Dr. Anthony Fauci declined to answer Fox News Digital’s questions outside his home Thursday, walking away when asked whether he regretted pleading the Fifth Amendment during a contentious Senate hearing or his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Do you regret the way you handled the hearing, pleading the Fifth so much?” Fox News Digital asked Fauci. Fauci’s silence came one day after he declined, on the advice of his attorneys, to answer questions before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, chaired by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. “Although it pains me to do so because of the respect I have for the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced a new interim police chief on Friday following the resignation of Police Chief Shon Barnes after a deadly shooting at a food festival over the weekend.”I do not take lightly what it means to make decisions that affect people’s safety and their lives,” Wilson said in a Friday morning news conference before announcing she had selected Deputy Chief Andre Sayles as interim police chief.She added, “I chose Andre Sayles because he has done this job before and can hit the ground running. He served as chief of…

The Marías frontwoman María Zardoya paid tribute to her late niece and Milania Giudice‘s longtime friend, Victoria Zardoya. “Rest in peace to my sweet niece, Victoria,” the Grammy nominee, 31, wrote via her Instagram Story on Thursday, July 30. “Heaven gained an angel too soon, but she lives on.” María added that the following day would be Victoria’s honor walk. (An honor walk is a ceremonial event where doctors, nurses, staff, and family members commemorate a deceased person who chose to donate their organs.) “She’ll give the gift of life to 8 others,” the singer continued. “As we play music…

CHICAGO — Amed Rosario is a hardworking veteran and a valuable resource for some younger teammates, but at the end of the day, he is on the Yankees to crush lefties.  Too often of late, though, especially at a time when they are missing some of their best hitters against lefties, he has not been able to do that.  But Rosario picked a big spot to provide another jolt against a southpaw, taking Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga deep to spark the Yankees in a 2-0 win Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field.  “He’s capable of that,” manager Aaron Boone said. “We…

WASHINGTON — President Trump is standing by Todd Blanche as his pick for acting attorney general — and defending a controversial $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund” created as a result of his lawsuit against the IRS — even as GOP senators could delay a confirmation vote for another month. Trump said during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David Friday that Blanche “should be approved forthwith,” while also doubling down in his defense of the fund — in another rebuke of Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), who have held up Blanche’s confirmation vote in the Judiciary Committee. The president…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was reportedly denied the opportunity to speak Friday during the funeral of Army Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad in Queens, one of three U.S. service members killed in Jordan during an Iranian attack on July 17.Mamdani attended the service at a church in Ozone Park but did not deliver remarks honoring Rampersad.According to the New York Post, Mamdani appeared to review prepared remarks on an iPad as other dignitaries spoke, but his name was never called.A source familiar with the funeral told the New York Post that…

The North Face made billions. Berkeley lost its last store. The outdoor retailer has quietly shuttered its final location in the California city that helped transform the once-small brand into a global powerhouse estimated by analysts to be worth more than $10 billion. The longtime Fifth Street outlet permanently closed on July 12, ending The North Face’s retail presence in Berkeley after decades. The storefront has been blacked out, with the iconic Half Dome logo covered and the doors painted black. The closure marks the end of an era for the city that helped put The North Face on the…

Cincinnati Bengals tight end Erick All Jr. was searching for confidence, and it suddenly hit him like a truck. Speaking to reporters at Bengals training camp on Thursday, July 30, All, 25, revealed that a moped, which he described as a “three-wheeled truck,” veered off the street and knocked him to the ground while he was vacationing in Greece last month. “That was huge for my confidence, you don’t understand, that did a lot of good things for the mental,” he said. “It could have been very bad. That’s what I do. I’m here for the physicality. After not playing…

The SEC and Big Ten are on board with the Senate’s new bill regarding collegiate sports. After weeks of negotiations, the two powerhouse NCAA conferences agreed on Friday night to support a Senate bill — dubbed the Protect College Sports Act — that would impose federal sanctions on college athletics. Both the SEC and Big Ten were battling with the Senate Commerce Committee regarding the bill’s details, which would limit the expansion of conferences and the compensation of student athletes. Though many within each conference initially said the bill did not fully address all of their concerns, they wound up…

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman on Friday accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of intentionally leaving Little Italy off a map of the Big Apple’s immigrant enclaves.  The map, titled “New York City Immigrant Enclaves,” highlights 30 areas across the five boroughs, ranging from Koreatown in Manhattan to Little Pakistan in Brooklyn and Little Yemen in The Bronx But notably left off the map was the famous Italian-American neighborhood in Manhattan, sparking a steady wave of outrage since early July. “I think it was intentional that not only the Little Italy here, down in Lower Manhattan on Mulberry Street,…