NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration has opened a federal civil rights investigation into Florida State University (FSU) over 32 scholarships accused of discriminating against students based on race or sex, according to a Department of Education (DOE) letter obtained by Fox News Digital.The DOE’s Office for Civil Rights said it will investigate whether FSU discriminated on the basis of race, color or national origin in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and whether the university discriminated based on sex in violation of Title IX.The investigation stems from a July 2025 complaint filed by the Equal Protection Project (EPP) that targeted 32 FSU scholarships. The DOE’s Aug. 4 letter lists all 32 programs, and confirms FSU is a recipient of federal financial assistance and therefore must comply with Title VI and Title IX.William Jacobson, founder and president of the EPP and Cornell Law professor, told Fox News Digital that FSU stood out even among the hundreds of colleges and universities his organization has challenged.A NEW YORK UNIVERSITY FACES JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION OVER ‘BLACK MALE INITIATIVE’ “Florida State, surprisingly, has one of the largest contingencies of discriminatory scholarships that we’ve…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Harvard allegedly failed to adequately safeguard research collaborations with Chinese institutions, including universities tied to Beijing’s military and defense-industrial base, according to a report from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.Researchers affiliated with the New England Ivy League co-authored more than 140 publications with other researchers affiliated with a group of Chinese universities, according to the report reviewed by Fox News Digital ahead of its public release.The “Seven Sons of National Defense” are a group of Chinese universities identified by the Pentagon and other U.S. officials as central to China’s defense research and military modernization efforts. The House Committee created to crackdown on China argues Harvard’s approach to research security opened the door for collaborations that could advance technological and military capabilities of the hostile nation.Harvard also reported received more than $600 million from China under the federal Section 117 foreign-gift disclosure system — more than any other American university, according to the Education Department dashboard cited in the report. The committee argues the U.S. university’s financial ties to China heighten the need for strict oversight of its research partnerships and foreign-funding disclosures. HARVARD TOPS NATION…

It can be tough to hang up a favorite hunting rifle, but when laws requiring straight-wall cartridges go away, you might find yourself doing just that.I have become increasingly sentimental about things, to the point that I worry it might be a terminal descent into nostalgia instead of a meaningful period of reflection on what I have thus far accomplished in life. It could be the kids growing up or my hometown having changed so much that it no longer feels like the place I knew.And the changes keep coming.Even good things, on occasion, have a touch of dread—signaling broader changes and the unknown. Michigan recently announced that the “straight-wall zone” was no more, and regular rifle cartridges could be used for hunting deer. While this isn’t interesting to many people, it struck a chord that an era of hunting, scouting and friendships had come to an end.Using My SoapboxA lot of people I speak to know I publish on these esteemed pages. With them, I’m usually referred to as Josh the Writer to separate me from the rather dense crowd of other men blessed with that name who populate my neck of the woods. More accurately, I should be…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Whether someone is the older or younger sibling may be linked to certain health outcomes later in life, according to a massive new study.Analyzing medical data from 10 million U.S. siblings over two decades, researchers from the University of Chicago and Columbia University found links suggesting that birth order may be connected to specific long-term health risks.Researchers examined 569 disease categories across families and among siblings, identifying 150 conditions that were significantly associated with birth order.LONGER LIVES, WORSE HEALTH? SCIENTISTS UNCOVER TROUBLING TREND ACROSS GENERATIONSFirst-born children showed a higher likelihood of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses, including autism, ADHD, Tourette’s and OCD, as well as immune-allergic conditions like food allergies.Second-born children were statistically more prone to migraines, shingles, substance use disorders and gastrointestinal issues like gastritis. Discussing the findings on “Fox & Friends,” Dr. Marc Siegel, senior medical analyst for Fox News, noted the value of such a wide-scale study.”I love this study because it opens a lot of questions more than it gives answers, but I think I have some answers,” the doctor said.CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIESRegarding the heightened prevalence of ADHD among first-borns, Siegel offered his own hypothesis about…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican congressional candidate and Grammy-nominated composer Marty O’Donnell spoke to Fox News Digital on Wednesday about how he was disinvited from a reunion with his fellow creators of the “Halo” video game series for comments made on the campaign trail.On Tuesday, O’Donnell shared a screenshot of an email he received from his booker who handles his event appearances, informing him he had been uninvited from a reunion of his fellow “Halo” creators at a pop culture convention, saying, “The promoter for SacAnime has shared that his LGBTQ staff does not feel comfortable if you attend the event. Based on your recently reported statements of the political campaign, they have rescinded their invitation to not cause any further staff upset.””I’m very disappointed that SacAnime has disinvited me from a Halo 25 reunion at their conference next month. If you thought we defeated Cancel Culture in 2024, guess again!” O’Donnell responded in a tweet.O’Donnell spent decades creating some of the most iconic music in video game history. He has since thrown his hat in the ring as the Trump-backed Republican nominee to represent Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District. O’Donnell shared a statement about the incident…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former UC Santa Barbara student convicted of raping and sexually assaulting multiple women will spend at least three decades behind bars, capping a yearslong prosecution involving disturbing allegations of sexual violence at one of America’s top party schools.Arian Eteghaei, 24, was sentenced to 30 years to life in California state prison after a jury found him guilty of forcible rape and forcible sexual penetration, but not before authorities say he made a brazen run for freedom, bolting from courthouse custody moments after his conviction.His sentencing comes amid renewed scrutiny over sexual violence at UC Santa Barbara, which has been ranked the nation’s top party school by Niche for the past two years.Eteghaei’s case adds to those concerns. He was also convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence, while jurors found true a special allegation that the sexual offenses were committed against more than one victim.AMERICA’S TOP PARTY COLLEGE HIT BY ANOTHER SEX ATTACK WEEKS AFTER BRUTAL CAMPUS RAPE CASE”This case would not have been possible without the extraordinary courage of the victims who came forward and participated in a long and difficult legal process,” Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch said.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport will install Islamic foot wash stations inside bathrooms at the facility, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.The project was officially registered with Texas regulators on July 31, according to documents detailing the project.The installation of the Wudu ablution stations is expected to be complete by the end of the year.”Project consists of adding Ablution stations to existing concourse level restrooms in Terminal D, one Men’s ablution station in existing men’s restroom and one Women’s ablution station in the existing women’s restroom,” the project details read.TRAVELERS CLASH AFTER TSA SHARES SURPRISING GUIDANCE ABOUT AIRPORT ETIQUETTE It is privately funded and expected to cost around $300,000, the documents state.The updates aim to prevent water on standard restroom floors and protect sink counters.Similar low-level basins and interfaith spaces already exist at other major international airport hubs across the U.S., including Chicago O’Hare.Some conservatives were outraged online over the project plan, while others urged people to take a more measured approach, noting that the new stations are not about pushing any ideology. “People are freaking out over foot-washing stations at DFW, but let’s look at the actual facts before…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An abandoned sailboat off a Washington beach was home to an unexpected crew: 60 cats and kittens, many of them some frightened and malnourished.The Tacoma Police Department said the unusual rescue began Aug. 6 when its Marine Services Unit responded to reports of an abandoned 40-foot sailboat in the waters off Owen Beach.Officers initially discovered more than 30 cats and kittens living in unsafe conditions aboard the vessel, with many appearing frightened and malnourished. Marine Services began coordinating with Animal Control and the department’s Forensics Unit to safely remove the animals.What initially appeared to be a rescue involving more than 30 cats eventually grew to 60 over the course of a rescue effort spanning six days.FLORIDA MAN ALLEGEDLY KILLS FAMILY’S KITTENS IN FRONT OF TEENAGE DAUGHTER AS FORM OF PUNISHMENT: OFFICIALS “That’s a wrap! The final cat is off the boat. Fur real this time!” police wrote. “Final cat count: 60!”Police said Animal Control was “as certain as they can be that all cats have officially disembarked.””That’s all for meow!” the department joked online.Despite believing all 60 cats had been rescued, police said they would continue making trips to the boat this…

Welcome to the Golden Era Initial jobless claims just did something they haven’t done since 1969. New filings for unemployment benefits dropped to 187,000 for the week ending July 18 — a nearly 57-year low, and a much bigger drop than economists expected. Wall Street spend time debating whether this is “good” or “bad” news for the Fed. I think both sides are missing the real story. This isn’t a cyclical blip. It’s demographics finally showing up in the data. Birth rates across the developed world — the U.S., Europe, Japan, China, South Korea — have been falling for decades, and the workforce math is now catching up. Fewer young workers are entering the labor force every year than are retiring out of it. That’s not a recession signal. It’s a structural worker shortage, and jobless claims sitting near six-decade lows is exactly what you’d expect that shortage to look like on paper: a “low-hire, low-fire” economy where employers are desperate to hold onto the workers they already have. Here’s the part that should get your attention: a labor shortage this deep can’t be solved the old-fashioned way. You can’t out-immigrate your way out of a birth-rate collapse fast enough,…