NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The University of Washington has paid a professor $600,000 after punishing him for parodying a land acknowledgment in his syllabus.Stuart Reges, a non-tenured computer science and engineering teaching professor at the university, said in his complaint that in September 2020, university officials encouraged professors (but did not require) to include the university’s land acknowledgment statement in their class syllabus. Land acknowledgments are statements commonly used by universities and public institutions to recognize Native American tribes as the original inhabitants of the land on which campuses now sit.Reges parodied the university’s land acknowledgment…

What a start to the college football season.For those who didn’t feel like giving the big UMass-Rutgers game Thursday night your time and effort, the Minutemen stunned Greg Schiano’s group, 37-21, snapping a 16-game losing streak to FBS teams.That’s right. Sixteen games. 16! WEEK ONE UPSET SPECIAL: THESE THREE COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS SHOULD BE ON UPSET ALERT THIS WEEKENDUmass entered the night at nearly 30-point underdogs for its first defeat of an FBS program since beating Army in 2023, and it was never particularly close.That was probably the most stunning part. The pure domination from the Minutemen from start to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Lindsay Clancy jury enters Day 7 after bombshell one-juror standoff 2. Israel makes major battlefield move after Iran’s warning3. Trump’s Smithsonian showdown takes dramatic turn  MAJOR HEADLINESUNTHINKABLE HORROR — Musician, pregnant wife and 3-year-old daughter shot and killed inside home. Continue reading …CROSSED WIRES — Investigation reveals who’s driving the fight against data centers and Flock cameras. Continue reading …FIELD OF FURY — Midwest pumpkin patch sparks outrage with Charlie…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! What began as a case of hundreds of missing cinnamon rolls and an alleged $3,100 theft took an unexpected turn when police determined the delivery driver hadn’t stolen them at all: He had been arrested by U.S. Border Patrol on his way to make the delivery.Julie Pierre, the 21-year-old owner of Sunrise, Florida-based Roll & Dough, hired an Uber courier on Aug. 22 to deliver about 350 of her viral cinnamon rolls to the Yellow Green Farmers Market in nearby Hollywood, according to the South Florida SunSentinel.The order never arrived.NAKED DOORDASH DRIVER…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A New Jersey school district is being sued over a policy allowing students to change their name and gender identity at school without notifying their parents.Under the School District of the Chathams’ policy, students are able to change their name in official school records, use the bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity, and the school guidance counselor decides “whether, and to what extent” parents are involved in the decision.The school’s policy flies in the face of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Mirabelli v. Bonta in March, which granted…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously blocked newly enacted Republican-backed congressional districts from being used in November’s midterm elections, ruling that voters must first approve the map in a statewide referendum.The ruling marks a rare setback for Republicans in a national redistricting battle. The GOP had aimed to use Missouri’s new congressional map to help them win an additional seat and hold onto its slim House majority.The court ruled that the referendum petition, filed in December after opponents submitted more than 300,000 signatures, prevented the new districts from taking effect unless approved…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration proposed new regulations on Thursday to revoke the tax-exempt status of private schools and colleges if ​they use race in admissions, scholarships or other school-administered programs, the latest effort by the federal government to root out diversity initiatives in education.The rules, proposed by the Treasury Department ‌and Internal Revenue Service, aim to end what administration officials argue is discrimination against white students in favor of students of color.”Schools rebranding race-based preferences as equitable, inclusive, or diversity-enhancing does not change their discriminatory nature,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE – The U.S. military provided rare insight into its operations at the southern border Thursday, revealing that it took down “approximately 100” suspected cartel drones in August alone, a senior War Department official confirmed to Fox News.The disclosure marks the first time the Pentagon has revealed how frequently counter-drone technology, including sophisticated laser systems, is being used at the southern border to stop suspected cartel drones from entering the U.S.According to a senior War Department official, Task Force–Southern Border carried out the drone takedowns using specialized counter-drone equipment provided and integrated…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One of Karen Read’s former defense attorneys praised Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer for his work as jurors neared the end of a sixth day of deliberations — after twice telling the judge they could not reach a unanimous verdict.”It immediately brings back the stress and the pressure that comes from having somebody’s life in your hands and the very worst part of a trial, which is when the jury’s out,” said David Yannetti, who was key to Read’s defense team through both of her Massachusetts murder trials. “So I feel for Kevin now,…

President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Thursday that he was appointing Adam Telle, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, as the acting U.S. Army secretary. The appointment follows the departure of Dan Driscoll, who served as the Army’s civilian leader since February 2025 and tendered his resignation Monday, a source with knowledge of Driscoll’s actions told Military Times. His exit comes amid reports of heightened discord with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.“Huge congrats to Adam,” Hegseth wrote Thursday on X. “Strong and whip smart. He is indeed a great Patriot — and will be…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A group of strangers and police officers rushed to lift a Volkswagen Beetle off an injured e-bike rider after she became trapped beneath the car during a crash on a busy Pennsylvania road, dramatic body camera video shows.Local authorities said the 44-year-old woman suffered several broken bones in Monday morning’s crash in Prospect Park but survived after roughly six bystanders joined officers to lift the vehicle and pull her to safety, FOX 29 reported.Prospect Park Police Chief Dave Madonna said the woman was riding an e-bike more than 20 mph, according to…

Caitlin Clark is gearing up for her first appearance in the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup on Friday, and if she plays like she did for the Indiana Fever this past month, Team USA may be impossible to take down.Clark’s August in the WNBA was a spectacle to behold, as she once again made league history with her phenomenal play.For starters, Clark scored or assisted on 44.7 points per game, a WNBA record for a single month. The stellar point guard has always had a knack for either finding the bottom of the net or dishing assists to her teammates…