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Pentagon orders mandatory testosterone tests for male troops 30 and older
The Pentagon on Wednesday issued clinical guidelines establishing a new mandatory testosterone deficiency screening policy for active-duty and reserve service members ages 30 and up.
This comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in July that he was authorizing the screening program for troops to ensure "you have the right testosterone levels to operate at your absolute best."
"Taking care of your long-term health means ensuring you remain strong, resilient and capable — not just for your next deployment, but for the rest of your life, so you can thrive long after you take off the uniform," he said at the time.
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According to the new guidance, which is effective immediately, men ages 30 and older will undergo mandatory testosterone blood tests, while younger men will be tested only if requested or if clinicians identify warning signs.
Men found to have low testosterone levels may undergo further evaluation and, if clinically appropriate, may be offered voluntary hormone replacement therapy.
Levels of testosterone naturally increase during puberty. The hormone helps boys develop muscle strength and body hair as well as make sperm. Between ages 30 and 40, testosterone levels in men naturally start to decline.
Women will not be required to take routine testosterone blood tests under the new guidance, but they will be subject to screening for fatigue and disrupted menstrual cycles that can be associated with hormonal dysregulation and conditions called low-energy availability and relative energy deficiency in sport.
Guidelines were put into place for when it is appropriate to prescribe off-label testosterone in women, particularly for postmenopausal women with unusually low sexual desire.
Testosterone use for non-medical purposes, including performance enhancement without a doctor's prescription, remains prohibited in the military.
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The Pentagon said the standardized screening and treatment pathways for men and women seek to boost military readiness by identifying and managing hormonal and energy-availability issues.
Some endocrinologists and other medical experts have raised concerns that broad testosterone testing could lead to unnecessary or potentially harmful treatment, saying there is a lack of evidence to support the claim that universal screening for low testosterone among service members would improve military readiness.
The Food and Drug Administration intends to hold a meeting later this month with experts to discuss the medical use of testosterone.
Reuters contributed to this report.
Social media is Lindsay Clancy wild card that could tilt potential retrial to the defense, retired judge says
If Lindsay Clancy's murder trial ends in a mistrial, her defense could hold an unusual advantage in a retrial, a retired Massachusetts Superior Court judge says, as jurors reported for a second time Wednesday that they remain deadlocked.
Clancy, 36, faces three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children — Cora, Dawson and Callan, all under age 6 — who were found strangled at the family's home in January 2023.
Judge William Sullivan gave jurors a Tuey-Rodriguez charge Wednesday afternoon after they reported for a second time that they were deadlocked, having first signaled they were stuck earlier in the week. The charge is given to a deadlocked jury to encourage they continue deliberations, but also to remind them to listen to one another without sacrificing their honestly held opinions.
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Sullivan declined to give the instruction earlier in the week when jurors first reported difficulty agreeing, opting instead to simply send them back.
The jurors deliberating in Clancy's murder trial are discussing several options, which include first-degree murder, second-degree murder, voluntary or involuntary manslaughter, not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility (insanity) or not guilty.
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Retired Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Jack Lu told Fox News Digital that a retrial after a mistrial has traditionally favored the prosecution, but that social media has upended that conventional wisdom.
"In the past, the conventional wisdom was that the prosecution is more likely to win on a retrial after a hung jury. Now it's different... The new conventional wisdom is question mark because of social media infected trials," Lu said.
Lu pointed to Karen Read's case, the Massachusetts woman who was tried twice in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Her case drew a massive amount of social media interest, which he said had a major impact on her trials. In 2024, jurors deadlocked in Read's trial, and she was acquitted at her retrial in 2025.
"In the Karen Read case, the social media abuse was at a slow boil in the first trial. At the second trial, it just all erupted," Lu said.
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Lu himself said he's no longer on social media because "it's too abusive an environment."
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While Reddington himself said he'd "absolutely" go to trial again if Sullivan declares a mistrial, he said Clancy couldn't emotionally handle another one.
"She had a flat affect, she’s sad," he said on Tuesday to reporters.
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A GoFundMe for Clancy's parents, the Musgrove family, has surpassed $830,000, though it's unclear who would fund her defense in a retrial, or whether Reddington would charge for it.
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Wednesday marks the second time the Clancy jury reported they've been unable to reach a unanimous decision.
In a note sent to Sullivan on Tuesday, jurors said that "after many hours of deliberation, we are unable to come to a unanimous decision." He directed them to resume their work.
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"I brought you back out because I know that this was a long trial. All right, I know there were over 80 witnesses. There were over 300 exhibits. Because of that, I'm going to ask you to go back out, keeping in mind all of the instructions that I gave you to go out and to continue your deliberations at this time. All right. And so, with that, I'm going to ask you to go back out. Like I said, keep in mind the instructions I gave you reviewing the evidence, and I'd ask you to resume your deliberations at this time," Sullivan said.
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If jurors return once more to say they are still deadlocked, Lu said, the case will likely end in a mistrial.
"I'm afraid so, with limited exceptions, it would end up being a mistrial, a true hung jury, deadlocked jury," Lu said.
Jurors will return Thursday to continue deliberations for a sixth day, having already spent more than 28 hours weighing a verdict.
US military boards, searches and sinks vessel allegedly supporting Los Choneros narco-terrorists
The U.S. military on Wednesday intercepted and sank a vessel in the Eastern Pacific that it said was supporting a "narco-terrorist" organization, according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).
SOUTHCOM said the operation targeted a vessel tied to Los Choneros, which it described as a violent narco-terrorist organization.
"On Sept. 2, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, and in coordination and collaboration with the Government of Ecuador, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM) successfully interdicted a vessel operating as a floating refueling station in support of illicit at-sea drug trafficking operations in international waters of the Eastern Pacific," SOUTHCOM said in a statement.
"Intelligence confirmed the vessel was operating in support of the Los Choneros violent narco-terrorist organization," the military added.
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SOUTHCOM said U.S. Marines and sailors from the USS San Antonio "interdicted, boarded, searched, and cleared the vessel without incident."
The military said multiple individuals were removed from the vessel and transferred to Ecuadorian authorities.
Once the individuals were safely removed, U.S. forces sank the vessel, SOUTHCOM said.
In its statement, SOUTHCOM said the operation "cuts off a critical node" in the alleged drug traffickers' illicit activities. It did not disclose the specific location of the operation.
The action was taken in support of the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (A3C) and JTF-WHEM's mission to dismantle narco-terrorist networks in the region, according to SOUTHCOM.
"We are taking decisive action to dismantle and destroy sophisticated logistics networks used by narco-terrorists to traffic drugs and spread violence throughout the Western Hemisphere," Donovan said.
"This operation demonstrated the elite capabilities and precision of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, which is on watch in the region to apply total systemic friction on these networks," he added.
Video of the operation released by SOUTHCOM shows military personnel intercepting the vessel before boarding it and ultimately sinking the craft.
SOUTHCOM also responded after Ecuador's Ministry of National Defense shared footage of the operation on social media.
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"The message is clear: the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition will continue to apply total systemic friction on narco-terrorists," SOUTHCOM wrote.
Wednesday's interdiction comes amid a monthslong campaign launched by the Trump administration aimed at dismantling cartel-linked trafficking networks.
SOUTHCOM has conducted dozens of strikes in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean targeting vessels it says are connected to "narco-terrorists."
Last week, the military said it carried out a strike in the Caribbean that killed four alleged "narco-terrorists."
Following that strike, the Trump administration's campaign targeting suspected cartel vessels has resulted in at least 227 deaths across 68 reported strikes over roughly one year.
Fox News Digital's Eric Mack contributed to this report.
15-year-old accused of firing into crowd during deadly Seattle mass shooting claims self-defense
A 15-year-old boy accused of opening fire during a deadly shootout at a crowded Seattle food festival claims he was shooting back in self-defense as authorities continue searching for other gunmen tied to the bloodshed.
The teen allegedly pulled a handgun from a pouch and fired after two unidentified suspects began shooting toward him and his friend at the Bite of Seattle on July 26, his attorney said in court documents obtained by KOMO News.
The gunfire sent festivalgoers scrambling outside the Seattle Center Armory near the Space Needle. Three people were killed, and four others were wounded, including a 2-year-old boy, Fox News Digital previously reported.
Police have described the bloodshed as a gang-related shootout that left innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire. The dead included 19-year-old Niko-Semo, a 44-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman.
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More than a month later, the 15-year-old remains the only person charged in connection with the shooting.
The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office told Fox News Digital that police have not brought prosecutors any cases involving anyone else in the shooting.
"Seattle Police are handling the investigation," the office said. "No other cases from the Bite of Seattle shooting other than the charged case involving the 15-year-old have been referred by police investigators to the KCPAO."
Police have, however, identified two potential persons of interest after combing through roughly 450 hours of video, Interim Seattle Police Chief Andre Sayles told FOX 13 Seattle.
Sayles cautioned that police have not determined whether the two people opened fire.
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"I can say that we are looking at two potential persons of interest in this incident, not saying that they are the shooters or anything of that nature, but people that we have identified that we need to have a conversation with," Sayles said.
No additional arrests have been announced. Sayles said detectives are moving closer to interviews and could make arrests if the evidence supports them.
The teen, whose name has not been released because he is charged as a juvenile, insists he only opened fire after someone began shooting at him.
His public defender, Hong Tran, said several eyewitnesses backed up that version of events.
"Law enforcement has interviewed several eyewitnesses to the shooting who confirmed that [the teen] reached for a firearm after the shooting started," Tran wrote in an Aug. 28 memorandum, according to KOMO News.
Tran said the boy had gone to the festival to enjoy the food and was standing near Niko-Semo when the first shots rang out.
"After hearing shots fired, witnesses observed [the teen] pull a firearm from a pouch and shoot in the direction of the shots," Tran wrote.
Officers working the festival raced toward the gunfire and arrested the teen at the scene. Witness video obtained by KOMO News appears to show police taking him into custody.
"I was getting shot at," the teen told officers, according to the defense filing. He said he fired back in self-defense.
Prosecutors say the teen's actions were anything but defensive, accusing him of recklessly firing into an area packed with adults and children.
"There is no greater threat to the community than a person indiscriminately firing into a crowd of adults and children who only wanted to attend and enjoy Bite of Seattle," Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Logan Bryant wrote in a filing opposing the teen's release, according to KOMO News.
The teen faces first-degree assault with a deadly weapon and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm by a person under 18, King County Superior Court records show. Prosecutors also filed a firearm sentencing enhancement with the assault charge.
His shots were not responsible for any of the three deaths, according to court records cited by KOMO News.
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Prosecutors said the boy was carrying a Polymer80 "ghost gun" fitted with an extended magazine capable of holding more than 30 rounds. The privately assembled weapon did not have a standard serial number and allegedly carried a vanity plate reading "1 SHOT 1 KILL."
Investigators recovered at least four guns at the scene, including weapons allegedly tied to the teen and Niko-Semo, KOMO News reported. Police have been testing the firearms as they work to determine who else was involved in the deadly exchange.
The teen's attorney asked a judge to release him to electronic monitoring at his father's home. The judge rejected the request last week and ordered him to remain in custody.
The shooting also sparked scrutiny over the city's delayed public updates and decision not to use its emergency alert system.
Days later, Wilson accepted Barnes' resignation after he was asked to step down during a meeting with the mayor, five sources told FOX 13 Seattle. Barnes later defended his response and said he followed department protocol, KOMO News reported.
The teen is due back in juvenile court for a status hearing in October. Prosecutors will ask a judge in November to move the case to adult court.
Rams legend Eric Dickerson speaks on Los Angeles Angels sale, says new owner Stan Kroenke 'likes winning'
Rams legend Eric Dickerson took the mound at Angel Stadium on Wednesday night to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Angels faced the Yankees in Anaheim.
Celebration continues across Southern California after longtime Angels owner Arte Moreno agreed to sell the team Tuesday. The fans are getting a new leader in Stan Kroenke, a proven winner who also owns the Rams.
Speaking with MLB.com’s Rhett Bollinger before taking the field, Dickerson offered a glowing review of Kroenke.
"Kind of quiet but a really good businessman as you can tell. But Stan likes winning. I can tell you that right now. He likes winning," Dickerson said.
Dickerson, who serves as an ambassador for the Rams, also joked about the timing of his visit to Anaheim.
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"When I saw it, I was like, ‘I’m supposed to throw the first pitch out,’" he said.
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment agreed Tuesday to purchase a controlling interest in the Angels at a reported $4 billion valuation. The transaction is expected to close in early 2027, pending approval from Major League Baseball.
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The deal would end Moreno’s 23-year run as the Angels’ controlling owner.
Moreno purchased the team from Disney for $184 million in 2003, after the Angels won their first World Series.
The Angels enjoyed early success under Moreno, but the franchise has struggled for more than a decade. The team has endured 11 consecutive losing seasons, has not reached the postseason since 2014 and has not won a playoff game since 2009.
Kroenke inherits one of baseball’s most long-suffering fan bases, but his winning track record speaks for itself.
His sports empire features a Super Bowl with the Rams, an NBA title with the Nuggets, a Stanley Cup with the Avalanche and a Premier League title with Arsenal.
With a proven winner taking charge, Angels fans finally have reason to believe change is coming. On Tuesday night, years of "sell the team" chants gave way to a new refrain: "Goodbye, Arte."
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Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit challenging California policy allowing biological males in girls’ sports
A federal judge has dismissed a major Department of Justice lawsuit against California, paving the way for biological males to keep competing in girls' sports.
U.S. District Judge Cynthia Valenzuela shut down the case Monday, with the decision made public and drawing an immediate DOJ response on Tuesday.
Trump’s Justice Department originally stepped in to defend fair play, suing to enforce Title IX as a shield for female athletes rather than a loophole for male competitors.
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The court avoided the underlying debate over biological fairness entirely. Instead, Judge Valenzuela grounded her decision in administrative funding rules, finding that the federal government failed to give California explicit prior notice before threatening to pull $44 billion in education funds.
Justice Department officials confirmed they are already reviewing an appeal. "We are disappointed by the Court’s order and remain committed to enforcing President Trump’s agenda of preventing boys from playing in girls’ sports," a Justice Department spokesperson stated following the decision.
The ruling also comes shortly after the Supreme Court upheld states’ authority to ban trans athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports.
But the justices did not require states to adopt such restrictions, leaving California’s policy in place while the DOJ considers an appeal.
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Progressives downplay the issue by noting that fewer than 10 transgender athletes compete among the state's millions of students.
But critics argue the issue cannot be measured by headcount alone. One biological male can change a state championship result, take a varsity spot from a female athlete or affect college recruiting and name, image and likeness opportunities.
Title IX was enacted in 1972 to guarantee equal opportunities for female athletes.
Under Gov. Gavin Newsom, Sacramento lawmakers and the California Interscholastic Federation have followed a policy since 2013 allowing biological males who identify as female to compete on girls’ sports teams.
Recently, the controversy came into focus in California through AB Hernandez, a trans athlete from Jurupa Valley High School who competed in girls’ track and field and volleyball.
Across the 2025 and 2026 CIF State Track & Field Championships, Hernandez captured four state titles, securing back-to-back victories in both the high jump and triple jump, along with a third-place finish in the 2026 long jump.
The competitive disparity forced CIF to create duplicate medals for female athletes pushed down the podium.
When Hernandez joined the girls' varsity volleyball team, the issue expanded from competitive fairness to physical safety. Multiple rival high schools chose to forfeit their matches entirely rather than place their female players on the court against high-velocity net play.
A single federal judge in California won't have the last word on the future of Title IX.
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Maine's high court gives father final say over daughter’s church attendance
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a lower court ruling that granted a father final decision-making authority over whether his daughter attends her mother's evangelical church amid a parental dispute over the child's religious upbringing.
The court's ruling on Tuesday maintains a Portland District Court judge's decision regarding a 2024 dispute between Matthew Bradeen and Emily Bickford about the church attendance of their daughter, who was 11 years old at the time, according to The Maine Monitor.
Bickford had been taking her daughter to Calvary Chapel Greater Portland, an evangelical church in Westbrook, on multiple occasions each week.
Bradeen argued the church was a "dangerous and harmful environment" that had caused anxiety in his daughter. He said she suffered a panic attack after hearing the church's teachings on the Rapture, a belief that Christians will suddenly be taken to heaven during the end times while nonbelievers will be left behind to face the apocalypse.
The lower court sided with Bradeen, finding that messages the child received at the church were "psychologically damaging" because of how it characterized her father, a ruling the state’s high court affirmed on Tuesday, according to The Maine Monitor.
The lower court ruling granted Bradeen the right to decide whether his daughter attends services at Calvary Chapel, participates in church activities or interacts with church members other than her mother.
The court also said the parents must "continue to share parental rights and responsibilities" when it comes to their daughter’s exposure to other religious groups.
If the two disagreed on their daughter's religious exposure, the court ruled that the father has the final say. The court said the allocation of final decision-making authority stemmed from the parents' inability to jointly make decisions about the child's religious upbringing, not from disagreement with the mother's religious beliefs.
Bickford’s lawyer, Mathew Staver, told The Maine Monitor he intends to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Bickford and her legal team have 90 days to appeal the decision to the nation's highest court.
Staver’s law firm, Liberty Counsel, which describes itself as a Christian ministry focused on religious freedom, has been involved in other religious freedom cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, including a 2022 case in which the court sided with a private religious group that Boston officials had prohibited from flying a Christian flag.
In the dispute between Bradeen and Bickford, Liberty Counsel argued to Maine's high court that the 2024 order violated the mother's First Amendment rights through its "open hostility" toward religious beliefs and by barring her from influencing the
"Religious upbringing of her child as she sees fit," the outlet reported.
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"What Maine has done in this decision is put the Supreme Court of Maine at odds with the courts of a number of other states," Staver said. "I think it will be a case that will be very significant and catch the attention of the Supreme Court because of how far-reaching it is with regards to the First Amendment exercise clause."
Bradeen's lawyer, Michelle King, called Tuesday's decision "well thought-out and reasoned," saying Bradeen was happy with the outcome, according to the outlet.
"Anytime you’re in court, it’s stressful," King said. "But this case has definitely garnered a lot of media attention, and I think that’s always difficult for parents."
Part of the case centered on a service in which the pastor singled out Bradeen by name, The Maine Monitor reported.
As legal proceedings for the original dispute were ongoing, Bickford brought her daughter to a service at Calvary Chapel Greater Portland, where pastor Travis Carey led a six-and-a-half-minute prayer focused on the case, referring to the parents and child by name almost 30 times, saying Bradeen is "in need of salvation" and calling the proceedings "an attack on God's Word," according to the report.
The Maine Supreme Court said Bickford did not make any attempt to pull her child from the service, and she later described it as "appropriate."
Bickford "is unwilling to recognize, much less mitigate, the risk that these messages alienate the child from Bradeen or otherwise cause her harm," the court wrote.
In the 2024 lower court order, Maine District Court Judge Jennifer Nofsinger wrote that the harm caused to the daughter did not result from "a belief system that is rooted in the Bible," but rather, from the mother’s "inability to co-parent" regarding religion and the fact that she had given control of decisions about her daughter’s best interests to the church, and its language had denigrated the father.
"The court found that the child was harmed by Bickford’s decisions to expose the child to messages that characterized Bradeen as an ‘enemy’ who seeks to ‘persecute’ the child and her faith, and by Bickford’s unwillingness to prevent the child from receiving those messages or to take any other steps to reduce the risk of alienating her from Bradeen," the Maine Supreme Court wrote in its decision on Tuesday upholding the lower court order.
The final finding "reflected simply that it is harmful for a child to hear negative and frightening messages about one parent from the other parent or the other parent’s authority figures."
The court ruled that the order was based on the parents’ inability to co-parent on religion, not on the substance of Bickford’s religious beliefs, finding it necessary for one parent to be given the power to make final decisions over the other.
Rory McIlroy admits he's not interested in playing most PGA Tour events moving forward
Golf is often seen as a very staid, traditional sport where little changes over time. But the past few years have been a tumultuous period in the professional game, at least, with the rise and now seeming fall of the LIV Golf Tour.
LIV's impact hasn't just been limited to their events, players and debate over how their tournaments should be weighed for major qualification or evaluated for Ryder Cup team selection. The PGA Tour, in response to LIV's formation, was essentially forced to make changes to keep top players in place.
Signature events with higher purses. Changing some tournaments to have no cuts. More support for the big names. All changed how the tour worked and who played in what events. The signature events enjoyed better competition as star players competed for $20 million in prize money, but some smaller tournaments suffered as golfers chose rest rather than travel and play for smaller rewards.
One of the key personalities in these changes and negotiations on the PGA Tour has been Rory McIlroy. McIlroy committed to the PGA Tour when others were bolting, assumed a leadership role with commissioner Jay Monahan on the PGA's response and has become increasingly vocal as he becomes a "veteran" at 37-years-old.
And with the tour facing an even more aggressive set of changes under new CEO Brian Rolapp, McIlroy spoke about what that might mean for his schedule. Which seems to be decreasing each season.
After his third round at the Tour Championship in Atlanta, McIlroy admitted that his interest in playing most tournaments has decreased as he progresses through his career.
"I think once you lose your enthusiasm to go to the course, it is time to take a break," McIlroy said.
"I've turned up to events that I haven't necessarily wanted to be there because I feel like I should be there."
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McIlroy took a break after The Open Championship before returning to play three straight weeks in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. He told reporters that's his limit these days, as he looks to spend more time with his family and take more breaks from competition.
"This is my third week in a row. I rarely do that anymore, and I feel like that is my limit," he said.
"If I had to tee up again next week, that to me is tough."
He also said he'll never play four straight weeks in a row moving forward, and that his "fuse" has gotten shorter over time.
"But again, I am 37. This is my 18th or 19th year as a professional, so my fuse is a little shorter than it used to be," he added.
As for the reduced schedule he wants to play, McIlroy said it's likely going to get even smaller, "I play my schedule and I'll continue to play my schedule, which is getting less and less as the years go on."
Regarding the changes made to the PGA Tour moving forward, two different "tracks" for events, as well as promotion and relegation for the first time ever, he doesn't seem too excited for what that might mean. And blames LIV, in some small part, for what's happened.
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"It's funny. Like I think, as they've done all this work, you start to realize that the way the tour was before LIV came along was actually pretty good," he said. "It was a pretty good structure, and everything sort of worked pretty well. LIV created this false economy where we had to up prize funds and had to cut fields and try to support the top players and all that stuff, which I think needed to happen because that was the only way to retain talent at the time.
"But now that LIV looks like it's less of a threat, I think the old ways of the PGA Tour weren't actually that bad."
Part of that increasing willingness to be honest about his views on golf, his place in the tour, and the future, is that McIlroy in some ways felt abandoned by Monahan, that all his efforts to keep the PGA Tour together weren't appreciated. Now, with rumors suggesting that some LIV players, including two-time major champion Jon Rahm, might be looking to return, it seems he's feeling further and further removed from the weekly grind of a PGA Tour schedule.
Major championships are the priority, with the FedEx Cup Playoffs a distant fifth. Oh, and TGL somewhere in there, too.
McIlroy's earned the right to do what he wants. At the same time, though, he's one of the sport's biggest draws. With the tour hoping to bring in even more high-dollar sponsors, it might be a tougher sell when McIlroy is this open about playing fewer tournaments. Even with big purses. Seems like he feels that's their problem to figure out.
FAA seeks permanent airspace restrictions near Trump’s Mar-a-Lago as expert warns rules are ‘not good enough’
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed permanent flight rules around President Donald J. Trump International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida, to secure the airspace near Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate amid heightened concerns over unauthorized aircraft and rogue drones — moves that some say are insufficient to deter dedicated adversaries.
The regulatory action was initiated at the request of the U.S. Secret Service, in the "interest of national security," the agency confirmed to Fox News Digital.
"At the request of the U.S. Secret Service in the interest of national security, the FAA is proposing Special Air Traffic Rules for the airspace near Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT)," an FAA spokesperson said.
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Under the proposed mandate, a Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) would be established.
Aircraft flying below 2,000 feet within one nautical mile of the designated zone would be required to obtain explicit clearance, maintain two-way contact with air traffic control, and continuously transmit an assigned transponder code.
Arriving and departing aircraft would also need to meet strict security criteria before entering the airspace.
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The heightened precautions follow multiple threats against Trump, including a June plot where five suspects attempted to coordinate an ambush using explosive-laden drones aimed at targeting him and other high-profile officials during the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House.
However, drone experts argue that regulatory boundaries are "not good enough."
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"When you look at what happened in Butler [Pennsylvania] it was discovered later on that the shooter had done very basic surveillance with a drone — a Chinese drone that you could buy off Amazon — before he conducted the attack against the president," Brett Velicovich, a former U.S. Army special operations intelligence analyst and drone expert, told Fox News Digital.
Velicovich emphasized that government agencies must move faster to adopt active interdiction capabilities rather than relying solely on airspace designations.
"We're going to have to have more counter-drone systems in place because it is not good enough simply for the FAA to send a message saying this area is a no-drone zone," he added. "When you're a bad actor, that doesn't matter."
The FAA proposal remains open for public comment through Oct. 2.
The White House deferred questions regarding the security framework to the U.S. Secret Service, which did not immediately provide additional comment.
Tim Curry's cause of death revealed
Tim Curry's cause of death has been revealed.
According to documents from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, obtained by Fox News Digital, Curry died at age 80 on Aug. 25 from coronary artery disease. The department of public health also listed Curry's history of stroke and kidney cancer as other conditions that contributed to his death.
The document clarified that Curry never underwent surgery for a stroke, kidney cancer or coronary artery disease.
Curry's death was confirmed by his publisher, Jimmy Franco, senior director of publicity at Grand Central Publishing. "Yes, it is true and very sad indeed." Franco added that he did not have a statement to share at this time.
TIM CURRY, 'THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW' ACTOR, DEAD AT 80
The LAPD confirmed to Fox News Digital that officers responded at approximately 11:20 p.m. Tuesday for a death investigation involving a male described as being in his 80s at home. No foul play is suspected.
Curry became a pop-culture icon after starring as Frank-N-Furter in the 1975 film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," having originated the role in the original 1973 London stage production before taking it to Broadway and the big screen.
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The cult classic, which also starred Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick and Meat Loaf, became known for midnight screenings, audience participation and songs including "The Time Warp."
Curry also was known for playing Pennywise in the 1990 miniseries "It," Wadsworth in "Clue," the concierge in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" and the villainous Cardinal Richelieu in "The Three Musketeers."
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His career spanned theater, film and television. Curry earned three Tony Award nominations for "My Favorite Year," "Amadeus" and "Spamalot." He won a Daytime Emmy Award, and also received a Primetime Emmy nomination.
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The British actor had a major stroke in 2012 that left him using a wheelchair. He continued working in voice acting and returned to live-action film in 2024 with "Stream."
Fox News Digital's Stephanie Giang-Paunon contributed to this report.