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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The third government shutdown in under half a year has officially begun just after midnight on Saturday after Democrats and Republicans spent recent weeks battling over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.Just one area of government has been left without federal funding as of midnight — the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Congress has completed roughly 97% of its yearly government spending responsibilities, but a deal on DHS has proved elusive after Democrats walked away from an initial bipartisan plan released last month.Now DHS, the third-largest Cabinet agency with nearly 272,000 employees, will…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Team USA women’s hockey team’s dominant run continued with a 6-0 quarterfinal victory over Italy Friday at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena to advance to the Olympic semifinals.Entering the single-elimination game against Italy, Team USA had outscored opponents 20-1 in four games, including a 5-0 shutout of Team Canada.The team’s phenomenal play continued against Italy. It was their fourth straight shutout, extending Team USA’s shutout streak to 271 minutes.  Team United States players celebrate a goal by Kendall Coyne, second from left, during the second period of a women’s ice hockey…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. military used Anthropic’s artificial-intelligence tool Claude during the operation that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, according to a report.Last month, U.S. special operations forces captured Maduro and his wife, who were brought to the U.S. to face sweeping narcotics charges.Claude was deployed through Anthropic’s partnership with data company Palantir Technologies, whose tools are widely used by the Defense Department and federal law enforcement, according to The Wall Street Journal, which cited people familiar with the matter.”We cannot comment on whether Claude, or any other AI model, was used for any…

The kidnapping of an elderly man reported by his neighbours is being investigated by detectives as a case of mistaken identity.The 85-year-old, named in media reports as Sydney resident Chris Baghsarian, has been missing from his North Ryde home since Friday morning.Mr Baghsarian’s neighbours have told officers they saw him being taken away shortly after 5am, Detective Acting Superintendent Andrew Marks says.There were signs of forced entry at the home, while it’s understood Mr Baghsarian was bundled into a dark Toyota SUV.Police attended the premises before detectives attached to the NSW Robbery and Serious Crime Squad were called in.WA’s biggest…

When Bad Bunny took center stage for the 2026 Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the Puerto Rican artist made history as the first music star with a primarily Spanish-language repertoire to do so.These are some of his most impactful lyrics, in Spanish and English:DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToSDebí tirar más fotos de cuando te tuveDebí darte más beso’ y abrazo’ las vece’ que pudeEy, ojalá que los mío’ nunca se mudenI should have taken more photos when I had youI should have given you more kisses and hugs the times that I couldHopefully my…

Islamabad, Pakistan – The Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) commanding victory in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election marks not only a political watershed for the South Asian nation, but also a potential recalibration of regional power dynamics across India, Pakistan and China.With unofficial results declared on Thursday showing the BNP-led coalition securing 209 seats, a two-thirds majority in the 350-member parliament, Tarique Rahman’s party has delivered what observers described as Bangladesh’s first genuinely competitive election in nearly two decades.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe Jamaat-e-Islami-led coalition, the BNP’s main rival in the election, secured 74 seats as the country marked a decisive…

Washington — A partial government shutdown centered on the Department of Homeland Security began Saturday amid a stalemate over the Trump administration’s controversial immigration enforcement policies. It’s the second time in as many weeks that funding has lapsed for part of the government as Democrats and the White House remain at odds on restraints for federal immigration agents. DHS oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, whose conduct has been increasingly scrutinized since federal agents fatally shot Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota. Though the impasse has revolved around immigration enforcement, the shutdown will impact other agencies under…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal agent was injured after being attacked during an anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest in Downtown Los Angeles on Friday, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed.”LAFD responding to a Federal Agent who was injured during the incident,” the LAPD wrote on X before 1 p.m.In several other posts updating the progress of the marching protesters, the department said the demonstrators had blocked traffic, committed acts of vandalism, including at the Federal Building, and had thrown items at police.The department later wrote that the “Suspects who attacked the Federal Agents…

Just days after the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting left eight people dead and dozens more injured, at least two online platforms say they have deleted accounts and content believed to be those of the shooter. Eighteen-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, the shooter, was found deceased inside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in what RCMP believes was a self-inflicted injury.Online platforms YouTube and Roblox each shared statements with Global News on Friday.“Following this horrific incident, our Trust and Safety teams identified and removed a YouTube channel associated with the alleged suspect in accordance with our Creator Responsibility Guidelines,” YouTube said in a…

Police have made multiple arrests and locked up alleged offenders in a troubled outback township in a bid to stop clan feuding and mass brawls.