For years, Stephen A. Smith’s many football blunders have been easy enough to explain away.He’s not an NFL guy (remember when he said the three key players for a game were three guys who weren’t playing in the game?) He’s definitely not a college football guy (remember when he called Jalen Milroe Jalen “Milroy” multiple times and then read the wrong stat line after a College Football Playoff game?).CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPESPN forces him into those conversations because First Take has to talk football, and Smith knows that football is the most popular sport in the…

NEW YORK — Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, according to the American Library Association. And efforts to have titles removed have never been more coordinated or politicized. The ALA on Monday issued its annual list of the books most challenged at the country’s libraries, part of the association’s State of America’s Libraries Report. Patricia McCormick’s “Sold,” a 2006 novel about sex trafficking in India, topped the list for 2025. Others targeted include Stephen Chbosky’s high school novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir “Gender Queer” and Sarah J. Maas’ romantasy favorite “Empire of Storms.” The ALA…

Washington — In less than 48 hours this weekend, President Trump went from saying Iran has “agreed to everything,” including working with the U.S. to remove its enriched uranium, to warning that if Iran doesn’t sign a U.S.-backed deal, the “whole country is getting blown up.” The president’s rapid shifts in messaging, expressed in phone calls with individual reporters and on Truth Social, come as the two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran enters its final days, and as the state of negotiations with Iran is uncertain. The president has also shared contradictory statements about negotiations, telling the New York Post on Monday…

The Drama League has announced the 2026 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Play, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, and the Distinguished Performance Award. Honoring Broadway and Off-Broadway achievements, the nominations were announced on April 20 by Tony Award Winner Natalie Venetia Belcon and film, television, and stage star Corbin Bleu at the official announcement event held at Lincoln Center’s New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which was streamed live online by BroadwayWorld. The 92nd Annual Drama…

Cyprus is upgrading two key military installations with US funding to reinforce its role as a humanitarian safe haven for evacuees from conflicts in the Middle East, officials said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Andreas Papandreou Air Base in Paphos will be expanded to include a new parking apron capable of accommodating dozens of heavy-lift military transport aircraft, allowing faster refuelling and maintenance during large-scale humanitarian operations. The Evangelos Florakis naval base at Mari, 229 kilometres from Lebanon’s coast, will receive a new US European Command-funded heliport capable of accommodating large Chinook transport helicopters to airlift evacuees from conflict zones. The US…

Federal investigators are putting up a $25,000 reward for information that eventually leads to the arrest of a Texas man who’s an alleged member of “Greggy’s Cult,” an online child exploitation enterprise that used social media and gaming platforms to exploit kids between 2019 and 2021. Austin Jan Sy Yatco is wanted for conspiracy to produce, receive, and distribute child pornography, according to the FBI. Federal investigators have alleged members of the “Greggy’s Cult” group, like Yatco, convinced minors they met online into filming themselves in a sexual manner, and later shared the material with the entire network. “Greggy’s Cult”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 10-year-old Alabama girl remembered for her “bright and joyful” spirit was found dead inside an Alabama home late Friday night, sparking a homicide investigation that has led to one juvenile being charged with murder.Piedmont police discovered the body of Katheryn Bigbee less than an hour after she was reported missing, AL.com reported.”Officers responded immediately to the residence,” Piedmont Police Chief Nathan Johnson said in a statement. “They tragically discovered a deceased juvenile inside the home.”Authorities have not disclosed the location of the home or whether it was the girl’s residence. A…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Virginians for Fair Elections, a main group fighting to get Virginia voters to approve a ballot referendum that will allow the state to redraw its congressional maps, has been pumped with millions in cash from a web of George Soros-backed dark money groups and top Democratic Party officials.The money the group has garnered ahead of Tuesday’s vote, which is poised to allow Democrats in the House of Representatives to potentially take four seats from Republicans going into the midterms, also comes from leading Democratic Party figures and organizations like Nancy Pelosi and…

A bipartisan pair of senators sent a letter to the CEOs of United Airlines and American Airlines expressing concerns about the possibility of a proposed merger between the two air carriers and requested more information about the impact of a possible deal. The letter was sent by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, who wrote that a merger between United and American would “combine two of the ‘Big Four’ U.S. airlines into an ‘industry behemoth,’ controlling nearly half of the U.S. market share of the airline industry and creating the largest airline on the planet by revenue.””Any proposed…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! San Antonio Spurs star big man, Victor Wembanyama, was unanimously named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year for the 2025-26 season, and he did so in historic fashion.Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 phenom, became the youngest player to ever win the prestigious award at just 22 years old. Even better, he is the first to ever win the award unanimously, and for good reason.Wembanyama was a problem with, and without, the ball in his hands this season. He earned all 100 first-place votes for the award, with Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren finishing…

This Olympian’s reaction to his bride didn’t track with the internet — now, social media savages are having a field day roasting him.  Noah Lyles, 28, a heavily decorated track and field sprinter, revered as one of the fastest men in the world, is being run down online for his seemingly unimpressed, unenthusiastic response to wife Junelle Bromfield’s bridal garb mere minutes before their April 4 “I Do’s” in Trenton, Georgia.  Trending footage of the apparent premarital mishap has amassed over 1.6 million video views.  Noah Lyles is under cyber fire for failing to compliment his bride, Junelle Bromfield, upon seeing her decked out…

THE WOODLANDS, Texas — An Ironman Texas participant who died after swimming and then drowning in Lake Woodlands on Saturday morning has been identified, officials said.Authorities identified the victim as 38-year-old Mara Flavia Araujo from Brazil.ORIGINAL REPORT: Ironman participant drowns in Lake Woodlands during triathlon, according to officialsAccording to the Woodlands Fire Department, crews responded to Northshore Park around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday after a call about a lost swimmer in the lake.Authorities said multiple boats were used in the search, including one with sonar detection equipment, which helps search the water when it has low visibility.About 30 minutes later,…

Paper Mill Playhouse has announced its 88th season of shows to be presented during the theater’s 2026-2027 season in Millburn, New Jersey. The lineup includes Mary Poppins, Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor, Million Dollar Quartet, and Dear Evan Hansen. With performances running from November 2026 through June 2027, Paper Mill’s upcoming season will take place alongside the reconstruction of the theater’s front-of-house and lobby spaces, marking the final phase of the transformative Next Act Campaign. This construction begins immediately following the conclusion of Paper Mill’s current season with West Side Story (May 28-June 28) and is expected to be complete by September 2027. To accommodate these renovations throughout the…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he had been wrong to appoint Labour politician Peter Mandelson as UK envoy to Washington, seeking to quell anger over a scandal surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s long-time associate. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Starmer, whose popularity with the British public and many MPs in his own centre-left Labour Party has slumped, has also struggled to manage a controversy that threatens to bring down his leadership. Addressing parliament about the deepening political row, Starmer said: “At the heart of this, there is also a judgment I made that was wrong. I should not have…

Former tennis pros Ashley Harkleroad and Chuck Adams are headed for divorce after 16 years of marriage. Adams, 54, filed for a legal separation on Tuesday, April 14, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason, according to documents obtained by Us Weekly. Harkleroad, 40, and Adams married in September 2009 and share son Charlie, 17, and daughter Cissy, 15. Adams is seeking joint custody of their kids, with Harkleroad retaining physical custody and him being awarded visitation. He also asked to terminate the court’s ability to award spousal support to Harkleroad. Related: Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris Finalize Divorce Nearly 2…