Eric Adams drops out of NYC mayoral race as Mamdani gains ground

New York City Mayor Eric Adams dropped out of the city’s mayoral race on Sunday, halting his re-election campaign just five weeks before Election Day.

Adams announced his decision in a nearly nine-minute video posted on social media, offering no clues about his plans after leaving office.

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"It’s been an honor to be your mayor," Adams said in his announcement, as he highlighted what he described as achievements related to crime reduction, housing affordability and economic recovery during his time in office.

"And yet despite all that we have achieved, I cannot continue my re-election campaign," he said, adding that he was unable to raise the funds for a "serious campaign." 

The move followed weeks of speculation he might clear the way for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a contest where Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, has gained momentum.

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Adams has also trailed both Mamdani and Cuomo significantly in campaign fundraising and spending. 

Mamdani and Cuomo's campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Adams' exit comes as New York City eyes the potential election of 33-year-old democratic socialist upstart Mamdani.

Mamdani's ascent has drawn national notice: President Donald Trump told reporters earlier this month he’d "like to see two people drop out" of the NYC mayoral race to improve the chances of beating Mamdani.

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The Trump administration has slammed Mamdani’s economic agenda, casting it as a threat to business and growth. The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Mamdani has placed affordability at the center of his campaign to lead America’s largest city, pitching ideas such as free buses, city-owned grocery stores, and rent freezes for tenants in rent-stabilized apartments. 

Those proposals have energized progressive voters but rattled Wall Street, where executives warn they could drive investment out of New York and weaken the city’s tax base.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that Mamdani’s proposals risk driving New York City into financial crisis, warning that if the city turns to Washington for a bailout, it won’t receive one.

"You can’t enact policies like this and expect to be bailed out," Bessent said during an interview with FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo on "Mornings with Maria."

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"And are you going to give them that bailout?" Bartiromo pressed.

"It will be the same thing that Gerald Ford said. Drop dead," Bessent said.

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Trump officials ask Supreme Court to uphold ban on birthright citizenship

The Trump administration asks the court to clear the way for the order, which has faced a series of legal challenges.

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Hungarian official touts 'golden age' of US relationship, credits Trump with boosting NATO and investment

UNITED NATIONS — A Hungarian official sat down with Fox News Digital at the United Nations this week as his country is poised to follow the U.S. in declaring Antifa a terrorist organization. He said the move highlights the strengthening ties between the U.S. and Hungary now that the Biden administration has ended.

"I think this is another issue which shows that the current Trump administration and the government of Prime Minister [Viktor] Orbán are close to each other when it comes to major political issues," Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told Fox News Digital. "It was obvious that we do consider Antifa as an extremist organization, spreading an extremism ideology based on which they encourage their members and activists to attack innocent people. And this is simply unacceptable."

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a strong ally of President Donald Trump, said in a radio interview on Sept. 19 that it was time for Budapest to follow "the American model," according to The Associated Press.

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Szijjártó also referenced an incident in 2023 in which Antifa activists assaulted individuals who they believed to be part of a far-right event in Budapest, the AP.

The outlet noted that one of the alleged assailants was Italian Antifascist activist Ilaria Salis, who has since become a member of the European Parliament, giving her immunity from prosecution. Szijjártó told Fox News Digital it was a "shame" that Hungary could not take legal action against her.

"The European Parliament has proved again that it is a super over-ideologized and over-politicized body [ruled] by the extremist, liberal, very aggressive extremist liberal mainstream," he said.

While Hungary has called on the European Union to also declare Antifa a terrorist organization, Szijjártó told Fox News Digital that he has "less hope" that the EU will act. 

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As Hungary faces challenges in Europe, it is seeing an improved relationship with the U.S., with Szijjártó hailing it as a "golden age."

"Under the Democrat administration, we Hungarians were considered as enemies. There was a very hostile approach by the Democrat administration," Szijjártó said, referring to former President Joe Biden's White House. "And since President Trump has been in office, this thing has totally, totally changed … We are basically experiencing the golden age of this U. S.-Hungary relationship."

Hungary also backs Trump’s call for greater NATO spending as the alliance faces renewed pressure over recent incursions into the airspace of Denmark, Estonia and Poland. Some of the incidents have been connected to Russia.

When speaking with Fox News Digital, Szijjártó emphasized Hungary’s view of NATO as "a very important pillar of European security."

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"We do hope that NATO will further strengthen in the future. We have agreed with the approach of President Trump arguing in favor of increasing the share of defense spending of the allies' GDPs," Szijjártó said. 

Amid rising tensions between NATO and Russia, Hungary is uniquely aware of the dire risks of a confrontation between the two parties. 

Hungary shares a border with Ukraine and has witnessed the impact of Kyiv’s war with Russia up close. Szijjártó cautioned that a showdown between NATO and Russia could spark World War III. However, Hungary sees Trump as a likely peacemaker in the region.

"President Trump is the only hope to make peace," Szijjártó told Fox News Digital. He went on to say that the U.S.-Russia talks must continue to get the world to a stable place.

"Whenever there is a civilized, high-level Russia-U.S. engagement, then the security situation of the world is improving. Whenever there is [a] lack of U.S.-Russia talks, then the global security situation deteriorates," Szijjártó said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Luigi Mangione moves to dismiss death penalty, federal case citing Bondi comments

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione are again asking a federal judge in New York to block the Justice Department's attempt to seek the death penalty if he is convicted in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arguing that the government is pursuing capital punishment for political purposes and that top officials have inappropriately discussed the proceedings outside of court.

Mangione, a 27-year-old former Ivy Leaguer from a wealthy Maryland family, allegedly stalked Thompson to New York City, then shot him in the back on a sidewalk just steps from a hotel where the victim was supposed to meet Wall Street investors for a shareholder conference later that morning.

After a photo of the grinning suspect went viral, police found him in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where he was arrested five days after the Dec. 4 ambush.

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In a 118-page motion filed Saturday, Mangione's lawyers accused the Trump administration of using his case to launch the president's renewed push to expand the use of capital punishment and "to demonstrate its loathing of the prior administration" after former President Joe Biden removed 37 out of 40 inmates from the federal death row before leaving office.

"Luigi Mangione is a 27-year-old Italian-American dual citizen whose beautiful, promising life has been derailed," six attorneys for Mangione claimed in the motion. "Born in Maryland into a large, close, loving family, he is now fighting for his life against a government that seeks to execute him."

They also took issue with how Attorney General Pam Bondi has discussed the case and the Justice Department's push for capital punishment online and in the media.

In particular, they singled out a comment she made on "Fox News Sunday" in April: "I was a capital prosecutor. I tried death penalty cases throughout my career. If there was ever a death case, this is one."

"This statement alone is enough to prejudice the entirety of this case," Mangione's lawyers wrote. "The Attorney General of the United States is telling the public that based on her personal experience as a capital prosecutor who tried death penalty cases throughout her career that Mangione is guilty and should be executed."

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According to his lawyers, the Justice Department and law enforcement leaders have "serially violated his constitutional rights." They claim he was "overcharged" with a death penalty-eligible offense and noted that a New York judge recently threw out state-level terror charges brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

He now faces a top state charge of second-degree murder. Federally, he is accused of stalking, murder through use of a firearm and other gun charges.

They identified "six ways" they say his constitutional rights have been violated:

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Additionally, the defense accused New York City leaders of overhyping and overcharging the state case, leaking details about a "manifesto," a term they don't want used, and anti-health insurance industry messages written on bullet casings connected to the murder.

The defense is asking for the court to dismiss the federal indictment outright, block the government from seeking the death penalty or strike the Justice Department's notice of intent to seek the death penalty.

Federal prosecutors previously shot back that the defense has no authority over how prosecutors present evidence to a grand jury.

Thompson, 50, was a Minnesota father of two visiting New York City for a publicly announced shareholder conference.

Mangione faces charges in New York, Pennsylvania and federal court in connection with the slaying and the suspected murder weapon, which had 3D-printed parts. He has pleaded not guilty.

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Man detained at Kirk memorial site was allegedly found with gun, knife and expired credentials inside stadium

Arizona officials announced charges Saturday against the man the Secret Service allegedly caught carrying a gun and a knife inside State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Friday. 

The stadium is where Charlie Kirk’s memorial event is set to take place Sunday. Joshua Runkles was identified Saturday by the Arizona Department of Public Safety as the armed individual. He was charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer – a felony – and carrying a weapon into a prohibited place, which is a misdemeanor. 

Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi previously said the man was detained "in the stadium, but it was prior to the setup of any secure perimeter." 

The individual allegedly told Secret Service agents that he was at the site to provide private security, The Washington Post also reported, citing a law enforcement official familiar with the matter. 

A federal source familiar with the investigation told Fox News that the man is a former law enforcement member from another state. 

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"He came and identified himself with expired credentials. They are going through his background and trying to figure out what he was up to there," the federal source added. 

Guglielmi said to Fox News Digital: "The U.S. Secret Service in coordination with local law enforcement in Glendale, Arizona, is investigating an individual who was observed exhibiting suspicious behavior at State Farm Stadium." 

"The individual was approached by Secret Service and stated during the encounter that he was a member of law enforcement and that he was armed. The individual is not a member of authorized law enforcement working the event and is currently in custody," Guglielmi added. 

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The development comes as police are expecting approximately 100,000 people to attend Kirk’s memorial service at State Farm Stadium and an overflow arena on Sunday, Sept. 21, according to media reports.  

State Farm Stadium has fixed seating for 63,400 and can expand to over 73,000 for larger events, according to the venue. 

The Department of Homeland Security also designated the memorial service as a "Special Event Assessment Rating Level 1," which is "reserved for events of the highest national significance" and the same severity as the Super Bowl.  

Erika Kirk, who is Charlie Kirk’s widow, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are among those set to speak at the event. 

Fox News' Jeff Paul, Alex Nitzberg and Michael Ruiz contributed to this report. 

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DAVID MARCUS: Jimmy Kimmel is on the fast train to Keith Olbermann-style oblivion

If Jimmy Kimmel is curious about what his future holds, he should consider the fate of another obstinate jerk who insisted on insulting half the country during his television heyday: Keith Olbermann.

Kimmel is in hot water, and out of a job for now, because he clearly intimated that the alleged murderer of Charlie Kirk was a pro-MAGA conservative, a disgusting lie that not only insults conservative Americans, but insinuates that Kirk's murder was in some way his own fault.

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Much to the chagrin of Democrats, it now turns out that Kimmel wasn’t suspended owing to any supposed threats from Federal Communications Chairman Brendan Carr, but rather because when his bosses at ABC told him to apologize for lying on air, he flatly refused.

Kimmel's pride and abject hatred of President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement are clearly more important to him than respecting his audience, much less keeping his estimated $15 million salary. And that is where the Keith Olbermann cautionary tale comes in.

Olbermann was once a beloved sportscaster who decided to switch to doing news commentary on MSNBC. It worked for a while, but at some point his unrelenting bitterness and sarcasm turned off the viewers, and that turned off the folks who signed his paycheck. Now, Olbermann posts unhinged social media screeds that are so full of vitriol you want to send a wellness check over to his Central Park pad.

This is basically what Jimmy Kimmel has turned his one-time comedy show into. It is little more than an extended anti-Trump TV ad. His audience rarely laughs, but dutifully claps at his statements. They are really applauding themselves, for being good anti-Trump people.

Kimmel’s schtick at this point, if you can even call it that, has turned into being a one-note, Trump-hating angry clown. And now that his show has been pulled, he has become something even more pathetic, a sad clown. Operas have been written about such characters.

Like Olbermann, Kimmel is now very disappointed and depressed about the fact that, by insulting half the country, he lost his gig. Apparently, it is those of us who make up that half that he is so disappointed in.

Kimmel should take some time and check out the X feed of Olbermann, who is now arguably the most pathetic poster on the platform. Is this really where Kimmel wants his career to land, as a bitter old man screaming at clouds?

How hard would it be for Kimmel to do his show on Monday and just say, "Hey, I made it look like I was saying Charlie Kirk’s assassin was pro-MAGA. That’s my bad. I worded it poorly and I apologize?"

That is probably all it would take for him to get his job back, even if he continued to use it as an anti-Trump platform. But for Kimmel and his ilk, attacking Trump is worth it even though it does Trump no harm.

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Obsession is a dangerous thing, especially, it seems, when it comes to Trump. Look at Liz Cheney, who threw away being the third most powerful Republican in the House of Representatives, and for what? To publicly insult Trump and his voters? Why?

Like Olbermann, Cheney could still be an important voice in our discourse if only she could have shown the slightest bit of respect for the millions of voters who put Trump in office.

It may not be too late for Kimmel to turn this disaster around, and honestly, it could be very good for the country if he did. It might help to give permission to his most loyal and liberal fans to take it easy on their Republican friends and family. To remember we are all Americans.

Unfortunately, Kimmel is getting bad advice from the people in his industry who are rallying around him as if he is a martyr. This is all the more galling because Charlie Kirk, the object of his mirth and scorn, actually was martyred, for real. 

Just apologize Jimmy. Don’t fall into oblivion by becoming the next Keith Olbermann. Just apologize, otherwise the only joke left to tell will be:

Knock, knock.

Who's there?

Not Jimmy Kimmel.

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Brett James, ‘Jesus, Take the Wheel’ songwriter, dies in North Carolina plane crash

Grammy-winning country songwriter Brett James, known for penning hits like "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and "When The Sun Goes Down," has died in a plane crash in North Carolina. He was 57.

"A Cirrus SR22T crashed in a field in Franklin, North Carolina, around 3 p.m. local time on Thursday, Sept. 18. Three people were on board," the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Fox News Digital.

The FAA confirmed that the plane was registered to James under his legal name, Brett James Cornelius. It's unclear whether he was piloting the aircraft at the time of the crash. 

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The North Carolina State Highway Patrol confirmed his death, as well as the deaths of two other individuals aboard the plane, according to The Associated Press. 

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the incident.

The plane took off from Nashville’s John C. Tune Airport before crashing under still-undetermined circumstances in the woods of Franklin. Authorities have yet to release additional details regarding the cause of the crash.

James’ illustrious career spanned decades, as he became one of the most successful and beloved songwriters in Nashville. 

He worked on more than 500 songs recorded by artists like Faith Hill, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban and Meghan Trainor.

James' first major success was in 2001 when his song "Who I Am" was recorded by Jessica Andrews and hit No. 1 on the country charts. 

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His writing continued to dominate with songs like "Jesus, Take the Wheel", which not only earned Carrie Underwood a Grammy but also became an anthem of modern country music. 

James additionally co-wrote "Cowboy Casanova" for Underwood and "Out Last Night" for Kenny Chesney, among numerous other chart-toppers.

In 2020, James was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The official social media page for the organization shared a heartfelt tribute to the country songwriter following the news of his death.

"We mourn the untimely loss of Hall of Fame member Brett James ('Jesus Take The Wheel' / ‘When The Sun Goes Down’), a 2020 inductee who was killed in a small-engine airplane crash on Sept. 18."

In 2020, James recorded his own album. He previously explained to the Grand Ole Opry, "At my stage in life, I’m not going to write about driving around in pickup trucks, chasing girls. It needed to feel more classic, lyrically. They all wound up being love songs, but hopefully love songs with a twist, that haven’t all been written before."

James was born in Oklahoma City and moved to Nashville to pursue music after leaving medical school. His songwriting career skyrocketed, and he quickly established himself as one of the most influential writers in Nashville.

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Jason Aldean took a moment during his Thursday night concert at Pinnacle Bank Arena to pay tribute to his late friend.

"This next song is one of those early ones that really helped define my career and let people know who we were and what we were about," Aldean said in a video shared on his X account. "We got a little bit of sad news tonight right before we came on stage. A longtime friend of ours, the guy that wrote this song, we found out today died in a plane crash in North Carolina."

"He also wrote this next song, which ended up being one of the biggest songs of my career," Aldean pointed out. "So tonight we want to send this out to our friend that we lost tonight, our boy Mr. Brett James."

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Aldean additionally shared on X, "Heartbroken to hear of the loss of my friend Brett James tonight. I had nothing but love and respect for that guy and he helped change my life. Honored to have met him and worked with him."

He also wrote the song "I Hold On" for country star Dierks Bentley, who shared a heartfelt tribute to James.

"When I sing that song live, I’m always thinking of my dad, but I also think about that day we wrote it," Bentley posted on Instagram with a photo of the two. "He just got it, just lit into it. It was one of the first times we wrote and I decided to drop the most meaningful and necessary idea of a song I had on him, because I felt like God was telling me to do so. Our friendship and that song changed my life. Prayers for his family."

Just months before his untimely death, James shared a heartfelt moment with his loved ones. On June 16, he was all smiles as he posted a family photo.

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"Such an amazing Father’s Day!!" James captioned the Instagram post.

James is survived by his wife, Sandra Cornelius, and their children.

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Utah Valley University mourns Charlie Kirk as campus reopens after assassination: 'Extremely traumatic'

OREM, Utah – While a large American flag drapes where conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Utah Valley University's campus, students told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that campus feels "scary" and "somber."

"This is somewhere that we go to further our lives, and it could also be the place where it ends our lives," said James Whitney, a UVU student who told Fox News Digital that authorities "found the gun in my parents' backyard." 

According to suspect Tyler Robinson's charging documents, investigators found a "bolt-action rifle wrapped in a towel" in a wooded area on the northeast end of campus, but authorities have not confirmed the exact location. 

One week after Kirk was shot while taking questions from UVU students, classes on the Orem campus resumed Wednesday. As students return to campus to pay their respects to Kirk and go back to class, many are still processing what they describe as an "extremely traumatic" incident. 

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Afton Miller, a UVU student who said she was 5 to 10 feet away from Kirk when he was shot, said to Fox News Digital as she was returning to the assassination site for the first time: "No one should ever be able to say I've witnessed a school shooting, let alone the assassination of one of your greatest heroes."

Kirk, 31, was shot and killed while speaking to UVU students last Wednesday, Sept. 10. After a 33-hour manhunt, 22-year-old Robinson was arrested. Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray outlined the formal charges against Robinson during a press conference on Tuesday, which was followed by the suspect's first court appearance. 

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A memorial that began in the days following the shooting with sparse bouquets and a few signs honoring Kirk outside campus has now filled an entire patch of grass outside campus. And inside campus, just steps from where Kirk was shot, more tributes have grown by the day as students and locals walk solemnly through the courtyard to pay their respects. 

UVU student Jessie Ball told Fox News Digital that she has witnessed her friends and classmates, including those who are atheists, return to prayer in the days following the assassination. UVU is hosting a campus and community-wide vigil on Friday to "come together in remembering, healing, and reaffirming shared values."

"A lot of people like myself, who are kind of afraid of speaking up, we've gotten over that a little because we think that his messages were important to hear," Ball said of Kirk as she held back tears. 

Ryder Warner, a UVU student who was on campus when Kirk was shot, said "just being on campus is hard for everybody."

"I think it's especially hard because some people were cheering, and it just really brings your mood down," he said. "You lose confidence in this country."

"I don't think anybody should be killed over their opinion," Warner added. 

When asked his opinion of Kirk's politics, a source of much debate since last Wednesday, Whitney told Fox News Digital that he tries to stay out of politics because "this is usually what ends up happening."

He said he opts to keep his political views to himself because political violence is "becoming normalized," and when people don't agree, "they try to take it out on everybody else."

Trae Stevens, who grew up in Spanish Fork, which is about a one-hour drive south of campus, visited on Tuesday to pay his respects, because "to see that this could happen so close to home is really scary."

"Like Charlie said, silence creates violence," Stevens said. "I think it's important to address emotions before we address dialogue and policies because, ultimately, that's what drives things like this — emotions." 

Miller, who said Kirk was one of her heroes, said that through this tragedy, "we have to get closer to God and each other."

"There's a reason we were brought to this point, and there's a reason we're going to continue forward," she said. 

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Turning Point USA says campus chapter requests surge to over 32,000 after Kirk's assassination

Turning Point USA has seen a massive surge in inquiries for new college chapters as the organization works to advance Charlie Kirk's vision following his assassination last week.

Andrew Kolvet, executive producer of The Charlie Kirk Show, said Sunday that in the past 48 hours, Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has received more than 32,000 inquiries from people wanting to start new campus chapters.

"To put that in perspective, TPUSA currently has 900 official college chapters and around 1,200 high school chapters, with a presence of 3,500 total," Kolvet, who is also a TPUSA spokesman, wrote on X.

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"Charlie's vision to have a Club America chapter (our high school brand) in every high school in America (around 23,000) will come true much, much faster than he could have ever possibly imagined," Kolvet added, calling the response to expand Kirk's mission "truly incredible."

In a separate post, Kolvet wrote, "This is the Turning Point."

Kirk, was assassinated during an outdoor event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday afternoon. The event was the first in what was supposed to be a series called "American Comeback Tour."

Kirk, the charismatic 31-year-old founder of the conservative youth activist group, gained recognition for his signature political debates on college campuses. 

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On Thursday evening, the second family escorted Kirk's casket and family from Utah to their home state of Arizona on Air Force Two. A video of the moment showed his wife Erika Kirk visibly emotional on the tarmac as the casket passed before her. The couple have two young children.

Kirk’s celebration of life ceremony is scheduled for next Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. President Donald Trump said he will attend Kirk's funeral. 

On Friday evening, Kirk's widow galvanized the TPUSA movement and vowed to carry on her husband’s mission.

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"To everyone listening tonight across America, the movement my husband built will not die," Kirk said. "I refuse to let that happen. No one will ever forget my husband's name. And I will make sure of it. It will become stronger. Bolder. Louder and greater than ever," Kirk said.

She also said that TPUSA's annual "AmericaFest" conference in Phoenix this December will continue as scheduled.

Judah Waxelbaum, a former campus activist at Arizona State University for Republican causes, said that the assassination likely awoke a "sleeping giant" and will likely see an increase in members.

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"Turning Point's not going anywhere. Turning Point, I think, will probably actually get significantly larger in the wake of what happened to Charlie," he told Fox News Digital in an interview on Saturday, noting that "you couldn't do youth politics in Arizona, really anywhere in the United States without coming across Charlie Kirk."

"I wouldn't be surprised if they've woken up a sleeping giant," he added.

Fox News Digital's Cameron Arcand contributed to this report.

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Lyles 'in form of life' - but will it be enough to retain 100m crown?

American showman Noah Lyles claims he is in the form of his life - but will it be enough to retain his 100m title at the World Championships in Tokyo?

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Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil suffered stroke that left his entire left side paralyzed

Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil is opening up about the major health scare that put the band on hold.

Last Christmas, Neil suffered a stroke so severe his doctors didn't believe he'd be able to walk again, he told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in a new interview.

"I had a stroke," he explained. "My whole left side went out."

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The rocker said that when he went to bed on the night of Dec. 25, he felt fine. He woke up the next morning and went to get out of bed, but found that he wasn't able to do so.

"I had to learn to walk again, and that was tough," he told the outlet. "The doctors said they didn’t think I’d be able to go back on stage again. I go, ‘No, no, I’m gonna do it. Watch and see.’"

Neil said the first step of his recovery involved the band, saying, "Mötley canceled the first part of the (residency) so I could get better."

In March, Mötley Crüe pushed back dates of their Las Vegas residency to this fall, explaining that the change in schedule was "due to a required medical procedure recently advised by vocalist Vince Neil’s doctors."

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During that time, Neil focused on physical therapy, which he did from his Nashville home.

"I went from people carrying me to the bathroom, because I couldn’t walk myself, finally to a wheelchair," he said. "I graduated to a walker, and then I had a cane. Now I don’t need anything. But it’s like a full-time job getting back to where you feel good again."

He added, "It takes a while to get your brain to start moving your legs, for them to do what your brain wants to do. You try to walk but it doesn’t come out right."

Neil said his recovery, which later involved working out with a football coach and "a lot of running," has been "tough," but he's doing well now.

"I’m back, I’m 90, 95% to where I was before, and it’s going to be great," he said.

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Neil first returned to the stage in August, performing at MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston with Bret Michaels. On Friday, he and the rest of Mötley Crüe played the first rescheduled show of their Las Vegas residency.

Ahead of the concert, Neil told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the show's set list is "extensive, with some deep cuts, but the songs that fans want to hear."

The band played hits like "Dr. Feelgood," "Kickstart My Heart" and "Girls, Girls, Girls" during the show.

"It takes you through the full Mötley Crüe lifestyle," Neil said. "I am going to push through the best I can."

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Mike Tyson admits he used fentanyl 'quite a few times' during his boxing career as painkiller

Mike Tyson has long been an advocate of marijuana use, even for athletes. But there is one other drug he used to take at the back end of his prime.

The heavyweight champ revealed on "The Katie Miller Podcast" that he took fentanyl "quite a few times" during the late '90s.

"It was a painkiller, and I used to use it to patch up my toe," Tyson said.

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The effects of the drug got to the boxer quite quickly, and quitting was apparently difficult.

"It was like heroin — once it wears off and you take the Band-Aid off, you start withdrawing, throwing up, just like if you were on heroin," Tyson said.

But Tyson had no choice but to stop.

"It was illegal if it [was] caught in my bloodstream. It was a narcotic, my friend told me. It was brand new. I told my friend ‘could I use this?’ No one ever heard of it," Tyson said.

On the podcast, Tyson again called for the use of marijuana, particularly for athletes.

"It's not a drug. It's medicine," Tyson said.

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Tyson added that athletes "play better" when they smoke, and said he wishes he had smoked during his fighting days.

Tyson told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview on June 30, his 59th birthday, that whether he fights again will depend on whether cannabis is legalized and rescheduled. 

He led a coalition of current and former athletes, including Kevin Durant, Dez Bryant and Antonio Brown, who signed a letter to the White House in late June, lobbying for federal cannabis reform. The letter called for the rescheduling of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, clemency for "nonviolent" marijuana offenses, and ending "discriminatory banking practices," related to financial regulations of the cannabis industry. 

Tyson told Fox News Digital in the June 30 interview that rescheduling was the "most important" goal in his letter. He added that he was "let down" by how former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden handled federal marijuana reform, but is hopeful that Trump will take a new approach. 

Fox News' Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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Knife-wielding man slashes NYPD officer in face with 14-inch blade, police shoot him dead in pursuit

A knife-wielding man was shot dead during a police pursuit in New York City after entering a police precinct and slashing an officer in the face with a 14-inch blade, authorities said Sunday.

The attack unfolded just before 5:30 a.m. at the 73rd Precinct in Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood when a man entered the building through an employee entrance, NYPD Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera told reporters at a briefing.

When a female officer stopped the man and told him to go out and enter through the front door, the man pulled out "a large butcher knife" and slashed her in the face, Rivera said.

The female officer fought off the knife-wielding man, who then ran out through the back of the precinct. An officer used a taser as the man escaped, but the device was not effective in stopping him, Rivera said.

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Several officers chased after the man, ordering him to drop the knife. The man did not comply with the officers’ commands, Rivera said.

A short time later, the man lunged at an officer with the knife. Several officers then opened fire on the knife-wielding man, striking the man numerous times. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Officers recovered the 14-inch blade at the scene.

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The officer who was slashed in the face was treated at a hospital, where she is recovering and in "good spirits," Rivera said.

"This situation could have turned out very differently," he said. "This is the risk that every NYPD officer faces every single day."

Rivera said investigators had a tentative identification on the knife-wielding man, but could not immediately release it to the public.

Police said the incident remains under investigation.

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Serial killer claims he murdered 26 women as new documentary reveals dark secrets

One of California’s most notorious killers is back in the spotlight as a new documentary revisits his crimes and uncovers even darker secrets.

Joseph Naso, the former photographer convicted in 2013 of killing four women, is now claiming he actually killed 26 women. The bombshell confession comes from a fellow death row inmate, William Noguera, who spent more than a decade building trust with Naso inside California’s infamous San Quentin State Prison.

The chilling revelations are featured in a new Oxygen documentary, "Death Row Confidential: Secrets of a Serial Killer," premiering Sept. 13.

"He's guilty of more than anyone knows," Noguera says during a preview of the new series. "He told me everything, and I wrote all of it down." 

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Naso’s double life stunned the country. He was a father of two, Little League coach, and school photographer by day – and a sadistic killer by night. Investigators found photographs of what appeared to be dead women among his belongings, along with what investigators dubbed a "hit list," containing ten cryptic descriptions of female victims.

Even after a jury handed down a death sentence, Naso continued to maintain his innocence in interviews, including an exclusive interview with KGO.

Noguera, who is also on death row for a 1983 murder, was assigned to assist elderly prisoners as part of a prison disability program, which is where he connected with Naso. Over ten years, the two developed what was described by several media outlets as an "unusual" relationship. 

Noguera told the outlet that Naso eventually opened up where he offered the stunning admission.

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"When I told him, 'Well, look, they got you because a list of 10,' he started laughing," Noguera recalled. "He said, 'They got it all wrong. Yeah, I killed them women, yes. But those aren't my top – Those aren't my list of 10. Those are my top 10." 

Noguera disclosed even more disturbing details, noting that Naso's claims of killing 26 women may be supported by something reportedly found in the search of Naso's home. Noguera told the outlet, "They found a coin collection with 26 gold heads. Those represent his trophies, they represent the 26 women that he murdered."

Determined to document everything, Noguera compiled a 300-page dossier filled with cryptic clues, locations, and partial confessions. He passed the files to retired FBI task force investigator Ken Mains, who took on the case pro bono.

While Naso never named his victims, his rambling stories hinted at forgotten crimes. In one ploy, Noguera convinced him to put a confession in writing, dangling the possibility of a prison transfer to get closer to his sons.

In his own words, Naso reportedly described luring a woman through a modeling ad, driving her home, killing her, and dumping her body under the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.

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The description matched the disappearance of Berkeley woman Lynn Ruth Connes in the 1970s, KGO noted. She had answered a modeling ad, and her bike was later found chained near the exact spot Naso described.

Working together, Detective Mains and Noguera linked Naso to several cold cases, including Connes’. Piece by piece, they are putting names to the women Naso once reduced to cryptic notes – and delivering long-awaited answers to grieving families.

"But now they know what really happened to her," Noguera said. "And that has been my goal the whole time, is to give the victim's family just that closure, that finalization, that's the whole motivating factor behind all of this."

Naso, who was dubbed the "Alphabet Killer," gained his grim nickname after being found guilty in 2013 of murdering four women whose first and last names began with the same letter. The victims included Roxene Roggasch, 18, Carmen Colon, 22, Pamela Parsons, 38, and Tracy Tafoya, 31, with their deaths occurring between 1977 and 1994.

Authorities had previously investigated Naso in connection to the unsolved "Alphabet Murders" of three young girls in his hometown, Rochester, New York, in the 1970s. However, DNA evidence ruled him out as a suspect in those cases.

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Investigators also uncovered a diary detailing more than 100 sexual assaults dating back to the 1950s, many involving underage girls. With the new claims emerging, law enforcement agencies across California and the FBI are now re-examining unsolved cases.

"Our two minds, cop and convict, working together. I know that I can solve unsolved murders. Let's get them," Mains said. 

As the documentary reveals, Naso’s crimes may stretch further than anyone ever imagined — and his disturbing legacy continues to haunt both investigators and families seeking closure.

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Trump arrives at US Open for men's singles final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz

President Donald Trump arrived at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City for the U.S. Open men’s singles final on Sunday between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.

Trump was greeted with cheers and applause from the fans at the stadium. He mouthed, "Thank you."

It’s Trump’s first visit to the Grand Slam tennis tournament since before he got into the White House. He was seen at the event in September 2015 – months after he announced his run for president the first time. And it’s a pretty good time to be a fan of the sport.

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Sinner and Alcaraz have cemented themselves as the two top stars in the post-Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal eras. Novak Djokovic has proved that he could still win Grand Slam titles as well but he hasn’t won since the 2023 U.S. Open. He reached the semifinals in each Grand Slam tournament this season.

While U.S. Open broadcasters were reportedly ordered to avoid showing disruptions in the crowd over Trump’s presence, Alcaraz welcomed the possibility of seeing Trump in the crowd.

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"I think that it is a privilege for the tournaments having the president from every country just to support the tournament, to support tennis, and to support the match," he said, via The Guardian. "For me, playing in front of him … I will try not to think about it. 

"I don’t want myself to be nervous because of it, but I think attending the tennis match, it’s great for tennis to have the president at the final."

Trump is set to be in the corporate suite in the stadium.

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RFK Jr. accuses Biden admin of putting 'speed over safety' in migrant child cases

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. detailed new information on migrant children allegedly lost under the Biden administration, accusing officials of putting "speed over safety" in a rush to process minors.

"What we’ve discovered is there were 476,000 unaccompanied children who were lost during the Biden administration," Kennedy said during a "Fox & Friends Weekend" interview on Sunday. 

"They wanted to show, above all things, that they were getting the kids out of the cages, so they were not doing security checks on the people who came to pick them up."

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He accused Biden officials of neglecting basic safeguards—failing to conduct DNA testing, fingerprinting, identification checks, and other measures to verify adults claiming to be children's parents.

Under the Trump administration, however, Kennedy said those practices have been overhauled.

"We're doing income verification, we're doing DNA testing, fingerprinting on everybody who comes in and says that they're a parent. We are knocking on doors, trying to find the kids who are lost," he shared.

So far, Kennedy claimed, federal officials have knocked on about 82,000 doors and recovered roughly 22,000 children. 

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"We’re going to keep doing that for the next three-and-a-half years and try to find every kid that was lost," he added.

Fox News Digital reached out to a representative for former President Joe Biden for comment.

Kennedy’s remarks echoed broader Republican criticism of the Biden administration’s handling of unaccompanied minors. 

According to an August 2024 report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) transferred more than 448,000 unaccompanied migrant children to HHS between fiscal years 2019 and 2023. 

The report found that ICE was unable to fully monitor the whereabouts of many of those children after release and noted lapses in tracking and follow-up, including failures to ensure court appearances.

However, an Associated Press report from last October noted that the findings did not mean the children vanished or were trafficked but rather reflect systemic breakdowns in record-keeping and follow-up processes.

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New Hampshire teen reels in 177-pound halibut, could set record

A 13-year-old New Hampshire boy hauled in the catch of a lifetime this week — a massive 177-pound Atlantic halibut that outweighed him and could set a new junior world record.

Jackson Denio, who stands 5-foot-9 and weighs 120 pounds, set out on an overnight deep-sea fishing trip with about 30 other people off Cashes Ledge, a fishing ground off the New England Coast. He caught the fish on Monday morning.

"I think I screamed, honestly," Denio told The Associated Press. "I don't know exactly what happened, but I was very excited."

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Catching a halibut in New England is rare, Denio said, as the fish are more commonly found in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

"Halibut this size is like a once-in-a-lifetime fish catching in the Atlantic," he added. 

By Monday, those aboard Al Gauron’s Deep Sea Fishing and Whale Watching boat had caught plenty of pollock and other fish when Denio told them he wanted to catch a shark. 

He dropped his hook, which was baited with pollock, and soon after, the line pulled straight down – a telltale sign of halibut.

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"The line was pretty much straight up and down the whole fight, which usually means a halibut," Denio recalled. "A shark kind of would run up and to the side a little bit, but it was straight up and down … that's the way they swim, they move their head and their tail and whack it hard."

Footage from the trip (see video at top) shows the crew cheering as Denio fought the fish for about 30 minutes before finally tiring it out.

"He did not let go once," said Jim Walsh, the captain of the boat. "He never let anybody else touch the rod." 

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"We looked and went, ‘Oh my God, look what it is,'" Walsh said.

"It was great," he added. "We were all ecstatic."

The fish was officially weighed, photographed and then carved up.

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Denio's family plans to file an application with the International Game Fish Association under the junior record for Atlantic halibut, and under another class that includes all fish.

His mother, Jill Denio, said the family, which is from Hampton, New Hampshire, didn't know what to think when her son told them that he might have caught a record-breaking fish.

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Then, they saw the "monstrosity" of it, she said. "For a kid his size to be able to bring in a 170-something-pound fish is, you know, pretty awesome."

Atlantic halibut are the largest flatfish in the world and can reach weights of well over 600 pounds. 

Denio believes his catch is 20 pounds larger than the existing record, and now he's aiming to beat his personal best.

"It makes me want to keep fishing even more and try and beat the record if I can," he said.

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Taylor Swift fans go after Chargers player for open-hand slap on Travis Kelce: 'That was low'

There was some extracurricular activity involving Travis Kelce during Friday night's game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers.

On 3rd and 1, Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt got a first down with the help of Kelce blocking on the line, but the tight end blocked a little bit longer after the whistle blew.

Chargers defensive lineman Teair Tart took exception and hit Kelce right in the helmet with an open hand.

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It was a personal foul, moving the Chiefs up, and on the very next snap, Patrick Mahomes scampered for an 11-yard touchdown.

Tart was not ejected, as the rule only calls for a closed fist, not an open hand, to warrant getting tossed. However, that did not stop Taylor Swift fans from flooding Tart's social media with stern reactions.

"NEVER TOUCH TRAVIS KELCE LIKE THAT AGAIN, HITTING HIM ON THE FACE THAT WAS LOW," an Instagram user named taylorallisonswift_mother1969 wrote on Tart's pinned Instagram post.

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"Why did you hit Travis ? Who are u," wrote one more user.

Another user posted the entire lyrics to Swift's song "Look What You Made Me Do."

"You mess with Taylor's fiancé, you mess with US!!" added one more.

Kelce got some personal revenge on Tart and the Chargers later on with a 37-yard touchdown, but the Chargers got the last laugh with their 27-21 victory over the three-time reigning AFC champions.

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Suspected serial killer abducted teen who chewed through bindings to escape

At 15, Norma Countryman chewed through her bindings to escape a suspected serial killer.

The case of a man in Washington, Warren Forrest — a convicted double murderer believed to be connected to a series of homicides from the early 1970s — is the focus of a new true crime podcast by Lemonada Media titled "Stolen Voices of Dole Valley."

The series, hosted by Carolyn Ossorio, takes an in-depth look at the case through the eyes of loved ones and investigators. In it, Countryman shares her story in hopes that her account will spark new leads for families still seeking justice.

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Forrest has been behind bars since 1974. In 1978, he was convicted of murdering 20-year-old Krista Blake. In 2023, he was found guilty of killing 17-year-old Martha Morrison in 1974. Investigators are reexamining other unsolved cases linked to Forrest, including the 1974 murder of 20-year-old Carol Valenzuela, whose remains were discovered near Morrison’s.

"Warren Forrest got away with so much," Ossorio told Fox News Digital. "He flew under the radar for years. The survivors and the victims’ families want this reckoning. They want justice."

Countryman’s nightmare began on a hot day in July 1974. She was sitting by the side of the road in Ridgefield, smoking a cigarette. According to Ossorio, Countryman was "dealing with abuse" at home and needed to get away. As she sat outside, a shiny blue van pulled up. Forrest was at the wheel. He appeared friendly and asked if she wanted a ride.

Countryman declined, recalling how her mother had warned her never to talk to strangers. But the man with piercing blue eyes pressed her, offering to drive her home. Eventually, she relented.

"He just kept slowly pressuring, pushing, manipulating," said Ossorio. "But he didn’t appear threatening. And it was a ride that would forever change her life."

Once inside the van, Forrest held a knife to Countryman’s neck and drove her to a remote area near Tukes Mountain. As she begged for her life, he punched her in the face and gagged her with her bra. He hogtied her and secured her between two trees. During the attack, he took her glasses, Ossorio said.

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Forrest left Countryman in the woods. Fearing he would return, she gnawed through the ropes until she broke free.

"The first thought that came to me was, if he comes back and finds me like this, he really will kill me," Countryman recalled on the podcast.

Countryman stumbled through the woods and survived the night. A park employee found her the next morning.

"The police were called, and she wasn’t believed," Ossorio said. "And if she had been, two other women most likely would not have been murdered. Norma had to live with that."

It would be nearly 20 years before Countryman publicly shared her story, The Columbian reported. One of Forrest’s known murder victims was found near where she had been tied up.

"You can really see the damage it caused Norma," Ossorio said. "She lived with it her entire life and was never offered therapy. You can see the layers of trauma."

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Forrest was first apprehended in 1974 — the same year as Countryman’s attack — after kidnapping, raping and attempting to kill a 19-year-old woman near Lacamas Lake, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital. The woman survived and helped investigators identify Forrest, who at the time worked for the Clark County Parks Department. He was married with two daughters.

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Detectives began linking Forrest to other disappearances and murders between 1971 and 1974 in the years that followed.

"Warren portrays himself as a victim — a victim of Vietnam," Ossorio said. "He claimed he came back differently, though we don’t know his full military record."

"Jamie Grissim is believed to be Forrest’s first victim in Clark County," Ossorio said. "She disappeared in December 1971 and was never found. Her belongings turned up in Dole Valley five months later. She was 16 and in foster care. She and her sister Starr were inseparable. To this day, Starr has never given up hope of finding her."

"The way Starr tells it to me, she hears Jamie saying, ‘Find me,’" said Ossorio. "Starr believes she’s somewhere out in Dole Valley."

Despite his conviction, Forrest, now 76, has continued to file parole applications. All have been unsuccessful due to his status as a suspect in multiple violent crimes. 

"In the podcast, we play recordings of him speaking to the parole board," Ossorio said. "He can’t even fake empathy or remorse."

In 2014, investigators re-examined evidence from several cases, sending an air pistol once owned by Forrest to the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory. A bloodstain was discovered that matched Morrison’s DNA. That breakthrough led to Forrest being charged with her murder in 2019.

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In early 2024, Clark County Sheriff John Horch re-established a cold case team focused on Forrest’s crimes. With the help of modern DNA technology, investigators are analyzing trace evidence, including hair and nail samples from Forrest’s van.

"The sheriff’s office is pressing him to confess to these unsolved cases," Ossorio said. "It’s possible there are victims in other states because of his military service. But he insists he doesn’t remember. What we know is that he avoids publicity. He doesn’t like to talk about his crimes. He’s not the kind of serial killer who brags. He just wants silence. But the pressure is on."

Ossorio said loved ones won’t stop pushing for answers. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital in a statement that it remains committed to bringing justice to the victims and their families.

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"Listening to these stories will make you sad, but they will also inspire you," said Ossorio. "These are people who are fighting for justice, for answers. And through trauma, they’ve leaned on each other. It’s a story of not giving up."

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What is Eswatini? Meet the African country where Kilmar Abrego Garcia could go next

The looming possibility of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s latest deportation led to global Google searches for the small African nation of Eswatini.

Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is largely surrounded by South Africa and is partially bordered by Mozambique. It has a population of over 1.2 million, according to the World Bank. At just 6,704 square miles, it’s a similar size to the land area of Hawaii.

Abrego Garica was originally going to be deported to Uganda from the U.S., but his attorneys listed Uganda as a "persecution or torture risk," along with over 20 other countries, many of which are in Latin America.

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"That claim of fear is hard to take seriously, especially given that you have claimed (through your attorneys) that you fear persecution or torture in at least 22 different countries," an ICE notice states.

The Department of Homeland Security posted to X on Friday that "Homie is afraid of the entire western hemisphere."

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The name was changed to Eswatini by its king in 2018. It was part of the British empire as a protectorate in 1903 and became its own country in 1968. However, it is part of the Commonwealth of Nations, along with dozens of other former parts of the British Empire, despite having its own patriarch.

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On Saturday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a statement commemorating the country’s Independence Day.

"On behalf of the United States of America, I extend best wishes to the people of Eswatini as you celebrate the 57th anniversary of your independence. The longstanding friendship between our nations reflects a shared commitment to security, public health, and economic opportunity," Rubio stated. "We look forward to continued cooperation and effective partnerships that advance our mutual safety, strength, and prosperity.

"Please accept our sincere congratulations as you mark this special day."

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The State Department has the country at a level two travel advisory, suggesting that American travelers "exercise increased caution," which is the case for many countries around the globe, including in Europe and Africa.

As for Abrego Garcia, he was deported to El Salvador in March, which led to intense backlash from Democrats about due process concerns for immigrants. He was then brought back to the United States to face human smuggling charges based on a 2022 Tennessee traffic stop. The State Department maintains he is an MS-13 gang member who has allegedly beaten his wife and engaged in human trafficking.

He is in federal custody in Virginia, as U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis halted the possible deportation to Uganda.

"None of those things are true, full stop," Chris Newman, an attorney for Abrego Garcia’s family, told Fox News Digital regarding the charges and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem describing him as a "human trafficker, serial domestic abuser and child predator."

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Trump wants '2 people to drop out' to set up '1-on-1' mayoral race with Mamdani in NYC

President Donald Trump, aiming to defeat Democratic Party nominee Zohran Mamdani in New York City's high-profile mayoral election, is urging rival candidates to drop out.

"I don't think you can win unless you have one on one," Trump told reporters before a White House dinner with leading tech industry executives on Thursday night.

Mamdani, the 33-year-old Ugandan-born socialist state lawmaker from the New York City borough of Queens, who has gained notoriety for his history of communist and antisemitic rhetoric, shocked the political world in June as he defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and nine other candidates by double-digits to capture the Democratic Party's mayoral nomination.

Cuomo, who resigned as governor in 2021 amid multiple scandals, is running in the general election as an independent candidate. So is Mayor Eric Adams, the embattled incumbent who announced earlier this year that he would bypass the Democratic primary amid plummeting approval ratings.

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Also on the ballot is Guardian Angels co-founder Curtis Sliwa, who for a second straight election is the Republican mayoral nominee.

But Mamdani is the clear polling frontrunner in a city where Democrats dominate the political landscape. And a victory in November would make him the first Muslim and first millennial mayor of the nation's most populous city.

Mamdani surged to a primary victory thanks to an energetic campaign that put a major focus on affordability and New York City's high cost of living. It was fueled by a grassroots army of supporters and backing from top national progressive champions, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

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And Mamdani made smart use of social media platforms, including TikTok, as he engaged low-propensity voters. His far-left proposals include eliminating fares to ride New York City's vast bus system, making CUNY (City University of New York) "tuition-free," freezing rents on municipal housing, offering "free childcare" for children up to age 5 and setting up government-run grocery stores.

Trump, a native New Yorker who nowadays calls Florida home, once again weighed in on the race, saying, "I would like to see two people drop out and have it be one on one. And I think that's a race that could be won."

The president also reiterated his claim that Mamdani is a communist.

"I'd prefer not to have a communist mayor of New York City. And, you know, that's what he is based on his policy. If you look at his statements in the past," Trump said.

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Trump did not say which candidates he would like to see drop out. And asked by reporters if he's encouraged any of the mayoral contenders to exit the race, Trump said, "No."

Top Trump advisors are trying to persuade Adams and Sliwa to drop out of the race by offering them positions in the president's administration, the New York Times reported this week.

And the New York Post reported that Trump wants the candidates to bow out by next week.

The New York Times and New York Post have also reported that Adams has told a small group of friends and advisers that he is considering job opportunities that would prompt him to suspend his mayoral re-election campaign. 

And both newspapers also reported that while in Florida on Tuesday, Adams met with top Trump envoy and advisor Steve Witkoff.

But the mayor and his campaign publicly reiterate that he's not exiting the race.

"Not dropping out," Adams campaign spokesperson Todd Shapiro told Fox News' Henry Naccari.

On Friday, Adams doubled down, saying in a statement, "I am still running for re-election."

But in what appeared to be an acknowledgment of the reported job offer in the Trump administration, the mayor wrote, "While I will always listen if called to serve our country, no formal offers have been made."

Sliwa emphasized in a Fox News Digital interview last month: "I'm not dropping out. I'm a major party candidate. Let the independents play musical chairs and decide who to drop out."

He has reiterated in recent days that he's not dropping out and has said that he has no interest in working in the Trump administration.

Cuomo, speaking with reporters on Thursday, said he had "no idea" whether the reports on Trump trying to clear the field for him were accurate, and he said he hadn't spoken to Trump or Adams.

"I know nothing about that speculation," the former governor said.

Trump's comments on the mayoral race came hours after Cuomo challenged Mamdani to five different debates across all five New York City buroughs.

Cuomo argued that Mamdani had failed "to give a straight answer" to reporters' questions and had changed his mind "on everything" he has said on the campaign trail.

"When you try to ask [Mamdani] a question, he will simply not answer, and he obfuscates. And, frankly, you guys let him get away with it," Cuomo said. "I won't let him get away with it. And New Yorkers won't let him get away with it."

But Mamdani shot back with a proposal of his own: debate Trump.

"Let’s cut out the middle man. Why should I debate Donald Trump’s puppet when I could debate Donald Trump himself?" Mamdani's campaign told Fox News Digital in a statement. "If Donald Trump is serious about intervening in the mayoral race, he should come to New York City and debate me directly about why he’s cutting SNAP benefits for hungry New Yorkers to give tax breaks to his wealthy donors."

Meanwhile, in a sign of its fundraising prowess and grassroots strength, the Mamdani campaign on Friday announced that it had officially reached New York City’s $8 million spending cap, and said it would urge supporters to stop donating.

Fox News' Courtney De George contributed to this report.

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Notorious people search site returns after massive breach

Over a year ago, National Public Data (NPD) made headlines for one of the largest breaches in history. The people-search site exposed the personal information of 3 billion individuals. After disappearing from the internet, the site has returned under new ownership, sparking fresh concerns about privacy.

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NPD has relaunched under Perfect Privacy LLC, a company that sounds protective but is not affiliated with the VPN service of the same name. Despite the new name behind the scenes, the business model has not changed. The site still allows anyone to look up personal data about friends, relatives or strangers with just a name.

MAJOR DATA BROKER HACK IMPACTS 364,000 INDIVIDUALS’ DATA

Although NPD includes disclaimers about the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), nothing prevents users from misusing this data when making decisions about employment, housing or credit.

According to NPD, the data comes from public records, property ownership databases, social media and government agencies. The company claims to verify and filter this information to ensure it is accurate and up-to-date. However, users may find that profiles still contain mistakes.

A quick test search revealed a mix of outdated and accurate information. The site struggled with hyphenated names but pulled up correct details in other cases.

We reached out to NPD for a comment, but did not hear back before our deadline.

If you prefer not to have your information available on NPD's site, you can request removal directly:

Keep in mind that each profile needs its own request and confirmation email. After you submit, check back in a few days to make sure your data is actually gone.

Pro tip: Use an alias or disposable email address for these requests. This makes it easier to track confirmations and keeps your main inbox clear.

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Removing your information from National Public Data is only the beginning. Dozens of other people-search sites may still display your personal details. Many of these platforms pull from the same public databases, which means your address, phone number or relatives' names can keep reappearing.

The return of NPD shows how quickly data can resurface online. A breach may fade from the headlines, but the exposed information rarely disappears. To protect your privacy, you need a broader plan.

Start by searching for your name on people-search engines several times a year. Look beyond NPD. Sites like Whitepages, Spokeo and Radaris often host similar data. Regular checks help you spot new profiles before they spread further.

STOP DATA BROKERS FROM SELLING YOUR INFORMATION ONLINE

A removal service can save time by scanning hundreds of databases at once. These services request opt-outs on your behalf and track new listings. While no service can guarantee the complete removal of your data from the internet, a data removal service is really a smart choice.  They aren’t cheap, and neither is your privacy.  These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.  It’s what gives me peace of mind and has proven to be the most effective way to erase your personal data from the internet.  By limiting the information available, you reduce the risk of scammers cross-referencing data from breaches with information they might find on the dark web, making it harder for them to target you.

Check out my top picks for data removal services and get a free scan to find out if your personal information is already out on the web by visiting CyberGuy.com.

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Protecting your privacy goes beyond deleting profiles. Keep an eye on your bank statements, credit reports and online accounts. Criminals can use exposed data for phishing attempts, fake loan applications or identity theft. Monitoring activity gives you an early warning if something looks suspicious.

The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, which could potentially access your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices. This protection can also alert you to phishing emails and ransomware scams, keeping your personal information and digital assets safe.

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4) Set up alerts for your identity

Many banks and credit monitoring services let you create alerts for suspicious activity. You can also set up free fraud alerts with the credit bureaus. These warnings tell lenders to take extra steps to verify your identity before issuing new credit.

Identity theft companies can monitor personal information like your Social Security Number (SSN), phone number and email address, and alert you if it is being sold on the dark web or being used to open an account. They can also assist you in freezing your bank and credit card accounts to prevent further unauthorized use by criminals.

See my tips and best picks on how to protect yourself from identity theft at CyberGuy.com.

People-search sites often pull records from government databases. Review your local county's property, court or voter registration records. Some jurisdictions allow you to request redactions or limit what is shown online.

Since NPD and similar sites scrape from social media, tighten your privacy settings. Limit what strangers can see on Facebook, LinkedIn and other platforms. The less public information you share, the less these databases can collect.

The return of National Public Data is a reminder that your personal information can resurface at any time. Even if you remove yourself from one site, dozens more may still hold your details. That is why protecting your privacy requires more than a quick opt-out. With regular checks, credit freezes and stronger account monitoring, you can reduce your risk and stay one step ahead.

Do you think stronger laws should be in place to stop companies from collecting and selling personal data, or is it up to individuals to protect themselves? Let us know by writing to us at CyberGuy.com.

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