Tim Allen reveals decades-long struggle after Kirk widow’s powerful memorial speech
Tim Allen is speaking out about how Erika Kirk’s memorial speech “deeply affected” him.
On Thursday, Allen took to X to share that he was personally moved by Kirk’s forgiveness of the man who allegedly killed her husband, Charlie Kirk, since forgiveness has not been as easy for him to give.
“When Erika Kirk spoke the words on the man who killed her husband: ‘That man… that young man… I forgive him.’ That moment deeply affected me.”
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“I have struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed my Dad. I will say those words now as I type: ‘I forgive the man who killed my father.’ Peace be with you all,” Allen wrote.
Allen’s father died in 1978 after a drunk driver collided into his vehicle. Allen was 11-years-old at the time of his father’s death.
“I have struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed my Dad. I will say those words now as I type: ‘I forgive the man who killed my father.’ Peace be with you all.”
At Charlie’s memorial service on Sunday, Erika publicly forgave Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old who is accused of killing the Turning Point USA founder.
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Charlie “wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life,” she said.
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“Our Savior said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they not know what they do.’ That young man … I forgive him,” Erika said. “I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it’s what Charlie would do.”
Charlie was assassinated at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10 in Orem, Utah.
Robinson was arrested and is facing several charges, including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and violent offense in the presence of a child.
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Navy scandal rocks Democratic candidate as new poll shows gubernatorial race tied
New Jersey gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Mikie Sherrill was blocked from walking with her graduating class at the US Naval Academy after being caught up in a massive cheating scandal, a bombshell report revealed.
Sherrill’s name was not included on the commencement program during the May 25, 1994, ceremony, according to records obtained by the New Jersey Globe.
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The congresswoman said she was barred from walking because she declined to rat out classmates who were involved in the scandal that impacted 130 midshipmen in her class.
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“I didn’t turn in some of my classmates, so I didn’t walk but graduated and was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy, serving for nearly ten years with the highest level of distinction and honor,” Sherrill (D-NJ) told the outlet.
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She declined to authorize the release of sealed disciplinary records about her time at the academy that would’ve revealed the details of why she was not allowed to walk at graduation.
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The Post reached out to the Sherrill campaign for comment.
News of the scandal comes hours after a shocking poll showed her dead even with Republican Jack Ciattarelli after months of polling pegged her as the clear front-runner.
Speaker Johnson flips script on Dem leaders with staunch warning against gov shutdown
Republicans and Democrats are continuing to trade blows ahead of a potential government shutdown next week, with both sides indicating that neither is willing to budge from its position on federal funding.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., released a memo earlier this week highlighting past years’ comments by Senate Democrats warning of the pitfalls of a government shutdown.
“House Republicans acted responsibly last week to keep the government open with the clean short-term continuing resolution,” Johnson’s memo said.
“Senate Democrats, who used to warn that shutdowns would hurt seniors, veterans, and working families, are now threatening to force one unless Congress repeals the Working Families Tax Cut, restores taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal aliens, and sends half a billion dollars to leftist news outlets, among other partisan spending demands.”
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The rest of the memo features a list of Democrats’ comments, beginning with then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., warning on Sept. 16, 2024, “If the government shuts down, it will be average Americans who suffer most.”
At the time, the Democrat-controlled Senate was negotiating with the House GOP majority under then-President Joe Biden to avert a government shutdown. That stand-off ended with Biden signing a short-term extension of the previous fiscal year’s government funding levels on Sept. 26, 2024 — days before the Sept. 30 shutdown deadline — through Dec. 20, 2024.
Johnson’s memo also referenced comments by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., from Jan. 4, 2018, during President Donald Trump’s first term: “The truth is that shutting down the government is a serious and dangerous action that we must do everything possible to prevent. Shutting down the government would impact tens of millions of our fellow Americans who would be unable to access government services.”
Senate Democrats, then in the minority, agreed to the GOP’s short-term funding bill in exchange for public assurances for a vote on immigration legislation.
Anna Bahr, a spokesperson for Sanders, told Fox News Digital that the Senator “absolutely still believes that a government shutdown is serious and dangerous, and urges the Trump administration and his Republican colleagues not to do it,” but that he’s been clear he’d support Senate Democrats’ counter-proposal over the GOP’s bill.
“President Trump’s party controls the House, Senate, and White House and has the responsibility of keeping the government open,” Bahr said.
During an earlier stand-off in late 2023, Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., said, according to Johnson’s memo, “A government shutdown would have serious impacts. Servicemembers won’t get their paychecks. Airports could have major delays. Nutrition assistance for children could be cut off. We can’t let any of that happen. Congress needs to work together to prevent a shutdown.”
Kelley argued in a statement to Fox News Digital that Trump would “rather shut the government down than keep health care premiums from skyrocketing for millions of Americans.”
“The only person who wants a government shutdown is President Donald Trump,” he said.
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said in November that year, “The priority has to be keeping the government open and I think this is a moment where reasonable people in the Senate, and that’s where most of the reasonable people are these days, have to make sure that we are not making the perfect the enemy of the good.”
And Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., who along with Schumer voted to advance the GOP’s CR earlier this year, said in Dec. 2024 that shutdowns would risk “national security and threatening livelihoods – which is why it is important that we voted on a bipartisan basis to avert a shutdown.”
A spokesperson for Hassan told Fox News Digital that she still believed that a government shutdown could cause real pain.
“Which is why she is urging President Trump and Congressional Republicans to come to the table and work with Democrats to keep the government open and pass a funding bill that protects access to health care for millions of Americans,” they said.
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The House passed a short-term extension keeping federal funding levels roughly the same, called a continuing resolution (CR), last week. The vote fell largely along party lines, with just one Democrat crossing the aisle in the measure’s favor.
The bill also included an extra $30 million for lawmaker security, which was welcomed by both sides, as well as $58 million requested by the White House for executive and judicial branch security.
An effort to consider the bill in the Senate hours later was scuttled when most Democrats, along with two Republicans, opposed a vote to begin debating the measure.
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Now both parties are blaming one another for a potential shutdown — which could hit at midnight on Oct. 1 if a deal is not passed in both chambers by then.
Republicans are accusing Democrats of recklessly pushing for a shutdown and making unworkable demands in exchange for keeping the government open. They’ve also pointed out that government funding levels have remained relatively steady since fiscal year (FY) 2024, when Democrats supported then-President Joe Biden’s spending priorities.
But Democrats, infuriated by being sidelined in discussions on the bill, have also been pushing for the inclusion of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies that are set to expire at the end of 2025 without congressional action.
Fox News Digital reached out to the offices of Schumer and Murphy, but did not immediately hear back.
Armed group robs blue state jewelry store as organized retail theft persists
Nearly two dozen suspects, some of them armed, brazenly targeted a California jewelry store during a smash-and-grab robbery as organized retail theft continues to pose a problem across the state.
Surveillance video at Heller Jewelers in the Bay Area city of San Ramon captured a mob of masked thieves storming into the store on Monday and smashing displays with hammers and pickaxes, authorities said.
They made off with around $1 million in merchandise, the San Ramon Police Department said.
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At least one suspect fired a shot through the front entrance, police said. Others entered the store pointing firearms at employees.
Once the heist was over, the suspects fled in waiting vehicles in the City Center Bishop Ranch valet parking area, authorities said. Police chased the cars but ended the pursuit to allow helicopters to track them.
Several suspects were detained in Oakland and a nearby suburb, including 27-year-old Jimmy Ray and his brother Michael Ray, KTVU-TV reported.
Meanwhile, in an incident two weeks ago in San Jose, an 88-year-old jewelry shop owner is recovering after she was shoved to the ground as thieves raided her store in a similar smash-and-grab robbery caught on camera.
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Surveillance video from Kim Hung Jewelry showed suspects backing up an SUV into the store’s glass windows before more than a dozen of them stormed in and grabbed items from display cases.
California launched its own Organized Retail Crime Task Force to combat large-scale retail thefts.
In 2025, the task force, which is led by the California Highway Patrol (CHP), made over 700 arrests and recovered nearly 150,000 stolen items worth $8 million, as of August.
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“We are serious about stamping out crime rings that target California’s businesses and undermine public safety. We appreciate the work of our law enforcement partners statewide to apprehend these bad actors,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said at the time.
Greta Thunberg’s flotilla bombarded with Abba music after hijackers seize radios
Greta Thunberg and her flotilla were bombarded with Abba music after hijackers intercepted their radios, according to reports.
GB News reported that the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) blamed Israel for the stunt, which looped Abba’s “Lay All Your Love On Me” for hours, a possible jab at Thunberg’s Swedish roots.
The flotilla is part of a movement of dozens of boats from 44 countries carrying food, water and medicine to civilians in Gaza. Several ships in the fleet were targeted in the musical attack, GB News reported.
“They’re jamming our radio,” GSF member Yasemin Acar said in a video with Abba blasting in the background. “We don’t know where this is coming from, the sound, but other vessels are experiencing the same thing.”
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The GSF claimed on social media that Israeli military drones targeted several ships in the flotilla Tuesday, reportedly damaging communication equipment and some masts.
The flotilla is days away from reaching about 200 miles off Gaza’s coast. Earlier this month, Tunisian officials rejected the group’s claim that a drone bombed one of its main vessels.
The group said the Portuguese-flagged boat sustained damage to its main deck and storage below, but no one was hurt. Tunisia’s Interior Ministry said reports of a drone strike at Sidi Bou Said port “have no basis in truth” and said it was investigating a fire on the deck, Reuters reported.
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“Acts of aggression aimed at intimidating and derailing our mission will not deter us,” GSF said in a statement. “Our peaceful mission to break the siege on Gaza and stand in solidarity with its people continues with determination and resolve.”
Thunberg’s second attempt at leading a flotilla comes amid the war in Gaza, which has killed more than 63,000 people, according to the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry.
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At a press conference in Barcelona before departing, Thunberg framed the mission as an act of survival.
“The story here is about Palestine. The story here is how people are being deliberately deprived of the very basic means to survive,” Thunberg said, alleging that Israel was violating international law by “unlawfully intercepting boats in international waters” and preventing humanitarian aid from reaching civilians.
It is not Thunberg’s first attempt at delivering aid. In June, she was deported after Israeli forces stopped her ship, the Madleen, along with 11 others on board. Israel has enforced a naval blockade on Gaza since Hamas seized control in 2007, saying it is needed to prevent weapons smuggling.
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The blockade remains in place during the current war sparked by Hamas’ deadly October 2023 attack on Israel.
Court delivers significant blow to NCAA as Riley Gaines lawsuit moves forward
The Riley Gaines vs. NCAA lawsuit took a big step forward Thursday.
U.S. district judge Tiffany Johnson partially denied the NCAA’s motion to dismiss, and the lawsuit will now proceed.
Gaines and the lawsuit’s plaintiffs, current and former female college athletes impacted by transgender inclusion, seek to hold the NCAA accountable for its previous policy that allowed biological male trans athletes to compete in the women’s category.
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Gaines and other former NCAA women’s swimmers cite their experience competing against and sharing a locker room with former UPenn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas.
Other plaintiffs in the lawsuit include former San Jose State volleyball captain Brooke Slusser, citing her experience with former trans teammate Blaire Fleming, and former Rochester Institute of Technology women’s track and field athlete Caroline Hill, citing her experience with former trans athlete Sadie Schreiner.
Johnson ruled that the plaintiffs have plausibly alleged the NCAA receives federal financial assistance, so it is subject to requirements of Title IX.
However, Johnson also ruled the plaintiffs have not plausibly alleged the NCAA is a state actor and have not plausibly alleged a violation of a right to bodily privacy.
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The lawsuit was filed in March 2024, two years after Gaines infamously tied with Thomas at the NCAA women’s swimming championships. Multiple female swimmers were forced to share the women’s locker room with Thomas that year.
The suit also names the University of Georgia System and Georgia Tech (which hosted the 2022 swimming championships) as defendants. Johnson granted the university’s motion to dismiss.
Gaines attorney, Bill Bock of the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS), praised Johnson’s decision to let the lawsuit proceed against the NCAA.
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“We agree with the aspects of Judge Johnson’s order that permit this important lawsuit to proceed against the NCAA. The NCAA has for years erroneously claimed it cannot be held accountable under Title IX, even though the NCAA controls significant aspects of college athletics for colleges and universities which receive federal funding,” Bock said.
“Judge Johnson’s ruling is a significant step forward for plaintiffs in this lawsuit, and we are pleased to be able to move forward with the lawsuit. We will now move on to the discovery phase and look forward to proving that the NCAA is fully accountable under Title IX.”
The NCAA provided a statement to Fox News Digital in response to a request for comment on the judge’s decision.
“College sports remain the premier stage for women’s sports in America, and the Association and its members will continue to promote Title IX, make unprecedented investments in women’s sports and ensure fair competition in NCAA championships. The NCAA’s transgender participation policy aligns with the Trump administration’s order,” the statement read.
Family strikes it rich after budget birthday trip leads to dazzling discovery
Oklahoma family members recently hit the jackpot when they found an impressive diamond at an Arkansas state park this month – with tools they bought at a dollar store.
The discovery, made at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, was announced by Arkansas State Parks on Sept. 23.
A family from Cookson, Oklahoma, some 65 miles southeast of Tulsa, made the discovery on Sept. 13.
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Officials said that visitor Raynae Madison and her family visited the Natural State to celebrate the birthday of Madison’s nephew, William.
During the trip, they decided to stop by Crater of Diamonds State Park to try their luck at digging gems, according to a press release.
“To prepare for their visit, they purchased a beach digging kit and sand sifting tools from a dollar store,” the press release noted.
“The family picked a spot to dig on the north side of the park’s 37.5-acre diamond search area, near Prospector Trailhead.”
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The family dug a few buckets’ worth of dirt before they began sifting through their screens – which is when Madison noticed “an unusual oblong, shiny stone.”
The aunt told officials that she thought the find was “really neat,” at first, but had no idea what it was.
“[Brown diamonds] reflect red and green light, combining to make the diamond appear brown.”
“I honestly thought it was too big to be a diamond!” she said.
The gem was then identified to be a brown diamond weighing 2.79 carats – an impressively hefty find for the state park.
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Madison opted to name it the William Diamond, for her nephew.
“Brown diamonds from the Crater occur due to a process called plastic deformation, which creates structural defects during a diamond’s formation or movement in magma,” park interpreter Emma O’Neal said of the find.
“These defects reflect red and green light, combining to make the diamond appear brown.”
Arkansas State Parks does not disclose the value of gems found at their park, and their website notes that the “exact value” of many diamonds is unknown until they are cut or appraised.
“Park staff do not grade or appraise diamonds,” the site states.
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So far, 403 diamonds have been found at Crater of Diamonds State Park in 2025 – four of which have weighed over two carats.
Earlier this year, a Minnesota farmer found a “candy-like” diamond that he compared to a Werther’s candy wrapper.
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In 2024, a French visitor found a 7.46-carat diamond at the park. The tourist, Julien Navas, named the gem after his fiancée, Carine.
NFL legend Shaun Alexander makes big announcement: ‘Number 14 is in the belly’
Former NFL MVP Shaun Alexander’s family is getting bigger, announcing that his wife is pregnant with their 14th child.
Alexander, the Seattle Seahawks legend who won league MVP in 2005, shared the news on the “Up & Adams” show with Kay Adams after she brought up his “beautiful family.”
“We’re just now starting to tell people, but No. 14 is in the belly,” Alexander said, smiling. “You’re the first one I’ve told on TV. So, we’re just now starting to tell everybody.”
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Alexander and his wife, Valerie, have 10 girls and three boys, though he wouldn’t divulge which number will be added to with baby No. 14.
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Adams brought up the fact that Philip Rivers, the legendary Los Angeles Chargers’ quarterback, usually gets headlines for having 10 children, but Alexander has him beat on that front.
Rivers is one of the new first-time Pro Football Hall of Fame nominees, and Alexander hopes to one day be in the halls of Canton, too.
“I want my kids to see the Hall of Fame. Am I asking too much?” he said.
Alexander was the 2005 NFL MVP after leading the league in rushing yards (1,880) and rushing touchdowns (27) on 370 attempts over 16 games. He helped the Seahawks reach the Super Bowl that season, though they fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 21-10.
Alexander was named to three straight Pro Bowls from 2003-05, cementing himself as one of the league’s best rushers. He played eight of his nine NFL seasons in Seattle, tallying 9,453 rushing yards and 100 rushing touchdowns over 123 games (96 starts).
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He played a lone season with the Washington Redskins, though it was only for four games in 2008.
Blaine Milam executed for toddler’s death during what prosecutors termed ‘exorcism’
A Texas man was executed Thursday for murdering his girlfriend’s 13-month-old daughter in what prosecutors described as a brutal, 30-hour “exorcism.”
Blaine Milam, 35, was convicted of killing 13-month-old Amora Carson in December 2008 after attempting to expel a demon from her body inside his trailer in Rusk County, east of Dallas, according to the Associated Press.
He was pronounced dead by lethal injection at 6:40 p.m. at the state penitentiary in Huntsville.
The Associated Press reported that prison officials said Milam appeared anxious when he arrived at the Huntsville Unit prison early Thursday afternoon, adding he said he had a headache. He was then placed into a small holding cell adjacent to the death chamber.
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When asked if he wished to make a final statement, Milam thanked his supporters and the prison chaplaincy for opening its faith-based programs to death row inmates.
“If any of you would like to see me again, I implore all of you, no matter who you are, to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and we will meet again,” Milam said from the death chamber gurney. “I love you all. Bring me home, Jesus.”
The lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital started flowing into his right hand and left arm at 6:19 p.m. local time.
The AP reported that Milam grunted and gasped once before snoring quietly. Nearly two minutes later, all movement and sounds stopped and Milam was pronounced dead.
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Prosecutors said Milam beat the toddler with a hammer, then strangled, bit and mutilated her.
“Amora was subjected to unspeakable violence over the course of 30 hours,” prosecutors wrote in court filings, noting the child suffered skull fractures, broken bones and dozens of bite marks.
Milam maintained his innocence over the years, though his appeals were repeatedly denied. He claimed his then-girlfriend, Jesseca Carson, insisted the child was possessed and that he only followed her lead.
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Carson was later convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life without parole.
His attorneys argued he should be spared, citing unreliable bite-mark evidence and questions about his intellectual disability. His execution was scheduled in 2019 and 2021 but delayed as courts reviewed those claims.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled the execution should proceed, and the Board of Pardons and Paroles denied his clemency request.
The AP reported that Milam’s trial was moved to Montgomery County, more than 140 miles south, because of intense publicity.
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Texas remains the nation’s leading death-penalty state.