Trump says U.S. will grant Ukraine’s request for license to build Patriot interceptors

President Trump said Wednesday the U.S. will give Ukraine a production license to build its own Patriot missile interceptors for defense, granting a major request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid the ongoing war with Russia.  Speaking alongside Zelenskyy during NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, the U.S. president said his administration will grant the license … Read more

Chicago man faces arson, hate crime charges after cross burning in Grant Park

A man has been charged in connection with a burning cross that was spotted in Grant Park last week.  Merlin Lu, 21, of Chicago, was charged with felony counts of damage to property between $500 and $10,000, arson, and two felony counts of a hate crime. He also was hit with four misdemeanor counts of disorderly … Read more

Chicago man faces arson, hate crime charges after cross burning in Grant Park

A man has been charged in connection with a burning cross that was spotted in Grant Park last week.  Merlin Lu, 21, of Chicago, was charged with felony counts of damage to property between $500 and $10,000, arson, and two felony counts of a hate crime. He also received four misdemeanor counts for disorderly conduct, reckless … Read more

Passersby left shocked after burning cross spotted in Grant Park

A strange and what some call disturbing sight in Grant Park on Tuesday — a burning cross. Chicago police spent about three hours investigating the cross burning earlier in the day. Though much information about the incident was not released, the sight here in the public park stirred emotions and shocked many. The flames from … Read more

Massive SPLC-linked grant under fire as watchdog exposes ties to middle school programs

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A watchdog is sounding the alarm over at least $3.85 million in taxpayer-backed support tied to the Southern Poverty Law Center, including a multimillion-dollar federal grant for a university-led project that says it integrates SPLC’s racial justice curriculum into middle school classrooms. Using the … Read more

LGBTQ migrant ‘wellness’ program paused and grant returned after city says funds were never approved for it

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! OUTnewcomers, an LGBTQ group in Boston, announced it returned city grant funding to the mayor’s office after its plans to offer LGBTQ migrants up to $500 in “wellness” perks, such as yoga classes and massages, clashed with local government’s expectations for the funding. “OUTnewcomers will be ceasing … Read more

FEMA will resume major grant program after yearlong hiatus, following a court order

The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday opened applications for a major resilience grant program that the agency canceled last year, less than three weeks after a federal judge ordered FEMA to make the funding available. FEMA will make $1 billion available for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, which helps states, local governments, … Read more

Underground Railroad museum sues Trump administration alleging it canceled grant on the basis of race

An Underground Railroad museum in upstate New York alleged in a lawsuit Friday that the Trump administration unlawfully terminated its federal grant on the basis of race, pointing to President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle diversity-focused initiatives. The Underground Railroad Education Center, located in Albany N.Y., alleges in its lawsuit that the National Endowment for … Read more

Oliver ‘Power’ Grant, a founding member of Wu-Tang Clan dead at 52

Oliver “Power” Grant, an original member of the seminal early 1990s hip-hop group the Wu-Tang Clan, has died, the New York City-based group said Wednesday. Grant was 52. “Rest in Power, Power,” the group said in an X post on Wednesday. Hot 97, an iconic New York radio station that played a notable role in … Read more