NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Almost one year after the shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk, Fox Nation is taking a look back at how the harrowing event impacted a Christian private high school in Louisiana.Pastor and Evangel Christian Academy head football coach Denny Duron guides his team through Kirk’s killing in season 3 of the hit reality television series, “God. Family. Football.” While dealing with the pressures and challenges of competing during the 2025 season, Duron pays tribute to the killed Turning Point USA leader, as shown in episode two. “That young man was a young man I admired,” he says in the episode. “I have used football as my platform to be able to speak the name of Jesus to the world, but he used politics.” ACCUSED CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSIN TYLER ROBINSON ASKS JUDGE TO TAKE POTENTIAL DEATH PENALTY OFF TABLEDuring one practice after Kirk’s death, Duron encourages his players not to give in to hate by transforming anger into violence.”There is a spirit of anger in the world today,” he says. “And there is no reason for you ever to be angry and commit a sin. If Jesus forgave you, for everything that he forgave you for…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. ‘Nashville’ actress Hayden Panettiere dies suddenly at age 36  2. Defeated Michigan Dem demands Hasan Piker be cut loose3. Historic Smithsonian museum exhibit goes all-in on woke displaysMAJOR HEADLINES FULL FOCUS — Trump declares his ‘number one goal’ in negotiations with Iran as ceasefire set to expire. Continue reading … CUTTING COSTS — Trump orders major scale back to military drills as North Korea ramps up missile tests. Continue reading … KILLER COMMUTE — Man allegedly props dead wife in passenger seat for drive across multiple states. Continue reading …DEADLY ENCOUNTER — NYPD fatally shoots man armed with butcher knife inside Lower East Side building: police. Continue reading … ‘NEVER FORGET YOU’ — MLB great Tommy John, whose elbow operation revolutionized pitching, dies at 83. Continue reading …–POLITICS TURF TALK — Trump blames vandals for dead grass on National Mall where he hosted 4th of July celebration. Continue reading … SOVEREIGNTY TEST — How President Teddy Roosevelt handed Trump’s border plans a big legal victory. Continue reading…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A New York democratic socialist lawmaker’s referral to shoplifting being the result of a “biological need” is getting swift blowback.New York state Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher suggested this week that aggressive prosecution of theft of items like soap and toothpaste was wrongheaded, saying the “true crime is that there is such incredible wealth disparity in this city that there are people who can be thrown in jail simply for having a biological need.””This is exactly the wrong way to talk about crime and poverty. Poverty can help explain why someone commits an offense,” former Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg told Fox News Digital. “It should matter when prosecutors decide how to handle a case. But poverty is not a permission slip to steal.”Aronberg, who now leads his own law firm, rejected the suggestion that prosecution necessarily means incarceration and pointed to alternatives available for first-time offenders. SOROS NETWORK REBUILDS PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR PUSH AFTER STRING OF ELECTION LOSSES”Suggesting that someone who steals toothpaste for the first time is automatically being thrown in jail creates a false picture of how the system actually works. Prosecution does not have to mean incarceration,” Aronberg said.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Permitting reform isn’t simply an energy issue or an environmental issue. It is an affordability issue.The economics are straightforward. In a market economy, prices are determined by supply and demand. When the supply of housing, energy or manufactured goods increases, prices tend to fall. When supply is constrained, prices rise. If policymakers are serious about lowering costs for American families, they should focus on making it easier — not harder — to increase supply.That begins with fixing America’s broken permitting system.THE SURPRISING HIDDEN COST QUIETLY ADDING NEARLY $132K TO NEW HOME PRICES REVEALEDAmerica does not suffer from a shortage of entrepreneurs willing to invest, workers eager to build or capital ready to finance new projects. But the permitting system fails to produce timely, predictable government decisions.Today, major housing developments, energy infrastructure and even manufacturing facilities routinely spend years navigating overlapping federal reviews, duplicative agency requirements and prolonged litigation. Time becomes a hidden tax. Every year a project sits in regulatory limbo, financing costs rise, construction expenses increase, investors demand higher returns and uncertainty discourages future investment. Those costs are ultimately paid by consumers through higher rents, home prices, utility bills and costlier…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday said he supports U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro after her office moved to dismiss the vandalism case involving the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.Federal prosecutors on July 31 moved to drop the case against Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who was accused of damaging the $14 million project after cracks, algae growth and peeling sealant were discovered. Prosecutors cited evidence indicating the damage may have stemmed from a botched renovation rather than vandalism.Blanche said he and President Donald Trump both support Pirro, but acknowledged that he could not fault the president for his reaction to the case dismissal, as “potential vandalism” may still be involved.”I absolutely support U.S. Attorney Pirro, as does President Trump,” he said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”TRUMP URGES JEANINE PIRRO TO REVISIT DROPPED LINCOLN MEMORIAL REFLECTING POOL VANDALISM CASE “Now, that’s different than whether the president is extraordinarily frustrated at what happened in that case. And I don’t in any way fault him for that.”Blanche clarified that the court filings did not conclude that all of the damage was caused by faulty construction, noting that a witness reportedly claimed to have seen…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New South Wales in Australia is slated to begin a gun buyback scheme in November, the first state in the nation to kick-off the program as part of the national response to a shooting spree that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration in the state capital of Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Sunday.Albanese and New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said the scheme would start on November 2. People who return eligible firearms under the first phase would receive fixed compensation ranging from $450 to $1,000 per firearm, depending on the type. A second phase will provide a valuation pathway for certain higher-value firearms, capped at $10,000 per firearm.Albanese’s center-left government adopted new gun-control laws in January in the aftermath of the December 14 attack at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration, including the gun buyback program and tighter firearms measures. New South Wales separately passed tighter state firearms laws in December, while the federal government also strengthened laws targeting hate speech and extremism.The pair of alleged gunmen used firearms that were obtained legally. Australia’s government said there were a record 4.1 million firearms in the country last year,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump is blaming vandals for large spots of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial, the same area where the president hosted crowds for a 4th of July celebration.Trump made the claim without providing evidence or explaining why he believes vandals damaged the grass. He shared a photo showing an area by the World War II Memorial with patches of brown and dead grass across much of the sprawling turf that was previously full of green grass.”Look what VANDALS did to the grass connecting the vandalized World War II Monument and the vandalized Reflecting Pool, which will be opened again, and better than ever, shortly,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.”Anybody who thinks the Reflecting Pool wasn’t vandalized should go back to Law School!” he continued.TRUMP URGES JEANINE PIRRO TO REVISIT DROPPED LINCOLN MEMORIAL REFLECTING POOL VANDALISM CASE Trump had a large stage built and invited crowds to the same lawn for his Independence Day celebration last month. He is now blaming vandals for the grass damage. Crowds gathered to hear from the president and watch fireworks to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary.Photos from the celebration show…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Louisiana man is accused of killing his wife and propping her body up in the passenger seat of his car and driving through multiple states before he was arrested in Tennessee, according to authorities.Tyronne Brazille, 50, was pulled over by police in Memphis for a traffic violation on Thursday when officers found the lifeless body of his wife, Lanessa Bradford, 50, in the passenger seat of his vehicle with a gunshot wound, WREG reported.A longtime friend of the woman, Shelicka Decker, told the outlet that the couple had been married for years and Bradford was planning to leave Brazille.NEW JERSEY MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING WIFE WITH BARBELL ALLEGEDLY CONFESSED IN MESSAGES TO RELATIVES: REPORT “She had the money saved up. She had come up with a plan, and she was going to just vanish. That was the only way she would be able to get away from him,” Decker said. “She was going to leave her car, she was going to leave all the things behind, and she had been in touch with her family that was out of town, and that’s how she was going to make this move to get away.”But before…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “Nashville” actress Hayden Panettiere died, her representative confirmed to Fox News Digital. She was 36.Circumstances surrounding her death were not immediately made available.”It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her – and to the millions who watched her onscreen,” her rep said in a statement provided to ABC News.‘SOPRANOS’ STARS REUNITE IN EMOTIONAL FAREWELL FOR VINCENT PASTORE The New York native began acting at a young age, and was cast in “One Life to Live” when she was 4 years old. She found fame with a starring role alongside Denzel Washington in the 2000 classic, “Remember the Titans.”It was at the age of 15 when Panettiere remembered being offered “happy pills,” and her addiction to opioids and alcohol began.‘GODZILLA VS. KONG’ ACTRESS KAYLEE HOTTLE CAUSE OF DEATH REVEALED”They were to make me peppy during interviews,” Panettiere told People in 2022. “I had no idea that this was not an appropriate thing, or what door that would open for me when it came to my…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NYPD officers fatally shot a 54-year-old man Sunday afternoon after police said he advanced toward them with a large butcher knife inside a Lower East Side apartment building.The shooting happened shortly after 4 p.m. at 126 Ludlow Street, where officers were responding to multiple 911 calls reporting an assault in progress.When officers entered the building, they found a trail of blood leading up a staircase, NYPD Assistant Chief Melissa Eger said during a Sunday evening news conference.As officers headed upstairs, they encountered 54-year-old Wei Chan coming down the staircase while armed with what police described as a large butcher knife.LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY PARK SHOOTING KILLS 1, INJURES 4 DURING LIVE BAND PERFORMANCE “Officers repeated multiple commands for the male to show his hands in an effort for him to drop the weapon,” Eger said. “As officers issued repeated commands, the male continued to advance towards the officers armed with the large butcher knife.”The officers then opened fire, striking Chan. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.”He has no known criminal history with our department. However, he does have a documented mental health history with the department,” Eger said.POLICE…