Author: Jack Bogart

HUD Secretary Scott Turner declared Saturday that “faith is back in our government” as hundreds gathered on the National Mall for the agency’s first-ever faith-based disaster recovery event. The faith event, featuring a musical performance with Sean Feucht as part of HUD’s Innovative Housing Showcase, marked a shift in how the federal government engages with Christian organizations.”After disaster strikes, the devastation can be overwhelming. I’ve met with those impacted, heard their stories, and seen the destruction first-hand,” Turner, also an associate pastor, told Fox News Digital in an exclusive statement. “In these moments, faith-based organizations are often the first to respond. I’ve…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former Alaska Airlines pilot who attempted to disable the engines of a 2023 passenger flight while riding off duty in the cockpit — after taking psychedelic mushrooms — pleaded guilty or no contest to all charges Friday and expressed regret for endangering passengers and damaging his profession.Joseph Emerson, who was restrained by the flight crew after trying to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight carrying more than 80 people, reached plea agreements with state and federal prosecutors to take accountability and avoid further jail time, the Associated Press reported,…

NEED TO KNOW A fire at a Georgia apartment left Stephanie Wiley dead and her son seriously injuredAuthorities arrested Wiley’s ex-boyfriend Shawn Fails in AlabamaWiley’s son suffered broken pelvis injuries after jumping out of the window, according to family A Georgia man has been arrested in connection with the killing of his ex-girlfriend who died in a fire at her home. Stephanie Wiley, 48, died after her Dekalb County, Ga., apartment was set ablaze in the early morning hours of Monday, Sept. 1, DeKalb County authorities confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE. Another person, identified by Wiley’s family as her…

NEED TO KNOW Neil Hopper pleaded guilty to several charges including fraud and possessing extreme pornographyHopper’s conviction comes a year after the conviction of Marius Gustavson, whose website showing voluntary castration-related pornography Hopper visitedHopper also scammed two insurance firms of nearly $347,000 each A British surgeon who reportedly had his legs amputated under false medical pretenses in order to satisfy his sexual fetish of amputations has been jailed. Neil Hopper, a 49-year-old vascular surgeon in Truro, Cornwall County in southwestern England, received a jail sentence of two years and eight months after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “Real Time” host Bill Maher warned viewers Friday that troops in the streets are “soon coming to a city near you” after President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.”In case you took the summer off from following the news — and who could blame you if you did — America is now a country where, first in LA, then in Washington, D.C., and soon coming to a city near you, the new normal is troops in the streets,” Maher said.Last month, Trump activated about 800…

NEED TO KNOW Kevin Doherty, 56, was fatally shot after calling 911 during an argument with a man spray painting a sidewalkSnehal Srivastava, 26, has been charged with armed assault to murder and carrying a firearm without a licenseIn a statement, Doherty’s fiancé Sarah Schofield said the two were scheduled to get married on Sept. 20 A father of three was fatally shot after calling 911 during an argument with a man spray painting a sidewalk. The shooting of Kevin Doherty, 56, occurred just before 9 a.m. on Thursday, Aug 28 near Jordan Pond in Shrewsbury, Mass, just after he…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is offering a $50,000 reward for information about an 18-year-old wanted in connection to the shooting death of a Capitol Hill intern in Washington, D.C.MPD officials said Naqwan Antonio Lucas, 18, of Granby, Massachusetts, is wanted on a D.C. Superior Court arrest warrant for premeditated first degree murder while armed.Two additional 17-year-old suspects, Kelvin Thomas, of Southeast, D.C. and Jailen Lucas, of Northwest, D.C. were arrested Friday and charged as adults with premeditated first degree murder while armed.Both had prior violent criminal records in family court, according…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The official West Point alumni association has canceled an awards ceremony later this month for veterans advocate Tom Hanks, according to a report. Hanks, who is known for military movies like “Saving Private Ryan” and “Forrest Gump,” was also a former President Joe Biden supporter who has criticized President Donald Trump in the past. He has received backlash from Trump supporters for his recurring MAGA character Doug on “Saturday Night Live,” who has appeared in “Black Jeopardy” sketches. He also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from former President Barack Obama in 2016. Retired Army Col.…

NEED TO KNOW Brenda Cecilia Agüero was convicted of killing five newborns and attempting to kill eight moreProsecutors say she injected the infants with potassium and insulin during her shiftsExperts testified the insulin levels were higher than those seen in adults with advanced pancreatic cancer In just three months at an Argentinian neonatal unit, five babies died and eight more went into crisis — each tied to the same nurse’s shift. In June 2025, a jury in Córdoba convicted Brenda Cecilia Agüero of five counts of aggravated murder and eight counts of attempted murder after a six-month trial and about…

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