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Rose Girone, believed to be the oldest living Holocaust survivor and a strong advocate for sharing survivors' stories, has died. She was 113. She died Monday in New York , according to the Claims Conference, a New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. MY FATHER SURVIVED THE HOLOCAUST. CENSORSHIP DIDN’T STOP THE NAZIS, IT HELPED THEM "Rose was an example of fortitude but now we are obligated to carry on in her memory," Greg Schneider, Claims Conference executive vice president, said in a statement Thursday. "The lessons of the Holocaust must not die with those who endured the suffering." Girone was born on January 13, 1912, in Janow, Poland. Her family moved to Hamburg, Germany, when she was 6, she said in a filmed interview in 1996 with the USC Shoah Foundation. When asked by the interviewer if she had any particular career plans before Hitler, she said: "Hitler came in 1933 and then it was over for everybody." Girone w...

Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a fiery letter to FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday accusing federal investigators in New York of withholding thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents she has vowed to make public. Bondi said she had requested the full Epstein case file before Patel was confirmed as the head of the FBI and received about 200 pages of files — far less than the number of pages released last year in a civil lawsuit connected to Ghislaine Maxwell, the trafficker's former lover and convicted accomplice. "I repeatedly questioned whether this was the full set of documents responsive to my request and was repeatedly assured by the FBI that we had received the full set of documents," Bondi wrote. "Late yesterday, I learned from a source that the FBI Field Office in New York was in possession of thousands of pages of documents related to the investigation and indictment of Epstein." TRUMP'S ELECTION COULD EXPOSE NAMES IN JEFFREY EPSTEIN...

Former Obama advisor Van Jones praised President Donald Trump for his newly-appointed "pardon czar," Alice Marie Johnson. On Thursday, Trump appointed Johnson, a woman he pardoned during his first term, as "pardon czar" during a Black History Month event at the White House. Johnson had previously been convicted of nonviolent drug trafficking in Memphis, Tennessee and, after serving 21 years, her life sentence was commuted by Trump.  Jones praised the president for this latest appointment as he spoke to liberal commentator Donny Deutsch on Monday’s episode of the "On Brand" podcast. "He put Miss Alice Johnson – the formerly incarcerated Black woman who he freed while working with Kim Kardashian – he just put her in charge of pardons. That’s huge," Jones said. "Somebody who has actually been incarcerated, been in the federal system, understands how the Department of Justice screws over people who should be coming home – some people who sh...

A long feud between an historic franchise and one of its most iconic players is finally over. Sammy Sosa starred for the Chicago Cubs in the 1990s and early 2000s, with his three 60-home run seasons forcing fans to Wrigley Field. However, amid his apparent use of steroids, which he all but finally admitted to in December, Sosa and the organization had a rift. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Sosa was not welcome to anything Cubs-related for well over a decade, and had not been back in Chicago from 2007 until early last year for a memorabilia signing appearance. But two months ago, Sosa finally issued an apology in which he admitted to making "mistakes" – an apology, Cubs owner Tom Ricketts has said, was the only way for the two sides to make amends. After the apology, Sosa appeared at a Cubs fan fest, and on Tuesday, he was back in a Cubs uniform in the dugout for a spring training game. It was his first time in the Cubs dugout in 21 years. "It...

Fox News Channel has started 2025 off with a bang, averaging the largest audience in the first two months of a year in cable news history, while CNN and MSNBC continue to struggle.  Fox News averaged nearly two million total day viewers to crush all cable competitors, as no other networks surpassed the one-million benchmark and No. 2 MSNBC averaged only 638,000. CNN settled for an average total day viewership of 433,000 as Fox News topped MSNBC and CNN combined . It was the network’s most-watched month of February of all time as Fox News finished with its third-highest share of the cable news audience since launching in 1996.  FOX NEWS DIGITAL CRUSHES ALL NEWS BRANDS DURING JANUARY, FINISHES WITH THIRD BEST MONTH EVER IN KEY METRIC During the primetime hours of 8-11 p.m. ET, Fox News also flattened all other cable offerings. "Jesse Watters Primetime," "Hannity" and Gutfeld!" averaged 3.1 million total viewers, while No. 2 ESPN settled for 1.4 million. MSNB...

Elon Musk is taking his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for a victory lap, touting a new poll that suggests massive support for the Trump administration initiative. The Harvard CAPS-Harris poll revealed a majority of Americans support reducing wasteful government spending. Most voters agree there should be a government agency dedicated to efficiency and that DOGE is helping to make major spending cuts, the nonprobability-based poll found.  "Polls show that @DOGE is overwhelmingly POPULAR and that government spending should be reduced by at least $1 trillion!!" Musk wrote on X.  The White House and Musk have shared the results on social media, pointing to the new polling as evidence that "reducing government waste & fraud is strongly supported by the people," as Musk wrote in an X post.  MUSK'S DEMAND THAT FED EMPLOYEES LIST THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ROILS WORKFORCE: 'MASS CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE' President Donald Trump shared the favorable...

Two Barnard College students in New York City have been expelled for their alleged roles in disrupting the first session of the History of Modern Israel course last month. The expulsions were made public by the Columbia University Apartheid Divest, a group that calls on Columbia University to divest from any association with Israel. Barnard and Columbia are affiliated institutions.  In a post on X, the group said the Barnard administration has historically been hostile to those in support of Palestine while "wielding harsh disciplinary sentences against protestors to stifle dissent in an attempt to erase their complicity." HAMAS RELEASES MORE HOSTAGES IN EXCHANGE FOR MORE THAN 600 PALESTINIAN PRISONERS AS PART OF CEASEFIRE DEAL In a statement to Fox News Digital, Barnard President Laura Rosenbury said that under federal law, the college can't "comment on the academic and disciplinary records of students." "That said, as a matter of principle and poli...

Dramatic video shows the moment a diverted American Airlines flight was escorted by Italian fighter jets due to a "security concern." A spokesperson for the airline told Fox News Digital that AA flight 292 "landed safely in Rome on Sunday afternoon after it was diverted due to a security concern, which later proved to be non-credible."  The video shows the plane being escorted by Italian Air Force jets prior to landing at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome. Flight 292 had departed New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport on its way to New Delhi, India when it was diverted. FLIGHT PASSENGER ASKED TO SWITCH SEATS 3 TIMES BY 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE ON 1 TRIP The airline did not specify what the cause of the security concern was, but said, per Delhi (DEL) Airport protocol, an inspection was required before landing at DEL. The plane was inspected by law enforcement in Rome and cleared. Nearly 200 people and 15 crew members were onboard t...

Actress Lynne Marie Stewart, best known for her roles in "Pee-wee’s Playhouse" and "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia," has died. She was 78. Stewart’s rep confirmed with Fox News Digital that the actress died on Friday.  "Lynne was the most talented woman who loved the craft more than the reward," Stewart’s rep shared. "She was a comedic genius and the most honorable person I have ever known." 'GENERAL HOSPITAL' STAR LESLIE CHARLESON'S CAUSE OF DEATH REVEALED Stewart’s rep shared that the actress had just wrapped up filming "Dink" and "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia." She noted that she was "exhausted" in December after taking on several television projects.  Doctors additionally found a tumor in Stewart, as her rep told her loved ones were all "in disbelief." The cause of death is unknown.  HOLLYWOOD STARS WHO DIED IN 2025: PHOTOS Stewart’s friend paid tribute to the late actress o...

Democrats have remained notably silent since Kash Patel became the first "person of color" to head the FBI, after previously emphasizing diversity and representation on the campaign trail and during the Biden era.  Patel, a fervent Trump ally, underwent a rocky path to confirmation, with Democrats on the panel attempting to delay the vote earlier this month and continuing to protest his nomination into Thursday.  Despite the criticism, Democrats have yet to make note of Patel, who is Indian-American, making history as the first "person of color" FBI director . KASH PATEL LAYS OUT FBI'S TOP TWO PRIORITIES IN LETTER TO SUBORDINATES Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, including ranking member Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif., protested Patel's confirmation outside the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning.  Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., in particular, drew criticism from conservatives on ...

Former Republican congressman Joe Walsh speculated that President Donald Trump may be a "Russian asset" or "plant" of the Russian government during an appearance on CNN on Thursday. During a discussion on "CNN This Morning" about Trump criticizing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Walsh argued, "The American president right now could be a plant, could be a Russian asset. I mean, think about that." "Here I am. I know it’s early in the morning to say something like that, but think about that. And if the American people don’t care about that, that Putin might have something on Trump, that he’s an asset, that he’s a plant, that he’s doing the bidding of Vladimir Putin," he added, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Walsh's comments come on the heels of a Truth Social post from Trump asserting that Zelenskyy is "a dictator without elections," and questioning where the billions of dollars of aid from the U...

FIRST ON FOX: Republican lawmakers have launched an effort to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations, amid concern that the international humanitarian and human rights organization fails to promote American interests and align with President Donald Trump’s "America First" agenda.  Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced legislation Thursday called the Disengaging Entirely From the United Nations Debacle Act of 2025, which would terminate U.S. membership in the U.N. and its affiliated bodies, and funding to those groups. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is co-sponsoring the measure in the upper chamber.  Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is poised to introduce the measure in the House Friday, claiming that the U.N. and its bodies don’t advance the interests of Americans.  TRUMP REINSTATES ‘MAXIMUM PRESSURE’ CAMPAIGN AGAINST IRAN  "The United Nations has devolved into a platform for tyrants and a venue to attack America and her allies," Lee said in a Thursday statement to Fox...

WELCOME TO JOIN – U.S. men's hockey team executive Bill Guerin extended an invitation to President Donald Trump ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off final between the United States and Canada, which is scheduled for Thursday night. Continue reading … UNDER THE MICROSCOPE –  The NCAA's amended gender eligibility policy has come under scrutiny by some activist groups over apparent flaws that some argue could allow biological males to compete in women's sports.  Continue reading …   'START OVER' –  Kim Jones, a former All-American collegiate tennis player and co-founder of the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS), sent a message to President Trump amid criticism that the NCAA’s policy on transgender athletes contains loopholes. Continue reading … 'I'M IN TEARS' –  Samantha Busch, the wife of NASCAR star Kyle Busch, had an emotional reaction to the executive order signed by President Trump which addressed access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and o...

A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane on Tuesday in a disputed area of the South China Sea, prompting the Filipino pilot to warn by radio: "You are flying too close, you are very dangerous." The Chinese helicopter was attempting to force a Cessna Caravan turboprop plane belonging to the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources out of what China claims is its airspace over the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal off the northwestern Philippines. US FLIES JOINT PATROL WITH THE PHILIPPINES NEAR SHOAL REGION GUARDED BY CHINA An Associated Press journalist and other invited foreign media on the plane witnessed the tense 30-minute standoff as the Philippine plane pressed on with its low-altitude patrol around Scarborough with the Chinese navy helicopter hovering close above it or flying to its left in cloudy weather. "You are flying too close, you are very dangerous and endangering the lives of our crew and passenge...

The U.S. is in peak flu season, as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says "seasonal influenza activity remains elevated and continues to increase across the country." Case counts vary by state, however. Each week, the CDC releases a map of influenza activity across the country. The color-coded map indicates each state’s activity level, ranging from minimal to very high. The most current map reflects data from the week ending Feb 8, 2025. BIRD FLU VACCINE GETS ‘CONDITIONAL LICENSE’ FROM USDA, COMPANY ANNOUNCES Flu activity is currently highest in New York City, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington. That is followed by Maine, Washington D.C., North Carolina, Georgia, Indiana, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. Just below that level, but still "very high," are New York State, Kentucky, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, I...

Democrat-appointed Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox is echoing Mayor Michelle Wu's pledged resistance to the Trump administration's deportations, saying on a local news station on Sunday that "we don’t enforce" civil immigration detainers filed by ICE . While speaking on a segment of WCVB’s "On the Record" show , Cox, who was appointed as police commissioner by Wu in 2022, said that in line with state and city laws, Boston police officers "don’t have authority to enforce federal immigration law." Pressed on whether this policy conflicts with federal immigration law, Cox said that "the Boston Police Department has pretty defined rules and we abide by the law here in the state." "We just don’t do that," he said. "We don’t enforce civil detainers regarding federal immigration law. It's defined here in the state, and that’s just how it works." ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ARRESTS SKYROCKET UNDER TRUMP ICE COMPARED TO B...

Shakira was hospitalized Saturday due to an "abdominal issue" that forced her to cancel a scheduled concert in Lima. The Colombian singer revealed on social media Sunday that doctors wouldn't allow her to perform as she was not in "good enough condition." "I am sorry to inform you all that last night I had to go to the ER for an abdominal issue and am currently hospitalized," she wrote on Instagram.  SHAKIRA RELEASING NEW MUSIC FOLLOWING TAX FRAUD CASE "The doctors whose care I am currently under have communicated that I am not in good enough condition to perform this evening.  SHAKIRA QUICKLY EXITS STAGE AFTER FAN SEEMINGLY FILMS UP HER DRESS "I am very sad to not be able to take the stage today. I've been looking forward to reuniting with my incredible fans here in Peru. " She added, "I hope to be released and well tomorrow so I'm able to perform. My team and the promoters are already working on a new date to commu...

Former "Saturday Night Live" star Pete Davidson is responding to the criticism he’s received about his previous love life with A-list celebrity women. Davidson, 31, claimed he’s been "harassed" about his past relationships due to his appearance.  "Everyone is dating everyone and it’s Hollywood," Davidson told Page Six . "Look at Paul Mescal, Timmy [Chalamet], Barry Keough. But because I’m ugly, they wrote about me. I was harassed for like five years and it made my life a living hell." KIM KARDASHIAN SHARES HER THEORY ON WHY 'HOT' GIRLS DATE PETE DAVIDSON The comedian added that the scrutiny was, "pretty humiliating and upsetting." Davidson rose to fame after he landed an audition through "SNL" alum, Bill Hader, according to NBC.  He joined the cast at the age of 20 in 2014 and left the live comedy show in 2022.  The Staten Island native hoped that fans would focus on his work on "Saturday Night Live" ...

President Donald Trump’s administration has secured the release of 11 U.S. hostages held by foreign governments since taking office less than one month ago, according to the White House.  The Trump administration has emphasized arranging the release of U.S. hostages under his second administration and welcomed U.S. Marc Fogel , a U.S. history teacher who had been detained in Russia since 2021, back to the U.S. Tuesday.  Other hostages released since Trump’s inauguration include six Americans detained in Venezuela, two Americans detained in Belarus and Israeli-American citizen Keith Siegel, who was held hostage by Palestinian militant group Hamas. There are at least two living American citizen hostages believed to be held in Gaza.  By comparison, former President Joe Biden said in 2024 his White House secured the release of more than 70 hostages during his four years in office, according to an August 2024 statement. Fox News Digital didn't find any available data to c...

A California budget official revealed this week that taxpayers in the Democrat-run state are paying billions of dollars more on healthcare for illegal immigrants than previously known. Guadalupe Manriquez, the California Department of Finance program budget manager, told the state Assembly Budget Committee Monday the state is "spending $9.5 billion total funds" to "cover undocumented individuals in Medi-Cal" in the current year. Manriquez explained that this is a "revised number based on the governor’s budget-updated estimates," adding the earlier figure was from the earlier "budget act."  CALIFORNIA FAMILIES CELEBRATE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PROBE INTO STATE'S REFUSAL TO FOLLOW TRANS ATHLETE ORDER "Of the $9.5 billion, $8.4 billion is general fund," she said. Republican Assemblyman Carl DeMaio noted that the cost of healthcare for illegal immigrants could be enough to help solve some of the state’s budget woes and "a...