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A house in Maryland was leveled in a large explosion on Sunday morning, killing at least one person and damaging surrounding homes in its blast radius, according to authorities.The blast occurred in Bel Air, a town in Harford County, after a gas leak was reported, Harford County fire officials told reporters during a press conference.The fire department initially responded to a reported gas leak, but while still on their way to the home, the home exploded, said Master Deputy of the Maryland State Fire Marshal Oliver Alkire."I’ve been on the job for nearly 18 years," Alkire told reporters. "This is one

The Minnesota GOP and Republican National Committee are demanding an investigation after a noncitizen came forward claiming he received a primary ballot in the mail without registering to vote. In what was described as "potentially not an isolated incident," a noncitizen, lawfully present in Minnesota, reported to the state Republican Party that he did not register to vote, or request a ballot, yet is currently on the Minnesota voter roll and received a primary ballot in the mail. The individual claimed he does not know how the ballot was sent and is concerned it may affect residence or future citizenship eligibility. Kevin

The United States women’s basketball team held on to defeat France in the gold medal game on Sunday to close out the Paris Olympics, 67-66.A’ja Wilson led the way with 21 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks.Kahleah Copper strong drive puts US up three with 1:22 left and the Americans were able to make enough stops to keep France from getting over the deficit.Kelsey Plum sank two free throws to put the U.S. up four points. But Gabby Williams made a 3-pointer to cut France’s deficit to one point. After two Copper free throws, Williams had one more chance to

Vice President Kamala Harris is under fire from critics and conservatives for "copying" former President Trump’s campaign vow to not tax service industry employees' tips after the Biden-Harris administration rolled out a plan to crack down on waiters’ tips."Now is a good time to remind everyone that #CopyCatKamala’s administration rolled out a new enforcement program JUST LAST YEAR to collect more taxes on tips! She could stop it now… but she won’t, because she’s a dishonest fraud!" Trump campaign political director James Blair posted to X. Blair was responding to Harris revealing at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday

Katie Couric accused her former employer of being "out of touch" on Sunday after "CBS Evening News" announced it would be replacing host Norah O'Donnell with two male anchors, which she argued was "odd.""It was more than a little disappointing to read that Ms. O’Donnell would be replaced by two men, John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois," Couric wrote in an op-ed for The New York Times, noting that she respected both Dickerson and DuBois. "The two people who will be greeting Americans watching evening newscasts will be men."O'Donnell announced in July that she would be stepping down from her position

Vice President Kamala Harris has gone 21 days without holding a formal press conference or sit-down interview since becoming the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee as of Sunday.Harris became the de facto nominee after President Biden endorsed her on July 21 when he dropped out of the race, and she officially clinched the nomination last week. She has been busy on the campaign trail, spoken at various events, and given informal remarks to reporters at various points, but hasn’t done a formal press conference or wide-ranging interview in the three weeks that have followed. Harris, amid mounting criticism on that front, briefly

New polls coming out of three key battleground states indicate that Vice President Harris is ahead of former President Trump.According to polls released this weekend by Siena College for the New York Times, Harris tops Trump by four points - 50% to 46% - among likely voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The surveys, conducted August 5-9, are the latest to indicate the transformation of the presidential race in the wake of Harris replacing President Biden at the top of the Democratic Party's national ticket last month.Trump saw his polling edge over Biden expand in the wake of late June's disastrous

American sprinter Kendall Ellis said she was "blindsided" when she was removed from the 4x400-meter relay at the Paris Olympics on Saturday night.Ellis was the reigning U.S. 400-meter champion. But she was not a part of the team that blew out its opponents on the track. Instead, Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas and Alexis Holmes dominated on their road to a gold medal.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMEllis told ESPN she had four minutes to spare before she was told she was a no go for the medal race."I feel very proud of the team that was

The International Olympic Committee determined that American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise after he scored was improperly judged.The IOC said the bronze medal was being reallocated to Romanian Ana Barbosu after the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said it would respect the Center Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) decision on the issue.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe CAS voided Chiles’ score after it was determined that U.S. coach Cecile Landi’s appeal was made outside the 1-minute window. Chiles’ scored was changed by 0.1, which allowed her to get into

Former Hawaii state lawmaker Bob McDermott, a Marine Corps veteran, won the Republican Senate primary in Hawaii on Saturday, according to the Associated Press.McDermott initially won his seat in the Hawaii House of Representatives by roughly 150 votes, according to his campaign website. He was the only candidate in the race promoted on the Senate GOP campaign arm's website.Campaign finance data shows that McDermott raised just under $2,500 in individual contributions as of July and is going into the general election with about $10 cash on hand.PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS ‘INVISIBLE’ IN CRITICAL SWING STATE OF MICHIGAN: REPORTCandidates running in the crowded

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, issued an executive order mandating that public hospitals in the state gather data on patients' immigration statuses to report to the state government.Order GA 46, issued on Thursday, directs the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to collect information on illegal immigrants who use public hospitals for inpatient and emergency care and report the healthcare costs, so the state can track how much money was spent on illegal immigrants' medical treatment and send the bill to the Biden administration, which the governor blames for the influx of illegal migrants entering the U.S. through the

The latest technology integrating artificial intelligence (AI) with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in "contested environments" has passed the test following trials conducted by the U.S., U.K. and Australia's military alliance, AUKUS, officials said Friday.According to all three defense agencies in the alliance, the cutting-edge sensing technology was put to the test to determine whether UAVs could "complete their missions and preserve network connectivity" across multi-domain battlespaces, including land, maritime, air and cyberspace. Under Pillar Two of the AUKUS agreement, all three nations are working to "harmonize" AI technologies for defense and security applications, largely in the face of growing Chinese aggression

Moderate Democratic Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, fended off a primary challenger in the state’s elections Saturday, setting himself up for a likely sixth full term in the House of Representatives.Case is running for the seat in Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District, which he’s held since winning in the 2018 midterm elections.He first came to Congress as a representative for the island’s 2nd Congressional District, winning a special election to fill the seat of Rep. Patsy Mink, who died of pneumonia in 2002.HAVE BATTLEGROUNDS SHIFTED WITH HARRIS AT TOP OF TICKET?Case left the House of Representatives in January 2007 and returned in

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, easily won her primary race on Saturday, setting Democrats up for a likely victory in November.She was up against Clyde Lewman, a wood products salesman, and Ron Curtis, a retired engineer. Curtis was last up against Hirono in 2018 as the Republican nominee for her Senate seat. He lost to the incumbent Democrat by about 29% to 71%. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS ‘INVISIBLE’ IN CRITICAL SWING STATE OF MICHIGAN: REPORTHe also challenged Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, for his House seat in 2020, but lost by similar margins.Hirono, a progressive, is seeking a third six-year term representing the majority-left-wing island state.The

Just under 4 million people call the City of Los Angeles home, with millions more living in the surrounding metropolitan area. Many of those residents rely on cars to get in and around the region on a daily basis, which has contributed to the city's infamous traffic woes.The Paris Olympics conclude Sunday. Then, attention will turn to Los Angeles, the host city for the 2028 Summer Games. As the Southern California city gears up for the event, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is introducing an ambitious plan that could help ease gridlock.Bass wants to restrict vehicle access to any venue

Vice President Kamala Harris cloned former President Trump's pledge to eliminate federal taxes on tips paid to workers in restaurants, bars, hotels and others in the service industry.At a rally on the campus of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas on Saturday evening, Harris pledged to fight for "working families of Americans.""When I was attorney general of California, we worked together to crack down on wage theft," she said. "When I was a United States senator, we fought together for paid family leave and medical leave."LAS VEGAS RIDESHARE DRIVERS LAUD TRUMP'S ‘AWESOME’ NO-TAX-TIPS PLAN AS HARRIS HOLDS RALLY ACROSS

The atmosphere of NFL preseason games tends to be more relaxed than what star players and coaches typically experience over the course of the regular season.But, a player being mic'd during a game has become a relatively normal occurrence in the league. Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connnell quickly picked up on the fact that Justin Jefferson was wearing a microphone during Minnesota's preseason opener.O'Connell ended up having a lighthearted and hilarious exchange with the superstar wide receiver on the sideline as the Vikings took on the Las Vegas Raiders.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"The real question is, why

A group of brazen thieves took to the streets of Chicago and ransacked luxury retailer Prada as The Windy City prepares for the Democratic National Convention (DNC) just over a week away.According to the Chicago Police Department, a group of three to four offenders shattered the front glass door of the high-end retailer at 5:30 a.m. local time on Saturday.Photos from FOX 32 showed the display window and cases shattered.Police said that the group sped off in a white SUV and authorities are still searching for them.CHICAGO DEMOCRAT TAKES HEAT FOR WARNING AGAINST OVER-REPORTING CRIMESThe theft of Prada is part

Gwen Stefani announced that she had to cancel an upcoming concert after suffering an undisclosed "recent injury."On Saturday, the 54-year-old singer took to her Instagram Stories to inform her fans that she would not be able to take the stage at her scheduled tour stop in Atlantic City, New Jersey, next weekend."As a result of a recent injury and in consultation with my doctors, I’ve been advised that I’m not able to perform on August 17 at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City," the "Hollaback Girl" hitmaker wrote against a black background.Stefani continued, "I’m so sorry and

Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid largely defended her when asked to define the Democratic nominee’s stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict.Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, held a campaign rally Friday in Arizona, followed by another Saturday in neighboring Nevada.At Harris’ Glendale, Arizona, rally, Angela from Arizona defended Harris, adding that both sides of the aisle should agree that Hamas is the major problem."First of all, she's married to a Jewish guy," Angela said. "She is for humanity — period. HARRIS SUPPORTERS SOUND OFF ON HER BORDER BLUEPRINT"Whatever side of the coin you’re on, and not

King Charles III on Friday lauded the "resilience" of many that overshadowed the "aggression" and "criminality" of a smaller number of people amid some of the worst unrest in the United Kingdom’s history, Buckingham Palace said.The king has been criticized for not speaking out sooner against the riots that began after three young girls were killed in a stabbing attack on July 29, in a town near Liverpool and misinformation spread on social media following the murders and an arrest. The king and the royal family are currently in Scotland for their annual summer holiday. "The king shared how he had been

Blue state Gov. Gavin Newsom took to the streets of California to clean up trash left behind by homeless encampments Thursday, threatening municipalities that if they do not clean up encampments they'll lose state funding next year.A frustrated Newsom was seen picking up trash from a cleared encampment in Los Angeles — one of the largest hubs in the state for homeless people living outdoors — alongside the California Department of Transportation. California's homelessness accounts for roughly one-third of the country's crisis. "I want to see results," Newsom told reporters Thursday. "I don’t want to read about them. I don’t want

The pilot who manned the aircraft that plummeted to the ground, killing all 62 people onboard, has been identified as the investigation continues into the South American air disaster. Capt. Danilo Santos Romano, 35, was the first victim identified after the fiery crash Friday in Brazil, Dario Pacheco, the mayor of the city of Vinhedo in São Paulo, said.According to Romano's LinkedIn profile, he had over 10 years of aviation experience and worked for the Voepass Linhas airline since June 2023.Romano was certified by both the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the U.S., his LinkedIn said.PASSENGER

WNBA rookie phenom Caitlin Clark was "most excited" to meet New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge during a visit to the Bronx on Saturday. But she was still surprised by the sheer size of the man who awaited her. Clark was a celebrity guest for the Yankees' first game of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers. She wore a custom Yankees home jersey that included her name and her No. 22 and got access to the field, the Yankees clubhouse and the YES Network broadcast booth.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWhen Clark joined Yankees broadcasters Michael Kay and Paul O'Neill on-air

"Beverly Hills, 90210" star Jennie Garth got candid about how she has been affected by menopause.On Tuesday, the 52-year-old actress shared a video in which she was lifting weights, doing lunges and using exercise machines while working out at a gym. She revealed that exercising regularly has become challenging due to menopause."happy tuesday. i’m going to be real honest with you…i’ve been struggling with working out recently. my travel and work schedule, my body pain , not to mention menopause is a daily minefield, both physically & mentally," Garth wrote in the caption of the clip, set to Shania Twain's