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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! MLB free agent Tommy Pham addressed recent comments by California Gov. Gavin Newsom about SAT scores during an event in Georgia.In a post on his Instagram story Wednesday, Pham shared a screenshot of the clip of Newsom telling a crowd, “I’m like you, I’m a 960 SAT guy. I can’t read.”Pham accused Newsom of thinking Black people are “dumb.” “I can’t relate I was a straight A student and scored well on my SAT he thinks black [people] are dumb,” Pham wrote.Newsom’s original comments prompted widespread criticism on social media, and some assumed…

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 20, 2026.Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSalesforce shares were down close to 4% in pre-market trading on Thursday, after the customer service software maker reported healthy results, although its fiscal 2027 revenue view trailed Wall Street projections.The downward moves on Thursday morning extended losses seen in extended trading Wednesday, after it published results for its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended on Jan. 31.Here’s how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus:Earnings per share: $3.81 adjusted vs. $3.04 expectedRevenue: $11.20 billion vs. $11.18 billion expectedSalesforce’s revenue…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who once trained American servicemembers on advanced combat aircraft, including the F-35, has been arrested and accused of illegally training Chinese military pilots, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Gerald Eddie Brown Jr., whose call sign is “Runner,” was taken into custody in Jeffersonville, Ind., and charged with providing and conspiring to provide defense services to Chinese military pilots without authorization.Prosecutors allege Brown violated the Arms Export Control Act, a federal law that regulates the export of U.S. defense articles, services and…

An Okanagan Falls, B.C., family says their lives changed in an instant after a skiing accident left their 14-year-old son with serious injuries earlier this month. “Our entire world was turned upside down in seconds,” said Sean Hall, Connell Hall’s father.Connell Hall was skiing with friends at Apex Mountain Resort when he lost control coming down a hill.“I think his speed got a little too high. He wasn’t able to navigate a turn, got some air,” Hall explained. “And when he landed, he landed on his front, on the side of his head, which is where he incurred the majority…

Australia’s National Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has independently tested representative samples of monazite concentrate from Lindian Resources’ Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi and determined it is exempt from radioactive transport classification under the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) SSR-6 framework.ANSTO’s high-resolution gamma spectrometry analysis of two representative samples recorded uranium and thorium activity concentrations well below IAEA exemption thresholds, with actinium‑227 below detection limits.As a result, shipments will not be subject to Class 7 dangerous goods requirements, eliminating the need for specialised packaging, restricted carriers or additional regulatory oversight.The clearance hands Kangankunde a clear edge over many…

“NO HAPPINESS” LIVING ALONEBelle’s work underscores a broader challenge confronting the bustling, fast-paced city. Hong Kong is ageing quickly. Almost a quarter of its more than 7.5 million residents are aged 65 and above. More seniors are also living alone. According to data provided by the city’s Census and Statistics Department, the number of elderly individuals living alone rose from 173,100 in 2020 to 247,700 as of the third quarter of 2025, approximately a 43 per cent increase over five years.Grandma Tang, 74, is one such senior. She has been living alone for the past seven years. After her husband died, she…

Kyiv hopes progress in talks in Geneva will pave the way for a direct meeting between Russian and Ukrainian leaders.Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoRussia pounded Ukraine with a barrage of missile and drone attacks across the country overnight, wounding at least eight people, in advance of the latest high-level meeting between Kyiv and Washington aimed at ending the war, now in its fifth year.Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the latest attacks on the capital in the early hours of Wednesday caused damage to a nine-storey residential building in the Darnytskyi district, and resulted in fires in a home and garages…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that the backlog of VA disability compensation and pension benefit claims is “consistently” under 100,000 for the first time since 2020.The last time the backlog was this low was in May 2020, during President Donald Trump’s first term in the White House.”Under President Trump, VA is providing Veterans, families, caregivers and survivors all of the benefits they have earned as quickly and conveniently as possible,” Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins said in a news release.This milestone means the department has now slashed the backlog of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A toddler had a heart-stopping brush with a coyote right outside his Pasadena, California, home on Monday, according to surveillance footage that captured the frightening moment. In the video, the 3-year-old boy ran out onto the driveway before abruptly freezing in his tracks. He then turned around in panic, fleeing at full speed while letting out a terrified shriek.Moments later, the coyote appeared on camera, trailing closely behind the boy. As the animal moved through the family’s front yard and past the camera, a much louder scream — appearing to come from an…

Despite being considered one of the best tools to reduce wildfire risk,  prescribed burns are not that common. For instance, a controlled fire on Kelowna‘s Knox Mountain last October was one of only two performed in the city in 2025.In neighbouring West Kelowna, there’s been plenty of fire damage over the years but not a prescribed burn.“For us here, we’ve never done one here in West Kelowna,” said West Kelowna fire chief Jason Brolund.  “It’s very complex. It takes a lot of work to prepare in advance and the people who are doing it need to be highly trained and…