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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has promised to make decisions rooted in “gold-standard science,” fired an entire committee of vaccine advisers in part because all were appointed by a Democratic president and some had made donations to Democrats, according to a White House official and another person familiar with Mr. Kennedy’s thinking.When he announced the firings on Monday, Mr. Kennedy cited the members’ financial ties to industry and their “immersion in a system of industry-aligned incentives.” But according to the White House official and the other person, both of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss…

A wildfire that started on Tuesday afternoon north of the San Bernardino Mountains had exploded to over 4,000 acres by nighttime, driven by high winds and dry conditions, officials said. It had prompted evacuation orders and was threatening multiple properties, officials said.The vegetation fire was threatening multiple buildings in and around Apple Valley, a town of about 75,000 people about 60 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Firefighters were battling to contain the blaze, which was zero percent contained on Tuesday night.The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department issued an evacuation order…

Summer McIntosh has come within a whisker of breaking a third world record at the Canadian swimming trials after finishing 0.45 seconds outside Liu Zige’s 200m butterfly mark set during the era of the now-banned “super-suits”.Three-times Olympic champion McIntosh, who set world records in the 400 freestyle on Saturday and the 200 individual medley on Monday, clocked 2:02.26 on Tuesday to post the second-fastest women’s 200 butterfly in history.The 18-year-old was on world record pace when she made the final turn but fell just short of Liu’s 2:01.81 set in 2009.”I was kind of upset with myself with the finish,”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Cincinnati Bengals’ contract conundrums continue. First-round pick Shemar Stewart is not practicing at the team’s mandatory minicamp this week because he has yet to sign his rookie contract. Cincinnati ironed out Tee Higgins’ contract situation this offseason, but the Bengals are still dealing with top edge rusher Trey Hendrickson. Now, their first-round pick is holding out until he gets a deal he likes. Stewart, the Texas A&M product who went 17th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft in April, has yet to practice this summer, and the Bengals are reportedly trying something no other…

The civil case of five Black women sets a legal precedent across the United States in the fight against organised hate.A group of Black lawyers use a little-known law to win a case previously thought to have been lost. Their victory set a legal precedent still used in US courts today. Five Black women from Chattanooga survived a shooting by members of the Ku Klux Klan in 1980. While the criminal courts handed a light sentence to the shooter and allowed two of the men to walk free, the women were adamant about holding the white supremacist group accountable for…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump thrilled soldiers at Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Tuesday when he broke out his iconic dance moves.Trump gave a speech to attending soldiers commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary.After the speech, Trump began to acknowledge and thank the soldiers.Accompanying him walking out was his anthem, “Y.M.C.A.” by Village People.TRUMP WARNS ANY POTENTIAL PROTESTERS AT HIS MILITARY PARADE WILL BE ‘MET WITH VERY BIG FORCE’ President Donald Trump clapped, pointed and thanked the troops throughout the crowd at Fort Bragg after his speech. (Fox News)As Trump began to walk the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, on Tuesday said anti-ICE protesters who engage in violence will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law while also criticizing President Donald Trump for a “brazen abuse of power” in sending troops to respond to demonstrations.Newsom said during a news address that 220 people have already been arrested in connection with the Los Angeles riots and that officials are reviewing footage to build additional cases.The governor also thanked individuals who protested peacefully during demonstrations against deportations and ICE raids on migrant workers at local…

Alarm bells rang for bank staff who noticed a “spineless” scammer instructing an elderly customer what to say to increase her internet banking limit so he could steal her life savings.An 84-year old woman, known as Stella, walked into her NAB branch at East Maitland and “nervously” asked staff to increase her daily limit from $5000 to $50,000 so she could transfer money to her son.Customer adviser Tiffany Bailey noticed the customer was on the phone to someone and immediately knew something was up.“The phone line went dead as soon as the caller heard my voice,” she said.“Alarm bells started…

new video loaded: Israel Deports Greta Thunberg After Intercepting Gaza Aid BoattranscriptBacktranscriptIsrael Deports Greta Thunberg After Intercepting Gaza Aid BoatThe Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it would deport four activists who were detained aboard an aid ship bound for Gaza, including the environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg.“On international waters, we were illegally attacked and kidnapped by Israel, and taken against our will to Israel, where we were detained. And then some of us deported. Some are still there.” “Israel acted in a peaceful manner. I want to be clear: This ‘persona non Greta’ will not be allowed to stay…

A New Jersey grand jury on Tuesday indicted Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey on three charges of assaulting federal law enforcement officers during a clash last month outside of a Newark ICE detention center, interim New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced on X. In May, Habba announced her office was charging McIver with two counts of “assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement,” after a clash between law enforcement, lawmakers and protesters who claimed conditions at the Delaney Hall detention center were unsafe and illegal. On May 9, McIver and two other members of Congress went to Delaney Hall and…