There are three characters in this case: a victim, a coward and a villain. The victim is broadcaster Braiden Bell, who was the Portland Trail Blazers play-by-play announcer for less than 12 hours before the team fired him Thursday for tweets he posted in 2012 and 2013… when he was 15 years old.The coward is the Blazers, who were informed of said tweets and ousted Bell immediately, presumably out of fear of the ever-ravenous outrage mob.NBA’S PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS HIRE ANNOUNCER, THEN FIRE HIM HOURS LATER OVER TWEETS FROM HIS TEENAGE YEARS And then there’s the villain: KGW in Portland, the TV station that dug up those tweets and used them to try and ruin a man’s life.Let’s start with the ugly part — the tweets themselves. They are certainly nothing to condone, and are the kind of posts that should have given any of Bell’s teenage friends pause at the time.The first was from November 2012, when Bell wrote, “Gotta give a shoutout to all the big girls out there and those closet w—-s #BigUps.”The next was less than a month later, when Bell tweeted, “I’m not racist at all…But not gonna lie…Asian people piss me off! Hahaha #Honest”The third…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The FlyDubai co-pilot accused of attacking a captain on a Tel Aviv-bound flight earlier this week allegedly used the cockpit’s “crash axe” in the attack and has been identified as a 29-year-old Omani national.The co-pilot has been identified as Hamam al-Hammami, a Middle Eastern source told Fox News, adding that he was barred from flying with Oman Air — his country’s airline — in 2024 due to concerns about extremist views.The source also said authorities believe the co-pilot moved to Dubai later that year.The United Arab Emirates, which is leading the investigation into the attack on FlyDubai Flight 1073, said the co-pilot attacked Capt. Smit Machchhar with the cockpit’s crash axe, incapacitating him and causing the aircraft to plummet before passengers on board seized control of the plane.FLYDUBAI PASSENGER SAYS CO-PILOT STABBED CAPTAIN BEFORE TERRIFYING PLUNGE, EMERGENCY LANDING The source said al-Hammami spent a significant part of his life outside Oman, including time living with his mother, who is from Syria.According to the source, FlyDubai did not check with Oman Air about al-Hammami before hiring him.A Gulf diplomat told The Associated Press that investigators are working to determine whether al-Hammami acted as…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Texas Senate nominee James Talarico once proclaimed the Bible gives him a moral reason to fight for his progressive policies, but one expert is now accusing Talarico of spreading a “perverted version” of Christianity to justify his agenda.Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian, set off a wave of criticism this week after saying his support for universal healthcare and rejection of “this corrupt system” are rooted in “biblical grounds.” He pointed to the actions of Jesus and the Hebrew prophets as the rationale.”When Jesus healed the sick, he didn’t ask for a deductible. So when I fight for universal healthcare, I’m doing it on biblical grounds,” he wrote in an X post viewed over 2 million times. “When he fed the hungry, he didn’t price gouge for a profit. When the Hebrew prophets saw corruption, they spoke truth to power. When I take on this corrupt system, I’m doing it on biblical grounds.”Just Facts president and co-founder Jim Agresti told Fox News Digital Talarico publicly opposes Christian nationalism while “imposing his own version, a perverted version, of Christian morals on the public.”DETROIT PASTOR SAYS PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES ARE TRYING TO ‘VIRTUE-SIGNAL’ TO CHRISTIAN VOTERS “Talarico…

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he plans to attend next week’s marquee college football matchup between No. 7 Alabama and No. 2 Georgia.Trump revealed his plans during a midterm campaign rally at the University of South Alabama in Mobile. The president is expected to be at Bryant-Denny Stadium when No. 7 Alabama hosts No. 2 Georgia on Oct. 10.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Both teams are undefeated and considered national championship contenders. The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET and air nationally on ABC.TRUMP TO ATTEND TEXAS VS TENNESSEE IN HIGH-STAKES COLLEGE FOOTBALL SHOWDOWN The SEC rivals met twice last season. Alabama earned a 24-21 regular-season victory in Athens before Georgia responded with a dominant 28-7 win in the SEC Championship Game. Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart improved to just 2-7 against the Crimson Tide with the conference title victory.Trump also attended the teams’ memorable 2024 meeting in Tuscaloosa, when Alabama built a 28-point lead and held on for a 41-34 victory. He watched that game…

We hit the range to check out the CMP’s M1903A3 Springfield expert reclaimed.I remember going to gun shows looking for Mosin rifles with $100 in my pocket and the knowledge that I’d be able to walk out with a rifle, a tin of 440 rounds and some change to get a hot dog at the vending booth. I think a lot of us took those days for granted. The Cosmoline-scented Saturdays and the thrill of finding a gun with the markings you wanted passed like wind in the night.While we are no longer living in the golden age of military surplus, we are entering an era of rebirth and a desire to do right by these artifacts of a bygone era. As a broad category, the retro theme on new guns has evolved past a fad into a full-blown subset of the industry with a huge amount of effort being made to recreate faithful reproductions of some of our favorite historical guns. They say legends never die, and in this case, the CMP has resurrected the M1903A3 Springfield in a very surprising way that combines historical parts with modern technology.A Brief History of the M1903A3The M1903A3 was one of the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! CAMPUS UPROAR: Harvard Medical School artist-in-residence calls to ‘Free Luigi’ Mangione during ‘fat liberation’ panel CLASS DISMISSED: California college lecturer removed after erupting at student question on Native AmericansAUSTIN UPROAR: Hasan Piker speaks to UT Austin students after backlash from Texas lawmakers FAITH FIGHT: Marine turned homeschool mom sues Oregon district over denied reimbursement for Christian curriculum RELIGIOUS RIFT: Virginia State University accused of suppressing Christian student ministries while Muslim groups are exempt SCAM U: How a hidden scam plaguing college campuses has racked up a multimillion-dollar price tagTROUBLING TEXTS: College professor accused of sending explicit Snapchat messages in child solicitation case: sheriff’s office Read the full article here

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A routine security screening at upstate New York’s Watertown International Airport (ART) took a startling turn when TSA officers discovered a spent smoke grenade hidden inside an aerosol container in a passenger’s carry-on bag.The discovery was made by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers recently, according to a Sept. 24 release from the agency.During inspection, officers found the spent M18 smoke grenade.SHARP WEAPON DISCOVERED BY TSA TUCKED INSIDE UNUSUAL ITEM IN PASSENGER’S CARRY-ON BAGIn a statement, TSA Officer Yessenia Alvarez, who was operating the X-ray machine at the time, said she “didn’t like how the item appeared,” referring to the unusual-looking aerosol container. “I called over Lead TSA Officer Melissa Graffam and told her I did not have a good feeling about it,” said Alvarez. “I was very stunned when I saw the item on the screen.”The officer added that she had “seen these types of items in training scenarios.”AIRPORT X-RAY REVEALS SHOCKING ILLEGAL STASH CONCEALED BESIDE PASSENGER’S XBOXGraffam said the item “looked funny” when she saw it on the X-ray screen.”I saw from the image that the top of the can didn’t look right but appeared to be empty,” she said.”It was located…

The Golden State Valkyries’ second season has brought historic success on and off the court. The WNBA expansion franchise received the league’s highest valuation from Forbes, just before the WNBA tipped off its milestone 30th season.In 2025, the Valkyries became the first expansion franchise in league history to reach the playoffs in its inaugural season. They also sold out every regular season home game and set a league attendance record, averaging more than 18,000 fans per contest. The Valkyries built on that successful debut Friday night, rallying past the Dallas Wings in Game 3 to secure the first playoff series victory in franchise history.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Valkyries forward Gabby Williams scored 19 points as Golden State rallied from a 16-point deficit to beat Dallas 77-73 in a dramatic, winner-take-all Game 3.ATLANTA DREAM ADVANCE TO WNBA PLAYOFFS SEMIFINALS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2018 WITH GAME 2 WIN The game’s decisive moment came with 13.1 seconds remaining and Golden State holding a one-point lead. Williams leaped back inbounds…

After spending some time playing in a (very cool) makeshift stadium on the shores of Lake Michigan, the Northwestern Wildcats finally christened the new Ryan Field in an important Big Ten clash with Penn State.Both teams came in with one loss, and another would almost certainly tank any hopes of getting into the Big Ten Championship conversation.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.The Wildcats came in off of an impressive showing against Indiana, and it became evident that that was no fluke, thanks to a 34-13 win over the Nittany Lions.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE But before the game, Northwestern took a second to show off their new $875 million home — which opened its doors 100 years to the day after its predecessor debuted — and it was spectacular.The first points at the new Ryan Field went to — fittingly enough — the Wildcats when Jackson Kleather booted a 50-yarder between the uprights to cap off Northwestern’s maiden drive in their new home.The Nittany Lions were…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Three University of South Alabama students were arrested Friday over alleged threats against President Donald Trump ahead of his evening rally on the Mobile campus, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News.The students were each charged with threatening the president over social media posts allegedly made in the days leading up to Trump’s visit, according to the Lagniappe Daily.The federal cases were unsealed Friday afternoon, just hours before Trump was scheduled to take the stage at the university’s Mitchell Center, the outlet reported.OHIO MAN CHARGED OVER GRAPHIC THREATS TO KILL TRUMP, BEHEAD GOP LAWMAKER Federal investigators discovered the posts while conducting social media intelligence searches ahead of the president’s visit and used emergency disclosure requests and information from University of South Alabama police to identify the individuals, according to FBI affidavits cited by Lagniappe.One student allegedly wrote a threatening remark toward Trump under a TikTok post about the president’s planned visit to the campus, according to an FBI affidavit cited by the outlet.Another student allegedly posted on X that people would “remember the University of South Alabama the same way they remember Utah Valley University,” according to the outlet’s account…