NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “Real Time” host Bill Maher criticized celebrity “virtue-signaling” at the 2026 Grammys, calling out singer Billie Eilish’s anti-ICE speech.”You don’t know facts,” Maher said of the singer during Friday’s episode of his HBO show.Eilish, who won Song of the Year at the music award show, condemned ICE during her acceptance speech. The 24-year-old went viral when she declared, “No one is illegal on stolen land.”Maher picked apart a transcript of Eilish’s speech, which began with the singer saying, “It’s hard to know what to say.”BILL MAHER SAYS DEMS NEED TO TELL CELEBRITIES TO ‘SHUT THE F— UP,’ HOLLYWOOD IS HOLDING PARTY BACK “Then, don’t say anything, ‘cause you don’t know things,” he charged. “You didn’t go to school, I don’t think, and you don’t know facts.”However, Maher admitted he agreed with Eilish on one subject, before roasting her credibility on immigration.”She said, ‘Keep fighting and protesting and speaking up.’ I totally agree with that,” Maher continued. “She said, ‘Voices still matter. People matter.’”NOEM RESPONDS TO BAD BUNNY, BILLIE EILISH BASHING ICE AT GRAMMYS: ‘I WISH THEY KNEW'”And I would just say so does knowledge,” he added.It was “pretty great” that a tribe…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former MSNBC/MS NOW host Joy Reid launched multiple racially-charged insults at rapper Nicki Minaj for cozying up to President Donald Trump. Minaj, who has condemned cancel culture and aligned with the Trump administration on issues like stopping the killings of Christians in Nigeria, has been blasted by liberal public figures.On a segment of “The Don Lemon Show,” Reid offered a theory about why the Republican Party, with conspicuously few friends in the entertainment industry, has gotten so friendly with the rapper.”There’s a reason that the other side is giddy about having Nicki Minaj, a rapper they despise, a rapper they don’t respect, a rapper most of them probably have never heard one of her songs, and if they have, they’re horrified,” Reid said.TRUMP CALLS NICKI MINAJ ‘A WINNER’ AS RAPPER DEFIES HOLLYWOOD MOLD “The reason they want her on a leash as their house pet cuddled at Donald Trump’s feet, the reason she is the new house pet is because they need, N-E-E-E-D [sic] Black people to give them ‘cultural cool.’ Black ‘cultural cool’ has always been a powerful, powerful element in the country.”After mentioning other examples of Black cultural icons who have been publicly…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Olympic gold medalist and American alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn continued to defy the odds Friday when she completed her first women’s downhill training run just a week after she tore her ACL in a World Cup race.Vonn, wearing the No. 10 bib and a brace on her left knee, successfully completed her run on a day when fog delayed skiers waiting for their turn at the famed Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.She did not appear to have any limitations during the training run, although she occasionally veered off course and almost missed some gates. Vonn made it down the 1.6-mile track in 1:40.33 and crossed the all-important finish line. The 41-year-old champion skier, who holds a record of 12 World Cup wins in Cortina, including six in the downhill, looked aggressive in her first training session.2026 MILAN CORTINA OLYMPICS: EVERYTHING TO KNOW ABOUT THIS YEAR’S WINTER GAMESAn ACL tear typically sidelines an athlete for about a year, but Vonn remains determined to manage the injury and compete. She detailed the severity Friday, writing on X that the critical knee ligament was “100% gone.” “My ACL was fully functioning…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of War said Friday that it will end all professional military education, fellowships and certificate programs with Harvard University.Secretary of War Pete Hegseth slammed the university in a video announcement posted on X, saying the department would be cutting ties with Harvard for active-duty service members beginning in the 2026–27 school year — a move he said was “long overdue.””Harvard is woke; The War Department is not,” Hegseth stated.While Hegseth, who has a master’s degree from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, said the U.S. military has had a “rich tradition” with the Ivy League school, he argued that Harvard has become one of the “red-hot centers of Hate America activism.”HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL ANNOUNCES LAYOFFS AFTER TRUMP CUTS BILLIONS IN FUNDING “Too many faculty members openly loathe our military. They cast our armed forces in a negative light and squelch anyone who challenges their leftist political leanings, all while charging enormous tuition. It’s not worth it,” he said.
”They’ve replaced open inquiry and honest debate with rigid orthodoxy.”The announcement comes amid the Trump administration’s ongoing feud with the Ivy League school.President Donald Trump said Monday he is seeking $1 billion…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Major League Baseball outfielder Yasiel Puig was found guilty by a jury in a federal gambling case, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday.The verdict followed a weekslong trial that included testimony from MLB officials and Donny Kadokawa, a Hawaii baseball coach tied to Puig and the illegal gambling operation.Puig played for three major league teams, spending the bulk of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has not appeared in an MLB game since 2019. Puig, 35, now faces up to 20 years in federal prison. His sentencing is scheduled for May 26. Puig’s attorney, Keri Curtis Axel, argued the government failed to prove key elements of its case and that she plans to raise post-trial motions. “We look forward to clearing Yasiel’s name,” Axel said.Puig initially pleaded guilty to a felony charge of lying to federal agents investigating an illegal gambling operation. He acknowledged in an August 2022 plea agreement that he wracked up more than $280,000 in losses over a few months in 2019 while wagering on tennis, football and basketball games through a third party who worked for an illegal gambling operation run by Wayne Nix, a former minor league…

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — After a U.S. warship visited the Chinese-built Ream Naval Base on the south coast of Cambodia last week, analysts warn the government here should brace for a response from Beijing.The port call by the USS Cincinnati came amid a warming of relations with Washington after a decade of sour ties that took an unwanted toll on Southeast Asia, as Phnom Penh eschewed the West and embraced Beijing, its money, its influence and did its bidding.“China will be quietly displeased and doubtful of Cambodia’s real intentions,” Deth Sok Udom, professor of international relations at Paragon International University in Phnom Penh, said. “But they are unlikely to voice that out openly.“That said, it would be misleading to interpret this visit as a Cambodian strategic shift toward the U.S. at the expense of its relations with China, which continues to be a significant trade partner and investor to the Kingdom,” he added.But Thai political commentator Pravit Rojanaphruk suggested Cambodia may have pushed too far in welcoming the Cincinnati at Ream which, he said, challenged China’s regional influence, raising the prospect of diplomatic and military repercussions.“As China regards Cambodia and Southeast Asia as its backyard, it will likely respond to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Friday that two West Virginia National Guard members — Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe — who were shot in an ambush-style attack near the White House late last year, will receive the Purple Heart.Calling the Nov. 26 incident “a terrible thing” and saying the troops were “attacked by a radical,” Hegseth made the announcement while speaking at a National Guard reenlistment ceremony at the Washington Monument, where he administered the oath of enlistment to more than 100 Guardsmen from nine states serving in Washington, D.C.”And we had a terrible thing happen a number of months ago,” Hegseth said. “Andrew Wolfe, Sarah Beckstrom, one lost, one recovered, thank God, in miraculous ways. Both soon to be Purple Heart recipients because they were attacked by a radical.”The remarks mark the first public confirmation from Hegseth that the service members will receive the Purple Heart, one of the nation’s oldest military decorations, awarded to those killed or wounded by enemy action.AFGHAN NATIONAL ACCUSED IN DC NATIONAL GUARD SHOOTING PLEADS NOT GUILTY, PROSECUTORS MAY SEEK DEATH PENALTY The Purple Heart traces its origins to…

The U.S. Navy purchased a new contract for helmets meant to replace ones that have been around for decades and improve the safety aboard all fixed-wing jets, a Navy release announced.The service awarded a $22.6 million contract to Gentex Corporation for more than 5,000 Next-Generation Fixed Wing Helmet, or NGFWH, systems to be utilized inside all Navy fixed wing aircraft.“By utilizing a lighter, more balanced carbon-fiber shell, we are significantly reducing the long-term physical toll on our aviators,” said Capt. Joseph Kamara, Naval Aircrew Systems program manager. “This isn’t just a piece of safety gear; it’s a modular platform that allows us to rapidly integrate the next generation of digital cockpit technology without needing to field an entirely new helmet every few years.”RELATEDThe new helmets will help phase out the HGU-55/P and HGU-68P legacy helmets that have been around for decades, the release said.Aside from improving aircrew health, the helmets will assist with increased combat effectiveness.Specifically, the carbon fiber-made shell will reduce the weight the helmet places on a pilot’s head, reducing neck and back strain; while the helmet’s internal liner will ensure the helmet remains in place when the pilot is experiencing high G-force. This security also guarantees that…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Canada opened its consulate in Greenland’s capital and the first French consul to the Danish territory arrived on Friday, following the Trump administration’s efforts to acquire the island.”I am en route to Nuuk for the opening of Canada’s new consulate — strengthening Canada’s presence, partnerships, and leadership in the Arctic,” Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand wrote on X Friday morning, later posting a video of the Canadian flag being raised in Nuuk.She was joined by Governor General of Canada Mary Simon.Canada had previously announced plans for the consulate in 2024, but its 2025 opening was delayed due to weather.TRUMP SAYS FRAMEWORK OF ‘FUTURE DEAL’ ON GREENLAND REACHED AFTER NATO TALKS AS TARIFFS PUT ON HOLD “The future of the Arctic belongs to the people of the Arctic. Tomorrow I will visit Denmark and then on to Greenland,” Simon said in a speech earlier this week. “Let me be clear, Canada stands firmly in support of the people of Greenland who will determine their own future.”Jean-Noël Poirier also arrived in Nuuk to become the first French Consul General of Greenland on Friday, the French government said in a release.French President Emmanuel Macron announced the Nuuk…

U.S. and Iranian officials convened in Oman on Friday, opening the door to a modest easing of tensions even as American warships mass in the Arabian Sea. The talks, arranged by regional power brokers, brought together President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in an effort to stave off a wider war in the Middle East. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, was also part of the U.S. delegation in Muscat, an American official told Military Times. Oman’s foreign minister, Badr al-Busaidi, who mediated between the two sides, wrote in a post on X after the meeting that the next step was to “reconvene in due course.” Ahead of the negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast the meeting as a diplomatic opening to advance American strategic interests, rather than a concession. He said the negotiations would have to encompass other topics in addition to Iran’s nuclear program — including its ballistic missile arsenal, support for proxy groups and the Islamic Republic’s “treatment of their own people.” Tehran rejected the broader agenda, insisting discussions remain confined to the nuclear issue.RELATEDThe U.S. military has positioned a…