Day: December 31, 2024

Chess grand master Magnus Carlsen sports jeans in return to championship following dress code controversy

10:44 pm December 31, 2024

Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen was back competing in New York in the World Blitz Championship on Monday after he quit the Rapid World Championship over the weekend because of a dispute over a pair of jeans. Carlsen, a chess grand master, found himself at the center of controversy on Friday when he was given […]

American family shot on Mexico vacation in attack that left 3 dead, teen fighting for life: reports

10:36 pm December 31, 2024

A 14-year-old boy from Chicago is in a coma after he, his father and uncle were shot on a family vacation in Mexico, according to local reports and a fundraiser for the family. Durango, Mexico, officials told NBC 5 Chicago that Vicente Peña Jr., 38, and Antonio “Tony” Fernandez, 44, both from Chicago, were killed […]

The Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals

10:29 pm December 31, 2024

A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks, a U.S. official said. The decision puts back on track the agreements that would have the three men plead guilty to one of the […]

GOP mocks Gavin Newsom’s ‘brag’ over modest increase in homelessness hike

10:18 pm December 31, 2024

California Republican leaders appeared to mock Gov. Gavin Newsom’s fiery response to a critical analysis of his handling of the Golden State’s homelessness crisis, saying that any increase in homelessness is not admirable. State Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones criticized Newsom, calling the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s year-end Homelessness Assessment Report an […]

Woman burned to death in horrific subway attack identified: police

10:12 pm December 31, 2024

The woman who was heinously burned alive in a New York City subway car last week has been identified as a 61-year-old woman from New Jersey, Fox News Digital has learned. Police tell Fox News Digital the woman has been identified as Debrina Kawam of Toms River, a township and coastal town located on the […]