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AOC called out for claim that billionaires 'can't earn' their wealth as she doubles down on remarks
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was called out for her claim that an individual "can't earn a billion dollars," as critics rejected the idea and accused the progressive "Squad" member of lying.
Appearing on comedian Ilana Glazer’s podcast, "It’s Open," Ocasio-Cortez suggested that the very existence of a ten-figure net worth is a policy failure rather than a personal achievement.
"You can’t earn a billion dollars," she told Glazer. "You can get market power. You can break rules. You can do all sorts of things. You can abuse labor laws. You can pay people less than what they’re worth. But you can’t earn that, right? And so you have to create a myth ... you have to create a myth of earning it."
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The New York Post's Miranda Devine posted a facepalm emoji in response to AOC's suggestion.
Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro called Ocasio-Cortez's claims a lie.
"Lies. Billionaires get rich by innovating and risk-taking, offering new and better goods and services at prices people are willing to pay," he wrote on social media. "Government makes cash through confiscation. AOC's conspiratorial, envious view of the world leads to impoverishment and tyranny."
Paul Graham, an author and entrepreneur, wrote, "Sure you can earn a billion dollars. I've been teaching people how to do it for 20 years. The way you do it is to start a company that grows fast. You don't have to do anything bad to make a company grow fast. You just have to make something people want."
Mark Hemingway, a senior writer at Real Clear Politics, said the full conversation was much worse than the clip that has gone viral.
"AOC is rightfully getting roasted for this, but it’s so much worse than this short clip. The amount of empty-headed lefty buzzwords and whining about 'genocidal frameworks' on this podcast is just astounding," he said on X.
During the interview, Ocasio-Cortez framed economic insecurity not as a result of individual choices, but as a byproduct of a system that forces working-class Americans to internalize financial hardship.
"It’s not that Walmart pays less than a living wage," Ocasio-Cortez said, mimicking the mindset she believes is forced upon the public. "It’s that I’m poor, and I didn’t work hard enough, so I didn’t earn a better station in my life."
She further tied the wealth gap to the country's current cultural divisions, suggesting that economic anxiety is being redirected toward marginalized groups.
"In an era of extreme income inequality, I don’t think it’s a coincidence that this xenophobia and anti-immigrant feeling is happening at the same time," she said.
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Noah Smith, the author of an economically focused Substack, expressed concern about the Democratic Party's direction in reaction to the clip about Ocasio-Cortez.
"I am concerned that the Dems are becoming the party of 'millionaires who resent billionaires,'" he wrote. "'I made my millions fair and square, but you cheated and exploited the workers to make your billions, you capitalist pig!'"
Jennifer Sey, founder and CEO of XX-XY Athletics, asked, "So how do these ladies feel about billionaire Tom Steyer trying to buy the CA governor’s race with his unearned billions? Or Daniel Lurie buying the SF mayoral race? Those billions are ok?"
Reason editor Robby Soave wrote, "This is just abjectly false from beginning to end. What she's doing here is trying to provide a moral justification for mass wealth confiscation, since in her view it is never earned legitimately."
The Atlantic's Conor Friedersdorf wrote, "There are billionaires who accrue wealth via theft or rent-seeking, and they should be stopped. But others can and do generate more than a billion in real value for others. In different realms, Bill Gates and Jay Z both did. Incentivizing that sort makes all of us better off."
Twitch founder Michael Seibel also said he disagreed with AOC's messaging.
"I strongly do not agree. This populist messaging is counterproductive. AOC teaching people that wealth = immorality is in opposition to the American dream," he wrote.
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Ocasio-Cortez addressed some of the reaction she was getting to the claim, and doubled down.
"Some people get enraged that I draw attention to this," she wrote on X, in addition to a lengthy explanation about her remarks. "That’s on them. Let them call me shrill, dumb, inexperienced, girly, uneducated — these folks will say anything to distract from or undercut the truth that working people are getting screwed, and giving people a fair shake means we must have a grown conversation about reigning in abuse of power."
Fox News' CJ Womack contributed to this report.
Trump DOJ escalates citizenship crackdown on group accused of hiding terror ties, violent crimes
The Department of Justice has ramped up its use of a rarely deployed legal tool to strip citizenship, targeting 12 naturalized Americans accused of hiding ties to terrorism, violent crimes, and other offenses and signaling more cases will follow.
The action on Friday against 12 immigrants included bringing civil complaints or charges against those from Iraq, Somalia, China and India. It comes as acting Attorney General Todd Blanche touts expanding the typically difficult effort to denaturalize people and also follows the DOJ Civil Division ordering more denaturalizations in a memo last summer about the Trump administration's priorities, which include cracking down on illegal immigration and fraud.
Blanche said in a statement to Fox News Digital of Friday's sweeping enforcement action that anyone "who intentionally concealed their criminal histories or misrepresented themselves during the naturalization process will face the fullest extent of the law."
One of the dozen, Ali Yousif Ahmed, gained citizenship after saying he fled Iraq in 2009 because al-Qaeda terrorists attacked his family, authorities said. But, authorities said, Iraq sought Ahmed's extradition in 2019 for allegedly murdering two Iraqi police officers while a leader in al-Qaeda, a detail he allegedly omitted from the U.S. government.
Another, Salah Osman Ahmed of Somalia, naturalized in 2007 and pleaded guilty in 2009 to providing material support for terrorists and belonged to the terrorist group al-Shabaab, Fox News Digital learned. The DOJ alleged that joining a terrorist group within five years of naturalization was grounds for revoking citizenship.
Others included Abduvosit Razikov of Uzbekistan, who allegedly entered into a sham marriage to gain citizenship, and Oscar Alberto Pelaez of Colombia, a priest who was convicted in the United States of 13 counts of sexual abuse of a minor, including sodomy, and allegedly lied about the crimes during the naturalization process, Fox News Digital learned.
Denaturalization has long been an infrequent tool for immigration enforcement. In the span of about 30 years, the DOJ filed about 305 denaturalization cases. Then, when Trump first took office in 2017, the government brought 168 cases. The figure drastically reduced under President Joe Biden, and now with Trump back in office, the effort has returned to the fore.
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Prosecutors must meet a high bar to denaturalize immigrants by proving with "clear and convincing" evidence that "material fraud" occurred during the naturalization process, Neama Rahmani, a California-based former federal prosecutor, told Fox News Digital, saying it was not an easy process.
Blanche warned during a recent CBS News interview that people "should be worried" if they obtained citizenship through fraud.
"Who are targets are? We are not limiting ourselves to anyone in particular except to say that unfortunately, and I think you're going to hear more about this in the coming days and weeks, there are a lot of U.S. citizens who shouldn't be," Blanche said.
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Pressed on denaturalization being a "very drastic penalty," Blanche shot back, "It's a very drastic reward being naturalized, committing fraud."
Immigrants rights groups have raised worries that the some 24 million naturalized citizens in the United States have been left unsettled by the Trump administration's broadened pursuit of revoking citizenship.
"There are concerns that the federal government’s denaturalization efforts could lead to the revocation of U.S. citizenship of many individuals who made minor or unintentional mistakes or omissions in their naturalization application," Forum policy expert Christian Penichet-Paul wrote last summer.
Rahmani noted that the alleged fraud cannot be trivial or negligent, but instead must be significant and intentional.
"It has to be something material, and material means that the citizenship would not have been granted had DHS known," Rahmani said. "That's really the standard."
Communist, socialist activists push 20-hour workweek, property seizures as presence at protests grows
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Communist and socialist activists are increasingly joining broader liberal protest movements, where they are promoting a 20-hour workweek, rent caps, seizure of private property and confiscating wealth from billionaires.
The proposals, outlined in interviews with Fox News Digital at a recent Minneapolis demonstration, would mark a dramatic shift away from private ownership and free-market principles toward a worker-controlled model if they were ever to come to fruition and would fundamentally change the United States as we know it.
The exchanges reflect a broader pattern identified in Fox News Digital reporting, where far-left ideas once considered fringe are increasingly appearing alongside more mainstream protest movements, often within demonstrations billed as broadly focused on workers’ or immigrant rights as well as "No Kings" protests.
"We are building a party of professional class fighters, people who are seriously looking at the system of capitalism and coming to the conclusion that we need a revolution… on a socialist basis," said Owen Phernetton, a member of the Revolutionary Communists of America. He was holding a copy of the group’s newspaper, The Communist, and was wearing a sweater that read "Communism Will Win."
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"This means handing political and economic power to the working class."
A May Day demonstration also highlighted how these different left-wing groups operated within the broader event, with some marching behind immigrant rights organizers while others worked the edges of the rally, distributing literature and engaging directly with bystanders.
Phernetton said their vision includes placing factories, mines and businesses under collective control, limiting rent to a fraction of workers’ income and using confiscated wealth to fund government-backed healthcare, education and housing.
Phernetton, who was walking along the edge of the main rally with fellow members who were distributing newspapers, said the changes would require a fundamental restructuring of the economy and called for taking wealth from the richest Americans.
"Their wealth should be expropriated and put to use for the working class," he said, while arguing for decreasing the workday to only 20 hours a week without any loss in pay.
"I’d actually say that the productivity will increase if the economy operates on a planned basis," he said when pressed about a potential productivity dip on reduced hours, adding that the working class would control all productivity.
Andy Koch, a member of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), also argued that wealth and power should be shifted away from the ultra-wealthy.
"The country is run by billionaires, for billionaires," he said.
But when asked about reports that some protest groups have received support from wealthy donors, Koch said he would welcome such funding.
"If one billionaire wants to donate to progressive pro-worker causes, that’s great," he said.
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At another section of the march, a protester wearing a mask stood on the sidewalk with a small group holding copies of The Communist newspaper with the headline "Down with Trump’s War!" while openly engaging with bystanders as the demonstration passed.
"I'm a communist because the workers create all the value in society and we get to own none of it under capitalism," she said. She argued that rent should be capped at 10% of income and dismissed the struggles of similar policies in cities like New York and California.
"The reason why rent control hasn’t worked is because it hasn’t been under workers’ control… under capitalism, it won’t work," she said.
Cass Batica, another activist affiliated with the Revolutionary Communists of America, was standing among demonstrators carrying Soviet-style flags and believes capitalism should be replaced entirely.
"I came to the conclusion that capitalism is not the way to go. We need socialism, we need communism for the workers of the world," Cass Batica said, pointing to the Soviet Union as an example.
The march that Batica and other far-left protesters attended was led by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC), which gathered speakers in a public green space ahead of the march and displayed a large banner reading "Legalization for All, Sanctuary State Now."
As speakers addressed the crowd, members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization remained toward the rear and did not take part in the main program, offering insight into their strategy within the demonstration. When the march began, they fell in line behind the immigrant rights groups and moved with the broader crowd. None of them spoke at the podium.
Other activists operated more independently, positioning themselves along sidewalks rather than within the main body of the march.
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Not every far-left supporter was part of an organization, including Caleb Batts, 24, who was draped in a hybrid LGBTQ pride and Soviet-style flag and described himself as a Marxist-Leninist.
"I like the way [Lenin] structured the economy and I believe the growth they saw under it was amazing. I believe China has seen some of the same growth," Batts, who said he is a business major, said.
"The capitalist revolution in the 18th century was good, it freed millions of people from slavery under feudalism, and I believe after about 250 years capitalism has run its course and it's just not productive anymore. I believe we should evolve as a society into socialism because we can afford to."
Batts also said he does not believe borders should exist, a similar sentiment shared by members of groups such as the FRSO, who marched with banners calling for "No Deportations" and "ICE Out of Minnesota."
"I believe that the most productive human society would be one without borders at all," he said.
"My belief is that we need to develop into socialism with the workers owning the means of production, into communism with the government owning the means of production and then into anarchism, where we have a stateless, classless, moneyless society and work as neighborhoods."
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Man charged in crash that killed mother and two young sons has ICE detainer, prior DWI convictions
The man accused of causing a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a mother and her two young sons is now the subject of an ICE detainer, as new details emerge about his background and criminal history.
Victor Napoleon Reyes, 33, is charged with three counts of negligent homicide in connection with the Sunday night crash on Arch Street that left 31-year-old Breu’hna Hall and her two sons dead.
According to jail records, Reyes is being held at the Pulaski County Detention Center on a $350,000 bond and is also subject to an ICE hold.
Reyes’ attorney, Bill James Jr., told Channel 7 News he does not believe his client has legal status in the United States.
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"As far as being in the country… I do not believe he has legal status here, no," James said.
James told the outlet the ICE hold was likely triggered by Reyes’ arrest.
"If someone is arrested, and they are believed to be illegal, a lot of times ICE will put a hold on them," he said, adding that "you’re not going to get an ICE hold unless you’re in custody."
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He also said that if Reyes posts bond, he could be turned over to federal authorities.
"If he bonds out, then he’ll be released to ICE, and then it’ll be up to ICE whether they take him or not," James told Channel 7 News.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Reyes’ attorney and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for comment.
Arkansas State Police say the crash happened around 9:15 p.m. Sunday on Arch Street near Dixon Road, when Reyes, driving a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado, crossed the center line and slammed head-on into a Buick.
Inside the Buick were Hall and her two young sons — 4-year-old Dax Barnes and 2-year-old Dyce Love. Authorities confirmed all three died from their injuries and say Reyes fled the scene on foot, prompting a two-day search before he was arrested Tuesday afternoon.
According to legal records obtained by Channel 7 News, Reyes has a history of impaired driving. In 2016, he pleaded guilty to DWI in the first degree. In 2023, he pleaded guilty to DWI in the second degree, along with driving on a suspended license.
James told Channel 7 News those prior offenses do not automatically mean Reyes was negligent in this case.
"Whether he’s done something in the past doesn’t automatically mean he was negligent in this case," he said, adding that his client’s immigration status "certainly makes it easier to charge those folks," though he acknowledged there appears to be probable cause.
Loved ones describe Hall as a devoted mother and "a joy to be around," now mourned alongside her two young sons. She leaves behind a 12-year-old daughter, whom family members say they will continue to support. A GoFundMe has been created to help cover funeral expenses and assist the family.
Reyes has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to return to court on July 1.
Stop betting Overs like a casual: Take the Under in San Antonio Spurs at Minnesota Timberwolves Game 3
I'm running it back and betting on boring when the Minnesota Timberwolves (1-1) at the San Antonio Spurs (1-1) for Game 3 of the 2026 Western Conference Semifinals Friday at the Target Center.
Betting the Under 218 in Spurs-Timberwolves Game 1 was a rocking chair cover for me as the T-Wolves stole the series opener 104-102. In fact, the final score made Game 1 seem higher-scoring than it was because there were 65 points scored in the fourth quarter.
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But, I'm utilizing the zig-zag theory, an NBA postseason handicapping strategy where you fade the results of the previous game in a playoff series. Game 2 soared over its 216.5 total when San Antonio beat the brakes off Minnesota 133-95.
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Maybe the offenses hit their stride at the end of Game 1 and I'm stepping in it here. However, there is usually value in the Unders since people like betting Overs because points are exciting and no one wants to watch a boring game.
Officiating tends to zig-zag in the NBA playoffs, not just teams, and there were a combined 64 free throws in Game 2. These teams averaged a combined 49.9 free throws per game during the regular season and San Antonio led the NBA in defensive FT/FGA rate.
That said, if the refs "let them play" Friday, there should be fewer free-throw attempts.
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Also, there could be a lot of long possessions. The Spurs were fifth in offensive turnover rate (TOV%) in the regular season and 26th in defensive TOV%. They led the NBA in defensive rebounding rate, so Minnesota won't score many second-chance points.
Meanwhile, both teams play better defense than offense. The Timberwolves ranked eighth in defensive rating during the regular season and the Spurs ranked third.
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Minnesota’s defense improves at home, too. The T-Wolves are 30-14 to the Under (an NBA-high 68.2%) this season at home with a -6.6 margin vs. the total.
Plus, the pace slows in playoff games after a blowout because the losing team responds by locking in on defense. Since 2021, the total is 46-30-1 to the Under (60.5%) in the game after a 20-plus-point blowout. When the margin is 30+ points, the total is 19-8 to the Under (70.4%).
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Going back to the zig-zag theory, the T-Wolves have to slow down the pace in Game 2. They won Game 1 and the pace was 95.9. The Timberwolves got crushed in Game 2 by 38 points on the pace increased to 107.4.
The bottom line is Minnesota cannot beat San Antonio in a fast-paced game. Instead, the T-Wolves need to grind the Spurs down and win a rock-fight, which is what we'll see in Game 3
Prediction: Spurs 108, Timberwolves 102
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Former South Carolina QB Stephen Garcia changes his approach on mental health amid cancer battle
Former South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia is currently battling for his life after being diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer.
The diagnosis came after noticing certain abnormalities, but the hard-nosed former athlete thought he could figure out the issues on his own without a visit to the doctors. His wife wasn’t comfortable with that plan from the quarterback, who used to take snaps for a Steve Spurrier-led offense led offense in Columbia.
Reluctantly, Garcia went in for a colonoscopy where doctors discovered the cancer, and that it had been growing for a number of years.
Unfortunately, Stephen wasn’t fully grasping the news when first given, due to him still being somewhat groggy from sedation.
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But, when it was finally explained to him how serious this situation was, reality set in pretty quickly.
Obviously, there's nothing simple about hearing the word 'cancer,' no matter which stage or form you are dealing with. It will humble you quickly, with the grim outlook overtaking the mind.
And while this process to fight the disease will be tough, filled with many obstacles, Garcia was most worried about his family.
While his older son understands the magnitude, he has yet to fully inform his youngest daughter, which led to the former Gamecock shedding a few tears while discussing the situation with OutKick on Friday morning.
In the past, Stephen Garcia was not one to jump aboard the mental health awareness train, looking at it as someone who was not strong enough to handle the circumstances surrounding whatever battle they were facing.
But, that's the football side of Garcia, and he was the first to admit that his mindset had changed because of the stigma surrounding people, most importantly men, not feeling comfortable enough to discuss their struggles.
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This problem has led to many downfalls, or problems that arise by not talking to others about what they are going through in the moments of trials and tribulations.
For Stephen, that has all changed.
"In years past, I thought mental health was an absolute joke, just to be completely frank with you," Garcia told OutKick. "I was like, if you gotta have some mental toughness, I played for Coach Spurrier so I had to have some mental toughness to deal with him. But, I was also extremely hard headed. It is huge. There’s gonna be days when you’re not gonna walk to talk with anybody, days you wanna give up, you gotta stay mentally tough. This whole process has opened my eyes to a whole different deal.
"People can change. I was against the whole mental health thing, I thought it was stupid. But, it’s changed my opinion, my outlook on life in general, and I encourage everyone to speak it up. I’ve had so many people reach out to say if you need to talk, reach out to me. Everyone said the same thing that you have to be mentally in it. If you are positive mentally, you’re going to get through it. If you’re feeling down in the dumps, figure out a way to get positive. It’s no joke, you are where your minds at."
After going through his first round of chemotherapy this week, Garcia is coming to terms with the battle he faces, though he's keeping a positive outlook for the sake of himself and his family. He will continue training athletes, when his body allows, and using his platform to encourage others to take their health seriously.
If it weren’t for his wife pushing him into getting examined, who knows how long this could’ve gone before his cancer was noticed. In the meantime, the support system has been overwhelming, as Garcia described while choking back tears.
Whether it's the Clemson football team, or Dabo Swinney himself, and the thousands of people who have reached out over the past few days, it's not lost on the former quarterback how much the support has meant for his own sanity during uncertain times.
For now, Stephen Garcia is taking his battle with cancer one day at a time. But, he's also got college football fans rooting for him to beat this terrible disease.
Two Georgia teens allegedly used drone to drop drugs, phones and blades at prison, face charges
Two Georgia suspects are behind bars after allegedly attempting to use a drone to drop contraband — including drugs and cell phones — at a medium-security prison last week.
The incident unfolded on May 3, after authorities at the Washington State Prison in Davisboro noticed "suspicious vehicle activity" and intercepted the alleged attempted drop, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post.
Deputies subsequently discovered several bags filled with approximately 2.95 pounds of marijuana, along with tobacco products, cell phones, clothing and electronics chargers, according to authorities.
The sheriff’s office said they also located razor blades hidden in a nearby field, with evidence at the scene allegedly linking the suspects to the drop location.
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Photos shared by the department show the large haul of contraband seized by authorities, including several bags of marijuana, rolling papers, wireless headphones and more than two dozen lighters.
The investigation led authorities to identify the individuals allegedly inside the vehicle as 17-year-old Mariana Torres and 19-year-old Anyela Contreas Torres, the department said.
Both suspects were subsequently taken into custody without incident and charged with using an unmanned aircraft to accomplish violations, possession of drone during crime, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, items prohibited by inmates, trading with inmates (phones), trading with inmates (drugs), trading with inmates (tobacco), possession of weapon during commission of crime and possession of tools during commission of crime, according to authorities.
In 2019, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp passed Senate Bill 6, which "prohibits the use of unmanned aircraft systems [drones] from delivering or attempting to deliver contraband to a place of incarceration."
However, despite the legislation, the prison and local jail are reportedly continuing to grapple with an uptick in contraband smuggling operations involving drones.
"Over the past four years or so, we have been dealing with drone sightings and drone incidents when it comes to bringing contraband into facilities," Washington County Sheriff Joel Cochran told WGXA.
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In October, Cochran told the outlet his department had arrested 17 individuals for attempted drone drops since the start of 2025, with 75 of the 170 inmates at the Washington County Jail facing charges related to alleged prison deliveries.
"Right now, I've got 44 percent of my population in the county jail related to prison drop cases there at the Washington State Prison – 44 percent. For me, that seems like a lot, and it's a burden on the taxpayers," Cochran reportedly said.
Cochran reportedly pointed to improvements in technology — including the ability to carry large payloads using drones — as a primary cause of the increased amount of drops.
"They got more functions, and the technology is so much better than when they started out," Cochran told WGXA. "It's easier, I think, for them to use drones than maybe go back to the older way of having to get the contraband into these facilities."
Fox News Digital reached out to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia Department of Corrections for comment.
Declassified Apollo moon docs describe unexplained mysteries, UFO lights 'like the Fourth of July'
Declassified transcripts from two Apollo missions show astronauts repeatedly describing unexplained lights and objects while orbiting and walking on the moon.
The Pentagon on Friday released transcripts and photos from two NASA Apollo missions as part of a broader disclosure of dozens of photos and documents detailing UFO sightings it has documented since the 1950s.
The trove of documents reporting UFO and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) sightings comes in compliance with a directive from President Donald Trump aimed at increasing government transparency around reported UFO sightings, all of which remain unsolved. Tens of millions of documents are being combed through and will be released on a rolling basis.
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The documents include technical transcripts and photos from Apollo 12 in 1969 and Apollo 17 in 1972, capturing moments in which crews discussed strange flashes, moving lights and unidentified phenomena against the stark lunar horizon.
The release includes six photos taken by Apollo 12 mission astronauts on the moon's surface, revealing unidentified and oddly shaped lights appearing in the sky. In one of the photos, there are a total of five UFOs identified.
A four-page transcript from the mission unveils one of the astronauts' accounts of what he was witnessing, telling command about the lights he saw in the dark sky.
He described that the lights were "sailing off into space."
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"I was thinking they're dropping off from my water boiler, but it looks like some of those things are escaping the moon. They really haul out of here and just press off at the stars."
The astronaut described that the lights were "pulsing every second." Command suggested that the phenomenon was likely electromagnetic interference, which can occur by both man-made and natural sources.
A 16-page transcript from the Apollo 17 mission detailed how the astronauts saw lights from their window which resembled "Fourth of July."
"They're very jagged, angular fragments that are tumbling," one of the astronauts described.
Another astronaut recounted how when he was trying to sleep he saw bright "peripheral horizon-type things" which made it difficult to sleep.
"The last one I remember before falling asleep — was the fact that there was a very bright spot that flashed right between my eyes like a very bright headlight — like a train coming at you, only with a flash," the astronaut said.
More UAP files were made available at WAR.GOV/UFO.
Fox News' Peter Doocy and Fox News Digital's Robert McGreevy contributed to this report.
Broadcasters urge Congress to reexamine Sports Broadcasting Act as games shift to streaming paywalls
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is calling for Congress to reexamine the Sports Broadcasting Act to ensure that fans remain the priority in the streaming era and strongly opposes the notion that the status quo is working.
The Sports Broadcasting Act (SBA) of 1961 was designed to push broad public access to sports programming while allowing leagues to pool broadcast rights in ways that supported competitive balance and nationwide reach. As the NFL, MLB, NBA and other leagues have irked Americans by moving more games behind streaming paywalls, the NAB wants the public interest benefits that justified the act in the first place to remain for the next generation of fans.
"The Sports Broadcasting Act was enacted more than 60 years ago to help ensure Americans could access live sports on free, local television. Congress could not have imagined today’s entertainment marketplace, where fans increasingly need multiple streaming subscriptions just to follow their favorite teams," NAB Vice President of Communications Carrie Healey told Fox News Digital.
The NAB believes free, over-the-air broadcast television remains a more consumer-friendly platform that doesn’t come with costly subscription fees. The broadcasters’ association has put a spotlight on the fact that the antitrust exemption contained in the SBA does not apply to paid streaming services.
But as the NAB pushes for a review of the act, a letter from Rep. Tony Wied, R-Wis., was circulated this week in the House urging Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to leave the SBA untouched during the next hearing on the matter, which could come as soon as June.
The letter, which has been obtained by Fox News Digital, called for games to "continue to be accessible to fans and communities across the country," but urges lawmakers to essentially ignore the shift of sporting events to streaming services.
The letter said the NFL has "the most consumer-friendly media distribution policy of any professional sports organization" because 87% of games remain on over-the-air television to a regional or national audience. Wied also noted that the NFL equally divides revenue from broadcasting packages among all 32 clubs, which puts teams in smaller markets on a level playing field with franchises in larger media markets.
"We urge the Judiciary Committee to preserve the SBA’s core protections while maintaining appropriate oversight to ensure that the law is applied consistent with its intent to keep America’s Game thriving," the letter states.
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The NAB, which bills itself as the chief advocate of America's broadcasters, vehemently disagrees.
"As the marketplace evolves, and more games move behind streaming paywalls, Congress should reexamine whether fans are still receiving the broad access and affordability the law was intended to protect," Healey said.
The NAB wants policymakers to examine whether "exclusive streaming arrangements align with the SBA’s original public interest rationale" and if "consumers are better off under increasingly fragmented distribution models."
A Fox News poll in March found 72% of sports fans think major sporting events should stay free on broadcast TV.
"Constituents around the country are telling Congress that watching their favorite NFL team is expensive and confusing. Everyone agrees broadcasting agreements should benefit consumers," a Judiciary Committee spokesperson told Fox News Digital when asked about the letter.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr has also made it a point of emphasis that American sports fans shouldn’t face headaches following their favorite sports teams.
Earlier this year, the FCC announced it would seek public comments on the ongoing shift of live sports from broadcast channels to streaming services. Carr has suggested it's simply too expensive and inconvenient for consumers to watch their favorite teams, and while he understands the argument that streaming opens more games and more content, he believes the cons outweigh the pros for most fans.
NFL FANS CALL THE LEAGUE'S STREAMING STRATEGY A 'MONEY GRAB' AS COSTS SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL
"Americans are frustrated when they sit down and can’t find the game they want to watch. And that feeling grows only worse when they realize that they might need to sign up for another streaming service to watch the game," Carr told Fox News Digital in March.
"There has long been a strong and mutually beneficial relationship between sports leagues and broadcasters, and consumers will benefit if that continues," Carr continued. "I want to see Americans continue to benefit from free over-the-air sports programming."
Carr has also highlighted that the partnership between broadcasters and sports rights has helped fund local news and journalism, as sports helps drive revenue to local stations that many Americans rely on. He also feels that the relationship could be undermined if leagues continue to ditch local broadcasters for streaming services that are behind costly paywalls.
Rep. Wied’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Fox News Digital's Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
Illegal immigrant charged in decade-long serial rape case had rap sheet, was arrested twice by ICE
FIRST ON FOX — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed to Fox News Digital that an illegal immigrant accused in a decade-long serial rape case in Indiana was previously convicted of multiple crimes and arrested twice by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Leonel Catalan-Torreblanca, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, was arrested April 22 and is facing 30 charges including rape, sexual battery, criminal confinement, kidnapping, strangulation and burglary.
ICE has lodged an immigration detainer asking Indiana officials not to release him.
DHS told Fox News Digital Catalan-Torreblanca had prior convictions for patronizing a prostitute, voyeurism and multiple DUIs.
ICE ARRESTS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ACCUSED OF BRUTAL TIRE IRON ATTACK, SEXUAL ASSAULT OF TEXAS WOMAN
It is unclear where and when he first illegally entered the U.S., but records show he was arrested by ICE in 2012 and was released under the Obama administration.
ICE arrested Catalan-Torreblanca again in 2017, and he voluntarily returned to Mexico in 2018.
He then illegally re-entered the U.S., a felony, in 2023 under the Biden administration, according to DHS.
The string of alleged sexual assaults spanned from March 2013 to January 2024, Fox News Digital previously reported.
While local and federal investigators previously linked the attacks through DNA left at the crime scenes, they lacked a suspect match because Catalan-Torreblanca's DNA was not entered into any federal databases, officials said.
The case was finally cracked when an ICE DNA swab was entered into the FBI's Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) database, triggering a direct match that led to his swift arrest.
"Thanks to the incredible work of the men and women of federal law enforcement, this demented rapist’s ten-year crime spree is over. He is now facing 30 charges including rape, sexual battery, criminal confinement, kidnapping, strangulation, and burglary," said DHS spokeswoman Lauren Bis. "ICE is asking Indiana officials to hand him over to ICE custody. Indiana cooperates with ICE, so we will be able to work together to get him off our streets and out of our country."
"Under President [Donald] Trump and [DHS] Secretary [Markwayne] Mullin, criminal illegal aliens are NOT welcome in the United States," Bis added.