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A girls' cross country runner at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California, delivered an impassioned plea to her school board on Thursday amid an ongoing controversy over a trans athlete on her team. The 16-year-old high school student, Kylie Morrow, addressed a recent lawsuit by her teammates alleging that their "Save Girls Sports" T-shirts were likened to a swastika by school officials. The plaintiffs had worn the shirts after a transgender athlete, who hadn’t consistently attended practices or met key varsity eligibility requirements, was placed on the varsity team, displacing one of the girls from her spot, the complaint

"Real Time" host Bill Maher vowed that he wouldn't "pre-hate" the incoming Trump administration despite his own personal animosity towards President-elect Donald Trump. "They are calling themselves the ‘disruptors,'" Maher began during a panel discussion Friday night. "The country does need disrupting. I mean, the country needs a colonic and a slap in the face so bad."This is not who I would choose to administer the colonic but it's not like the bureaucracy isn't bloated. It's not like the debt isn't $36 trillion. it's not like there aren't thousands of regulations that do stop people from living lives that they could

It’s nearly time for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.Formula 1’s impact in the United States has increased significantly. If the fanfare in Las Vegas didn’t prove it, then three races and the possibility of an American race team joining the fold does. And so do the betting markets.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I think it was a slow burner initially," Caesars Sportsbook Senior Trader Chris Pearce told Fox News Digital. "I think recently, because there’s more and more Grands Prix in the Northern Hemisphere, and in the U.S., especially with the Austin Grand Prix as well as Vegas, it is

Spending the holidays around family and friends can stir up a lot of emotions.And when festivities also incorporate lots of indulgent foods, it can be challenging to control emotional eating.While the holidays are portrayed as a joyous season, it may not be the case for some, noted Dr. Brian Licuanan, a board-certified clinical psychologist in California.AS ELECTION NEARS, STRESS EATING NEEDS A SHARP EYE: ‘IT’S DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR'"For a lot of people out there, this … part of the year is very emotionally distressing,," he said in an interview with Fox News Digital."They could have had a past loss, or maybe

Scott Speed has nearly done it all when it comes to auto racing.The Red Bull driver was one of the few American drivers to compete in Formula 1. He's raced on ovals in NASCAR and won several championships in Rallycross.Speed competed for Scuderia Toro Rosso 28 times between the 2006 and 2007 seasons. He was one of the last Americans to compete in F1 races before Alexander Rossi and Logan Sargeant. At that time, the United States Grand Prix was a fixture on the Formula 1 schedule, and it wasn’t until 2022 when the Miami Grand Prix started and, last year,

Becoming a mother has changed the way Esther Choi looks at food, she told Fox News Digital at the opening of her new restaurant in Las Vegas earlier this month.Choi, a chef and television star, was celebrating the opening of her new restaurant, Mokbar, located in Caesars Palace. "Being a mom to a 1-year-old has changed everything about how I view food," Choi told Fox News Digital. (See the video at the top of this article.)GUY FIERI IS COOKING AND EATING THESE FOODS THIS FALL: 'BIG, HEAVY AND HOT'"I generally tend to love to cook for people, but cooking for my

A Texas man was convicted of killing three people, dismembering them and burning their bodies after admitting to investigators that he was called to "commit sacrifices."Jason Thornburg was found guilty of capital murder on Wednesday and now, the same Tarrant County jury that convicted him must determine whether he receives a death sentence or if he will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to Fox 4.In September 2021, Thornburg killed three people, dismembered their bodies and stored them under his bed at a motel in Euless, Texas, before lighting the bodies on

President-elect Trump on Friday announced he is nominating Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor Dr. Marty Makary for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner. "I am very pleased to nominate Marty Makary MD, MPH, FACS, for FDA Commissioner," Trump said in a statement. "FDA has lost the trust of Americans, and has lost sight of its primary goal as a regulator. The Agency needs Dr. Marty Makary, a Highly Respected Johns Hopkins Surgical Oncologist and Health Policy Expert, to course-correct and refocus the Agency." Makary’s nomination comes after Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services

A Texas state lawmaker has introduced legislation to eliminate the death penalty in the state amid a high-profile death row case currently unfolding.Democrat state Rep. John Bucy III filed the bill for the upcoming legislative session."I think I've been opposed to the death penalty my whole life as I've thought about its use, and should it exist in our society," Bucy said, according to Fox 7."Financially, if you just want to look at it economically, we spend more money to execute than to keep someone in prison, so it's really a lose-lose situation with a high risk stake if we

Fox News host Jesse Watters reacts to President-elect Donald Trump choosing Pam Bondi as his attorney general and argues the nomination process proves he's not the dictator Democrats made him out to be. JESSE WATTERS: Trump said his revenge will be success, not liberal work camps. Trump got some pretty bad news this week, and he didn't react like a dictator. The Senate wasn't going to confirm Matt Gaetz. So did Trump thrash about and dissolve the Senate? No. He respected the check and balance and picked a new attorney general, not something Hitler would have done… Trump swapped out Gaetz with

Two brothers who spent decades in prison after being convicted of a 1984 murder in Washington, D.C., they say they did not commit, are seeking a presidential pardon.Charles and Chris Turner were convicted as teenagers for the killing of Catherine Fuller in Northeast Washington, D.C. near the intersection of 8th and H Street, Fox 5 DC reported.They have since been released and are fighting for a pardon that would help restore their rights."With the pardon, we get a chance to fix all that and bring a closure to this case once and for all," Chris Turner told Fox 5 DC.TWO

A clearer picture emerged of who will serve in the Cabinet of America's 47th President, with President-elect Trump assembling more of his top cabinet picks on Friday evening.All of Trump’s Cabinet choices must be confirmed by the Senate, with the process set to begin in January. The confirmation process will be made easier by a 53-seat Republican majority, after GOP candidates flipped four seats in this election.The president-elect chose a slew of key Trump supporters who assisted in his election.GET TO KNOW DONALD TRUMP'S CABINET: WHO HAS THE PRESIDENT-ELECT PICKED SO FAR?Scott Bessent, founder of Key Square Group, was chosen

Former 49ers star Terrell Owens and current San Francisco wide receiver Deebo Samuel engaged in a war of words this week.Owens, who racked up 8,572 receiving yards over his standout eight-year run with the Niners, recently questioned whether Samuel was consistently giving his best effort when he was on the football field."Deebo is not really playing up to Deebo's standards," Owens said during a recent appearance on 95.7 The Game in San Francisco.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMOwens went on to suggest that Samuel was not consistently giving his best effort when he was on the football field.

Fox News host Sean Hannity discusses the decline of the legacy media following President-elect Donald Trump's victory on "Hannity." SEAN HANNITY: You might not have noticed after the election, all across the country, there were many devout Democrats who were not just angry that Donald Trump won – they were also in a complete state of shock. Many were totally, completely blindsided by Donald Trump's resounding win in both the Electoral College and the popular vote. Now, despite the disastrous last four years, the terrible approval numbers of Kamala and Joe, a wave of polls, the Democrats didn't see it coming.  'MORNING

A transgender volleyball player at a high school in northern California was reportedly booed and harassed during a match against a Catholic school Oct. 12, according to ABC 7. In response, another school's athletic director reportedly told the Catholic school it could face "consequences" from the athletic conference.The Oct. 12 match was hosted by Notre Dame Belmont in Belmont, California, against Half Moon Bay High School. Half Moon Bay rostered a transgender athlete on its girls team.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMNotre Dame Belmont canceled a match earlier in the season between the two teams due to the transgender

President-elect Trump has nominated former Fox News medical contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as surgeon general.In a statement on Friday evening, Trump said that Dr. Nesheiwat is a "fierce advocate and strong communicator for preventative medicine and public health."GET TO KNOW DONALD TRUMP'S CABINET: WHO HAS THE PRESIDENT-ELECT PICKED SO FAR?"I am proud to announce that Dr. Janette Nesheiwat will be the Nation’s Doctor as the United States Surgeon General. Dr. Nesheiwat is a double board-certified Medical Doctor with an unwavering commitment to saving and treating thousands of American lives," he said."Dr. Nesheiwat is a fierce advocate and strong communicator for

The end of an era in New York simultaneously looked like it was the start of another in Dallas.The New York Giants released Daniel Jones Friday after six seasons. The quarterback had requested his release after being demoted to fourth string.It's a sour end for the sixth overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, who made the playoffs just once in his Giants tenure.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWith Dak Prescott out for the season, the Dallas Cowboys have been starting Cooper Rush, leaving fans begging for Dallas to sign the new free agent.And fans briefly thought they

The owners of a Colorado funeral home accused of piling hundreds of bodies in room-temperature conditions inside a dilapidated building and giving loved ones concrete instead of ashes have pleaded guilty to corpse abuse. Jon and Carie Hallford, who own the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, pleaded guilty to 191 counts of abuse of a corpse on Friday. "The bodies were on the ground, stacked on shelves, left on gurneys, stacked on top of each other or just piled in rooms," prosecutor Rachael Powell said in court. Their loved ones are "intensely and forever outraged," she added. Some of

After scoring a goal on Monday, U.S. men's soccer star Christian Pulisic joined the wave of athletes who are pulling out President-elect Trump's "YMCA" dance as a celebration.Pulisic told reporters afterward he "thought it was funny" and said the dance moves were not "political" in nature.But that didn't save him from scrutiny.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) did not address Pulisic’s dance, but cut that part of the clip out when reposting the score on its social media accounts. However, anonymous USSF officials expressed dismay to The Athletic on Tuesday."Literally nobody here is surprised,"

A Brazilian citizen living in the United States illegally, and wanted in his home country for drug trafficking, was arrested by federal authorities in a Massachusetts sanctuary city near Boston.The unidentified suspect was taken into custody on Tuesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Somerville, which will be voting next week on a resolution to reaffirm its sanctuary status and would even provide taxpayer-funded legal services to illegal immigrants, while its police department commits to not cooperating with ICE in the detention of illegal migrants.The Brazilian crossed into the U.S. through El Paso, Texas, in 2022 and was

When it comes to sharing aspects of her private life, Cher isn't holding anything back.During an appearance on "The Howard Stern Show" on Wednesday, the Grammy Award-winning artist — who recently released her new book, "Cher: The Memoir, Part One" — opened up about her sex life at 78. After being asked whether men "expect fabulous sex" from her, she said, "Yes — and they get it," Cher confirmed. "You can tell by the reaction."CHER BROKE HER DATING RULE WHEN ALEXANER ‘A.E.’ EDWARDS ASKED HER OUT: ‘I DID WHAT I SAID NOT TO DO!’"Who would ever leave you?" Stern asked. "Few men,"

Former CNN host and failed Democratic congressional candidate John Avlon blasted his party in the wake of its electoral losses this November, including his own.Avlon, who lost to incumbent Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., in New York's Congressional District 1 race on Election Day, told MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" on Friday that voters see the Democratic Party as the "status quo" and not strong enough on the issues most urgent most urgent to Americans."They can’t be the default party of the status quo. I think that’s the most dangerous place to be. And I think right now they are seen that way,"

The Drug Enforcement Administration is no longer allowed to randomly search travelers at airports and other transit hubs after a scathing report from the Justice Department found "serious concerns" with the practice.DEA agents failed to properly document searches, may have illegally targeted minorities and, in at least one case, paid an airline employee tens of thousands of dollars over several years to suggest targets for searches, according to the report released Thursday by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz.The deputy attorney general ordered the DEA to suspend the random searches Nov. 12 after seeing a draft of the memo.AFTER POLICE

A Venezuelan migrant is accused of sexually assaulting the 14-year-old daughter of his employer in Colorado while living in the basement of his home, police and reports say. Jesus Alberto Pereira Castillo had crossed into the U.S. illegally in El Paso, Texas in September 2023 before being released by the Border Patrol, Homeland Security sources told the New York Post. He was taken into custody in Denver on Tuesday. "On August 29, 2024, at about 11:00 p.m., deputies responded to a south Jefferson County residence on a sexual assault investigation. Castillo's employer owns the residence, and Castillo was temporarily staying in the

Abimbola 'Bola' and Olabinjo 'Ola' Osundairo, the brothers who have admitted to helping Jussie Smollett stage a hoax for media attention, responded to a recent decision in the actor's case on Fox News. The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned Jussie Smollett's hate crime hoax conviction. Smollett attracted widespread media attention in 2019 after he reported to Chicago police that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack by two men wearing ski masks in January 2019."We were taken back initially, not because of the Supreme Court's decision, but because Jussie never admitted guilt," Abimbola said. "We understand that