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Hegseth announces operation to remove 'narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday the launch of Operation Southern Spear, a new mission targeting narco-terror networks across Latin America.
Hegseth said on X that U.S. Southern Command and Joint Task Force Southern Spear will lead a mission to defend the homeland and dismantle narco-terrorists networks across the Western Hemisphere.
"This mission defends our Homeland, removes narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere, and secures our Homeland from the drugs that are killing our people," Hegseth said.
The U.S. carried out its 20th strike on alleged drug-tracking boats earlier this week, according to a Pentagon official.
U.S. forces carried out the most recent strike in the Caribbean, killing four suspected narco-terrorists.
The Navy announced in January it would lead Operation Southern Spear under U.S. 4th Fleet and Southern Command using "long-dwell robotic surface vessels, small robotic interceptor boats, and vertical take-off and landing robotic air vessels."
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The U.S. will use warships in the region, including the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford.
CBS News reported that President Trump was briefed on potential options for operations in Venezuela, including possible land strikes, but no final decisions have been made.
Top Democrats voiced support for the strikes against narco-trafficking near Venezuela earlier this month.
"I frankly think the Biden administration didn’t go far enough after the Venezuelan people voted overwhelmingly to get rid of Maduro," Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said.
"The Western Hemisphere is America’s neighborhood – and we will protect it," Hegseth said.
Congressman says he was 'blown off' by Wisconsin college accused of blocking new TPUSA chapter
A Republican member of Congress seeking to support one of his constituents who accused her college of blocking attempts to start a new Turning Point USA chapter on campus was reportedly "blown off" by college administrators after he attempted to have a conversation with the school to better understand what was going on.
Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., sought to collect the facts regarding allegations from a Beloit College student that her college was preventing her from establishing a new Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapter on campus. TPUSA was the conservative campus activism nonprofit founded by assassinated activist Charlie Kirk.
Additionally, the student, Jocelyn Jordan, accused her school of failing to adequately respond to a harassment campaign she and her classmates have been facing as a result of their efforts to start a new TPUSA club on campus. The harassment initially included disturbing imagery posted on the group's new Instagram page, referring to Jordan and her co-founders as Nazis, Ku Klux Klan members and White supremacists, but eventually devolved into threats.
"Our office reached out to Beloit College in good faith to discuss this matter and were blown off," Van Orden said in a statement posted on his official X account. "That is unacceptable. Every student, regardless of political belief, deserves the right to organize, speak freely, and participate fully in campus life without fear of retribution."
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According to Van Orden, his staff phoned the Beloit College President's Administrative Office to set up a phone call between the congressman and the college's President Eric Boynton on Monday. The congressman relayed that the office agreed to set up the phone call for later that afternoon.
But, a few hours before the call was supposed to take place, an attorney representing the school, Eric Rumbaugh, reached out and informed the congressman and his staff that Boynton would not be participating in the call on the advice of counsel. Seeking further clarification, the congressman personally called Rumbaugh back the same day, but his call went straight to voicemail. Van Orden left a message requesting a call back, but he told Fox News Digital that, to date, Rumbaugh has not called him back.
However, when reached for comment on this story, a Beloit college spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the voicemail had been returned a few hours earlier on Wednesday morning, two days after Van Orden left his voicemail with the president's office.
"Beloit College did receive an inquiry from Rep. Van Orden, and it is correct that the college’s representative returned the call to Rep. Van Orden’s office," a Beloit College spokesperson told Fox News Digital in a statement. "He had had a long conversation with Rep. Van Orden’s office at that time. Rep. Van Orden called back on the afternoon of the 10th and left a message. The phone call was returned this morning, and Rep. Van Orden has not since returned our call." Van Orden's staff subsequently told Fox News Digital that the congressman intends to return their on Thursday.
The decision by a group of Beloit College students to start a new TPUSA chapter on campus occurred in early October. A major part of TPUSA's activism efforts include building support on campuses across the country through chapter clubs at various colleges and universities. TPUSA eventually even expanded to include high school chapters as well.
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Jordan and her classmates were directed by school administrators that there were a list of requirements they needed to meet before they could formally establish the club, among them – finding a faculty advisor. Every faculty member the students have asked thus far, including the dean of students, refused to help them, according to Jordan, who said she was advised to establish a group that does not have the Turning Point name attached to it.
Jordan also said a leading member of the student government on campus said that even if they were to find a faculty advisor, they still would not be able to establish a Turning Point chapter on campus because actions from the national level TPUSA organization supposedly violated Beloit College's "Student Statement of Culture" policy.
In response to the accusations, a Beloit College spokesperson denied that faculty were blocking Jordan and her classmates from establishing a TPUSA chapter, telling Fox News Digital that the school has been "in full accordance with campus policies" and that all potential clubs must follow the same list of requirements.
After Jordan and her classmates began promoting their club on social media in mid-October, a harassment campaign targeting the students for their efforts quickly followed.
Jordan said the university dismissed the students' initial harassment concerns, telling them there was nothing faculty could do because they could not identify who was making the harassing posts. When the harassment devolved into threats, Jordan filed a subsequent police report, a move that appeared to spur greater action from the college, which eventually banned one of the main harassers from campus, who Jordan said was an alumnus working in food service on campus at the time.
"As a student, I should feel comfortable coming to campus no matter what beliefs I have, no matter what I identify as, no matter who I want to be. And, at this moment, I don't feel comfortable," Jordan told Fox News Digital.
In addition to denying that the school was preventing Jordan and her classmates from starting their Republican student club, the school also insisted that it is "committed to fostering respectful, open inquiry and encouraging a diversity of perspectives on campus."
"The college takes all allegations of threats and harassment against students seriously, including recent ones related to the students interested in forming a Turning Point USA chapter," the college told Fox News Digital. "Beloit College expects all members of our community to practice compassion and respect towards each other. We are an educational institution, and students learn best within a safe and vibrant campus environment."
Kevin Love, former teammate of Terry Rozier, discusses gambling issues in NBA: 'Such a stain on our game'
On just the third day of the 2025-26 NBA season, the association was hit with disturbing news when three of its figures were arrested for alleged roles in alleged illegal gambling schemes.
Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones were indicted on charges related to illegal poker games, while Jones and Terry Rozier were arrested for their alleged involvement in sports gambling.
Rozier was a member of the Miami Heat when he was first investigated by both the NBA and the FBI. He missed most of the second half of last season and was set to play for Miami this year but was arrested the morning after the team’s first game, which he did not play in.
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Kevin Love was in the Heat locker room when they received word of Rozier’s investigation. He has since been traded to the Utah Jazz, but the controversy still lingers throughout the league.
"It's very complex. I mean, there's so many things that are unanswered, and you take the NBA by its word. They do their due diligence, and they had looked into Terry's situation and came back, and it was kind of just left where it was. Terry was able to come back and play, and then he went through training camp and now all this stuff comes out. It's an interesting space we find ourselves in because, obviously, sports betting is such a huge part of sports culture now," Love said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.
"And the gambling stuff, I think, is such a stain on our game. And I think you find yourself betting, tipping, fixing, and you go down a really dark space in dark area. So being able to move past that, I can't imagine what it's like for the Blazers, right? And I can't imagine what it's like having to respond to that as the Miami Heat. It just creates such a distraction. And yet, we don't know what's real, right? This has to continue to play itself out, and we're seeing it across different sports now, but I think for the NBA's sake and the greater sports fraternity that it gets resolved in a way that we can move on and we can have, I guess, a healthier relationship with all this sports betting.
"I don't know what the answer is with all of this, but at the league office, Adam [Silver] is really smart. There will be a way to resolve this in a way that's positive. I'm a believer in that."
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Love has been in the league since long before player props existed. But as gambling has become more prevalent, he’s heard far more outrage from fans in arenas and seen more of it online.
"You see it all the time now, if somebody is betting on you and you don't score or you go out of a game or you don't get as many rebounds on the over, it becomes something that can be really ugly. You see it in your messages or your DMs. When there's money involved, things get messy…" Love said. "It's so lucrative, and there's so much money to be made that, like, I get it from a business standpoint, but I do think there's a dark side, and there's a negative side to this that I think people need to know, and it needs to be a little bit more transparent and out in the open so that maybe we can start to foster a more healthy relationship with it.
"But again, sports gambling and sports betting and all that has been around forever. But now it's just a click of a button away, right? I have friends that do it and have a healthy relationship with it and then others that don't. I think it's a space I'm not super well-versed in."
Hindsight is 20/20, but it probably should have been obvious that increased fan tension would follow. Even Love admitted he "didn’t consider" how much fan behavior might change.
"I said, ‘OK, this is new,’ he admitted. "I think gambling at its essence, people go to Vegas and they built these huge casinos and resorts with people losing their money. It's very convoluted, very layered, very complex space. I'm sure it was considered, but when it is this lucrative and there's so much money to be made, business, you have to do it. I hope that there's a better way forward, and I hope it's mostly healthy and just the negative outweighs the positive and just makes for sexier headlines. But I do think the negative definitely leaves huge stain."
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Legal group accuses Virginia public school district of felony after hosting Dem political rally for free
A nonpartisan, public-interest litigation firm is calling for a criminal investigation into Portsmouth Public Schools (PPS) after the school division allegedly used taxpayer dollars to host a political rally for Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, Abigail Spanberger, in August.
The Liberty Justice Center is calling for an official investigation after Spanberger, who was elected governor of Virginia last week, held the rally at I.C. Norcom High School free of charge, with controversial attorney general candidate, now AG-elect, Jay Jones in attendance.
"This is just a gross misuse of public money and resources," Brendan Philbin, senior counsel at the Liberty Justice Center, told Fox News Digital. "The time of teachers and the maintenance staff and everyone should be, at this point, getting ready to start the new school year. But instead, they're using all this time and resources to host this gratuitous political event."
"If an official causes public assets, resources or labor to be used for a cause other than what they are intended for, and the value of that is over $1,000, then it's a felony in Virginia," Philbin added.
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The group alleges that PPS is in violation of Virginia law 18.2-112.1(B), which specifies the "misuse of public assets."
The law reads: "‘public assets’ means personal property belonging to or paid for by the Commonwealth, or any city, town, county, or any other political subdivision, or the labor of any person other than the accused that is paid for by the Commonwealth, or any city, town, county, or any other political subdivision."
"Any full-time officer, agent, or employee of the Commonwealth, or of any city, town, county, or any other political subdivision who, without lawful authorization, uses or permits the use of public assets for private or personal purposes unrelated to the duties and office of the accused or any other legitimate government interest when the value of such use exceeds $1,000 in any 12-month period, is guilty of a Class 4 felony," according to Virginia law.
The Liberty Justice Center alleges that the value of services rendered to the campaign was over $1,000 due to the cost to rent several rooms in the school, teachers that were on the clock in attendance and the labor and time of the support staff and groundskeeping to enhance public grounds.
At one point in the email exchange between the campaign and the public school, the principal of I.C. Norcom, Teesha Sanders, offered up classrooms to the campaign should the soundproofing of the original space be an issue or if more space was needed for the political event.
The event was held on the first day of the teacher-work period, a time typically reserved for teachers to prepare for the upcoming school year. Teachers were required to be at work that day in their official capacity as summer vacation had officially ended.
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The Liberty Justice Center also alleges that Spanberger ethically violated 24.2-947.4(B)(2) of Virginia law by failing to report the "in-kind" contribution by the school board.
"For each contributor who has contributed an aggregate of more than $100, including cash and in-kind contributions, as of the ending date of the report, the campaign committee shall itemize each contributor on the report and list the following information," the law reads.
The misuse of public funds was originally uncovered through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from Restoration News, where the school division contested to the outlet that the rally was a closed event and fees were waived because the building was already open.
However, per emails obtained through the FOIA, a campaign official for Spanberger created an invitation link that was publicly available on the gubernatorial official’s website which was sent to Dr. Jerry L. Simmons, the chief operations officer for PPS, by a campaign official who told him to "share this RSVP invite link with any teachers who are interested."
A spokesperson for Portsmouth Public Schools explained to Fox News Digital that the school was unaware the event was a campaign event, instead believing it was an educational event. Once the principal saw it was a campaign event, she told staff not to attend. The school district's administration is now reviewing its process and procedures to ensure it is in better alignment with Board policies and state code.
The school district also explained that the event was not open to the public and did not charge guests. The school buildings were already open and there were no facility or custodial fees, a PPS spokesperson said. Security was provided by the Spanberger campaign.
The Liberty Justice Center wrote to Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and Portsmouth Commonwealth’s attorney Stephanie Morales, but has yet to hear back from the parties on whether an investigation is taking place or whether the state’s top legal enforcers are looking into their calls for a criminal investigation.
Fox News Digital reached out to Miyares, Portsmouth Public Schools, I.C. Norcom High School, Simmons and the Portsmouth Commonwealth attorney but did not receive responses in time for publication.
Cooking in her work clothes saves woman $60 a week, has millions rethinking dinner
A new viral TikTok hack has racked up more than 3.7 million views and 15,000 comments — and it claims the secret to cooking more at home is as simple as not changing out of your work clothes right away.
"The key to cooking after work is you gotta come home, you can't take your clothes off — I still have my badge on," Saadiq Ali of Flint, Michigan, says in the clip, which she posted in late October, appearing with her jacket on and purse still over her shoulder. "Shoes off, but I can't even sit down. … I gotta start now."
She's then shown peeling the potatoes that she'd left out on the counter with a cutting board, peeler and knife to give herself a head start that morning.
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Ali, 27, a credit union employee, told Fox News Digital she's been living the hack since early October.
"I realized toward the end of October that the hack worked — I was eating out way less due to having dinner and leftovers."
"Eating takeout now can range from $6 to $20," she said. "By planning my meals and shopping for the groceries once a week, I'm sure I'm saving close to $60 a week — and probably a million calories."
As a young adult, Ali said she's always trying to find ways to stay motivated and productive after work. Her mother inspired the habit, she said.
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"I come from a General Motors family, so my mother followed suit and started working for GM in 1999," she said.
"Watching her work first, second and third shifts throughout my childhood until her retirement this year, I have witnessed her cooking with her work badge still on and belt loosened to ensure we had dinner every night. My mother cooked almost every day while working an intense job and juggling two sassy daughters. I remembered that image and knew I would have to replicate that."
Ali said she didn't expect the video to go viral. She just recorded it on a whim after work one day. It even resulted in a free air fryer from Ninja, she said.
The idea has resonated with millions of viewers who say the no-nonsense strategy works. One viewer summed up the logic: "If I take 10 minutes to chill after work and sit down on the couch ... done for."
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"Five minutes turns into [a] Chili's pickup order," another commented.
Still another person joked, "Object in motion stays in motion."
And there may be some science to back it up.
Research has found that, according to the theory of "momentum bias," once you stop moving, it's harder to restart.
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"Cooking while still wearing my work clothes signals to my brain that there is more work to be done," said Ali. "Once my meal is completed, I am free to get into my comfy clothes and enjoy my evening."
Other commenters offered variations of the hack: using a slow cooker, meal prepping on Sundays or pre-chopping ingredients to make cooking easier later on.
Those who work from home said they face a similar challenge.
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"If you work from home, you have to start cooking during your lunch or afternoon break," one woman advised. "Do not wait until you're off."
Still, not everyone said they're sold on the habit.
"I'm gonna have to meal-prep because I'm not cooking after work," one woman wrote.
"That's more work."
"I need to relax first ... I'll suffer later," said another.
"I'm sooo mentally drained after work ... I'm sitting down and ordering DoorDash," one commenter admitted.
Others, especially city commuters, shared hygiene concerns.
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"After a ride on the subway in NYC, you gotta take [the work clothes] off," wrote one woman.
"Take your clothes off, wash your hands and then begin," another person weighed in.
"I can't cook in my clothes — they get to smelling like food," one woman added.
Some agreed that certain jobs make the hack impossible — especially healthcare workers, who noted that their uniforms are unsanitary.
"I work around bodily fluids and I can't keep [those] scrubs on," said one woman.
Another TikToker said, "I need to shower the hospital germs off me first."
For many, though, the appeal of the hack is its simplicity — no meal prep or pricey subscriptions.
"The success of this video has inspired me to share more tips because I don't know who else they might help," Ali said. "Sometimes you may need a small tip from a stranger."
'Queen of Versailles' star Jackie Siegel says double tragedy brought her 'closer to God'
Jackie Siegel described her grief almost like a "wake-up call."
The actress and socialite, known as the "Queen of Versailles," spoke with Fox News Digital about the aftermath of losing her husband David Siegel and sister Jessica within days of each other in April 2025.
"I feel like with these losses that I've had, in some strange ways, got me closer to God," Siegel said, adding that she feels her purpose is to bring people together to save lives.
David, founder of Westgate Resorts, died on April 5 at age 89 after battling cancer. Three days later, her sister Jessica died at age 43 from an accidental drug overdose.
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In 2015, her daughter Victoria died at age 18 from an accidental overdose of methadone and sertraline.
"Had I not gone through this hardship, I could have taken life for granted and not really given back to the full potential that I was put here for," she said.
"[God has] put me in a position. I now realize that with the Broadway show coming out, building the largest home in America... I mean hopefully I still look OK for my age… and you know, we have a hotel in New York right, and just all of these wonderful things that can't be there for gluttony," she said.
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"I just realized he put it in place for a purpose. I just know that my purpose is to bring people together to save lives," she added.
According to Siegel's foundation, Victoria's Voice, "on the day she died, Victoria had a pulse when first responders arrived and found her unresponsive, but they were not equipped with naloxone, and Victoria became another statistic" Since then, "Victoria's Voice is dedicated to drug awareness and prevention and saving lives from overdose." David had also led efforts to increase naloxone access and use especially among law enforcement.
"And through that – through saving lives – because I know people come back. The sheriff's department, like Seminole County Sheriff told me they used Narcan 700 times this past year. So. I just know in one county, we've saved lives in that 700 administrations of the Narcan. And that gives me strength," she explained.
"And to have people come up and give me a hug. That and give people comfort that have also lost their child or people that say, 'Thank you, you saved my child's life,'" Siegel said.
Siegel said her foundation, Victoria's Voice, prints and distributes copies of her late daughter's diary to help engage parents and teenagers in conversations about drug use and addiction.
After Victoria's death, one of her friends forwarded a text from her telling her mother that in the event of her death, to find her secret diary she kept and to publish it.
Victoria's Voice helps educate people and provide tools to prevent overdoses and substance-use disorders, according to the foundation's website.
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She also works with Fentanyl Fathers, who are fathers who lost children to a drug overdose and now travel the country to talk about it.
Siegel was recently in New York for the Angel Ball, where she served as a presenter for Amy Green with the Green Foundation, which focuses on saving the oceans.
"I've gotten this wonderful network of loving people — people that really care about this world. They care about our next generation. We care about our planet," she said.
Siegel also opened up about losing her sister, who died on April 8, 2025, at age 43.
She said she was reaching out to family members about David's death to organize a group painting therapy session, noting that she and her sister Jessica had always loved painting.
"I guess she just got depressed and got a line of cocaine from her neighbor," she claimed. "I thought it was cocaine, but it was Fentanyl. And she died so fast."
"We donated all of her organs. Her heart, her lungs, her skin, everything. So there's a lot of people and I can't wait to meet them someday. Maybe I'll invite them to Versailles," she added.
"I think through this, the grief that I've had, it's almost like a wake-up call for me," Siegel reflected.
"'Cause I could have gone down a bad path in life, like when my husband started making a lot of money and he was like going to Las Vegas and just that life of more like the party scene I guess," she said. "We could have gone down that path, but we started to… but when our daughter passed away, that's like when we kind of straightened up and said, ‘Hey wait a minute, you’ve got a problem here.'"
David and Jackie were the subject of a 2012 documentary called "The Queen of Versailles," which followed their effort to build a mega-mansion in Florida dubbed Versailles — named after France's famed Palace of Versailles — amid financial hurdles.
Their 90,000 square-foot home remains under construction and is expected to become the largest single-family home in the U.S. – and one of the most expensive – when completed.
The home features 14 bedrooms and 30 bathrooms, with a 35-car garage and an in-house pub.
Construction began in 2004 but paused in 2008 during the recession, when David's company, Westgate Resorts, was hit hard and briefly listed the mansion for $65 million.
The documentary renewed public interest in their project and Westgate Resorts later recovered financially, allowing construction to restart in 2013.
Hurricane Ian, a category four storm that struck Florida in 2022, caused an estimated $10 million in damage to their property, according to TMZ.
A stage musical based on the documentary debuted in August 2024 at Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston, starring Kristin Chenoweth as Jackie and F. Murray Abraham as David.
"The Queen of Versailles" began performances on Broadway on October 8, 2025, and officially premiered on Nov. 9, 2025, at the St. James Theatre with the same cast.
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Siegel said Chenoweth studied her closely and picked up on her mannerisms while preparing for the role, adding that the two spent time together ahead of the premiere.
"She's just such a professional that she just kind of studied me, listened to my little gestures, you know, when I go like this, and you know my little quirkiness, whatever I do," Siegel said.
She also gave Chenoweth a tour of their Versailles mansion.
After seeing the show for the first time, Siegel said of Chenoweth: "I just told her that she plays me better than I play me and that as petite as she is, she's bigger than life."
"But I want people to know that this show was like an inspiration, and it seems like, I think in a way that all I care about is this house. But it's entertainment, and I've got so much more in my life that isn't even expressed there about the things I do, caring about people and everything, and animals," she added.
When she saw the musical for the first time, Siegel said she started crying, because she felt like they brought her loved ones back to life.
Siegel also recalled how the documentary eventually turned into a Broadway musical.
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She revealed that she was on the beach when it happened — specifically Cocoa Beach.
"This young girl, her name was Lindsey Ferrentino, she comes up to me, and of course I have no hair or makeup, and she says, ‘Are you the Queen of Versailles?’ And I said, ‘Yeah.’ And she says, ‘How would you like a Broadway show about you and your story?’ And suddenly here I am on the beach, it's like, you wouldn't think of something big getting discovered on the beach in Cocoa Beach."
"So I gave her my phone number and she was a young girl. I didn't know who she was, didn't Google her or anything. And about like eight or nine months later, I get a call back, and she says, ‘Broadway wants to do it.’"
Siegel said she has no regrets, noting that everything happens the way it's supposed to.
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"It's not only the good things that get you to where you are. It's the bad things, and you have to take the lesson learned from the bad," Siegel said, adding that she's been considering moving into Versailles in January.
"Or if one door shuts, it may be that God shut the door because that maybe shouldn't have gotten that job because there's a better one waiting for you," she added. "So I try to look at things as the positive side. And sometimes you don't appreciate the good things until some of the bad things happen."
"And then when the good things do happen, you appreciate it so much more," she reflected.
Newsom's sanctuary policies under fire after drunk illegal immigrant kills elderly man
After a 71-year-old California man was killed in a hit-and-run involving an illegal alien driving under the influence, the Trump Department of Homeland Security asked: "How many Americans must be killed before [Gov. Gavin Newsom]’s sanctuary state of California works with federal law enforcement—instead of against them?"
Mexican illegal Humberto Munoz-Gatica, 57, was driving under the influence when he struck 71-year-old Barry William Tutt in Orange County, California, last Friday, according to a Homeland Security statement.
Munoz-Gatica left the scene after the collision and was later located with the help of witnesses and arrested, according to a statement by the Orange County Sheriff's Department. He is now facing charges related to hit-and-run and suspicion of driving under the influence.
Tutt, meanwhile, was found severely injured at the scene by sheriff's deputies. He was transported to a local hospital and later succumbed to his injuries, according to the department.
In its statement, DHS said it has lodged a request for authorities to hold Munoz-Gatica and turn him over to ICE.
DHS posted on X, asking: "How many Americans must be killed before @GavinNewsom’s sanctuary state of California works with federal law enforcement—instead of against them?"
In the statement, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin lamented that "unfortunately, Gavin Newsom's California is a sanctuary state and does not cooperate with ICE."
She called this killing "yet another example of sanctuary and open border policies putting American lives at risk."
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In response, Brandon Richards, a spokesperson for Newsom, told Fox News Digital that "Despite the Trump Admin’s repeated false claims, California cooperates with the federal government when it comes to criminals — as has been reported by Fox regularly."
According to DHS, Munoz-Gatica has previously been convicted of grand theft. The agency said he entered the country on a tourist visa that expired in 2008. He was arrested by ICE under the Obama administration in 2011 but then released into the country.
"This criminal illegal alien from Mexico, Humberto Munoz-Gatica, was released by the Obama Administration. He NEVER should have been here," DHS said.
Newsom, who is widely rumored to have 2028 presidential aspirations, has emerged as one of the Democratic Party’s most vocal critics of the Trump administration, particularly regarding ICE and immigration enforcement.
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In the midst of widespread anti-ICE riots and protests in Los Angeles in June, Newsom issued a statement in which he blamed "continued chaotic federal sweeps, across California, to meet an arbitrary arrest quota."
He called the operations "as reckless as they are cruel," saying that "[President] Donald Trump’s chaos is eroding trust, tearing families apart, and undermining the workers and industries that power America’s economy."
Cause of death for Republican congressman's staffer determined
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A cause of death has been determined in the case of Regina Santos-Aviles, a staffer for Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas who died after an incident in which she caught fire at her home in September.
Santos-Aviles’ death was ruled a suicide by self-immolation, according to Texas Public Radio, citing the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.
She was found critically burned in her backyard the night of Sept. 13 after emergency crews responded to reports of a disturbance around 9:30 p.m., the outlet reported.
Paramedics airlifted her to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, where she died early the next morning, Sept. 14.
Santos-Aviles had served as regional district director for the congressman, her LinkedIn profile indicates.
In an interview Thursday at The Texas Tribune Festival, Gonzales said he was not yet aware of the exact circumstances of her death.
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"I don’t know exactly what happened," Gonzales told KSAT.com. "No one’s contacted me; I haven’t contacted anyone."
"I’m waiting for a final report," he added. "I think that would make a lot of sense."
Gonzales asked that people remember Santos-Aviles for her dedication to her community.
"I would hope that everyone remembers her for her passion, for her job, her commitment to the community," he said.
He credited her with helping champion several initiatives, including school safety, a new mental health facility in Uvalde, and a community center in Natalia.
In a statement to Fox News Digital in September, Gonzales paid tribute to his former colleague.
"We are devastated by the loss of Regina Santos-Aviles, who was a valued member of our team and an extraordinary community leader," Gonzales said. "The contributions she made to her beloved Uvalde community and the surrounding area will never be forgotten."
Uvalde Police Chief Homer Delgado previously said there had been no sign of foul play.
Fox News' Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.
Ex-NFL star mum on possibility of Trump's name on Commanders' new stadium, but excited for team's return to DC
The Washington Commanders will be returning to the site of RFK Stadium, where Joe Theismann became a household name.
It’s where the former NFL quarterback threw both his first and final NFL passes. After moving out of the nation’s capital to Landover, Maryland, in 1997, the Commanders are expected to return home in 2030.
"There’s an old saying, you can’t go home again. The Commanders are proving that you can," Theismann told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.
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President Donald Trump reportedly wants his name attached to the upcoming stadium. While the White House would not confirm such reports, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said it would be a "beautiful name, as it was President Trump who made the rebuilding of the new stadium possible."
Trump, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and team owner Josh Harris were in the Oval Office when the deal for the RFK Stadium site was announced. But Trump sparked controversy when he threatened to halt the team’s plans to build a new stadium in the nation’s capital if it didn’t bring back its old Redskins moniker.
When asked about the possibility of Trump’s name being on the stadium, Theismann did not offer much.
"President Trump is our president. Whatever happens going forward is between the ownership of the Commanders and the president, and it’s going to be what it’s going to be," he said.
No matter what the stadium is named, Theismann sees the move as generations of Washington fans — past, present and future — all coming together.
"It’s exciting. Josh being a guy who grew up as a fan of the Redskins at that time — a lot of ownership is that way — it’s exciting for them to get back home, too," Theismann said. "I think those people who were fans of the Redskins and watched us play at RFK Stadium are also fans of the Commanders, and it'll be nostalgic for them. It'll be nostalgic for the fans to go back to a stadium that's going to be there — back where that site was once before, where a lot of their childhood memories were so special."
The domed stadium will cost an estimated $3.7 billion.
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Texas startup raises $5.5M for revolutionary solar towers that produce 50% more energy
Texas startup Janta Power has secured $5.5 million in seed funding to expand its next-generation solar power towers, a vertical alternative to flat solar farms. The funding round was led by MaC Venture Capital with support from Collab Capital. The investment shows strong confidence in 3D solar systems that can reshape renewable energy worldwide.
Traditional solar panels cover large flat areas on rooftops or open fields. This approach uses a lot of land and misses much of the day's available sunlight. The sun moves across the sky, but flat panels capture energy best only when it is directly overhead.
Janta Power takes a different approach. The company's pivoting solar towers stack panels vertically to create a compact three-dimensional structure that captures more sunlight throughout the day. Think of it as the solar version of a skyscraper: more power from less ground space.
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Each tower uses smart tracking software that follows the sun's path from sunrise to sunset. By adjusting its position throughout the day, the system collects more sunlight than traditional fixed panels. This design allows the towers to produce about 50% more energy while using only one-third of the land required by flat-panel systems.
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Because of their vertical orientation, the towers can capture sunlight during early morning and late afternoon when flat arrays are least efficient. The result is a steadier flow of electricity across the entire day, reducing stress on power grids and lowering the need for short-term backup plants.
Janta's towers are also built for strength. Each structure can withstand winds up to 170 miles per hour. The towers feature durable steel frames and modular foundations that simplify installation in a wide range of environments.
Pilot programs are already operating at Munich International Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and facilities managed by Aena, which oversees more than 70 airports worldwide.
The company's 3D geometry gives each site a capacity factor of around 32%, compared to roughly 22% for flat panels. This greater efficiency lowers the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) to about $0.05 per kilowatt-hour, well below the global average of $0.15.
That advantage can make renewable power more accessible for industries such as data centers, universities and telecom operations that need reliable and consistent energy.
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For businesses and communities, Janta Power's technology could mean smaller solar installations that deliver more energy for less money. Because the towers need less land, they can fit into urban areas, airports or industrial zones that could not host traditional solar farms.
For everyday consumers, these innovations can bring cleaner, more stable and more affordable power to local grids while supporting a greener energy future.
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Janta Power's vertical tower design and intelligent tracking system show what happens when creativity meets clean energy. The company's technology makes it possible to generate more power from less space, setting a new standard for solar innovation.
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