Pritzker, Chicago mayor blasted for rejecting federal help on crime surge Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor Pritzker rejected President Trump’s federal aid as the city faces a violent crime surge with murders up 9%. Former FBI Special Agent Nicole Parker and Former LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva discuss Chicago’s decision to release a teacher involved in a mass shooting, and the FBI’s strategy to foil a White House terror plot. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A North Carolina man allegedly kicked down his ex-girlfriend’s apartment door and fatally stabbed his 5-year-old son before leaving and heading…

An iconic San Francisco restaurant known for its castle-like facade and A-list customers will reopen in September after being closed down for about 18 years since 2008. The effort to open back up Julius’ Castle, first started by Italian American restaurateur Julius Roz in 1924, has faced a lot of bumps in the road since its current owner Paul Scott brought the property in 2012. Scott said that he faced red tape, legal disputes, sliding hillsides and a fire in his attempt to bring the place back to life. After all those years, he’s finally gotten building permits, a new…

Jaime King has been part of Taylor Swift‘s inner circle for more than a decade — long enough to entrust the pop star with the role of godmother to one of her sons. However, when Swift married Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in July 2026, King and her then-10-year-old son, Leo Thames, weren’t among the approximately 1,000 guests. The absence prompted a rare public explanation from King’s camp and put a spotlight on a friendship that has quietly endured through Swift’s many eras. Scroll below for a look at how Swift and King’s bond has evolved through the…

The Golden State Warriors’ Plan B may already have a name. As the franchise waits to see whether LeBron James becomes a realistic option, DeMar DeRozan has emerged as a veteran fallback worth watching. According to ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel, Golden State is expected to have internal conversations about pursuing DeRozan after his release from the Sacramento Kings. “DeRozan’s kind of a 1B plan right now for some of these teams that are looking at LeBron James,” Siegel said on “Clutch Scoops.” “The Golden State Warriors are a team that is going to have internal conversations about pursuing DeMar…

A metal detectorist in Norway dismissed a rare 900-year-old silver coin as a button, before researchers realized it was a one-of-a-kind piece linked to Magnus Barefoot (also known as Magnus Berrføtt), the warrior ruler often called Norway’s last Viking king.The coin, found in a field near Utstein Monastery in southwest Norway, dates to Barefoot’s reign from 1093 to 1103. It is the first coin of its type ever discovered on Norwegian soil, according to a December 2025 translated statement from the University of Stavanger Museum of Archaeology.”It is a fascinating thought that we may be just one large treasure find…

Two new California taxes next year described as “the largest tax increase in state history” have sparked outrage among businesses and other critics furious with elected officials for jacking up the state’s already-high cost of living. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers recently enacted a state budget that would raise health insurance premiums and slap a new charge on software downloads in an effort to make up federal revenue loss from an antagonistic Trump administration, Democrats said. “What happened to addressing the affordability crisis that was supposed to be such a priority?” said state Sen. Tony Strickland. “These tax increases could…

Not so fast on the “rapid bus routes!” Bronx politicians blasted Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s news $800 million plan to speed up city bus routes on Thursday — saying it could make the affected streets more dangerous for pedestrians. The elected officials groaned that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has already torn out bus stops along the Grand Concourse in 2022 and said the new routes will mean even fewer stops and seniors crossing busy thoroughfares to make their bus. “I want the MTA to stop making everything about them and money,” said Yvonne Miller, a longtime resident in her 60s who…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District, once proposed raising taxes to make room for a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer.A “DEI coordinator” was among eight new hires in the city’s 2023 proposed budget and would have set aside $25,500 for the position. In order to cover the costs of that opening and those of a police chief, a fire chief, a business administrator, a solicitor and a director of public works, the budget included a 3% property tax increase,…

Trump admin creates panel to study UAP reports Astrophysicist Avi Loeb, an advisor to the new panel, discusses the Trump administration’s initiative to study unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) reports. Loeb emphasizes the need for transparency and better data collection to understand these mysterious sightings, addressing national security risks and the potential for non-terrestrial origins. He stresses that all unclassified data will be made public. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NASA head Jared Isaacman recently confirmed that the space agency has taken images of objects that remain unknown, which could be classified as UFOs.Isaacman, who began serving as…

Chiffon? In this economy? This week’s Paris Haute Couture shows swapped the usual piles of handmade lace and crystal-coated leather for materials often on shelves at the Dollar Store — or even better yet, Home Depot, like latex balloons, crumpled chicken wire, ripped denim, and clumps of very photogenic hay. The bargain-bin brilliance comes as U.S. inflation rates hit 4.2 percent, resulting in designer dresses that were once $500 to $2,000 now in the $10,000 range. When even the ultra-rich are hit with sticker shock, fashion has some work to do to survive disgruntled shoppers and skeptical critics. Apparently, that…