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Federal officials are pressing a Long Island school district to readopt its Native-American-inspired team name that the school previously changed to comply with a state ban.The U.S. Department of Education said Thursday that the Connetquot Central School District violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it changed its mascot from the "Thunderbirds" to the "T-Birds," according to the department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR).The New York State Education Department and Board of Regents passed a ban on Native American names, mascots and logos in public schools in 2023. Schools that refused to rename their teams by

As the country braces for a major winter storm this weekend, heart health experts have shared warnings of the physical strain shoveling can take — particularly for older adults.A 2025 Mayo Clinic review found that just 10 minutes of heavy snow shoveling can push the heart to about 97% of its maximum rate. Exposure to cold air was also found to increase blood pressure and reduce coronary blood flow.While there isn’t an official age that’s "too old" to shovel, some cardiologists recommend that individuals over 45 should exercise more caution to lower their chances of a cardiac event."While there's no

FIRST ON FOX: As federal agents flooded Minnesota streets this week, Fox News Digital obtained new details about some of the "worst of the worst" criminal illegal immigrants arrested within the last 24 hours — a roster that includes convicted pedophiles, sexual predators and drug traffickers.The new information comes after a news conference Friday, where Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino spoke about immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, emphasizing the importance of agents' recent operations.In addition to two criminal illegal immigrant arrests highlighted at the news conference in the blue city, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials told Fox News Digital others

As Americans brace for massive winter storms expected to impact more than 170 million people across the U.S., President Donald Trump mocked what he described as "environmental insurrectionists" in a Truth Social post on Friday."Record Cold Wave expected to hit 40 States. Rarely seen anything like it before," Trump said in the post."Could the Environmental Insurrectionists please explain — WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING???" he quipped.WHAT AMERICANS SHOULD STOCK UP ON TO PREPARE FOR THIS WEEKEND'S MASSIVE WINTER STORM"A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through

A Venezuelan national accused of threatening Arizona residents at gunpoint while claiming control over part of a Maricopa County community is facing multiple felony charges, including terrorism, authorities said.Arizona Department of Public Safety investigators allege Javier Enrique Erazo-Zuniga, 27, claimed control over part of Maricopa and threatened residents with deadly weapons in an effort to extort money, according to reporting by InMaricopa and statements from state authorities.DPS spokesperson Bart Graves told InMaricopa detectives began investigating Erazo-Zuniga in December after receiving information that he was "claiming Hidden Valley in Maricopa as his territory and demanding money from victims."Investigators allege Erazo-Zuniga was

The National Park Service reportedly removed a sign informing visitors of the threat of climate change at the historic Fort Sumter site in South Carolina, where the Civil War began.The New York Times reported on Thursday that earlier this month, the Park Service removed a sign informing visitors that "as the earth’s climate changes, rising seas could inundate most of the fort’s walls," warning that the ground would be "constantly submerged" if Charleston Harbor's sea level rose by four feet.The article cited three anonymous federal employees, who suggested that the sign's removal was in accordance with President Donald Trump's executive

A Nevada judge announced her retirement on Thursday just days after a court granted a protective order to an attorney she was accused of stalking for more than a year.Washoe County Judge Bridget Robb, 63, was allegedly stalking Gaming and Administrative Law attorney Kelci Binau at different locations around Reno, including residences and workplaces, according to court documents, News 4 reported.The documents describe dozens of alleged encounters and suggested there could have been hundreds of such incidents.The attorney alleges Robb had displayed a "willful, repeated and patterned" course of conduct between May 2024 and the issuance of a temporary protective order last

Former special counsel Jack Smith testified during a hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill, where he faced searing criticism from Republicans and praise from Democrats over his two prosecutions of President Donald Trump.The hearing gave Smith, a career prosecutor of nearly three decades, a rare chance to speak publicly about his work. He defended his indictments against Trump related to the 2020 election and classified documents as by-the-book and apolitical."If asked whether to prosecute a former president based on the same facts today, I would do so, regardless of whether that president was a Republican or a Democrat," Smith said.JACK SMITH

Indiana football claimed the school’s first-ever national championship earlier this week. The Hoosiers’ stunning rise has sparked questions about which program could be next.Urban Meyer, who coached Florida and Ohio State to national championships, made his pick. The college football studio analyst believes Rutgers could be the next program to take the sport by storm, saying the Scarlet Knights are in prime position to become the "next Indiana.""Give me three programs that could be the next Indiana, meaning teams that are used to losing, have really bad records and can somehow rise from the ashes to become national champion," Meyer

Former first lady Michelle Obama bemoaned on Wednesday how the media highlights fashion choices, shortly after joyfully touting her choice of outfit.Obama appeared on the feminist "Call Her Daddy" podcast on Wednesday, where she touted her new autobiographical book, "The Look." Its description on Amazon summarizes, "Michelle Obama explores the joy and the purpose of fashion and beauty and how—when wielded with grace and care—they can uplift and affirm the values one holds most dear."The former first lady recalled her early trajectory in the public eye, connecting with the American people as she supported her husband, saying, "as my popularity

An Oklahoma teenager is behind bars after allegedly calling 911 to tell authorities he stabbed his brother to death after becoming "enraged" over a video game. Oklahoma City police were called to the scene of a domestic stabbing at Southeast 44th Street and Bryant Avenue around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, according to FOX 8. When they arrived, officers learned two brothers, 19-year-old William Spencer and 25-year-old Nicholas Spencer, were reportedly playing video games when William Spencer became angry and allegedly stabbed his brother. MOM KILLED SHIELDING KIDS AFTER HUSBAND ERUPTS IN RAGE OVER NFL GAME: POLICE"The calling person called in and said they

Longtime Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Thursday made her first move ahead of likely launching a 2026 race for governor in her home state of Minnesota.The senator's first steps came a couple of weeks after the stunning announcement by Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to end his re-election bid amid political fallout from the blue-leaning state's massive fraud scandal.Klobuchar, who less than 15 months ago was handily re-elected to a fourth six-year term in the U.S. Senate, filed preliminary paperwork with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board."This is a preliminary step necessary for any candidate considering a run. The senator will make

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said podcasters and comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang were saying "the quiet part out loud" in their criticism of her Senate bid, suggesting the statement was about her race."I really do think that the host said the quiet part out loud, which basically was: If a White man couldn’t do it, then why would a Black woman even have the audacity to think that she could?" Crockett said in an interview in January, according to the Washington Post. "I don’t know however many White men, and they’ve all lost. The only thing we know for

FIRST ON FOX: Live Action, a pro-life organization, is demanding that the Trump administration take action on the distribution of and reporting on mifepristone, often colloquially called "the abortion pill." The group is holding a press conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday to discuss concerns surrounding the abortion drug, as well as a new investigative video from Live Action that the group says documents "the dangerous real-world distribution of this drug by Planned Parenthood and affiliated providers." The group alleges "reckless distribution" practices and argues the adverse effects of the drug are not being documented properly, if at all.In a letter

The former superintendent of Iowa's largest school district is set to plead guilty Thursday to a pair of federal charges following his arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last year. Ian Roberts, a native of Guyana in South America and once the leader of Des Moines Public Schools, was detained by federal immigration officers on Sept. 26, 2025. He resigned from his position shortly afterward. In October, Roberts initially pleaded not guilty to one count of making a false statement for employment and one count of unlawfully possessing a firearm while being in the U.S. illegally. Together, the charges carry a maximum sentence

When President Donald Trump agreed to address the "World Economic Forum" in Davos, he rescued that gathering from looming irrelevance — at least for a year. If the President of the United States attends a forum, the world’s collective attention will turn to it. The American public usually squints at this collection of would-be world big wigs — drawn from the world’s wealthiest, who are mostly not from our republic, but talking about it and how it and the world should work — and doesn’t like that look at all.But President Trump came with some of his "A Team" on international

Federal immigration authorities approved the self-deportation of a suspect in a $100 million jewelry heist, allowing him to avoid trial and escape potential prison time.Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores, 42, was one of seven people charged last year with following an armored truck to a rural freeway rest stop in California and stealing diamonds, emeralds, gold, rubies and designer watches in July 2022, which is believed to be the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history.Flores was facing up to 15 years in federal prison if convicted on charges of conspiracy to commit theft from interstate and foreign shipments and theft from

A judge ruled Wednesday that the configuration of New York City’s lone congressional district represented by a Republican is unconstitutional, ordering the state to redraw the district by next month.State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman ruled that the composition of New York's 11th Congressional District — which covers all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn — unconstitutionally diluted the votes of Black and Hispanic residents. He ordered the Independent Redistricting Commission to complete a new map by Feb. 6.The district is held by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., who won her seat in 2020. She slammed the ruling in

Reports have emerged from eyewitnesses in Iran alleging sexual assaults on teenagers held in custody, as well as authorities forcing families of those protesters killed to pay as much as 10 billion rials to recover their bodies.The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) also told Fox News Digital Wednesday that the "barbarity continues" across the nation, with prison detainees allegedly being killed and their bodies burned.The reports came as Iran’s government claimed it had successfully crushed weeks of unrest that swept the country.Beginning Dec. 28, the protests erupted amid deep public anger over political repression, economic hardship and state

After President Donald Trump took to the World Economic Forum stage in Davos to declare that Western Civilization must defend itself from an existential attack, Somali-born activist and author Ayaan Hirsi Ali said that "Trump is right."Trump shocked other politicians and leaders gathered in Switzerland on Tuesday night by declaring, "The West cannot mass import foreign cultures.""The situation in Minnesota reminds us that the West cannot mass import foreign cultures which have failed to ever build a successful society of their own," he said. "We're taking people from Somalia, and Somalia is a failed , it's not a nation, got

In a highly produced social media video posted Wednesday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey sat down with a local Latino radio station to blast ICE, promise sanctuary-style protections and portray himself as a defender of immigrant communities."Let me tell you very clearly: I am proud to have you in our city, to call you my neighbor, to call you my family," Frey told La Raza listeners in the video. "We don't back down when it comes to helping our family. You all make our city a better place."He added the Latino community "can feel safe calling 911, because the (MPD) does

Nigeria’s military announced Wednesday that 62 hostages were rescued and two militants were killed in a pair of operations against armed groups, a report said. The development comes after more than 160 worshippers were kidnapped from two churches in Nigeria on Sunday by gangs. It's unclear if any of the worshippers are among the hostages rescued. Army spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba told Reuters that Nigerian forces raided a location in the northwestern Zamfara state after receiving tips that captives were being held there.  The 62 rescued hostages are now in safe custody and are in the process of being reunited with

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States should control Greenland to build a large-scale "Golden Dome" missile defense system he claimed would also protect Canada, arguing that the country depends on U.S. security."We're building a Golden Dome that's going to, just by its very nature, going to be defending Canada. Canada gets a lot of freebies from us, by the way. They should be grateful also," Trump told attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos."But they're not. I watched your prime minister yesterday. He wasn't so grateful. They should be grateful to us, Canada. Canada lives because

United States Paralympic snowboarder Brenna Huckaby is preparing for her third Paralympic Games.Huckaby, 29, has had incredible success as she is a four-time Paralympic medalist, winning three gold medals and one bronze. She won two gold medals in her Paralympic debut in Pyeongchang in 2018 in banked slalom and snowboard cross.In Beijing in 2022, she won gold in the banked slalom again, while earning bronze in the snowboard cross.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHowever, Huckaby’s journey to success on the slopes has been one of triumph in the face of a lot of adversity.At age 14, Huckaby was

Osi Umenyiora, a former New York Giants star and two-time Super Bowl champion, revealed a harrowing health battle that left him in a coma for several days.Umenyiora returned to "The Breakdown" on the NFL UK & Ireland YouTube and said he went "through some real adversity."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I was in the hospital for almost a month," he said. "I was in a coma for five days, had some extensive surgery. I was in a really, really bad place. And I find out right then and there who actually loved me because there were some people