Author: Press Room

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As expected, the Washington Wizards have begun the 2026 NBA Draft by selecting BYU’s AJ Dybantsa with the first overall pick. In a draft class loaded with “cant-miss prospects,” Dybantsa stood out above the rest, as the 6-foot-9, 217-pound forward put on a show with the Cougars in his one and only collegiate season. Dybantsa averaged 25.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game, while shooting 51% from the field for BYU. He became the fifth Division-1 player in the last 40 seasons to average at least 25 points while shooting…

Read More

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland, whom pundits consider a potential 2028 presidential contender, is one step closer to winning re-election this year.Moore on Tuesday captured the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the solidly blue Mid-Atlantic state, the Associated Press reports.Moore and his running mate, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, easily dispatched a primary challenge from Eric Felber and his running mate, LaTrece Hawkins Lytes. Felber, a physician, unsuccessfully challenged Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin in the 2024 primary in the state’s 8th Congressional District.DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION…

Read More

Todd Blanche slams Illinois governor for refusing federal help in Chicago Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche addresses alarming Chicago violence, revealing eight dead and dozens shot over the weekend. He criticizes Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker for allegedly refusing federal assistance. Blanche contrasts Chicago’s situation with successful crime reduction efforts in Washington, D.C. and Memphis, emphasizing the critical need for local and federal cooperation to stop the violence. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The suspected gunman who unleashed a barrage of gunfire inside a Northern California library on Monday, killing two people, was influenced by the 1999 Columbine…

Read More

Calgary’s 911 emergency call centre officers are answering more calls for emergency services with more complex issues. Last year, more than one million emergency and non-emergency calls were answered by the call centre.“One of the biggest challenges is the size of the city; it’s continuing to grow at a very rapid rate,” said Dan Heyde, Calgary 911 deputy chief of operations. “So for us, it’s difficult to maintain that level of growth — we need to pre-plan for it, hire appropriately and staff appropriately.“That’s a complexity that challenges us from time to time.” In 2025, the number of calls increased…

Read More

Multiple Grammy-winning music executive Clive Davis, who helped launch the careers of such artists as Barry Manilow, Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys, died on June 22, 2026 at age 94. In this Oct. 23, 2011 “Sunday Morning” profile, Anthony Mason talked with Davis about his “accidental” career in music, and his comeback after losing his job as head of Columbia Records in the early ’70s. Mason also attended one of Davis’ legendary pre-Grammy parties, where Jennifer Hudson spoke about what she’d learned from her mentor.

Read More

A former United States Marine reservist and seven others were sentenced to decades in prison over a shooting last year that wounded a police officer during a demonstration at a Texas immigration detention centre.On Tuesday, Benjamin Song, the Marine reservist, was sentenced to 100 years in prison, the maximum punishment, for opening fire during a July 4 demonstration outside the Prairieland Detention Center near Dallas.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listSeven other defendants received prison terms ranging from 30 to 70 years.Prosecutors called the crime an act of “terrorism” and said the eight were linked to the leftist activist…

Read More

GOP Attorney General Alan Wilson will face off against Democratic state Rep. Jermaine Johnson in November’s race for South Carolina governor, as Republicans look to hold onto the governor’s office in a reliably red state.CBS News projects Wilson won the Republican runoff in South Carolina on Tuesday night, defeating Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette. The contest went to a runoff after no candidate secured 50% of the vote in last month’s primary, where seven other candidates, including Reps. Ralph Norman and Nancy Mace and coastal businessman Rom Reddy, were eliminated.Wilson has served as South Carolina’s attorney general since 2010, making him…

Read More