NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: One of the FBI’s most wanted alleged COVID-19 fraud fugitives has been returned to the United States after authorities captured her in Jamaica, where FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News Digital she had been living under the fake identity “Harley Newman” while evading charges tied to a $32 million pandemic relief fraud scheme.Elaine Angene Escoe, 41, arrived back in South Florida Thursday after Jamaican authorities arrested her following a federal manhunt. Prosecutors allege she helped fraudulently obtain more than $32 million in taxpayer-funded COVID-19 relief funds before fleeing…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Musician and comedy icon “Weird Al” Yankovic reportedly turned down an eye-watering “seven figures” to perform at Saudi Arabia’s controversial debut festival last year.In an interview with Pennsylvania’s Tribune-Review, the Grammy-winning parody artist revealed that he declined an invitation to perform at the inaugural Riyadh Comedy Festival last year, and that the idea of accepting Saudi money as payment made him “feel icky.””I was invited to the Riyadh Comedy Festival, which is something that I obviously did not want to do,” Yankovic reportedly said. “They offered me, I’m not going to say…

WNBA star Sophie Cunningham ruffled plenty of feathers with her recent comments regarding protecting women’s sports.Several media personalities and even some fellow WNBA colleagues were quick to bristle at her statement about keeping biological men out of girls’ sports, but the Indiana Fever guard has not backed down. The latest person to take umbrage with Cunningham’s comments is a familiar and unlikely one, though, as childhood friend and podcast co-host, West Wilson, took to X to voice his displeasure with “right wingers” turning the trans in women’s sports debate into a mountain of an issue.WHITE HOUSE DEFENDS WNBA STAR SOPHIE…

This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  Brent crude surged 27% over two weeks to settle at $96.78 a barrel on Friday, briefly breaching $100 this past week as traders priced in a higher war-risk premium into energy markets amid simultaneous chokepoint threats to the Strait of Hormuz and the southern Red Sea. Meanwhile, the US appeared to pause its 13-day campaign of daily overnight strikes against Iran. While there was no indication that the operational halt would extend into next week, the pause certainly reinforces the diplomatic signals highlighted in our US-Iran wrap on Friday. However, there was an escalation overnight…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal appeals court ruled earlier this week that a now-fired Oregon school counselor’s display of books promoting binary gender views to students was not protected by the First Amendment.The 2-1 decision handed down by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld Roderick E. Theis II’s termination from Oregon’s InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD), according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.The court also rejected Theis’ appeal.CHICAGO COLLEGE REMOVES LGBTQ PRIDE FLAG OVER INSTITUTIONAL NEUTRALITY CONCERNS According to the ruling, Theis, an education specialist who worked for the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shananhan was involved in a serious car accident last week, the team announced on Saturday.Shanahan broke his nose, three ribs, his hand, needed over 40 stitches in his face and suffered a severe concussion in the accident, according to ESPN.”San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan was involved in a car accident last week where he suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Coach Shanahan will participate in team activities on a limited basis at the start of training camp while he recovers. Coach Shanahan and the 49ers organization would…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sylvester Stallone’s historic “Rocky” story will be retold in Peter Farrelly’s biographical drama, “I Play Rocky.” In order to bring it to life, Farrelly had to flash back to how “Rocky” became a household name, and it started with Stallone selling his screenplay only if he was cast as the lead role.In the “I Play Rocky” trailer, Stallone – who is played by Anthony Ippolito – presents the script that he wrote in three days to movie producers. They offered him outrageous amounts of money for the script, but Stallone wouldn’t budge.…

Steven Spielberg’s 1998 film Saving Private Ryan is pure Hollywood fiction, but it was inspired by the true — and all too tragic — story of the five Sullivan brothers. The siblings enlisted/re-enlisted in the U.S. Navy following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and insisted they serve together on the same warship. All were killed less than a year later when the Altanta-class light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) was sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942. The “Fighting Sullivan” brothers onboard USS Juneau in early 1942. Image: Naval History and Heritage Command In…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Michael Kim made history with an exclamation point on Friday at the 3M Open.Kim, 33, was going for just the 16th sub-60 round (59) in PGA Tour history heading into the 18th hole. Kim’s wedge shot from the fairway on the par-5 18th rolled to the fringe of the green, leaving him 24 feet away from making a birdie and adding his name to the history books.Kim had one thing on his mind when stepping up to the putt: Don’t leave it short. “I tend to leave those short when it’s that…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! LeBron James has made what he promised to be his “last decision.” Now, the focus turns to the next step in Bronny James’ young NBA career.Bronny James’ status with the Los Angeles Lakers became clear in late June, when his $2.3 million salary for next season became fully guaranteed after the team declined to waive him before the deadline. A day later, LeBron James informed the Lakers he planned to continue his career elsewhere in what will be an unprecedented 24th NBA season. Bronny was drafted by the Lakers in 2024 and…