NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists recently uncovered traces of a rare purple dye associated with biblical-era luxury in an unexpected place.They found them at Roman infant burials sites in England.The York graves date from the late third or early fourth century A.D. One infant was laid to rest alongside two adults in a stone coffin — while the other was buried in a lead coffin.SINKHOLE IN HISTORIC CITY REVEALS MEDIEVAL HOSPITAL HIDING JUST BENEATH STREET LEVELResearchers recently analyzed the preserved remains and textiles in the burials. Using chemical testing, they found traces of Tyrian purple.”The babies were wrapped in a fine textile of Tyrian purple embellished with gold thread — a cloth of the highest possible status and luxury known in the Roman world,” an April 30 statement from the University of York noted.  The find “suggests the babies were from families of significant social standing,” officials said, adding that the purple cloth was “normally reserved for emperors and members of the aristocracy.”The university said that “during the Roman period, the dye was a commodity valued at up to three times the price of gold.”ANCIENT ESTATE TIED TO GROUP IN THE BIBLE UNEARTHED WITH ‘FASCINATING’ TREASURES…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Arizona school board member is facing calls to resign after appearing to make a Nazi salute during a contentious public meeting before later comparing the board president to a dictator and saying, “All I could think of tonight was Hitler.”Video from a May 26 Deer Valley Unified School District Governing Board meeting appears to show board member Kimberly Fisher raising her right arm and saying, “Heil, heil” during a dispute with board President Paul Carver Jr.The exchange occurred near the end of the meeting during a disagreement over scheduling a community study session related to district boundary discussions.According to video of the meeting, Fisher objected to holding the session during the afternoon, arguing that community members would have difficulty attending.NJ COUNCILWOMAN CONDEMNS ‘IGNORANCE’ OF COMPARING ICE AGENTS TO NAZIS DURING HEATED MEETING “The whole point of having a study session with our community is that we can get their input and they can hear our discussions,” Fisher said during the meeting.Carver later said he moved to adjourn the meeting because the discussion involved an item that was not on the posted agenda and could have raised concerns under Arizona’s Open Meeting…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical Humanae vitae covers a variety of themes, both theological and anthropological, and has proved to be remarkably prophetic, and yet it is still, in the minds of most people, simply the “birth control” encyclical. Similarly, Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ ranges across a number of topics and provides a trenchant analysis of the philosophy that dominates the modern world, and yet, for most, it is simply the “global warming” encyclical. I am a bit afraid that something similar might happen to Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas, for it is already being characterized as the “AI encyclical.” But to reduce this extraordinary text to that single theme would be regrettable indeed. Leo does, of course, discuss AI, and with remarkable insight, but there is so much more going on in this letter, and it should not be overlooked.The best framework for understanding the text is the title. Pope Paul VI famously said that the Church is an expert in humanity, and the Vatican II document Gaudium et spes commences with the reminder that the Church is concerned with all dimensions of human experience. One of the last…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! For years, America treated the internet like a free speech “Wild West,” assuming the online world should operate with almost no guardrails. Because of this, our nation has operated under two dangerous assumptions about Big Tech: that platforms should be free to publish virtually anything without accountability, and that tech companies should be allowed to design their platforms however they want because “users can always leave.”Courts, parents and state legislatures are now rejecting both ideas in real time. We are facing the consequences of applying a totally hands-off philosophy to the digital world. As Jonathan Haidt documents in his book, “The Anxious Generation,” rates of anxiety, depression, self-harm, loneliness and suicide among teens, especially girls, skyrocketed after smartphones and social media became dominant around 2012.Teen girls’ rates of major depressive episodes nearly doubled in the following decade, while emergency room visits for self-harm surged. Parents have been carefully monitoring their children’s physical world, but not their digital activity.WAKE-UP CALL: LANDMARK SOCIAL MEDIA RULING EXPOSES ADDICTIVE ALGORITHMS AS TEEN SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS DANGERS The result is what Haidt describes as children becoming “overprotected in the real world and underprotected online,” with less independence offline but…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A hardline, law-and-order candidate who promises to dismantle drug cartels and reset Colombia’s security doctrine is gaining traction with voters as Colombians vote in Sunday’s presidential election.As the world’s largest cocaine producer and a long-standing U.S. security partner, Colombia’s internal policies directly affect narcotics flows, migration dynamics and regional stability.Analysts believe a shift in Bogotá’s leadership could reshape cooperation with Washington on drug interdiction, intelligence sharing and counter-cartel operations — issues that remain central to U.S. domestic and foreign policy.Abelardo De La Espriella, a businessman and successful defense attorney, has emerged as a leading candidate on the right with a platform focused on aggressive counternarcotics enforcement, institutional reform and a decisive break from current leftist President Gustavo Petro’s negotiation-based approach with armed rebel groups. TRUMP’S WAR ON DRUGS STOPS AT MEXICAN BORDER — FOR NOW The 47-year-old, nicknamed ‘The Tiger,’ recently told the Associated Press, “The only peace process I believe in is one imposed by the force of arms and the laws of the republic. Under my government, any bandit who resists will be eliminated as appropriate, and if he submits, we will imprison him in a mega prison so he can…

The party’s over.Transgender athlete AB Hernandez finished one of the most highly-publicized high school sports careers in modern history on Saturday night at the California track and field state championship, winning two titles and sharing podium spots with female competitors.Hernandez took first place in the girls’ high jump and triple jump, and third place in the long jump. Last year, Hernandez won the triple jump and high jump state championships and finished second in the long jump. And just like last year, Hernandez shared every podium appearance alongside the female competitor who finished one spot behind the athlete. The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) reimplemented the same pilot program used at last year’s championships, awarding podium recognition to every girl who finished directly behind Hernandez.At Saturday’s girls’ high jump podium ceremony, Hernandez’s final podium appearance of the night, multiple girls shared podium spots, leaving one side of the podium completely empty.Images of Hernandez sharing podium spots with female opponents became an infamous viral point of debate over the last two weeks leading up to the finals, after the CIF’s controversial policy change.The policy came under intense scrutiny from women’s sports activists and even Hernandez’s supporters, including the athlete’s mother, after it…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A rabid bat found near a California neighborhood has prompted health officials to urge residents to avoid contact with wildlife and seek immediate medical attention if they believe they may have been exposed.On May 26, a bat was found near Palo Verde Common in South Fremont, close to a sidewalk and “within reachable distance of pedestrians and animals,” the Fremont Police Department said.Alameda County Vector Control confirmed Thursday that the bat tested positive for rabies.The agency said it is investigating the incident but noted there are currently no known human or animal exposures linked to the bat.WWE OFFICIAL CHARLES ROBINSON REVEALS BAT BITE CAUSED HOSPITAL VISIT: ‘GREAT WAY TO START THE MORNING’ Residents in the area have been notified about the incident and the risks associated with rabies exposure, officials said.”Rabies is a fatal disease caused by a virus that affects the brain and nervous system,” police said in a news release.”It is preventable if the exposed person or animal receives a series of rabies vaccine shots as soon as possible after exposure,” the release added.MICHIGAN MAN DIES OF RABIES AFTER RECEIVING KIDNEY FROM INFECTED DONOR WHO SAVED KITTEN FROM SKUNK: CDC…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and her challengers spent the final weekend before Election Day crisscrossing the city as a surprisingly competitive mayoral race heads toward a likely runoff.Bass, who is seeking a second term, is up against former reality star Spencer Pratt and city council member Nithya Raman in Tuesday’s primary election.Recent polling has shown a competitive race as no candidate is expected to receive more than 50% of the vote. The top two finishers would then advance to a November runoff.On Saturday, Bass — who is backed by high-profile Democrats, including former Vice President Kamala Harris and California Gov. Gavin Newsom — stopped at Yosemite Recreation Center in Eagle Rock.WATCH: LEFT-WING LA MAYOR FACES REALITY TV CHALLENGER’S BLUNT TAKEDOWNS IN HEATED MAYORAL DEBATE She was seen serving tacos while wearing an apron bearing the slogan “Common Sense and Carne Asada.”During an Instagram livestream Saturday, Bass also took aim at Pratt.”You have a failed reality TV star who wants to be famous,” she said while speaking with two actresses before appearing to reference President Donald Trump. “We know what it means if you put somebody who is a reality TV star…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NEWARK, N.J. – As he navigated the crowds in an impromptu appearance at a protest outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility, Marxist political influencer Hasan Piker defended figures in the pro-China activist network funded by American Marxist tech millionaire Neville Roy Singham as “wonderful people,” while dismissing scrutiny surrounding his Cuba trip.Asked about reporting on Singham’s network and its connections to far-left activism, Piker said there is “this environment of suspicion” surrounding Singham and his activities, taking a “sinister shape,” but they are “totally above board and totally legal.”In recent months, many agitators from the Singham network have fueled, coordinated and organized fiery protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, New York City, Los Angeles, New Jersey and elsewhere.HASAN PIKER NAMES PRO-CCP TYCOON SINGHAM AS FINANCIER OF ‘POLITICAL MOVEMENTS’ DESPITE NONPROFIT VENEER The remarks by Piker are noteworthy because the online influencer isn’t just a livestreamer on the Twitch platform. With millions of mostly young followers across Twitch, YouTube and social media platforms, he has emerged as one of the most influential — and polarizing — figures on the American left, regularly mobilizing support for candidates and causes…