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New England Patriots stars Stefon Diggs and Christian Barmore would not answer certain questions from reporters about criminal allegations against them as they prepare for their final game of the season and the upcoming playoffs. Diggs and Barmore faced reporters in the Patriots' locker room Friday, refusing to give any substantial answers when pressed about their legal troubles. Diggs, who was accused of attacking a private chef during a dispute over money, said it was an "emotional time" for him, adding he's "sorry I wasn't available for those couple of days. It's a different kind of time."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE

A dentist and his wife in Columbus, Ohio, were both found shot to death inside their home just a month before celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary.Police responded to the house around 10 a.m. Tuesday for a wellness check, and found Spencer and Monique Tepe dead with apparent gunshot wounds. Two young children were found at the house unharmed.The owner of Athens Dental Depot, Dr. Mark Valrose, where Spencer works, called 911 and asked dispatchers to send officers for a wellness check at the couple's residence. Valrose said people at the business were becoming concerned after Spencer didn't show up to

New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani made reference to New York Knicks star point guard Jalen Brunson during the mayor's inaugural speech on Thursday, and even appeared to make a gesture that resembled Brunson's signature celebration. The move garnered mixed responses on social media. The reference came around nine minutes into the speech, when Mamdani proclaimed "excellence is no longer the exception," adding that the city "expects greatness" from "our point guard at Madison Square Garden." During that remark, the mayor covered his face with his hand, appearing to replicate Brunson's celebration, but then transitioned the gesture into a wipe of his

Greg McElroy had an unfortunate slip of the tongue during his College Football Playoff broadcast Thursday night.McElroy was the color commentator for the Sugar Bowl between Ole Miss and Georgia, which saw Ole Miss kick a game-winning field goal in the final seconds.Long before that, though, McElroy tried to give kudos to Rebels running back Kewan Lacy, but called him by the wrong name.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "Love the way Kyren Lacy runs," McElroy said before correcting himself.Kyren Lacy was a former LSU wide receiver who died by suicide last year amid a legal battle stemming from

FIRST ON FOX – The FBI disrupted an alleged plot to attack people inside a grocery store in North Carolina on New Year’s Eve in support of the Islamic State terrorist group, prosecutors revealed Friday. Christian Sturdivant, 18, of Mint Hill — a town outside Charlotte — was arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson said. "The FBI and our partners continued working 24/7 over the holidays protecting the American people, and this case out of Charlotte foiling another alleged New Years Eve attacker is the

Freshly inaugurated New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a self-described Democratic socialist, promoted "collectivism" over "rugged individualism" during a speech on Thursday, and prominent conservative figures nationwide responded by sounding the alarm about collectivist ideology."We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism," Mamdani declared in his inaugural address.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — a Republican who pursued the GOP presidential nomination during the past election cycle but ultimately dropped out and endorsed President Donald Trump — raised the matter of the massive death toll associated with collectivism.HOURS AFTER TAKING OFFICE, NYC MAYOR MAMDANI TARGETS LANDLORDS, MOVES

Extraordinary ancient finds were recently unearthed in Ephesus, the Turkish city where Paul the Apostle once preached.The discovery was announced by Anadolu Agency (AA), a state-run outlet in Ankara, on Dec. 12. Ephesus is also known as being one of the seven churches of Asia mentioned in the Book of Revelation.The star of the excavation was a Roman-era marble bathtub, along with the fragment of a male statue's torso that was later reused as a paving stone.GOLD TREASURE SURVIVES 1,400 YEARS AT ANCIENT CHRISTIAN MONASTERY IN BIBLICAL JUDEAN DESERTArchaeologist Serdar Aybek, speaking to AA, said the bathtub dates back to

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Thursday that his government is open to negotiating an agreement with the United States after months of American military pressure targeting drug trafficking networks tied to his government.In a pre-taped interview with Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet that aired on state television, Maduro said Venezuela is "ready" to discuss a drug-trafficking deal with the U.S. He called on the countries to "start talking seriously, with data in hand.""The U.S. government knows, because we’ve told many of their spokespeople, that if they want to seriously discuss an agreement to combat drug trafficking, we’re ready," he said. "If