NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A Brazilian illegal immigrant who admitted to creating a fake branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and selling counterfeit DHS and FBI identification cards — which he claimed would provide immunity from federal immigration officers — has been ordered deported.Mario Cesar Dos Santos, Jr., 50, who entered the United States in 2016 and overstayed his visa, is currently in removal proceedings, according to DHS. He was arrested in February at Orlando International Airport after arriving on a flight from Boston.Dos Santos pleaded guilty to wire fraud and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A longtime gem hunter who struck it big with a rare yellow diamond is now opening up about the remarkable discovery — and what it may be worth.Jack Pearadin, a Navy reservist, found the gem at the Crater of Diamonds State Park earlier this year.The gem, which Pearadin named the “American Dream,” weighs 6.03 carats. It has a striking golden-yellow color and an unusual, almost square shape.STUNNED COUPLE UNEARTHS 150-POUND MYSTERY HIDDEN BENEATH THEIR BACKYARD FOR DECADESThough the discovery was first announced earlier this year, Pearadin recently opened up about the find…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! China nearly doubled the number of military and coast guard ships it sent to a key flashpoint in the South China Sea last month, according to Manila’s military.It comes as a series of increasingly tense encounters raises the risk of confrontation with a U.S. treaty ally located in the disputed waters. The Armed Forces of the Philippines said it tracked 101 different Chinese navy and coast guard vessels around four disputed areas over the course of September, up from 56 in August and 48 in July.The sharp increase comes as Chinese and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal agents intercepted a boat packed with 14 illegal aliens off Newport Beach, the latest in a string of vessels carrying migrants near the wealthy Southern California enclave.A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations crew stopped the vessel south of Newport Beach at about 1:30 p.m. Friday, CBP told Fox News Digital.The group included 11 men, two women and an accompanied boy, all of whom were identified as Mexican nationals.COAST GUARD OPENS FIRE ON BOAT SMUGGLING 25 CHINESE NATIONALS NEAR FLORIDA AFTER IT REFUSED TO STOPAgents transported the…

San Diego Padres All-Star reliever Mason Miller will miss an elimination game against the Milwaukee Brewers after being placed on Major League Baseball’s paternity list ahead of Game 3 of the National League Division Series.Miller couldn’t have picked a worse time to step away, leaving San Diego without its top bullpen weapon right before a win-or-go-home Game 3. The team placed him on the paternity list 45 minutes before the start of the game.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. This content was…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu defended the police response to student protests after one teenager lost a hand in an incident involving a police grenade and another lost sight in one eye after being struck by a projectile.In parliament on Tuesday, Lecornu pushed back on accusations of police brutality or state repression, adding that the term “police brutality” implies that officers had been instructed to use force, according to Politico.”What triggers police action is the occurrence of urban violence,” Lecornu said.”Can accidents happen? The answer is yes,” he added.FRANCE EXPLODES AGAIN AS…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempts to fine migrants up to $1.8 million for failing to leave the country after receiving final deportation orders.U.S. District Judge George O’Toole in Boston issued the ruling on Monday in response to a class-action lawsuit filed last year by two of the thousands of migrants who have received civil penalties from the Department of Homeland Security.The judge granted preliminary relief to the plaintiffs, finding that the administration’s process for imposing the fines violated federal law, and that migrants in the  “economically precarious position”…

The first two games of the National League Division Series matchup between the San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers have been playoff baseball at its best.Drama, late-inning heroics, the American Family Field roof suddenly coming into play, and series-changing moments between two of the best players in Major League Baseball. Game one saw William Contreras launch a go-ahead homer in the 7th inning, while Ty France tried to hit a go-ahead one in the top of the ninth, only to be thwarted by the roof support system in Milwaukee.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former spy chief for Germany’s foreign intelligence service was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of espionage and attempted treason over allegations that he obtained classified documents and used secret information to prepare an analysis for an employee of a foreign intelligence service, prosecutors said.August Hanning, 80, led Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service, known as the BND, from 1998 to 2005.According to federal prosecutors, Hanning is “strongly suspected of treasonous espionage, spying out state secrets, attempted treason, and espionage.”A former aide, identified as Manfred D., was also arrested in western Germany and is accused…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Zion Teasley has pleaded guilty to the 2023 murder of Lauren Heike, who was found dead with multiple stab wounds along a trail in north Phoenix.Teasley entered the plea last Friday to first-degree premeditated murder, as well as a separate sexual exploitation of a minor charge stemming from conduct dating to 2019, according to the Maricopa County Superior Court. Under the plea agreement, Teasley is expected to be sentenced to natural life in prison, and prosecutors will withdraw their pursuit of the death penalty. His sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 4.He was…