Drone drops knives, bandannas and hair clippers into a New York prison

MARCY, N.Y. — A drone flew over the grounds of an upstate New York prison after midnight and released a package containing knives, a cellphone, bandannas, hair clippers and a green leafy substance between two dormitories, officials said Wednesday. The package was quickly recovered by staff after the drone was detected flying above the Marcy … Read more

Powell says he has ‘no intention of leaving’ Fed during DOJ investigation

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he will remain at the central bank while the Department of Justice’s criminal investigation continues. “I have no intention of leaving the Board until the investigation is fully resolved with transparency and finality,” Powell said, referring to the Federal … Read more

Watch: Markwayne Mullin says he regrets calling Alex Pretti a

Sen. Gary Peters, a Michigan Democrat, questioned Sen. Markwayne Mullin about international trips he’s conducted while he was in Congress. Mullin, who is appearing for his Senate confirmation hearing to be the next DHS secretary, also said he regretted calling Alex Pretti a “deranged individual” after the Minneapolis resident was shot and killed by a … Read more

Shaq O’Neal offering to pay for funeral of Georgia girl, 12, who died after fight

VILLA RICA, Ga. — Shaquille O’Neal is offering to pay for the funeral of a 12-year-old Georgia girl who died a few days after she collapsed following a fight after school. The former NBA superstar said he doesn’t want the family of Jada West to deal with the financial burden of a funeral while grieving … Read more

University of Alabama student missing in Barcelona after night out at club

A University of Alabama student’s family is pleading for information after he went missing on Tuesday, after a night out at a Barcelona beachfront club during a visit to friends studying abroad. James Paul Gracey, 20, was last seen at Shoko, a nightclub in Villa Olimpica on the beach in Spain, his parents, Taras and … Read more

Mullin faces sharp criticism as DHS nominee – and tests softer immigration tone

When Sen. Markwayne Mullin pitched himself to lawmakers Wednesday as the new head of the Department of Homeland Security, a partial shutdown had strained the agency for five weeks. A leadership crisis had also rocked DHS for months. “I want to protect the homeland. I want to bring peace of mind,” said the Republican from … Read more

Georgia was going to dump voting machines that Trump hates until things got complicated

ATLANTA — It seemed like the stars had aligned for Republicans to get rid of their biggest targets — Georgia’s touch screen voting machines. But the complicated reality of changing voting systems has gotten in the way, despite the ascent of 2020 election deniers into influential places in state government and the second Donald Trump … Read more

Ahead of the FIFA World Cup, pickup soccer games in Mexico’s streets are all the rage

MEXICO CITY — On this pitch there’s no goalkeepers, no grass, no referees. With a little spray paint, any street in the Mexican capital is transformed into a soccer field, and its residents and sometimes tourists become the players. It’s a street form of soccer that has regained popularity fueled by the excitement surrounding the … Read more