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Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly trial witness admits to drug smuggling

The state’s key witness in the murder case against Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly admitted during the third day of trial that he previously smuggled drugs across the border. 

Santa Cruz County prosecutors called 43-year-old Daniel Ramirez to the stand on Wednesday, but the man, who wore headphones and spoke to the court through a translator, said he had tried to come to the United States between eight and 10 times "looking for the American dream" and had been deported multiple times...

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Last coal-fired power plant in New England to close; climate activists rejoice

The last coal-fired power plant in New England, which had been the focus of a lawsuit and protests, is set to close in a victory for environmentalists.

Granite Shore Power said Wednesday it reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency to close the Merrimack Station in New Hampshire by June 2028. As part of the deal, the company said the site will be turned into the state’s first renewable energy park that host solar power and battery storage systems. The company also said...

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ABC 7 reporters urge New Yorkers to get ‘No Trespassing’ signs for legal protection against squatters

A local New York ABC News affiliate reported on the threat squatters are posing to residents and offered tips on how they can protect their homes from unwelcome guests, including putting up "No trespassing" signs.

ABC 7 Eyewitness News investigative reporters Dan Krauth and Nina Pineda detailed the threat that squatters can pose under New York law, where a person can claim squatters' rights if they have lived in a home for more than 30 days.

Efforts to change this law have gained serious...

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West Virginia bill adding work search to unemployment, freezing benefits made law without signature

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's unemployed people will need to do more to prove they are searching for jobs to collect state benefits under a new law that will take effect later this year.

A controversial bill passed by the GOP-majority Legislature on the final day of the 60-day legislative session went into law without Republican Gov. Jim Justice's signature Thursday. Justice did not comment on why he didn't sign or veto the bill before the midnight deadline.

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White House says it’s putting US first in face of Mexico's migrant demands

The White House on Thursday stressed that it is putting U.S. interests first when making policy decisions, emphasizing that it has a "constructive" relationship with Mexico after that country's president made a number of demands related to migration policy.

Lifting sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela, sending Latin American and Caribbean countries $20 billion in aid a year and granting legal status to Mexican illegal immigrants in the U.S. were among President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's...

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Deion Sanders gives stern warning to Colorado players on spring break: 'It's all a decision'

Deion Sanders, known in the football world now as "Coach Prime," is enjoying some time in the Dominican Republic sun with spring break at Colorado in full swing.

But he had a stern warning to give his players as they embark on spring break, as well. 

"Right now, I’m thinking about when we get back [to Boulder] and check in on Sunday," Sanders said in a video, via Well Off Media. "I pray that everyone checks back in, and no one is screaming they missed a flight. That’s why we tell ’em to...

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Venezuelan migrant accused of sexually assaulting woman on Chicago university campus, denied release

A Venezuelan migrant has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman earlier this month on the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) campus. 

Twenty-seven-year-old Elvis Hernandez-Pernalete, who also goes by Luis Guevara, allegedly followed the woman from the UIC-Halsted Blue Line Station around 8 p.m. on March 16, and tried to grab her from behind, FOX Chicago reported. 

He allegedly stole the victim's belongings and sexually assaulted her before fleeing. The victim was not a UIC student...

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Iowa's Kirk Ferentz suggests NIL, transfer portal have ended 'structure' in modern college football landscape

Longtime Iowa Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz is not one to shy away from sharing his perspective as relates to the considerable amount of change facing college football programs. The upheaval seems to have been propelled by the advent of name, image, and likeness (NIL) and the transfer portal.

Ferentz suggested that the portal and NIL have essentially deregulated collegiate sports. However, Ferentz also acknowledges that the more wide-open nature of the transfer portable has worked to the...

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Nick Saban sending emails and learning table etiquette as part of wife's 'Ten Commandments of Retirement'

Once the face of Alabama football, Nick Saban is now learning to adjust to normal life. 

Saban officially retired on Jan. 10 after winning seven national championships, six of which came during his 17-year tenure with the Crimson Tide. But now the legendary head coach is learning how to send out emails, pick up his own prescriptions and even proper table etiquette.  

During an in-depth conversation with ESPN, Saban revealed that just one day after announcing his retirement, his wife, known...

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Tiger Woods, ex-wife Elin Nordegren briefly reunite to support son, Charlie, at ceremony

Tiger Woods and ex-wife Elin Nordegren were together again briefly Tuesday to celebrate their son Charlie and his state championship win in Florida.

The Benjamin School won the Class 1A state golf championship. The 15-year-old received a medal and a state championship ring. Photos showed Woods and Nordegren taking photos with Charlie.

It’s not the first time Woods and Nordegren were at the same place at the same time to support their son. Nordegren was at the Cognizant Classic pre-qualifier...

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Arik Armstead felt 'disrespected' by 49ers after signing with Jaguars in free agency

Arik Armstead voiced his displeasure with the San Francisco 49ers, the team he played nine seasons with but left on bad terms in free agency after signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

Armstead’s latest "Third and Long" podcast episode saw him talk about his free agency experience, and more importantly, how he felt "disrespected" by the 49ers. 

"A lot has happened this offseason," he said in a video posted to social media teasing the episode. "I’m no longer with the 49ers. I have a new...

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GOP Senate candidate pushes Republicans to rebuild Baltimore bridge

BALTIMORE, MD – Former two-term Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he's urging fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill to support federal funding to rebuild the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

"I’m going to push them as hard as I can. I’ve already called a couple of Republican Senate leaders and started working them," Hogan, who's running for a Democratic-controlled open Senate seat in his home state, emphasized in a Fox News Digital interview on Thursday.

Six construction workers were...

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Dem who demanded 'justice' after subway chokehold death skewered for post about NYC assaults

A New York City Council member — who last year demanded "justice" for an "erratic" homeless man who died while being subdued by subway passengers he was threatening — is being cast as a hypocrite for questioning why ordinary citizens have seemingly ignored a recent string of violent attacks against women in the Big Apple.

"Where are the men calling this out?" Amanda Farías, a Democratic member representing the 18th District, asked in a post on social media app X.

Farías was responding to...

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Hezbollah fires heavy rockets at northern Israel after deadliest day of Israeli strikes on Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired rockets with heavy warheads at towns in northern Israel, saying it used the weapons against civilian targets for the first time Thursday in retaliation for Israeli airstrikes the night before that killed nine, including what the group said were several paramedics.

There were no reports of Israelis hurt in the rocket attack, local media said. The Israeli military did not immediately offer comment on the rocket attack.

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Mike Trout opens 2024 MLB season with home run in first at-bat

The baseball player who is arguably the greatest of his generation hit the first home run of the 2024 season.

Mike Trout took Corbin Burnes deep in Baltimore in his first at-bat of the year.

Burnes threw an 88 mph slider to Trout on a 1-1 count, but he made a costly mistake by trowing a low strike to the three-time MVP.

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Trout, maybe the best low-ball hitter in the game, blasted the offering 402 feet over the left-center field wall at Camden...

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Biden choosing fundraiser over NYPD wake 'insulting', says ex-FBI agent

President Biden's decision to attend a $25 million fundraiser in Manhattan while the NYPD mourned one of their own 40 miles eastward was denounced by a former FBI special agent who said Biden was also notably absent when two of her then-partners were killed in Broward County, Fla. in 2021.

Retired Special Agent Nicole Parker, who previously said she left the bureau in part over its increased politicization, broke down on Fox News on Thursday as she mourned NYPD officer Jonathan Diller, who...

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Women who drink more than 8 alcoholic beverages a week are at greater risk of heart disease: new study

A new study indicates that women who drink more than eight alcoholic beverages a week are at greater risk of developing heart disease than those who drink less. 

Those who binge-drink take even more risks with their heart health, the study indicated. 

The American College of Cardiology's study aimed to identify links between alcohol intake and coronary heart disease. 

At the Kaiser Permanente health care organization in Northern California, researchers used data from over 432,000 people ages...

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As Baltimore dominates headlines, other bridge collapse survivors recount own experiences

You're driving along, and without warning, the roadway drops from beneath you.

There are a few seconds of falling, with thoughts possibly racing about family or loved ones, followed by a jarring impact, and most likely injury.

Tuesday's collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore following a ship strike brought back jarring memories of their own ordeals to people who survived previous bridge collapses.

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Candace Cameron Bure breaks down as she admits to 'shame' over speaking about depression: 'Feels so weak'

Candace Cameron Bure broke down in tears while reflecting on her struggle with depression.

The 47-year-old actress shared a clip from Wednesday's episode of her podcast in which she got candid about feeling "shame" over opening up about her feelings to others. 

"[Depression] is such a lonely place, and it’s very difficult to speak out about it, even to your most trusted people," she told author Jennie Allen.

"It’s hard to admit it, at least for me, I feel like, because I should be strong...

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs lawsuit names 50 Cent's ex-girlfriend as one of music mogul's alleged sex workers

A lawsuit filed against Sean "Diddy" Combs by a male music producer alleging sexual assault is shedding more light on the embattled music mogul's alleged activities and how he's connected to a fellow rapper's ex-girlfriend.

In documents obtained by Fox News Digital, Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones Jr., a producer on Combs' latest studio album, "The Love Album: Off the Grid," alleges the Bad Boy Records founder "bragged about having several women on a monthly stipend." 

One of the women named in the...

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