Category: World

A massive check fraud conspiracy resulted in the arrests of three gang members following a yearslong investigation, authorities announced on Tuesday. The alleged crimes victimized 200 people and businesses in Polk County, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.  Back in June 2022, Polk County Sheriff’s office deputies responded to a…

A mom in Georgia is facing possible jail time after her 10-year-old son was found walking alone to town, less than a mile from the family’s home. Brittany Patterson, 41, was arrested on suspicion of reckless conduct on Oct. 30 over her son’s unsupervised walk, according to the Fannin County Sheriff’s Office. Patterson had taken another son to…

Congressional election observers are being deployed to Iowa to monitor the recount in an uncalled House race.  The House Committee on Administration, which provides oversight of federal elections, announced on X that “Congressional Election Observers are being deployed to Iowa to observe the recount of the First Congressional District race.”  Chairman Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisc.,…

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declined to answer when asked on Tuesday whether Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., is a man or woman, but the speaker later made a statement in which he declared, “A man cannot become a woman.”  McBride, a Delaware state senator who identifies as transgender, won election to the U.S. House of…

President Biden approved sending anti-personnel mines to Ukraine late Tuesday, a reversal of policy and yet another escalation in the conflict with Russia ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration. Ukrainian officials have reportedly promised to only deploy the mines in Ukrainian territory and away from major population centers. The U.S. had previously withheld anti-personnel mines because…

A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judge said Monday that the Washington-based Olympus Spa’s female-only policy is akin to a “whites-only” policy. Olympus Spa, a Christian Korean-run operation, is currently arguing in court that its mandate limiting patrons to “biological females” is protected by constitutional rights. The legal counsel of the spa appeared before a…

Humans may have reached their max life expectancy, according to a recent Harvard study — but that’s likely not going to stop them from trying to extend their years. A recent poll found that 81% of respondents reported being “somewhat or very willing” to spend money to live longer — although many are unsure of…

An investigation is underway in Kentucky after two police officers were shot while conducting a traffic stop on a car that had been reported stolen. The incident took place in the Louisville’s Smoketown neighborhood at around 8 p.m. on Tuesday when officers from the Fourth Division stopped a stolen car in the 400 block of…

Imprisoned attorney Michael Avenatti made headlines earlier this year when the one-time fierce foe of Donald Trump expressed sympathy for the former president amid his myriad criminal charges, with observers guessing he was fishing for a pardon should Trump return to the White House. Yet now that Trump is president-elect, Avenatti told Fox News Digital…

President-elect Trump flipped six highly competitive states in his election victory last week. But as a Fox News analysis showed last week, his gains with voters were not limited to the battlegrounds.  This list covers the 10 states where Trump most outperformed his 2020 margins. Notably, conservative strongholds aren’t the only states that made the list. The…