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Southern states banded together Thursday to establish their own accrediting body in higher education in order to "upend the monopoly of the woke accreditation cartels," according to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee formed the Commission for Public Higher Education, a consortium of six public universities offering a new accreditation model.The Commission will create a "first-of-its-kind accreditation model for public higher education institutions that will offer high-quality, efficient services prioritizing academic excellence, student outcomes and achievement."DeSantis said at a press conference at Florida Atlantic University that there was a need for "alternative accreditation."FLORIDA STANDS UP

Summer heat has swept the U.S., with warnings issued across the East Coast and Midwest.In addition to putting stress on the body, hot weather can also take a toll on the brain and mental health.Dr. Jace Reed, director of emergency psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, emphasized in an interview with Fox News Digital that the brain is a major organ that can be greatly affected by heat.AMERICANS TOLD TO AVOID COFFEE DURING EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN 3 STATESExtreme heat can cause mental health changes like increased irritability and anxiety, along with decreased memory, attention and reaction time.This can

President Donald Trump is not like his predecessors. Confronting a hostile regime in Tehran that has played American presidents for 35 years, the commander in chief took decisive action on Saturday to keep his promise that he would never allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. Operation Midnight Hammer was a success — America’s fine men and women in uniform destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities and came home safe.Now begins "the Art of the Deal." In the aftermath of the war between Israel and Iran, President Trump will need to employ all his dealmaking acumen to maintain a fragile ceasefire and —

President Donald Trump celebrated after the Supreme Court moved to block lower courts from issuing universal injunctions, something that had impacted his executive orders.The president held a news conference just over an hour after the ruling was issued and said the Supreme Court had stopped a "colossal abuse of power.""I was elected on a historic mandate, but in recent months, we've seen a handful of radical left judges effectively try to overrule the rightful powers of the president to stop the American people from getting the policies that they voted for in record numbers," Trump said on Friday.This is a

Tight End University has captured the football world this week, and for good reason. After all, no position group in sports is putting together a three-day summit filled with fun activities like enjoying a concert with some of the best acts in the country, including Taylor Swift, Luke Combs and Kane Brown. However, it's not all play and no work for the 80-plus tight ends who traveled to Nashville. The entire reason TEU was put together by George Kittle, Travis Kelce and Greg Olsen was to elevate the game of all those who attend. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMYes, the

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten’s exit from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) after 23 years exposes a little-known truth: teachers unions are practically an appendage of the Democratic Party. Her departure, paired with National Education Association (NEA) President Becky Pringle’s ongoing role as an at-large DNC member, reveals a relationship that’s less about education advocacy and more about political symbiosis.For over two decades, Weingarten wielded influence as an at-large member at the DNC, stepping aside only recently on June 5, 2025. In her resignation letter to the new party chairman, she said "I appear to be out of

In light of the arrests of two Chinese nationals who are accused of smuggling a crop-killing fungus across the border, one expert warns that agroterrorism from foreign adversaries could cause a "severe disruption" to the United States. "Agroterrorism is any attempt to bring items into the United States intentionally that would impact our food supply," Kristofor Healey told Fox News Digital. "So this would be biological organisms like we saw in this case in Michigan. A specific lab-grown organism that is intended to attack items that are key to our agricultural survival as a nation."Healey worked for the Department of Homeland

LIV Golf is taking its global tour to the South, bringing back big names and team competition. However, this weekend in Dallas, the focus is about more than the game itself. While big names like Bryson DeChambeau may grab headlines, the league tells FOX they’re just as invested in who’s getting a chance to belong in the sport. Through LIV Golf’s Potential, Unleashed, students stretched out across the DFW area took part in a day of inspiration and fun through the league’s working partnerships with local school districts and charities. The idea behind it all? To increase opportunities for education, employment and training