A critical moment prompted a high school basketball player in Oklahoma to put aside competition. When Randy Vitales, 16, went into cardiac arrest in the opening minutes of a basketball game Jan. 9, Magnus Miller rushed to his aid.
According to Oklahoma City news station KOCO-5, Dover High School was competing against Life Christian Academy in Orlando, Oklahoma, when Vitales collapsed about three minutes into the game. Dover coaches determined Vitales did not have a pulse, according to King Fisher Press.
Miller reportedly had undergone lifeguard training and used an automated external defibrillator to help Vitales. The high school student also took the lead in performing CPR.
The Guthrie Fire Department credited Miller for his actions, telling KOCO-5 the student-athlete "without a shadow of a doubt" saved his opponent's life.
Miller said there was no hesitation once he became aware of the situation.
"I didn’t have any second thoughts about it," the 18-year-old told the news outlet. "I just jumped in and took control."
Miller admitted that being described as a lifesaver was somewhat unsettling.
"It’s weird hearing someone say you saved their life," Miller said. "But it wasn’t really me. It was God just being there for me and him. Obviously, I didn’t go there to play basketball that day."
Dover Public Schools previously confirmed Vitales was transported to an Oklahoma City hospital and eventually placed in the intensive care unit (ICU). Once Vitales was admitted, doctors said an abnormal heartbeat caused the cardiac arrest.
"Randy is undergoing several tests and will be moved to ICU," a statement released Jan. 9 said. "Doctors did say that the quick response by our coaches and the training they received is probably what saved his life. Counselors and some area pastors were at the school when our teams returned to talk and pray with our students."
The Oklahoman reported Vitales was breathing without the assistance of a ventilator as of Jan. 11.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris inspired some ridicule online after she offered a "word salad"-esque statement about the nature of "community" as she spoke to firefighters in California.
After her tenure as vice president ended Monday, Harris visited the Los Angeles Fire Department in Altadena and spoke to the media.
"As I said to these courageous and extraordinary firefighters, you know moments of crisis really do reveal the heroes among us," she said. "We went and visited World Central Kitchen. I mean, the volunteers who were there, some of them who lost their own homes, are there doing the work of taking care of perfect strangers, who, in the face of that stranger, they see a neighbor."
She went on to say, "These are folks who understand the strength and the value of community, which is everyone coming together with a shared sense of purpose and identity as a community of people."
Harris was mocked numerous times during her time as vice president for her penchant for repetitive statements or "word salads," such as declaring, "I grew up understanding the children of the community are the children of the community." In a similar statement at another event, she noted, "community banks are in the community."
Her critics across social media. were quick to mock her once again for her latest world salad.
"A community is a community. Of people. Write that down, please," author Rob Jenkins quipped sarcastically.
Paul A. Szypula, a former U.S. Senate candidate and conservative commentator, tweeted, "Kamala is reminding America why she is now unemployed."
"She might be gone from DC, but remember: Somewhere in the world, someone is being subjected to Kamala's 'Deep Thought' word salads," radio host Jay Weber joked.
Wall Street Journal film critic Kyle Smith wrote, "unemployed person has thoughts on a matter that happened 3000 miles from where she was."
Politico global editor-in-chief John F. Harris argued in a new piece that President Donald Trump’s second victory proves that he has dominated American politics so thoroughly that he will likely be counted among the country’s most consequential leaders.
Harris clarified that he was not describing Trump as a righteous or evil character, nor was he saying that Trump has been a successful president, but he reiterated that his impact is monumental either way.
"He is a force of history," Harris declared in his column published Tuesday.
The editor-in-chief said Trump’s second inauguration on Monday puts the president in an "entirely new light" – he is now "holding power under circumstances in which reasonable people cannot deny a basic fact: He is the greatest American figure of his era."
Harris explained that assessment of Trump is "an objective description about the dimensions of his record," noting how the president began by "dominating" the GOP nearly a decade ago and now dominates "every discussion of American politics broadly."
He noted that Trump’s second victory proves he is "not a fluke" despite his opponents in the media hammering his flaws for almost ten years. "He is someone with an ability to perceive opportunities that most politicians do not and forge powerful, sustained connections with large swaths of people in ways that no contemporary can match," the editor-in-chief stated, adding that he himself has been "slow" to see this power.
Harris went to say that Trump’s political opponents must do away with their strategy to paint Trump as a political aberration. "They cannot push Trump to the margins, by treating him as a momentary anomaly or simply denouncing him as lawless and illegitimate," he stated.
"Opponents have no choice but to acknowledge he and his movement represent a large historical argument — and then rally similarly large arguments to defeat it."
Harris continued by comparing Trump’s individual traits to those marking "the most consequential presidents."
"Like influential predecessors, his arguments have shifted the terms of debate in ways that echo within both parties — in this case, on issues such as trade, China, and the role of big corporations," he said, adding, "Like other large presidents, Trump has been a communications innovator and exploited technological shifts more effectively than rivals."
The author also pointed to Trump’s "uncommon psychological toughness" as a "signature shown by the most consequential presidents."
"Imagine running for president amid huge civil suits, criminal prosecutions, and even felony convictions — then emerging from this morass as a larger figure than before. No one needs to admire the achievement to recognize that Trump is possessed by some rare traits of denial, combativeness and resilience."
Harris noted several of the great unifying presidents of American history were also seen as controversial and somewhat divisive in their day, suggesting that Trump could also be cast in this light in the years ahead.
Trump has yet to prove he can be the unifier, he added however, writing, "What he didn’t show in his first term, or on his improbable pathway to a second, was an ability to bring these conflicts to resolution, to unite the country on a new level of understanding. This would require Trump revealing a new understanding about himself and how to use the next four years."
WASHINGTON — The federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) notified heads of agencies and departments that they must begin taking steps to close all diversity, equity and inclusion offices by the end of the day Wednesday and place government workers in those offices on paid leave, Fox News Digital has learned.
Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management Charles Ezell sent a memo to heads and acting heads of departments and agencies on Tuesday evening directing them that by no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, they are to:
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reportedly reassigned multiple senior officials across various divisions ahead of the anticipated confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nomination for U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi.
Fox News is told that multiple career staffers in the criminal and national security divisions at the DOJ were removed from their current posts and reassigned.
While it is difficult to fire a career person "just because," reassigning is possible, and that appears to have happened.
Of those who were moved to other positions within the DOJ was Bruce Schwartz, head of the office of internal affairs, which handles extradition matters, a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity told The Associated Press. The same person reportedly told the wire service that about 20 officials had been reassigned.
Also, reportedly moved was George Toscas, a veteran deputy assistant attorney general in the national security division who not only helped oversee major terrorism and espionage investigations but also was a key figure in politically motivated probes over the last 10 years.
Toscas was involved in the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified information as well as the investigation into Trump’s possession of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
Toscas’ reassignment was confirmed to The Associated Press by another person familiar with the matter.
"He has seen everything in both counterterrorism and counterintelligence," a former colleague of Toscas’ who spoke on condition of anonymity, told The Washington Post. "There is no one in the department who knows as much about prosecuting and investigating terrorists and spies as George Toscas."
The Washington Post also learned from sources familiar with the matter that Eun Young Choi, another deputy assistant attorney general in the national security division, was reassigned within the department, and was notified of the change by way of email on Monday afternoon.
Hours after Trump took the oath of office, the DOJ removed at least four senior officials from the division that operates the nation’s immigration courts, which are currently backlogged.
The Washington Post reported that there is a 120-day moratorium on some staff reassignments after newly confirmed leaders begin their appointments, under federal guidelines. Bondi has not yet been confirmed; therefore, the moratorium is not yet in effect in the DOJ.
Currently, James McHenry is running the DOJ as acting U.S. attorney general after Merrick Garland left the department on Friday.
The reasons for the moves were not immediately known, though it is common for a new administration to appoint its own hires to lead the DOJ.
The moves could also foreshadow additional changes, given Trump’s interest in the department, which investigated him during his first term and indicted him twice last year in separate cases that never reached trial and were withdrawn after Trump’s election win in November.
The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday announced the deployment of personnel and equipment to various maritime borders in the United States, a day after President Donald Trump dismissed the military branch's leader.
In a statement, Coast Guard Acting Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday said coast guardsmenwould work to detect and deter illegal migration in support of Trump's executive orders issued this week.
"The U.S. Coast Guard is the world’s premiere maritime law enforcement agency, vital to protecting America’s maritime borders, territorial integrity and sovereignty," Lunday said. "Per the President’s Executive Orders, I have directed my operational commanders to immediately surge assets—cutters, aircraft, boats and deployable specialized forces—to increase Coast Guard presence and focus…"
Key areas where authorities will focus their efforts include the waters off Florida to deter and prevent migrants from Haiti and Cuba from entering the U.S., and maritime borders around Alaska, Hawaii, as well as the U.S. territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, American Somoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Lunday also wrote in the release that the agency would target the "maritime border between Texas and Mexico in the Gulf of America."
On Monday, Trump signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico. In the federal executive order: "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness," Section 4 rebrands the "area formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico… an integral asset to our once burgeoning nation …and an indelible part of America" – as the "Gulf of America."
The reference appears to be the first time a federal agency has acknowledged the name change.
The Coast Guard said it would also target the Bahamas and South Florida, and between the U.S. and Mexico in the Pacific Ocean.
In addition, the Coast Guard will support U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) authorities on maritime portions of the southwest U.S. border.
"Together, in coordination with our Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense teammates, we will detect, deter and interdict illegal migration, drug smuggling and other terrorist or hostile activity before it reaches our border," a news release states.
On Monday, Trump also issued a flurry of executive orders cracking down on illegal immigration.
Among the many charges was the termination of Adm. Linda Lee Fagan, 61, who was fired by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffman.
Huffman didn't cite a reason for the dismissal, but a senior DHS official told Fox News that Fagan was removed for failure to address border security threats, insufficient leadership in recruitment and retention, mismanagement in acquiring key acquisitions such as icebreakers and helicopters, excessive focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and an "erosion of trust" over the mishandling and cover-up of Operation Fouled Anchor, which was the Coast Guard's internal investigation into sexual assault cases at the Coast Guard Academy.
Fox News Digital's Charles Creitz contributed to this report.
The coveted one-of-a-kind autographed MLB debut patch card of Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is no longer on the market.
An 11-year-old collector from Southern California decided to pull the card, which was featured in the 2024 Topps Chrome Update set.
The card of Skenes, who was named the 2024 National Leage Rookie of the Year, drew significant interest when the trading card and collectible manufacturer unveiled it in November.
Shortly after the card became public knowledge, the Pirates became vocal about getting it.
While any Skenes autographed card carries some value, the MLB debut patch edition is a one-of-a-kind collectible, making it highly sought.
The Pirates offered a lengthy package of perks in exchange for the card. A pair of premium Pirates season tickets for a three-year period, a meet and greet with Skenes and autographed jerseys were among offerings from the team.
Despite the latest turn of events, the Pirates confirmed the team remains ready to honor the offer.
"An 11-year-old collector just pulled the Paul Skenes 1/1 Debut Patch card! Our offer still stands... you know where to find us," the Pirates posted on X Tuesday.
LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne, who is dating Skenes, added another incentive to whomever locates the card.
"Let's raise the stakes…the person who finds this card can sit with me at a Pirates game in my suite," Dunne wrote in a post to her Instagram story.
Skenes, 22, delivered a season to remember in 2024, finishing 11-3 with a 1.96 ERA and 170 strikeouts.
Before winning NL Rookie of the Year, Skenes was named to the MLB All-Star team. Skenes was the top pick in the 2023 MLB Draft and made his big league debut in May.
Rookies have worn MLB debut patches on their jerseys since 2023. Topps acquired the patches and created the unique cards.
In November, Sports Collectors Digest projected the card could command a six-figure price tag.
Late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon reacted to President Trump's return to the White House on Monday, describing the president being sworn in as a "long national nightmare."
"I’m going to get to the news. Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and like Martin Luther King, I also had a dream. I mean, it had to be a dream, right?" Meyers said at the start of his NBC show, "Late Night." "It’s too weird to be real," he added.
After joking about other headlines, Meyers said, "So, that’s it, right? We’re done with the news and we can move on now? Oh s---, right, Donald Trump’s now the president of the United States. Oh, yeah. Right, right. F--- me!"
Meyers also opined on Trump's speech, describing it as "An unsettling low-energy mix of ominous fascism and weird s--t that no one except Donald Trump and his minions even care about."
Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday. The late-night hosts, who mostly expressed support for former President Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris, did not hold back in mocking the ceremony and the new president.
On CBS' "The Late Show," Colbert said, "Well, ladies and gentlemen. It happened. Donald Trump is president again."
"So, how, how, where do we begin? Off we go, first of all. Do you make sense of today? How did we get here?" Colbert added.
Fallon on NBC's "Tonight Show" was met with boos after declaring, "Guys, today, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States."
"We’re all united. That’s great to know," he said, responding to the crowd's reaction.
Kimmel told a story on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" about the beginning of his day, which included his son peeing in his bed and his dog pooping in the hallway, which he said was just an "appetizer" ahead of the inauguration.
"Today at noon eastern our long national nightmare was officially sworn in. Another time. A second time. Donald Trump became the first convicted felon to be sworn-in as president of the United States," said Kimmel, a frequent critic of the president.
Kimmel said during an October interview that he was not "mentally prepared" for Vice President Kamala Harris potentially losing the election to former President Trump.
"I was telling my wife, I don’t feel like I’m mentally prepared for the possibility of a loss. I’m not ready. I have to get there where I'm ready for either scenario," Kimmel said, speaking to MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, who wondered whether he looked forward to a time when they weren't talking about Trump every single day.
"You’re going to have to be up the next morning talking about what happened or what didn’t happen and what message do you want to send to people who watch the show," Kimmel continued. "Most of my shows aren’t important. That one seems a little bit more important than others because I do have a lot of people kind of asking me what I think and going along with what I think, and it’s a big responsibility," he added.
More than 80 people were killed in the country’s northeast over the weekend following the government's failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official said.
Twenty others were injured in the violence that has forced thousands to flee as Colombia's army scrambled to evacuate people on Sunday, according to William Villamizar, governor of North Santander, where many of the killings took place.
Among the victims are community leader Carmelo Guerrero and seven people who sought to sign a peace deal, according to a report that a government ombudsman agency released late Saturday.
Officials said the attacks happened in several towns located in the Catatumbo region near the border with Venezuela, with at least three people who were part of the peace talks being kidnapped.
Thousands of people are fleeing the area, with some hiding in the nearby lush mountains or seeking help at government shelters.
"We were caught in the crossfire," said Juan Gutiérrez, who fled with his family to a temporary shelter in Tibú after they were forced to leave behind their animals and belongings. "We had no time to grab our things. ... I hope the government remembers us. ... We are helpless here."
Colombia’s army rescued dozens of people on Sunday, including a family and their pet dog, whose owner held a pack of cold water against the animal’s chest to keep it cool as they evacuated by helicopter.
Defense Minister Iván Velásquez traveled to the northeast town of Cúcuta on Sunday where he held several security meetings and urged armed groups to demobilize.
"The priority is to save lives and guarantee the security of communities," he said. "We have deployed our troops throughout the entire region."
Officials also prepared to send 10 tons of food and hygiene kits for approximately 5,000 people in the communities of Ocaña and Tibú, the majority of them having fled the violence.
"Catatumbo needs help," Villamizar said in a public address on Saturday. "Boys, girls, young people, teenagers, entire families are showing up with nothing, riding trucks, dump trucks, motorcycles, whatever they can, on foot, to avoid being victims of this confrontation."
The attack comes after Colombia suspended peace talks with the National Liberation Army, or ELN, on Friday, the second time it has done so in less than a year.
Colombia’s government has demanded that the ELN cease all attacks and allow authorities to enter the region and provide humanitarian aid.
"Displacement is killing us here in the region," said José Trinidad, a municipal official for the town of Convención, located in the North Santander region. "We're afraid the crisis will worsen."
Trinidad called on insurgent groups to sit down and hammer out a new agreement so "us civilians don't have to suffer the consequences that we're suffering right now."
The ELN has been clashing in Catatumbo with former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, a guerrilla group that disbanded after signing a peace deal in 2016 with Colombia's government. The two are fighting over control of a strategic border region that has coca leaf plantations.
In a statement Saturday, the ELN said it had warned former FARC members that if they "continued attacking the population ... there was no other way out than armed confrontation." The ELN has accused ex-FARC rebels of several killings in the area, including the Jan. 15 slaying of a couple and their 9-month-old baby.
Army commander Gen. Luis Emilio Cardozo Santamaría said Saturday that authorities were reinforcing a humanitarian corridor between Tibú and Cúcuta for the safe passage of those forced to flee their homes. He said special urban troops also were deployed to municipal capitals "where there are risks and a lot of fear."
The ELN has tried to negotiate a peace deal with the administration of President Gustavo Petro five times, with talks failing after bouts of violence. ELN demands include that it be recognized as a political rebel organization, which critics have said is risky.
Editor's note: The following column was first published in City Journal.
On Monday, President Trump signed an executive order abolishing the "diversity, equity, and inclusion" bureaucracy in the federal government.
The move marks a stunning reversal of fortune from just four years ago, when Black Lives Matter, critical race theory, and DEI seemed unstoppable. Following the death of George Floyd, left-wing race activists made a blitz through America’s institutions, rewriting school curricula, altering government policy, and establishing DEI offices in major universities, big-city school districts, and Fortune 100 companies. The Biden administration immediately followed suit, mandating a "whole-of-government equity agenda" that entrenched DEI in the federal government.
No more. President Trump has rescinded the Biden executive order and instructed his Cabinet to "terminate, to the maximum extent allowed by law, all DEI, DEIA, and ‘environmental justice’ offices and positions," and "all ‘equity action plans,’ ‘equity’ actions, initiatives, or programs." In other words, President Trump has signed the death warrant for DEI within the federal government.
How did we get here? Through patiently building a movement and winning the public debate. At the beginning of 2023, I worked with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to launch the "abolish DEI" campaign. We began by terminating the DEI bureaucracy at New College of Florida, a small public university in Sarasota, where I serve as a trustee. The reaction from the racialist Left was intense. Protesters descended on the campus and the left-wing media published hundreds of articles condemning the move. But we held firm and made the case that public institutions should judge individuals based on their accomplishments, rather than their ancestry.
The argument began to take hold. The polling data indicated that Americans supported a "colorblind society" over a "race-conscious society" by large margins. Even the New York Times, one of the largest boosters of left-wing racialism, started publishing pieces that criticized DEI. At the same time, the Black Lives Matter movement was ensnared in scandals and the leading intellectual voices of DEI, such as Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo, faced sustained public scrutiny and seemed to disappear from the spotlight.
We pushed onward. Gov. DeSantis led the way, signing legislation abolishing the DEI bureaucracy in all of Florida’s public universities. A dozen other red states followed, restricting DEI programs and banning DEI-style discrimination in their public institutions. The process became a virtuous cycle: each state that passed an anti-DEI bill reduced the risk of the next state doing the same. The campaign moved from the realm of debate to the realm of policy.
Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris on November 5 sealed DEI’s fate. Corporate America, including companies such as Walmart, and Meta, interpreted the event as an incentive to change, voluntarily terminating their DEI programs before Trump took office. Mark Zuckerberg made it explicit, arguing that the country had reached a "cultural tipping point," which convinced him to stop DEI programs. And Zuckerberg, along with numerous other tech titans, were prominently seated at the inauguration on Monday.
In one way, Trump’s executive order on Monday was priced in—people knew it was coming. Still, it is a crowning achievement for those who have built this campaign from the ground up. There will be many fights ahead—the bureaucracy will attempt to evade the order, and more needs doing on civil rights reform in general—but, for the moment, we should celebrate. The forces of left-wing racialism are on the defensive, and the forces of colorblind equality are on the move.
None of it was inevitable—and nothing will be going forward, either. It has taken courage, hard work, and more than a little luck. But this is undoubtedly a moment to feel optimistic.
America’s institutions are not beyond correction, as many feared. The American people were wise enough to realize that their country might not have survived four or eight more years of government by DEI. They spoke on November 5, and now President Trump is acting accordingly.
FIRST ON FOX: Republican Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas and Todd Young, R-Indiana are urging historical museums in Washington, D.C., to "respect" the First Amendment rights of pro-life protesters who are expected to descend upon the city on Friday.
"This peaceful exercise of First Amendment rights has historically provided participants with a positive, welcoming experience in our nation’s capital," the senators wrote in a letter to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
Two years ago, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum booted several Catholic students and their chaperones for wearing pro-life attire. Students and chaperones from Our Lady of the Rosary School in Greenville, South Carolina, traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in the annual National March for Life. The group stood out in matching blue beanies emblazoned with the words "Rosary PRO-LIFE."
At the time, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), representing some students' parents, claimed museum staff mocked the group, used expletives, and argued the museum was a "neutral zone" prohibiting political or religious messages.
In a settlement reached on March 18, 2024, the Smithsonian Institution resolved a lawsuit with students removed from the National Air and Space Museum for wearing pro-life beanies. As part of the agreement, the Smithsonian committed to providing the students a tour and an apology, updating its policy on clothing with religious and political speech for public-facing security staff, sharing video footage and investigative details of the incident, and paying $50,000.
"While we are pleased that the victims of this harassment received justice, it clearly never should have happened in the first place. No sum of money could truly undue the atrocious acts: officers bearing the badge and force of the federal government openly intimidated and violated the First Amendment rights of peaceful students," the senators wrote to the museums last week.
"Moreover, American taxpayers footed the bill for the Smithsonian Institution employees’ egregious behavior and apparent lack of adequate training. This cannot happen again," they said.
That same year, NARA settled a lawsuit in December 2023 after staff reportedly asked visitors to remove pro-life clothing during the March for Life protest earlier that year. The visitors, represented also by the ACLJ, claimed their First Amendment rights were violated. NARA apologized, admitted the incident breached its policies, and agreed to pay $10,000 in legal fees while implementing staff training to prevent future violations.
The senators are urging the institutions to answer questions about whether they have honored prior settlements regarding the treatment of visitors displaying religious or political messages and whether staff have been reminded of policies protecting free speech. NARA is also being asked to commit to maintaining these protections after a key injunction expires in January 2025. Both agencies have been asked to provide detailed explanations of their actions and preparations.
In an email to Fox News Digital, Smithsonian Institution spokesperson Pamela Baker-Masson said, "We will correspond with the Senators."
NARA did not respond to a request for comment by press deadline.
Barstool Sports founder and president Dave Portnoy said it’s hard to underestimate the importance of TikTok for small businesses and content creators as lawmakers mull the next steps for the social media platform.
"I'm very concerned about how many people earn a living. It's huge. You can't underestimate that. And just to cut it out – and you got people who are investing in Meta writing the bills, it's all pretty confusing," he said Tuesday on "The Will Cain Show."
TikTok went dark in the United States late Saturday night after the app’s China-based parent company ByteDance failed to sell the platform to a U.S. buyer.
President Donald Trump, who supported banning TikTok in 2020, signed an executive order on his first day in office Monday, giving it a 75-day extension to continue operating in the United States.
Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party John Moolenaar, R-Mich., penned an op-ed explaining the next steps for TikTok.
"TikTok’s attempts to blame the government are deceiving. The law is not a ban, and Congress gave TikTok a straightforward path to continue operating: Sever ties with the Chinese government, and the restrictions will be immediately lifted," Moolenaar wrote. "When the law was enacted last April, Congress gave ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, 270 days to sell off its stake and relinquish control of the platform."
"But even as American buyers have lined up to make an offer, ByteDance has refused to discuss the possibility of a sale. In a move that is raising eyebrows, the company appears willing to watch its reportedly $50 billion U.S. operation go up in flames rather than comply with the law’s simple requirement to divest," he continued.
In a video posted to YouTube, Portnoy said the TikTok debate reminds him of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when the government told businesses not to open their doors because it has to "protect you."
"There are so many creators, small businesses who have worked for years, for years to build their livelihoods, their careers on TikTok. You finally become successful and the government is like, boop! Sorry, cut your legs out. You're done," he said in the video.
Portnoy told Fox News host Will Cain he doesn’t trust any social media network and admitted he didn’t know much about how the CCP uses the app to collect user information.
"I don't have the Secret Service telling me everything they're worried about. I get the disinformation to a degree. The spying? I don't know. I'm just a common dude sitting here looking on TikTok and asking, what are they talking about?" he explained.
Trump wrote on Truth Social over the weekend that he would like to see the United States have a "joint venture between the current owners and/or new owners whereby the U.S. gets a 50% ownership in a joint venture set up between the U.S. and whichever purchase we so choose."
He added that without U.S. approval "there is no TikTok." "With our approval, it is worth hundreds of billions of dollars - maybe trillions."
California officials on Tuesday announced residents in certain Palisades Fire evacuation zones will be allowed to return home, as the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department increases security measures to address looting incidents.
Zones C-111A, C-112B and U-030B, near Malibu, reopened to residents Tuesday afternoon, with the requirement that they pass through a Malibu checkpoint, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The operation comes after the department announced it is enhancing operations in the Altadena Eaton Fire burn area to support recovery and ensure community safety.
Officials said they are intensifying their efforts and "strategically" shifting operations, from strictly enforced containment measures to community support.
The department said it is prioritizing the safety and recovery of residents as they begin to return to their homes and neighborhoods, and announced the creation of a specialized "Looter Suppression Team."
"This dedicated unit is composed of personnel drawn from multiple LASD divisions, each bringing specialized expertise to combat looting and other criminal activities that can arise during times of community vulnerability," according to a statement from the department.
The team will operate with additional deputy personnel assigned to increase patrol operations, officials noted.
The agency's AERO Bureau will conduct aerial patrols, providing enhanced surveillance and rapid response capabilities to ensure comprehensive coverage of the affected areas, according to the statement.
"Together, these efforts ensure continuous 24-hour patrolling to provide a consistent and visible law enforcement presence, particularly in neighborhoods still dealing with utility outages and heightened security risks," officials said.
The curfew order issued by Los Angeles County remains in effect, but is limited to areas under active evacuation orders, according to the agency. Those under evacuation warnings are no longer subject to the restrictions.
"As residents return to their properties, LASD is committed to assisting them during this challenging period," officials said. "The department's efforts aim to facilitate a smooth transition back to normalcy by ensuring safety, preventing criminal activity, and reassuring the community.
"The LASD extends its gratitude to the residents of Altadena for their patience, resilience, and cooperation during these difficult times. The department remains steadfast in its commitment to ensuring the safety, security, and well-being of all communities across Los Angeles County as recovery efforts continue."
Staging for residents returning home will take place at the Malibu Pier, located at 23000 Pacific Coast Highway.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a full and unconditional pardon of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the anonymous marketplace website Silk Road, which the president promised to do "on Day 1" while on the campaign trail.
"I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbri[c]ht to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly, it was my pleasure to have just signed a full and unconditional pardon of her son, Ross," Trump wrote in a social media post Tuesday. "The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me. He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous!"
Ulbricht was convicted because his website, which was founded in 2011 and used cryptocurrency for payments, was used to sell illegal drugs, even though he did not sell any of the illicit substances himself.
In May, Trump delivered a speech at the Libertarian National Convention to a hostile crowd of boos in an attempt to win over Libertarian voters. Libertarians believe government investigators overreached in their case against Silk Road and generally oppose the war on drugs.
While the attendees were not favorable to Trump for most of the event, they did give a big cheer when he said he would commute Ulbricht's sentence to time served, as the crowd chanted "Free Ross" in hopes the presidential candidate would take action if elected to allow the Silk Road founder to return home to his family after more than a decade behind bars.
"If you vote for me, on Day 1 I will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht to a sentence of time served. He’s already served 11 years. We’re going to get him home," Trump told the crowd of Libertarians, many of whom were holding signs that said "Free Ross."
Ulbricht reacted to Trump's comments the following day on the social media platform X.
"Last night, Donald Trump pledged to commute my sentence on day 1, if reelected," he wrote. "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. After 11 years in prison, it is hard to express how I feel at this moment. It is thanks to your undying support that I may get a second chance."
Last month, Ulbricht wrote, "For my last monthly resolution of 2024, I intend to study every day and to get up to speed as much as I can as I prepare for freedom."
Trump later reiterated his promise to commute Ulbricht's life sentence at a bitcoin conference, which he received loud cheers for.
While Trump failed to deliver his promise to free Ulbricht on his first day back in office, he followed through on the second day.
Ulbricht, now 40, operated the website from 2011 until his arrest in 2013. He was sentenced two years later to life in prison.
Fox News Digital's Landon Mion contributed to this report.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes heard the complaints about the officiating in Saturday's playoff game against the Houston Texans.
Referees were the subject of harsh criticism over two penalties assessed to Houston for hits on Mahomes. Houston edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. was called for roughing the passer on a third down in the first quarter.
Anderson appeared to push Mahomes in the chest after he had thrown an incomplete pass to tight end Travis Kelce. Anderson was flagged.
The second penalty came during a Mahomes scramble in the third quarter. He had two blockers on a run and three defenders bearing down on him. He moved to his right and then back to his left when he decided to slide.
After the game, Houston players and even head coach DeMeco Ryans suggested the referees favored the Chiefs with calls.
Mahomes addressed the fan backlash during an interview on 96.5 The Fan Tuesday.
"I‘ve kind of learned that no matter what happens during the game that something’s going to come out about it if you win and you continue to win. So, I don’t really pay attention to it," Mahomes said.
"I mean, obviously, I’ve been on both sides of it as far as how I felt the calls were made, but, at the end of the day, man, those guys are doing their best to make the best calls and keep it to where the players are making the plays in the game.
"And that’s what decides the outcome. And obviously there was a call here or there that people didn’t agree with, but, at the same time, I think there was a lot of other plays that really decided the outcome of that football game."
Head referee Clay Martin explained the calls to a pool reporter after the game, saying the call on Anderson was a result of "forcible contact to the face mask area," which warranted a flag. He said there was forcible contact to Mahomes’ "hairline" on the other unnecessary roughness call.
But many fans also directed criticism at Mahomes after he fell to the ground after being lightly hit by Texans defenders in the fourth quarter. Many fans accused the star quarterback of "flopping" intentionally in an effort to draw another penalty, and ESPN broadcaster Troy Aikman even criticized Mahomes for the fall during the game.
"He’s trying to draw the penalty. Rather than just run out of bounds, he slows down. And that’s been the frustration, and I get it. I understand it. That’s been the frustration for these defensive players around the league," Aikman said.
During Mahomes' interview Tuesday, he said he "probably shouldn't have done that."
"I would say that the only one I felt like I probably did too much was the one on the sideline where I didn’t get a flag, and the ref saw it and didn’t throw a flag. And I understood it immediately and know that I probably shouldn’t have done that," Mahomes said.
"But, at the same time, the one that everybody’s talking about where I fell down, it’s like I was just trying to get out of the way of getting smoked by the defensive lineman running in.
"So, I’ll try to keep doing that and not take those hits because that’s the smart way to stay in the football game."
Ali Fedotowsky-Manno has no regrets about leaving Los Angeles behind for good.
"The Bachelorette" star shared insight into her decision to leave the West Coast for a quieter life with her husband and two children during an appearance on Savannah Chrisley's "Unlocked" podcast released Tuesday.
Fedotowsky-Manno, 40, first found fame as a contestant on Season 14 of "The Bachelor," before returning one year later as the star of season six of the popular dating competition series, "The Bachelorette."
While her engagement to "The Bachelorette" winner Roberto Martinez didn't last, she later found love in the arms of radio and TV host Kevin Manno. The couple married in March 2017 and have two children.
"We were living in LA. We were both working in the entertainment industry — my husband's a radio host. … I worked in television on Hallmark Channel up until the day we left LA," Fedotowsky-Manno told Chrisley.
"I said to my agent, ‘I’m done. I don't want to work in Hollywood anymore. I'm done with the industry. I want to move to Nashville with my family. I want to have like a quiet little life.' And that's what we did."
Chrisley was curious what prompted the decision for the former television star to leave the bright lights of Hollywood behind.
"There's a lot of bullying in the entertainment industry, and I don't think people see it," Fedotowsky-Manno said. "It's very cutthroat, and I just felt in a lot of different circumstances, just a lot of hate. … I did not care for all of that."
She added, "I was just like, ‘I’m so over this. I'm so tired of it.' I really wanted to get that out of my life. But then I realized when I moved, that kind of exists everywhere, just in a different way. There's always a social hierarchy in any circle."
Despite unavoidable "hierarchy" circles, the former reality star, who starred on Season 3 of "Special Forces: World's Toughest Test," admitted her family has a deep love for Nashville. She has one small regret about leaving Los Angeles, though.
"Sometimes I drive around, especially in the fall, and look at the trees, and I'm like, ‘Ahhh, it’s so beautiful here!'" I do struggle with allergies pretty bad, so that is something that is making me maybe not love it as much as I could love it because the allergies here are insane."
Chrisley agreed, "They're absolutely insane. They do say, like, if you have local honey every morning… "
"I do," she insisted. "I'm telling you. … I have thrown so much money at this allergy problem. I've done everything from chiropractors, acupuncture, massages — I'm actually getting a lymphatic facial massage, which is different than a full body one, this weekend to see if that helps — I have red light therapy, saunas.
"I have been to multiple ENTs. I'm on allergy drops. I do local honey. I have like these machines. I do the sinus flush."
Manno said the only thing she hasn't tried so far is surgery to fix her deviated septum.
The three tech CEOs who have joined forces in President Donald Trump's multi-billion dollar artificial intelligence infrastructure project defended the venture as an investment that "impacts all of humanity."
"This is a very large investment that affects all of humanity," Oracle founder Larry Ellison told Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier on "Special Report" on Tuesday.
President Trump unveiled a massive AI infrastructure project from the private sector on the first full day of his second term in office on Tuesday.
During a speech at the White House, Trump announced that Softbank, OpenAI and Oracle have joined forces for a project called Stargate to build data centers in the U.S. for powering AI.
Ellison emphasized the Stargate investment could bring a "revolution" in healthcare and other industries.
"It's really a revolution in medicine. But it's a revolution in many other industries as well. Medicine just touches us all," he said. "Yes, it takes a huge investment, but the result of the investment will be vaccines that prevent cancers, personalized medicinewhere we never again run into a problem like COVID-19 before because we get an early warning. We know when COVID starts, when there are a handful of patients, rather than having to wait until it's become an epidemic and very difficult to control."
The initial investment for the project will be $100 billion, with plans to expand to $500 billion over the next four years. The first data center built under the initiative will be in Texas, and it will eventually expand to other states.
"This means we can create A.I. and A.G.I. in the United States of America. {it] wouldn't have been obvious that this was possible," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said. "I think with a different president it might not have been possible. But we are thrilled to get to do this, and I think it'll be great for Americans, great for the whole world."
Altman conceded A.I. pioneers need to be "responsible" and develop the technology "carefully."
"I think people are really good, and people will do, on balance, incredible things with this technology. The scale of this investment obviously is huge. And what I think that says about the likely progress of the technology, at least what all of us believe, is correspondingly huge. But I have enormous faith will figure it out," he said.
Trump was working to drum up private business investments in the U.S. prior to his second term. Last month, Son joined Trump in announcing Softbank's plans for a $100 billion investment in America aimed at generating 100,000 new jobs.
"For the better humanity of our future, we need big capital to invest into the project. We cannot do it with a small money. We have to do the big investment for the good of humanity," SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said, touting Trump's vow to usher in a golden age in America.
A White House official told FOX Business that post-election, Trump has now secured $1 trillion in private investment for the U.S. in various projects.
It was all but guaranteed that Ichiro Suzuki would be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday night. The only question was whether his election would be unanimous.
San Francisco Chronicle writer Susan Slusser called the near miss "upsetting."
Fellow Seattle Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. came up three votes shy in 2016.
The good news for Ichiro, though, is that he will be forever enshrined in Cooperstown this summer and is the first Japanese-born player to be elected to the Hall of Fame.
Ichiro joined the majors in 2001 as a highly touted Japanese prospect, hitting .353 during his nine seasons in his home country, where he won three MVPs and was a seven-time All-Star. Joining the Mariners at age 28, he immediately lived up to the hype, winning the AL MVP and helping that year’s Mariners team to a record 116 wins.
From 2001 to 2010, Ichiro was named an All-Star in each season while also winning a Gold Glove Award every year. In that span, he won three Silver Slugger Awards and two batting titles while putting up a .331 average and .806 OPS. In 2004, he set the all-time single-season record with 262 hits, and he’s the only player in MLB history to register 10 straight 200-plus hit seasons. He also stole over 500 bases and is one of just seven players to record 3,000 hits and 500 stolen bases.
After just his 11th MLB game, his career average never again dipped below .300. He retired with a .311 average, 3,089 hits, and a 60.0 WAR. In the live ball era (since 1920), he is one of just 21 players with at least 10 seasons of hitting .300 (among qualified hitters) and only one of seven to do it 10 straight years. Ichiro spent the majority of his career with the Mariners, making stops with the Yankees and Marlins.
Joining Ichiro in this year's class are pitchers CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.
Three-time Pro Bowl tight end Mark Andrews received the lion's share of the blame after the Baltimore Ravens' playoff run came to an abrupt and excruciating end. Andrews failed to secure a short pass from Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson on a two-point conversion attempt late in the fourth quarter.
A completed catch would have tied the hard fought divisional round game at 27. The Ravens were instead forced to attempt an onside kick, which was recovered by the Buffalo Bills. A handoff and a couple of kneel downs by quarterback Josh Allen punched the Bills ticket to the AFC Championship game.
Rather than pointing the finger solely at Andrews, former NFL quarterback and current analyst Chris Simms suggested Jackson needed to shoulder a significant portion of the blame.
"A lot of people are going to be on Mark Andrews for the dropped two-point conversion," Simms said this week during an appearance on "Up & Adams," as video of the failed two-point conversation played.
While Simms admitted Andrews needed "to catch" the ball, he also argued that Jackson's pass was "not accurate."
"Throw it, throw it! It’s too late, Lamar Jackson’s making $55 million a year, that ball needs to be on time, and it was not accurate. Mark Andrews needs to catch it, don’t get me wrong, but Lamar Jackson’s making $55 million a year and he double-clutched it and threw it like a dart."
Simms then lauded Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken for making the "perfect play call," as he continued to highlight Jackson's throw during the play in question.
"This was the perfect play call. So we can’t get mad at Todd Monken," Simms said. "What I’m saying is that Mark Andrews in the meeting today with Baltimore is going to get a negative grade for the drop, but also, Lamar Jackson’s meeting with his quarterback coach and the offensive coordinator, he’s going to get a negative grade for this throw. It was late. He didn’t throw it with the same authority he usually throws it, and then he threw it behind him. He made it as hard as it possibly could be for a wide-open touchdown."
Jackson finished the 27-25 loss with a pair of touchdown passes against one interception. The Ravens also lost two fumbles, one of which was charged to Jackson. Andrews also fumbled the ball in the fourth quarter.
After the game, Jackson pushed back against the idea that Andrews was responsible for the loss. "We’re a team," the two-time NFL MVP quarterback said. "It’s not his fault. We’re not gonna put that on Mark."
A German national suspect on a legal visa allegedly killed a United States Border Agent during a traffic stop in Vermont near the Northern border, Fox News Digital has confirmed.
"Our partners at the Department of Homeland Security confirmed the deceased subject is a German national in the U.S. on a current Visa," a spokesperson with FBI Albany said.
Officials said on Monday, Jan. 20, 44-year-old U.S. Border Patrol Agent David "Chris" Maland was struck by gunfire during a traffic stop on Interstate 91 between Newport and Orleans, Vermont.
In a statement, FBI Albany said that Maland was a U.S. Air Force veteran, saying: "We are heartbroken for our partners and share in their grief as they mourn the loss of their colleague."
Officials said that two suspects were in the car. Officials confirmed that one of the suspects was dead and the other was injured and is currently being treated at an area hospital.
The FBI field office said it is continuing to work closely with federal, state and local officials to further investigate the incident.
"FBI Albany has numerous resources in the area, to include our Evidence Response Team (ERT), Victim Services, Digital Forensics, and dozens of Special Agents," they said.
On Monday night, authorities were seen using a robotic device to inspect a backpack near what appeared to be a body on the ground at the scene.
The Border Patrol Union shared its condolences, saying on X, "Our hearts and prayers go out to the family, friends, and coworkers of our fallen brother in green in Vermont."
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (Vt.-AL) shared their condolences with the family.
"Border Patrol agents do important work protecting our borders. They deserve our full support in terms of staffing, pay and working conditions," the elected officials shared in a statement Tuesday. "We look forward to working with the agency to make sure that they have all the resources they need to do the enormously important work that is their responsibility. Together, we must do everything possible to prevent future tragedies like what happened today."
The shooting came just hours after President Donald Trump was inaugurated to a second term. He campaigned heavily on securing the border and defending law enforcement.
Republican Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs announced his interest Tuesday in running for governor in 2026 as the GOP looks to defeat incumbent Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.
Biggs, an ally of President Donald Trump and former chair of the conservative Freedom Caucus, filed a statement of interest, which is required before he can start collecting signatures to qualify for the ballot.
However, filing a statement doesn't mean a candidate will follow through.
In a statement posted on X, Biggs said he "will bring my experience home to my native state to help it fulfill its tremendous capacity. I have a firm understanding of what the state needs to thrive."
Biggs chaired the Freedom Caucus from 2019 to 2021 and was one of eight Republicans who helped oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in 2023.
If Biggs does run, it could result in a fight between him and Karrin Taylor Robson, also a Trump ally.
"Are you running for governor? I think so Karrin, because, if you do, you’re going to have my support, OK?" Trump told a crowd last month at Turning Point USA’s Americafest event in Phoenix.
Robson ran for governor in 2022 but lost to Kari Lake, who Trump endorsed. Lake lost that year's election to Hobbs and recently lost a bid for the U.S. Senate.
In his statement, Biggs said he looks "forward to conversing with my fellow Arizonans as I consider this weighty decision."
State Sen. Jake Hoffman, a Republican and founding chair of the Arizona Freedom Caucus, endorsed Biggs on X.
"Andy will make an INCREDIBLE Governor and ensure Arizona is safe & prosperous for everyone," he wrote.
Justin Baldoni's team released unedited footage from the set of "It Ends With Us" that they claim refutes Blake Lively's accusations of sexual harassment.
After filing a $400 million lawsuit against Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds, Baldoni's video — shared by his attorney, Bryan Freedman, and obtained by Fox News Digital — allegedly addresses the actress' claims about a slow-dance scene.
Lively claimed Baldoni "leaned forward and slowly dragged his lips from her ear and down her neck as he said, ‘it smells so good,'" while filming a slow dance montage scene, according to her Dec. 20 sexual harassment filing obtained by Fox News Digital. "When Ms. Lively later objected to this behavior, Mr. Baldoni’s response was, ‘I’m not even attracted to you.’"
However, Baldoni insisted the comment was made in regard to Lively's own admission about her spray tan.
Throughout the video, nearly 10 minutes of raw footage, Baldoni is directing the scene while Lively engages him in conversation because she states that it's "more romantic" than just staring at each other.
While Baldoni snuggled into Lively's neck, the actor jokingly asked, "Am I getting beard on you today?" She laughed and said, "I'm probably getting spray tan on you."
Baldoni then stated, "It smells good," to which Lively responded, "Well, it's not that. It's my body makeup."
"The following videos captured on May 23, 2023 clearly refute Ms. Lively's characterization of his behavior," a statement shared at the beginning of the video stated. "The scene in question was designed to show the two characters falling in love and longing to be close to one another. Both actors are clearly behaving well within the scope of the scene and with mutual respect and professionalism."
"These are all three takes filmed of the sequence."
Lively's legal team claimed the unedited video is "damning evidence" and "corroborates" her allegations of sexual harassment.
"Justin Baldoni and his lawyer may hope that this latest stunt will get ahead of the damaging evidence against him, but the video itself is damning. Every frame of the released footage corroborates, to the letter, what Ms. Lively described in Paragraph 48 of her Complaint," Lively's legal team said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital. "The video shows Mr. Baldoni repeatedly leaning in toward Ms. Lively, attempting to kiss her, kissing her forehead, rubbing his face and mouth against her neck, flicking her lip with his thumb, caressing her, telling her how good she smells, and talking with her out of character.
"Every moment of this was improvised by Mr. Baldoni with no discussion or consent in advance, and no intimacy coordinator present. Mr. Baldoni was not only Ms. Lively’s co-star, but the director, the head of studio and Ms. Lively’s boss."
They added, "The video shows Ms. Lively leaning away and repeatedly asking for the characters to just talk. Any woman who has been inappropriately touched in the workplace will recognize Ms. Lively’s discomfort. They will recognize her attempts at levity to try to deflect the unwanted touching. No woman should have to take defensive measures to avoid being touched by their employer without their consent.
"This matter is in active litigation in federal court. Releasing this video to the media, rather than presenting it as evidence in court, is another example of an unethical attempt to manipulate the public. It is also a continuation of their harassment and retaliatory campaign. While they are focused on misleading media narratives, we are focused on the legal process. We are continuing our efforts to require Mr. Baldoni and his associates to answer in court, under oath, rather than through manufactured media stunts."
Lively detailed allegations of sexual harassment, retaliation, intentional affliction of emotional distress, negligence and more made by Baldoni and film producer Jamey Heath in a complaint first filed with the California Civil Rights department and later in federal court.
Some of the issues allegedly addressed at an "all-hands" meeting before filming began included no more showing nude videos or images of women to Lively, no more mention of Baldoni’s previous "pornography addiction," no more discussions about personal experiences with sex, no more descriptions of their own genitalia, no more adding sex scenes outside what was in the original script, no more discussions about Lively’s weight or deceased father, and more.
However, Baldoni insisted Lively "falsely" accused him in an attempt to repair her reputation following the fallout around the movie's press tour after she took control of the film.
Baldoni's legal team claimed Lively has no evidence of a deliberate smear campaign and instead worked to repair her reputation by accusing the actor and others of sexual harassment.
Lively "could not tolerate her publicly tainted image for even a moment, and further could not accept that it was entirely of her own making," the lawsuit read. "She needed a scapegoat. And rather than admit and take accountability for her own mishaps, she chose to blame Plaintiffs, in a malicious and unforgivably public manner."
"When she and Reynolds could not force Baldoni and Wayfarer to read a statement she and her representatives prepared, extorting them to ‘take accountability’ in defense of Lively’s actions, she lay in wait for months, preparing to publicly attack Baldoni by falsely claiming that he had sexually harassed her."
Lively's team slammed Baldoni's lawsuit in a statement.
"This latest lawsuit from Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, and its associates is another chapter in the abuser playbook," the statement provided by Lively's legal team read. "This is an age-old story: A woman speaks up with concrete evidence of sexual harassment and retaliation and the abuser attempts to turn the tables on the victim. This is what experts call DARVO. Deny. Attack. Reverse Victim Offender."
The statement continued, in part: "Their response to sexual harassment allegations: she wanted it, it’s her fault. Their justification for why this happened to her: look what she was wearing. In short, while the victim focuses on the abuse, the abuser focuses on the victim. The strategy of attacking the woman is desperate, it does not refute the evidence in Ms. Lively’s complaint, and it will fail."
More Americans watched Fox News Channel to witness President Trump's historic inauguration than any other network.
From 11:30 a.m. through 1 p.m. ET, Fox News averaged 10.3 million total viewers with two million in the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults age 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. FOX Business additionally netted 282,000 total viewers as FOX News Media peaked at nearly 11 million viewers combined.
Trailing in second place in its coverage of Trump's inauguration was ABC with just 4.7 million total viewers. NBC came in third with 4.4 million viewers, followed by CBS with 4.1 million.
CNN, on the heels of its crushing defamation trial loss, reached only 1.7 million viewers. And MSNBC, whose liberal viewership has been in free fall since Trump's election victory in November, averaged just 848,000 total viewers.
Fox News' coverage, which was led by anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, made up a whopping 80% of the cable news audience share, trouncing CNN and MSNBC's share.
Fox News maintained its dominance throughout the day and into primetime. The network averaged more than six million total viewers, including one million in the key demo, from 8-11 p.m. ET.
MSNBC trailed in second place with an average of 1.1 million total viewers and a paltry 93,000 viewers in the key demo. CNN came in third with one million total viewers but edged out MSNBC among key demo viewers, averaging 269,000.
Fox News Media saw substantial growth in its digital properties compared to Trump's first inauguration in 2017 and President Biden's inauguration in 2021. Fox News Digital had its best day in media initiates and minutes spent since the day after the 2024 presidential election. FOX News Go's total view time increased 83% from 2021, a 72% surge in media initiatives and a 35% increase in unique viewing devices.
Fox News Media also performed strongly in engagement on social media compared to other news outlets, collecting a staggering 8.8 million interactions across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X, according to Emplifi.
Fox News also dominated as the biggest news brand on YouTube, lapping NBC News with a whopping 142% more video views.
Trump is the second president ever to serve two non-consecutive terms, the first being Grover Cleveland more than 100 years ago. Monday's inauguration took place in the rotunda of the Capitol Building due to record cold temperatures, the first time since Ronald Reagan's second inauguration 40 years ago.
Fox News' Sean Hannity will present an interview with President Donald Trump from the Oval Office on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET.
Progresso announced last week that it had released a hard-candy version of its chicken noodle soup called Soup Drops – and that the soup-flavored candies immediately sold out. But the company assured curious customers the candies would soon be coming back.
"Well, this is souper awkward … our Soup Drops sold out before we had the chance to tell you," Progresso said in an Instagram post on Jan. 16.
The company added that the Soup Drops would be restocked at 9 a.m. this Thursday on its website.
Progresso's "soup you can suck on" is billed as the "ultimate cold and flu season comfort," the company said in a Jan. 16 news release.
"We wanted to have some fun with cold and flu season and loved the idea of spoofing the warm coziness of Progresso Soup as a really memorable brand experience — hence, debuting our first-ever Progresso Soup Drops," MC Comings, vice president, business unit director for Progresso at General Mills, told Fox News Digital. General Mills is headquartered in Minneapolis.
Comings continued, "The viral chatter has us excited that people are in on the joke, while understanding nothing delivers comfort quite like a bowl of Progresso Chicken Noodle Soup."
The Soup Drops retail for $2.49, plus 99 cents shipping, the news release said. The 20-pack of Soup Drops comes packaged in "a can that looks just like the iconic Progresso Soup can," as well as a can of actual chicken noodle soup.
The candies "deliver the classic, hearty flavor of Progresso Chicken Noodle Soup in a format that will definitely SOUPrise fans — it's a convenient hard candy drop — reminding you of the comfort you can find in a bowl of Progresso Soup," the release said.
The drops contain monosodium glutamate, powdered cooked chicken, natural and artificial flavor, chicken fat, palm oil, potassium chloride, spices and coloring, citric acid, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, caramel color and maltodextrin.
A peer-reviewed study by the University of Nebraska Medical Center first published in 1993 found that chicken soup is an effective treatment for colds.
Dr. Stephen Rennard, of the center's top scientists, put his wife's grandmother's chicken soup recipe to the test in a laboratory — and found that "there are ingredients in common foodstuffs that might have anti-inflammatory actions."
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were all awarded the sport's highest honor Tuesday and are headed to Cooperstown.
Ichiro is the first Japanese-born player to receive Hall of Fame honors. He received 99.7% of the vote, one vote shy of becoming the second player unanimously elected. Players need at least 75% of the vote to be inducted.
Ichiro joined the majors in 2001 as a highly touted Japanese prospect, hitting .353 during his nine seasons playing in his home country, where he won three MVPs and was a seven-time All-Star. Joining the Seattle Mariners at age 28, he immediately lived up to the hype, winning the AL MVP and helping that year’s Mariners team to a record 116 wins.
From 2001 to 2010, Ichiro was named an All-Star in each season while also winning a Gold Glove Award every year. In that span, he earned three Silver Slugger Awards and won two batting titles while putting up a .331 average and .806 OPS. In 2004, he set the all-time single-season record with 262 hits, and he’s the only player in MLB history to register 10 straight 200-plus hit seasons. He also stole over 500 bases and is one of just seven to record 3,000 hits and 500 stolen bases.
After just his 11th MLB game, his career average never again dipped below .300. He retired with a .311 average, 3,089 hits, and a 60.0 WAR. In the live-ball era (since 1920), he is one of just 21 players with at least 10 seasons hitting .300 (among qualified hitters), and only one of seven to do it 10 straight years. Ichiro spent the majority of his career with the Mariners, making stops with the Yankees and Marlins.
Sabathia, like Ichiro, got the nod in his first year on the ballot. He is one of just 19 pitchers to record 3,000 strikeouts and dominated the 2000s. From 2007 to 2011, he finished in the top five of Cy Young Award voting each year, winning the award in 2007. One of those seasons, though, was the 2008 campaign when he finished in fifth in the NL vote despite being trading from Cleveland in the American League to the National League’s Brewers in July.
During his short stint with Milwaukee (17 starts), he threw seven complete games and pitched to a 1.65 ERA, with plenty of his work coming on three days rest as the Brewers made a postseason push.
The lefty won a World Series with the Yankees in 2009 in his first season on what was then the largest contract ever given to a pitcher. He struggled from 2013 to 2015, pitching to a 4.81 ERA as alcoholism had become a detriment to his career and life. After rehab, though, he reinvented himself as a finesse pitcher and recorded three more seasons with an ERA below 4.00.
He retired after the 2019 season with a 3.74 career ERA, 3,093 strikeouts, 251 wins and six All-Star appearances. On the final pitch of his MLB career, he dislocated his shoulder, and he joked that he pitched until he no longer could.
Wagner got the nod in his final year of eligibility after coming up just five votes short last year. And while he admitted it's been a "nightmare" to wait, his numbers are deserving of the honor.
Since 1920, among relievers with 500-plus innings, his 11.9 strikeouts per nine innings are the fourth most in MLB history. His 422 saves rank seventh, while his 2.31 ERA is second, behind only Mariano Rivera. Wagner was elite from start to finish. His lowest ERA in a season came in his final one, when he posted a 1.43 ERA in 2010. He also has the highest strikeout rate and lowest batting average against among pitchers with 900-plus innings.
Spending time with the Astros, Phillies, Mets, Red Sox and Braves, Wagner was a seven-time All-Star and twice received Cy Young Award votes. Sabathia got 86.6% of the vote, while Wagner received 82.5%.
Dave Parker and Dick Allen were elected last month by the Classic Era Committee, and the five players will be enshrined this summer.
