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16-year-old NC girl charged in triple murder of family members; arrested in Tennessee with 28-year-old man
A 16-year-old North Carolina girl and a 28-year-old man are facing murder charges after three of the girl's family members were found shot to death inside their home, authorities announced Friday during a news conference.
Star Grant, 16, and Devon O'Neil Loving, 28, are each charged with three counts of first-degree murder and felony conspiracy to commit murder, according to the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office.
Due to the severity of the crimes, Grant is being charged as an adult. As Class A felonies, the charges could potentially carry a sentence of life imprisonment or the death penalty in the state of North Carolina.
The gruesome discovery was made at about 7:15 p.m. Thursday, when Buncombe County deputies responded to a welfare check at a home on Ashworth Drive in Fairview.
The check was requested by a relative after friends and family had not heard from the victims, officials said.
While deputies conducted two prior welfare checks earlier in the week, one on Monday and another on Wednesday, authorities said they did not have the necessary evidence of an emergency to legally force entry into the home until the third visit.
After entering the house, deputies found the bodies of Travis Eugene Grant, 41, Kimberly Michelle Grant, 42, and Sharon Harwood Grant, 66, all deceased from gunshot wounds.
Authorities confirmed Star Grant is the daughter of Travis and Kimberly Grant, and the granddaughter of Sharon Grant.
Investigators quickly realized the 16-year-old was missing, and through a coordinated effort with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Gatlinburg Police Department, authorities tracked Grant and Loving across state lines.
SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER MOM, PREGNANT TEEN, 12-YEAR-OLD FOUND BOUND AND MURDERED
The pair, whose relationship has not yet been disclosed, were arrested at a hotel in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, shortly before 6 a.m. Friday.
Grant and Loving, both Buncombe County residents, are currently being held in Tennessee.
They are expected to face an extradition hearing on Monday before being transferred back to North Carolina to face charges.
No motive has been released, as of Friday afternoon.
Authorities maintain there is no ongoing threat to the public.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Terrell Owens declares he 'couldn't care less' about the Cowboys years after tumultuous exit
Former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens spent three seasons of his 16-year Hall of Fame career with the Dallas Cowboys.
Although 16 seasons have passed since Owens played in the league, his time with the franchise famously dubbed "America’s Team" remains memorable. Owens first played for the Cowboys in 2006, before abruptly exiting after the 2008 campaign.
This week, Owens briefly revisited his time wearing "The Star" on his helmet, but he made it clear the team has not been at the front of his mind for quite some time. "I don’t concern myself with the Cowboys," Owens told the Action Network.
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Owens then suggested the less-than-harmonious feelings are mutual, saying: "The Cowboys haven’t concerned themselves with me since I left there. That’s speaking of Jerry Jones or anybody really from that organization… The way things ended there with the Cowboys, I couldn’t care less. I have nothing to say about them."
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Owens signed a three-year deal with the Cowboys in 2006 and was rewarded with a three-year contract extension in 2008. Around the time of his March 2009 release, reports suggested he had become a source of tension inside the Cowboys’ locker room.
He was cut roughly two months after Dallas finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs. Dallas struggled offensively at times that season, though Owens still totaled 1,052 yards and 10 touchdowns. Those were considered productive numbers by any standard, but they also marked his lowest totals in three seasons with the Cowboys.
Owens’ connection with then-offensive coordinator Jason Garrett also came under scrutiny during his stint with the team.
Owens joined the Buffalo Bills after he parted ways with the Cowboys. Despite snapping his streak of three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons during his lone year in Western New York, Owens praised Buffalo, describing it as a rare NFL market that still embraces him years after he left.
"The Buffalo Bills have been very gracious in inviting me out and involving me in some of their community initiatives," Owens said. "I went there for a couple of games and for Thurman Thomas’ jersey retirement."
Owens appeared in 14 games with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2010, marking his final NFL season. He was a five-time All-Pro selection and six-time Pro Bowler during his standout career.
He skipped the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremonies in Canton, Ohio, in 2018, choosing instead to hold his own ceremony at his alma mater, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
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Guardians fan ruins a beer and some nachos in catastrophic foul ball-catching attempt
When it comes to being a sports fan, there are few things as exhilarating as catching a foul ball.
I don't care if you want to try and be all "too-cool-for-the-room," the second a foul ball comes in your direction, the adrenaline starts pumping.
However, the line between a Sportscenter-worthy grab (back when that meant something) and a disaster — I'm talking beer and nacho-ruining disaster — is thin.
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A Cleveland Guardians fan was catching a game out in Sacramento earlier this week when he found himself staring down the barrel of foul ball glory.
In the first moments of the clip, it kind of looked like this guy was headed to the foul ball-catching hall of fame.
He had the beer in hand, his other arm was outstretched, and he showed off better hops than I think anyone was expecting.
But then the ball hit his bare paw, and everything unraveled.
Oh, dear lord, where to begin?
Let's start with the beer. Do you know the only thing worse than accidentally spilling a $16 stadium brewski? Spilling that stadium beer all over your wife/girlfriend/female companion, who, to her credit, laughed it off.
The loss of the beer is disheartening enough, but imagine whiffing on the ball and then realizing that at some point, you dumping the beer all over your lady will be used in an argument against you, and you will have absolutely no recourse.
"Oh, you don't want to go to brunch with my parents? Well, how about the time you spilled a Coors Light on me while trying to catch a foul ball?!"
And then to add insult to that heaping helping of figurative injury, the nachos took some collateral damage and were effectively ruined.
Nachos are not a robust food. They can't survive a beer splashing like that.
Fortunately, it looks like everyone got through the ordeal without bodily harm, unless you count egos, which were almost certainly bruised beyond recognition.
NYC lawmaker slams Mamdani over response to antisemitic graffiti, synagogue clashes: 'Not a leader'
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing criticism over his responses to recent antisemitic incidents, including a protest outside Park East Synagogue and graffiti of swastikas in the borough of Queens.
New York City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, R-District 19, told Fox News Digital that the mayor has "created a very dangerous environment" and accused him of "standing with the protesters." Paladino's district is in Queens, but does not include the areas that were graffitied.
"What this mayor has done, is told everybody in his way that this is okay. This behavior is condoned and it's okay, not condemned, condoned by the mayor of New York City because he agrees 100% with them," Paladino said. The councilwoman pointed out that Mamdani, as an assemblyman, protested against ICE and even confronted "border czar" Tom Homan in 2025.
"I refuse to recognize him as my mayor... because he's not a leader," she said.
ANTI-ISRAEL AGITATORS CLASH WITH NYPD OFFICERS NEAR SYNAGOGUE
On Tuesday evening, anti-Israel agitators clashed with police during a protest against the Great Israeli Real Estate Event, which took place at Park East Synagogue. Videos circulating online showed agitators attempting to push down and breach New York Police Department barricades as officers tried to get control of the crowd.
"Some of the rhetoric and conduct outside Park East Synagogue — including displays of support for terrorist organizations and antisemitic acts — was unacceptable. As the mayor has said, chants in support of terrorist organizations and promoting violence of any kind have no place in our city," Mamdani's Deputy Press Secretary Sam Raskin told Fox News Digital.
The protest drew national attention, with Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., condemning the protesters as a "mob of pro-Hezbollah/Hamas s---heads." The senator also called out his own party for not offering a strong enough condemnation of the incident. Additionally, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said in a post on X that the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division would investigate.
"Park East Synagogue remains steadfast in our commitment to peaceful worship, and we are grateful for the NYPD's tireless efforts in protecting the community of our historic landmark synagogue," a Park East Synagogue spokesperson said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital.
The tumultuous protest came just days after swastikas were found spray-painted across multiple locations in Queens. The symbols were found on synagogues, private homes, cars and a Jewish community center. One swastika was painted on a plaque honoring victims of the Holocaust. The NYPD later released surveillance footage of four people wanted in connection with the antisemitic graffiti spree.
After the graffiti was discovered, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, who is Jewish and the daughter and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, visited the sites of the vandalism. In a statement on X, Menin condemned the graffiti as "terrifying signals of hatred and threats of violence." Jack Lobel, spokesperson for Menin, also told Fox News Digital that she had addressed the issue with the NYPD to ensure that those responsible for the vandalism would be apprehended and held accountable.
The speaker also condemned the protest outside Park East Synagogue, saying, "Calls for the destruction of Israel and the glorification of Hezbollah are horrific, intimidating, and only fuel the flames of antisemitism."
Paladino, however, dismissed Menin's visit to the Queens graffiti sites as a "photo op" and said the speaker hadn't done enough.
In response to a request for comment, Lobel said, "Speaker Menin has a clear record of combatting antisemitism, not just with words but with action. Her first major announcement as speaker was a Five-Point Plan to Combat Antisemitism, including strengthened protections for houses of worship and investments in Holocaust education."
Menin's five-point plan to combat antisemitism included a proposal to create a "perimeter around entrances and exits of houses of worship, prohibiting harassment and intimidation of individuals while preserving First Amendment rights." The City Council passed two "buffer zone" bills, one protecting schools and another for houses of worship. Mamdani vetoed the bill protecting schools from protest-related harassment, drawing critics' ire.
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The protest and the graffiti underscored Jewish New Yorkers' concerns about rising antisemitism threatening their security. While Mamdani's responses to both of the incidents were criticized, his remarks about the protest drew particular scrutiny as the mayor said that he "firmly" disagreed with the event.
"When we have a real estate expo that is promoting the sale of land which includes the sale of land in the occupied West Bank, in settlements that are a violation of international law, that is something that I firmly disagree with," Mamdani said in response to a reporter's question. The mayor added that he saw the land sales as something that "has been at the heart of an ongoing effort to displace Palestinians from their homes."
The recent incidents have heightened criticism of Mamdani and raised questions about how the city with the largest Jewish population outside of Israel will confront antisemitism.
Fox News Digital's Julia Bonavita and Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.
Shania Twain turns heads in lingerie-style dress as she hints at new music
Shania Twain has fans buzzing after teasing a new single on social media.
The 60-year-old country music superstar first sparked speculation that there would be new music coming soon with a post shared to Instagram on Wednesday featuring her in cowboy boots and a white long-sleeve shirt and skirt with fringe.
The clip features her walking in a field approaching a stack of wood while holding an axe. The screen cuts to black as she raises the axe to chop a piece of wood, with the words, "Don’t touch that dial. I’ll be right back," flashing on the screen.
Fans quickly took to the comments section to express their excitement over the possibility of new music from Twain, with one writing, "I can't wait to hear the new music ❤️❤️ Jumping for joy 😍."
Another added, "new music from the Queen?!?!?!?🤠," while a third chimed in with, "I just know this album is going to be my favourite."
It didn't take long for the "Man, I Feel Like a Woman" singer to seemingly confirm a new single was on its way with another Instagram post.
In a post shared on Thursday, Twain can be seen wearing the same brown cowboy boots and a nude lace dress reminiscent of lingerie, as she dances in a field in a cowboy hat and jacket singing the lyrics to what fans think is her new song.
"You can drive my Hummer, in the summer / You can drive the ladies in my Mercedes / but you can’t drive my truck," she sang, adding, "You can drive me CRAZY (BUT… You can’t drive my truck!)" in the caption.
"You've been missed! Welcome back! ❤️🔥✨," one fan wrote in the comments section, while another added, "She’s back to the OG Shania 😍!!!! Love it!!! Catchy and looking amazing!!"
The last time Twain released new music was in 2023 when she dropped her sixth studio album, "Queen of Me," in February 2023.
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When speaking with The Guardian at the time, she explained that the album was different for her, as she "felt more comfortable" in her skin when working on it.
"I don’t make a lot of albums. I’m definitely not one of those artists or thinkers who do a lot of it, hoping some of it will appeal," she said. "With this album, especially, I’ve felt more comfortable in my own skin, experimenting a little bit more. I’m just in a less apologetic place in my life. And I think that allows me to worry less, you know?"
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Twain first broke through into the music industry in 1993 with the release of her debut album, "Shania Twain," and later gained worldwide fame with her second album, "The Woman in Me," in 1995.
Her third album, "Come on Over," made her a household name, going on to sell over 40 million copies and becoming the best-selling studio album by a female artist ever. It featured some of her biggest hits, including "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!," "You’re Still the One," "That Don’t Impress Me Much" and "From This Moment On."
Throughout her decades-long career, she has won five Grammy Awards, four Academy of Country Music Awards and was awarded entertainer of the year at the CMA Awards in 1999.
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Formula 1 has plans to change the engines hated by most drivers as soon as next season
The Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix was one of the better races we've seen so far this season, and that was to some degree thanks to some new regulations introduced to improve qualifying and make the racing safer.
These came after complaints from drivers about how qualifying had become more about managing their car's batteries than it was about outright speed and driver ability, and over safety concerns after Haas driver Ollie Bearman suffered a scary crash in Japan.
Both of these have to do with the new 2026 engine's 50-50 power split between the internal combustion engine and the electrical system known as the Energy Recovery System, or ERS.
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Now, the series and its governing body, the FIA, have announced that more changes are coming, and they're coming fast.
On Friday, team principals, Formula One Management and the FIA met to discuss the results of the Miami rule changes and agreed to make some further changes for next season.
"The measures agreed in principle today for 2027 would see a nominal increase in Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) power by ~50kW alongside a fuel-flow increase and a nominal reduction of the Energy Recovery System (ERS) deployment power by ~50kW."
That's technical speak for: "The internal combustion engine will be more powerful and the battery will not."
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According to Sky Sports, this would make the ICE to ERS power split more in the neighborhood of 60-40, which simply means that less of the focus will be on charging up the batteries and will instead switch back to driver skill and outright pace.
Credit to the FIA and Formula 1 for not digging their heels in (too) hard on this one. Drivers, especially Red Bull's four-time champ Max Verstappen, have been very critical of the regulations since they were announced.
The 50-50 split was not working on the first three weekends, and there was a noticeable improvement on track in Miami.
So, this will be some work for the series' engine manufacturers, but hey, if something isn't working, you've got to make some changes.
Highly contagious norovirus spreads on cruise ship, sickening over 100 passengers and crew
Over 100 people were affected by a norovirus outbreak aboard the Caribbean Princess cruise, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released Thursday.
According to the report, 102 of 3,116 passengers (3.3%) and 13 of 1,131 crew members (1.2%) were reported ill, with symptoms including diarrhea and vomiting. The outbreak was reported to the CDC on May 7.
The cruise voyage took place from April 28 to May 11, according to the CDC.
Princess Cruises said a limited number of individuals reported mild gastrointestinal illness during the voyage.
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"Princess Cruises can confirm that a limited number of individuals reported mild gastrointestinal illness during the April 28 Caribbean Princess voyage from Port Everglades," the statement read.
"We quickly disinfected every area of the ship and added extra sanitizing throughout the voyage. Upon arrival to Port Canaveral on May 11, Caribbean Princess will undergo comprehensive cleaning and disinfection before departing for her next voyage," the statement continued.
To mitigate the spread of the virus, Princess Cruises reported to the CDC that the ship increased cleaning and disinfection procedures in line with its outbreak response plan, collected stool specimens for testing, isolated ill passengers and crew, and consulted with the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) on sanitation measures and case reporting.
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The CDC said its Vessel Sanitation Program is conducting a field response, including an environmental assessment and outbreak investigation, to help control the spread of the illness.
Stewart Chiron, a Miami-based cruise industry expert known as "The Cruise Guy," told Fox News Digital that norovirus is common in the U.S., with millions of cases reported each year, while cases linked to cruise ships make up a small fraction of the total.
He said outbreaks often begin when infected passengers board a ship and unknowingly spread the virus, but cruise lines follow strict sanitation protocols and quickly isolate sick individuals to limit transmission. He added that the reported cases on the Caribbean Princess just exceed the CDC’s 3% threshold used to define an outbreak.
Norovirus is a common cause of gastrointestinal illness on cruise ships. The CDC notes that reported case totals reflect illnesses over the entire voyage and do not mean all passengers were sick at the same time.
Three hikers killed after climbing restricted Indonesian volcano to create online content, police say
Three people are dead and five others were injured Friday when Mount Dukono erupted on a remote Indonesian island, where the hikers were in a restricted area, authorities said.
About 20 climbers set out Thursday to climb the nearly 1,355-meter (4,445-foot) volcano in Halmahera, Indonesia, despite safety restrictions, North Halmahera police chief Erlichson Pasaribu said.
"They were aware that climbing was prohibited as the mountain is a restricted zone due to its high alert status, but insisted on going ahead," Pasaribu said.
Despite warnings on social media and signs at the site, "many people remain determined to climb, driven by the desire to create online content," Pasaribu said.
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Pasaribu said that three people, including one local resident and two Singaporeans, were killed in the eruption. The Indonesian victim was from Ternate, which is in the same province as Mount Dukono.
The three victims' bodies remain on the volcano, with ongoing eruptions and difficult terrain preventing them from being evacuated by rescue teams, Pasaribu said.
The group became stranded when the volcano erupted at 7:41 a.m. local time, sending a column of ash over six miles into the sky.
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Rescue teams were deployed after receiving an emergency signal from the mountain area.
As of Friday afternoon, 17 climbers had been safely evacuated, including seven Singaporean nationals and two Indonesians who joined the rescue operation and provided information on climbing routes of the victims before the eruption, National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said.
Five of those evacuated were reported injured.
Pasaribu said that police will question those who joined the hikers up the mountain. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Indonesian National Police for additional information.
According to the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program, Mount Dukono has been continuously erupting since 1933.
"Friday’s eruption was among the strongest during this period," said Lana Saria, who heads Indonesia’s Geology Agency at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Utah Supreme Court justice resigns amid probe into alleged relationship with redistricting attorney
A Utah Supreme Court justice has resigned amid a probe into an alleged relationship with an attorney who worked on a redistricting lawsuit.
Justice Diana Hagen appeared to reference the investigation and the toll it has taken on her loved ones in a resignation letter to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, which was obtained by Fox News Digital.
"As a public servant for twenty-six years, I am keenly aware that public service requires sacrifice," Hagen wrote. "I have willingly accepted those sacrifices for the privilege of holding a position of public trust, where I could do my part to uphold the rule of law and protect the constitutional rights of every Utahn."
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"I also understand that public officials are rightly held to a higher standard and must accept a greater degree of public scrutiny and diminished privacy," she said. "But my family and friends did not choose public life. They do not deserve to have intensely personal details surrounding the painful dissolution of my thirty-year marriage subjected to public scrutiny."
The resignation was effective immediately, a spokesperson for Utah's Administrative Office of the Courts said.
Hagen was accused by her former husband of sending "inappropriate" text messages to an attorney who helped challenge a Republican-friendly map that maintained four red congressional seats in Utah. David Reymann, who worked on behalf of progressive voting rights groups in the case, was named as the lawyer in a complaint that an attorney for Hagen's husband submitted to Chief Justice Matthew Durrant and the Judicial Conduct Commission, according to local outlet KSL.
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Hagen and Reymann previously denied the allegations.
The Judicial Conduct Commission—described on its website as an independent body comprising several state lawmakers, judges, and members of the public—conducted a preliminary investigation based on the complaint and chose not to pursue the matter further, KSL reported.
A statement issued by the Utah Supreme Court on behalf of Hagen in April said she took "prompt, prudent, and transparent steps" in response to the allegations by her ex-husband.
"My last involvement in the redistricting case was October 2024," Hagen said. "I voluntarily recused myself from all cases involving Mr. Reymann in May 2025, and my recusal was reflected in the Court’s September 15, 2025, opinion in League of Women Voters."
In her resignation letter, Hagen stated that she would love to continue serving on the bench.
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"But I cannot do so without sacrificing the privacy and well-being of those I care about and the effective functioning and independence of Utah’s judiciary," she wrote.
Cox will be tasked with naming Hagen's replacement. Fox News Digital has reached out to the governor's office.
Fox News Digital's Ashley Oliver contributed to this report.