A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near its shared border with Pakistan late Sunday, killing at least 250 people and injuring hundreds more.  The quake was reported at 11:47 p.m. some 17 miles east-northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the U.S. Geological Survey said.  The area is difficult to access, so the extent of the damage and injuries is not entirely known at this time.  The Kunar Disaster Management Authority said in a statement that at least 250 people were killed and 500 others injured though those figures were expected to rise.  RUSSIAN VOLCANO ERUPTS FOR FIRST TIME IN CENTURIES AFTER MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES KAMCHATKA PENINSULA The earthquake was just 5 miles deep and shallower quakes tend to cause more damage. A 4.5 magnitude quake occurred in the same province just after midnight. Afghanistan is especially vulnerable to earthquakes, particularly in the Hindu Kush Mountain range where the Indian and Eura...

The highest-paid player in the NFL reacted to the new highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL being traded from his Dallas Cowboys .  Micah Parsons being traded to the Green Bay Packers remains a shock to some, even three days after Jerry Jones fulfilled the All-Pro’s trade request. As a result, the Packers dished out a massive four-year, $188 million deal that became an NFL record for the most money paid to a non-quarterback.  Dak Prescott, Parsons' former teammate and the highest-paid player in the league after receiving his desired long-term extension last offseason, spoke about Parsons being dealt.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "I definitely didn’t think he was going to get traded," he said, per The Athletic . "But just with the way their negotiations went down, obviously to some extent. It seemed like it got personal on their ends, so that’s why I wasn’t surprised." COWBOYS LEGEND MICHAEL IRVIN BLASTS JERRY JONES OVER MICAH PARSO...

College campuses across the country descended into chaos this week as false reports of active shooters sparked mass panic, lockdowns, and major police responses – only to be revealed as coordinated hoaxes. On Monday alone, at least six universities reported active shooter alerts. All turned out to be false alarms, but not before causing widespread disruption and fear. "Swatting threats are not hoaxes – they're serious. They disrupt the educational process and communities into upheaval," Ken Trump, the President of National School Safety and Security Services, told Fox News Digital. ACTIVE SHOOTER REPORTED ON THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA’S COLUMBIA CAMPUS The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed to Fox News Digital that it's seeing a nationwide increase in swatting incidents and is working closely with local agencies to investigate the coordinated threats. "The FBI is seeing an increase in swatting events across the country, and we take poten...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, signed an executive order on Saturday prohibiting city police officers from collaborating with National Guard troops or federal agents if President Donald Trump follows through on his threats to deploy them to the Windy City. "This executive order makes it emphatically clear that this president is not going to come in and deputize our police department," Johnson said at a news conference with other city leaders. The mayor's order affirms that Chicago police officers will continue to enforce state and local laws, but will not work with the National Guard or federal agents on patrols, arrests, immigration enforcement or other law enforcement actions. "We will protect our Constitution, we will protect our city, and we will protect our people," he said. "We do not want to see tanks in our streets. We do not want to see families ripped apart. We do not want grandmothers thrown into the back of unmarked vans. We don...

Dr. Sohan Dasgupta, appointed earlier this year as the political head of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), told Fox News Digital he is stepping down after a four-month sprint, declaring his mission to preserve and reposition the U.S. agency as a strategic foreign policy tool as "accomplished." Created by Congress in 2004, MCC delivers five-year infrastructure and energy compacts to developing nations that meet strict governance standards. Unlike traditional aid, its investments are structured to drive long-term economic growth and open markets for U.S. companies. Since its creation under President George W. Bush, MCC has often been grouped with other U.S. aid programs.  Career staff have long emphasized development goals like poverty reduction, education, and infrastructure, but unlike USAID, MCC was established as a corporate body with a fiduciary duty to ensure effectiveness. CDC OFFICIAL WHO BLASTED TRUMP’S ‘WEAK SCIENCE’ LED POLITICIZED BIDEN-ERA MONKEYPOX...

Another top-10 bout on Saturday night was a defensive showing, but this time, it was the road team getting it done, as No. 9 LSU earned a 17-10 victory over No. 4 Clemson in South Carolina. Offense did not come easily in this one, as there were four punts, a fumble, and two field goals on the first seven drives. Late in the second half, Clemson found a groove and went on a 13-play drive that ended in the game’s first touchdown. LSU answered back with a healthy drive of their own, but they lost a fumble on 4th and 2 from inside the red zone just before the half ended. Clemson missed a field goal with their first drive out of the half, and LSU responded with a touchdown to tie things up at 10. Momentum seemed to be in LSU’s hands, as they picked off Cade Klubnik, and Garrett Nussmeier found Zavion Thomas for a score. However, Thomas did not maintain control through the catch, and it was ruled incomplete. Almost immediately, Damian Ramos pull-hooked 46-yard field goal attempt. CLICK ...

As the investigation into a viral beating in Cincinnati that shook the nation and has been described as "a racial issue" continues, a victim and multiple suspects are facing criminal charges.  In the early morning hours of July 26, a confrontation outside the LoVe nightclub, located on the corner of Fourth and Elm Street in the city's downtown business district, led to a horrific beatdown that was captured on video.  The video circulated rapidly on social media, sparking fury as at least two White victims were pummeled into the ground by a group of Black suspects. Once on the ground, the suspects did not back off. Instead, they continued to stomp on the victims, one of whom was left with a life-altering brain issue.  CINCINNATI BEATDOWN SUSPECT INDICTED ON FEDERAL DRUG CONSPIRACY CHARGES The fallout from the assault has thrown city leadership into turmoil, as Mayor Aftab Pureval was missing in action for several days following the incident, leading to the local Frat...

Music icon Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce ’s engagement may spark a wedding boom, according to some experts.  The dynamic duo announced their engagement in an Instagram post on Tuesday, 13 days after Swift appeared on the Kelce brothers’ "New Heights Podcast," an ode to the singer’s lucky number.   "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married," the pair commented in their announcement.   TAYLOR SWIFT AND NFL STAR TRAVIS KELCE ARE ENGAGED AFTER 2 YEARS TOGETHER   Now, love could be in the air for young Americans everywhere.  "Taylor and Travis represent something rare in celebrity culture: mutual admiration and grounded authenticity," relationship expert Colette Jane Fehr told Fox News Digital. "Their story has the power to spark what I’d call a ‘celebration boom,’ not just in weddings but in couples investing more intentionally in their own relationships. Wedding planners and venues should prepare for couples who want ce...

Attorney General Pam Bondi fired another Department of Justice paralegal on Friday, this time for flipping off a member of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., on her way to work earlier this month. Elizabeth Baxter of the department's environmental division arrived for work just after 8:20 a.m. on Aug. 18 at the DOJ’s "4CON" building in the NoMa district, where she bragged to a security guard that she had just made the gesture at Metro Center Metro Stop and told the guardsman, "F--k the National Guard," Bondi said, according to the New York Post . "Today, I took action to terminate a DOJ employee for inappropriate conduct towards National Guard service members in DC," Bondi told the outlet. FORMER DOJ WORKER WHO HURLED SANDWICH AT FEDERAL OFFICER CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANOR "This DOJ remains committed to defending President Trump’s agenda and fighting to make America safe again," she continued. "If you oppose our mission and disres...

As we settle into the second Trump administration, eyes are already turning toward 2028 . With President Donald Trump barred from a third elected term by the 22nd Amendment, the Republican nomination looks like a coronation for Vice President J.D. Vance. Polling shows Vance dominating the GOP field, with 46% support in a recent survey — far ahead of potential challengers. Vance, the Ohio senator and author of "Hillbilly Elegy," embodies the Trumpian blend of populism, economic nationalism and cultural conservatism that has reshaped the GOP. Operationally, his run would extend Trump's legacy, focusing on border security, trade deals favoring American workers, and an America First foreign policy. On the Democratic side, the picture is murkier . The list of potential nominees reads like a progressive wish list: California Gov. Gavin Newsom, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, former Vice President K...

The U.S. Department of Education said on Thursday that it found Denver Public Schools violated Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in education, by establishing all-gender bathrooms and allowing students to use bathrooms that match their gender identity rather than their biological sex. The department's Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation in January, shortly after President Donald Trump returned to the White House, into Denver’s East High School after the school district converted a girl’s bathroom into an all-gender restroom while leaving another bathroom on the same floor just for boys.  The district has said the change was made after a student-led process and that the bathroom had 12-foot-tall partitions around the toilets for privacy and security. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THREATENS TO PULL FEDERAL FUNDS FROM VIRGINIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN GENDER POLICY DISPUTE A second all-gender restroom was later on the same floor, which the district said was done t...

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has launched an investigation into the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) over accusations of racial equity-based hiring practices. In a letter dated Wednesday, the DOJ notified the state environmental agency of an investigation into whether it "is engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination based on race, color, sex, and national origin in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964." "Our investigation is based on information that CalEPA may be engaged in employment practices that discriminate against employees, job applicants, and training program participants based on race, color, sex, and national origin in violation of Title VII," Harmeet K. Dhillon of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division wrote in the letter. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY VIOLATED TITLE VI WITH 'UNLAWFUL DEI POLICIES,' EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAYS The letter specifically cites CalEPA's "Practices to Advance Racia...

A Florida man convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he said owed him money more than 30 years ago was put to death on Thursday, extending the record number of executions carried out in the Sunshine State to 11 so far this year. Curtis Windom, 59, died by lethal injection at 6:17 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke on Thursday, according to The Associated Press. He was convicted in the Nov. 7, 1992, killings of his girlfriend Valerie Davis, her mother Mary Lubin and Johnnie Lee, who he claimed owed him $2,000. Windom's face was covered by a sheet when the curtain was raised to the death chamber shortly before the injection was set to begin, The AP reported. When the drugs were administered, he began taking deep breaths and his legs twitched several times before he stopped moving. Davis' sister Kemene Hunter wore a T-shirt to a news conference following the execution that read, "Justice for her, healing for me." FLORIDA EXECUTES MAN FOR 198...

Russia launched a large-scale attack on Kyiv overnight, killing 10 people, injuring at least 38 others and damaging buildings, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a child was killed in the drone and missile attack. "Right now in Kyiv, first responders are clearing the rubble of an ordinary residential building after a Russian strike," Zelenskyy said on X. "Russia chooses ballistics instead of the negotiating table. It chooses to continue killing instead of ending the war. And this means that Russia still does not fear the consequences. Russia still takes advantage of the fact that at least part of the world turns a blind eye to murdered children and seeks excuses for Putin," he continued. RUSSIA LAUNCHES LARGEST ATTACK ON UKRAINE THIS MONTH FOLLOWING TRUMP'S MEETINGS WITH PUTIN, ZELENSKYY Zelenskyy added that it is "definitely time for new, tough sanctions against Russia for everything it is doing." ...

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a proposed rule to limit the length of time international students can remain in the U.S. for their studies to four years. If finalized, the proposed rule set to be published on Thursday would limit how long certain visa holders, including foreign students, are allowed to stay in the U.S., according to a press release from the Department of Homeland Security , which said the proposal seeks to curb "visa abuse" and increase the agency's ability to "properly vet and oversee these individuals." The agency said foreign students have "taken advantage of U.S. generosity" and become "forever students" by remaining enrolled in colleges so they could stay in the U.S. RUBIO’S STATE DEPARTMENT YANKS MORE THAN 6K STUDENT VISAS DUE TO ASSAULT, BURGLARY, SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM "For too long, past Administrations have allowed foreign students and other visa holders to remain in the U.S. virtually indef...

Illinois' Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said the state "will not stand idly by" if President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to deploy the National Guard to Chicago to respond to crime in the Windy City . "Unlike Donald Trump, we keep our promises," the governor wrote Wednesday on X. "We will not stand idly by if he decides to send the National Guard to intimidate Chicagoans." "Action will be met with a response," he continued. Pritzker's comments are just the latest in his recent feud with Trump, as the federal government weighs whether to send troops to Chicago. TRUMP SAYS 'INCOMPETENT' ILLINOIS GOVERNOR, 'NO BETTER' CHICAGO MAYOR SHOULD CALL HIM FOR HELP WITH CRIME Last week, the governor said there is no crime emergency in Chicago and Trump is "attempting to manufacture a crisis, politicize Americans who serve in uniform, and continue abusing his power to distract from the pain he is causing working famil...

More than 5,000 illegal immigrants have been arrested in the Los Angeles area since June, according to the Department of Homeland Security, including some of the "worst of the worst" violent offenders. The detainees highlighted by DHS include citizens of Mexico, El Salvador, South Korea, Vietnam, China and Eritrea. "DHS law enforcement has made over 5,000 arrests in Los Angeles. That’s more than 5,000 criminal illegal aliens, gang members, child predators, and murderers taken off our streets. Precious lives saved," DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement. Some of the illegal immigrants highlighted by the agency have criminal histories that include violent offenses such as murder, theft and sexual abuse, including against children. DHS ARRESTS FIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CONVICTED OF SERIOUS CRIMES, INCLUDING MURDER AND CHILD ABUSE "Families protected. American taxpayers spared the cost of their crimes AND the burden of their benefits. Thank you to our ...

Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey on Tuesday defeated Republican Christopher Prosch for an open state Senate seat, flipping the Republican-held seat and breaking the GOP's supermajority in the upper chamber for the first time in three years, according to unofficial results from the Woodbury County Auditor's Office. Drey secured 55% of the vote in the race to replace late Republican state Sen. Rocky De Witt, who died in June at the age of 66 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. This is the second time this year Democrats have flipped a Republican-controlled state Senate seat in Iowa, after Democrat Mike Zimmer defeated Republican Katie Whittington in a special election in January. 4 KEY SENATE SEATS REPUBLICANS AIM TO FLIP IN 2026 MIDTERMS TO EXPAND THEIR MAJORITY Drey won a district President Donald Trump carried by more than 11 points last year, and the president won Zimmer's district by more than 20 points. Democrats have won several other special-election wins this year...

House Democrats are urging the Trump administration to allow children injured in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war to enter the U.S. for emergency medical care. In an Aug. 25 letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio , more than 140 lawmakers asked for the reversal of a recent move to halt the approval of all visitor visas for people from the Gaza Strip, including children in need of medical care. "This pause will deny children the medical care they desperately need. It is wrong to prevent children who are caught in the middle of this horrific conflict from receiving lifesaving medical care," the letter reads. "In addition, this decision ignores the fact that all Palestinians leaving Gaza for medical treatment or to accompany family members receiving medical treatment are already subject to rigorous vetting by the Israeli government, including an Israeli security clearance, identity verification, and an assessment whether they are linked to Hamas," it continued. ...

An Illinois man was arrested after he allegedly drugged his pregnant girlfriend with abortion-inducing pills, causing her to have a miscarriage, according to police. Emerson Evans, 31, was charged with two counts of intentional homicide of an unborn child, Bloomington police said in a news release. Officers were called to a home in Bloomington on Friday at around 7 p.m., when they found a pregnant woman suffering a medical emergency. During the probe, investigators determined that Evans administered abortion pills without the woman's consent to cause her to miscarry, according to police. While abortion is legal in Illinois, intentional homicide of an unborn child carries a minimum sentence of 20 years in prison for each count. MORE THAN 20 GOP ATTORNEYS GENERAL CALL ON RFK JR, FDA TO REINSTATE SAFEGUARDS FOR ABORTION DRUGS After unknowingly taking the drugs, the woman began experiencing medical complications and lost her unborn child. Evans’ girlfriend was seven weeks pregn...