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Former NBA MVP Charles Barkley took aim at Canadians who have been critical of NHL legend Wayne Gretzky in recent weeks. Gretzky has come under scrutiny from Canadians for his friendship with President Donald Trump, and the hockey great’s wife has said the criticism left Gretzky “heartbroken.” Barkley called these Canadians “fools.” CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Wayne Gretzky arrives for the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool via Imagn Images)”You got them fools up in Canada giving ‘The Great One’ a…
KFF Health News — As President Donald Trump wrapped up his first term in 2020, he signed legislation to protect Americans from surprise medical bills. “This must end,” Trump said. “We’re going to hold insurance companies and hospitals totally accountable.” But the president’s wide-ranging push to slash government spending, led by billionaire Elon Musk, is weakening the federal office charged with implementing the No Surprises Act. Some 15% of those working at the federal Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, or CCIIO, were fired two weeks ago, according to the agency’s former deputy director in charge of operations, Jeff…
Editor’s Note: This story is part of ‘The Great Illusion,’ a series by CNN’s As Equals all about work: investigating which industries are most harmful for women workers, revealing the true cost of care work, and exploring how it can all be fixed. For information about how CNN As Equals is funded and more, check out our FAQs. CNN — Unpaid work. Sexual harassment. Violence. Low wages. The “motherhood penalty.” These are just some of the issues that millions of women continue to face at work in 2025. Despite progress made towards global gender equality, men continue to hold the…
CNN — Gene Hackman died of causes related to cardiovascular illness and was probably alive for several days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of a rare disease in their secluded mountaintop home last week, investigators announced Friday, answering lingering questions in the once-mysterious deaths of the couple. The case has drawn fervent national attention and intense pressure to deliver investigative findings after the remains of Hackman and Arakawa, along with one of their dogs, were discovered on February 26 in separate rooms and with no outward signs of injury. Just over a week later, medical examiners made an “unprecedented”…
The Las Vegas Raiders have their new quarterback, and it’s someone head coach Pete Carroll is familiar with. Geno Smith has been traded by the Seattle Seahawks to the Raiders in exchange for a 2025 third-round draft pick, according to multiple reports. Las Vegas was always expected to add a quarterback this offseason after releasing Gardner Minshew and having quarterback troubles the past couple seasons with Jimmy Garoppolo and Aidan O’Connell in the mix.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith throws a pass during the first half against the Los Angeles Rams Jan. 5, 2025, in…
A South Carolina man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat in 2001 was executed by firing squad early Friday evening – a method used for the first time in 15 years in the U.S.Brad Sigmon, 67, was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. after being shot by three volunteer prison employees at 6:05 p.m. inside the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, according to the Associated Press.Sigmon, who previously admitted to killing the couple because his ex-girlfriend refused to get back to him, was blindfolded and strapped to a chair with a target on his chest. Brad…
CNN — Panama will allow more than a hundred undocumented immigrants deported by the United States to stay in the country for at least another 30 days, Security Minister Frank Ábrego said on Friday. The group, mainly from countries in Asia and the Middle East, will receive temporary humanitarian permits for one month that could be extended up to 90 days, Ábrego told reporters, adding that the individuals had declined repatriation help from the United Nations and the International Organization for Migration. They were among an original group of nearly 300 migrants sent to Panama from the US as part…
A 47-year-old South Carolina man faces federal charges after he allegedly threatened to kill President Donald Trump. Travis Keith Lang, 47, of Irmo, South Carolina, was arraigned on federal charges Friday in a Columbia courthouse after being arrested Thursday. He pleaded not guilty and was denied bond. Lang is being held at the Lexington County Detention Center, according to WLTX-TV. NEW BOOK DETAILS SECURITY LAPSES AHEAD OF TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: ‘CLEAR THERE WAS A PROBLEM’ A 47-year-old South Carolina man faces federal charges after he allegedly threatened to kill President Trump. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)Lang’s indictment, filed Tuesday, said he had threatened to “take the life…
Infighting between factions of a gang vying for control over territory in Ecuador’s largest city Guayaquil, left nearly two dozen people dead, authorities said on Friday.Gun battles broke out across the northern neighborhood of Nueva Prosperina on Thursday afternoon between members of criminal group Los Tiguerones, local police chief Pablo Davila told reporters.”Yesterday criminals killed each other in these certain parts of town,” Davila said. “The problem is that they know each other, they know where they live, and they’re fighting over who has power over that territory.”ECUADOR’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION GOES TO RUNOFF BETWEEN CONSERVATIVE INCUMBENT, LEFTIST LAWYERPolice launched an…
An NFL quarterback was spotted at the White House with President Donald Trump Friday. Atlanta Falcons veteran Kirk Cousins and Trump posed for a photo in the Oval Office that has since gone viral on social media. The picture, posted by Margo Martin, Trump’s special assistant and communications advisor, had the caption, “#18 [handshake emoji] #47.”The numbers represent Cousins’ jersey number and Trump being the 47th president of the United States.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.…