Mayor Zohran Mamdani will deliver a presidential-style speech Friday for America’s 250th birthday in what City Hall billed a “major address” hours before President Trump delivers his own remarks. Follow live updates on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist agenda and the latest in NYC politics Hizzoner’s team said his speech will reflect on “New York City’s role in our national history” and its “position as the nation’s symbolic gateway” — and will be delivered from George Washington’s desk. “This desk is older than the resolute desk and was used by Washington when it was located in Federal Hall, the first Capitol building for the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration is still having to deal with the “madness” of former President Joe Biden’s “open border” policies, as the Justice Department announces new kidnapping and murder charges against eight members of the foreign terrorist group Tren de Aragua (TDA).According to Blanche, all eight of the charged TDA members “crossed our southern border illegally” and “every one of them entered under the Biden administration between December 2021 and April 2024.”Blanche said that in one of the cases, four men murdered a father in the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Newly released bodycam video shows the moment the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service seized Brian Hooker’s sailboat “Soulmate” as it was being moved from the Bahamas back to the U.S. back in May.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPThe release of footage follows a months-long investigation into the disappearance of Lynette Hooker, who vanished while on vacation with her husband Brian Hooker in the Bahamas in April.Brian Hooker has not been charged with any crime or accused of wrongdoing.Fox News Digital’s Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.

Americans are driving straight into a new era of higher car costs. The average price of a new car is drifting toward $50,000 as Kelley Blue Book data revealed the American new-car buyer paid $49,220 in May. However, the car’s listing price was $51,595, so buyers walked away with a deal. Other reports from Cars.com confirmed that prices are rising, revealing that the average sticker tag is just above $50,000. And rates are only growing, as data from Kelley Blue Book shows a 1.2% year-over-year increase. Despite the daunting price tag, there are still affordable buys. In fact, many are…

Sullivan’s Crossing has been renewed for season 5, but not every cast member is returning. Based on the book series by Robyn Carr, Sullivan’s Crossing centers around neurosurgeon Maggie (Morgan Kohan) after she moves back home to rural Nova Scotia to reconnect with her estranged father, Sully (Scott Patterson). The brief getaway turns into Maggie making plans for a future in Sullivan’s Crossing with love interest Cal (Chad Michael Murray). Season 3 of the hit series, which started streaming on Netflix in August 2025, ended on a shocking note when Maggie and Cal’s relationship was affected by her secret husband,…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Archery world champion Mariana Bernal of Mexico was banned for three years, the International Testing Agency said Thursday, after testing positive for an anabolic steroid three weeks after winning a team gold medal against the U.S. The 23-year-old Bernal did not challenge the doping offense and is banned until after the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. She also was stripped of her 2025 World Cup Finals title. The ITA said she had one year cut from a routine four-year ban “due to her early admission” of the doping. Bernal tested positive for nandrolone in an out-of-competition test in…

Five New York city beaches are under advisory amid a heatwave set to make Independence Day weekend a real scorcher. The advisory means the water at these beaches has high levels of bacteria. The city’s Department of Health advises against swimming and wading under this warning. Warmer temps and direct sunlight can speed up bacterial growth in beach water and sand. The city’s testing measures enterococci — a fecal bacteria that is generally not harmful, but could indicate more dangerous bacteria and other microbes are in the water. It’s possible contaminated water can cause GI symptoms (like diarrhea, vomiting, cramping…

A mysterious wavelength of light is missing from the dwarf planet Pluto and Saturn’s supersized moon Titan, new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations show. The surprising discovery hints that these worlds harbor an unknown molecule that has not been seen in any other solar system world or exoplanet so far.Every element or molecule in the universe absorbs unique wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. Therefore, one of the main ways astronomers study distant worlds — both inside and outside the solar system — is by closely examining the light that reflects off them and searching for dark “absorption lines” that correspond…

Tesla blew past Wall Street estimates for second-quarter deliveries on Thursday, posting a record for the period as recovering demand in Europe outweighed persistent weakness in North America. The strong figures suggest Tesla’s mainstay auto business is regaining momentum after two straight annual sales declines, providing the spending cushion needed to power its ambitions in autonomous driving and artificial intelligence — the main drivers of the company’s roughly $1.6 trillion valuation. Tesla expects to spend more than $25 billion on capital expenditure in 2026, nearly triple the $8.5 billion last year, to expand AI infrastructure, battery production, Cybercab manufacturing and Optimus robots. “I think the…

A sweeping series of law enforcement raids hit the Central California city of Avenal on Wednesday as investigators searched City Hall, a community center and multiple homes linked to the town’s embattled leadership. The move dramatically escalates a months-long political crisis after local elected officials refused to relinquish power despite being overwhelmingly recalled by voters. The Kings County District Attorney’s Office, working alongside the Kings County Sheriff’s Office, executed search warrants at seven locations across the city as part of what prosecutors described only as an active investigation. Authorities have not disclosed what evidence investigators were seeking, whether anything was…