NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The son of one of the longest serving Republicans in Congress faces child pornography and other serious charges after allegedly engaging in inappropriate conduct with a 15-year-old girl in Florida.The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said 38-year-old Patrick Rainey Young, son of the late Rep. Bill Young, has been charged with single counts of soliciting a child for unlawful sexual conduct using an electronic device and harmful communication to a minor, as well as two counts of possession of child pornography.The sheriff’s Crimes Against Children Unit received information on Jan. 8, 2026, that a 38-year-old man and 15-year-old girl had engaged in inappropriate conduct. The man was later identified as Young.According to police, Young met the girl while working the scoreboard at his son’s baseball game at Seminole High School.EX-MAYOR CAUGHT IN LEWD ACT AT BOOZE-FILLED POOL PARTY, PROSECUTORS SAY He then allegedly made sexual comments about the victim’s body and gave her alcohol and nicotine, the sheriff’s office said.After the initial interaction, Young and the victim allegedly continued their relationship at baseball games, and through Instagram messages, where the two discussed sexual favors and nude photos in exchange for money.HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR…
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford returned to sea Thursday after a five-day port call in Split, Croatia, the service announced. The stop, which followed a brief visit to Naval Support Activity Souda Bay in Crete, comes as the Navy’s largest carrier has been plagued by maintenance issues that interrupted the ship’s participation in combat operations against Iran. A non-combat fire in the ship’s laundry room on March 12 injured multiple sailors, caused smoke-related issues among hundreds of personnel and damaged 100 sleeping berths. The Ford has also experienced well-documented issues with its plumbing system, with the carrier’s water transport and disposal vacuum causing repeated clogs among the ship’s 650 toilets. The release did not specify whether the Ford would be returning to combat operations as part of Operation Epic Fury. “Gerald R. Ford remains poised for full mission tasking in support of national objectives in any area of operation,” the release stated. The ship has now been deployed for more than nine months, having departed from its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia, on June 24, 2025. It has conducted operations in the Arctic Circle, Caribbean, the Mediterranean and the Red Sea during that span. Speaking Tuesday at the Center…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt lashed out at Politico on social media Wednesday over a report published about President Donald Trump’s address to the nation about the war in Iran.”This story was based on ‘six people familiar with the planning,’ and I am sure none of them actually read the President’s speech before it was delivered. Politico did not even reach out to the White House for comment. Another example of why you should not blindly trust what you read from the legacy media. This is what they do – call up random sources who just make things up, and then they report it as fact,” Leavitt said on X.Politico’s article, headlined, “‘I came, I saw, I conquered:’ Trump set to claim victory in Iran at primetime address,” was published Wednesday, before Trump’s speech. Politico did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.HEGSETH REVEALS COVERT VISIT TO TROOPS FIGHTING IN OPERATION EPIC FURYLeavitt has called out several media outlets over coverage of the war in Iran, including CNN in early March.The press secretary forcefully rejected a CNN report that said Trump’s national security team was unprepared for the…
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MoreNEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The son of one of the longest serving Republicans in Congress faces child pornography and other serious charges after allegedly engaging in inappropriate conduct with a 15-year-old girl in Florida.The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said 38-year-old Patrick Rainey Young, son of the late Rep. Bill Young, has been charged with single counts of soliciting a child for unlawful sexual conduct using an electronic device and harmful communication to a minor, as well as two counts of possession of child pornography.The sheriff’s Crimes Against Children Unit received information on Jan. 8, 2026, that a 38-year-old man and 15-year-old girl had engaged in inappropriate conduct. The man was later identified as Young.According to police, Young met the girl while working the scoreboard at his son’s baseball game at Seminole High School.EX-MAYOR CAUGHT IN LEWD ACT AT BOOZE-FILLED POOL PARTY, PROSECUTORS SAY He then allegedly made sexual comments about the victim’s body and gave her alcohol and nicotine, the sheriff’s office said.After the initial interaction, Young and the victim allegedly continued their relationship at baseball games, and through Instagram messages, where the two discussed sexual favors and nude photos in exchange for money.HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR…
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford returned to sea Thursday after a five-day port call in Split, Croatia, the service announced. The stop, which followed a brief visit to Naval Support Activity Souda Bay in Crete, comes as the Navy’s largest carrier has been plagued by maintenance issues that interrupted the ship’s participation in combat operations against Iran. A non-combat fire in the ship’s laundry room on March 12 injured multiple sailors, caused smoke-related issues among hundreds of personnel and damaged 100 sleeping berths. The Ford has also experienced well-documented issues with its plumbing system, with the carrier’s water transport and disposal vacuum causing repeated clogs among the ship’s 650 toilets. The release did not specify whether the Ford would be returning to combat operations as part of Operation Epic Fury. “Gerald R. Ford remains poised for full mission tasking in support of national objectives in any area of operation,” the release stated. The ship has now been deployed for more than nine months, having departed from its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia, on June 24, 2025. It has conducted operations in the Arctic Circle, Caribbean, the Mediterranean and the Red Sea during that span. Speaking Tuesday at the Center…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt lashed out at Politico on social media Wednesday over a report published about President Donald Trump’s address to the nation about the war in Iran.”This story was based on ‘six people familiar with the planning,’ and I am sure none of them actually read the President’s speech before it was delivered. Politico did not even reach out to the White House for comment. Another example of why you should not blindly trust what you read from the legacy media. This is what they do – call up random sources who just make things up, and then they report it as fact,” Leavitt said on X.Politico’s article, headlined, “‘I came, I saw, I conquered:’ Trump set to claim victory in Iran at primetime address,” was published Wednesday, before Trump’s speech. Politico did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.HEGSETH REVEALS COVERT VISIT TO TROOPS FIGHTING IN OPERATION EPIC FURYLeavitt has called out several media outlets over coverage of the war in Iran, including CNN in early March.The press secretary forcefully rejected a CNN report that said Trump’s national security team was unprepared for the…
Fifteen U.S. airmen were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bronze Star Medal in a Tuesday ceremony for their work in flying missions in contested airspace during recent combat operations.Maj. Gen. Charles Bolton, the 18th Air Force Commander, presided over the ceremony and bestowed the medals upon the Fairchild Air Force Base airmen, assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, according to a Wednesday release.“These historic missions were fraught with peril and required decisive reactions to dynamic operational environments,” Bolton said during the ceremony. “The way they choose to respond, the way they adapt and work together – that’s what we’re highlighting today.”During missions in contested airspace, the airmen provided crucial refueling that allowed for other Air Force “assets to continue the fight and return home,” the release reads.The release says the airmen were involved in Operation Midnight Hammer — the Jan. 22, 2025 U.S. attack on three main Iranian nuclear facilities — but did not detail the extent of their involvement. Bolton said during the ceremony that the members’ skills and perseverance led to the success of the overall mission, and he acknowledged the efforts of all Fairchild’s personnel in the mission, as well.“From maintainers ensuring aircraft readiness,…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A passenger on a Chicago-bound American Airlines flight made a false bomb threat, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Detroit, authorities said. Jason Douglas Pazol was having a breakdown over medication issues on flight 2819 when he told other passengers and crew: “I will blow this f—— plane up,” during the March 29 incident, the Justice Department said. “I swear to God, I am going to do something terrible,” he said, according to court documents. BAGGAGE HANDLER SLAMMED AFTER VIRAL VIDEO SHOWS GUITARS VIOLENTLY TOSSED ON TARMAC The flight was packed with 150 passengers and crew when it departed from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and was quickly diverted to the Detroit Metro Airport.Everyone was removed from the aircraft, and it was taken to an isolated area and checked for explosives. None were found and the passengers and crew were re-screened.TSA OFFICERS LOSE HOMES, CAN’T PAY MEDICAL BILLS, CAN’T AFFORD EASTER BASKETS FOR THEIR CHILDRENA federal complaint said that Pazol said he made the threat because he wanted to prevent “an outburst. He felt that the passengers on the flight were not safe around him, so he made the threat…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The son of one of the longest serving Republicans in Congress faces child pornography and other serious charges after allegedly engaging in inappropriate conduct with a 15-year-old girl in Florida.The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said 38-year-old Patrick Rainey Young, son of the…
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford returned to sea Thursday after a five-day port call in Split, Croatia, the service announced. The stop, which followed a brief visit to Naval Support Activity Souda Bay in Crete, comes as the Navy’s largest carrier has been plagued by maintenance issues that…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt lashed out at Politico on social media Wednesday over a report published about President Donald Trump’s address to the nation about the war in Iran.”This story was based on ‘six people familiar with the planning,’ and…
Fifteen U.S. airmen were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bronze Star Medal in a Tuesday ceremony for their work in flying missions in contested airspace during recent combat operations.Maj. Gen. Charles Bolton, the 18th Air Force Commander, presided over the ceremony and bestowed the medals upon the Fairchild…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A passenger on a Chicago-bound American Airlines flight made a false bomb threat, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Detroit, authorities said. Jason Douglas Pazol was having a breakdown over medication issues on flight 2819 when he told other passengers…
President Donald Trump is set to unveil a $1.5 trillion defense budget request for the next fiscal year on Friday, by far the largest year-over-year increase in defense spending in the post-World War Two era.Funding for Trump’s marquee but controversial $185 billion “Golden Dome” missile defense shield is expected to…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NASA’s first lunar voyage in decades stole the spotlight at a Florida softball game Wednesday night, as players from both teams paused in astonishment while four astronauts embarked on a journey around the moon.Florida Gators utility player Madison Walker pointed to the…
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MoreNEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new phishing scam is tricking people into installing malware by pretending to be a Google security check. The page looks convincing and tells you that your Google account needs additional protection. It walks you through a simple setup process that appears to strengthen your security and protect your devices.If you follow those steps, you may end up installing what looks like a harmless security tool. In reality, security researchers say the page installs a malicious web app that can spy on your device. It can steal login verification codes, watch what you copy and paste, track your location and quietly send internet traffic through your browser. The most troubling part is that nothing is technically hacked. Instead of exploiting a software flaw, attackers simply trick you into granting the permissions they need. Once that happens, your own browser can start working for them without you realizing it.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report. Get my best tech tips, urgent security alerts and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, you’ll get instant access to my Ultimate Scam Survival Guide — free when you join my CYBERGUY.COM newsletter.THE #1 GOOGLE SEARCH SCAM…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sidestepped Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s Nazi-linked tattoo in her glowing endorsement Thursday, despite previously expressing alarm over Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Christian tattoos.Warren, one of the Senate’s most liberal members who is seeking to recruit progressive candidates, endorsed Platner’s campaign in a video posted to social media Wednesday, calling him “the real deal.” “Graham Platner has the grit to go against the grain and to fight for what is right,” Warren said. “And the people in Maine are fired up and excited for change.”The 41-year-old oyster farmer has been widely criticized for having a chest tattoo of a skull and crossbones resembling a Nazi-linked symbol associated with the SS. Platner has since had the tattoo removed and pleaded ignorance, saying he was unaware of the symbol’s meaning. DEM SENATE CANDIDATE MOCKED AFTER CLAIM ABOUT DISMANTLING ICE GOES VIRAL: ‘UNMASK THESE THUGS’When asked about Platner’s host of controversies, Warren largely brushed it off.”Look, he has apologized for that, and he’s out there talking to the people of Maine every single day,” Warren told Huffpost on Thursday.Warren’s remarks sharply contrasted with her scrutiny of Hegseth for his…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., invoked his collegiate soccer career while introducing a package of bills to prevent immigration enforcement behavior in and around World Cup sites this June.More than a dozen American cities will be hosting World Cup soccer matches, including East Rutherford, N.J., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami and Washington – while three Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee want to prevent what they call racial and linguistic profiling that would instill fear in fans.”How can our country host the World Cup while deporting visiting fans from around the world?” Swalwell said in a statement introducing his “Safe Passage to the World Cup Act.””As a former Division I soccer player, I know what an honor it is to host the world’s biggest sporting event.SENATE DEMS REFUSING TO BUDGE ON DHS FUNDING MAY CAUSE HEADACHE FOR WORLD CUP TRAVELERSSwalwell, an Iowa native, played goalkeeper in Division I soccer at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The future liberal firebrand dreamed of being a professional soccer star himself, but ended up breaking his thumbs, which eventually sidelined his prospective career.After transferring to the University of Maryland in College Park, he interned in…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Oklahoma man with a lengthy criminal history has been arrested after allegedly breaking into a family’s home and climbing into bed with their young child. Authorities were called to a home in Oklahoma City after Josh Hodnik was jolted awake by his 11-year-old son who told him there was a strange man in his bed on Saturday, March 14, according to KOKH. “My son woke me up, and he said, ‘Hey, there’s a man in my bed,’” Hodnik told the outlet. Hodnik said he did not believe his son at first, chalking it up to the young child having a nightmare or imagining things.HOMELESS MAN CHARGED WITH ATTACKING SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR’S SECURITY DETAIL ARRESTED AGAIN DAYS AFTER RELEASE “It just kind of shocked me, shook me,” Hodnik said. “I was like, ‘What, what do you, what do you mean?’ I thought he was sleepwalking and, and, and he mistook, he was imagining things or whatever.” However, when Hodnik went to check the bedroom, he realized his son was telling the truth. “There was a grown man laying in the bed,” Hodnik said, KOKH reported. “He brought his own blanket, had one sock on, no shoes on.”REPEAT…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A criminal case tied to the 2020 Austin, Texas, George Floyd riots is erupting into a broader controversy, with prominent law enforcement groups calling for the Soros-backed district attorney to resign over accusations of misconduct, political coordination, and withholding key evidence.Attorneys for Austin Police Department officer Chance Bretches filed a motion in Travis County district court to dismiss the case against him, alleging prosecutors in DA Jose Garza’s office violated the officer’s constitutional rights and compromised the integrity of the case by not disclosing alleged behind-the-scenes communications with Austin officials about potentially holding the city or police leadership criminally responsible for harming injured protesters. Bretches is facing charges of aggravated assault by a public servant after being deployed as part of a crowd-control response during the 2020 riot, where officers worked to disperse demonstrators and restore order in downtown Austin. His attorneys argue he relied on department-issued “less-lethal” beanbag rounds that were later called into question, contending the equipment itself was defective and contributed to the injuries at issue.The alleged “secret meetings” with Austin officials about the city being responsible for the defective beanbag rounds that caused more harm than they were designed for,…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As a partial government shutdown blows past the one-month mark, Democrats are demanding lawmakers shrink the size of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) funding lapse — while leaving out the agency at the heart of Trump’s immigration crackdown.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in their view, can stay shut down.”We already said we’d open everything in the department except ICE, so the answer is yes,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said when asked about partial funding for DHS.”Republicans won’t agree because they’re trying to hold the security of the country hostage.”SCHUMER, DEMS AGAIN BLOCK DHS FUNDING, FORCE STATE OF THE UNION SHOWDOWN His position was echoed by Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.”We need to fund every aspect of it other than ICE. We’re going to fight on the ICE funding. I mean, they already have $75 billion,” Khanna said, noting that ICE itself already received funding through Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.In light of those appropriations, Republicans believe Democrats have assumed an unsustainable position as they continue to shoot down efforts to fund DHS in its entirety.”They’re not interested in reopening, right? Their whole thing is: ‘Okay, we’re doing a shutdown to go out…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A pilot with decades of experience flying thinks he may have found an image of Amelia Earhart’s lost plane via Google Earth.Justin Myers told Popular Mechanics recently he began looking through satellite images of Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific after watching a documentary on her final flight.”To be totally honest, my interest started after watching a documentary on the National Geographic Channel. It was the next day when curiosity about Nikumaroro Island took me to looking on Google Earth.”When first looking at images of Nikumaroro, an uninhabited coral atoll in the Pacific, Myers said he wasn’t trying to find the Lockheed Electra 10E. “I was just putting myself in Amelia and [her navigator] Fred’s shoes.”ARCHAEOLOGIST BELIEVES HE FOUND LEGENDARY VIKING RULER’S LOST GRAVE IN REMOTE SPOT: ‘THIS IS RARE’ But then he tried to imagine, as a pilot, “where I would have force landed a light twin aircraft in their position, lost and low on fuel.”Once he zoomed into an area where he thought they might have tried to land, he noticed a “dark-coloured, perfectly straight object” that measured approximately 39 feet, the same as Earhart’s plane.”I used the measuring tool on…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Boxer Tyson Fury and his father do not appear to have a close — or even friendly — relationship, at least according to the elder Fury’s latest public comments.”My relationship with Tyson is destroyed,” John said during an appearance on Playbook Boxing. The claim marks a stark contrast to the time when John served as a mentor to his son.John said the rift between father and son stems from Tyson’s decision to fight Oleksandr Usyk twice. He also cited Tyson’s setback against Deontay Wilder after urging him to decline those bouts. “I begged and prayed with him before the first fight,” John said. “He’d already been through a full training camp, and then he got cut in the last week. He was worn out from that camp. You can’t just have three weeks rest and then go straight into another seven weeks. That’s what happened.””The Gypsy King” lost back-to-back bouts to Usyk. He lost via split decision in the first meeting and via unanimous decision in the rematch.FLOYD MAYWEATHER-MANNY PACQUIAO 2 ODDS: WHO WILL WIN LEGENDARY REMATCH?Fury announced his retirement in January 2025, roughly one month after the second loss to Usyk.”Hi…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson has sued the LPGA and USGA for its policies that prohibit biological males who underwent male puberty from competing in women’s competition.The LPGA said in a statement it was aware of the lawsuit and would “let that process play out on the proper forum.””The LPGA’s gender policy was developed through a thoughtful, expert-informed process and is grounded in protecting the competitive integrity of elite women’s golf,” the statement said.The USGA and LPGA changed gender policies for events in 2025 and beyond, declaring that players must be assigned female at birth or have transitioned to female before going through male puberty to be eligible to compete.The 33-year-old Davidson didn’t transition until after puberty. Davidson competed in a U.S. Open qualifier and LPGA Qualifying School under a different policy in 2024, falling short in both efforts.Davidson claimed in the lawsuit that the new policy effectively bans transgender women from competing in USGA women’s events or the LPGA because many states prevent children from taking hormones or blocking puberty.EX-NCAA WOMEN’S RUNNER INVOLVED IN SCOTUS BATTLE OVER TRANS ATHLETES SPEAKS OUT AFTER JUDGE ADVANCES CASEWhen the USGA denied Davidson entry into the…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Newly released police video shows Justin Timberlake struggling through field sobriety tests during a 2024 Hamptons traffic stop that led to his arrest on suspicion of drunk driving.Timberlake was arrested in June 2024 after police suspected him of driving drunk. He later pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of driving while ability impaired and received community service, along with issuing a public apology, as part of a plea agreement.The roughly eight-hour footage shows the “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” singer’s initial stop after Sag Harbor police said he ran a stop sign, veered out of his lane and exited his BMW smelling of alcohol.After being pulled over, an officer asked Timberlake why he was in town. He responded, “I’m on a world tour.”BRITNEY SPEARS REPORTED FOR ERRATIC DRIVING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED BEFORE DUI ARREST “Doing what?” the officer asked.”Hard to explain,” Timberlake responded.He then added, “World tour. I’m Justin Timberlake.”The officer replied, “You are Justin Timberlake? Do you have a license with you?”BRITNEY SPEARS ARRESTED IN CALIFORNIA AFTER LATE-NIGHT INCIDENT The body camera video shows Timberlake struggling to follow instructions as officers asked him to walk heel-to-toe in a straight line…
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