NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former college football player has been accused of pretending to be NFL stars in order to make nearly $20 million.Luther Davis, who won the 2009 national championship with Alabama, has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.Court documents obtained by AL.com say that Davis disguised himself with wigs and makeup to pose at Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix, free agent tight end David Njoku, and Green Bay Packers safety Xavier McKinney, also an Alabama alum. Davis and a partner, CJ Evins, “executed a scheme to fraudulently…

Scoring a spot at NYC’s upcoming Met Gala is just the beginning for boldfacers and A-listers lucky enough to be included in the top social event of the spring season, held on May 6 this year.  What follows the sought-after invite is months of preparation. There are fittings to attend at top ateliers, high-priced hotel suites at The Mark to secure — and, for many, trips to Joanna Vargas’ glossy Fifth Avenue spa to achieve that camera-ready glow.  Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz, Laverne Cox, Emma Roberts — all have turned to the high-profile esthetician, whose facials can cost up to…

Karen Read was found not guilty of the most serious charges in her high-profile Massachusetts murder retrial in June 2025. In their fourth day of deliberations, jurors acquitted Read of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe. She was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol.Read’s first trial, which started in April 2024 at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, ended months later in a mistrial due to a “starkly divided” hung jury. After months of additional pretrial hearings following the mistrial, jury selection in Read’s second trial began on April 1, 2025. The jury…

Next month will mark a major milestone for actor Michael James Scott. After 13 years of playing the Genie in various productions of Disney’s Aladdin, the performer will take his final bow on May 3. “It feels so crazy,” Scott said during an interview with Philly host Alicia Vitarelli. “There are so many emotions running through. It has been the honor of a lifetime to play a role rooted in joy, a show literally built on love and light and laughter. That is everything.” Scott is Aladdin’s longest-running Genie and an original cast member, having played nearly 4,000 performances across four companies on…

Rescuers in Germany abandoned an elaborate operation on Thursday to save a sick humpback whale that has been repeatedly stranded off the Baltic Sea coast and has stirred up attention across the country for weeks. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The whale, which has been nicknamed Timmy by local media, is lying in shallow waters near the eastern German town of Wismar and has barely moved for days. Many fear it may soon die. Experts came up with a sophisticated plan to use air cushions to lift the animal onto a tarp, which will be secured to two pontoons and attached to a…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A series of suspicious deaths and disappearances of high-level scientists across the country over the past several years is reaching a fever pitch and catching the attention of online sleuths all the way to the White House.Since 2023, at least eight people, mostly involved in researching space and nuclear science, have died or vanished, some under murky circumstances. Some have had connections to UFO research.Asked Wednesday by Fox News’ Peter Doocy about the trend, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Trump administration will likely look into the matter.”I haven’t spoken…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Illegal immigrants staying in homeless shelters in California have undergone sex change procedures and cross-sex hormone therapy treatments on the taxpayers’ dime, a watchdog alleges.Manhattan Institute fellow Chris Rufo reports in a video that some illegal immigrants have accessed transgender medical procedures through California’s Medi-Cal program, which provides healthcare coverage to low-income residents regardless of immigration status. The state spends roughly $9 billion in taxpayer dollars to provide healthcare for illegal immigrants, which also includes transgender care according to The California Department of Health Care Services.Roughly 1.7 million illegal immigrants received full-scope…

American retirees who are receiving Social Security will see an annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) next year, and a new report projects that next year’s benefit increase may be smaller than many retirees expect. A new analysis by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) predicts that Social Security’s 2027 COLA will be 2.8%, which would be the same benefit boost as the 2026 COLA.That would amount to an increase in the average Social Security benefits check for retired workers of $56.69, raising the benefit from $2,024.77 to $2,081.46 per month. “Americans are right to worry about our current COLA projection,”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones reportedly plans to change his plea to guilty on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering that stemmed from two separate illegal gambling cases. ABC News reported that Jones has requested a change-of-plea hearing after originally pleading not guilty in November.Jones’ attorney, Kenneth Montgomery, told the outlet that Jones “is not cooperating.” Jones is alleged to have told someone close to him that a “prominent” player on the Los Angeles Lakers, widely speculated to be LeBron James, would not play Feb. 9, 2023, before…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Testimony at a major South African corruption inquiry was briefly overshadowed Tuesday by an unscripted moment — a suspended police chief with a tissue stuck to his brow.Julius Mkhwanazi, the former deputy chief of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department, was testifying before the Madlanga Commission when the awkward moment unfolded.Mkhwanazi, who was suspended in November 2025 amid misconduct allegations, had been wiping sweat from his face after answering questions from the commission.Part of the tissue, however, remained stuck to his head.PRO GOLFER HOSPITALIZED AFTER FALLING DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT IN FREAK ACCIDENT IN…

Erin Andrews is making a run at baby No. 2.  The veteran sportscaster revealed this week she’s giving IVF another go — refusing to be benched in her bid to expand her family at 47. “I am crazy, and I am with a doctor that said, ‘Listen, we’ll call it when it’s time.’ But I, I am psychotic right now,” Andrews told co-host Charissa Thompson on the latest episode of their podcast, “Calm Down with Erin and Charissa.” Erin Andrews is a sportscaster known as the lead sideline reporter on Fox Sports’ NFL broadcasting team. Getty Images “I just feel…

Thursday, April 16, 2026 7:16PMLOS ANGELES () — A driver was taken into custody Thursday morning following a lengthy chase involving a stolen truck through the Antelope Valley.The pursuit began on the 5 Freeway in the Hollywood area before it made its way onto the 14 Freeway.The truck, which was reported stolen, appeared to be a traffic management company work truck.The driver was being followed by California Highway Patrol officers on the 14 Freeway in the Palmdale-Lancaster area when one of the truck’s front tires deflated from a spike strip.The suspect came to a stop on the 14 Freeway in…

The Fear of 13, the new play by Lindsey Ferrentino and directed by David Cromer, has fearlessly, officially entered the Broadway season! The production, now running at the James Earl Jones Theatre, is led by two-time Academy Award winner Adrien Brody and Golden Globe Award nominee Tessa Thompson. Based on a true story, The Fear of 13 follows Nick Yarris, a man who spends more than two decades on death row for a murder he maintains he did not commit. Through a series of prison visits with a volunteer named Jacki, the play traces a life shaped by impulse and consequence, as their…

Staff at immigration offices across Spain cancelled plans to strike after a deal was reached with the government that took into account their concerns about an uptick in workload following an amnesty programme for undocumented migrants, the union group CCOO said on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Unions representing immigration officers cancelled the walkout that was due to start next week after securing a 10-18% pay rise and a pledge to fill 700 vacant positions, union leader César Pérez said. Union leaders had warned that an already stretched system would struggle to cope with the increased volume of applications after Spain’s government…