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The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) is the latest state sports organization to capitulate to President Donald Trump's recent executive order preventing trans athletes from competing in girls' sports. The WIAA announced Wednesday an update to its policies that stated only athletes "designated as females at birth" would be allowed to compete in girls' sports. "Today the WIAA Board of Control voted to update the organization's policy regarding student-athlete eligibility – affirming its compliance with federal directives that only students designated as females at birth will be allowed to participate in girls competitions," WIAA executive director Stephanie Hauser said in a statement.

A pet shop in New Jersey has been subjected to a series of crimes in recent weeks, with an expensive bird stolen from the business in one case and another leaving the owner shot in the face with a crossbow arrow.Authorities on Tuesday arrested 53-year-old Raymond M. Carey, from Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, on charges, including attempted murder, after allegedly shooting the business owner in the face with a crossbow, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement. The victim has been identified as Katarina Rukavishnikova, the owner of Birds by Joe 2 on Route 46 in Saddle Brook, New

The Israeli government has received confirmation on the identities of the deceased hostages due to be released from Gaza on Thursday.The Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters confirmed the names of Shiri Bibas and her two children, as well as Oded Lifshitz, a journalist and peace activist. All four were murdered while in Hamas custody."We received the heart-shattering news that Shiri Bibas, her children Ariel and Kfir, and Oded Lifshitz are no longer with us. This news cuts like a knife through our hearts, the families’ hearts and the hearts of people all over the world," the organization wrote.Prime Minister

ESPN broadcaster Sean McDonough, who will be inside the booth for Thursday’s 4 Nations Face-Off championship game, is calling on Team USA fans to be "better than that," referring to the anticipation that fans will retaliate against Canada for booing the American national anthem during the tournament. During an appearance on WEEI on Tuesday, the veteran play-by-play commentator said he hopes the home crowd will help support Team USA as they take on Canada in the final in Boston on Thursday night.  "I hope the home crowd has a lot to do with it. I hope it helps spur on Team USA." CLICK HERE FOR

Blake Lively has filed an amended complaint against her "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni that documents a slew of new details in addition to her original claims of sexual harassment, retaliation, and infliction of emotional distress. In the 141-page complaint that was filed late Tuesday in New York federal court, Lively claims there are two other actresses involved with the film that are willing and prepared to detail their own experiences with Baldoni that made them "uncomfortable on set.""Ms. Lively has filed an amended complaint today that provides significant additional evidence and corroboration of her original claims," Lively's attorneys

Marine experts have given up hope of rescuing more than 150 false killer whales that stranded on a remote beach on Australia’s island state of Tasmania, officials said on Wednesday.Experts including veterinarians were at the scene near the Arthur River on Tasmania’s northwestern coast where 157 whales were discovered on an exposed surf beach on Tuesday afternoon, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment said.Unfavorable ocean and weather conditions, which prevented the whales from being rescued on Wednesday, were forecast to persist for days, incident controller Shelley Graham said.'I THOUGHT I WAS DEAD': KAYAKER GETS SWALLOWED BY HUMPBACK WHALE IN

Kim Jones, a former All-American collegiate tennis player and co-founder of the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS), had a message for President Donald Trump amid criticism that the NCAA’s new policy on transgender athletes still has loopholes.The president signed an executive order prohibiting biological males from competing in women’s sports. The NCAA followed up the next day, reversing its policy on trans inclusion in women’s sports.Jones called on Trump to get the NCAA to rewrite its policy again.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Call the NCAA back to the table and tell them to put the policy in

Samantha Busch, the wife of NASCAR star Kyle Busch, was in tears on Tuesday as she learned President Donald Trump signed an executive order to "aggressively" make in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other treatments more affordable.For Busch, the order hit home for her.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMShe and her husband run the Bundle of Joy Fund, which attempts to help families remove the financial burdens of getting fertility treatments. The organization has awarded 144 grants with nearly $2 million in funds granted and 100 babies born.Busch expressed her excitement in an emotional video posted on Instagram."I’m in

Pope Francis slept well and ate breakfast on Wednesday morning after he was diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs, according to the Vatican.Matteo Bruni, a spokesperson for the Vatican, said Francis had a peaceful fifth night in Rome's Gemelli hospital."He had a tranquil night, woke up and had breakfast," the spokesperson said.The Vatican said Tuesday that Francis, who had the upper lobe of his right lung removed when he was young, had been diagnosed with pneumonia in both his lungs and that laboratory tests, chest X-ray and the pope's clinical condition "continue to present a complex picture."POPE FRANCIS DIAGNOSED WITH