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MLB's first female home plate umpire statistically ranks among 2026's worst
Jen Pawol made history as Major League Baseball's first female home plate umpire in the 2025 season, sparking debate about whether she earned her spot, or was simply a political statement for inclusion and diversity. Now those debates are reignited based on some viral videos and statistics that prove her on-field performance is one of the worst during the 2026 season.
SPOILER: She’s been horrendous.
According to season-long data from UmpScorecards, who measures every called ball and strike against MLB's Statcast strike zone, grading umpires on overall accuracy, consistency and how they perform relative to the expected difficulty of the pitches they call, Pawol currently ranks 89th out of 91 qualified MLB umpires in overall ball-and-strike accuracy. Yikes.
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She owns a 91.8% overall accuracy rate, a 93.1% consistency rating, and an accuracy-above-expected mark of -1.6%.
Her ranking has drawn additional attention because she has also been involved in several high-profile games that featured controversial strike-zone decisions.
Pawol had an abysmal start to her game behind the plate on Sunday, June 16, between the St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Twins. She had three ball calls overturned in the top of the first inning alone.
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Pawol’s very first strike call, in her first MLB game behind the plate, was also terrible.
Here’s a challenge from a 2026 spring training game between the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardians where the broadcaster not so subtly trolled Pawol saying, "The call is overturned on a pitch that was right down the middle of the plate that was called a ball."
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The most recent controversy came between the San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays on July 13, where she didn’t allow Padres’ Sung-Mun Song to challenge a called strike and shortly after, Pawol called a balk to force in a run for the Padres.
Her overall consistency in that game, as recorded by UmpScorecards, was only 88%. The average is 94%. I also found it odd that the other umpires seemed to be protecting Pawol from interacting with the managers. I get the impression that managers can barely argue with her on the field, or not at all because the other umps step in. Is it because she’s a woman? I can’t tell you that definitively, but it does raise eyebrows.
While Pawol has time to turn things around, it’s clear from a meritocracy standpoint, she hasn’t proven herself worthy of the position she’s in. The worst rated umpire, CB Bucknor, has accepted a buyout and is retiring at the end of season. As Zach Dean said in his piece, I don’t think it’s a coincidence.
I couldn't see Pawol being offered the same buyout scenario. It would reflect poorly on the league after making such a big deal about her promotion, with many people bending over backward to defend the decision, only for her to last a mere two seasons.
Dem Rep Henry Cuellar rejects DSA agenda, says socialists are trying to 'use' Democratic Party
Rep. Henry Cuellar issued a warning to his party, claiming the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) organization is "using" the Democratic Party as a temporary vehicle to launch a radical agenda.
Speaking on "Saturday in America," Cuellar argued that DSA candidates hide their more extreme platform ideas behind softer talking points to win Democratic seats.
"They're trying to use the safe Democratic seats to run in. And they also know that the Democratic Party is inadequate, but they're using us or trying to use the Democratic Party as a vehicle so later they can set up their own platform," Cuellar said.
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The Texas representative called on fellow Democrats to openly reject the DSA’s positions, including what he called more extreme views such as restructuring the Supreme Court and abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
"As a Democrat, I reject what the DSA is doing. I read their platform, and it is radical," Cuellar said.
Fox News Digital reached out to the DSA for comment.
"They want to... get rid of the Senate. So constitutional changes there. They want to get rid of ICE. I reject that. They want to defund police. I reject that, reject also the constitutional items. They want to have open borders also, I reject that. They want to get rid of prisons. I reject that," he said.
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He noted that Democratic socialist candidates don’t often discuss those agenda items, instead winning people over by focusing on issues of affordability, housing and the cost of living.
"They’re trying to use the Democratic Party. They're not talking about those radical positions. They're talking about affordability and housing, things that sound good, but we as Democrats, we reject that radical faction," Cuellar said.
"They don't even have their own party, but they're trying to use the Democrat Party... I reject them completely," he added.
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He noted he has firsthand experience being primaried by socialists. He said the DSA and Justice Democrats spent over $20 million against him in two past primaries, which he said he won by running on strong border security and supporting oil and gas jobs.
"I defeated them and what I did, I stood for Border Patrol, I stood strong border security, I stood up for oil and gas in a Democratic primary. And guess what? The Democratic voters in my district said yes and said no to the radical position," he said.
Cuellar’s warnings come after several Democratic socialists won major elections, including in New York and Colorado. In Colorado, a new candidate backed by the DSA, Melat Kiros, pulled off an upset. She beat longtime Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette in Denver's heavily Democratic district.
In late June, a group of far-left candidates won their elections in New York, too. They were backed by New York City’s Democratic socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani. The winners included newcomer Darializa Avila Chevalier, who beat powerful Rep. Adriano Espaillat, and Brad Lander, who defeated Rep. Dan Goldman.
New Alzheimer's blood test predicts who is likely to develop dementia in 5 to 10 years
A simple blood test detecting a specific protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease may help predict future cognitive decline in older adults up to a decade before any noticeable symptoms appear, according to a new study.
The Harvard-led research, presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in London and simultaneously published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, could transform how doctors assess dementia risk and help patients prepare for the disease.
By measuring a blood biomarker called p-tau217, which tracks the build-up of damaging proteins in the brain, clinicians may soon be able to assess Alzheimer's risk much like they use cholesterol tests to estimate heart disease risk, researchers say.
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In one of the largest analyses of its kind, researchers tracked nearly 2,700 cognitively healthy adults averaging 70 years of age for up to a decade.
They found that symptom-free individuals with very high levels of p-tau217 had an estimated 78% chance of developing cognitive impairment within 10 years, and a roughly one in three chance within five years. Even those with moderately elevated levels faced a 45% risk over a decade.
The p-tau217 protein is a modified form of tau, which forms tangles in the brain and is associated with memory loss. The blood test provided information beyond what standard brain scans and genetic testing can offer, according to the researchers.
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Rachel Buckley, the study’s lead author and an associate professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, said the findings provide some of the clearest evidence yet that dementia risk can be detected years before memory problems begin.
"Once verified, these blood tests could be used to recruit patients for clinical trials of treatments to prevent cognitive decline and dementia," she said in a press release.
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"In the future, when treatments are approved for use early in the disease process, these tests could help guide monitoring, treatment decisions and counseling for patients and families," Buckley added.
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The researchers cautioned that p-tau217 cannot fully predict an individual's future on its own. Other factors like age, genetics, kidney function and racial background can also influence biomarker levels and dementia risk.
The team emphasized the need for longer studies in more diverse groups to perfect these risk estimates.
Maria Carrillo, chief science officer at the Alzheimer’s Association in Chicago, said that targeting the silent stage of the disease before memory issues arise is where future treatments could have the greatest impact.
"Identifying people at risk earlier could fundamentally change how we diagnose, treat and potentially prevent dementia," she told Fox News Digital, noting that earlier detection could allow people to begin interventions before symptoms develop.
IndyCar driver David Malukas ruled out of qualifying after big crash at Nashville Superspeedway
It's a big weekend for IndyCar with the series' race at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday getting a big lead-in from the FIFA World Cup final, but it got off to a scary start thanks to a big crash for Team Penske's David Malukas that has ruled him out of Saturday's qualifying session.
Malukas, who is in his first season behind the wheel of the No. 12 Chevrolet, lost the rear of his car mid-corner and went left rear first into the SAFER barrier during practice on Saturday morning.
It was a heavy impact that destroyed the rear of Malukas' car.
That was obviously the end of Malukas' practice session, and he was reported to be "awake, alert, and in good spirits."
But a little bit later, it was revealed that Malukas had been taken to a local hospital for further testing and evaluation.
IndyCar vet Conor Daly has since been tapped to take over Malukas' car for qualifying. However, his status for Saturday evening's practice and Sunday's race, the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, remains unclear.
Interestingly, Malukas was already set to serve a nine-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change.
Now, with the car needing major repairs after the crash, if it's ready for qualifying, Daly's job will be to perform a shakedown run to ensure it's ready to go for the rest of the weekend regardless of who is in it.
Even after qualifying had gotten underway, the team was still working to put the car together, with the added consideration that if Daly drives in qualifying, he will have to drive the rest of the weekend, even if Malukas is healthy enough to return.
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Malukas is currently sitting in fourth place in the championship standings, 66 points behind leader Alex Palou, and has performed well in his first season with one of the series' premier teams.
While he's still chasing his first win, the 24-year-old from Chicago has one pole, five top fives, and 9 top tens on the year, including a second-place finish in this year's Indianapolis 500.
This week, Malukas was one of three drivers — along with Palou and Indy 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist — who visited the White House ahead of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, DC.
Shakira soaks up the Miami sun as bikini-clad Nina Dobrev, Kim Kardashian showcase summer getaways
Summer is heating up and Hollywood's biggest stars are taking advantage.
Shakira soaked up the Miami sun, while other A-list stars such as Nina Dobrev and Kim Kardashian enjoyed time with friends and family.
Whether they are living their best lives on a yacht, or spending time with their families, these celebrities aren't wasting one second of summer.
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Shakira was photographed enjoying some downtime in Miami earlier this month after performing at the opening ceremonies of the FIFA World Cup in Mexico City in June. Shakira is also set to perform on Sunday for the first-ever World Cup Final halftime show.
The 49-year-old singer wore a red bikini with fringe details, which she paired with oversized sunglasses.
In some of the photos, the "Hips Don't Lie" singer is seen jumping into the ocean to cool off, before putting on a red skirt to cover up.
Other photos show her rinsing off with a hose after getting out of the water.
Kylie Jenner showed off her new Khy x Frankies Bikinis collaboration, in a new Instagram post featuring her in one of the bikinis from the collection.
One of the photos features the reality star taking a selfie in a leopard-print bikini top, as she poses with one of her fingers on her lips, as her brunette locks cascade down her chest while she looks down at the camera.
She accessorized the bikini with her big black glasses and a soft makeup look.
In another photo, fans got a peek at the whole look, as she shared a full-body shot, showcasing the bikini tops matching bottoms.
"You are amazing as always 😍❤️," one fan wrote in the comments section. Another added, "I just bought a set but I need this one 😍," while a third chimed in with, "first task: serve."
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Christina Haack is "Enjoying home more than ever" as she spends a day on a yacht with her friends, in celebration of her birthday.
In a recent Instagram post, the TV personality shared a series of photos of her spending the day in Newport Beach with her friends, which also included a series of bikini pictures.
One of the photos shows the "Flip Off" star sitting on the edge of a yacht as she sips on a glass of Champaign.
In the photo she is wearing a string bikini, which she paired with a matching cover-up skirt, a pair of sunglasses and a cowboy hat.
Other photos show her laughing with friends, with one featuring her sitting next to her boyfriend, Chris Larocca.
"Happy looks good on you ❤️," one fan wrote in the comments section, while another added, "Live it up girl u deserve to have ur happy space … looking amazing 😍🔥."
Kim Kardashian shared snippets from her family's recent getaway, including a few bikini photos, captioning the Instagram post, "lake life."
She and her sister, Khloé Kardashian, twinned in matching black bikinis as they posed side-by-side for a photo while relaxing on a boat in the middle of the lake.
Both sisters accessorized their swimsuits with black sunglasses, with Kim opting to cover up on the bottom with bike shorts.
Later on in the post, Kim shared a video of herself water-skiing on the lake.
"I see you gettin’ it 🏄♂️..🌊..🤙🏼 good stuffs 📸 fun fun 💯," one fan wrote in the comments section. Another added, "The most beautiful woman in this universe 🌍."
Nina Dobrev shared a flurry of bikini photos from her recent vacation to Italy.
In a recent Instagram post, the "Vampire Diaries" star shared a number of photos of herself in a bikini, including a selfie of her lying on a dock with her friend in a multicolored print bikini with red and white checkered straps.
She accessorized the look with a white baseball cap and a smile.
The "Love Hard" star then gave fans a look at the beautiful views she was surrounded by while on vacation.
"Summer 26'" she captioned the post.
In addition to showing all the yummy food she ate and the sightseeing she did with her friends, Dobrev included more bikini photos.
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The post showed her and her friends swimming in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as the actress sitting on the edge of the boat with her arm in the air and the beautiful coastline behind her.
"This is undoubtedly my favorite dump 😍," one fan wrote in the comments section, while another added, "Omg body tea😍😍." A third wrote, "Nina is living her best life."
Jenna Dewan and her longtime partner, Steve Kazee, enjoyed some time away from the kids while on a little trip.
"A much needed zen getaway recharge moment for mom & dad ✨," she captioned the post.
In addition to including cute snaps of the couple enjoying their time together, the post featured a few opportunities for Dewan to flaunt her toned body with bikini pics.
Her toned abs were on full display in one photo, which featured her lounging poolside with a drink, in a white bikini with gold, red and floral designs on it.
She also included snaps of her unwinding in a sauna in the same bikini, as well as a mirror selfie in which she is standing next to Kazee.
"Jenna in her zen era before she comes back and destroys Season 9 with that Rookie chaos," one fan wrote in the comments. Another added, "Beautiful bikini 👙," while a third wrote, "That bikini is🔥🔥."
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Millie Bobby Brown stunned in a makeup-free selfie she posted on Instagram.
The "Stranger Things" actress looked up at the camera as she posed in a brown bikini top, which she paired with pink sunglasses, a brown cowboy hat and white shorts.
"Badder by the day‼️😉," one fan wrote in the comments section. Another added, "YOU ARE SO GEORGUS❤️🔥😍," while a third wrote, "Oh mills you are SERVING 😍."
‘The Dark Knight’ remains a masterpiece 18 years later and a reminder of Christopher Nolan’s greatness
Do you know where you were on this day 18 years ago?
You probably don't, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I was at a movie theater formerly known as Ridge Cinema in Davie, Florida, watching "The Dark Knight" on opening day with a group of my closest friends.
I can recall this partially because of how mind-blowing the movie was (more on that in a bit) but also because some guy had a heart attack in the front row and I had to run to the concession stand and tell some poor teenager working his summer job to call 9-1-1.
He survived, but they had to end the movie prematurely and offer us vouchers to come watch it again at a later date for free.
I didn't even see the climax and resolution until the DVD release, and I still thought "The Dark Knight" was the greatest superhero movie ever made. That's how good it was.
18 years later, and I still hold that opinion.
Sure, movies like "Captain America: Civil War" and "Avengers: Infinity War" were bigger spectacles, but Christopher Nolan's grounded and gritty take on the caped crusader is still a nearly flawless masterpiece that stands the test of time almost two decades after its cinematic release.
I thought with all of the controversy surrounding Nolan and his questionable decisions pertaining to his latest blockbuster, "The Odyssey," it would be nice to look back on a film from the director/producer that is almost universally beloved.
The word "perfection" gets thrown around a lot, and while I don't think "The Dark Knight" is perfect (nor do I think any movie is perfect, for that matter), it's about as close as a blockbuster film can get.
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Let me preface a lot of what I'm about to say with this: I am no film junkie and I'm certainly not a classically trained critic, but I think that is what makes my opinion a good one.
In a way, I represent the masses, the lowest common denominator, if you will.
So when I tell you this movie is almost perfect, it isn't coming from a place of pretentious snobbery, but as a casual fan.
One of the biggest knocks against modern superhero movies is that they are too bloated and stuffed full of unnecessary protagonists and antagonists.
Go watch "Avengers: End Game" without having sat through the requisite 24 other films you have to view before going into it, and your head will be spinning by the 10th-minute mark.
"Who is this blue chick and why the hell is she hanging with Iron Man?"
Even if you never saw "Batman Begins" and went into "The Dark Knight" fresh, Nolan does a fabulous job of introducing new characters and establishing old ones in the same breath.
You don't need to know who Rachel Dawes is from the first movie, because in the first 15 minutes of "The Dark Knight," it's established that she's a childhood friend of Bruce Wayne's whom he has unrequited feelings for, while she's in love with the new district attorney.
Bam. Got it? Good.
Speaking of protagonists and antagonists, "The Dark Knight" starts off with introducing the Joker and does a great job of building him up.
That way, by the time the movie kicks into full gear, it isn't jarring when he shows up and inserts himself in the war between the mob and the forces of good in Gotham.
Speaking of the Joker, it's almost become a cliche at this point, but Heath Ledger's tragic turn as the Clown Prince of Crime is simply sublime.
He carries every scene he's in, and his reveal at the start of the film still hits the same way it did 18 years earlier.
A lot of people heap praise on Ledger at the expense of the other cast members, but that really isn't fair to the rest of the actors in this movie.
Everyone is at their best in "The Dark Knight," particularly Christian Bale as Wayne/Batman, Gary Oldman as Jim Gordon, and Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face. Even supporting characters like Alfred Pennyworth (Michael Caine) and Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman) are scene-stealers.
Everything about the movie is memorable, from the dialogue to the set pieces and even the plot.
Nolan's take on post-9/11 America and the dangers of the Patriot Act were a little controversial in 2008 but have aged like fine wine and make the movie even more of an engaging watch in 2026.
The way he weaves society's fear of a surveillance state into the third act of the movie so seamlessly - with Batman's sonar technology turning every phone in Gotham into a tracker to catch the Joker - is incredibly "based," especially when you consider why Nolan is in hot water these days.
"The Dark Knight" is even one of the most quotable movies of all time, too; a rarity for any superhero movie that eschews the Marvel "thousand-quips-a-minute" form of dialogue that has become so pervasive and cringey over the last decade.
Lines like "you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain" and "why so serious" became so ubiquitous and "memeable" after "The Dark Knight's" release that they still find their way into the cultural zeitgeist to this day.
Even the source material from which Nolan draws his inspiration for this movie is a love letter to hardcore Batman fans.
"The Dark Knight" has elements of classic Batman comics like "The Long Halloween" and "The Man Who Laughs," showing that Nolan at least knows his stuff on a surface level about Gotham's broody guardian.
I could go on and on about what makes this movie great, as we are nearly 1,000 words in and I haven't even discussed the grounded realism of Batman and his rogues gallery or the clever story that seems to wind with twists at every turn, but it's all been said before.
Suffice to say, "The Dark Knight" was such a groundbreaking film that every other superhero movie, even Nolan's follow-up, "The Dark Knight Rises," falls short in trying to live up to its legacy.
As DC continues to try and catch the lightning in a bottle that was the Nolanverse, the simple fact remains: all other superhero movies from now until the end of time are playing for second place.
Even calling "The Dark Knight" one of the best superhero movies of all time does it a disservice. It belongs in the pantheon of best movies.
Period.
So while you are taking your (much deserved) jabs at Nolan for his follies with "The Odyssey," just remember the gift that is his magnum opus.
There was once a time when Christopher Nolan couldn't be touched, and "The Dark Knight" represents the man at the zenith of his powers.
Liberal circuit judge blasts SCOTUS conservatives, says Hawaii will defy high court
A Hawaii Supreme Court justice used a ruling overturning a decades-old criminal conviction to deliver a blistering rebuke of Chief Justice John Roberts' Supreme Court, accusing the nation's highest court of weakening constitutional rights, damaging democracy and advancing a political agenda.
Justice Todd Eddins authored the 91-page majority opinion Wednesday in State v. Granillo , a case involving a man convicted in 1990 of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman on Maui. The court ordered a new trial after concluding that hair and fiber evidence presented by an FBI expert relied on forensic science that has since been discredited.
But in roughly eight pages of the opinion, Eddins argued Hawaii's courts should not look to the Roberts Court when interpreting the state constitution, using the case to deliver an unusually sharp critique of the nation's highest court.
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"When six justices walk away from those they are supposed to protect, state constitutions hold the line," Eddins wrote, referring to the court's six conservative justices. "That is not defiance. That is the design."
Eddins argued that Hawaii's Constitution provides stronger protections than the federal Constitution as currently interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court, and said the Court has abandoned landmark civil rights principles.
"The Court that now defines federal due process does not honor the work of 1954," Eddins wrote. "It revives the work of 1857. The work of 1896."
Eddins was referring to Brown v. Board of Education, ruled in 1954, which ended racial segregation in public schools, as well as Dred Scott v. Sandford, the infamous 1857 decision denying citizenship to Black Americans and Plessy v. Ferguson, the 1896 ruling that upheld racial segregation.
Eddins argued that the Roberts Court no longer reflects the constitutional principles established in Brown v. Board of Education, but instead, he argued the Court's originalist approach relies on the same type of constitutional interpretation in the discredited Dred Scott and Plessy decisions.
"Today’s hubristic originalists use the same method to control modern life," Eddins wrote.
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"The Court overrides what Congress passed," Eddins continued. "It overrides what the people chose. All to serve its own ends. What this Court has done to constitutional rights, democratic institutions, and the rule of law explains why Hawaiʻi’s Constitution takes no instruction from it."
Throughout the opinion, Eddins pointed to many of the Roberts Court's most consequential decisions as evidence that constitutional protections have been weakened, including Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned the federal constitutional right to abortion; Citizens United v. FEC on campaign finance; Rucho v. Common Cause on partisan gerrymandering; Trump v. United States on presidential immunity; and New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which expanded Second Amendment protections.
Eddins accused the Roberts Court of adopting a "colorblind" approach to the Equal Protection Clause that, in his view, ignores the amendment's original purpose of protecting formerly enslaved Black Americans.
"The Roberts Court sees only white," he wrote. "It refuses to acknowledge who the Equal Protection Clause was written to protect."
He also suggested that recent Supreme Court decisions have repeatedly expanded the power of government officials and wealthy interests while reducing protections for individual rights.
"A court that systematically dismantles democratic safeguards, steamrolls constitutional liberties, and tramples human dignity does not chart the course for the Hawaiʻi Constitution," he wrote.
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The opinion quickly drew criticism from legal observers, who said it was highly unusual for a state supreme court opinion to devote so much space to criticizing the U.S. Supreme Court.
"The Court issues an unhinged attack on the legitimacy of the Supreme Court," Iowa Solicitor General Eric Wessan wrote on X. "I haven't ever seen something like this. And it's not good."
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley similarly described the opinion as "devoid of judicial restraint and decorum."
"The Hawaii Supreme Court just issued a truly shocking opinion that unleashed a torrent of rage and recrimination against the majority of the United States Supreme Court, including suggesting that they are de facto racists," Turley wrote on X.
The opinion comes just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court handed Hawaii a major loss in Wolford v. Lopez, striking down the state's so-called "vampire rule." In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled Hawaii could not require gun owners to get a property owner's permission before carrying a firearm into businesses and other private property open to the public.
Eddins has served on the Hawaii Supreme Court since 2020 after being appointed by then-Democratic Gov. David Ige.
New York school district to deploy humanoid robot in classrooms this fall
An upstate New York school district is bringing a humanoid robot into the classroom this fall, where it will assist with instruction as educators test how artificial intelligence can be integrated into teaching.
Syracuse.com reported Wednesday that students in the Salamanca City Central School District in Western New York will have access to a humanoid robot that is not intended to replace their teacher but will serve as a support to teachers and students.
The outlet reported that during a board meeting last month, the Cattaraugus County school district said it would buy the robot from tech company Realbotix as well as an AI teacher’s assistant program that gives students the ability to work with the robot on their laptops.
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"This deployment in a working school district represents a landmark moment for both AI and humanoid robotics," said Andrew Kiguel, CEO of Realbotix, whose company is currently building the robot. "Salamanca marks the beginning of a new era where humanoid robots and intelligent AI assistants become standard tools in STEM education."
The robot, named Sally, is designed to resemble a human, with silicone skin and long brown hair. It will remain seated but will be capable of a range of facial expressions and upper-body movements.
Kiguel said students will log in using unique ID numbers, allowing the robot to access their previous interactions and tailor its responses to each student's learning history. For example, the robot could recognize a student and continue a discussion from an earlier class.
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Mark Beehler, Salamanca Superintendent, said his district is trying to incorporate AI into their day-to-day learning.
"Many schools are taking the easy solution of simply banning it, but I have found that students will find a way around most rules that schools put in place," Beehler told Syracuse.com. "I also believe it is critical for schools to teach proper use of technology, not simply exclude it."
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Kiguel said, "The humanoid robot and Optio AI teaching assistant being developed for Salamanca are the first of its kind, providing the school with purpose-built educational tools. They will operate under district and teacher oversight, with education-specific safeguards in place and Realbotix will not have access to student data."
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Kiguel added, "Realbotix is incredibly fortunate to partner with the Salamanca School District, whose deep commitment to STEM education aligns perfectly with our mission. They believe there is no better way to learn robotics and coding than through hands-on, real-world interaction. This has been a deeply collaborative process designed to support, rather than supplant, traditional learning. We are providing custom-built educational robots that prioritize both student engagement and robust safety and privacy protections."
Fox News Digital reached out to Beehler for comment.
Team USA hockey equipment manager arrested on misdemeanor charges of battery/domestic violence
Team USA men’s national hockey team and Florida Panthers equipment manager Thaddeus "Teddy" Richards was arrested on Friday.
Richards, 43, was arrested in Florida on misdemeanor charges of battery/domestic violence and unauthorized use of 911 services, according to online records. The Athletic was first to report it.
The incident happened in Coral Springs, Florida, and Richards was in jail at the Broward Main Jail in Fort Lauderdale as of Friday night.
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"The Florida Panthers organization has been made aware of an incident involving the arrest of equipment manager Teddy Richards," the Panthers said in a statement.
"Effective immediately, he will be suspended from all team activities and facilities pending investigation."
Fox News Digital reached out to USA Hockey for a statement, but did not immediately receive a response.
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Richards is from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and began his career working for the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. He worked with the Penguins’ AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins from 2002 to 2013.
After over a decade in the AHL, he was promoted to assistant equipment manager for the Penguins. He remained there from 2013 to 2016, and was part of the staff for the team’s Stanley Cup run in 2016.
After the Penguins won the Stanley Cup, he departed for the Panthers. He has been the Panthers’ equipment manager since the 2016-17 season.
He has been with the team for both of its Stanley Cup championships in 2023-24 and 2024-25.
While with the Penguins, Richards worked with head coach Mike Sullivan, who was the head coach for Team USA in both the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off in 2025 and the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games.
Richards was the team’s equipment manager for both of those Team USA squads, with his connection to Sullivan helping him land the role.
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Canadian wildfire smoke ignites cross-border feud over Ottawa's 'willful negligence'
As smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to drift across parts of the United States, forestry experts say Canada could reduce the severity of some fires through more aggressive forest management.
The issue reached the White House Friday, with President Donald Trump accusing Canada of failing to properly manage its forests and threatening to factor the economic cost of the smoke into tariffs on Canadian imports.
"We are holding Canada responsible for the fact that they are not properly maintaining their Forests, and Brush therein, and the United States is being unnecessarily invaded by filthy, polluted, and unhealthy air," Trump wrote on Truth Social. He said he planned to call Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and accused Canada of refusing to engage in "basic Forest Management and Debris Removal," calling it "Willful Negligence."
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Andrew Hale, a Canadian fellow at Advancing American Freedom, argued that Canada’s wildfire policies have failed to prioritize forest management.
"Canada has a policy of not keeping reservoirs. They also will not cut firebreaks and will not thin their forests," Hale told Fox News Digital. "This is the result of the undue influence of environmental groups who are firmly politically motivated and have divorced themselves from science and good stewardship. Canada and the rest of North America is suffering as a result," he said.
Earlier this week, four Republican members of Michigan's congressional delegation — Reps. Jack Bergman, John James, Lisa McClain and John Moolenaar — sent a letter to Carney saying residents in their state were once again experiencing unhealthy air because of smoke drifting south from Canadian wildfires.
"We are done accepting apologies in place of action," the lawmakers wrote, accusing Canada of underinvesting in forest thinning, fuel reduction and prescribed burns while calling for measurable plans to reduce future wildfire smoke crossing the border.
The criticism comes as Canada's own Senate has reached a similar conclusion on one point: while it says climate change is making wildfire seasons longer and more severe, the country also needs to do substantially more to prepare its forests before fires ignite.
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The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry released a report in June titled Canada on Fire: The Catastrophic and Escalating Effects of Wildfires on Lives and Communities after holding 17 meetings, hearing testimony from 79 witnesses and receiving 23 written briefs from scientists, government officials, Indigenous leaders and industry experts.
The committee concluded that Canada's three most recent wildfire seasons demonstrated that climate change was accelerating fire behavior "beyond the capacity of existing systems." At the same time, it found that prevention efforts have not kept pace with the growing threat.
Much of the report focuses on what experts call "fuel management" — reducing the amount of dry grass, dead trees, fallen branches and other vegetation that allows small fires to become large, destructive wildfires.
"Several witnesses agreed that prescribed fire is the most important risk-reduction tool for helping to manage or slow wildfire on the landscape and restoring ecological integrity," the report said.
One witness, Paul Hessburg, a professor at the University of Washington's School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, said that climate change is making wildfire conditions worse but does not eliminate the value of proactive forest management.
"The punchline is, with climate change, these conditions will intensify with less snowpack, more fires, bigger fires, hotter fires," Hessburg told the committee. "The question is: Can we restore resilience? We can. We can bring back these elements and put the governors back into the landscape that historically regulated the flow of fire."
Jason Hayes, a senior research fellow in energy and environmental policy at the Heritage Foundation, said the practical solution is to spend more time managing forests before fires begin rather than relying primarily on emergency response after they start.
"The best thing to do is get out, space and thin, do prescribed burns and recognize that these are renewable resources," Hayes told Fox News Digital. "If we did that, then we would have much less intense wildfires."
Hayes acknowledged that carrying out those recommendations across Canada would be far more difficult than simply identifying them. He said many fires burn in remote areas of northern Ontario and other parts of Canada that are difficult to reach because they are far from roads and population centers.
"You have to fly in, and it's just difficult to do," Hayes said.
Witnesses to the Canadian Senate committee also warned that Canada faces practical challenges beyond forest management, including shortages of wildfire-management expertise and an aging fleet of firefighting aircraft. The report cited testimony that provincial fleets still include 22 older CL-215 aircraft and that at least 20 aircraft require immediate replacement.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Office of Prime Minister Mark Carney but did not receive a comment in time for publication.