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English soccer star Harry Kane wants to play in the MLS and kick in the NFL at the same time
We don't see enough two-sport athletes these days. It's such a cool phenomenon that we haven't really seen in a while.
However, English soccer star Harry Kane wouldn't mind taking a crack at it.
Because if he winds up in the MLS, he wouldn't mind spending his free time on an NFL roster.
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According to The Athletic, Kane was recently quoted as saying that he was close to re-upping with the Bundesliga's Bayern Munich. That led to a question about his plans beyond this next deal.
One of those plans was something he has reportedly talked about multiple times over the years, and that was switching sports.
He's talked about golfing professionally, but this time he was focused on trading football for American football.
"That is something I will try and look at a bit more seriously," he said. "It all depends on what happens in my career over the next five or six years, the motivation and what I want to do. The NFL is a lot more realistic than the golf one, let’s put it that way."
But what had never come up before was the idea of Kane winding down his career stateside in the MLS while also moonlighting as a placekicker.
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"Maybe if I am in the MLS in the future or somewhere like that it might be a thing where you could connect the two, with the seasons," he said. "But it is in the back of my mind because right now, I am feeling that I want to play as long as I can here."
Nice save at the end. The team about to re-sign you probably doesn't want to hear about your plans to play in the MLS and kick extra points on the side.
But do you know who does want to hear that? The rest of us.
That would just be a fun thing to watch, and Kane obviously has the leg to boot a pigskin quite a long way if he can nail down those pesky mechanics.
Which it looks like he may have already done.
At least a few teams are probably setting reminders to see what Kane is up to when his Bayern Munich deal is up.
Maybe it's a pipe dream, but someone has to bring back two-sport professional athletes.
Trump likely ‘smirked’ as 'crass' Iranian president lashed out at US in UN speech: expert
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s sharp rebuke of Washington at the United Nations would have drawn little more than a "smirk" from President Donald Trump, who knows he "holds the cards," a foreign policy expert told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.
The assessment came after Pezeshkian and Trump addressed the U.N. General Assembly in New York from the same podium within 24 hours of each other, trading sharp rhetoric as tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to mount.
"Trump understands he holds the cards, and he may not even have paid much attention to what the Iranian president was saying," Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), told Fox News Digital.
Pezeshkian accused the United States and Israel of attacking Iran while portraying his country as the victim of aggression.
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"We have only defended ourselves. We are not terrorists," Pezeshkian claimed.
"Our innocent people have been the targets of cowardly attacks and aggressions imposed upon our country. America and Israel attacked us," he said.
"I’m sure that would have drawn a smirk or a smile or a chuckle from the president’s face, seeing that crassness," Taleblu said, pointing to what he described as a sharp contrast between Pezeshkian’s rhetoric and the Iranian government’s track record.
Pezeshkian’s address came after Trump used the same U.N. stage to defend the U.S. conflict with Iran and warn that Tehran faced a stark choice between reaching a deal and facing further destruction.
"Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again?" Trump said on Tuesday.
While the rhetoric from both leaders was pointed, Taleblu said their broader diplomatic positions remain largely predictable.
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"To a certain degree, both President Trump and President Pezeshkian’s speeches before the U.N. General Assembly’s 81st session were predictable," Taleblu said.
"Predictable because the status of both countries and their foreign policy toward the other are in a fairly predictable pattern right now," he added,
Despite the threats and recriminations, the two adversaries also appear to be still testing a diplomatic path behind the scenes.
Trump said Tuesday that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner spoke with Iranian officials for roughly three hours on the sidelines of the General Assembly and characterized the discussions as productive.
Witkoff later said the talks were conducted through mediators who shuttled between the U.S. and Iranian delegations.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also represented Tehran in the discussions, according to reports.
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Both sides, Taleblu said, are attempting "to make time a weapon on their side" and "to put the burden of choosing between escalation and engagement on the other."
But Taleblu went on to characterize Pezeshkian’s broader message as an attempt to cast Iran as a victim through an anti-American, anti-Israel and anti-imperialist framework.
"It seemed to be more of a global South, anti-American, anti-Israeli, kind of anti-colonial, anti-imperialist message that he was looking to kind of paint the Islamic Republic as the victim," Taleblu said.
"In reality, the long-serving victim in this entire crisis is the Iranian people because of the policies of the Islamic Republic."
The competing messages — confrontation from the U.N. podium and diplomacy behind the scenes — highlighted the unresolved tensions between Washington and Tehran as officials explore whether negotiations can produce an off-ramp from the conflict.
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"Despite the tough talk at the podium, both sides still feel like they need to signal an interest in talks, even though they’re both trying to use talks to shape an outcome that is more conducive to their interests," Taleblu said.
Pezeshkian also told the General Assembly that Tehran would not surrender to military pressure while signaling that Iran remained open to diplomacy.
"I think the Iranians are trying to signal an interest in talks, but they may run into a brick wall quite soon if they foot-drag or delay or don’t meaningfully provide any kind of substantive change in their policy," Taleblu said, citing Iran’s positions on the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and its nuclear program.
"Ultimately, if the positions remain the same, the fact that they’re oscillating between shooting and talking doesn’t mean much because the red lines haven’t actually moved," Taleblu said.
"Of course, the Trump administration is looking for a political win here," he concluded.
Tylenol murders mystery deepens after sheriff’s office solves decades-old ‘Unknown Wanderer’ cold case
A mysterious man who died of cyanide poisoning inside an Idaho church more than four decades ago has finally been identified, and investigators say his past raises questions about a possible connection to the still-unsolved 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders.
The man known for decades as the "Unknown Wanderer" was Dr. Mathew Francis Betkouski, an organic chemist with a history of discussing cyanide and poison, the Ada County Sheriff's Office in Boise announced Wednesday.
Investigators said they couldn't place Betkouski in Chicago during the final week of September 1982, when seven people died after taking Tylenol capsules laced with cyanide, and they are not naming him as a suspect.
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Dr. Park Dietz, a forensic psychiatrist who was consulted during the original Tylenol investigation and reviewed the evidence gathered on Betkouski, offered a stronger assessment.
"It's an extraordinary thing to have been around at the beginning in 1982, and now today in 2026, to see very likely closure," Dietz said.
Dietz said groups of forensic psychiatrists, psychologists and criminal profilers who were anonymously presented with information about Betkouski overwhelmingly considered him a viable suspect.
Betkouski died on Dec. 4, 1982, after walking into Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Boise. Authorities determined he died from cyanide poisoning, but he carried no identification, and his fingerprints produced no match.
The mystery endured for decades until investigators traced one of nearly 30 keys found on him to Jacksonville, Florida, where Betkouski had lived. DNA recovered from his wallet and later compared with a sample from his brother helped establish his identity.
Investigators subsequently uncovered several details that drew their attention to the Tylenol case.
A former colleague recalled Betkouski discussing the "perfect crime" and cyanide, while another scientist recalled him saying poison could be introduced into over-the-counter capsules, according to investigators.
Authorities also found a map of Chicago and a bottle of sodium cyanide among belongings kept at his family's Los Angeles home. Investigators stressed that the poison was not the potassium cyanide used in the Tylenol murders.
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Photos showed Betkouski had visited Chicago, but investigators determined they were likely taken in December 1981 and said they cannot establish that he returned when the Tylenol poisonings occurred.
Betkouski disappeared from his New Mexico home on Oct. 15, 1982, and turned up dead in Boise seven weeks later after apparently changing his appearance.
Authorities have turned their findings over to investigators in the Chicago area and are seeking information about Betkouski's movements and communications in 1982.
"This isn't over," Ada County Sheriff Matt Clifford said.
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. says his $500M contract was for past performance – not future results
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has four games left before he can put his 2026 Toronto Blue Jays season behind him.
Guerrero, the six-time All-Star who signed the third highest-paid extension in MLB history in April 2025 at $500 million, has hit just nine home runs and slugged .359 to date for a career-low .695 OPS to date.
The Blue Jays, winners of the American League pennant this past season, where Guerrero was a major factor in reaching the World Series, were mathematically eliminated from this year’s postseason race as they hold a 77-81 record entering Wednesday.
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For a player that is worth so much, especially financially, to an organization’s success, Guerrero’s down year has led to some vitriol from the Blue Jays’ fan base. And that’s likely to continue after hearing recent comments from the star infielder.
Guerrero, 27, sat down with Telemicro News recently, where he discussed his struggles at the plate this season, and how it reflects on his contract extension.
His comments were, well, interesting.
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"The contract I got was based on what I did, not necessarily for what I’m going to do," Guerrero said, as translated by MLB reporter Héctor Gómez. "I understand why the fans believe it’s the other way around. Sometimes, I think that way, too, like, ‘Oh, they give me this money, and I’m not doing enough,’ but you know I try my best, and I’m working hard.
"The fans, I know how they are, when you are doing great they are 100% behind you. But when you are not at your best, not everybody is behind you, almost nobody supports you. Those are my real fans, the ones that are supporting me all the time."
After catching heat from Blue Jays fans, Guerrero was approached about the viral quotes, which he responded to.
"That was a quote from the interview when she asked me how I felt about this year," Guerrero said, via MLB.com. "I said that, obviously, I feel really bad about the year that I had, that I couldn’t help my team get to the postseason. I said I felt – that it’s my personal opinion – that every player gets paid for what they have done. With that said, you guys have got to remember that I signed my contract at the beginning of last year, then I did put up a good year. Then, the kind of playoffs that I had to help the team get into the World Series.
"To the fans, I’ve never stopped working very hard. I am going to go into the offseason again to prepare myself the best I can. Physically, mentally, everything that I have like I always do for my team and my teammates."
In Guerrero’s defense, that is technically what the Blue Jays did when they dished out his 14-year, $500 million extension, which is only behind Shohei Ohtani’s 10-year, $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Juan Soto’s 15-year, $765 million deal with the New York Mets. The franchise paid Guerrero for what he did from his debut in 2019 up to a fantastic 2025 campaign, where he belted eight homers and hit .397 across 18 postseason games.
But these comments show that Guerrero mustn’t be aware of what putting pen to money-filled paper meant in April 2025. No longer is it time in any sport, let alone Major League Baseball, where contracts are dished out based solely on past performance. It’s looking ahead to the future, where those past performances are expected to continue through a much-more lucrative deal.
MLB franchises sign players to contracts based on the market, and that market is justified by how the player will perform for them later on, while obviously looking at the track record in the past.
With any investment, those dishing out the big bucks want a return.
So, in a season where the home run total for a slugger is less than double digits – he still has time to at least get to 10 – and a career-low WAR (albeit the 2020 COVID-shortened campaign) has been accumulated, the Blue Jays and its fan base have every right to be disappointed. Yes, Guerrero was a major reason why Toronto reached the World Series in 2025, but the team and its fans are also allowed to voice displeasure with not just a down year – a career-worst performance in various metrics.
Would the Mets have dished out the highest-paying contract in league history if they didn’t expect Soto to continue performing at his superstar pace? No.
Would the Dodgers have agreed to give Ohtani $700 million, with heavy deferrals, might we add, to pay him for years without helping them reach their World Series goals? No.
From Mike Trout, to Mookie Betts, to Aaron Judge and the list goes on, every franchise wants to see a player they sign, especially for nine figures, to pay dividends. That’s the reality of the situation, whether Guerrero wants to view his deal as what he’s done in the past.
This is just one season, but Guerrero’s outlook needs to change just as much as his production moving forward on the remaining 13 years of his deal.
Just one small serving of ultra-processed food a day linked to higher disease risk, major study finds
Just an extra 3½ ounces of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) a day was linked to a higher risk of chronic disease, according to a new large-scale analysis.
The study, published Sept. 22 in the journal Family Medicine and Community Health, looked at nearly 8.8 million adults who participated in studies across the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania, with follow-up periods ranging from two to 32 years.
For every additional 100 grams of UPFs consumed daily, researchers found an association with a 14% higher risk of cardiovascular events, a 4% higher risk of cancer, a 3% higher risk of death from any cause and a 2% higher risk of metabolic syndrome or diabetes, according to a news release.
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UPFs are typically packaged and convenient, made through extensive industrial processing and often packed with additives. They can include sugary drinks, processed meats, packaged snacks and candy.
One hundred grams is about the size of a 3½-ounce bag of corn chips, a small box of candy or a single-serve cup of mini cookies.
People with the highest intake of UPFs also had higher risks of digestive diseases, depression or anxiety, obesity, cancer and cardiovascular events than those with the lowest intake of the foods.
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"Given that UPF-related chronic diseases often cluster as multimorbidity, reducing consumption of UPFs and replacing them with minimally processed alternatives may be relevant for chronic disease prevention and primary care management," the researchers, led by Xiao Liu, a cardiologist at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital in China and a research fellow at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore, wrote.
These types of foods tend to crowd out healthier, nutrient-dense options, according to Kelly Springer, a New York-based registered dietitian and founder of Kelly's Choice.
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"It's not that you can never eat them again," Springer, who was not involved in the research, told Fox News Digital. "It's the fact that we are not getting real foods — real foods like fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, whole grains."
Rather than focusing on taking foods away, Springer recommended adding protein and fiber to meals and snacks. She suggested options such as an apple with peanut butter, nuts with cucumbers or meals built around beans, chicken or tuna alongside fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
"A diet built around whole, minimally processed foods is one of the best investments we can make in our long-term health," she added.
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Springer noted that the study was observational, so it cannot establish that UPFs directly caused the poor health outcomes.
It also relied on participants' self-reported diets and may not be able to account for other lifestyle factors.
Nonetheless, the study can teach people about the link between ultra-processed foods and chronic disease, Springer said.
Fox News Digital reached out to the researchers for comment.
'Home Improvement' star Jonathan Taylor Thomas arrested for alleged public intoxication, resisting deputy
"Home Improvement" star Jonathan Taylor Thomas was detained after reportedly resisting an officer in Westlake Village, California, Monday.
According to court records obtained by Fox News Digital, Thomas was detained at the Malibu/Lost Hills sheriff's station. After being booked, Thomas was released.
Law enforcement sources told TMZ the child actor was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by police. The outlet reported that deputies told Thomas to stay inside the vehicle, but he allegedly exited anyway. Thomas was also reportedly drunk at the time of the incident.
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Law enforcement told People magazine, "The driver was being detained for DUI investigation. Sometime during the investigation, Mr. Taylor decided he would exit the vehicle. Deputies told him to sit back down in the vehicle.
"He was uncooperative with them, failed to follow orders, and obstructed the investigation, so he was arrested for obstruction, and he was arrested for drunk in public."
Thomas' legal run-in came shortly after he reunited with his "Home Improvement" co-stars Patricia Richardson and Taran Noah Smith.
In August, Richardson sparked a wave of nostalgia when she shared a rare reunion photo with her former "Home Improvement" sons, Thomas and Smith, more than 25 years after the beloved sitcom ended.
"My other boys," Richardson captioned the snapshot with a heart emoji.
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For eight seasons of the hit comedy series, Richardson played Jill Taylor, the wife of Tim Allen's character, Tim "The Toolman" Taylor. Thomas and Smith became household names, playing sons Randy and Mark Taylor, respectively, while Zachery Ty Bryan portrayed oldest son Brad.
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The reunion offered fans a rare glimpse of Thomas, who largely stepped away from Hollywood after becoming one of the biggest child stars of the 1990s.
Thomas rose to fame as Randy Taylor on "Home Improvement" and became a major teen heartthrob, appearing in films, including "Tom and Huck" and "Man of the House." He also voiced young Simba in Disney’s 1994 blockbuster "The Lion King."
But at the height of his fame, Thomas made a surprising decision to walk away.
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"I'd been going nonstop since I was 8 years old," Thomas told People in 2013. "I wanted to go to school, to travel and have a bit of a break."
Thomas left "Home Improvement" during its eighth and final season, with his character moving to Costa Rica.
Although he largely stayed out of the spotlight, Thomas briefly returned to acting, reuniting with TV dad Tim Allen on "Last Man Standing" from 2013 to 2015. He appeared in four episodes and directed three.
Fox News Digital's Stephanie Giang-Paunon contributed to this report.
Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur backs Marvin Harrison Jr as viral videos fuel questions about receiver's effort
The Arizona Cardinals’ season-opening victory over the Los Angeles Chargers was quickly overshadowed in Week 2, when they fell 31-7 to the defending champion Seattle Seahawks in Week 2.
Much of the postgame conversation centered on wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., who finished without a catch as Arizona’s offense struggled to find a rhythm. Last Sunday’s performance was the latest sign of a relatively quiet start to the 2026 season for the third-year receiver and No. 4 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Harrison entered the league widely regarded as one of the top receiving prospects in recent memory, but he has managed just one reception for 33 yards through two games. He has yet to establish himself as a consistent part of the Cardinals’ passing game.
The concerns about Harrison’s development are not new. Injury setbacks limited him to 12 games last season, when he finished with 604 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The former Ohio State standout is still searching for his first 1,000-yard NFL season, and his slow start this year has only amplified the criticism surrounding him.
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The scrutiny surrounding Harrison has recently extended beyond his production. Clips highlighting his route running and blocking have prompted some observers to question what they perceive as a lack of effort during games.
LaFleur pushed back on the criticism, arguing that Harrison’s running style should not be interpreted as a lack of effort.
"I don’t see it that way," LaFleur said. "I think his running style is different than some other people’s, I would say that. If that’s people’s narrative on him, that’s fine. I know his teammates don’t feel that way."
Harrison’s tape has shown flashes of the precise route running and polished technique that helped establish him as largely a "can’t-miss" prospect. At other times, however, he has appeared frustrated while dealing with drops or falling short of his own standards.
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Even as Harrison has struggled to find his footing, other players in Arizona’s offense have flourished. Tight end Trey McBride earned first-team All-Pro honors last season and emerged as one of the top players at his position. Wide receiver Michael Wilson surpassed the 1,000-yard mark in 2025 and was rewarded with a contract extension this offseason.
About halfway through last season, Hall of Fame receiver Marvin Harrison Sr. criticized the Cardinals’ offense, saying it was difficult to watch his son’s team play. Arizona has since made changes to its offensive coaching staff and scheme, but those adjustments have yet to translate into improved production for Harrison.
LaFleur acknowledged Harrison’s slow start but stressed that the Cardinals must balance his involvement with the needs of the offense.
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"I know it’s just ‘get some easy completions and get going,’" the first-year Cardinals coach noted. "You also have Trey McBride, who’s one of the best underneath guys in the world and there’s only about 60 to 65 plays a game. And you’ve got to run the ball. You’ve got Kendrick [Bourne], who works underneath pretty well, too. Everyone’s kind of got their role right there."
Bessent reveals extension to Busan agreement with China until January
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that United States and Chinese officials agreed to extend their bilateral trade truce known as the "Busan agreement" Wednesday on Fox News.
The Busan agreement was set down by President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in October 2025 and is a trade-war truce intended to ease economic tension between the two nations.
"We have agreed today that we will extend what we call the Busan agreement, the economic détente between the two countries that was scheduled to end on Nov. 10 that is going to be extended until Jan. 10 to give us more time to see what we can do on the economic front," Bessent told "Special Report."
As the United States’ war with Iran nears the seventh-month mark, Bessent is outlining three possible ways the conflict could end while warning that the regime is a "cornered animal."
Bessent said the conflict could end in three ways: members of the regime turn on one another, the Iranian people revolt or Tehran finally comes to the negotiating table and reaches an agreement.
"One, the regime turns on each other — not impossible," he told Fox News. "Two, we get some kind of uprising for the Iranian people. They've probably killed 50,000 of their own population, so very difficult. And then three, to get the Iranians to, if they want to make a deal, to stick to the deal."
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The Treasury Department is continuing its sweeping economic pressure campaign against Iran, targeting Iranian assets and financial networks while pressuring foreign governments and businesses to sever economic ties with Tehran — an effort Bessent said the "world has never seen."
"We have an effort never seen before in terms of constricting and cutting off the financial oxygen to them," the Treasury chief said. "And I don't know whether it's gonna be a week, a month or two months, but they're going to yell uncle."
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The Treasury launched Operation Economic Outcast in August. It is an extension of the economic strangulation campaign aimed at further severing Iran’s financial lifelines sustaining the regime and further isolating Tehran from the global financial system.
"We have made it very clear around the world, whether it's the financiers, the people who are doing business, the people who are supplying the Iranians, we know who you are, you know who you are, and we are going to prosecute and execute your companies and your bank accounts every day and every week," Bessent warned.
The Treasury chief said he is "not sure" how Iranian officials attending the United Nations General Assembly will return home after imposing hefty restrictions on Iranian airlines.
"External flights from Iran, probably more than 80 or 90% of them, got shut down. I'm not sure how the Iranian representatives at the UN are gonna get home," he told Fox News.
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Bessent, who dismissed reports suggesting he is Trump’s top pick for AI czar, addressed his multi-day talks with China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng this week.
The secretary proposed an AI "notification mechanism" between the United States and China that would allow the two countries to alert each other about AI-related safety incidents that could pose national security risks.
"They're very eager to engage with us on AI because… the U.S. is substantially in the lead, China's behind us," Bessent said.
"It's very important for us to engage on this," he continued. "I think we are working to define with them what we think the most important or the most perilous risk factors are, whether it's uncontrolled AI agents, whether it is non-state actors using AI, either for cyber ops or for biologics."
Local Virginia GOP chair says Arlington County officials prioritize illegal immigrants over public safety
A recently released House Judiciary Committee report on one Virginia county's effort to resist the Trump administration's immigration enforcement agenda clashes with the region's deep blue politics, according to local Republicans.
The 23-page interim staff report from the committee's Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement heavily criticized Arlington County's sanctuary policies, accusing the county and local Democratic-run jurisdictions of ignoring public safety while advocating policies that make it harder for federal immigration authorities to detain and arrest undocumented immigrants with criminal records.
"Chairman [Jim] Jordan's Judiciary Committee report about Arlington is spot on," Matthew Hurtt, chairman of the Arlington County Republican Committee, told Fox News Digital.
"Arlington elected officials prioritize illegal aliens over the safety of Arlington residents. And as an Arlington resident, I've seen this play out over the last several months."
The report noted the limited cooperation between local law enforcement and immigration authorities. It cited Arlington County's official board Trust Policy rules governing local law enforcement.
The updated May 2025 Trust Policy prohibits the Arlington County Police Department "from initiating contact with federal immigration authorities" even when identifying an undocumented immigrant as a "violent felon, gang member, human trafficker, or terrorist."
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In addition, the committee report referred to a July 16, 2026 closed-door deposition in which Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Arlington County and the City of Falls Church, acknowledged that her office considers immigration status when determining case outcomes and admitted that written guidelines do not forbid considering immigration status for any crime.
She also defended a memo asking prosecutors to consider other charges when a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient is accused of drunk driving.
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Since U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services classifies a DUI conviction as a "significant misdemeanor," which bars DACA renewal and triggers deportation, the memo instructs prosecutors to consider DACA status to avoid "disproportionate and devastating collateral consequences."
"It's not the job of a prosecutor to decide lenience against illegal aliens who are oftentimes committing violent crimes against individuals or property crimes, but that is exactly what Arlington Commonwealth's Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti has been doing," Hurtt said.
"[Dehghani-]Tafti sees herself as a left-wing criminal justice activist," Hurtt added, criticizing Steve Descano, the Commonwealth's Attorney for nearby Democratic-run Fairfax County, which has made national headlines amid a string of crimes allegedly committed by undocumented immigrants.
In a statement obtained by ARLNow, Dehghani-Tafti described the committee report as a "political sham."
"The committee refused to hear my testimony in public because open testimony doesn’t let you distort a record," she said. "This report is the predictable product of that process— a piece of political propaganda timed for the midterms, built on the deliberate misrepresentations of my policies and my testimony.
"Now it’s clear why they wouldn’t hold a public hearing and why they stonewalled my requests for the full deposition transcript," she added. "They didn’t want the public to see it. I demand the committee release the full, unedited transcript of my deposition immediately."
Fox News Digital has reached out to Dehghani-Tafti's office, as well as the Sheriff's Office and the County Board.
Sharp weapon discovered by TSA tucked inside unusual item in passenger's carry-on bag
A routine carry-on screening at a Texas airport took an unusual turn after TSA officers made a suspicious discovery and later heard an unexpected explanation from the travelers.
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL) found a pocketknife concealed inside a tube of toothpaste, according to an employee story published on the agency's website.
TSA Officer Jazmine Kramer was screening the carry-on bag with an X-ray machine when she noticed what appeared to be a metal object near the toiletries and flagged the bag for a closer look.
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"Usually when people have prohibited items in their bags, it's by accident," Kramer said in the write-up on the site. "It's not normally because they intentionally put something there thinking it will make it through."
Wade Brown, Jr., a security training instructor, searched the toiletry bag but initially could not find the object seen on the X-ray.
Brown sent the belongings through the X-ray machine again to narrow down its location.
He then picked up the toothpaste tube, noticed it did not feel right and spotted tape near one end, according to TSA.
A closer inspection revealed the pocketknife hidden inside.
Fox News Digital reached out to TSA for comment and further details.
The married couple who owned the bag told officers their son had suggested concealing the knife inside the toothpaste tube in an attempt to get it through airport security, TSA said.
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"I was super surprised when they both said that," Brown said. "This was the first time at DAL I had ever seen someone intentionally hide an item inside something else in an attempt to get it through security."
The couple voluntarily surrendered the pocketknife.
They were then allowed to continue on to their flight, according to TSA.
Brown said the incident highlighted the importance of communication between officers when something detected on an X-ray cannot immediately be found during a hands-on bag search.
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"If one officer sees something and another officer cannot locate it during the search, work together and communicate until you find it," he said.
TSA Dallas Love Field Federal Security Director Amy Williams said officers must be prepared for unexpected discoveries during screenings.
"A knife concealed inside a toothpaste tube is not something travelers typically encounter, but it is exactly the type of threat our officers are trained to identify and resolve," Williams said.
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Fox News Digital previously reported on another unusual knife discovery at an airport checkpoint, this time involving a passenger at Tampa International Airport.
TSA officers recently found a 4-inch, double-edged knife concealed inside a baseball bat-shaped flashlight that had been placed beneath the lining of the passenger's carry-on bag.
The passenger initially said he did not know the item was in his luggage but later told authorities he had placed it beneath the suitcase lining to save space.
He was arrested and was not allowed to travel, TSA said.