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A federal judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration cannot cut funding to 34 cities and counties in response to so-called "sanctuary" policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.U.S. District Judge William Orrick, who issued a previous order protecting more than a dozen other cities and counties, extended a preliminary injunction blocking the administration from pulling federal money or conditioning the use of the funds for local jurisdictions.The judge also blocked the administration from placing immigration-related conditions on two grant programs.Orrick said the administration's only opposition to an extended injunction was claiming that the first injunction was wrong

Virginia leaders from both parties have condemned a racist sign aimed at Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, which was raised during a protest outside a school board meeting where she was speaking.Earle-Sears — the Republican nominee in the state’s gubernatorial race — spoke at the Arlington County school board meeting on Thursday, which was reviewing its transgender bathroom policy. Outside the meeting, where a transgender rights rally was being held, a person displayed a racist sign directed at Earle-Sears. The protester's poster, which has gone viral on social media and sparked outrage from across the political spectrum, read: "Hey Winsome, if trans

SAN DIEGO — Lyle Menendez, one of the two brothers convicted in the 1989 shotgun slayings of their parents in Beverly Hills, was denied parole by a California review board on Friday in his first appearance before the board. The decision came after his brother, Erik, was denied parole on Thursday. The brothers will be eligible to go before the parole board again in three years.The California Board of Parole Hearings recommendation marks a significant development in the decades-long case that drew international attention, with the brothers’ televised trial becoming one of the most infamous of the 1990s. Lyle, now 57,

A school board meeting in California descended into explosive debate after a girls' volleyball team forfeited to an opponent with a transgender player. The players on the Riverside Poly High School girls' volleyball team chose to forfeit last Friday's game against Jurupa Valley High School. Multiple parents previously told Fox News Digital the forfeit was in response to the presence of trans athlete AB Hernandez on the Jurupa Valley team.Local parents showed up to the Riverside Unified School District board meeting on Thursday to speak out in support of the girls who forfeited and against the school district for its current

Independent New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo on Friday blasted his Democratic socialist opponent Zohran Mamdani’s "anti-business, anti-corporate" positions on "The Story." " positions just will not work in New York," Cuomo told Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum. "If there’s one city where you can’t have a socialist mayor, it’s New York City."CUOMO TURNS TABLES ON MAMDANI AFTER HE DODGED QUESTION ADDRESSING 'DESTRUCTIVE' POLICYThe former Democratic governor’s comments come as Mamdani leads the city’s mayoral race by nearly 20 points, at 44%, according to a Siena College Poll. Cuomo currently sits as the runner-up over Mamdani’s other opponents at 25%. Cuomo

Attorney General Pam Bondi received a response this week from the governor of the first state to pass "sanctuary" legislation, after she had warned it was engaged in "policies and procedures that hinder federal immigration enforcement to the detriment of the interests of the United States."Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, a Democrat, confirmed receipt of Bondi’s original letter from the prior week, writing back that she "respectfully disagree" with Bondi’s assertion."The State of Oregon, its public officials, and its law enforcement officers do not engage in conduct that thwarts federal immigration enforcement," Kotek said, noting the Beaver State passed America’s first

Emergency crews are treating dozens of patients after a tour bus crashed and rolled over on the highway Friday afternoon in Genesee County, New York.The Town of Pembroke told Fox News Digital firefighters reported up to 52 patients at mile marker 4039.Officials said some passengers were ejected from the vehicle and others were trapped.HEART-STOPPING VIDEO SHOWS HELICOPTER FLIP AND CRASH NEAR MICHIGAN WATERFRONT RESTAURANTFour Mercy Flight helicopters have been called to the scene, according to town officials.It is unclear if there are any fatalities.NEW YORK POLICE OFFICER AND GOOD SAMARITANS SAVE 68-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FROM VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMESThe cause of

CBS is pushing back on a report that its news division is losing a staggering $50 million annually, insisting the unit remains profitable."A published report that CBS News is losing 'around $50 million a year' is inaccurate. In fact, the division is currently profitable," a CBS spokesperson told Fox News Digital. Puck News reported on Wednesday that CBS News is losing "around $50 million a year," citing "two sources familiar with the news division’s finances." The claim came just weeks after reports that CBS’ "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" was losing $40 million a year amid its announced cancellation.However, Puck’s Dylan

The judge in the murder trial against Karmelo Anthony, accused of stabbing Frisco, Texas teen track star Austin Metcalf to death in April, has issued a gag order in the case. Collin County Judge John Roach issued the order, citing pre-trial publicity that could affect the outcome of the case, according to FOX 4. The public will not hear from attorneys, witnesses, law enforcement or any other entities related to the case until after the trial, scheduled for June 2026, is over. TRIAL DATE SET FOR AUSTIN METCALF’S SUSPECTED KILLER IN TRACK MEET STABBINGThe alleged murder and the events thereafter set off a

Across the country, liberal open-border politicians are trying to put ICE officers in danger. In addition to the wave of slanderous and demonizing rhetoric against those who enforce our immigration laws, they also want to ensure that these heroic men and women are under constant threat from radical retaliation in the privacy of their own homes.How? They want to ban federal law enforcement from wearing masks. Proponents of these bans claim that the masks cause chaos and undermine transparency. The common cry from politicians like Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, California Governor Gavin Newsom, failed vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz, and

Kansas health officials say they are monitoring six West Nile virus cases this year and five of them have been considered serious.As of Aug. 15, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) shows three cases located in the north-central Kansas region and three more in the south-central part of the state.The KDHE says that five of the six cases are classified as neuroinvasive. Jill Bronaugh, a KDHE spokesperson, said non-neuroinvasive cases are less severe, according to a report by KSNT. Bronaugh explained that infected subjects with non-neuroinvasive cases have flu-like symptoms and neuroinvasive cases are much more severe.MOSQUITO-BORN DENGUE FEVER

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Thursday blocking Florida from further expanding the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades.U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams' injunction formalized the temporary halt she had ordered two weeks ago.Witnesses continued to testify over multiple days in a hearing to determine whether construction of the facility should stop until the case is decided.Advocates have argued that the expansion of the facility violated environmental laws.LAWSUITS THREATEN TO UPEND ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ OPERATIONSEnvironmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe said that further construction and operations at the facility should be stopped

SAN DIEGO –  Erik Menendez, one of the two brothers convicted in the 1989 shotgun slaying of their parents in Beverly Hills, has been denied parole by a California review board, officials confirmed.The California Board of Parole Hearings denial of parole marks a significant development in the decades-long case that drew international attention, with the brothers’ televised trial becoming one of the most infamous of the 1990s. Erik, now 54, has spent more than 30 years behind bars.MENENDEZ BROTHERS' JUNE HEARING CONVERTED FROM CLEMENCY TO PAROLE AS DECISION LOOMS FOR GOV. NEWSOMIn a statement, the Menendez family said they are

A California resident has tested positive for the plague after likely being bitten by an infected flea on a Lake Tahoe camping trip, health officials confirmed.The El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency said Tuesday the individual is recovering at home under medical supervision. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) notified local officials of the case, prompting an investigation."It’s believed that the person may have been bitten by an infected flea while camping in the South Lake Tahoe area. Health officials are investigating the situation," the county said in a news release.ARIZONA RESIDENT DIES OF PNEUMONIC PLAGUE, THE FIRST

The Pentagon has created a new medal for service members who’ve deployed to the southern border to assist federal law enforcement with President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. The Pentagon unveiled plans for a Mexican Border Defense Medal for U.S. troops serving with Joint Task Force Southern Border, according to a new memo the Pentagon released Aug.13 that was shared on social media. A U.S. defense official confirmed the authenticity of the memo to Fox News Digital Wednesday. TROOPS AT THE BORDER: HOW THE MILITARY’S ROLE IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT HAS EXPLODED UNDER TRUMPNow, service members will receive the Mexican Border Defense Medal

New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was hit with a "fact check" from a local crime expert over a post where the potential future mayor opined on the cause of the New York Police Department’s staffing problems."There is so much wrong with @ZohranKMamdani’s post here," Rafael A. Mangual, senior fellow and head of research for policing and public safety at the Manhattan Institute, posted on X in response to Mamdani, who has faced criticism for his past repeated calls to defund the NYPD. Mamdani used the article, which was headlined "Bleeding blue: Why is the NYPD losing an average of 300 cops

In one of the largest overnight strikes since the war began, Russia unleashed some 614 drones, ballistic and cruise missiles across Ukraine, killing one, injuring dozens and destroying an American-owned electronics company less than an hour from two NATO borders, officials confirmed Thursday morning. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy said the strike on the private U.S. company, which involved "several" cruise missiles, was "very telling" following President Donald Trump’s attempts to force Moscow to end its invasion.RUSSIA'S LAVROV LOOKS TO DRAW CHINA IN ON UKRAINE'S ‘SECURITY GUARANTEES’"Last night, the Russian army set one of its insane anti-records," Zelenskyy said.  "They targeted civilian infrastructure

Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones spoke about the team’s contract negotiations with star linebacker Micah Parsons during an appearance on "Fox & Friends" on Thursday morning.Jones spoke to co-hosts Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones about the ongoing standoff with Parsons. The pass rusher is in the final year of his rookie contract and as talks between the two parties have stalled, Parsons has requested a trade.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe billionaire Cowboys owner maintained that Parsons was a special player but the linebacker needed to know that he was just one piece of a bigger puzzle

The Chicago Bears may have Caleb Williams as the future at quarterback, but the dedication of his backup, Tyson Bagent, led general manager Ryan Poles to give him a reported two-year, $10 million contract extension.That decision brought Bagent to tears during his press conference on Wednesday.Of course, this isn’t a record-breaking contract, but with a maximum value of $16 million including incentives, Bagent couldn’t contain how he felt about earning such a large sum of money.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"A lot of people don’t know this, but my dad is my right-hand man," Bagent told reporters while

A probationary firefighter at a rural fire department in Missouri had a unique experience when responding to her first fire on Monday.The Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District, located in the very small town of Doolittle, said it has one vegan, and that happens to be Jenna Ulrich – a new firefighter whose father is also a firefighter.Ulrich was working on Monday morning when the department received a call reporting a tractor-trailer on fire on Interstate 174 eastbound.The catch? The truck was carrying 40,000 pounds of ribeye steaks.FIREFIGHTERS CUT OPEN PLAYGROUND SLIDE TO RESCUE 40-YEAR-OLD MAN STUCK INSIDEUlrich was stationed on

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has posthumously awarded five Floridians, including singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett and former Republican and Democratic politicians, with the Governor’s Medal of Freedom."I'm proud to recognize the legacies of these great Floridians," DeSantis said in a statement."Our state is better for their contributions, and we’re proud they called Florida home," he continued. "They have each earned the honor of being awarded the Governor’s Medal of Freedom."The governor awarded one of the state’s highest honors to Buffett, former GOP U.S. Rep. and state congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart, former Democratic governor and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, former Democratic governor and U.S.

The NATO Chiefs of Defense reaffirmed support for Ukraine in a virtual meeting Wednesday in Brussels that included all 32 allied military leaders and featured the first briefing in this format led by U.S. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, the new Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR).U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine attended the meeting virtually, along with Grynkewich, who also leads U.S. European Command, U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday.NATO officials said in a statement that the "candid discussion" centered on what security guarantees the alliance might provide Ukraine as part of a potential peace agreement to

FIRST ON FOX: The Navy is taking bold steps to cut red tape and sharpen its focus on the fight. A new memo signed by Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan orders a 35% cut to civilian Public Affairs Officer (PAO) billets and moves all hiring and contracting decisions under tighter control.Leaders say the goal is to make the force leaner, faster and more disciplined while saving taxpayer money."The memo was signed with the intent to make a more lethal and agile force, placing the most capable people in the right positions to support the warfighter," a Navy official told

Eileen Gu, the American-born skier who chose to represent China in the 2022 Olympics, was reportedly involved in a training accident in New Zealand last week.Bystanders at the Cardrona Alpine Resort in Cardrona told the South China Morning Post that Gu appeared to suffer serious injuries and needed to be taken to the hospital on a stretcher.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMGu reportedly gave a health update on her Weibo account."Unfortunately, a very terrible accident occurred yesterday due to human error," she wrote. "Hopefully I’ll be back on the snow soon, but I’m still waiting for final confirmation

It’s "third time’s the charm" for Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham, as she revealed the WNBA fined her again for criticizing officiating on her podcast. Cunningham, who was ruled out for the remainder of the 2025 WNBA season after tearing her MCL in Sunday’s game against the Connecticut Sun, told her "Show Me Something" co-host, reality star and Complex journalist West Wilson, that she got fined for comments regarding Dallas Wings star guard Paige Bueckers. "I love Paige to death, don’t get me wrong," Cunningham said in her podcast episode from Aug. 13. "I think she’s a hell of a player and