Swiss watch industry hit by tariffs as May exports fall 9.5%
By Bloomberg Published June 19, 2025 Swiss watch exports dropped by almost 10% in May,…
Illinois mandates mental health screenings in schools starting in 2027
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new Illinois law requiring annual mental health screenings for public school students is drawing backlash from parents, policy experts and lawmakers who warn the policy may overstep boundaries and wrongly label children. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the measure on July 31, making Illinois the first state…
Minnesota GOP leader slams governor over axe murderer’s early release
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: The highest-ranking Minnesotan in Congress is blasting Gov. Tim Walz after a man who murdered his family as a teenager was released from prison. “Once again, Tim Walz proves why he is one of the worst governors in the country,” House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn.,…
House resolution seeks Ramirez removal after Guatemala loyalty comment
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Carlos Gimenez, the lawmaker who fled the Castros’ communist regime as a youth, put forward a resolution Friday to boot “Squad” member Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., from the Homeland Security committee for violating her oath of office. The resolution cites Ramirez’s comments in Spanish during…
Texas judge blocks O’Rourke nonprofit from funding fleeing Texas Democrats
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Texas judge ruled Friday against Beto O’Rourke and his nonprofit in a case brought by state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who accused them of illegally raising funds to support Democratic lawmakers fleeing the state to block GOP redistricting legislation. Tarrant County District Judge Megan Fahey handed…
Homeland Security chief blasts Pritzker, Chicago’s mayor over criminal immigrants
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled to Illinois on Friday to call out Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, accusing both Democrats of “being obstructionist” when it comes to getting criminal illegal immigrants off the streets. Noem, speaking in a Chicago suburb, highlighted the recent ICE…
A planet the size of Saturn could orbit the nearest Sun-like star
Artistic concept of what the gas giant orbiting Alpha Centauri A could look like ESA/Webb Copyright: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, R. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC) A giant planet the size of Saturn orbiting a sun-like star has potentially been identified in our nearest neighbouring stellar system, Alpha Centauri. At just four light years from Earth, Alpha Centauri…
Sheriff accused of extorting $50K from cannabis executive in licensing scheme
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Boston’s sanctuary sheriff was arrested Friday on federal charges after allegedly leveraging his elected position to extort $50,000 from a cannabis executive who was seeking state approval to open a dispensary—a scheme FBI Director Kash Patel called a betrayal of public trust. Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins,…
UCLA faces $1 billion demand to restore frozen federal grant funding
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration is seeking $1 billion from UCLA to settle discrimination and antisemitism allegations in exchange for restoring more than half a billion dollars in frozen grant funding to the university. The proposed agreement sent to the school Friday requires UCLA to pay the federal government…
Truth Social’s New AI Chatbot Is Donald Trump’s Media Diet Incarnate
When I ask the new Truth Social AI chatbot about navigating bias in the media ecosystem, it gives what I view as pretty reasonable advice. “Diversify your sources,” it responds. “Rely on news outlets across the political spectrum, including those from both left-leaning and right-leaning perspectives.” This is advice that the AI itself may not…
Geoff Duncan says Trump’s criticism validates his GOP to Dem switch
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE – Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan says President Donald Trump’s social media attacks criticizing his move from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party validates his major switch in political affiliations. “Failed former Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan, of Georgia, is a total loser,” Trump wrote…
