FOX News

The search for 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, who vanished from a five-star resort in the Dominican Republic, is intensifying as police reveal a male friend she was with is currently under investigation. According to La Policia Nacional, the country's national police force, Konanki was last seen entering the beach early Thursday morning at the Riu Republica Resort in Punta Cana. It is unclear who the "young man" is, but police said he was in the water at the same beach, and they were questioning him in an attempt to corroborate his version of events, according to a translation of

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested at Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Tuesday following an order from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is investigating a crime against humanity case filed against the former leader.Duterte, 79, was taken into custody at the airport in the Philippines following his trip to Hong Kong, The Associated Press reports.The ICC has been investigating "massive killings that happened under the former president's deadly crackdown against illegal drugs," The AP said via President Ferdinand Marcos' office.EX-PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT DUTERTE SHRUGS OFF POSSIBLE ARREST BY ICC FOR DRUG WAR DURING TRIP TO HONG KONGThe Associated

Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to a Steak ‘n Shake in Florida over the weekend with Fox News host Sean Hannity, days after the company announced it would be cooking its iconic shoestring fries in beef tallow."Steak ‘n Shake has been great. We're very grateful them for RFK'ing the french fries. They turned me into a verb," he said Monday on "Hannity."In a March 1 post on X, the company said it had officially started cooking with 100% all-natural beef tallow at all of its locations.THESE ARE THE WORST COOKING OILS FOR YOUR HEALTH,

Texas authorities are investigating after an InfoWars reporter was killed in Austin, Texas, on Sunday night.InfoWars founder Alex Jones announced on Monday that one of his reporters, Jamie White, was "brutally murdered" around midnight.FOX 7 Austin reported that the homicide, which was Austin's eighth murder of 2025, took place in the 2300 block of Douglas Street in South Austin, a residential neighborhood.The outlet reported that Austin Police Department (APD) officers arrived at the scene and "found an adult male with obvious signs of trauma." The victim was transported to a hospital, where he died.ALEX JONES SEEKS TO LIQUIDATE ASSETS TO

A plan to avert a partial government shutdown backed by President Donald Trump is heading for a House-wide vote on Tuesday.The House Rules Committee, the final gatekeeper before legislation hits the House of Representatives chamber, advanced the bill along party lines on Monday evening. Tuesday is expected to first see a vote to allow for lawmakers to debate the bill, known as a "rule vote," followed by a chamber-wide vote on the legislation itself later in the afternoon.It's a major test for Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., as they seek to corral a House GOP conference that's been exceptionally fractured

Actress Emily Osment, known for her roles on "Young Sheldon" and "Hannah Montana," filed for divorce from her husband five months after tying the knot.Osment and Jack Anthony Farina said "I do" on Oct. 12 and filed for separation on Dec. 7, according to The Associated Press.The court document, which was filed on March 7, cites irreconcilable differences as the reason for the divorce.The couple got engaged in 2023. Osment celebrated her 33rd birthday on March 10, and Farina is 42. JESSICA ALBA, CASH WARREN FILE FOR DIVORCE AFTER 16 YEARS OF MARRIAGEFollowing the filing, Osment shared a statement with People."I

Wendy Williams was taken to the hospital after officials responded to a 911 call at her assisted living facility in New York, Fox News Digital confirmed."On Monday, March 10, 2025 the NYPD responded to a welfare check at 505 West 35 Street," the New York Police Department said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital. "EMS responded and transported a 60-year-old female to an area hospital for evaluation."According to the New York Post, Williams had thrown a handwritten note that read "Help! Wendy!!" out the window.WENDY WILLIAMS SAYS DIDDY ‘SINGLE-HANDEDLY’ TRIED TO RUIN HER CAREER, ‘ABOUT TIME’ HE'S IN JAILEarlier

FIRST ON FOX: A bipartisan pair of senators are teaming up to pass "commonsense legislation" that ensures the families of former law enforcement officers who are killed in retirement are protected by benefits.Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., introduced the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act, shared first with Fox News Digital, on Monday to amend the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program and make families of former law enforcement officers eligible to receive benefits if the former officer is killed or permanently disabled after retirement. The legislation is named after Chief Herbert D. Proffitt, a retired officer who was

FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Education announced Monday that 60 universities are under investigation for "antisemitic discrimination and harassment," Fox News Digital has learned. On the list of universities include Harvard University, University of California Davis, University of California San Diego, University of California Santa Barbara, University of California, among others. "The Department is deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite U.S. campuses continue to fear for their safety amid the relentless antisemitic eruptions that have severely disrupted campus life for more than a year. University leaders must do better," Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in a statement. "U.S.

FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order Monday that will put states and local jurisdictions in the driver's seat of preparing and responding to disasters, Fox News Digital learned. "This Order restores state, local, and individual empowerment in disaster preparedness and response, and injects common sense into infrastructure prioritization and strategic investments through risk-informed decisions that make our infrastructure, communities, and economy more resilient to global and dynamic threats and hazards," details on the order obtained by Fox News Digital show. The order emphasizes the role of states, localities and individual leadership over federal leadership while

Meghan Markle’s estranged father has plenty of blistering words to say about her Netflix series.Thomas Markle has accused the Duchess of Sussex of being inauthentic in "With Love, Meghan." He even went as far as to say that the 43-year-old used "pre-planned" facial expressions to appear relatable."Unfortunately, Meghan has never been authentic," the former Hollywood lighting director told the U.K.’s Daily Mail. "She has to think about everything. She’s not spontaneous. Everything she says is pre-planned and rehearsed. It makes me laugh because I know all her looks and expressions."MEGHAN MARKLE’S HALF-BROTHER SLAMS DUCHESS AFTER ‘POOR’ CHILDHOOD CLAIMS ON NETFLIX

Democrats are accusing Republicans of trying to gut federal health care programs with their plan to avert a partial government shutdown.The bill, a rough extension of current federal funding levels called a continuing resolution (CR), is expected to get a House-wide vote on Tuesday. It will need to pass the Senate and be signed by President Donald Trump by the end of Friday, March 14 to avoid federal programs getting shuttered and tens of thousands of employees furloughed.Trump has called on all Republican lawmakers to support the bill.Democrats, however, have unleashed a staunch opposition campaign against the legislation. It is

Two suspects are facing trial Monday after being charged in a thwarted plot to kill a U.S.-based critic of the Iranian government on behalf of the Islamic Republic. Rafat Amirov of Iran and Polad Omarov of the Czech Republic and Slovenia are set to appear in federal court in New York City after pleading not guilty in the alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting journalist Masih Alinejad, according to Reuters. Prosecutors said both suspects were members of the Russian mob and were hired by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps,"Finally, I will face the men hired by the Islamic Republic to kill me, right here

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is rolling out a new app to replace the controversial CBP One app with the new replacement designed to facilitate the self-deportation of illegal immigrants.The Department of Homeland Security is announcing the CBP Home app -- which will launch with a self-deportation reporting feature for those in the country illegally. It replaces the CBP One app, which was expanded by the Biden administration to allow migrants to schedule appointments at ports of entry to be paroled into the U.S. Hundreds of thousands were paroled into the U.S. as a result. The Trump administration has ended the ability

President Donald Trump is expected to have another busy week back in the Oval Office, including rallying Republican Congressional support to pass a continuing resolution ahead of Friday's government shutdown deadline.Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are in the midst of hammering out a stopgap spending bill that would fund the federal government through Sept. 30 or face a shutdown at the end of the week. "I am working with the GREAT House Republicans on a Continuing Resolution to fund the Government until September to give us some needed time to work on our Agenda," Trump said in a post on Truth Social

Congress will vote this week on a continuing resolution to fund the government. The government runs out of money on Friday. Continuing resolutions are not the ideal way to fund the government. This continuing resolution, however, will allow President Donald Trump to continue carrying out his popular agenda. Ending wasteful Washington spending is a key part of the Trump agenda. Three in four Americans support a "full-scale effort to find and eliminate fraud and waste in government."To Americans, auditing federal spending and eliminating waste is common sense. To Democrats, it is a crisis. As the deadline for government funding nears, Democrats in

In 10 years, the United States is on course to add $20 trillion to the national debt, setting the total sum owed by American taxpayers at over $56 trillion. Every year we spend in the red, interest on the debt continues to accumulate, until by 2051, when interest alone will be the largest line item in the federal budget. Put simply, we are on a collision course with a total financial crisis, and Congress may only have a handful of chances left to turn back. To prevent a total collapse of the U.S. dollar and give the American people the

Health and Human Services Department (HHS) employees have been offered up to $25,000 to part ways with the agency in order to help it downsize under President Donald Trump's plans to shrink the federal workforce.In the email sent on Friday, the HHS, which is led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., said it has received authorization from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to offer Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.The OPM "allows agencies that are downsizing or restructuring to offer employees lump-sum payments up to $25,000 as an incentive to voluntarily separate," according to the email. This incentive is aimed at

A federal judge awarded nearly $2 million in damages after determining that an FBI agent was negligent when he shot and killed a kidnapped Texas man during a botched rescue effort.The mother and son of Ulises Valladares, 47, were awarded the money as part of a civil lawsuit filed in Houston federal court alleging the man was helpless while he was bound and blindfolded when FBI agent Gavin Lappe shot him in January 2018 as agents entered a home where he was being held captive.Lappe told investigators he only fired his gun when he suspected that a kidnapper had grabbed

Food industry leaders of General Mills and PepsiCo, along with the Consumer Brands Association, are expected to meet with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on Monday, March 10.A source confirmed plans for the meeting to Fox News Digital on Saturday.While the topics for discussion have not been confirmed, the food industry as a whole has been a target of RFK Jr.'s since the initial launch of his presidential campaign. MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN: TIMELINE OF MAHAA source affiliated with the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement shared with Fox News Digital that senior leaders may discuss the U.S. adjusting its

A civilian aircraft that violated a temporary flight restriction (TFR) near President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate was detected and "escorted out" by military officials on Sunday.In a statement released on Sunday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said that its F-16 fighter aircraft responded to "a general aviation aircraft" flying above Palm Beach, Florida.NORAD, which is a U.S. military alliance with Canada, said that the civilian aircraft "violated the TFR at approximately 1:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.""The aircraft was safely escorted out of the area by NORAD aircraft," NORAD said.PLANE CRASHES IN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY'S PARKING LOT IN PENNSYLVANIA: OFFICIALSThe news release also noted

President Donald Trump said the U.S. has "just about" lifted the intelligence pause on Ukraine, adding that his administration has to do anything it can to get Ukrainians serious about making a deal to end the war with Russia."You know, I say they don’t have the cards. Nobody really has the cards," Trump told reporters during a gaggle on Air Force One on Sunday evening. "Russia doesn’t have the cards…What you have to do is you have to make a deal, and you have to stop the killing. It’s a senseless war, and we’re going to get it stopped."On Friday,

Virginia officials announced there was a confirmed case of measles at Washington Dulles International Airport last week, and now they are trying to track down anyone who may have been exposed to the highly contagious virus.The Virginia Department of Health said Sunday that it was notified of the confirmed case, which involved an individual returning from an international trip on March 5.Officials added that the potential exposure site includes Terminal A, transportation to the main terminal and the baggage claim area, all between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. that day. Health officials are working to identify anyone who may have been

Six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Davante Adams has made his choice for his next NFL team, and he's decided to head out west. Adams agreed to a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Rams, the team announced, as he joins quarterback Matthew Stafford and budding star receiver Puka Nacua in Sean McVay's offense.Fox News Digital confirmed the deal is worth $46 million over those two years with $26 million guaranteed. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMChoosing the Rams marks the third team for Adams since the start of the 2022 season, and it comes after the New York Jets released

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., lamented the Democratic Party's lack of a "coordinated response" to President Donald Trump's during an interview on Sunday with ABC's Jonathan Karl. "I think the lack of a coordinated response in the State of the Union was a mistake, and frankly, it took the focus off of where it should have been, which is on the fact that the president spoke for an hour and 40 minutes and had nothing to say about what he would do to bring down costs for American families that were watching that lengthy address, sitting at the kitchen table hoping he