Marjorie Taylor Greene challenges ’60 Minutes’ host Lesley Stahl on ‘accusatory’ tone
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., briefly sparred with “60 Minutes” host Lesley Stahl over what she claimed was “accusatory” behavior from the journalist.
Greene gave her first sit-down interview with Stahl since announcing her resignation from Congress last month. During the segment, Stahl and Greene spoke about the Georgia lawmaker’s apology for taking part in “toxic politics.”
“I would like to say humbly, I‘m sorry for taking part in the toxic politics,” Greene told CNN in November. “It’s very bad for our country, and it’s been something I’ve thought about a lot, especially since Charlie Kirk was assassinated, is that we, I’m only responsible for myself and my own words and actions, and I am committed, and I’ve been working on this a lot lately to put down the knives in politics.”
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“But you contributed to that,” Stahl asked Greene Sunday. “You. You, you were out there pounding, insulting people.”
Greene pushed back, claiming that Stahl had contributed to toxic politics herself.
“You’re accusatory, just like you did just then,” Greene said.
“I know you’re accusing me, but I’m smiling,” Stahl responded.
“You’re accusing me,” Greene said. “But we don’t have to accuse one another.”
The two continued to go back and forth, with Greene repeatedly insisting that Stahl should also acknowledge her own contribution to toxic politics.
“I don’t insult people,” Stahl said.
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“You just, you do in the way you question,” Greene said. “And you are, you’re accusing me right now.”
Fox News Digital reached out to CBS News for comment.
Greene previously sat down with Stahl in April 2023, when the two had a fiery exchange over the congresswoman’s claim that Democrats are the “party of pedophiles.”
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“They are not pedophiles. Why would you say that?” Stahl exclaimed.
“Democrats support — even Joe Biden, the president himself — supports children being sexualized and having transgender surgeries. Sexualizing children is what pedophiles do to children,” Greene said.
“Wow,” Stahl reacted.
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Greene shocked the political landscape last month when she revealed she would leave Congress Jan. 5. Many believe her abrupt exit was the result of her soured relationship with President Donald Trump.
Giants rookie quarterback’s rumored girlfriend sparks buzz at Patriots game
New York Giants rookie Jaxson Dart appeared to have picked up a win off the field.
The former Ole Miss standout, who has given Giants fans a glimmer of hope for what the future of the franchise could be, is rumored to be dating model and ring girl Marissa Ayers.
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The 22-year-old Ayers was spotted on the sideline of the Giants’ Monday night game against the New England Patriots last week at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. She was seen taking photos with Dart’s mom, Kara, as well as in the background of some shots of the quarterback himself.
The Instagram photo in question showed Ayers with Kara Dart and Boston-based restaurateur David Ledbury.
Fox News Digital reached out to Ayers’ rep for comment.
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Dart and Ayers were first linked together after reportedly appearing at a Halloween party together back in October.
Ayers has more than 1.5 million TikTok followers and another 402,000 followers on Instagram, according to the New York Post. She was among the models who appeared as ring girls during the Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano fight over the summer.
It’s unclear if she will be at any more Giants games this season.
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Dart has shown his potential this season. He has 1,556 passing yards and 11 touchdown passes in 10 games this season.
Trump adds birthday as free park day while MLK and Juneteenth removals ignite backlash
The Trump administration is reshaping when Americans can enter national parks for free – adding President Donald Trump’s birthday as a fee-free day while eliminating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth in a move already drawing criticism from civil rights leaders.
Although presidents often revise the list, the changes are sparking criticism from civil rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers who say the removals undercut holidays that honor Black Americans’ history and contributions.
The shift in free-entry days marks a notable break from the 2025 calendar, which leaned heavily on long-established public lands celebrations and civil rights observances.
This year’s lineup included Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, National Public Lands Day, and the kickoff to National Park Week – all of which disappear under the 2026 schedule.
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In their place, the Trump administration has added a slate of historically themed or presidentially-aligned dates. President Donald Trump’s birthday – which also happens to be Flag Day – on June 14 becomes a fee-free day for the first time, as do Constitution Day, the 110th anniversary of the National Park Service, and the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt.
The agency is also shifting some observances to federal holidays with broader national recognition, including Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day and a three-day Independence Day weekend.
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Veterans Day remains the lone date carried over from both years, underscoring how dramatically the free-day calendar is being remade heading into 2026.
FOX 5 in DC reported that some civil rights leaders have voiced opposition to the changes.
National Parks Conservation Association spokesperson Kristen Brengel told the station that the elimination of Martin Luther King Jr. Day is concerning, adding that the day had become a popular day of service for community groups that use it to conduct volunteer projects at the parks.
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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., also weighed in on the changes in a post on X on Friday.
“Let’s be clear here: both MLK Jr. Day and Juneteenth were free entry days last year,” she wrote. “The President didn’t just add his own birthday to the list, he removed both of these holidays that mark Black Americans’ struggle for civil rights and freedom. Our country deserves better.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House regarding the changes.
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The Department of Interior is pairing the new free-day schedule with a broader overhaul of how visitors access national parks beginning Jan. 1, 2026.
The agency is rolling out fully digital America the Beautiful passes – including annual, military, senior, fourth-grade and access passes – that can be purchased and displayed on mobile devices through Recreation.gov. Visitors will be able to activate passes instantly and still link them to physical cards if needed.
Officials say updated validation tools and new training for park staff are intended to speed up entrance lines and simplify visitor experiences across the system.
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“President Trump’s leadership always puts American families first,” Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said. “These policies ensure that U.S. taxpayers, who already support the National Park System, continue to enjoy affordable access, while international visitors contribute their fair share to maintaining and improving our parks for future generations.”
The department is also refreshing annual pass designs with new patriotic artwork that will appear on both digital and physical versions.
Alongside the digital rollout, the administration announced it is shifting its fee structure to emphasize lower costs for U.S. residents and higher prices for international visitors.
The annual pass will remain $80 for Americans but jump to $250 for nonresidents. Foreign visitors who do not hold a pass will pay an added $100 per person at 11 of the most visited national parks.
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The agency is also broadening access for motorcycle riders by allowing all America the Beautiful passes to cover two motorcycles instead of one.
Interior officials say the increased revenue from higher nonresident fees will be directed toward facility upgrades, maintenance projects, and visitor services across the park system.
Experts warn your preferred sleep position could be harming your health in multiple ways
The way we lie down in bed could pose health risks beyond just a sore back, according to experts. Your go-to posture can cause pain, reflux, snoring and even nerve symptoms that show up the next morning.
“What we care about is if someone is comfortable in their sleep position. Oftentimes we sleep in certain ways because of comfort,” Shelby Harris, clinical psychologist and behavioral sleep specialist, told Fox News Digital.
The way we sleep can often leave us uncomfortable, however. When sleeping in awkward positions, our bodies lie motionless in that position overnight, adding stress not only to our nerves, but to our muscles and ligaments as well.
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Contrary to popular belief, experts say that sleeping in curled-up positions isn’t necessarily tied to what’s going on mentally, or how much stress you’re under. So a physical approach to changing how you sleep could be your best bet for relief.
“Someone’s sleep position means really nothing about their psychological state or tension or stress or trauma,” said Harris.
Nerve damage is a concern when people sleep in positions that involve bending or tucking the arms — dubbed the “T. rex position” on social media. Health experts point out that when arms go numb at night, that’s often related to nerve compression.
A 2023 review of cubital tunnel syndrome, in which people experience symptoms of numbness and shooting pain in their forearms, specifically warns that sleeping with the elbow sharply bent or tucked under a pillow can increase pressure on the nerve and worsen symptoms.
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While back sleeping may seem like a good way to keep your arms untucked, it can contribute to snoring and acid reflux, according to the Sleep Foundation.
But it’s important to know the benefits and risks before you flip over.
In a detailed breakdown of stomach sleeping, the Sleep Foundation notes that lying face-down can put the spine out of alignment and is linked to back, neck and shoulder pain, largely because you have to twist your head to one side to breathe.
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It is also the least common sleeping position, despite evidence linking it to a decrease in snoring.
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Harvard Health, referencing Sleep Foundation data, notes that side sleeping is the most common position and can be helpful for many people.
Mayo Clinic guidance on back pain also recommends side sleeping with knees slightly bent and a pillow between the legs to better align the spine, pelvis and hips and take pressure off the back.
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Johns Hopkins Medicine suggests that position matters more as you get older or develop medical issues, highlighting back or side postures as more supportive options.
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Several medical centers and sleep resources recommend transitioning gradually to side or back sleeping and using thinner pillows (or none) if you can’t immediately give up stomach sleeping, to limit neck twist and lumbar arch.
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If you struggle to sleep regardless of position or feel like your sleep isn’t restorative, Harris recommends seeing a sleep specialist.
Mahomes throws three INTs as Chiefs’ playoff hopes fade to just 16% chance
In an era where explosive offense is key to success, “Sunday Night Football” was a defensive masterclass by both the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs.
However, the Texans, the number one defense in the league, showcased why they’re top of the heap this season in a 20-10 victory on the road.
This game had massive playoff implications for both teams, as the Texans are now 8-5 after winning their fifth straight game, while the Chiefs fall below .500 at 6-7 with only four games remaining on the schedule.
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Kansas City – winners of three straight AFC championships – now sits 10th in the conference and faces just a 16% chance of reaching the postseason.
It didn’t matter how hostile the environment was, or the fact that the Chiefs were treating this game like it was the playoffs. Houston’s defense delivered as it has week after week, and it started immediately in this one.
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ offense ran only 14 total plays on their first three drives, all of which ended with punts. Then, Mahomes threw an interception on a pass intended for Juju Smith-Schuster, as Jalen Pitre jumped the route, deflected the pass and managed to find it in the air to secure the ball to his chest as he hit the ground.
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Meanwhile, C.J. Stroud and the Texans’ offense, a group that struggled in the playoffs at Arrowhead Stadium last year, did well in the eyes of pressure on their first few drives.
After securing the first points of the game with a field goal on their second drive, Stroud orchestrated a 90-yard march down the field for the game’s first touchdown — a nine-yard pass to rookie running back Woody Marks to make it a 10-0 game. A key play on that drive was a second-and-7 pass after escaping pressure, where Nico Collins got open for his quarterback and took his catch 53 yards to set up the Texans in great position in the red zone.
As the half ended 10-0, the Texans had to know that Mahomes and the Chiefs would come out firing in the third quarter. That doesn’t mean they were entirely prepared for it.
After forcing a three-and-out, Mahomes finally got something going, as the Chiefs went eight plays and 56 yards for their own touchdown. It was Kareem Hunt breaking a Danielle Hunter tackle behind the line on a fourth-and-1 play at the goal line. Hunt punched it in and it was a new ball game.
The Chiefs would tie it with a Harrison Butker 36-yard field goal, but the score would stay locked at 10-10 as both teams continued to make fantastic defensive efforts.
The turning point in this contest, though, came when the Chiefs decided to get greedy on fourth-and-1 from their own 31-yard line. Andy Reid has always trusted Mahomes to get the job done, but he wasn’t able to as his pass for Rashee Rice went incomplete.
Houston flipped momentum, and they made it work in their favor.
Stroud made a tremendous play on third-and-3 as Chiefs star defensive lineman Chris Jones, who already sacked him in this game, was barreling down looking for another. Stroud worked to his right, eluding Jones and fired a strike to Jayden Higgins to extend the drive.
A few plays later, Dare Ogunbowale, who rarely sees the field other than special teams, scored from five yards out after Marks came out of the game after a big hit.
Now 17-10 in favor of Houston, Mahomes and the Chiefs were even more desperate as the clock continued to tick. But once again, they weren’t able to get the job done on fourth down as Rashee Rice dropped what looked like a good ball that would’ve kept the drive alive.
The game-sealing play was the Texans’ third interception on Mahomes, as he threw a ball behind his trusty tight end Travis Kelce. While it was a catchable pass, Kelce had trouble hauling it in, and it hung up too much as linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair snagged it to flip the field once again.
Marks picked up a crucial first down on the following drive and the Texans walked the clock down until Ka’imi Fairbairn buried the final dagger, as his made field goal drained the last amount of hope for this game on the Chiefs’ end.
In the box score, Mahomes had a brutal performance with 12-of-30 for 131 yards and his three picks. He was the team’s leading rusher on the ground, too, with 59 yards on seven carries.
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For the Texans, Stroud was 15-of-31 for 203 yards and one touchdown with Collins finishing four for 121 yards on his eight targets. Marks had 65 rushing yards on 24 carries as well.
Expert reveals ‘likely’ reason behind Chernobyl’s blue dogs after viral speculation
There may be a surprising reason behind the mysterious blue dogs that were recently spotted roaming the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
Photos taken earlier this year showed several dogs with bright blue fur wandering the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster in Ukraine, fueling widespread speculation online, including theories of radiation exposure and mutations.
However, a scientific advisor for the organization that cares for the strays says those ideas could not “be further from the truth.”
“The blue dye likely came from a tipped over port-a-potty where the dogs were rolling around in the poop, as dogs are prone to do,” Timothy Mousseau of the University of South Carolina was quoted saying on the Dogs of Chernobyl Facebook account.
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Mousseau noted this behavior is similar to how some dogs are drawn to cat litter boxes.
“The blue coloration was simply a sign of the dog’s unsanitary behavior!” Mousseau said. “As any dog owner knows, most dogs will eat just about anything, including feces!”
Despite the social media speculation, the dogs’ blue fur does “not reflect any kind of mutation or evolutionary adaptation to radiation,” he added.
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Dogs of Chernobyl, the program that cares for the roughly 700 dogs in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and is affiliated with the nonprofit Clean Futures Fund (CFF), first shared images of the blue-tinted dogs in October.
At the time, the group had been unable to capture the animals to determine the source of their unusual coloring.
“We are on the ground catching dogs for sterilization, and we came across three dogs that were completely blue,” Dogs of Chernobyl posted to Instagram. “We are not sure exactly what is going [on]. … We do not know the reason, and we are attempting to catch them so we can find out what is happening.”
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Many dogs were left behind following the Chernobyl nuclear plant explosion, when more than 120,000 evacuees were told to leave immediately, according to CFF.
“The evacuees were not allowed to bring anything that they could not carry, and their pets had to be left behind,” the CFF website notes. “They were told they would return in 3 days, but they were never allowed to return. Their pets became abandoned.”
Timothy Mousseau did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Notre Dame rejects bowl invitations after Playoff committee leaves them out
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish announced on Sunday the team will forgo playing in a bowl game after it was left out of the College Football Playoff field.
Notre Dame was chosen as the first team out as the College Football Playoff Committee revealed the bracket for the tournament. The Miami Hurricanes skipped over Notre Dame to get into the Playoff while the James Madison Dukes and Tulane Green Wave were also deemed worthier of spots ahead of the Fighting Irish.
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Hours after the selections were revealed, Notre Dame decided to opt out of bowl games.
“As a team, we’ve decided to withdraw our name from consideration for a bowl game following the 2025 season,” the school announced.
“We appreciate all the support from our families and fans, and we’re hoping to bring the 12th national title to South Bend in 2026.”
Notre Dame finished the season 10-2 with its losses to Miami and the Texas A&M Aggies. Both defeats came early in the season. The Fighting Irish were ranked ahead of Miami in the penultimate release.
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While college football fans debated whether Notre Dame should have gotten into the final field, CFP Committee Chair Hunter Yurachek opened up about the decision on ESPN.
“You look at those two teams on paper and they were almost equal in their schedule strength, their common opponents, the results against their common opponents, but the one metric we had to fall back on was the head-to-head,” he said. “I charged the committee members to go back and watch that game because it was so far back and we got some interesting debate from our coaches on what that game looked like.
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“With that in mind, we gave Miami the nod over Notre Dame into that 10 spot.”
Omar challenges narrative surrounding $250M pandemic benefits scheme
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., expressed frustration Sunday with the framing of the massive “Feeding Our Future” fraud scheme that’s embroiled members of the Somali community in her state, saying many Somalis were victims as well since they could have benefited from the program.
“Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan called the extent of the scam “shocking,” noting it was the Biden-era Department of Justice that said it was the largest COVID-19 fraud scheme in the nation and the majority of the reported offenders were Somalis, adding to the “spotlight” on Omar’s community.
“Why do you think this fraud was allowed to get so widespread?” Brennan asked.
“I want to say this also has an impact on Somalis, because we are also taxpayers in Minnesota,” Omar said. “We also could have benefited from the program and the money that was stolen. So it’s been really frustrating for people to not acknowledge the fact that we’re also, as Minnesotans, as taxpayers, really upset and angry about the fraud that has occurred.”
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Brennan asked Omar if there had been a failure by the Minnesota state government, which is dominated by Democrats.
“That is what I alluded to in my letter that I had sent to the Secretary of AG was to see where things were going wrong. How can this amount of money disappear fraudulently without there being alarms set off?” Omar asked. “And it is something that, you know, we have to continue to investigate. We have to continue to ask those questions.”
President Donald Trump and other officials have zeroed in on this and other alleged fraud schemes in recent weeks, arguing that the criminal activity is a result of mismanagement and “incompetence” from Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat and former vice presidential candidate.
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Trump and Omar have traded barbs in recent days as well, with Trump calling Somalis “garbage” and saying they should return to their home country. Omar and other critics have called the remarks bigoted and said Trump is trying to distract from his own policy failings.
The back-and-forth comes as Minnesota has come under fresh scrutiny for alleged mismanagement of federal funds, including in distributing money for the nonprofit “Feeding Our Future” program.
Prosecutors have labeled the fraud scheme in the state as the largest pandemic fraud scheme in the country, stemming from allegations that the Minnesota nonprofit and its associates defrauded federal child-nutrition programs for hundreds of millions of dollars in COVID-19 aid.
The New York Times reported last month, “Over the last five years, law enforcement officials say, fraud took root in pockets of Minnesota’s Somali diaspora as scores of individuals made small fortunes by setting up companies that billed state agencies for millions of dollars’ worth of social services that were never provided.”
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Omar said she was one of the first members of Congress who inquired about what she called a “reprehensible” scam.
Omar previously told local outlet KARE 11 News, “The alleged fraud scheme orchestrated by ‘Feeding Our Future’ is reprehensible. Using the guise of feeding children to funnel millions of dollars toward extravagant expenses is abhorrent, and anyone who participated in this scheme must be held accountable.”
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Everyday millionaires reveal how simple habits quietly built their wealth
Financial influencer JC Rodriguez, who interviews “quiet millionaires” for his platform “The Frugal Rich,” joined FOX Business’ “Varney & Co.” to discuss how the secret behind their massive net worths isn’t a lottery-ticket, stock or crypto bet, but one simple strategy: consistency.
Rodriguez calls them “quiet millionaires” because you’d never pick them out of a crowd. No fancy cars, no private jets, no viral flexes, just ordinary people who have quietly crossed the seven-figure mark.
Varney opened the conversation by asking whether the people featured in Rodriguez’s street interview were truly millionaires, prompting Rodriguez to explain, “Yeah, so we just started going out on the streets… to show young people that… we don’t have to romanticize the wealth-building journey. It’s not a question of luck. It’s not about getting a great inheritance… And we did find out these people were in fact millionaires just walking amongst us…”
His street interviews highlight people who look more like your neighbor than the influencers typically associated with wealth on social media. Yet behind their modest appearances are decades of steady saving, disciplined investing and a long-term mindset.
One of those quiet millionaires is a company president Rodriguez stopped on the street. When asked what he does for a living, the man said, “I’m the president of a company,” and when Rodriguez asked if he was now a net-worth millionaire, he responded, “Absolutely.” He described how his investing strategy shifted over the years, “Stock market goes up and down. When you’re younger, you can take risks, but when you get older and ready to retire, less risks and more conservative.”
Varney asked Rodriguez to break down the core strategy behind these quiet millionaires’ success and he explained, “It really comes down to your behaviors with money, not so much your income… people who don’t even have an outlier salary are still able to build wealth through consistent habits and investing into the market…”
Another story comes from a married couple Rodriguez interviewed, ordinary, practical people who began investing the moment they started building a life together. When Rodriguez asked how long they had been investing, the husband said, “Since we got married,” adding, “Prior to kids, I think I had a 529 plan before they were born.” Their investment approach avoids trendy bets, a point the husband made clear when he explained what they choose to buy: “A diversified equity portfolio. Don’t put fifty percent of your money in Nvidia.” And when discussing their lifestyle, the wife summed it up simply, “I consider myself frugal. Not cheap, but frugal.” Nothing about their approach screams overnight success. It is steady and thoughtful.
A third couple revealed a very different beginning. They started their adult life buried under debt from a mortgage, college loans and a car payment. Over time, with patience and discipline, they dug themselves out, eventually sharing, “We’re debt free for a long time now.”
Their path shows that financial success is not reserved for people starting from a clean slate, it’s accessible even to those who begin deep in debt.
Rodriguez reflects on these interviews alongside his own background as the son of first-generation Filipino immigrants. He emphasizes that the true differentiator in wealth-building is not an extraordinary income or rare opportunities, but behavior. Consistent contributions, disciplined decisions and long-term commitment are what matters in the end.
Later in the interview Varney offered his own perspective on building wealth, which led Rodriguez to respond, “…Starting young, that’s really the key… time in the market is more important than timing the market.”
These stories may feel old-fashioned in an era where instant wins and viral success is the norm, but the data backs them up. The number of millionaires worldwide is climbing, and it is not because of luck. Everyday households have spent years letting compound interest quietly work in the background. With millions joining the millionaire ranks worldwide and hundreds of thousands more added each year in the U.S., Rodriguez’s interviews point to a simple truth: the rise isn’t fueled by flash, but by people who built wealth slowly, steadily and consistently over decades. According to a 2025 update from UBS, the U.S. added more than 379,000 new millionaires in 2024 alone. This averages to over 1,000 new millionaires per day.
This may clarify why Rodriguez’s ‘quiet millionaires’ attract interest: their examples highlight links between everyday financial decisions and long-term wealth outcomes.