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9/11 families push to ban Mamdani from 25th anniversary remembrance over 'hostile' record
Families of 9/11 victims are urging organizers to bar New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from attending this year's 25th anniversary remembrance ceremony in Lower Manhattan.
Several families of 9/11 victims published a petition urging the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, which organizes the annual remembrance, to reconsider inviting Mayor Zohran Mamdani, citing a laundry list of criticisms of the Uganda-born socialist Democrat.
"Concerns have been raised about Mr. Mamdani’s public positions, associations, and responses to rhetoric that many perceive as hostile to these shared values," a Change.org petition organized by several victims' families states.
"Given these concerns, we respectfully ask that the organizers carefully consider whether Mr. Mamdani’s participation would align with the intention of the ceremony and the expectations of the families most directly affected by the tragedy."
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Concerns listed include a "perceived reluctance" by Mamdani to unequivocally condemn phrases like "globalize the intifada" — a slogan associated with calls for the eradication of Jews.
They also expressed concern over Mamdani’s alleged support for or association with individuals either dismissive of American institutions or insufficiently critical of extremist ideologies.
A 2025 release by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, outlined one such association with a radical Bed-Stuy imam who hosted the Blind Sheikh, mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, and has made controversial statements about jihad.
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Siraj Wahhaj, born Jeffrey Kearse, hosted Mamdani at his At-Taqwa mosque during the campaign and received criticism at the time from former FBI agents for failing to condemn the cleric.
The victims’ families also called out Mamdani’s father, Columbia government professor Mahmood Mamdani, whom they cite as authoring a book shortly after the attacks in which he argued suicide bombers should be "understood as a feature of modern political violence rather than stigmatized as a mark of barbarism."
They wrote that Professor Mamdani’s book – "Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War, and the Roots of Terror" – also included a passage arguing a moral equivalency between the United States and Al Qaeda.
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When the passage was resurfaced in 2025, prominent New York billionaire Bill Ackman quipped on X that the "apple doesn’t fall far from the tree."
Fox News Digital reached out to both Mamdanis for comment.
While the mayor did not immediately return a request for comment, he told a reporter at an unrelated press conference Monday that he still plans to attend.
"I will proudly honor families the survivors the first resp forever impacted by that horrific terror attack by standing alongside them at this year’s 9/11 commemoration — reaffirming that we will never forget the solemn day...," he said.
Victims’ families also excoriated the mayor for supporting and standing with socialist candidates they said hold radically anti-American views, including the DSA-endorsed woman who defeated left-wing Rep. Adriano Espaillat in Washington Heights.
The petition noted Darializa Chevalier once tweeted that she nonchalantly wiped soiled hands on an American flag after running out of napkins.
"For 9/11 families, this is not simply a public ceremony—it is a deeply personal day of mourning. The presence of individuals whose words or associations are perceived as conflicting with the solemn purpose of the event risks detracting from that focus and causing additional pain," the consortium wrote.
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One organizer told the New York Post that mourning dignitaries from both parties will be welcomed, but emphasized they have all been involved in the healing process for years, citing former mayors Rudolph Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg, former Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and City Council Speaker Julie Menin, D-Upper East Side.
The memorial museum said it has "intentionally worked to keep the commemoration free of politics because remembering those we lost on 9/11 should never be a partisan issue," according to a statement to the Post from staffer Julie Wood.
The petition comes amid elevated rhetoric directed at Mamdani as he prepares to take office before his first September 11 commemoration as mayor, as Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., and radio host Sidney Rosenberg both recently declared the mayor a "terrorist."
Monica McNutt is trying to become the female Ryan Clark with latest Caitlin Clark smear
Chicago Sky's DiJonai Carrington spiraled on social media over the weekend, accusing her ex-girlfriend of cheating on her with multiple women around the WNBA.
"Since mfs wanna be funny today ima be hilarious! yes, nalyssa cheated on me with Deja Kelly and Aaliyah Nye +++ many more," Carrington posted on X.
According to ESPN commentator Monica McNutt's logic, there is one person to blame for this alleged WNBA hit-it-and-quit-it scandal. Caitlin Clark. Who else?
McNutt maintains that Clark has a moral obligation to uplift the WNBA "sisterhood," even when it has nothing to do with her.
On Sunday, McNutt insisted Clark is to blame for the negative headlines surrounding the WNBA because she lacks "accountability" and "self-awareness."
In other words, Clark is the reason USA Today compared her flopping on the court to the lynching of Black people and falsely accused her of skipping an All-Star event to get her hair done. Both of those headlines originated last week.
Apparently, Clark is also to blame for people noticing Black women on the court driving their fists into her throat and raking her eye with their fingernails.
Again, this is all according to the logic of Monica McNutt.
McNutt using her ESPN platform to smear and belittle Clark is hardly new. She previously accused little White girls of favoring Clark because of racism and pretended as if obscure WNBA players are more famous than Clark. However, the fact that she is still doing it is quite telling.
In case you weren't aware — because apparently McNutt isn't — ESPN is done with the racial idolatry, wokeness, and buffoonery that defined much of the network over the past decade. Here are some of the names ESPN has moved on from in recent years: Mark Jones, Bomani Jones, Sarah Spain, Kenny Mayne, Clinton Yates, Jalen Rose, Israel Gutierrez, Michelle Beadle and Katie Nolan.
Add Ryan Clark and Cam Newton to that list. ESPN ended relationships with both of them last week — as OutKick first reported — as part of a round of talent layoffs and nonrenewals.
Chiney Ogwumike, McNutt's fellow Mean Girl and Caitlin Clark adversary, got the hint. Last Friday, she admitted her coverage of Clark went too far and needed to recenter the conversation back to basketball.
"The ESPN Purge (firing of Ryan Clark) is showing initial signs of success. They're already walking back their racial idiocy on air. Amazing. They must've threatened them with bringing me back for a third time," Jason Whitlock joked about Ogwumike's sudden shift.
McNutt didn't get the hint. And for many of the same reasons ESPN parted ways with Ryan Clark, McNutt should be ESPN's next casualty.
We don't say that because of her political views or her opinions. We say it because she is undermining the network's credibility for selfish reasons. We assume those reasons include building her brand on Bluesky and indulging her own personal biases.
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McNutt doesn't just have issues with Clark. She also has issues with Taylor Swift. During the NBA Finals, McNutt was caught on a hot mic sneering at Swift, accusing her of bandwagoning the New York Knicks. In actuality, Swift has been a Knicks fan for years and attended games even during their losing seasons.
Why exactly McNutt has such a snarky view of Swift is unclear. Though perhaps you could take a guess, considering her equally snarky views of Caitlin Clark, little White girls, and Sophie Cunningham.
Hmm.
A tearful Ryan Clark, utterly devoid of accountability, called himself the "best analyst in the world" while addressing his firing last Friday. While that's subjective, we acknowledge Clark was at least capable as a sports analyst. McNutt is not.
Last August, she hosted an NFL preview show with Stephen A. Smith and did not know who Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders was.
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Blame Caitlin Clark for that, too.
Let's recall a few paragraphs we wrote last week explaining why ESPN could no longer justify employing Ryan Clark.
We first cited the reasons to cut him: Clark made around $2 million per year, roughly four times what the average NFL analyst earns. He was unpopular with much of the audience. He had a strained reputation with staffers and a mixed one among on-air colleagues. Over the past year alone, he generated a string of negative headlines for ESPN, including shaming Robert Griffin III for marrying a White woman and making dubious claims about police officers involved in what was ultimately ruled a suicide. He also created both on- and off-air tension by belittling Peter Schrager, around whom ESPN is now building a new television show, because Schrager never played football. Clark also had a habit of injecting race into discussions where it simply didn't belong.
And then the reasons to keep him: None.
We then explained why this dynamic is not exclusive to Clark.
As large as their egos may be, the overwhelming majority of employees at ESPN — or any major television network — are simply filling airtime. They are interchangeable. There is no meaningful financial difference between having one analyst instead of another. That's not to say these analysts and reporters aren't good at their jobs. Many are. It's simply that their value above replacement is essentially nonexistent. The same is true across corporate America. The gap between good and indispensable is significant.
Employees are inherently replaceable. Across corporate America, employers replace workers every day without suffering a single quantifiable disadvantage.
Most employees understand this and, accordingly, don't create headaches. When your value is expendable, every problem you create becomes another reason you aren't worth the trouble. Yet so many current and former ESPN employees can't seem to understand that.
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By definition, Monica McNutt provides nothing to ESPN.
More people don't watch the channel because of her. Sponsors don't pay more because she is on the network. She doesn't provide news or insight that is exclusive to her. She doesn't improve the public perception of ESPN.
And like Ryan Clark, she has provided ESPN with a lengthy list of reasons to cut her. McNutt isn't valuable enough to be this reckless, this racial, and this uninformed.
She is also either too arrogant or too naïve to read the room. Look at those thriving at ESPN. They cover sports and do so positively and entertainingly. Meanwhile, McNutt is caterwauling and gaslighting, often by forcing oversized words into sentences.
Note: "matriculate" did not fit her otherwise slang-filled rant about Clark.
OutKick asked McNutt on Monday why she continues to cover Clark so negatively and whether she disagrees with ESPN's new direction. She did not respond as of publication.
Most likely, she believes the onus falls on Caitlin Clark to defend the Mean Girls in the media who are smearing her.
McNutt's logic. Not ours.
Illegal immigrant accused of murdering college student dials into hearing from hospital bed
The illegal immigrant accused of gunning down 18-year-old Loyola University freshman Sheridan Gorman appeared in court Monday from a hospital bed after suffering a reported seizure, according to his defense attorney.
Jose Medina-Medina, a Venezuelan national charged with Gorman's murder, did not appear in person for a hearing before a Cook County judge. Instead, he joined the proceedings remotely via Zoom from a local hospital, where his attorney said he was admitted after experiencing a seizure over the weekend.
The judge ordered Medina to appear in person at his next court hearing if he is physically able.
Defense attorneys have repeatedly argued that Medina has suffered seizures and other health issues stemming from a 2018 shooting in Colombia, where they say he was shot in the head.
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On Monday, Medina's attorney told the judge the defense is still waiting for additional information about his medical condition before deciding which pretrial motions it may file.
Meanwhile, prosecutors said the murder case continues to progress.
They told the court they have turned over several additional pieces of evidence to the defense, including most of the DNA testing completed on the firearm recovered at the scene. Trace evidence testing is still underway, and prosecutors said they may request additional DNA analysis depending on those results.
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Prosecutors also said they've turned over more evidence in the separate case accusing Medina of possessing a homemade shank while in custody. They are still waiting for subpoenaed body-camera video and hospital surveillance video to be added to the case.
The case was continued until Sept. 3 for another status hearing.
Sheridan Gorman's family did not attend Monday's hearing.
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Medina has remained behind bars since his March arrest and has pleaded not guilty to the murder charge.
Gorman, an 18-year-old Loyola University freshman, was fatally shot in March while walking with friends near Tobey Prinz Beach in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood. Authorities allege Medina opened fire during the incident, killing the college student.
Fox News' Patrick McGovern contributed to this report.
Nurse impaled by pole during hike forced to trek 10 miles for help: 'A freak thing'
A wound care clinic nurse survived a freak hiking accident — and impressively hiked 10 miles to safety after suffering a serious injury.
David Cifaldi, who previously worked as an emergency room nurse, was impaled by a trekking pole while climbing Montana's Granite Peak on July 20.
Cifaldi was hiking with two friends before the accident occurred, according to a GoFundMe page set up to help him.
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At about 11,800 feet, Cifaldi "stepped on a small loose rock, dropped his trekking pole and fell forward," per the GoFundMe set up by a friend.
"The pole went all the way through his lat, sticking out both ends, with roughly 8 inches between the two holes," the page said.
Cifaldi, who works at a local wound care clinic, self-assessed the situation "calmly," his friend wrote.
"No bleeding, full feeling, no lightheadedness, nothing vital hit, and the pole stable in place," said the GoFundMe page.
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"Given his condition, he made the call to self-rescue rather than wait for extraction — hiking 10 miles back to the trailhead with a trekking pole still through his body."
As they descended, Cifaldi also asked one of his friends to go ahead and warn approaching hikers so that no children would unexpectedly encounter his injuries, according to the fundraiser.
After reaching the trailhead, Cifaldi was driven about two hours to an emergency room in Billings, the nearest hospital equipped to remove the pole, according to the GoFundMe page.
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"All told, it was in place for 8–9 hours from the fall to removal," the friend wrote. "David is now receiving ongoing care, with the possibility of surgery still to come."
Cifaldi described the incident to local outlet KTMF as "just kind of a freak thing."
"I think my nurse brain clicked on," said Cifaldi.
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"As soon as I was able to self-assess and establish that this was not life-threatening right now, I was pretty convinced I was going to get off that mountain under my own power."
The healthcare professional added that he feels "very lucky."
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"A couple inches the other way and this would be a different story," he said, per KTMF.
Fox News Digital reached out to Cifaldi for additional comment.
On a Reddit forum dedicated to odd news, users praised Cifaldi's grit and determination.
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"Good job, man!" one person wrote.
"Yikes!! Glad they made it to treatment," another said.
Trans influencer breaks silence after Trump's comparison to CNN anchor at WHCA Dinner
A transgender influencer fired back at President Donald Trump after his joke comparing the biological male to CNN's Kaitlan Collins during Friday night's White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner went viral.
"Maybe being publicly mocked and criticized by this administration is actually like the greatest compliment of all," said Dylan Mulvaney in a TikTok post on Sunday. "Because it puts me in the company of some of the most brilliant, empathetic people in our world today."
Mulvaney, once a social media star and one of the most recognizable transgender people in the United States, has maintained a low profile over the past few years since an advertising debacle featuring the influencer tanked the stock of a major beer company.
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But Mulvaney was thrust back into the spotlight after Trump's WHCA Dinner joke comparing the transgender influencer to Collins, a longtime media foe of the 45th and 47th president.
"I thought Kaitlan Collins had really made it big with a major new sponsorship, but then I informed her that it wasn't her on the Bud Light can, it was Dylan Mulvaney," he said, referencing the beer brand's failed marketing campaign.
In 2023, Bud Light partnered with Mulvaney for a March Madness promotion. On Instagram, Mulvaney posted a video featuring a Bud Light can with their face on it, sparking intense backlash, a prolonged boycott and a more than $27 billion loss in market cap for Anheuser-Busch.
"To the president, thank you for reminding me that I am more powerful than I even knew," Mulvaney said in the Sunday video. "And to quote my favorite recording artist, Shea Diamond, ‘I am America.’"
Trump took his time roasting Collins in his hour-and-four-minute remarks at the WHCA Dinner on Friday.
Besides comparing her to a biological male who transitioned to female in a TikTok series where they would chronicle every day of 'becoming a girl,' Trump also took a swipe at her apparently steely demeanor.
"I want to personally congratulate CNN's Kaitlan Collins on receiving her award. It was all about me. It's a fake. She shouldn't get the award. It was a fake, but I didn't mind. I said, 'Kaitlan, congratulations.' But it was fake. There's no question about it," Trump said.
Collins received the WHCA Award for Excellence in Presidential News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure for broadcast due to her reporting on the contentious Oval Office meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Trump in February 2025.
"But she's a young, attractive woman," Trump went on, adding, "She never smiles. I said, 'Kaitlan, do you ever smile? Smile. You have a nice position. You're at CNN — fake news. You should be a happy person. So smile, Kaitlan. Just smile.'"
Collins appeared to respond to Trump's jokes at her expense in an Instagram post over the weekend featuring a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt.
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent," the quote said.
CNN's public relations team also posted a statement on X after Trump's remarks about one of their biggest stars.
"We stand by our journalists and the integrity and fair mindedness with which the CNN team reports the news," the statement, attributed to Chairman and CEO Mark Thompson, said.
"Honest, accurate journalism may sometimes irritate politicians, but our right to report and present that reporting to the public without government interference is fully protected by the U.S. Constitution. CNN will continue to exercise this right."
Tommy Paul's wife trades her bikini for armor as she takes on Nantucket store for influencers everywhere
It's official: Tommy Paul and influencer Paige Lorenze have tied the knot. The tennis power couple married earlier this month on Long Island.
It's also official that despite giving up her last name and the handle associated with it, her rebranding doesn't mean she's going anywhere.
The switch to Paige Paul might have mistakenly been taken as a sign that she was headed for the quiet life of a tennis WAG and that her influencing days were behind her. They're not.
She's not even letting what should be a fun time for a couple of newlyweds keep her trading her bikini for armor in order to take on an injustice on behalf of influencers everywhere.
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Paige came across an unthinkable sign at a local Nantucket store called Four Winds Craft Guild. The sign , which is hanging from the ceiling, reads "No Influencers."
This business has been around since 1948 and somehow isn't aware of all the good influencers are responsible for in the world. Mrs. Paul decided to remedy that.
She let the business have it in its comment section, reports Page Six, "If you call yourself a feminist but proudly put up a 'No Influencers' sign, it's worth asking who you are attempting to delegitimize, and why…"
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That's a red-hot start, but there was more where that came from.
"Mocking women when they become powerful in a new industry isn't new. It's just a strange message coming from a store that celebrates a craft with such a rich history of women shaping the island and its economy," Paige continued.
"For those who don't know, the creator economy is overwhelmingly driven by women. Brands have shifted billions of dollars into creator marketing because it consistently delivers something traditional advertising can’t…. trust, community, and measurable sales."
That part felt personal. She's part of something bigger than herself and doesn't have a choice, but to provide some educational material.
"One woman with a loyal audience can successfully launch a business at a scale that would have once required corporate backing and massive advertising budgets. That’s a win. This sign isn't."
There you have it. Paige Paul isn't turning her back on influencers.
She's still here and willing to trade brilliant bikini marketing for the battlefield when necessary to fight back against injustice wherever it is found, even in a Nantucket store selling baskets and crafts.
Commanders fire tight ends coach Ben Steele following DWI arrest last month
The Washington Commanders have fired tight ends coach Ben Steele following a DWI arrest last month.
The Commanders confirmed the news, stating they would be "parting ways" with Steele before his first season with the franchise ever begins.
"The team will have no further comment at this time," the Commanders added to its statement on X.
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Steele was arrested on charges of DWI last month, as The Athletic reported,he was placed on administrative leave after the Commanders were informed of the incident.
Steele is also facing charges for refusing a blood/breath test, obstructing or resisting an officer without force and changing course without signaling, per Virginia court records.
The report also said Steele’s replacement is expected to be named on Tuesday, as the Commanders are set to begin training camp the following day.
Wes Welker, the former New England Patriots and Denver Broncos receiver, was the Commanders’ interim tight ends coach while Steele was on leave during the team’s minicamp this offseason.
Steele is a veteran tight ends coach, having served in the role with the Arizona Cardinals for the past three seasons before joining Dan Quinn’s staff in Washington before the start of this year.
Steele played the position before coaching it, seeing time with the Green Bay Packers and Houston Texans from 2004-06, though he was a part of camps with the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings before that.
Steele’s coaching career started not long after his playing days ended, seeing time in college football before joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers staff in 2014 as an offensive quality control coach. He was eventually promoted to tight ends coach in 2017.
He has also seen service with the Atlanta Falcons (2019-2020), Vikings (2021), and Broncos (2022).
It’s worth noting that his time with the Cardinals saw Colorado State product Trey McBride explode into one of the best tight ends in the game.
McBride racked up two Pro Bowls these past two seasons, collecting at least 1,100 yards in each, including a 1,239-yard season in 2025 with 11 touchdowns, which smashed his career high. McBride was a first-team All-Pro this past season.
The Commanders feature a new tight end in their building, signing Chig Okonkwo this offseason to bolster the group. John Bates and Ben Sinnott were featured at the position last season, which was a down year for Washington after reaching the NFC Championship Game the year before.
Much of the team’s 5-12 record had to do with the injury to quarterback Jayden Daniels, who played just seven games. The Commanders are hoping to replicate the 12-5 season Daniels and company had in 2024, where he won Offensive Rookie of the Year.
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83-year-old wins settlement after Honolulu slapped her with $590K fine over website glitch
An 83-year-old widow can keep her Honolulu home after reaching a settlement with the city over nearly $600,000 in fines stemming from what she says was an online rental listing error.
Sandra May, a retiree, rents an attached apartment on her property to supplement her fixed income. After her rental unit was accidentally advertised online as available for short-term stays, the city fined her $10,000 a day for nearly two months.
Because May was hospitalized following a serious car crash, she did not initially see the city's notices, allowing the fines to balloon to $590,000. Under Honolulu ordinances, it is illegal to rent or advertise residential properties for periods of less than 30 days outside designated resort zones.
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Attorneys representing May from the Pacific Legal Foundation argued the unit was never actually available for short-term stays and that the listing stemmed from a website glitch on the hosting platform. Despite efforts to resolve the issue, the city placed a lien on May's home, blocked her from renewing her driver's license and vehicle registration and told her to "get an attorney."
May filed a federal lawsuit against the city and recently reached a settlement that reduces her total fine by 95%, allowing her to remain in the home where she has lived for 56 years.
"Winning this case is an enormous relief because it resolves all of the city's violation charges and excessive fines," May told Fox News Digital. "While the case ended in a settlement, I don't personally feel guilty of doing anything wrong."
May said her rental listing included a daily rate alongside a minimum 30-day rental so that if a guest wanted to stay longer than a month, it would be easier to calculate the extra days.
"To me, that was simply common sense," she added. "The city viewed it differently, but I never believed I was violating the law."
May added that she was grateful to God and her legal team at the Pacific Legal Foundation for stepping in at "the lowest point in [her] life."
Loren Seehase, an attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation, said the settlement resolves all of May's outstanding charges, including three additional violations the city issued after the organization became involved in her defense.
"Under the Eighth Amendment, fines must be proportionate to the alleged offense, not whatever the government thinks it can get away with demanding," she said in a statement. "This outcome reaffirms that principle and ensures Sandra can keep her home, which the City’s initial demands would have forced her to sell."
Scott Humber, communications director for the City and County of Honolulu, confirmed that May agreed to a reduced penalty of $30,000. Under the terms, the city will record a $30,000 civil fine lien against her home, but will not initiate foreclosure during her lifetime. The fine will be paid through escrow if she sells the property, or through foreclosure following her death.
Humber noted that the settlement factors in May's age, her medical hardships, her decades residing at the home and her "limited personal involvement in creating her advertisement."
As part of the agreement, May dismissed her federal lawsuit and agreed to withdraw her administrative appeals.
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"The Department of Planning and Permitting takes short-term rental violations seriously and imposes significant fines for such violations," Humber said in a statement. "Fines for advertising a property as an unpermitted short-term rental on Oahu are typically $10,000.00 per day."
"However, the Department may not have all of the relevant facts at the time of determining the daily fine rate for a particular violation and may adjust the total daily based on factors that become known to the Department after a fine has been assessed," the statement continued. "After performing this review and learning of Ms. May’s unique circumstances, the Department was able to reach an agreement with Ms. May on the appropriate penalty for her conduct."
May's attorneys said her case highlights a broader issue on Oahu, where the city has issued more than $90 million in fines for similar rental advertising violations.
Seehase told Fox News Digital the settlement "sends a clear message to Honolulu and municipalities across the country" that "governments cannot impose crushing financial penalties without constitutional limits."
"No homeowner should face losing their home over penalties that are grossly disproportionate to the alleged violation," she said.
WNBA responds to questions about missing USA 250 patch at All-Star Game but dodges key details
The WNBA finally responded to OutKick's questions about why USA 250 patches didn't appear on the players' uniforms at Saturday’s All-Star Game in Chicago.
It just didn’t actually answer them.
A league spokesperson provided a statement Monday after OutKick and Fox News Digital reported that the WNBA Players Association denied asking the league to abandon the uniform-patch plan.
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"As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, the WNBA was proud to honor the service and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans and military families," the statement read.
"Veterans and military families have long been part of the WNBA community—as players, fans, and league, team, and arena staff. Through All-Star Weekend in Chicago, the league recognized their contributions and helped create meaningful experiences in celebration of this historic milestone."
Fair enough. But the statement avoided every question the WNBA was asked.
The league didn't explain why the USA 250 patch that Sportico reported was planned for the All-Star uniforms never appeared. It didn't say whether public criticism from Las Vegas Aces forward and WNBPA treasurer Brianna Turner influenced the decision, whether any player objected to wearing the patch or who made the final call.
Instead, the WNBA highlighted its tribute to veterans and military families, which wasn't in dispute.
The unanswered questions became more significant after the WNBPA provided its own account of the events leading up to All-Star Weekend.
The union told OutKick and Fox News Digital that members of player leadership contacted the WNBA after seeing reports that the league had decided to place patches commemorating America’s 250th anniversary on the uniforms.
According to the WNBPA, the league told player leaders that no final decision had been made. The WNBA later informed the union that it would instead commemorate the anniversary with "America 250" signage in and around the arenas and by honoring veterans during the All-Star Game.
"The league did not seek union input nor was the matter put before player leadership for action," the WNBPA said.
That statement undercut claims that the union formally demanded that the patches be removed or held a vote opposing them. It also shifted the focus back to the WNBA. The union says the league made the decision without seeking formal input from player leadership.
So why did it make that decision?
The league’s new statement doesn’t say.
The patches are part of a national America250 initiative that has included the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, NASCAR, UFC and WWE. Every player wore one during the Super Bowl, while NBA players wore the patch throughout the Finals.
The WNBA was not included in the initial Fanatics and America250 announcement, but Sportico later reported that the league planned to put the patches on its All-Star uniforms.
That report drew an immediate objection from Turner, an elected member of the WNBPA’s executive leadership.
"Whoever called for the WNBA all star uniforms to have the USA 250 patch should have thought that through considering no WNBA players would have been free 250 years ago," Turner wrote on social media.
She added that the league’s players are among the most elite female athletes in the world but would have been "breeders or in the fields working all day" in 1776.
"Be so serious rn," Turner concluded.
Turner’s public objection was followed by questions from union leaders, and the WNBA ultimately didn't use the patch.
WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike confirmed before the All-Star Game that players had raised the matter with league leadership.
"As players, we did ask about it," Ogwumike told reporters. "I think being in a league where you’re able to have that type of conversation with your leadership is important."
Breanna Stewart, another member of the WNBPA executive committee, was then asked whether the patches would appear on the uniforms.
"No, they’re not on the jerseys," Stewart said.
The union’s subsequent statement says those conversations were limited to seeking information and that player leadership neither provided input nor took formal action.
That leaves several possibilities. The WNBA might have independently decided that arena signage and a veterans tribute were more appropriate than a uniform patch. League executives might have been concerned about potential player objections without receiving a formal union request. Or the initial report might have overstated how close the league was to approving the patch.
Another possibility is that the WNBA made the safest public-relations decision available. If league officials believed even a handful of players might refuse to wear the patch, leaving it on the uniforms risked turning All-Star Weekend into a very public fight over patriotism. Removing it beforehand took that decision out of the players’ hands.
But the league cannot easily admit that. Doing so would mean acknowledging that it expected resistance from its own players and effectively throwing them under the bus. The WNBA may have concluded that quietly absorbing criticism for the missing patch was less damaging than risking players publicly rejecting it.
Any of those explanations is possible.
But the WNBA didn't provide one, even when pressed.
OutKick and Fox News Digital followed up after receiving the league’s statement and noted that it didn't address the central questions. The WNBA was again asked why it decided against using the USA 250 patch, whether Turner’s criticism or opposition from any player influenced the decision, and who made the final call.
The league didn't provide an additional response.
It is worth recognizing what the league did during All-Star Weekend. Honoring veterans and military families is admirable, and the WNBA deserves credit for doing it. Using America 250 signage establishes that the league was not refusing to acknowledge the anniversary altogether.
But neither point explains why the league reportedly considered joining other major sports organizations in placing the USA 250 commemoration directly on its uniforms and then chose not to do so.
The patch did not endorse a political candidate or require players to approve of every chapter of American history. It was a basic acknowledgment of the country’s founding and the freedoms that allow women to earn a living playing professional basketball, organize through a powerful labor union and publicly criticize both their employer and their country.
Turner is free to believe that America’s history makes the patch inappropriate. Other players are free to agree with her.
Fans are free to disagree.
What the public still doesn’t know is whether those views had anything to do with the WNBA’s decision.
The WNBPA has answered for itself. It says player leaders sought information, offered no input and were never asked to take action.
The WNBA has now responded, too.
It just hasn’t answered the questions it was asked.
Topanga Lawrence stuns as a housewife in 'Sandlot' TV reboot, female flag football player gets pummeled & NFL!
'Nightcaps' is a daily column that catches you up on the biggest sports, news and culture stories you may have missed while pretending to do work at your desk. It runs Monday–Friday on OutKick.com.
Here we go! Final Monday of July. Final week of July. Come Saturday, we'll have turned the page to a new month. A big month. The real "calm before the storm."
All 32 NFL teams report this week. College football media days wrap up with that pesky Big Ten conference, and then the boys hit the practice fields. We've got the MLB Trade Deadline in a few days. There's a lesbian cheating scandal currently rocking the WNBA.
And they say this is a quiet time of year. Hogwash! Things are HAPPENING right now. The news cycle never sleeps. We don't, either.
Let's roll.
Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where '90s heartthrob Topanga Lawrence (Danielle Fishel) puts her acting shoes back on and joins a "Sandlot" reboot of sorts set to hit screens next month.
What a time to be alive.
What else? I've got a flag football player getting absolutely leveled during an interception return, the Bills may have created the worst alternate uniform of all time, and the Sophie Cunningham story is already taking a predictable turn.
You do this long enough, you learn to see these things coming from a mile away. I sniffed this one out last week. You'll see.
OK, throw on your favorite NFL theme song to celebrate us being one week closer to football season, and settle in for a Monday 'Cap!
Chills. Every time. God, I miss football.
I'm quite sure I've done this one before, but whatever. Mount Rushmore of NFL theme songs:
Honorable mention? The NFL Network theme song for the 9 a.m. games we all forget about until the second half.
Man. What a song. What a jingle. Brings me back to an old Dolphins game with an old Marino still slinging it. Or with a young Jay Fiedler handing it off to Ricky Williams 400 times a game. Or to Greg Gumbel.
How great was Greg Gumbel? Boy. We had it all, didn't we? Few more weeks, folks. Hang tight.
In the meantime, let's get this class started with Danielle Fishel — AKA Topanga Lawrence from 'Boys Meets World' — turning heads in the premiere trailer for the new Sandlot-esque reboot, Dugout Dads:
Lordy. I could not be more all-in if I tried. This is right down my alley. Couldn't be more in my wheelhouse.
Now, here's the downside ... this series, best I can tell, is only going to be streamable on YouTube. That's not going to play great with some in our audience, and I get that. However, I'd imagine it's easy enough to figure out after the first time.
If you have a Smart TV — and most of us do at this point, whether we like it or not — you just have to open the YouTube app and look up Dugout Dads. That's it — I think. Guess we'll all find out together!
Anyway, here's the series synopsis. It doesn't bill itself as a Sandlot sequel/reboot/continuation, but let's be honest ...
It is:
Dugout Dads follows an idealistic dad who volunteers to coach his kids' Little League team and discovers that the most unruly players aren't the ten-year-olds but the other coaches, parents, and sometimes himself.
As someone who grew up playing travel ball in FLORIDA, I can relate. Youth sports are so cutthroat nowadays. Hell, they were cutthroat 15 years ago! Today, they're just downright nasty.
Welcome back, Topanga. Welcome back, Ham Porter! Can't wait.
Now, speaking of youth sports in 2026 ...
Goodness gracious. What a hit! I'll be honest, I had no idea A) these high school flag football events existed during the summer, and B) that ESPN carried them.
We were at a bar Saturday afternoon and it was on a handful of TVs. I did a doubletake when I walked in, because I had no clue what was happening. They also use NFL team logos for the scorebug, which is a nice touch.
Anyway, that's how you prevent a pick-six, boys and girls. That was a business decision, and it was the right one. Lower the shoulder, send a message, keep 'em off the scoreboard and eat the penalty. Easy call. Great form.
Welcome back, football.
OK, let's rapid-fire this final-Monday-of-July class into a big Monday night. First up? Speaking of football ...
My God. What's happening here? How does THAT get the go-ahead from the folks in marketing? The same folks who green-lit that must be the same ones who hit "publish" on Nancy Armour's insane column last week.
It does beg the question — what's the worst alternate uniform you can remember? We live in an age of alternate unis, so there's a ton of content to sift through.
For me? The infamous Jags "Color Rush" Thursday night game from a decade ago really sticks out:
Can't believe it's been 10 years (!!!) since that moment. Blake Bortles, if I remember correctly, warned us that they were "ugly as hell."
He was right.
Finally, on the way out, let's check in with Sophie Cunningham's podcast partner in the wake of her popularity soaring after saying last week that men didn't belong in women's sports:
"Transgender athletes in American sports is such a borderline nonexistent issue that right-wingers have convinced a massive portion of people in our country that these people are a threat to sports in America when mathematically, that's not the case at all," West Wilson said.
"There is, like, 10 transgender athletes in all of the NCAA. I think there are unique questions that can be handled on individual bases, but to allow this to take our attention from housing, healthcare, wars, all the other actual harmful s–t in our country is dumb."
OK, West Wilson. Thanks for the lecture, pal. Nothing like getting a lecture from a guy who hops on ... TikTok ... to give it. Those are always the best. And then he brings up housing, healthcare and wars, as if he has a single clue about any of those issues.
Come on. The whole "this is a non-issue!" argument when it comes to transgenders in women's sports is so exhausting. Hey, dummies — YOU guys made it the issue when you REFUSED to condemn it during the 2024 elections.
And by the way ... you STILL do today! This is a 95-5 issue in America, yet the left refuses to admit they're wrong. They can't.
So, yes, it's an issue. OutKick has written about multiple cases — new cases — of this "non-issue" being an issue this year alone.
Sophie Cunningham gets support from GOP senator after backlash over transgender sports comments
That argument is what they use when they have nothing of actual substance to say, by the way. It's the easiest way to spot a fraud.
Whew. What a WAY to end today's class! That's how you start a new week, folks. Let's keep grinding and end this month strong.
Sound like a plan? Good!
Take us home, Sophie. Don't bend the knee. Don't let them steal the narrative!
Mount Rushmore of NFL theme songs? Email me at Zach.Dean@OutKick.com.