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It was one Christmas visitor that didn’t overstay its welcome.A Burmese python that had been spotted in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was removed just days before Christmas after a resident out for a walk located the snake hiding inside an areca palm next to a home and contacted a local snake wrangler.The snake’s removal came after neighbors grew increasingly concerned about its proximity to homes, pets and children as the holidays approached.Video from the scene captured stunned reactions from nearby residents as the python was pulled from the palm tree."Oh gosh, oh my gosh," an unidentified woman can be heard gasping

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is pushing back against claims from Senate Democrats that 2025 has become the deadliest year in decades for immigrants held in federal custody. In a post to X on Saturday, DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin slammed allegations made by the Senate Judiciary Democrats’ account, which claimed "30 immigrants have died in ICE custody since Donald Trump took office, making 2025 the deadliest year in ICE detention since the early 2000s."McLaughlin swiftly fired back, accusing Senate Democrats of "trying to twist data to smear ICE law enforcement.""There has been NO spike in deaths.

Two Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies were caught on camera rescuing two paragliders from drowning on Friday after they fell in the fog-covered ocean near Malibu.Bodycan footage from one of the deputies showed them racing into action after responding to a call of two victims in distress, with authorities yelling to the paragliders to "Hang on!""Without hesitation and fully aware of the danger, LA County Sheriff's Department Deputies Matkin and Grigoryan removed their department-issued gear and jumped in the water," the sheriff's department said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital. The deputies swam out roughly 75 feet to a man

A U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Special Reaction Team (MSRT) assisted by the U.S. Navy has seized a second oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela Saturday, a U.S. official confirms to Fox News. The operation involved a U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Special Reaction Team assisted by the U.S. Navy, marking the latest enforcement action tied to President Donald Trump’s announced blockade of sanctioned oil tankers.BONDI SHARES HEART-POUNDING FOOTAGE OF US SEIZING VENEZUELAN OIL TANKER IN RARE ACTION LAST SEEN IN 2014The seizure comes days after President Donald Trump announced a "total and complete blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving

For problems ranging from dealing with long immigration lines to dead phones, a simple, lightweight item might be the most overlooked airport essential, according to travel experts.It's not a charger, neck pillow or noise-canceling headphones — just a simple pen with blue or black ink.Travelers who assume pens will be available at the airport risk unnecessary delays and frustration because many destinations still require paper immigration and customs forms and writing utensils can be in short supply, Travel + Leisure recently reported.WANT TO AVOID GETTING SICK ON A PLANE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON? MEDICAL EXPERT REVEALS BEST SEATOne travel expert learned

One of the main premises of my new book, "The Miracles Among Us," is that we all experience miracles — we just have to look hard enough to find them, and that they come to us in many different forms, from direct divine intervention to great doctoring to advanced  technology wrapped in a compilation of coincidences. Sadly, despite praying directly to a personal God, there are countless tragedies in which not amount of prayer appears to impact the outcome. As New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan told me, God brings us the miracles He wants us to have, not necessarily the ones

President Donald Trump remembered Greg Biffle as a "great young man" on Friday as he delivered remarks in North Carolina a day after the former NASCAR star and his family members died in a plane crash.Biffle, his wife, their son and his daughter were among the seven who were killed when their plane crashed at Statesville Regional Airport on Thursday morning. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Investigator-In-Charge Dan Baker said the plane took off at approximately 10:05 a.m. ET and began to turn back to the airport five minutes after takeoff.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe plane crashed

Amid backlash over the wide-scale Minnesota Medicaid fraud scandal that has occurred under the leadership of Democratic Governor Tim Walz, some Democrats are dodging responsibility, but others have said Walz should be held accountable. "I think any instance of fraud should be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent, and so the federal government should play an oversight role in federal dollars," Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Md., told Fox News Digital. "States have an obligation though to make sure that they're administering these programs. Any instance should be investigated. Where there's fraud, people should be prosecuted for that fraud."When pressed on whether

Some of Amazon’s most popular gifts this year include Apple’s latest AirPods, a high-tech bird feeder and a temperature-controlled mug warmer. We’ve rounded up dozens more top-rated picks that should arrive in time for Christmas. And for even bigger savings, Amazon has a one-day-only "Super Saturday" sale live right now.If you need more last-minute gifting recommendations, check out our best need-it-now gifts, best gifts for him and her, last-chance stocking suffers and gifts for those impossible to shop for.Anker MagGo iPhone battery pack: $59.49 (34% off)Sony WH-1000XM5 Premium Noise Canceling Headphones: $248 (52% off)Fujifilm Instax mini instant camera: $86 (19% off)Boxbollen Conor