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'Knots Landing' star Donna Mills says refusing to pose nude cost her Playboy cover
Donna Mills says refusing to pose nude came with a hefty price.
The 85-year-old actress claimed that Playboy pulled her planned cover after she refused to pose nude.
"I was supposed to be on the cover, and they didn't put me on the cover because I didn't show anything. And that pissed me off."
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Mills exclusively told Fox News Digital that she only agreed to the magazine's photo shoot after receiving assurances she wouldn't have to bare it all.
"I said I would do the photo shoot for Playboy if they were okay with the fact that I wasn't going to show anything," she recalled.
But during the three-day shoot, Mills said the pressure never stopped.
"The photographer kept trying to get me, ‘Move that sheet down a little bit,’" she said. "I had my publicist and my hairdresser there, covering up things. So, nothing in any of the pictures shows."
The legendary "Knots Landing" star said the photos didn't need nudity to be provocative.
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"They're very sexy," she exclaimed.
Now, those never-before-seen images are getting a second life — this time on OnlyFans.
Mills recently launched an account on the subscription platform after admitting she had no clue what it even was when she was first approached.
"I didn't know what OnlyFans was. I'd never heard of it," Mills laughed. "Then they told me, well, it's kind of an adult site."
Instead of dismissing the offer, Mills agreed to hear the company out — and what she heard changed her mind.
"They… couldn't have been nicer and couldn't have been more accommodating," she said. "They said, 'You do what you're comfortable with. You don't have to do nakedness. You can, if you want to, you can. If you don't want to, you don't have to.'"
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The freedom to call the shots sold her on the idea.
"I just loved the opening it gave me to connect with my fans, to connect with the people who have been responsible for my career," Mills said. "At my age, it's like a whole new life is opening up."
Mills stressed that subscribers shouldn't expect her to abandon the boundaries she's maintained throughout her career.
Instead, she teased the type of content fans can enjoy without crossing lines she's never wanted to cross.
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"I think what the page will be, will be spicy. That's kind of always been my thing, to be a little spicy," Mills said. "I think they'll react to that, they'll like that, and also it's my chance to communicate with them through the videos and things like that and talk to them."
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Before sealing the deal, Mills said she got an enthusiastic green light from the people closest to her.
"I first went to my daughter... She said, 'Go, mom! Come on, go,'" Mills recalled, adding that her daughter trusted she "wasn't going to do anything embarrassing."
Her spouse also backed the decision.
"He said, 'I trust you. You do what you want to do,'" Mills said.
For Mills, signing up for OnlyFans was about proving life doesn't stop with age.
"When I kind of looked at it a few years ago and said, 'What do I want to do with this portion of my life, this chapter in my life?' I said, 'I'd like to be an inspiration,'" she emphasized.
"I'd like to show people, and particularly women, that it doesn't have to be over. It's just a new chapter. It's not the end... It's just something you can enjoy. You should enjoy. It's part of your life."
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The actress, who became a television sensation playing the glamorous and ruthless Abby Cunningham on the hit show, "Knots Landing," said the platform will give her a chance to connect with fans in a more personal way.
Mills rose to fame starring in the long-running series from 1980 to 1989. With her signature blonde hair, bold fashion and stellar performances, her character became one of television's most memorable soap opera villains.
And if Abby could weigh in on Mills' latest venture, the actress is convinced her iconic alter ego wouldn't hesitate to give it her stamp of approval.
"She would say, ‘Go, girl!’ Without a doubt,'" she said. "Are you kidding? Abby would be all for it. She was for anything that was going to move her forward, that was going to be to her advantage. So, she would be dead on for this. She would love this."
Fitness expert reveals one simple exercise for a stronger core — and it’s not a sit-up
Strengthening the core improves balance and stability, which supports movement and physical performance, experts say.
While traditional abdominal exercises can be effective, one yoga pose may offer added benefits. Boat pose, or Navasana, forms the body into a "V" and challenges multiple muscles involved in core stability.
Melissa Leach, a certified yoga instructor and strength and conditioning coach in Philadelphia, said a strong core provides a foundation for both exercise and everyday movement.
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"Ab exercises help support that by strengthening key muscles such as the obliques, lower back, and deep stabilizers like the transverse abdominis," she told Fox News Digital.
"Together, these muscles work to stabilize your spine, creating a strong foundation for movement and allowing you to transfer force more efficiently between your upper and lower body."
Many routine activities, from carrying groceries to getting up from a chair, engage the core muscles to stabilize the trunk, maintain balance and support controlled movement.
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A strong core can also help reduce the risk of lower back pain by improving stability in the spine and ensuring control during lifting and other physically demanding movements, the expert said.
"While injury risk isn’t determined by core strength alone, a well-conditioned core provides a stable foundation for movement in everyday life," she noted.
Boat pose challenges the ab muscles while also engaging the hip flexors, glutes and back, according to Leach. This helps to build functional core strength rather than just targeting a single muscle group.
Compared to the traditional sit-up, which is carried out in "one plane of motion," the boat pose requires the entire core to "work together to keep you balanced and lifted, which places greater demands on core stability, balance and control," Leach said.
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"Whether you're holding the pose or moving dynamically, you're training the muscles that stabilize your spine and pelvis, rather than primarily strengthening the muscles required for trunk flexion, as a sit-up does," she went on.
"Both have their place, but boat pose challenges the core to work as an integrated system rather than focusing on one movement pattern."
The pose develops both stability and muscular endurance, according to Leach.
"The position requires your deep core muscles, the ones that support your spine and pelvis, to stay engaged throughout," she said. "Over time, this can translate into better posture, a stronger lower back and a core that supports everyday movement."
Leach shared the following steps for performing the boat pose safely and with proper form.
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Those looking to make the exercise more dynamic can move in and out of the pose rather than holding it, the expert said.
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For beginners, Leach recommended some modifications.
Those who struggle with balance and maintaining a straight spine can sit on a folded blanket or cushion to help tilt the pelvis forward, Leach suggested.
Another option is to sit with the back a few inches from the wall "for reassurance," she said, "while still allowing enough space for you to perform the crunching movement without hitting your head."
For seniors or anyone with limited core strength, Leach recommends trying a chair-supported version. Sit toward the front edge of a sturdy chair, hold the sides for support, and lean back slightly while lifting one or both feet a few inches off the floor.
"This builds the same engagement without the demand of balancing unsupported, and you can progress to the floor version once you feel steadier," she advised.
Florida man accused of killing nurse mom who helped him despite repeated arrests for threatening her: sheriff
A Florida man allegedly killed his mother, who had recently bonded him out of jail and had moved to the state to get him mental health help.
Gibson Nash, 21, was charged with first-degree murder after a series of perplexing events eventually led police to his mother’s bloodied body.
Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office found Margaret Chu Dufour, a 56-year-old nurse, on the floor of her home in Polk County, Florida. It wasn’t their first encounter with her.
About a month before, deputies responded to a "disturbance" at the home involving her moving company.
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The "movers tried to upcharge her and charge her more money," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a news conference on Aug. 5.
After movers left, his deputies helped her finish moving items into her new home "without fanfare," Judd said.
"That’s the kind of customer service our deputies do."
So deputies with the same department were horrified to find her dead on the floor a month later. It was the culmination of a series of puzzling events on the morning of July 21, Judd said.
Just before 7 a.m., her son was involved in multiple traffic crashes while driving her vehicle, a blue BMW SUV, Judd said.
After fleeing the first crash, Nash allegedly hit a slew of other vehicles with the SUV, Judd said. The rampage caused more property damage, additional crashes between other vehicles, and ultimately, injuries to three people, who were treated at a hospital.
Deputies then found Nash unconscious behind the wheel of the SUV covered in blood. That confused deputies, Judd said.
"It was a significant crash, but it was like, ‘Why is he unconscious?’" Judd said.
Deputies tried to sort it out at the scene.
"He's got blood on his hands, and the paramedic thinks this is not a bloody kind of crash. Where did the blood come from?"
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Nash was taken to a local hospital with an unknown identity. He was sedated and intubated.
Meanwhile, deputies went to Dufour’s house because it was shown on the vehicle’s registration. She didn’t answer their knock at the door.
They learned that she wasn’t supposed to be at work that day. They saw a broken glass plate near her patio door and a shovel near the side of the house.
Because of the "suspicious circumstances," they entered the house with a key they found on the front porch, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies then found Dufour "stomped into a bloody puddle in the middle of the floor," Judd said.
The medical examiner said she died from "blunt force injury from a beating, and from being strangled to death," Judd said.
"It’s one of the most, personally, violent murders we've seen in a very long time," said the sheriff, who’s been in law enforcement 54 years.
In April, Nash had been arrested twice for allegedly threatening to kill his mother. They both lived in Knoxville, Tennessee, at the time. The first time, Dufour had called 911 after locking the door behind her after entering a smoke shop, leaving him in her vehicle just outside.
She told the 911 operator that her son had "attacked" her the night before and "assaulted" her that morning, Judd said. The only way she could get him to calm down was agreeing to take him to the smoke shop, she said on the call.
Shortly after, Nash was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill her with a knife. Later that month, Nash pulled a knife and threatened to kill her again, this time "over not being able to play on the Xbox," Judd said.
Soon after, Dufour moved to Florida. But she returned to Tennessee to bond her son out of jail, Judd said.
Her move south was an attempt to get Nash more mental health treatment, Judd said. Family members told investigators that he’s "bipolar, schizophrenic and maybe autistic."
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While in the hospital after the July traffic crashes in Florida, blood on his clothing was tested and found to be his mother’s, Judd said.
Investigators found "remarkable" bruising on his knuckles and feet "from where he kicked and kicked and stomped and beat his mother," Judd said.
Nash also was in liver failure from overdosing on Tylenol, Judd said.
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Dufour had recently started work as a nurse on the surgery floor at Bartow Regional Medical Center.
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Nash’s lawyer, hired by his father, wouldn’t let law enforcement interview him.
"Fortunately for us, he made some omissions without being interviewed," Judd said.
It was not immediately clear who Nash's attorney is.
Nash also has been charged with two third-degree felonies for "leaving the scene of a crash involving injury."
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"Gibson Nash needs to remain locked away from the public forever," Judd said.
He is currently held without bond in a Polk County jail.
"The way he murdered his mother was a mix of pure rage and extreme violence. After killing her, he caused two vehicle crashes on a busy road. He has no respect for others and is a clear threat to society."
Miss North Carolina USA pageant producers fire back after winner says she lost title over faith
The stripping of a Miss North Carolina USA winner's crown was due to "the totality of the circumstances" of her past objectionable speech and not her conservative politics or Christian beliefs, according to organizers.
"A Blaize Productions’ decision was not based on Brittany Boltinhouse’s political views, religious beliefs, or protected personal viewpoints," according to a statement released by the organization that holds the North Carolina state license for the Miss USA pageant.
"Our organization includes people from various backgrounds, political views, personal beliefs and values. We welcome and celebrate that."
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Brittany Boltinhouse, 27, won the Miss North Carolina USA pageant in June but only held the crown for weeks after her past online posts were scrutinized. She was stripped of her crown this week and said her views and past public statements were the reason.
"I believe and think I was stripped from my title because of my political stance and my belief system as a conservative Christian woman," Boltinhouse, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, told the Carolina Journal in an interview Friday.
"I am proud of my faith. I am proud of my standards. I am a proud conservative woman, but a Christian woman. I'm a God-fearing woman."
"I will never let my guard down for my faith, and also I love this country."
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The organization that stripped her of her spokeswoman victory says it was due to her online speech, after old social media posts resurfaced of her repeated use of the N-word.
"The decision followed a careful review of the totality of information that came to our attention, including previously undisclosed conduct and public content spanning multiple years that was inconsistent with the standards and responsibilities expected of a Miss North Carolina USA titleholder under the agreements governing the position," the organizers' statement concluded.
Miss USA President and CEO Thom Brodeur, who lists "he/him" pronouns on his Instagram, had said in a statement earlier this week that the pageant "does not tolerate racism, homophobia, transphobia nor language that strips any person of their dignity," according to Fox Carolina, saying the objectionable statements "reflected conduct over an extended period of time."
"A title here isn’t a trinket," he told ABC News. "It is a position of trust, extended by an organization and accepted by a woman who agrees to carry a standard in public," he added. "When that standard is broken, the title cannot continue as though nothing happened."
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The Miss North Carolina USA title has since passed to first runner-up Myla Hadley, who is set to represent the state at the Miss USA pageant beginning Aug. 24 in Miami.
"I think and believe that my title was ripped from me because of my beliefs," Boltinhouse told the Carolina Journal, adding "every teenager has made a mistake" when talking about the posts from 2017-2019 where the alleged objectionable statements were made online.
Boltinhouse pointed to her winning the crown based in part on being named Miss Congeniality "because of my character and who I am."
"I won't be judged for my past," she said, taking this setback as a "blessing in disguise" for her, adding she is "glad it happened to me and not some other young lady that, you know, probably just wouldn't make it through what I am going through right now."
"You have a right to be a conservative in this country, a constitutional right," she added in that interview. "Everyone has a right to say what they want to say and feel what they want to feel."
Sophie Cunningham supporters rally in Chicago, while protesters showcase what's wrong with America
Saturday in Chicago, once again, showcased the harsh reality that the opposition to Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham is rooted in hate, intolerance, and delusion.
While dozens of calm and cordial Cunningham supporters rallied outside of the United Center, they were met by a group of mask-wearing, sign-holding, profanity-spewing counterprotesters playing loud music that included incredibly vulgar and inflammatory lyrics such as:
"And we'll never rest again until every Nazi dies" and "F— these f—ing fascists"
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When asked to clarify if they believed the Cunningham supporters were Nazis and fascists for believing women’s sports should remain female, they instead called me a Nazi. Typical.
When I had the chance to actually speak to one protester, flanked by signs that included, "Go Home Losers", "Trans Kids Belong in Sports", and "Rise Up Against Trans Hate," a self-identified transgender woman told me, "I feel like our rights are being violated. Our trans youth are being taken advantage of. They just want to play sports."
After that comment, a mask-wearing fellow protester jumped in front of me, cutting off the interview claiming I was "hostile media."
After a failed attempt to chat with another protestor, that same woman cut me off again in a vulgar way saying, "F— you, right-wing scumbag!" The party of love and tolerance, ladies and gentlemen.
After I spotted a couple wearing pro-trans trans t-shirts, I went up to them at a side entrance to the arena, and asked what they thought about Sophie Cunningham and her supporters. The man wearing a "Protect Trans Athletes" shirt refused to do an interview on camera, but told me that they weren't fans of Cunningham and the question of: Do you support biological men competing in the WNBA?, he called the phrasing a "non sequitur," refusing to define what a woman is, while stating definitively that biological sex is not determined by XX or XY chromosomes.
Another pro-trans attendee wearing a "Protect Trans Youth" T-shirt told me, "The truth is: trans women are women, so if they want to play women’s sports, then that’s something they should do as women."
I followed up that clearly subjective statement not rooted in any sort of biological or scientific truth, by asking her thoughts on former NBA first round picks, Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White declaring for the 2027 WNBA Draft.
She said, "If they truly were trans, then I would be perhaps supportive of them, but they’re not, which I followed up with "Who determines who’s really a woman?"
After rolling her eyes and staring at me for pushing her on her flawed ideology she declared, "I would love to see them play against A’ja Wilson and beat her. I doubt they would," storming off with a smug, "Thank you so much."
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Let’s be honest.
Wilson is a tremendous WNBA player. When it’s all said and done, she could be the definitive GOAT, but pretending that the current WNBA MVP frontrunner would hold a candle to those men is a level of delusional thinking I find hard to fathom.
As for the pro-Cunningham group of about a couple dozen, led by the 1986 U.S. Women's All-Around National Champion and founder of XX-XY Athletics, Jennifer Sey, who told me "The WNBA is living in 2020," as she responded to my question regarding why the league seems to be weary of standing firm that the league is only for women. "They (WNBA) are being made fools of by the two men (Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White)...who are saying, ‘I’m a woman now. I wanna play.’ They are just pointing out the ludicrousness of this whole ideology and I applaud them for it, because it should be laughed at."
Sey has made the point clear that these rallies are about supporting Sophie.
"Our message for Sophie is: We support you. We don’t want her to stand alone. The league isn’t standing with her. A lot of us here," pointing to the dozens of women rallying in support of Cunningham, "know how hard it is to take a stand."
Sey added that she was "pleased that this one was much more peaceful" than what they experienced in Minnesota.
The difference between the pro-Cunningham crowd and the anti-Cunningham protestors in Seattle, Portland, Minnesota, and now Chicago, couldn’t be more stark. One is cool, calm, collected, and joyful, while the other spews profanities and insults. It’s a microcosm of America.
The American left has proven time and time again that they are the most hateful, intolerant, and overly-aggressive group in our country. They have called these women traveling across the country to support a woman, who simply wants women’s sports and spaces to remain female, c-words, fascists, Nazis, and every profane insult they can muster.
And the WNBA has said nothing. They have done nothing to cool the temperature, which had reached a boiling point, on and off the court.
Inside the arena, just like every road game since Cunningham made her comments about protecting the safety, integrity and fairness of women’s and girls sports, fans booed her every chance they got.
One of the most egregious things I’ve seen done during this whole saga inside the arena, was after Cunningham was clothselined and cheap-shotted by Chicago Sky guard, DiJonai Carrington, who also poked Caitlin Clark in the eye with her excessively long nails in the playoffs of Clark’s rookie season, the Sky featured a fan wearing a trans rights t-shirt during the review of what ultimately became a flagrant 2 foul that ejected Carrington from the game.
It seems that teams and their game presentation departments are doing whatever they can to promote fans with trans attire. A similar gesture was made at the Portland Fire game I attended, where the team showcased a group of lesbian women waving trans flags on the video board, as well as selecting a lesbian with trans wristbands to shoot a halfcourt shot. They are making a definitive, politically divisive statement on where they stand on the issue.
Reading articles like this is enlightening for all of you readers, I’m sure. Seeing these things in person, though, makes me feel like we’re living in an alternate universe.
The most hated woman in the WNBA is the only one brave enough to say the league should uphold the first letter of its acronym, and the most hated fans are the women that support her. Make it make sense.
Self-destructing phone code sparks federal case
Your phone holds a running record of your life. It can reveal private messages, photos, financial records and location history. That explains why some people turn to extreme security tools. One of them is a secret phone wipe code that erases stored data when someone enters a secondary passcode. However, using that feature during a federal inspection can create serious legal trouble.
An Atlanta man now faces a felony charge after a special passcode allegedly erased his Google Pixel while U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers were trying to inspect it. Prosecutors say he knowingly destroyed digital property that the government had lawful authority to seize. His attorneys dispute that account. They argue that agents detained him unlawfully and had no valid authority to take the phone.
The unresolved case puts personal privacy and border security on a collision course. It also shows how quickly a phone protection feature can become the center of a federal prosecution.
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Samuel Tunick, a U.S. citizen who lives in Atlanta, returned from a vacation in the Dominican Republic on Jan. 24, 2025. CBP officers directed him to a secondary inspection area at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. During the encounter, agents took possession of his Google Pixel and asked for its passcode.
Tunick allegedly supplied a code that did not unlock the phone. Instead, an officer entered it and triggered a complete wipe. According to court filings described in published reports, the screen went dark, flashed several times and appeared to restart. The phone remained physically intact, but its stored data was gone.
Federal authorities later allowed Tunick to enter the country. A grand jury indicted him on Nov. 13, 2025, under a rarely used federal law covering the destruction of property to prevent a government seizure. Tunick pleaded not guilty. The charge remains an allegation, and the court has not decided whether the government's seizure was lawful. The case appears to be among the first publicly reported federal prosecutions centered on a phone's duress wipe feature.
Tunick's Pixel reportedly ran GrapheneOS, an open-source operating system designed to increase privacy and security on supported Google Pixel phones. GrapheneOS replaces the standard operating system. It does not work like a regular Android app.
One optional feature lets the phone's owner create a duress PIN or password. This credential differs from the code that normally unlocks the screen. When someone enters the duress credential, GrapheneOS immediately and irreversibly wipes the device. The process also removes installed eSIMs.
GrapheneOS says the wipe does not require a reboot and cannot be interrupted after it begins. The code works anywhere the operating system requests the device credentials, including the lock screen. The feature could help someone facing a violent thief or another coercive situation. Yet using it during a government search raises a separate legal question. Installing GrapheneOS or setting up a duress passcode is not the crime alleged in this case. Prosecutors are focusing on when Tunick allegedly used the feature and what he intended to accomplish.
Federal prosecutors charged Tunick under 18 U.S.C. Section 2232(a). The law applies when someone knowingly destroys, damages or takes another action against property to prevent the government from lawfully taking custody of it.
The statute can apply at any point surrounding a search or seizure. A conviction carries up to five years in federal prison and may also include a fine. The government appears to view the physical phone as a container. The stored information represents the property agents wanted to inspect and preserve.
According to the indictment, Tunick knowingly caused the contents of his Pixel to be deleted. Prosecutors allege that he acted to prevent the government from taking control of that information. The charge does not require prosecutors to prove that the phone contained evidence of a separate crime. The immediate issue involves the alleged destruction and Tunick's intent when he supplied the code.
However, the statute only applies when the government acts under lawful authority. That requirement sits at the center of the defense's challenge.
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Tunick's attorneys argue that CBP officers violated his constitutional rights during the airport encounter. They claim agents detained him without a warrant, denied his requests to speak with an attorney and failed to advise him of his rights. The defense has asked the court to suppress statements and evidence connected to the inspection.
His attorneys also allege that agents used concerns about illegal material as a pretext to examine his connections to the movement opposing Atlanta's police and fire training facility. Opponents commonly call the facility Cop City. Tunick has participated in activism against the project, according to his defense team.
These remain defense allegations. Prosecutors dispute the claim that the airport encounter was unlawful and argue that officers acted under their border inspection authority. Magistrate Judge Christopher C. Bly held an evidentiary hearing on July 20, 2026. As of today, the court had not ruled on Tunick's motion to suppress. Therefore, Tunick remains presumed innocent unless prosecutors prove the charge beyond a reasonable doubt.
Federal officers have broader search authority at an international border than police usually have elsewhere in the country. The border-search exception allows the government to inspect travelers and their belongings as they enter the United States. International arrival areas inside airports serve as ports of entry for this purpose.
CBP says electronic-device searches can help officers investigate national security threats, child exploitation, smuggling and other violations enforced by the agency. CBP divides phone inspections into basic and advanced searches.
During a basic search, an officer manually reviews information stored on the device. An advanced search involves connecting external equipment that can copy or analyze its contents. Under CBP's current directive, an advanced search requires reasonable suspicion of an activity that violates a law enforced by CBP or a national security concern. A senior manager must also approve it.
However, federal courts have not adopted one uniform nationwide standard for every phone search at the border. The legal protection can depend on the search method and the federal jurisdiction where the inspection occurs. That uncertainty leaves travelers with fewer clear answers than they might expect.
A U.S. citizen cannot be denied entry solely because CBP cannot inspect a locked electronic device. Still, refusing access may extend the inspection. Officers can also detain the phone if a passcode or encryption prevents them from examining it.
CBP says a traveler must present a device in a condition that allows inspection. Its policy also states that U.S. citizens will not be denied entry solely because officers cannot inspect the device. Foreign visitors face different risks. Refusing to cooperate may affect whether CBP admits them to the United States.
Meanwhile, courts continue to wrestle with questions involving compelled passcodes and biometric unlocking. The answer may vary by jurisdiction and circumstance. Anyone carrying confidential business records or other highly sensitive material should consider speaking with a qualified attorney before international travel.
Removing personal information before a trip differs from deleting data after officers have begun an inspection. You may decide at home that you do not want to carry old files or unnecessary accounts across the border. You could also use a separate travel phone that contains less personal information.
Those choices happen before government agents stop you or take possession of the device. The legal risk changes once an active inspection begins. Prosecutors may view a deliberate wipe at that point as an attempt to interfere with a search or seizure.
In Tunick's case, his intent will likely become a major issue. Prosecutors say he provided the code while knowing what it would do. His lawyers maintain that the government lacked lawful authority from the start. The court must evaluate both sides before deciding whether the case moves forward.
The safest time to review your digital privacy is before you arrive at the airport. For a broader security checklist, read our guide on how to keep your phone safe abroad. The following steps can reduce how much personal information you carry without encouraging a confrontation during an inspection.
Review the information stored on your phone before leaving home. Remove files that you will not need during the trip. A separate travel phone may make sense when your primary device contains sensitive business information or private communications. Keep only the apps and accounts you expect to use. You can find more ways to reduce exposed information in our guide on how to minimize your digital footprint when you travel.
Create an encrypted backup before your trip. Confirm that you know how to restore it. A working backup can protect your photos, documents, contacts and account records if the phone is lost or held by authorities. Also, keep essential travel information somewhere besides your phone. A printed itinerary can help if you temporarily lose access to the device.
Use a strong passcode that someone cannot easily guess, and store it in a trusted password manager if needed. Avoid birthdays and repeated numbers. Turn off notification previews on the lock screen. Otherwise, text messages and account alerts may remain visible without authentication. Before leaving, review these iPhone and Android security settings that help protect your data.
A full shutdown may place encrypted information on many modern phones into a more protected state before the first unlock. Make that decision before entering the inspection area. Suddenly powering down after an officer orders you to hand over the device could raise questions about your intent.
U.S. citizens retain the right to enter the country. However, declining to unlock a phone can lead to delays or the temporary seizure of the device. The consequences may be more serious for foreign visitors. Anyone with immigration concerns should get advice based on their specific status before traveling.
A duress passcode may be legal to install. Using it while officers are trying to inspect or seize a phone creates a different risk. Tunick's prosecution shows that the government may treat that action as an intentional effort to destroy property. Do not make an irreversible decision based only on what a privacy feature promises. Once a federal inspection begins, your actions can become evidence in a criminal case.
Ask for a receipt that identifies the device and the agency holding it. After leaving the inspection area, write down what happened while the details remain fresh. Include the time, officers' names, questions asked and any paperwork you received. Those notes could help an attorney evaluate the encounter.
A secret phone wipe code can protect sensitive information during a dangerous encounter. The same code can lead to a federal charge when it erases data during an active government inspection. Federal officers have a legitimate responsibility to secure the border and preserve potential evidence. At the same time, your phone can expose deeply personal details about your life. The court must now decide whether agents acted within their lawful authority. It must also consider what Tunick intended when he provided the code. Until that happens, the case remains unresolved and Tunick remains presumed innocent. For travelers, preparation offers the safest path. Review your phone before leaving home and understand what may happen if you refuse a device search. A privacy choice made before a trip gives you time to consider the consequences. A wipe code activated during an airport inspection could turn a difficult encounter into a federal criminal case.
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Florida men wielding hatchet and machete clash in Publix parking lot, police say
Two Florida men have been charged with aggravated battery after allegedly taking up arms — one with a machete and one with a hatchet — in a Publix parking lot.
The Aug. 4 "physical altercation" between Everette Krichbaum, 52, and James Gay, 35, was over a love interest, according to a police report.
Detectives reported Gay was the "primary aggressor" in the incident in Panama City.
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Krichbaum was sitting in his car in the Publix parking lot when Gay first approached him and started a "verbal altercation," according to the arrest affidavit.
Gay then allegedly returned to his vehicle and came back with a machete in its sheath. He hit Krichbaum in the face with it, the document shows.
A feud between the two men had been brewing over a woman that Krichbaum is dating and Gay used to date, Stephanie Marshall told Fox News Digital. Marshall, who identified herself to Fox News Digital as Gay’s girlfriend, is listed as a witness on a report by the Panama City Police Department.
As the two men squared up, Krichbaum started swinging a hatchet, Gay told police.
When officers arrived, they found Gay with a deep cut on his pinky finger, exposing the bone, and a puncture in his lower abdomen, according to arrest records.
Krichbaum had multiple lacerations to his hands and face, the police report shows. He told investigators he became unconscious when Gay hit him in the head with a machete.
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Both Gay and Krichbaum were taken by ambulance to a hospital for treatment. The police report shows that Gay told police he was "attacked … over his ex-girlfriend."
That same day, Gay was arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
It wasn’t Gay's first altercation that turned violent, records show. In 2011, he was convicted of aggravated battery in the killing of a 16-year-old boy near Panama City. In that incident, Gay used a chain wrapped around his hand to fracture the skull of the teen, court records show. Other co-defendants also were charged in the boy’s death.
In 2012, Gay was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He was released early in June 2024, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
On Aug. 5, after Krichbaum was released from the hospital, he was arrested by the Washington County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Marshals Service. He’s been charged with aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability.
As of Aug. 7, both Gay and Krichbaum were being held in the Bay County Jail. Fox News Digital could not reach either man for comment.
It was not immediately clear if Krichbaum has an attorney. Gay is listed as representing himself.
Old-school campfire favorites Americans grew up eating are making a comeback
For Paul and Caroline Lacitinola, vintage camper trailers aren't just restored pieces of Americana — they're rolling memory machines.
The California couple, publishers of the Vintage Camper Trailers Magazine for the past 15 years, have spent two decades immersed in the vintage trailer community.
Their latest project, a cookbook filled with more than 120 family recipes, camper favorites and restaurant classics, celebrates the meals that have long brought people together around campsites across America.
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"We've talked about doing it forever because we're kind of foodies," Paul Lacitinola said. "A cookbook just seemed like the natural combination of our vintage trailers and cars and classic stuff along with our other hobby — eating."
But the Lacitinolas said the Vintage Camper Trailer Cookbook is about preserving something much bigger than recipes.
"I really feel like the trailers have so much relationship in them that it's all about the people, and camping has a lot of emotional connection," Caroline Lacitinola said.
"A lot of times it was something people were raised doing. And, so, they walk into these vintage trailers and they remember their childhood. They remember their parents. They have connection in those ways."
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She believes younger generations are embracing vintage camping for a different reason.
"I think the American dream has shifted a little bit from doing the 9-to-5 every single day to really experiencing life," she said.
The cookbook reflects that spirit by blending recipes contributed by family members, campers, the couple's children and favorites from Paul's former restaurants.
Some dishes carry especially strong childhood memories. Paul's favorite is what his family calls "Grandma Mandy" sandwiches — white bread stuffed with cheese and jelly before being toasted in a pie iron over the campfire.
"It sounds crazy," he admitted. "But believe me, they're delicious."
Caroline wasn't convinced at first.
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"When I married him, I thought, 'There's no way,'" she laughed. "But they are actually really, really tasty."
At the couple's vintage trailer rallies, however, one tradition stands above the rest.
"The thing that we're kind of famous for ... is our pancake breakfast," Paul said.
Whether it's classic pancakes or creative versions topped with peanut butter and bacon or tres leches sauce, the breakfast has become a community favorite.
For Caroline, that's exactly the point.
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"I think the essence of vintage camping is really community and connecting," she said. "Anything that you could do where you connect as a group is the essence of vintage camping to me. Because people are really the core of our hobby."
The couple encourages anyone curious about the lifestyle to visit one of their trailer rallies, tour the restored campers and experience the community firsthand.
"Go out and get one, even if it's a cheap one, if it'll work for you for a while," Paul said. "It doesn't have to be your forever trailer. But go out and get one and get involved in the community."
I’m a college athlete. The system that gave me my dream is starting to break
Every detail of my life, no matter how small, has been influenced by sports. My parents met at a Florida Relays track meet at the University of Florida. During my childhood, my mom was a Division II track coach at the Colorado School of Mines. I would spend my afternoons at practice with her, carefully observing every throw and every cue she gave her athletes.
Although my parents signed me up for every sport under the sun, all I ever wanted was to throw. Being exposed to college track at such a young age opened my eyes to the opportunities available through athletics. I worked relentlessly to "go DI." In the process, I won multiple high school state and national championships while forming a tight-knit web of friends across the country. I can say with the utmost confidence that I would not be the person I am today without track and field.
No experience has been more transformative than my time as a student-athlete at Clemson University. Clemson athletics has opened doors I never thought were possible. Every day, I wake up with the opportunity to better myself. How much stronger can I get? How much further can I throw? How much more can I learn?
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As a Clemson student-athlete, I have access to world-class facilities and a family of coaches, staff, teammates and peers that pour into me every day. In my two years as a college athlete so far, I have learned to find my ceiling and break through it.
My coaches encouraged me to pursue both a B.S. and an MPA rather than taking a comparatively easier academic path. They also pushed me to pursue leadership roles through the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Executive Board, Atlantic Coast Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (ACC SAAC), internships, pre-professional organizations and a slew of volunteer opportunities. I would simply not be where I am without the support of Clemson Athletics.
I pray that every American athlete has the opportunity to live out their dreams just as I have. Sports teach us how to work hard, overcome adversity, be coachable, manage our time, and build lifelong relationships in the process. Every child in the United States should have the opportunity to play sports at the highest level.
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Congress has the duty to protect American athletes. The NCAA v. Alston and House v. NCAA decisions have created chaos within the NCAA. The patchwork of state laws and court decisions has created an unstable landscape for college sports.
Well-funded institutions like Clemson work hard to provide both revenue and non-revenue athletes with the tools they need to succeed. However, the disparities between Power 4 and mid-major programs continue to widen, and opportunities for American high school athletes are diminishing. The combination of post-House roster caps, transfer portal reliance on high school talent, and lingering eligibility waivers has slashed roster spots for walk-ons and compressed recruiting pipelines.
The consequences extend beyond recruiting. I have witnessed some of my closest friends get cut from their teams to accommodate roster caps. Budgets continue to tighten as schools stretch to provide more scholarships and services to athletes. Some universities have eliminated Olympic sports like men’s swimming or track and field altogether, while conferences have dropped championship sponsorship for others.
I have also seen the unbridled growth of revenue sharing and Name, Image, Likeness (NIL). These changes have been both a blessing and a curse for student-athletes. On one hand, football, basketball, and other revenue-earning sports deserve to share in the value they bring in for their schools, and, as an Olympic sport athlete, words cannot describe how grateful I am for them. Not only are they fun to watch, but their success helps fund opportunities for athletes like me. At the same time, there are no guardrails to protect athletes from unregistered agents or excessive fees, leaving many students vulnerable to exploitation.
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The transfer portal has also fundamentally changed college athletics, uprooting any resemblance of school loyalty that once existed. I personally know athletes who have transferred two or more times, and it’s no secret that forming a deep-rooted team culture is already difficult, let alone when the composition of your team changes every year. The tradition and loyalty that have long defined college sports are effectively dying, and without reasonable regulation, the problem will only continue to grow.
We are approaching a point of no return. Congress must intervene before college sports as we now know them are destroyed. Not just for current NCAA athletes like me, but also for athletes like my little brother, who is about to start his first year as a Division I lacrosse player at a mid-major program, my little sister, who dreams of playing lacrosse at a Power 4 school, and every young athlete working toward and dreaming about the chance to compete in the NCAA.
College athletics changes lives. If we don’t protect it, we will close countless doors across the country that catapult kids into better opportunities. S. 4668, the Protect College Sports Act, is our best shot to establish a level playing field for all college athletes, revenue and non-revenue. While no bill is perfect, this legislation is necessary to establish a framework of laws to govern revenue sharing and NIL, the transfer portal, and eligibility — protecting Olympic sports and millions of student-athletes.
If Congress fails to act now, the opportunities that have transformed my life may not exist for the next generation because college sports will be too far gone.
Florida attorney general offers his response to brutal foul on Sophie Cunningham
One of the wildest moments of the WNBA season — which is saying a lot these days — came on Saturday between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky.
DiJonai Carrington of the Sky was handed a Flagrant 2 foul for appearing to clothesline the Fever's Sophie Cunningham.
The incident has gotten people talking, with even the Florida attorney general chiming in.
His take: a play like that would never happen in the Sunshine State.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier hopped on X after the incident and explained why there's not currently a WNBA club in the state.
Well, if that's the case, I can see why the league has been hesitant to head down to Florida in recent years.
Florida previously had two clubs, but the state has not been home to a WNBA franchise for over 20 years. The Orlando Miracle played in the league from 1999 to 2002, but relocated to Connecticut, where they currently play as the Connecticut Sun.
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Farther south, the Miami Sol (yeah, technically that would be another team with the name "Sun") played from 2000 to 2002.
We've reached out to the Florida Attorney General's office for comment but have yet to hear back.
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Joking or not, there's no question that what we saw on Saturday was one doozy of a foul, no matter who was on the receiving end of it.
But, in light of recent events, the fact that Cunningham was the target, and that Carrington has gotten into it before with Cunningham's Fever teammate Caitlin Clark, it's no surprise that the incident has gotten a lot of attention from all over the place.
Including the Florida AG's office.
It remains to be seen if Carrington will receive supplemental discipline for the foul, or for the controversial social media post accusing the Fever of benefiting from "white privilege" during the game.