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A South Carolina dance teacher was arrested after an investigation that began when parents raised flags about a dance routine "that conflicted with their morals."Andrea Mizell, 45, is accused of giving her students alcohol, having vulgar conversations with them, showing them sexually explicit photos of herself and touching them inappropriately during dance practice, according to a police incident report obtained by Fox News Digital.She was charged with four counts of second-degree assault and battery, four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and three counts of disseminating harmful material to minors, according to court documents.FORMER PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER, 33, CHARGED AFTER 'PROLONGED PATTERN OF ABUSE' WITH TEEN BOYPolice in Hanahan began investigating Mizell when officers responded March 12 to reports of an argument at a dance school. Some of the parents told authorities they were morally conflicted over a dance routine being taught to their children. When Mizell reportedly set a time to meet with one concerned parent to discuss the problem, she fled in her car and drove away after seeing several parents at the school, the police report states. Mizell later told police she felt intimidated and left out of fear.FORMER PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE SEXUAL OFFENSES AGAINST 3 CHILDRENWhen officers spoke to the children who attended the dance school, they were told Mizell had given them alcohol and was having "vulgar conversations" with them. She also allegedly invited some of them to her apartment and served them margaritas while they watched a movie.She also allegedly discussed her sex life with the students.Students told investigators Mizell had also touched them inappropriately, including "in the private parts on the butt," according to court documents reported in local media.One student allegedly told police the touching happened multiple times during dance practice and that Mizell would "go out of her way" to touch the student.Some students claimed Mizell would also change her clothes in front of them, often exposing herself. Fox News Digital has reached out to Mizell for comment.

In a milestone moment, the Army Friday conducted a live-fire test of its precision strike missiles in Australia, the first ever west of the international dateline.The test, seen in footage obtained by Fox News Digital, marks a significant advancement in the regions long-range strike capabilities. The precision strike missile (PrSM) has an unclassified range of 300 miles and can hit moving targets on land or at sea.The test saw a U.S.-manufactured PrSM launched from aHigh Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) vehicle owned by the Australian Defence Force.TAIWAN CONDUCTS LIVE-FIRE DRILLS WITH US-MADE TANKS AS PRESIDENT LOOKS ONIt was a show of force between the U.S. and Australia at a time of increasing tension in the Indo-Pacific."This is just one of the key steps were taking throughout the region to deter conflict, while ensuring that our soldiers have the best capabilities available," said Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, who observed the test at the Mount Bundey Training Area in Australia. "The PrSM allows our forces to hold land and maritime regions at risk, which gives adversaries pause and increases deterrence."The PrSM is the U.S. Armys newest addition to its long-range precision fires (LRPF) portfolio, a triad of advanced strike systems that includes HIMARS-launched missiles, the mid-range capability platform and theDark Eagle hypersonic missile.While HIMARS has already proven itself in combat zones like Ukraine, where its ability to rapidly fire and evade counterattack has made it a prized system, the integration of the PrSM into this platform significantly enhances its strategic utility.The mobile launcher can be deployed fromC-17 and C-130 aircraft, a U.S. Navylanding craft and even from ships at sea, a capability tested in joint drills with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.Unlike the 90-mile-rangeExtended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER GMLRS), which fires six missiles per HIMARS, the PrSM packs two missiles per launcher and can reach more than triple the distance.Asked why the missiles were an important part of preparation for a potential war in the Indo-Pacific, Driscoll told reporters, "I think if you look at the way conflict is unfolding now, what is not being rewarded is large, massive presences with static locations and big footprints and signatures. What is being rewarded is the ability to be agile, hide your signature and move quickly."Fielding of HIMARS continues across the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, with the25th Infantry Division in Hawaii recently receiving 16 launchers, a first for a light infantry division tasked with jungle and archipelagic warfare. Officials say they are looking to increase munitions production with key allies.PENTAGON MAY SINK BIDEN-ERA DEAL TO SELL AUSTRALIA NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINESThe test comes after it was revealed the Pentagon privately pressed Australia to define how it might help if war broke out over a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.Australia responded by stressing it would not commit troops in advance of any conflict.Australia does not permit permanent foreign military bases, but the U.S. is expanding its rotational presence at Australian sites. Australia and the U.S. recently led a major joint exercise in Sydney involving 30,000 troops from 19 countries.It also comes at a time when Washington is reconsidering whether to sell nuclear-powered, Virginia-class submarines to Sydney through the Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) deal.The three nations would jointly design a new class of submarines, with Australian production beginning in the 2040s.

Passengers aboard Southwest flight 1496 from Burbank, California to Las Vegas, Nevada experienced a frightening few seconds when the aircraft took a sudden nosedive to avoid a midair collision shortly after takeoff.The dramatic maneuver caused passengers to fly up out of their seats and into the ceiling as children and adults screamed, fearing the worst.Two flight attendants are being treated for injuries, a Southwest Airlines spokesperson told Fox News Digital.AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE STARTS SMOKINGCaitlin Burdi, who was on flight 1496, told Fox News Digital she had been on the same flight path before, so she knew the extreme turbulence was abnormal."About 10 minutes into the flight, we plummeted pretty far, and I looked around, and everyone was like, 'OK, that's normal'," Burdi said. "Then, within two seconds, it felt like the ride Tower of Terror, where we fell 20 to 30 feet in the air. The screaming, it was terrifying. We really thought we were plummeting to a plane crash."Southwest confirmed the crew responded to two onboard traffic alerts after takeoff, "requiring them to climb and descend to comply with the alerts."AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE HIT WITH 'UNEXPECTED TURBULENCE,' 5 HOSPITALIZEDThe airline said the flight continued to Las Vegas, where it landed "uneventfully," according to a statement."Southwest is engaged with the Federal Aviation Administration to further understand the circumstances," Southwest wrote. "We appreciate the professionalism of our Flight Crew and Flight Attendants in responding to this event. Nothing is more important to Southwest than the Safety of our Customers and Employees."One flight attendant was dazed after hitting her head, passengers said. Another flight attendant announced he was quitting.SMALL PLANE HIT POWER LINES BEFORE DEADLY SAN DIEGO CRASH, NTSB CONFIRMSFollowing the dramatic drop, the pilot came on the intercom and said the plane almost collided with another plane, and they had lost air traffic control signal."It was absolutely terrifying," Burdi said. "I just remember him saying, What just happened was we almost collided with another plane, and I had to make the emergency attempt to go under because we lost service with the air traffic controller."Other passengers on the fearful flight took to social media to share their experience."Myself & Plenty of people flew out of their seats & bumped heads on ceiling, a flight attendant needed medical attention," stand-up comedian Jimmy Dore wrote in an X post. "Pilot said his collision warning went off & he needed to avoid plane coming at us. Wow."

A federal appeals judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trumps plan to end birthright citizenship for the children of people in the country illegally or temporarily.U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled that a nationwide injunction on the Trump administrations effort to end birthright citizenship that he issued earlier this year and that was granted to more than a dozen states can stand.Sorokin said the ruling was an exception to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited lower courts ability to issue nationwide injunctions. The issue is expected to return to the Supreme Court. FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP'S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP BAN FOR ALL INFANTS, TESTING LOWER COURT POWERSTrump and the administration "are entitled to pursue their interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment, and no doubt the Supreme Court will ultimately settle the question," Sorokin wrote in his ruling. "But in the meantime, for purposes of this lawsuit at this juncture, the Executive Order is unconstitutional."The Trump administration has argued that children born in the U.S. to parents in the country illegally and temporarily are not "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States and therefore not entitled to citizenship.Trump signed the birthright citizenship executive order, along with a slew of other orders, on his first day in office in January.UPENDING US BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP WOULD HAVE DRASTIC NEGATIVE IMPACT, DEFENDERS WARNOn Wednesday, the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals also affirmed the lower courts nationwide injunction, and, earlier this month, a New Hampshire federal judge issued a ruling prohibiting Trumps executive order from taking effect nationwide in a new class-action lawsuit.Sorokin disagreed with the Trump administrations argument that the Supreme Courts ruling warranted a narrower ruling.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit argued that Trumps executive order is unconstitutional because the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship, and it also threatens millions of dollars in state funding for "essential" health insurance servicescontingent on citizenship status.Reuters and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

Former ABC News correspondent Terry Moran worried Tuesday that the U.S. will soon lose its free press if President Donald Trump is not "stopped."Moran, who was fired in June from the network where he worked for almost 28 years after posting a scathing social media rant against Trump and White House aide Stephen Miller, discussed the state of the media with former MSNBC host Chris Matthews on Substack.Lamenting the recent CBS/Paramount settlement with Trump, and other media shakeups, Matthews worried about the implications of media outlets caving to the presidents demands."Is this going to keep going?" Matthews asked. "Or is he going to keep going from network to network, to newspaper to newspaper? Are they willing to be what theyve been or are they just going to keep groveling?"FCC APPROVES PARAMOUNT-SKYDANCE MERGER FOLLOWING TRUMP SETTLEMENT, COLBERT CANCELLATIONMoran made a bold prediction that there will be no independent news in the U.S. because media organizations will have their power stripped from them by the current administration."I think theyre going to, at some point, get rid of the news divisions, is my prediction," he told Matthews. "It will either be stripped from themlook, unless Trump is stopped, theres a playbook here. You see it in all the authoritarian countries.""[Viktor] Orban did it, [Vladimir] Putin did it in Russia and the Law and Justice Party in Poland they stripped the media, the news operations away from independent corporations that will stand up and they sell them to their cronies," he continued.Moran then brought up the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) investigating ABC News over debate moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis's fact-checking of Trump during the 2024 presidential debate that he said favored his opponent, former Vice President Kamala Harris."Muir did nothing wrong, but because, you know, the law that governs these news operations and networks is that they have to operate in the public interest as defined by the Trump administration," he warned. "At some point, they will find a reason to strip the ownership of these things from the corporations that now own them and sell them to their cronies, unless someone stops them."The White House did not immediately return Fox News Digital's request for comment.Shortly after leaving ABC, Moran said that it was not a journalist's job to be "objective."EX-ABC JOURNALIST FIRED FOR CALLING TRUMP A WORLD-CLASS HATER SAYS IT'S NOT A REPORTER'S JOB TO BE OBJECTIVE"My own feeling is that you don't sacrifice your citizenship as a journalist. Your job is not to be objective," he told The Bulwark's Tim Miller in a Substack interview in June."There is no Mount Olympus of objectivity where a Mandarin class of wise people have no feelings about their society," he continued. "We're all in this together. What you have to be is fair and accurate."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

The Trump administration is releasing roughly $6.8 billion in previously frozen federal funds for K-12 programs, the Department of Education announced Friday. The announcement was made as Secretary Linda McMahon attended the National Governors Association (NGA) Summer Meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado.The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) "has completed its review of Title I-C, Title II-A, Title III-A and Title IV-A ESEA funds and Title II WIOA funds and has directed the Department to release all formulafunds. The agency will begin dispersingfunds to states next week," department spokesperson Madi Biedermann told Fox News Digital.More than 20 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration earlier this month, describing the Department of Education's federal funding freeze as unconstitutional and "debilitating" to states just weeks ahead of a new school year.The bipartisan group of governors, including the NGA's outgoing chair, Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado, and its vice chair, Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, thanked McMahon for unlocking the funding during the NGA's education session Friday.DEMOCRAT AGS SUE TRUMP FOR 'UNCONSCIONABLE' FREEZE ON $6.8B IN K-12 SPENDING"How can we better communicate to make sure that this chaos and uncertainty doesn't occur again around funding and that people know things earlier?" Polis asked McMahon on the Colorado Springs stage."No guarantees from me that we will eliminate all the communications gaps that do happen, but I can say that part of it is just the transition aspect," McMahon explained.The education secretary said the other aspect of the federal funding freeze was that the OMB budget office "took some time to really review the title funding to look at all the programs, etc., before they were released. They were well satisfied. So, now, those funds are going to be going out."TRUMP ADMIN SEEKING TO PULL FUNDING FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SLAPPED WITH JUDGE'S PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONMcMahon assured the governors that now that they have reviewed title funding and gone through the process, "we wouldn't find ourselves in the same situation."Several of the governors who attended Polis and McMahon's education discussion and had the opportunity to ask questions thanked the education leader for returning the federal title funds to the states.Polis kicked off the NGA's summer session in Colorado Springs Friday with his signature policy agenda, "Lets Get Ready! Educating All Americans for Success."EDUCATION SECRETARY LINDA MCMAHON TOUTS COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S $200M SETTLEMENT 'TEMPLATE'McMahon said she was appreciative of the governors' questions and comments, and she committed to visiting as many states and speaking with as many governors as possible to grasp the full scope of the country's diverse educational needs.In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital ahead of her remarks, McMahon affirmed her commitment to collaborating with governors as the Trump administration seeks to dismantle the Department of Education."It's just incredibly important that if we are going to return education to the states, we have to talk to the governors," McMahon said."Clearly, education is a nonpartisan issue," McMahon added. "If we're going to return education to the states, that just means giving them back the part that is now provided by the federal government, and they're anxious for it."Trump signed an executive order earlier this year to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling one of his key campaign promises during the 2024 presidential election.Fox News Digital's Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report.

The Department of Education is giving five northern Virginia school districts ten days to fix their transgender bathroom policies or face "enforcement action," the agency said Friday.Public school districts in Loudoun County, Fairfax County, Prince William County, Alexandria City and Arlington were all found to be in violation of Title IX after an investigation by the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights that began in February, according to a press release shared Friday.The release cited a June ruling by the Supreme Court, which the department said acknowledged that a person's identification as "transgender" is distinct from a person's biological sex.TRUMP ADMIN CRACKS DOWN ON OREGON AND VIRGINIA FOR DEFYING TITLE IX AND WOMEN'S SPORTS EXECUTIVE ORDER"The investigation was based on complaints alleging that the [school districts] have similar anti-discrimination policies pertaining to transgender-identifying students, which violate the sex-based protections of Title IX," the release said."The [districts] are also the subject of several lawsuits, informal complaints and reports, which allege that students in the (districts) avoid using school restrooms whenever possible because of the schools policies and that female students have witnessed male students inappropriately touching other students and watching female students change in a female locker room."Craig Trainor, the Department of Education's acting assistant secretary for civil rights, blasted the Biden administration for tolerating such behavior, adding it's time for "northern Virginias experiment with radical gender ideology" to come to an end.The Education Department's non-compliance finding prompted the agency to issue a proposed resolution agreement whereby each school district can take corrective action to prevent any enforcement actions by the Trump administration.That action would require the districts to rescind any policies or regulations allowing students to access bathrooms, locker rooms or other intimate facilities on the basis of their preferred gender identity as opposed to their biological sex.SCANDAL-PLAGUED SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERRED TO DOJ AFTER ANOTHER TRANSGENDER LOCKER ROOM CONTROVERSYThe districts will also be required under the agreement to issue letters to each school it oversees within its district, explaining that any future policies related to bathrooms, locker rooms or other intimate spaces must separate students on the basis of sex and not gender identity.The districts would also be compelled under the agreement to adopt "biology-based definitions" of the words "male" and "female" to be used in all practices and policies. The Department of Education gave the school districts 10 days to voluntarily agree to these demands or risk "imminent" consequences, including a potential referral to the Department of Justice.VIRGINIA SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCUSED OF RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION IN TRANSGENDER LOCKER ROOM CASE"Today, we at Defending Education are incredibly gratified to learn that a group of Northern Virginia School Districts many of which were ground zero for the social experimentation of transgender inclusion in women's sports, bathrooms and private spaces are now facing the music for failing to adhere to the plain text and meaning of Title IX," said Sarah Parshall Perry, vice president and legal fellow at Defending Education."As a mother, as a Virginian and as former senior counsel to the assistant secretary for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Education, I am encouraged to see that this administration is taking the enforcement of long-standing civil rights laws seriously," Perry continued."Title IX was passed to guarantee women's educational equality in its myriad manifestations. But intransigent schools in the commonwealth seem to have forgotten that."The school districts all confirmed receipt of the resolution agreements issued to them by the Department of Education and are conducting a review to determine next steps. They all also expressed a commitment to following federal and state laws while simultaneously fostering a welcoming, inclusive and supportive environment for students.

Former NBC News anchor Chuck Todd condemned media outlets for platforming former President Joe Bidens son, Hunter, arguing he is a hazard to himself and the Democratic Party.As Democrats struggle to chart a new course after their defeat in the 2024 election, the one thing many can agree on is that the Bidens should step away from public life.Hunter Biden was in the news again after he spoke on Andrew Callaghan's "Channel 5" podcast last weekend and Mondays episode of former DNC chair Jaime Harrison's "At Our Table" podcast, making headlines for wild tirades defending his father and blasting his critics.Todd responded on his own podcast by declaring, "I will never book Hunter Biden," and explained why. "Number one, he's not the candidate. He wasn't on the ballot. Anything he says in defense of his father, I don't know whether it's true or not, but it doesn't matter. He's a son defending his father," he said.BIDEN'S MEDIA BLITZ MET WITH DEMOCRATIC DISDAIN, WISHES HE WOULD 'GO AWAY'Todd reserved his full ire for those who platform Hunter, saying, "I have a real problem with the folks that are booking him. If you've chosen to book Hunter Biden, you've chosen to book spectacle. You're not interested in - and you know, the two interviews that have gone viral were both designed to get attention, not to surface new facts, not to give you a better understanding of what may have happened. It was just, Let's give him a platform to settle some scores that maybe he wants to settle.'"He continued, "I don't think this does Hunter Biden any good. I don't think this does Joe Biden any good. It certainly doesn't do the Democratic Party any good. That's why it's surprising to see the former DNC chair start a podcast and decide that the best way to market it is Hunter Biden.""It's a choice who you book," he argued. "I make choices. Everybody makes choices. It's a choice who you book. If you're putting Hunter Biden on, you know what you're doing. Look, I think there's a lot of things going on there."GEORGE CLOONEY CALLS BREAKING WITH BIDEN IN 2024 HIS 'CIVIC DUTY,' SAYS DEMOCRATS WEREN'T TELLING TRUTH"I don't like it when politicians use the media or campaigns or voters for their own therapy." Todd added he's a big advocate of going to therapy, "but let's not do it in public. Try to deal with your issues amongst yourself.""This is ultimately why I was critical of Joe and Joe Biden for running in the first place, because their family wasn't ready for this," he added. "And I think Hunter Biden's behavior now post-election is more proof the family wasn't in a position this is why running for president can do major damage to a candidate's family."After surviving the death of his first wife and daughter in 1972, the death of his eldest son Beau in 2015 hit Biden very hard and Todd argued the family didn't take enough time to grieve and recover from it before he launched his 2020 presidential campaign.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURECLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIn the past, the Bidens seemed to be "the poster child" of balancing public service and supporting ones family to Todd. "But that was a family in crisis internally," he said.Fox News Digital reached out to the "Channel 5" podcast, the "At Our Table" podcast, representatives of Joe Biden, and the legal representation of Hunter Biden, and did not receive an immediate reply.

Jorge Mas, the owner of Inter Miami, blasted Major League Soccer's decision to suspend Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba for one game.Messi and Alba will be sidelined for Inter Miami's match against Eastern Conference-leading Cincinnati FC Saturday.Both players skipped Wednesday's MLS All-Star game in Austin, Texas, despite receiving enough votes. The major league All-Stars defeated the Liga MX All-Stars 3-1.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXBUSINESS.COMBut Mas asserted the league's decision was a "draconian" punishment."They dont understand the decision," Mas said Friday. "They dont understand why not attending an exhibition match leads directly to a suspension."AUSTIN FC'S BRANDON VZQUEZ TEARS RIGHT ACL, HAMPERING WORLD CUP CHANCESMessi, the captain of Argentina's 2022 World Cup champion team, cited the need to rest instead of competing in the All-Star game. Meanwhile, Alba was dealing with a previous injury.Mas said the club made the decision for Messi and Alba to sit out of the All-Star Game.According to MLS rules, any player who doesnt participate in the All-Star Game without prior approval from the league is ineligible to compete in his club's next match.Messi and Alba practiced with the club Friday in anticipation of playing in Saturdays match before MLS announced the suspension."I know Lionel Messi loves this league," said MLS Commissioner Don Garber. "I dont think theres a player or anyone who has done more for Major League Soccer than Messi. I fully understand, respect and admire his commitment to Inter Miami, and I respect his decision."Unfortunately, we have a long-standing policy regarding participation in the All-Star Game, and we had to enforce it. It was a very difficult decision."Garber added that the league will reevaluate the policy and work with players to "determine how the rule should evolve."Mas said Inter Miami expressed its disagreement over the suspension and the rule. Mas also noted there were six MLS games Friday night, less than 48 hours after an All-Star Game."Thats not right," Mas said. "Thats not right to the players."The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.