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A South Carolina man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat in 2001 was executed by firing squad early Friday evening – a method used for the first time in 15 years in the U.S.Brad Sigmon, 67, was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. after being shot by three volunteer prison employees at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, according to the Associated Press.Sigmon, who previously admitted to killing the couple because his ex-girlfriend refused to get back to him, was blindfolded and strapped to a chair with a target on his chest.TEXAS DEATH ROW INMATE MOUTHS

The standoff between six-time Pro Bowler Myles Garrett and the Cleveland Browns reached new heights this week as reports surfaced about a meeting that ultimately did not happen. Last month, the star pass rusher recently informed the Browns of his desire to be traded to another team. Garrett then asked to meet with Browns owner Jimmy Haslam. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBut according to NFL Network, Haslam rejected the offer to meet with Garrett. Haslam then pointed Garrett in the direction of Browns general manager Andrew Barry, per Cleveland.com.MYLES GARRETT NEXT TEAM ODDS: BROWNS FAVORED TO RETAIN STAR DE,

Roy Cooper, the former governor of North Carolina, took a swipe at former Carolina Hurricanes winger Mikko Rantanen after Rantanen was traded Friday. Rantanen, 28, played in just 13 games with the Hurricanes after they acquired him from the Colorado Avalanche in January, scoring just two goals during his brief stint.After an interesting debacle with a long-term contract in Carolina, the Hurricanes made a second trade, this time sending Rantanen to the Dallas Stars, the team with which he ultimately signed a long-term extension with.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Bad turnover, Mikko. You would have loved it here but

Christina Haack has drawn a boundary when it comes to romantic relationships after three failed marriages.During the season finale of the first season of her show, "The Flip Off," the 41-year-old HGTV star briefly discussed her relationship with her estranged husband, Josh Hall, with Jeff Lewis, this week’s guest judge."You know, obviously you’re a very attractive, successful woman," Lewis told her on the show. "I’m sure you’re going to date a lot. … Do we have to marry them all?""No, no. No more marriages," Haack responded, according to People.HGTV STAR CHRISTINA HAACK REGRETS NOT GETTING PRENUP, WISHES SHE 'NEVER MARRIED'

Country music singer-songwriter Ingrid Andress broke her silence for the first time on Thursday, nearly a year after she admitted herself to rehab following her admission that she had been "drunk" during her controversial national anthem performance at the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby.Andress, 33, appeared on "The Viall Files" podcast this week to discuss the fallout from her performance and what transpired just before she took the field at Globe Life Field in Arlington in mid-July. "That day started as a very – what seemed like a normal day," Andress recalled. "At that point, like that day, I knew that I was

A California Democrat said he was "politely chased down" by a flight attendant at an airport this week who told him his colleagues looked "heartless" for not standing for Devarjaye "DJ" Daniel, the 13-year-old boy with cancer who was honored during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress. Rep. Ro Khanna said the interaction with the flight attendant, whom he identified as Jim Barrett, unfolded in Chicago. "Sir, I am a Democrat but the way the party behaved was embarrassing. Made us look heartless. I don't care who is up there, you stand for the boy with cancer," Khanna recalled Barrett as saying.

FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration announced Friday that it will rescind more than $400 million in federal grants to Columbia University, citing concerns over rising antisemitism on campus and the school's failure to address it.Earlier this week, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Education (DoED), and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced the initiation of a "comprehensive review" of more than $5 billion in federal grant money that goes to Columbia, "in light of ongoing investigations for potential violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act" related to antisemitism on campus. It has only been four

President Donald Trump threatened to impose "large scale" sanctions against Russia after the country carried out a massive attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said he was "strongly considering" sanctions and tariffs "until a ceasefire and final settlement agreement on peace is reached."National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told reporters that Trump is ready to use carrots or sticks" to bring both Russia and Ukraine to the table. When asked by Fox News Channel Senior White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich for more details on what could be sanctioned, Hassett simply said there are