When a gunman opened fire at 345 Park Avenue, panic spilled out of the Manhattan skyscraper, reaching many Americans working far from the glass towers of corporate New York.Patrick Timlin, CEO of SilverSEAL Corporation and a veteran of both law enforcement and private security, told Fox News Digital that security "is not just for skyscrapers, but for the town hall in a small county, a school, or a mom-and-pop grocery store."Timlin wants everyday professionals, from software engineers in suburban office parks to receptionists in distribution centers, to realize that the most effective defense starts with simplicity, consistency, and awareness."Stress-free, not fear-based," he said. "You empower people when you train them."MANHATTAN HIGH-RISE SHOOTING VICTIMS: NYPD OFFICER, BLACKSTONE EXECUTIVE AND SECURITY GUARD AMONG THOSE KILLEDFor Timlin, the most effective workplace security measures dont come from fear-driven protocols or flashy gadgets."Its not about paranoia," he says. "Its about awareness."He points to one of the most overlooked safety gaps: employees not knowing their own office layout."Youd be surprised how many people take the elevator to the third floor every day, grab coffee, and dont have any clue where the emergency exits are," Timlin explains. "Thats a problem."He advised employees to know your exits, know your options if forced to exit and walk the space to keep an eye on potentially hiding spots.He recommended that organizations adopt the "Run, Hide, Fight" framework from the Department of Homeland Security and tailor it to their office."You might not get to choose the order," he adds, "but you should know the principles.""Training doesnt need to frighten people. It just needs to stick," Timlin says. "Done right, its stress-free, not fear-based. Thats how you empower people."MANHATTAN SHOOTER SHANE TAMURA GOT 'LOWER PART' OF RIFLE FROM ASSOCIATE, NYC MAYOR SAYSBefore investing the latest in the tech space, Timlin encouraged companies to invest in a risk assessment of the office space and create a measured plan to accommodate safety gaps."Dont start buying widgets off the shelf that you dont need," he said. "Theyre going to gatherdust, and people are going to forget about it."He shared that hes created a risk assessment plan and often companies miss the obvious and free options."If you fortify three sides of the house and the back door is still open, you missed something," he said."Just by locking the doorssomething that costs nothingyou can close major gaps. Youd be surprised how often we see that."Timlin emphasized that a security program should be a "living, breathing thing.""Security mitigation services should be evidence-based, not cookie-cutter," he said."It needs to be meaningful and manageable. Thats what I call M&M."Whether in a Manhattan skyscraper or a suburban office park, safety starts with awareness, preparation, and compassion."You empower people when you train them," Timlin said. "This isnt about paranoia. Its about knowing your exits, locking the back door, and looking out for one another."Two high-profile acts of violence, less than a year apart, have dramatically reshaped how corporate America thinks about workplace safety.On Monday, a gunman opened fire at 345 Park Avenue in Manhattan, killing four and injuring several others. The attacker, 27-year-old Shane Devon Tamura, entered the office tower with an assault rifle and body armor, fatally shooting a security guard, a Blackstone executive, a Rudin Management associate, and an off-duty NYPD officer before taking his own life.Surveillance footage showed employees barricading themselves in offices.PREPARED, NOT PARANOID: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM A POSSIBLE TERROR ATTACKJust eight months earlier, on Dec. 4, 2024, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was ambushed and shot outside a hotel ahead of an investor event.The gunman, identified as Luigi Mangione, allegedly planned the attack in advance. Authorities described it as a targeted assassination.In Chesapeake, Virginia in 2022, Andre Marcus Bing, a 31-year-old Walmart supervisor, opened fire in a break room, killing six coworkers before turning the gun on himself. Bing had complained of harassment and left behind a manifesto filled with resentment.A few months later, in Half Moon Bay, California in 2023, Chunli Zhao, a 66-year-old farmworker, killed seven colleagues at two agricultural sites after expressing grievances over mistreatment and wages. That attack, carried out in a rural setting with limited oversight, highlighted how even small, tight-knit operations are not immune to internal violence.Then in Louisville, Kentucky in 2023, Connor Sturgeon, a 25-year-old bank employee facing termination, walked into a staff meeting and killed five coworkers while live-streaming the assault.

David defeated Goliath. But it took President Donald Trump to crush the goliath of liberal media.In recent weeks, Trump has defunded the leftist public media at NPR and PBS and NPRs top editor quit right afterward. CBS announced that late-night host Stephen Colbert is being let go, sending the left into F-bomb-laced meltdowns. Long-time Washington Post staffers are fleeing the outlet because it promises to use its opinion pages to support the scary combo of "free markets and personal liberties." Major news outlets are settling Trump lawsuits and paying up millions of dollars. And The New York Times just reported that the progressives at Media Matters are considering shutting down, as well.And those are only the highlights. Sure, Trump is not alone. He has had lots of allies helping him. Elon Musk, in particular, has gone to war with Media Matters on a global level, causing the group to rack up "about $15 million in legal fees," according to the Times. But none of this would have happened with another Republican in the White House. No president since President Ronald Reagan has been willing to tangle with the press like Trump.BOZELL, GRAHAM: TRUMP SUCCESSFULLY DEFUNDS NPR AND PBS AND HE'S JUST GETTING STARTEDPresident George H.W. Bush pushed being "kinder and gentler" and watched the media spin the economic recovery away enough that he lost reelection after he had 90% popularity. President George W. Bush suffered similar media mistreatment and mockery, but he pushed "compassionate" conservatism and tried to be friendly to journalists covering him, even nicknaming them. Only Trump has been willing to fight back. Then again, he also had the best reasons.The American media joined their fellow travelers and hounded Trump out of the White House in 2020. They thought they had won. They used the phony Russia collusion claims throughout his presidency, targeted every member of his administration they could and ripped into his agenda and legacy. In the four years that followed, journalists hyped every bit of lawfare, every legal charge and every claim. But, to paraphrase a liberal line, he persisted.Trump devastated President Joe Biden in a debate that pushed the often-incoherent leader out of the race entirely. Most in the press finally had to admit it. Then came Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump beat her, too. More than that, he defeated their press supporters by relying on alternative media like podcasts and influencers.Here we are, barely six months into Trumps second term and hes having undeniable success. The border is effectively closed to illegal immigration. Hes stood by our ally Israel as it has devastated Iran and Irans terrorist supporters Hezbollah and Hamas. For good measure, he had the U.S. military bomb Irans nuclear facilities. No boots on the ground. And then he moved on. Like a boss.The fears of tariffs crushing the economy have proven wrong. Instead, Trump is gradually cutting deals that show his strategy was always about forcing other nations to the table to treat Americans fairly. The economy isnt just functional, its strong. The stock markets recovered and the EU just caved on trade that the media are widely reporting as "a lopsided deal" benefitting the U.S.Meanwhile, leftist areas devastated by massive disasters like Hawaii and Beverly Hills arent even being allowed to rebuild. The comparison is so stark, that if this were the second Obama term, the press would already be urging politicians to let him run for a third.But none of those incredible accomplishments stands out as much as Trump beating the press at their own game. Defunding NPR and PBS has been a decades-long dream of the right. Trump didnt just talk about it, he got it done.The Post, one of the rights perennial enemies, is one of the hardest hit. The paper that once proclaimed "Democracy Dies in Darkness" is now paying aging liberals to leave. The list of columnists running away from the Post reads like a Whos Who list of liberal media types Jonathan Capehart, Jen Rubin, Ann Telnaes, David Shipley, Ruth Marcus and Eugene Robinson. None of them was willing to work for the section that now supports "free markets and personal liberties."The papers oft-mocked fact spinner ("fact checker") Glenn Kessler is also taking the buyout. Facts of the world, rejoice! They havent found a replacement, probably because Baghdad Bob has retired. Things are so bad, the Posts obit section is on life support with only one staffer who hasnt taken a buyout.Then there are the lawsuits. Trump forced CBS News to settle and give his foundation at least $16 million over election interference claims. He also squeezed ABC News for falsely claiming he was "liable for rape." That cost them a $15 million donation to his presidential museum and a million for lawyers.Journalism has been in a decades-long downward spiral. Thats true. But nothing like this. Readers have tuned out media attacks on the president and there have been repeated layoffs at outlets that once made bank off of it. Huffington Post, Bloomberg, LA Times and Vox have all cut staff. Gannett joined the Washington Post in offering buyouts. Trumps FCC Chairman Brendan Carr even called for news organizations to get back to "unbiased, trustworthy journalism."And if the media dont do that, all Trump has to do is go looking for a few more stones for his slingshot.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM DAN GAINOR

"Duck Dynasty: The Revival" stars Willie and Korie Robertson continue to prove that their relationship is rock solid after more than three decades together.Behind the laughs, duck hunts, and camouflage, their 33-year marriage proves that lasting love isnt about perfection commitment, grit, and their shared faith are what keep the couple strong."I've always said Try to give more than you take," Wille told Fox News Digital ahead of the "Duck Dynasty: The Revival" season finale.DUCK DYNASTY STARS WILLIE AND KORIE ROBERTSON SAY KIDS WEREN'T RUINED BY REALITY SHOW FAME"Especially in marriage trying not to take, you know? I got to give more than I'm putting in. And there's times where you're obviously going to need to take but that's kind of a mindset I've always had."The Duck Commander CEO admitted there are moments when you need to lean on your partner, but his mindset has guided him through the chaos of business, reality TV fame and raising a family.As for his wife Korie, she told Fox News Digital that the key to a successful marriage is showing up every single day."We work hard on our relationship. We turn back in. I think there are times in 33 years of marriage and whatever marriage, you're going to start drifting apart if you're not careful we always are just really careful to turn back to one another."WATCH DUCK FAMILY TREASURE ONLINE | STREAM FOX NATIONKorie noted that through lifes ups and downs, the couples intentional reconnection is what keeps their romance alive.The "Duck Dynasty" stars' unwavering faith also plays a crucial role in their decades-long marriage.WATCH: DUCK DYNASTY STARS WILLIE, KORIE ROBERTSONS KEY TO SUCCESSFUL 33-YEAR MARRIAGE"Our faith has been a huge part of that, in our commitment to God. It fuels our commitment to one another," she added. "When the going gets tough stay in there. Commit to one another and your family. Its so worth it."After 40 years together and 33 years of marriage, the Robertsons told Fox News Digital that they feel truly blessed, especially with eight grandkids and their rebooted reality series on A&E Network.The pair went on to reflect on the wild road that got them into the spotlight with zero regrets.WATCH: DUCK DYNASTY STARS WILLIE AND KORIE ROBERTSON PROUD THEIR KIDS WEREN'T RUINED BY REALITY SHOW FAMELIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"We can look back and be like, God, thank you for all the things you brought us through, because you brought us right here," Korie said. "It didnt come with this perfect trajectory theres lots of ups and downs. But stay in there."One thing the couple noted to Fox News Digital that keeps the spark alive is having fun along the way."We have a lotta fun together," Korie added. "As you see on the last episode."'DUCK DYNASTY' STAR WILLIE ROBERTSON SHARES FATHER PHIL'S TOUCHING FINAL WORDS BEFORE HIS DEATH AT 79While "Duck Dynasty: The Revival" brought fans back to West Monroe, Louisiana, the new series leaned deeper into the Robertson familys faith and legacy. The Robertsons told Fox News Digital that the original series, "Duck Dynasty," would never have happened without family patriarch, Phil Robertson.Korie said they hoped future generations would be inspired by Phil's dedication to his faith and how it transformed his life."Just in passing down that legacy one of the things that we've just been reminded of over and over again is just this man who lived down on the river, didn't own a cell phone or a computer what God did with his life. Because he was just truly passionately sold out for Jesus," she said.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERKorie continued, "And so, I think for all of us, it's brought even more of a boldness to our faith to say like, 'Hey, we follow Jesus, and that's who we are.' And if you want to know more about it, come talk to us because it's brought a full life.""And a changed life," Willie added. "There would never have been a Duck Dynasty show. There wouldn't have been company had his life not changed. This family would not have stayed together."In May, Phil died at the age of 79. The family patriarch had previously battled multiple health conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.Phil famously founded Duck Commander in 1972. The "Duck Dynasty" television show premiered 40 years later, in 2012, before it ended in 2017.The season finale of "Duck Dynasty: The Revival" airs Sunday, Aug. 3 on A&E Network.

Its illuminating when politicians speak the truth accidentally, letting voters know what they only say in private to their colleagues or big donors.A video recently resurfaced of New York Democratic Rep. Yvette Clarke saying that her Brooklyn district could "absorb a significant number of these (Haitian) migrants," because, she continued, "I need more people in my district, just for redistricting purposes" This was about the time that former President Joe Bidens open border policies led to a humanitarian crisis with 11,000 migrants crowding under a bridge connecting Texas with Mexico in the Lone Star town of Del Rio.Ironically, Rep. Clarkes desire for noncitizens to bolster Democrats political power echoes arguments made during the 1787 Constitutional Convention, when Southern delegates wanted slaves to count as a full person for purposes of representation in the U.S. House, while delegates from the North argued for slaves to not count at all. They compromised on three-fifths.IMMIGRANTS NEEDED FOR REDISTRICTING PURPOSES,' HOUSE DEM ADMITS IN VIRAL CLIP: QUIET PART OUT LOUDMeanwhile, former community organizer, former California Assembly member, former member of Congress, and current Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass views federal enforcement of immigration laws as an existential threat to L.A. She called on ICE to end their enforcement of federal immigration law in Los Angeles.Bass is correct in one aspect of her fearsthat President Donald J. Trumps enforcement of U.S. laws will cause a drop in L.A.s population. During the first Trump administration, Californias population declined due to increased immigration enforcement and the states draconian COVID-19 lockdown policies under Gov. Gavin Newsom. For more than 20 years, Californias high taxes and high cost of living have pushed Californians to leave the Golden State, resulting in domestic net outmigration. But California grew by a bit because there were more foreignerslegal and illegalmoving in than Californians moving out.Bass, and others, argue that illegal immigrants do the jobs that Americans wont do, but recent employment data says otherwise. After five years of foreign-born employment growth while the native-born lost ground, the data since Trump took office shows a reversal.The annual increase in employment among native-born Americans shot up to over 1.7 million last month. Conversely, the number of foreign-born workers with jobs has risen less than 400,000 over that same period.This is a stark contrast to the situation when Trump was inaugurated. In January of this year, annual job growth among foreign-born workers was almost 1.2 million higher than job growth among native-born Americans. Fast-forward to June and the situation completely reversed, with native-born Americans seeing annual employment gains of almost 1.4 million more jobs than foreign-born workers.The better labor market for Americans, combined with low inflation, has also been driving up real wages, meaning wages adjusted for price changes. Under Biden, the average Americans weekly paycheck did rise substantially, by almost 20 percent, but prices spiked even faster. During Bidens four years in office, real weekly paychecks bought about 4 percent less in purchasing power.In less than half a year, Trumps economic and immigration policies have reversed that slide, and the average Americans real weekly paycheck has risen about 1 percent. The progress is even better when looking at the real median weekly paycheck, which is higher now than at any point in the Biden administration.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONFor blue-collar workers who suffered so much from Bidenflation and were forced to go into debt to make ends meet, the real wage growth under Trump is a welcomed change, though it hasnt completely erased the damage of the prior four years, as evidenced by the fact that households are still in $1.2 trillion of credit card debt.Yet theres more good news on the horizon, despite the doomsday predictions from todays Democrats, who assert crops wont be picked if illegal aliens are deported. Ironically, Democrats made a similar assertion regarding emancipation, asserting cotton wouldnt be picked if slaves were freed. Of course, agriculture will adapt as necessary just as it did in the nineteenth century, with automation and productivity enhancements.Indeed, industries flooded with low-skill labor have suffered from a lack of investment, which will reverse as that artificially cheap labor is removed.Ultimately, investment, especially in the age of AI, will lead to increased efficiency and lower prices for consumers.E.J. Antoni, Ph.D., is Chief Economist and the Richard F. Aster fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a senior fellow at Unleash Prosperity.

In June, the United States collected $27 billion dollars in tariff revenue on goods imported into the country. That number is expected to increase this month we will know for sure in a few days. Hold on to those numbers for a bit while considering the context in which they appear.President Donald Trump ran and won in November, 2024 on a straightforward platform: Close the southern border. Prioritize the deportation of illegal migrants that are criminals or national security threats. Expand and extend the tax cuts that he initially pushed through in 2017 with the help of GOP majorities in the House and the Senate.Rollback the regulatory burden on American businesses. Rebuild the nations defenses through much higher defense spending. Protect girls and womens sports. End the era of "woke" by crushing "DEI" and "CRT."President Trump also repeatedly stated from the time he came down the escalator in 2015 that Iran would not be permitted to obtain nuclear weapons.His support for Israel has been greater than any previous president.LIZ PEEK: TRUMP'S MAJOR TRADE WINS COULD BE ROCKET FUEL TO US ECONOMYTrump delivered on all of these promises already. In six months. Its a stunning and unprecedented record of achievements and of promises made and kept by a presidential candidate early in his term.President Trump also ran on upending the international trading system through the imposition of tariffs on almost every country doing business with the U.S. Skeptics of this set of claims were everywhere.The numbers:Junes tariff receipts in the U.S. set a monthly record of $27 billion.Julys number is expected to increase."[W]e could expect that that could be well over $300 billion by the end of the year," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared earlier in July. (By contrast, total tariff revenue for the U.S. was $77 billion in calendar year 2024.) Bessent added that he estimates tariff revenue to the Treasury to top "2.8 trillion over 10 years," "which we think is probably low."In January, the federal treasury collected approximately $8 billion in tariffs.That number had more than doubled by April to $16.3 billion. The president has since concluded new tariff and trade deals with the United Kingdom, Israel, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam and this week the European Union. Negotiations with China are ongoing and more deals with more counties are expected as Trumps team on tariff negotiations ranges across the world accomplishing much, much more than most people thought could be accomplished this quickly.A decade ago the U.S. collected $35 billion in tariffs annually. Thats quite a contrast: $35 billion into the U.S. treasury from tariffs in 2015; $300 billion estimated in 2025.President Trump made no secret about his intentions on trade. As with all the other campaign promises, he has delivered and indeed redone the vast global trading system. Thus far it has been all gain and very little pain as far as consumers and voters are concerned. Stock markets have soared in the same period with a big dip when the president announced the outlines of his ambitious trade agenda, a dip that was erased as new highs were recorded.Now the question is: Will the skeptics of Trumps trade policies at least consider that they were wrong?Like most commentators, trade and tariffs have rarely been a topic for me. I began work in government in President Reagans administration and since then the GOP has been a "free trade" party. Almost every Reaganaut called themselves a devotee of "the Chicago school" of economics even if they were not economists. This meant, in a general way, low taxes and low-to-non-existent tariffs, and a belief in free trade around the globe via open oceans patrolled primarily by the United States Navy with help from its allies. This post-World War II international trading system was built on "GATT.""GATT" stands for the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. It was a multilateral agreement established in 1947 to promote international trade by reducing or eliminatingtariffsand other trade barriers between participating countries. There were eight "rounds" of GATT negotiations between 1947 and 1994, and they culminated in the creation of the World Trade Organization which came into being on January 1, 1995. In the 30 years since then, the "WTO" has set the rules and resolved the disputes among international trading partners.At home, the Constitution vested the power over tariffs in the Congress, but much of that power has been delegated to the president and his officials via Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, Sections 201 and 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, and International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977. Some critics of President Trumps big declarations and decisions on tariffs have questioned whether he has enough power under these delegations to so thoroughly transform the rules of international trade.Suits have been filed and it will be a question of first impression for the Supreme Court if it gets there. We dont know what tariffs will eventually come before the Court if it even agrees to take up the matter. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to hear oral arguments today in V.O.S. Selections v. Trump, a case brought by five small business owners and 12 states who allege they have been harmed by PresidentTrump's import taxes. V.O.S., the lead plaintiff in the case, is a New-York based wine importer. This is the lead case testing the presidents powers under IEEPA.All of the countries above that have concluded new agreements with Team Trump seem to accept President Trumps authority, but the case bears watching.In the meantime, what are the free traders doing?Many are issuing dire warnings about the future impacts on consumer prices and overall economic growth. Those fears have not been realized yet. In fact, GDP in Q2 of this year the first full quarter of Trumps second term grew an unexpectedly robust 3.0 percent, according to the advance estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONWhich should mean that critics ought to at least suspend judgment for awhile and perhaps reconsider their absolute commitments to "free trade," allowing for the possibility that while America willingly subsidized the world trading order for 80 years after World War II, it also possesses the power of the worlds largest economy and market and can indeed set new rules.My perspective has changed to one of cautious approval of what President Trump is trying while remaining open to urging reversal if it doesnt work. My evolving POV is that the U.S. has shouldered the cost of defending the freedom of the seas for eight decades and that this expensive burden will only grow in the years ahead. Tariff revenue can be seen as the trading nations of the worlds contribution to the cost of the American military.To be specific: The "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" included a much-needed surge of $158 billion in defense spending, much of which is going to the Navy and shipbuilding and repair capacity expansion. Bravo.The $300 billion in tariff revenue expected this year will more than cover the increase in defense spending. Bravo again."Free trade" depends on freedom of navigation of the worlds oceans and ultimately on Americas military. Perhaps the skeptics of the presidents tariff program should begin to at least consider that the era of "free riders" on the backs of the United States Navy (and broader military) is over and after 80 years of subsidizing the international trading order via our defense budget, its time for trading nations to pay a share of that cost.Hugh Hewitt is a Fox News contributor, and host of "The Hugh Hewitt Show," heard weekdays from 3 pm to 6 pm ET on the Salem Radio Network, and simulcast on Salem News Channel. Hugh drives America home on the East Coast and to lunch on the West Coast on over 400 affiliates nationwide, and on all the streaming platforms where SNC can be seen. He is a frequent guest on the Fox News Channels news roundtable hosted by Bret Baier weekdays at 6pm ET. A son of Ohio and a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Michigan Law School, Hewitt has been a Professor of Law at Chapman Universitys Fowler School of Law since 1996 where he teaches Constitutional Law. Hewitt launched his eponymous radio show from Los Angeles in 1990. Hewitt has frequently appeared on every major national news television network, hosted television shows for PBS and MSNBC, written for every major American paper, has authored a dozen books and moderated a score of Republican candidate debates, most recently the November 2023 Republican presidential debate in Miami and four Republican presidential debates in the 2015-16 cycle. Hewitt focuses his radio show and his column on the Constitution, national security, American politics and the Cleveland Browns and Guardians. Hewitt has interviewed tens of thousands of guests from Democrats Hillary Clinton and John Kerry to Republican Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump over his 40 years in broadcast, and this column previews the lead story that will drive his radio/ TV show today.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM HUGH HEWITT

American college campuses have become increasingly known as ideological war zones where civil debates get shouted down and partisan pressure forces students and faculty alike to think twice before sharing an unorthodox view. But Khan Academy founder Sal Khan is trying to change all that.Khan developed a new college admissions tool, Dialogues, which is now accepted at a litany of top-tier universities, including Columbia, MIT and the University of Chicago. Dialogues is a program hosted on the tutoring platform Schoolhouse.world in which students record conversations on controversial topics abortion, immigration, Israel and Palestine, among others.The Dialogues participants then give each other feedback such as "empathetic" and "good listener" and students can then submit a portfolio as part of their college application where their dialogues are graded on a rubric such as "empathetic," "curious," "finding common ground" and "good listener." Students can then choose which feedback they would like to share with colleges and include it in a portfolio to supplement their admissions' application.WASHINGTON POST EDITORIAL ADMITS COLLEGES MUST TAKE 'STRENUOUS ACTION' TO RESTORE FREE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS"If you think about college campuses, I think most people would agree that college campuses tend to lean left especially over the last decade, youve seen less tolerance for right and even moderate points of view," Khan told Fox News Digital.Khan said he was inspired to create Dialogues after noticing that the pressure to self-censor found on many American college campuses was infecting students who havent yet stepped foot on a college campus. After a dinner party in his liberal Northern California enclave where the education mogul felt uncomfortable sharing what he felt was a very middle-of-the-road opinion with the left-wing crowd, the idea for Dialogues was born."I have been at dinner parties where I felt afraid to share what I thought were actually kind of my moderate views, because people might assume that I'm, you know you know they might make negative assumptions about me and if that's happening to me, can you imagine a young person at a college campus?" Khan said to Fox News Digital.HARVARD'S LEFT-LEANING HISTORY OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS AMID DEBATE ABOUT LACK OF VIEWPOINT DIVERSITYKhan said he hopes Dialogues will help engender a freer environment for expression at American universities, not just for conservative students, but even for liberal students who may have a more moderate view they are afraid to share. A 2025 Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) study found that some 60% of college students felt either very or somewhat uncomfortable publicly disagreeing with a professor on a controversial topic.Nearly 50% of students felt somewhat or very uncomfortable sharing their views with other students in communal campus spaces such as a quad. Conservative students reported self-censoring more often than liberal students, according to the study. The study also found that large majorities of students would support not inviting speakers voicing certain controversial views on campus.Intellectual diversity on campuses also appears to be lacking. A 2018 study of top U.S. News-ranked liberal arts colleges found that registered-Democratic professors outnumbered registered-Republican professors 12.7 to 1. A 2022MIWI Institute analysis found that at Ivy League universities, left-leaning students outnumbered conservative students 53% to 25% of the student body.Khan aspires to have Dialogues give students the foundations to have difficult conversations with one another, and to increase their understanding of those who have different views than their own."Yeah, it's not a surprise to anyone that you know, the ability for us as a society to have constructive conversations and constructive disagreement across ideological lines seems to have broken down to a large degree. You see this across the board, but you especially see this with young people," Khan told Fox News Digital.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURESome parents worry that a program centered around students sharing their views on controversial topics could end up being used as a back-door method of discriminating against conservative students."The questions theyre having dialogues about, whether it be climate change or abortion or gun control, you know theres only one right way to think for these elite institutions,""Mom Wars" writer and podcast co-host Bethany Mandel told Fox News Digital.It wouldnt be the first time elite schools have used nonconventional tools to achieve desired political outcomes.After the Supreme Court outlawed affirmative action in college admissions in 2023, colleges began leaning more heavily on personal essays in applications so they could determine how race affected their lives a workaround the Court allowed in its judgment.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPHowever, Khan points out that students conversations are not included in the Dialogues portfolios, only the peer feedback that they voluntarily disclose is included. The portfolios can include the topics covered, but not which side the student took. He also said that the Dialogues team monitors feedback to ensure that no bias is taking place in terms of how students are evaluated. Khan says that he already sees positive results from his program."We had these beautiful conversations where these young people are saying this was the first time that I met an atheist, and it made me want to go deeper into my faith, or its the first time I met a religious Christian and I have deeper respect for their convictions now," Khan told Fox News Digital. "It made me incredibly hopeful for folks you dont have to agree with the person, you just have to not think that theyre crazy or that theyre an idiot or racist."

NFL teams' use of advanced metrics has been hotly debated in recent years.Three-time Super Bowl winner and FOX Sports NFL analyst Mark Schlereth weighed in on the debate. Schlereth, who played in the NFL long before analytics were introduced, expressed his distaste for the usage of metrics."There's one thing for me. It's the analytics people. (They) become gospel," Schlereth said during a recent appearance on OutKick's "Don't @ Me w/ Dan Dakich."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Because you take those numbers, and you can make them say whatever you want. And the average fan thinks that becomes gospel. They don't understand how the game works, so this is a way you can basically go, 'OK, let me put my thumbprint on this' the air yards per target or whatever bulls--- they're feeding you as an analytics number-crunching nerd."All 32 NFL teams had a designated analytics employee on their staffs last season.ESPN anonymously surveyed each of those staffers in 2024 to learn more about how teams used analytics. Some teams lean more into analytics than others, while some general managers' backgrounds could make them more prone to take an analytics-first approach.The survey received 22 responses. The findings named the Cleveland Browns as the No. 1 NFL franchise to incorporate analytics most frequently when it comes to making decisions on football-related matters. Browns general manager Andrew Berry holds a master's degree from Harvard in computer science. Berry works with Paul DePodesta, the Browns' chief strategy officer.Before joining the Browns, DePodesta worked in the front office of multiple MLB teams and appeared in the film "Moneyball."Schlereth also recalled a time when he had a heated debate over the usage of analytics."I got into an argument with a guy that was extolling the virtues of going for two points every time. . So, I asked the guy, Let me ask you a question, how many two-point plays do you think we go into a given (game) with?"Schlereth then said two plays were the standard when he played. He proceeded to explain how his teams would practice the plays and the coach's approach to implementing any of the plays in a game."You have no idea how the game works. You have no idea what we talk about. You have no idea how we practice. You have no idea the number of plays we have in or how we run those plays or what we're trying to exploit."Schlereth described analytics as "fluff.""The analytics don't mean anything in football. It's just a bunch of fluff to make us feel important, like we as analytics analysts really know what we're talking about."Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Devin Hester earned himself a gold Pro Football Hall of Fame jacket in a way no player ever has by primarily serving as a kick returner.Hester holds the NFL record for most career combined kick return touchdowns (20) and punt return touchdowns (14). No other player has run back more than four punt returns in a single season, which Hester did in 2007.So, when it comes to the leagues new kickoff rules, which have been heavily debated since their installment last season, Hester is someone whose opinion carries weight.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I like the new kickoff rules," he told Fox News Digital after leading service members through USAAs Salute to Service NFL Boot Camp at the Chicago Bears complex this week. "I like them because I feel it gives the returner an opportunity to get his hands on the ball, and it also penalizes the kicking team. For me, its almost like youre trying to find a way to bring the return game back where it used to be."The Dynamic Kickoff Rule was seen throughout last season, and its back in 2025. The goal is to increase the number of kickoff returns by making them look more like scrimmage plays than kick returns.For those unaware of the rule, the setup has completely changed from traditional kickoffs. The kicking team lines up on the receiving teams 40-yard line, while the receiving team has a "setup zone" between the 30- and 35-yard lines.NFL LEGEND UNDERSTANDS WHY DEION SANDERS STILL COACHING DESPITE CANCER BATTLEThe league has a "landing zone" between the 20-yard line and the receiving teams goal line, and kicks landing there must be returned. And Hester enjoys seeing that players on both sides are not allowed to move until the return man touches the ball or the ball hits the turf in the landing zone. "The lineup and how they have [players] 10 yards apart from each other, its something a lot of people have to get used to. Pretty much everybody in the league has to get used to it. I would love to be in that situation where I have guys 10 yards apart, and they cant move until I touch the ball," Hester explained."As a returner, you find one hole, and you hit it. And theres nobody else out there. I would love to play in this type of era and this type of return game."Hester may be in the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, but he is envious players get this new kickoff rule."I wouldve been a first-ballot [Hall of Famer], no question, with these new rules, man," Hester said, laughing. "But, hey, it is what it is. Im happy I made the Hall of Fame. For me, my return game got shot away because of the new rule and being able to kick the ball out of bounds and kicking touchbacks. Being able to have the opportunity, you didnt even have to have a strong leg because they moved the ball up so far. You could have a decent leg and still kick touchbacks."When Hester played, touchbacks went to the 20-yard line, which seemed like a no-brainer when facing him if the kicker had the leg to boot it out of the end zone. That moved to the 25-yard line in 2018, and the new kickoff rule has touchbacks starting at the 30-yard line.In 2025, touchbacks on kickoffs will go to the 35-yard line, making it even more imperative for kickers to get that ball in the landing zone."It limited me, but now theyre forced to kick it. I salute them," Hester said of the league. "Im glad they changed the rules because it gives guys the opportunity to get their hands on the ball." SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE USIn Chicago, Hester took the field after the Bears had their latest training camp practice to put service members through a real-life combine thanks to USAA, the official Salute to Service partner of the NFL.These boot camps feature drills similar to those used by NFL coaches to evaluate talent at the NFL Scouting Combine, including the 40-yard dash, broad jump, three-cone shuttle and more.These boot camps have been in place for years, but they now feature a live leaderboard to capture and monitor participants scores in real time, which Hester said added competitiveness."It was very exciting, and it was a unique situation being among these guys and seeing them have fun. At the end of the day, they all had fun and competed. So, it was a great cause for today," Hester said of the experience."I can relate to them because I have a couple cousins that are my age that were in these types of services. Just to pick those guys brains, their daily routine, and its similar to the stories my family members told me. Of course, my family members were true football fans, too, so they had the opportunity to pick my brain as well when it comes to football. We were just back and forth giving conversation, giving tips on daily routines and having a great time out there."Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Two U.S. judges in separate federal courts scrapped their rulings last week after lawyers alerted them to filings that contained inaccurate case details or seemingly "hallucinated" quotes that misquoted cited cases the latest in a string of errors that suggest the growing use of artificial intelligence in legal research and submissions.In New Jersey, U.S. District Judge Julien Neals withdrew his denial of a motion to dismiss a securities fraud case after lawyers revealed the decision relied on filings with "pervasive and material inaccuracies."The filing pointed to "numerous instances" of made-up quotes submitted by attorneys, as well as three separate instances when the outcome of lawsuits appeared to have been mistaken, prompting Neals to withdraw his decision.TRUMP TARIFF PLAN FACES UNCERTAIN FUTURE AS COURT BATTLES INTENSIFYIn Mississippi, U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate replaced his original July 20 temporary restraining order that paused enforcement of a state law blocking diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools after lawyers notified the judge of serious errors submitted by the attorney.They informed the court that the decision "relie[d] upon the purported declaration testimony of four individuals whose declarations do not appear in the record for this case."Wingate subsequently issued a new ruling, though lawyers for the state have asked his original order to be placed back on the docket."All parties are entitled to a complete and accurate record of all papers filed and orders entered in this action, for the benefit of the Fifth Circuits appellate review," the state attorney general said in a filing.A person familiar with Wingate's temporary order in Mississippi confirmed to Fox News Digital that the erroneous filing submitted to the court had used AI, adding that they had "never seen anything like this" in court before.Neither the judges office nor the lawyers in question immediately responded to Fox News Digitals requests for comment on the retracted New Jersey order, first reported by Reuters. It was not immediately clear if AI was the reason for that erroneous court submission in that case.FEDERAL JUDGE EXTENDS ARGUMENTS IN ABREGO GARCIA CASE, SLAMS ICE WITNESS WHO 'KNEW NOTHING'However, the errors in both cases which were quickly flagged by attorneys, and prompted the judges to take action to revise or redact their orders come as the use of generative AI continues to skyrocket in almost every profession, especially among younger workers.In at least one of the cases, the errors bear similarities to AI-style inaccuracies, which include the use of "ghost" or "hallucinated" quotes being used in filings, citing incorrector even nonexistent cases.For bar-admitted attorneys, these erroneous court submissions are not taken lightly. Lawyers are responsible for the veracity of all information included in court filings, including if it includes AI-generated materials, according to guidance from the American Bar Association.In May, a federal judge in California slapped law firms with $31,000 in sanctions for using AI in court filings, sayingat the time that "no reasonably competent attorney should out-source research and writing to this technology particularly without any attempt to verify the accuracy of that material."Last week, a federal judge in Alabama sanctioned three attorneys for submitting erroneous court filings that were later revealed to have been generated by ChatGPT.JUDGES V TRUMP: HERE ARE THE KEY COURT BATTLES HALTING THE WHITE HOUSE AGENDAAmong other things, the filings in question included the use of the AI-generated quote "hallucinations," U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco said in her order, which also referred the lawyers in question to the state bar for further disciplinary proceedings."Fabricating legal authority is serious misconduct that demands a serious sanction," she said in the filing.New data from the Pew Research Centerunderscores the rise of AI tools among younger users.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAccording to a June survey, roughly 34% of U.S. adults say they have used ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot roughly double the percentage of users who said the same at the same point two years ago, in 2023.The share of employed adults who use ChatGPT for work has spiked by a whopping 20 percentage points since June 2023; and among adults under 30, adoption is even more widespread, with a 58% majority saying they have used the chatbot.

NFL football is back in action. Well, sort of.The Los Angeles Chargers will take on the Detroit Lions in the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game at 8 p.m. ET in Canton, Ohio.It will be the first time since 2000 that an NFL preseason game will be played in the month of July.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMTight end Antonio Gates, a Chargers legend, will officially be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday, alongside cornerback Eric Allen, defensive end Jared Allen and wide receiver Sterling Sharpe.The Lionswill be the game's designated home team after they went 15-2 last season and were the NFCs No. 1 seed. They were upset in stunning fashion by the Washington Commanders in the Divisional Round.Following the loss, both offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn departed for head coaching jobs. Johnson joined the Lions' division rival, theChicago Bears, while Glenn took the New York Jets' head coaching position.BRONCOS' DRE GREENLAW RECEIVES MIKE TYSON COMPARISON FROM HEAD COACHJohn Morton, who served as the Denver Broncos passing game coordinator the last two seasons, was hired to replace Johnson as offensive coordinator. Kelvin Sheppard, who spent the last three seasons as the Lions linebackers coach, was promoted to replace Glenn.As for the Chargers, they are coming off a campaign where they went 11-6 and made the playoffs in head coach Jim Harbaughs first season with the team. They lost in the Wild Card Round to theHouston Texans, a game in which quarterback Justin Herbert struggled mightily.Over 17 regular-season games,Herbert threwjust three interceptions, but in the Chargers' 32-12 playoff loss, he tossed a career-high four interceptions.However, Herbert will not play on Thursday as Trey Lance and undrafted rookie DJ Uiagalelei will get the snaps.Lance played four games for the Dallas Cowboys last season and completed 61% of his passes for 266 yards and one interception. Uiagalelei played at three different colleges in his career: Clemson (2020-2022), Oregon State (2023), and Florida State (2024).The Lions will have Hendon Hooker and Kyle Allen as their quarterbacks in the exhibition game.Hooker was the Lions' third-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and appeared in three games last season. Allen spent last season with the Pittsburgh Steelers and is entering his first year with the Lions.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.