The Los Angeles Kings hosted the Edmonton Oilers Monday for a first-round Stanley Cup playoff game, and a pregame performance became a topic of conversation.
Members of the Korea Town Senior & Community Center performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" prior to the puck drop at Crypto.com Arena. The group used harmonicas instead of singing the American national anthem.
The majority of the crowd in attendance appeared to approve of the rendition as thousands remained standing to applaud the performers.
The New York Giants have selected Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter with the third overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
New York has gone back and forth in the rumor mill with the big question: Will they select a quarterback?
The same thing about last season, but it was ultimately Malik Nabers at number six overall. After another poor season, the Giants were positioned to take another potential generational talent, and they didn't pass up on the Nittany Lions product.
Carter is the consensus top defensive line prospect, with many believing he can emulate what Micah Parsons has given the Dallas Cowboys since he's entered the league.
After all, Carter wore No. 11 at Penn State just as Parsons did.
Carter was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, a Bednarik Award finalist, and a first-team All-American after leading the nation in tackles for loss with 23.5 on the season. He racked up 12 sacks over 16 games with 68 tackles and four passes defended.
The athleticism, explosivness off the line of scrimmage and knack to be in the right place at the right time to get the quarterback to the ground is something the Giants could certainly benefit from in 2025 and beyond.
There is, however, a question regarding Carter's health after suffering a stress reaction in his foot. But he had a positive medical update recently when an exam showed it is healing and he doesn't require surgery.
Carter will team up with two of the league’s top defenders, edge rusher Brian Burns and defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence.
Kayvon Thibodeaux, who the Giants took in the first round in 2022, is also a part of this stacked defensive line.
Also, Carter is a Philadelphia native who grew up a die-hard Eagles fan. However, that comes to an end now that they are his NFC East rival, a team coming off a Super Bowl win over the Kansas City Chiefs who the Giants will see twice a year.
The Giants might not be done in the first round either. Trade rumors have swirled around GM Joe Schoen and his front office, as they could still use a quarterback of the future despite signing veterans Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston in free agency.
Former Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano and his wife, Nancy Cano, were taken into custody Thursday after federal agents raided their Las Cruces home.
The two face charges of evidence tampering amid allegations they harbored Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, an alleged illegal alien who is also believed to be a member of Venezuela’s notorious Tren de Aragua gang.
"Under President Trump, we have arrested over 150,000 aliens—including more than 600 members of the vicious Tren de Aragua gang," said Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. "If you are here illegally and break the law, we will hunt you down, arrest you and lock you up. That's a promise."
The arrest follows a February incident where Ortega-Lopez was apprehended at the Cano residence. Court documents reveal that he was initially hired by Nancy Cano for home repairs and later offered accommodation in the couple's guesthouse.
Investigators uncovered evidence linking Ortega-Lopez to the Tren de Aragua gang, including gang-related clothing, tattoos, voicemails and text messages.
According to court documents, he unlawfully entered the U.S. on Dec. 15, 2023, by crossing the border near Eagle Pass, Texas, without inspection or authorization.
He was released on Dec. 18, 2023, pending removal proceedings due to overcrowding at the Border Patrol facility. He was issued a Notice to Appear, initiating formal removal proceedings under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Further investigation led to the seizure of four firearms from the residence of April Cano, the couple's daughter. Ortega-Lopez was found in social media posts posing with weapons, some of which he claimed were owned by April.
He is currently facing federal charges for being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5). If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison.
"Doña Ana County has been a hotbed of illegal immigration and drug trafficking, human smuggling for many, many years," former ICE Field Office Director John Fabbricatore said to WPMI. "To see that a judge would allow this to happen. It’s very concerning. It’s concerning. What else has the judge been doing?"
Judge Cano resigned from his judicial position in March and on Tuesday, the New Mexico Supreme Court issued a ruling permanently barring him from holding any judicial office in the state.
"The people of New Mexico are tired of a system where the powerful don’t play by their own rules," Amy Barela, Chairwoman of the Republican Party of New Mexico, said to the Las Cruces Sun-News. "We demand real accountability for Judge Cano’s connection to a gang-affiliated criminal and full transparency on how our judiciary is being held to the same laws as the rest of us. Enough is enough."
Matthews apologized to the commissioner for going "off script," but it was an electric moment.
"I just got off the phone with the president, Donald Trump. He asked me to pass a message along to all 32 NFL franchises. Let me tell you what it reads here, alright?" Matthews began.
"It says ,'My fellow Americans, the Bears still suck!"
The Bears, of course, are the Packers' top rival - there's even a song, aptly titled "The Bears Still Suck" that often plays at Packers tailgates.
Matthews, personally, dominated the Bears in his career. In 19 games against Chicago, he recorded 56 solo tackles, 9.5 sacks, and three interceptions. He became the Packers' all-time sack leader against the Bears, as well. He went 16-3 against Chicago in his career, including a win with the Los Angeles Rams.
Cam Ward was the first selection of the night, unsurprisingly, but the Jaguars and Browns pulled off a stunner by trading picks.
Hugh Grant vented frustration over the "posh private schools" his children attend as he pushes to ban laptops and tablets from classrooms.
On Wednesday, the 64-year-old actor joined American social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt and King Charles III's second cousin, Sophie Winkleman, at London's Knightsbridge School for an event organized by the group Close Screens, Open Minds.
While speaking during the event, Grant, a father of five, accused schools of fueling children's addiction to technology and limiting outdoor play.
The "Bridget Jones' Diary" star described himself as "another angry parent fighting the eternal, exhausting and depressive battle with children who only want to be on a screen."
Grant also blasted school officials at "ridiculous posh private schools" for their "pathetic" rules he claimed were keeping children indoors.
"They’re the ones saying they’re not going to play outside today because it’s raining, or they can’t go on the climbing frame because it’s windy," the actor said, according to a story published by the Telegraph Wednesday.
"It’s pathetic," Grant continued. "It seems to me that there is space here for a hero school, a set of schools, to break the mold."
The Golden Globe winner shares John Mungo, 12, and daughters Lulu, 9, and Blue, 7, with wife Anna Eberstein. Grant is also father to daughter Tabitha, 13, and son Felix, 11, whom he shares with his former partner Tinglan Hong.
Grant explained that he decided to speak out after becoming fed up with the schools' overreliance on technology in the classroom.
"The final straw was when the school started saying, with some smugness, ‘We give every child a Chromebook.' And they do a lot of lessons on their Chromebook, and they do all their homework on their Chromebook, and you just thought that is the last f---ing thing they need and the last thing we need," he said.
Haidt is advocating for phone-free schools in addition to a ban on smartphones for children under the age of 14 and barring students under 16 from using social media during classes.
According to the Guardian, in his 2024 book "The Anxious Generation," Haidt said smartphones have created an "epidemic of mental illness" in children by "rewiring" the younger generations' brains, which led to "attention fragmentation."
Grant said other parents haven't voiced their concerns about the increasing digital consumption in education due to their fears of "rocking the boat."
However, he called on other parents to join him in his efforts to fight education technology [EdTech] since he believes attempts to turn to the schools or government for support will be futile.
"Do you lobby the schools, and if you do, what’s the weird, sudden, frozen, sepulchral silence from them on this issue?" he said.
"Do you go to government? My experience, campaigning with the [press ethics campaign] Hacked Off over 12 years, is that’s probably a bad idea," Grant noted. "I’m very cynical about it now.
"I don’t think politicians ever do anything because it’s the right thing to do, even if it’s the right thing to do to protect children," he added. "They’ll only do what gets them votes. They only care about their career.
"Therefore, I think the third option on this, which is to go after parents, is the right one. Because I think that once you get a critical mass of parents who are outraged by EdTech, as well as all the other issues, the phones, etc., that is when politicians listen because they’re scared of that.
"That’s also when schools start to listen because they’re scared of people leaving their schools and losing business."
Shedeur Sanders may not be in the green room behind the NFL Draft stage in Green Bay on Thursday, but he has a pretty sweet set up at home.
In fact, he might even have a better setup than any hopeful first-round pick.
Sanders' custom-built room at home went viral on social media, as it featured a small booth with a couch and the word "legendary" written in various fonts all around.
He also has a wall of NFL team hats, one of which will land on his head whenever he hears his name called.
Sanders isn't among the 15 prospects that are at the draft, which resides just outside the iconic Lambeau Field. Instead, like many other first-round hopefuls, Sanders will be surrounded by friends and family awaiting his name to be called.
But perhaps being home could be a detriment, as Sanders displayed some worries about his phone.
"My number got leaked, again, guys. I don’t know how I’m gonna get my call for the draft," Sanders told the "2Legendary" podcast. "And I silenced all of my unknown callers. So, I don’t know how I’m going to be able to get the draft day call.
"I gotta get a new phone because it’s just getting ridiculous," Sanders added.
The biggest question, though, is whether Sanders will be chosen on day one. His draft stock has been all over the place, with some saying his a must in the top-10, while others think he’s more of a second-round talent.
Sanders had a great final season at Colorado, leading the Big 12 with 4,134 passing yards and 37 touchdowns.
The two-way superstar Travis Hunter is the number two pick in the NFL Draft.
The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Hunter on Thursday night after trading up to the No. 2 overall pick with the Cleveland Browns. Jacksonville gave up the No. 5 overall pick, their second and fourth-round pick this year, and their first-round pick next year, to move up and take Hunter.
Hunter is expected to star on both sides of the ball, as he did in college for the University of Colorado.
Hunter averaged over 100 snaps per game in his final season with Colorado amid his quest to turn the program around, alongside Shedeur and Deion Sanders.
But he's not just a two-way player - he's a two-way superstar.
As a wide receiver, Hunter had 92 catches for 1,152 yards and 14 total touchdowns. Hunter won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top wide receiver.
Hunter also won the Bednarik Award as the nation’s best defensive player, becoming the first player ever to win both the Bednarik and Biletnikoff.
As a corner, Hunter had 31 tackles, 11 pass deflections and four interceptions, anchoring Colorado’s defense.
Hunter and quarterback Shedeur Sanders led Colorado to a 9-3 record, and the team fell just short of making the Big 12 championship game.
Hunter was able to live out his NFL Draft dream with his father, who was granted permission to travel to Green Bay despite being sentenced to a year of home confinement.
Hunter will hop into a defensive secondary in Jacksonville alongside Tyson Campbell and Darnell Savage as a cornerback. On offense, Hunter will also look to contribute as a wide receiver alongside Brian Thomas Jr. for quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
However, some have argued that Hunter should prioritize playing cornerback, and leave playing wide receiver as more of an afterthought.
Former NFL wide receiver and three-time Super Bowl champion Ed McCaffrey previously told Fox News Digital that Hunter is more valuable as a cornerback, and doesn't expect Hunter to play every down on offense and defense in the pros, which Hunter often did in college.
"Personally… I think right now he provides greater value at the cornerback position, I do not see any scenario where he doesn't leave the field in the NFL, I don't think that's possible. Maybe for a game or once in a while you could play a significant number of snaps in the NFL, but long-term, I don't think you can hold up," McCaffrey said.
"It's different in college when you're significantly better and more physically gifted than the guys you're going up against. When you get to the NFL, there isn't as much of a gap in talent."
Hunter himself has rejected the idea of only playing one position in the NFL.
The forthcoming rookie said he would "never play football again" if he was told by coaches to only focus on playing either cornerback or wide receiver.
"It's never playing football again," Hunter previously told CBS Sports. "Because I've been doing it my whole life, and I love being on the football field. I feel like I could dominate on each side of the ball, so I really enjoy doing it."
The New York Attorney General's Office has hired high-powered attorney Abbe Lowell to defend Attorney General Letitia James against fraud accusations being levied against her.
The office confirmed it hired Lowell, who has represented high-profile political figures on both sides of the aisle, including Hunter Biden, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, former Sen. Bob Mendez and Bill Clinton.
It is unclear whether taxpayer dollars are going towards James' defense, as the attorney general's office stopped answering questions once Fox News Digital began asking about how Lowell would be compensated.
Lowell will represent James as a private citizen, not as part of Winston & Strawn LLP, where he is a partner.
U.S. Federal Housing Director William Pulte is requesting the Department of Justice investigate James and consider prosecuting her for allegedly falsifying bank documents and records in order to garner more favorable loans. Lowell, who hung up on Fox News Digital when reached by phone, sent a letter to the DOJ Thursday urging them to reject Pulte's request for prosecution.
Local reporting from the Times Union said the attorney general's office indicated the decision to hire Lowell to defend James was, in part, based on their allegation that the Trump administration is pushing a politically motivated criminal referral in response to James bringing a civil case against Donald Trump last year for allegedly inflating asset values to obtain favorable loans.
Lowell, in his letter to the DOJ that was directed to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, referred to Pulte's criminal referral as "the latest act of improper political retribution" from Trump.
"The stunning hypocrisy of President Trump’s complaint that the Justice Department had been ‘politicized’ and ‘weaponized’ against him is laid bare as he and others in his administration are now asking you to undertake the very same practice," Mr. Lowell wrote.
In his letter, Lowell points to instances where Trump has called for revenge, and instances where the president has personally attacked James.
Lowell also went after the allegations, including that James listed a home in Virginia as her primary residence while serving as a state official in New York. According to Lowell, James had no intention of using the property as a primary residence and her indication of this in a power-of-attorney letter was a mistake. Lowell pointed out there were other documents where James indicated to her lender that the Virginia home would not be her primary residence.
A second accusation of fraud against James accuses her of inflating the number of livable units in a multifamily Brooklyn residence to receive better interest rates. Lowell accuses Pulte of disregarding updated documentation listing the residence as a four-unit multifamily residence, and instead pointing to a certificate of occupancy from 2001.
The obvious is now official – Cam Ward is a Tennessee Titan.
The Titans owned the first overall pick of the NFL Draft, and after apparently fielding calls for it throughout the offseason, they decided to stick with it and take the player who has separated himself from the pack over this process.
Earlier in the offseason, Ward was more so the 1A to Shedeur Sanders’ 1B, but the Sanders love fell quite drastically, while Ward put himself above just about everyone else.
This sure seems like the end of Will Levis’ tenure in Tennessee – Levis, like Sanders, was actually once favored to be the second quarterback taken in 2023, but a rapid fall saw him go in the second round that year, prompting awkwardness as he attended the draft expecting to be a night-one selection.
With Levis’ struggles and the first pick falling into their lap after a 3-14 campaign, it is now Ward’s time to shine in Nashville.
Ward seemed excited about the opportunity while speaking to the media on Wednesday.
"I got a chance to learn more about (the Titans) personally over the last couple of months, and I am excited to hopefully hear my name called first, to go to a good organization like that," Ward said. "They have a great owner, a great GM, great assistant GM, great president. The team there, they have a pretty elite team, in my opinion – they don't get enough credit on paper for what they really are. So, if I am there, I know it will turn out good."
"I think the quarterback there is going to be surrounded by some good weapons," he added, "and I just hope I'm that guy."
Earlier this month, Ward dropped a rather obvious hint that he knew he'd be going to the Titans by listing Titans running backs Tyjae Spears and Tony Pollard, as well as wide receivers Calvin Ridley and Treylon Burks, some of the best in the league at their respective positions.
Ward set the record for the most touchdowns thrown in Division I history with 158, beating Case Keenum by three.
Last season with Miami, Ward, who got the Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff conversation until losing to Syracuse to end the season, threw for an FBS-leading 39 touchdowns last year and a career-high 4,313 yards.
He finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting and spent his first two seasons at Washington State.
Thursday night should be a celebration for the Sanders family if all goes according to plan.
Shedeur Sanders, at some point over the next 24 hours, will hear his name called in Green Bay, and he'll become an NFL quarterback.
Months ago, he was the 1B to Cam Ward's 1A, but in recent days, his stock appears to have fallen, and there is some doubt whether he'll even be a first-round pick.
In the days leading up to the draft, reports have not been kind to Shedeur, with one assistant coach saying his interview with Shedeur was one of the "worst" he's ever had and adding, "He's not that good."
That quote was one of several that prompted former NFL player and ESPN analyst Ryan Clark to call out "personal" media coverage of Shedeur on X, and Sanders' father, Deion, reposted it.
"The anonymous quotes that have circulated are mostly negative. Which is strange," Clark wrote. "A young man that has never been in trouble, never involved in an off field incident, & quarterbacked two Universities to a resurgence has 0 behind the scenes qualities? There have been other quarterbacks with true issues that haven’t been subjected to this sort of pre-draft slander.
"If he falls out of the first round because execs & coaches don’t believe he has the physical tools then that’s fair… but let’s stop with the anonymous, unchecked personal attacks because they bring people to your page."
Clark's colleague, Dan Orlovsky, highlighted plays that would "be a reason why" Sanders could fall in the draft that "he will have to work on in [the] NFL."
An X user replied to Orlovsky, saying he "turned into a hater."
There was once a time when Shedeur was in consideration for the No. 1 pick, but Ward has separated himself from the pack.
Sanders threw for 4,314 yards and 37 touchdowns with 10 interceptions last season, helping lead the Buffaloes to a 9-4 record and a bowl game appearance. In his 50 college games, Sanders threw for 14,347 yards and 134 touchdowns with 27 interceptions.
U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., urged people to call and threaten congressional lawmakers over the Trump administration's immigration policies following a visit to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Thursday.
Earlier in the day, Wilson visited ICE Krome Detention Center in Miami before holding a news conference on Instagram Live.
"So I've been giving out the phone numbers to the House of Representatives and to the Senate," she said. "It's one number that number you call and you threaten it, and you say, this is wrong. This is not America. This is not what we stand for. We need a change. You have to do that. It's going to take the people. We've done it."
"We need the people. We needed an uprising where people are taking to the streets and the phones and writing letters. That's what we need," she added.
Before going into the ICE facility, Wilson said she expected to see criminals with "cases tattooed with gold teeth."
"I wanted to see where were these dangerous people that they had picked up off the street and put them in a detention center," the representative said. "I didn't see that. I saw hard working men. Some more literate than others. I even saw some who are mentally disturbed and have mental issues."
Wilson, who has feuded with President Donald Trump in the past, also blamed the Laken Riley Act for the increase in migrant detentions.
Trump signed the bill into law days after taking office. It directs ICE to detain illegal immigrants arrested or charged with theft-related crimes, or those accused of assaulting a police officer.
The law also allows states to sue the Department of Homeland Security for harm caused to their citizens because of illegal immigration.
The bill was named after Riley, a nursing student who was killed while jogging on the University of Georgia campus by an illegal immigrant. Jose Ibarra, who had previously been arrested but never detained by ICE, was sentenced to life in prison for the killing.
"The Laken Riley Act has caused an increase in detainees, and these are people who have... you could have been here forever," said Wilson, who said that illegal migrants can get arrested "walking across the street, jaywalking, or shoplifting, they will detain you and bring you right here."
Fox News Digital has reached out to Wilson's offices in Washington and Florida.
Elizabeth Hurley reached out to Billy Ray Cyrus while he was in a difficult place after his divorce from singer Firerose.
The former co-stars, who recently went Instagram official with a kissing snap shared on Easter Sunday, reconnected over text, with Hurley making the first move nearly two years after they worked on the 2022 film "Christmas in Paradise."
Cyrus, who will debut his new song "Ask (Honor Song)" Friday, told "The Ty Bentli Show" their blossoming relationship is a gift from God, and he's the happiest he's been with his new romance.
"It's just been beautiful," Cyrus, 63, said, noting there's "no expectations of where we go from here other than her and her son. I do love him a lot, and it’s great that God brought them into my life when he did. It’s just a good thing.
"It’s been a long time since I’ve been this happy."
Hurley, 59, smiled widely as the "Achy Breaky Heart" singer kissed her on the cheek while wearing a festive pair of green bunny ears in a photo shared with both of their millions of social media followers on Easter.
"We did very few scenes together, but the couple times we were in the same scene, there was a chemistry there that felt … we just laughed, and it was at a time I wasn't laughing a lot. And I found out the oddest thing," he said of Hurley.
"I've obviously, I know all about her life and career and me, a kid from Flatwoods, Kentucky, going to sit and pretend I'm an actor with Elizabeth Hurley knowing that, wait, how did this happen? And the oddest part was first how much we laughed.
"Second, I figured we were so different, but in some very strange way, we had way more in common than we had different. And then we did our couple scenes, and I left the island. And we didn't speak for two years, and the pandemic continued on. That was in 2022."
Cyrus was in the throes of divorce from his third wife when Hurley contacted him unexpectedly.
"I felt like, ‘Wow, can life get any harder? Can it get any tougher?’ For me, at a certain point, it was like, ‘You can’t get knocked down any flatter than laying on your back when life is kicking you,’" Cyrus said. "And, in this moment, this hand kind of reached out in a text message, not a physical hand, as in the one you saw in the picture. That'd be good. A friend reached out."
At the time, he "didn't even know the number" of the person who sent him a text along the lines of, "Hey, it looks like life might be a little bit tough and just wanted you to know I’m in your corner; you’ve got a friend in your corner."
"So, I text back, I go, ‘Who is this?’ And it’s like, ‘Elizabeth Hurley.’ Of all the people to reach out to me in that second that maybe I needed most," Cyrus said. "This friend that made me laugh.
"If all we ever were [is] the friends that we are, I would take that. She’s so impressively brilliant. She reminds me a lot of Dolly Parton. She’s a very smart businesswoman. If you can laugh together, you can make it through everything."
"Real Time" host Bill Maher fired back at fellow liberal comedian Larry David over the latter's New York Times op-ed linking his recent dinner with President Donald Trump with Adolf Hitler.
Appearing on Thursday's installment of "Piers Morgan Uncensored," Maher was asked about David's satirical piece roasting Maher's positive exchange with Trump.
"I mean, this wasn't, you know, my favorite moment of our friendship," Maher said of his "friend" David.
"But I think the minute you play the Hitler card, you've lost the argument," Maher told host Piers Morgan. "And also, I must say, you know, come on, man. Hitler? Nazis? Nobody has been harder about and on and more prescient, I must say, about Donald Trump than me. I don't need to be lectured on who Donald Trump is. Just the fact that I met him in person didn't change that, and the fact that I reported honestly is not a sin either."
Maher continued, "But, you know, to use the Hitler thing, first of all, I just think it's kind of insulting to 6 million dead Jews, you know. Like, that should kind of be in its own place in history. And, you know, I know people can say, 'Well, we're just comparing it in this way.' Well, it's an argument you kind of lost just to start it."
"Hitler has really kind of got to stay in his own place. He is the GOAT of evil, and we're just going to have to, I think, leave it like that," he added.
Maher said he hasn't spoken with David since the op-ed was published but insisted he "can be" friends with him despite their disagreement.
"I can take a shot, and I also can absolutely take it when people disagree with me," Maher said. "You know, that's not exactly the way I would have done it… if I could talk to Trump, I could talk to Larry David, too. You know, I could talk to anybody."
Representatives for David did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
The "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star satirized Maher's dinner with Trump by writing from the perspective of a radio host accepting an invitation for dinner with the German dictator in 1939.
"No one I knew encouraged me to go. ‘He’s Hitler. He’s a monster.’ But eventually I concluded that hate gets us nowhere," David wrote. "I knew I couldn’t change his views, but we need to talk to the other side — even if it has invaded and annexed other countries and committed unspeakable crimes against humanity."
"Suddenly he seemed so human," David later wrote. "Here I was, prepared to meet Hitler, the one I’d seen and heard — the public Hitler. But this private Hitler was a completely different animal. And oddly enough, this one seemed more authentic, like this was the real Hitler. The whole thing had my head spinning."
"Two hours later, the dinner was over, and the Führer escorted me to the door. ‘I am so glad to have met you. I hope I’m no longer the monster you thought I was.’ ‘I must say, mein Führer, I’m so thankful I came. Although we disagree on many issues, it doesn’t mean that we have to hate each other.’ And with that, I gave him a Nazi salute and walked out into the night," he concluded.
While David never referenced Maher by name, it was clear he was taking swipes at the HBO host.
"You can hate me for it, but I'm not a liar. Trump was gracious and measured," Maher said during his monologue recapping the White House visit. "And why isn't that in other settings- I don't know, and I can't answer, and it's not my place to answer. I'm just telling you what I saw, and I wasn't high."
Madden Iamaleava, Nico's brother, is also reportedly heading to Los Angeles. On3 reported the younger Iamaleava intends to switch his commitment from Arkansas to UCLA.
Nico was slotted by 247 Sports at No. 22 among 2025 high school quarterbacks as a four-star recruit. But Iamaleava's decision against suiting up for Arkansas could have serious ramifications.
According to Front Office Sports, Arkanas' name, image and likeness (NIL) collective issued a pair of demand letters to players requesting the fulfillment of buyout clauses.
"Arkansas’s NIL collective has sent two demand letters to players asking to fulfill buyout clauses, source tells Front Office Sports," a reporter from the outlet wrote on X. "The AD’s comments yesterday were referring to multiple players who left before NIL contracts expired, including Madden Iamaleava."
Arkansas is seeking an estimated $200,000 from Madden Iamaleava, according to the report.
Heupel said Nico's decision to skip practice during his name, image and likeness (NIL) contract negotiations with Tennessee led to the split.
Nico Iamaleava was making $2.4 million on an NIL contract. But when he signed it, it was reported to be worth an estimated $8 million. Iamaleava received the initial payment when he was still enrolled in high school. ESPN reported the total value of the deal could have reached nearly $10 million.
Iamaleava finished the 2024 season with the Volunteers with 2,616 passing yards and 19 touchdowns against five interceptions.
UCLA finished the 2024 campaign with a disappointing 5-7 record after the Bruins' first season in the Big Ten Conference.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff are pushing back against a report saying they have discussed lifting sanctions on Russian energy assets, calling the anonymously sourced article from Politico "totally fictitious" and "fake crap."
The outlet released a report citing internal White House officials Thursday, indicating Witkoff and Rubio had been in discussions about potentially lifting energy-related sanctions as part of a wider peace negotiation to end the war in Ukraine.
"This is false," Rubio and Witkoff said in a joint statement released by the White House. "Neither of us have had any conversations about lifting sanctions on Russia as part of a peace deal with Ukraine. This is just totally fictitious and irresponsible reporting from Politico, a fifth-rate publication. If they have an ounce of journalistic integrity, they will fully retract this piece of fiction."
The report from Politico claimed "five people familiar with the discussions" said Witkoff has been a "main proponent" of lifting sanctions against Russian energy assets, including the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, one of the country's main natural gas pipelines that goes to Europe.
The Politico report claimed Rubio has tried to derail the efforts, saying there is an ongoing rift between U.S. energy export proponents and those who want to improve ties with Russia.
When reached for comment, a Politico spokesperson said the outlet stands by its reporting.
"There isn't even a kernel of truth to this story - Politico was played by their ‘sources’ yet again," Witkoff said in a separate statement posted by his X account after the report was published. "It's embarrassing that they print this type of fake crap."
"More bulls--- from the liars at Politico smearing Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff with pure fake news," Donald Trump Jr. posted on X. "How do they get away with continuing to run these fake stories????"
"I hope Politico has good defamation insurance coverage," Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee wrote on social media. "Or maybe I don’t."
"Politico is a C-rated tabloid, fraught with poor sourcing and a TDS epidemic, pretending to be serious news," White House spokesperson Anna Kelly added. "This story is one of many pathetic tall tales that have been debunked, but their reporters are too desperate to report fake drama to discern truth from fact."
Sanctions on Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline were established during the first Trump administration and waived by President Joe Biden a few months after he entered office. However, Biden reinstituted the sanctions after Russia's decision to enter into war with Ukraine.
The energy sector has played a central role in the ongoing negotiations for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. The U.S. has reportedly proposed taking control of Ukraine's nuclear power plants and is pushing to ink a critical minerals deal to help repay America's military assistance. The U.S. has also reportedly floated the idea of taking over Ukrainian natural gas pipelines to help with the repayment.
Russia and Ukraine recently ended a U.S.-brokered temporary truce, agreeing not to attack each other's energy infrastructure, earlier this month.
But the negotiations reached a critical point after Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. is prepared to walk away from further ceasefire negotiations if the two sides do not strike a deal. Vance's remarks were followed up by a post on Truth Social by the president, who blasted Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for refusing to accept the annexation of Crimea as part of a peace deal.
"We are very close to a Deal, but the man with 'no cards to play' should now, finally, GET IT DONE," Trump said of Zelenskyy in his post.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on this story but did not receive a response in time for publication.
A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors could seek the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is found guilty of the 2022 slaying of four University of Idaho students.
Judge Steven Hippler issued his decision after Kohberger's attorneys asked the court to bar the sentence due to his autism diagnosis.
Prosecutors previously indicated in court filings they intended to seek the death penalty with a conviction.
Defense attorneys in court documents argued Kohberger’s autism spectrum disorder (ASD) "reduces his culpability, negates the retributive and deterrent purposes of capital punishment, and exposes him to the unacceptable risk that he will be wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death," according to a report from The Associated Press.
They added it could be considered cruel and unusual punishment, which is outlawed by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Hippler said Kohberger's attorneys failed to show that ASD is equivalent to an intellectual disability for death penalty exemption purposes, and there is no national consensus against subjecting individuals with ASD to capital punishment, the AP reported.
"ASD may be a mitigating factor to be weighed against the aggravating factors in determining if defendant should receive the death penalty, but it is not (a) death-penalty disqualified," Hippler said.
The 30-year-old is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20, who were stabbed to death at an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho, at about 4 a.m. Nov. 13, 2022.
Authorities have noted suspicious behavior, like Kohberger allegedly turning off his phone before driving home and changing his license plates days after the killings.
However, authorities claim to have a key piece of evidence, saying they found Kohberger's DNA on a Ka-Bar knife sheath found under Mogen's body.
The former criminology Ph.D. student is also charged with felony burglary, Fox News Digital previously reported.
A judge entered his not-guilty pleas in May 2023, though the trial is not expected to begin until Aug. 11.
Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
The son of New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen fueled speculation this week that the organization would draft a quarterback with the third overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft after he reportedly shared a video of Mississippi's Jaxson Dart on social media.
Screenshots of Carson Schoen’s Instagram went viral on social media Wednesday, the eve of the 2025 NFL Draft, after he appeared to share a highlight video of Dart to his Instagram story.
Screenshots circulating on social media brought up memories of when Schoen’s son told him to trade up to select quarterback Jayden Daniels, who was eventually taken by the Washington Commanders, in the 2024 draft, a moment captured during last year’s "Hard Knocks" season.
According to reports, Carson’s Instagram went private on social media after he posted the highlight reel.
The Giants addressed their quarterback issues in the offseason by bringing in two veteran signal-callers. Jameis Winston was signed last month to a two-year deal, and Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson was brought in the next week on a one-year deal reportedly worth up to $21 million.
Schoen said last week the Giants’ offseason moves mean they’ll have options Thursday night.
"I think we put ourselves in a position where I don’t think it’s mandatory or something with our feet to the fire, that we have to do," he said. "I think the two guys we signed have played a lot of ball. They’ve got a lot of skins on the wall. I do think we’ve upgraded that room compared to where it was a year ago."
Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter has been linked to the Giants in the first round. If the Giants go for a quarterback, Cam Ward is expected to be the first overall pick, meaning Dart or Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders would be available.
But if Carson has any say this draft cycle, the answer seems obvious.
CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten warned that a "revolt" is going on in the Democratic Party as voters grow weary of the current leadership.
After the historic defeat of the Democratic Party in the 2024 presidential election, the party is adrift on whether to double-down on past policy positions or to change course. One area where Democrats seem to agree, however, is that they need to overhaul their leadership.
"This, I think, is a revolt, a revolt that is going on within the Democratic Party," Enten said to CNN anchor John Berman as they spoke about polling on Thursday.
One poll he showed by Gallup indicated that at this time last year, 80% of Democratic voters believed Democrats in Congress would "do the right thing" in regard to the economy. Now the number has plunged to 39%.
"Holy Toledo! That is the lowest number by far in Gallup polling," Enten said. "Democrats hate, hate, hate, hate what their congressional leaders in Washington are doing right now on the key issue of the day, the economy, and their confidence has fallen through the floor."
The conversation then turned to how Democrats in New York feel about their senator, Chuck Schumer.
Enten pointed out polling as late as December 2024 had Schumer at 73% favorability among Democrats in his home state, but the number has since plunged to 52%.
"That is the lowest I could ever find in Siena College on how Democrats in Chuck Schumer‘s home state view him," Enten said. "And keep in mind, if you‘re thinking about a primary challenge, it would be a few years away. But [Rep.] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez‘s favorable rating among Democrats is considerably higher, in the 60s, so he is doing quite poorly in his own home state of New York.
"I never thought I‘d see the day in which just 52% of New York Democrats view Chuck Schumer favorably. It‘s almost unfathomable."
When asked by Berman specifically why his constituents are upset, Enten suggested they don‘t like the job he‘s doing as Senate minority leader.
He pointed to polling from Marist University showing only 50% of New York Democrats think Schumer should remain as Senate leader.
"Look at this number, 48% say no," Enten said. "This screams sirens should be going off, ‘Primary challenge! Primary challenge! Primary challenge!' when you‘re a Democrat in New York and these are your ratings. This is a big wake-up call if you're Chuck Schumer."
The Trump administration has renamed the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas after a Houston girl who, prosecutors said, was brutally killed last year by two Venezuelan illegal immigrants.
The park, now known as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge, hosted a renaming ceremony on Thursday. The 39,000-acre sanctuary along the Texas Gulf Coast in Anahuac serves as a home for migratory birds and wildlife managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
"Let this land speak her name. Let its quiet strength echo her spirit. And let it stand as a testament that her life mattered," Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during the ceremony attended by Nungaray's mother. "And that her story, however heartbreakingly brief, needs to be told and retold and never forgotten."
During his joint address to Congress in March, President Donald Trump announced the renaming of the refuge to honor Nungaray, showing his signature on an executive order that changed the name of the park.
"I had no idea that was going to happen. It was a really big shock and surprise," Alexis Nungaray, Jocelyn's mother, told FOX 26 at the time. "I was stunned. I didn't really know how to react. It was very surreal, very bittersweet."
During Thursday's ceremony, Burgum noted that Nungaray loved animals while offering his condolences to her mother, who did not speak.
"May Jocelyn's family find peace in the tranquility of the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge. It's a lasting tribute to a beautiful young soul taken from us too soon," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said.
Nungaray's death drew national attention amid criticism of the Biden administration over millions of illegal immigrants, some with violent criminal records and street gang ties, who entered the United States during his presidency.
In December, prosecutors said they would seek the death penalty for her accused killers, 22-year-old Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel and 26-year-old Franklin Jose Peña Ramos.
Both men kidnapped Nungaray and caused her death by applying pressure to her neck, authorities said. They also allegedly sexually assaulted her before leaving her body under a bridge.
Search warrants later revealed the men were possibly members of the bloodthirsty Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and entered the U.S. illegally before the slaying.
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Dubai chocolate has been trending on TikTok as creators share their reviews, including Maria Vehera (@mariavehera257), who posts videos trying the "best food" in the UAE, according to her bio.
Vehera posted a video in December 2023 of herself trying a Dubai chocolate bar from Fix Dessert Chocolatier, which first launched the product in 2021.
The post went viral, amassing more than 124 million views and nearly seven million likes so far, piquing widespread public interest.
Since then, Dubai chocolate has made its way across the globe and into the States. Restaurants have offered inspired menu items like Dubai chocolate-covered strawberries, while brands such as Costco are selling Dubai chocolate products.
Ghirardelli recently announced its limited-time Dubai chocolate sundae at select stores.
As the craze continues, industry experts have warned that it's causing a global pistachio shortage, according to a report from the Financial Times last week.
Giles Hacking, of London-based nut trader CG Hacking, told the publication that pistachio prices have skyrocketed from $7.65 per pound to $10.30 per pound in the last year.
"The pistachio world is basically tapped out at the moment," Hacking said.
The U.S. is the leading exporter of pistachios globally, but Hacking reported that stocks have been on the decline since a "disappointing harvest last year."
The nut quality was also higher than usual, which has driven prices up.
California's pistachio supply fell by up to 20% in the 12 months leading up to February 2025, according to the Administrative Committee For Pistachios.
Iran, the world's second-largest pistachio producer, exported 40% more of the nuts to the UAE from September 2024 to March 2025 than it did in the full year prior, according to Iranian customs data, the Financial Times reported.
A previous influx in supply in 2023 caused a variety of pistachio byproducts, like butter, oil and paste, Iran Pistachio Association board member Behrooz Agah told the outlet.
The Trump administration is giving migrants as few as 12 hours to contest their deportation after being formally notified, according to an unsealed document released Thursday.
The filing came from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official. The document was revealed in Texas federal court in a pending challenge from lawyers representing detained migrants held in the state.
"Although there may be fact-specific exceptional cases, in a general case, after an alien is served with Form AEA 21-B, the alien is given a reasonable amount of time, and no less than 12 hours, including the ability to make a telephone call, to indicate or express an intent to file a habeas petition," the document states.
"If the alien does not express any such intention, then ICE may proceed with the removal, though such removal may not actually occur for many more hours or days, giving the alien additional time to express an intent."
Typically, those set to be deported would be allowed to file a habeas petition under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 within a 24-hour time period, which the document also addresses.
"If the alien does express an intent to file a habeas petition, the alien is given a reasonable amount of time, and no less than 24 hours, to actually file that petition," the unsealed document reads. "If the alien does not file such a petition within 24 hours, then ICE may proceed with the removal, though such removal may not actually occur for many more hours or days, giving the alien additional time to file the petition."
The document's unsealing came days after the Supreme Court moved to halt President Donald Trump's deportations of Venezuelan criminals under the Alien Enemies Act.
The decision, which was issued early Saturday morning, was contested by Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Clarence Thomas.
"I refused to join the Court’s order because we had no good reason to think that, under the circumstances, issuing an order at midnight was necessary or appropriate," Alito wrote in his dissent.
"Both the Executive and the Judiciary have an obligation to follow the law. The Executive must proceed under the terms of our order in Trump v. J. G. G., 604 U. S. ___ (2025) (per curiam), and this Court should follow established procedures."
For ESPN host Stephen A. Smith, the notion that Sanders, one of the top quarterbacks in college football this year, could fall out of the first round is "appalling."
"I'm trying to figure out is what the hell is the precipitous drop all about?" Smith said on ESPN's "First Take" Thursday.
"We know this brother can play. We know about whether he doesn't have the greatest motor or the greatest arm. The accuracy is there. The poise is there. The pedigree is there. We see all of these things along with his skill set and what he's been able to do on the collegiate level, and here we are now wondering if this guy is going to be a second-round pick. I find this very appalling and very alarming and very disturbing."
Sanders led the Big 12 Conference with 4,134 passing yards and 37 touchdown passes and was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. In his 50 college games, Sanders threw for 14,347 yards, 134 touchdowns and 27 interceptions.
He was projected to be one of the top players taken and potentially the first player taken during and shortly after the college football season.
However, Sanders' draft stock has come into question in recent weeks amid concerns about his character.
An anonymous NFL coach recently told the NFL Network Sanders was "the worst formal interview I've ever been in in my life."
"He's so entitled. He takes unnecessary sacks. He never plays on time. He has horrible body language. He blames teammates," the coach continued. "But the biggest thing is he's not that good."
Another longtime AFC executive echoed that sentiment, telling the outlet, "It didn't go great in our interview. He wants to dictate what he's going to do and what's best for him. He makes you feel small."
Sanders expressed confidence in a social media post just hours before the draft Thursday.
"Legendary," he posted on X Thursday morning.
He added, "I’m built for whatever today may bring."
An Obama-appointed federal judge in California who issued a ruling blocking the Trump administration from cutting funding to sanctuary cities has deep financial ties to the Democratic Party, records indicate.
The judge has also spoken at events in support of former Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama and held leadership roles on committees to elect Obama and John Kerry.
Judge William Orrick of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a ruling on Thursday that said President Donald Trump’s executive orders against sanctuary cities are unconstitutional.
Orrick said that Trump’s orders instructing Attorney General Pam Bondi and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to withhold federal funds from sanctuary cities and counties that do not cooperate with federal immigration law would violate the Constitution’s separation of powers principles and the Spending Clause, as well as the Fifth and 10th Amendments.
The judge said Trump's orders — titled "Protecting the American People Against Invasion" and "Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders" — are "unconstitutionally vague and violate due process" and "impose coercive condition intended to commandeer local officials into enforcing federal immigration practices and law."
Orrick wrote that "the threat to withhold funding causes them irreparable injury in the form of budgetary uncertainty, deprivation of constitutional rights, and undermining trust between the Cities and Counties and the communities they serve."
According to donation records stored in the Federal Election Commission database, Orrick, who was nominated by Obama in 2012, has donated $113,600 to Democratic candidates and committees throughout the years.
Orrick made two donations to the Obama Victory Fund of $2,300 and $28,500 in 2008. He has also contributed a total of $53,500 to the Democratic National Committee and made a $3,000 donation to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and a $2,000 donation to the Iowa Democratic Party.
Besides his financial contributions, a Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire further reveals that Orrick served as co-chair of the Bay Area Lawyers to Elect John Kerry 2003-2004 as well as the Bay Area Lawyers to Elect Barack Obama 2006-2008.
In 2009, he introduced then-California district attorney candidate Harris at a campaign fundraiser in San Francisco.
Orrick has also stumped for Obama and Kerry at several events dating back to 2003.
Fox News Digital’s Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
Fifty percent of voters think U.S. border security is better now than it was two years ago, an improvement of 39 percentage points since the question was last asked. They also give President Donald Trump high marks for his handling of border security and immigration amid otherwise low job ratings on the issues.
A majority of 55% approve of Trump’s job performance on border security (40% disapprove), making it his only net positive rating. Almost all Republicans (90%), a large minority of independents (44%) and a quarter of Democrats (24%) approve of his handling of the border.
He also receives a record-high rating on immigration with 47% approving (48% disapprove) and another 45% approve of his work on deportations of illegal immigrants (49% disapprove). His marks are lower on guns (41% approve), foreign policy (40%), taxes (38%), the economy (38%), tariffs (33%) and inflation (33%).
By a 50%-22% margin, voters say border security is better today than it was two years ago. That’s a reversal from May 2023, when by 11%-51% they said it was worse.
The shift is driven by more Republicans (+79 points) and independents (+30) saying border security has improved. Democrats were split on the subject two years ago (20% better, 21% worse), but now feel border security is worse rather than better (23% better, 36% worse).
While voters overall feel positive about the situation at the border, they feel less so about the treatment of illegal immigrants and those seeking asylum.
The largest share feels the Trump administration is being too tough both on illegal immigrants (44%) and those legally seeking asylum (46%) as opposed to not being tough enough (20% for illegal immigrants, 15% for asylum-seekers). About a third think Trump strikes the right balance with both groups.
Three-quarters of Democrats and roughly half of independents think the administration is being too tough on illegal immigrants and asylum-seekers, while majorities of Republicans think his treatment is about right.
Overall, these results are relatively unchanged from April 2019, the most recent trend on these questions.
"These data reinforce the notion that border security and immigration are separable issues," says Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who helps run the Fox News Poll along with Democrat Chris Anderson. "When it comes to securing the southern border, Trump’s policies are very popular. But the public response to how the administration is handling 11 million undocumented immigrants is mixed, and many are strongly opposed. If he’s to succeed politically on this front, he’ll need to message carefully."
Voters see federal district court judges who have challenged Trump on his policies, including on the deportation of illegal immigrants, as legitimately exercising their power as part of the country’s system of checks and balances (58%) as opposed to unlawfully interfering with the president’s constitutional authority (33%).
Majorities of Democrats and independents feel the judges are within their right to challenge the president, while a majority of Republicans think they are illegally interfering.
"While Trump may feel he is on favorable ground when he is arguing about deportation and immigration with Democrats, there are obvious risks to pushing it too far," says Anderson. "One is he is seen as doing it at the expense of the economic issues, which concern voters more than immigration. Another is ignoring the courts and losing supporters who see value in checks and balances on power."
Voter concerns about immigration land in the middle of 10 issues, with two-thirds (66%) saying they are extremely or very concerned about the matter. Inflation (82% extremely or very concerned), political divisions (78%), healthcare (76%), government spending (73%) and a recession (72%) rank higher than immigration (66%). Two-thirds (66%) are also concerned with Iran getting nuclear weapons (66%) and the trade war with China escalating (66%). Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (61%) and the stock market (58%) rank last.
Immigration, government spending and inflation are the top issues for Republicans; for Democrats it is inflation, recession concerns and healthcare; and for independents it is inflation, recession and political divisions.
Conducted April 18-21, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News survey includes interviews with a sample of 1,104 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (127) and cellphones (703) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (274). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points. Sampling error for results among subgroups is higher. In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education and area variables to ensure the demographics are representative of the registered voter population. Sources for developing weight targets include the American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis and voter file data.
