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Australian women’s tennis player Destanee Aiava announced Saturday that the 2026 season will be her last in a scathing statement about the sport posted on her social media.Aiava, 25, described tennis as her "toxic boyfriend" in the statement posted on Instagram. She lamented being so young when she started to have a breakthrough at the start of her career when she was just 17.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMShe wrote that tennis gave her some of her best friends and she was able to travel to places she only dreamed of. But she said the sport "took things

LeBron James wants to remain in the present — he isn’t focused on the future yet.The Los Angeles Lakers superstar enjoyed playing in his 22nd All-Star Game on Sunday night at the Intuit Dome for Team Stripes in the revamped format the league put in place this season.The media was curious if this wasn’t just his final All-Star Game, but rather his final NBA season, as the 41-year-old has yet to make a decision for the 2026-27 season.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBut, as he’s said in the past, James doesn’t know just yet what he wants to

Be afraid. Be very afraid.That’s the message that has caught fire in the media-tech world when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI).This column, for what it’s worth, is being written by a fallible human being on a battered keyboard with no technological assistance.It’s extremely rare–once in a blue moon–that I read a piece that completely changes my view of an issue.Like most people, I have viewed the rise of AI with a mixture of concern, skepticism and bemusement.DEMOCRATS ARE LOSING AI BECAUSE OF A BIG MESSAGING PROBLEMIt’s fun to conjure up images on ChatGPT, for instance, and I get that

TUCSON, ARIZ. – New reports attributing Nancy Guthrie's disappearance to a burglary gone wrong were disputed by a law enforcement source Sunday, as investigators pushed back on what they say is not the leading theory in the case.The source said the latest theory behind the missing 84-year-old’s disappearance is not currently the prevailing view among investigators."This is not the working theory inside the unit," the source said before pushing back further on the burglary narrative, noting that nighttime residential burglaries are uncommon."Nighttime residential burglaries are so ridiculously rare. Crazy rare," the source said, before highlighting how "commercial building burglaries" happen

Iran claims it is open to compromise with the U.S. on a nuclear deal if the administration is willing to discuss lifting sanctions, a senior Iranian official said Sunday.Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, also said in an interview that the ball was "in America’s court to prove that they want to do a deal," adding: "If they are sincere, I’m sure we will be on the road to an agreement.""We are ready to discuss this and other issues related to our program if they are ready to talk about sanctions," Takht-Ravanchi told the BBC.TRUMP SAYS NUCLEAR TALKS IN OMAN

The Los Angeles Dodgers are heading into the 2026 season looking to win their third straight World Series, and once again, they added All-Star players to an already stacked 40-man roster.As a result, many in the baseball world have grumbled and groaned about the massive spending Los Angeles is doing on the open market. But there is the other side of the argument: How do players on other teams feel about the super squad the Dodgers and GM Brandon Gomes have been able to put together?"I f---ing love it," San Diego Padres star third baseman Manny Machado told reporters at

A 20-year-old California mom was found guilty Wednesday in the death of her 1-year-old son, after reportedly leaving him in a sweltering car to receive lip and butt injections last June. Maya Hernandez took a plea deal in the child endangerment case, ultimately dropping her first-degree murder charge in exchange for involuntary manslaughter. On June 29, Bakersfield officers arrested and charged Hernandez after finding two young children left unattended in a vehicle for over two hours, according to a police report posted on a GoFundMe page. Authorities said the mother left the children unattended to undergo a cosmetic procedure inside a nearby medical spa.While

Researchers may have solved the mystery of the 150-year-old alcohol bottle discovered in Utah — and there are some surprises. The artifact was found this summer at an archaeological site in Alta, Utah, a once-booming mining town now known for its ski resorts.The bottle was brought to High West Distillery in Park City, the first legal distillery in Utah since the 1870s.ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER 3,000-YEAR-OLD BEER-LIKE DRINKS BREWED WITH UNUSUAL INGREDIENTSThere, experts took a sip of the liquid within — and described the taste as unmistakably aged.Tara Lindley, director of sensory and product development at High West, said the first scent she

A wave of recent reporting and newly released documents detailing the relationship between former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Jeffrey Epstein has reignited claims that Epstein worked for Israel’s Mossad, a theory Israeli intelligence sources and senior political leaders are forcefully rejecting.Ex-Israeli intelligence officials told Fox News Digital that Epstein never worked for Mossad, describing the allegation as baseless and inconsistent with how the agency operates.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly pushed back on the claims, writing on X: "Jeffrey Epstein's unusual close relationship with Ehud Barak doesn't suggest Epstein worked for Israel. It proves the opposite."PRINCESS SOFIA OF SWEDEN

Columbia University pulled promotion for a Department of Homeland Security–affiliated virtual career expo after faculty members objected that advertising the event amounted to endorsing "authoritarianism."The event, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Virtual Career Expo scheduled for Feb. 18, invites prospective applicants to chat online with recruiters about careers in federal law enforcement. According to the New York Post, the event advertised that multiple Department of Homeland Security agencies would be present.The Post cited a statement from an unnamed faculty coalition that argued promoting the event "undermines campus trust, makes parts of our community feel targeted or unsafe, and

FIRST ON FOX: A Chicago area teacher who was forced to resign from his position over his Facebook post saying "Go ICE" is speaking out about the emotional and financial toll he has suffered as a result."This process has been professionally and personally devastating and surreal," former West Chicago teacher James Heidorn told Fox News Digital in his first public comments about the situation. "I’ve spent 14 years building my career, pouring my heart into teaching kids, building relationships, and being a positive role model. To see it all upended over two simple words, ‘Go ICE’, where I expressed my personal

Did former President Barack Obama finally answer one of the world's biggest mysteries?During an appearance Saturday on Brian Tyler Cohen's podcast, the former commander in chief was asked directly if aliens were real."They're real, but I haven't seen them," Obama answered.The 44th president also said aliens were not being kept at the Nevada Air Force base known as Area 51.UFO SECRET FILES, DRONE SWARMS AND NUCLEAR-LINKED SIGHTINGS STUN EXPERTS IN 2025"There's no underground facility, unless there's this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the President of the United States," Obama continued.Cohen then asked what Obama’s first question was after

FIRST ON FOX – Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a letter on Saturday that "all" Epstein files have been released consistent with Section 3 of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.The letter addressed to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member Dick Durbin, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, and Ranking Member Jamie Raskin was obtained by Fox News Digital.DEMOCRATS FUME AT BONDI AFTER PHOTO ALLEGEDLY SHOWS DOJ TRACKING EPSTEIN DATABASE SEARCHES"In accordance with the requirements of the Act, and as described in various Department submissions to the courts of the Southern District of New York assigned to the

While in Germany for the Munich Security Conference, Hillary Clinton participated in a panel titled, "The West-West Divide: What Remains of Common Values."During the panel, Clinton appeared to take a stronger approach to her previous stance on border security.ICE RAMPS UP DEPORTATION PUSH BY BOOSTING CAPACITY TO 92,600 BEDS WITH $38.3B EXPANSION"There is a legitimate reason to have a debate about things like migration," Clinton said."It went too far, it's been disruptive and destabilizing, and it needs to be fixed in a humane way with secure borders that don't torture and kill people and how we're going to have a

During Team USA's comeback men's hockey win over Denmark at the Winter Olympics, two fans raised the flag of Greenland in the stands to protest President Donald Trump's intent to acquire Greenland for the U.S. The flag was raised enthusiastically after Denmark took an early lead. However, the U.S. came back to win the game 6-3. Vita Kalniņa and her husband Alexander Kalniņš, fans of the Latvian hockey team who live in Germany, held up a large Greenland flag during warmups and again when the Danish team scored the opening goal of the preliminary round game against the U.S., which ultimately beat

It was not pretty in the early going, but the U.S. hockey team picked up the pace and showed why it is a favorite to play for a gold medal.After trailing 2-1 through the first period, the Americans dominated on offense to take a 6-3 victory over Denmark Saturday in the Milan Cortina Olympic Games.The Americans scored three unanswered goals to open the second period, with 4 Nations cult hero Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa Senators), Jack Eichel (Vegas Golden Knights) and Noah Hanifin (Vegas Golden Knights) finding the back of the net. Denmark, though, was not going out without a fight, putting

A Seton Hall baseball player went from the top of the world to the bottom in an eye blink.In Seton Hall's season opener, Justin Ford blasted a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning against Boston College at the Puerto Rico Challenge in Ponce.Ford turned toward his dugout while heading toward second base and gave a celebratory hop and fist pump, but the hop proved to be catastrophic.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Once he landed, Ford's left ankle buckled awkwardly, resulting in a gruesome injury.The Asbury Park Press reported that Ford was replaced by a

Potential 2028 Democratic hopefuls took their criticism of President Donald Trump overseas this week, with figures like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaking at the Munich Security Conference.Fox News contributor and former assistant White House counsel Hugh Hewitt speculated that the high-profile appearances at the annual gathering of world leaders could be early auditions to lead the Democratic Party’s 2028 presidential run.Hewitt predicted Ocasio-Cortez would ultimately top the Democratic ticket."Everyone knows she’s going to be their nominee," Hewitt said Saturday on "Fox & Friends Weekend."NEWSOM STOP IN KEY PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY STATE SPARKS MORE 2028 SPECULATIONHe specifically criticized

"Survivor" is coming back for its 50th season with an all-star cast.The upcoming milestone season will feature contestants from previous seasons going back to the show's first season, which aired almost 26 years ago, primarily focusing on seasons 45 to 49.Returning to the show this season are fan favorite former contestants Mike White, who went on to create the successful HBO Max drama "The White Lotus." as well as Aubry Bracco, who appeared in seasons 34 and 38."It’s different when you’re Cirie or Colby or Aubry and a proven iconic ‘Survivor’ player," host Jeff Probst told The Hollywood Reporter. "But

China just sent a clear signal about where it believes air travel is headed next. A Shanghai-based aviation company called AutoFlight has unveiled Matrix, now recognized as the world's largest flying car. This is not a concept image or a brief hover test. Matrix has already completed successful flight tests near Shanghai, bringing real size and real ambition to an industry still dominated by small prototypes.The launch also highlights China's push to dominate what it calls the low-altitude economy. That sector focuses on short-distance flights using electric aircraft to move people and cargo above busy roads.Sign up for my FREE

The federal government has entered its third partial shutdown of the last half-year after Congress failed to reach an agreement on all 12 of its annual spending bills.Unlike past shutdowns, however, this one just affects the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It comes after Democrats walked away from a bipartisan deal to fund the department amid uproar over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.And while some 97% of the federal government has been funded at this point, a DHS shutdown will still have effects on everyday Americans — effects that will become more apparent the longer the standoff continues.DHS

The U.S. military used Anthropic’s artificial-intelligence tool Claude during the operation that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, according to a report.Last month, U.S. special operations forces captured Maduro and his wife, who were brought to the U.S. to face sweeping narcotics charges.Claude was deployed through Anthropic’s partnership with data company Palantir Technologies, whose tools are widely used by the Defense Department and federal law enforcement, according to The Wall Street Journal, which cited people familiar with the matter."We cannot comment on whether Claude, or any other AI model, was used for any specific operation, classified or otherwise," an Anthropic spokesperson

The third government shutdown in under half a year has officially begun just after midnight on Saturday after Democrats and Republicans spent recent weeks battling over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.Just one area of government has been left without federal funding as of midnight — the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Congress has completed roughly 97% of its yearly government spending responsibilities, but a deal on DHS has proved elusive after Democrats walked away from an initial bipartisan plan released last month.Now DHS, the third-largest Cabinet agency with nearly 272,000 employees, will see key areas of operation limited or paused

The co-hosts of the "I’ve Had It" podcast voiced concerns Friday that there may be a "diabolical" conservative politician on the horizon who is more effective and committed to the cause than President Donald Trump.Trump’s second term in office has been marked by fierce debates about whether he has actually fulfilled the promises he made while on the campaign trail, ranging from his administration's handling of the Epstein files to failing to secure mass deportations or avoid another war in the Middle East. Such discrepancies have been a frequent topic mentioned by the same podcasters who have been said to

A man who had recently been released from prison on a terrorism charge was shot and killed by a police officer after he allegedly tried to attack another officer with a knife and scissors near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Friday.The incident happened near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the ceremony for relighting the eternal flame, which is carried out nightly.The unidentified man, who is a French national born in 1978, allegedly tried to attack an officer guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and was shot by another officer.He died of his wounds at a