NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal appeals court upheld a controversial Illinois gun control law that largely bans assault weapons.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit decision issued on Thursday slapped down a district court decision that declared the ban unconstitutional.”Among other things, the Act criminalizes the manufacture, sale, delivery, purchase, and possession of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. A grandfather clause permits preexisting lawful owners of the regulated items to continue possessing them,” the Thursday decision noted.US JUDGE TOSSES ILLINOIS’ BAN ON SEMIAUTOMATIC WEAPONS, GOVERNOR PLEDGES SWIFT APPEAL Smith & Wesson M&P-15 semi-automatic…

FBI arrests first suspect on ‘most wanted fraudsters’ list First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli joins ‘Saturday in America’ to discuss the ongoing fraud crackdown and multiple arrests made on suspects who allegedly stole hundreds of millions of dollars. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two California men accused of stealing more than $100,000 worth of tools, copper wire and vehicles allegedly took pictures of themselves while committing the crimes, authorities said.The alleged thefts occurred during a burglary at a business in American Canyon on July 6, according to the American Canyon…

DEAR ABBY: I married when I was 20 and my husband was 32. I grew up with a conservative view of marriage, so in a sense, I believed marrying early would grant me the most freedom as a woman. We have been married for five years and have a child.  Over the years, many people have offered unsolicited advice about how I “missed out on my 20s,” or how our age gap is “disturbing.” I have done my best to brush off these comments, but as I’ve grown and my views about life have evolved, these negative sentiments are becoming…

Larry Birkhead slammed the upcoming biopic about Dr. Sandeep Kapoor who was implicated in Anna Nicole Smith’s death. “We absolutely object to any of Anna Nicole’s, my life, my daughter’s life being used in a movie,” the photographer, 53, said in an interview with Entertainment Tonight published on Thursday, July 9. “And being made characters out of someone [who] was a doctor that supposedly people were supposed to trust.” Birkhead claimed that he reached out to Kapoor to discuss how the film could impact his and Smith’s 19-year-old daughter Dannielynn. (Birkhead and Smith met at the Kentucky Derby in 2004,…

The final result paled in comparison to the night’s first swing. Shohei Ohtani’s ailing knee, it turns out, is still feeling plenty alright. Ohtani didn’t make his scheduled pitching start on Friday in the Dodgers’ 9-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, getting scratched from the mound before the game with what the team described as “continued irritation in his left knee.” Nevertheless, that didn’t stop the two-way star from serving as the club’s designated hitter –– or, three pitches into his first at-bat, taking All-Star left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez deep the other way for a resounding, and reassuring, leadoff home run.…

California’s inability to penalize sexually abusive teachers could cost the state’s schools some serious federal dough. The Trump administration is launching a nationwide crackdown on schools accused of shielding sexually abusive teachers — and California could lose $50 million in federal funding for failing to protect students, The California Post has learned. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is expected to send letters to school districts nationwide Friday reminding them of their obligations under federal law to promptly investigate allegations of sexual abuse and harassment and prevent educators accused of abusing students from quietly moving to other schools, which is colloquially…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mitt Romney, a former Massachusetts governor and former U.S. senator from Utah who will turn 80 years old next year, opined that he thinks individuals 80 and older should not be at the nation’s helm.He made the comments during an interview on “Deseret Voices” after host McKay Coppins jokingly asked Romney whether he would run for president in 2028.Romney indicated he “would love” to run again, adding, “and this time I might get it right. You know, third time’s a charm.”CASSIDY PRIMARY DEFEAT IS A ‘LOSS FOR THE COUNTRY,’ ROMNEY SAYS Then-Sen.…

Below Deck Mediterranean‘s Joe Bradley explained why Luke Brumer soiling Nathan Gallagher‘s goes beyond a hygiene issue into a possible contract breach. “It really does come down to a safety hazard and [an issue] with cleanliness and hygiene,” Joe exclusively told Us Weekly. “Because it’s literally in a contract.” Joe noted that it “is possible for someone to get fired” for that, adding, “In terms of what you sign in your contract and hygiene purposes, it is possible. Is he going to? I can’t say. But it has happened in the past. I hope not, though, but it depends how…

SAN FRANCISCO — Even when everything goes right for the Giants’ bullpen, something still finds a way to go wrong, especially, it seems, against the Rockies. The Giants were an inning away Friday night from a relief-heavy win over their company at the bottom of the National League West for the second time in the span of a week. And for the second time, it all fell apart before they could close the door completely. Dylan Smith earned some redemption in his first outing since surrendering the go-ahead three-run homer five days ago in Colorado, escaping a bases-loaded jam with…

President Trump on Friday told The Post he has “left instructions” should Iran succeed in their plots to assassinate him — and there’ll be hell to pay. “I’ve been on their list for a long time. That’s what we’re dealing with,” he said. “… The only thing is, I’ve left instructions — if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before.” Asked about recent reports that Israel this week flagged intel of a plot to take out the US president, Trump indicated there was no fresh plan from Iran — but said Tehran has wanted him dead for…