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Baylee Littrell, the son of Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell, opened up about his faith journey during an emotional performance on "American Idol" Monday night.Littrell, 22, performed an original song called, "Hey Jesus" that he wrote during a difficult time following the death of his grandmother."My grandma was my best friend," Littrell said in a video that played before his performance. "She understood me like not many people do."Littrell said that after his grandmother died, he "questioned everything" and "pushed away" his faith.CARNIE WILSON DEFENDS DAUGHTER FROM ‘CRUEL’ NEPO BABY COMMENTS FOLLOWING ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ AUDITIONWriting "Hey, Jesus" helped him rediscover

A U.S. appeals court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s request to pause a lower court ruling that temporarily blocked its ban on transgender military service members – a near-term blow as the administration signals it may take the case to the Supreme Court.The three-judge panel on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied the administration’s request for an administrative stay, which would have allowed it to enforce the ban while a lower court weighs the case.Instead, the appellate court decision leaves in place, for now, a preliminary injunction handed down late last month by U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle.

Carnie Wilson is not taking the "nepo baby" negativity surrounding her daughter Lola Bonfiglio's "American Idol" audition lightly.On March 23, Bonfiglio was joined by her famous family, including her mother Carnie, aunt Wendy Wilson and father Rob Bonfiglio during the audition. The group performed the iconic Wilson Phillips song "Hold On" together before Bonfiglio sang by herself.She received a golden ticket, which moved her through the audition round and onto Hollywood week, but some "American Idol" fans were not happy with the judges' decision, claiming that she only got to move forward on the show because of nepotism.CARNIE WILSON SHOCKS

High school student Kaelen Tucker was rounding the curve during the 4x200 meter relay race at the VHSL Class 3 State Indoor Championships at Liberty University last month when she was whacked on the head by a baton held by her competitor. Tucker immediately grabbed her head and veered sharply off the track. All the momentum she had, the momentum that had propelled her past her slower assailant, was lost. In a wholly righteous world, Tucker would have been the sole focus. Her community would have rallied around her for being unfairly robbed of her place in the competition. They would

The Democratic base has howled for weeks at congressional Democrats to "fight" and stand up to President Donald Trump.Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., tried to address that with his overnight speech, railing against Trump and Elon Musk.What you are also seeing is a proxy battle for the eventual fight to succeed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Schumer isn’t going to be ousted anytime soon, but moves like this by Booker are ways that senators with high aspirations make a mark and win the support of their colleagues.BOOKER DELIVERING MARATHON SENATE SPEECH AGAINST TRUMP ADMIN, ELON MUSK: ‘INFLICTED SO MUCH HARM’Late

The Auburn Tigers men’s basketball team is in the Final Four for the first time since 2019 and have arguably one of the best players and head coaches left in the tournament in Johni Broome and Bruce Pearl.While the Tigers have the mainstream spotlight ahead of their matchup against the Florida Gators, it was their cheerleaders who got plenty of attention on social media.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMA screenshot from the CBS broadcast went viral on X and college basketball fans swooned.The Auburn cheerleading team is made up of 12 men and 11 women, with Aubie the

As Americans become increasingly health-conscious, their online grocery orders are showing a shift toward more nutritious food choices. That's according to Instacart, which recently revealed new dietary trends based on customers' purchase and search data. Using data from 2023 to 2024, the online grocery delivery platform calculated a 39% uptick in searches for "high protein," as well as a 159% surge in searches for "high fiber." Instacart also said it's seen a 9% increase in purchases of lower-sugar foods and beverages and an 8% spike in low-carb purchases since 2021.HIGH-PROTEIN BAKED ZITI RECIPE: 'LITTLE SWAPS' MAKE THE DIFFERENCEThere are other key findings

The Georgia legislature passed a bill Monday along mostly party lines to prohibit transgender girls – or biological males – from participating in girls' sports.S.B. 1, also known as the "Riley Gaines Act of 2025," requires middle school, high school and college student athletes to compete on sports teams that align with their biological sex.Restrooms, locker rooms and sleeping quarters will also be restricted to only allow biological boys in the spaces designated for boys and biological girls in the spaces designated for girls.GEORGIA HOUSE PASSES 'RILEY GAINES ACT' THAT AIMS TO PROHIBIT TRANS ATHLETES FROM COMPETING IN FEMALE SPORTSThe

President Trump stirs up controversy, by design, on just about everything.And when the media, including me, cover this flood-the-zone approach, Trumpian allies rip the resulting stories and segments as reflecting an unhealthy negative obsession with the president.Memo to the pro-Trump zealots who go online and declare I hate the president, that’s objectively ridiculous. He was pleased with the two interviews I did with him during the campaign, and I was just over at the White House for a meeting with his team. But have your fun.HOW DONALD TRUMP DOMINATES THE NEWS, BOTH POSITIVELY AND NEGATIVELYYou know how Trump has been

Podcaster Joe Rogan mocked Pennsylvania Democratic State Sen. Lindsey Williams for suggesting male and female athletes are physically interchangeable.Williams gave controversial testimony at the state Capitol last week in opposition to a bill that would ban trans athletes from girls' sports. In prepared remarks ahead of the committee vote on the Save Women's Sports Act, Williams suggested that female athletes are physically comparable to male athletes, and do not face inherent biological disadvantages. "I want all girls to know that there are elected officials like me who believe female bodies are just as strong and fast and capable as male bodies,"

The U.S. Department of Education has given Maine a final warning to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order to ban trans athletes from girls' sports. The DOE sent a letter to the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) on Monday advising a final deadline of April 11 to address the issue or risk a second referral to the Department of Justice. The Department of Health and Human Services already referred Maine to the DOJ last week. "The Maine Department of Education’s indifference to its past, current, and future female athletes is astonishing. By refusing to comply with Title IX, MDOE allows—indeed, encourages—male

President Donald Trump's administration told several Planned Parenthood affiliates on Monday that it was withholding funding due to possible violations of civil rights laws, according to reports.Politico reported that tens of millions of dollars were being withheld from Planned Parenthood clinics that provide low-income Americans services like contraception, STI testing and other health services.On Monday, nine state affiliates of Planned Parenthood that receive money from the federal government through Title X, a family planning program, got notices saying their funding was being "temporarily withheld."The publication said that the letter, which was provided by Planned Parenthood, pointed toward "possible violations" of

A man accused of firebombing a Tesla dealership in Colorado is facing federal charges, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Monday. Cooper Jo Fredrick, 24, was arrested in Plano, Texas, on suspicion of attacking a Tesla dealership on March 7 in Loveland, Colo., Bondi said. "Let this be a warning. You can run, but you cannot hide," Bondi said in a video message. "Justice is coming."FBI LAUNCHES TASK FORCE TO CRACK DOWN ON VIOLENT TESLA ATTACKS, MITIGATE THREATSFrederick, a resident of Fort Collins, Colo., allegedly ignited an incendiary device and hurled it at the dealership, narrowly missing several parked vehicles. The device landed

The Department of Homeland Security will no longer participate in naturalization ceremonies in state, county, and city venues in localities that have adopted sanctuary policies, which limit local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement efforts.Leadership at U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) told employees at every field office in a Monday email that the agency will no longer participate in such events. "USCIS will not participate with these state/local entities for administrative ceremonies and instead will host the ceremonies at our offices, privately-owned venues, or other federally owned/operated spaces," the directive states. "If an entity located in a sanctuary city

The Department of Education recently announced a "comprehensive review" of federal contracts and government-funded grants at Harvard University, which is part of an investigation to eliminate antisemitism on campuses.The efforts, on behalf of the Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, are being launched in accordance with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Its primary goal is to "eliminat anti-Semitic harassment on college campuses," which has proliferated amid the Israel-Hamas war and pro-Palestinian protests at universities.In a press release on Monday, the Department of Education said that over $255.6 million in contracts

A Palestinian man protesting Hamas, the terror group that rules the Gaza Strip, was fatally tortured, with his body left on his family's doorstep as a warning to others who are thinking of publicly opposing the organization. Uday Al Rabay, 22, was beaten and died after participating in an anti-Hamas protest in the Palestinian territories last week, said a senior officer affiliated with the opposition Fatah party, The New York Post reported.IRAN'S KHAMENEI WARNS OF 'STRONG BLOW' AS TRUMP THREATENS TO DROP BOMBS, PUTIN SILENT ON US IRE"Uday was martyred by the criminals of Hamas. And what’s his crime? He told

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to protect Americans from "exploitive ticket scalping" in the concert and entertainment industry, Fox News Digital has learned. The president’s executive order will direct the Federal Trade Commission to work with the attorney general to ensure that competition laws are enforced in the concert and entertainment industry. The order will also enforce the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) act and promote its enforcement by state consumer protection authorities. The president’s order will also ensure price transparency at all stages of the ticket-purchasing process, including through the secondary ticketing market; and will evaluate, and,

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin is shuttering the Biden-era EPA museum located near the White House that "scarcely" saw visitors since it opened in 2024, Fox News Digital learned. Zeldin announced Monday afternoon that the National Environmental Museum and Education Center, which opened last year under the Biden administration, will shutter after costing taxpayers millions to build and subsequently drew a lackluster number of visitors. "The scarcely visited museum cost a whopping $4 million taxpayer dollars to build in accordance with Smithsonian standards and more than $600,000 annually to operate," the EPA said of the museum in Monday comment provided to

The field of medicine has undergone significant changes since the COVID-19 pandemic, with the biggest breakthrough right at our fingertips: telemedicine.  While it may feel like a "normal" part of healthcare now, connected technology dominated how Americans saw doctors during the pandemic. "Before the pandemic, virtual care was available, but it was not widely used. Now telemedicine is mainstream," says Dr. Michael Aziz, an Attending Physician at New York's Lenox Hill Hospital. According to one study, telemedicine encounters increased 766% in the first three months of the COVID outbreak. And while use of the 2-D technology has tapered off, Dr. Aziz,

UConn Huskies women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers has performed at a high level during the NCAA Tournament and most recently scored 40 points in a Sweet 16 game against Oklahoma.Anyone who had been following Bueckers since the beginning of her collegiate career knows that games like the one against the Sooners were par for the course. She dropped 34 points against South Dakota State in the second round as well.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBut her popularity has yet to skyrocket like Caitlin Clark’s when the sharpshooter was winning games at Iowa and setting NCAA records in scoring.

From "The Godfather" to "The Sopranos," mobsters and their families have been the subject of American fiction for generations. Now, two new programs promise to take a deep dive into the true stories of real kingpins of underground crime.Fox News senior correspondent Eric Shawn hosts both "Frank Costello: The Real Life Godfather" and "Mob Mentality: Louis Ferrante," two new documentaries streaming exclusively on Fox Nation that take subscribers into the lives of infamous crime bosses.Costello, known as the "Prime Minister of the Underworld," was a symbol of organized crime in New York City during the 20th century. Considered to be

The Trump administration is breaking all modern presidential staffing records since taking office in January, bringing in "thousands of America-First warriors" to fight for President Donald Trump’s agenda, the head of presidential personnel told Fox News Digital. "My Administration is breaking all modern Presidential Staffing Records since taking Office on January 20th," Trump posted Friday on his Truth Social. "The Presidential Personnel Office has made over 2,200 offers, all accepted, to exceptionally qualified Candidates, who are helping us MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN." TRUMP ORDERS CABINET SECRETARIES TO WORK WITH DOGE ON STAFFING, USE A 'SCALPEL' ON PERSONNEL DECISIONSTrump added, "We have sent

A new animated series from Disney-owned Pixar, "Win or Lose," features a character who makes a Christian prayer. Original plans to have a transgender character in the same show were scrapped. The first episode in the new series, "Coach's Kid," shows "Laurie" bowing her head in prayer ahead of a game, according to The Christian Post. "Dear Heavenly Father, please give me strength … I just want to catch a ball or get a hit," Laurie says in the scene. "I promise I'll be good, and I, uh, won't do that thing again." DISNEY DROPS TRANSGENDER STORYLINE FROM UPCOMING ANIMATED PIXAR SHOW 'WIN

French politician Marine Le Pen and eight other members of her right-wing party were found guilty of embezzling public funds on Monday, and she herself was barred from running for public office.The French court did not immediately announce how long Le Penn will be ineligible for office, and she stormed out of the courtroom before he finished reading her sentence. She is a top candidate to run for president in 2027, and Le Pen has said that prohibiting her from running in that election would be "political death."Le Pen has argued that such a sentence would also effectively disenfranchise her

The Israeli military issued evacuation orders on Monday for most of Rafah and suggested it may soon launch another ground operation in the city after its ceasefire with Hamas ended.The evacuation orders appeared to cover almost all the city and nearby areas. The military ordered civilians to head to Mawasi, where tent camps were set up along the coast."The IDF is returning to intense operations to dismantle the capabilities of the terrorist organizations in these areas," a spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces wrote on X. "For your safety, move immediately to the shelters in Al Mawasi."Earlier this month, Israel