

A data removal service can help by sending removal requests on your behalf and checking whether your information reappears. It will not erase every trace of you from the internet, but it can shrink the amount of personal information scammers can easily find and connect to your travel plans.

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Kurt's key takeaways

Every travel booking bundles your name, address, trip dates and contact details into one valuable package. Once that information moves through hotels, airlines, booking platforms and outside vendors, it may not stay where you think it does. That is why stolen reservation details are so dangerous. Scammers can use them to impersonate your hotel, send fake payment alerts or target your family while you are away. Book the trip and pack your bags. Just verify messages directly, use a password manager, turn on account alerts and shrink the personal data brokers keep on you.

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Minnesota brothers lauded for patriotism after raising $60k for veterans group with lemonade stand

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:33:11 -0400

Two Minnesota brothers are being hailed as leaders of the next generation of American patriots after their lemonade stand raised a whopping sum for a nonprofit that supports veterans.

Noah Dingels, 11, and Cole Dingels, 8, of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, first popped up their stand five years ago at a golf tournament hosted in their community by a nonprofit called Tee It Up for the Troops.

The national organization hosts tournaments nationwide to support its six-pillar mission of helping American veterans when they return from war. Those pillars include PTSD and traumatic brain injury support, suicide awareness and prevention, employment, sports and recreation, housing and family and caregiver support.

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"I really liked it, it's cool to see the veterans and present the money at the end of the night," Noah told Fox News Digital about the first year of the lemonade stand in an interview with his brother Cole and mother Angela.

"Honestly, it felt good," Cole added.

In their first go-around, the boys raised $359, which motivated them to grow their operations. They have since raised $60,000 for Tee It Up for the Troops.

"It feels like a lot, and it's fun to do it," Noah said.

Along with lemonade, the boys have added candy bars — Snickers is preferred among tournament players, they said — and golf balls to their sales repertoire.

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They have garnered local sponsors over the years, who also chip in to support the boys in their mission.

"The lemonade stand has always been about giving back, and so the boys have done a great job of using their time and talents every year to show their patriotism and show their gratitude to our veterans," their mother Angela said.

She described the fundraising efforts as "contagious," and said community members, including Noah and Cole's classmates and sports teammates often stop by the stand to offer them support.

"It's been a really cool opportunity," she continued. "During the event, they get to meet different veterans, thank them for their service and show their love for our country."

One of those veterans is Harry Wisdom, a decorated U.S. Army helicopter pilot who was awarded a Silver Star for his heroism during the Vietnam War.

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But Wisdom, now 86, found another use for his prestigious award.

"He very graciously brought that [Silver Star] and gave that to the boys last year at the lemonade stand as a sign of his appreciation for their work and everything they're doing to support veterans," Angela said. "He wrote them an incredible letter, and so it's just been a very special connection that we look forward to every year."

Tee It Up for the Troops was founded in 2005 and is based in Burnsville, Minnesota.

Chris LaRocque, an Army reserve officer himself, is the group's executive director and president.

"We've we've raised, just over $19 million in funds that have gone to directly support veterans and their families," he told Fox News Digital. The organization has supported 400,000 military families over its 21-year lifespan.

Aside from the golf tournaments held across this country, 45 of which are on the calendar this year, Tee It Up for the Troops hosts an annual event in Florida called REUNION, which brings together veterans who forged friendships in the service.

"REUNION brings together combat veterans and battle buddies, that they've lost connection with, as well as some of their family members," said LaRocque. "We go through a lot of their stories, through shared experiences. We have small group leaders and mentors there, and it's really a powerful experience and really a unique thing."

Of course, LaRocque had high praise for Noah and Cole.

"We'll receive donations that are made out to Noah and Cole's lemonade stand or Tee It Up for the Troops," he said. "What a cool thing that these young entrepreneurs, young men that are growing, want to do something bigger than themselves."

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"What a great message for all of us in our country, especially at the 250th anniversary of our founding," he added.

LaRocque who has been deployed overseas three times recently and has combat experience, describes Tee It Up for the Troops' mission as near and dear to his heart.

The reason we're able to to celebrate the 250th is because of generations of men and women that have sacrificed for it, sometimes ultimately with their lives," he said, adding that he believes America is still the greatest country in the world despite facing some challenges.

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"What's so special to me is that we've got some, some young men that are seeing that more than many. and doing something about it," said LaRocque of Noah and Cole.

"They're like stepping up and going, 'hey, here's something we could do. I see this as like a gap. I want to help our community and veterans in our community and do something bigger than just an individual effort.' And, I think it's special."

Federal judge blocks Postal Service from carrying out Trump mail-in ballot order

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:21:41 -0400

A federal judge blocked the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out an executive order on mail-in ballots on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump had ordered the postal service to transmit ballots for states only if those states first provided a list of mail-in voters, among other requirements. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan blocks the postal service from implementing the order nationwide.

Sullivan argued that the order would violate the settlement agreement in an earlier 2020 lawsuit between the postal service and the NAACP. That agreement allowed the courts to oversee the postal service's actions relating to the "monitoring and timely delivery of Election Mail."

"The Proposed Rule violates paragraph 2 of the Agreement because the Postal Service cannot post documents reflecting ‘practices and policies for prioritizing the monitoring and timely delivery of Election Mail’ if its policies provide that it will not accept ‘noncompliant mailing’ and therefore will not deliver mail-in or absentee ballots to some voters, and if it will not mail ballots to any voters in a state where the state ‘declines or fails to certify a list,’" Sullivan wrote in his opinion.

Sullivan's order comes after an earlier case saw nearly 25 states challenge Trump's order earlier this year. Those states were successful in blocking the postal service from carrying out the order in their states, but Sullivan's ruling extends nationwide.

The ruling also comes just a week after an Obama-appointed judge blocked Trump's effort to curb noncitizens from registering to vote or voting in federal elections.

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The lawsuit in that case centered on Trump's March executive order, Executive Order (EO) 14248, which directed the creation of a federal voter registration list and imposed new restrictions on eligibility for voting by mail as part of the administration's broader effort to combat voter fraud.

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"President Trump is committed to ensuring that Americans have full confidence in the administration of our elections. The President’s executive order lawfully protects our elections, and we are confident that we will ultimately prevail in its implementation," White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital last week.

Fox News' Ashley DiMella contributed to this report.

Team USA keeps World Cup dreams alive but loses star player and more top headlines

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:16:25 -0400

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The biggest America 250 Fourth of July security threat may be where protection is thinnest

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:00:58 -0400

Ahead of America's 250th birthday this weekend, agencies are prepared for the possibility of an attack on Fourth of July crowds and parade-goers.

That includes the Salute to America 250 Celebration and Fireworks in Washington, D.C., which the White House saids will be "one of the grandest displays of patriotism that the world has ever seen."

More than a million people are slated to gather on the National Mall to hear President Donald Trump speak and watch "the largest pyrotechnics display in the history of the world," the White House said.

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Jason Pack, a retired supervisory special agent with the FBI, told Fox News Digital agencies have likely been preparing and coordinating for the event for weeks, if not months.

"It's a whole of government approach, not just one agency," Pack said. "That's really important because that's how in the past [threats] were stovepiped and could have gotten missed."

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He said he has not heard of any specific threats, but anything is possible.

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"Given it's the Fourth of July, which is a holiday that's so special to the country, there's no doubt that someone would want to," Pack said.

While there will be heightened security in our nation's capital with millions of spectators expected to descend on D.C., experts say it's important to understand that smaller-scale events will also likely have amplified security.

Recall in 2022, a mass shooter opened fire on July Fourth parade-goers in Highland Park, Illinois.

Robert Crimo III was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole after court documents say he climbed on a roof above the parade and opened fire on spectators with a an assault rifle; seven people were killed and 48 others injured .

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Fox News Contributor and former NYPD Legal Bureau Commanding Officer Paul Mauro told Fox News Digital that it's imperative for local law enforcement to have safeguards in place to prevent tragedies.

Mauro urged small cities and governments to communicate with larger agencies.

He said, "Don't be afraid to ask the FBI office. Don't be afraid to talk to Homeland Security. They're there for that. Everybody is hyper aware of the fact that this is an iconic anniversary."

Mauro also said mass shootings are not the only risk to public safety.

In 2021, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Darrell Edward Brooks Jr. drove an SUV into crowds of people at the Waukesha Christmas parade. Six people were killed and more than 60 others were injured.

Brooks Jr. is currently serving six consecutive life sentences. Mauro said that small towns, like Waukesha, and their police departments need to accept that terrorist attacks or similar incidents could happen in their communities.

He said the first step in preparing for such threats is acknowledging the possibility, rather than assuming "it could never happen here."

Once agencies recognize the risk, they can begin implementing appropriate security and preparedness measures.

Another example of attack by vehicle-ramming during a community celebration happened in 2017.

Sayfullo Saipov from Uzbekistan killed eight people and injured nearly 20 more when he rammed a truck into crowds of people at a Halloween parade in New York City. His devotion to ISIS was his alleged motive, the DOJ said; he's currently serving eight life sentences in federal prison.

While the truck ramming resulted in those eight lives lost, Mauro said the attack could have resulted in significantly more deaths.

He said that while serving in the NYPD Intelligence Bureau's counterterrorism unit, officials anticipated the possible vehicle-ramming attack. As a result, they hardened vulnerable parade routes by placing sanitation trucks and other heavy vehicles as barriers.

Saipov, who had rented a truck and planned to target a Manhattan parade, found the route blocked by these barriers and abandoned that plan. Instead, Mauro said, he drove along the West Side Highway in New York City, where he carried out a vehicle attack before being stopped after crashing into a school bus.

Mauro argued that because the attacker had no prior criminal or intelligence indicators, he was difficult to detect in advance.

He concluded that acknowledging the threat and implementing physical security measures prevented a much deadlier attack at the parade.

Looking ahead, one way that federal agencies and local police work together to thwart premeditated or organized attacks comes from the help of fusion centers, Pack said.

"Fusion centers" are located in various cities and larger urban areas "for the receipt, analysis, gathering and sharing of threat-related information between State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT), federal and private sector partners," according to Homeland Security.

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If you see or hear about something suspicious ahead of the holiday, you can tip the FBI at tips.fbi.gov or by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324)

For an immediate threat, call 911.

5 of America's greatest medical breakthroughs revealed as the nation marks 250 years

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:00:47 -0400

America has been at the forefront of medical innovation since the nation's founding in 1776.

From groundbreaking surgeries to cancer breakthroughs, U.S. physicians have helped transform nearly every field of medicine.

As America marks its 250th anniversary, experts are highlighting some of the most influential medical innovations in the nation's history.

No. 1: Orthopedic care

John Uribe, MD, orthopedic surgeon and system chief executive at Baptist Health Orthopedic Care in Florida, said he believes the greatest breakthrough in orthopedics is the evolution of joint replacement surgery, particularly of the hip and knee.

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"A generation ago, severe arthritis or joint damage often meant a lifetime of pain, limited mobility and loss of independence," he told Fox News Digital.

"Today, orthopedic surgeons can replace a damaged joint with highly durable implants, use advanced imaging and navigation, and increasingly rely on robotic-assisted technology to personalize implant positioning and improve precision."

Today, patients can walk the same day after joint replacement, return home sooner and recover with less disruption than in the past, according to Uribe.

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"Hip and knee replacements, arthroscopic procedures, advanced fracture care and spine treatments have allowed patients to stay active longer and maintain independence as they age," the doctor said. "The biggest impact is that orthopedic care can give people back parts of their lives they thought they had lost."

"For many patients, the goal is no longer just to relieve pain; it is to restore movement, independence and quality of life."

No. 2: Mental health treatment

For most of America’s 250 years, mental illness was largely treated indirectly with medication, or not at all when medication was ineffective, according to Dr. Russ Voltin, a West Virginia-based practicing psychiatrist and medical consultant at BrainsWay.

The biggest breakthrough, Voltin told Fox News Digital, has been neuromodulation therapies like deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which are "clinically proven to non-invasively target the brain circuits involved in conditions such as depression and OCD, helping rebalance neural activity at its source."

"Mental health is brain health, and for the first time, we have treatments designed to address it that way."

A generation ago, a patient who didn't respond to medication had very limited options, he said.

"Today, a clinician can offer noninvasive brain stimulation in an outpatient chair – no anesthesia, no sedation, none of the prominent side effects of medication, and all with limited lifestyle interruption."

The FDA recently expanded clearance for an accelerated Deep TMS protocol that shortens the initial phase of depression treatment from about four weeks of daily visits to just six treatment days.

"For someone in a depressive crisis, this is the difference between waiting and getting better," the expert said.

In clinical trials, roughly 78% of patients reached remission and more than 80% were still in remission a full year later.

"As a clinician, that last figure is the one that matters most: People going back to work, repairing relationships and re-entering their own lives, not just scoring better on a questionnaire," Voltin said.

"The biggest shift is that for people who once cycled through medication after medication with no relief, durable recovery is now a realistic goal rather than a hope."

No. 3: Cancer care

Cancer care has advanced dramatically over the past 250 years, with breakthroughs in prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment transforming patient outcomes.

Leonard Kalman, MD, acting system chief executive at Baptist Health Cancer Care and acting executive medical director at Baptist Health Herbert Wertheim Cancer Institute in South Florida, said one of the most important breakthroughs in oncology is the understanding that "at its core," cancer is a genetic disease.

"Cancer can be driven by inherited germline mutations or by somatic mutations that occur in normal tissue and lead cells to become malignant," he told Fox News Digital. "That discovery has transformed how we understand, diagnose and treat cancer."

Today, physicians can cure certain leukemias and lymphomas that were "once far more difficult to treat," the doctor noted.

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"We can also extend life while preserving quality of life for many patients with metastatic cancers — including diseases such as lung cancer, melanoma and prostate cancer, where treatment options were much more limited a generation ago," Kalman said.

Many of those advances have shifted cancer care toward more individualized treatment, allowing physicians to tailor therapies based on a patient's specific disease.

"Advances in targeted therapies, immunotherapy, molecular testing and supportive care allow physicians to better personalize treatment, manage side effects and help patients live longer with a better quality of life, even when cancer has spread beyond the primary tumor," the doctor said.

No. 4: Cardiovascular care

Tom Nguyen, MD, system chief executive at Baptist Health Heart & Vascular Care and chief medical executive at Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute in South Florida, highlighted the ability to diagnose heart disease earlier and treat "even the most complex conditions" with safer, more precise and less invasive therapies.

"Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, but patients who once might have died in their 40s or 50s are now routinely living into their 80s and 90s with an excellent quality of life," he told Fox News Digital.

Procedures like open-heart surgery, coronary artery bypass surgery, coronary stents, catheter-based valve replacement, advanced imaging and robotic heart surgery have "completely transformed what is possible," according to Nguyen.

"Robotic heart surgery is a powerful example of how far the field has come," he said. "For appropriately selected patients, surgeons can now perform highly complex heart procedures through much smaller incisions using robotic technology that provides exceptional visualization, precision and control."

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The biggest achievement, Nguyen said, is not only helping people live longer, but also helping them "live better."

"Today, heart and vascular specialists can perform procedures that would have seemed almost unimaginable just one generation ago," he said. "Patients are surviving heart attacks, valve disease, rhythm disorders and complex vascular conditions at rates that would have been difficult to imagine decades ago."

Success isn't measured only by survival, Nguyen added. "Our ultimate goal is to help patients feel better and return to the lives they enjoy."

No. 5: Neurology

Michael McDermott, MD, system chief executive of Baptist Health Brain & Spine Care and chief medical executive at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute, said the ability to safely operate on the brain is the greatest advancement in American neuroscience.

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"Less than a century ago, a craniotomy was an extraordinarily risky operation, and survival itself was far from guaranteed," he told Fox News Digital. "Today, advances in anesthesia, electrocautery, imaging, surgical navigation, brain mapping and intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring have transformed brain surgery into a highly precise and much safer procedure."

The ability to treat acute stroke in real time has been "equally transformative," McDermott noted.

"Using advanced imaging and mechanical thrombectomy, physicians can now remove a clot from the brain and restore blood flow before permanent damage occurs in many eligible patients," he said. "At the same time, innovations such as high-intensity focused ultrasound for essential tremor demonstrate how neuroscience has become increasingly precise and less invasive."

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Today, neuro experts can accomplish tasks that "would have been difficult to imagine just one generation ago," McDermott noted.

"We can remove blood clots from the brain during an active stroke, implant deep brain stimulation devices for Parkinson's disease, and perform highly sophisticated brain and spine surgery using advanced imaging, navigation and artificial intelligence," he said.

Advances like image-guided surgery, intra-operative brain mapping, neurophysiologic monitoring and radio-surgery allow surgeons to remove tumors more safely while protecting areas of the brain responsible for movement, speech and other critical functions, he said.

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Beyond brain tumors, other advances across neuroscience, like corrective spine surgery, have allowed doctors to restore posture and mobility in patients with severe spinal deformities. Meanwhile, focused ultrasound can "significantly reduce tremors that interfere with everyday activities such as writing, eating or drinking," McDermott noted.

"Increasingly, our goal isn't simply to help patients survive – we're helping them maintain their independence, preserve function and return to the lives they want to live."

BISHOP ROBERT BARRON: The real reason communists fear religion and want believers silenced

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:00:41 -0400

Like many others, I have been alarmed by the success of certain politicians in our country who identify as extreme socialists or communists. This is not a matter of classical liberals triumphing over standard-issue conservatives; this is the victory of people who stand athwart the fundamental principles that undergird our country.

There are many reasons why I detest communism, but I want to draw attention to just one issue of supreme importance. Karl Marx said that the first critique is the critique of religion. He meant that, before a complete reworking of the politics and economics of a society can take place, religion has to be taken down. This is because religion, as he saw it, is the "opium of the masses," a drug taken to dull our sensitivity to the suffering caused by economic exploitation. As long as the suffering populace is lured into complacency by fantasies about God's providence and the promise of eternal life, they will never rise up and throw off their chains.

In making this clarification, Marx was taking a step beyond his teacher, Ludwig Feuerbach. That little-known but massively influential German intellectual had asserted that God is but a projection of the idealized self-understanding of human beings. We are knowledgeable, kind and powerful to a limited degree, but we would love to be omniscient, omnibenevolent and omnipotent. And so we project this fantasy outward and invent the character of God. And then, pathetically, we fall on our knees and worship what we have made and ask it to give us what we want. Marx completely accepted this interpretation of religion, but he asked the follow-up question: Why would we do such a thing? His answer is the opium theory — that we do it to dull our pain.

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On this reading, by the way, I, as a bishop of the Catholic Church, would qualify basically as a high-level drug dealer. And during my years as a seminary professor, I was essentially a trainer of retail-level drug pushers.

Can you see, therefore, why, for convinced Marxists, people like me have to be gotten out of the way and why the fantasy we propagate has to be debunked?

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But there is a second reason why the elimination of religion is of paramount significance for Marx. Communism aspires to be a totalizing system, involving the government's control over education, entertainment, communication, politics and especially economics.

What stands resolutely athwart this ambition is religion, which declares that all of these societal expressions are finally under the judgment of God. If God exists, then there is an objective moral criterion by which all of it — government, politics, economics, etc. — can be evaluated and thus delimited.

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How fascinating that the Bible, practically unique here in the literature of the ancient world, refused to deify its leaders or its political arrangements. Even David, the greatest king in the Old Testament, is frankly portrayed as an adulterer and a murderer. And all of the kings of Israel — for the most part, an unsavory lot — must answer to the divine law and to the prophets who represent that law.

This is why, incidentally, the nonestablishment of religion, as well as its free exercise, enshrined in the First Amendment to our Constitution, is so vitally important. In giving religion freedom to operate independently of the state, the framers of the First Amendment permitted religion to play its properly critical role vis-à-vis the government.

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Therefore, it should be clear that if one wants a totalizing system such as communism to succeed, religion has to be stamped out and its leaders have to be silenced, marginalized or, at the limit, eliminated. If you doubt me on any of this, I would encourage you to read the recent histories of China, Russia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Cambodia, Venezuela and Poland.

When, in June 1979, Pope John Paul II spoke in Victory Square in Warsaw, at the height of the Cold War, he was fulfilling the prophetic function of a religious leader. With the entire communist government of Poland behind him on the stage but with roughly a million of the Polish people in front of him, he spoke of God, of human rights and dignity, of the value of the individual — and the throng before him commenced to chant, "We want God! We want God! We want God!" They say it went on for 15 minutes. That moment proved to be the beginning of the end for the communist Soviet Empire. Again, do you see why they're afraid of religion?

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Might I encourage my fellow believers in God not to be complacent in the face of this very troubling development in the American body politic? The success of radical socialists and communists in our electoral process is, for religious people, a real and present danger.

So vote! Speak out! Get organized!

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NPR’s Nina Totenberg long history of controversies, from plagiarism and ethics concerns to Alito retraction

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:00:18 -0400

NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg may have stunned the media industry on Tuesday when she erroneously reported that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring, but the veteran journalist is no stranger to gaffes and controversies.

The 82-year-old Totenberg, who has been a working journalist for over five decades, published the story headlined, "Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, retires," but quickly replaced it with an editor’s note insisting it was "erroneously published."

Totenberg, who then tried to explain the debacle on "All Things Considered," has been no stranger to mistakes and other controversies during her storied career.

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Totenberg was fired for plagiarism when she worked as a staff writer for the since-shuttered National Observer in 1972, which the Columbia Journalism Review wrote about in 1995.

"Totenberg simply took several paragraphs and verbatim quotes from a Washington Post report about former House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill, who was about to become majority leader, and dropped them into her own story about him, without attributing a single word to the Post," Trudy Lieberman wrote for the CJR.

Totenberg admitted that she "should have been punished" when recalling the incident two decades later.

"I was in a hurry. I used terrible judgment," Totenberg told CJR at the time. "The fact I used so many direct quotes obligated me morally to credit the Post. I should have been punished. I have a strong feeling that a young reporter is entitled to one mistake and to have the holy bejeezus scared out of her to never do it again."

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Totenberg irked Legal Times reporter Aaron Freiwald in 1987 when she reported then-Supreme Court nominee Douglas Ginsburg had exaggerated on his resume. Freiwald told Vanity Fair that her story "bore an alarming resemblance to what I had just given her," but Totenberg failed to credit him.

"I was very upset," Freiwald said at the time.

In 1992, Vanity Fair wrote that Totenberg was "having a terrible week" after she was widely criticized by prominent Republicans for reading portions of Anita Hill's confidential affidavit to NPR listeners and "nearly torpedoing Clarence Thomas's Supreme Court nomination." Hill accused Thomas of sexual harassment.

"First, a feverish Alan Simpson, the Republican Senator from Wyoming, assailed Totenberg's methods, motives and ethics while both were guesting on Nightline. Following the show, Simpson accosted her in the street where the two had a full-tilt epithet-strewn melée," Vanity Fair wrote, noting that Simpson said it would be "absurd" to call Totenberg an "objective" reporter.

"Having barely regained her equanimity from attacks from conservative senators who accused her of ruining the lives of both Thomas and Hill, Totenberg then found herself at the bull's-eye center of a media catfight among the Washington press corps," Vanity Fair added.

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In 1995, Totenberg took heat after suggesting Republican Sen. Jesse Helms, who had proposed that Congress reduce spending on AIDS research, would "get AIDS from a transfusion or one of his grandchildren will get it" as a form of "retributive justice."

"It was a stupid remark. I'll pay for it for the rest of my life," Totenberg told NPR in 2010.

Totenberg managed to pop up in headlines once again in 2020 following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Totenberg penned an obituary for NPR in which she revealed that she was "close friends" with Ginsburg for her entire Supreme Court tenure. Totenberg, who covered the Supreme Court for NPR, did not publicly disclose the friendship until Ginsburg, a progressive justice long revered by the political left, died.

Totenberg wrote about how Ginsburg and her husband would often "scoop me up" for a night out or "dinner at their apartment."

"I always felt those evenings as a kind of embrace," Totenberg wrote.

The revelation prompted the Washington Post to publish a piece by longtime media reporter Paul Farhi about whether the relationship constituted a "conflict for NPR."

Farhi reported Totenberg’s closeness to someone she was tasked with covering objectively raised questions about conflicts of interest and could lead readers to believe NPR reporting was slanted to help a friend.

"Traditional journalistic practice is to avoid such entanglements, or at least disclose them so that readers can judge for themselves," Farhi wrote.

"Totenberg and NPR rarely did the latter; her friendship with Ginsburg was almost never mentioned in the hundreds of news stories, interviews and features Totenberg has done about the court over the years," he continued, noting that she dismissed concerns that her relationship compromised her journalism.

Poynter Institute media writer Tom Jones disagreed, writing that it was a "close friendship that a journalist really should not have with someone they cover."

"The friendship should not have happened. Or, if the friendship was that important, Totenberg should have recused herself from covering Ginsburg or the Supreme Court," Jones wrote.

Totenberg made waves again in 2022 when Supreme Court sources and a law clerk for Justice Neil Gorsuch disputed a viral NPR report that claimed the conservative justice refused to wear a mask on the bench despite requests from Justice Sonia Sotomayor to do so.

Totenberg’s story, "Gorsuch didn't mask despite Sotomayor's COVID worries, leading her to telework," reported Chief Justice John Roberts ordered the justices to wear masks because of the omicron surge since Justice Sotomayor has diabetes. Totenberg cited "court sources" to report Sotomayor herself expressed she "did not feel safe in close proximity to people who were unmasked" before Roberts made the decision.

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"They all did. Except Gorsuch, who, as it happens, sits next to Sotomayor on the bench. His continued refusal since then has also meant that Sotomayor has not attended the justices' weekly conference in person, joining instead by telephone," Totenberg wrote. "Gorsuch, from the beginning of his tenure, has proved a prickly justice, not exactly beloved even by his conservative soulmates on the court."

At the time, Fox News’ Shannon Bream quickly reported that Totenberg’s story was "not accurate."

"A source at the Supreme Court says there has been no blanket admonition or request from Chief Justice Roberts that the other justices begin wearing masks to arguments," Bream said. "The source further stated Justice Sotomayor did not make any such request to Justice Gorsuch. I’m told, given that fact, there was also no refusal by Justice Gorsuch."

NPR stood by Totenberg’s reporting despite Sotomayor and Gorsuch issuing a statement saying that she did not ask him to wear a mask.

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USA World Cup star calls lack of appeal process for teammate's red card 'bogus'

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:57:35 -0400

Folarin Balogun’s teammates came to his defense after the USA World Cup star was given a red card during the team’s 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday night.

Balogun received the red card after he stepped on defender Tarik Muharemovic’s right ankle. Brazilian referee Raphael Claus only gave Balogun the card after a VAR review. The red card meant Balogun will not be able to play in the team’s Round of 16 match against Belgium.

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A FIFA official told The Athletic a team cannot appeal against the red card or the suspension. The official pointed the outlet to a portion of the organization’s rules and regulations, which states, "A sending-off automatically incurs suspension from the subsequent match. The FIFA judicial bodies may impose additional match suspensions and other disciplinary measures."

Balogun’s teammate, Weston McKennie, called the lack of an appeal process "bogus" and disagreed with the referee’s decision to issue the red card.

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"Obviously the ref made a decision that he made, but I think it’s questionable," McKennie said. "I think there’s been many other plays like that throughout the tournament on other players that a card wasn’t given at all. It’s disappointing."

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino said Balogun’s act "was never intentional."

"It’s never a red card. Never. ... If the intention is to damage the opponent, OK, I understand. But that never was. It was a normal action in football that you are fighting for the ball and your feet land," he said.

Balogun is the third player to score in a World Cup knockout match and be sent off. He follows Brazil’s Ronaldinho in 2002’s quarterfinal match against England and France’s Zinedine Zidane in the 2006 World Cup final against Italy.

It’s the fifth red card handed to an American in the squad’s World Cup history.

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Eric Wynalda received one against Czechoslovakia in 1990, Fernando Clavijo got one against Brazil in 1994 and Pablo Mastroeni and Eddie Pope each received one against Italy in 2006.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

America's housing market could run out of something more important than homes

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:30:02 -0400

For years, America didn't have enough homes to meet rising demand. Soon, it may not have enough homebuyers.

A new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association argues the housing market is nearing a major demographic shift. After more than a decade of demand outpacing supply, slower population growth and an aging population are expected to reduce the need for new housing, potentially reshaping forecasts for homebuilding, home prices and affordability.

That would mark a sharp reversal from the past decade.

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Millennials, the nation's largest generation, entered their prime homebuying years after the financial crisis, driving a surge in household formation that builders struggled to keep up with.

As demand outpaced supply, home prices climbed. The pandemic only intensified the imbalance as record-low mortgage rates unleashed another wave of buyers.

According to the report, slower population growth, lower birth rates, an aging population and reduced immigration are expected to result in fewer people looking to buy or rent homes over the next decade, even as builders continue adding new housing.

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If that happens, some markets could end up with more homes than buyers, giving more choices to those looking to buy and making it harder for sellers to ask higher prices after years of seller favorability, especially in the post-COVID era.

That doesn't mean every market is headed for a downturn.

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The report notes that housing remains highly local. States including Texas, Florida and Arizona, where construction has accelerated, could see softer prices if supply continues to grow.

In contrast, parts of the Northeast and Midwest, where new construction remains constrained, may continue to experience stronger price appreciation.

Researchers also reject the idea of a predicted "silver tsunami" of Baby Boomer homes flooding the market.

Instead, they expect those properties to come onto the market gradually over many years, adding to housing supply without triggering a sudden glut.

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Even so, the shift could have real consequences for homeowners. If builders continue adding homes faster than demand grows, home-price gains could slow, homeowners could build equity more slowly, and buyers could have more choices, according to the report.

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Newsom's office responds to SCOTUS ruling on women's sports as California faces ongoing trans athlete wave

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:27:30 -0400

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office has responded after the U.S. Supreme Court made a historic ruling on trans athletes in women's sports on Tuesday.

The court ruled 6-3 to uphold state laws that protect women's sports from biological male trans athletes. California is one of 23 states in the country that don't have laws to protect women's sports, and since 2014, has had a law in place to protect the rights of males to compete against females.

A spokesperson for Newsom's office said the Supreme Court ruling will not impact California's current setup.

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"The Supreme Court’s decision does not affect California’s laws. The state remains committed to ensuring every Californian, including the LGBTQ community, is met with dignity and respect," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

A source within Newsom's office provided Fox News Digital a bulleted list titled "As a Governor, Governor Newsom has the strongest record in the country on protecting and expanding transgender rights."

The list included several bragging points, including "making it easier to update gender markers on official documents," and "appointed multiple trans judges."

The list concludes by pointing out, "California is one of 22 states that have laws requiring transgender students to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity. California passed this law in 2013 (AB 1266) and it was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown."

Newsom's state was ravaged by a trans athlete national media crisis in May, for the second year in a row and third time in total in one year, as prominent trans athlete AB Hernandez competed in girls' sports.

Hernandez won two track and field state titles for the second straight year. Ahead of the first round of the state tournament in early May, "Save Girls Sports" protesters led by former NCAA women's soccer player Sophia Lorey scheduled a press conference near the competition grounds.

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A source within Newsom's office previously addressed the press conference in the days leading up to the event in a statement provided to Fox News Digital, prompting controversy and criticism from locals.

"The Governor has said discussions on this issue should be guided by fairness, dignity, and respect. He rejects the right wing’s cynical attempt to weaponize this debate as an excuse to vilify individual kids. The Governor’s position is simple: stand with all kids and stand up to bullies," the statement read.

The governor faced mass backlash from activists across the country for his office's statement. The controversy only exploded the very next week when it was revealed the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) re-implemented a pilot program that bumped every girl who finished behind the trans athlete up by one spot on the podium. The change resulted in now-infamous imagery of Hernandez sharing podium spots with the female second-place finishers.

President Donald Trump's Department of Justice is engaged in Title IX lawsuits against education agencies in California for its policies that allow trans athletes in girls' high school sports. The lawsuit was officially launched in July after Hernandez won two state finals in triple jump and high jump, and won second place in long jump, at last year's championships.

Newsom previously declared that he believed males competing in girls' sports is "deeply unfair" during an episode of his podcast with the late Charlie Kirk in March 2025.

Then in July 2025, Newsom spoke about the issue in an interview on the "Shawn Ryan Show" saying he has been "amazingly frustrated by it" and that he regularly encounters parents who are angry about the state's policies at his children's soccer games.

"Every parent coming up says, ‘It’s so unfair.' Like ‘Whoa,' like everywhere I went, progressively-minded people, not bigots, that are champions of trans policy like I am, but didn't like the sports. They were like ‘come on man, you got to figure this out,’" Newsom said.

Newsom added that his allies in the LGBTQ caucus were "furious" with him after he made his initial comments in March while speaking to Kirk, and even recalled an alleged conversation with President Donald Trump about it.

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"Trump is having the time of his life, and I assure you he is because we've had conversations on this topic," Newsom said.

"And now he's suing and threatening us, and they're just, and you know, I'm the poster child," Newsom added. "But I do think we have to address that issue."

How Iran attacks are forcing the Pentagon to rethink its decades-old Middle East base strategy

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:15:30 -0400

After weeks of Iranian missile and drone attacks exposed the vulnerability of major U.S. military bases across the Gulf, the Pentagon is weighing whether decades of relying on large, permanent installations within range of Iranian weapons still makes strategic sense.

Defense officials are considering dispersing some capabilities and reassessing parts of the U.S. regional base posture, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The Gulf base network is how the U.S. responds quickly to Iran, protects shipping lanes, reassures Arab partners and keeps pressure on ISIS and al Qaeda. If the Pentagon reduces or disperses that footprint, it could make U.S. forces harder to hit — but also slower to surge in a crisis.

For decades, the tradeoff was straightforward: the closer U.S. forces were to the fight, the faster they could respond. But Operation Epic Fury reignited a long-running debate over whether concentrating aircraft, ships, command centers and thousands of troops at a handful of large Gulf bases had become an increasingly dangerous liability in an era of precision missiles and drones.

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Retired Navy Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery said the military already has started relying more heavily on alternate command-and-control locations — the headquarters and communications hubs commanders use to direct military operations — and rotating forces rather than concentrating capabilities at a handful of installations close to Iran.

"We're not relying on them in the same way that we did before the war," Montgomery told Fox News Digital. "I think we are going to reposition these forces."

The Pentagon has spent decades building a network of Gulf bases designed to put aircraft, ships and troops within minutes of potential crises across the Middle East. That strategy relied on concentrating combat power at a handful of large installations that offered unmatched access to the region.

But during Operation Epic Fury, Iran launched repeated missile and drone attacks against some of the Pentagon's most important regional installations, including Naval Support Activity Bahrain, home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.

While U.S. and partner air defenses intercepted many incoming weapons and casualties remained limited, the attacks demonstrated that virtually every major American operating hub in the Gulf now sits within range of Iranian missiles and drones.

U.S. forces in the Middle East have endured rocket and drone attacks for years, many carried out by Iranian-backed proxy groups against individual outposts in Iraq and Syria. Operation Epic Fury marked a broader test of the Pentagon's regional basing model, with Iran directly targeting multiple major air and naval hubs that underpin U.S. military operations across the Gulf.

Naval Support Activity Bahrain alone sustained extensive damage to command facilities and communications infrastructure, The Wall Street Journal reported. Since the conflict began Feb. 28, 13 U.S. service members have been killed and 400 wounded, with most wounded returning to duty.

Many of the fatalities resulted from a small number of attacks, including a missile strike in Kuwait and an attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, Central Command spokesperson, declined to discuss battle damage assessments but told Fox News Digital the U.S. military "rightfully prioritized the protection of people over buildings, and our strategy of protecting people worked. Iran shot more than 8,000 missiles and drones and only two resulted in U.S. fatalities. We did far more damage to Iran than they did to us — by a lot."

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What that future posture ultimately looks like remains under review.

A senior U.S. official told Fox News Digital questions about dispersing forces and reducing reliance on a handful of large Gulf bases had been debated since well before Operation Epic Fury, which had reignited those conversations.

"As a planning organization, we continually assess the security environment and make adjustments to best support operations and protect our troops. This has always been the case and remains so going forward," Hawkins said in response.

Defense officials are weighing whether to disperse military capabilities across a broader network of facilities, move some bases or functions further west and even relocate certain operations to Israel, while reducing the U.S. presence at some installations in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, the Journal reported. Officials also are reportedly considering moving some command structures underground, or forgoing rebuilding damaged structures.

"We do not have any force posture changes to announce or anything to provide at this time," a War Department official told Fox News Digital.

A Joint Staff spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the military is tracking diplomatic developments in the region while continually monitoring and evaluating U.S. force posture.

Former counterterrorism director Joe Kent, who resigned over the Trump administration's war with Iran, has long pushed for the U.S. to reduce its presence in the Gulf.

"Our bases in the Middle East are strategic liabilities not strategic assets. Less bases = less targets for Iran to shoot at and that = less leverage for Iran," he wrote on X Saturday.

"It's absolutely being discussed," Retired Adm. Kevin Donegan, the former commander of the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, which leads U.S. naval operations across the Middle East, told Fox News Digital. "After (the Iran conflict) is over, I think in each country it'll be independently evaluated based on our relationships with those countries."

Montgomery said geography itself has become part of the problem. Many of the Gulf's largest U.S. bases sit only about 90 miles from Iranian launch sites, leaving little time and space to respond to incoming drones.

"They're just too close," Montgomery said. "They're...90 miles away from Iranian launch points."

Fighter aircraft have become one of the primary tools for intercepting Iranian drones, but Montgomery said the Gulf's proximity to Iran leaves defenders with less time and space to intercept drones after launch.

"Our way of shooting down drones, the best way is aircraft equipped with rockets," he said. "But to do that, you got to get behind the drones. That's hard."

Moving some operations farther west would not put U.S. troops beyond the reach of all Iranian weapons. Iran's longer-range missiles can reach Israel and other parts of the region, and former commanders cautioned that there may no longer be any truly safe rear area.

But dispersing command nodes, aircraft, logistics hubs and personnel across more locations could reduce the risk that a single strike disabling a critical U.S. capability.

"Everywhere we have forces around the world, they are under the missile envelope of potential adversaries," he said. "So, where do you go to?"

"What you can do is buy yourself a little time against the threat, but in the end, we still need to have access to basing, because our being in the Gulf is not just to revolve around Iran, we have other reasons to be there, whether that be to ensure that terrorists like ISIS and Al Qaeda, etc. don’t threaten stability," Donegan went on.

The bases that came under attack form the backbone of America's military presence in the Gulf.

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The U.S. typically maintains about 40,000 troops across the Middle East, anchored by a network of major bases built up during the post-9/11 wars. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar —home to the forward headquarters of U.S. Central Command and the largest U.S. military installation in the region — alone hosts about 10,000 American personnel. Other major hubs include Naval Support Activity Bahrain, home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, Camp Arifjan and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, and Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.

Those installations became the backbone of U.S. military operations during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and remain central to American air, naval and logistics operations across the region.

"President Trump has effectively restored American strength around the world, including in the Middle East. We will not get ahead of any actions by the Commander-in-Chief, but our allies and troops in the region have never been safer as a result of this President’s leadership," White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told Fox News Digital when asked for comment.

Fox News Digital reached out to the governments of Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Israel for comment.

Caitlin Clark's rise has 'made Alyssa Thomas’ life better,' Christine Brennan says after fist incident

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:09:04 -0400

Christine Brennan, a USA Today columnist and author of "ON HER GAME: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women’s Sports," opened up about why the image of Phoenix Suns forward Alyssa Thomas’ first on Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has resonated with sports fans.

The incident sparked a one-game suspension for Thomas and another discourse about the treatment Clark has received from her WNBA colleagues in the floor. In just her third season, Clark has been knocked around multiple times.

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Brennan appeared on OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich" and suggested the image of Thomas’ fist to Clark’s throat is "that big of a deal" because Clark’s popularity helped paved the way to help players like Thomas.

"Is the league going to speak out at all about the visual that will live with this league, I believe forever? I think that picture, the fist to the throat is that big of a deal. I wish it wasn’t racial. I wish it was (Marina) Mabrey or somebody so you can have it not be a racial conversation because in our polarized society, I hate that," Brennan said. "I wish that could be out of it and we can look at the fact that the face of the league, Caitlin Clark, no doubt about it, every measure possible, has got a fist to her throat. Caitlin Clark, who has brought the charter flights, I broke that story, you know, that’s a fact.

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"Caitlin Clark, with all the TV ratings, all the attendance figures, everything that she has brought she has made Alyssa Thomas’ life better. She's making more money. She's got it. She's not in the middle seat anymore in coach as they all used to be, some of them and, instead you've got the fist to the throat. She’s hitting the person who brought her all of that. That’s why this story resonates. I wish we would hear from Cathy Engelbert about it. Is she concerned about Caitlin Clark and Caitlin Clark being injured?"

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The Fever and the Mercury will meet again on July 9.

'God Bless the USA' star revives patriotic spirits brand benefiting veterans for America's 250th birthday

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:00:42 -0400

Just in time for America's 250th birthday, Grammy Award-winning country music icon Lee Greenwood — writer and singer of the enduring patriotic ballad "God Bless the USA" — is bringing back his collection of Soldier Valley Spirits after the original distillery closed in 2024. The brand supports veterans' and first-responder charities.

"We're really excited to relaunch this product," Greenwood told Fox News Digital in an interview. "[Soldier Valley Spirits] has been a charity organization since the beginning."

A portion of the proceeds from every bottle sold helps support veteran and first-responder charities, including Helping a Hero, the Tunnels to Towers Foundation and Folds of Honor.

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The lineup of spirits includes whiskey, bourbon or vodka.

The "America's 250th Birthday Collection" includes all three.

The spirits come in commemorative World War II-inspired canteen-shaped bottles, which Greenwood told Fox News Digital were designed by a former Army sergeant.

Soldier Valley Spirits' objective is to support military heroes and their families, Greenwood said. The company's website says it is "built on the core values of faith, family and service to country."

The spirits make a fitting addition to a wedding, sporting event or serve as an after-dinner drink at a bar or casino, Greenwood said.

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"I would toast America" while drinking it, he said.

Soldier Valley Spirits is working to get the product into "as many stores as we can," Greenwood said. It's also available online and can be shipped to most states.

Greenwood is leading a series of high-profile events to celebrate America's 250th anniversary. He helped kick off the Great American State Fair, where he introduced President Donald Trump at the Freedom 250 celebration; he also performed "God Bless the USA" with the Marine Corps Band.

The 83-year-old singer and songwriter has been honored with the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's National Patriot Award and has entertained troops on more than 30 United Service Organizations (USO) tours, according to Soldier Valley Spirits.

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He was appointed to the council of the National Endowment for the Arts in 2008 by President George W. Bush.

Such appointments continued under Presidents Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Trump, who also appointed Greenwood to serve on the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees.

"I've spent much of my career honoring the men and women who serve our country ever since my first USO tour in 1989 with Bob Hope," Greenwood said in a statement.

"Soldier Valley Spirits is another way to say thank you. These are premium, American-made spirits that celebrate our shared values while helping support organizations that serve veterans and first-responder families."

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When he toured with Hope, Greenwood performed at eight shows in eight days across eight stops around the world, covering 25,000 miles, he told Fox News Digital. He said he "respected and admired" Hope, especially for "how much he gave during the Vietnam era."

Greenwood was on the back of a bus when he wrote "God Bless the USA," he said, adding that he's proud to be an American because he doesn't know "if there's another country that would have given me [the] opportunity" to be rewarded as he has through hard work.

Greenwood released "God Bless the USA" in 1984, and the song peaked that year at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, according to Billboard.

The song charted several more times — during the Gulf War and after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks — before reaching No. 1 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, 36 years after its release.

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Greenwood recalled that he wasn't certain he would release the iconic song, but his record label made the call.

"There was nothing I could follow it with" after performing it for the first few times, he said. "There was nothing bigger than that in my show."

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Greenwood released his "American Patriot" album, which includes recordings of classic American ballads, in 1992.

He is set to receive the 2026 All-American Icon Award and perform "God Bless the USA" during the Countdown 250 Ball on Friday in Washington, D.C., according to a news release.

Fox News Digital's Kelly McGreal contributed to this report.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding could unleash unprecedented global spending frenzy: expert

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:00:40 -0400

As Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's reported wedding approaches, experts say the ceremony is poised to become much more than a celebrity milestone.

According to branding and business experts, the economic impact won't begin when the couple says "I do." It began the moment the wedding entered the cultural conversation.

Even if the rumored July 3 ceremony remains entirely private, experts told Fox News Digital that Swift's influence is powerful enough to drive consumer spending without fans ever setting foot near the venue.

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"The economic value isn't generated by access to the wedding," brand innovator Sunny Bonnell said. "It's generated by participation in the cultural moment."

The co-founder of Motto explained that "people aren't buying a wedding. They're buying a sense of belonging to a moment."

"Taylor has become exceptionally good at creating those moments," she added.

Even businesses that never received a wedding invitation could end up cashing in, with experts saying simply being connected to the event may be enough to generate a surge of attention.

"Anyone or anything associated with the wedding, from the city, venue, hotel, restaurants, florists, stylists, designers, could see a major visibility boost," strategic communications expert Kelcey Kintner told Fox News Digital. "At this point, even proximity to her brand can become its own form of currency. And let’s be honest, we are all excited to see what this wedding looks like whenever details are shared."

And it's not just venues, hotels and florists eyeing a potential payday. Experts said brands everywhere are expected to scramble for a piece of the Swift wedding buzz, with many hoping to ride the cultural wave without ever being officially linked to the ceremony.

"For some brands, the opportunity is simply to tap into the broader cultural conversation around romance, fashion, travel, friendship, football and fandom," PR expert Dave Quast explained. "The smart ones will show a healthy degree of restraint. The clumsy ones will make it too literal, too thirsty or too crassly self-promotional."

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It's a strategy that's played out before whenever Swift dominates the cultural conversation. This was most obvious during Swift's record-breaking Eras Tour, when brands capitalized on all things Taylor — friendship bracelets, themed drinks and even concert outfits.

"We have already seen how quickly brands move when Taylor creates a cultural moment, like with her recent album cover, when brands started posting their own orange, sparkly versions of their logos to tap into the conversation," Kintner, Senior VP at Red Banyan PR, pointed out. "The smart ones will be careful, though. With Taylor Swift, fans can spot an obvious cash grab very quickly."

Bonnell said the real opportunity for brands lies in the community Swift has built, not in official access to the event.

"She doesn't create audiences. She creates communities that want to decode, celebrate, imitate and share every chapter of the story," Bonnell, author of "Rare Breed," said. "That's why a private event can still produce public value for brands."

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Experts said the scale of the expected economic activity from Swift's reported wedding ultimately comes down to the couple's unmatched cultural reach. The real magic lies in what happens when Swift's fan base collides with Kelce's.

"It is hard to think of a modern celebrity couple with this exact combination of influence," Kintner explained. "Their worlds are very different, which is exactly what makes this so powerful. We have seen powerful celebrity couples before, but Taylor and Travis sit at the intersection of two massive industries: global entertainment and professional sports. Their combined cultural reach is enormous, and the spending power around them is not just about their personal wealth."

It's that rare crossover appeal, Bonnell argued, that could send the economic ripple effect into overdrive.

"Taylor has built one of the most engaged communities in entertainment. Travis has become far more than an athlete through sports, media and pop culture," Bonnell emphasized. "Together, they create a moment that transcends industries and audiences. The result isn't additive. It's exponential because each expands the reach of the other's world."

Kintner added, "This would not just be entertainment news. It would be a sports story, a fashion story, a business story, a tourism story, and a pop culture event all at once."

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Royal weddings and power couples like Beyoncé and Jay-Z have also generated enormous cultural attention, but today's social media landscape accelerates consumer behavior in ways previous celebrity weddings couldn't.

"Royal weddings have had bigger, institutional spectacles, and other celebrity couples have had more evenly matched wealth and fame," Quast, founder of EDQ Strategies, noted. "But there aren’t many modern pairings where one person can move travel, fashion, media, and fan behavior at this scale while the other brings in a different part of the culture."

Kintner agreed: "Only Taylor Swift could turn wedding speculation into an economic, cultural and media event before the invitations are even confirmed."

Beyond the ceremony itself, experts said the lasting impact may be measured not only in headlines but in the consumer trends that follow.

Bonnell noted that fans "participate" in Swift's cultural moments rather than simply observe them, while Kintner said bridal brands, jewelers, florists, hotels and travel companies are all likely to find ways to connect themselves to the event long after the vows are exchanged.

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Ways & Means Chair Smith talks Working Families Tax Cut, reconciliation 3.0, fraud

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:00:32 -0400

House Ways & Means Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.) spoke about the first anniversary of the passage of the Working Families Tax Cut and the chances of another reconciliation bill in an interview with the Ruthless Podcast.

"When we were here last time, it was literally the fight that I was having with the United States Senate trying to do one big bill instead of multiple different bills," Smith said in an interview released on Thursday morning. "We were able to get it delivered and for the president to sign it into law on July 4th of last year. It's the largest tax cut in US history, out of every tax cut that's ever been done."

Smith was instrumental in shaping the bill and touted the benefits of the expanded child tax credit, the no-tax-on-tips provision, and the no-tax-on-overtime provisions to working families and small businesses.

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"I did have a waitress come up to be in my district down in Fredericktown, Missouri, a couple of months ago, and it’s exactly why you do this," Smith said. "She's like, ‘Congressman, I just wanna say thank you. I got my tax refund back. And it was over $10,000.’"

From a legislative perspective, Smith specifically highlighted the significant welfare reforms, investment in border security, and cuts to spending.

Now, 365 days later, Republicans are once again considering another reconciliation bill.

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"I pushed so aggressively for the One Big Beautiful Bill because if you look at history, two partisan reconciliation bills have never passed in the same year," Smith said. "Even the skinny one that just passed a few weeks ago was not in the same years . So it’s gonna be a challenge."

Reconciliation is a budget-related measure that can pass the Senate on a simple majority vote. Most other forms of legislation require 60 votes to bypass the filibuster in the upper chamber.

Podcast Co-host Comfortably Smug also highlighted the Congressman’s work on combating fraud.

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"Another issue that really caught fire, it feels like starting December of last year with Nick Shirley, uncovering all of that fraud, waste and abuse that was happening in Minnesota," Smug said. "You've been doing a ton of investigations into fraud, especially when it comes to hospice."

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Smith highlighted a burrito stand and a tire shop that posed as hospice care. In New York, 600,000 fake employees claimed to work as home health aides.

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The interview took place as part of the Ruthless Midterm Interview Series, an ongoing initiative to interview major candidates across the country. The hosts have already interviewed candidates in 17 states, with more scheduled ahead of the November midterms.

Voters in Missouri head to the polls for the primaries on August 4th. The general election takes place on November 3rd.

Nancy Guthrie mystery could be solved with 'crowdsourcing' help, private eye says

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:00:09 -0400

Over more than 21 weeks since the suspected abduction of Nancy Guthrie, the FBI and Google made a groundbreaking recovery of Nest doorbell video, two men have been detained and released without charges, thousands of tips have been investigated — and yet her whereabouts remain unknown.

Herman Weisberg, a former NYPD detective turned high-profile private investigator, believes one phone call could still crack the case.

"You've got to have a lot of patience when you're dealing with that because you might just be on your 7,000th call and your 15th cup of coffee that day, but the 7,001st call could be the one that's really got a piece of valuable information in this," the managing director at the New York-based private firm SAGE Intelligence told Fox News Digital. "The 7,001st call could be the one."

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With the investigation grinding on for more than 150 days and a steep decline in updates from authorities, Weisberg said the sheer volume of public interest in the case could ultimately become one of investigators' greatest assets.

"The awareness that comes with a high-profile crime like this should be an advantage in solving it," he told Fox News Digital.

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Weisberg points to cases like that of Gabby Petito, where ordinary citizens reviewing their own dashcam footage provided the breakthrough investigators needed to find her remains in a remote Wyoming campground.

Other cases solved with help from the public include the Boston Marathon bombing, where tipsters reported the movements of the Tsarnaev brothers after the deadly attack, and the abduction of Elizabeth Smart, who was abducted as a teenager and rescued after attentive Utah residents recognized her suspected kidnappers from news coverage of the case and called police.

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"Crowdsourcing wins cases these days, you know, all the armchair sleuths and the true crime fans that are out there," Weisberg said. "Maybe one of them is like what I always say, is the one that looks outside their window and said, 'That's strange, that car's been parked out there too long. It's got Arizona plates.' You know, it's a stolen car. Get the police to come."

While he said he's surprised that digital forensics haven't solved the case already, not everything goes investigators' way.

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"Actually, I'm pretty shocked that this case didn't come down to technology," he said. "A perfect example is that Kohberger case in Idaho. Technology was the case breaker for them, but anything can happen in a case like this. I think the old expression, three can keep a secret if two are dead. If this was a solo perpetrator of this crime, we lose a big advantage of somebody else being able to point the finger here. Whatever it is, my personal idea on this is it was a crime that went very wrong from the beginning. We didn't have some of the advantages, some of investigative opportunities there because this didn't play out the way that the perpetrator intended it to."

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On the other hand, Weisberg said, as in the Kohberger case, there's a strong chance that investigators are farther along than the public is aware.

"They could be working on a lead right now," he said. And if that doesn't work out, investigators and the Guthrie family are still asking for tips from the public.

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There are combined rewards of more than $1.2 million for information in the Guthrie case, including $1 million from the family for information that leads to her recovery.

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Her daughter, "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie, is asking anyone with information on Guthrie's case to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI.

Tips can be provided anonymously to Tucson's Crime Stoppers affiliate, 88-Crime, at 1-520-882-7463.

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