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The Senate passed a bipartisan bill Friday that will permanently classify fentanyl-related substances, also known as fentanyl analogs, as Schedule I substances under the Controlled Substances Act. The HALT Fentanyl Act passed with overwhelming support, earning 84 Senate votes while 16 opposed it. The bill aims to close loopholes exploited by drug traffickers who smuggle substances with chemical compositions similar to fentanyl but are different enough to evade legal penalties."What this bill does — it says, 'OK, it's illegal to bring in fentanyl.' But it recognizes that some of those attempting to bring in fentanyl will try and circumvent the law

A bill in the Florida House, if passed, could change the relationship between patrons and restaurants when it comes to tipping and service fees.HB 535, titled "Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments," clarifies the terms under which diners may be removed from restaurants if they do not pay their bill.And a recent amendment that was added addresses automatic tipping and service charges. NEARLY 90% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE TIPPING IS GETTING OUT OF HAND TODAY, SURVEY SAYSDiners would no longer need to pay a required gratuity or service charge if the quality of the service they received was not satisfactory. "A guest

One of Morgan Wallen's hit songs could have sounded a lot different had another country artist not turned it down beforehand.During a recent appearance on Bobby Bones' podcast "BobbyCast," country superstar Luke Bryan revealed that he "stupidly" passed on the tune "Sand in My Boots" solely due to the fact that "it had a Chevrolet in it.""I just went through two years of my life where I was like, 'Man, I sing about trucks a lot, I sing about tailgates,'" he explained. "I got in my head a little bit because I think I had a lot of negativity, socially,

Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense accused CNN of altering and destroying a video showing the rapper physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend.Hotel surveillance footage, released by the outlet last May, showed Combs and Cassie Ventura engaged in a physical altercation. While the footage has been provided to Combs' defense in his federal sex trafficking trial, the "I'll Be Missing You" rapper now claims it has been "substantially altered.""The defense has confirmed, through a forensic video analysis of the CNN footage that the government provided to this Court and of the footage provided by CNN in response to the defense subpoena, that all CNN

Democrats pounced on President Donald Trump’s purchase of a red Tesla on Tuesday — even though former President Joe Biden similarly paraded a Jeep Wrangler at the White House in 2021. Trump flaunted the vehicle on the White House’s South Lawn with SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is also heading up the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), as Tesla’s stock floundered earlier in the week. The share price rose following the White House event.Democrats decried the move, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee labeled the Trump administration the "most corrupt administration in American history." But Biden also conducted

"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg signed off on tech reporter Kara Swisher’s dream of buying The Washington Post from Jeff Bezos or the idea that it may even be "time for a new newspaper." Swisher said last year that she was working toward assembling a group of investors to purchase the Post, although the billionaire Amazon founder has given no indication he is willing to sell the Washington, D.C. paper.The Post has suffered an exodus of high-profile reporters and editors in recent months and irked some readers and staffers alike when it announced last year that it would not endorse a candidate

Steph Curry continued to etch his name in the NBA’s history books during the Golden State Warriors' 130-104 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. Curry became the first player in NBA history to make 4,000 3-pointers in the win. Curry achieved the feat with 8:19 left in the third quarter. The star point guard received a pass from Moses Moody, pump-faked and then took a quick dribble before rising up and nailing the contested shot. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMIn the timeout that followed Curry’s 3-pointer, the Warriors played a video message from Andris Biedrins, a former Warriors

On March 7, Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo asked President Donald Trump, "There are reports now that Russia says it will help the United States negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran. What kind of a deal with Iran do you want to do? You’ve said they cannot have a nuclear weapon." Trump made his position clear: "There are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal."  He went on to call Iranians "great people" suffering under what he described as an "evil" regime that shoots protesters in the streets. Trump then revealed that he had sent

Artificial intelligence (AI) is producing hyperrealistic "digital twins" of politicians, celebrities, pornographic material, and more – leaving victims of deepfake technology struggling to determine legal recourse.Former CIA agent and cybersecurity expert Dr. Eric Cole told Fox News Digital that poor online privacy practices and people's willingness to post their information publicly on social media leaves them susceptible to AI deepfakes."The cat's already out of the bag," he said."They have our pictures, they know our kids, they know our family. They know where we live. And now, with AI, they're able to take all that data about who we are, what

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy informed members of Congress on Thursday he has signed an agreement with the General Services Administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service budget. In a letter to Congress, DeJoy lamented that the Postal Service has a "broken business model that was not financially sustainable without critically necessary and core change." "Fixing a broken organization that had experienced close to $100 billion in losses and was projected to lose another $200 billion, without a bankruptcy proceeding, is a daunting task," DeJoy wrote. "Fixing a

An accused child rapist illegally in the U.S. was recently arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Boston, the agency announced on Thursday.ICE Boston said Stivenson Omar Perez-Ajtzalan, 19, was arrested on Jan. 30 for aggravated rape of a child in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The victim is said to be more than 10 years younger than Perez, who is a Guatemalan national.He was arraigned on the felony charges in Lawrence District Court on Dec. 20, 2024.BRAZILIAN ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED WITH RAPE CAUGHT IN MASSACHUSETTS, HANDED OVER TO ICE IN RARE CASE ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia Hyde

Caitlin Clark appeared to take a playful jab at her Indiana Fever teammate Lexie Hull. The 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year left a comment under a post from Hull showing off one of her pregame fits. Hull has spent the past few weeks in Miami playing for Rose Basketball Club. The team is competing in the inaugural season of Unrivaled, a professional three-on-three women's basketball league.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Dude mix in an ab workout … probs would be smart," Clark wrote on Instagram.HUGE CAITLIN CLARK MILESTONE SURPASSED BY TEEN PHENOM JUJU WATKINS AMID QUEST TO STEAL

A second judge late Thursday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate probationary workers who were let go in mass firings across multiple agencies.  In Baltimore, U.S. District Judge James Bredar, an Obama appointee, found that the administration ignored laws set out for large-scale layoffs. Bredar ordered the firings halted for at least two weeks and the workforce returned to the status quo before the layoffs began.He sided with nearly two dozen states that filed a lawsuit alleging the mass firings are illegal and already having an impact on state governments as they try to help those who are suddenly jobless.The

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's estate is attempting to block the release of photos, videos and police bodycam footage related to the couple's deaths.Lawyer Kurt Sommer filed a petition Tuesday in state District Court in Santa Fe attempting to prevent the medical investigator and the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office from releasing footage, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.The petition attempts to block the release of the couple's autopsy and "death investigation" until their deaths can be litigated, according to the outlet. Sommer wrote that once the images are released "the bell cannot be unrung." GENE HACKMAN DEATH: COMPLETE COVERAGESommer argued

President Donald Trump on Thursday saluted the heroic canines who "defend our citizens and our homeland." National K-9 Veterans Day is an annual March 13 celebration of "canine courage," and the bravery of military and police dogs."Serving on the front lines, in combat zones, and at our borders, these fearless four-legged fighters are an invaluable part of protecting America," Trump said in a Thursday message to commemorate the day. In the military, more than 30,000 "dedicated working dogs" — with 1,600 working dogs actively serving — have provided frontline support to U.S. service members, according to the White House. These warriors are trained

Columbia University on Thursday announced some students who occupied a campus building last spring during anti-Israel protests would face a range of punishments, including expulsions and suspensions.The announcement came as the Ivy League institution finds itself embroiled in controversy over the arrest of a student and the rescinding of more than $400 million in federal grants to the school by the Trump administration because of its "inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students."The punishments, which include "multi-year suspensions, temporary degree revocations, and expulsions related to the occupation of Hamilton Hall last spring," were issued by the Columbia

Blake Lively's request for stricter guidelines surrounding the release of confidential material in her ongoing case with "It Ends With Us" director and co-star Justin Baldoni has been granted. In court documents obtained by Fox News Digital on Thursday, Judge Lewis Liman responded to Lively's "attorney's eyes only" (AEO) request for evidence in the ongoing case, granting a modified order that is expected to "protect the confidentiality of certain nonpublic and confidential material that will be exchanged pursuant to and during the course of discovery" in the case. "The designation ‘Attorneys’ Eyes Only’ shall only be utilized for Confidential Discovery Material of

President Donald Trump, speaking from the Oval Office Thursday, downplayed an upcoming nuclear summit in Beijing between Iran, Russia, and China, three chief adversaries of the U.S.The discussions, first confirmed by the Chinese foreign ministry Thursday and which come just days after Iran rebuffed Trump’s push to engage in nuclear negotiations, will coincide with a United Nations Security Council meeting regarding Tehran’s expansion of near-weapons-grade uranium. Trump suggested perhaps Beijing, Moscow and Tehran will be having their own discussions on "de-escalation.""Well, maybe they're going to talk about non-nuclear problems. Maybe they're going to be talking about the de-escalation of nuclear weapons,"

Martha Stewart wasn’t prepared for Matthew McConaughey’s intensity for his role in the Super Bowl commercial they appeared in together.In a conversation with Kate Hudson on "The Martha Stewart Podcast," Stewart said, "He got me scared actually… Oh my God, yeah, he scared me."McConaughey and Stewart appeared in an Uber Eats commercial that aired during the game, and the Oscar-winner played multiple characters in the full version.MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY’S BLUNT ADVICE TO TEENAGE SON AS HE BEGINS ACTING CAREERThey shared a scene where they both played executives in a boardroom. "He is a method actor," she explained. "He had to play 10 characters, and he got into each

President Donald Trump remains optimistic that the U.S. will acquire Greenland, despite the fact Greenland has said it’s not interested in becoming part of the U.S. Trump’s remarks coincide with a visit from NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who said that he didn’t want to "drag NATO" into negotiations about the U.S. acquiring the Danish territory."I think it'll happen," Trump told reporters Thursday. "And I'm just thinking, I didn't give it much thought before, but I'm sitting with a man that could be very instrumental. You know, Mark, we need that for international security, not just security, international."Rutte said he didn’t

FIRST ON FOX: The White House has already started mapping out how to make good on its promise to slash federal spending in preparation for a six-month government funding bill to pass through Congress.Two people familiar with the conversations told Fox News Digital that President Donald Trump and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought are working on a strategy for impounding federal funds that Congress is expected to allocate this week, before the partial government shutdown deadline on March 14.Trump and his allies have made no secret of their belief that the Impoundment Control Act of 1974

The White House said a lawsuit filed by a law firm with ties to the FBI's Russia investigation during President Donald Trump's first term – known among conservatives as the "Russia collusion hoax" – is "absurd," after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from cutting off the firm's access to federal resources Wednesday. Perkins Coie, the firm that hired the company responsible for composing the so-called "Steele dossier" released in 2017 about Trump’s alleged connections to Russia that was used to obtain a surveillance warrant against former Trump campaign advisor Carter Page, filed a motion in a federal court in

Luigi Mangione's defense attorney in Pennsylvania continues to argue that Altoona police unlawfully detained the murder suspect and searched his belongings when they identified him at a McDonald's following a tip.Mangione, 26, is charged with first-degree murder in furtherance of an act of terrorism, stalking and a slew of other state and federal charges in both New York and Pennsylvania, for allegedly gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a married father of two, on a sidewalk in Manhattan in December 2024.Now his attorney says authorities' use of the word "manifesto" to describe Mangione's writings allegedly found in his backpack during

There is no clear path right now to avoid a government shutdown at 12:00:01 a.m. ET Saturday. However, circumstances often accelerate matters just before a deadline on Capitol Hill.With Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., opposing the GOP plan, Republicans need at least eight Democrats to help break a filibuster on the House-passed bill. SENATE REPUBLICANS COIN ‘SCHUMER SHUTDOWN’ AHEAD OF CRITICAL VOTE ON TRUMP SPENDING BILLSenate Republicans could then approve the bill on their own with a simple majority. Senate Democrats are pushing their own, monthlong spending package. However, if the Senate OKs that, the House and Senate are out of sync. The House

President Donald Trump is continuing to push for a "gold card" visa that would allow foreign nationals to buy their way into the U.S., replacing a controversial visa scheme that has been dogged for years by concerns about potential abuse by China.Trump again touted his plan for the gold card, which would allow people to buy a pathway to citizenship for $5 million, on "Sunday Morning Futures.""I believe that Apple and all these companies that can't get people to come out of college and come because they get thrown out, I think of it, you graduate number one at the