FOX News

Vice President Kamala Harris' search for a running mate is quickly coming to a close, but Democrats remain divided over who should join her on the party ticket.Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is widely considered to be the top contender, but she reportedly conducted interviews with a number of finalists on Sunday. Harris is scheduled to make her first appearance with her running mate at a rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday.The three contenders that Harris spoke to on Sunday were Shapiro, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, and Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, according to CNN.Figures within the Democratic Party are deeply

Vice President Kamala Harris has gone 15 days without holding a formal press conference since becoming the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee as of Sunday.Harris became essentially 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 on Friday. 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 15 days that have followed. She also failed to appear at the National Association of

Simone Biles is now a seven-time Olympic gold medalist, showing no signs of slowing down in Paris.In her third Olympic Games, Biles has taken home three golds and is going for two more.It's quite the turnaround from her disappointing 2021, where her schedule took a major hit while she suffered a case of the twisties – the gymnastic equivalent of getting the yips in baseball. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBut, Biles has dominated in Paris at age 27, continuing to rewrite the history books.Biles' husband, Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens, is getting his first in-person look at Biles

APP USERS: Click here to get the quiz!The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current news and the sights and sounds of the United States. This week's quiz includes the unique history behind wartime state lines. It also features American grapevines that saved an industry, plus leading men with low profiles and top hit-making divas. Can you get all 8 questions right?To try your hand at more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click here.Also, to take our latest News Quiz — published every Friday — click here. For more Lifestyle articles, visit

FIRST ON FOX: Gun rights activists are taking up the fight to strike down Florida's ban on openly carrying firearms after the Republican-controlled legislature rejected an repeal effort. Gun Owners of America (GOA) is filing a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida that seeks to have the 1893 gun restriction declared unconstitutional and a court order to block enforcement of the law. The challenged statute makes it "unlawful for any person to openly carry on or about his or her person any firearm or electric weapon or device." "Despite its reputation as a largely gun-friendly state,

The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) is facing heightened scrutiny in the wake of the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Trump, with the shooting raising questions about the agency's culture and staffing.Current and former USSS employees have voiced concerns about the agency being plagued by understaffing even as its budget has increased to $3 billion. USSS leaders are being grilled not only on the failures on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania, but also on their handling of their team's morale and their ability to recruit and retain talent."The team I was once proud to be a part of is

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. released a bizarre video on X Sunday, in which he tells comedian Roseanne Barr about the time he dumped a dead bear cub in New York City’s Central Park a decade prior. In the video, RFK and Barr are situated around a dinner table in a home, as the independent candidate tells his story. He explains that he's trying to get ahead of a story The New Yorker is working on.RFK says he was taking a group of people falconing in Goshen, New York, about a two hour-drive north of New York City.RFK tells Barr

After clinching a medal in the women's 66kg division, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who has failed gender tests, gave a brief message to the naysayers.Khelif is fighting in the women's category nearly a year after the IBA said a gender test revealed the boxer had XY chromosomes.However, Khelif remains in the women's competition, the boxer feels, for one reason:CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I am a woman."Khelif made that sentiment after defeating Hungarian boxer Anna Luca Hamori. Khelif advanced to the semifinals with that victory, and since boxing doesn't have semifinal matches, Khelif is guaranteed, at worst, a

Noah Lyles knows how to back up his talk.The 27-year-old sprinter became the first American to win gold in the men's 100-meter since Justin Gatlin did so in 2004.Lyles took home the victory in an epic photo finish in which he won by five-thousandths of a second. It was his first Olympic gold.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMLyles is best known for his colorful personality and one who wears his emotions on his sleeve; before the opening ceremony, he wrote "ICON" on his nails (again talking the talk and walking the walk).But what most people don't know is

The Israeli Defense Forces said Sunday that it located "numerous suspicious aerial targets" crossing from Lebanon, prompting Israel to launch multiple interceptors that knocked the targets to the ground.According to a press release from the IDF, a fall was identified adjacent to the kibbutz Ayelet HaShahar. This came after sirens were heard in the upper Galilee.The incident moderately injured an IDF officer and soldier, who were both transported to a hospital for treatment. The families of the injured have been notified, the IDF said.Israel Fire Services are working to extinguish a fire that was ignited in the area during the

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., who is a top contender to be Vice President Harris' running mate in the 2024 election, posted a cryptic message on social media amid veepstakes speculation."Whether it was from my time in the Navy and at NASA, serving in the United States Senate, or visiting our troops overseas: I've learned that when your country asks you to serve, you always answer the call," Kelly posted on X on Sunday.Harris met with potential vice presidential candidate picks on Sunday as the presumptive Democrat presidential nominee is believed to be a day or two away from making a

Miss USA 2024 has been crowned!Alma Cooper, Miss Michigan, an active-duty officer in the United States Army and a data scientist studying at Stanford University took home the title.Backstage, she told Fox News Digital the win felt "surreal," saying, "I just remember being a little girl and watching that moment over and over every year, for one lucky woman each year, and to know that I was one of those people standing there was already a dream come true. But then to win, I just, I can't even believe it."During the question portion, Cooper recalled, "I just thought about my

A young child was killed, and several other children were injured during a baseball game Friday night in Waldorf, Maryland, when a gust of wind caused a bounce house to go airborne while they were inside playing. It happened during a Southern Maryland Blue Crabs game. First responders were immediately dispatched to the stadium after the incident, Charles County officials said in a press release. The wind caused the bounce house to be carried about 15 to 20 feet up in the air, causing children to fall before it landed on the playing field, officials said. One of the children, identified by several

President Biden will meet with his national security team in the Situation Room Monday ahead of an anticipated Iranian attack against Israel. The meeting came a day after Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with his counterpart in Israel Sunday to reiterate U.S. support for the Jewish state as tensions escalate with Iran and its proxies, threatening a wider regional war after 10 months of fighting Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.  Austin and Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant discussed U.S. force posture moves that the Defense Department is taking to bolster protection for U.S. forces in the region,

An elementary school in South Carolina is facing backlash after pictures of staff in "Border Patrol" T-shirts surfaced on the district's Facebook page.The Royall Elementary School staff who were featured in the photos have since been fired or placed on administrative leave, according to a letter sent out by Florence 1 Schools Superintendent Dr. Richard O'Malley.Florence 1 Schools posted the images, which have since been taken down, with two staff members wearing gray "Border Patrol" T-shirts during a Hispanic heritage celebration event held on Wednesday.Another image posted on the school’s social media page showed staff members wearing sombreros and other

A New York City councilman has declared a humanitarian crisis on Manhattan's West Side, painting a grim picture of streets lined with drug-abusing, mentally ill homeless people in a letter addressed to Mayor Eric Adams.Councilman Erik Bottcher, who represents Manhattan's third district, pleaded with Adams for "immediate assistance in addressing the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the streets and subways of New York City" in a letter dated July 18, 2024. Bottcher highlighted several areas, including parts of Times Square, the Garment District and Washington State Park as being "particularly dire."NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ERIC ADAMS ENACTS ‘HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS’ TO

A woman writing on Reddit about a personal dilemma involving a lottery win and a financially desperate brother was deemed "not in the wrong" by the majority of other users on the social media platform who sided with her pragmatic and thoughtful view of the matter.The post has received 3,600 reactions and some 1,500 comments in less than a day.  Describing herself as 28 years old, the woman, calling herself "Vedoric," wrote that she "recently won a significant amount of money in the lottery. It wasn’t a jackpot, but it was enough to make a big difference in my life

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have a new initiative to help families struggling with social media’s impact on their children.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sat down with Jane Pauley for a new interview on "CBS Sunday Morning," which aired Aug. 4, Markle’s birthday, to discuss their new program through their Archewell Foundation, The Parents Network.The Parents Network aims to "provide crucial support to parents whose children have suffered from the harmful effects of

There is a chance that the reigning college football champions could begin the season without their head coach for the second year in a row.According to reports, a notice of allegations (NOA) says Michigan's new head coach, Sherrone Moore, violated NCAA rules related to the investigation into the football program's sign-stealing scandal.Moore, who replaced Jim Harbaugh after he went to the Los Angeles Chargers, is reportedly accused of deleting more than 50 text messages with Connor Stalions – the former low-level recruiting staffer who coordinated an off-campus, advanced-scouting operation – around the time the investigation was opened.CLICK HERE FOR MORE

Belgium will no longer compete in the mixed relay triathlon at the Paris Olympics after one of its athletes who previously swam in the Seine River fell ill, the country’s Olympic committee said.Claire Michel "is unfortunately ill and will have to withdraw from the competition," the Olympic committee and the Interfederal Committee said in a statement.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMMichel competed in the women’s triathlon on Wednesday after days of training postponements over concerns about the water quality in the Seine River. She finished 38th.Paris 2024 organizers said the triathlon would still go on at 8 a.m.

Simone Biles is just trying to soak in the moment.Biles has further cemented her legacy as one of the greatest gymnasts of all time after she took home the gold medal in the women’s vault final on Saturday, marking her third gold medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics.Biles is just the second woman in Olympic history to win the vault twice, having claimed top of the podium at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHowever, these are her third Olympic Games – only five people have competed in four.Biles will be 31 by the

After dominating the world championships last year, Noah Lyles finally has his Olympic gold medal.After talking the talk for quite some time, the Gainesville, Fla. native is now walking the walk, as he won the men’s 100-meter final on Sunday in Paris.Lyles crossed the finish line in 9.79784 seconds, a personal best, and winning by five-thousandths of a second (it will officially go in the books as a 9.80).CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMA long photo finish review was necessary to officially crown Lyles champion, as he looked on intently alongside Jamaican Kishane Thompson, whom the broadcast thought

It's been mostly smooth sailing for Vice President Kamala Harris in the two weeks since she replaced President Biden at the top of the Democrats' national ticket.A party eager to keep former President Trump from returning to the White House quickly unified behind Harris. The vice president experienced a surge in contributions and more than doubled Trump in July fundraising, and volunteers flocked to Biden-turned-Harris campaign offices.And the small lead that Trump has built over Biden in the weeks following the president's disastrous late June debate performance instantly vanished, as the latest national and key battleground state polls indicated a

On Friday, actor Zac Efron sparked concern after being hospitalized in Spain.A representative for the actor told People magazine that Efron experienced a "minor swimming incident" in a pool at his Ibiza villa, where the star is vacationing.His rep confirmed that Efron was taken to the hospital, although only for precautionary reasons. "He is fine," the rep said of the 36-year-old.HOLLYWOOD HEARTTHROB ZAC EFRON: THE AMERICAN ACTOR THROUGH THE YEARSTMZ previously reported on Saturday that Efron was found in the pool by villa staff and was pulled out of the water.The night before the incident, Efron appeared to be in good

A United States Olympic shooter is reflecting on the future of the sport following her second consecutive run at the Olympic Games.Mary Tucker, a Florida native currently residing in the Czech Republic, qualified to represent Team USA in the Women's Air and Smallbore Rifle competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris."It's nice to come from a country that takes so much pride in sports," Tucker told Fox News Digital. "I always say that I like representing the U.S.A. because it's one of those powerhouse countries in sports, in most things, but in sports especially."TURKISH OLYMPIC PISTOL SHOOTER GOES VIRAL