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Deborah Lipstadt, who served as special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism during much of the Biden administration, has indicated that she is "pleased" the Trump administration is seeking to tackle antisemitism."I’m pleased that they’re addressing it, because that’s what I did for the past three years, which was to really push the Biden Administration to seriously address it. So I am very, very pleased that it’s on their agenda," she told the New Yorker. The outlet noted that the conversation with Lipstadt was edited for length and clarity.Emory University announced in December that Lipstadt would return to the higher

The federally indicted mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, is trailing his opponent in the city’s Democratic primary runoff. Unofficial vote totals show state Sen. John Horhn leading two-term Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba 18,493 to 6,246, according to the city clerk’s office. Although absentee votes have not yet been counted, Horhn declared victory in the race. Lumumba, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens II and Jackson City Councilman Aaron Banks are facing charges of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery, honest services wire fraud and money laundering, the Justice Department announced last November. All three have pleaded not guilty. An indictment alleged the three Democrats accepted

FIRST ON FOX – The former social media designer for Fyre Festival says social media is fueling the idolization of scammers and their wild ideas — Fyre Festival 2 being no exception.Oren Aks spoke with Fox News Digital after the apparent postponement of Fyre Festival 2, a do-over version of the original Fyre Festival, which failed in 2017 after promising attendees who paid thousands for tickets a luxurious music festival set in the Bahamas and delivering a ramshackle campsite on the island instead.Fyre Festival 2 was set to take place in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, between May 30 and June

A Fort Worth man is now in police custody after he beat his mother to death during an attempted "exorcism," according to Fort Worth Police.An arrest warrant affidavit says that Fort Worth Police responded to an anonymous caller’s 911 call. The caller claimed they received a photo on Snapchat of a woman on the ground covered in something red, possibly blood, according to Fox 4 in an affidavit. The caller gave the address of the person responsible for the photo and when police got there, 23-year-old Alexander Taylor Valdez answered the door holding a Bible.TEXAS HOMICIDE SUSPECT BECAME OBSESSED WITH COWORKER, MURDERED HER OVER

Shannon Sharpe has found himself in a highly-publicized civil battle after he was accused of sexual assault this week.The football Hall of Famer turned national television star was accused of assault, sexual assault, battery and sexual battery. He was also accused of engaging "in the intentional infliction of emotional distress," with his accuser seeking $50 million in damages.The situation has already gotten extremely ugly, with Sharpe calling the allegations a "shakedown" while he and his legal team released sexually explicit messages the woman had allegedly sent him over time. The woman is being represented by Tony Buzbee, who represented two

Pro-Israel Cornell University students are slamming their school for hosting an upcoming concert featuring a famous anti-Israel R&B artist.As reported by The Washington Free Beacon, outraged students signed a petition calling on Cornell to un-invite musician Kehlani from performing at the school’s annual "Slope Day" concert on May 7. Kehlani has shared multiple anti-Israel messages in her music and on her social media pages in recent years, including a call for an "intifada.""The fact that the university would allow for students to bring in a performer with views that actively call for violence to an event where she is supposed

Mike Patrick, a 36-year play-by-play announcer for ESPN, died of natural causes on Sunday. Patrick was 80 years old. Patrick’s doctor, as well as the City of Clarksburg, West Virginia, confirmed the longtime broadcaster’s death on Tuesday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAfter starting his career in 1982, Patrick became well known as the voice of ESPN’s "Sunday Night Football," a role he starred in for 18 years. He began that job in 1987, calling some of the best in NFL primetime until 2005. He was in the booth with former NFL quarterback Joe Theismann, and then Paul Maguire. LONGTIME NHL GOALIE, BROADCASTER

Rep. Vince Fong, R-Calif., is one of the many voices sounding the alarm about a recent oil refinery closure announcement having a greater impact on American wallets.Valero Energy Corp. announced that it will likely close its Benicia refinery near San Francisco in April 2026, putting more than 400 jobs in jeopardy."We understand the impact that this may have on our employees, business partners, and community, and will continue to work with them through this period," Lane Riggs, chair, CEO and president of Valero, said in a news release on April 16.Fong said the state’s energy policies are making it tough

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., referred former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to President Donald Trump's Justice Department for criminal prosecution. Cuomo – the Democratic scion now considered the current frontrunner in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary in June – was first referred to the Biden Justice Department for criminal prosecution in October 2024. Former Rep. Brad Wenstrup, then-chairman of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, said Cuomo made "multiple criminally false statements" to Congress about his handling of the 2020 COVID-19 nursing home death scandal. In a new letter to Attorney General