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The reports that former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick would not be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, in August sparked strong reactions across the sports world.Belichick, who won two Super Bowl rings as an assistant before coaching the Patriots to six titles, fell short of the Hall of Fame’s 50-vote threshold. Long presumed a first-ballot Hall of Famer, Belichick’s omission raised questions about how the votes fell.Bill Polian, a former Indianapolis Colts general manager and Hall of Fame inductee, found himself at the center of much of the debate.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS

Pope Leo made an appeal for a world free from antisemitism, prejudice, oppression and persecution on Wednesday, before linking the message to International Holocaust Remembrance Day, observed the day before.Speaking at the conclusion of his weekly audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, the pope recalled the Jan. 27 commemoration honoring the millions of Jews and others murdered.RABBI ATTACKED ON NYC STREET ON INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAYPope Leo called it an "annual occasion of painful remembrance" and urged the international community to remain vigilant so that "the horror of genocide may never again be inflicted upon any people" and so

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s relationship with Bill Belichick may have deteriorated toward the end of the coach’s 23-year tenure, but the longtime owner is with the masses who feel he should be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.Shock is an understatement for how the football world reacted to reports that Belichick didn’t get the necessary votes to enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame on his first try.Kraft was among those, saying Belichick "unequivocally" should be heading to Canton.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Whatever perceptions may exist about any personal differences between Bill and me, I strongly

Recently departed Washington Gov. Jay Inslee caught blowback Wednesday for demanding that Congress insert a provision in the upcoming spending bill to ban ICE agents from congregating near polls on Election Day.Critics ratioed Inslee online, saying he admitted Democrats’ long-held claim — to the contrary — that they do not want illegal immigrants voting or that illegal immigrants are not voting.Inslee, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, called the ban a "must have" and said it is the "last chance to do this."DEMS BLASTED FOR TRYING TO ‘DEPORT’ ICE FROM SWING COUNTY, REFERENCING ‘BLOOD MONEY’ RENT"In the midst of ICE horror,

A longtime television weatherman has died in a small plane crash in Idaho earlier this week.On Tuesday, Jan. 27, Roland Steadham, the chief meteorologist for CBS2, was named as one of the people who died in the two-person crash near Emmett, Idaho earlier that day, CBS affiliate KBOI announced."For the past decade, Roland Steadham guided people through storm after storm in Idaho," the station wrote. "He loved to study the weather and shared it with people across Idaho. Roland’s excitement for the weather was contagious."WELL-KNOWN TEXAS ATTORNEY'S WIFE AMONG VICTIMS OF DEADLY PRIVATE JET CRASH IN MAINEAccording to the Gem

A Democratic candidate for attorney general in Ohio sparked immediate backlash over a Facebook post explaining his plan to "kill Donald Trump.""I want to tell you what I mean when I say that I am going to kill Donald Trump," Elliot Forhan, Democratic candidate for Ohio attorney general and a former state representative, posted on Facebook Monday. Forhan continued, "I mean I'm going to obtain a conviction rendered by a jury of his peers at a standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt based on evidence presented at a trial conducted in accordance with the requirements of due process resulting in a

A cruise ship was trapped in thick sea ice on Saturday while sailing near Antarctica.The Scenic Eclipse II became stuck while sailing through the Ross Sea. It requested assistance after it was unable to break through the surrounding pack ice, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a press release.In footage shared by a member of the Coast Guard, the USCGC Polar Star is seen breaking apart thick ice as it approaches the stranded vessel.CDC REPORTS FIRST CRUISE NOROVIRUS OUTBREAK THIS YEAR, AS NEARLY 90 PEOPLE ARE INFECTEDAfter reaching the ship’s location, the Coast Guard icebreaker made multiple close passes through

House lawmakers are launching a congressional investigation into two major hospital systems amid allegations they allowed wealthy foreign patients to bypass U.S. organ transplant waiting lists, as more than 100,000 Americans remain on those lists and thousands die each year waiting for life-saving organs.Reps. Jason Smith, R-Mo., and David Schweikert, R-Ariz., who lead the House Ways and Means Committee’s oversight effort, sent letters Tuesday to the University of Chicago Medical Center and Montefiore Medical Center in New York demanding records by Feb. 10 and warning they will issue subpoenas if the hospitals fail to comply.The allegations, first reported by the

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Tuesday defended Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller after Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., criticized the pair for labeling the U.S. citizen killed by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis as a "domestic terrorist."Tillis was the first Senate Republican to call for Noem to be fired after the killing of Alex Pretti, 37, who was shot by federal agents as he was recording immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis over the weekend."What she’s done in Minnesota should be disqualifying. She should be out of a job," Tillis told reporters earlier on Tuesday. "It’s

Border czar Tom Homan met with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Tuesday as the Trump administration shakes up its federal immigration crackdown following two fatal shootings and subsequent protests in the Twin Cities.The meetings came after President Donald Trump on Monday replaced Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino with Homan to lead operations in Minnesota, days after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis."Today I met with Governor Walz, Mayor Frey, and top law enforcement officials to discuss the issues on the ground in Minnesota," Homan said in a post on

Sen. Ted Cruz called for the U.S. to arm Iranian protesters Tuesday as unrest continues inside the nation and Iran-backed militias issued threats against Washington."We should be arming the protesters in Iran. NOW," Cruz wrote in a post on X."For the Iranian people to overthrow the Ayatollah — a tyrant who routinely chants ‘death to America’ — would make America much, much safer," the Texas Republican added.Cruz was responding to another post from Tehran Bureau, which cited a source inside Iran detailing what was described as a rapidly deteriorating situation on the ground as security forces continued to crack down

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., appeared to say on Tuesday that if he is elected governor, former ICE agents would be forbidden from any future employment or even driver's licenses in California.The efforts to enforce President Donald Trump’s campaign promise of mass deportations has met massive resistance in Minnesota, particularly after the deaths of two protesters at the hands of law enforcement. Now, federal law enforcement agencies engaged in deportation operations have faced criticism to the point where there are calls for leadership like Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to step down or be impeached."You said one of the

House Democrats ramped up pressure on Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday, calling for her firing and warning that impeachment proceedings would follow if she remains in office, citing deadly actions by federal agents in Minnesota.The calls came from both House Democratic leadership and Judiciary Committee Democrats, marking a coordinated escalation from public condemnation to formal impeachment threats.In a joint statement, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., accused the Trump administration of using federal law enforcement to carry out deadly violence."Taxpayer dollars are being weaponized by the

A Minnesota fraud scandal is a "canary in the coal mine" for how easily swindles can seep into government systems — including election administration — Republican election attorney Justin Riemer told Fox News Digital. "What you've seen happen in Minnesota and now similar fraudulent schemes in other states, this should be very much a canary in the coal mine for other governmental processes," Riemer told Fox News Digital in a Zoom interview in January. "Which would include our voter registration and election processes. And it's not somehow immune to the type of corruption that we've seen in Minnesota and in other

A longtime House Republican who sits on Congress' powerful tax-writing committee is retiring after 20 years on Capitol Hill.Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., announced on Tuesday that he will not be seeking re-election, ending a two-decade-long career in Washington at the age of 74.He's the 28th Republican to join what appears to be a mass exodus from the House of Representatives after the current term. Twenty-one House Democrats will also not seek re-election to the chamber.Buchanan said in a statement that it was the honor of a lifetime to serve his southwest Florida congressional district.GOP UNVEILS PLAN TO CUT DEFICIT BY

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., has called upon President Donald Trump to fire Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.In a Tuesday post on X, the Democratic senator from Pennsylvania accused Noem of "betraying" the department's central mission.Tagging the @POTUS and @realDonaldTrump accounts on X, Fetterman declared, "I make a direct appeal to immediately fire @Sec_Noem."FETTERMAN URGES MINNEAPOLIS ICE OP TO STAND DOWN AS CITY SPIRALS TO ‘UNGOVERNABLE AND DANGEROUS’ LEVELS"Americans have died. She is betraying DHS’s core mission and trashing your border security legacy. DO NOT make the mistake President Biden made for not firing a grossly incompetent DHS Secretary,"

Columbia University announced Monday that it has selected a new president who will begin her term in July 2026."Columbia University’s Board of Trustees has appointed Jennifer L. Mnookin, a nationally recognized legal scholar who serves as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, to be the next president of Columbia University, effective July 1, 2026," a Monday announcement  from Columbia University read. "The appointment concludes an extensive national search led by a committee of trustees and faculty, who sought input from students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other members of the Columbia community." Before becoming the chancellor at UW-Madison, Mnookin was previously the

Police in Minnesota began arresting anti-ICE agitators outside a hotel Monday after authorities said the demonstration escalated and was "no longer considered peaceful," prompting officers to declare an unlawful assembly.The demonstrators were outside the SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Maple Grove, Minnesota, where they believed U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino was staying.President Donald Trump announced Bovino and many of his agents would be leaving Minneapolis as part of a reshuffling of leadership in carrying out his immigration crackdown amid bipartisan scrutiny over the immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis that intensified after agents killed an American recording Border Patrol activity

A Florida man was sentenced to four months in prison after he jumped through a Taco Bell drive-thru window while shirtless and robbed workers and customers with a "large rock."Kewarren Lee Anderson, 40, was arrested in July after he was captured by an Ocala Police Department K9 dog who found him behind a dumpster.Anderson entered the restaurant through the drive-thru window while clenching a "large rock" in his hand before demanding money from workers and customers and chasing them all out of the building, police said, according to Ocala-News.com.MCDONALD'S CUSTOMER LAUNCHES FLYING KICK AT EMPLOYEE DURING HEATED RESTAURANT BRAWLThe man

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says soccer fans should avoid traveling to the United States for the 2026 World Cup this summer.Blatter’s reasoning? His belief that President Donald Trump’s international aggression and immigration crackdown across the country makes it dangerous for fans traveling overseas.Blatter cited Mark Pieth, an anti-corruption expert and law professor who oversaw the Independent Governance Committee during FIFA’s reform from 2013-16. Pieth spoke with Swiss outlet Der Bund, where he told soccer fans to, "Stay away from the USA!"CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"For the fans, there’s only one piece of advice: stay away from

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ran on a message of making the Big Apple more affordable for everyday Americans, but some of his actions in the first few weeks of his tenure have served to undercut that reality.In the early days of his time as mayor, Mamdani has already shown a penchant for vehemently defending low-wage, unskilled delivery-app workers in a manner that industry executives and business experts think will hit consumers' pocketbooks. He sued a delivery app startup earlier this month for allegedly violating the city's worker-rights laws, and warned the broader range of delivery app companies operating

Matthew Stafford might become this year’s league MVP when all is said and done, but the end results for the Los Angeles Rams quarterback wasn’t what he or the team hoped for on Sunday night.The Seattle Seahawks were NFC Champions after defeating the Rams, and Stafford and his teammates went back to Los Angeles late on what was likely a somber flight.But despite what occurred in Seattle, Stafford’s first priority was his family, as his wife, Kelly Stafford, revealed on social media.No one would blame Stafford if he was still thinking about the loss in the early hours of Monday

Co-hosts of "The View," a show known for staunch liberal stances like criticizing gun advocacy, found themselves defending the Second Amendment as a check to government power after the killing of Alex Pretti,As the show discussed the shooting death of the 37-year-old on Saturday by Border Patrol agents, a clip of Homeland Security Secretary Noem was shown where she said, "I don’t know of any peaceful protester that shows up with a gun and ammunition rather than a sign." Pretti was carrying a gun at the time of the incident but appeared to be disarmed before he was fatally shot.After

The illegal immigrant being sought during the operation that resulted in the death of a 37-year-old U.S. citizen had a violent rap sheet that included domestic assault involving intentional bodily harm, according to federal officials.Jose Huerta-Chuma ultimately escaped capture during the chaos, Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino told reporters Sunday, as he condemned characterizations of his agents as "Gestapo" — referencing the Nazi Geheime Staatspolizei — in the media and in public discourse.Huerta-Chuma, reportedly an Ecuadorian national, also had other convictions, including driving without a valid license and disorderly conduct, when agents attempted to take him into custody at a

FIRST ON FOX: A battleground district House Republican is wading into the redistricting war that has seized the U.S. with his own new proposal to crack down on "partisan gamesmanship."Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., has introduced a bill called the Fair Apportionment and Independent Redistricting for Maps that Avoid Partisanship (FAIR MAP) Act, which would impose new guardrails on the process of changing congressional districts across all 50 states.The bill would bar states from drawing districts for or against a specific political party or candidate and ban the creation of new congressional maps more than once a decade following the U.S.