Trump approves ten emergency declarations as dangerous winter storm triggers outages
Snow, freezing rain, and sleet are now slicing across the South on a 2,300+ mile journey toward the East Coast. More than 190 million people are under some type of winter weather alert, breaking the record for the most number of U.S. counties simultaneously under a Winter Storm Warning. Stay here throughout the day for the most comprehensive and up-to-the-minute weather news as the storm treks east.
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Governor Mike Braun has declared a State of Emergency for Indiana ahead the anticipated arrival of the major winter storm, forecast to bring significant snowfall, extremely cold temperatures and hazardous travel conditions to the state. The emergency declaration brings the state of emergency total to 20 across the US.
Over the past 12 hours, more than 50 reports of freezing rain have been recorded across 6 states, with the majority of the reports for ice accretion of 0.10 inches of more.
Daily records in snow, rain, cold and heat occurred on January 24, 2026 in four locations across the US. The major winter storm dumped 4.9 inches of snow in Topeka, Kansas and record rain fell in New Iberia, Louisiana. Floridians and vacationers in Fort Myers are arguably the winners of today with temperatures clocked at 86 degrees. In Upstate New York, temperatures sunk to -34 degrees for yet another daily record.
Ruidoso, New Mexico, and Beckley, West Virginia, two locations more than 1,500 miles apart, are currently reporting snow from this storm.
Thousands of people across northern Louisiana are now without power as freezing rain and ice coat the state. Data from PowerOutage.com shows the number of people without power has skyrocketed this afternoon with more than 50,000 energy customers now without electricity.
The FOX Forecast Center is monitoring the threat for wintry weather across West Texas this afternoon. Right now, radar shows snow and ice becoming more widespread near Lubbock and surrounding areas. That intensity is expected to increase over the coming hours which could make driving dangerous.
There’s misery on the map this afternoon thanks to America’s colossal winter storm. Data from FlightAware shows more than 23,000 U.S. flights have been delayed or canceled through Monday.
You’ve probably read or heard about freezing rain and sleet this weekend – but what are they? Rain occurs when temperatures are above freezing throughout most of the atmosphere. Rain sometimes even starts off as snow and then melts on the way down if there’s enough warm air in the atmosphere.
Freezing rain = ice. This occurs when rain falls through the atmosphere and freezes immediately on hitting the ground. Ice begins to accrete on just about everything and can make travel treacherous. Just a few hundredths of an inch of ice is enough to make roads slick. Once you get a quarter to half inch of ice building up, you’re talking tree damage and power outages as the weight of the ice pulls down branches and power lines.
Sleet starts with a snowflake. Those snowflakes fall into a layer of warm air sitting above the surface of the earth and start melting. But then they fall into another layer of air that is below freezing and start to refreeze again. These ice pellets bounce when they hit the ground and can be quite loud when there’s a lot of them hitting at once.
FOX Weather is tracking all four types of precipitation falling right now as the extreme winter storm wallops the nation.
NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters are en route to investigate the massive winter storm and provide vital data that will help improve computer forecast models. A NOAA Gulfstream IV just took off from its base in Lakeland, Florida. It’s flying over the Gulf of Mexico to get a better idea of how the atmosphere is shaping up as warm, moist air fuels America’s winter storm. The data it collects will be fed directly into the powerful supercomputers that produce weather forecast models. The added data has been been proven to increase forecast accuracy.
FOX Weather’s snow forecast remains on track, and that means a whole lot of snow is headed for millions of Americans along Interstate 95. The latest snow forecast from the FOX Forecast Center shows more than a foot of snow is expected to fall throughout the region.
New York is preparing for up to a foot of snow to fall starting late Saturday night and ending on Monday. Philadelphia and Washington are also gearing up for at least a half foot of snow to fall with a mix of sleet at times, too. And Boston is bracing for up to a foot and a half of snow out of this major winter storm.
Extreme winter weather is slamming the South and things are only going to get worse tonight. Data from PowerOutage.com shows the number of energy customers without power continues to climb. Nearly 60,000 customers are without electricity right now in Texas and more than 40,000 customers don’t have power in Louisiana.
The FOX Forecast Center says things are about to get much worse across Mississippi as freezing rain kicks into high gear. That freezing rain is expected to continue through the afternoon, tonight, and into Sunday. Significant icing will make travel nearly impossible and could trigger widespread, long-lasting power outages.
The National Weather Service in San Antonio has issued an Ice Storm Warning for Austin, Texas and the surrounding Hill Country. More freezing rain is expected in this area than originally expected, prompting the new warning. The new forecast calls for up to a half inch of ice to accumulate. Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous, making travel nearly impossible. This will also increase the threat of power outages due to the weight of the ice on power lines.
While the northern part of Louisiana is dealing with freezing rain and sleet, the southern half is seeing torrential rain and thunderstorms. Radar shows a large cluster of storms inching toward New Orleans at this hour, with Baton Rouge already getting in on the heavy rain and lightning.
Oklahomans woke up to a couple inches of snow this morning and even more is on the way. Phase 2 of the storm is just beginning across the Sooner State. After a relative lull in the snow over the past few hours, the radar is filling in once again.
Moderate snow is being reported at Will Rodgers Airport in Oklahoma City and in Enid, OK. This comes as large-scale lift in the atmosphere increases over the region as an upper-level low barrels toward the Southwest U.S.
New York and Philadelphia are bracing for the most snow they’ve seen in years and it just might come in a hurry. The FOX Forecast Center says extreme “frontogenesis” could create whiteout conditions along Interstate 95 on Sunday.
Frontogenesis is the process by which warm, moist air slams into cold air arctic, resulting in rising air, fueling intense snow rates. This area of frontogensis is expected to slide north along I-95 on Sunday, triggering extreme snow rates of 2-3 inches per hour along the I-95 corridor. Winter weather experts call it a “snow thump” because it hits quick and lays down significant snow in just an hour or two.
It’s this “thump” of snow that is expected to deliver higher totals on Sunday around midday. As the day goes on and that warmer air continues to surge north, the snow may mix with sleet as warmer air moves in aloft, partially melting snowflakes as they fall.
The FOX Forecast Center says the threat of significant ice is on the rise right now. Meteorologists are monitoring an area stretching from northern Mississippi to the southern Appalachians where freezing rain, mixed with sleet at times, is expected to become more widespread throughout the afternoon.
The number of people without power across Louisiana is increasing rapidly this afternoon. Data from PowerOutage.com shows more than 20,000 customers are now without power, mostly in the northern part of the state. This is a huge jump over the past hour as freezing rain and sleet slam the region.
We’re expecting the roads to be treacherous in some places, and if you crash, first responders may not be able to get to you quickly.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has declared a State of Emergency just as snow and ice approach the state. The proclamation directs state agencies, including the Ohio Emergency Management Agency, Ohio State Highway Patrol, and Ohio Department of Transportation, to provide additional resources and support to local communities as needed.
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America’s colossal winter storm is causing big problems for utility crews – and things are only expected to get worse. Right now, data from PowerOutage.com shows more than 100,000 U.S. energy customers are now without power. This as life-threatening cold air sweeps across the nation. Texas is seeing the worst outages right now with heavy snow, freezing rain, and sleet pounding parts of the state.
A staggering 20,000 U.S. commercial flights have now either been delayed or canceled by America’s massive winter storm. That number includes more than 13,000 flights have airlines have been forced to cancel, with another 6,918 flights delayed.
The FOX Forecast Center says sleet will continue northeast across North Texas into Oklahoma through the afternoon. Sleet of 0.1 to 0.2 inches per hour and some snow rates of 0.5 to 1 inch per hour are possible within the heavier showers from Northwest Texas into central Oklahoma through the afternoon.
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), the regional grid operator in the Midwest, has informed Midwest energy companies, including Ameren, that customers in the region need to conserve electricity until further notice due to high demand and weather conditions.
With extreme winter weather hammering Texas this morning, power outages are increasing at this hour. More than 50,000 energy customers are now without power, according to PowerOutage.com.
Emergency responders are working multiple crashes and slideoffs across several states right now. The Tennessee Department of Transportation camera along Interstate 24 in Nashville, Tennessee shows crews working an accident with snow piling up quickly.
The FOX Forecast Center says the temperature dropped to a low of 9°F in New York City’s Central Park early Saturday, making it the coldest morning at New York City’s official climate site in nearly 3 years. The last time temperatures dipped below 10° in the park was on February 4, 2023.
And it’s not getting much warmer – wind chill temperatures at this hour remain below zero.
A look at the pictures out of Nashville, Tennessee may have you thinking that things are okay – it’s just snow. But a big change is coming, and it’s not good.
The FOX Forecast Center is analyzing radar data, specifically Correlation Coefficient, which can help meteorologists discern different types of wintry precipitation. Current radar shows the sleet line (circled area on the map) creeping north. Meteorologists say it will continue to push north through the afternoon, and Nashville will see its snow change to sleet and then very quickly freezing rain thereafter.
Tonight, a full-blown ice storm will hit the city. FOX Weather expects up to 3/4″ of ice. That will be crippling on its own, but to fall on 2-4″ of snow is even worse. Tonight’s freezing rain will freeze instantly on the snow and make it even harder to clear. And the weight of that ice will weigh down trees and power lines, leading to widespread power outages.
Snow is racing eastward this morning and now Nashville, Tennessee is getting in on the massive winter storm. The Weatherstem camera at Vanderbilt University shows the snow starting to add up. While it’s mostly snow now, freezing rain and sleet are expected to mix in later.
“I can tell you, this is really a once-in-a-lifetime kind of day where it’s this cold.”
As if the snow and ice weren’t enough, life-threatening cold air has invaded America’s Heartland. FOX Weather Storm Specialist Mike Seidel is LIVE in Tulsa, Oklahoma right now where the wind chill is -5°F.
The FOX Forecast Center is closely monitoring an area extending from northern Louisiana into southern Arkansas and western Mississippi for intense winter weather. Heavy freezing rain is now falling in this region with some sleet mixing in, too. That freezing rain is triggering treacherous travel conditions along I-20 right now and things will only worsen through the day. That ice is also starting to weigh down trees and power lines, which could create power outages as the day goes on.
This is not the weekend for air travel. America’s colossal winter storm is wreaking havoc at the airports, triggering thousands of flight delays and cancellations. Since Friday, more than 17,000 U.S. flights have been disrupted. This number includes all flight disruptions through Monday. FlightAware data shows more than 11,000 U.S. flights have been canceled with 6,200+ others delayed.
Meteorologists at FOX Weather are working around-the-clock to bring you the most accurate weather news and forecasts. FOX Weather is providing LIVE 24/7 coverage through the storm to help keep you safe and informed.
Arctic air has invaded America and millions are feeling the dangerous cold. Extreme Cold Warnings are in effect for 43 million Americans right now, with 136 million under a Cold Weather Advisory.
Boston is bracing for its biggest snowstorm in years. The FOX Forecast Center is predicting 12-18″ of snow will bury much of Massachusetts through early Monday. Forecasters also say that snow totals could be even higher in some spots.
FOX Weather’s latest snow forecast is mostly unchanged from Friday. Up to a foot of snow is expected to fall across most of the Northeast. Major cities along Interstate 95 including New York and Philadelphia are expected to see nearly a foot of snow through early Monday. Washington will see slightly less snow due to sleet mixing in with the snow, cutting down on totals. But Boston will bear the brunt of the storm with up to 18″ of snow predicted to accumulate.
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The FOX Forecast Center is monitoring North Texas right now, where an increase in a wintry mix is expected over the coming hours. Sleet is expected to fall with some freezing rain at times, creating dangerous travel conditions throughout the area.
Conditions are deteriorating quickly across Arkansas as snow slams the region. Radar shows heavy snow now falling along Interstate 40 between Little Rock, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee. Farther south, a wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet is creeping north, which will further worsen driving conditions.
A high-impact and potentially historic winter storm is underway, expected to deliver heavy snow, crippling ice, and days of life-threatening travel conditions to more than 245 million people from Arizona to Maine through the weekend.
Millions of Americans are waking up to frigid temperatures. As if the single-digit air temperatures weren’t enough, stiff winds are making it feel much colder. Wind chills are currently near 0°F in New York and approaching -30°F in Chicago. With wind chills this low, frostbite can occur within just 30 minutes to any exposed skin.
Some Texans are waking up without power this morning. Data from PowerOutage.com shows power outages increasing across Northeast Texas, particularly in Delta, Lamar, and Morris Counties. As of now, more than 29,000 customers are without electricity in the Lone Star State.
The FOX Forecast Center just received a new snow report. 6 inches of snow has been recorded in Little Rock, Arkansas since last night.
While snow is falling in some parts of Arkansas, other areas are seeing freezing rain. This is rain that falls to the ground and freezes upon hitting the surface due to freezing temperatures. Texarkana, AR is just one of the places expected to see significant icing this weekend due to the winter storm. That ice can build up quickly and turn roads into an ice rink, weighing down trees, and pulling down power lines.
FOX Weather is closely monitoring power outages as this massive winter storm sweeps across the nation. Right now, PowerOutage.com reports more than 18,000 energy customers are without power in Texas.
America’s massive winter storm is still in its early stages and millions of people will see snow and ice in the next two days.
As of 6 a.m. ET Saturday, Kansas has seen the most snow so far. 6 inches of snow has already been reported near Hays, KS.
More than 4″ of snow has been reported in and around Little Rock, Arkansas this morning. ARDOT cameras show snow-covered roads in the city and throughout central Arkansas.
It’s not a great weekend for those taking to the skies. America’s colossal winter storm has now forced airlines to cancel more than 10,000 U.S. flights through Monday. If you are planning to fly, double check with your airline to see if your flight is scheduled to takeoff as scheduled. Most of the nation’s major air carriers issued travel waivers ahead of the storm, allowing customers to change their flight without paying a change fee.
Oklahomans are waking up to less snow than expected this morning. Radar estimates only a few inches of snow have fallen overnight in the OKC metro area, less than what was predicted.
The FOX Forecast Center explains suppression is to blame. Frigid air moving in at the surface overwhelmed and suppressed the milder, moist air flowing in above it. This essentially cutoff the firehose of moisture from reaching central Oklahoma.
Forecasters caution that people shouldn’t think it’s over. A second round of heavier snow is expected to hit the Sooner State later tonight into early Sunday. And things will be different this time around with a more classic winter storm setup allowing for heftier snow totals.
While millions of Americans are dealing with the threat of snow and ice, the southern end of this massive storm is producing a different threat: flash flooding. Right now, the FOX Forecast Center is closely monitoring a cluster of thunderstorms that has developed near the Houston metro area. These storms are producing very heavy rain as they approach Houston. Some localized flash flooding could occur as these storms drop up to an inch of rain an hour in some spots.
Snow is covering the ground this morning in Oklahoma City. An image from OKTRAFFIC.ORG shows snow partially covering I-35 at this hour.
With Dallas Fort Worth International Airport dealing with dangerous freezing rain and sleet this weekend, airlines have been forced to cancel hundreds of flights. The latest data from FlightAware shows more than 70% of DFW’s schedule has been canceled over the next two days.
Big travel trouble for weekend fliers – FlightAware reports more than 14,800 U.S. flights have now been disrupted by the storm. That number includes nearly 10,000 canceled flights and 5,000 others that have been delayed.
Overnight snow and ice have triggered power outages in parts of the Lone Star State. As of 4 a.m. CT Saturday, more than 18,000 customers were without power.
An early morning look at radar shows our winter storm ramping up across the Heartland. Snow is falling from Kansas City to Little Rock, with freezing rain and sleet reported near Dallas. Conditions will continue to deteriorate throughout the morning in these areas as snow and ice build up.
You can go back and see how the forecast for this winter storm has evolved with our live coverage from Friday.
Click here to see Friday’s minute-by-minute coverage.
Federal officer’s finger bitten off during Minneapolis unrest, DHS says
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin shared a photo on social media Saturday of a federal law enforcement officer‘s severed finger after an anti-ICE agitator in Minneapolis allegedly bit it off.
“In Minneapolis, these rioters attacked our law enforcement officer and one of them bit off our HSI officer’s finger,” McLaughlin wrote in the post. “He will lose his finger.”
She shared photos of two people seemingly in custody, though it is unclear which person is the alleged biter.
Additional details surrounding the assault have not yet been released, though ongoing protests have escalated following the deaths of two U.S. citizens during immigration enforcement operations in the blue city.
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Hours before McLaughlin’s post, a Border Patrol agent was seen on video fatally shooting an armed man in Minneapolis amid a crowd of agitators.
The 37-year-old man, a U.S. citizen from Minneapolis, allegedly approached agents and then “violently resisted,” while armed with a 9mm pistol and two magazines, according to Homeland Security officials.
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino said during a news conference on Saturday it “look[ed] like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.”
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“About 200 rioters arrived at the scene and began to obstruct and assault law enforcement,” Bovino said. “We will not allow violence against our law enforcement officers, and we need state and local help. … [Minneapolis] Mayor [Jacob] Frey and [Minneapolis Police Department] Chief Brian O’Hara, just a few minutes ago, did the opposite of that by omitting the fact that the suspect had a gun and magazines full of ammunition.”
He reiterated that those who obstruct law enforcement are in violation of the law and will be arrested.
The Minnesota National Guard confirmed on Saturday that in addition to troops previously mobilized at the direction of Gov. Tim Walz, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office requested additional support and more soldiers will be brought in.
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Guardsmen will provide security at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, and assist the Minnesota State Patrol, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and other local agencies, if requested.
Trump slams Super Bowl performers, opting out of watching game in-person
President Donald Trump on Saturday said he plans to skip next month’s Super Bowl, slamming the halftime performers and griping that the California game is too far away.
Trump, who attended last year’s game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans, told the New York Post: “It’s just too far away. I would, I’ve [gotten] great hands [at] the Super Bowl. They like me.”
This year’s Super Bowl will be held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, near San Jose.
He added, “I would go if, you know, it was a little bit shorter.”
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The president has also been openly critical of headline performer Bad Bunny since he was chosen last year to perform at the Halftime Show.
“I don’t know who he is,” Trump told Newsmax of the choice last fall. “I don’t know why they’re doing it. It’s crazy. And then they blame it on some promoter they hired to pick up entertainment. I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.”
Rock band Green Day was also selected in the last week to play before the kickoff.
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Bad Bunny and Green Day’s frontman Billie Joe Armstrong are both liberal performers who have been vocal about their dislike of Trump in the past.
Bad Bunny said last fall that he decided to do his residency show in his native Puerto Rico and didn’t book any U.S. dates on his tour over fears his fans would be detained by ICE agents.
“But there was the issue of, like, f—ing ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about,” the Latin pop star, who has a large Latino following, told i-D.
The 31-year-old also featured a person doing a Trump impression in his song “Nuevayol,” saying, “I want to apologize to the immigrants in America. . . . This country is nothing without the immigrants. This country is nothing without Mexicans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Cubans.”
Armstrong has likened Trump to Hitler in the past and the band frequently changes the line “I’m not part of a redneck agenda” from their 2004 hit “American Idiot” to “I’m not part of the MAGA agenda” in more recent live performances, according to The Independent.
“I’m anti-them,” Trump told the Post of the performers. “I think it’s a terrible choice. All it does is sow hatred. Terrible.”
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Kendrick Lamar headlined last year’s Halftime Show and SZA, Jon Batiste, Lauren Daigle, Trombone Shorty, and Ledisi also performed.
The Super Bowl will take place on Sunday, Feb. 8 with the Seattle Seahawks-Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots-Denver Broncos championship games Sunday deciding who will play.
Colorado security chief reveals scope of danger that Deion Sanders faces
Deion Sanders’ bodyguard said the NFL legend receives about five death threats a day, according to a YouTube video posted Friday by Sanders’ eldest son, Deion Jr.
The bodyguard, Michael Rhodes, told the University of Colorado football players Sanders coaches to “be mindful” of who they let into team facilities.
“I’m Officer Rhodes. I’m head of security for Coach Prime,” Rhodes told the team.
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“Real quick, I want to say this. Those of y’all that are new, when y’all head up to the facilities in the morning, be mindful of who comes in with you, especially on the elevator. Don’t let somebody coerce you into scanning them up on the floor, because everybody’s trying to get to Coach Prime. Those people that are trying to get to them, not all of them have good intentions. So just be mindful of that, don’t prop open any doors, because my philosophy is, if the doors open, they will come through. Then they’re gonna have to meet me.”
Sanders then cited being a “Black man” for his constant death threats.
“We get death threats all the time,” Sanders said. “Why? I’m a Black man making it happen, making things move, making all that happen. So we have stuff that’s real.”
Sanders then asked Rhodes, “How many death threats we get?”
“About five every day,” Rhodes said.
Sanders’ life and wellbeing has been a topic of concern over the last year.
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Last June, reports surfaced that the Pro Football Hall of Famer was sidelined with an unspecified illness.
In July, Sanders revealed he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer. During a news conference with his doctors, Sanders shared that a portion of his intestine had been surgically reconstructed to function as a bladder.
Following his bladder cancer diagnosis and treatment, Sanders frequently needed to use the restroom, so the school introduced a portable sideline bathroom for him during games.
Then, during a postgame press conference in October, Sanders predicted he was facing more blood clots after previously being impacted by them.
“Cat’s out of the bag, all right. I think I’ve got more blood clots,” Sanders said. “It don’t make sense. I’m hurting like crazy… I’m not getting blood to my leg. That’s why my leg is throbbing.”
The blood clot issue resulted in the amputation of two toes on his left foot in 2021. Sanders was coaching at Jackson State at the time. In 2023, the two-time Super Bowl champion missed Pac-12 media day to address a blood clot in his right leg and another surgery to correct curved toes on his left foot.
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“I’m going to go in there [surgery], and I’m going to get some of the best sleep in the world for, I think, four hours, the surgery is going to be,” Sanders said Tuesday.
“I’ve never been high a day in my life. I’ve never drank, smoked or anything. But when I get those surgeries, I am there on time.”
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US fights back as Canada allegedly manipulates event to keep American out of Olympics
Five-time Team USA Olympian Katie Uhlaender was on her way to making her sixth Winter Games. But then a decision by Team Canada took it all away.
With a shot at qualifying during the North American Skeleton Cup in Lake Placid, New York, earlier this month, Canada withdrew four of its athletes from competition. The withdrawal shrunk the total amount of points the competition could award, making it impossible for Uhlaender to earn enough for Olympic qualification.
Four Canadian women’s skeleton athletes were withdrawn just before competition. Under International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) rules, only 75% of points were issued, mathematically eliminating Uhlaender from Milan-Cortina before the first heat even began.
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One of the Canadian athletes said the coaches said the reason for the withdrawal was due to “the best interest for the way points had worked.”
“They had come over and explained to us that it would be in the best interest for the way points had worked for Jane, so that we as a team can qualify two spots to the Olympics,” Canadian skeleton racer Madeline Parra told The Canadian Press.
Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS) said the decision to withdraw the athletes was made “after careful evaluation of the program’s needs and in consultation with the IBSF” and “careful consideration of athlete health, safety, and long-term development.”
“It was determined that continuing to race these athletes was not in their best interests, nor in the best interests of the program,” it added.
For Uhlaender, at 41 years old, the outcome was hard to swallow, but she also feels for every other competitor affected. So, now she is fighting back.
“It hurt all of us,” Uhlaender told Fox News Digital. “So, when I turned, and I looked at these young women, because I’m a senior I’ve been to five Olympics, this would be my sixth.
“So, some of these girls are trying to make their first, and they’re young … so I thought it was my duty as an American Olympian and someone who believes in doing the right thing to say something.”
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Uhlaender has lobbied the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) to submit a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), asking for an additional Olympic spot for her. Fox News Digital has obtained a copy of the letter.
“These actions circumvented the Olympic qualification principles, undermined fair competition, and ultimately deprived Ms. Uhlaender of the opportunity to compete in the XXV Milan-Cortina Winter Games,” the letter, signed by USOPC Chief of Sport & Athlete Services Rocky Harris, said.
“It is undeniable that Ms. Uhlaender deserves to go to the Olympic Games.”
Uhlaender previously submitted an appeal to the IBS, and says she had to pay a $5,000 fee to do it.
IBSF’s Interim Integrity Unit investigated allegations of competition manipulation. It acknowledged the withdrawals raised concern but concluded the governing rules allow teams to withdraw athletes at any time. Because the rulebook contains no penalty or safeguard for late withdrawals that alter points distribution, the IIU dismissed the complaint.
But Uhlaender didn’t back down, vowing to challenge the decision further and even rallied international support behind her cause.
Belgium, South Korea, the Virgin Islands, Malta, Israel and Denmark’s teams have all put their support behind Uhlaender’s efforts, sending letters of support to the USOPC to try and have the event further investigated.
“My friends in Denmark and I, we haven’t talked about Greenland once,” Uhlaender joked.
Uhlaender has even said that some Canadian athletes are privately supporting her in this battle.
She is not ruling out taking the issue to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) until it is resolved.
Vice President JD Vance will lead the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the Milan-Cortina Olympics next month. Uhlaender hopes the vice president will advocate for her participation.
“As U.S. Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to meet with the leadership of the International Olympic Committee, I respectfully ask that he stand with me as an Olympian that has represented the United States of America and our values, the USOPC, and the many affected nations in supporting our request to IOC President Kirsty Coventry to use her authority to uphold fairness in Olympic sport by granting a wildcard entry,” Uhlaender said.
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“Doing so would protect the integrity of competition and prevent further harm. Such action would send a powerful message to young athletes everywhere: that standing up for ethics and integrity may be difficult, but it matters.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to BCS and the IBSF for a response.
Pennsylvania county gives ICE ‘taste of their own medicine’ and tries to ‘deport’ them
A swing-district congressman is firing back at officials in his Pennsylvania county who called a news conference Thursday to demand Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) be “evicted” from county buildings while questioning the “legitimacy” of federal law enforcement.
Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., told Fox News Digital that Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, officials were wrong to try to boot ICE from office space in the county, where he said federal immigration enforcement already has arrested numerous illegal immigrants convicted of theft and violent crimes, including indecent assault on a minor.
But county Controller Mark Pinsley and newly elected Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, executive Josh Siegel saw it differently after headlining a news conference Thursday to demand ICE leave the area with Siegel referring to the reported rent arrears as “blood money.”
The county is demanding immediate payment of “unpaid rent” in the amount of $115,000 and “termination of all negotiations with DHS,” the Department of Homeland Security, according to information provided by a representative for Pinsley.
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“Politics should never get in the way of allowing law enforcement to do its job. Instead of negotiating in good faith with (Homeland Security Investigations), Mr. Pinsley has chosen to attack an office that — I’m sure he knows — works to investigate human trafficking and other serious threats,” Mackenzie told Fox News Digital.
“This dispute isn’t about rent. It’s about far-left politics — something that was made clear when the county executive announced that he didn’t want DHS’ ‘blood money’.”
The county’s seat, Allentown, Pennsylvania, is the third-largest in the state behind Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
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Mackenzie said the move by county officials interferes with important criminal investigative work and that they “certainly don’t want to see radical officials sabotage federal law enforcement as they work to arrest predators, traffickers and fraudsters.”
Mackenzie referred to Siegel and Pinsley as “self-interested extremists.”
Pinsley’s office accused ICE of never fully executing a lease agreement for use of offices and that DHS purportedly occupied county-owned space for 38 months while not being mentioned in its leasing agreement.
“Lehigh County should not be in business with an agency whose actions create fear instead of safety,” Pinsley said. “We can give them a taste of their own medicine. We are going to deport ICE.”
Pinsley said he asked county administrators to inform Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to “pack your masks, tear gas and pepper balls and hit the road.”
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“This is not simply a financial matter. It is a question of values, accountability and whether county government should lend legitimacy or resources to an agency whose conduct has caused widespread fear among working families,” Pinsley added.
Siegel doubled down on that assertion, according to WFMZ-69 News, saying, “I think their presence is a threat to public safety and public trust, and, so, yes, we will be issuing an eviction notice,” Siegel told the outlet, giving ICE 30 days to vacate.
“The department’s failure to pay rent, combined with DHS’ national reputation for recklessness, chaos and public disorder warrants ending any relationship with the county. We will not accept their blood money,” Siegel added at the news conference, according to City & State PA.
Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan told the outlet that DHS has been helpful locally in human trafficking investigations and that he would pay the federal agency’s rent for them out of money the county collects through drug asset forfeiture to maintain a partnership.
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“The only thing ICE has to do with this press conference today is to get headlines for the people holding that press conference,” said the prosecutor, an elected Republican who was however censured by the county GOP for endorsing Siegel’s 2025 run.
Pinsley told WFMZ he is thankful for Holihan’s work and that his partnership with the feds can continue so long as it is not in a county-owned building.
“They don’t need to be in our building, especially if they’re not paying,” he told the outlet.
Fox News Digital reached out to Lehigh County government for comment from Siegel, the county’s Republicans and the Department of Homeland Security.
Veteran star makes rare appearance at upscale restaurant with friends
Legendary actress Shirley MacLaine was spotted out during a rare public outing in Los Angeles.
The 91-year-old “Postcards from the Edge” star was photographed leaving Nobu in Malibu, California, Jan. 18.
In the photograph, MacLaine walks arm in arm with a young man wearing a red T-shirt and jeans. MacLaine was sporting a green T-shirt and khaki pants.
Over the years, sightings of the actress have become rare. However, she was also spotted getting a bite to eat with some friends earlier this month.
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MacLaine got her start as an actress in 1955, making her film debut in Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Trouble with Harry.” Her career quickly took off after she received her first Academy Award nomination just three years later for her role in “Some Came Running.”
Throughout her career, she received one Academy Award for her performance in “Terms of Endearment,” six Golden Globe Awards, an AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, a Kennedy Center Honor and much more.
The actress reflected on her career and how much she thinks the industry has changed since the ’50s, during an interview with Extra in March 2024.
“The glamour’s gone out of it, I’m afraid. I think it’s entirely different,” MacLaine said. “It’s 100% different.”
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She also noted that the private lives of celebrities were more protected by the studio heads during Hollywood’s golden age but joked she isn’t affected by it because “I’m kind of open anyway, and I don’t have much to hide.”
After decades in the industry, MacLaine told People in July 2019 she doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon, joking that she thinks some of her “costars are surprised I’m still walking upright.” She added, “I want to be a spokesperson for older women — probably because I’m one.”
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MacLaine is not the only member of her family to find success in Hollywood. Her younger brother is “Bonnie and Clyde” star Warren Beatty. In her 2024 Memoir, “The Wall of Life,” she shared that she isn’t sure why they have never worked together.
“I don’t know what happened there,” she said. “I was busy making my own [movies], and he was busy making his own. I guess there weren’t parts that fit us together. I don’t know. But we did not do it on purpose.”
Beatty found great success in his career, winning an Academy Award in 1982 for directing the movie “Reds,” which he was also nominated for in the lead actor category.
In addition to those nominations, he was nominated 12 other times at the Oscars and won three Golden Globe Awards for acting and directing.
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“I’ve often wondered why he made it, too,” she said in her book regarding her brother’s success. “Because when you’re that young, you don’t realize how talented your siblings are. I knew he was going to be handsome, and I took care of him until I left. He was just my little brother.”
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Giants’ Cam Skattebo says college earnings are changing rookie attitudes in the NFL
New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo said rookies are built differently nowadays, but he wasn’t talking about their on-the-field play. He was referring to their attitudes.
Skattebo, who just finished his rookie season, said the players coming out of college think they are “hot s—” because they enter the NFL having already made substantial money through NIL in college.
“The rookies that come in have made $2-$3 million in college, like they think they hot s—,” Skattebo said during a recent appearance on the “Roommates Show.”
“Like, there could be a vet that’s been in the league for three years, four years, and this rookie could have come from college and already made more money than him.”
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Skattebo said he wasn’t talking about any of the rookies on the Giants, but he has seen rookies who have made money enter the NFL with a sense of entitlement.
“You could just tell by the way these college kids act now,” Skattebo said. “There’s some people act right, some people don’t care that there was ever such thing as a rookie situation.”
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Skattebo said the veterans say that rookies don’t listen compared to years ago. The 23-year-old said he was a “good rook” and did what was asked of him.
“I got rookie duties cause I’m a rookie, and I’m not going to sit there and say, ‘No, f— you.’ If my vets tell me to go get some snacks for the running back room for weeks in and weeks out, like I’m going to go get the snacks,” Skattebo said.
“Some rookies are going to tell you, like, ‘Bro, I’m not going to get you snacks, bro. You can go get your own snacks.’ I’m not going to say no names, but there’s some rookies that do that.”
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Skattebo, a fourth-round pick out of Arizona State, endeared himself to Giants fans with his style of play. In eight games before a season-ending injury, Skattebo had 410 yards and five rushing touchdowns while averaging just over four yards per carry.
He also had 24 catches for 207 yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Fitness legend Denise Austin stuns in same swimsuit nearly 40 years apart at 68
Denise Austin is celebrating nearly four decades in fitness — and proving that consistency pays off.
The legendary workout icon, now 68 and a mother of two, recently shared striking then-and-now photos highlighting her longevity in the industry.
She paired an image from one of her earliest VHS cover shoots in the late 1980s with a recent magazine cover from her “Fit Over 50: Vitality for Life” shoot.
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“THEN and NOW!!!! Here I am in 1988. The ‘then’ photo is from one of my first VHS cover photoshoots!! And the ‘now’ is from my recent ‘Fit Over 50: Vitality for Life’ magazine cover shoot!! So fun!!” Austin wrote on Instagram.
Austin wore a classic white one-piece swimsuit with a front zipper — and stunned in the exact same look more than 30 years later.
“I have sooo many wonderful memories throughout ALL these years being in the fitness industry!!!! And I feel such a deep sense of gratification because I truly LOVE what I do!!” she continued.
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“And I want to thank all of you for ALL these years of support! It’s because of YOU I keep going!! Let’s celebrate LONGEVITY together!!! Love you all!!! Xoxoxo.”
The fitness guru has previously told Fox News Digital that her viral throwback posts aren’t meant to show off — but to show what consistency actually looks like.
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She said the images are a reminder that long-term results come from showing up day after day, year after year — not from quick fixes or trends.
The nostalgia also hits close to home. Austin said she has kept many of the outfits from her early workout days, and they are now getting a second life.
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“I saved all of my leotards from back in the day, from the ’80s and ’90s, which I used to wear on my videos and on my TV show,” she laughed. “I’m so happy I kept them all because [my daughter] Katie loves to wear them. My other daughter, Kelly, loves to wear them too.”
Austin said staying active in her 60s is less about appearance and more about independence and energy.
“It’s a testament to me being 68 now and keeping it up,” she said. “That’s all it takes — keeping it up, keeping up with your workouts. And to me, I think it’s a really cool thing. It’s nostalgic for me, and it shows me that if you do start exercising, it does matter and you’ll feel good. And it’s all about feeling good for me.”
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For Austin, health outweighs everything else, regardless of your bank account or background.
“I want to feel healthy,” she continued. “If you have money, it doesn’t matter if you don’t have good health. And no matter who you are, you just have to do something for yourself.”
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Her advice focuses on movement, even in small doses, she emphasized.
“Did you know that just standing up burns more calories than sitting down?” Austin said. “So, I tell people to get up throughout the day. If you’re on your phone, walk and talk while you’re on the phone. The more you move, the better it is for your circulation, which also helps your whole body.”
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Austin’s advice is backed by a career that helped shape the home fitness industry.
She hosted the No. 1 exercise show on television for 24 years and sold more than 25 million fitness tapes and DVDs, cementing her status as one of the most successful home-workout creators of all time.