The national homicide rate plunged to a historic low in 2025 and has continued to fall so far this year – except in eight major US cities. The country saw the sharpest year-over-year decline in murders on record last year, with homicides dropping 20% from 2024 and likely reaching their lowest levels since 1900, according to a new analysis of local crime rates released by the Council on Criminal Justice. The plunge in violence has only continued accelerating so far in 2026. Homicides fell an average of 18% during the first half of the year compared to the first six…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill over noncitizens registered to vote in the Garden State, questioning the timing of the revelation as Trump tightens election security.”I will say on New Jersey and this governor, the fact…
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A quartet of witnesses testifying this week to the House Small Business Committee disputed the commonly-held belief that artificial intelligence will displace human workers and insisted that small businesses which use AI are likely to wind up having to hire more employees–because they’ll grow.Already, a majority of small businesses are…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark inched closer to a one-game suspension on Wednesday night when she picked up her seventh technical foul of the season against the Connecticut Sun.With the Fever leading 95-67 toward the end of the third quarter, Olivia Nelson-Ododa…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NEW YORK — Allow me to imagine a scenario for a moment. Indulge me with this fantasy. Months from now. Perhaps years. When the World Cup is long gone. I will be having coffee at my favorite spot in downtown Manhattan, a…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The countdown is over. NFL training camp has arrived. Every team is 0-0 so there’s hope in each city that this season ends with a championship parade.Bryce Young and the defending NFC South champion Carolina Panthers report Wednesday. So do the Arizona…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! CONMEBOL president Alejandro Dominguez has claimed on social media that the 2030 World Cup will expand to an unprecedented 64-team tournament. The bold declaration follows confirmation from Gianni Infantino that FIFA plans to evaluate further expansion after the groundbreaking 48-team 2026 edition…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Santos superstar Neymar was a notable absentee from the squad as Cuca’s side secured a dominant victory in the Copa Sudamericana on Tuesday night. Rather than flying to Venezuela for the continental clash, the Brazilian icon was spotted competing in a professional…
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The deadline to file for a settlement refund from Amazon is approaching, but you still have time to get your cut. Eligible customers can file a claim as part of the company’s $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, consisting of $1 billion in civil penalties and $1.5 billion…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Trump-appointed judge dealt the Trump administration a major setback Monday, tossing out its lawsuit against Minnesota’s sanctuary immigration policies and ruling the state cannot be compelled to assist federal immigration enforcement.The battle centered on whether the Trump administration can use the…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump was seen Wednesday saluting the flag-draped caskets of four U.S. service members recently killed in action in Jordan and Iraq, as he attended a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Trump was seen standing alongside Secretary…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, have turned to Hunter Biden’s former attorney as federal investigators scrutinize financial and nonprofit matters involving the first partner and a separate federal fraud case has ensnared the governor’s former chief of…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump paid an emotional tribute to fallen Army 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan during an event Wednesday at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia, revealing he invited the slain soldier’s grieving family aboard Air Force One and were in the…
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Airplanes are about to be as quiet as libraries. Gone are the days of having to shush flyers or throw some nasty side-eye at your seatmate because Congress has officially introduced another bill to ban phone calls during flights. The Quiet Skies Act is a rare move of bipartisan legislation that would “finalize a ban on in-flight calls on commercial planes.” If passed, the bill would force the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to officially uphold a previous law — The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. The legislation required the FAA to review whether or not regulations were needed regarding passenger…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists in Egypt recently uncovered an ancient Christian city — complete with a church and a deacon’s home — that dates back to the religion’s earliest centuries.The discovery was announced by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on July 3.The remnants were…
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