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A former Kansas high school art teacher accused of having sex with a student, including multiple times in the backseat of her Jeep, will stand trial. Nicole Hernandez, 30, also known as Nikki Baird, appeared in court Tuesday, when a judge ruled she will be tried on four counts of unlawful sexual relations with a student, KAKE.com reported. Baird allegedly groomed the then-17-year-old student in middle school before both moved on to […]

The student government at Loyola University on Wednesday night denied a chapter of Turning Point USA from becoming a registered student organization (RSO) for the second time.The decision was handed down after the Turning Point students won an appeal by the school's court of review, and the case was remanded back to the student government, which first denied the chapter in October. The student government has not yet provided a […]

Texas officials have confirmed that the mysterious death of Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera has been ruled a suicide, with evidence of a deleted suicide note on her phone, despite her family’s assertion that the college student’s death was "not accidental." Aguilera’s body was found at an Austin apartment mere hours after she attended a Texas A&M vs. University of Texas football tailgate at around 12:50 a.m. on Saturday, according to […]

A bystander in Omaha, Nebraska, managed to flee a gas station bathroom safely just moments before an armed suspect opened fire on multiple police officers, authorities said.The Omaha Police Department said the incident happened at a QuikTrip location on Wednesday after officers traced the suspect's vehicle there following an earlier shooting at a grocery store about 7 miles north of the gas station."The suspect exited his car and went into […]

Outgoing New York City New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed two executive orders Wednesday aimed at countering antisemitism and preventing city funds from supporting the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.The New York Post reported that Adams barred city business or pension investment decisions that discriminate against Israel, a move that could be viewed as a challenge to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who supports the BDS movement.While speaking at a […]

New York state has blocked another school district from enacting a transgender bathroom ban, the second Long Island district that the state has stepped in to prohibit from enforcing such a restriction, according to officials.Locust Valley School District had adopted a resolution to prohibit transgender students from using bathrooms and locker rooms that are not consistent with their biological sex, but the ban cannot be enforced under an order issued […]

A 14-foot-long thresher shark died Tuesday after becoming stranded in shallow water off the coast of Massachusetts.The New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance (NECWA), a nonprofit organization that responded to the scene, told Fox News Digital Wednesday that the shark was first spotted alive at Mayo Beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Unfortunately, the animal died just before NECWA arrived at the site."Yesterday morning, NECWA received numerous calls about a possibly live thresher […]

An illegal immigrant from Mexico who previously served nearly two decades in federal prison, was indicted Tuesday after allegedly conspiring to move tens of millions of dollars in methamphetamine in the Atlanta area, leading authorities to seize nearly 1,600 pounds of the stimulant drug hidden in blackberry shipments.Gerardo Solorio-Alvarado, 44, of Mexico, was charged with conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. He previously served 17 years in prison […]

A viral TikTok trend, known as the "door kick challenge" or "door knock challenge," led to the arrests of three Florida teenagers.According to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office (SJSO), the teens were arrested on Nov. 23 for loitering and prowling. One is 13 and two are 14.Viral video from the "challenge" was captured on the home's security system. The footage captured the homeowner calling police to report that someone […]