International News

Experts give up hope for 157 false killer whales stranded on remote Australian beach

Feb. 19, 2025

Marine experts have given up hope of rescuing more than 150 false killer whales that stranded on a remote beach on Australia’s island state of Tasmania, officials said on Wednesday. Experts including veterinarians were at the scene near the Arthur River on Tasmania’s northwestern coast where 157 whales were discovered on an exposed surf beach on Tuesday afternoon, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment said.

Sports

Former college tennis star calls on Trump to work with NCAA on better trans-athlete policy: 'Light it on fire'

Feb. 19, 2025

Kim Jones, a former All-American collegiate tennis player and co-founder of the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS), had a message for President Donald Trump amid criticism that the NCAA’s new policy on transgender athletes still has loopholes.

International News

Pair of Texas teenagers threatened to place pipe bombs in high school and open fire: Police

Feb. 19, 2025

Two teenage girls are in custody after allegedly threatening to place pipe bombs in a Montgomery County, Texas, high school, and opening fire on the students, according to police. Spring Branch ISD police told Fox News that the two teenage girls, ages 15 and 16, were going to place pipe bombs at Memorial High School before shooting the students. The 16-year-old girl, police said, attends the school and was found there about 30 minutes after the threat was made.

International News

Trump State Department declares Tren de Aragua, MS-13, Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

Feb. 19, 2025

The Trump administration designated several gangs and cartels, such as Tren de Aragua, MS-13 and the Sinaloa Cartel, as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs). Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a public notice set to be published in the Federal Register on Thursday, that he had concluded there is a "sufficient factual basis" under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to designate eight groups as FTOs.

International News

'Cleaner' director gets candid on eco-terrorism, and what he makes of those 'Die Hard' comparisons

Feb. 19, 2025

"Cleaner" is being called the modern-day "Die Hard," but instead of German terrorists, the hero finds herself battling eco-terrorists. In "Cleaner," "Star Wars" actress Daisy Ridley plays Joey Locke, someone in the wrong place at the wrong time as a group of radical activists take over a federal building in London. The eco-terrorists plan to disrupt an energy company's annual gala and force their hostages to tell their cameras about their alleged corruption. Little blood is shed until an extremist within their ranks takes matters into his own hands and has nothing but violence on the brain.

Weather

Hiring freeze of firefighters could be deadly, Forest Service captain warns

Feb. 19, 2025

SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. — A freeze on the hiring and onboarding of thousands of federal firefighters could have deadly consequences as the national wildfire response operates at a "diminished capacity," a federal firefighting captain told NBC News. The federal hiring freeze ordered last month by President Donald Trump will hinder the U.S. Forest Service's ability to "deliver the lifesaving service that Americans deserve,” said Capt. Ben McLane, who serves in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, in southern Washington.

Sports

Tiger Woods has mixup with TGL teammates, leading to hilarious moment: 'What are you doing?'

Feb. 19, 2025

It turns out, Tiger Woods is like most people. Woods returned to his simulator league on Tuesday night, and a classic mixup with his teammates ensued. The 15-time major winner was 199 yards away from the pin but oddly had a 56-degree wedge in his hand. Not even Happy Gilmore could do that.

Business

Chipotle looks to hire 20,000 workers – and it will use AI to help

Feb. 19, 2025

embracing artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help streamline the process. The company announced the hiring initiative on Wednesday, setting its sights on bringing on board 20,000 more workers for the arrival of its "busiest time of year." Chief Human Resources Officer Ilene Eskenazi said the job opportunities offer "candidates with an opportunity to start here, stay here, and reach their career goals with us."

Business

Toronto plane crash: Delta offers payment to victims amid investigation of plane that flipped upside down

Feb. 19, 2025

Delta Air Lines is offering a five-figure sum to the 80 passengers aboard the flight that crashed in Toronto earlier this week. Delta Air Lines confirmed the plans to provide $30,000 to each victim — 76 passengers and four crew members — to FOX Business on Wednesday. A spokesperson noted that the gesture "has no strings attached and does not affect rights." In total, the payouts would cost Delta a little over $2 million. The news comes days after Delta Connection flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air, crashed while landing at Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday. No fatalities were reported, though 21 people were injured, including three who were critically wounded. The flight had departed from Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport earlier that day.

Entertainment

Christopher Rich is 'really good,' reuniting with 'Reba' co-stars 7 years after a stroke

Feb. 19, 2025

On the eve of his return to TV, "Reba" star Christopher Rich is getting vulnerable about the health issues that kept him from acting in recent years. Rich, 71, reunites with "Reba" co-stars Melissa Peterman and Reba McEntire on Friday's episode of "Happy's Place." He told Us Weekly in an interview published Wednesday that he's feeling "really good" several years after experiencing a stroke and subsequent blood clots, which left him with limited mobility and a long road to recovery in their wake. "After my stroke and having a brain injury, it is like I got hit with an atomic bomb. So it all gets traumatized, and it is a hard reset," he told the outlet. "After I finally got out of the hospital, I was moving around again."