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Copyright 2024 FOX News Network en-us Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:55:59 -0400 https://global.fncstatic.com/static/orion/styles/img/fox-news/logos/fox-news-desktop.png Latest & Breaking News on Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/ https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-murder-suspect-stabs-attorney-pen-charging-prosecutor https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-murder-suspect-stabs-attorney-pen-charging-prosecutor California murder suspect stabs attorney with pen before charging prosecutor An Oakland, California man on trial for murder grabbed his attorney&apos;s pen and stabbed him in the head before charging the prosecuting attorney on March 18, 2024. <p>An <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/west/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oakland, California</a> murder suspect faces additional charges after freeing himself from restraints in a courtroom on Monday morning and stabbing his attorney in the face and head with a pen before turning his angst toward the prosecutor.</p><p>The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that 28-year-old Ramello Randle was attending his homicide trial at the A.F. Bray Courthouse in Martinez, California at about 10:55 a.m. on Monday when he attacked his attorney with a pen. He then went to attack the district attorney, who the sheriff’s office said was able to push him off.</p><p>The East Bay Times reported that the incident was witnessed by a Contra Costa jury, which is tasked with determining whether Randle is guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend in July 2020, as well as attempting to murder a man as a child custody dispute was underway.</p><p>The publication said Randle cut or broke through restraints keeping him attached to a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/entertainment/events/in-court" target="_blank" rel="noopener">courtroom chair</a>. He then grabbed defense lawyer Matthew Fregi’s pen and stabbed him in the face and head before charging Deputy District Attorney Kevin Bell, who suffered a scratch on the hand.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/san-francisco-couple-toddler-killed-suv-waiting-bus-zoo" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>SAN FRANCISCO COUPLE, TODDLER, KILLED BY SUV WHILE WAITING FOR BUS TO ZOO</strong></a></p><p>Officials reportedly found a note written by Randle before the attack that read, "sorry."</p><p>Randle, Bell and Fregi are expected back in court on Tuesday to continue the trial, the publication reported.</p><p>Randle was in court because he and Christopher Slaughter allegedly worked together to kill the mother of Randle’s child, 24-year-old Jonaye Lahkel Bridges.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-california-rideshare-driver-punched-rider-thinking-man-jewish-israeli-doj-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>FORMER CALIFORNIA RIDESHARE DRIVER PUNCHED RIDER AFTER THINKING MAN WAS JEWISH OR ISRAELI, DOJ SAYS</strong></a></p><p>The plot allegedly involved tracking Bridges’ vehicle with a tracking device, following her to a store in Antioch, and shooting her and a man who was with her.</p><p>Bridges was killed in the attack, the publication reported, while the man was wounded but survived.</p><p>The case had gone to trial previously, but it was declared a mistrial in November 2022 after Randle shouted expletives at Bell during cross-examination. Randle also told Judge Charles "Ben" Burch to shut up, adding he was not his "b - - - h," when the judge tried to control the situation.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/la-coroner-discovers-dead-man-child-rape-suspect-thought-killed-self-15-years-ago" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>LA CORONER DISCOVERS DEAD MAN WAS CHILD RAPE SUSPECT THOUGHT TO HAVE KILLED SELF 15 YEARS AGO</strong></a></p><p>The judge ultimately declared a mistrial and the judge told him he could not represent himself.</p><p>In September 2023, Fregi became Randle's attorney after he allegedly swung at another attorney, tripped and was handcuffed and taken to jail.</p><p>Now, Judge John Kennedy is presiding over the case and is tasked with looking at how courts have handled other situations when courtroom violence occurs before jurors.</p><p>After the situation on Monday, the courtroom was cleared and the fire department assessed both attorneys, who refused medical attention.</p><p>Randle was transported back to jail and now faces additional charges of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attempted murder</a>, assault with a deadly weapon and battery.</p> aad871b4-2a6b-5569-a1d7-dc5b06f6ab49 fnc Fox News fox-news/us/us-regions/west/california fox-news/us/crime fox-news/entertainment/events/in-court fox-news/us article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:55:59 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/blake-snell-lands-giants-2-year-deal-long-free-agency https://www.foxnews.com/sports/blake-snell-lands-giants-2-year-deal-long-free-agency Blake Snell lands with Giants on 2-year deal after long free agency: reports Blake Snell has finally found his next MLB team after an abnormally long free agency as he reportedly plans to sign a two-year deal with the San Francisco Giants. <p>One of the top remaining <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">free agents in MLB</a> is off the market. </p><p>Blake Snell, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, is heading to the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb/san-francisco-giants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco Giants</a>, according to multiple reports.</p><p>Snell is signing a two-year deal worth $62 million, though there is an opt-out after the first season. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</strong></a></p><p>Snell’s presence in free agency with spring training well underway was alarming to some in the baseball world as he and super agent Scott Boras continued to hold out on deals coming their way. </p><p>However, the market just didn’t develop the way they would’ve hoped, even after Snell won his second career Cy Young Award. </p><p>His market began to heat up more than it has in months over the past few days, with the Giants at the top of the list. With Robbie Ray on the 60-day IL as he works back from Tommy John surgery, as well as Alex Cobb and Tristan Beck set to miss the beginning of the year, the Giants were always in the market for more starting pitching to go along with ace Logan Webb and Kyle Harrison. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/trevor-bauer-will-face-yankees-exhibition-game-mexican-league-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>TREVOR BAUER TO FACE YANKEES IN EXHIBITION GAME WITH MEXICAN LEAGUE TEAM</strong></a></p><p>Snell should fit well in the rotation, though it’s unknown when that will be as the season starts in just a couple of weeks. </p><p>The <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb/houston-astros" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Houston Astros</a> were also among those reportedly showing interest in Snell, though they were considered long shots to sign him. They reportedly "balked" at Snell’s asking price, which was a $60 million guaranteed over two years that includes an opt-out after this upcoming season.</p><p>The New York Yankees, also in the market for a rotation arm after Gerrit Cole will miss the start of the season, reportedly moved on from Snell as well.</p><p>It’s unknown if this Giants deal includes the opt-out, but the money is right where he wanted it. If Snell feels he can clean up with a longer-term deal in free agency after the 2024 season, he has the ability to do so with this pact.</p><p>Snell, who won the Cy Young with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2018, posted a 2.25 ERA in 32 starts with 234 strikeouts to a league-leading 99 walks in 180 innings last season for the San Diego Padres.</p><p>The 31-year-old features a nasty pitch mix, which includes a mid-90s fastball and a sweeping curveball that had a 56.3% whiff rate last season with a 33.5 put-away percentage, meaning hitters were fooled when it was thrown at a high rate.</p><p>The Giants need all the help they can get in the NL West, where they have to face the star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers, Snell’s old Padres squad and the reigning NL-champion Arizona Diamondbacks.</p><p><i><strong>Follow Fox News Digital’s </strong></i><a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong>sports coverage on X</strong></i></a><i><strong>, and subscribe to </strong></i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong>the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</strong></i></a><i><strong>.</strong></i></p> 98f5079a-bed8-5665-875f-b267b219b4b1 fnc Fox News fox-news/sports/mlb/san-francisco-giants fox-news/person/blake-snell fox-news/sports/mlb fox-news/sports article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:52:29 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/legal-experts-weigh-trumps-options-failure-secure-464m-appeal-bond-uncharted-territory https://www.foxnews.com/politics/legal-experts-weigh-trumps-options-failure-secure-464m-appeal-bond-uncharted-territory Legal experts weigh in on Trump’s options after failure to secure $464M appeal bond: ‘uncharted territory’ Legal experts weigh in on Trump’s options after his attorneys said he couldn&apos;t secure a $464 million appeal bond he needs in a New York civil fraud judgement against him. <p>Legal experts are weighing in on Donald Trump’s options after attorneys for the former president said he has not been able to secure a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-unable-get-464m-appeal-bond-stop-collection-attorneys-say-practical-impossibility" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$464 million appeal bond</a> he needs following a New York civil fraud judgment against him. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump’s lawyers</a> wrote in a Monday court filing that obtaining the nearly half-a-billion appeal was a "practical impossibility under the circumstances presented." </p><p>David Gelman, a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criminal defense attorney</a> and a former deputy district attorney, called the judgment a "unicorn." He argued that the judge should give Trump a lot more leeway to satisfy the bond because "not even the richest man in the world has $464 million lying around." </p><p>A New York Appeals Court judge denied Trump’s request late last month to delay payment of the $464 million owed as a result of the lawsuit brought by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, but said he would temporarily allow the 2024 front-runner and his sons to continue running their business during the appeals process. </p><p>A New York Appeals Court judge previously ruled that the former president must post a bond for the full amount of the judgment and that an independent director of compliance will be appointed.  </p><p>That ruling comes after New York Judge Arthur Engoron handed down his decision earlier in February after a months-long trial beginning in October in which the former president was accused of inflating his assets and committing fraud in financial documents.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/james-carville-biden-camp-right-concerned-about-black-vote-problem" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>JAMES CARVILLE SAYS BIDEN CAMP RIGHT TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT BLACK VOTE: ‘IT IS A PROBLEM’</strong></a></p><p>Engoron ruled that Trump and other defendants were liable for "persistent and repeated fraud," "falsifying business records," "issuing false financial statements," "conspiracy to falsify false financial statements," "insurance fraud" and "conspiracy to commit insurance fraud."</p><p>Gelman told Fox News Digital that "everyone needs to realize how unprecedented this is." </p><p>"There has never been a judgment of this magnitude against a company or individual in the history of New York, so we are really in uncharted territory." </p><p>Gelman said Trump has three options: not appeal, ask the court to allow Attorney General James to use his property as collateral, or take it to a federal court and say the New York law is unconstitutional on its face. </p><p>"Courts really don’t deny bonds when there are other ways to pay. Again, because this is so unprecedented, and I don’t care how rich you are, nobody has that much liquid cash. So if a court had the option to allow a defendant to use some other collateral to satisfy the bond, they will," Gelman said. </p><p>He added that there was no reason for the judge or Attorney General James to say no. </p><p>"You’re dealing with Trump. He’s not going anywhere. He’s the most famous and well known person in the world. It’s not like he can just disappear and can’t be found," Gelman said. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/nathan-wade-cancels-person-network-interview-family-emergency" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>NATHAN WADE CANCELS MAJOR IN-PERSON NETWORK INTERVIEW, CITING FAMILY EMERGENCY</strong></a></p><p>Former federal prosecutor Andrew Cherkasky told Fox News’ The Story with Martha MacCallum that he "would not count Trump out yet." </p><p>Cherkasky said that even if the court denies Trump’s appeal, he "still has paths to move forward through federal court – ultimately to the Supreme Court to complain about Eight Amendment violations." </p><p>Per the Eighth Amendment, which deals with cruel and unusual punishment, "excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." </p><p>Cherkasky argued that the fines imposed on Trump were so "astronomically high here that it seems unbelievable for the Constitution to permit it under these circumstances." </p><p>"I think – and I hope – that the New York Court of Appeals looks at it appropriately," Cherkasky said. "But like I said, I think even the Supreme Court would have an interest in this case on Eighth Amendment grounds." </p><p>Trump attorney Alina Habba told the <a href="https://content.blubrry.com/x22report/alina_habba_rode_03122024_final_podcast.mp3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">X22 report</a> Monday she was "confident" Trump's debt would be dismissed. </p><p>"Despite the fact that witnesses frankly had said that they were great clients, we all made money, they did nothing wrong, we got slammed with this egregious number, and I'm confident we'll overturn it," Habba told the online podcast. </p><p>Writing on his Truth Social platform later Monday, Trump called the bond set by Engoron "unconsitutitonal, un-American, unprecedented, and practically impossible for ANY company, including one as successful as mine." </p><p>"The Bonding Companies have never heard of such a bond of this size before nor do they have the ability to post such a bond, even if they wanted to," Trump wrote. </p><p><i>Fox News' Greg Norman contributed to this report. </i></p> 18465ff2-bcbc-5501-8eed-4fc547d6c812 fnc Fox News fox-news/person/donald-trump fox-news/us/new-york-city fox-news/politics/defense/trials fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast/new-york fox-news/politics/elections fox-news/politics article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:51:22 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/media/pleading-eighth-federal-prosecutor-dont-count-trump-despite-massive-fine https://www.foxnews.com/media/pleading-eighth-federal-prosecutor-dont-count-trump-despite-massive-fine Pleading the Eighth? Ex-federal prosecutor says don't 'count Trump out yet' despite massive fine Former President Donald Trump may not be out of options when it comes to Letitia James&apos; threat to begin seizing his assets in the Empire State <p>As <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-declares-border-war-zone-dings-newsom-terrible-job-migrant-epicenter-shifts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">former President Trump</a> continues to fight legal battles on multiple fronts, conjecture arose that the massive fine levied against him by New York Supreme Court First District Judge Arthur Engoron might be the straw to break the presumptive Republican nominee's back.</p><p>On Monday, Trump's attorneys said he has not been able to secure a $464 million appeal bond he needs following a New York civil fraud judgment against him. In a court filing, Trump's team said obtaining one is a "practical impossibility under the circumstances presented."</p><p>However, at least one prosecutor said despite appearances, the former president may have a sound legal case to shrink or put aside the $464 million bond that New York State Attorney General Letitia James said she will seek to otherwise enforce as he appeals.</p><p>"I would not count Trump out yet," former federal prosecutor Andrew Cherkasky told "The Story" on Monday.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/pence-declines-to-endorse-trump-wont-back-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>PENCE DECLINES TO ENDORSE TRUMP; WON'T BACK BIDEN</strong></a></p><p>"He has a week yet to actually have this money secured in order to file the appeal," Cherkasky said.</p><p>The former U.S. Air Force judge advocate general noted Trump is already attempting to get a court's approval for a $100 million bond amount instead or procure a ruling nixing the bond entirely.</p><p>The Constitution, Cherkasky said, appears to be in Trump's corner.</p><p>With the bond and fine being as high as they are, Trump has a potential Eighth Amendment defense, as James has threatened to begin seizing his New York assets, which include The Trump Building at 40 Wall Street, a large stake in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/eric-trump-condemns-ny-set-up-father-built-nyc-skyline-this-his-thanks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a commercial skyscraper</a>, plus his iconic Trump Tower.</p><p>The Eighth Amendment decrees "excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-unable-get-464m-appeal-bond-stop-collection-attorneys-say-practical-impossibility" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>TRUMP ATTORNEYS SAY $464M APPEAL BOND A ‘PRACTICAL IMPOSSIBILITY’</strong></a></p><p>Judge Anil Singh, an Andrew Cuomo appointee to the state's appellate court, dealt another judicial blow to Trump in late February when he denied the former president a pause in the collection of the bond.</p><p>Singh, however, decided he would allow <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/trumps-ny-penalty-cause-biz-exodus-fl-empire-legal-banana-republic-experts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump and sons Eric and Don Jr.</a> to continue running the family business during the appeals process – as Engoron has banned them from operating in New York for several years hereforth.</p><p>"[If] James actually does try to foreclose on some of his properties, I think he still has paths to move forward through federal court, ultimately to the Supreme Court to complain about Eighth Amendment violations," Cherkasky told "<a href="https://foxnews.com/media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Story</a>."</p><p>The prosecutor added it seems "unbelievable" the Constitution would permit such a lien against Trump.</p><p><a href="https://FOXNEWS.COM/DOWNLOAD" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a></p><p>"It does seem very unusual to have to essentially disgorge yourself of everything that you're still fighting for through the appellate channel," he said, noting Trump appears counter to the typical defendant attempting to delay or decrease fine enforcement.</p> 5bf7f9c2-2d1b-52f5-af51-b9635fa766c9 fnc Fox News fox-news/media/fox-news-flash fox-news/person/donald-trump fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast/new-york fox-news/us/constitution fox-news/politics/judiciary/federal-courts fox-news/shows/the-story fox-news/media fox-news/politics/elections fox-news/media article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:25:33 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/us/philadelphia-da-krasner-declines-retry-decade-old-mass-shooting-case https://www.foxnews.com/us/philadelphia-da-krasner-declines-retry-decade-old-mass-shooting-case Philadelphia DA Krasner declines to retry decade-old mass shooting case C.J. Rice will not be retried in a 2011 shooting that left four people injured, including a 6-year-old girl, following a decision by Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. <p>A <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philadelphia man</a> won't be retried in a 2011 shooting that injured four people, including a 6-year-old girl, and sent him to prison for more than a decade at age 17, a prosecutor announced Monday.</p><p>A judge closed the case against C.J. Rice, now 30, months after a federal judge found the defense lawyer at his 2013 trial deficient and the evidence "slender." Rice had been serving a 30- to 60-year prison term until he was released amid the federal court ruling late last year.</p><p>The case was formally dismissed Monday after <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/state-and-local" target="_blank" rel="noopener">District Attorney Larry Krasner</a> decided not to retry it. While he said most of the 45 exonerations his office has championed have been more clearcut cases of innocence, he found a new look at the evidence in Rice's case more nuanced.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/severely-decomposed-body-unidentified-toddler-found-inside-duffel-bag-west-philadelphia-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>SEVERELY DECOMPOSED BODY OF UNIDENTIFIED TODDLER FOUND INSIDE DUFFEL BAG IN WEST PHILADELPHIA: POLICE</strong></a></p><p>"The case falls within that 15% or so (of exoneration cases) where we believe it's murky," Krasner said at a press conference where he was joined by defense lawyers who pushed back on that view.</p><p>The reversal hinged on a few key points. A surgeon testified that Rice could not have been the person seen running from the scene because Rice had been seriously injured in a shooting three weeks earlier that fractured his pelvis.</p><p>Rice was shot on Sept. 3, 2011, in what he described as a case of mistaken identity. His trial lawyer, now deceased, agreed to stipulate that one of the Sept. 25, 2011, shooting victims was a potential suspect in Rice’s shooting — giving prosecutors a motive — even though there was little evidence of that.</p><p>"The evidence of (his) guilt was slender. Only one of the four victims was able to identify him and she admitted that the last time she had seen (him) was at least four years before the shooting. No weapon was ever recovered," U.S. Magistrate Judge Carol Sandra Moore Wells wrote in her October report.</p><p>Rice left prison in December, but did not attend Monday’s court hearing. His lawyers said during a news conference that the case echoes many wrongful convictions that involve faulty eyewitness identification, ineffective counsel and overreach by prosecutors.</p><p>Nilam Sanghvi, legal director of the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/northeast/pennsylvania" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pennsylvania Innocence Project</a>, said the crime should have been thoroughly investigated before trial, not years later.</p><p>"It takes courage to face the wrongs of the past," she said, while adding "we can never really right them because we can’t restore the years lost to wrongful conviction — here, over a decade of C.J.’s life."</p> 356741fc-e558-50a5-9b29-6f71c890ea4f fnc Fox News fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast/pennsylvania fox-news/topic/associated-press fox-news/us/philadelphia fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast fox-news/politics/state-and-local fox-news/us/crime fox-news/us/mass-shootings fox-news/us article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:20:47 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/us/st-louis-teen-kaylee-gain-unconscious-suffering-fractured-skull-brutal-attack https://www.foxnews.com/us/st-louis-teen-kaylee-gain-unconscious-suffering-fractured-skull-brutal-attack St. Louis teen Kaylee Gain still unconscious, suffering from fractured skull after brutal attack The family of the 16-year-old St. Louis student who was involved in a fight that went viral online has given an update on her injuries through their attorney. <p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/midwest/missouri" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The family of the St. Louis teen</a> who was violently attacked in a viral video shared an update on her condition, saying the road ahead remains long and uncertain.</p><p>The video showed Kaylee Gain, 16, having her head repeatedly pounded on the pavement in the March 8 assault near Hazelwood East High School in Spanish Lake, Missouri, just outside St. Louis. </p><p>According to family attorney Bryan Kaemmerer, Gain suffered a fractured skull, resulting in life-threatening brain swelling and bleeding.</p><p>He said she has not regained consciousness in the week or so since the fight, Fox 2 reported.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/missouri-ag-says-juvenile-system-must-be-reformed-teen-arrested-slamming-girls-head-pavement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MISSOURI AG SAYS JUVENILE SYSTEM MUST BE REFORMED AFTER TEEN ARRESTED FOR SLAMMING GIRL’S HEAD INTO PAVEMENT</strong></a></p><p>The following day, police arrested a 15-year-old girl in connection with the fight. She’s currently being held by St. Louis County Family Court on assault charges.</p><p>After the attack went viral, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said the suspect who brutally beat Gain in the violent brawl should be tried as an adult and charged with murder if the offense rose to a homicide. </p><p>"We’ve got to reform our juvenile system to ensure that these sorts of issues are addressed," Bailey previously said. "I’m going to be following this case closely. I think there needs to be some accountability in our juvenile system. People are starting to notice that, and it’s causing problems across the State of Missouri."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/missouri-girl-critical-condition-teen-brutally-assaulted-her-high-school" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MISSOURI GIRL IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER TEEN BRUTALLY ASSAULTED HER NEAR HIGH SCHOOL</strong></a></p><p>Friends and family of Gain have set up two GoFundMe accounts to raise money for her medical bills as well as <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/healthy-living/childrens-health" target="_blank" rel="noopener">share updates on Kaylee's condition.</a></p><p>"We are so grateful for the amazing medical staff who have been working tirelessly to give her the best possible chance at a full recovery. We know she has a very long road ahead of her, but we remain hopeful," the family said in a statement on Kaylee's Recovery funds page.</p><p><i>Fox News Digital's Bradford Betz contributed to this report. </i></p> bf0d55b2-2f93-57e5-9da9-10b52a6f6661 fnc Fox News fox-news/us/us-regions/midwest/missouri fox-news/us/crime fox-news/health/healthy-living/childrens-health fox-news/us fox-news/us article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:16:30 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ex-cowboys-star-leighton-vander-esch-retires-nfl-several-neck-injuries https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ex-cowboys-star-leighton-vander-esch-retires-nfl-several-neck-injuries Ex-Cowboys star Leighton Vander Esch, 28, retires from NFL after several neck injuries Former Dallas Cowboys star linebacker Leighton Vander Esch announced his retirement from the NFL after six seasons and a series of neck injuries. <p><a rel="noopener">Former </a><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dallas Cowboys</a> star Leighton Vander Esch announced his retirement on Monday due to injuries.</p><p>Vander Esch, 28, suffered a season-ending neck injury against the San Francisco 49ers during the team’s Week 5 loss to the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl/san-francisco-49ers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco 49ers</a>. It would be the third time in six seasons he played in 10 games or fewer.</p><p>The Cowboys released him last week.</p><p>He thanked his wife, coaches, fans, his agent and his alma mater Boise State in his retirement message posted on the Cowboys’ team website.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</u></strong></a></p><p>"During my six years as a Cowboys player, I've always pursued success and winning football games, while preparing and training with the highest standards of competition, passion and perseverance," he said in part. "It has been an honor to represent my family, my teammates and the people of Dallas.</p><p>"I realize that I am no longer able to adhere to the unwavering standard of excellence that professional football demands. I say this with a heavy heart: I am medically retiring from the NFL. I love the game of football so much, but my body won't cooperate any longer. </p><p>"I cherished every moment of my NFL career, and it has been such a blessing to play the game for as long as I have played. This year, things may look a little different for me, but the sole focus is being a great husband and father for my loving family."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/robert-griffin-iii-thinks-caleb-williams-should-tell-bears-wont-play-them" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>ROBERT GRIFFIN III THINKS CALEB WILLIAMS SHOULD TELL BEARS HE WON'T PLAY FOR THEM: 'PULL AN ELI MANNING'</strong></a></p><p>The Cowboys selected Vander Esch with the No. 19 overall pick of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl-draft" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the 2018 draft</a>. He quickly became an integral part of the defense, earning a Pro Bowl selection in his rookie season.</p><p>In his second year, the injuries began. He suffered a nerve issue in his neck which forced him to miss the final few weeks of the season. The 2020 season was also derailed because of another nerve issue in his neck. He managed to return in the middle of the season.</p><p>Vander Esch played in every game in 2021, racking up 77 tackles, a sack and an interception. But in 2022, it was more of the same. He suffered a neck stinger that cost him a few games. He managed to play for Dallas in the playoffs, but the Cowboys didn’t go far.</p><p>In 2023, Vander Esch had 30 tackles and a fumble recovery for a touchdown. He only played in five games.</p><p>"I thank God every day for all that He has given me: my family, my friends, my teammates, and being on this stage to impact people's lives in a positive way," he concluded. "Today, I would like to thank God for the countless blessings he continues to shower over my family and me. You have given me a new healthy baby girl and a wife that follows you.</p><p>"Without trusting in your unwavering love and guidance, I know I wouldn't have made it this far. You have blessed me with the ability to become a Dallas Cowboy and for allowing me the privilege of a 6-year professional football career. I strive to let you work through me in this next chapter to continue to impact people's lives and to be a light in this world."</p><p><i><strong>Follow Fox News Digital’s</strong></i><a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong> <u>sports coverage on X</u></strong></i></a><i><strong> and subscribe to</strong></i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong><u> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</u></strong></i></a><i><strong>.</strong></i></p> ab4aac20-02c0-5344-9a16-8fc95b9d4199 fnc Fox News fox-news/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys fox-news/sports/nfl fox-news/sports fox-news/sports article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:14:03 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/trevor-bauer-will-face-yankees-exhibition-game-mexican-league-team https://www.foxnews.com/sports/trevor-bauer-will-face-yankees-exhibition-game-mexican-league-team Trevor Bauer to face Yankees in exhibition game with Mexican League team Trevor Bauer to face another MLB team this upcoming weekend as he will pitch for the Diablos Rojos, a Mexican League team, against the New York Yankees. <p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/trevor-bauer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trevor Bauer</a> is once again pitching against an MLB team as he tries to get on a team’s roster in 2024.</p><p>Bauer announced via social media that he’ll be facing the New York Yankees, but he won’t be playing for the Asian Breeze, the independent team based out of Japan that he previously pitched with against <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> minor leaguers – his first pitching appearance in the United States in over three years.</p><p>This time, Bauer will be playing for the Diablos Rojos, a Mexican team, in a Sunday exhibition against the Yankees on March 24. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</strong></a></p><p>But it won’t be a one-and-done situation for Bauer, who agreed to play five more games for the Diablos as his own version of spring training.</p><p>"I’ll be pitching against the @Yankees on March 24 as a member of the @diablosrojosmx," Bauer wrote on X. "I’ve also agreed to pitch 5 games for the Diablos between April 11 and May 8 in lieu of a traditional spring training period as it’s the best way for me to stay ready to pitch. This will help me stay in game shape and I’ll be able to join a rotation immediately if or when an MLB offer comes. Hope to see you on Sunday and can’t wait to show y’all what Mexican baseball is all about!"</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/trevor-bauer-reacts-outing-dodgers-minor-leaguers" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>TREVOR BAUER REACTS AFTER OUTING VS DODGERS MINOR LEAGUERS: ‘I’M STILL ONE OF THE BEST PITCHERS IN THE WORLD'</strong></a></p><p>The Yankees will be in split-squad exhibition games in Mexico City this Saturday and Sunday. </p><p>The 33-year-old Bauer has been trying to get back <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">into MLB</a> since serving his 194-day suspension that was originally a record 324 games after a woman accused him of sexual assault, which was settled last fall following the decision by prosecutors not to file charges in February 2022.</p><p>Bauer denied all allegations against him, saying the encounters were consensual. The woman eventually sued him after prosecutors didn’t file charges, and Bauer filed a countersuit. </p><p>He has noted wanting to play on the league minimum salary for any club to prove he can still be an asset on the mound. During his outing against the Dodgers, the team that cut him following his suspension ending, Bauer topped out at 99 mph several times with his fastball and struck out four of his 12 batters faced.</p><p>"It's not a money thing," he told reporters after his outing with the Asian Breeze. "I've served my suspension twice over. I've been cleared of everything in the legal system. If you think about it logically, there's really no reason I shouldn't have a job."</p><p>"But I don't. So, it is what it is. We'll see how it plays out. I don't want to predict the future. We'll see."</p><p>Bauer still feels he’s one of the best pitchers in the world, and he’ll have another chance to prove so against a team that could use some starting pitching with Yankees ace Gerrit Cole expected to miss time to start the season.</p><p>After his Dodgers release, Bauer went to Japan to pitch for the Yokohama DeNA Baystars. He owned an impressive 2.59 ERA over 156.2 innings in 24 games at two different levels for the Baystars. Bauer struck out 160 batters and walked just 34.</p><p>The last time Bauer was on an MLB mound was the 2021 season for the Dodgers, where he pitched to a 2.59 ERA over 17 starts (107.2 innings) with 137 strikeouts. </p><p><i><strong>Follow Fox News Digital’s </strong></i><a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong>sports coverage on X</strong></i></a><i><strong>, and subscribe to </strong></i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong>the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</strong></i></a><i><strong>.</strong></i></p> 10241b8c-1b5a-5e8f-a3a3-638f600948fe fnc Fox News fox-news/person/trevor-bauer fox-news/sports/mlb/new-york-yankees fox-news/sports/mlb fox-news/sports fox-news/topic/trending-news fox-news/sports article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:04:07 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/media/jesse-watters-trump-bloodbath-controversy-democrats-new-hoax https://www.foxnews.com/media/jesse-watters-trump-bloodbath-controversy-democrats-new-hoax JESSE WATTERS: Trump 'bloodbath' controversy gives Democrats a new hoax Fox News host Jesse Watters shares the full context of former President Trump&apos;s &quot;bloodbath&quot; comments as the media takes it out of context on &quot;Jesse Watters Primetime.&quot; <p>Fox News host Jesse Watters shares the full context of President Trump’s controversial "bloodbath" comment on "<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>Jesse Watters Primetime</u></a>." </p><p><strong>JESSE WATTERS:</strong><i><strong> </strong>When "Inside Edition" is talking about the president's special shoes, saying he needs support so he doesn't stumble, this is a campaign that desperately needs a distraction and this weekend we got one. We have a new hoax, ladies and gentlemen. The dictator on day one now has company. "Trump says country faces bloodbath if </i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-privately-rivalry-obama-former-presidents-staff-predicted-biden-would-suck-as-president" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i><u>Biden</u></i></a><i> wins in November." That was the headline everywhere! I looked at the news Sunday, I'm thinking, "Trump said, what?" So, I do my own research and this is what he actually said.</i> </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/former-supreme-court-justice-stephen-breyer-sounds-off-dobbs-decision-too-many-questions" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong><u>FORMER SUPREME COURT JUSTICE STEPHEN BREYER SOUNDS OFF ON DOBBS DECISION: 'TOO MANY QUESTIONS'</u></strong></a> </p><p><strong>DONALD TRUMP:</strong><i> "</i>Let me tell you something to China. If you're listening, President XI and you and I are friends, but he understands the way I deal, those big monster car manufacturing plants that you're building in Mexico right now, and you think you're going to get that, you're going to not hire Americans, and you're going to sell the cars to us. Now, we're going to put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you're not going to be able to sell those guys if I get elected. Now, if I don't get elected, it's going to be a bloodbath for the whole – that's going to be the least of it. It's going to be a bloodbath for the country. That'll be the least of it, but they're not going to sell those cars."<i> </i> </p><p><i>Now </i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/keith-olbermann-suggests-hope-trumps-assassination-x-post" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i><u>Trump</u></i></a><i> is not threatening bloody violence if he loses to Biden. He's saying the American auto industry will face a bloodbath from cheap Chinese cars manufactured in Mexico and then dumped here. That's the dictionary definition of bloodbath, "a major economic disaster."</i> </p> c002fd7e-1a4b-52cc-b1bb-f13cd3d6c29b fnc Fox News fox-news/media fox-news/shows/jesse-watters-primetime fox-news/person/donald-trump fox-news/media/fox-news-flash fox-news/media article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:01:12 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/chase-young-heads-saints-one-year-deal https://www.foxnews.com/sports/chase-young-heads-saints-one-year-deal Chase Young heads to Saints on one-year deal: reports The New Orleans Saints are beefing up their defensive line, signing Chase Young to a one-year deal worth $13 million that will be fully guaranteed. <p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/chase-young" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chase Young</a> has once again found a new NFL home, as he signed a one-year deal with the New Orleans Saints to join their defensive line, ESPN reported. </p><p>Young’s deal is a reported $13 million, fully guaranteed, for the 2024 season. </p><p>Young reportedly met with <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl/new-orleans-saints" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Saints</a> on Monday where he "likes the setup of the team’s defense."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</strong></a></p><p>He appeared to confirm the deal with three le fleur de lis emojis he posted on X. </p><p>Young, the second overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft, was traded to the San Francisco 49ers by the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl/washington-commanders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington Commanders</a> this past season for a compensatory third-round pick. </p><p>He had 2.5 sacks and 10 tackles in nine regular-season games with San Fran after totaling five sacks and 15 tackles in seven games with Washington. His 7.5 sacks total were a career high. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/drew-brees-announces-scholarship-honor-jason-kelce-legacy-transcends-gridiron" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>DREW BREES ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIPS IN HONOR OF JASON KELCE: ‘YOUR LEGACY TRANSCENDS THE GRIDIRON’</strong></a></p><p>Young also contributed in Super Bowl LVIII against the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kansas City Chiefs</a>, sacking Patrick Mahomes in the overtime loss. </p><p>The 24-year-old burst onto the NFL scene during his rookie year with 7.5 sacks, 44 tackles (10 for loss), 12 quarterback hits and three fumble recoveries, one returned for a touchdown, as he went on to win the Defensive Rookie of the Year. </p><p>But 2021 brought a tumultuous situation for Young, who tore his ACL after nine games, costing him most of the 2022 season on the sideline. </p><p>The Saints have been looking for more pressure on the defensive line after ranking 28th in the league with just 34 sacks. Players like Carl Granderson and Cam Jordan were signed to extensions, but Isaiah Foskey and Payton Turner — high draft picks used in the last few seasons — didn’t have a sack combined last season. </p><p>New Orleans will hope Young can provide that punch on the defensive line for a team looking to improve upon their 9-8 record last season.  </p><p><i><strong>Follow Fox News Digital’s </strong></i><a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong>sports coverage on X</strong></i></a><i><strong>, and subscribe to </strong></i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong>the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</strong></i></a><i><strong>.</strong></i></p> e28dc3bf-1d23-5c46-a495-010f8fe36317 fnc Fox News fox-news/sports/nfl/new-orleans-saints fox-news/person/chase-young fox-news/sports/nfl fox-news/sports fox-news/sports article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:56:13 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/media/laura-ingraham-lefts-hoaxes-piling-up-faster-leo-dicaprios-25-year-old-former-girlfriends https://www.foxnews.com/media/laura-ingraham-lefts-hoaxes-piling-up-faster-leo-dicaprios-25-year-old-former-girlfriends LAURA INGRAHAM: The left's hoaxes are piling up faster than Leo DiCaprio's 25-year-old former girlfriends Fox News&apos; Laura Ingraham discusses the context behind former President Trump&apos;s &apos;bloodbath&apos; remark on &apos;The Ingraham Angle.&apos; <p>Fox News host Laura Ingraham says on "The Ingraham Angle" that anyone with a "6th-grade understanding of the English language would know former President Trump was not calling for or predicting a civil war" when he made his "bloodbath" comment. </p><p><strong>LAURA INGRAHAM:</strong> <i>I mean, this was just preposterous. And former President Trump was </i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-campaign-slams-trump-political-violence-warning-bloodbath-discussing-auto-industry" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>railing against China's move</i></a><i> into Mexico with auto manufacturing plants that crank out cheap EVs. Now, this is a point the "Angle" has raised repeatedly. China's goal isn't just to compete with U.S. car companies, oh, no. Its goal is to put them out of business permanently. This would be cataclysmic to the United States.</i></p><p><i>…</i></p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/pelosi-suggests-trump-meant-exact-bloodbath-doesnt-win-rally-statements" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>PELOSI SUGGESTS TRUMP MEANT HE WILL ‘EXACT A BLOODBATH’ IF HE DOESN'T WIN AFTER RALLY STATEMENTS</strong></a></p><p><i>Now, anyone with a 6th-grade understanding of the English language, minus woke indoctrination, would know that </i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-historian-admits-trump-bloodbath-comment-about-auto-industry-compares-him-hitler" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>Trump was not calling for</i></a><i> or predicting a civil war. It's ludicrous. But people who call themselves historians but have turned into before our very eyes, unhinged left-wing pundits – they can't help themselves.</i></p><p><i>…</i></p><p><i>Now, I must have missed the part of debate class when swearing is a substitute for logic. It doesn't work. I'm like Joe, now I'm whispering. Now, what we saw over the weekend was the increasing power and influence of citizen journalists and the decreasing power of the corporate press. The left's hoaxes are piling up faster than Leo DiCaprio's </i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/look-back-leonardo-dicaprios-girlfriends" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>25-year-old former girlfriends</i></a><i>. First, it was the Russia collusion hoax, then the Charlottesville both sides hoax, then the insurrection hoax about January 6th and now the "bloodbath" hoax.</i></p><p><i>This is just another in a long line of smears peddled by the same people who follow the same steps. So first, it's an outright lie, or just a rank distortion of something usually Trump or another conservative says. Then the Biden campaign or a Biden surrogate picks up on the smear. </i></p><p><i>…</i></p><p><i>And then the regime media repeats the White House or the surrogate or the, you know, puppets, they're repeating it. Then, over time, it gets repeated as gospel with zero fact checking. The original transcript? The truth? That gets deep-sixed in the process. It's the way they roll.</i></p> 2b6a9bc8-f13b-5ae5-a221-d1cc5723a959 fnc Fox News fox-news/media/fox-news-flash fox-news/media fox-news/shows/ingraham-angle fox-news/shows/ingraham-angle/transcript/lauras-monologue fox-news/person/donald-trump fox-news/politics/elections fox-news/media article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:50:31 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/us/eroding-dunes-leave-atlantic-city-casinos-desperate-new-sand-summer https://www.foxnews.com/us/eroding-dunes-leave-atlantic-city-casinos-desperate-new-sand-summer Eroding dunes leave Atlantic City casinos desperate for new sand by summer Winter storms have significantly eroded Atlantic City&apos;s beaches, generating uncertainty over what lies ahead for the South Jersey tourism hub in the usually-busy summer season. <p>The ocean and beaches have always been a part of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/new-jersey-shore-atlantic-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Atlantic City's</a> identity: from salt water taffy to Miss America bathing beauties to the name of the place itself, the city has been marketed as a place to have fun by the sea.</p><p>But there is a little too much Atlantic in Atlantic City this year as the crucial summer season approaches. Weeks of winter storms have badly eroded beaches in the northern section of town, leaving little if any sand on which to play during all but the lowest tides.</p><p>Executives with the three northernmost casinos: the Ocean Casino Resort, Resorts and Hard Rock, are pressing the federal and state governments to expedite a beach replenishment project that was supposed to have been done last year.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/online-gambling-revenue-skyrockets-atlantic-city-in-person-slump-continues" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>ONLINE GAMBLING REVENUE SKYROCKETS IN ATLANTIC CITY, WHILE IN-PERSON SLUMP CONTINUES</strong></a></p><p>But under the current best-case scenario, new sand won't be hitting the beaches until late summer, according to the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/military/army" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Army Corps of Engineers</a>, the agency that oversees such projects.</p><p>And that has the casinos concerned about not having an essential element of their tourism appeal. Atlantic City has long said its beaches set it apart from the plentiful gambling options elsewhere in the region and the country. Without them, it could be a harder sell in attracting tourists and gamblers.</p><p>"One of the highlights of coming to Atlantic City has always been the beaches and the Boardwalk," said Mike Sampson, general manager of the Hard Rock casino. "It's going to be a challenge."</p><p>Hard Rock lost its popular beach bar to repeated winter storms.</p><p>"It was totally destroyed," Sampson said. "Parts of it washed out to sea; debris remained on the beach and had to be disposed of."</p><p>He said Hard Rock is hopeful it can still rent out beach cabanas and umbrellas this summer, albeit on a smaller beach.</p><p>Sampson said that "unless someone can intervene, it's probably going to be a post-summer fill."</p><p>Anything that might make people less likely to come to Atlantic City is bad news for the gambling resort, which still has not recovered from the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/infectious-disease/coronavirus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID-19 outbreak</a>. Only three of the nine casinos are winning more money from in-person gamblers than they did in 2019 before the pandemic hit.</p><p>And while internet gambling and sports betting has added new revenue streams to the equation, that money must be shared with partners such as tech platforms and sports books, and is not solely for the casinos to keep. That is why the casinos consider money won from in-person gamblers to be their core business — and why they need usable beaches.</p><p>Last summer, the Ocean Casino spent $600,000 to truck in and dump sand on its beach, which was not in as bad a shape as it is this year.</p><p>"How do you run a beach resort without a beach?" asked Bill Callahan, Ocean's general manager. "It's a tough pill to swallow."</p><p>And an expensive one: that sand quickly washed away, and even less is left there now. At high tide, the ocean waves lap up against the dune, which itself is badly eroded.</p><p>"By the end of summer, all that sand was gone," said Ian Jerome, project director for Ocean's effort last year. "That is not a sustainable option."</p><p>Of the dozen beach entrances spanning the three casinos, only two are accessible, he said. The rest just dead-end in mid-air, with treacherous drop-offs that could cause serious injury — or worse — should anyone fall from them.</p><p>Atlantic City last received beach replenishment in 2020, and was due for additional sand last summer. But Congress failed to approve funding for the project then.</p><p>This year, $25 million in federal funding is available toward the $30 million cost, of which the state pays a smaller percentage.</p><p>But the government contracting process does not lend itself to quick fixes. Stephen Rochette, a spokesman for the Army Corps, said a contract for the work will be put out to bid in April or May, with the work starting "sometime this summer or in the fall."</p><p>He said the agency is aware of the tendency of Atlantic City's northern beaches to erode at a more rapid rate than other ones, and is studying the situation to see if any engineering improvements can be added to the eventual project design.</p><p>Mark Giannantonio, president of Resorts casino and of the Casino Association of New Jersey, said the casinos want at least some of the project to be carried out in early summer — what he called a possible "beach-lite" option.</p><p>"Everyone realizes the importance of getting this sand," he said. "The sense of urgency is real."</p> 2527996d-516e-5037-bc55-80c72128f789 fnc Fox News fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast/new-jersey fox-news/topic/associated-press fox-news/us/new-jersey-shore-atlantic-city fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast fox-news/politics/state-and-local fox-news/travel fox-news/weather fox-news/us article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:47:33 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/world/pentagon-looks-keep-troops-niger-junta-orders-departure https://www.foxnews.com/world/pentagon-looks-keep-troops-niger-junta-orders-departure Pentagon looks to keep troops in Niger as junta orders departure The Pentagon is attempting to broker a deal with Niger&apos;s military government to keep U.S. troops in the West African nation for counterterrorism operations. <p>The Pentagon is working with Niger officials, seeking a way for U.S. troops to stay in the country — a key base for counterterrorism operations in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/africa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sub-Saharan Africa</a> — following a weekend directive that they leave.</p><p>Last week a high level-delegation of U.S. officials, including Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander and the head of U.S. Africa Command Gen. Michael Langley, traveled to Niger to meet with members of the military junta.</p><p>Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said Monday the U.S. officials had "lengthy and direct" discussions with the junta officials that were also in part spurred by concerns over Niger's potential relationships <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">with Russia</a> and Iran.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/nigers-junta-lead-joint-security-effort-extremist-violence" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>NIGER'S JUNTA TO LEAD JOINT SECURITY EFFORT AGAINST EXTREMIST VIOLENCE</strong></a></p><p>"We were troubled on the path that Niger is on," Singh said.</p><p>White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the U.S. was "closely monitoring the Russian defense activities" there in order "to assess and mitigate potential risk to U.S. personnel, interests and assets."</p><p>On Saturday, following the meeting, the junta’s spokesperson, Col. Maj. Amadou Abdramane, said U.S. flights over Niger’s territory in recent weeks were illegal. Meanwhile, Insa Garba Saidou, a local activist who assists Niger’s military rulers with their communications, criticized U.S. efforts to force the junta to pick between strategic partners.</p><p>"The American bases and civilian personnel cannot stay on Nigerien soil any longer," he told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/topic/associated-press" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Associated Press</a>.</p><p>Singh said the U.S. was aware of the March 16 statement "announcing the end of the status of forces agreement between Niger and the United States. We are working through diplomatic channels to seek clarification. These are ongoing discussions and we don't have more to share at this time."</p><p>State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said the discussions were prompted by Niger's "trajectory."</p><p>"We are in touch with transition authorities to seek clarification of their comments and discuss additional next steps," Patel said.</p><p>The junta has largely been in control in Niger since July when mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president and months later asked French forces to leave.</p><p>The U.S. military still had some 650 troops working in Niger in December, largely consolidated at a base farther away from Niamey, Niger's capital. Singh said the total number of personnel still in country, including civilians and contractors, is roughly 1,000.</p><p>The Niger base is critical for U.S. counterterrorism operations in the Sahel and has been used for both manned and unmanned surveillance operations, although Singh said the only drone flights being currently conducted are for force protection.</p><p>In the Sahel the U.S. has also supported local ground troops, including accompanying them on missions. However, such accompanied missions have been scaled back since U.S. troops were killed in a joint operation in Niger in 2017.</p> 0b9d9a1e-ec3e-59ff-aa36-01b789d44b81 fnc Fox News fox-news/world/world-regions/africa fox-news/topic/associated-press fox-news/politics/defense fox-news/world/conflicts fox-news/politics/defense/pentagon fox-news/world/world-politics fox-news/world article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:45:50 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/510-jerseys-150-caps-ohtani-merch-sells-sky-high-prices-japan https://www.foxnews.com/sports/510-jerseys-150-caps-ohtani-merch-sells-sky-high-prices-japan $510 for jerseys, $150 for caps: Ohtani merch sells at sky-high prices in his native Japan Merchandise for Los Angeles baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani regularly sells for exorbitant prices in his native Japan, with Dodgers gear quickly replacing its Angels counterparts. <p>Mai Fukuo was gift-shopping for a friend. Hideki Chiba was in the same sports store in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo looking for something for his father-in-law.</p><p>They each picked up items in blue — Los Angeles Dodgers Blue, of course. This reflects the color revolution that's evident all over Tokyo in the last few months since Shohei Ohtani moved from the Los Angeles Angels — base color, red — to sign a $700-million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers.</p><p>Angels caps have almost vanished in Tokyo. A Dodgers lid is the fashion item — a bit like designer-label goods.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-opens-up-marriage-normal-japanese-woman" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>DODGERS' SHOHEI OHTANI OPENS UP ABOUT MARRIAGE TO 'NORMAL JAPANESE WOMAN'</strong></a></p><p>"Ohtani just changed our store," said Takuto Yamashita, a part-time worker at a shop called Selection, which boasts Japan's largest array of MLB gear for all 30 teams, and the 12 Japanese pro teams, too.</p><p>But there's one team that matters more than the rest in Japan. And only one player, which is why <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Dodgers</a> invested so heavily in Ohtani; not just for his pitching and hitting, but for his celebrity status to market the Dodgers as Japan's team.</p><p>"The place is completely different. It went from all red to to all blue," Yamashita added. "Without Ohtani in these last few months, the sales in this store would be so different."</p><p>Fukuo eyed a traditional white jersey with "Dodgers" in script across the front. She lifted it off the rack — a quilt of Dodgers and Ohtani garb — and admired it for looks, size and texture.</p><p>"I'm thinking of buy this t-shirt for my co-worker because Ohtani is very famous — of course in Japan — and also all over the world," she explained. "He likes baseball and he likes Ohtani so I'm thinking of this."</p><p>In another shopping aisle, Chiba dropped a traditional Dodgers cap into his hand-held shopping basket.</p><p>"He (Ohtani) is like a hero to us, at least to me as a baseball fan," Chiba said. "Everybody knows him, even if they are not baseball fans. To me, he’s a Japanese icon. I think people expected him to be a good player, but he is more than anyone expected."</p><p>Store manager Hayato Daido estimated that 60% of the sales come from Dodgers gear, or Ohtani specific t-shirts, jerseys, key chains, etc. Assistant store manager Takato Suzuki suggested it might be as high as 70%. Daido said about 10% of sales were linked to local teams like the Tokyo Giants.</p><p>Daido said Ohtani-related sales are "four or five times" more than they were prior to the Dodgers announcing in December they'd signed him. He said gear has yet to arrive for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who joined the Dodgers on a $325-million, 12-year contract — reported to be the highest in money and longest in duration for any pitcher.</p><p>"There is no doubt there will be demand for it," Daido said. "We're just waiting."</p><p>Surprisingly, what's still selling are Ohtani caps and jerseys from his six years with the Angels.</p><p>"That's because they are not being produced any more and have become collector's items," Suzuki, the assistant manager, said.</p><p>The store resembles a museum to Ohtani, filled with posters, memorabilia and "Sho-time" emblazoned on myriad items. A few Ichiro Suzuki shirts hang for sale, reminders of the certain first-ballot Hall of Famer.</p><p>Shirts with Ohtani's dog are a big item — Dekopin <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/japan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in Japanese</a>, but known as Decoy in English. The next big seller could be anything related to his surprise marriage.</p><p>Being an Ohtani fan comes with a price — and it can be steep. The ordinary Dodgers cap, like other MLB caps, sells for about 6,300 yen — about $42.</p><p>However, Ohtani-specific items are much higher. A traditional blue Dodgers cap with the interlocking LA on the front, which also features No. 17 on the side and a replica of Ohtani's signature goes for 22,400 yen — about $150.</p><p>If you want a baseball that Ohtani threw in a game on April 27, 2023 — brace yourself. The price tag is a whopping 3.3 millon yen — about $22,000. An Ohtani-used glove sells for almost 2 million yen — $13,400.</p><p>Taiwanese Torben Lin offered a contrarian view. In town shopping, his interest was in buying a Masataka Yoshida jersey, the Japanese outfielder who wears No. 7 for the Boston Red Sox. He bypassed the Ohtani gear — intentionally.</p><p>"Ohtani is a good player. He’s really good," Lin said. "He has two or three skills. But to be honest, I think he’s not perfect. You know, it’s not like we all need to buy his stuff. His souvenirs. His shirts. I think we need to support other players."</p><p>That perspective didn't deter Hina Kishi. She works as a waitress in a Japanese restaruant, admired a blue Dodgers jersey on the rack and said she intended to buy it. Even after she looked at the price of 77,000 yen — about $510.</p><p>"Very expenisve," she said, muttering about how she’d work the spending around her payday. She said she works wearing a kimono, a wrap-around garment and Japan’s traditional dress. She said the jersey would offer a "different look."</p><p>"I saw baseball in person for the first time at the World Baseball Classic last year at the Tokyo Dome," she said. "I respect Ohtani so much for being the best and also such a good person."</p><p>She said she was so taken that she flew to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles</a> shortly thereafter to see Ohtani play with Angels.</p><p>Fans seem willing to pay to be outfitted like Ohtani with demand soaring and profits to divvy up. A store employee said a blue Dodgers cap with a script "D" above the bill — being worn frequently in spring training — nearly sold out in a few days.</p><p>"They talk about Ohtani on Japanese news every day," Suzuki, the assistant manager, said. "We can’t think of what business would be like without him."</p><p>Ditto for MLB and the Dodgers.</p> cbca2cc9-25cc-5f1e-bbeb-41b0a7d2b6fe fnc Fox News fox-news/world/world-regions/japan fox-news/topic/associated-press fox-news/world/world-regions/asia fox-news/sports/mlb fox-news/person/shohei-ohtani fox-news/sports/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers fox-news/sports/mlb/los-angeles-angels fox-news/sports article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:44:31 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/health/elon-musk-reveals-takes-ketamine-denies-abusing-drug-should-keep-taking-it https://www.foxnews.com/health/elon-musk-reveals-takes-ketamine-denies-abusing-drug-should-keep-taking-it Elon Musk reveals why he takes ketamine, denies abusing the drug: ‘I should keep taking it’ Elon Musk uses ketamine to boost his mental health, the billionaire said in a video interview that was streamed on YouTube on Monday. Here&apos;s what else he had to say about the drug. <p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/elon-musk"><u>Elon Musk</u></a> uses ketamine to boost his mental health, the billionaire said in a video interview that was streamed on YouTube on Monday.</p><p>When asked about <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/mental-health/drug-and-substance-abuse"><u>drug use</u></a>, Musk — the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX — answered, "There are times when I have sort of … a negative chemical state in my brain, like depression, I guess."</p><p>He noted that he uses a "small amount once every other week." </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/health/ketamine-therapy-effective-treating-severe-depression-veterans-study"><strong><u>KETAMINE THERAPY SHOWN EFFECTIVE IN TREATING SEVERE DEPRESSION IN VETERANS, STUDY FINDS</u></strong></a></p><p>"Ketamine is useful for getting one out of a negative frame of mind," Musk went on, referring to his depression as "chemical tides" and saying it wasn’t "negative news."</p><p>Musk also implied in the interview with former CNN anchor Don Lemon that his ketamine use is beneficial to his businesses.</p><p>He said that "from the standpoint of Wall Street, what matters is execution … From [the] investors' standpoint, if there is something I'm taking, I should keep taking it."</p><p>The owner of social media platform X added that he has posted about his ketamine use in the hope of helping people.</p><p>Musk also said that he obtains the ketamine via prescription from a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/healthy-living/health-care"><u>medical doctor</u></a> and that he does not abuse the drug.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/health/what-is-ketamine-drug-killed-matthew-perry-october-28"><strong><u>WHAT IS KETAMINE, THE DRUG THAT KILLED MATTHEW PERRY?</u></strong></a></p><p>"If you use too much ketamine, you can’t really get work done, and I have a lot of work," he said.</p><p>This isn’t the first time Musk has discussed ketamine use. </p><p>In a post on X in June 2023, the entrepreneur stated, "From what I’ve seen with friends, ketamine taken occasionally is a better option."</p><p>Fox News Digital reached out to Musk for further comment about his widely reported interview on Monday.  </p><p>Ketamine, a hallucinogenic anesthetic drug, was first approved in 1970 as an anesthetic for use by medical doctors and veterinarians.</p><p>Since then, ketamine has been shown to have powerful effects on the brain, particularly for people <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/mental-health/depression"><u>suffering from depression</u></a>, according to Dr. William Prueitt, director of the Ketamine Treatment Program at Silver Hill Hospital in Connecticut.</p><p>"There’s growing evidence that ketamine can be very effective for patients with depression who have not responded to other treatments," Prueitt told Fox News Digital.</p><p>Ketamine is best suited for patients with moderate to severe depression who haven’t responded to other types of treatments or therapy, the doctor said. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER</u></strong></a></p><p>"These patients have what we call treatment-resistant depression, meaning they’ve tried at least two antidepressants (at sufficient doses and durations) that just haven’t worked," he said.</p><p>Ketamine works differently from <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/healthy-living/health-care"><u>traditional antidepressants</u></a> — it targets different neurotransmitters in the brain, Prueitt noted.</p><p>"That is one proposed reason why it’s often successful where other medications are not," he said.</p><p>The drug can be administered in multiple ways, but the primary methods are by nasal spray (esketamine) or IV infusions (ketamine). </p><p>"Ketamine provides rapid relief of symptoms, sometimes in as little as a few weeks," said Prueitt. </p><p>"Patients can experience improved mood, renewed optimism and reduced negative thoughts."</p><p>When administered in an "appropriate treatment setting" with an experienced medical team, ketamine is generally "very safe," according to Prueitt.</p><p>There can be risks, however, when it’s given in unsupervised circumstances. </p><p>"Patients should not self-medicate and should only receive ketamine treatments after an appropriate <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/mental-health"><u>psychiatric evaluation</u></a> and medical screening," he added.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/health"><i><strong><u>For more Health articles, visit </u></strong></i></a><a href="http://www.foxnews/health"><i><strong><u>www.foxnews/health</u></strong></i></a><i><strong>.</strong></i></p> 3d37d1a9-caf7-5bec-b1ed-84ae4667d091 fnc Fox News fox-news/health fox-news/health/mental-health/drug-and-substance-abuse fox-news/health/mental-health/depression fox-news/health/mental-health fox-news/person/elon-musk fox-news/lifestyle fox-news/health/healthy-living/medications fox-news/health article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:42:19 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/media/michael-rapaport-debra-messing-denounce-oscar-winners-speech-450-jewish-entertainers https://www.foxnews.com/media/michael-rapaport-debra-messing-denounce-oscar-winners-speech-450-jewish-entertainers Michael Rapaport, Debra Messing denounce Oscar winner's speech with 450 other Jewish entertainers Debra Messing, Julianna Margulies and Michael Rapaport joined over 450 Jewish entertainers in denouncing &quot;The Zone of Interest&quot; director Jonathan Glazer&apos;s Oscars speech. <p>Top Hollywood stars like Debra Messing and Julianna Margulies are among over 450 <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/debra-messing-david-schwimmer-call-out-academy-excluding-jews-oscars-diversity-standards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jewish individuals in the entertainment industry</a> denouncing "The Zone of Interest" director Jonathan Glazer's controversial Oscars acceptance speech about the Israel-Hamas war. </p><p>"We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination," an open letter <a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/news/jonathan-glazer-oscar-speech-zone-of-interest-open-letter-1235944880/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">first reported Monday by Variety</a> read. "Every civilian death in Gaza is tragic. But Israel is not targeting civilians. It is targeting Hamas. The moment Hamas releases the hostages and surrenders is the moment this heartbreaking war ends. This has been true since the Hamas attacks of October 7th."</p><p>The signatories continued, "The use of words like ‘occupation’ to describe an indigenous Jewish people defending a homeland that dates back thousands of years, and has been recognized as a state by the United Nations, distorts history.  It gives credence to the modern blood libel that fuels a growing anti-Jewish hatred around the world, in the United States, and in Hollywood. The current climate of growing antisemitism only underscores the need for the Jewish State of Israel, a place which will always take us in, as no state did during the Holocaust depicted in Mr. Glazer’s film."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/jon-lovitz-says-antisemitism-experienced-hollywood-other-jews" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>JON LOVITZ SAYS ANTISEMITISM HE'S EXPERIENCED IN HOLLYWOOD ‘IS FROM OTHER JEWS’</u></strong></a></p><p>Alongside Messing and Margulies are actors Michael Rapaport, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tovah Feldshuh, Lisa Edelstein and Brett Gelman, top producer Amy Pascal, and filmmakers Eli Roth and Rod Lurie.</p><p>"There was no concern for how Jewish people are going to react to a speech like that, to that applause to those red pins, when not even our hostages are being mentioned, and it’s just incredibly hurtful, incredibly painful," Gelman told Variety. "It’s truly baffling to me that people were choosing to be silent that night."</p><p>Representatives for Glazer did not immediately respond to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News Digital</a>'s requests for comment. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/michael-rapaport-blasts-golden-globe-attendees-not-mentioning-israeli-hostages" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>MICHAEL RAPAPORT BLASTS GOLDEN GLOBE ATTENDEES FOR NOT MENTIONING ISRAELI HOSTAGES: ‘WE SHOULD BE ASHAMED’</u></strong></a></p><p>"The Zone of Interest" took home two Academy Awards earlier this month, including for Best International Film, during which Glazer gave his controversial speech. </p><p>"Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst," Glazer said. "Right now, we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation, which has led to conflict for so many innocent people - whether the victims of October the 7th in Israel or the ongoing attack on Gaza - all the victims of this dehumanization, how do we resist?"</p><p>Glazer's words were repudiated by one of his film's executive producers, Danny Cohen, who said last week, "I just fundamentally disagree with Jonathan."</p><p>"It’s really important to recognize it’s upset a lot of people and a lot of people feel upset and angry about it. And I understand that anger frankly," Cohen said on the Unholy podcast. "The war and the continuation of the war is the responsibility of Hamas, a genocidal terrorist organization which continues to hold and abuse the hostages, which doesn’t use its tunnels to protect the innocent civilians of Gaza but uses it to hide themselves and allow Palestinians to die. I think the war is tragic and awful and the loss of civilian life is awful, but I blame Hamas for that."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/holocaust-survivors-foundation-condemns-oscar-winner-equating-israel-hamas-morally-indefensible" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS' FOUNDATION CONDEMNS OSCAR WINNER EQUATING ISRAEL WITH HAMAS: ‘MORALLY INDEFENSIBLE’</strong></a></p><p>The speech was also condemned in an open letter by The Holocaust Survivors’ Foundation. </p><p>"I watched in anguish Sunday night when I heard you use the platform of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/oscars-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>the Oscars ceremony</u></a> to equate Hamas's maniacal brutality against innocent Israelis with Israel's difficult but necessary self-defense in the face of Hamas's ongoing barbarity. Your comments were factually inaccurate and morally indefensible," Holocaust Survivors’ Foundation USA president and 94-year-old Holocaust survivor David Schaecter wrote to Glazer. </p><p>"The ‘occupation’ of which you speak has nothing to do with the Holocaust. The Jewish people's existence and right to live in the land of Israel predates the Holocaust by hundreds of years. Today's political and geographic landscape is the direct result of wars started by past Arab leaders who refused to accept Jewish people as their neighbors in our historic homeland. Now that several Arab countries are making peace with Israel because security and prosperity are better for all people, Iran and its terrorist proxies started another war, abetted by too many, who, through naïveté or malice, blame ‘the occupation.’"</p><p>"Worse is that you chose to use the Holocaust to validate your personal opinion. You made a Holocaust movie and won an Oscar. And you are Jewish. Good for you. But it is disgraceful for you to presume to speak for the six million Jews, including one and half million children, who were murdered solely because of their Jewish identity," Schaecter continued. "And it is disgraceful for you to presume to speak for those of us who personally saw the world stand silent as our mothers, father, brothers, sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins were murdered. We actually had nowhere to go - no possible place for refuge. No country would accept us even though world leaders knew full well that thousands of Jews were being murdered every day. There was no Jewish nation to which we could flee. You should be ashamed of yourself for using Auschwitz to criticize Israel."</p><p>"The Zone of Interest" offers a harrowing depiction of a Nazi commander's family living next to the atrocities of the Auschwitz concentration camps. The film earned five <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/entertainment/events/oscars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oscar nominations</a> including Best Picture, and Glazer himself was nominated for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. </p> 152e54fe-d092-588d-b165-ea6d353b79a1 fnc Fox News fox-news/entertainment/events/oscars fox-news/topic/anti-semitism fox-news/world/world-regions/israel fox-news/us/religion/judaism fox-news/media fox-news/media article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:36:22 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rust-armorer-challenges-involuntary-manslaughter-conviction-requests-new-trial https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rust-armorer-challenges-involuntary-manslaughter-conviction-requests-new-trial 'Rust' armorer challenges involuntary manslaughter conviction, requests new trial Attorneys for &quot;Rust&quot; armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed are challenging her involuntary manslaughter conviction. Gutierrez Reed was convicted by a jury earlier this month for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. <p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rust-armorers-criminal-trial-begins-dramatic-audio-shooting-victims-photos-live-ammo-set" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed's</a> attorneys are challenging her involuntary manslaughter conviction she received in a Santa Fe, New Mexico, court earlier this month.</p><p>According to documents obtained by Fox News Digital, Gutierrez Reed's legal team filed an emergency motion for a new trial and release on March 15. </p><p>Defense attorneys are also requesting the defendant be released from jail while deliberations proceed, according to The Associated Press.</p><p>Jason Bowles and Monnica Barreras, attorneys for Gutierrez Reed, argued in their motion, which was released Monday, that instructions given to the jury during the trial "could confuse the jury and lead to a nonunanimous verdict," according to The Associated Press. Per the outlet, similar objections were made during the trial and rejected.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/alec-baldwin-rust-armorer-convicted-involuntary-manslaughter" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>ALEC BALDWIN'S ‘RUST’ ARMORER CONVICTED OF INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER</strong></a></p><p>Bowles and Barreras cited a New Mexico Supreme Court ruling in their motion for a new trial, according to the Santa Fe Reporter. </p><p>The New Mexico vs. Taylor case on March 14 reversed child abuse convictions based on jury error, according to the outlet. It noted that "the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court on writ would almost certainly have to overturn the result in this case," on a similar basis.</p><p>Bowles told Fox News Digital, "We believe the New Mexico Supreme Court in Taylor has addressed this issue now on the jury instruction error of using and/or and not having a unanimous verdict on a particular act and I believe Hannah is entitled to a new trial on this basis."</p><p>On March 6, a jury found Gutierrez Reed guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The armorer was responsible for the gun that discharged a live bullet on the Western film set. Hutchins was in the line of fire when actor Alec Baldwin pulled the gun out of his holster on Oct. 21, 2021.</p><p>Gutierrez Reed was also found not guilty of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/alec-baldwins-rust-armorer-charged-after-allegedly-passing-drugs-off-day-fatal-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>evidence tampering</u></a>, a charge she received in 2023 after investigators accused her of passing off a bag of cocaine on the day of the fatal set shooting.</p><p>On March 16, Baldwin's legal team asked a New Mexico judge to dismiss the indictment against him related to the fatal shooting on the "Rust" movie set, saying prosecutors acted unethically and failed to present crucial evidence to the grand jury.</p><p>The attorneys argued that the state has violated "nearly every rule in the book" in an effort to convict Baldwin in the fatal movie set shooting of Hutchins.</p><p>"Enough is enough," the lawyers wrote. "This is an abuse of the system, and an abuse of an innocent person whose rights have been trampled to the extreme," they wrote in a court filing. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/alec-baldwin-faces-new-indictment-rust-movie-set-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Baldwin was indicted</u></a> on two counts — involuntary manslaughter, negligent use of a firearm, or, in the alternative, involuntary manslaughter without due caution or circumspection — on Jan. 19.</p><p>The jury for Gutierrez Reed's trial deliberated for less than three hours at the New Mexico courthouse. After the verdict was read, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ordered Gutierrez Reed be taken into custody, where she will remain until she is sentenced.</p><p>"I'm going to remand you," Sommer told the courtroom. "The reason is you are now convicted, and this is a death." Gutierrez Reed was immediately taken into custody by deputies and has an April 15 sentencing date.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS</u></strong></a></p><p>She faces up to 18 months in prison, in addition to a $5,000 fine.</p><p>The armorer's trial, which began Feb. 21, saw testimony from weapons experts, FBI and Santa Fe County authorities and crew members who witnessed the fatal shooting.</p><p>The prosecution largely focused on Gutierrez Reed's behavior as an armorer, claiming she didn't do her job correctly.</p><p>"Hannah Gutierrez knew that Baldwin was loose. She knew it," special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said during closing arguments. "She didn't do anything about it, even though it was her job. It was her job. It is her job to say to an A-list actor, if in fact, that's what you want to call him, 'Hey, you can't behave that way with those firearms.' That is her job. That is what they pay her for. That is the job that she applied for. That is the job that she accepted."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER</u></strong></a></p><p>Gutierrez Reed's legal team had told the jury that the prosecution hadn't presented enough evidence to convict the armorer of involuntary manslaughter.</p><p>"They can't come in here with a straight face and mock us and criticize us and tell you they have given you enough to convict her beyond a reasonable doubt because they haven't," Bowles told the jury.</p><p>Bowles claimed there were factors outside of Gutierrez Reed's control that occurred on set, leading to the fatal shooting.</p><p>"Whoever put the live round on set and then Mr. Baldwin, in the end, going off script and doing what he did," the lawyer said. "Those are outside events outside of Ms. Gutierrez Reed's control that she didn't know was going to happen."</p><p><i>Fox News Digital's Lauryn Overhultz and Tracy Wright contributed to this report</i></p> 59be79cc-78f1-59fb-ac0b-c4a23f18a505 fnc Fox News fox-news/entertainment fox-news/entertainment/movies fox-news/person/alec-baldwin fox-news/entertainment article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:35:47 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/married-couple-adopts-stray-cat-crashed-wedding-ceremony-meant https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/married-couple-adopts-stray-cat-crashed-wedding-ceremony-meant Married couple adopts stray cat who crashed their wedding ceremony: 'Meant to be' A newlywed shared video of her wedding being &quot;crashed&quot; by a chatty stray cat who interrupted the ceremony. She later adopted the feline, now named Daisy. <p>A stray kitten was adopted by an <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adoring couple</a> after she interrupted their wedding last year.</p><p>Cat owner Cara racked up over 3 million likes after posting video of her meow-filled wedding ceremony on TikTok. The wedding was held at Curry Estate in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/northeast/new-york" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hopewell Junction, New York</a> in September 2023. </p><p>Video shows the groom reading his vows to the bride when audience members suddenly hear a cat – now named Daisy – loudly meowing.</p><p>Cara told Fox News Digital that she originally didn't hear the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/lifestyle/pets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chatty cat.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/cat-animal-rescue-agency-piercing-green-eyes-adoption-stunner" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>CAT AT ANIMAL RESCUE AGENCY WITH PIERCING GREEN EYES IS UP FOR ADOPTION: 'SHE'S A STUNNER'</strong></a></p><p>"We were so focused on the moment and what each other was saying," she explained. "We did notice, however, the crowd and bridal party starting to laugh!"</p><p>Cara's sister, who served as the maid of honor, then called the couple's attention to the matter.</p><p>"[She] kindly let us know that there was a cat right there meowing," the wife explained. "She was so perfectly perched on a tree stump behind us demanding to be heard."</p><p>According to Cara, she and her husband were already "huge cat people" before the ceremony – and the feline's unexpected appearance was a highlight.</p><p>"We have a cat that we adopted together, Gatsby, [and] our friends have celebrity nicknamed us Catt (Cara + Matt), and we even had cat cake toppers," she explained. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/cat-adoption-ad-goes-viral-refreshing-honesty-she-will-own-house-belongings" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>CAT ADOPTION AD GOES VIRAL FOR ITS REFRESHING HONESTY: ‘SHE WILL OWN YOU, YOUR HOUSE, YOUR BELONGINGS’</u></strong></a></p><p>"It felt like this was all meant to be when she showed up."</p><p>After the bride and groom fell in love with the kitten, the couple's families and friends worked hard to look for her – but had no luck.</p><p>"All anyone could talk about was the cat. It was the highlight of the night… I knew we had to have her."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER</u></strong></a></p><p>Two weeks later, Cara and Matt were contacted by their wedding venue. After trying for days, staff were finally able to lure the stray with leftover shrimp from past weddings.</p><p>"We were on our honeymoon [when they said] they had gotten her and that she was headed to a shelter if we wanted to adopt her," Cara explained.</p><p>Cara said Daisy perfectly integrated into her household. She was named after Daisy Buchanan from "The Great Gatsby" to match with her sibling, Gatsby.</p><p>"She is the most affectionate cat and loves nothing more than spending the day curled up inside our sweaters," Cara said. "It got even better when our resident cat, Gatsby, befriended her so quickly."</p><p>"It’s been such a joy having her and sharing her story with everyone," she added. "My husband Matt has said that he does not believe in fate but that it's pretty hard not to with Daisy!"</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong><u>For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.</u></strong></i></a></p> aaa696c2-4f13-5530-a69e-58e0f7480b8e fnc Fox News fox-news/lifestyle fox-news/lifestyle/weddings fox-news/lifestyle/pets fox-news/good-news fox-news/lifestyle article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:23:09 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/yankees-seinfeld-night-feature-george-costanza-bobblehead https://www.foxnews.com/sports/yankees-seinfeld-night-feature-george-costanza-bobblehead Yankees' 'Seinfeld Night' will feature 'best bobblehead I’ve ever seen' during 2024 season The New York Yankees will be hosting &quot;Seinfeld Night&quot; to honor the iconic NYC-based sitcom, and to do so, 18,000 fans will receive a George Costanza bobblehead. <p>The <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb/new-york-yankees" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Yankees</a> were everything to George Costanza in the hit sitcom "Seinfeld," and the organization is honoring the legendary character with his own bobblehead during the season. </p><p>The Yankees posted to social media that one of their promotional nights will feature George Costanza bobbleheads for 18,000 fans on July 5 against the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/mlb/boston-red-sox" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boston Red Sox</a><a rel="noopener">.</a></p><p>"Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle… Costanza?!?" the caption read on the Yankees’ post this past Friday. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</strong></a></p><p>The bobblehead features Costanza, who was played by Jason Alexander in the sitcom, holding a bat with a nice right-handed batting stance. He’s wearing a light blue collared shirt with a tie and black slacks. There’s also the "Seinfeld" show logo in the front as well. </p><p>It also features the words "Assistant To The Traveling Secretary" around the bottom, which was Costanza’s job with the Yankees in the show. It was always his dream to work for the Yankees. </p><p>Yankee fans flooded the comments after seeing the promotion, saying how much they need it. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/seinfeld-star-jason-alexander-reboot-rumors" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>‘SEINFELD’ STAR JASON ALEXANDER ADDRESSES REBOOT RUMORS: ‘NO ONE CALLED ME’</strong></a></p><p>"This is the best bobblehead I’ve ever seen," one X user wrote. </p><p>Costanza worked in his ficitional role with the Yankees for several seasons. It first showed up in the episode entitled "The Opposite" in season five. </p><p>"A job with the New York Yankees! This has been the dream of my life ever since I was a child, and it’s all happening because I’m completely ignoring every urge towards common sense and good judgment I’ve ever had," Costanza said. </p><p>The bobblehead’s design is also based on the outfit Costanza is wearing when he teaches a thing or two about hitting to Yankees greats Derek Jeter and Bernie Williams in season eight. </p><p>"Hitting is not about muscle," Costanza tells Jeter and Williams at Yankee Stadium. "It’s simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant."</p><p>Costanza goes on to smash a home run, prompting him to say "it’s not complicated" to the All-Stars. </p><p><i>Follow Fox News Digital’s </i><a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong>sports coverage on X</strong></i></a><i>, and subscribe to </i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong>the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</strong></i></a><i>.</i></p> ac0f7343-a3d9-502d-bf50-2afedebdc2e6 fnc Fox News fox-news/sports/mlb/new-york-yankees fox-news/sports article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:16:24 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/big-east-disappointed-some-teams-snubbed-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament https://www.foxnews.com/sports/big-east-disappointed-some-teams-snubbed-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament Big East 'disappointed' some teams snubbed from NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament The Big East Conference said it was &quot;disappointed that some worthy&quot; teams weren&apos;t selected for the NCAA Men&apos;s Basketball Tournament after an uproar. <p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ncaa-bk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Big East Conference</a> men’s basketball coaches expressed their frustration with the NCAA as the league only saw three teams make the tournament this year.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ncaa/connecticut-huskies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UConn, the defending</a> national champions, were the No. 1 overall seed with Marquette and Creighton both earning spots in the field of 68. But as coaches like Rick Pitino, Kim English and others spoke out about the alleged snubs, the conference released a statement on the issue.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</u></strong></a></p><p>"We have great respect for the NCAA men's basketball committee and the time and effort that goes into selecting and seeding the teams for the NCAA tournament," the conference said. "It is a very challenging job, and we have been advised that this year’s upsets added to the complexity and contributed to the committee's final bracket selections."</p><p>"Given the high level of play in our league, we are understandably very disappointed that some worthy Big East teams were not selected to participate. We will be working closely with our schools in the coming months to best position the Big East next year and to ensure that we continue to be represented in March Madness in a manner befitting our stature as one of the best conferences in college basketball."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/marquettes-shaka-smart-depauls-worst-year-ever-lack-big-east-schools-march-madness" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MARQUETTE'S SHAKA SMART: DEPAUL'S 'WORST YEAR EVER' LED TO LACK OF BIG EAST SCHOOLS IN MARCH MADNESS</strong></a></p><p>A handful of stunning conference tournament champions made their way into the field, forcing the selection committee to give at-large bids to schools that may have been favorites to win their conference titles.</p><p>N.C. State shocked North Carolina to win the ACC Championship, while UAB won the American Athletic Conference over Temple. It meant Florida Atlantic getting an at-large bid.</p><p>Those were just a few of the teams that played a role in keeping some of the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/2024-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-selections-revealed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Big East schools out</a>.</p><p>Seton Hall, Providence, Xavier and Butler will play in the NIT.</p><p><i><strong>Follow Fox News Digital’s</strong></i><a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong> <u>sports coverage on X</u></strong></i></a><i><strong> and subscribe to</strong></i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong><u> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</u></strong></i></a><i><strong>.</strong></i></p> 6b99fbd3-1da1-58c4-92d2-754e29da4af8 fnc Fox News fox-news/sports/ncaa-bk/march-madness fox-news/sports/ncaa fox-news/sports/ncaa-bk fox-news/sports article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:16:02 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/effort-revive-mississippi-ballot-initiative-process-squelched-state-senate https://www.foxnews.com/politics/effort-revive-mississippi-ballot-initiative-process-squelched-state-senate Effort to revive Mississippi ballot initiative process is squelched in state Senate The MS Senate killed a proposal Monday to restore a ballot initiative process, days after a 26-21 vote to pass a bill that would allow residents to put some policy proposals on statewide ballots. <p>JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/dorie-ann-ladner-mississippi-civil-rights-activist-naacp-organizer-dies-81" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mississippi</a> legislators are unlikely to restore a ballot initiative process this year after a Senate chairman killed a proposal Monday.</p><p>The move came days after <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mississippi-senate-passes-bill-regional-control-jacksons-troubled-water-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Senate</a> voted 26-21 to pass a bill that would have allowed Mississippi residents to put some policy proposals on statewide ballots. But the bill needed another Senate debate and that never happened because Republican Sen. David Parker, of Olive Branch, who chairs the Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committee, didn't bring it back up before a Monday deadline.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/mississippi-officer-fired-allegedly-forcing-detainee-lick-own-urine-off-floor" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MISSISSIPPI OFFICER FIRED AFTER ALLEGEDLY FORCING DETAINEE TO LICK OWN URINE OFF FLOOR</strong></a></p><p>Parker said last week that efforts to revive an initiative process were "on life support" because of significant differences between the House and Senate. Republicans control both chambers.</p><p>Starting in the 1990s, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mississippi-us-senate-house-2024-primary-results-incumbent-republican-sen-roger-wicker-advances" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mississippi</a> had a process for people to put proposed state constitutional amendments on the ballot, requiring an equal number of signatures from each of the five congressional districts. Mississippi dropped to four districts after the 2000 census, but initiative language was never updated. That prompted the Mississippi Supreme Court to invalidate the initiative process in a 2021 ruling.</p><p>In 2022 and 2023, the House and Senate disagreed on details for a new initiative process.</p><p>Republican House Speaker Jason White has said this year that restoring initiatives was a core concern of many voters during the 2023 election.</p><p>The House adopted a resolution in January to restore the initiative process through a constitutional amendment, which would have eventually required a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate. The Senate bill would not have required a two-thirds House vote because it wouldn’t change the state constitution, but it contained provisions that could have been a tough sell in the House.</p><p>Under the House proposal, an initiative would need more than 150,000 signatures in a state with about 1.9 million voters. To be approved, an initiative would need to receive at least 40% of the total votes cast. The Senate version would have required 67% of the total votes cast.</p><p>Parker and some other senators said they wanted to guard against out-of-state interests pouring money into Mississippi to get issues on the ballot.</p><p>Both the House and Senate proposals would have banned initiatives to alter abortion laws. Legislators cited Mississippi's role in enacting a law that laid the groundwork for the U.S. Supreme Court to upend abortion rights nationwide.</p> 9243313f-9312-5ac1-86ef-22741231ab4c fnc Fox News fox-news/us/us-regions/southeast/mississippi fox-news/topic/associated-press fox-news/politics fox-news/politics article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:08:23 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-woman-allegedly-confessed-gunning-down-her-own-grandmother-dallas https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-woman-allegedly-confessed-gunning-down-her-own-grandmother-dallas Texas woman allegedly confessed to gunning down her own grandmother in Dallas Dallas resident Kelsie Miles, 30, was charged with murder after she allegedly confessed to shooting her 80-year-old grandmother, Betty Lou Hearn, at their house. <p>A Texas resident was arrested after she allegedly told police that she shot and killed her elderly grandmother.</p><p>Kelsie Miles, 30, was charged with <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/homicide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one count of murder</a> on Sunday, according to the Dallas Police Department. She is accused of killing her 80 year-old grandmother, Betty Lou Hearn, at their East Oak Cliff home.</p><p>The Grand Prarie Police Department told Fox News Digital that Miles contacted them about the shooting at around 5:10 a.m. on Sunday morning.</p><p>"Miles did drive to the Grand Prairie Police Department where she met officers outside in the parking lot and told them about the shooting in Dallas," a department spokesperson explained. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/uber-driver-hits-kills-1-year-old-dropping-family-houston" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>UBER DRIVER HITS, KILLS 1-YEAR-OLD AFTER DROPPING FAMILY OFF IN HOUSTON</strong></a></p><p>"Officers detained her and contacted Dallas PD who responded to our detention center where they took custody of her."</p><p>In a press release, the Dallas Police Department said that first responders rushed to the scene of the shooting to assist the victim.</p><p>"Officers responded to the address, and after receiving no response from anyone inside and having reason to believe someone may need immediate medical help, the officers forced entry into the home," the statement read. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/houston-police-chief-apologizes-vows-improvement-264k-cases-dropped-staff-shortage" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>HOUSTON POLICE CHIEF APOLOGIZES, VOWS IMPROVEMENT AFTER 264K CASES DROPPED DUE TO STAFF SHORTAGE</u></strong></a></p><p>"Once inside, officers located 80-year-old Betty Hearn on the floor, shot. Dallas Fire Rescue responded, and Hearn died at the scene."</p><p>After her arrest, Miles was transported to the Dallas County Jail. She is being held there on $750,000 bond.</p> cf1c024d-0335-5a26-b73d-ab68074aeb36 fnc Fox News fox-news/us fox-news/us/us-regions/southwest/texas fox-news/us/dallas-fort-worth fox-news/us/crime fox-news/us/crime/homicide fox-news/us article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:07:46 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/media/nathan-wade-cancels-person-network-interview-family-emergency https://www.foxnews.com/media/nathan-wade-cancels-person-network-interview-family-emergency Nathan Wade cancels major in-person network interview, citing family emergency The embattled prosecutor, who resigned Friday, cancelled an in-person interview for Meet the Press at the last minute, NBC shared in a post on X. <p>Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade canceled an in-person interview on NBC's Meet the Press late Saturday evening allegedly due to a family emergency. </p><p>The show announced the change in a post on X, explaining Wade had confirmed the interview late Saturday afternoon for the following Sunday morning broadcast. Meet the Press said the show would "proceed as planned" with the broadcast’s original lineup featuring Ben Cardin, Bill Cassidy and José Andrés. </p><p>The embattled special prosecutor was at the center of a probe into alleged misconduct by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is prosecuting former President Trump on claims that he interfered with Georgia's 2020 election. Willis and hired Wade as special prosecutor for the case, but many argued it was because of their romantic relationship as he wasn't qualified for the job.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/georgia-lawmaker-demands-fani-willis-step-aside-trump-election-case-credibility-shot" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>GEORGIA LAWMAKER DEMANDS FANI WILLIS STEP ASIDE IN TRUMP ELECTION CASE: ‘HER CREDIBILITY IS SHOT’</strong></a></p><p>The co-defendants in the case alleged that Willis benefited financially by hiring Wade because they were in a pre-existing relationship when he was hired in 2021, and he took her on trips. Both <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-fani-willis-assistant-confirms-romantic-relationship-with-nathan-wade-in-2019" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Wade and Willis denied</u></a> they were in a romantic relationship prior to his hiring and said they would split the costs of their shared travels. Willis claimed she reimbursed him with cash. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/keith-olbermann-suggests-hope-trumps-assassination-x-post" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>KEITH OLBERMANN SUGGESTS ‘HOPE’ FOR TRUMP'S ASSASSINATION IN X POST</strong></a></p><p>On Friday, the Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled either Willis or Wade must step aside for the case to continue against Trump. Hours later, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fulton-county-prosecutor-nathan-wade-withdraws-trump-case-allowing-da-fani-willis-continue" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wade tendered his resignation</a> in a letter to Willis, saying he was doing so "in the interest of democracy."</p><p>McAfee ruled that the defendants "failed to meet their burden of proving that the District Attorney acquired an actual conflict of interest in this case through her personal relationship and recurring travels with her lead prosecutor."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News Digital</a> reached out to Wade for comment.</p> 43b62eee-87b2-5775-97be-72e4bf38b218 fnc Fox News fox-news/media fox-news/us/us-regions/southeast/georgia fox-news/person/donald-trump fox-news/media article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:00:25 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/us/wisconsin-father-arrested-child-abuse-claiming-newborn-son-hit-ipad https://www.foxnews.com/us/wisconsin-father-arrested-child-abuse-claiming-newborn-son-hit-ipad Wisconsin father arrested for child abuse after claiming newborn son was hit by an iPad Steven Nichols was charged with child abuse and neglect after his son was found with severe injuries that included spinal bleeding and rib and skull fractures. <p>A Milwaukee man is being accused of child abuse after his baby was found with severe injuries that he claimed were caused by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/tech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an iPad.</a> </p><p>Steven Nichols, 19, was charged with one count of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">child abuse</a> and one count of neglect by the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office. </p><p>According to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital, the child's mother became aware of her son's injuries on March 11. She left him with Nichols for the weekend. He was with Nichols from March 8 through March 10.</p><p>When the baby was brought back home, the mother noticed that he was "fussy," constipated, and had trouble sleeping.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-man-failed-call-hours-toddler-watching-suffered-fatal-injury-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>FLORIDA COUPLE ARRESTED AFTER CHILDREN FOUND LIVING IN 'DEPLORABLE' CONDITIONS: AFFIDAVIT</strong></a></p><p>When the mother noticed that the child was bruised and asked Nichols about the injuries, he claimed that an iPad accidentally hit the child.</p><p>"Nichols had informed [her] that an iPad he propped up on a formula container had fallen onto [the child]," documents read. </p><p>The baby boy, who was born on Feb. 3 of this year, was brought to St. Joseph's Hospital by his mother.</p><p>Hospital staff determined that the baby boy suffered "bilateral skull fractures, a significant brain injury [and a] femur fracture to both the left and right femur."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/toddler-lone-survivor-wisconsin-crash-kills-9-including-7-amish-community-members" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>TODDLER LONE SURVIVOR AFTER WISCONSIN CRASH KILLS 9, INCLUDING 7 AMISH COMMUNITY MEMBERS</strong></a></p><p>In addition, he also sustained rib fractures, buttocks burns and spinal bleeding. Bruises were also found on the child's abdomen, left inner thigh, groin, eye and forehead.</p><p>"Medical informed officers that an iPad could not have caused all of these injuries," the court documents read.</p><p>"It was determined that these injuries were inflicted and not accidental by medical staff based on the nature, number, and placement of the injuries."</p><p>While Nichols was being interviewed, he allegedly told police that it "wasn’t unfair" to say that he hurt his child, but still denied the allegations.</p> 41890623-6005-50ba-8d5b-2583c21d7436 fnc Fox News fox-news/us fox-news/us/us-regions/midwest/wisconsin fox-news/us/us-regions/midwest fox-news/us/crime fox-news/us article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:55:56 -0400 https://www.foxnews.com/us/pregnant-womans-suspected-killer-first-charged-nh-fetal-homicide-law https://www.foxnews.com/us/pregnant-womans-suspected-killer-first-charged-nh-fetal-homicide-law Pregnant woman's suspected killer is first to be charged under NH fetal homicide law William Kelly has become the first New Hampshire resident charged with murder in the death of an unborn child, stemming from the December killing of Christine Falzone, who was pregnant. <p>A <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/northeast/new-hampshire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Hampshire</a> man appeared in court Monday on charges that he killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child by means of multiple blunt force injuries, the first time the state has charged someone with murder in the death of a fetus.</p><p>William Kelly, 28, appeared in Carroll County Superior Court in Ossipee with his lawyer, Caroline Smith. He did not address the judge. Smith said she planned to file paperwork that Kelly was waiving his arraignment and pleading not guilty. An email seeking comment was left for Smith.</p><p>Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Mitchell Weinberg determined that Christine Falzone, 33, was about 35 to 37 weeks pregnant at the time of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/homicide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">her death</a> in December.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/maura-murray-20-years-nursing-student-vanished-new-hampshire-family-hopeful-answers" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MAURA MURRAY: 20 YEARS AFTER NURSING STUDENT VANISHED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, FAMILY 'HOPEFUL' FOR ANSWERS</strong></a></p><p>The Legislature passed a bill in 2017 that defines a fetus at 20 weeks of development and beyond as a person for purposes of criminal prosecution of murder. Republican Gov. Chris Sununu signed the bill into law. It took effect in 2018.</p><p>Kelly’s case is the first time the state had charged someone with murder in the death of a fetus, said Michael Garrity, a spokesperson for the attorney general’s office.</p><p>Kelly was indicted by a Carroll County grand jury on Friday on two counts of second-degree murder. He recklessly caused the deaths of Falzone and her fetus, according to the indictment.</p><p>Lawyers said they were waiting on forensic test results. They agreed to schedule a hearing in June and a potential trial date in 2025.</p><p>Kelly, who was being held without bail, has several <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criminal convictions</a>. The most recent was for assault in 2019, police said.</p><p>Kelly initially was arrested in December on a single second-degree murder charge connected to Falzone's death.</p><p>Police said they found Falzone unconscious and not breathing at the Ossipee home she shared with Kelly. It was not immediately known if Kelly was the father of the unborn child.</p> c768a9ae-0cd6-5cce-89fe-20aea674d39e fnc Fox News fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast/new-hampshire fox-news/topic/associated-press fox-news/us/us-regions/northeast fox-news/us/crime fox-news/us/crime/homicide fox-news/us article Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:50:08 -0400