‘Incredibly dangerous’ mistake empowers mob against federal agents, experts warn
Veteran law enforcement leaders are warning that Minneapolis is facing a dangerous breakdown in public order as mob violence, political paralysis and fractured policing collide.
Former LAPD Detective Moses Castillo, who served during the Los Angeles riots, said current ICE operations are producing chaos instead of public safety.
“This is creating more mayhem than results,” Castillo said, warning that agents are being pushed into public contact situations they are not trained for. He predicted that without better coordination, “someone is going to get hurt or killed by friendly fire.”
Castillo said that even if officer-involved shootings are later ruled legally justified under Graham v. Connor, poor tactics can still inflame tensions and escalate danger. He added that legality alone no longer calms public outrage when operations appear indiscriminate.
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The warnings come amid escalating unrest in Minneapolis following recent deadly encounters involving federal immigration agents during enforcement operations, which sparked large crowd responses and heightened tensions across parts of the city.
Demonstrators have taken to the streets in response to the shootings, accusing federal authorities of excessive force, while law enforcement officials warn that misinformation and inflammatory rhetoric have fueled anger and confrontations.
On Monday, President Donald Trump announced he is deploying border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota as ICE operations face what he described as violent chaos, signaling increased federal involvement as officials work to stabilize the situation and restore order.
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Those concerns were echoed by Wounded Blue founder and retired Police Lieutenant Randy Sutton, who recently spent several days in Minneapolis supporting officers.
“What we are seeing is mob mentality on a scale that is absolutely unprecedented,” Sutton said. “You have hundreds and even thousands of people surrounding law enforcement officers who are simply doing their jobs.”
Sutton said the violence is being enabled by political leadership, arguing that officers have effectively been abandoned.
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“The governor, the mayor and the city leadership have abdicated their responsibility for public safety,” Sutton said. “That empowers the mob and makes this incredibly dangerous.”
He pointed to a recent incident in which an ICE officer had his finger bitten off during an attack, calling it evidence that violence against law enforcement has become normalized.
“If you can rationalize biting the finger off a federal officer, there is something radically wrong,” Sutton said.
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Sutton said Minneapolis policing has collapsed since the 2020 unrest, noting the city is authorized for about 900 officers but now has roughly 550, with only around 265 patrol officers available to police the entire city.
“Effective policing has ended in the city of Minneapolis,” Sutton said. “They cannot even handle their calls for service.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the Minneapolis Police Department for comment.
According to Sutton, federal agents are now being pushed into volatile crowd-control roles without proper training or coordination because local police have been ordered to stand down.
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“These agents are not street cops,” Sutton said. “They are not trained to deal with massive crowds, and there is no unified command.”
Sutton described severe psychological strain among Minneapolis officers, saying many are suffering from what law enforcement calls moral injury.
“I have rarely seen an entire police department with the thousand-yard stare,” he said. “They know what they’re supposed to do, and they’re being prevented from doing it.”
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Sutton also accused Minnesota leaders of inflaming tensions by publicly labeling recent officer-involved shootings as murders before investigations were completed.
“To accuse officers of murder before the facts are known is irresponsible,” Sutton said. “It foments violence, hatred and distrust.”
Both Sutton and Castillo warned the unrest appears highly organized, pointing to coordinated behavior, intelligence gathering and outside funding.
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Castillo said the solution requires leadership, coordination and a return to focused enforcement that prioritizes violent criminal offenders over broad street operations that escalate confrontation.
Sutton warned that without those changes, the situation in Minneapolis remains highly unstable.
“This is a highly flammable situation,” Sutton said. “Everyone that wears a badge is in danger.”
He said the absence of unified leadership and clear command has left officers exposed and the public at risk, with no clear path to de-escalation.
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Law enforcement leaders warn that unless tactics and leadership change, Minneapolis could see further violence as tensions continue to rise.
Fox News Digital has reached out to ICE, the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection.
Celebrities make good on promises to leave US following Trump’s return to White House
More than a year after President Donald Trump began his second term, some celebrities have followed through on the often-touted promises to move out of the United States.
In an interview with The Times on Friday, “Twilight” actress Kristen Stewart spoke about her plans to eventually move out of the country because of Trump’s threat of tariffs on movies made outside the United States.
“Reality is breaking completely under Trump,” she said. “But we should take a page out of his book and create the reality we want to live in.”
Though she has yet to leave the country, Stewart made clear that she was “probably not” going to remain in the states after claiming she “can’t work freely” in America.
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Stewart’s comments came less than a week after “Avatar” and “Titanic” director James Cameron spoke about his decision to move from the U.S. to New Zealand. Although Cameron had lived in New Zealand prior to the 2024 presidential election, he became a legal New Zealand citizen in 2025 and cited politics as a factor.
“I’m not there for scenery. I’m there for the sanity,” Cameron said.
He pointed to New Zealand’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic compared to the U.S. under Trump in 2020, suggesting that New Zealand was more “sane.”
“Are you kidding me? Where would you rather live?” Cameron said. “A place that actually believes in science and is sane and where people can work together cohesively to a common goal, or a place where everybody’s at each other’s throats, extremely polarized, turning its back on science and basically would be in utter disarray if another pandemic appears.”
Former daytime talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres directly pointed to Trump’s re-election as the reason she and her wife, Portia de Rossi, have remained in the United Kingdom since moving in 2024.
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“We got here the day before the election and woke up to lots of texts from our friends with crying emojis, and I was like, ‘He got in,'” she told broadcaster Richard Bacon, according to the BBC in July. “And we’re like, ‘We’re staying here.'”
The most notable example of an anti-Trump celebrity who moved after his election was comedian Rosie O’Donnell, who confirmed in March that she had moved to Ireland and applied for citizenship after Trump’s re-election.
“Although I was someone who never thought I would move to another country, that’s what I decided would be the best for myself and my 12-year-old child,” she said on TikTok.
Some celebrities have moved out of the country following Trump’s election, though they have not directly cited Trump or his policies as a reason.
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In August, “House of Cards” and “The Princess Bride” actress Robin Wright described leaving the U.S. as “liberating,” saying that in America, “everything’s rush, competition and speed.”
“America is a s—show,” she added.
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Actors Richard Gere and Eva Longoria are also anti-Trump critics who have moved out of the country, but both have cited other reasons.
Other celebrities such as Barbra Streisand, Cher and Sharon Stone have vowed to leave the U.S. after Trump’s re-election but have yet to do so.
Senate faces new shutdown threat as DHS funding standoff puts key agencies at risk
The Senate is again on the verge of entering into another government shutdown as Democrats rage over the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti during an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota.
But despite Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats’ demands to sideline the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, the agency’s immigration enforcement apparatus is flush with cash thanks to Republicans’ efforts last year with President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill.”
Still, there are other vital government functions under the DHS umbrella that, should a partial government shutdown happen come Friday, would suffer.
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Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News in a statement that while Schumer and Senate Democrats “play games with Americans’ safety, they are blocking vital DHS funding that keeps our country secure and its people safe.”
The department, created in 2003 after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, has jurisdiction over a broad range of agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Secret Service.
That means those offices would likely be impacted by a partial government shutdown come next month.
“This funding supports national security and critical national emergency operations, including FEMA responses to a historic snowstorm that is affecting 250 million Americans,” McLaughlin said. “Washington may stall, but the safety of the American people will not wait.”
The current DHS funding bill, which is snarled in a political duel between Schumer and Senate Republicans, would provide $64 billion for the agency. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would receive $10 billion of that.
The largest allocation would go to FEMA at $32 billion, then TSA at $11.6 billion, and CISA at $2.6 billion.
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Even if the government shuts down, immigration operations would likely be untouched.
DHS received billions as part of Trump’s marquee legislation, a move to meet his and Republicans’ desire last year to turbocharge border security and immigration operations on the heels of former President Joe Biden’s term.
In total, the “big, beautiful bill,” added over $170 billion to DHS’ coffers.
Notably, ICE received a total of $75 billion, split into two pots: $45 billion for detention expansion and roughly $29 billion for immigration enforcement operations.
The detention funding is set to last through FY 2029, effectively giving the agency about $10 billion per year — their average base budget — without the need for congressional approval during that period.
Schumer and Senate Democrats contend that they want to continue negotiations on the DHS bill and strip it from a broader six-bill funding package, called a “minibus.” Doing so would almost certainly guarantee a government shutdown, given that any changes would have to go back to the House.
“If Leader Thune puts those five bills on the floor this week, we can pass them right away,” Schumer said. “If not, Republicans will again be responsible for another government shutdown.”
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Still, it would complicate matters for the remaining agencies under DHS’ purview, and create a déjà vu scenario akin to the last government shutdown, which barreled onward for 43 days.
The shutdown saw TSA agents go unpaid for weeks — spurring massive travel delays across the country as both they and air traffic controllers were forced to call out of work and take on second jobs to make ends meet, or otherwise work without pay.
Notably, air traffic controllers would be similarly affected this time around as well. Funding for the Department of Transportation is included in the larger minibus the Senate is expected to consider this week.
The threat of missed paychecks for the U.S. Coast Guard — along with other members of the Armed Forces, because the defense funding bill is included in the minibus as well — would also rear its ugly head and become a political quagmire for lawmakers once again.
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Cuts to FEMA could also impact its ability to help everyday Americans during natural disasters, with the agency’s Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) in danger of running dry without more congressionally approved funding. A program that helps Americans in flood-prone areas secure home insurance would similarly be imperiled.
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., played a vital role in ending the last shutdown, and as chair of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Committee, will again act as a key negotiator in averting another closure.
She noted that DHS goes beyond just immigration operations, and reminded Senate Democrats of the cost of the last shutdown.
“We know from recent history that government shutdowns do not help anyone and are not in the best interest of the American people,” Britt said in a statement. “As we approach a government funding deadline, I remain committed to finding a pathway forward.”
The ‘superfruit’ Americans are missing and why nutritionists say it’s worth trying
A fruit most commonly known for being a zero-calorie sugar alternative may offer healthy compounds that go beyond sweetening coffee and baked goods, a new study says.
Researchers in China found that different types of monk fruit contain a mix of antioxidants and bioactive plant compounds tied to inflammation and metabolism, according to a study published this month in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.
Monk fruit, also known as Buddha fruit, is native to southern China and is a member of the gourd family. It’s been used for centuries in traditional foods and remedies, but modern research has mostly focused on its role as a natural, non-glycemic sweetener.
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“From a dietitian’s perspective, monk fruit is best known for its naturally sweet compounds, which allow it to be used in foods and drinks without adding sugar,” Kelly Springer, a registered dietitian in Skaneateles, New York, and founder of Kelly’s Choice, told Fox News Digital. Springer was not affiliated with the study.
The fruit has a spongy texture. It’s typically dried rather than eaten raw, with a brittle shell and stringy pulp that’s traditionally cracked open and steeped to make a mildly sweet, herbal tea.
The study aimed to take a closer look at the fruit’s peel and pulp rather than just the sweetening compounds typically extracted for commercial use.
The team identified several major groups of compounds, including antioxidants, flavonoids, terpenoids and amino acids.
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Flavonoids and terpenoids are known for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, while amino acids are essential for protein production, tissue repair and immune function.
“It also contains plant compounds that may contribute to the body’s antioxidant defenses,” Springer said.
Beyond identifying the compounds, scientists also studied how they interact with receptors in the body. Receptors help regulate biological pathways involved in processes such as inflammation, metabolism and cell protection.
The authors said that understanding these interactions may help explain why monk fruit has long been associated with health.
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Another key finding was that not all monk fruit varieties are created equal.
Each variety showed a different combination and concentration of bioactive compounds, which could affect how the fruit is used in food products or supplements, according to the scientists.
“It is crucial to conduct an in-depth investigation on the high-resolution metabolic profiles of different [monk fruit] varieties,” the authors said in a statement, adding that the findings could inform both nutrition research and food manufacturing.
While the study highlights monk fruit’s chemical complexity, researchers cautioned that the findings do not prove the fruit prevents disease.
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It also remains unclear whether monk fruit sweeteners provide the same benefits as the whole fruit.
“One barrier may be that most people don’t encounter the whole fruit itself, and many modern products featuring monk fruit are highly processed or blended with other sweeteners,” said Springer. “So reading ingredient lists remains important.”
Experts note that, because monk fruit extract is so sweet, it’s typically used in small amounts, which could limit the health benefits it might provide.
“Still, this does add more weight to the conversation around choosing better-for-you sugar alternatives and monk fruit maybe being a better option than others,” registered dietitian Jessica Cording, the New York-based author of “The Little Book of Game Changers,” told Self magazine.
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Fox News Digital reached out to the study’s authors for comment.
Mother mourns ‘bright light’ teen daughter killed in Texas sledding tragedy
A teenage girl was killed and another critically injured in a sledding accident involving a Jeep in Texas, authorities said.
Police and firefighters responded just before 3 p.m. Sunday to a call about a sledding accident on a residential street, the Frisco Police Department said.
Two 16-year-old girls were found with life-threatening injuries. First responders performed life-saving measures and rushed the teens to local hospitals.
One teen died of her injuries at the hospital. The other remains in critical condition.
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A preliminary investigation indicated that a 16-year-old boy was driving a Jeep Wrangler while pulling the two girls on a sled, police said. Witnesses said the sled struck a curb and collided with a tree.
Police said they would not release the identities of the three teens to the public as they are all juveniles, but a social media post by Megan Angle said the girl who died was her daughter, Elizabeth Angle.
“It is with deep despair and utter shock that Brian and I announce the passing of our beautiful 16-year-old girl, Elizabeth Marie Angle,” she wrote.
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Angle remembered her daughter as “a bright light, a fun spirit, a brave soul” who had just got her driver’s license and a car.
“Life is fleeting and precious. I take comfort that she had people helping her til the end,” Angle wrote. “We will never be the same and never forget how much love she brought to our family. Please lift her up in prayer.”
Angle was a sophomore at Wakeland High School. She played soccer for her school team and the club team, FC Dallas.
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Police said the investigation remains active. The department warned citizens that snow and ice can create extremely slippery surfaces and lead to serious or even deadly accidents.
A winter storm brought heavy snow and crippling ice to large swaths of the nation, including Texas, over the weekend. Most areas in North Texas were covered in ice, sleet and snow, creating hazardous conditions.
Treasury secretary warns Canada breaking from US would be ‘a disaster’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that any move by Canada to economically break from the United States would be “a disaster,” dismissing recent remarks by Prime Minister Mark Carney as unrealistic and historically misguided.
“Canada depends on the U.S. There’s much more North-South trade than there could ever be East-West trade,” Bessent said Monday on “Hannity.”
“He [Carney] talks about middle countries having to do their own thing, and I’m old enough to remember when French President François Mitterrand tried to go down that route. It failed back in the ’80s, it’ll fail now.”
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Bessent argued that Carney should focus less on pushing a “globalist agenda” and instead do “what’s best for the Canadian people.”
Carney said Sunday that Canada has no plans to pursue a free trade deal with China, pushing back against President Donald Trump’s 100% tariff threat.
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Carney said Canada’s recent agreement with China only rolled back tariffs in sectors that had been hit in recent years and did not amount to a free trade deal.
He highlighted “middle countries” like Canada during a speech at the World Economic Forum’s meeting in Davos, Switzerland, last week, suggesting greater powers should no longer set the terms of the global economic order.
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While Carney did not directly reference Trump, his comments were broadly seen as a rebuke of Washington’s recent trade posture.
Bessent claimed Carney “aggressively” walked back some of his remarks during a conversation with Trump in the Oval Office on Monday, though there has been no public statement from the prime minister confirming the retraction.
Tennis star Gauff slams TV cameras for showing her racket-smashing meltdown
American tennis star Coco Gauff smashed her racket several times in the tunnel on her way back to the locker room following a tough defeat at the Australian Open on Tuesday.
Gauff, the No. 3 seed in the Grand Slam tournament, fell to Elina Svitolina in straight sets 6-1, 6-2. Gauff had five double faults and was 1-of-2 on break points.
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The broadcast cameras caught Gauff’s frustrations being taken out on her racket. She took exception to the moment being shown to the viewing audience.
“Certain moments — the same thing happened to Aryna (Sabalenka) after I played her in the final of the U.S. Open — I feel like they don’t need to broadcast,” Gauff told reporters after the match. “I tried to go somewhere where I thought there wasn’t a camera because I don’t necessarily like breaking rackets.
“I broke one racket (at the) French Open, I think, and I said I would never do it again on court because I don’t feel like that’s a good representation. So, yeah, maybe some conversations can be had.”
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She added that it was much better for her to take her frustrations out on the racket than her support staff.
“They’re good people. They don’t deserve that, and I know I’m emotional,” Gauff said. “So, yeah, I just took the minute to go and do that.
“I don’t think it’s a bad thing. Like I said, I don’t try to do it on court in front of kids and things like that, but I do know I need to let out that emotion.”
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Gauff has never won the Australian Open. She made it as far as the semifinals in 2024. She was ousted in the quarterfinals last year.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Mother faces charges after video shows baby tumbling from SUV onto busy road
A California mother was arrested on felony child abuse charges after a viral video showed her 19-month-old child falling from a moving SUV at a busy Fullerton intersection, police said Monday.
The Fullerton Police Department said it became aware of the video, which shows a black SUV turning at an intersection when a passenger-side door suddenly opens. A small child then falls out of the vehicle and onto the roadway.
The SUV immediately stops, and a car following behind narrowly avoids colliding with it. The car stops just short of the child on the roadway.
The video shows an adult woman running from the driver’s side, picking up the child and placing the toddler back inside the SUV before driving away.
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A witness called police on Saturday and provided identifying information about the vehicle. Officers traced the SUV to a home in La Habra, where they located the vehicle, the child and a suspect believed to be the woman seen in the video.
Police identified the child as a 19-month-old who suffered injuries consistent with the fall. The toddler was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and is expected to make a full recovery.
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The suspect was identified as Jacqueline Hernandez, 35, of La Habra, and the child’s mother. She was arrested and booked into the Fullerton City Jail for felony child abuse, police said.
Neighbors told FOX11 Los Angeles that the family has several children and could not believe the mother would put her children in such a dangerous situation.
“I can’t excuse something like that, I’m sorry,” a neighbor who wished to remain anonymous told the local station.
Investigators believe the incident occurred between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Jan. 20. Police said they did not receive any emergency calls related to the incident at the time.
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The investigation remains ongoing, and police are asking anyone with additional information to contact the Fullerton Police Department’s Sensitive Crimes Unit.
Trump’s credit-score overhaul could spark 2008-like housing meltdown, advocates warn
FIRST ON FOX: A coalition of advocacy groups is urging the Trump administration’s housing regulator to proceed cautiously with changes to mortgage credit score rules, warning they could increase the risk of another taxpayer-funded housing bailout.
In a letter to Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the 35 groups laid out three points to address as the Trump administration works to make homes more affordable nationwide.
1. Careful rollout of competing credit score models
The administration’s plan to let lenders choose between traditional and new credit score models must be handled carefully. The group warned that poorly designed changes could complicate mortgage lending, distort pricing and weaken the financial footing of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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2. Simultaneous availability of credit score models
The group said all new credit score models should be rolled out at the same time, warning that staggered implementation could increase costs for taxpayers, lenders and borrowers and make it harder to accurately assess mortgage risk.
3. Public release of validation and approval data
The group also asked that the agency release previously undisclosed data used to evaluate new credit score models, saying greater transparency would help lenders and other stakeholders transition to the new system.
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The group warned that previous administrations rushed into policies that pushed unprepared borrowers into homeownership, contributing to widespread mortgage defaults.
“Too often in the past, families not yet ready to become homeowners have been pushed into it by government regulatory, fiscal and monetary policies. The result was the 2008 financial crisis, largely driven by many bad mortgages failing at once,” the group wrote.
The advocacy groups pointed to the sweeping defaults which “triggered a cascade of events that eventually led to multiple taxpayer bailouts.”
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“We are sure you agree that this crisis should never happen again. This risk is particularly acute now, as recent data indicate that mortgage delinquencies are trending upward,” the group added.
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