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St. Louis, Missouri police arrested a man on Monday who was allegedly captured on video executing a man in broad daylight. Police told Fox News Digital that officers responded to a call for a "shooting" just after 10 a.m. on Monday and when they arrived, they found the victim lying on the sidewalk and suffering from a wound to the head. A preliminary investigation found the victim and a male suspect engaged in a fight at a nearby Shell gas station just before the shooting. The suspect, police added, fled the shooting scene on foot. FAR-LEFT PROSECUTOR SLAMMED FOR INCOMPETENCE AFTER REPEAT OFFENDER CRITICALLY INJURES TEEN VOLLEYBALL PLAYER At about 2:45 p.m., an officer spotted the suspect, later identified as Deshawn Thomas, 23, of St. Louis, and alerted the district. Thomas was seen walking into a library and taken into custody a short time later. Police said Thomas was in possession of a firearm and shell casings at the time of his apprehension. MISSOURI AG MOVES T...

The Republican-led House panel investigating the COVID-19 pandemic kicked off its first public event Tuesday, with multiple GOP lawmakers laying blame for Americans losing trust in health officials directly at the feet of those who promoted lockdowns and vaccine mandates. The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a roundtable on "Preparing for the Future by Learning From the Past," grilling medical experts on what broad public health restrictions during the pandemic did to Americans of all ages. Several lawmakers directed their frustrations at Democrats’ invited witness, American Public Health Association Executive Director Georges Benjamin. "What we have now is a complete lack of trust and confidence in the public health sector…and that's due to a coordinated spread of misinformation and disinformation that was for political gain, for the most part — in a lot of part — by public health officials like yourself," Texas GOP Rep. Ronny Jack...

FBI Director Christopher Wray said the COVID-19 pandemic was likely caused by a lab leak in Wuhan, China. "The FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident in Wuhan," Wray told Fox News in an interview that aired Tuesday. "Here you are talking about a potential leak from a Chinese government-controlled lab."  "I will just make the observation that the Chinese government, it seems to me, has been doing its best to try to thwart and obfuscate the work here, the work that we're doing, the work that our U.S. government and close foreign partners are doing. And that's unfortunate for everybody," he added. Wray said the FBI has specialists who focus on "the dangers of biological threats, which include things like novel viruses like COVID, and the concerns that they [are] in the wrong hands [of] some bad guys, a hostile nation state, a terrorist, a criminal." ANOTHER US ...

The House voted Tuesday to kill the Biden administration’s controversial rule that encourages private retirement plan fiduciaries to consider environment, social and governance (ESG) factors when making investment decisions for tens of millions of Americans. The Department of Labor rule is widely seen by Republicans as part of the Biden administration’s push to inject "woke" ideology into all aspects of government. Under the rule, fiduciaries who make investment decisions for the retirement plans of more than 150 million people would be explicitly permitted under federal guidelines to consider companies’ approach to climate change and other social issues, instead of focusing on only profitability and return on investment for retirees. Republicans say that’s a recipe for tanking millions of investment accounts, and on Tuesday, House GOP leaders called up a resolution aimed at killing the rule, which passed 216-204. Only one Democrat voted for it. Democrats argued during f...

FIRST ON FOX: The reputed boyfriend of a former American swimming champion found dead in the U.S. Virgin Islands last week was convicted and served prison time for the 2007 beating death of a Pennsylvania man, according to local sources. Kamal "Six Pack" Thomas, a 34-year-old Georgia native and longtime St. John "bad boy," was dating Jamie Cail, the 42-year-old swimmer who police say was found dead by her boyfriend last week, three independent sources on the island, who asked to remain anonymous citing safety concerns, tell Fox News Digital. Virgin Islands police have declined to comment on his identity or what responding officers observed regarding the condition of Cail, who they say was taken by her boyfriend to a clinic and "dead on arrival." Court records show Thomas spent years fighting the 2007 case in court and succeeded in having first-degree murder charges dismissed – but he was convicted on lesser charges, along with three other men, in an ...

ICE said its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Boston arrested a Brazilian fugitive wanted for aggravated homicide last week, after a nearly two-year search. ICE said in a press release that ERO officers apprehended the fugitive in Boston, Massachusetts on an active criminal warrant for the charge of aggravated homicide, which the man is accused of committing in Brazil. "This fugitive has been accused of a heinous crime in his native country of Brazil and attempted to evade justice by hiding in Everett, Massachusetts," ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd Lyons said. "The men and women of ERO Boston ensure foreign fugitives will not find refuge from their alleged crimes here in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I am proud of my officers and the work that they do every day to provide for the safety and security of others in our communities." TEXAS POLICE ARREST MAN FOR HUMAN SMUGGLING AFTER FINDING HOUSE STASH WITH 46 MIGRANTS The agency did not ide...

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley turned to social media on Monday as she continued to push her plan, if elected, to cut off funding to China. " COVID-19 likely came from a Chinese lab," Haley tweeted on Twitter. "Cut US aid. Not a cent to Communist China." The tweet came a day after the U.S. Energy Department reportedly assessed that the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from an accidental lab leak in China . NIKKI HALEY SAYS THE DESANTIS ‘PARENTAL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION’ LAW IN FLORIDA DOESN'T GO ‘FAR ENOUGH’   The department was previously undecided on the origin of the pandemic, but now joins the FBI’s stance that the virus likely spread due to a mishap at a Chinese laboratory, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a classified intelligence report recently provided to the White House and key members of Congress. Haley also wrote an oped for the New York Post last Friday, criticizing Democratic and Republican presidential administrations ...

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., revealed that she could be the latest Republican to have her private military records allegedly leaked to a Democratic opposition research firm by the U.S. Air Force, adding to the scandal already plaguing the Department of Defense. The freshman congresswoman accused the Air Force Monday of likely leaking her own military records and failing to respond to official correspondence demanding answers about a series of leaks that has affected a number of other GOP lawmakers and former candidates. "The USAF leaked information of USAF candidates in the 2022 midterms to a DEMOCRAT OPPO research firm," Luna tweeted Monday. "Yes, I also have reason to believe my records were leaked. This is likely going to be a criminal investigation," she added. WASHINGTON POST CORRECTS ‘COMICAL’ STORY ON GOP REP. ANNA PAULINA LUNA A SECOND TIME Almost a dozen of GOP lawmakers and former candidates have now come out saying they were impacted by the Air For...

Penn State’s athletic department has issued a warning to its student-fan organization, the Legion of Blue, after a message from the group’s vice president revealed that the university had received a warning from police over "alleged explicit, racist, and vulgar language" that was directed towards the Rutgers men’s basketball team on Sunday.  Rutgers rallied from a 19-point deficit in the second half to defeat Penn State, 59-56, Sunday night, marking the Scarlet Knights biggest comeback in nearly 30 years.  While the Nittany Lions were unsurprisingly stunned by the upset, a message obtained by Noah Riffe, a photo editor with Gannett, revealed that some members of the Legion of Blue allegedly used racist and explicit language directed at the opposing team. FLORIDA STATE’S MATTHEW CLEVELAND HITS BUZZER-BEATER TO UPSET MIAMI IN HISTORIC ACC COMEBACK VICTORY "Obviously, not the result we wanted on the court," the message from the group’s vice president Noah Odige r...

Alex Murdaugh's brother wept Monday as he told jurors that he had to clean what remained of his slain nephew, Paul Murdaugh, at the crime scene and described it as "the hardest thing" he'd ever been through. John Marvin Murdaugh took the stand as the defense's final witness in the Walterboro, South Carolina, courtroom. He was especially close to Paul, who had worked for him at his equipment store. After investigators released the crime scene hours after the double murder, John Marvin went to the dog kennels and was stunned to find Paul's remains scattered around the feed room.  "I saw blood, I saw brains, I saw pieces of skull," he said, choking back tears. "It was terrible." ALEX MURDAUGH: TIMELINE OF ONCE-POWERFUL SOUTH CAROLINA LAWYER'S SPECTACULAR DOWNFALL To honor his Paul's memory, he said he felt he had to collect his remains. "It felt like it was the right thing to do. I felt like I owed him, and I started clea...

Christian music artists Naomi Raine and Taya kicked off the start of the "Faith & Friends" concert series on "Fox & Friends" which is showcasing some of the biggest names in Christian music leading up to Easter.  Taya and Raine are best known for their roles in singing "Oceans" and "Jireh," respectively. The duo met on a plane last year and announced the start of their "It’s Time" tour alongside fellow music artists Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Natalie Grant.  Co-host Pete Hegseth highlighted a growing spiritual revival across the country, after students and tens of thousands flocked to a marathon worship service at Asbury University in Kentucky.  MARK WAHLBERG OPENS UP ABOUT HIS FAITH, REFLECTS ON THE SPECIAL MOMENT GOD CALLED HIM HOME "I think that more than anything, people want God. They want to see the power of God. They want to feel his power and his presence . And so what we see happening, I think, is a response to t...

A member of the Fairfax County School Board called the Battle of Iwo Jima "unfortunate" and "evil" during a school board meeting on Thursday. School board member Abrar Omeish was discussing the Day of Remembrance – an observance day for victims of Japanese-American internment during World War II. The day coincides with the U.S. invasion of Iwo Jima, which was on February 19, 1945. "Just a few days ago was Japanese Day of Remembrance," Omeish said during the meeting. "Something for us to certainly reflect on… the days when, you know, Iwo Jima unfortunately happened and set a record for really what, I hate to say, human evil is capable of." The Battle of Iwo Jima – which lasted from February 19 to March 26 – was a significant victory for the U.S. during World War II. Nearly 7,000 American service-members lost their lives while trying to capture the island from imperial Japan. MEET THE AMERICAN WHO FIRST COMMANDED THE MARINES: REVOLUTIONARY WAR...

A New York Times investigation found top U.S. brands are relying on the exploitation of migrant children, largely from Central America, to work some of the country’s most grueling jobs.  The COVID-19 pandemic fueled an increase in unaccompanied children who entered the country looking for work to send money back home to their families.  In 2022, the number of unaccompanied children entering the United States reached a high of 130,000, nearly three times what it was in 2017, according to the Times .  WISCONSIN COMPANY THAT CLEANS MEATPACKING PLANTS ALLEGEDLY EMPLOYED 2 DOZEN MINORS, ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS Carolina Yoc, 15, came to the U.S. to live with a relative she had never met and works early hours packing Cheerios bags into boxes. The work is fast-paced and there have been instances of workers who have had fingers torn off and a woman whose scalp was ripped open, according to the REPORT.  Girls as young as 13 wash hotel sheets in Virginia, roofers as y...

Woody Harrelson drew praise and scorn for his opening monologue appearing to joke about coronavirus vaccines during the latest episode of NBC’s "Saturday Night Live." Harrelson, who hosted the program for the fifth time Saturday, ended his opening monologue by joking about a movie pitch he allegedly read in 2019 that he called the "craziest" he’s ever heard.  "So the movie goes like this: The biggest drug cartels in the world get together and buy up all the media and all the politicians and force all the people in the world to stay locked in their homes. And people can only come out if they take the cartel’s drugs and keep taking them over and over," Harrelson said. "I threw the script away. I mean, who was going to believe that crazy idea? Being forced to do drugs? I do that voluntarily all day." While some Twitter users praised the Harrelson’s apparent jab at the COVID-19 vaccine, many mainstream media outlets criticized the actor for promot...

Two Israeli brothers were shot and killed by a Palestinian gunman on Sunday near Har Bracha, a West Bank settlement about one mile south of Nablus, where nearly a dozen Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military raid earlier this week.  Israeli settlers rioted on Sunday evening in response to the shooting, setting dozens of cars and homes on fire in the northern West Bank. Palestinian officials said one man was killed and four others were wounded.  The violence on Sunday cast a shadow over peace talks that took place this weekend in Aqaba, Jordan .  UN RIPS ISRAEL OVER WEST BANK SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION Jordanian, Egyptian, and U.S. officials joined Israeli and Palestinian representatives for "comprehensive and frank discussions," which was described as the first of its kind in years.  "The two sides (Palestinian and Israeli sides) affirmed their commitment to all previous agreements between them, and to work towards a just and lasting peace," officials sa...

"Yellowstone" star Wes Bentley is speaking out on rumors of behind-the-scenes drama regarding Kevin Costner's future on the hit Paramount Network show. Earlier this month, Deadline reported "Yellowstone" might be coming to end due to scheduling conflicts with Costner, 68, who reportedly wanted to reduce his time filming the Taylor Sheridan-created western series.  However, Bentley, 44, who plays Jamie Dutton, the adopted son of Costner's character John Dutton, expressed his optimism about the show's future while admitting he wasn't involved in the discussions. "The news that’s come out recently about the show is, you know, it’s above my pay grade," Bentley told Entertainment Weekly in an interview published Saturday. YELLOWSTONE' STAR TALKS KEVIN COSTNER'S FATE ON THE SHOW AMID RUMORS HE'S LEAVING "Different people making decisions. I know that they’re still working on it, is what I’m being told — working on working t...

Paris Hilton opened up recently about an alleged encounter she said she had with Harvey Weinstein when he followed her into a bathroom and shouted at her more than 20 years ago.  "It scared me and freaked me out," the hotel heiress said of the incident at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival with the convicted sex offender and former Hollywood heavyweight.  The 42-year-old told Glamour UK for its February issue that she first met Weinstein, 70, at the French festival when she was having lunch with a friend.  "He came up to the table and was like, ‘Oh, you want to be an actress?’ And I said, ‘Yeah, I really want to be in a movie.' I was a teenager, so I was impressed by him. I was like, ‘Oh my god, Harvey Weinstein is so cool!’ and he said, ‘Well, we should have a meeting. You can come up to my room and read scripts’… and I just didn’t want to go, so I never went." PARIS HILTON SAYS SHE HAD HER BABY VIA SURROGATE BECAUSE OF TEENAGE ABUSE, OTHER ‘TRAUMA,’: ‘I WANT A...

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen has become synonymous with spending whatever it takes to land star players.  Despite some criticism for his roster building, some have lauded Cohen's approach, including 2020 National League MVP Freddie Freeman . "I love what he’s doing," Freeman told the New York Post. "He wants to win. He’s telling the fans, ‘I’m in this with you guys.’ He’s a fan of baseball, and he’s a fan of his team." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Cohen, a hedge fund manager and New York native, formally completed his $2.4 billion purchase of the Mets in November 2020. Since then, some of the biggest names in baseball have landed in Queens after inking massive contracts. RED SOX-BRAVES SPRING TRAINING GAME ENDS IN TIE DUE TO PITCH CLOCK VIOLATION The Mets won 101 games last season, and fans seem to approve of Cohen's strategy. Some fans were spotted wearing shirts at the team's training camp with a picture that appeared t...

Superstar power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo injured his right knee in the first quarter of the Bucks' 128-99 win over the Miami Heat Friday night. With just over one minute remaining in the opening quarter, the two-time NBA MVP knocked knees with another player. Antetokounmpo was not able to return to the game. Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer said he was not sure when exactly Antetokounmpo hurt his knee but noted he would be considered day-to-day because of the injury. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Antetokounmpo entered the game with a lingering wrist injury he suffered in a game before the All-Star break. He did start in last week's All-Star game but quickly exited after scoring just two points. KINGS BEAT CLIPPERS IN SECOND-HIGHEST SCORING GAME IN NBA HISTORY, COMBINING FOR 351 POINTS On Friday, Budenholzer called a timeout in the middle of a Bucks possession as Antetokounmpo was motioning toward the team bench. He then went into the tunnel a...

It isn't every day that college basketball fans see a final score of 112-106.  It’s even less likely fans will see a team rally from 13-points down with under two minutes to play.  Fans of Iowa and Michigan State were treated to both occurrences Saturday afternoon in Iowa City as the Hawkeyes staged a furious comeback in the final two minutes to defeat the Spartans.  VIRGINIA TECH CROWD GOES NUTS AS MISSED FREE THROWS TRIGGER PROMO: ‘BACON FOR EVERYBODY!’ Down 91-78 with 1:34 left in the second half, Iowa outscored Michigan State 23-10 in the final two minutes, including a clutch game-tying three-point shot from Payton Sandfort to send the game into overtime. The Hawkeyes outscored the Spartans 11-5 in overtime for the 112-106 win.  Iowa connected on six of nine three-pointers, including four in a row, in the final 1:30 of the second half to force OT. Iowa became just the fourth team to win after trailing by 11 points or more with a minute to play in regula...

Attorneys general in twelve Democratic-led states sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, challenging their restrictions on the distribution of mifepristone, an abortion pill, alleging that they aren't supported by evidence. The lawsuit which was filed in federal court in Yakima, Washington, and is led by both Washington state and Oregon, attempts to expand access to the abortion pill by allowing any doctor and pharmacy to prescribe and dispense the pill. Doctors and pharmacies currently prescribing and dispensing the pill must get a special certification. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said on Friday that the FDA's restriction isn't necessary. DEM SENATOR CALLS ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO IGNORE POTENTIAL COURT ORDER BANNING ABORTION DRUG "The federal government has known for years that mifepristone is safe and effective," Ferguson said. "In the wake of the Supreme Court's radical decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the FDA is now ...

A French woman reportedly bit off part of an attempted rapist's tongue and handed it to police. According to France Bleu, the 57-year-old woman was walking her dog at 4 a.m. early Sunday morning when her would-be rapist approached her. The man forcibly kissed and hugged her while touching himself, the report says. The woman struggled against him and managed to bite off part of his tongue during the attack. She kept the piece of evidence and handed it to police shortly after. JENNIFER SIEBEL NEWSOM IDENTIFIES HARVEY WEINSTEIN AS ALLEGED RAPIST IN EMOTIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT TESTIMONY The suspect, a Tunisian immigrant in his 30s, claims that the woman jumped him. He was taken into police custody after being found wounded at the scene of the attack. The accused rapist was reportedly in France illegally. The government issued an order for the man to leave French territory. PARIS TRAIN STATION ATTACKER SHOT AFTER INJURING 6 WITH ‘BLADED WEAPON’   No other details about the crime ...

West Virginia's governor on Friday signed a bill that gives $105 million in state funding for a renewable energy battery plant in a former steel town. Gov. Jim Justice signed the bill at the site of Form Energy's planned manufacturing facility in the Northern Panhandle community of Weirton. The 55-acre plant will produce iron-air batteries and is anticipated to create at least 750 jobs in a $760 million investment. "It will transform this community in every positive way you can imagine," Justice said. WV SENATE APPROVES $105 MILLION FOR A RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANT The state's total commitment for the project is $290 million, including $75 million already invested in purchasing the property and to start infrastructure work. Weirton Steel, which operated a nearly 800-acre property along the Ohio River in the town of about 19,000 residents, employed about 13,000 workers around the start of World War II. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2003. "...

Paris Hilton recently said her decision to have her newborn baby Phoenix via surrogate wasn’t related to her age.  The "Cooking with Paris" star, 42, told Glamour UK for its February issue she would have chosen to have her baby with a surrogate even if she was 20 years old.  "I’m just so scared, I think, again, leading back to Provo [Canyon School] of even being in a doctor’s office, just all of that," the hotel heiress said of her allegations she was sexually abused by staff at a Utah boarding school when she was a teenager.  In October, she wrote on Twitter about her memories of the alleged abuse.  PARIS HILTON TALKS ABOUT BEING A ‘SEX SYMBOL’ AND BELIEVING SHE WAS ASEXUAL BEFORE MEETING HUSBAND CARTER REUM "Sleep-deprived & heavily medicated, I didn't understand what was happening. I was forced to lie on a padded table, spread my legs & submit to cervical exams. I cried while they held me down & said, 'No!' They just said, ...