LSU sent a clear message, not only to Clemson, but to the entire country with its dominant first-half performance against the visiting Tigers in Week 1 by taking a 31-3 lead into the break. Thirty minutes of complete control was not enough for LSU head coach Lane Kiffin, however, not nearly enough, in fact.With Kiffin’s offseason bookended by a nasty exit from Ole Miss and court cases involving former NFL players potentially returning to college and suiting up for the Bayou Bengals, LSU and its newest head coach didn’t exactly enter the season as ‘America’s Team.’Someone has to claim the role of college football’s biggest villain, and the most polarizing coach in the sport, leading a team that reportedly costs north of $40 million in NIL money and partnering with unsavory storylines galore. TIME IS NOW, CLEMSON TIGERS AND DABO SWINNEY NEED TO CALL IT QUITS AFTER HISTORIC RUNThrough one game of the season, Kiffin and LSU aren’t only thriving while playing the big bad villain, but fully embracing it.Kiffin’s alleged halftime speech from LSU’s win over Clemson has leaked, and the message revealed a coach and a program fully leaning into the narrative that they’re the most-hated in the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A massive fire early Tuesday morning tore through an apartment complex under construction in South Bend, Indiana, forcing residents of a neighboring building to evacuate, according to local officials.The South Bend Fire Department said the fire began just after midnight at the Stadium Flats apartments near S. Lafayette & W. South Street.Fire crews arrived at a scene of towering flames and billowing smoke after receiving reports that the blaze had engulfed both the building under construction and a crane.CRANE ARM COLLAPSES INTO MIAMI CONDO ROOFTOP POOL AREA AS WORKERS CLING TO DANGLING STRUCTURE Despite the fire producing “a significant amount of embers and debris,” firefighters were able to keep it from spreading to the neighboring Diamond View Apartments.Residents of the Diamond View Apartments were evacuated during the fire, with officials saying the heat damaged several windows on the building’s top floor. The building has 60 units of affordable housing, according to a report last year in the South Bend Tribune. MASSIVE CHEMICAL FIRE ERUPTS AT ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER PLANT IN MISSISSIPPI, FORCING EVACUATIONThe Stadium Flats building was set to introduce 92 additional affordable units to downtown South Bend. Before the fire, construction was…

American dominance is on the line in this second week of September.The U.S. women’s basketball team is among the predominant dynasties in modern international sports, and have won eight consecutive Olympic gold medals and four consecutive World Cups. They have not lost a game at either event since 2006, and three victories in Berlin have extended their World Cup winning streak to 33 games. Their Olympic win streak is at 61 games.The U.S. has never lost a quarterfinal game in the FIBA Women’s World Cup, and they will look to keep that going on Thursday. But they will have to do it with their biggest star in an undefined role.CAITLIN CLARK AND ANGEL REESE MUST NOW WORK TOGETHER AT WOMEN’S WORLD CUP AS WNBA TAKES A HIGH-STAKES BREAKCaitlin Clark has come off the bench in all three group stage games for the US. She went from a record-setting 14-point, 11-assist debut against China to scoring just one point and missing every field goal in a career-low game against Italy, as the U.S. nearly suffered a devastating upset.Clark rebounded with nine points and seven assists in a blowout win against Czechia to close the group stage.But going into the knockout stage,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! America had a headline-grabbing milestone this summer. Unfortunately, it wasn’t our America 250 celebration. Rather, it was passing the $40 trillion mark on our national debt.$40 trillion is a number that is very difficult to get your head wrapped around. It’s more than 120% of our GDP, a ratio that sounds more applicable to an emerging market in crisis than the biggest economy in the world.While the debt in and of itself is a problem, there are two related issues that are critical. One is the rapid growth in debt accumulation. In 2017, we passed the $20 trillion mark, and less than 10 years later, we doubled that to $40 trillion.$50 TRILLION IN DEBT IS NOT A DISTANT THREAT. AMERICA IS SPEEDING TOWARDS ITThis begets the second issue, which is the cost to finance all that debt. We no longer have the “exorbitant privilege” as it is often referred to of countries adding U.S. dollar reserves no matter what, and that means now, investors in our debt, if we can find them, are price-sensitive. In layman’s terms, they are requiring more of a premium to lend the U.S. government money.‘THE ODYSSEY’ REMINDS…

Former Major League pitcher Thomas Pannone threw a nine-inning perfect game Monday night, leading the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to a 3-0 win over the Durham Bulls. The 32-year-old southpaw incredibly retired all 27 batters he faced on just 94 pitches.BREWERS FLAMETHROWER JACOB MISIOROWSKI SETS MLB RECORD FOR PITCHES OVER 100 MPH IN DOMINANT STARTPannone put together an unblemished stat line, racking up nine shutout innings with zero hits, zero walks, and eight strikeouts.WATCH: It marks the first nine-inning, single-pitcher perfect game across Minor League Baseball since 2017. It is also just the fifth solo perfect game in the 142-year history of the International League, dating back to 1884.TREVOR BAUER THROWS NO-HITTER FOR LONG ISLAND DUCKS IN JUST SECOND US START SINCE 2021The Brewers southpaw pitched with total command, but perfection didn’t come without a late dose of drama.Falling into a tight 3-0 hole against the 27th and final batter in the bottom of the ninth, Pannone faced the immediate risk of a game-ruining walk. Instead, he fired consecutive strikes to battle all the way back, retiring the hitter to lock up the final out. For this left-hander, flirting with baseball history is nothing new.During a 49-game run with the Toronto…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Texas Board of Education gave final approval to changes to the state’s high school social studies curriculum, a controversial move that will impact how students are taught about Islam and Christianity.The amended social studies curriculum, which covers U.S. history, government and world geography, comes after dozens of people gave public testimony, with most expressing their opposition to the finalized version.The board approved language asserting that “radical Islam” motivated the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks rather than taking a more narrow focus on the terrorist groups involved in the attack.The material also requires students to study early Islam through Prophet Muhammad’s “brutal military campaigns against Jewish and Christian tribes,” the “normalization of slavery” and the taking of female captives as “harem slaves.”NBA CHAMPION JOSH HART CELEBRATES TEXAS BOARD OF EDUCATION’S VOTE TO MAKE BIBLE PASSAGES REQUIRED READING Several Democratic State Board of Education members pushed back against the wording, but the Republican-majority board still approved that section and the other changes on Friday.Muslim groups and students, as well as multiple curriculum experts, also spoke out against the new changes.”I feel attacked, as if my religion doesn’t belong,” Habiiba Quresh, a 15-year-old Muslim…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Officials in Colorado said a climber suffered a fatal fall Sunday after scaling a towering peak south of Aspen.The tragic incident occurred on Castle Peak, which reaches a steep elevation of 14,272 feet in the Elk Mountains, according to Mountain Rescue Aspen.Responders said rescue team members reached the climber by 4 p.m. after the Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a fallen climber.However, officials “determined the individual had sustained injuries that were not survivable.”NORTH CAROLINA CLIMBER AIRLIFTED AFTER PLUNGING 20 FEET DOWN GORGE, SUSTAINING SERIOUS INJURIES The fall was apparently witnessed by nearby hikers, including Rebecca Rees, who recounted the incident in a statement posted to Facebook.”Unfortunately, we witnessed the event. It has been an extremely sad and terrible afternoon for all involved. He did not survive,” she said.Rees said a bystander, identified as Robert, even scrambled toward the climber immediately after the fall, putting himself at risk in case there was still a chance of survival.She added that the victim ultimately “wasn’t alone” in his final moments.NOVICE CLIMBER SURVIVES 1,500-FOOT DROP ON CALIFORNIA’S MOUNT SHASTA AFTER HELICOPTER RESCUE DELAYED BY CLOUDS Rees said the rescue crew responded at a commendable…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A popular Egyptian TV host on Saturday was sentenced to death by hanging in a major drug case that accused dozens of suspects of forming an organized criminal group to manufacture and traffic synthetic drugs.Sarah Khalifa is among 12 defendants facing execution for their alleged roles in the operation, including importing materials used to produce narcotics, according to state-backed media Ahram Online. Capital punishment in Egypt is carried out by hanging for civilian convictions.Khalifa is a media personality, beauty clinic owner and former TV host who has appeared on several Egyptian television channels. Local outlet Masrawy reported that she previously hosted the Egyptian crime show “Mission Impossible.”Khalifa, who currently has more than 2.5 million followers on Instagram, was reportedly arrested in Cairo in April 2025 as part of the investigation.DOCTOR AND SON ACCUSED OF RUNNING DANGEROUS SIDE-BUSINESS SCHEME IN NEW YORK The case involved a total of 28 defendants who were charged with forming an organized criminal group, as well as possessing unlicensed firearms and ammunition, Ahram Online said. Twelve were sentenced to death, nine received life sentences and seven were acquitted of all charges.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CRACKS DOWN ON BRAZIL’S BIGGEST DRUG…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Russia attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles on Tuesday, after U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Ukraine’s capital as part of an effort to resume stalled peace negotiations.Ukrainian officials said the attack involved ballistic and cruise missiles, according to CNN, and residential buildings in two districts of the city sustained damage as people were urged to remain indoors.Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said people were trapped inside a residential building after the attacks.RUSSIA LAUNCHES BALLISTIC MISSILE ATTACK ON KYIV HOURS AFTER ZELENSKYY WARNS OF MAJOR STRIKE The attacks, which caused fires across the city, including at an educational facility, came after Witkoff and Kushner met with Ukrainian officials in Kyiv on Sunday. The day prior, they met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow as the Trump administration attempts to bring an end to the war that began in February 2022.Witkoff said Ukraine and Russia had agreed to a three-day ceasefire before their visit to the region following months without significant progress toward a peace agreement. The ceasefire ended on Tuesday.KUSHNER, WITKOFF SET FOR KYIV TALKS AFTER PUTIN MEETING IN US PUSH FOR PEACE “Substantive progress was made, including movement on scheduling…

Just when we thought the college football weekend couldn’t get any crazier, a power outage at Doak Campbell Stadium on the campus of Florida State sent school officials into a frenzy on Monday night in Tallahassee.Minutes before SMU and FSU were set to close out Labor Day weekend with there ACC game to finish week one, the lights went out inside the stadium that forced both teams back into the locker room.The game was scheduled to kickoff at 7:39 p.m. ET, but a power surge sent the stadium into darkness just as both teams had taking the field.Trust me, the jokes could write themselves for Florida State, but this unfortunate set of circumstances for everyone involved turned into a chaotic night.A very critical decision awaited, knowing there would also be no official replay during the game if both schools decided to play Both SMU and FSU decided to play the game without half the stadium having power.Every twenty minutes, officials from both schools and ACC commissioner Jim Phillips were meeting to discuss possible outcomes if they weren’t able to play the game on Monday night.For the fans, credit to them for sticking around through the madness, with games being played…