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Washington — The Southern Poverty Law Center on Tuesday asked a federal judge to dismiss the criminal charges filed against it by the Justice Department, saying the indictment represents a “top-down, retributive campaign” directed by President Trump to target his enemies.The 47-page filing in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama documents a series of public statements by the president and other top administration officials targeting the center, including one in which Mr. Trump called it “one of the greatest political scams in American History.””This is the very definition of a vindictive prosecution,” lawyers for the SPLC…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis got what he was hoping for: Aaron Rodgers to play one more season in the black and gold.The Steelers officially signed Rodgers to a one-year deal worth up to $25 million last week, and Bettis said there is excitement in the air.”It was hoped, not necessarily expected, was hoped that he would consider coming back for one more year. Now it’s an excitement in the air obviously knowing that it is his last year as well. We’re in that space where we’re excited about the upcoming season,”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A freak accident involving a restaurant umbrella in a small South Carolina lake town led to a woman’s death over the weekend, according to local authorities.Dana Weinger, 56, was enjoying a night out at Driftwood Grill Home of the Lazy Gator at Lake Marion in Summerton, South Carolina, with her husband and other family members Saturday night when a gust of wind dislodged an umbrella, turning it into a projectile. The umbrella struck Weinger in the neck, severing her carotid artery, Clarendon County Sheriff Tim Baxley told WIS 10.Local EMS workers responded to…

Toronto’s transit agency is writing off almost $6 million in debts owed to it by the tenants of retail spaces and kiosks in its subway stations. A new report prepared for a Toronto Transit Commission committee meeting revealed rental debts accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic are being forgiven, in part because some businesses went under altogether.Almost $4.9 million of the $5.7 million in defunct debts was held by Gateway Market Canada and Tobmar Investments International, two subway retailers that declared insolvency.The two subway vendors filed under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act after sustaining heavy losses during the COVID-19 pandemic when…

A dense layer of fog has set in across most of metropolitan Sydney, creating difficult conditions for drivers.

Trump gov’t plans to make about 20 metric tonnes of plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads available to US power firmsPublished On 26 May 202626 May 2026The United States government has chosen five companies, including nuclear energy company Oklo, to enter advanced talks over potentially using its Cold War-era plutonium as a nuclear reactor fuel.The US Department of Energy made the announcement on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe Energy Department holds surplus US plutonium, which has a half-life of 24,000 years and must be handled with protective gear, at heavily guarded weapons facilities in states including South Carolina, Texas and New…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A group of House Republicans are demanding answers after a recent mail-in ballot error resulted in some Maryland voters receiving primary ballots for the wrong party.House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., and Vice Chair Laurel Lee, R-Fla., sent a letter to the Maryland State Board of Elections (SBOE) on Tuesday scrutinizing the ballot-printing snafu and whether the state has adequate safeguards in place to verify the accuracy of mail-in ballots.The letter came after the SBOE disclosed last week that a vendor error led to an unverifiable number of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A pair of Utah siblings believed to have been abducted by their father, whom authorities described as “seriously depressed,” and possibly taken to Mexico faces imminent danger, police said.Saratoga Springs police were looking for Dane Stephen Richman, 46, as well as 1-year-old Will Richman and 10-month-old Wesley Richman.Investigators said Richman had just quit his job, was having financial troubles and was in a custody dispute with his wife over the children. He may have been planning the abduction for weeks, authorities said, the Deseret News reported.Authorities issued an Amber Alert over the…

Community members and first responders are still reeling after the remains of a newborn were found in a wooded area just outside Halifax over the weekend. The baby’s remains were discovered following an urgent search prompted by a 911 call about a woman in life-threatening condition who appeared to have just given birth.Halifax Regional Police said Tuesday they are still waiting on autopsy results to determine the newborn’s cause of death and that they haven’t been able to speak to the woman because of her condition.For residents in Halifax’s Clayton Park neighbourhood, where the search began, questions remain.“Why was the…

US President Donald Trump says his physical exam has completed his six-monthly check up and doctors say he checked out “perfectly”.