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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Oversight Committee Republicans are readying to confront Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison at a high-stakes hearing on welfare fraud Wednesday morning.”While Governor Walz hesitated, taxpayers lost billions. Attorney General Ellison has likewise claimed his office was aggressively holding fraudsters accountable, but when his statements were tested against the record, they fell apart,” Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., will say, according to prepared opening remarks obtained by Fox News Digital.”We have spoken with over thirty whistleblowers, many of them current employees and Democrats, who say they were ignored, retaliated…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida man who prosecutors say wrestled a police officer’s service weapon away during a 1991 traffic stop and fatally shot him was executed Tuesday evening after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his final appeals.Billy Leon Kearse, 53, is set to receive a three-drug lethal injection beginning at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke.Kearse was sentenced to death in 1991 after being convicted of first-degree murder and robbery with a firearm. The Florida Supreme Court later ruled that jurors were not properly instructed on aggravating circumstances and ordered a new…

Indigenous Services Canada is promising stricter enforcement against businesses falsely claiming to be Indigenous-owned in order to gain preferential access to billions worth of federal government contracts, according to a document reviewed by Global News. In a letter sent late last month to the House of Commons’ Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee, Mandy Gull-Masty, the minister responsible for the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB), said the department has moved to strengthen its verification process to ensure a business is Indigenous-owned before being listed on the government’s Indigenous Business Directory (IBD).The government is also warning it will impose consequences for…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Iranian soccer federation has a bleak outlook on participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup after joint U.S.-Israeli strikes against the country entered a fourth day Tuesday. The tournament, which is being hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada later this summer, has Iran scheduled to kick off its Group G schedule in June in Los Angeles.But President Donald Trump doesn’t care if Iran decides to pull out of the tournament later this year. Mehdi Taremi of Iran celebrates after scoring a goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers…

Trainers and jockeys are ready for barriers to swing open for the 2026 listed $150,000 Bunbury Cup (2000m) and Stakes (1400m) with multiple locals competing for glory at their home track this Saturday.Father and daughter trainer combo Robert and Kate Witten, Rebecca Bayliss and Michael Lane all have a runner in the cup while Uduc-based jockey Lucy Fiore rides in the cup and stakes.The Wittens have Fly With Caution in the cup with the five-year-old gelding a third generation family horse.Rob bred Fly With Caution from their horse Be So Ryski with Rob’s mother Dawn and son Craig owning the…

MANILA: Philippine lawmakers ordered Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday (Mar 4) to respond to impeachment complaints against her after finding substance to allegations involving unexplained wealth, the misuse of public funds and making public threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.The daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte is seen as a frontrunner for the 2028 presidential election, and has said she would run for the top post. She survived a similar impeachment bid last year, which the Supreme Court struck down for violating constitutional safeguards.If convicted by the Senate at trial, Duterte would be removed from office and disqualified from holding any…

IRGC says the attacks are among its ‘first powerful steps’ as it continues strikes on US assets in Gulf countries.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 4 Mar 20264 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoIran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday it has fired 230 drones at several facilities hosting US troops in the Middle East, including a base in Erbil in northern Iraq and the Ali Al Salem Air Base and Camp Arifjan in Kuwait.The IRGC said the attacks were among its “first powerful steps” in the war, despite Iran having attacked Gulf…

Texas Rep. James Talarico will win the U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Texas, CBS News projects, defeating Rep. Jasmine Crockett and securing enough votes to avoid a runoff in what could be one of the most closely watched races in this year’s midterms.He will face either incumbent GOP Sen. John Cornyn or conservative Attorney General Ken Paxton, who will face off in a May 26 Republican primary runoff.The state’s Senate primary is already the most expensive primary in history. For both Republicans and Democrats, the races are highlighting deep divisions within the party.For Democrats, Crockett, a former public defender, has…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Minnesota police sergeant and father of two died less than 24 hours after doctors diagnosed him with a brain infection, leaving behind a young family and a stunned community.Sgt. Cody Siebert, a K9 officer with the East Range Police Department, died Feb. 27, the department announced. He was remembered as a devoted father, loyal colleague and a fixture in the small northern Minnesota community he served.Siebert helped launch the K9 program in Babbitt, Minnesota, alongside his police dog, Taconite, before later joining the East Range Police Department.”Sgt. Siebert was well known…

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a talk session with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at an event titled “Transforming Business through AI” in Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2025.Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees in an all-hands meeting on Tuesday that the company doesn’t “get to make operational decisions” regarding how its artificial intelligence technology is used by the Department of Defense. “So maybe you think the Iran strike was good and the Venezuela invasion was bad,” Altman said Tuesday, according to a partial transcript of the meeting reviewed by CNBC. “You don’t get to…