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NYPD cop's killer convicted of manslaughter, not guilty of murder after split jury ordered to deliberate more
The man accused of fatally shooting NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller during a traffic stop in Queens two years ago was found not guilty of first-degree murder, but guilty of manslaughter and other charges.
Guy Rivera was convicted Wednesday of aggravated manslaughter in the first degree, attempted murder in the first degree for attempting to shoot a NYPD sergeant who also responded to the scene and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. He was acquitted of murder in the first degree.
Earlier on Wednesday, the jury said it had reached a verdict but were sent back for further deliberations after one juror told the court the decision was not unanimous.
The foreman told the judge at the time that they had reached a not-guilty verdict on the first-degree murder charge but found Rivera guilty of the rest of the charges against him. But when the court clerk polled the jurors one by one to confirm they agreed with the verdict, juror No. 5 said they disagreed, according to the New York Post.
"As I told you jurors, your verdict must be unanimous. Please go back in and deliberate," Judge Michael Aloise told the jury, the outlet reported.
A short time later, a couple of notes were sent in from the jury — one asking how many days they would have to deliberate if they were unable to reach a verdict that day and another in which one juror said she needed to make a phone call to cancel an appointment.
"There is no time limit, continue deliberating," the judge told them.
Later on Wednesday, the jury came back and agreed on the verdict.
Authorities said Diller and his partner, Sergeant Sasha Rosen, stopped a vehicle illegally parked outside a cell phone store in Far Rockaway in March 2024. Prosecutors said Rivera then shot and killed Diller after being ordered to step out of the vehicle.
After shooting Diller, Rivera pointed his gun at Rosen’s chest and pulled the trigger, but the gun jammed, prosecutors said. Diller wrestled the gun away from his hand before he collapsed on the street from his injuries.
Rivera was also shot twice during the encounter.
Diller was scheduled to be off duty the day of the killing. He was at a park with his wife and young son when he was called in.
"The last words Detective Jonathan Diller told his wife were 'I love you,'" Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement. "Detective Diller was a father, a husband and a son. He was also a dedicated member of the New York City Police Department who put on a uniform every day to protect our city."
"This crime stole the life of a dutiful officer and a family man and endangered the life of a devoted NYPD sergeant," the statement added. "We continue to stand in solidarity with Detective Diller’s loved ones, Sergeant Sasha Rosen and all the brave men and women who protect our city."
Sham Philadelphia coffee shop hiding crack operation busted in sweeping raid, 17 arrested: AG
Officials in Philadelphia have dismantled a massive drug ring operating out of a sham coffee shop, run largely by longtime, senior figures in the criminal world, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Sunday.
The sweeping takedown, dubbed "Operation Cocaine and Coffee," was launched and primarily targeted a storefront known as Cumberland Coffee and Snacks, where authorities say the second floor was used to cook and package crack cocaine for street-level distribution.
At least 17 suspected members of the operation were arrested, many described by officials as well past middle age and deeply entrenched in the drug trade.
Authorities said the group, allegedly run by 56-year-old Lewis Alexander, plagued the community with "absolute harm" for more than a decade and is believed to have ties to violent crime.
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"Well, today, North Philadelphia's, the Lewis Alexander drug trafficking organization, they have a new turf and it's inside a correctional facility," Sunday said.
"Some of the defendants here are in their 50s, 60s and 70s," he added. "Many of these defendants have been at this a very long time. They were menaces to society, to people and families who just want to live free without concern of violence and crime in their everyday life."
While the raid centered in North Philadelphia, the operation’s reach reportedly extended well beyond the coffee shop, with officials serving warrants at roughly 30 locations across Philadelphia, Delaware County and New Jersey.
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Prosecutors described the organization as a persistent blight on the neighborhood, with a nearby bar and barbershop also swept up in the investigation as authorities worked to dismantle the network.
"The criminal organization has remained like weeds as families and homeowners have moved in and out of residences in the area," Sunday said.
The takedown resulted in 17 arrests and the seizure of 27 firearms, roughly four pounds of cocaine, more than 130 pounds of marijuana, as well as fentanyl, ecstasy and cash, according to officials.
The defendants face a range of felony charges, including running a corrupt organization, drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession.
Alexander is currently incarcerated on $750,000 bail.
Former Cowboys player Trysten Hill appears to grin after arrest tied to alleged assault of pregnant woman
Former NFL defensive tackle Trysten Hill was booked into a Texas jail last week on multiple charges relating to an alleged assault of a pregnant woman.
Ellis County Sheriff’s Office jail records list "assault of a pregnant person" and "interfering with an emergency request for assistance."
FOX 4 in Dallas obtained the records, which also showed Hill was arrested March 26.
Hill was booked and held on a $3,500 bond connected to two bond-forfeiture warrants from a 2025 criminal investigation, the sheriff’s office said.
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Hill appeared to grin in his booking photo.
The identity of the alleged victim and any relationship to Hill were not disclosed. Fox News Digital contacted the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office, but a request for comment was not immediately returned.
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After his three-year career at Central Florida, the Cowboys selected Hill in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He appeared in 25 regular-season games with the Cowboys, recording 39 combined tackles over four seasons.
Hill joined the Arizona Cardinals midway through the 2022 season, recording five solo tackles and one sack in six games. He signed with the Cleveland Browns in 2023 but was released before the regular season kicked off.
The New England Patriots signed Hill to their practice squad later in 2023.
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Behind the scenes of Congress' eleventh-hour rush to fund the DHS
What would you say if one body of Congress didn’t take a formal roll call vote on a major piece of legislation – yet passed it at 2:19 on a Friday morning?
Would you try to outdo your colleagues across the Capitol Rotunda with some Congressional chicanery of your own? Perhaps by passing an equally important version of the same bill – while officially sidestepping a direct up/down vote on the measure – at 11:28 p.m. on that same Friday night.
That’s what happened late last week. The Senate scored approval from all 100 senators to pass a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security for the rest of the fiscal year – but did it on a voice vote at 2:19 a.m. Friday with only five senators in the chamber.
House Republicans scoffed at this. So they passed their own bill – to fund all of DHS – just before the witching hour Friday. But technically, the House didn’t even vote directly on the legislation itself. The House voted to approve a "rule" (which manages debate for bills). With adoption of that rule, the House "deemed" the underlying DHS funding measure as passed.
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But despite all of this, the House and Senate weren’t aligned. They hadn’t approved the same bill. And despite the parliamentary antics, House Republicans then implored the Senate to pass the measure it approved Friday night on Monday morning – without a roll call vote and with just two senators in the chamber.
If you followed all of that, that is exactly what’s unfolded on Capitol Hill the past few days as lawmakers struggled to end the six-week Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
It was clear early Thursday evening that there wasn’t a path in the Sente to approve a partisan GOP bill to fund DHS after a lengthy roll call vote which started in the afternoon.
But something was afoot.
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Congress was staring at a 15-day recess for Easter and Passover on Friday. Failure to address the crisis now meant that lawmakers would leave town until the middle of April – extending the shutdown until then as airport lines swelled.
So Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., got to work on something which could pass the Senate – and potentially pass the House – before everyone abandoned Washington for the break.
Thune suggested earlier in the week that the Senate usually has to get "to Thursday" before frozen positions may begin to thaw. He was right. There was a corridor for the Senate to approve a bipartisan bill to tackle most of the funding crisis at DHS. So Thune’s charge late Thursday night and into the wee hours of Friday morning was not necessarily to persuade bipartisan senators to support the bill he was putting on the floor. But instead, Thune’s goal was to coax skeptical senators not to object and blow the whole thing up.
There’s something called a "hotline" in the Senate. Any time the leadership wants to set up a series of votes, make particular amendments in order and perhaps allocate wedges of time to debate, it sends around a "hotline" to all 100 senators. If any senator objects, they let the leadership know. This streamlines the process ahead of time. It also ensures that senators aren’t blindsided by something called a "unanimous consent" request. Unanimous consent requests, or "UC’s," happen all the time in the Senate.
One of the most powerful tools in the Senate is "unanimous consent." If you obtain the "unanimous consent" of all 100 senators, you can make the sun rise in the west. But all it takes is one objection to block a UC – even if all other 99 senators agree.
The behind the scenes hotline takes care of this in advance. Any senator could object and block Thune’s proposal to fund most of DHS. But there shouldn’t be any problem if he cleared it with all 100 senators offstage in advance.
That’s why Thune went to the floor at 2:19 a.m. Friday. Not a single senator flagged his proposal. And so the South Dakota Republican went to the floor with a team of five senators – and passed the bill. Not by UC. But by something called a "voice vote. Those in favor shout yea. Those who oppose holler nay. The louder side wins. The Senate passed the bill. There was no roll call vote.
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So, this wasn’t something snuck by in the dead of night on the sly. If any senator had a reservation, they could have flagged it. Or better yet, come down to the floor at 2:19 a.m. and contested it. In short, there were 100 senators, 100 chiefs of staff, 100 legislative directors and 100 counsels who should have known about Thune’s plan. That’s a universe of at least 400 people – if not more. So, this wasn’t an episode of someone pulling a fast one.
By morning, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said he "opposed this bill." Same with Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah.
Well, that’s fine. But no one objected nor pushed back on the hotline. No one went down to the floor to demand a roll call vote – or even argued that the Senate couldn’t do anything because there wasn’t a quorum present to conduct business. So anything said by Republican senators upset about the bill were simply academic or rhetorical objections. If those senators truly opposed the bill, they missed their opportunity to do something about it.
It was thought that the House might take up the bill – reluctantly – the next day to end most of the shutdown and pay TSA workers. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., signaled support. So did Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., the top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee. Granted, liberal Democrats might oppose the bill because there weren’t changes at ICE. But the bill probably would have passed with some Republicans and lots of Democrats. In fact, there may have been more Democratic yeas than Republican yeas. That would have been toxic for House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., lost his gavel over moving a bipartisan bill to avoid a shutdown in the fall of 2023.
So by Friday afternoon, Johnson strenuously lodged his opposition to the Senate bill.
"Republicans are not going to be any part of any effort to reopen our borders or to stop immigration enforcement," said Johnson, noting that the Senate plan left out funding for ICE and the Border Patrol. "This gambit that was done last night is a joke. I'm quite convinced that it can't be that every Senate Republican read the language of this bill."
In other words, were they not dialed in on the hotline?
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Yours truly questioned the Speaker, asking why he and Thune weren’t on the same page. Johnson accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. of being behind the bill. I pointed out that Thune "was the engineer behind this."
"I wouldn’t call John Thune the engineer of this," said Johnson.
"He didn’t have the accept it," I countered.
"Let me answer the question, Chad," sighed an exasperated Johnson.
So the House forged ahead and passed its own bill to fully fund DHS Friday night. Some House Republicans then expected the Senate to break custom and pass its bill – by unanimous consent – during a brief pro forma session Monday. In other words, House Republicans ripped the Senate for what it did early Friday morning. But those same House Republicans wanted senators to approve THEIR bill on Monday the same way they criticized the Senate for passing its bill on Friday.
Note that there was no hotline for the House bill at that point.
"We’d love to see them do that," said Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., on Friday.
But Democrats dispatched a watchdog to guard the floor against any possible GOP chicanery as the Senate met for 31 seconds with meager attendance.
The Senate gaveled in. The Senate gaveled out. Nothing happened.
"I was there to object," said Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del. "I was here just in case there were some shenanigans."
Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., called it "insane" that Senate Republicans "didn’t even try" to pass the House bill. But the lone Senate Republican on duty said the presence of Coons doomed that to failure.
"We don't have consent yet," said Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., who presided over the session. "They declined. Obviously Sen. Coons was there to do that."
But by Wednesday, the bill which Johnson trashed Friday afternoon was on its way to passage. Despite a sea of opposition from conservative Republicans, the House would accept the Senate bill and end most of the DHS shutdown. The Earth shifted. President Trump was fine with this. Suddenly, Johnson and Thune were on the same page.
So the Republican House would eat what the Senate originally cooked up early Friday morning. And the House would likely approve it with lots of Republicans spread around the country. But like Senate Republicans early Friday morning, no one would likely return to block it.
And by now, this wasn’t something engineered in the dead of night that only 400 people knew about. The entire country was more than aware what happened.
Trump says Iran ‘no longer a threat’ after 32 days — outlines next phase of US war
President Donald Trump declared Iran is "essentially really no longer a threat" after a 32-day U.S. military campaign, telling Americans in a primetime address Wednesday that the country has been "eviscerated" following weeks of strikes.
Even so, Trump said the United States is preparing additional attacks in the coming weeks even as diplomatic discussions continue.
"I can say tonight that we are on track to complete all of America's military objectives shortly. Very shortly, we are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks," Trump said. "We're going to bring them back to the Stone Ages where they belong. In the meantime, discussions are ongoing."
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"We have all the cards. They have none," Trump said. "American involvement in World War II lasted for three years, eight months and 25 days," the president went on, noting that the Vietnam War lasted 19 years and Iraq War lasted eight.
"We are in this military operation … for 32 days," he said. "And the country has been eviscerated and essentially is really no longer a threat."
Trump pointed to U.S. attacks on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, saying sites hit by B-2 bombers were "obliterated" and warning the United States would launch additional strikes if Tehran attempts to recover nuclear material.
"The nuclear sites that we obliterated with the B-2 bombers have been hit so hard that it would take months to get near the nuclear dust," Trump said. "If we see them make a move, even a move for it, we'll hit them with missiles very hard."
The remarks come as key questions remain about the fate of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, including roughly 900 pounds to 1,000 pounds of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, according to international watchdog estimates.
The conflict has driven volatility in global energy markets and rising fuel costs for Americans.
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Addressing those concerns directly, Trump blamed recent increases in gasoline prices on Iranian attacks targeting commercial shipping and regional infrastructure.
"Many Americans have been concerned to see the recent rise in gasoline prices here at home," Trump said. "The short-term increase has been entirely the result of the Iranian regime launching deranged terror attacks against commercial oil tankers and neighboring countries."
Trump also suggested Iran’s leadership structure has been fundamentally altered by the strikes, saying senior figures are dead and warning of additional attacks if Tehran does not reach an agreement with the United States.
"We never said regime change, but regime change has occurred because of all of their original leaders' death. They're all dead," Trump said. "If there is no deal, we are going to hit each and every one of their electric generating plants very hard and probably simultaneously."
He further claimed Iran’s air defenses had been eliminated. "They have no anti-aircraft equipment," Trump said. "Their radar is 100% annihilated. We are unstoppable."
The mission known as Operation Epic Fury began just more than one month ago, on Feb. 28.
Since then, U.S. forces have struck more than 12,000 targets inside Iran and damaged or destroyed 155 naval ships, according to the Central Command. Thirteen U.S. service members have died in the operations, and 350 have been injured.
"Twice this past month, I have traveled to Dover Air Force Base, and it's been something I wanted to be with those heroes as they return to American soil. And I was with them and their families, their parents, their wives, their husbands. We salute them," Trump said in reference to the deceased service members.
"Now we must honor them by completing the mission for which they gave their lives. And every single one of the people, their loved one said, please, sir, please finish the job, every one of them, and we are going to finish the job and we're going to finish it very fast. We're getting very close."
Trump also called on U.S. allies to take a more active role in securing global energy routes, arguing that countries reliant on Middle Eastern oil should be responsible for protecting the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping chokepoint.
"The countries of the world that do receive oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage. They must cherish it. They must grab it and cherish it," Trump said. "We will be helpful, but they should take the lead in protecting the oil that they so desperately depend on."
Trump suggested some nations had failed to support U.S. military efforts against Iran and urged them to step up, both militarily and economically.
"So to those countries that can't get fuel, many of which refuse to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, we had to do it ourselves," he said. "Go to the strait and just take it. Protect it. Use it for yourselves."
He added that global energy flows would stabilize once the conflict subsides, predicting the waterway would reopen and markets would recover.
"When this conflict is over, the strait will open up naturally," Trump said. "It will resume the flowing and the gas prices will rapidly come back down."
Billy Porter blames Trump as jobs dry up after 'performative wokeness' wave
Actor Billy Porter warned Saturday that the wave of "performative wokeness" may have come to an end as many arts jobs have dried up with it.
The Emmy-winning actor, known for appearing as a gender-neutral Fairy Godmother in "Cinderella," spoke to Rev. Al Sharpton on MS NOW about the shifting landscape of the entertainment industry.
"As a Black, gay, out artist, I caught the wave of what we now know as performative wokeness," Porter said on "PoliticsNation." "I caught the wave of being in the center of that very progressive space. And I crashed through glass ceilings that were concrete."
Porter also attended a rally outside the Trump-Kennedy Center as part of the "No Kings" demonstrations over the weekend. The venue recently underwent a name change when the Kennedy Center board voted to add President Donald Trump's name to the performing arts center, drawing criticism from some artists and cultural figures.
Protesters at the event claimed the Trump administration’s policies pose a threat to artists’ First Amendment rights. Porter was joined by other celebrity activists, including Joan Baez and Jane Fonda.
Porter noted that following a peak in progressive projects, he has seen a clear change in the culture and his own career prospects.
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"I have noticed the opportunities slowly drying up for the work that I do," Porter said.
"The Midwest CBS shows and the cop shows all of that stuff still exists, but when it's time to talk about heart, when it's time to talk about connection and when it's time to talk about people that don't look like everybody else, those of us who are on the margins. There's not a lot of that going on right now. There's not a lot of that work going on right now," he said, urging activists to "stay vigilant."
The actor and musician accused the Trump administration of attacking the arts, saying "authoritarian governments go after the arts first."
He said the arts can change people, adding, "That is dangerous for fascists, and they know it. And that’s why they attack us first."
A veteran of the stage and screen, Porter is known for appearing in the FX series "Pose" and is set to appear in "The Hunger Games" spin-off "Sunrise on the Reaping." He also appeared on Broadway, winning a Tony Award in 2013 for "Kinky Boots."
Trump is right about NATO’s weakness; the real question is how does America fix it
When President Trump told The Daily Telegraph NATO is a "paper tiger" and withdrawing the United States is "beyond reconsideration," the foreign policy establishment erupted. It shouldn’t have. Trump was saying aloud what many inside the Pentagon have known for years. The surprise isn’t the criticism. The surprise is how long Washington waited to have this conversation.
I know this alliance from the inside. During the Cold War, I served as a U.S. Army infantry officer in West Germany, drafting contingency plans to blunt a Soviet-armored assault long enough for reinforcements that might never come.
Later, as a Pentagon strategist, I spent years alongside NATO counterparts watching the alliance expand its reach, add members and quietly lose the clarity of purpose that once made it formidable. Nobody in authority asked the tough questions about what we were building toward. We are now living with the consequences.
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The Strait of Hormuz stripped away the pretense. When Washington called on NATO allies to help reopen a choke point through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil normally flows, Germany’s defense minister said flatly, "This is not our war, we did not start it." Spain denied us airspace and bases.
Most of Europe stood aside while Brent crude surged past $107 a barrel and American families paid four dollars at the pump. These are the countries we are treaty-bound to defend without question. When we asked for something in return, the answer was silence.
But NATO was formed in 1949 to defend Europe against Soviet aggression, not to project force into the Persian Gulf. The allies knew nothing about the Iran operation before the first strikes. Washington acted, then demanded their support. Asking an alliance to follow you into a war of choice it was never briefed on, then branding its hesitation cowardice is not a test of reliability. It’s a test of obedience. Those are different things, and conflating them weakens an otherwise legitimate grievance.
The alliance’s membership rolls deserve the same hard look. NATO has grown from twelve founding nations to 32 members, and the expansion has not always served military logic.
Many post-Cold War additions brought political symbolism rather than combat power — small nations with minimal deployable forces and armies that exist largely on paper, joining not because they could contribute to a fight, but because membership carried a security guarantee and a European identity. An alliance that cannot distinguish between members who can fight and members who provide little beyond a flag on a briefing slide has a credibility problem that goes deeper than spending percentages.
The numbers confirm what rhetoric obscures. The United States accounts for roughly 62% of NATO’s total combined defense spending, many times more than the second-largest contributor.
In 2014, only three members met the 2% of GDP commitment; all thirty-two are projected to reach it soon, with a new 5% pledge by 2035. Progress under duress, not conviction, and commitments made under pressure have a way of softening once the pressure eases.
Ukraine makes the same point. The United States committed $66.9 billion in direct military assistance to Kyiv since 2022 — the backbone of Ukraine’s survival — for a conflict on European soil in the wealthiest continent in history. That is not generosity. It is a habit neither side has had the will to break. Trump’s frustration is earned.
Withdrawal is still the wrong answer. It requires congressional involvement. No president dissolves a treaty by press release. More important is what we lose. Walking away hands Vladimir Putin the greatest strategic windfall of his career, signals to Beijing that American commitments have expiration dates and dismantles 75 years of basing rights, intelligence networks and military interoperability built at enormous cost.
NATO is a flawed institution. It is also infrastructure. Experienced commanders don’t blow up infrastructure because it needs repair. They fix it.
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Fixing NATO means confronting all three problems without flinching. Membership standards must reflect military reality, not political aspiration. Nations that cannot field credible forces or meet spending commitments should not carry the same standing as those who do. Burden-sharing needs teeth — enforceable standards with real consequences, not aspirational targets members can ignore until Washington loses its temper.
And the consensus rule that lets any single government veto collective action must give way to coalition structures that allow willing, capable nations to move without waiting for unanimity from thirty-two capitals with just as many different threat assessments.
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There is a larger question here. NATO was built to serve American strategic interests as was the United Nations and most of the post-World War II architecture Washington constructed and has sustained ever since. Do these institutions still do that? If NATO has become a vehicle for European security on American credit and the U.N. a forum where adversaries constrain American action more than advance American interests, then the Hormuz crisis is not an anomaly. It is a diagnostic.
A serious administration should be running that review across the board, not just threatening to leave NATO in frustration, but evaluating which postwar commitments still serve the country that underwrites them and which have quietly become obligations without reciprocity.
The underlying problem will not be resolved on its own. Either Europe’s NATO members decide the alliance’s survival depends on their willingness to act like partners rather than clients — including honest conversations about which members can actually fight — or the United States concludes that maintaining the fiction of shared burden costs more than changing the terms altogether.
The Iran crisis didn’t create that choice. It made it impossible to ignore. The question going forward is whether allied capitals treat this as a genuine inflection point or stall until American pressure cools. History says they’ll stall. The stakes say they can’t afford to.
I served in this alliance when the mission was clear and the commitment was mutual. The Cold War ended without a shot fired across the Fulda Gap because deterrence was real, and everyone on our side believed we meant it.
That credibility has been eroding for 35 years. Trump didn’t create this problem. Washington built toward it, one deferred hard question at a time. Those questions — about membership, mission, reciprocity and whether these institutions still serve the nation that built them — are now on the table. The only thing worse than asking them too late is walking away before we get the answers right.
Florida vice mayor found dead in home after 'domestic violence incident'; husband in police custody
A South Florida city leader was found dead in her home Wednesday, and her husband was in police custody, authorities said.
Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was found by police officers at around 10 a.m. Wednesday after they began an investigation into her "well-being," the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.
Police Chief Brad Mock didn't provide any details about the circumstances of Bowen's death, saying it was being investigated as a "domestic violence incident." Bowen’s husband, Stephen Bowen, was in police custody, Mock said.
The chief said there were no other suspects being sought.
Bowen was first elected to the Coral Springs City Commission in 2020 and was re-elected in 2024. She was appointed by the commission last November to serve a second, one-year term as vice mayor, according to her bio on the city’s website.
Before being elected to the commission, Bowen worked as an environmental scientist who formerly served on the Broward County Soil and Water Conservation District, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.
Bowen's family confirmed her death on her social media accounts.
"Throughout her years in public office, she led with integrity, compassion, and an unwavering sense of purpose," the family’s statement said.
"She believed in bringing people together, listening to those she served, and working tirelessly to create positive change in her community. To us, she was a source of strength, wisdom, and love — someone who always put others before herself.
"While many knew her as a leader and advocate, we knew her as a sister, a daughter, and a friend whose warmth and laughter filled every room. Her legacy will live on not only in the policies she helped shape, but in the countless lives she touched."
The Coral Springs government Facebook page paid tribute to Bowen, calling her "leadership grounded in compassion, strength, and an unwavering commitment to others."
"Her impact on Coral Springs is immeasurable, and her loss leaves a void in our hearts. We ask our community to keep her family, loved ones, and all who are grieving in your thoughts and prayers. In this difficult time, we stand together as one city. We will carry her light, even in this darkness."
U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, D-Fla., said he was saddened to hear of Bowen's death, remembering her as a "tireless advocate, a dedicated progressive leader, and a powerful voice for her community."
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried said she spoke with Bowen a few days ago.
"I held her in a hug at our party’s leadership summit, never imagining it would be one of our last moments together," Fried said in a statement.
"Nancy was my friend and a friend to everyone who has ever believed that democracy was worth fighting for. The world is less bright without her in it."
Who is Hasan Piker? Meet the far-left streamer who is stirring up controversy online and dividing Democrats
Hasan Piker, the controversial, far-left Twitch streamer, has made his way into real-life politics, where his presence is causing a rift in the Democratic Party.
Some Democrats have embraced Piker and even campaigned with him, while others have urged the party to reject the streamer over what they describe as antisemitic and anti-American views.
Piker began his daily online broadcasts in 2018 and has since gained a large following, including 3.1 million followers on Twitch, where he streams for several hours on a typical day.
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The streamer has called religious Jews "inbred," defended Hamas as being "a thousand times better than the fascist settler colonial apartheid state," mocked discussions of antisemitism on college campuses and slammed a listener who criticized Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre as a "bloodthirsty violent pig dog."
Piker also minimized reports of mass sexual assault during the Oct. 7 attacks, according to The Times of Israel, saying it "doesn’t matter if f------ rapes happened on October 7. It doesn’t change the dynamic for me."
Piker, who was raised a Muslim, has repeatedly rejected claims he is antisemitic and often says he has used his platform to fight it despite what critics say about his rhetoric.
In one of his more widely criticized moments, Piker said during a stream in 2019 that "America deserved 9/11." After immense backlash, Piker said in an interview with The Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur that he "obviously" did not mean that America deserved the attacks and accused critics of not disregarding "the actual truth of what I was talking about," explaining the viral quote as a critique of U.S. foreign policy.
"I should have used more precise and better use of language there," Piker said in the 2019 interview. "It's messed up that I would give the opportunity to the right to try to morally grandstand on an issue like this when they are 100% responsible for all the bloodshed that has been caused."
He later admitted in the interview that his comments on 9/11 were "inappropriate."
A friendly profile of him in the progressive outlet The Guardian, which also called him "fashionable and handsome," fretted that his 9/11 remarks were "seized upon" by his critics.
Piker has recently become a point of division within the Democratic Party. Some candidates have chosen to campaign with him while others warn that legitimizing him gives Republicans political fodder.
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, who is running in Michigan for U.S. Senate, recently drew heavy criticism after he announced his plan to hold two campaign events with Piker.
Amid the growing backlash, El-Sayed addressed the issue in a video, explaining his decision to appear with Piker as an attempt to reach people who feel left out of traditional politics. However, he also said that he agrees with Piker on several issues, including criticism of the war in Iran, lambasting pro-Israel AIPAC's role in politics and support for free healthcare.
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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) condemned the planned events, with ADL Michigan Regional Director Elyssa Schmier saying that El-Sayed's decision to appear with Piker was "yet another example of the growing normalization of extreme anti-Zionism in mainstream spaces."
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt condemned Piker's "long track record of commending and excusing terrorism," saying the streamer "routinely uses his platform to spread anti-Jewish tropes, amplify propaganda from designated terrorist groups and promote toxic anti-Zionism."
Greenblatt said it was "absolutely shocking" that El-Sayed decided to campaign with Piker, especially after the attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Progressive stars like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.; Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.; and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have appeared on Piker's show.
He appeared on CNN this week to discuss his recent trip to Cuba, boasting about appearing on his "friend" Elex Michaelson's program after being sharply criticized on the same network by CNN anchor Jake Tapper.
Effie Phillips-Staley, who is running for Congress in the heavily Jewish 17th Congressional District in New York, is also facing backlash over her ties to Piker. The Democratic hopeful accused Israel of genocide and being an apartheid state during her appearance on Piker's show March 28, according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA).
The outlet reported that Democratic committees in several New York counties issued a joint statement condemning Piker's rhetoric and expressing "deep disappointment" in Phillips-Staley.
"Her decision represents a dangerous and unacceptable step toward legitimizing rhetoric that has no place in this district, in mainstream Democratic politics or in any serious political discourse," the statement said, according to JTA.
Like El-Sayed, Phillips-Staley said she did not "align with every word Hasan Piker has ever said," adding it was important to "recognize the massive value of a platform that engages millions of young people in the democratic process."
Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., condemned Piker in a letter to Twitch CEO Daniel Clancy and several others.
"Hasan Piker has emerged as the poster child for the post-October 7th outbreak of antisemitism in America," Torres wrote. "Hasan Piker has come out as an apologist not only for 10/7 but also for 9/11, compounding antisemitism with anti-Americanism."
Another Democrat, Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., called Piker "an unapologetic antisemite" and warned members of his party against associating with the controversial Twitch streamer.
"Democrats risk losing our credibility to condemn those on the right who traffic in bigotry, antisemitism, & hate when our own Members of Congress & candidates are celebrating or, worse yet, platforming those who espouse hate of any kind," Schneider wrote on X.
Additionally, Jonathan Cowan, co-founder of the Democratic think tank Third Way, co-authored a Wall Street Journal opinion piece about the Democratic Party's closeness with Piker.
"Mr. Piker is anti-American, antiwomen, anti-Western and antisemitic. No Democrat should engage with him. All should seek to push him to the fringe, where he belongs," the article said.
The growing divide among Democrats over Piker underscores a larger challenge for the party ahead of the midterm elections of how to reach progressive voters without alienating moderates or handing Republicans a political opening.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Piker's team for comment.
Bill Self announces return to Kansas sideline, set for 24th season despite health issues
He mulled retirement, but Bill Self won’t be ending his college coaching career just yet.
Self announced he will be returning to the Kansas Jayhawks' sideline for the 2026-27 season.
"With renewed clarity and the ongoing support from our administration, I remain focused and committed to Kansas basketball competing for a national championship," Self’s statement said.
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"I look forward to seeing and hearing the best fans in college basketball next season at Allen Fieldhouse."
Self made the decision after consulting with his family, especially considering his health issues in recent seasons.
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Self has dealt with chest tightness and balance concerns, which resulted in a hospitalization in 2013, forcing him to miss the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments. He had two stents placed for treatment of blocked arteries.
In July 2025, Self was admitted to a hospital after feeling ill. He was reportedly experiencing "concerning symptoms," leading to another surgery to have stents inserted. He was later released from a hospital and coached the Jayhawks this year.
Self did miss a game in January against Colorado, when he was taken to a hospital as a precaution, the school noted at the time.
The Jayhawks fell to St. John’s in the NCAA Tournament, which led reporters to naturally wonder what Self had in mind about his future.
"I’ll get back and visit with the family," Self said, via ESPN. "I’ve had, obviously, some issues off the court health-wise. And that will be discussed. But I love what I do. I want to feel good while I’m doing it, though."
Self has been a college basketball head coach since the 1993-94 season, starting his tenure with Oral Roberts. After stops at Tulsa and Illinois, Self joined Kansas for the 2003-04 season, and he hasn’t left since.
Self has won two national championships in his 23 seasons with the Jayhawks, his most recent coming in 2022. Kansas has also reached the Final Four four times under his leadership.
In 815 games, Self owns a 648-167 record with Kansas. He also has 855 wins as a head coach in his 33-year career, which includes 27 NCAA Tournament appearances.
With the NCAA transfer portal opening April 7, Self will be right back to work building another Kansas roster he hopes to get deeper in March Madness next season.
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