NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! RANDOLPH, N.J. — As he works to flip a vacant U.S. House seat in a blue-leaning district in northern New Jersey, Republican Joe Hathaway is not shy about pointing out where he disagrees with President Donald Trump, even as he charges that his Democratic rival is too far to the left.”I’m going to call balls and strikes in this race. I’m not going to be a rubber stamp for anybody,” Hathaway said in a Fox News Digital interview this week, when asked about Trump.Hathaway is facing off against Democrat Analilia Mejia, who…

As another Tax Day arrives, the average refund this year is $3,462, up 11%, or around $350, from 2025, according to IRS data. “Aggregate refunds are up, average refunds are up, and clearly millions, if not tens of millions, of taxpayers are claiming one of the new deductions” under the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” enacted last year, Andrew Lautz, director of tax policy for the Bipartisan Policy Center, a nonpartisan think tank, told CBS News. Deductions reduce a person’s taxable income, which typically means they end up owing less to the IRS.Lautz said the think tank is seeing many people take…

What Happened Was… will begin performances today, Tuesday, April 14 at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre. Starring Corey Stoll and Cecily Strong, the production marks the first major revival of Obie Award-winning playwright Tom Noonan’s work since his recent passing. Get a first look at production photos here! Directed by Ian Rickson, What Happened Was… plays 33 performances only through Sunday, June 14. Tickets are now available. Driven by a shared commitment to accessibility, 25% of the house for every performance will have $35 tickets, available only on the day of show through TodayTix (lottery opens at 5pm before each performance…

Political commentator Candace Owens has slammed Erika Kirk for pulling out of a Turning Point USA event alongside Vice President JD Vance at the last minute. Taking to X on Tuesday, April 14, just hours after Erika, 37, confirmed she was cancelling her appearance at the University of Georgia due to alleged security threats, Owens, 36, claimed the circumstances were falsely reported. “Stop. This is exhausting. You pulled out because of bad ticket sales. For the same reason TPFaith had to “reschedule” the Pastor’s Summit and various other events quietly,” Owens directed to Erika, referring to Turning Point USA Faith,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former Florida surgeon was indicted by a grand jury after authorities said he removed a man’s liver instead of his spleen.The Office of the State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit in Florida announced in a release Monday that Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky was charged with second-degree manslaughter after he allegedly removed the liver from 70-year-old Bill Bryan of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, in 2024 during a procedure at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Miramar Beach, Florida.Prosecutors allege the surgery was scheduled to be a laparoscopic splenectomy, a minimally invasive procedure…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. immigration authorities reportedly detained former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem in Florida on Monday, months after Brazil sentenced him to prison for his role in a plot to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in power after the 2022 election.Brazilian authorities said Ramagem fled the country in September 2025, shortly after being sentenced to 16 years in prison. But Ramagem’s supporters argue that he has an active asylum claim in the United States and should not be deported.In a statement announcing Ramagem’s detention, the Brazilian Federal Police did not name him directly but…

Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., and his family are suing to block what they describe as an attempt to take control of their historic Greenbrier resort after a hotel-affiliated investor acquired hundreds of millions of dollars in their debt. In a complaint filed in Greenbrier County Circuit Court, Justice, his family and their business entities accuse an affiliate of Omni Hotels & Resorts and several financial players of orchestrating a takeover of the iconic property through what they call “deceptive” tactics.The dispute centers on roughly $289 million in loans tied to Justice family businesses, which were sold by Carter Bank to…

A powerful Napa Valley wine dynasty is over after the owner sold her sprawling vineyard to Chanel. The luxury retailer bought the Rudd Estate for an undisclosed amount as it expands its Rutherford’s St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery brand across the region. The estate, which was being run by Samantha Rudd after her winery mogul father Leslie died in 2018, will now focus on its restaurant business. St. Supéry CEO Emma Swain told Wine Spectator: “We had been searching for exceptional vineyards since 2015. Luxury retailer Chanel bought the Rudd Estate for an undisclosed amount. Instagram/@ruddestate “We’ve looked at…

LINCOLN HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES () — A father was found unresponsive and his teenage son was rescued after they were pulled from a lake in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Lincoln Heights.Firefighters responded to the scene in Lincoln Park just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.Los Angeles firefighters pulled a 16-year-old boy from the water but initially struggled to locate his father, who remained submerged. About 30 minutes later, firefighters found the man at the bottom of the lake.LAFD Capt. Cody Weireter said paramedics performed CPR on the father, believed to be about 60 years old.The father was taken to a hospital…

The set for This Is Not About Me initially resembles the bottom of a particularly untidy knitting drawer: strewn with red thread and abandoned crochet projects. The stage is thus set for a show all about unearthing our deepest memories, and making those memories into art. Over time, we come to realise that the thread is much like the truth: there to be picked at and unravelled. We first meet Grace (Amaia Naima Aguinaga) and her friend-slash-situationship of a decade Eli (Francis Nunnery) for an awkward meeting in a coffee shop. They’ve not spoken in months, and Grace has been…

Published on 15/04/2026 – 9:31 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched a stinging criticism of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, one of his main European allies, over her unwillingness to join the Iran war. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “I’m shocked at her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong,” he said in an interview with Italian daily Corriere della Sera. The interview was published the day after Meloni condemned as “unacceptable” Trump’s criticism of Pope Leo XIV, after the supreme pontiff’s repeated calls for an end to the US intervention in Iran. “She’s unacceptable because she doesn’t mind…

Erika Kirk cancelled an appearance at a Turning Point USA event alongside Vice President JD Vance amid alleged security threats. Erika, 37, was scheduled to headline the political organization’s University of Georgia event alongside Vance, 41, on Tuesday, April 14, but confirmed her withdrawal via X that very evening. “I was so looking forward to tonight’s event … but after all our family has been through, I take my security team’s recommendations extremely seriously,” she wrote via the social media platform. “Thank you to our amazing Georgia chapter for your support. God bless you all!” Erika, who serves as chairwoman…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The suspect in a string of attacks in DeKalb County, Georgia, is a repeat offender and a naturalized U.S. citizen from the U.K., according to the Department of Homeland Security.Olaolukitan Adon Abel, 26, was arrested on Monday after he killed two people and wounded another in what police described as a series of random attacks in the Peach State.Abel faces two counts of murder, aggravated assault and weapons charges in connection with the attacks, which DHS said included the killing of an employee of the agency.DHS told Fox News that Abel is…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., formally resigned his House seat on Tuesday amid a wave of sexual misconduct allegations that spurred calls to step aside or face expulsion. Swalwell’s swift fall from grace, and subsequent likely end of his political career, was made official in a letter from the embattled lawmaker read aloud on the House floor. Swalwell apologized to his family and constituents before again pushing back against the allegations of sexual misconduct and sexual assault levied against him. “I will fight the serious false allegations made against me,” Swalwell wrote. “However, I must…

The Trump administration is sending letters to banks in four areas about handling Iranian money. The letter obtained by FOX Business says the Treasury Department has evidence that banks in Oman, the UAE, Hong Kong and China have allowed Iranian funds used for illicit activities to be funneled through them.A senior administration official not authorized to speak publicly says this is the first step to adding secondary sanctions on those banks, which would cut them off from the U.S. financial system. CHINA EMERGES AS UNEXPECTED PLAYER IN TRUMP’S IRAN DIPLOMACY PUSH “Now is the time to finally disable Iran’s ability…