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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City’s socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is facing backlash for criticizing a famous quote from former President Ronald Reagan, who cautioned about the dangers of big government.Mamdani, a democratic socialist and New York’s first Muslim mayor, voiced his disagreement with the beloved conservative president as he launched the first of his long-promised city-run grocery stores in the Bronx.”Standing here this morning, I cannot help but think of the words of our 40th president, Ronald Reagan. He famously said the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the…

A federal jury in Oakland, California, on Monday said Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman over claims they allegedly violated an agreement to run their artificial intelligence venture strictly as a charitable nonprofit.The advisory jury’s verdict, which came after less than two hours of deliberations, was immediately adopted by District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.The court did not address whether Musk’s claims of “breach of charitable trust” were valid, but instead found they fell outside of a three-year statute of limitations. Musk and his attorneys said they would appeal the verdict to the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Alabama boy with an extremely rare and aggressive form of bone cancer has completed his second week of experimental treatment after a heartfelt video plea secretly posted to his mother’s Facebook account went viral and captured the attention of President Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz.Fifteen-year-old Will Roberts recorded the video on April 22 after reaching what his family described as a breaking point in his 16-month battle with stage 4 osteosarcoma. The cancer had already spread throughout his body, eventually leading to the amputation of his…

The United States has put countervailing duties on fresh mushrooms grown in Canada following a U.S. Department of Commerce investigation which the Canadian industry has called “deeply flawed.” The change, posted in the federal register on Monday, will slap most fresh mushrooms with tariffs of 2.84 per cent.Two companies received separate duties: Champ’s Fresh Farms Inc. was hit with a tariff rate of 1.62 per cent and Farmers’ Fresh Mushrooms Inc. was hit with a tariff rate of 4.97 per cent.Separate anti-dumping duties are expected to be added later this month.The preliminary Commerce investigation said Canadian mushroom producers received unfair…

Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as a wind-driven wildfire threatens suburban homes in Southern California.The Sandy Fire was reported on Monday morning in hills above Simi Valley, about 50km northwest of Los Angeles.By mid-afternoon it had consumed more than 200 hectares of dry brush and damaged at least one home, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.The flames were pushed by morning gusts that topped 48km/h but were subsiding later in the day, said according to fire department spokesman Scott Dettorre.”As the sun sets, those winds will calm down even more,” Dettorre said.Evacuation orders and warnings were…

The National Network for Domestic Workers Advocacy (Jala PRT), a civil society organisation that focuses on advocating for the rights, protection, and well-being of domestic workers, told CNA that the law contains at least four main points.These are: recognition of domestic workers as workers; regulation of wages, working hours, and types of work; oversight of domestic worker placement agencies; and the involvement of neighbourhood leaders in mediating disputes with employers.However, experts say the law does not fully protect domestic workers. Several key protection elements such as working hours as well as monitoring and mediation mechanisms are not clearly regulated and may pose challenges…

NewsFeedProtesters in Venezuela have clashed with police at a rally for political prisoners. Protests began after Carmen Navas, the mother of a political prisoner, died 10 days after learning her missing son died in custody.Published On 18 May 202618 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Washington — President Trump said Monday that he’s called off a U.S. attack on Iran that had been “scheduled” for Tuesday, after the United States’ Gulf partners requested it to allow for continued negotiations. The president made the announcement on Truth Social Monday afternoon, following a request from the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Iran says it’s relayed an amended set of terms for a possible deal to the Trump administration, through Pakistani mediators. “I have been asked by the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Spanish court cleared Shakira in her yearslong tax fraud case after authorities failed to prove the singer was a resident of Spain.The court ordered the Spanish government to return more than $64 million in wrongly imposed fines. The ruling relates to a dispute over the 2011 tax year in which Spanish authorities failed to prove that the singer was a resident of Spain, the Madrid-based court said in its decision. To be considered a taxable resident of Spain, Shakira would have had to spend more than 183 days in the country.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! San Diego Police responded Monday afternoon to reports of an active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego.The San Diego Police Department said the threat was neutralized in an update shared on X just after 3 p.m. ET.Officers were on scene at the mosque in the 7000 block of Eckstrom Avenue and urged the public to avoid the area as the situation unfolded.Fox News Digital has reached out to police for additional information.A large police and SWAT presence gathered outside the Islamic Center, according to FOX 5 San Diego, while San…