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Five months after the deadly Texas Hill Country flood, newly released 911 calls reveal panic, desperation and heartbreaking pleas.The two emergency dispatchers on duty were overwhelmed as they were inundated with calls from individuals dealing with an increasingly dire situation. Among the more than 400 calls to emergency services were people stuck in or on their homes, their summer camp cabins and even trees. Some called multiple times to let rescuers know where they were and to alert them that their situations were becoming increasingly urgent."We're okay, but we live about a mile down the road from Camp Mystic, and

Former President Joe Biden said "we're the United States of Amerigotit" in his latest gaffe during a speech on Friday at the International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C.Biden was urging elected officials, leaders and advocates to "continue the fight" for equality when he slurred his words."We just have to get up. As long as we keep the faith … and remember who the hell we are. We're the United States of Amerigotit, that's who we are! We're the U.S.!" Biden said.‘THIS GUY’: SLURRING BIDEN TAKES SHOT AT TRUMP, THOSE TRYING TO ‘ERASE OUR HISTORY’ AT JUNETEENTH CHURCH EVENTBiden continued

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday pushed back against accusations from Arizona Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva, who claimed she was pepper sprayed during an immigration raid in Tucson.In a post on X, Grijalva said she was "pushed aside and pepper sprayed" after identifying herself as a member of Congress while seeking information from officers during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) operation near the Taco Giro restaurant."ICE just conducted a raid by Taco Giro in Tucson — a small mom-and-pop restaurant that has served our community for years," Grijalva wrote. "When I presented myself as a Member

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Friday against the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), Community Capital Partners (CCP) and several associated leaders, accusing them of running an illegal securities and land development scheme tied to a proposed 400-acre community known as "EPIC City."The lawsuit, filed in Collin County, follows a monthslong investigation and a referral from the Texas State Securities Board. The state alleges the defendants raised tens of millions of dollars while violating securities laws, misleading investors about the project’s nature and location, and misrepresenting how funds would be used."The leaders behind EPIC City have engaged

A Canadian politician who claimed a voicemail she allegedly left a potential mayoral candidate last summer was artificial intelligence has been arrested and charged with making threats.Ontario Councilor Corinna Traill was arrested on Wednesday and charged with two counts of uttering threats, the Peterborough Police Service in Ontario said.In September, former mayoral candidate Tom Dingwall wrote on his Facebook that in August Traill left him a voicemail, telling him not to run for mayor so a friend of hers could run unencumbered.MIT STUDENTS FLOCK TO AI MAJORS AMID PROMISES OF HIGH-PAYING CAREERS"Miss Traill made it clear that if I did

After more than 120 House Democrats signed onto a bill from a top progressive lawmaker to seek what they define as "dignity" for federal immigration detainees, critics sounded the alarm that the legislation could forever transform how illegal immigrants are treated in the U.S.Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., is spearheading the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, along with fellow Evergreen State lawmaker Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee — which they say will curb the "shocking surge" of allegedly wrongful detentions and inappropriate conditions, particularly at jails run by private companies under government contract.Critics vociferously

Many have said the World Cup would be a failure if the United States did not make it out of the group stage, without even knowing who they will face in it.Well, the Stars and Stripes learned Friday who they will be playing in the group stage, and by all accounts, the U.S. Men’s National Team should advance to the knockout stage with ease.The U.S. is the highest-ranked team in its group, joining Australia (26th), Paraguay (39th) and a team to be determined early next year in a playoff.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM This is the seventh time

New York City authorities have made an arrest in the caught-on-camera illegal street takeover that ended with a couple being brutally beaten and a neighbor’s car being set ablaze by a group of rowdy drivers.  Justin Aguilera, 19, is facing a slew of charges, including gang assault, riot, assault and trespassing, City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, who represents the neighborhood, said in a social media post Thursday. The charges stem from a violent car meet-up in the Queens neighborhood of Malba around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 23, in which a husband and wife were allegedly attacked in the front yard of their home,

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro critiqued former President Barack Obama's infamous "bitter" comments from 2008 in an interview this week, as part of a broader conversation about Democrats struggling to win back the working class.Obama made the controversial comments during a fundraising event in San Francisco, arguing that small towns in the Midwest saw jobs disappear over the previous decade and have begun to "cling" to harmful beliefs."And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are going to regenerate and they have not," Obama said at the time.

As tensions between the United States and Venezuela escalate, a national security and foreign policy expert revealed what it would take for the Trump administration to deploy American boots on the ground.Victoria Coates, former Trump national security advisor and vice president of the Heritage Foundation’s Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, told Fox News Digital during an interview that while deploying troops inside Venezuela is unlikely at this time, it remains "possible.""The president has fairly sweeping authorities under Article II of the Constitution to defend the American people from what he has defined as

President Donald Trump on Thursday hired a new architect to lead the next phase of the White House ballroom project.Trump tapped Shalom Baranes Associates, a Washington, D.C.-based architectural firm to oversee the ballroom design effort."As we begin to transition into the next stage of development on the White House Ballroom, the Administration is excited to share that the highly talented Shalom Baranes has joined the team of experts to carry out President Trump’s vision on building what will be the greatest addition to the White House since the Oval Office — the White House Ballroom," White House Spokesperson Davis Ingle

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Thursday he would stop clearing homeless encampments when he takes office in January, ending a longstanding practice by Mayor Eric Adams' administration.While answering questions at "Hot Chocolate, Frozen Rent" in Manhattan, Mamdani confirmed he would halt sweeps of homeless encampment sites across the city, marking one of his clearest breaks yet from an Adams policy launched in 2022."If you are not connecting homeless New Yorkers to the housing that they so desperately need, then you cannot deem anything you're doing to be a success," Mamdani said.The mayor-elect said his administration's focus would be

Jessie James Decker is fighting a mysterious illness.The 37-year-old country singer opened up about her health in a series of Instagram stories, sharing she hasn't been feeling well the past few days.In a story posted last night, Jessie can be seen sitting in a hot tub, with the words, adding the caption: "Feeling a little better today…still a slight fever and tummy aches, but after the day I had yesterday, I’ll take it."  Decker added that she is "trying to sweat this thing out now," and that whatever she has, "has kicked my butt." She also included a question box, asking

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Thursday that NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch personally apologized to his team after her brother described him as an "enemy" of the Jewish people during a high-profile charity dinner in Manhattan on Wednesday night.Speaking at his Cocoa Chat community meeting, Mamdani stressed that the apology was received and that he intends to govern for all New Yorkers."The commissioner apologized to my team for those remarks, and I look forward to being a mayor for each and every New Yorker, including Jewish New Yorkers," Mamdani said.He emphasized that the incident will not interfere with his

A coalition of Colorado school districts reached a settlement with the state's high school sports league that ensures the districts can enforce rules to protect girls' sports from biological male trans athletes. Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Col., announced the settlement in a post on X, Thursday. "Biological men NEVER belong in biological women’s sports, period. The Colorado High School Activities Association finally made the right decision and will STOP penalizing school districts that protect women’s sports," Crank wrote. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Colorado's District 49 led a lawsuit against the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) in May, challenging Colorado state

As the old saying goes, "close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades," and the GOP is certainly breathing a sigh of relief coming out of Tuesday night’s special election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District. Republican Matt Van Epps defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn by nine points in a race that received a great deal of national attention in recent weeks.Why 2026 should terrify Republicans after Tennessee electionTHE TENNESSEE 'WALTZ': REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS DANCE AROUND SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS MEANINGThat relief, however, will be short lived upon further analysis because President Trump carried TN-7 by more than 20 points just a year

A former Kansas high school art teacher accused of having sex with a student, including multiple times in the backseat of her Jeep, will stand trial. Nicole Hernandez, 30, also known as Nikki Baird, appeared in court Tuesday, when a judge ruled she will be tried on four counts of unlawful sexual relations with a student, KAKE.com reported. Baird allegedly groomed the then-17-year-old student in middle school before both moved on to Wichita North High School, according to an affidavit seen by the Wichita Eagle.KENTUCKY TEACHER ACCUSED OF EXPOSING HERSELF TO STUDENT DURING SHOWER VIDEO CHAT TO ARRANGE SEX"He described how she befriended

FIRST ON FOX—Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., previewed the Republican midterm message in an interview with the "Ruthless" podcast out Thursday, saying it would be about safety, economics and opportunity."For us anyway, it's safer streets, more money in your pocket, and new opportunities for a better life," Thune said. "And those are all things that I think we're focusing on as those bread-and-butter issues that the American people, I think, care the most about. Most elections, in my view, tend to be economic elections."Thune added community and national security were also key factors for Republicans to run on, touting

A man described by federal prosecutors as a Haitian gang leader was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for his role in orchestrating the 2021 hostage-taking of 16 American citizens, including five children.Joly Germine, 34, of Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, was also ordered by the court to pay a fine of $1,700.The Justice Department said the victims were part of the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries, and were on their way back from working at an orphanage when they were taken hostage in Oct. 2021."The missionary group included 12 adults and five young children, including a 6-year-old, 3-year-old, and an 8-month-old. Sixteen of

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, who is currently running for governor, slapped down the idea that she might retire from Congress early."Retiring is a BIG FAT NO from me - not sure why the internet is running with this like wildfire - for the clicks I suppose," Mace said in a post on X.The New York Times reported that Mace told individuals that she is so frustrated by House Speaker Mike Johnson and sick of the manner in which he has run the lower chamber, particularly the treatment of women there, that she plans to speak to Rep.

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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,