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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre angrily stormed out of Thursday's press briefing after being pressed by an African reporter on why he wasn't being called on to ask a question. The clash marks the latest run-in between Jean-Pierre and Simon Ateba of Today News Africa, who accused the White House in June of discrimination for not allowing him to ask any questions during the briefings. "Can I ask you a follow-up on Angola?" Ateba asked National Security Council spokesman John Kirby after he finished answering another reporter's question on a different topic.  Kirby had previously answered questions related to the visit Thursday of Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço to the White House. WATCH: BIDEN SHIFTS BLAME AWAY FROM ADMINISTRATION AFTER ADMITTING PRICES ‘STILL TOO HIGH’ Jean-Pierre, who was calling on reporters to ask questions of Kirby, ignored Ateba and called on a different reporter. "It is so surprising that you don...

A Texas man who kept journals filled with virulent antisemitic statements was sentenced to prison on Wednesday for committing a hate crime and setting fire to an Austin synagogue in 2021. Franklin Sechriest, 19, of San Marcos, Texas, pleaded guilty in federal court in April to arson and a hate crime in connection with the Oct. 31, 2021, fire at Congregation Beth Israel, according to the U.S. Department of Justice . On Wednesday, Sechriest was sentenced to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $470,000 in restitution. TEXAS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ARSON ATTACK ON AUSTIN SYNAGOGUE "This defendant is being held accountable for this depraved, antisemitic attack on Congregation Beth Israel, a community with a rich history and heritage that dates back to 1876," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. "This hate-filled act of violence against a house of worship was an att...

President Biden's campaign board members former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Democrat North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper called former President Trump's call to replace Obamacare an "assault." Pelosi and Cooper, respectively the chair and a member of the Biden campaign's National Advisory Board, spoke to the press on a Tuesday conference call regarding Trump's pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) if elected president in 2024. Pelosi began by calling the former president's comment a "dire threat to the health and well-being of America's families." TRUMP BLASTS AMERICAN LEADERS AS NO US CITIZENS ARE AMONG HAMAS HOSTAGES RECENTLY RELEASED "This weekend, the former president reminded us that he is hellbent on destroying the Affordable Care Act. In doing so, he's making an assault on the financial and health security of America's families," Pelsoi said. Pelosi repeated claims that Trump's calls to...

Buffalo Bills defensive linemen Jordan Phillips and Shaq Lawson responded to an altercation that was captured on video with a Philadelphia Eagles fan, which almost got physical during a thrilling game at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday.  During the Bills’ overtime loss to the Eagles , video showed Phillips and Lawson, among other teammates, confronting a fan in the first row near Buffalo’s sideline.  Phillips was seen face-to-face with the Eagles fan, yelling in his face as the fan appeared to continue antagonizing the Bills players. That’s when Lawson shoved the fan back before walking away. Stadium security also got involved, though the fan was never escorted out of the stadium. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM   Phillips addressed the situation on his Instagram, claiming the fan was hurling threats to him and his family during the game.  FROM OUTKICK: JOSH ALLEN, FANS WITH EYES LEFT BAFFLED BY NO-CALL ON EAGLES’ HORSE-COLLAR TACKLE "I l...

When it comes to online gambling and sports betting, each state has its own rules, regulations and legalities. Sports betting has been widely legalized across the United States, but online gambling still remains rather scarce from state to state.  Much of the hesitancy is fueled by a fear that offering online gambling as an option will pull people away from casinos. Some may prefer to test their luck on the couch, while others enjoy the ambiance of a busy casino.  Gambling at home does not provide the same rush, especially for those who favor playing games, such as blackjack, with others. AI-DRIVEN TECHNOLOGY TO REVOLUTIONIZE SPORTS BETTING VIA PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCES BASED ON PATTERNS, INTERESTS Many skeptics of internet gambling fear that the option to play from home will cause a decrease in casino foot traffic. The concern of internet gambling destroying in-house casinos has been studied by experts, including Jane Bokunewicz, director of the Lloyd Levenson Institute ...

The U.S. Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector said Sunday it is pausing social media as the agency deals with a surge of migrants at the border. Chief Patrol Agent John R. Modlin said all Tucson Sector Border Patrol social media accounts will be paused "until further notice" in light of the ongoing migration surge.  "We appreciate your understanding and continued support during this challenging time," Modlin tweeted.  Fox News’ Bill Melugin notes the pause in social media activity comes days after the sector reported having 15,300 illegal crossings last week – its highest weekly total ever.  NORTHERN BORDER SECTOR SEES 550% INCREASE IN MIGRANT APPREHENSIONS LAST FISCAL YEAR The week also included the seizure of 117 lbs. of fentanyl , 78 federal criminal cases, 17 rescues, 14 human smuggling events, and three narcotics events.  "Regardless of the reasoning behind this – this is such a bad look. Essentially – the border crisis in the sector is so bad that they’r...

The Washington Post's Leigh Ann-Caldwell said Sunday that "Bidenomics" has become a "negative word" within the Democratic Party as President Biden has struggled to get his economic message across to translate with voters.  NBC News "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker asked Caldwell about Biden's "low marks" on the economy. She added that Democrats believe he needs to shift away from the "Bidenomics" messaging. "'Bidenomics'’ has really become a negative word, especially among Democrats because it’s not working," she said.  Caldwell said she was texting with some Democratic lawmakers over the weekend and that they said it was "not looking good" for Biden. BIDEN BASHED FOR CLAIMING TO SEE ECONOMY ‘THROUGH THE EYES' OF SCRANTON, NOT WALL STREET: ‘YOUR ECONOMY SUCKS’ "These members said that it is just not looking good for President Biden politically out there, that he would probably lose...

The Patriots' season continues in turmoil, as rookie kicker Chad Ryland missed a 35-yard, game-tying field goal and New England fell to the New York Giants, 10-7, on Sunday.  Head coach Bill Belichick dealt with quarterback troubles all game long, as he started the game with Mac Jones under center before more turnovers from the first-round pick led to yet another benching in favor of Bailey Zappe.  In a game filled with punts and miscues, the Patriots finally got the offensive drive they needed at the end of the game, as they made their way to the Giants’ 17-yard line with six seconds left to play.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM With the Giants having a 10-7 lead, Ryland came in to tie the game and send it to overtime. But when he stepped into the kick, it was completely off line from the start. Ryland snap-hooked it wide left and the Giants were elated on the sideline, as they came away with back-to-back victories in a season that has also bee...

Jonathan Taylor ran for two scores, Gardner Minshew added another and the Indianapolis Colts defense came up with a late turnover Sunday to preserve a 27-20 victory over Tampa Bay. Indy (6-5) won its third straight and climbed above .500 for the first time since the end of September with its second home victory of the season. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The two-time defending NFC South champion Bucs (4-7) have lost four straight road games, this one in uncharacteristic fashion. Indy gashed the usually stingy Tampa Bay run defense for 155 yards and 5.7 yards per carry — numbers that would have been even higher if Taylor had not slid down inbounds to keep the clock running late before the Colts started kneeling down. Taylor had 15 carries for 91 yards and his first multiple-score game of the season. Zack Moss ran eight times for 55 yards. FROM OUTKICK: AARON RODGERS REACHED OUT TO JAELAN PHILLIPS AFTER HE SUFFERED ACHILLES TEAR IN SAME STADIUM The Colts to...

The identities of the 13 Israeli hostages who were kidnapped by Hamas and returned on Saturday have been released, officials say. The 13 Israeli citizens joined four Thai foreign nationals who were also released by Hamas late Saturday. The group, which did not include any Americans, traveled to the Rafah Border Crossing with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The group consisted of women, teenagers and children. Noam Or, 17, and Alma Or, 13, were part of the group, along with 53-year-old Shiri Weiss and 18-year-old Noga Weiss. Sharon Hertzman Avigdori, 52, and 12-year-old Noam Avigdori were also released. Other captives included Shoshan Haran, 67, Adi Shoham, 38, and 8-year-old Nave Shoham, along with 3-year-old Yahel Shoham. BIDEN ADMIN WILL HAVE TO USE LEVERAGE IF AMERICANS AREN'T RELEASED, WARNS MORGAN ORTAGUS The remaining three Israeli captives were Hila Rotem Shoshani, 13, Emily Toni Kornberg Hand, 9, and 21-year-old Maya Regev Jarbi. Ma...

The families of the victims of the deadly school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School slammed radio host Alex Jones over his "indefinite bankruptcy" this week, a year after he was ordered to pay more than $1.4 billion for the conspiracy theories he espoused that the December 2012 mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut , was a hoax.  The Sandy Hook families and Jones’ creditors accused the 49-year-old Infowars host of refusing to "adhere to a reasonable budget or engage with the Committee [of Jones’ creditors] on ways to limit spending," in a Tuesday filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Texas, The Hill reported. "In short, Jones has failed in every way to serve as the fiduciary mandated by the Bankruptcy Code in exchange for the breathing spell he has enjoyed for almost a year. His time is up." He was also accused in the filing of not having sold a "single non-exempt asset."  Jones filed for bankruptcy last December after he was ordered to pa...

A sheriff’s investigation into last week's death of a 9-year-old girl at a Tucson elementary school found no evidence of any criminal violations. The girl, whose name has not been released, died Nov. 17 after she was struck by a heavy metal gate at Centennial Elementary School. ARIZONA PRINCIPAL'S CONTROVERSIAL EMAIL ABOUT PRONOUNS OUTLINES WHAT 'CAN AND CAN’T BE SHARED TO FAMILIES' ARIZONA REPUBLICANS CRY FOUL AFTER UNIVERSITY'S NURSING SCHOOL LECTURE SLIDE ON GENDER IDENTITY GOES VIRAL School district officials said she was helping close the gate at the end of the school day when it disconnected from its support and fell on her. Deputies and paramedics responding to the school tried to revive the girl, who later was pronounced dead at a hospital, the Pima County sheriff’s office said. It said in a statement late Tuesday it has concluded it's investigation. "At this time no criminal violations have been identified," the sheriff's office s...

New bodycam video reveals the moment a police officer shot and killed a man who tried to rob an armored car employee in Tennessee and then charged at the officer with two knives, authorities said. According to the Murfreesboro Police Department , around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, officers were called after Steven James Murphy, 44, tried to rob a worker refilling cash in an ATM. The worker then pulled a gun on Murphy , who then ran inside a nearby deli, Murfreesboro Police spokesperson Larry Flowers said at a news conference. In the video, Officer Adam Claiborne is seen opening the door of the deli and saying "hey" at Murphy, who is behind the counter. Murphy then turns and charges at the officer with knives in both hands above his head. WEDDING CRASHER WHO POSED AS GUEST TO STEAL THOUSANDS IN CASH IS FREED, AGAIN Claiborne then is seen yelling at Murphy to drop the knives before he opens fire, firing several shots.  Flowers said Murphy succumbed to his injuries and died at t...

Jim Irsay recently opened up about his 2014 DUI arrest, saying it was "wrong" because he was not intoxicated. When he was arrested, Irsay was asked to walk a straight line, but he had recently had hip surgery and was unable to walk. Police also found pills in his car. According to the Indianapolis Colts owner, an ESPN show ignored the facts of his arrest. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Chris "Mad Dog" Russo said on "First Take" Irsay "had a lot of drugs in the car" and $29,000, and he called Irsay a "fool." Irsay responded on X, formerly Twitter, threatening to sue the program. "1st take,your gonna get your ass Sued,because there was NO Alcohol,No illegal Drugs/ $29,000 dollars is low for me to be carrying in ,2014 arrest/I give away $2000-$10,000 dollars to the homeless and needed on the street,All the time and pass it on,making the world better," Irsay posted with a heart . "Dnd on 1st Take...

A new report shows a skyrocketing number of California college students struggling to pay for food and housing. The California Student Aid Commission [CSAC] released a survey on Thursday that showed food and housing insecurity increased drastically among financial aid recipients in college from the 2018-2019 to 2022-2023 school year. "Students at California State University (CSU), California Community Colleges (CCC), private non-profit, and private for-profit schools all reported experiencing above-average rates of food insecurity," the report stated. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT VOWS TO PULL FEDERAL FUNDING IF SCHOOLS FAIL TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA The survey, conducted in May and based on 23,687 responses, found that 53% of college students claimed to have housing insecurity and that 66% were food insecure. The results show a spike from a 2018-19 survey that found 36% of students were housing insecure and 39% food insecure. Another finding in the survey showe...

"The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" topped the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters with $44 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was a busy weekend at the multiplex, leading into the often lucrative Thanksgiving corridor. And while there was plenty to choose from at the buffet, not everything could be a hit. Audiences had "The Marvels," which plummeted a record 78% in its second weekend, as well as the nationwide debuts of the family-friendly "Trolls World Tour," Taika Waititi’s soccer comedy "Next Goal Wins" and the R-rated slasher "Thanksgiving" all in wide release. "The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" is an interesting case study for a franchise that’s been dormant for 8 years and is testing the waters for a new era. Its $44 million from 3,776 locations, including 1,610 premium screens, marks a low for films carrying "The Hunger Games" i...

New police body camera video revealed a scary situation when Dallas officers and U.S. Marshals got into a shootout with a capital murder suspect. Officers say on Nov. 16 a U.S. Marshals Task Force with the assistance of Dallas police went to an apartment in far northeast Dallas to serve a warrant for 20-year-old Jordan Owens, who they say is wanted for the Oct. 16 murder of 23-year-old Chi'quavion Ross. Owens allegedly began firing at officers using a modified pistol after they knocked on his door for three minutes, announced their presence and breached the door, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said during a press conference, FOX 4 reported. In the video, Senior Corporal Edgar Morales was shot in the calf in the initial exchange, and is seen walking with a slight hobble afterward.  TEXAS BOY, 13, CONVICTED OF MURDER FOR FATALLY SHOOTING SONIC DRIVE-IN EMPLOYEE "This suspect had already shown he had no regard for human life, wanted for capital murder, tried to murder ...

Actor Bradley Cooper defended his use of a prosthetic nose in his movie portrayal of Jewish composer Leonard Bernstein on Tuesday following backlash. Cooper has faced some criticism over using a prosthetic nose to play Bernstein in the 2023 biopic "Maestro," with detractors saying it amounted to "Jewface," but others leaped to his defense.  Gayle King asked Cooper about the makeup on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday, and said she didn't recognize him. "There was a kerfuffle with the makeup because you had some backlash about the use of the nose, the prosthetic. The family immediately stepped up [to defend Cooper]," she said. "Did it catch you off guard, the backlash?" BRADLEY COOPER, RUSSELL BRAND AMONGST CELEBRITIES TO BE FEATURED IN NEW SEASON OF BEAR GRYLLS' SHOW "Nothing really catches me off guard," he said. "The truth is I've done this whole project out of love." He said his intentions were perfect...

Slovakia’s new government, led by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico who ended the country’s military aid for Ukraine , won a mandatory confidence vote in Parliament on Tuesday. Of the 143 lawmakers present in the 150-seat Parliament, 78 voted in favor of the three-party coalition government that was sworn in on Oct 25. Fico returned to power and took over as prime minister for the fourth time after his scandal-tainted leftist Smer, or Direction, party won Slovakia’s Sept. 30 parliamentary election on a pro-Russian and anti-American platform. LEFTIST UKRAINE SKEPTIC ROBERT FICO BACK IN AS SLOVAK PRIME MINISTER Fico formed a parliamentary majority by signing a coalition government deal with the leftist Hlas, or Voice, party and the ultranationalist Slovak National Party. Fico’s victory may mark a dramatic turnaround in the country’s foreign policy and could strain a fragile unity in the European Union and NATO. Slovakia, a country of 5.5 million people that shares a border with ...

A transgender swimmer at Ramapo College of New Jersey broke a women's school record over the weekend after competing for the men's team for three years. Meghan Cortez-Fields won first place and broke a school record in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57.22 at the Cougar Splash Invitational, a two-day meet between six schools in Dallas, Pennsylvania. She also came in first place in the 200-yard individual medley and earned second place in the 200-yard butterfly. WATCH MORE FOX NEWS DIGITAL ORIGINALS HERE The Ramapo swim team congratulated Cortez-Fields on Instagram for breaking the school record but deleted the post after former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines drew attention to meet results on X.  "Those who choose to remain blind to the injustice of allowing mediocre male athletes to become record-breaking female athletes are either incompetent or misogynists. There is no in between anymore," Gaines, an ambassador for the Independent Women's Forum, told Fox N...

Standout rookie C.J. Stroud threw for 336 yards with two touchdowns, and the Houston Texans overcame his season-high three interceptions to beat the Arizona Cardinals 21-16 on Sunday. The Texans (6-4) have doubled their win total from last season and have won three games in a row for the first time since a nine-game streak in 2018. The Cardinals (2-9) had a chance to win late. Kyler Murray threw a deep pass on fourth-and-8 that was intended for Marquise Brown, but Steven Nelson batted it down with 35 seconds left. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Houston didn’t score after halftime and Stroud was picked off on consecutive drives in the fourth quarter. He had thrown just two interceptions in his first nine games. Houston rookie Tank Dell had a season-high 149 yards on eight receptions and set a franchise rookie record with his sixth touchdown catch. Murray threw for 214 yards with a touchdown and an interception in his second game back after recovering from a ...

Shoplifting has had an "outsized impact" on discussions about crime that has been exploited by justice reform opponents, one professor argued on Friday. Brooklyn College sociology professor Alex Vitale was one of multiple professors and researchers who discussed with CNN growing concerns over the rise in retail theft as more stores have closed or moved out of large cities. However, Vitale insisted that the concern is usually overblown. "Historically, shoplifting has always had this outsized impact on public discourse," Vitale said. He added, "We see examples on video of behaving badly and it gets invested with all this extra meaning about the collapse of social order." ORGANIZED SHOPLIFTING IS A $100-BILLION PROBLEM. HERE'S WHY WE'RE ALL SCREWED The report by CNN contextualized "anxiety over shoplifting" as "an enduring phenomenon" that "is often a stand-in for larger concerns of cultural, economic or political chang...

The amount of time Tiger Woods has been able to dedicate to competitive golf over the past couple years has been limited due to numerous setbacks. Woods has not played in a tournament since April, when he competed at the Masters .  He withdrew in the third round after dealing with weather issues and an injured right leg. On Saturday, the golf great announced his intention to play later this month in the Hero World Challenge. The event is scheduled to begin Nov. 30 in the Bahamas. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM His TGR company announced his decision to take a sponsor exemption. The 20-man field is for the top 50 in the world ranking, though the tournament host — Woods — is exempt. TIGER WOODS' SON, CHARLIE, ACCOMPLISHES FEAT FATHER NEVER HAS IN HIGH SCHOOL Earlier this month, the legendary golfer revealed he is no longer experiencing pain in his right ankle. The fifteen-time major champion underwent surgery on the ankle earlier this year. But Woods caut...

Several Jewish celebrities, including Sacha Baron Cohen, Debra Messing and Amy Schumer, dressed TikTok executives down during a private meeting this week over antisemitic content proliferating on the social media platform. The New York Times reported obtaining a recording of the meeting, led by TikTok Head of Operations Adam Presser and Global Head of User Operations Seth Melnick, to hear from content creators about their impressions of the app. Several of the creators invited included prominent Jewish celebrities who used the opportunity to reprimand the platform for antisemitic content found there.  "The celebrities and creators described, sometimes with fiery rhetoric, how TikTok’s tools did not prevent a flood of comments like ‘Hitler was right’ or ‘I hope you end up like Anne Frank’ under videos posted by them and other Jewish users," The Times reported. SOCIAL MEDIA GIANTS FEATURE FAR MORE PRO-PALESTINIAN CONTENT THAN PRO-ISRAELI CONTENT, LED BY TIKTOK: EXPERT ...

This is one of two Fox News Polls released Thursday. With just under a year until the 2024 elections, Republicans are seen as better able to handle top voter concerns like inflation, and safety-related issues such as crime, national security, and terrorism, while they favor Democrats on lower-ranking problems such as climate change, abortion, and transgender issues. As voters zero in on issues that concern them most, the latest Fox News survey , released Thursday, finds three levels of concern. Economic concerns are still at the forefront of voters’ minds , as 89% are extremely or very worried about inflation and higher prices. This first tier also includes threats to personal freedoms and rights, higher crimes rates across the country, and political divisions (82% each). BIDEN ADMINISTRATION GRAPPLES WITH DEADLINE TO RENEW ANTI-TERRORISM SPY TOOL The next tier sees issue concern in the 70% range and includes the Israel-Hamas war (74%), attacks by Islamic terrorists in the U.S. (7...