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Jaylen Brown repeatedly snubs ex-teammate Jayson Tatum as Celtics crush Sixers 'lambchops and some gravy'
Former Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown confronted ex-running mate Jayson Tatum at a dinner table in France last June over their future in Boston, and that bad blood finally resurfaced on the hardwood Tuesday night.
According to ESPN insider Shams Charania, that awkward European sit-down marked the last time the two stars spoke face-to-face.
Boston had just struck out on Giannis Antetokounmpo, who ended up in Miami instead. Celtics brass had put Brown on the table in those talks. Once Brown caught wind he was being shopped, he went straight to Tatum to find out where he stood and whether Tatum still wanted him in Boston.
Charania reported that Brown approached and confronted Tatum at the dinner table specifically to address their future as a tandem and gauge where Tatum stood on the entire situation.
Boston traded Brown to Philadelphia days later, effectively ending communication between the two. Tatum called and texted, but Brown never answered.
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Seconds before tip-off Tuesday night in Philly, Tatum walked over and tapped Brown on the chest to say hello. Brown gave him absolute zero back. Eyes locked dead ahead, Brown didn't flinch, didn't dap him up, and blew right past him like Tatum wasn't there.
Asked before Tuesday's tip if he planned to clear the air, Brown said, "There's nothing to talk about." Brown then dropped the first on-court faceoff between the two, as Philadelphia fell 123-101 to Boston.
After the final buzzer, Brown hugged several of his former teammates before heading back to the locker room, leaving the floor without saying a word to Tatum.
Brown had 13 points against his former team. Tatum had 21 on 8-for-17 shooting.
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When Tatum claimed on video last month that the trade caught him off guard, Brown hit back on Instagram with a blue cap emoji. Tatum tried shutting down the drama to reporters: "This ain't no f---ing Shaq and Kobe. There's no beef."
Brown countered on camera: "I saw that he said it's no beef and I think he's right. There's no beef. Jayson comes from a wonderful family. We've accomplished some great things. He's a hell of a basketball player. He's got a great PR team. It's no beef. But it might be a little lambchops and some gravy."
Drafted third overall in back-to-back drafts (Brown in 2016, Tatum in 2017), the duo reached five conference finals, two NBA Finals and won the 2024 NBA title.
Debates over franchise ownership followed. Tatum earned First Team All-NBA nods, while Brown won the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals MVP and Finals MVP awards.
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Former West Point cadet sued over alleged drugging, forced abortion of ex-girlfriend: 'Horrifying'
A former West Point cadet who pleaded guilty to drugging his then-girlfriend and administering abortion pills without her consent, causing a miscarriage, is facing a civil lawsuit that seeks unspecified damages.
Caleb Suh pleaded guilty in June to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a dating partner in connection with the March 2022 incident involving the woman, who was also a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at the time.
Suh studied at two Ivy League universities since the incident, including one where he began attending classes after his guilty plea. He graduated from Cornell University this year and was enrolled as a graduate student at Columbia University when the woman filed a lawsuit Oct. 28.
The woman wanted to have the baby, but Suh did not want her to keep the child. Suh told the judge that he used the woman's identity to set up an online pharmacy account, ordered abortion drugs through the mail, obtained Xanax from a friend to use as a sedative and tricked his girlfriend into drinking what he claimed was a prenatal protein shake. When she fell asleep, Suh inserted the abortion pills into her mouth and vagina.
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Erin Hawley, a lawyer with the pro-life legal group Alliance Defending Freedom who played a key role in helping overturn Roe v. Wade, said the woman was put in an "absolutely horrific situation."
"She was expecting a child she very much wanted, was drugged and assaulted," Hawley, who is not representing the woman, told Fox News Digital. "The horrifying assault ended up causing the death of her very much wanted child — something no woman should ever have to endure. It has obviously caused a lot of harm and trauma, in addition to the loss of the baby she very much wanted."
"She was drugged and assaulted with abortion pills, even though Mr. Suh knew she very much wanted that child. I expect that he will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law," she added.
Suh is still awaiting sentencing.
Suh left the woman alone and incapacitated and ignored her attempts to reach him once she woke up and noticed that she was bleeding, according to the lawsuit. She was then hospitalized.
As the woman was receiving medical attention, Suh returned to the online pharmacy's website and posted questions about whether doctors could detect the medication he administered, according to the lawsuit.
"She’s suffered a life-changing event that she is still dealing with and will be dealing with for the rest of her life," her lawyer, Russell Kornblith, told The Associated Press last week.
"We hope that by our client coming forward with this lawsuit, it will, at least, ensure that this never happens to anyone else," Kornblith said.
Fox News Digital reached out to Suh's attorney for comment.
During a court hearing in June, Suh said that he was "deeply and immeasurably sorry for my actions and the pain that I have caused."
Suh's sentencing has been postponed until Jan. 21, 2027, at his attorney's request, allowing him to finish the semester at Columbia. Prosecutors did not oppose the delay for Suh's sentencing.
He has also been taking a three-month life skills course for people facing federal charges, his attorney said in a letter to the court.
Suh transferred to Cornell during the 2023-2024 school year. The university said in a statement last week that he answered "no" on an application when asked if he had been found responsible for a disciplinary violation at any previous institution.
The university said West Point noted that he was in good academic standing and was eligible to return. He had been involved in health and medicine at Cornell and wanted to become a physician, according to the university's website.
In September, Suh started a master's program at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, his lawyer wrote to the judge in his federal case. A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that Mailman applicants are not asked about their criminal records but are questioned about whether they have ever been disciplined for student conduct violations or poor academic performance.
Suh’s application never made any mention of past disciplinary proceedings, the person told the outlet.
"Regardless of one’s position on abortion, it is not good medicine to allow an abortion drug to be shipped across the country to a dorm room or a home without a woman ever having talked to a doctor," Hawley said.
"The defendant in this case impersonated his girlfriend, had those drugs shipped and then assaulted her with them. That would never have happened if the FDA had done its job in 2023. Hopefully, when the courts do their job and reinstate that safeguard, it won’t continue to happen," she continued, referring to Alliance Defending Freedom's lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration's 2023 decision to remove the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone, after the agency had already stopped enforcing the requirement in 2021.
However, the assault occurred in March 2022, before the FDA's 2023 decision. The agency had already announced in April 2021 that it would temporarily stop enforcing the in-person dispensing requirement during the COVID-19 public health emergency. In December 2021, the FDA announced plans to permanently remove the requirement, a change formally implemented in January 2023.
The FDA has said its decision to remove the requirement followed a review of available evidence. Other restrictions, including prescriber certification requirements, remained in place.
Hawley added that the case at West Point would never have happened if that requirement had been in place.
"Horrific incidents like that throughout the country would never have happened if that basic safeguard had been in place," she said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
College Football Playoff Rankings: Georgia rise to No. 1, Notre Dame cracks top 5 after big win over Miami
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish, ranked No. 11 by the College Football Playoff committee in its initial rankings last week, took down the No. 1 team in the country, the Miami Hurricanes, in Week 10 to spoil their undefeated season.
As such, there’s a new top team in college football.
The Georgia Bulldogs, who blew out Ole Miss, 42-7, on the road, cemented themselves as the No. 1 team in the country. They were placed No. 2 behind Miami in the initial ranking given their blemish; A loss to Auburn back in October, had them at 7-1 entering Week 10.
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Meanwhile, Miami plummeted down the rankings six spots after its one-touchdown loss to Notre Dame, moving to No. 7 overall. And the Fighting Irish jumped up six spots with that "signature" win under their belt at home against the top-ranked team, as they are now at No. 5.
But these rankings will surely stir some debate, as Alabama, picking up a commanding 31-13 win over LSU, moved up two spots to No. 3 with a 7-2 record. Utah is above them at No. 2 overall, yet UCLA, who shares the same 9-0 record as the Utes, is No. 4 underneath a two-loss team.
While that will surely stir up the SEC bias argument on social media and beyond, Tennessee came in at No. 8 after a big win over Kentucky, which the committee has at No. 11 in their latest rankings. Both the Vols and Crimson Tide own a 7-2 record, and the head-to-head question that arose in last week’s rankings is even stronger now since Tennessee beat Alabama 26-10 earlier this season.
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CFP committee chair Hunter Yurachek, who serves as athletic director for Arkansas, explained Alabama’s placement.
"They’re number one in record strength. Number one in their schedule strength," he said. "They have four, what we call, quality wins, because we continue to call that the win against Mississippi State earlier in the year when they had Kamario Taylor on their team. They were 4-0. Alabama went there and won that game. So, Alabama, we believe, deserves to be the No. 3 team in the country."
And why wasn’t Tennessee ranked higher?
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"Well, we’ll go back to what you just said about Miami and Notre Dame. Alabama was in that first pool – Tennessee was not in that first pool," Yurachek said, referring to the subgroups teams are placed in based on metrics, with the first pool being the top teams in the country in the committee’s eyes. "Tennessee’s got a couple of quality wins – their win they just had against Kentucky and the win they had against Alabama."
Texas came in at No. 6, and after No. 7 Miami and No. 8 Tennessee, we find Indiana, coming off a bye week, sitting at No. 9. They dropped five spots as their key wins earlier this season didn’t look as strong, though the reigning champs remain 8-1.
At No. 10, BYU comes off a wild one against Utah, where they came back in the game on the road only to lose to the No. 2 team in the country. Kentucky is No. 11, Texas Tech is No. 12, and Wake Forest, Houston and Iowa round out the top 15, respectively.
At No. 16, Oregon has leaped seven spots following its 41-28 win over Ohio State, which plummeted eight spots to No. 20 after back-to-back losses that pushed them to 6-3 on the season.
Ole Miss, coming in at No. 19, also fell hard (nine spots) following the blowout home loss to Georgia.
Here are the full rankings as we head into another pivotal week:
No. 1 : Georgia (8-1)
No. 2: Utah (9-0)
No. 3: Alabama (7-2)
No. 4: UCLA (9-0)
No. 5: Notre Dame (8-1)
No. 6: Texas (7-2)
No. 7: Miami (8-1)
No. 8: Tennessee (7-2)
No. 9: Indiana (8-1)
No. 10: BYU (7-2)
No. 11: Kentucky (7-2)
No. 12: Texas Tech (8-1)
No. 13: Wake Forest (8-1)
No. 14: Houston (7-2)
No. 15: Iowa (7-2)
No. 16: Oregon (6-3)
No. 17: South Carolina (6-3)
No. 18: USC (7-2)
No. 19: Ole Miss (6-3)
No. 20: Ohio State (6-3)
No. 21: LSU (6-3)
No. 22: Missouri (6-3)
No. 23: Arizona (7-2)
No. 24: Boise State (8-1)
No. 25: Oklahoma State (6-3)
Stacy Keach dead at 85 as ‘Mike Hammer’ star’s wife shares emotional tribute
Stacy Keach, the legendary actor whose unmistakable voice and powerful performances captivated generations of Americans, is being remembered by his beloved wife as a devoted husband, loving father and courageous fighter after his death at 85.
Keach, best known for portraying the hard-boiled private detective Mike Hammer and for his celebrated work on stage and screen, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, at his family home in Magdalenka, Poland.
His wife, Małgosia Tomassi Keach, shared an emotional statement announcing his passing following a lengthy battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure.
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"It is with profound sadness and a broken heart that I announce the passing of my darling husband, Stacy Keach," she said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.
"After a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure, Stacy peacefully departed this world. He fought for so long, with extraordinary courage, determination and strength."
She remembered her husband as a man whose remarkable resilience extended far beyond the characters he brought to life on-screen.
"He was a true warrior, facing his illness with the same remarkable spirit and resilience that defined his life," she continued.
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"Stacy was not only a legendary actor, admired and loved by audiences the world over, but also my beloved husband, my companion and the heart of our family."
For millions of television viewers, Keach will forever be remembered as Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, the tough-talking private investigator he portrayed with grit, charisma and an unmistakable screen presence.
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But his extraordinary career stretched far beyond the detective series. A gifted Shakespearean actor, Keach tackled some of theater's most demanding roles, including Hamlet, Richard III and King Lear. He also earned a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Ernest Hemingway.
His television appearances included "Blue Bloods," "Titus" and "Prison Break," while his film credits ranged from "The Long Riders" to "Nebraska" and "The Bourne Legacy."
Keach also appeared in the Biblical miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth," portraying the criminal Barabbas.
In 2017, Keach suffered a heart attack while performing in a one-man production about Ernest Hemingway at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, an ordeal that forced the cancellation of the show's run.
Throughout a career spanning more than six decades, Keach earned admiration not only for his versatility but also for the unmistakable voice and commanding presence that made him one of Hollywood's most recognizable performers.
Yet for those closest to him, his greatest legacy was the love he shared with his family.
"His passing leaves an immeasurable emptiness in our lives," his wife said. "But his extraordinary spirit, his unforgettable voice and the love he gave so generously will remain with us forever."
Keach is survived by his wife, their children, Karolina and Shannon, and their extended family. His family's farewell was signed with profound love and sorrow by Małgosia, Karolina, Shannon, their grandchildren and spouses.
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ESPN dismisses Utah Utes as National Championship contenders despite big win over BYU: 'They won't win'
One of the signature wins of the 2026 college football season was the BYU Cougars taking down the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in Provo. For BYU, it gave them a massive resume boost, while making it clear that the Big 12 Conference was relevant at a national level.
BYU immediately became a clear College Football Playoff contender, and staked their claim as a top-5 or top-10 team. The Cougars though, suffered a letdown against a very mediocre UCF team in Florida, taking a bit of the shine off their matchup against the Utah Utes on November 7.
The quality of the "Holy War" though? Anyone watching saw that those were clearly two of the best teams in the country. Yes, Utah won 28-20, but it was a back-and-forth battle in an intense rivalry game. And again, handed a big win to a Big 12 Conference team.
Utah's comeback catapulted them to No. 2 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll, behind only the Georgia Bulldogs. They're 9-0 in a Power 4 conference, with wins over a quality top-15 Houston Cougars team and the BYU win. They're odds-on favorites to reach the playoff, and now favorites to win the Big 12 Conference and likely secure a first-round bye. By any objective measure, they're legitimate contenders to win a National Championship.
But ESPN is not objective.
Senior analyst Heather Didich, one of the more prominent SEC boosters on a network known for them, threw cold water on Utah's hopes in a recent episode of ESPN's "Get Up" show.
"They are there by default because some other teams above them lost. They have a great quarterback in Devon Dampier. This selection committee has a lot of respect for Utah. They're a good football team. Are they a great football team? I don't think we know the answer to that. I hesitate to say yes because they struggled to beat Colorado," she said.
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Didich continued, saying that the win over BYU was aided by Bear Bachmeier's mistake-filled game and that she doubts whether they can win a title.
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"This was the first real big win for them, in my mind, and, by the way, BYU and Bear Bachmeier helped them out with four interceptions and a boatload of penalties. So, I still have some questions about Utah in terms of how they stack up against a team like Georgia. But, sitting there at number two, that's where I expect them to be. They can compete for the national title. I don't know if they're good enough to win it," she added.
Paul Finebaum was even more definitive.
"They are not good enough to win it, Greeny," he said. "Let me just get that out of the way. I didn't mean to jump in, but I'll clear that up for America. They will not win the national championship."
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The comparisons to Georgia are interesting, because, as fans will remember, the Bulldogs lost, at home, to Auburn. Auburn is now 5-4, with a home loss to Florida, at Tennessee, a 38-17 blowout loss to LSU at home, a 30-point loss to Ole Miss, and a close home win over a bad Arkansas team.
Yes, UGA has played a tougher schedule, but Utah's played their schedule without losing. And dismissing their season because of a close game against Colorado while dismissing Georgia's, or any number of other team's slip-ups, is only done because of obvious bias.
We can also look at ESPN's SP+ to see why. An objective, efficiency-driven and opponent-adjusted ranking system based on success rate on offense, defense, and special teams, it's a better measurement of which teams are legitimate contenders and which aren't.
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While Utah is No. 9 in this week's update, SEC darling Alabama is ... No. 8. If Alabama is a championship contender, so's Utah. In fact, while Texas is No. 6, their "rating" at 23.5 implies they'd be just two-point favorites on a neutral field over Utah, with their 21.5 rating. Two points is marginally different from a toss-up. And toss-up games can, obviously, go either way.
Will the Utes win a title? Who knows! It's a long road through the playoff, and injuries or a bounce here or there can change a game and a season. But one thing is beyond question; that ESPN would not be dismissing their chances if they wore a different patch. They'd be knocking down doors to get them to No. 1.
Mullin vows ‘zero change’ on immigration after Republicans suffer crushing midterm losses
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin delivered a blunt message on immigration policy Tuesday, promising "zero change" following midterm elections that dealt a crushing blow to the Republican Party.
Mullin made the remarks during an appearance on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle," where host Laura Ingraham brought up President Donald Trump suggesting Republicans work with Democrats.
"Amnesty will never be on the table," Mullin said.
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He noted that the agency has been deporting roughly 3,600 individuals a day and has no plans to slow down.
"We haven't slowed down at all. We've re-prioritize what we're doing by going after the worst of the worst, by getting the murderers and the rapists and child predators and drug bankers and cartel members," he added.
While Democrats secured majorities in both the House and Senate during the midterm elections, Mullin said Republicans cannot trust the opposing party to work with them.
"You can't trust the Democrat Party we've been working with at all. You can't, because nothing's enough for them," he said.
He also criticized the Democratic Party's leadership, pointing to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and accusing the group of wanting to "defund the country."
"You got DSA that's running the Democrat Party right now. They want to defund my agency, the Department of Homeland Security," he said.
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"You want to defund the country that is the agency that's tasked with keeping our homeland safe? Doesn’t make any sense," he added.
Mullin also recalled Trump's comments about using his veto power if Democrats pass measures he opposes.
"The president has made it very clear he controls the veto. So if they were to send something over that the president and the Republicans don't agree with, he can veto it, and he will veto it," he said.
"The president will not sign anything that isn't in the right movement for this country and the Republican Party."
Mullin also argued that maintaining a strong immigration policy is imperative to national security.
"You can't have a secured nation and you can't have a secured city if you don't know who's in your country," he said.
Brittany Mahomes announces baby No. 4 as Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs gear up for AFC push
The Mahomes household is growing again, and Chiefs Kingdom is officially back on baby watch.
Brittany hit Instagram on Tuesday to drop the news with beachside photos and a short caption: "Another blessing from God & then there were 6."
Baby No. 4 joins an established crew at home with Sterling Skye, Bronze and Golden Raye.
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Sterling arrived in February 2021, followed by Patrick "Bronze" Lavon III in November 2022, and Golden Raye in January 2025 during the Chiefs' playoff bye week.
Speculation is already mounting over whether the fourth child keeps the precious-metals naming streak alive.
While most comments congratulated the couple, some couldn't help but chime in from a football perspective.
Some of those reactions from fans read:
"Pat trying to break every record a QB has. Going after Phillip Rivers record for kids ... "
"That's not how you rehab a knee!!!"
"This means we are going to the [Super Bowl]... "
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Meanwhile, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach beat the 4 p.m. trade deadline cutoff to hand Patrick a fresh target in slot receiver Josh Downs. The Chiefs enter the second half of the 2026 season firmly in the AFC hunt.
In Patrick's 10th NFL season, Kansas City has had to navigate a tight divisional race alongside a stubborn Denver Broncos squad.
After a brief road skid following their early bye, Patrick answered in Week 9 with a 35-12 rout of the Jets at Arrowhead, lifting Kansas City to 6-2. Patrick gave Chiefs Kingdom a legitimate scare when he hit the turf holding his right elbow before halftime, but disaster was averted when tests showed no structural damage.
With the offense adding pass-catching depth and the family officially on the clock for baby No. 4, Patrick has a busy stretch run ahead.
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Maddow fears Trump migrant detention centers may be used to imprison ‘the rest of us’
MS NOW host Rachel Maddow suggested that President Donald Trump might try to repurpose immigration detention centers to imprison "the rest of us" during an appearance on "The Daily Show" Monday.
Host Jon Stewart and Maddow discussed the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) decision to cancel plans to build a 10,000-detainee immigration center in a commercial warehouse in Social Circle, Georgia, after the proposal faced local opposition.
"Social circle stood up for itself," Maddow said. "You know, people all over the country where Trump wanted to put these mega prisons, these were huge warehouses to hold people by the thousands. Places that would hold five, six, seven, ten, 14,000 people, all without trial, held indefinitely."
Stewart argued that those detained for immigration violations were being held "for things that are generally considered in our society, civil issues. These are not the worst of the worst.
"These are people who overstayed a student visa or are here on a green card but got a parking ticket, like ticky-tack s--- that normally would be treated civilly," he said.
Maddow acknowledged that other scenarios were possible but suggested that concerns about Trump’s new detention centers should extend beyond immigrant advocates.
"No, I'm sorry, with a president like this, if you give him seven to ten prisons around the country that hold 10,000 people each, where he can hold people without trial, without access to lawyers, indefinitely, you think he's only going to leave immigrants in there?" she asked.
"I just don't," Maddow concluded. "I think that what they first do to immigrants, they want to do to the rest of us."
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White House spokesman Davis Ingle told Fox News Digital, "Jon Stewart is a talentless hack who clearly suffers from a severe and debilitating disease known as Trump Derangement Syndrome that has rotted his peanut-sized brain and ruined his life to the point he has to compensate for his embarrassing inadequacies."
Elizabeth Pipko, former Republican National Committee (RNC) national spokesperson, said it was "amazing how so many on the left have simply decided they can conflate immigrants with illegal immigrants and hope nobody notices."
"There is a difference. Immigrants came to this country legally, built lives here and became proud American citizens," Pipko said. "They are not targets for deportation or arrest by immigration officers. Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart both know that.
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"This is an attempt to go viral and to push a political narrative against a president she doesn’t like, regardless of who suffers along the way. It’s selfish and evil, and, worst of all, she knows it but does it anyway," she added.
Twice-deported illegal immigrant accused of trying to storm United cockpit, threatening bomb: DHS
EXCLUSIVE: A Honduran illegal alien accused of attempting to enter the cockpit of a United Airlines flight after allegedly claiming to have a bomb had previously been deported from the United States twice, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to Fox News.
Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto was arrested by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office after United Airlines Flight 2174 landed at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport after a frightening midair disturbance Monday night.
The suspect allegedly claimed to have a bomb during the flight, prompting the pilots to issue a reported hijacking alert, according to the Daily Mail. DHS separately confirmed that Gomez-Alberto was accused of attempting to enter the cockpit.
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DHS confirmed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer for Gomez-Alberto Tuesday after his arrest.
"On November 10, 2026, ICE lodged a detainer for Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, with Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office after he attempted to gain entry to the cockpit during a flight," a DHS spokesperson told Fox News.
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According to DHS, Gomez-Alberto was apprehended by Border Patrol after illegally entering the United States near El Indio, Texas, in September 2011 and again near Columbus, New Mexico, in October 2014. He was removed from the country following both encounters.
In 2019, Border Patrol arrested him again after an attempted illegal entry near San Ysidro, California.
ICE released Gomez-Alberto from custody in January 2020 after an immigration judge ordered his release pending removal proceedings, according to DHS.
Local reporting citing the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said Gomez-Alberto was booked on charges of communicating false information of planned arson and terrorizing. DHS separately listed bomb threat, terroristic threat and disorderly conduct offenses in its statement.
United Airlines also confirmed the disturbance in a separate statement to Fox News Digital.
"United flight 2174 from Newark to New Orleans landed safely following a disruptive incident involving a passenger onboard. Law enforcement met the aircraft upon arrival," United media relations said.
The airline identified the aircraft as a Boeing 737 MAX 9 carrying 46 passengers and six crew members.
United referred additional questions about the incident to local authorities. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
"Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, criminal illegal aliens are NOT welcome in the United States," the DHS spokesperson said.
Turning Point USA Spox Andrew Kolvet speaks out as Jennifer Welch, Dave Chappelle mock Charlie Kirk's murder
Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet is firing back at "I've Had It" podcast hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan and comedian Dave Chappelle for making light of Charlie Kirk's murder in recent days.
"We're not asking people to, you know, be evangelical Christians here. We're asking don't celebrate, condone or glorify political violence. Don't be happy when someone's assassinated. It's a very, very low bar," Kolvet told Fox News Digital in an interview.
Last week, Welch and Sullivan sparked backlash for laughing uncontrollably while reading an online post that read, "We're digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again" as they celebrated Democratic victories in the 2026 midterms.
After several sponsors pulled their ads, Welch and Sullivan issued an apology, though Welch later insisted it wasn't meant for Kolvet or others offended by the mockery, saying the apology "was for us."
"Pro tip, an apology is for the other person," Kolvet reacted to Welch. "It is for people that you've aggrieved and hurt. It's not for you, unless you're a narcissist. And then I guess it is about you. So, that was pretty shocking."
Several sponsors have dropped the podcast since Welch and Sullivan's laughing fit went viral over the past several days. Though he said neither he nor TPUSA were behind what he calls the "grassroots" boycott movement against the podcast, he celebrated the decision reached by various companies once associated with the show.
"I'm generally not pro-cancel culture, but I also believe that these brands get their own free speech," Kolvet said. "These brands get to have the speech to say, 'I don't want to be associated with somebody that celebrates the murder of an innocent man because of his politics.'
"I'm not asking for Jennifer Welch to be imprisoned. I'm not asking for her to not have a show or to be able to express her opinions. ... All I'm saying is it's not that hard. Don't celebrate political violence," he continued.
"Don't laugh at it. Don't rub it in our faces that one of the most important people in the conservative movement in the country for Gen Z was murdered in cold blood. Don't do it. Don't be a ghoul, don't be vile, don't spew that venom and don't perpetuate that culture.
"Cause when you do, you're participating in something very dark and brands, consumers, Americans all have a right to say what they feel about your antics and your behavior," Kolvet added.
He said Welch's "apology" ended up doing more harm to her and her podcast than good and rejected her assertion that the boycott movement was TPUSA attempting to wage war on her podcast.
"Nobody's done this to you, Jennifer. You've done this to yourself," he told Welch. "I don't expect you to listen to me but maybe, just maybe you will listen to all those brands who no longer want to be associated with you."
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Despite Welch's "petty" insistence that she would never sit down with him, Kolvet said he would "totally sit down with her."
"I wouldn't do it for content. I would sit down in a closed-door space, and my heart would be open, and I would be generous and gracious to her and hope that it would be a fruitful conversation," he said. "My expectation for that is infinitesimally low, but certainly I would be open to that.
"You know, Charlie modeled that," Kolvet continued. "He was willing to talk to anybody. He was willing to talk to people that hated his guts. ... But Charlie wanted to have those conversations because he knew that once conversations stopped happening, that's when violence happens.
"And, so, our conversation, our debate is an escape hatch," he added. "It's a release valve for the tensions in our culture. And, you know, hopefully she changes her mind and her posture about having conversations with people that don't agree with her completely."
Regarding Chappelle, Kolvet said he has no intention to "speech police him" but that what he told a crowd at Madison Square Garden that he "feel[s] better" after Kirk's assassination was "a really crazy thing to say."
Kolvet hearkened back to the nation's response to the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, saying he learned from reports at the time that only one obscure comedian cracked a joke about it at a Los Angeles comedy club. He noted that the joke "bombed" and pointed out that the Academy Awards ceremony was delayed by a day out of respect for the recovering president.
"Ronald Reagan was not a popular president in the media in 1981. He was much maligned, as a matter of fact, but the country as a whole understood that political assassination is an evil, evil thing," Kolvet said.
Kirk defended Chappelle in 2022 after a man attacked the comedian while he was performing at the Hollywood Bowl after controversy over his jokes about transgender people.
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"Charlie saw the writing on the wall," Kolvet told Fox News Digital. "Charlie was always warning against the rise of political violence, warning against the rise of assassination culture. And, obviously, it's deeply disappointing that Dave Chappelle couldn't return those sympathies to Charlie when Charlie lost his life.
"We need to be kind to our fellow Americans," he continued. "We need to wish the best for them. We need to hope for their safety and that just because I disagree with you politically doesn't mean that I wish ill upon you or physical harm. As a matter of fact, I hope you're safe, and I hope that you live a long life and I hope I can convince you on the merits of my arguments, or you can convince me of yours.
"But political violence is not something to be toyed around with, and our culture literally depends on us having a bright line right there," Kolvet said.
"I want to live in a culture where comedians don't even tell those jokes because they know nobody's going to laugh," he added. "And that's the best way to make sure that we're not replaying the same scene a hundred times more in the future."