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Southern states banded together Thursday to establish their own accrediting body in higher education in order to "upend the monopoly of the woke accreditation cartels," according to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee formed the Commission for Public Higher Education, a consortium of six public universities offering a new accreditation model.The Commission will create a "first-of-its-kind accreditation model for public higher education institutions that will offer high-quality, efficient services prioritizing academic excellence, student outcomes and achievement."DeSantis said at a press conference at Florida Atlantic University that there was a need for "alternative accreditation."FLORIDA STANDS UP

Summer heat has swept the U.S., with warnings issued across the East Coast and Midwest.In addition to putting stress on the body, hot weather can also take a toll on the brain and mental health.Dr. Jace Reed, director of emergency psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, emphasized in an interview with Fox News Digital that the brain is a major organ that can be greatly affected by heat.AMERICANS TOLD TO AVOID COFFEE DURING EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN 3 STATESExtreme heat can cause mental health changes like increased irritability and anxiety, along with decreased memory, attention and reaction time.This can

President Donald Trump is not like his predecessors. Confronting a hostile regime in Tehran that has played American presidents for 35 years, the commander in chief took decisive action on Saturday to keep his promise that he would never allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. Operation Midnight Hammer was a success — America’s fine men and women in uniform destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities and came home safe.Now begins "the Art of the Deal." In the aftermath of the war between Israel and Iran, President Trump will need to employ all his dealmaking acumen to maintain a fragile ceasefire and —

President Donald Trump celebrated after the Supreme Court moved to block lower courts from issuing universal injunctions, something that had impacted his executive orders.The president held a news conference just over an hour after the ruling was issued and said the Supreme Court had stopped a "colossal abuse of power.""I was elected on a historic mandate, but in recent months, we've seen a handful of radical left judges effectively try to overrule the rightful powers of the president to stop the American people from getting the policies that they voted for in record numbers," Trump said on Friday.This is a

Tight End University has captured the football world this week, and for good reason. After all, no position group in sports is putting together a three-day summit filled with fun activities like enjoying a concert with some of the best acts in the country, including Taylor Swift, Luke Combs and Kane Brown. However, it's not all play and no work for the 80-plus tight ends who traveled to Nashville. The entire reason TEU was put together by George Kittle, Travis Kelce and Greg Olsen was to elevate the game of all those who attend. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMYes, the

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten’s exit from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) after 23 years exposes a little-known truth: teachers unions are practically an appendage of the Democratic Party. Her departure, paired with National Education Association (NEA) President Becky Pringle’s ongoing role as an at-large DNC member, reveals a relationship that’s less about education advocacy and more about political symbiosis.For over two decades, Weingarten wielded influence as an at-large member at the DNC, stepping aside only recently on June 5, 2025. In her resignation letter to the new party chairman, she said "I appear to be out of

In light of the arrests of two Chinese nationals who are accused of smuggling a crop-killing fungus across the border, one expert warns that agroterrorism from foreign adversaries could cause a "severe disruption" to the United States. "Agroterrorism is any attempt to bring items into the United States intentionally that would impact our food supply," Kristofor Healey told Fox News Digital. "So this would be biological organisms like we saw in this case in Michigan. A specific lab-grown organism that is intended to attack items that are key to our agricultural survival as a nation."Healey worked for the Department of Homeland

LIV Golf is taking its global tour to the South, bringing back big names and team competition. However, this weekend in Dallas, the focus is about more than the game itself. While big names like Bryson DeChambeau may grab headlines, the league tells FOX they’re just as invested in who’s getting a chance to belong in the sport. Through LIV Golf’s Potential, Unleashed, students stretched out across the DFW area took part in a day of inspiration and fun through the league’s working partnerships with local school districts and charities. The idea behind it all? To increase opportunities for education, employment and training

Heather Graham and Jane Seymour are diving straight into summer with new beach selfies in Italy.On Wednesday, Seymour took to Instagram to share a photo with Graham in big beach hats, sunglasses and their swimsuits – enjoying their summer vacation. "Heather Graham and I dove straight into summer mode. Saltwater in our hair, sunshine on our cheeks, and just enough mischief to keep the seagulls guessing," Seymour began her caption.She then asked, "If you were a mermaid for a day, what ocean secret would you unlock first?" HEATHER GRAHAM'S SECRETS TO FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH AS SHE ADMITS SHE'S HAPPIER THAN EVER IN

The person who waved a Palestinian flag during Kendrick Lamar's halftime show performance at the Super Bowl has been identified as the man Antonio Brown allegedly shot last month.Brown reportedly has a warrant out for his arrest for attempted murder, and Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu told investigators a bullet grazed his neck, according to The Associated Press.The AP mentioned that Nantambu was the person selected to be a backup dancer for Lamar during the rapper's performance but instead took the opportunity to show his support for Sudan and Palestine. Nantambu was arrested Thursday on charges of resisting an officer and disturbing the

The final day of this year's Tight End University involved a different sport than football, one that co-founders Travis Kelce, George Kittle and Greg Olsen thought would be the perfect way to build more camaraderie. "We did see how Nashville summers are pretty hot, didn’t want to put guys in the fields two days in a row. So, you know what, what’s a way to get everybody around? Golf. Everybody loves golf," Kittle told Fox News Digital before playing at Hermitage Golf Course in Old Hickory, just outside of Nashville. It was still a scorcher under the Tennessee sun, but Kittle was

The man accused of brutally crucifying a rural Arizona pastor has not only admitted to the alleged crime, but said that he planned to kill more than a dozen other Christian leaders. Adam Sheafe, 51, told FOX 10 in an interview that he murdered Pastor Bill Schonemann, 76, head of the New River Bible Chapel in New River, Arizona. On April 28, Schonemann was found dead in his bed with his arms spread wide and pinned to the wall behind him. The bizarre display left the community reeling.ARIZONA PASTOR FOUND DEAD WITH HANDS PINNED TO WALL IN HOMICIDE AT HOMESheafe's plan was

Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, sent letters to two key agency heads with a plan to "swiftly" remove roughly 1.4 million illegal immigrants currently receiving Medicaid in the US. "While Democrats in Congress continue to peddle falsehoods and fear-mongering over so-called ‘Medicaid cuts,’ they conveniently ignore a staggering truth: over 1.4 million illegal aliens are receiving Medicaid benefits, an unsustainable burden on the American taxpayer," Hunt told Fox News Digital.Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz were both recipients of Rep. Hunt’s letter this week, which proposed a task force to "identify"

Ohio authorities have arrested and charged an illegal immigrant from Mexico after he allegedly peeped on a 13-year-old girl in Hamilton.The Butler County Sheriff's Office on June 11 received a report that Jose Juarez Vilches, 38, "had been observed looking through a window at a 13-year-old female while making sexual gestures," the sheriff's office said in a press release."It was further reported Vilches requested the juvenile share social media access to send sexually explicit videos," the sheriff's office said.Officials began investigating the incident and, with assistance from ICE, served warrants Tuesday for criminal trespass and voyeurism at a location on

50 Cent offered to pay for New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani to leave the state on Wednesday after learning about his tax plan from an interview that referenced the rapper.The video he referenced was from "The Breakfast Club" podcast on June 11 where Mamdani appeared while campaigning for the Democratic primary earlier this month. During the interview, Mamdani explained his goal of raising corporate taxes to pay for plans to "Trump-proof" the city."We're talking about corporations that are making millions of dollars, not in revenue, but in profit," Mamdani said. "And the second is taxing the top

Former President Bill Clinton, who backed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo ahead of New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, congratulated state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani following the candidate's apparent win in the contest."Congratulations @ZohranKMamdani on your victory in yesterday’s primary election and a well-run campaign. I’m wishing you much success in November and beyond as you work to bring New Yorkers together to tackle the city’s challenges and shape a stronger, fairer future," the 42nd president declared in a Wednesday post on X.Mamdani, a democratic socialist, beat Cuomo and others in round one of the ranked choice contest, unofficial results indicate. Cuomo

The suspect accused in a "targeted terror attack" in Boulder, Colorado earlier this month was formally charged Wednesday with additional hate crimes. A federal grand jury indictment unsealed in Denver Wednesday charges Mohamed Sabry Soliman with 12 hate crime counts for using Molotov cocktails to attack a group of people demonstrating in support of Israeli hostages in Gaza. Soliman was initially charged with one count of a hate crime the day after the attack.  Wednesday’s indictment alleges that Soliman entered a park in front of the Boulder County Courthouse on June 1 carrying a backpack weed sprayer containing a flammable liquid

North Central Florida U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack shared on social media Wednesday night that her office was evacuated following death threats against her, her family and her staff.The Congresswoman alleges she has been a repeat victim of the threats following an exclusive with the Wall Street Journal in which she spoke about an expelled pregnancy in May of last year, according to a post on social media platform X."These threats erupted after the Wall Street Journal reported on my life-threatening ectopic pregnancy—a nonviable pregnancy with no heartbeat. Since then, we’ve received thousands of hate-filled messages and dozens of credible threats

San Diego, California, police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who pretended to be a rideshare driver and allegedly sexually assaulted a woman who got into his vehicle.The San Diego Police Department learned that at about 1:10 a.m. on March 15, an adult woman got into the backseat of what she believed was a rideshare she had requested, in the Pacific Beach area.Investigators said the unknown man who was driving the vehicle pretended he was the woman’s rideshare driver and proceeded to drive her away from her pickup spot for a few miles.He then allegedly sexually

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace expressed sorrow on Tuesday over the Trump administration deporting alleged Tren de Aragua gang members to El Salvador.During a recent episode of "The Bulwark" podcast, Wallace mentioned the deportations as the thing that scared her most about President Donald Trump’s second term, saying she was "gutted" when seeing a photo of alleged gang members being housed in a prison in El Salvador."I saw the paid ads that Homeland Security was doing in front of the deportees who were now prisoners at CECOT and I was gutted," she told host Tim Miller. TOM HOMAN REVEALS THE 'BIGGEST NATIONAL

LEGAL BATTLES – For the past several months, Willkie Farr & Gallagher has been involved in a third-party investigation into allegations against San Jose State's transgender athlete Blaire Flemmig. In November, a federal judge ruled Flemming was eligible to compete in the Mountain West Conference tournament. Continue reading …IN VIOLATION – The California Interscholastic Federation and the California Department of Education were found to be in violation of Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced. Continue reading …WOMEN'S SPORTS – A White House spokesperson provided a statement addressing recent Fox News Digital reporting on a

Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter, Ella Emhoff, shared with her Instagram followers on Tuesday that she felt "a little trauma" while on her way to vote in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary. Emhoff revealed that she was voting in the same polling station where she had cast her ballot for her stepmother, who ultimately suffered a crushing defeat in Nov. 2024."You know, I’m feeling a little trauma walking to the same polling station that I did to vote for Kamala. And you know, I’m just feeling a lot of hope," Emhoff said in a video posted to her

An Israeli assessment determined that the U.S. strikes on Iran set the country’s nuclear program back "many years." The Israel Atomic Energy Commission said that the U.S. destroyed "critical infrastructure" at the Fordow nuclear facility and rendered it "inoperable.""The devastating U.S. strike on Fordow destroyed the site's critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility inoperable. We assess that the American strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, combined with Israeli strikes on other elements of Iran's military nuclear program, have set back Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons by many years," the Israel Atomic Energy Commission said in a statement. "The achievement can

President Donald Trump brokered an historic ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran on Monday, marking a dramatic pause in the most significant military confrontation between the two foes.The Monday evening announcement took effect 12 hours later, following a timeline designed to allow final military maneuvers on both sides. However, a barrage of Iranian missile fire in the hours that followed left many Israelis questioning whether the truce had already been violated.In an interview with Fox News Digital, John Spencer, executive director of the Urban Warfare Institute, said such delayed implementation is not unusual. "It’s hard to turn things off on

The University of Michigan is being sued over allegations it illegally shuts out White, straight male applicants to its student law journal because of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) priorities.A nonprofit group that opposes affirmative action filed a complaint in federal court on June 18 accusing the University of Michigan Law School's student-run law journal, The Michigan Law Review, of "using race and sex preferences to select its members and articles."The complaint alleges that, until recently, new members were selected based on their first-year grades and performance on a writing competition. But it claims "far-left students" who were dissatisfied with