DALLAS — Every fall, the State Fair of Texas transforms into America’s test kitchen for deep-fried imagination, where fried cheesecakes, bacon-wrapped creations and gravity-defying desserts compete for fairgoers’ attention. But behind the over-the-top dishes are months of recipe testing, thousands of dollars in development and a competition that can turn a family recipe into a viral sensation — and give a small business a major boost.The Big Tex Choice Awards, held before the fair opens its gates, gives vendors a chance to showcase their most creative concoctions and earn a coveted spot among the year’s must-try foods. This year, 77…

Costco is expanding its diaper selection with a new premium brand, but as of now, shoppers won’t find it in the retailer’s warehouses. The warehouse club is now offering Kudos diapers exclusively online, with prices starting at $47.99 per package, giving parents who make their purchases through the company’s website another option alongside brands such as Huggies, Pampers and Costco’s Kirkland Signature.According to Costco’s website, Kudos diapers are available in sizes 1 through 6, with size 1 priced at $47.99 per package, or approximately 34 cents per diaper. Shipping and handling are included, with delivery estimated at five to seven…

Nothing Bundt Cakes CEO Dolf Berle said that some of the biggest lessons shaping his leadership came long before he reached the C-suite – including from his first job on a dairy farm. Berle told FOX Business that the “discipline around success routines” he learned through dairy farming still influences how he takes care of himself and runs a business.”For me, the habit that has made the biggest difference is the discipline around success routines – both in terms of self-care, but also running a business – that came out of my youth in dairy farming,” he said. Before taking…

VATICAN CITY — Catholic faithful converged on St. Peter’s Square on Sunday to welcome Pope Leo XIV back to the Vatican after surgery to remove a tumor from his lung.Leo is delivering the traditional Angelus blessing, his first official appointment since being released from the hospital on Saturday, four days after cancer surgery.The 71-year-old pontiff had the lower lobe of his right lung removed on Tuesday in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate. The surgery confirmed he had adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer.He told a reporter in English that he was doing ”much better”…

Jenna Dewan‘s fiancé Steve Kazee is rallying around her in light of her Dancing With the Stars professional partner Val Chmerkovskiy‘s suspension from the show. “Everytime I think I can’t love you more, your grace, your class and your heart prove me wrong, ” Steve, 50, captioned a photo of Jenna from DWTS‘ “Super Bowl Night” on Saturday, October 17, via his Instagram Stories. “You got this baby! We got you!” The Tony Award-winning actor — who has frequently championed Jenna throughout the competition thus far — spoke out hours after Dancing With the Stars producers officially benched Val, 40,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Indiana investigators identified a suspect years before charging a man with the 2006 murders of 10-year-old Blake Dickus and his 26-year-old stepmother, Chynna Dickus, but prosecutors say an unusual gap in state law prevented them from bringing the case.Johnson County Prosecutor Lance Hamner told Fox News Digital that authorities had identified Michael Jerome James as a suspect in the double murders, but spent years working to establish a legal path to prosecute him for crimes he allegedly committed at age 14.”That’s what took us so long,” Hamner said. “We had a suspect…

The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including the latest news, events and sights and sounds of the United States.This week’s quiz highlights culinary curveballs, airport antics — and a lot more.Can you get all 8 questions right?Give it a try and see how well you do!CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIESTo try your hand at more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click here. And to take our latest News Quiz — published every Friday — click here.

In an hour-long town hall hosted by CBS News, Vice President JD Vance argued the Trump administration’s handling of the economy and Iran strategy will pay dividends in the future.He was also pressed on the Trump administration’s controversial immigration tactics, widespread discontent about the cost of living and his own political future during “Things That Matter: A Town Hall With Vice President JD Vance,” which aired Saturday evening and was hosted by “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil.Vance took questions from voters in Michigan, a swing state that helped propel Vance and President Trump to victory in 2024 — and…

Taylor Swift once again proved that she never goes out of style in custom Dior and Chopard jewelry at an L.A. gala. The “Patient Zero” singer, 36, turned heads while wearing an elegant icy blue Dior ballgown and platinum 32-carat diamond earrings from Chopard on the red carpet at the 6th Annual Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 17. She also showed off a curly, half-up hairstyle after getting a shoulder-length trim earlier in October. Along with her diamond earrings, Swift accessorized with an 18-carat gold ring inset with 5.78-carats of diamonds and a platinum bracelet with…

SAN JACINTO, Calif. () — As red flag warnings prompted by Santa Ana winds remain in effect for parts of Southern California, a San Jacinto family is sharing its story after high winds led to a devastating injury that nearly killed their loved one.The remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel brought not only rain but also powerful winds across southwest Riverside County on Oct. 10. The strongest winds were reported in areas including Perris, Temecula, Hemet and San Jacinto.”It was scary,” Alexandra Roldan said. “It was rocks, debris hitting the car and everything. A lot of cars were going like five…

Jenna Dewan’s new Dancing With the Stars partner in Val Chmerkovskiy’s absence has been revealed. Us has learned that Dewan, 45, will perform her Dedication Night routine with DWTS pro Alan Bersten during the October 20 live show in the wake of her pro partner’s unceremonious absence. (Bersten, 32, was eliminated earlier in season 35 alongside Giada de Laurentiis.) Dewan will honor her mother, Nancy, with a Viennese waltz set to The Righteous Brothers’ “Unchained Melody.” News broke on Saturday, October 17, that Chmerkovskiy, 40, was benched from Dedication Night over his since-deleted comments threatening physical harm towards judge Carrie…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! PORTLAND, Maine — Americans who were asked for their opinions of socialism by Fox News Digital offered sharply different interpretations of the ideology, with some embracing its promises of economic equality while others expressed strong reservations about government control over the means of production.Fox News Digital took to the streets of Maine’s largest city, a progressive bastion, to talk to residents about their definitions of socialism and how far they would be willing to go to embrace its ideals.The topic of socialism has featured prominently in campaign coverage during this midterm election…

Canada’s defense minister said Saturday that people were killed and injured in an incident at a military base in Alberta that caused a major fire.It was not immediately clear how many people were killed or injured, but a doctor at a hospital in the city of Edmonton, 120 miles northwest, told Canada’s national broadcaster that patients were being brought to hospitals across the city as health-care facilities around the base became “completely overwhelmed” by the number of people needing care.”This number of patients would overwhelm the city of Edmonton,” Dr. Warren Thirsk, an emergency department physician at the Royal Alexandra…

Published on 18/10/2026 – 8:25 GMT+2•Updated 8:31 A 140-year-old town hall in France was largely destroyed as a fierce fire took hold on Saturday after masked protesters set the building alight, authorities said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Dramatic footage showed the spire of the Limoges town hall collapse as flames engulfed the roof overnight amid mass cost-of-living protests across the country. According to the Haute-Vienne prefecture, rioters broke into the town hall at around 6 pm on Saturday before setting it ablaze. “Firefighters from Haute-Vienne were immediately mobilised in large numbers to tackle the fire,” it said in a press release. “Limoges…

Elon Musk‘s ex Ashley St. Clair alleges in a new documentary that the Tesla mogul cut monthly child support payments for their son by a reported $80,000 in retaliation for her speaking out publicly. Former conservative influencer St. Clair, 28, opens up about having son Romulus, now 2, with Musk, 55, in acclaimed documentarian Alex Gibney‘s new film Musk, which explores the tech executive’s growing influence on right-wing politics. St. Clair told Gibney that Musk offered her a one-time payment of $15 million and $100,000 a month provided she signed an NDA that allegedly restricted what she could say about…