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Lawrence Taylor, one of the top defensive players in NFL history, almost quit football in high school. But his dad wouldn’t let him. Taylor, 66, talked about nearly quitting football during an appearance on OutKick’s "Maintaining with Tyrus." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I thought it was too much. Like I said, when I went out for football in my junior year, I wanted to quit. And … my dad looked at me, ‘You’re not going to quit,’" Taylor recalled. "And then once I started to get it a little bit, he told me, ‘Hey, you got to be better than the

New York City mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration after the federal government secretly revoked more than $80 million in funding for the city's migrant shelters.Counsel for the Adams administration sent a letter Friday to city Comptroller Brad Lander saying that the city’s Law Department planned to take legal action by the end of next week to have the $80.5 million in FEMA payments taken earlier this week returned, according to the New York Post. Lander is running against Adams in June's Democrat primary election for the city's mayor."The Law Department is

Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's refusal to head to mediation for their legal dispute could show what the "It Ends With Us" stars are really fighting for.Baldoni and Lively "may go all the way to trial" if one of them won't eventually agree to an apology and retract claims, a legal expert told Fox News Digital."Mediation is a good idea when the parties want to explore settlement," former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani explained. "Here, Lively and Baldoni dislike one another, are trying the case in the media and are nowhere near settlement."In fact, this case is more about sending a

Tommy Doyle is now a former football player at the age of 26.The Buffalo Bills offensive lineman announced Friday he's retiring due to "permanent" injuries.Doyle has not appeared in a game since Week 3 of the 2022 season, and an injury he sustained during the 2023 preseason left him with nerve damage.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"At this point, with the calendar and the healing process, it looks as though it's permanent. I'm just unable to play football at a high level, and it's time. When you know, you know," Doyle said.Doyle tore an ACL in 2022."I was

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced on Friday that the department has terminated nearly 80 contracts, including for a Brazilian forest and gender consultant and a Central American gender assessment consultant.Rollins said the 78 contracts active under the Biden administration totaled more than $132 million, and more than 1,000 contracts are still under review for potential termination.The findings come after a review from the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency, which Rollins said will help the Agriculture Department to stop wasteful spending."I welcome DOGE’s efforts at USDA because we know that its work makes us better, stronger, faster, and more

Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha argued that President Trump’s popularity can be explained by the fact he embraces the policies Democrats once stood for.Many Democrats, still reeling from Trump’s victory in November, are still trying to figure out how their party lost to somebody as controversial as Trump. CNN’s "Laura Coates Live" featured a segment on Friday where the host and her guests took questions from callers about American politics. One caller inquired, "My question is, Donald Trump is a very scary guy, what makes him so popular?"CARVILLE ADMITS TRUMP'S FAST PACE IS LEAVING DEMOCRATS REELING: ‘WE ARE OVERWHELMED’"This is my favorite question,"

A fiery pileup inside a tunnel on Interstate 80 in Wyoming left at least two dead with five others injured late Friday morning. Fire and smoke billowed from the tunnel as people ran for safety. Several outlets reported that its structural integrity had been threatened. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE VICTIMS OF THE PHILADELPHIA CRASHThe Wyoming Department of Transportation said on social media that geologists and bridge engineers with its team were "en route to assess the tunnel infrastructure."The crash happened around 11:37 a.m. in the westbound Green River Tunnel, which caused a fire inside the tunnel, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol. COLLEGE

A California woman was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison after she was arrested on a weapons charge and found with heroin-filled Bibles addressed to inmates in state prisons. Lucresia Stone-Rojas, 46, was initially arrested Nov. 12, 2023, after a license plate reader identified a stolen Porsche in El Cajon. During a traffic stop, authorities found a loaded 9mm Walther handgun and ammunition, the Justice Department said.  Because she has previous felony convictions, Stone-Rojas was federally charged with unlawful possession of a gun. She wasn't charged for the stolen vehicle. SHERIFF SAYS DRUGS ARE FUELING CRIME CRISIS IN CALIFORNIAOVERSEAS METH SENT

Philadelphia officials estimated more than 1 million people would gather for the Eagles' Super Bowl victory parade. On Friday, a sea of fans wearing Eagles green lined Philly's Broad Street to take in the festivities.The Eagles' defense delivered a strong performance, sacking Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes six times and forcing two interceptions en route to a 40-22 victory Sunday in New Orleans. Five days later, supporters got a chance to cheer on the team in their hometown.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe scene appeared to leave star running back Saquon Barkley in awe."You can't use words to describe

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the Elon Musk-led group tasked with eliminating wasteful spending, on Friday said it found $1.9 billion that was misplaced by the Biden administration. The funds were from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and have been recovered. "$1.9 billion of HUD money was just recovered after being misplaced during the Biden administration due to a broken process. These funds were earmarked for the administration of financial services, but were no longer needed," a DOGE post on X stated.THROUGH THE EPA, WE CAN PURSUE ENERGY DOMINANCE, LEE ZELDIN SAYS | FOX NEWS VIDEOHUD Secretary Scott

The City of Brotherly Love hosted its second Super Bowl victory parade Friday. A huge contingent of Philadelphia Eagles fans gathered along the parade route that stretched down Broad Street, the city's famous thoroughfare. Eagles players, coaches and executives, gathered atop floats and waved to supporters. Some players, including Saquon Barkley, opted for closer interactions with the fans at certain points of the parade. As Barkley walked along the street, he spotted the team's ball boy.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAfter greeting the ball boy, Barkley used a bear hug to help him get over a barricade and onto the parade

A New York City councilwoman is proposing legislation that would shield the addresses of certain migrant shelters serving new arrivals from the public amid the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. Councilwoman Julie Won, who represents a portion of Queens, introduced the bill on Thursday. Under the proposal, it would "prohibit any mayoral agency or office that operates emergency or temporary shelter facilities exclusively serving new arrivals from publicly disclosing the address or location," Won wrote on Instagram. The location of such facilities would be publicly disclosed if a warrant were issued or otherwise required by law.BONDI ANNOUNCES NEW LAWSUITS AGAINST STATES

A 104-year-old woman named Loretta spent her birthday in jail last week — at her request — fulfilling a dream she's had for years. "Our new friend, Loretta, came by the Sheriff's Office today to have her 104th birthday wish granted!" said a Feb. 10 post on Facebook by the Livingston County Sheriff's Office."She celebrated her 104th birthday on February 8th," the post noted.WOMAN CELEBRATES 106TH BIRTHDAY WITH FIREBALL WHISKY SHOT: 'A LOT OF FUN'Livingston County is located in the Finger Lakes region of New York, south of Rochester.The 104-year-old, said the post, is a resident of a local nursing home.

The White House has blocked the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One because the news organization has refrained from renaming the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America."President Trump, on his first day in office, directed the Department of the Interior to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. Companies such as Google have gone along with the change, but the Associated Press has said it would continue to call the body of water by its original name. The decision has irked White House officials, who have blocked AP reporters from events

The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has released the names of the three hostages set to be freed Saturday, including American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen, following days of concern that a ceasefire deal with Israel could collapse. Russian-Israeli Alexander Troufanov and Argentine-Israeli Yair Horn, who along with Dekel-Chen were abducted by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7, 2023, will also be released on Saturday, which will mark 497 days in captivity.Dekel-Chen is the second American to be released by Hamas since President Donald Trump re-entered office, following the release of Keith Siegel on Feb. 1. FORMER HAMAS HOSTAGE'S MOM SAYS DAUGHTER WAS FORCED

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters on Friday that "the reality of U.S. troops in Ukraine is unlikely," but insisted that there was "no daylight" between himself and Vice President JD Vance.In a bilateral press conference with Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Hegseth touched on the possibility of U.S. troops going into Ukraine. At first, he appeared to shut down the idea, but then he seemed to not take it entirely off the table. Hegseth added that he would "never put constraints around what the President of the United States would be willing to negotiate with the

FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are taking steps to repeal the "climate-crazed" Biden administration's tax credit for electric vehicles (EVs) that "ran up the bill on the American people to the tune of billions of dollars," Fox News Digital learned exclusively.Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, on Friday will introduce the Eliminating Lavish Incentives to Electric Vehicles Act, a bill that aims to eliminate the Biden-era tax credit for new and used EVs and slash "woke and wasteful spending.""Under President Biden and the most climate-crazed administration in the history of our country, Democrats ran up the bill on the American people to

Taylor Swift's home-cooked meal was not enjoyed by Travis Kelce's sister-in-law, but it was not due to Swift's cooking.During a recent episode of the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, host Alex Cooper asked Kylie Kelce if she and her husband, Jason Kelce, had ever gone out with Taylor and Travis.Kylie went into detail about the pair's double-date and explained that she could not get herself to eat Swift's meal."Technically, yes, it was at home," Kylie began. "This is gonna sound terrible, but I didn't really eat the meal. I didn’t really eat the meal because I was eight weeks pregnant."TAYLOR SWIFT,

The Trump presidency’s effect on the "integrity and point of view" of filmmakers is a question "hanging over all American filmmakers," a longtime director claimed on Thursday.Berlin International Film Festival jury president Todd Haynes warned reporters during a press conference that people are in a "state of particular crisis right now in the U.S. but also globally," from the start of President Donald Trump’s second term."I think everyone I know in the U.S. and friends abroad are witnessing this barrage of actions in the first three weeks of the Trump administration with tremendous concern, shock," Haynes said."I think that’s been

An alleged drone struck the protective shell covering the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine early Friday, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pointing the finger at Russia. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported on X that overnight Thursday, the IAEA team at the Chornobyl site heard an explosion coming from the New Safe Confinement.The site protects the remains of the nuclear reactor that exploded in Chernobyl in 1986 and was reportedly set ablaze after an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) struck the NSC roof. Zelenskyy said initial assessments show "the damage to the shelter is significant." Zelenskyy took to X stating that

EXCLUSIVE: Senate Majority Leader John Thune is getting a tough job done."Senate Republicans have been committed to getting President Trump's nominees through," Thune, who's been on the job steering the Senate for six weeks, told Fox News in an exclusive national digital interview.Thune was interviewed ahead of Brooke Rollins's confirmation as secretary of agriculture, which brought to 16 the number of Trump nominees approved by the Senate.Only 11 Cabinet nominees were approved by this date eight years ago during Trump's first term in the White House.SENATE CONFIRMS ANOTHER CONTROVERSIAL TRUMP CABINET NOMINEEAnd on this date four years ago, the Senate

As Vice President JD Vance leaves Paris after urging Europe to reduce regulations and promote AI innovation, that effort is already in jeopardy. A series of quiet maneuvers by the Biden administration, major technology incumbents and a government-funded nonprofit called the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) threatens to impose sweeping AI regulations in American states — even after President Donald Trump revoked the previous administration’s restrictive framework. On January 23, Trump signed Executive Order 14179, "Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence," replacing Biden’s command-and-control approach with a pro-innovation mandate to defend U.S. AI leadership against rivals like China. But remnants

Vice President JD Vance on Thursday reportedly warned that the U.S. wouldn’t rule out tough sanctions or even potential military action against Russia if President Vladimir Putin didn’t come to the negotiating table on a deal that would guarantee peace for Ukraine. In speaking with The Wall Street Journal, which was the first to report on Vance’s comments, the vice president said sending U.S. troops to Ukraine was "on the table" if Russia failed to negotiate in good faith. Vance said there are "economic tools of leverage there are, of course, military tools of leverage" that the U.S. could use against Putin. "I

A federal judge late Thursday issued an order compelling the Trump administration to lift its three-week funding freeze on U.S. foreign aid.Judge Amir Ali issued the order Thursday in U.S. district court in Washington in a lawsuit brought by two health organizations that receive U.S. funding for programs abroad.In his order, Ali noted that the Trump administration argued it had to shut down funding for the thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development aid programs abroad to conduct a thorough review of each program and whether it should be eliminated.TRUMP TEMPORARILY THWARTED IN DOGE MISSION TO END USAIDBut the judge

EXCLUSIVE: The home of former San Jose State University assistant volleyball coach Melissa Batie-Smoose was shot at on Monday night in Scotts Valley, California, Batie-Smoose and local police have told Fox News Digital. Scotts Valley Police Department Captain Scott Garner told Fox News Digital that officers have determined that the weapon used was a pellet gun, and it is being investigated as an act of vandalism. The pellet has been recovered by police. Nobody was harmed and no suspect or motive has been determined. The investigation is ongoing. "We're following up with some neighbors just to see what we can find out,"