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Cameron Brink says being white and blonde gives her a marketing privilege over other WNBA players
This weekend Cameron Brink will begin her third WNBA season. While the Los Angeles Sparks forward rose to stardom for her play on the court, she is also building a growing reputation for her fashion sense off it.
Brink’s surge in popularity has raised her profile and opened the door to numerous opportunities in the fashion world. Now, she is sounding the alarm, pushing for more fashion opportunities across the league.
In a sit-down with Interview magazine, Brink acknowledged her own success in fashion and social media, she also pointed toward a larger issue surrounding endorsement opportunities.
"I’ve tried to be vocal about this and acknowledge there’s such a privilege, marketing-wise, being white and blonde," Brink said. "It does really bother me seeing athletes and players who are consistently putting up crazy stat lines and not being rewarded by brands," she told the outlet.
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Brink also shared details about the WNBA’s surge in popularity and how she brands herself and addressed the financial strain that remains a reality for many players, despite the historic raises agreed to in the new collective bargaining agreement.
"It’s really hard as a female basketball player to make money outside of our contracts. That’s what we’re fighting for right now. It’s really hard to live a lifestyle, especially in an expensive market like L.A. or New York, on a rookie contract," Brink said.
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When asked about what she believes is most often overlooked in discussions about the league, Brink pointed to the consistent quality the WNBA has produced over nearly three decades.
"How consistently good our product has been," Brink replied. "It’s still a really young league, and obviously we’re going through our whole battle with the CBA [Collective Bargaining Agreement]. We’re just trying to get paid what we’re worth. I think people are seeing the W as this new and shiny thing, but for two decades the level of play has been so high. I look up to so many women, like Sheryl Swoopes and Lisa Leslie. They’re famous now, but I wish they had that recognition while they were playing."
The Sparks selected Brink with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 draft. She suffered a devastating injury during her rookie season, ultimately appearing in 15 games. She later documented her rehab on social media.
The former Stanford basketball standout has also appeared in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit and launched the "Straight to Cam" podcast with co-host Sydel Curry-Lee in January 2025.
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Scalise urges Pritzker to 'look at the man in the mirror' after he blames Trump for political violence
House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., urged Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to check his own backyard after he blamed President Donald Trump for fostering a climate in which political violence is tolerated.
"Governor Pritzker needs to look at the man in the mirror, and that's where it needs to start," Scalise told "Hannity" on Tuesday. "Stop the inciteful rhetoric that he and others like him are using deliberately. They know what they're doing – it needs to stop."
Scalise, a victim of political violence himself, shared the blunt message to Pritzker after his remarks in an interview with Politico.
"Our leaders set the tone in this country, and I think that the President of the United States has set a tone where political violence is okay. He’s advocated it himself before," Pritzker told the outlet.
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In 2017, Scalise was shot in the hip during an attack targeting Republican lawmakers during practice in Virginia for the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity. His grave injuries left him with no blood pressure and no pulse upon arriving in Washington D.C. via helicopter.
Scalise condemned the Illinois governor for using inflammatory rhetoric to describe President Trump, who Scalise noted, has been a target of multiple attempts of political violence.
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"Literally days into Donald Trump's second term, he was comparing the president to Hitler and to Nazis, and he does this over and over again. He said, Republicans, remember that, Republicans cannot know a moment of peace. What does he mean by that?" Scalise said.
Pritzker’s remarks come days after a shooter opened fire at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, who in his manifesto outlined his targets as Trump administration officials – except for FBI Director Kash Patel.
"He wants to try to blame Republicans when it's the right that is being attacked by the left over and again," Scalise said.
The Illinois governor has repeatedly compared Trump’s governance to that of the Nazis and Adolf Hitler in Germany during World War II.
"Many of those attempted assassins on Donald Trump have regurgitated those very same words — ‘Nazi, threat to democracy’—that people like Governor Pritzker used when they tried to kill the president. So they need to stop doing it," Scalise told host Sean Hannity.
Scalise went on to argue that Democratic rhetoric is increasingly targeting Republicans, warning that the party’s far-left wing has "taken over" the party.
"People need to vote this November because that is the kind of methodology and ideology that wants to take back over. We can't let it happen," he said.
South Carolina inmate who believes he is immortal cannot be executed due to mental illness, judge rules
A South Carolina inmate convicted of killing a state trooper more than 25 years ago cannot be executed due to a mental illness that has him believing he is immortal, a judge ruled.
John Richard Wood, 59, lacks the ability to rationally communicate with his lawyers and does not have a rational and factual understanding of his crimes, why he is being punished or the nature of his punishment, Judge Grace Knie found, based on the opinions of three mental health experts, according to WSPA and the South Carolina Daily Gazette.
A psychiatrist with the prosecution as well as a psychiatrist and a psychologist with Wood’s legal team all agreed that he failed this two-pronged legal standard for competence to be executed.
With this ruling, the judge upheld his attorneys' claim that the debilitating effects of his schizophrenia prevent him from facing the death penalty at this time.
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Knie’s ruling must be reviewed by the state Supreme Court, which could determine whether to uphold or overturn her decision.
The judge said Wood believes that he is immortal, has already died three times on death row and will be resurrected again if the state executes him, citing the mental health experts’ testimony during a hearing in March, the South Carolina Daily Gazette reported.
Wood also believes he has already received a pardon from South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster.
The experts have said that while Wood understands why he received the death sentence, he mistakenly believes law enforcement officers were "trying to frame him for a brutal rape."
Additionally, Wood believes the judge at his 2002 trial and courtroom personnel were working against him because they were agents of "Beloved Kevin Rudolph," a deity that he thinks is part of a battle to rule the planet, according to the South Carolina Daily Gazette. Wood also believes he was given wings and immortality to win this fight.
He is the first inmate on death row in South Carolina found to be not competent to be put to death since the state restarted executions in September 2024 after a 13-year pause because the state was struggling to obtain lethal injection drugs. The state added the firing squad as an execution method during that hiatus. Seven executions have been carried out in the state since capital punishment was resumed, including three men who chose to die by firing squad.
Wood was convicted of killing South Carolina State Trooper Eric Nicholson in December 2000 during a traffic stop in Greenville County. Wood shot Nicholson five times during the traffic stop, according to authorities.
During a subsequent pursuit, he shot at police and hit one officer in the face with a bullet fragment. Wood was eventually taken into custody after he hijacked a truck.
He was sentenced to death in February 2002. He was among death row inmates in line to receive a death warrant after exhausting regular appeals.
While his death warrant is paused, Wood's original conviction and sentence still stand.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the South Carolina Department of Corrections and Knie’s office for comment.
Bryson DeChambeau was 'completely shocked' by LIV Golf collapse, says he's ready to move to YouTube full time
The collapse of LIV Golf’s financial backing was sudden and unexpected. After years of support from the Saudi Arabia-backed Public Investment Fund (PIF), in a matter of weeks, rumors spread, followed by confirmation that the PIF would be ending its support of the tour at the end of the 2026 season.
Plenty of questions were raised immediately afterward: what happens to the remaining events on the calendar? Will the players continue to get paid for the rest of the season? Will there be new investors who step up to keep funding the LIV business model in 2027 and beyond?
And of course, what happens to the players?
Some have already said they aren’t interested in returning to the PGA Tour. Others have said they’re not sure what happens next. On Tuesday, Jon Rahm and the DP World Tour resolved their differences, setting him up to return to European events this year.
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But there’s no question that the biggest star on LIV is Bryson DeChambeau. DeChambeau is a two-time major champion, won the U.S. Open for a second time in 2024 at Pinehurst, and has raised his profile substantially through his wildly popular and successful YouTube golf channel. He spoke about his future on Tuesday, with an honest assessment of where he sees himself going.
Bryson DeChambeau says he wants to grow his YouTube channel
DeChambeau told the media ahead of this weekend’s LIV Golf event at Trump National Golf Club in Virginia that he’d love to focus on YouTube more if LIV does shut down after the year.
"I think, from my perspective, I'd love to grow my YouTube channel three times, maybe even more," DeChambeau said. "I would love to. I'd love to do a bunch of dubbing in different languages, giving the world more reason to watch YouTube. And then I'd love to play tournaments that want me."
He also implied that in conversations with the PGA Tour, potential penalties they’ve raised have been "quite unfortunate in my opinion, considering what I could do for them."
"The egos need to get dropped," he added. "Everybody needs to come in with a level-headed playing field, with an opportunistic mindset to grow the game of golf. That's why I came over here. That's why I do what I do on YouTube."
DeChambeau was up front about his reaction to the news that the PIF was pulling out of the tour moving forward, saying he was "shocked" about the timeline.
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"I was completely shocked," he said. "I didn't expect it to happen. A couple months before that, it's like, 'We're here until 2032. We've got financing until 2032,' and so I told everybody, and that's what I was told.
"And then, you know, I haven't had any communication. And unfortunately, things are moving on in a different direction. Obviously, they wanted to move on."
He was also adamant that the team model LIV uses has been successful, with some of them reaching high levels of valuation. That could be beneficial if both tours pursue a potential merger.
"If we have a great business model and they're very interested in combining forces, that's the Kumbaya moment, right?" DeChambeau said. "So, it's our job to come up with a better business plan on the [top company] side. The team franchises, there's enough making profit now to where we could sell them for close to $200 million, and that's not talking about my team either.
"I think it requires a little bit of everybody kind of just lowering their guards and all coming together and going, 'OK, what's best for the game of golf?'"
He also said that the PGA has plenty to learn from the LIV format, saying that despite people "on the side" who help support them, there are financial issues brewing there too.
"There's a few different models," he explained. "Look, the [PGA Tour] isn't doing great either. Let's be honest about the situation. They've got the media. They've got everybody on the side that helps pump it up. But they're reducing field sizes, cutting employees and restructuring their business too."
There’s plenty to take from this, first and foremost that getting DeChambeau back should be the PGA Tour’s top priority. He’s arguably the most popular player in golf right now, thanks in large part to his YouTube following, and having him compete against Rory McIlroy or Scottie Scheffler consistently would be must-see TV. Like the 2024 U.S. Open was. There would need to be some form of penalty, sure, but making it too punitive and keeping him out of the PGA would be a tremendous missed opportunity. That said, there’s an argument to be made that "the game" would have been better served by all the top players staying together and pushing for reforms from the PGA Tour internally. Though the counter to that would be that changes may never have been made if not for external competition.
DeChambeau’s also unique among star players in that he does have an external outlet with YouTube. There’s little chance of him ever making as much money from his channel as he would from competitive golf, but it does give him more options. Of course, LIV CEO Scott O’Neil might find new investors and keep the tour together. Retaining Bryson would be key for him too.
If this all ends with DeChambeau focusing exclusively on YouTube, it would be a fascinating statement on where the game is headed. That seemed impossible a few weeks ago. But in a sign of how fast the modern world of golf moves, it sure doesn’t now.
Perez Hilton joins 'Tomi Lahren Is Fearless' and declares cancel culture is now a sport
In a striking crossover of media personalities, Perez Hilton joined the latest episode of OutKick's "Tomi Lahren is Fearless" to discuss the cutthroat reality of modern cancel culture.
The two found common ground in criticizing digital mobs they say are more interested in destruction than accountability.
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Lahren opened the discussion by contrasting today’s climate with the past, noting that traditional PR cleanup has been replaced by a mass horde looking to end lives over minor mistakes.
"The cancel culture of today and especially of a few years ago is like cutthroat," Lahren said. "There are people that we still don't have in entertainment life because they made a small slip up and there was like this mass horde of people online that are like, cancel them, end their life, make sure they're bankrupt."
Lahren emphasized that her stance applies even to her critics. "I personally don't like it," she noted. "Even the people I don't like, I don't believe in cancel culture, unless you're violent. It’s a much different environment now."
Hilton, who became a household name for his own brand of celebrity call-outs in the mid-2000s, agreed that the landscape has fundamentally shifted.
"I don't believe in cancel culture either," Hilton said. "Nick Cannon says, counsel culture, not cancel culture. I love looking at it that way. But that's if we're assuming that people are being genuine."
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Hilton argued that most canceling today isn't about social justice but is instead a form of entertainment for the masses.
"What I've noticed over the last five to 10 years is that canceling somebody has really become a form of entertainment and a sport," Hilton explained. "People are not trying to hold others accountable for the right reasons. They're just doing it to get their rocks off."
Hilton noted that while mid-level figures can be wiped out by a single controversy, the industry’s elite often remain untouched.
"There's also a rule that I have, which is, yes, sadly, cancel culture still exists," Hilton asserted. "But if you're an A-lister, you're cancel proof."
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South African police airlift massive crocodile suspected of eating missing local
Authorities in South Africa carried out a high-risk recovery operation over the weekend, airlifting a massive crocodile suspected of eating a local resident.
The operation followed last month’s disappearance of a 59-year-old businessman from Gauteng, South African Police Service (SAPS) said. Local media Smile FM identified him as Gabriel Batista, the owner of the Border Country Inn located a short drive from the river.
A specialized task force eventually tracked down the reptile Saturday along the Komati River, where it was euthanized and removed from the area, officials reported. Upon examination, they said human remains were discovered in its digestive system.
The operation was also captured on camera and has since spread widely on social media, showing personnel hoisting the massive crocodile from the water by helicopter.
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According to the police, the local businessman went missing late last month after his Ford Ranger became stranded at a flooded low-lying river crossing near crocodile-infested waters.
State media SABCNews reported that the vehicle was swept away as he attempted to cross the bridge.
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Following a weeklong search, the team reportedly identified a large crocodile nearby that they believed may have attacked and consumed the victim.
According to officials who monitored the reptile for several days, the reptile appeared to show signs it had recently fed, including prolonged periods of inactivity, South African outlet ENCA said.
"During the search, we saw that this particular crocodile was only about 150 meters away from where the person had washed off the bridge. This crocodile stayed there the whole time. When the helicopter went over it, it wouldn’t move away," SAPS Captain Johan "Pottie" Potgieter said.
"We know from experience that if crocodiles have had a big meal, they’re not very active, and need to lie in the sun for their digestive system to start working."
After authorities euthanized the animal with the necessary permissions, Potgieter operated under "extremely dangerous conditions," being lowered from a helicopter into crocodile-infested waters.
It was then secured with a rope, hoisted from the water, and airlifted away, SAPS said.
During the examination, officials reportedly discovered human remains, as well as six pairs of sandals inside the animal’s stomach, SABC News reported.
The remains have been submitted for DNA testing to confirm the victim’s identity.
It remains unclear whether the shoes are linked to any missing residents or villagers in the area.
Three suspected narco-terrorists killed in US military strike on drug-trafficking vessel in Eastern Pacific
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said Tuesday that the U.S. military carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three suspected narco-terrorists.
The strike, which was conducted by Joint Task Force Southern Spear at the direction of Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, targeted a vessel that was operating along known narco-trafficking corridors and engaged in narco-trafficking activity.
No U.S. service members were injured in the operation, according to SOUTHCOM.
"Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the command wrote on X. "Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed."
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SOUTHCOM did not immediately release further information about those killed.
The U.S. military has carried out numerous strikes in recent months on suspected drug-smuggling vessels as part of a broader campaign to dismantle cartel-linked trafficking operations.
The announcement comes a day after SOUTHCOM said it conducted a similar strike in the Caribbean on Monday, killing two suspected drug traffickers.
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Earlier, on April 24, SOUTHCOM carried out a lethal strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two suspected narco-terrorists.
That strike followed less than a week after SOUTHCOM said it conducted an operation in the Caribbean, killing three suspected narco-terrorists.
SOUTHCOM is responsible for military operations in Central and South America and the Caribbean, including counter-narcotics missions aimed at disrupting drug trafficking networks that threaten U.S. interests.
The Eastern Pacific remains a key corridor for narcotics trafficking, with cartels often using small, fast-moving vessels to transport drugs toward the U.S. and Central America.
Fox News Digital's Bradford Betz, Michael Sinkewicz, Alex Nitzberg and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
Jaylen Brown sounds like a 'sore loser' after blaming Embiid for Celtics' collapse
The lights were too bright for the Boston Celtics, and one of their All-Stars started pointing fingers everywhere but at himself.
After Boston blew a 3-1 series lead to Philadelphia, Jaylen Brown went from calling out Sixers center Joel Embiid to taking aim at the media over dumb comments he made on a postgame livestream.
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Brown labeled Embiid a "flopper," suggesting he duped both officials and coverage of the series. As his comments gained traction for name-dropping Embiid, Brown took to X to deflect.
"Clickbait is like flopping for the media, exaggerating contact. Y’all be safe out here," he wrote.
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Most embarrassingly, the remarks came after Boston failed to close the series in three chances, including a Game 7 at home against a 76ers team that played half the matchup without its MVP.
The critics came out to drag Brown, including former teammate Jeff Teague, who pushed back on "The Rich Eisen Show".
"I think that’s a sore loser," Teague admitted. "You were up 3–1. You had enough opportunity to win a game and take over."
Brown also raised eyebrows by calling the season his "favorite year," a comment that landed poorly after a first-round exit.
Stephen A. Smith seized on that point on ESPN’s First Take.
"You get paid over $300 million. You were up 3-1. Did you say anything then? No," Smith said. "That is not why the Celtics lost... they played dumb basketball down the stretch."
Brown was definitely part of Boston's demise. In the closing minutes of Game 7, Boston settled for six straight three-point attempts instead of attacking the rim.
Kendrick Perkins summed it up on the Road Trippin’ podcast, saying the 76ers "walked into your m**********g crib, shoes all muddy, and kicked their feet up on your coffee table."
Brown’s criticism of Embiid and the media now sits alongside a series where Boston had three chances to advance, and failed every time.
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Trump marks Cinco de Mayo with ‘NICE’ post, echoing past viral taco bowl moment
President Donald Trump marked Cinco de Mayo on Tuesday with a new Truth Social post featuring a stylized "NICE" graphic — a play on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
The post adds to a string of Cinco de Mayo messages from Trump that have repeatedly drawn attention online, including his widely shared 2016 taco bowl post that resurfaces nearly every year around the holiday.
Trump has frequently used the holiday to share posts blending humor, politics and immigration messaging; and had already publicly embraced the "NICE" branding concept ahead of Tuesday’s post.
The image shared Tuesday featured an eagle-and-shield design above the word "NICE," styled similarly to federal law enforcement branding and appearing to reference ICE.
Trump endorsed the idea of rebranding ICE as "NICE" in a late April Truth Social post, writing: "GREAT IDEA!!! DO IT."
The phrase originated from a social media suggestion that Trump later amplified online.
The latest post also brought renewed attention to Trump’s most recognizable Cinco de Mayo moment.
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In 2016, then-candidate Trump posted a photo of himself eating a taco bowl at Trump Tower alongside the caption: "Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics!"
The post quickly went viral and has continued resurfacing online in the years since.
The image showed Trump seated at a desk with a taco bowl in front of him, giving a thumbs up as he posed for the camera.
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Last year, Trump reshared the taco bowl post and wrote: "This was so wonderful, 9 years ago today!"
The post continues to go viral online as users revisit the original taco bowl image each year on the holiday.
One user posted an image of the president's original 2016 taco bowl post, writing, "Cinco de Trumpo."
Another commenter wrote, "such a classic," and another quipped, "maybe the greatest tweet of all time."
Trump’s original taco bowl post remains one of the most recognizable Cinco de Mayo moments of the social media era.
The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
California bill would let illegal immigrant professors keep teaching US students remotely
A new bill from a California state lawmaker would let illegal immigrant professors who get deported continue to teach students remotely.
The recently introduced bill by Assemblymember Mike Gipson, a Democrat who represents Los Angeles, would allow professors who came into the country illegally and who get deported the ability to have what the bill calls a "remote teaching arrangement."
According to the bill, this is "an arrangement that allows a deported or detained faculty member to perform, to the extent possible, their instruction and professional duties through distance education or other remote modalities offered by the community college district."
It would "require a community college district to allow its faculty who departed the United States on or after January 1, 2027, for a specified reason, including, among others, due to immigration enforcement actions by the Department of Homeland Security, and who was teaching for the community college district at the time of departure to perform their instruction and professional duties through distance education or other remote modalities offered by the community college district, as provided."
A post from the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC), shared by Gipson in April supporting his bill, said that the legislation "protects student learning by ensuring instructional continuity when community college faculty are impacted by immigration enforcement."
It added that the bill "allows affected faculty to continue teaching remotely, preventing sudden course disruptions and keeping students on track."
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The Institute for Immigration Research at George Mason University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences estimates that of the approximately 8.1 million teachers in the country, about 857,200 are immigrant teachers, and nearly half of those are post secondary teachers, or college professors.
Fox News Digital reached out to Gipson for comment, but he declined.
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