Federal judge blocks Trump admin’s plan to deport 520,000 Haitians back home
A federal judge shot down the Trump administration’s efforts to end temporary protection status (TPS) for over 520,000 Haitian immigrants currently living in the U.S.
The TPS designations for Haitians were expected to expire on Aug. 3 with termination to become effective on Sept. 2.
U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan in Brooklyn rejected those plans on Tuesday, saying Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem did not follow a timeline and instructions mandated by Congress to reconsider TPS designations for Haitians.
In his decision, Cogan wrote, “Secretary Noem does not have statutory or inherent authority to partially vacate a country’s TPS designation.” Doing so, he added, made her actions “unlawful.”
TRUMP ADMIN ENDS TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR HAITIAN MIGRANTS CURRENTLY IN THE US
“Plaintiffs are likely to (and, indeed, do) succeed on the merits,” Cogan added.
He went on to say Haitians’ interests in living and working in the U.S. “far outweigh” potential harm to the U.S. government.
That being said, the government is still able to freely enforce immigration laws and terminate TPS status as established by Congress.
Fox News Digital reached out to DHS for comment on the matter, but did not hear back by the time of publication.
SUPREME COURT HANDS TRUMP WIN ON REVOKING PAROLE FOR 500K FOREIGN NATIONALS
A DHS spokesperson said Friday – before Cogan ruled on the matter – that the decision to end TPS ensures the status is in fact only temporary but also restores the integrity of the U.S. immigration system.
“The environmental situation in Haiti has improved enough that it is safe for Haitian citizens to return home,” the spokesperson said. “We encourage these individuals to take advantage of the Department’s resources in returning to Haiti, which can be arranged through the CBP Home app. Haitian nationals may pursue lawful status through other immigration benefit requests, if eligible.”
Noem originally made the decision to revoke TPS status from Haitians after reviewing a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) report showing the island nation no longer met the statutory requirements that grant foreign residents the ability to obtain TPS.
SUPREME COURT ALLOWS TRUMP ADMIN TO MOVE AHEAD WITH ENDING PROTECTED LEGAL STATUS FOR SOME MIGRANTS
Sources at DHS have told Fox News that they are encouraging Haitians living in the U.S. with TPS to use the CBP Home application to secure a safe departure home by offering a complimentary plane ticket and a $1,000 exit bonus.
Congress created TPS as part of the Immigration Act of 1990, with the intention of allowing residents of countries who have faced war, disasters or other unsafe and extraordinary conditions, to find refuge in the U.S. The program has the ability to be extended in increments of 18-month periods.
The Trump administration has been pressing to roll back TPS designations to fulfill a campaign promise to strengthen the border and deport many illegal immigrants who crossed the border under former President Joe Biden’s administration.
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Biden gave Venezuelans TPS status in 2021, then renewed that designation before the end of his term in January 2025.
The newest designation will run from April 3, 2025, to Oct. 2, 2026. It is estimated the protection would have applied to about 300,000 Venezuelan nationals, before the Trump administration rolled back the decision.
Biden’s $200B gift to Iran exposed as Trump’s energy vision vindicated
At first glance, the unrest in the Middle East, the conflict in Ukraine and a recent Supreme Court ruling might appear to have little in common.
But the first two illustrate the way in which American energy dominance – led by the abundant resources of the Last Frontier – can bolster our national security, while the court’s ruling provides one way to accelerate development of our natural resources into an energy powerhouse.
The recent fluctuations in oil markets arising from Israel’s conflict in Iran demonstrate the twin failures of former President Joe Biden’s foreign policy and his energy policy. By removing President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” sanctions on the Iranian regime, Biden gifted the mullahs nearly $200 billion in oil revenue, which they have used to wreak global havoc via proxies like Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The Biden administration had to rely upon Iran and other unsavory foreign regimes to keep supplying the world with oil in large part because of its reckless actions to squelch energy development at home.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PURSUING ENERGY DOMINANCE — CONGRESS SHOULDN’T GET IN THE WAY
From canceling leases on Alaska’s Coastal Plain – an action ruled unlawful by a federal judge – to blocking access to areas required by federal law, the Biden administration took literally dozens of steps to hinder Alaskans’ ability to develop our natural resources for America’s benefit.
The Biden administration’s actions – or, in many cases, its inactions – affected not just policy in the Middle East, but the conflict in Ukraine as well. More development of American resources would have made Europe less dependent upon Russian natural gas, and deprived Vladimir Putin of the oil and gas revenues that continue to fund his regime.
President Trump is absolutely right to say that the war in Ukraine would not have started on his watch, because he would not have made America and its allies more reliant on energy from our adversaries.
Make no mistake: Energy resources are, and remain, a critical national security issue. The American oil embargo on Japan, which helped precipitate that country’s attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, demonstrated the direct link between access to affordable energy and national security.
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That’s why Democrats’ policies and actions that sought to appease the environmental lobby harmed not just our economic growth, but America’s global standing.
Thankfully, we now have leaders who understand the need for American energy dominance, as expressed in his Day One executive order beginning to undo the harm inflicted by his predecessor.
The Supreme Court’s recent unanimous ruling scaling back requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act also brought a welcome breath of common sense to the federal permitting process, which should accelerate the development of energy resources – not to mention infrastructure like roads and bridges – nationwide.
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With proven reserves of 3.4 billion barrels of oil and 125 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, Alaska stands ready to power America’s 21st-century energy needs. That energy can create high-paying jobs, grow our economy and improve relationships with our allies.
Just as important, by relying on our own energy resources instead of those of foreign dictators, it will make America safer – and help Americans feel more secure.
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Sen Murkowski stares at reporter over ‘offensive’ bailout claim in spending bill
Alaskan Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski had a tense moment with NBC News reporter Ryan Nobles after he pressed her on the backlash she faced for her vote on the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) on Tuesday.
Nobles caught up with Murkowski after she voted in favor of President Donald Trump’s $3.3 trillion spending bill, asking her to respond to criticism from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who claimed that she supported OBBB because it was a “bailout for Alaska at the expense of the rest of the country.”
“Oh my God,” Murkowski mumbled angrily before looking at Nobles.
“That’s what Sen. Paul said,” Nobles responded.
REPUBLICAN SENATOR CALLS CAUCUSING WITH DEMOCRATS AN ‘INTERESTING HYPOTHETICAL’
She then stared at Nobles without making a response for more than ten seconds.
“I didn’t say it, ma’am,” Nobles reiterated. “I’m just asking for your response.”
“My response is I have an obligation to the people of the state of Alaska, and I live up to that every single day,” Murkowski answered.
She added that it was “offensive” to claim that federal dollars being sent to a state is considered a “bailout.”
“Do I like this bill? No. Because I tried to take care of Alaska’s interests, but I know that in many parts of the country there are Americans that are not going to be advantaged by this bill. I don’t like that. I don’t like the fact that we moved through an artificial deadline, an artificial timeline, to produce something—to meet a deadline rather than to actually try to produce the best bill for the country,” Murkowski answered. “But when I saw the direction that this is going—you know, you can either say, ‘I don’t like it,’ and not try to help my state, or you can roll up your sleeves.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Paul’s office for a comment.
MAGA COUNTRY VOTERS SOUND ALARM OVER ‘RIDICULOUS’ NATIONAL DEBT AMID DEBATE OVER TRUMP-BACKED BILL
Senate Republicans successfully passed the bill on a 51-50 vote with Vice President JD Vance casting the tiebreaking vote. Paul, along with Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, were the only Republicans who voted against the bill. All Democrats voted no.
Ahead of the Senate vote, several last-minute deals were made, including the doubling of the rural hospital fund to $50 billion, which was pushed by Collins, and a rollback of the start date of supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) work requirements for states with higher payment error rates, like Alaska.
The bill now heads to the House, where Republican leaders are determined to have a final bill ready to be signed by Trump by Friday.
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American tourist vanishes in tropical paradise after walking from vacation rental
A man from Monroe, New York, who was vacationing in Turks and Caicos late last month is missing after leaving his rental home on June 25.
Brian Tarrence, 51, was last seen leaving his condo around 3:30 a.m. at the Paradise Inn in Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, according to a missing persons flyer from the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force.
“They seemed to be having a normal couple days, and he ended up walking out of his condo, which is in a very safe place and in the middle of Grace Bay Road,” the Tarrence family’s private investigator, Carl DeFazio, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday. “And we have him on camera, and he walks into town, and then he basically disappears, and we haven’t heard from him since.”
Tarrence, who recently moved from Monroe to Manhattan, arrived in Turks and Caicos with his wife of one year on June 22, and they planned to leave on June 29.
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DeFazio said the Turks and Caicos police force is using every resource it has, including drone technology and CCTV to try and locate the 51-year-old man. He also described Grace Bay Road as a “very safe” area.
“So far, we haven’t been successful in anything, but we’re not giving up hope. … What I tell the family … in cases like this: Stay positive until you have a reason not to be,” DeFazio, a former NYPD officer and Marine who has been a PI since the 1990s, said. “He’s a smart guy. … We don’t know what’s in his mind or if he did this on his own or if somebody took him in.”
“It’s the No. 1 case right now. Everyone’s looking for him.”
He left his rental with his phone and wallet. He was wearing a T-shirt, shorts and sneakers, DeFazio said.
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The private investigator has been working to get records of Tarrence’s phone activity on the islands, but it’s taking time, he said.
The day before his disappearance, he and his wife had gone on a boat trip. That evening, his wife went to bed, and when she woke up, he was gone. She hadn’t noticed he left, DeFazio said.
FAMILY OF AMERICAN FOUND DEAD ON BAHAMAS BEACH FEARS ‘EVIDENCE WILL DISAPPEAR,’ PLEADS FOR HELP
The PI added that he is “very proud of the response from the local businesses and people on vacation” who have been offering their assistance after he posted Tarrance’s missing persons flyer “everywhere in Turks and Caicos.”
He added that he has no reason to suspect any kind of criminality in Tarrence’s disappearance at this point, but anything is possible with so few answers six days after he vanished.
DeFazio said that in missing persons cases like this one, he typically tries to establish a behavior pattern, trying to hone in on activities the missing person likes and does not like to do. He also tries to determine how familiar the missing person is with the area he or she vanished from and what he or she frequented in that area.
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Then, he canvases the area where the person disappeared and tries to track down phone and smartwatch records to track the person’s last known movements.
Turks and Caicos police are asking anyone with information about Tarrence’s disappearance to contact 911 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477.
Republicans defy fiscal critics to push through Trump’s signature tax cuts
With the help of JD Vance and his tie-breaking vote, Senate Republicans narrowly passed their version of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” on Tuesday. It is projected to increase budget deficits by roughly $4 trillion over the next decade.
An analysis by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) using data from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that the GOP package of tax cuts and spending would increase budget deficits by over $3.4 trillion from fiscal year 2025 to 2034.
After accounting for additional interest costs incurred through servicing a larger national debt, that figure would rise by about $700 billion over 10 years, raising total deficits to $4 trillion over the next decade.
Certain provisions in the legislation are scheduled to sunset to comply with congressional rules constraining the amount that deficits can increase under bills using the budget reconciliation process. If those temporary provisions were to be made permanent, deficits over the next 10 years would reach $5.5 trillion.
WHITE HOUSE PUSHES BACK ON ‘REMARKABLY LOW’ GDP FORECASTS FOR TRUMP-GOP TAX BILL
The U.S. national debt held by the public as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) — a metric favored by economists in comparing the nation’s debt burden to the size of its economy — is currently at 99% and projected to rise to 117% by 2034 under current law, though the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is projected to increase that.
The Senate’s version of the bill is projected to increase the debt as a percentage of GDP to 126% in 2034, though that figure would be 130% if temporary provisions are made permanent.
That’s slightly higher than the 124% debt as a share of GDP under the House-passed version of the bill.
SALT DEDUCTION WILL DO ‘NOTHING FOR 90% OF US TAXPAYERS,’ ECONOMISTS SAY
CRFB’s estimate also found that the Senate bill doesn’t comply with the House budget resolution’s reconciliation instructions, which established a lower limit of $4 trillion in tax cuts and $1.5 trillion over 10 years, with a target of $4.5 trillion in tax cuts coupled with $2 trillion in spending cuts in that period. The Senate-passed version of the bill would yield net tax cuts of about $4.45 trillion over a decade, coupled with roughly $1.35 trillion in spending cuts.
CRFB president Maya MacGuineas slammed the Senate-passed bill as showing “blatant disregard” for the country’s fiscal condition and said it was a “failure of responsible governing” that the House should reject.
“The Senate bill would add $600 billion to the deficit in 2027 alone, push deficits above 7% of GDP, drive debt to new record highs, and accelerate the insolvency of Social Security and Medicare,” MacGuineas said. “Claims that it reduces the deficits rely on phony baselines, fantastical economic assumptions and arbitrary expirations.”
HOW THE GOP’S ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’ AFFECTS PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY, FUNDING
The Trump administration and congressional Republicans have criticized cost estimates from CBO and other budget watchdog groups like CRFB, arguing that the deficit impact will be much smaller due to more pessimistic projections for economic growth.
“The fundamental issue that we have is the overly pessimistic forecast that the CBO has for GDP growth,” Joseph Lavornga, counselor to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, told FOX Business in a recent interview. “They’re assuming over the next 10 years the economy averages just 1.8% growth, which is remarkably low.”
“When you start off with such soft growth, by definition, you are going to get weak revenues, and therefore you will get larger deficits than what will actually come to pass,” Lavorgna added.
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The bill will now head back to the House with Republicans looking to pass the bill ahead of a self-imposed Fourth of July deadline. If the House revises the Senate-passed version of the bill, it would need to be re-approved by the upper chamber before it goes to the president’s desk.
Trump admin approves Newsom’s request to ‘bail him out’ of LA riot damage
FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration approved millions in disaster relief loans for small businesses that were rocked by the anti-ICE riots that plagued Los Angeles in June after Gov. Gavin Newsom downplayed the riots and blamed the violence on the Trump administration, Fox News Digital exclusively learned on Tuesday.
Small Business Administration chief Kelly Loeffler announced in a press release first shared with Fox News Digital on Tuesday that Newsom’s government had applied for an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration, which the administration quickly approved. Small businesses are now able to apply for up to $2 million in low-interest EIDL loans “to support working capital and normal operating expenses such as payroll, rent, and utilities that could not be met due to the destruction enabled by Newsom’s failed governance,” according to the SBA.
“Governor Newsom allowed a mob to rampage Los Angeles – standing with violent rioters, paid protestors, and criminal illegal aliens over law-abiding citizens. Despite an estimated $1 billion in damage, he refused federal relief for weeks, insisting that the riots were peaceful even as small business owners stood in the rubble,” Loeffler said in the press release.
“Although the SBA has approved California’s disaster relief request and will begin delivering immediate aid to the innocent victims, Governor Newsom must take accountability for his state-sanctioned crisis – and stop playing politics with Americans’ livelihoods.”
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The press release noted that the request followed “weeks of no real solutions and inflammatory social media statements” until the governor “finally requested federal disaster relief to bail him out – again.”
The relief follows SBA previously approving an additional 11,583 loans that totaled $2.99 billion in relief earlier this year following the California wildfire disasters in January, Fox News Digital learned, and marked the largest sum of disaster dollars ever approved by SBA for non-hurricane or flooding events.
LOS ANGELES BUSINESS OWNERS ‘SICK AND TIRED’ OF ‘STUPID’ ANTI-ICE RIOTERS LOOTING THEIR STORES
Loeffler had previously called on Newsom to request an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Declaration back in June in order for the agency to approve funds to assist small business owners in Los Angeles “that have been ransacked by rioters.”
“We’re giving Gavin Newsom the opportunity to stop siding with criminal illegal aliens and start siding with law-abiding Americans – many of whom have lost everything to the violent and destructive riots across Los Angeles,” Loeffler said in a statement on June 12. “The migrant mob has looted stores, destroyed storefronts, and committed criminal acts of vandalism against our small businesses. Although local leaders are allowing Los Angeles to burn, federal partners are ready to help American citizens rebuild – and we will do so, as soon as the Governor answers their call for help.”
A spokesperson for Gov. Newsom doubled down on Tuesday in a statement to Fox News Digital, blaming last month’s violence in Los Angeles on the Trump administration, while also celebrating the SBA’s approval of relief for affected California businesses.
“Finally, the federal government is doing the right thing to pay for the damages several small businesses have suffered from the Trump-imposed chaos campaign in Los Angeles. California businesses shouldn’t have to shoulder the burden of Trump’s authoritarian tirade,” a Newsom spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Tuesday.
CALIFORNIA LT. GOVERNOR SAYS LOS ANGELES RIOTS ARE ‘GENERATED BY DONALD TRUMP’
Riots broke out in L.A. the evening of June 6, after federal law enforcement officials converged on the city to carry out immigration raids. State and local leaders, such as Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Newsom, quickly denounced the raids in public statements while offering words of support for illegal immigrants in the state.
Protests over the raids soon devolved into violence as rioters targeted federal law enforcement officials, including launching rocks at officials, with videos showing people looting local stores, setting cars on fire and taking over streets.
Los Angeles officials reported in June that the city incurred nearly $20 million in costs over the riots, including in police overtime and to repair damage to government buildings, the LA Times previously reported.
Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard members to help quell the violence, which bypassed the governor, who typically activates the National Guard, while the administration additionally deployed hundreds of Marines to respond to anti-raid chaos.
NEWSOM’S OFFICE COMPARES LA RIOTS AGAINST FEDERAL AGENTS TO SPORTS CELEBRATIONS
California subsequently sued the Trump administration for deploying the National Guard, which Newsom said in a press release “needlessly escalated chaos and violence in the Los Angeles region.” A federal appeals court ultimately ruled in Trump’s favor in the case.
Federal officials pinned blame for the violence on Democratic elected officials who have “villainized and demonized” ICE law enforcement, Fox News Digital previously reported.
“The violent targeting of law enforcement in Los Angeles by lawless rioters is despicable and Mayor Bass and Governor Newsom must call for it to end,” Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote in a statement in June as the violence continued. “The men and women of ICE put their lives on the line to protect and defend the lives of American citizens … From comparisons to the modern-day Nazi gestapo to glorifying rioters, the violent rhetoric of these sanctuary politicians is beyond the pale. This violence against ICE must end.”
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Newsom rejected characterizing the violence as “riots” in social media posts or interviews, instead pinning blame for the chaos on Trump and the administration for its immigration policies and “exacerbating” the violence by activating the National Guard.
“Donald Trump has created the conditions you see on your TV tonight. He’s exacerbated the conditions. He’s, you know, lit the proverbial match. He’s putting fuel on this fire ever since he announced he was taking over the National Guard, an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act, and we’re going to test that theory with a lawsuit tomorrow,” Newsom said on June 9 when asked if he would describe the events as “riots” or “peaceful protests.”
President Donald Trump and Newsom repeatedly traded barbs on social media and during public remarks throughout the protests and riots, with the president arguing Los Angeles would have been destroyed if he had not stepped in.
“Incompetent Gavin Newscum should have been THANKING me for the job we did in Los Angeles, rather than making sad excuses for the poor job he has done. If it weren’t for me getting the National Guard into Los Angeles, it would be burning to the ground right now!” Trump posted to Truth Social on June 12.
The violence and protests quelled following the national “No Kings Day” protests on June 14, when Trump simultaneously held a military parade in Washington, D.C., honoring the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army.
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The pair also traded blows in January as Trump slammed Newsom for his leadership amid the devastating wildfires that gripped the Los Angeles area. Trump pinned blame on Newsom for not better preparing to prevent wildfires, while Newsom’s office accused Trump of “playing politics” while they focused on ending the devastation.
Newsom touted on Monday that his state has “invested billions of dollars to fight fires” and called on Trump “to put his money where his mouth is” and help protect communities from wildfires.
“California has done more than our fair share of ‘raking’ the forests, now the federal government has to do its part to Make America Rake Again. We’ve invested billions of dollars and treated millions of acres – more than doubling our state investment from when I took office. We’re doing all we can to protect communities from catastrophic wildfire, will President Trump?” Newsom said, according to his office’s press release.
Sinkhole in fashionable part of historic city uncovers massive medieval building
Archaeologists in a historic city recently came across the remnants of an expansive medieval hospital.
The discovery was announced by the City of York Council on June 9. The ancient remains were found in a “void,” or sinkhole, that had recently opened on the street of St Leonard’s Place in York in the United Kingdom.
“The archaeological find was discovered as work was taking place to repair the sinkhole on St Leonard’s Place,” the council said in a statement.
ARCHAEOLOGISTS DISCOVER ‘SENSATIONAL’ ARTIFACTS UNDER HISTORIC MONASTERY’S FLOOR
“The void, which is in the middle of the road outside York Theatre Royal, was made safe before contractors and archaeology teams began investigation works.”
The find is believed to be the remnants of St. Leonard’s Hospital — built between the 12th and 13th centuries.
Pictures show ancient bricks hiding several inches beneath the street.
The hospital was “one of the largest” in Northern England during the Middle Ages, the council said.
HISTORY BUFF UNCOVERS LOST MEDIEVAL MONASTERY THANKS TO STRANGE MAP SYMBOL
The property originally stretched from York’s Museum Gardens to the city’s Theatre Royal, the council’s statement noted.
After the English Reformation, the area was used as a royal mint – earning the name “Mint Yard.”
“We knew that there is a lot of complex archaeology in the area dating back to the Roman legionary fortress.”
“Mint Yard [was] demolished several hundred years ago and a road made on top of it,” the statement added.
By the 19th century, the city council said, the Mint Yard buildings were “a warren of residencies, yards and stables and were demolished to make way [for] the new Georgian streetscape in 1836, as it became one of the most fashionable parts of the city at the time.”
The council added, “The demolished parts of the city walls were then used to create a base for their new road, which we now know as St Leonard’s Place.”
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Kate Ravilious, a member of the City of York Council, thanked the public for their patience during the archaeological work.
“We knew that there is a lot of complex archaeology in the area dating back to the Roman legionary fortress,” Ravilious said in a statement.
“Throughout the works, we have been [alert] to this while doing all we can to get off site as quickly as possible. However, these finds, while fascinating, have set our timescales back a bit.”
The discovery comes over a month after experts found proof of a gladiatorial fight with a lion in the same English city.
The findings came after experts analyzed a skeleton from a Roman cemetery outside of York. Experts said that gladiators’ remains presented “unusual lesions.”
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Fox News Digital reached out to the City of York Council, but did not immediately hear back.
Former governor tricked Stallone into taking role in movie that would flop
Arnold Schwarzenegger admitted having mutual hatred for Sylvester Stallone while both actors were emerging stars in the 80s.
The famous duo’s feud fizzled by the 2000s, but the former governor of California admitted saying “nasty things” about Stallone early in his career.
“We hated each other. We were kind of attacking each other and doing nasty things and saying nasty things about each other and all these stupid things,” Schwarzenegger told Andy Cohen on Sirius XM’s “Radio Andy.”
Stallone and Schwarzenegger mended their relationship prior to starring in the 2013 movie “Escape Plan” after their big business venture.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER CALLS SYLVESTER STALLONE HIS ‘ENEMY’ DURING ’80S HOLLYWOOD RIVALRY: WE ‘WERE AT WAR’
“All of a sudden, I started working with Robert Earl and Keith Parish to create the Planet Hollywood franchise, those restaurants.
“We hated each other. We were kind of attacking each other and doing nasty things and saying nasty things about each other and all these stupid things.”
“The next thing I know is I get a phone call from my lawyer, who was also Sly’s lawyer. He said, ‘Arnold, is there any kind of room for Sly in Planet Hollywood?’” he told Cohen.
After thinking about the proposal, Schwarzenegger recalled admitting it was “actually a good idea, because it could bring us together. And I wanted that. At that point, I had grown out of my craziness.”
The Planet Hollywood restaurant chain was backed by the two stars and other investors. They launched their first restaurant in New York in 1991.
Schwarzenegger said he and the “Rocky” star “made it work” when it came to business.
“And Bruce Willis became part of Planet Hollywood, Whoopi Goldberg became part of Planet Hollywood, Chuck Norris. … It really was kind of an international cast.”
Stallone discussed his side of the feud in “TMZ Presents: Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends,” which aired in 2024.
He recalled thinking when Schwarzenegger emerged in Hollywood he finally had a bit of competition.
“Finally, something to motivate me. Because he is, dare I say it, competition, a threat, whatever word you wanna use. As soon as I saw him, it was like , two alphas hitting,” Stallone said.
Schwarzenegger said, “There’s no two ways about that: He was very helpful in my career because I had something that I could chase.”
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During the special, Schwarzenegger also revealed he tricked Stallone into taking a part in the 1992 film, “Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot.”
Anticipating the movie would flop – it did – Schwarzenegger and his agent concocted a plan.
“First of all, when we talk about the movie, I didn’t talk him into [it] because I never talked to him about it,” Schwarzenegger said.
“But it was very clear that his agent was telling my agent, ‘Look, Sly is interested in doing it, but I don’t know if it’s the right thing for him. Let me know what you guys are thinking.’ And then my agent said, ‘Well you know, Arnold really loves it. I think it’s fantastic.’
“So, then I called Roger Spottiswoode, who was the director, who just did the James Bond movie. So, he was kind of the hot director [at the time],” Schwarzenegger recalled.
“Oh my God, oh my God,” Stallone said as Schwarzenegger recounted his process.
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Stallone said on camera he hadn’t known the intricacies of Schwarzenegger’s plan.
“You talked to my director?” a stunned Stallone asked Schwarzenegger.
“Yeah,” Schwarzenegger said.
“Oh my God,” Stallone replied.
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Despite their past grievances, the two are pals now, although Stallone admitted he is “stuck” with a stain on his resumé because of Schwarzenegger’s sneaky move.
Idaho victims’ families fume as Bryan Kohberger prepares to change plea in court
Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger is expected to plead guilty Wednesday when he returns to court after accepting a deal earlier this week in a move that has been slammed by some of the victims’ family members.
Kohberger, 30, is accused of killing University of Idaho students Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, in a 4 a.m. home invasion attack Nov. 13, 2022.
He may not have to explain the crime as part of the plea agreement, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital Tuesday. He is scheduled to appear at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise at 11 a.m.
“By taking a plea deal, Bryan Kohberger has insulated himself from a sentence that would require his execution,” Idaho defense lawyer Edwina Elcox, who has had cases in front of Ada County District Judge Steven Hippler, told Fox News Digital. “Only a jury can sentence him to death. Regardless, he will likely spend the rest of his life in prison, without the possibility of ever being in society again.”
FAMILY OF VICTIM IN BRYAN KOHBERGER CASE SAY THEY WERE SENT INTO ‘PANIC MODE’ AFTER PLEA DEAL
Two sources confirmed Kohberger’s intent to accept a plea deal to Fox News Digital Monday, just weeks before jury selection was slated to begin for his trial in August.
Hippler will now decide at Wednesday’s hearing whether to accept or deny Kohberher’s plea.
“Hopefully, this will bring the families some peace, if that is even possible after such a horrifying crime,” Elcox said. “They will not have to go through the stress of a trial and the virtually guaranteed appeal process, in the event Kohberger was convicted at trial. The judge will take his guilty plea and then set a hearing for Kohberger to be sentenced. He can absolutely expect to spend the rest of his life behind bars.”
BRYAN KOHBERGER ACCEPTS PLEA DEAL IN IDAHO STUDENT MURDERS CASE
The Idaho defense lawyer further described the decision as “a good deal” for Kohberger, who could have faced execution by firing squad in Idaho if convicted of the four murders.
“[I]f death is off the table, this is a good deal. From all the information that came out, it was becoming an insurmountable task to mount a defense. I would expect that Judge Hippler will make him allocute to the crimes though,” Elcox said before more details of Kohberger’s deal emerged.
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Former NYPD inspector and Fox News contributor Paul Mauro said he was shocked by Kohberger’s decision to accept a plea deal.
“At this stage, we’re going right into jury selection. We’re a couple of weeks out from the beginning of this thing. You’ve had a change of venue. The defense has lost every motion. The prosecution could not have looked more like they were in the driver’s seat on this thing. And, all of a sudden, you get a deal that looks like the prosecution almost dealt from weakness,” Mauro said.
Mauro noted that the Idaho Victims Rights Act requires prosecutors to confer with victims’ families prior to this type of decision, but the Goncalves family said in statements Monday they received an email with a letter attached about the plea deal, rather than a phone call.
“It’s almost like snatching a defeat from the jaws of victory,” Mauro said.
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Shanon Gray, an attorney for the Goncalves family, said in a statement the “death penalty is merely an illusion in the criminal justice system.”
“When available, it serves as a bargaining tool for the state, and when rarely applied, it’s never enforced due to a highly inefficient appellate process,” Gray said. “The notion that someone can plead guilty to a crime and still face years of appellate delays reveals a systemic failure.
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“We weren’t even called about the plea; we received an email with a letter attached,” the statement continued. “That’s how Latah County’s Prosecutor’s Office treats murder victims’ families. Adding insult to injury, they’re rushing the plea, giving families just one day to coordinate and appear at the courthouse for a plea on July 2.”
Steve Goncalves told NewsNation Monday the plea deal decision is “anything but justice.” He further commended law enforcement for their work in investigating the case, noting that “the failure was at the court level.”
“The fault is in leadership and the people that you place this evidence upon. They were weak,” Goncalves said.
Goncalves added that he met with prosecutors regularly, but no one called him about Kohberger’s decision to accept a plea deal.
Gray told NewsNation he expected Hippler to accept Kohberger’s plea Wednesday and move on to his sentencing in the next “few weeks,” when victims will be able to give victim impact statements in court.
Ethan Chapin was a triplet. His two siblings recalled the moment they found out from a friend what had happened to the 20-year-old and his girlfriend, Kernodle, in their home off the University of Idaho campus Nov. 13, 2022, in an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” recorded before news of the plea deal emerged.
“I was like, ‘Where’s Ethan and Xana?'” Hunter Chapin, Ethan’s brother, said of that morning, when he walked to the house where Ethan was staying after hearing there were police outside. “And [a friend was] like, ‘They’re not here anymore.’ It’s like, ‘What do you mean they’re not here anymore?’ He’s like, ‘I think they were murdered last night.'”
Stacy Chapin, Ethan’s mother, told GMA she was in a grocery store when she received a call from Hunter, who repeatedly said, “He’s not here anymore,” to which he responded, “‘Well, go get him. Go find him.’
“And he just kept saying it,” Stacy Chapin said. “And he goes, ‘No, Mom. You don’t understand. Ethan and Xana,’ I think he said, ‘are not on this earth anymore.'”
She said that within hours of receiving the news about Ethan, she made a commitment to keep her family intact.
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“The first thing that I told these kids was, ‘I do not know what in the hell has just happened to our family right now, but this isn’t gonna sink us. We will carry on,'” Stacy Chapin told GMA. “It will look different, it’s gonna feel different. But we will do it.
“These two deserve a lifetime of happiness. I mean, they have seen the very bottom,” she told GMA. “I’d do anything for them.”