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More than 20 GOP attorneys general call on RFK Jr, FDA to reinstate safeguards for abortion drugs

More than 20 Republican attorneys general are demanding that the Trump administration reinstate safety protocols for the abortion drug mifepristone, saying it poses ‘serious risks to women.’ In a letter obtained by Fox News Digital, 22 attorneys general called on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Food and Drugs Administration head Martin Makary to bring back safeguards for the pills that were scrapped by the Obama and Biden administrations. ‘Recent comprehensive...

Ashley Biden files for divorce from husband, Howard Krein, after 13 years of marriage: reports

Former first daughter Ashley Biden this week filed for divorce from her husband of 13 years, according to reports.  The 44-year-old also posted an Instagram story on the same day with the song ‘Freedom’ by Beyonce.  In her post, Biden walks through a park giving a thumbs up while the song plays, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, which reported the filing first.  She also posted the quote: ‘New life, new beginnings means new boundaries. New ways...

Feds unseal charges against ‘Barbecue,’ Haitian gang leader with $5M bounty on his head

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Tuesday announced an indictment in Washington, D.C., accusing Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier and Bazile Richardson, a naturalized U.S. citizen, of conspiring to send U.S. funds to finance Chérizier’s Haitian gang. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Chérizier is a fugitive and is believed to be in Haiti. His co-defendant, Richardson, who also goes by ‘Fredo,’ ‘Fred Lion,’ ‘Leo Danger,’ and ‘Lepe Blode,’ was arrested in Pasadena, Texas on July 23.  Pirro...

White House criticizes judge’s decision not to unseal Epstein associate grand jury testimony

The White House criticized a judge’s decision not to unseal grand jury materials related to the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, calling the ruling ‘unfortunate.’  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made the remark after U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer on Monday shot down the motion filed by the Justice Department, finding the documents do not contain ‘significant, undisclosed information about [their] crimes, or the investigation into them.’  ‘We think that...

Israeli NGO works behind the scenes to coordinate aid to Gazan civilians

An Israeli nongovernmental organization is working behind the scenes to provide a critical link between the Israeli military and international organizations with one goal in mind: Get humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians. ‘We really became this informal connector and facilitator between the Israeli authorities and the humanitarian community,’ IsraAID CEO Yotam Polizer said. IsraAID has worked in 64 countries and is currently the largest humanitarian organization based out of Israel.  Polizer says there is broad...

Climate group scrubs judges’ names from website after unearthed chats unmasked cozy ties

An environmental advocacy group accused of trying to manipulate judges has removed and anonymized the names of jurists who worked with the activist network and praised its activities, following a Fox News Digital report exposing an online forum promoting climate litigation updates. The Climate Judiciary Project (CJP), founded in 2018 by the left-wing Environmental Law Institute, describes itself as providing judges with ‘authoritative, objective, and trusted education on climate science, the impacts of climate change,...

State Department report condemns South Africa over ‘extrajudicial killings’ in annual human rights report

The U.S. State Department found that the human rights situation in South Africa has ‘significantly worsened’ over the past year, citing reports of ‘extrajudicial killings’ and repression against racial minorities. The State Department conducts an annual review of the human rights situations in countries across the globe, and it targeted South Africa with new criticism in the 2025 report released Tuesday. The report, scheduled to be sent to Congress on Tuesday, pointed to the U.S....

Zelenskyy not invited to upcoming Trump, Putin talks — White House says this was the reason

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been sidelined from peace talks between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday because the Russian leader extended the invitation to meet, according to the White House.  ‘The president is agreeing to this meeting, at the request of President Putin,’ White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Tuesday. ‘And the goal of this meeting for the president is to walk away with a better understanding of how...

Venezuela human rights hit new low as US puts $50M bounty on Maduro’s head: State Department

The U.S. State Department’s annual human rights report delivered a grim assessment of conditions in Venezuela, declaring that human rights have fallen to a new low following reports of widespread abuses and state-sanctioned repression, particularly after the July 2024 presidential election when Nicolás Maduro clung to power.  ‘The human rights situation in Venezuela significantly worsened,’ the report reads. ‘Throughout the year, and particularly after the July 28 [2024] presidential election, Nicolás Maduro and his representatives...

Senate Democrats show shift on Israel as Sanders-backed arms blockade gains traction

Senate Democrats have undergone a steady tonal shift on Israel, with a recent vote to block arms sales to the Jewish State giving a glimpse at the evolution on the Hill. More Democrats in the upper chamber than ever before voted alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to halt the $675 million sale of thousands of bombs and guidance kits for the bombs and to block the sale of automatic rifles to Israel. Sanders’ push ultimately...