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A decomposed body and several explosives were discovered inside a home following an hours-long standoff with a man who had barricaded himself in the residence and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement in Connecticut, according to authorities.Stamford Police responded to the Oaklawn Avenue home on Tuesday morning after a state marshal called 911 while attempting to carry out a court order to evict the man. The man, later identified as 63-year-old Jed Parkington, opened fire at officers several times during the day, damaging police cars and prompting officers to return fire.No officers were hurt in the exchange of gunfire.LINGERING QUESTIONS AFTER ARSON

New York state has blocked another school district from enacting a transgender bathroom ban, the second Long Island district that the state has stepped in to prohibit from enforcing such a restriction, according to officials.Locust Valley School District had adopted a resolution to prohibit transgender students from using bathrooms and locker rooms that are not consistent with their biological sex, but the ban cannot be enforced under an order issued last month by state Education Commissioner Betty Rosa, according to the New York Post.The district’s bathroom ban is similar to the first-in-the-state ban passed in Massapequa just weeks earlier that

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, accused the Biden-era Department of Justice of weaponizing its prosecution following his pardon from President Donald Trump Wednesday on "Special Report.""I did speak against the Biden administration about open borders … Absolutely it was weaponized." Cuellar told Fox News’ Bret Baier. President Trump announced Wednesday he would be granting the Texas Democrat and his wife Imelda a "full and unconditional" pardon as they awaited trial for alleged bribery and money laundering. TRUMP ANNOUNCES PARDON FOR DEMOCRATIC REP HENRY CUELLARThe Democratic lawmaker expressed deep gratitude toward Trump."I want to thank President Trump for pardoning," he said. "God has been good

A student senate at a southern California university has rejected the establishment of a Turning Point USA chapter.In a 2-11-1 secret-ballot vote, the Associated Students of California Lutheran University Senate rejected the re-establishment of a Turning Point USA chapter on Monday, The Echo, the university's student news outlet, reported. Over 50 people attended in a standing room only vote. Carlos Daniel Zaragosa, ASCLU Commuter senator, told The Echo he was not surprised the TPUSA club was rejected. "I wasn’t personally surprised by the outcome," Carlos Daniel Zaragosa told The Echo. "At the end of the day, we do try to be fair,

Melinda Gates, the former wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates and a Democratic megadonor, lamented the rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in major companies during an interview published Tuesday.Speaking to Katie Drummond of WIRED for "The Big Interview," the 61-year-old philanthropist was asked about the impact of major corporations scaling back DEI programs following President Donald Trump’s re-election — and what she believes will come from that trend."What I do know to be true is they are affecting families," Gates said. "They are affecting people's opportunity to get the education they want. They are affecting people's ability

A British sports presenter is doing "OK" after suddenly collapsing in a terrifying scene during a live broadcast on Tuesday. ITV and TNT Sports presenter Laura Woods, 38, was covering an international friendly between England and Ghana women’s soccer teams when she suddenly collapsed. Fellow presenter and former Arsenal player Ian Wright and Anita Asante reacted quickly, catching Woods as she fell forward. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe broadcast quickly faded to black, and when it returned, former England women’s field hockey player Katie Shanahan had reportedly taken over.Woods took to social media to update viewers on her condition, noting

Eating a daily serving of peanuts may help older adults improve blood flow to their brains and boost memory, according to new research.In a study published in Clinical Nutrition, scientists at the NUTRIM Institute at Maastricht University Medical Center in the Netherlands set out to test whether this simple, inexpensive food could make a measurable difference in people's brains as they age.The team recruited 31 healthy older adults between the ages of 60 and 75. In one period of the study, participants ate 60 grams of unsalted, skin-roasted peanuts every day for 16 weeks. In another stage, they avoided peanuts

Lane Kiffin said in his farewell to Ole Miss post that players on the team asked athletic director Keith Carter to let him stay, but that claim is being refuted by a starting Rebel.Kiffin said in his post that he requested to "complete a historic six season run with this year's team by leading Ole Miss through the playoffs," but Carter denied it "despite the team also asking him to allow me to keep coaching."Starting center Brycen Sanders called out Kiffin bluntly, quoting his X post.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "'Despite the team asking me to keep coaching;'.

Observations on Republican Matt Van Epps defeating Democratic rival Aftyn Behn in Tuesday's special election to represent Tennessee's 7th Congressional District:Flipping seats in special elections for House seats is hard. The party challenging the seat sometimes makes a race of it. That often signals a weakness in the party in power or even the president as you approach the next election.Democrats came close in multiple special elections in 2017, but didn’t win any. There have truly only been four major "flips" in House special elections in the past 18 years.TRUMP-BACKED REPUBLICAN KEEPS CRUCIAL CONGRESSIONAL SEAT IN GOP HANDS WITH SPECIAL ELECTION