DURHAM, North Carolina — A man accused of killing a North Carolina college student 14 years ago was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after he was convicted Friday of first-degree murder, rape and other charges after prosecutors told jurors that forensic evidence was “screaming his name.”Faith Hedgepeth was a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when she was beaten to death in her off-campus apartment in September 2012. Miguel Salguero Olivares was arrested nine years later after being pulled over for driving while intoxicated and providing a DNA sample that…

Britt McHenry — a member of President Donald Trump‘s administration and a former ESPN reporter — is facing controversy for allegedly throwing a drink at a fan while attending an NBA game. Video footage obtained by TMZ seemingly shows McHenry, 40, and a male companion getting into an argument with a fan seated behind them at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, October 21, as the Washington Wizards played the Milwaukee Bucks. In the clip, McHenry appeared to toss the contents of her cup at the man seated behind her before exiting her row. She left to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Capitol Hill is about to embark on a biennial game of musical chairs.Everyone needs to find a seat when the music stops. Those who don’t are out.There are four sets of leadership elections pending in Congress over the next few weeks. House Republicans and Democrats will pick their top leaders. The same with Senate Republicans and Democrats. The entire House must elect a speaker when the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3. The full Senate chooses the majority leader. That’s decided individually by the majority party in the Senate.We anticipate a scramble…

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin issued a warning that the riots that have occurred in Paris and other cities in France should serve as an example to young Americans that socialist policies aren’t the utopia that some describe. The billionaire hedge fund manager spoke during a panel discussion at Citadel Securities’ recent Future of Global Markets Conference and said that the chaos on the streets in France exemplifies where the road to socialism leads.”If you want to look at where socialism leads you to, look at France this last weekend. It’s the socialist dream. The country spends 60% of its GDP…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! SAO PAULO, Brazil— About 125 million Brazilians voted Oct. 4 on machines that print no paper ballots. Less than four hours after polls closed, the country knew its presidential election was headed to a runoff between conservative challenger Flavio Bolsonaro and leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.That process has been in place for over three decades, and Brazilians have become accustomed to its speed, simplicity, accuracy and routine. The system is robustly audited, completely disconnected from the Internet, and is the largest digital voting system deployed on the planet.Eleven days before…

The Upper East Side is in mourning. After months of will-they-won’t-they speculation, a neighborhood petition, and one seemingly miraculous reprieve, Mezzaluna, the beloved Italian trattoria that has held court on Third Avenue for more than four decades, is finally closing its doors. Its departure comes after the owners opted against a new 10-year lease and marks another loss for the old Upper East Side, as neighborhood haunts increasingly give way to luxury condos, trendy coffee chains, and a streetscape that longtime residents barely recognize. Mezzaluna Ristorante NYC/Facebook “It’s so depressing. I was there yesterday,” said Genny Eide, 33, who grew…

Tony Award nominee Susannah Flood joins The Roundtable with Robert Bannon for a fascinating conversation about her extraordinary career on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and television! Fresh off her acclaimed, Tony-nominated performance in Broadway’s Liberation, Susannah returns to the New York stage in Pre-Existing Condition, the critically acclaimed play written by Marin Ireland and directed by Maria Dizzia.The powerful and deeply personal production follows a woman attempting to rebuild her life after leaving an abusive relationship. Rather than focusing solely on the relationship itself, the story explores what happens afterward: the emotional complexities of healing, rediscovering your identity, navigating friendships, and learning…

President Trump on Friday slashed tariffs on a handful of Canadian products that are used widely by Maine’s agricultural industry, a move cheered by Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who is facing a tough reelection battle in the New England state.The items that are no longer subject to 50% tariffs include corrugated boxes, crates, plastic sacks, packing machinery, refrigeration equipment and seaweed, according to a White House proclamation. Several new categories of Canadian products were slapped with 50% duties in exchange, including shampoo, vinyl flooring, coffins, carpets and window-unit air conditioners.In a statement, Collins said the carveouts will protect Maine farmers,…

Meghan Markle has had a difficult relationship with her father, Thomas Markle Sr., ever since her courtship with Prince Harry began. The Suits actress, 44, is the only child from the former General Hospital lighting director’s eight-year marriage to Doria Ragland — though he also shares a son, Thomas Markle Jr., and a daughter, Samantha Markle, with his first wife, Roslyn Loveless. (Markle and Loveless were married from 1964 to 1975.) Keep scrolling to see more on Meghan and Thomas Sr.’s relationship: What Happened Between Meghan Markle and Thomas Markle Sr.? Trouble arose when Thomas Sr. was due to attend…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Ilhan Omar told Fox News Digital that her “real name” is “Ilhan Abdullahi Omar” after a federal court filing identified the congresswoman by a last name matching that of her ex-husband, whom reports have alleged is her brother.”Ilhan Abdullahi Omar, you know it,” Omar told Fox News Digital when asked about her name. “It’s Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.”Omar was spotted by Fox News Digital at the Karmel Mall of Somalia in Minnesota as she made her way into the Karmel Masjid, inside the mall, for Friday prayers.ILHAN OMAR CALLS TRUMP ‘CREEP’ AS…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A suspected terrorist attack near Paris Friday added to tensions across France as the nation prepares for more potential violence Saturday.Seventy thousand law enforcement officers, along with helicopters, armored vehicles and water cannons, will be deployed across France as President Emmanuel Macron’s government tries to ward off another weekend of violent protests.”The strategy adopted for the coming days is to ban protests requested by individuals or groups with no legitimate authority,” Macron said ahead of the weekend after canceling his planned trip to Nigeria and Senegal originally scheduled for next week.”The rules…

Are the walls closing in on a historic California Castle? Central California’s Hearst Castle in San Simeon, once a major cash cow in the state’s park system, has seen plummeting visitor numbers in recent years. Tourists are skipping the $35 ticket to the lavish estate and driving through the popular coastal route that runs right past its door. What’s to blame? Officials are citing several excuses, from weather to road closures to gas prices. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now. Thanks for signing up! Central California’s Hearst Castle is…

Jeremy O. Harris is producing a new documentary about a MAGA director plotting his comeback with a group of conservative actors. The Slave Play playwright is executive producing American Theater, which follows "canceled" theater director Brian Clowdus, who has faced allegations of racist and abusive behavior. In the film, Clowdus summons a troupe of conservative actors to an abandoned cabin in rural Georgia to plot revenge on the Atlanta theater community with a musical retelling of the 1692 Salem witch trials. According to its official website, the documentary will have its Los Angeles premiere on October 25. As previously reported,…

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is speaking out over a report that her father, Thomas Markle Sr., is being investigated by authorities in the Philippines for allegedly possessing child sex abuse material following claims made by his son.”I am deeply distressed at the news that has come to light in the last 24 hours, and my thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed,” Meghan said in a statement Friday.According to The Sun, Meghan’s half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., reported their father to police in the Philippines alleging he found images in his father’s phone and computers.FILE – Meghan…

After making a decision to end her pregnancy, Simone appears to be suffering from health complications in an upcoming episode of Grey’s Anatomy. The sneak peek for the Thursday, October 29, episode shows Simone (Alexis Floyd) fainting at work as Wes (Trevor Jackson) and Jules (Adelaide Kane) express concerns about her well-being. Jules ultimately asks Jo (Camilla Luddington), who no longer works at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, to take a look at Simone due to her experience in obstetrics and gynecology. Elsewhere in the preview, Jo’s husband, Link (Chris Carmack), faces issues of his own after she threw away his…