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Mahmoud Khalil, one of the ringleaders of anti-Israel protests at Columbia University last year, will remain in ICE custody for now following a hearing in a Manhattan federal court on Wednesday. District Judge Jesse Furman from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York previously ordered that the 30-year-old not be deported while the court considers the legal challenge brought by his lawyers. Furman on Wednesday said his order not to deport Khalil was not based on the merits of the case, which has yet to be heard. The judge spoke during a hearing over the scheduling of briefs regarding Khalil’s detention while protesters carrying Palestinian flags and signs gathered outside and demanded his release. Khalil is in Louisiana after ICE agents arrested him at his university-owned apartment on the city’s Upper West Side on Saturday. Agents told him they were revoking his green card and student visa, according to Khalil's attorneys.ICE AGENTS ARREST ANTI-ISRAEL ACTIVIST WHO LED PROTESTS ON COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY FOR MONTHS Lawyers for the federal government argued that the venue for the case be moved from New York City to Louisiana or New Jersey -- two locations where he has been held since being detained by ICE over the weekend. Brandon Waterman, representing the [...] Read More
Russia has laid out a list of demands to U.S. authorities that need to be met in order for the war in Ukraine to end, Reuters reported, citing two people "familiar with the matter."The requests are also aimed at resetting the Kremlin's relations with Washington, D.C., the outlet noted.The list of demands came just before Russia’s Defense Ministry announced it has taken over Sudzha, the biggest town in the Kursk region that has been overrun by Ukrainian forces since the surprise cross-border offensive in August 2024. The takeover came after Russian President Vladimir Putin visited military headquarters in the region and spoke to military commanders there.The exact contents of Russia's list of demands are not yet known, but they are allegedly similar to demands previously presented to Ukraine, the U.S. and NATO. Russian and American officials have allegedly discussed the terms over the past few weeks in person and virtually, the people told Reuters.EVEN IF TRUMP SECURES UKRAINE-RUSSIA PEACE DEAL, CAN PUTIN BE TRUSTED?Earlier requests included not allowing Ukraine to join NATO, an agreement to not deploy foreign troops to Ukraine and international recognition of Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim that Russia owns Crimea and four provinces.As of Wednesday, President Donald [...] Read More
A fragment of a face from a human ancestor is the oldest in Western Europe, according to the results of a new study published this week.The incomplete skull — a section of the left cheek bone and upper jaw – was found in northern Spain in 2022 and published in the journal Nature on Wednesday.Archaeologists believe the fossil is between 1.1 million and 1.4 million years old. Researchers hope the discovery will provide some new insights about the first inhabitants of Western Europe during the Early Pleistocene epoch. Much of the available information from Western Europe is confined to the Iberian Peninsula. ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER ‘CREEPY’ PUPPETS IN ODD LOCATION: ‘THIS THING ALMOST MOVED’While a collection of older fossils from early human ancestors was previously found in the country of Georgia, the Spanish fossil is the first evidence that clearly shows human ancestors "were taking excursions into Europe" at that time, Rick Potts, director of the Smithsonian's Human Origins Program, told The Associated Press. ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNEARTH RARE ARTIFACTS BENEATH HARRIET TUBMAN'S FAMILY HOMEStill, there is no evidence that the earliest arrivals stayed there long, Potts said, noting that they may have ventured into other locations and then died out.The partial skull bears similarities to [...] Read More
As a father of five, Don Johnson is always looking for ways to guide his children. During an appearance on "Good Morning America" this week, the 75-year-old veteran actor, who is promoting his new Hulu show "Doctor Odyssey," opened up about his thoughts on some of his kids following in his footsteps. "I warned them against it. I said, ‘This is not for you,'" Johnson said, before telling the hosts of the Johnson family rule.DON JOHNSON SAYS THREE THINGS ARE 'KEY' TO HIS LONG-LASTING MARRIAGE "When Dakota [Johnson] was graduating from high school … we have a rule in the family," he continued. "The rule is that if you don't go on to college and get a job, you're off the family payroll."Out of high school, I went to Dakota and said, ‘Do you want to go visit some colleges?’ And she said, ‘I’m not going to college.' I said, ‘Oh, that’s interesting. How are you going to look after yourself?' She said, ‘Don’t you worry about it. I'm going to be an actress.'"Three months later, she had that part in ‘The Social Network’ and hasn't looked back," he added.‘MIAMI VICE’S’ DON JOHNSON’S SECRET TO A YOUTHFUL 74 IS BEING HAPPILY MARRIED: ‘A [...] Read More
Exercise is essential for overall health — but as we age, our usual fitness routine might not be as effective.For people over 40, the body goes through hormonal and physical shifts that can impact how it reacts to certain workouts.Melissa Neill, CEO of Body by Bikini, specializes in helping women over 40 lose weight. She noted in an interview with Fox News Digital that this becomes "much harder" after this age.IVANKA TRUMP STAYS FIT WITH THIS SELF-DEFENSE PRACTICE: ‘MOVING MEDITATION’"There's a lot of things going on with your body," said the U.K.-based fitness expert. "And one of the big things is you’re losing muscle mass."Women lose muscle mass at a rate of 1% per year, which Neill described as "massive."This loss isn’t as extensive for men, but it can still have a major impact on metabolism."In other words, your body is not going to burn fat as effectively as it did when you were younger," she said.Neill also mentioned a depletion in hormones, namely testosterone, which is a hormone that supports muscle.PUSH-UPS BY AGE: HERE'S HOW MANY YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DOFor aging women, as estrogen declines, the body will work to produce more of the hormone, which can [...] Read More
EXCLUSIVE - Actor-musician Frank Stallone remembers the glory days of California when the state lived up to the iconic The Mamas & the Papas' song "California Dreamin,'" but he suggested those lyrics are now long forgotten due to rampant crime and "filth.""I came to California in '79 and it was totally – it was California Dreamin', and I wasn't even in the best time," Stallone told Fox News Digital. "No, it was a lot better earlier... but it was real California sunny, you know? Cool. Not much crime. And I drove through downtown – I had to do something yesterday. And the filth, the graffiti and the homelessness is almost like that movie 'Escape from New York.' I mean, it's that scary. I mean, I batten down the window, locks... You're talking trash piled four feet high. Just filth." "Escape from New York," starring Kurt Russell, centers on a concluding war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union as Manhattan is converted into a giant maximum security prison. In its sequel, "Escape from L.A.," the president of the United States bans all citizens who don't conform to his conservative views to Los Angeles, which became an island after an earthquake.CA MAYOR [...] Read More
Rachel Maddow has shed roughly a quarter of her viewers since President Donald Trump prevailed on Election Day, marking the second time that a Trump victory turned into a loss for MSNBC’s most popular host. "The Rachel Maddow Show" averaged 2.3 million viewers from the start of 2024 until Election Day but has shed 22% for an average audience of 1.8 million from Trump’s victory through March 7. The decline is even more dramatic among the advertiser-voted demographic of adults aged 25-54, as "The Rachel Maddow Show" has lost 29% in the critical category when comparing her post-Election Day audience to 2024’s total before Trump’s decisive win over then-Vice President Kamala Harris. TRUMP SAYS MSNBC'S NICOLLE WALLACE, RACHEL MADDOW SHOULD RESIGN FOR COMMENTS ON 13-YEAR-OLD CANCER SURVIVORMaddow has also dropped 24% among both total viewers and the key demo when comparing the first two months of 2025 to her audience during the first two months of 2024, indicating that MSNBC viewers aren’t as interested as they were when former President Biden occupied the White House. But this is not the first time that viewers fled the lefty pundit's eponymous program immediately after MSNBC’s audience was left disappointed by a Trump victory. Maddow, an early leader of [...] Read More
A complaint filed by a civil rights organization on Wednesday claims that Calvin University, a Christian liberal arts university in Michigan, is discriminating on the basis of sex and race. "The large number (65) of discriminatory scholarships at Calvin is shocking," Cornell professor William Jacobson and founder of the Equal Protection Project, told Fox News Digital in a statement. "At EqualProtect.org we have challenged discriminatory programs and scholarships at over 60 colleges and universities, but never have we seen such a large number at any single institution."RANDI WEINGARTEN ‘REALLY ANGRY’ OVER ED DEPT ELIMINATION MONTHS AFTER SAYING UNION MEMBERS ‘DON’T REALLY CARE' The scholarships that the Equal Protection Project alleges are discriminatory are the Endurance Scholarship, which requires the applicant to "self-identify as an African American who is a U.S. citizen," and the Trans-Racial Adoptee Scholarship, which requires applicant to be "trans-racially adopted," and the Carol L. Faber Math Scholarship, which requires that "first preference is for a female student." The scholarship amounts are $3,000, $3,500, and $3,100 respectively. The Equal Protection Project maintains these scholarship programs violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits educational institutions that receive federal funding from discriminating on the basis of race, color or national origin, as [...] Read More