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‘Hero' mom dies after using last strength to save 4-year-old son from Florida river
A Florida "hero" mom died after using all her strength to keep her 4-year-old son above water when he fell into the St. Johns River, allowing rescuers to pull the boy to safety, authorities and her family said.
Nicole Grayson, 43, jumped into the river after her young son fell into the water at Ed Stone Park, west of DeLand, around 4 p.m. Saturday, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators said the child had been playing with an unidentified object near a wooden fence along the river’s edge when he dropped it over the barrier. The boy fell into the river while attempting to retrieve it.
Grayson immediately went in after him.
"My guess is he was trying to get it. He slipped in the water, deep, he slipped away in the water," Grayson’s oldest son, Dafino Devega, told FOX 35. "And then my mom, I guess she panicked, and she went in the water and tried to save him."
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As Grayson struggled to keep her son above the surface, a witness at the park flagged down a passing boater, who threw two life preservers toward the mother and child, the sheriff’s office said.
Grayson eventually became submerged while continuing to hold her son above the water.
A frantic 911 caller told dispatchers that rescuers had managed to reach the child but were still struggling to recover his mother.
"Hey 911, can you come to Ed Stone Park?" the caller said in audio obtained by FOX 35. "We have a mother that’s drowned, and we got the baby, but we can’t get the mama."
The boater maneuvered close enough to pull the 4-year-old aboard. The boy was unharmed, according to authorities.
Witness Jon Reaka said Grayson appeared to expend all her energy ensuring her son survived.
"She spent all her energy trying to get her kid up over the edge," Reaka told FOX 35.
Reaka jumped over a railing and onto the boat, where he helped pull Grayson from the river. She was unresponsive when she was brought aboard.
"I jumped over the rail, jumped onto the boat and pulled the lady up onto the boat and, you know, we started CPR — I started CPR and mouth-to-mouth immediately," Reaka said.
Emergency medical personnel took over lifesaving measures after arriving at the park. Grayson was rushed to a hospital, where efforts to revive her continued for several hours.
She died in the intensive care unit around 10 p.m. Saturday, the sheriff’s office said.
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"I tried everything I could do to save her," Reaka told FOX 35. "You know, I feel horrible. I mean, it’s so sad what happened."
Grayson was a mother of six whose final act reflected the fiercely protective way she had lived, her family said.
"That’s the type of mom that she was; she was a hero," Devega said.
"My mom, she was a strong woman," he added. "She would do anything to keep her kids safe."
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood praised the witnesses and boater who rushed to help Grayson and her son.
"Sheriff Chitwood and the entire Volusia Sheriff's Office send sincere thanks all who jumped in to help with the rescue, and deepest condolences to Ms. Grayson's family and friends for their loss of a mother who gave her life to save her son," the department said in a statement.
Chitwood said Grayson would be remembered as a hero, "not just because of her final heroic act, but because she was a mom who would do anything for her kids."
Experts finally solve mystery of teenage Revolutionary War soldier 246 years after his death
The remains of a teenage Revolutionary War soldier have finally been identified — over 246 years after he was buried in an unmarked grave.
The discovery, which researchers believe is the first identification of a Revolutionary War soldier using DNA and forensic genetic genealogy, was announced in June.
Researchers at FHD Forensics used advanced DNA analysis and forensic genetic genealogy to identify the remains as Private John Pumphrey, a teenager who died at the Battle of Camden in South Carolina.
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The Battle of Camden was one of the Continental Army's worst defeats during the Revolutionary War, and hundreds of American soldiers died during the engagement.
Officials believe Pumphrey enlisted in 1777, when he was between 13 and 15 years old — meaning he was between 16 and 18 years of age when he died on Aug. 16, 1780.
Pumphrey's remains were uncovered at the battlefield site in 2022 during a University of South Carolina excavation.
In a June news release from FHD Forensics, officials said a tiny piece of the soldier's skull was used to extract DNA, allowing researchers to uncover his identity before he was reburied with military honors in 2024.
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"He would have been one of the youngest members of George Washington's revered 'Old Line,'" the release said.
It was not "highly unusual" for young boys to enlist in the Continental Army, though it was rare, said Allison Peacock, president of FHD Forensics.
Peacock told Fox News Digital that it was a "pretty regular occurrence for young boys to volunteer."
She added, "They were supposed to be at a certain age, but that rule was [broken] all the time, from what we understand."
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Researchers were initially surprised, she said, because they knew from anthropological analysis that the soldier was very young — but they struggled to understand why someone like him had enlisted.
"When we started seeing the families he was related to, they were all prominent Anne Arundel County, Maryland, founding families — the gentry class," she said.
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"The Pumphreys were very prominent in lumber, building and land ownership, so none of our historians or the people we were working with thought it made sense for a boy that young to come from one of those families."
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After uncovering details about the turmoil surrounding his father's estate following his parents' deaths and learning that his family lived much closer to Baltimore than they had realized, they said his decision to enlist in Baltimore made much more sense.
"Knowing those little details to put the story together changed everything," Peacock said.
"When you see the proximity to Baltimore and you see what was going on in his family and his military record, you get a picture of what led this boy to go enlist in Baltimore."
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Peacock said she is confident the remaining unidentified Camden soldiers can also be identified using the same techniques, provided the team can secure funding.
"It is our understanding that it is the first time it's ever happened," she said.
"We're already rewriting the story of the battle," added Peacock. "We're learning things that historians had no way of knowing until we got into the DNA."
Saquon Barkley tackling streaming maze as NFL keeps growing worldwide: 'I'm all about eyes'
Saquon Barkley knows that he is "quote unquote, one of the faces" of the National Football League. It is not an easy title to hold, but being a No. 2 overall pick turned 2,000-yard rusher, Offensive Player of the Year and Super Bowl winner will do that to you.
Barkley's very first game as a Philadelphia Eagle was played in Brazil, and this year, the team will travel to London in Week 5 to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars.
But as the NFL continues to grow its audience and lap the field, Barkley is "all about eyes."
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"It’s so important that we are traveling across the country to play the game. The more eyes you can get on it, the better it’s going to be," Barkley told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.
"The more people are going to want to grow up and play football, want to be involved. It’s really kind of crazy that football is probably the biggest sport, and we really haven’t even scratched the surface yet, to be completely honest. There’s so many more territories that we just take over, and I think the NFL is doing a really good job of that.
"I’m a fan of getting as many eyeballs as we can in the game, help growing the game. Anytime I can get an opportunity to play in front of someone that’s never got to watch the game, I want to try to make it memorable and have an impact on them … So right now, I’m all about eyes, eyes, eyes on the game, and let’s grow this game as big as we can, and let’s have an impact on as many people as we can."
That's why Barkley has joined forces with DIRECTV ahead of his ninth NFL season. As part of the campaign, Barkley recorded a spot that turned his iconic hurdle into a humorous metaphor for the obstacles football fans now jump through just to find a game. It shows why Barkley wants diehard fans to keep watching games, dare we say, the old-fashioned way.
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"It’s going to be crazy in 10 to 15 years, the way you’re going to be able to watch football games," Barkley said of today's streaming-service takeover.
"It’s kind of like what I grew up on, and now to be able to have the opportunity to work with them, and to be able to not only bring it in the NFL level, but also in the collegiate level where the game continues to grow and how much eyes are continuing to get on this football game, I think it’s the only way. I think it’s the right way to do it, and for me to be able to have the opportunity to work with DIRECTV, someone I’ve been a fan of for a very long time and be able to shoot a spot with them, it was awesome."
Barkley has accomplished just about everything a football player could dream of. He can retire right now and continue the golf grind (he claims Philly's top five courses trump New Jersey's top five, although Barkley and this writer obliged that Pine Valley is a Philadelphia course). But as to why he's still grinding, his answer is simple.
"I love it," he said.
"It’s something I’m very passionate about. My son SJ, he’s already passionate about football. I was around the same age, two or three, where I said this is something that I want to do, and I’m living my dream. I’m living the dream that I always wanted to live. So, I’m having fun with it, and as long as God keeps me healthy and they keep giving me contracts and opportunities, as long as they want to keep me in this league, I’ll try to play as long as I can....
"Whether it’s a year, whether it’s five years, there’s going to be a time where I’m like, 'Damn, I wish I could go back into that locker room and just spend one more day with the boys, spend one more day in that weight room, spend one more day running out that tunnel.' It’s going to be a mess. So, I try to enjoy it right now."
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Robot bird swims underwater then flies away
Watching a diving bird vanish beneath the water can feel almost unreal. One moment it cruises through the sky. Seconds later, it swims after prey before returning to the air. Around 100 bird species can move between those two environments. Engineers have found that natural ability incredibly difficult to recreate at a small scale.
Now, researchers at MIT and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, known as EPFL, have built a robotic bird that can complete the entire journey. The 8.8-ounce robot flies, plunges into water and swims below the surface. Then it launches back into the air using the same set of flapping wings.
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According to the research team, it marks the first bird-scale robot to complete that full cycle through flapping motion alone. The research appeared in the journal Science.
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Most amphibious robots use separate systems for air and water. This mechanical bird takes a simpler approach. The robot relies on flapping wings instead of propellers. It also completes its water launch without legs or a complicated wing-folding mechanism.
That design presents a major engineering problem. Water is about 800 times denser than air, so wings face far greater resistance once they enter the water. To handle that dramatic change, the robot adjusts its flapping speed. Its flexible wings also change shape as the surrounding pressure increases.
In the air, the robot can flap its wings up to 11 times per second. Underwater, its flapping rate ranges from 0.1 to 6 times per second. Meanwhile, water pressure can bend the wings by as much as 90%. That flexibility shortens the effective sweep of each stroke and reduces the load on the motor.
The same wings become more effective for flight once the robot reaches the air. Researchers also made the machine neutrally buoyant. As a result, it neither rises nor sinks on its own while underwater. That balance helps conserve battery power because the robot spends less energy fighting buoyancy.
The hardest part begins when the robot tries to leave the water. It completes the transition in under one second using about eight to 10 wingbeats. However, the maneuver requires a careful combination of wing flexibility, tail placement and launch angle.
Researchers found that moderately flexible wings worked best. A rigid wing struggles to adapt underwater, while excessive flexibility reduces the force needed for takeoff. The tail also needs to remain short and close to the body. Otherwise, it can drag through the water and pull the robot back down. An exit angle near 70 degrees produced the strongest results. A flatter approach creates too much tail drag. A nearly vertical launch can make the robot tip backward into the water.
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The machine also gives scientists a new way to study real diving birds. Tracking the movement of a live bird beneath the surface can be difficult. With a robot, researchers can adjust one feature and measure how that change affects performance.
For example, many diving birds reduce their wingspan while swimming. Researchers have often connected that behavior with lower energy use. The robot's results suggest that shorter underwater strokes may instead help birds increase speed.
The team also compared the machine's propulsion efficiency with that of real birds. Both fell within a Strouhal number range of 0.2 to 0.4, which researchers associate with efficient movement. However, body size can change the launch strategy. Heavier diving birds may use their legs to help push away from the water, while this lightweight robot relies entirely on its wings.
The robot's most efficient travel mode depends on the distance ahead. According to the team's data, flying uses less energy once a journey extends beyond roughly 51 feet. For shorter trips, staying underwater may make more sense.
Water creates heavy resistance, so swimming becomes increasingly costly over longer distances. A future robot could use that difference to plan its route. It might swim toward a nearby target, surface and then fly to a more distant location.
The prototype costs around $300 in materials and uses parts that researchers can source commercially. The team also released open CAD files for the project. That could allow universities and other builders with access to a 3D printer to reproduce the design.
Eventually, the robotic bird could help scientists monitor waterways and coastal environments. Researchers imagine launching it from shore or a boat. It could fly toward an area of interest, dive to collect a sample and then return with the data.
Potential missions could include taking measurements near an iceberg or observing marine wildlife from a safer distance. Flapping wings may also offer practical advantages in those environments. They avoid exposed high-speed propeller blades and could produce less noise around animals. Underwater, flexible wings may tolerate contact with debris better than rigid propellers.
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The current prototype still relies on human control during key parts of its journey. Researchers manually launched the robot during several tests. Timers or basic triggers also activated parts of its diving and swimming behavior.
Autonomous navigation represents the next major step. The robot would need to recognize its surroundings and control each transition without human assistance. Salt water creates another hurdle. Testing has focused on fresh water, so future versions will need stronger protection against corrosion. Longer range and improved endurance would also make the robot more useful outside controlled experiments.
You probably will not see robotic birds patrolling your local beach anytime soon. Still, this project shows how future drones could reach places that traditional flying machines struggle to explore. A single robot could gather information above the water before taking measurements below the surface. That flexibility could reduce the need for separate aircraft and underwater vehicles.
The low material cost also matters. Smaller research teams could experiment with the design without investing in an expensive custom platform. As navigation and battery performance improve, machines like this could make environmental monitoring more accessible.
What stands out here is how much work the researchers get from one flexible set of wings. The robot changes its flapping speed, while the wings naturally bend to handle the resistance underwater. The launch back into the air makes this more than another bird-inspired drone. Pulling off that transition requires the right wing stiffness and a carefully controlled exit angle. The prototype still needs autonomous controls and better protection for saltwater. Even so, its $300 material cost and open design could give other researchers an affordable foundation to build on.
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Dem Katie Porter makes surprising announcement about political future
Former Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., appears to be retiring from politics, telling the Sacramento Bee that it's unlikely she runs for office again after a series of failed bids for national positions.
Porter, fresh off a fifth-place finish in the California governor's race, told the Bee "I am closing the door on being a candidate," in a Friday interview with the outlet.
"I cannot foresee that path back," she added.
Porter, who left her Congressional seat to run for the Senate seat vacated by the late Dianne Feinstein in 2023, also lost that race, garnering over 1 million votes, but still falling short of the top two candidates, Steve Garvey and eventual winner Sen. Adam Schiff.
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Both campaigns for the high-profile national offices were marred by personal scandals and public backlash to reports of Porter's private behavior.
In 2023, while running for Senate, Porter responded to claims that she abused members of her staff, including during one alleged incident in which she chastised a staffer for catching COVID-19.
The texts between Porter and her staff member showed Porter saying "you gave me COVID" and that Porter's "children have nobody to care for them."
Porter denied firing the staffer for the incident and said, "I regret if this employee feels disgruntled."
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Allegations of toxic behavior were renewed when a leaked video revealed Porter screaming and cursing at another staffer during her gubernatorial campaign in 2025.
"GET OUT OF MY F---ING SHOT" Porter screamed in the now-viral clip.
Porter has also come under fire for the bizarre way she abruptly ended a video interview with a local reporter.
The mounting scandals appeared to affect her electability.
Finishing a respectable third behind Garvey and Schiff in the 2024 non-partisan "jungle primary" for the state's Senate seat, Porter garnered 1.27 million votes from Californians, good for 17.2% of the electorate, according to California's secretary of state.
But in 2025, Porter finished fifth, receiving only 403,908 votes, representing only 4.4% of the electorate, according to the California secretary of state's certified election results.
She told the Sacramento Bee she would be focusing on making social media posts about books going forward.
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Tom Brady's potential WWE storyline with Logan Paul receives support from fellow NFL legend
Tom Brady’s potential involvement in a WWE storyline with Logan Paul has been scrutinized over the last few days but the NFL legend finally found some support in a former colleague.
Drew Brees was asked about the idea of Brady and Paul meeting in the ring and appeared to support the idea.
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"They should. They should schedule it," Brees told TMZ Sports.
Brady and Paul have been in a feud since the seven-time Super Bowl dismissed Paul’s athleticism in the ring. The two met at the Fanatics Flag Football Classic and it appeared, for the time being, that the two put their differences aside.
However, at Fanatics Fest in New York, Brady and Paul met face-to-face. Brady attempted to slap Paul on stage following a larger talk. The two were also seen giving the middle finger to each other while watching the FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina.
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TMZ Sports first reported that Brady was in talks with WWE about a potential appearance in the ring. Fox News Digital later confirmed the report.
It’s unclear whether it would be an actual match or some kind of valet role.
Regardless, Jake Paul had a message for the former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback.
"I’m honestly p---ed. I wish I was there to back him up," he told Fox News Digital. "But I have one message for Tom. The Paul brothers are coming for you and revenge is sweet. Tom, keep your head on a swivel."
Logan Paul has been sidelined with a triceps injury and his timetable for in-ring action is undetermined at this time.
WWE is set to hold WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia next spring. It will be the first time WrestleMania is held outside of the U.S.
DAVID MARCUS: In booming Detroit, voters skeptical of socialism snake oil
It is rare to find a bartender who knows how to make a good Vuex Carre, but Emily, at Le Supreme Brasserie, knocked it out of the park. She grew up in the suburbs, but loves living her 20s downtown, and the revitalization of the Motor City she enjoys may be a problem for far-left senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
A bit later, on Sunday night, I met Nick, 29, who grew up in Detroit and now works in advertising in Chicago. He marvels at the changes he has seen in his hometown.
"It’s so different now, a bunch of these places didn’t even exist a few years ago," he said.
I heard it over and over again, and I could see it, as well. Along Washington and Woodward, the shops were buzzing, and even the heavy smoke from Canada couldn’t keep people from strolling the thoroughfares and valleys in the grand, sturdy Midwestern brick castle of downtown.
Not far away, earlier in the day, I had met Sean, who was walking his attractive dog and who moved to Detroit in 2019 from Philly. He lives in one of the fancier downtown buildings and loves his adopted hometown, and the lifestyle in the city.
"It’s easy going," he told me. "There is a lot to do. It’s great."
Sean is a committed Democrat who hates President Donald Trump.
"All that matters is that we elect a Democrat," he said. "R or D, that’s all it comes down to, which is a shame, but it's how things are."
For Sean, the top priority in the Aug. 4 Democratic Senate primary between Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens is electability. That is not great news for El-Sayed, who has been pushing back against the idea that he is too radical to get elected in purple Michigan.
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He has reason to be concerned, as I learned from James, a retired plumber in his 60s, who is Black and has been involved in civil rights movements.
"This just doesn’t feel like that movement I’ve been a part of, it feels different," James told me. "It feels foreign to me."
And he wasn’t alone, as it turns out. The day before, I had met Kelly, an American woman of Iranian descent who warned that today’s far-left candidates like El-Sayed "are just like in Iran." She said Muslim immigrants in nearby Dearborn, are not assimilating.
"When Joe [Biden] opened that border, they were planted there," she said.
Taken together, these recent encounters, from some very different people around Detroit, painted a picture that seems to be increasingly favoring Stevens, which is presumably why Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did a three-stop tour for El-Sayed.
On Monday, El-Sayid got another boost of sorts as Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorsed him, although frankly, that is about as surprising as Tony the Tiger endorsing Frosted Flakes.
What is missing for El-Sayed – and all of his socialist out-of-town pals – in this city that is booming in comparison to many others in America, is any real, pressing need for socialism. Unlike New York City, where the rent is always "too damn high," in Detroit, affordability is not proving to be the same magical incantation that it was for Gotham Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Many Democratic voters I talked to wanted a steadier hand on the system, and they want to beat Trump and the GOP. But they don’t want to blow up the system which has been thriving in many ways.
There may be one more trump card to be played in this tight race in the form of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who has thus far declined to endorse either El-Sayed or Stevens. As confusing as it may be to Republicans around the country, Whitmer is very popular among Michigan Democrats, in part because of Detroit’s revitalization under her watch.
The stakes of this race for the national Democratic Party could not be higher. It is a true and fair test of whether the far-left wing of the party, led by college-educated Whites and immigrants, can replace the old party of Jefferson and Jackson led by the working class and native minorities.
Another thing that stood out in Motown was that, aside from the Bernie rally itself, not one voter I talked to brought up Israel. One way or the other, this matters because, while El-Sayed’s constant negative focus on Israel may put him on the right side of the issue with most Democrats, these days, it's not a driving issue.
Waiting in the background for the dust to settle is Republican Mike Rogers, who is set to take on the Democratic winner. From his point of his chances.
CNN's Jake Tapper hits Dems for rejecting illegal voting concerns amid New Jersey voter roll controversy
CNN anchor Jake Tapper took a swipe at Democrats who have long rejected concerns about illegal immigrants voting in elections following Tuesday's stunning revelation out of New Jersey.
Democratic New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced that thousands of noncitizens had been mistakenly added to voter rolls.
Sherrill said that "roughly 6,600 people" who were never eligible to vote were registered due to the "serious software error" by the state's DMV between June 2023 and June 2024 during the previous administration.
She also revealed that "fewer than 400 individuals" among the noncitizens ended up voting in elections.
While covering the breaking news, Tapper acknowledged that the recent development does not benefit Democrats.
"This is not good for Democrats' argument that there's no such thing as undocumented immigrants voting," Tapper said during a panel discussion.
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Conservative critics on social media took aim at liberals, suggesting that the New Jersey revelations validate their concerns about noncitizens being able to cast ballots in elections.
Members of the Trump administration have highlighted New Jersey's controversy to push the passing of the SAVE America Act meant to address election security.
Days before Sherrill's disclosure, President Donald Trump gave a primetime address from the White House renewing his call for Congress to pass the SAVE America Act while shedding light on election vulnerabilities in past election cycles and China's effort to meddle in U.S. elections.
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Growing trend of hating men backfires as anti-marriage culture leaves single women losing out
A growing anti-marriage movement is being fueled by viral TikTok trends and high-profile celebrities painting men as the enemy, but according to a new column, women may ultimately be the ones losing out.
In a USA Today op-ed, columnist Ingrid Jacques warned of a rising wave of "heteropessimism," defining it as women’s growing feelings of disappointment and antagonism toward relationships with men. She argued that viral trends like "divorce glow-ups" and anti-male literature have actively widened the divide between the sexes.
"Studies show that married women are not only happier but also live longer and earn more than their single counterparts," Jacques wrote on Tuesday.
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She explained that the media modern women consume is increasingly hostile toward traditional relationships, pointing to bestselling books like "Yesteryear," which centers on a "tradwife" influencer.
In that novel, Jacques notes, men are reduced to lazy or toxic tropes: "Either a man is an idiotic man-baby who lacks ambition and a brain, or he's a quintessential patriarch who pals around with other sexist pigs in the manosphere. Husbands are at one point referred to as ‘freaks.’"
On Amazon, the book’s description includes, "A gripping, electrifying novel that is as darkly funny as it is frightening, ‘Yesteryear’ is a gimlet-eyed look at tradition, fame, faith, and the grand performance of womanhood."
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The trend coincides with falling U.S. marriage and birth rates. Official U.S. Census Bureau data from December shows that just 47% of American households in 2025 were married couples, down from nearly 66% 50 years ago. Of those married households, only 37% included their own children under age 18, compared to 54% in 1975.
Jacques linked the shift directly to liberal ideology, noting that left-leaning Americans choose to opt out of traditional family lifestyles "far more often than conservatives."
"Wherever you look these days, women who ‘free’ themselves from the chains of marriage are being celebrated," Jacques wrote. She highlighted cultural figures who publicly champion singlehood or life after divorce, including "Eat, Pray, Love" author Elizabeth Gilbert and model Emily Ratajkowski.
In April, comedian Leslie Jones criticized marriage, saying that most people she knew who got married are now divorced and arguing that "marriage is legalized slavery."
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A 2024 American Family Survey found that 37% of conservative women and 28% of moderate women, between the ages of 18 and 40, reported being "completely satisfied" with their lives. However, liberal women of the same age reported only 12% feeling the same way.
The sentiment has also taken over social media through trends like the TikTok "divorce glow up," where women post before-and-after photos celebrating their split. Jacques noted that in these videos, the women "typically look happier and more radiant in the ‘after’ photo."
Citing Louise Perry, author of "The Case Against the Sexual Revolution," Jacques argued that young women are being alienated after getting "burned by hookup culture" and lacking real friendships with the opposite sex.
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Jacques argued that, like Perry, returning to marriage, not abandoning men altogether, is the remedy for the cultural divide.
"That won’t be true for everyone, of course," Jacques concluded. "But men and women need to find a way back to each other. Discounting marriage won’t get them there."