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A Texas gun shop owner says he's seen a marked increase in gun purchases as the border crisis has impacted the community of Del Rio, Texas. Gary Humphreys, the owner of Humphreys' Gun Shop, located in Del Rio since 1973, spoke with Fox News Digital about how border issues have affected his business. "Since this border opened up, we're getting new people that never owned guns coming in and buying them," he said.Humphreys discussed the clientele that he has seen increase since the border policies implemented by the Biden-Harris administration. TEXAS RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY BORDER SECURITY UNDER BIDEN-HARRIS ADMIN EXPRESS FEAR OF FUTURE

Up to 5% of people who have surgery can develop an infection — which can prolong healing and lead to dangerous complications, studies have shown. Additionally, chronic wounds affect around 6.5 million patients in the U.S.Some bacteria can’t be seen with the human eye, which means they may be missed by physicians when cleaning a wound. Now, a new medical technology that uses fluorescent light has shown to be effective in detecting missed bacteria, according to new research led by University of Southern California, Los Angeles (USC).BURN TREATMENT MADE FROM PINEAPPLES REDUCES NEED FOR SKIN GRAFTING SURGERY: 'NEW AVENUE OF WOUND CARE'In

A mob of Turkish nationalists attacked U.S. Marines in western Turkey on Monday, resulting in the arrests of 15 people.The incident took place in Izmir, which is located on Turkey's Aegean coast. In a statement, the Izmir governor's office said the assailants belonged to the Youth Union of Turkey, which is connected to the nationalist Vatan Party.The governor said that the victims, who were assigned to the USS Wasp, were "physically attacked." The service members were identified as "soldiers" by authorities, but are U.S. Marines.Video posted to social media showed service members in civilian clothing yelling for help as they

A new law has taken effect in Texas that requires parental approval for a child to create a social media account.Parts of the SCOPE Act, or House Bill 18, went into effect on Sunday after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed the legislation last year.In a committee hearing last year, Republican state Rep. Shelby Slawson cited threats that unmonitored social media use could pose for children, including cyberbullying and child predators, according to Fox 4."A Texas teenager was rescued from a shed in North Carolina where she was being held by a predator who allegedly lured her away by a chat

San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall will miss at least four games after being put on the non-football injury list after getting shot in a robbery attempt on Saturday.The team's decision to put Pearsall on the list came just 48 hours after the rookie's gunshot, meaning he won't play in the team's games against the New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots, and he would be eligible to return for the team’s fifth game against the Cardinals on Oct. 6.Pearsall, who was drafted in the first round with the 31st overall pick by

The U.S. Coast Guard said it rescued five people and is searching for three others following a boat crash that happened Monday night in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.The five boaters who were rescued were transported to a hospital for treatment, the Coast Guard said, according to Fox 61.The Coast Guard said a search is underway to locate the three missing men, who are not wearing life jackets.DEADLY SUPERYACHT SINKING OFF COAST OF SICILY INVESTIGATED AS POSSIBLE MANSLAUGHTERThe boat was traveling at a high speed when it struck a break wall and broke apart, leading to injuries to the five boaters, the

Vice President Kamala Harris' interview drought finally ended Thursday, but after 44 days as the presumptive and now official Democratic nominee for president, she has yet to hold an official press conference.Under pressure to sit down for a substantive interview after weeks of stonewalling, she agreed to a sit-down with CNN's Dana Bash last Thursday in Georgia, joined by running mate Tim Walz.Harris defended some of her noted policy flip-flops on issues like fracking and immigration, saying her "values" hadn't changed. She was also pressed on whether she had regrets about defending President Biden's mental acuity after his debate, given

A Florida sheriff’s deputy was released from the hospital on Monday, a month after he was shot in an "ambush" attack that killed one deputy and left him and another deputy wounded, according to reports. Deputy First Class Stefano Gargano, 28, and Master Deputy Sheriff Harold Howell, 41, were both shot when they attempted to rescue Master Deputy Bradley Michael Link after he was shot and became trapped inside a home in Eustis, Florida, while the deputies were responding to a welfare check request."They were ambushed," Lake County Sheriff Peyton C. Grinnell said at the time. "We lost one tonight."Link later died

Five people were shot at a parade in Brooklyn, New York, on Monday when a man began firing into the crowd of the West Indian American Day festival parade, with two in critical condition. "One person intentionally going after a group of people tried to ruin the day for everybody, and we’re not going to let that happen," NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said in a news conference after the shooting. He said four of the victims were men and one was a woman, with two in critical condition and three expected to survive. Chell said there was no active shooter, and

A plaque commemorating Aaron Judge's historic 62nd home run of the 2022 season at Globe Life Field in Texas was stolen for the second time, and now will not be replaced again, according to WFAN's Justin Shackil. Judge famously broke the American League single-season home run record against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in the penultimate game of the 2022 season. Judge's home run came in the first inning of a nightcap to a double header on the second to last day of the season. The ball, which broke the record last set by former Yankee Roger Maris in

A mob of Turkish nationalists attacked U.S. soldiers in western Turkey on Monday, resulting in the arrests of 15 people.The incident took place in Izmir, which is located on Turkey's Aegean coast. In a statement, the Izmir governor's office said the assailants belonged to the Youth Union of Turkey, which is connected to the nationalist Vatan Party.The governor said that the victims, who were assigned to the USS Wasp, were "physically attacked." Video posted to social media showed soldiers in civilian clothing yelling for help as they were restrained by a group of anti-American men.The footage also shows an attacker

Several vehicles in Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s motorcade were involved in a minor crash on the way to a campaign stop in Wisconsin on Labor Day, causing some minor injuries, Walz said. "Some of you might have heard, some of my staff and members of the press that were traveling with us were involved in a traffic accident on the way here today," Walz said at a Monday campaign event following the crash. "We've spoken with the staff. I'm relieved to say that with a few minor injuries, everybody's going to be okay. So thank you."He added that Vice President Kamala

Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi renewed the most competitive rivalry in competitive eating on Monday in Netflix's "Unfinished Beef" special, with Chestnut winning 83-67. Chestnut's 83 hot dogs broke the world record for most eaten in 10 minutes, without dunking them in water, in the history of competitive eating. Chestnut won $100,000 in prize money. "I've been trying to hit 80 hot dogs for years, and without Kobayashi I was never able to," Chestnut said after the contest. "He drive me, we weren't always nice to eachother, but we push eachother to be our best."Chestnut was the heavy favorite across most

A previously deported illegal immigrant from Honduras was arrested Sunday, authorities said, following an intense manhunt in Indiana after he was deemed a person of interest in the random stabbing of a teen girl at a baseball game.The manhunt for Dimas Gabriel Yanez, 26, began Saturday after a 14-year-old girl was stabbed in the hand with a butcher-style knife while at her brother’s baseball game in unincorporated Lowell, Indiana, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. When the girl’s mother tried to help, the suspect also tried to stab the mother before fleeing, according to authorities. The teen has since been treated

Just over half a year after Harvard Business School professors published a guest essay in the New York Times saying that D.E.I. works, Stanford professors published a New York Times guest essay of their own admitting it doesn’t.The contrary pieces appear to suggest that, as time has gone on, not all proponents of leftwing academia are happy with the results of diversity, equity, and inclusivity quotas. The first headline read: "Critics of D.E.I. Forget That It Works." The second, by contrast, concluded: "D.E.I. Is Not Working on College Campuses. We Need a New Approach." Where the January guest essay insisted that D.E.I.

For the third year, Frances Tiafoe will be returning to the U.S. Open quarterfinals.The 26-year-old defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-4, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-3 on Sunday night to advance.With the win, Tiafoe is the first American man to reach three consecutive U.S. Open quarterfinals since Andy Roddick did so from 2006-2008.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMTiafoe lost to the eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals in 2022 and lost to fellow American Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals last year. However, Tiafoe avenged his loss to Shelton by defeating him at this year’s tournament in a thrilling five-set match. The turning

The 2024 Election season is reaching its crescendo.Labor Day traditionally marks the final stretch ahead of a presidential election, and there are just nine weeks of campaigning left until Election Day on Nov. 5.In a slew of states, however, the election actually gets underway this month. In swing state North Carolina, mail-in voting begins on Sept. 6. Early voting begins on Sept. 16 in Pennsylvania and Sept. 26 in Michigan, two other crucial electoral battlegrounds.With the clock ticking, former President Donald Trump says he has the momentum.BIDEN TEAMS UP WITH HARRIS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE DROPPING OUT OF 2024 RACE"We're

President Biden claimed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure a hostage deal with Hamas terrorists.Biden made the remarks to reporters before heading into the Situation Room, where he and Vice President Harris are convening with a hostage deal negotiating team following the murder of 23-year-old Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five other hostages by Hamas on Saturday. Jonathan Dekel-Chen, the father of an Israeli-American hostage still being held by Hamas, pleaded earlier Monday for the U.S. and Israel to broker a deal "with Satan" to ensure the release of the remaining 101 hostages taken into Gaza on

A Missouri police officer and mother of six children was killed after losing control of her patrol car during a high-speed pursuit early Sunday, authorities said.Osage Beach Police Officer Phylicia Carson, 33, was on patrol around 1:18 a.m. when she spotted a speeding vehicle on westbound Highway 54, Chief Todd Davis said during a news conference.Carson activated her police lights and tried to pull the vehicle over, but Davis said the driver sped away.As Carson pursued the speeding vehicle, her patrol car skidded off the road and struck a tree before catching fire. Davis said Carson died in the crash.DALLAS POLICE

Billionaire Elon Musk slammed a New York Times writer that wrote an article which claimed the U.S. Constitution can be considered one of the "biggest threats" to the country.The Times' book critic Jennifer Szalai claimed that "The United States Constitution is in trouble" due to the fact that former President Trump was able to become president through the Electoral College. "Americans have long assumed that the Constitution could save us; a growing chorus now wonders whether we need to be saved from it," Szalai said. "The document that’s supposed to be a bulwark against authoritarianism can end up fostering the widespread

When his infant son was diagnosed with a rare, fatal disease, a Canadian father was dismayed to discover there was no treatment or cure. So he set out to make one himself.Terry Pirovolakis, an IT director in Toronto, Ontario, welcomed his third son in Dec. 2017. It was a "normal, healthy birth," he told Fox News Digital — but within six months, he and his wife, Georgia Pirovolakis, noticed their baby, Michael, was not lifting his head."He just didn’t seem like he was meeting his milestones," Pirovolakis said.MOTHER FRANTIC TO SAVE CLINICAL TRIAL THAT COULD CURE HER DAUGHTER: ‘THE TREATMENT

The Record Fire that started near San Jacinto, California, burned more than 650 acres on Sunday, according to officials.The brush fire was reported at around 2:15 p.m. near Soboba Road and Gilman Spring Road north of San Jacinto, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.An investigation by fire officials determined the fire was human-caused.SMALL PLANE CRASHES INTO OREGON TOWNHOUSES, KILLING 2 ON BOARD: REPORTThe fire remains at 0% contained as of 10 p.m. local time, the fire department said.At least six firefighters working to put out the fire were hospitalized with minor injuries. Ground units and water-dropping aircraft assisted in

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota has personally appointed members to the state's teachers board, a body that will require educators to "affirm" their students' gender identities, have "racial consciousness," and learn to "disrupt oppressive systems," public notices show.The Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) updated its Standards of Effective Practice with new guidelines for aspiring state teachers that are set to take effect throughout the state in 2025. Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, was behind the appointment of all 13 PELSB members during his tenure as governor.The new standards will require teachers in Minnesota to take controversial

She may be only 12 years old, but that hasn't stopped a Maryland girl from becoming the state's "Master Angler."Lucy Moore of Perryville, Maryland, is impressing fishermen decades older by winning the highly competitive "FishMaryland Master Angler Award."The seventh grader has been proudly fishing since she was only two years old, Moore told Fox News Digital in an interview. MONTANA 12-YEAR-OLD STUNNED AS HE REELS IN RECORD-BREAKING FISH: 'I'M IN DISBELIEF'Her dad, Nick Perez, was the first one to take her out and her love of fishing has continued to grow, he said to Fox News Digital.There are certain requirements that

A woman relaxing at a beach in Wildwood, New Jersey, was reportedly run over by a police officer during a freak accident last week.The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Star-Ledger. Wildwood Police Chief Joseph Murphy told the Press of Atlantic City that the incident involved one of the department's Ford F-150 pickup trucks.The victim, whose name was not released by authorities, suffered broken ribs, three fractured vertebrae and a lung injury, according to WPVI-TV, which cited the victim's boyfriend.Murphy said the officer driving the pickup was responding to an ordinance violation when the accident happened.ODD-LOOKING FISH, LARGEST OF