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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy elaborated on how recent airline tragedies have given the department a "focus" on increased future safety.Duffy announced his plan in February to "supercharge" the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s air traffic controllers after numerous fatal plane crashes over the past two months."All of the crashes that have happened over the course of our first two weeks in office — they have nothing to do with air traffic control specifically, but it's given us a focus," Duffy said Saturday on "My View with Lara Trump."TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SEAN DUFFY TO ‘STREAMLINE’ FAA HIRING PROCESS AMID AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SHORTAGEThe

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday he will not negotiate a nuclear deal with the U.S., citing demands about the country's missile range and influence.In a series of posts on X, Khamenei called the U.S. government "coercive," claiming negotiations are only a means to impose new demands."Such negotiations aren't aimed at solving issues," Khamenei wrote. "Their aim is to exert their dominance and impose what they want."He added the "demands" relate to the country's defense and international capabilities.TRUMP REINSTATES ‘MAXIMUM PRESSURE’ CAMPAIGN AGAINST IRAN "Telling us not to do this, not to meet that person, not to go there,

Tesla car owners, dealerships and charging stations have been targeted nationwide in protest against electric carmaker CEO Elon Musk and his involvement with the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which aims to slash wasteful spending and fraud within the federal government.An Oregon Tesla dealership, located 10 miles south of Portland, was targeted by gunshots Thursday, damaging multiple cars and shattering windows, The Associated Press reported.Earlier this month, a man was arrested after Molotov cocktails were thrown at a Tesla dealership in Salem, Oregon, the Salem Statesman-Journal reported.WHITE HOUSE UNLEASHES ON ‘ROGUE BUREAUCRATS’ AFTER AGENCY HEAD RESFUSES DOGE ENTRY

Geno Smith will reportedly switch from a Seahawks uniform to the Raiders silver and black next season. On Friday, multiple reports surfaced saying Seattle agreed to trade the 34-year-old quarterback to Las Vegas.The Raiders sent a third-round pick in next month's NFL Draft to the Seahawks in exchange for Smith, ESPN reported. The transaction would end Smith's six-year run with the Seahawks. He was the primary starter for three of those seasons and earned Pro Bowl honors twice.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMSmith took to social media shortly after he discovered his name was linked to the blockbuster trade reports."God

The NCAA tournament is right around the corner, but madness in March has already begun.No. 7 Alabama defeated top-ranked Auburn, 93-91, on the road with an overtime buzzer-beater Saturday in a regular-season finale.Mark Sears drove toward the paint and hit a floater as the clock expired to give the Crimson Tide a huge victory. Sears had just nine points, but he scored the most important two.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMDick Vitale was on the call and delivered his patented "Are you serious?" Vitale returned to the broadcast booth this season after battling cancer.It was sweet revenge for

A recent study from the University of California, San Francisco, indicates that pre-teens with greater exposure to certain types of tech use could be at a higher risk of developing manic symptoms.Published in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, the study analyzed a nationwide sample of 9,243 children in the U.S. between 10 and 11 years old.Young people who spent more time engaged with social media, texting, videos and video games were more likely to have "inflated self-esteem, decreased need for sleep, distractibility, rapid speech, racing thoughts and impulsivity — behaviors characteristic of manic episodes, a key feature of

"Real Time" host Bill Maher took a swipe at Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Tx., widely seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party, for talking like a "podcaster" instead of a political leader. Crockett went viral this week for comments she made bashing President Trump's address to Congress."This is not America. This is a terrible nightmare. Somebody slap me and wake me the f--- up because I'm ready to get on with it," Crockett said. REP. JASMINE CROCKETT CALLS PRESIDENT TRUMP AN ‘ENEMY OF THE UNITED STATES'Those comments didn't sit well with Maher. "And here's Jasmine Crockett, who is, I thought, a big

Pope Francis has apparently shown "slight improvement" and is responding well to ongoing oxygen therapy, according to a statement from the Vatican. The 88-year-old pontiff has been in the hospital since Feb. 14, when he was admitted for respiratory issues that were later found to be bilateral pneumonia.Doctors are keeping the pope’s prognosis under wraps as they continue to evaluate his condition.On Thursday, the pope recorded a message thanking those who had been praying for his recovery. The recording was "clearly an effort for him," Vatican sources said, pointing out that the noise from the pope’s oxygen machine could be heard