NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! North Carolina health officials are urging people who touched baby goats at a mobile petting zoo to contact their local health department after several goats tested positive for rabies.The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) said the infected goats were from Farm Adventures, a mobile petting zoo based in Harmony, North Carolina, that attended off-site events across multiple counties.Anyone who had contact with baby goats from Farm Adventures, either at its Harmony location or at an off-site event between July 28 and Aug. 27, should contact their local health department to determine whether medication is needed to prevent infection, according to NCDHHS.RABID BAT FOUND NEAR ZOO RESTAURANT SPARKS URGENT PUBLIC HEALTH WARNING: ‘EXTREMELY SERIOUS’ During that period, NCDHHS said Farm Adventures held off-site events involving children and elderly individuals across multiple counties. Organizers of those events are being notified, the agency said, adding that the investigation remains ongoing and additional information about potential exposure locations will be released when available.In a Facebook statement, Farm Adventures said four of its baby goats had contracted rabies and that the animals had been euthanized to prevent further spread.MARYLAND ROCKED BY THIRD BEAVER…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Retired Port Authority police officers are demanding that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul skip Ground Zero’s 25th anniversary 9/11 commemoration, saying their attendance would inflict “deep pain” on victims’ families, survivors and first responders.In separate letters dated Aug. 14, John McDevitt, president of the Port Authority Retired Police Association, urged the two Democrats not to attend the Sept. 11 ceremony at the site of the deadliest terror attack in U.S. history.”For us, September 11 is not a political occasion, a photo opportunity, or a platform for public officials,” McDevitt wrote to Mamdani. “It is a solemn day of remembrance for those who were murdered, those who responded, those who survived, and the families who have carried these losses for twenty-five years.”GOP SENATORS RALLY BEHIND 9/11 FAMILIES IN PUSH TO BAN MAMDANI FROM ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY: ‘HE’S A DISGRACE’ The group said the World Trade Center was “our home,” noting that 37 Port Authority police officers and 47 other members of the Port Authority family were killed in the 2001 attacks.”Thirty-seven of our brothers and sisters made the ultimate sacrifice,” McDevitt wrote. “Their memorial should not become the center…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former California councilman who admitted burying nearly $63,000 in cash in his backyard was sentenced Friday to 18 months in federal prison for taking bribes tied to a police-union contract and commercial marijuana permits, prosecutors said.Ricardo Pacheco, 63, spent more than two decades on the Baldwin Park City Council before resigning in 2020 as part of his plea deal. Federal prosecutors said he used his elected office to collect cash and funnel other payments through his church and political groups.The Department of Justice said Pacheco and former Compton City Councilman Isaac Jacob Galvan carried out “corrupt acts while they were elected officials,” including accepting and paying bribes for political support and city permits.HAWAII’S DEMOCRATIC LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR INDICTED IN STATE CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION Pacheco was also fined $10,000 and ordered to forfeit $219,755. The FBI seized $83,145 in cash proceeds from him, including $62,900 that Pacheco said he had buried in two places in his backyard, prosecutors said. A restitution hearing is still to be scheduled.Galvan, 39, received the same 18-month federal prison sentence and was ordered to pay $323,557 in restitution.FORMER GAMBINO ASSOCIATE TURNED NEW JERSEY COUNCILMAN ACCUSED OF RUNNING LOANSHARKING RING…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Country music duo Dan + Shay revealed they almost went their separate ways at the height of their success.The duo, composed of Dan Smyers, 39, and Shay Mooney, 34, admitted while on the “Artist Friendly” podcast recently that, at the pinnacle of their success, “there was unhealthy dynamics between both of us ’cause we process things a lot differently.”Mooney explained that their biggest issue was that there “was just a communication stop,” and they eventually “got to this point” where it was “just getting really tough.””We had that moment in 2021, and it was kind of like, all right, do we ride off into the sunset and celebrate our accomplishments or do, like, we have some maybe really hard conversations with each other and fix this?” Mooney said. COUNTRY STAR STEPS AWAY FROM MUSIC TO FOCUS ON HIMSELF AFTER FAME TOOK A TOLLAfter host Joel Madden pressed the duo for more details, Smyers explained that, after they landed the opening slot for Kenny Chesney’s tour, they were excited but didn’t know if they could do it since their relationship was in a bad place.They ultimately decided, “We have to figure this out,”…

A college in Liberty, Missouri, is in mourning after one of the school’s running backs was pronounced dead following a medical emergency on the sideline during the team’s season-opening game.William Jewell College running back MicahJo Barnet was the player involved in the incident during the game against D-II rival Fort Lewis College.The game, which was being played at William Jewell College’s Greene Stadium, was suspended, with a vigil in memory of the late junior running back scheduled for Saturday evening.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!”William Jewell & the Liberty community mourn the passing of junior MicahJo Barnett,” the school’s athletic department posted on social media. “Our thoughts & prayers are with MicahJo’s family, teammates, friends, & coaches. A vigil will be held tonight on the Jewell quad at 8 p.m. in honor of MicahJo & family.” FORMER COLLEGE FOOTBALL STANDOUT LEVI WYATT DEAD AT 23The school’s interim president, Dr. Drew Van Horn, thanked first responders for the efforts to save Barnet, who was pursuing a business major at the small liberal arts college.”We appreciate the response from the sheriff’s office, the police department, EMS team, physician for the team, everybody responded…

You’d think by now most people would know that snatching a game-used ball or jersey from a kid at a sporting event is always a bad move, but it appears at least one person didn’t get the message … or did he?English Premier League club Liverpool had just played Nottingham Forest to a 2-2 draw, and while he was walking off the pitch, Liverpool’s Alexander Isak decided to make a young fan’s day.He spotted the kid, popped off his jersey, and went to hand it to him, only for it to be intercepted by some dude.A’S FAN BRUTALLY SWINGS AND MISSES WITH THE LADIES AFTER TRYING TO HAND THEM A FOUL BALLOh, boy…These are always rough.CHICAGO CUBS FAN SLAPS YOUNGER FAN FOR NOT STANDING DURING NATIONAL ANTHEM IN VIRAL VIDEO At this point, every functional adult knows that you yield cool sports souvenirs to kids. I’m not saying I agree with that. I think it actually builds character when a 31-year-old fella like myself dives in front of a youngster and takes a home run ball from them with a highlight-reel catch.I get a cool addition to my office; they get a valuable life lesson about life not being fair…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Then-President Joe Biden put Georgia at the center of the national voting-rights fight in 2021 when he branded the state’s Republican-backed election overhaul “Jim Crow in the 21st century.”Now, five years later, a separate Georgia voting-rights battle involving allegations of racial discrimination is garnering national attention as it plays out in federal court. This time, the dispute centers on the state’s redrawn Congressional and state maps redrawn in 2021, with challengers facing a significantly tougher burden of proof following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais.The latest development came when the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a lower court judgment striking down Georgia’s 2021 maps and returned the case to U.S. District Judge Steve Jones.The appeals court instructed Jones to reconsider the challenge under the new framework established in Callais, which raised the bar for plaintiffs alleging racial discrimination in redistricting.Under that standard, evidence that a map weakened Black voters’ electoral influence is not enough by itself. Plaintiffs must present evidence supporting a “strong inference” of intentional racial discrimination and distinguish the effects of race from those of partisan politics.SUPREME COURT RULES ON KEY VOTING RIGHTS ACT RULE AS…

Green Bay Packers play-caller Jordan Love? That was the star quarterback’s role in the team’s final preseason game, and he excelled at it.Love called the offensive plays in the second half of the Packers’ 42-38 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Friday night. Head coach Matt LaFleur said he approached Love about it on the field before the game.”I just went up to him. It’s not like he had time to prep. I was just like, ‘Hey, you want to call the second half?’” LaFleur said. “He said, ‘Sure. Yeah, I’ll do it.’ And he did it and he did an outstanding job.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Love apparently had some sort of magic touch, as the Packers erased an 11-point deficit in the final 3 1/2 minutes to come back and get the win. Love’s poise impressed his head coach.”(Offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich) called the first half, did an outstanding job, and then we had J-Love call the second half,” LaFleur said. “That was pretty cool, to hear his demeanor on the headset and how calm, cool and collected he was throughout the entire game, especially during those critical moments. That’s not a surprise to me because…

The return of Bill Belichick to the North Carolina sidelines in 2026 has clearly not drummed up the type of national attention that folks in Chapel Hill were anticipating when he was hired almost two years ago.When the Tar Heels took to the field in Ireland on Saturday afternoon against TCU to kick off the college football season, the focus was more on the offseason turmoil than on Belichick roaming the sidelines.That turmoil remains a problem and is not going away anytime soon.COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS BACK WITH ALL EYES ON BILL BELICHICK AS COURTROOM DRAMA HEATS UPBut, that doesn’t mean the 15-10 win over TCU will go unnoticed. For the first time in his tenure at North Carolina, this Belichick-led team looked as though it had a pulse.The offseason has been filled with questions about general manager Michael Lombardi, who was placed on administrative leave amid the school’s ongoing investigation into an HR complaint, as well as Belichick’s son remaining on medical leave, forcing his father to take on a larger role calling the defense.But, compared to what we all witnessed after the first quarter during their 2025 matchup with TCU, it does look as though North Carolina is a…

Few teams in the NFL are operating under as much pressure heading into the upcoming season as the Cincinnati Bengals. With head coach Zac Taylor facing intense scrutiny in his eighth season at the helm and defensive coordinator Al Golden entering year two of his unit’s retool, Cincinnati is aiming to prove that its recent stagnation is over and that franchise quarterback Joe Burrow can lead them back to deep January football.Last yearThe Bengals suffered through a deeply disappointing 2025 season, stumbling to a 6–11 record and finishing dead last in a hyper-competitive AFC North. Burrow, again, got injured, and the team called on veteran Joe Flacco. They were good at times, but it always felt like this team had no real chance to earn the postseason spot. This was especially true when Burrow was out. A leaky, depleted defense completely unraveled at times, allowing opposing offenses to dictate games and squandering late leads. Defensive lapses and an inability to generate consistent pass-rush pressure made stringing together victories almost impossible, costing Cincinnati any realistic chance at a wild-card spot well before late December.ZAC TAYLOR ADMITS BREAKING NFL CHALLENGE FLAG RULE FOR 8 YEARS AS LEAGUE MAKES CHANGE Offseason additions and…