NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The two Iranian women’s soccer players who remained in Australia amid the U.S. and Israel’s joint military campaign against Iran have spoken out publicly for the first time since accepting asylum, saying they intend to continue their professional careers “in safety” there. Fatemeh Pasandideh ​and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh released a joint statement thanking the Australian government for its support and providing them with “safe haven.”  “The compassion and support shown to us during this challenging time has provided us with hope for a future where we can live and compete in safety,” the statement…

DEAR ABBY: How should I handle in-laws who show up three or more hours early for dinner and just sit at the kitchen counter? I have things to do; I don’t have time to entertain them, and I can’t persuade them to leave the kitchen. It really puts a damper on my final prep and last-minute cleaning. I don’t want to be rude. They are nice people, but I can’t handle this anymore. — ON DISPLAY IN ILLINOIS DEAR ON DISPLAY: Not everyone likes to have company in their kitchen while they are getting ready to entertain. Does your husband…

A federal judge has blocked a $6.2 billion merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group and rival Tegna until an antitrust lawsuit is resolved.U.S. District Court Chief Judge Troy L. Nunley in Sacramento, California, made the ruling late Friday afternoon, finding that eight attorneys general and DirecTV were likely to prevail in their legal bid to stop the merger.The deal, announced last year and approved by the Federal Communications Commission, would create a company that owns 265 television stations in 44 states and the District of Columbia, most of them local affiliates of one of the “Big Four” national…

Drama Desk-winning puppeteer James Ortiz will receive the Artistic Excellence Impact Award from The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) for his voice performance and puppetry as ‘Rocky’ in the film Project Hail Mary. The award celebrates his artistry and his pioneering contributions to performance and puppetry. Ortiz, who serves as both the performer and voice for the creature, has had a storied career on the stage, including designing Milky White in the 2022 Broadway revival of Into the Woods and the dinosaur puppets in Lincoln Center’s The Skin of Our Teeth. He will be presented with the award at the Impact Awards Gala taking place on Friday, April…

Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage centers around an age-gap romance — but do stars Emily Osment and Montana Jordan feel the years between them? “Not really, to be honest,” Osment, 34, exclusively told Us Weekly at CBS Fest on Wednesday, April 15. “There’s a few TV shows that he doesn’t know about but other than that, it’s kind of it.” Osment pointed out that her onscreen husband is mature — and it helps that he is already a dad at 23. While looking ahead at the second half of season 2, Osment teased where Georgie and Mandy’s relationship could end…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Houston city officials over the adoption of a “sanctuary” ordinance designed to limit cooperation between local authorities and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The ordinance, passed by a 12-5 vote last week, ended a Houston police policy that required officers to wait at least 30 minutes for ICE to arrive if a suspect had an immigration warrant. The lawsuit names Houston Mayor John Whitmire, the city’s 16 council members and Houston Police Chief J. Noe Diaz as defendants.Paxton argued the ordinance violates Senate Bill 4, a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A beautiful day for baseball did not stop some friendly fire in the South Bronx on Thursday.The New York Yankees were wrapping up their four-game set against Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels in a Thursday matinee when during L.A.’s 11-4 victory, fans in the stands had some extracurricular activity.In a 20-second clip posted online, it appears that at least five people were involved in the mayhem. One person in a Gerrit Cole jersey threw a nasty right hook after grabbing someone from behind. Someone else in an Aaron Judge jersey…

Ford is recalling almost 1.4 million of its F-150 pickup trucks in the US because of a gearshift issue that may lead to the loss of control of vehicles and increasing the risk of a crash. The automaker is aware of two injuries and one accident possibly related to the issue. The recall includes F-150 light trucks with a six-speed automatic transmission that were produced between March 12, 2014 and Aug 18, 2017. The recall includes F-150 light trucks with a six-speed automatic transmission that were produced between March 12, 2014 and Aug 18, 2017. AP The National Highway Traffic…

An eighth grader from Cerritos has developed an artificial intelligence-powered wearable device designed to help people with strabismus, commonly known as crossed eyes, by detecting eye drift in real time.Fourteen-year-old Aaryan Balani created the device after living with the condition himself and searching for a non-surgical solution. The result is EYEVA, a visor-style wearable that alerts the user when their eyes begin to drift out of alignment.”Most of what you see are accessories,” Balani said while demonstrating the device at his home.Balani said the potential impact of the technology extends far beyond his own experience.”It’s not just like a few…

The cast of CATS: The Jellicle Ball is set to perform next week on Good Morning America. It has not been confirmed which members of the company will appear on the program, but viewers can tune in to watch the performance on Tuesday, April 21, airing during the 7:00-9:00 EDT am block on . The reimagined production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical officially opened on Tuesday, April 7 and is currently running at the Broadhurst Theatre. Find out what critics think of the revival here. Tickets are now on sale through September 6, 2026.  CATS: The Jellicle Ball is directed by OBIE Award winners Zhailon Levingston and Bill…

Kyle Cooke and Meghan King had a fun and flirty meet-cute while out and about in NYC. “Kyle didn’t know Meghan prior to being at the same event last night. She had pursued him the second she saw him,” an insider exclusively shares with Us Weekly about the pair’s unintentional run-in. “He was definitely buzzed and was having fun with her. It’s nothing serious, but they did hang out all night even after the event was over, and made out several times in public.” Photos were captured on Thursday, April 16, of the newly single Summer House star kissing Meghan,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gold Star father Darin Hoover says a new Pentagon review of the deadly Abbey Gate bombing finally feels different after years of what he described as “crickets” from the Biden administration — but he is still asking whether critical information was deliberately kept from military families and the public.Hoover, whose son, Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin “Taylor” Hoover, was among the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing during the Afghanistan withdrawal, told Fox News Digital that for years families got little more than a “canned” response.”For…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! LAS VEGAS – Dana White’s boxing organization made a splash signing Friday during WrestleMania week in Las Vegas.Conor Benn agreed to a multi-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing just days after appearing on Netflix against Regis Prograis as part of the co-main event with Tyson Fury and Arslanbek Makhmudov. Benn defeated Prograis via unanimous decision and moved to 24-1 in his career. Benn suggested UFC President Dana White and WWE President Nick Khan were big reasons he decided to join Zuffa Boxing. UFC, WWE and Zuffa Boxing are properties under TKO Group Holdings.”When you…

They weren’t having an Easy time taking off. EasyJet crewmembers raised eyebrows after requesting that five passengers disembark a flight because the aircraft was too heavy to take off. Five passengers got off an EasyJet flight after crew members announced that the plane was too heavy to take off. AFP via Getty Images The incident occurred April 11 at Southend Airport in Essex aboard flight EJU7008, which was slated to fly to Malaga in Southern Spain, Birmingham Live reported. However, while the plane was taxiing on the tarmac, the captain made an unusual announcement over the intercom, revealing that the…

Pope Leo XIV visited Cameroon on his tour of Africa. He garnered a crowd of around 120,000 people for mass in Douala. He also spoke with students and faculty at the Catholic University of Central Africa and attended a Catholic hospital. The visit came amid his ongoing feud with President Trump.