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The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Thursday that it suspended 6,900 Minnesota borrowers after uncovering what it says is widespread suspected fraud.SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler said the agency reviewed thousands of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) loans approved in Minnesota, and identified nearly $400 million in potentially fraudulent loans tied to borrowers in Minnesota."These individuals will be banned from all SBA loan programs, including disaster loans, going forward," Loeffler wrote on X.Loeffler said the agency will refer appropriate cases to federal law enforcement for prosecution and repayment.TRUMP TARGETS MINNESOTA FRAUD ALLEGATIONS, SAYS ‘WE’RE GOING TO

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared publicly with his daughter, Ju Ae, during a New Year’s Day visit to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, a symbolic site honoring the country’s founding leaders.Images from the state news agency KCNA show Ju Ae standing between her parents in the main hall of the mausoleum, a moment that analysts say has fueled speculation about her future role in the regime.Ju Ae has been featured more often in state media over the past three years, fueling speculation by analysts and South Korea’s intelligence agency that she may be positioned as a potential

Indiana dominated Alabama 38-3 in the Rose Bowl Thursday to send the Hoosiers to the College Football Playoff semifinals.It marked the most lopsided postseason defeat for the Crimson Tide in program history. It was also Alabama's biggest margin of defeat in any game since a 42-6 defeat to Arkansas Sept. 26, 1998.Indiana had not won any bowl game since the Copper Bowl in 1991, but history has been no match for Curt Cignetti and his dominant Hoosiers during the coach’s two transcendent seasons.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMIndiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza passed for 192 yards and three touchdowns

Green Bay Packers star Micah Parsons mocked his former team, the Dallas Cowboys, and condemned owner Jerry Jones in a series of social media posts Thursday. Parsons shared a report of a recent quote by Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, who suggested the team's defensive decline in 2025 was due to Parsons' departure from the team via trade ahead of the season. "Obviously, you have an All-Pro pass rusher that wins really quick that's certainly going to help any defense if it's Micah or if it's Myles or whoever that might be. But that impact player is always going to help to

The Washington Post editorial board called on the Trump administration to press for "meaningful reform" of the country's entitlement programs, specifically the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), after independent journalist Nick Shirley recently exposed over $100 million of fraud allegedly taking place in Minnesota's daycare system.In a Wednesday editorial, the outlet said that Shirley's investigation led to Minnesota's Somali fraud scandal finally piercing the national consciousness, quipping that such a "spirit of scrupulousness would have been nice a few billion tax dollars ago.""As America’s welfare state has ballooned to more than 80 major federal programs, they’ve become a target-rich environment

Protests in Iran entered a fifth consecutive day on Thursday, with demonstrations and clashes reported across Tehran and multiple provincial cities as authorities, state-linked media and rights groups cited additional deaths overnight.According to Reuters, several people have been killed since the unrest escalated, based on reports from Iranian media and human rights groups. Iranian authorities have confirmed at least one death, while other fatalities have been reported in different provinces.Opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) told Fox News Digital in a statement that protests and street clashes continued Thursday morning in Tehran and in cities including Marvdasht,

Rewind to the beginning of the 2001 NFL season.Miami Dolphins head coach Dave Wannstedt was entering his second season at the helm in place of the legendary Jimmy Johnson. Both the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets were starting fresh. The Browns hired Butch Davis to replace Chris Palmer as head coach, and the Jets moved on from Al Groh and the Bill Belichick debacle with Herm Edwards.Hopes for all three teams were as high as they’ve been. The future looked bright.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMFast-forward nearly 25 years, not much progress has been made by

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know the NCAA is drowning in problems. And time and again, it’s managed to land on the wrong side of nearly all of them: Name, image, and likeness, the transfer portal, eligibility rules, men competing in women’s sports. The list grows longer by the day, and leadership continues to fall short.Earlier this week, University of Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari spent nearly seven minutes in a press conference laying bare what so many inside college athletics already know: the system is broken. He didn’t mince words. He gave the NCAA some

An explosive fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps killed dozens of people and injured at least 100 others during New Year’s celebrations, police said.The blaze happened in the Alpine ski resort municipality of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, police said."The fire started around 1:30 a.m. this morning in a bar called 'Le Constellation,'" police spokesperson Gaëtan Lathion said. "More than a hundred people were in the building, and we are seeing many injured and many dead."Swiss police later said "several tens of people" are presumed dead and that around 100 people had been injured – many of them seriously. Authorities could

New York City socialist mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was officially sworn in as mayor in a midnight ceremony by New York Attorney General Letitia James."This is truly the honor and the privilege of a lifetime," Mamdani said in a brief speech.The early Thursday morning event was a private ceremony where Mamdani was accompanied by family members at the Old City Hall Station, a decommissioned subway station with deep historical roots.In his first speech as mayor, Mamdani called the historic subway station a "testament to the importance of public transit to the vitality, the health and the legacy of our city."He also

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday outlined a list of its accomplishments during President Donald Trump’s first year back in office, arguing that the agency has ended the political weaponization it says existed under the Biden administration.The DOJ claimed in a statement posted on X that it has "turned around" the agency, restoring fairness and law enforcement priorities."Instead of keeping Americans safe, the Biden DOJ weaponized its power against political opponents: conservatives, parents, pro-lifers, Christians, and most of all, President Trump," the DOJ stated.The DOJ said that after President Trump inherited a justice system it described as "in chaos,"

College football fans were locked into the playoff matchup between the defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes and the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes on Wednesday night.The Hurricanes took a two-score lead thanks to a clever touchdown pass from Carson Beck and a pick six from Keionte Scott. On social media, college football fans were upset with a different issue.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe ESPN score bug appeared to distract viewers, and they let it be known on X. As teams pick up first downs in the game, the middle part of the bug flashes a gold indicator to

The debate over NCAA eligibility for athletes whose background includes NBA experience was reignited after James Nnaji joined the Baylor men’s basketball team.As the list of athletes who spent time in the NBA’s G League or competed at the international level and are seeking to play college basketball in the U.S. grows, several prominent college basketball coaches have spoken out against the trend. Rutgers men’s basketball coach Steve Pikiell is among that group, but, in his critique, he floated an outside-the-box theory."Whoever’s out there, you try to pursue. It’s a weird world," Pikiell told reporters when discussing coaches not ruling

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a meeting with Evangelical Christian leaders in Florida today to underscore Israel’s reliance on faith-based allies in the United States, as divisions inside the U.S. over Israel’s war and U.S. support continue to surface.The meeting came days after Netanyahu held talks on Monday with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, amid growing debate within conservative circles over the scope of American backing for Israel and the direction of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.Speaking to the leaders, Netanyahu said Israel has emerged "in many ways victorious" from what he described as a "seven-front war,"

A Texas woman found with five illegal immigrants in her vehicle attempted to flee from authorities near the border by swimming across the Rio Grande into Mexico with an infant, officials said. Brenda Castro, a U.S. citizen, was a passenger in a Ford Explorer being driven by her husband, also an American citizen, on Dec. 19 in the border city of Laredo when he refused to stop for Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers, the agency said. Dashcam footage released by DPS shows the SUV traveling at a high speed along residential and rural roads. Authorities said a high-speed chase ensued when

CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss invited actor George Clooney to visit the network's newsroom after Clooney told Variety on Tuesday that Weiss was "dismantling CBS News as we speak.""Bonjour, Mr. Clooney! Big fan of your work. It sounds like you’d like to learn more about ours. This is an open invitation to visit The CBS Broadcast Center, where I’m spending the holidays working to relaunch the Evening News with my colleagues. Tune in January 5," said Weiss in a statement shared to Variety by Paramount Skydance on Tuesday.A representative for Clooney did not immediately return Fox News Digital's request for

President Donald Trump spent much of 2025 attempting what had eluded his predecessors: personally engaging both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an effort to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. From high-profile summits to direct phone calls, the administration pushed for a negotiated settlement even as the fighting ground on and the map changed little.By year’s end, the outlines of a potential deal were clearer than they had been at any point since Russia’s full-scale invasion, with U.S. and Ukrainian officials coalescing around a revised 20-point framework addressing ceasefire terms, security guarantees and

This year has been a thrilling one for sports, but as we reflect on 2025, it’s hard not to be excited about what’s in store for 2026.It could very well be the greatest year in sports in recent memory.The stage isn’t just set for some electric games, tournaments and leagues in the United States, but more importantly, the world stage will be set in multiple events.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAfter all, it’s not always the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics happen at the same time.Let’s take a look at what’s in store in the world sports

Former U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado died on Tuesday at the age of 92, according to his family.Campbell died of natural causes surrounded by his family, his daughter Shanan Campbell, announced. He is survived by his wife Linda, their two children, Shanan and Colin, as well as four grandchildren.Originally a Democrat, Campbell switched to the Republican Party in 1995 while serving in the U.S. Senate, a seat he held from 1993 until his retirement in 2005 due to health reasons.Before serving in the Senate, he held office in the U.S. House and the Colorado House.TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG, JFK'S GRANDDAUGHTER,

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is expected to announce Wednesday that he will appoint Kamar Samuels, a longtime New York City educator and Manhattan superintendent, as the next schools chancellor, according to multiple reports.Samuels, who has been an educator with New York City public schools for almost two decades, is known for promoting racial diversity through school mergers and for working to dismantle the Gifted & Talented program, which some critics argue is racially biased, City & State reported.The schools chancellor oversees the nation’s largest public school system, educating more than 900,000 students across roughly 1,600 schools and employing roughly 135,000 people.Samuels

Authorities in Pennsylvania revealed Monday that officers located a missing elderly person in a wooded area amid bitter cold temperatures, thanks to the use of a drone equipped with thermal imaging.The West Chester Police Department (WCPD) said an officer, cross-trained as a drone pilot, stepped in after the department was contacted by a neighboring agency to assist in a search and rescue effort on Sunday.The pilot used a drone equipped with thermal imaging and a spotlight to help guide officers on the ground to the person's location.Photos released by authorities show the thermal imaging outline of the missing person as

New Jersey authorities are using drones to search for a runaway wallaby who hopped his way off an animal farm in Gloucester County on Monday night.Rex, a 3-year-old wallaby, wandered away from the Lots of Love Farm in Williamstown after a gate was allegedly left unlatched overnight.The missing marsupial was later spotted in a Walmart parking lot nearly five miles from the farm Tuesday morning.Sue Layden, who owns the animal sanctuary with her husband, told Fox News Digital they have had Rex for a few years and he "loves people," along with romaine lettuce.AI DRONE FINDS MISSING HIKER'S REMAINS IN

The Golden State Warriors dynasty was effectively launched in 2014. The franchise went on to win four NBA titles over eight years.The rise to prominence after decades of irrelevance, combined with a star-studded roster that continues to feature Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, thrust the Warriors into the company of the NBA’s marquee teams. That status has made Golden State a regular selection to play on Christmas Day, appearing in each of the past 13 seasons.The Warriors last won the NBA Finals in 2022, and the roster has undergone some turnover in the past few seasons, though Golden State managed

During peak holiday travel, one of the most infectious diseases was detected at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.A case of measles was identified in a passenger at terminals B & C on Dec. 12, according to a New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) press release.  "Measles symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, watery red eyes, and a rash that usually appears between three and five days after symptoms begin," the release says. YOUR HOLIDAY TRAVEL PLANS COULD BE RUINED IF YOU WEAR ONE PARTICULAR ITEM TO THE AIRPORT"The rash usually begins as flat red spots that appear

Federal authorities are launching a "massive operation" in Minnesota on Tuesday to "identify, arrest, and remove criminals who are defrauding the American people," the Department of Homeland Security said. "Our investigative agents are conducting a massive operation to identify, arrest, and remove criminals who are defrauding the American people. We will root out this rampant fraud plaguing Minnesota," the agency wrote on X. This story is breaking. Please check back for updates.  Source link : https://www.foxnews.com/us/feds-launch-massive-operation-minnesota-fraud-scandal Author : Publish date : 2025-12-30 17:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.