| Fox News - Latest Headlines | | | | LIV golfers to compete for $50 million purse in end-of-season team championship event: report | | Sep 14, 2022 | | The money that LIV golfers have made by leaving the PGA Tour in order to join the upstart league is staggering. Multiple players have reportedly been paid hefty signing bonuses in order to join LIV Golf, resulting in their suspension from PGA Tour events. However, LIV is not done throwing money around, offering the richest purse in golf history for the season-ending team championship event. LIV GOLF TO ANNOUNCE SEVEN NEW ADDITIONS, INCLUDING CAMERON SMITH: REPORT The tournament will be played at Trump National Doral Miami in late October, and golfers will compete for a $50 million purse, according to ESPN. The first-place team prize will be $16 million, with 12 four-man teams competing for the top prize. Second place gets $10 million, third place will split $8 million, and the fourth-place award is $4 million. SHANE LOWRY HOLDS OFF RORY MCILROY TO WIN BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP The format for the team championship event is also making waves. Following a draft that will determine each of the twelve teams, seeding for the tournament will be decided by a "‘nearest the pin’-style shootout." "Each team will be ranked and seeded one (1) through twelve (12) for competition in the Team Series Championship based on a shootout undertaken immediately following the Player Draft preceding the Team Series Championship, with each Team Captain having one (1) shot to hit toward a target in a 'nearest the pin'-style shootout," LIV Golf’s rules and regulations states. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "[T]he Team whose Team Captain's shot finishes closest to the target will be designated as the first (1st) seed and each remaining Team will be seeded based on the proximity to the target of each other Team Captain's shot." The rules and regulations were revealed on Monday as part of the federal antitrust lawsuit filed against the PGA Tour. LIV Golf made its most recent splash at the end of August, adding Open champion and world No. 2 golfer Cameron Smith to the ranks. | | | | | Pentagon accused of 'ideological litmus test' over vaccine mandate: 'Probably breaking the law' | | Sep 14, 2022 | | The Department of Defense is facing scrutiny after the Pentagon's inspector general determined it is in "potential noncompliance" over the number of religious exemption denials issued to service members in response to the vaccine mandate. First Liberty's senior counsel Mike Berry joined "Fox & Friends" Wednesday to discuss why he considers the effort an "ideological litmus test" as service members continue to push back against the policy. "The federal law requires the government, in this case the Pentagon, to do an individualized assessment," Berry told co-host Brian Kilmeade. "They have to treat everybody fairly. They have to give them a fair and objective analysis when they ask for a religious exemption, and this report says it sure doesn't look like the Department of Defense has been doing that." NAVY SEALS SEEKING RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS TO VACCINE MANDATE FACING INTIMIDATION AND HARASSMENT, SOURCES SAY "It's been a rubber stamp process that confirms what we've been saying for the past ten months," he continued. "And really what it is, it's an ideological litmus test. They don't want anybody of faith to serve in our military." According to an internal memo circulated earlier this month, the Pentagon is in "potential noncompliance" over its denial of religious exemption requests to the vaccine mandate. The DOD's Acting Inspector General Sean O'Donnell wrote the report back in June, highlighting "concerning denials" in reference to the number issued. The IG report comes as the Navy discretely reversed punishments for SEALs seeking religious exemptions from the vaccine, which previously made them nondeployable. "We've got to keep our foot on the gas pedal," Berry said. "We've got to continue to tell the American people and this administration that this vaccine mandate is doing nothing to help us. It's hurting our country. It's forcing people out of the military who are capable of serving," said Berry, adding that the military is not meeting its recruitment goals. "So we've got to stop this nonsense and allow people who are ready, willing and able to serve our country to continue to do so, and this DOD inspector general memo is really bad news for the administration, for the Pentagon, because it shows evidence that the Department of Defense is probably breaking the law," he continued. Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel criticized the vaccine mandate and said the Pentagon has been allowing medical exemptions, but not religious ones. "There is no public health reason whatsoever that this should be enforced. Absolute disgrace." | | | | | Wichita City Council votes to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, fentanyl test kits | | Sep 14, 2022 | | The Wichita City Council on Tuesday voted to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana and fentanyl test strips in the state's largest city. The move would eliminate between 750 and 850 prosecutions a year from the municipal courts. Marijuana possession is still illegal under state and federal law but local law enforcement agencies generally bring most minor marijuana possession cases to court, The Wichita Eagle reported. Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett did not take a position on the proposal but said his office doesn't have the resources to prosecute an additional 750 to 850 marijuana possession cases a year. MARIJUANA WITH HIGH THC LEVELS LINKED TO ADDICTION, PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS, STUDY FINDS KANSAS MAN FIRES MULTIPLE ROUNDS INTO WICHITA CLUB, KILLING ONE MAN AND INJURING FIVE WOMEN: POLICE The repeal is scheduled for a second reading next week and is set to take effect Sept. 23. Kansas has been far slower than other states to liberalize its marijuana laws, largely because there’s no way for voters to get proposed laws on the ballot. The Republican-controlled Legislature approved a measure this year to allow Kansans to use prescriptions derived from cannabis-related products if the drug is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as three currently are. KANSAS POLICE IDENTIFY 'POOPETRATOR' WHO ALLEGEDLY DEFECATED IN WICHITA BEAUTY STORE: 'NOT AMBER HEARD' Legislative leaders formed a committee to study medical marijuana this fall and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, who is seeking reelection, supports the idea. | | | | | MSU president acknowledges 'moment of uncertainty' on campus, some call for his departure | | Sep 14, 2022 | | The president of Michigan State University acknowledged a "moment of uncertainty" on campus amid tension with the school's governing board and some calls for his departure. Samuel Stanley Jr., who has been president since 2019, defended his administration's handling of the resignation of the business school dean during an appearance Tuesday night at the Faculty Senate. He did not directly address his own job. "I want to thank everyone for their messages of support and encouragement and to those who spoke in public supporting the provost and me," Stanley said, referring to MSU's chief academic officer. "There are so many things swirling around right now. ... And in this moment of uncertainty my number one priority remains the health and safety of our community and fostering a culture of accountability," Stanley said. MICHIGAN STATE'S TOM IZZO NOT HAPPY WITH IDEA OF ENDING POSTGAME HANDSHAKE: 'TYPICAL OF OUR COUNTRY RIGHT NOW' Meanwhile, trustee Rema Vassar said it was suggested to Stanley that he should retire, despite two years remaining on his contract. MARCH MADNESS 2022: MICHIGAN STATE SURVIVES, EDGES DAVIDSON 74-73 IN NCAAS "That conversation was a conversation between the board and President Stanley. That should not have been leaked," Vassar said. The MSU board recently hired a law firm to investigate the departure of Sanjay Gupta, who resigned as business dean. Stanley said he was surprised that trustees took that step. He said there were "failures of leadership" related to Title IX, the federal law that bars sex discrimination in programs that receive federal aid. Stanley warned against "politics and other considerations" interfering with academic work. Board chairwoman Dianne Byrum has publicly defended Stanley. GONZAGA, MICHIGAN STATE SET TO PLAY BASKETBALL ON AIRCRAFT CARRIER Several trustees, she said, "have sought to undermine and second-guess President Stanley under the mistaken belief they are somehow better qualified to run the university." | | | | | King Charles III takes ownership of Britain's swans | | Sep 14, 2022 | | After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's swans have a new owner. Following a tradition that dates back to medieval times, swans in the U.K. belong to the monarch. Now, they belong to King Charles III, according to Reuters. David Barber, who served as Queen Elizabeth’s swan marker for 30 years and is now the swan marker of the king, told Reuters that King Charles can claim any swan that is unmarked, swimming in open waters. QUEEN ELIZABETH’S HOBBIES: TIME WITH HER DOGS, HORSE RIDING, STAMP COLLECTING AND MORE "Not all the swans belong to the king," Barber said. "But if he wishes to claim them, he can, by the royal prerogative." This tradition of giving swan ownership to the monarch started at a time when swans were considered a delicacy, served at feasts and banquets, Barber told Reuters. QUEEN ELIZABETH II’S CORGIS WILL BE CARED FOR BY PRINCE ANDREW AND SARAH FERGUSON: REPORT "As time went on, different people owned swans," Barber said. "The crown gave them the right to own them. And they had the young cygnets and they would fatten them up for the Christmas feasts." "Of course, today swans are no longer eaten, and it's all a conservation and education exercise," Barber added. QUEEN ELIZABETH II: FANS PLAN CORGI PARADE AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE AS TRIBUTE Barber said he met Queen Elizabeth at several events over the three decades he served as her swan marker. In 2014, Queen Elizabeth presented him with the Royal Victorian Order, Reuters reported. "She was a very, very lovely person, Barber said. "You could get on with her very well. And she took a grand interest in all wildlife but swans as well." Barber said he hopes King Charles will do the same. "He's very keen on conservation and all this type of thing, which is absolutely brilliant for us as well," Barber said. "So hopefully he will take a nice interest in the swan population. That will help us do our job." Reuters contributed to this report. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER | | | | | Queen Elizabeth II tributes planned as Premier League returns to play | | Sep 14, 2022 | | Premier League matches will be played with a heavy heart this weekend as clubs, along with the United Kingdom, will remember Queen Elizabeth II more than a week after her death. The top-flight soccer league in the country put the season on pause in order to keep the focus on the Royals as they and Britons mourn her death. Additionally, when the league and players return to action this weekend, there will be plenty of tributes to honor the queen’s 70-year reign. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "Fans will be asked to join a minute’s silence, which will be followed by the National Anthem, ‘God Save The King,’" the Premier League said in a statement. "Big screens and LED perimeter boards will display tribute images to Her Majesty and flags at the grounds will be flying at half-mast. FOLLOWING QUEEN ELIZABETH II'S DEATH, JURGEN KLOPP URGES LIVERPOOL FANS TO RESPECT MOURNING PERIOD "When the clock turns to 70 minutes, fans will be invited to applaud The Queen’s 70-year reign." The Premier League will return Friday with Aston Villa taking on Southampton and Nottingham Forest face off against Fulham. Wolves-Manchester City, Newcastle-AFC Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur-Leicester City will compete on Saturday with Brighton and Crystal Palace’s matchup postponed. Chelsea-Liverpool and Manchester United-Leeds will remain postponed as well. They were set to play Sunday. Brentford-Arsenal and Everton-West Ham will play on. | | | | | 9/11 memorial speaker warns Democrats: Don't 'forget history' by backing soft-on-crime, 'open border' policies | | Sep 14, 2022 | | A speaker at the annual 9/11 memorial is warning politicians not to "forget history" when it comes to "open border" and soft-on-crime policies, adding that Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin would offer a necessary "fresh" approach to tackling violence in the Empire State. Andrew Colabella, who lost a cousin in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and another cousin years later to a 9/11-related illness, spoke to Fox News Digital after delivering a chilling message at the podium on Sunday to "remind" politicians that Americans were "united" and "no one cared" 21 years ago about whether someone was a Republican, Democrat or about their race or gender. "I think if you forget history, you are born to repeat it," Colabella told Fox News Digital during an interview. "My message was broadly to the politicians and anyone watching and anyone listening. When I said those words, it was nonpartisan. It did not point out a particular member, a particular party or a particular agenda. However, the people that are currently in power right now. You have a House and a Senate and executive Democrat-controlled — it's a trifecta. They're going to take it on the chin." "It was not to offend," he added of his remarks. "If anything, it was to remind the 350 million Americans of this nation that we were once united. We were strong. Unfortunately, it took 2,977 people to die." 9/11 FAMILY MEMBER ‘REMINDS’ POLITICIANS BEHIND ‘BORDER’ NO ONE CARED ABOUT ‘GENDER, RACE’: ‘WE WERE UNITED’ Colabella, a representative town meeting councilman in Westport, Connecticut, discussed concerns about unchecked migrants coming across the U.S.-Mexico border. "We don't want this to happen again," Colabella said of the 9/11 attacks. "For the past year and a half, this executive administration [is] telling us that the border can stay open. Who's to say that they're not going to come into the United States by air, they're going to come into Mexico or a South American country and then enter the United States through our border. And then from there, they can do whatever they want. The last ten years, I've thought about that, and getting up on that podium is very overwhelming." The city councilman turned his criticism toward politicians like New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who backs the controversial bail reform law enacted under her predecessor Andrew Cuomo. New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who endorsed fellow Democrat Hochul in the gubernatorial race, even has called on Albany to at least amend the bail reform legislation, given NYPD recidivism data showing a high proportion of repeat offenders repeatedly arrested and released back on the streets to commit further violence. "We're putting citizens at danger," Colabella said. "And the people that are paying for it are the hard-working citizens with these egregious, litigious laws that are being enacted." "To the politicians," he continued, "if you want to get serious about crime, then get serious about the policies. You see that crime has been skyrocketing over the last couple of years. It's all the policies involved that support the criminals that do not support the public, the normal working day citizen." Contrary to Hochul, Rep. Lee Zeldin, a GOP congressman, is running on a platform for governor on addressing surging crime due to the fallout of the defund police movement. "It’s not about Republican. It's not about Democrat," Colabella said. "Put that aside and realize. Lee Zeldin just has that experience. He has a fresh view. He knows exactly what he wants to do." | | | | | Jean-Pierre defends Inflation Reduction Act event as Dow plunged: 'Celebration for the American people' | | Sep 14, 2022 | | White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act event to reporters Wednesday, calling the lawn party a "celebration for the American people." Biden hosted a White House celebration of the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday — as the stock market had its worst day since June 2020 after higher-than-expected inflation in August was announced. Biden said the Inflation Reduction Act was the "single most important legislation passed in the Congress to combat inflation and one of the most significant laws in our nation's history," while the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged. ANALYSIS SUGGESTS INFLATION REDUCTION ACT WILL ONLY REDUCE INFLATION BY 0.1 PERCENTAGE POINTS When asked whether the lawn celebration created good optics when juxtaposed with the collapsing Dow, Jean-Pierre brushed off criticism of the event's tone. "Let's not forget the the moment that we saw on the South Lawn of the the president and thousands of get the inflation reduction act done was a celebration for the American people, was a win for the American people," Jean-Pierre told reporters during an off-camera gaggle Wednesday. "When you think about how long elected members, Democrats in particular in Congress, have been fighting for decades, against special interest group, in particular farmer to bring costs down for Medicare, that's what you saw yesterday." HOUSE DEMOCRAT CANDIDATES DEFEND INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, EXPANSION OF IRS She continued, "That's the what you saw in this fight, a lowering costs for Medicare, lowering costs for health care, lowering cost on energy, on energy itself as it relates to the stock market is it's one measure of how the economy is doing and we are watching this closely. It's also important to to look at what's happening on Main Street." The measure, backed by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., successfully passed through the Democrat-controlled chambers last month and was later signed by President Biden, will grant an $80 billion boost to the IRS over a 10-year period, with more than half of the funds intended to help the agency crack down on tax evasion. The billions of dollars for the IRS from the measure will go toward filling 87,000 IRS positions, more than doubling the agency's current size. Jean-Pierre doubled-down on the optimism projected by the Biden administration, boasting, "We have one of the strongest job markets on record — 3.7% unemployment rate. And we've created 10 million new jobs. More people are looking for work because of the president's economic plan. Businesses are investing in America at record rates, and we are making more." On Tuesday, the Department of Labor released its latest consumer price index report, which showed inflation rose 8.3% in August from a year ago. This number was higher than expected and has contributed to market fears that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates higher and for a longer duration of time than some had hoped, slowing down the economy. | | | | | Alleged Mexican drug cartel hitman transferred to North Dakota to face federal charges | | Sep 14, 2022 | | An accused prolific hitman for a Mexican drug cartel has been transferred to face federal charges in North Dakota, nearly 11 years after he was apprehended in Tijuana. Juan Francisco Sillas-Rocha appeared Friday in Fargo on three charges, including conspiracy to commit murder for a continuing criminal enterprise. Authorities said Sillas-Rocha was a top lieutenant for the Arellano Felix cartel, which for decades smuggled cocaine, marijuana and other drugs into the United States. Sillas-Rocha, known as "Ruedas," or "Wheels," had been fighting extradition to the United States, where federal officials in North Dakota began gathering incriminating evidence on the Felix cartel after one of its members killed a man over a drug debt. Sillas-Rocha once boasted to authorities he killed up to 30 people a month during the gang’s prime in Tijuana, according to a detective in North Dakota. NORTH DAKOTA RECREATIONAL POT LEGALIZATION WILL MAKE BIG IMPACT ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA INDUSTRY IF LEGALIZED The Felix cartel was a longtime competitor of the Sinaloa cartel led by notorious drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. MEXICAN CARTELS EXPANDING PRODUCTION OF FENTANYL AT RAPID RATES, EXPERTS SAY It's not clear what led Mexican authorities to turn over Sillas-Rocha to U.S. officials. Christopher Myers, the federal prosecutor on the case, declined to comment Tuesday. Attorney Matthew Lombard, who represented Sillas-Rocha in his first appearance, did not return phone messages left by The Associated Press. The case wound up in North Dakota after Jorge "Sneaky" Arandas, a member of the Felix cartel, ordered the killing of a man for failing to pay for five pounds of methamphetamine that came from Sillas-Rocha, court documents show. Arandas told police he feared that he would be killed for not paying Sillas-Rocha, so Arandas had someone shoot the man nine times. FENTANYL CRISIS MEANS BIDEN MUST FIX OUR SOUTHERN BORDER TO SAVE AMERICAN LIVES No plea has been filed and no further court proceedings have been scheduled. | | | | | Kristin Smart: California trial for murder suspect Paul Flores, father goes dark for remainder of week | | Sep 14, 2022 | | The California trial for the men accused in connection with college student Kristin Smart’s disappearance and presumed death has been delayed for unexplained reasons, court officials said in an email. The Monterey County courtroom in Salinas, California, went dark on Tuesday and will remain so through the rest of the week, a superior court official wrote in an email to reporters on Tuesday. The official did not provide a reason for the delay. The trial will resume at 8:30 a.m. local time on Monday, Sept. 19. Smart was a 19-year-old college student at California Polytechnic State University in 1996 when she vanished after an off-campus party, investigators said. More than 26 years later, Paul Flores – the man who was last seen with Smart – and his father are standing trial on charges related to her presumed death. KRISTIN SMART TRIAL: DEFENSE SPARS WITH WITNESS WHO TESTIFIED PAUL FLORES SAID HE 'BURIED' MISSING WOMAN Flores, now 45, has been charged with Smart’s murder. Ruben Flores, his 81-year-old father, was charged with acting as an accessory after the fact. The proceedings are not being televised or live-streamed, pursuant to a judge’s ruling. A handful of journalists — including local news station KSBY-TV and the person behind the "Your Own Backyard" (YOB) Podcast, who is credited with renewing interest in the case — have been reporting from inside the courtroom amid the media limitations. KRISTIN SMART TRIAL: WITNESS SAYS MURDER SUSPECT PAUL FLORES CALLED MISSING WOMAN A 'B----' According to reports from inside the courtroom, jurors most recently heard from Angela Butler, a forensic DNA analyst who testified for under an hour on Monday. Jurors also heard from a woman who said she heard the murder suspect call Smart a "d--- tease" and said he buried her under his skate ramp. That woman, Jennifer Hudson, said she encountered Paul Flores when she was skateboarding with him and a group of others in 1996, when she was 17, according to KSBY. KRISTIN SMART CALIFORNIA TRIAL JUROR SOBS DURING TESTIMONY ABOUT SUSPECTED BURIAL IN SOIL DISTURBANCE: REPORT Hudson had previously told investigators that she and the group heard a public service announcement "asking if anyone had information about Kristin Smart or her disappearance," according to past court papers. She told investigators, "Flores responded to the PSA by saying that b---- was a d--- tease and that he was done playing with her. He buried/put her underneath his ramp in Huasna," court papers state. She allegedly could not recall if Flores said "put her" or "buried" when uttering the sentence, court papers add. EXAMINING CALIFORNIA'S KRISTIN SMART TRIAL: THE ANATOMY OF A CASE WITH NO BODY "It did not appear to [the woman] that he was joking as he was not laughing or smiling," documents allege. She then said that she left and "vomited" the next time she saw him. On Monday, Sanger repeatedly asked Hudson about her consumption of alcohol and drugs, despite several objections from prosecutors, according to a series of tweets from the YOB Podcast. Sanger also repeatedly questioned Hudson about her alleged affiliation with "biker" groups or "a motorcycle gang," and he implied that she was not answering the question truthfully, according to a transcript of the conversation included in the tweets. Hudson reportedly acknowledged in court that she did not initially notify police about her encounter with Flores until after the release of the YOB Podcast over 20 years later, but her friend had notified authorities anonymously before she did. She also acknowledged that she did not call the detective working on the case until mid-November 2019, despite meeting with the podcast producers earlier in the month. She canceled on the detective once and then did not show up the next time, according to the report. "And you told Detective Cole that you were on drugs?" Sanger reportedly asked her. "Not on the day I met Paul," Hudson responded, according to the tweets. "I told him I used drugs around that time period." Sanger then moved on, asking Hudson if she told the detective that she "thought Kristin Smart was buried in Susan Flores' backyard and then covered with concrete." Hudson reportedly responded, "That was what made the most sense." During recross examination, Assistant District Attorney Christopher Peuvrelle asked Hudson to explain a previous statement in which she said she feels "responsibility for the misery of the Smart family." "If I was not a coward, I would have come forward," she said as she began to cry, according to the YOB Podcast tweets. "What else did Paul tell you?" Peuvrelle reportedly asked her. "That he'd had enough of her, and he put her out under or by the ramp at 'my place,'" Hudson testified. KRISTIN SMART TRIAL: EXPERT TESTIFIES ABOUT 6-FOOT BY 4-FOOT ‘ANOMALY’ DETECTED UNDERGROUND AT SUSPECT’S HOME Also on Monday, jurors heard testimony from someone identified as "Justin," who is friends with Hudson and reported Hudson’s encounter with Paul to police after hearing about it from her. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO TRUE CRIME PODCASTS FROM FOX NEWS Smart was a student at Cal Poly’s San Luis Obispo campus in 1996 when she was allegedly heavily intoxicated with Paul Flores after an off-campus party on Crandall Way. She was walked back from the party by three people — a man and woman, and Flores. The others slowly peeled off after Flores allegedly insisted multiple times that he could get Smart home safely. She was never seen again. The state has said Flores killed Smart in his dorm room while he tried to rape her when they were both freshmen. The disappearance prompted a massive search. Dual juries were selected from a pool of more than 1,500 Monterey County residents to oversee each case separately but simultaneously. The trial has lasted months. | | | | | |
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