Australia plans to recognize Palestinian statehood at the United Nations General Assembly next month, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed Monday."Australia will recognize the right of the Palestinian people to a state of their own, predicated on the commitments Australia has received from the Palestinian Authority," Albanese said, referring to the governing entity of part of the West Bank.Those commitments, he said, included the demilitarization of Gaza and the holding of elections with no role for Hamas in a Palestinian government. Australia has designated Hamas a terrorist entity and Albanese repeated Monday his government's calls for the group to return Israeli hostages held since the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre.Albanese said Australia will work with the international community to make the right of Palestinian statehood a "reality."RECOGNIZING A PALESTINIAN STATE NOW WILL COMPLICATE FUTURE PEACE EFFORTS, EXPERTS WARN"A two-state solution is humanitys best hope to break the cycle of violence in the Middle East and to bring an end to the conflict, suffering and starvation in Gaza," Albanese said.CANADA PLANS TO RECOGNIZE PALESTINIAN STATE IN SEPTEMBER, PM CARNEY SAYSThe prime minister said the situation there "has gone beyond the worlds worst fears." He accused the Israeli government of continuing "to defy international law and deny sufficient aid, food and water to desperate people, including children."Albaneses announcement followed similar declarations from the leaders of France, Britain and Canada. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Australia and other European countries for the move, accusing them of marching into a "rabbit hole."HOSTAGE FAMILIES BLAST UK AND FRANCE FOR MOVES TO RECOGNIZE PALESTINIAN STATE"[T]his canard, is disappointing and I think it's actually shameful," the Israeli leader said Sunday.Australias government, in turn, has criticized Netanyahus plans announced in recent days for a sweeping new military offensive in Gaza.The Australian leader last week spoke to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who agreed to conditions with Western leaders as they prepared to recognize a Palestinian state."This is an opportunity to deliver self-determination for the people of Palestine in a way isolates Hamas, disarms it and drives it out of the region once and for all," Albanese said.To date, nearly 150 of the 193 United Nations members have recognized the State of Palestine many of whom did so decades ago. The U.S. and many of its Western allies have held off, arguing that Palestinian statehood should be the final stage of ending the conflict that has been ongoing since 1948.Israeli leaders, meanwhile, have pushed back on recognizing a Palestinian state, arguing that it would reward terrorism and do little to strengthen the position of the Palestinian Authority, which lost control of the Gaza Strip after a violent conflict with Hamas in 2007. The terrorist group has ruled Gaza ever since.The 2025 sessions of the UN General Assembly will begin on September 9 and last until September 25.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

A pair of suspects led police on a wild chase through Los Angeles Sunday night as they carjacked multiple vehicles including a big rig on live TV before escaping.The bizarre chase began with the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department tailing the suspects inside a dark-colored pickup truck believed to have been stolen.At some point, the pickup truck came to a stop and the suspects tried, and failed, to break into two different cars before carjacking a white big rig and taking off on Interstate 5.DRIVER SHOT, ASSAULTED AFTER PLOWING THROUGH CROWD, INJURING 30: LA OFFICIALSThe suspects ditched the big rig near downtown Los Angeles around 11:30 p.m. and carjacked a white pickup truck before taking off to the Boyle Heights neighborhood.The Los Angeles Police Department reported that the driver of the stolen pickup truck was at one point driving the wrong way on Interstate 10. The LAPD said the suspects should be considered "armed and dangerous."The chase spanned the areas of Sylmar, Santa Clarita, North Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, Echo Park, downtown Los Angeles, Westlake, and Boyle Heights, per reporting from FOX 11.After about an hour, the suspects appear to have fled on foot. As of early Monday, no arrests had been made. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and California Highway Patrol for comment.Fox News Digital's Eric Quintanar contributed to this report.

President Donald Trump, the sequel, has been going gangbusters for just over six months, setting in motion a groundbreaking presidency. Even CNN called him, "the most influential president, certainly this 21st century." But most of the press that covers Trump hasn't changed a bit from when they went to war during Trump Part I. The press merely evolved from, "Democracy Dies in Darkness" to Doc Brown, declaring "Great Scott," from "Back to the Future." Only the media didnt go all the way back to the 1950s, they settled on 2017.Oh, sure, the names have changed. Many Washington Post lefties fled the opinion page and their humorously titled factchecker Glenn Kessler took the buyout. Media types like Howard Stern and Stephen Colbert are also being put out to pasture, like racehorses past their prime. Sadly, most of those figures will land at other outlets and on podcasts to keep selling the swill they call "news."Here are just a few recent examples: CBS asked South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott, "how do you reconcile your support for President Trump when many people see his actions as lacking Christian values?" Scott was on to talk about a book about "Christian courage," not media madness.CNN DATA GURU CALLS PRESIDENT TRUMP MOST INFLUENTIAL PRESIDENT THIS CENTURYSometime funny man Larry David ran a Hitler-filled op-ed in the New York Times mocking comedian Bill Maher for having dinner with Trump. The op-ed was titled, "Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf." He ended it with, "I gave him a Nazi salute and walked out into the night." The Daily Beast ran a piece comparing Trump to Hitler written by Chief National Correspondent David Gardner and headlined: "The Echoes of Hitler That Make Trump the Worlds Most Dangerous Man." It blamed the president for, "casual cruelty to his cabinet." Over at MSNBC, host Rachel Maddow told viewers, "We have a consolidating dictatorship in our country." The alleged dictatorship/Hitler somehow didnt stop any of these instances.On all the key issues of the day, journalists are coming out as pure leftist partisans. Stories on illegal immigration, Israel, gerrymandering and more all look like the PR from the left wing of the Democrat Party. And, of course, the press wants to talk about the Epstein files after ignoring them under President Joe Biden. Its a lame attempt to smear The Donald because, if there was anything even mildly embarrassing to Trump, the Deep State would have leaked it sometime in the past 10 years.Still, the Times reveals the reason for the round-the-clock attack coverage, "How Much Has the Epstein Case Hurt Trump? Polls Provide Some Answers." And, "How Epstein Mania Finally Let Democrats Talk (and Meme) Like the Right." They know its BS, they just think its OK to do it because Trump. Its just an historical rewrite of "Russia, Russia, Russia."The actual Russian collusion claims were proven a fraud pushed by the press and their Deep State allies. But the claims wont go away no matter what facts disprove it. Both Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Attorney General Pam Bondi are pursuing the case with a massive dump of new documents. And that Bondi ordered the Justice Department to convene a grand jury.Despite that, weve got outlets like Rolling Stone claiming, "MAGAs New Russiagate Evidence Was Likely Made Up by the Kremlin." And the media parroted the party (the Democrat Party) line that its a distraction from Epstein or its "an unfounded conspiracy theory." The major networks spent over 2,000 minutes hyping the original false claim. Now they can barely spare a couple that humiliate them for their biased reporting.It doesnt stop there. President George W. Bush proposed a moon base back in 2004 as part of his "Vision for Space Exploration." No one cared because it had been a sci-fi staple for decades. When Trump proposed the same thing, CBS brought up, well, take a look: "We know how the age of colonialism worked on this planet," said CBS News host Vladimir Duthiers. Poor astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson had to remind him "there are no moon beings" who are getting colonized.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONThe New York Times opinion pages look like they are from 2017. Headlines like, "Our President Is Economically Illiterate," "Theres a Name for What Trump Is Doing. Juan Crow" and "You May Not Be Trumps Target This Time, but You Could Be Next." All of that gets the added fun of an editorial headlined, "America Will Suffer From Trumps Assault on Facts." Well, we already suffered because of the medias assault on facts.On TV, the cabal of kooks at "The View" made news when the Media Research Center (FYI, my kick-butt, old workplace) revealed the show had zero conservative guests in the first half of the year. The math wasnt mathing 102 to 0. Thats like an NBA vs. WNBA game. Even lefty "Breakfast Club" host Charlamagne tha God said it "is ridiculous to have a platform and only talk to people that you agree with."Hes right, of course. Journalists and the rest of the time-traveling lefty media figures just dont care. They will party like its 2017 and wont be any less strident or make even one less Hitler comparison. They crashed the DeLorean eight years ago and are stuck there. The problem they have is that most of America is still in 2025.

When President Donald Trump asked me to lead the Department of Justice Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, I answered without hesitation: "Thank you, Mr. President."Why such gratitude? This mission is deeply personal. I have been a civil rights attorney for 35 years. Jewish friends gave me my start as a civil rights attorney by allowing me to use office space free-of-charge when I was just getting off my feet. I am a child of the 1960s who understands the historic bond between Black and Jewish Americans. I remember the Jewish activists who stood shoulder to shoulder with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and I honor the memory of Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, two young Jewish men murdered in Mississippi in 1964 for defending the rights of African Americans.That history shows how deeply connected the Black and Jewish struggles for equality have been. Standing up against hate in one form means standing up against hate in all forms. The fight against antisemitism is not just a Jewish issue but also an American issue. I am proud to be a Black man leading this Task Force.JEWISH STUDENTS WELCOME TRUMP ADMIN'S CRACKDOWN ON ANTISEMITISM, HAMAS SYMPATHIZERS ON CAMPUSESFor four years, the previous administration largely ignored the rise of antisemitism across the country, leaving Jewish Americans exposed to growing danger. Trump, in contrast, has made combating antisemitism a top national priority. His administration is confronting its most visible breeding grounds: American universities. At too many universities, antisemitism is not only tolerated but, in some cases, encouraged and protected.The task force has identified institutions, including Harvard, Columbia, UCLA, and Northwestern, that enable antisemitic conduct. Federal funding freezes worth billions of dollars have forced these schools to acknowledge wrongdoing and adopt reforms immediately. Federal funding is a privilege, not a right. No one would object if the federal government withheld funds from universities that enable discrimination against Black students. The same principle must apply when Jewish students are targeted. Jewish students deserve to attend school without fear of harassment, intimidation or violence.TRUMP ADMIN CRACKS DOWN ANTISEMITISM AS DOJ OFFICIAL EXPOSES 'VIOLENT RHETORIC' OF RADICAL PROTESTERSThe fight does not stop at the classroom door. Antisemitism is spilling into Americas streets. An anti-Israel extremist murdered two young staffers of the Israeli Embassy near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. They were an engaged couple preparing to build a life together. Instead of pursuing their dreams, they were gunned down together, and I watched their blood being cleaned from the sidewalk. In Colorado, a Holocaust survivor was set on fire and killed, while others suffered horrific injuries. In St. Louis, antisemitic arsonists set fire to vehicles belonging to the family and friends of an American citizen who served in the IDF, leaving them destroyed, and defaced the area with hateful graffiti accusing him of murder and calling for the death of the IDF.The task force and the entire Department of Justice are ensuring that those responsible for such acts of antisemitic violence face swift and uncompromising justice to the fullest extent allowed by law.LEO TERRELL SAYS TRUMP ADMIN WILLING TO TAKE HARVARD ANTISEMITISM FIGHT ALL THE WAY TO SUPREME COURTThere is also economic antisemitism. Jewish institutions and communities across the country pay extra for security like no other community is required to. Recently, I was honored to deliver the keynote address at the Israel on Campus Coalitions National Leadership Summit in D.C. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONThe students were charged $228,169.53 for security, an amount they had no choice but to pay to stay safe as Jews because the city wouldnt provide it. This so-called "Jewish tax" is an insult to the principle of equal rights. My task force will continue pressing D.C. Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser and other elected officials across the country to start taking this issue seriously. The time to act is now. Permanent safeguards must be established before the end of Trumps term to guarantee that Jewish Americans remain protected no matter who holds the White House in the future.For me, this is more than a job. This is a 24/7 mission to honor the civil rights heroes of the past, defend the victims of todays hate, and secure a future where Jewish Americans live free from fear in their own country. The forces driving antisemitism, including Hamas and other terrorist groups, have made clear that their hatred will not stop with the Jewish people. Their ultimate target is the United States itself and the freedoms we all cherish. Defeating them is not just a moral imperative. The fight is for the safety and survival of every American.

Former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg told "Pod Save America" on Sunday that it would be a good idea for Democrats to adopt the Trump campaigns promise to expand coverage for in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments."Do you think Democrats should run on Trump's promise from the campaign that, you know, insurance companies should be required to cover IVF and fertility treatments?" co-host Jon Favreau asked."I think it's good policy," Buttigieg answered. "I mean, if we're really serious about being pro-family, then we need to make sure that we support that. And that means making sure whether it's a system of direct government support or whether it's ensuring that that's part of what you can get from private healthcare."ANDREW SCHULZ RIPS TRUMP FOR IVF CAMPAIGN PLEDGE 'FLIP-FLOP'He added, "By the way, you know, I think that the right has been weird about it, but I don't think we should scoff at those who are interested in making sure that we encourage more people to be able to start families and have more kids if they want to, especially if the reason they're not doing it is artificial issues around cost or access to care."Favreau claimedciting a critical Washington Post reportthat President Donald Trump failed to keep his campaign promise regarding IVF treatments for women during his second term. The headline read, "White House has no plan to mandate IVF care, despite campaign pledge."White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told the Washington Post in response to its report that the president's work to expand IVF access was ongoing."President Trump pledged to expand access to fertility treatments for Americans who are struggling to start families," Jackson said in a statement. "The Administration is committed like none before to using its authorities to deliver on this pledge."BUTTIGIEG SAYS DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRONE TO 'FINGER-WAGGING,' NEEDS TO DO 'BETTER JOB' REACHING OUT TO VOTERSIn February, Trump signed an executive order aiming to expand access to IVF and other fertility treatments through the reduction of out-of-pocket costs. The order directed the Domestic Policy Council to find ways to make IVF and other fertility treatments more affordable.Fox News Digital reached out to the DNC for comment.Since the 2024 election, Buttigieg has criticized his partys approach to reaching voters, going so far as to mock its obsession with diversity.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"What do we mean when we talk about diversity? Is it caring for peoples different experiences and making sure no one is mistreated because of them, which I will always fight for? Or is it making people sit through a training that looks like something out of Portlandia, which I have also experienced," Buttigieg said at a forum in February."And it is how Trump Republicans are made," Buttigieg added.

If you wanted a case study in why so many Americans believe the system is rigged, you couldnt script it better than whats happening in Texas right now.Democrats have fled the state to block a Republican redistricting plan that could lock in GOP control of up to five more congressional seats. In response, Republicans are threatening arrest warrants, expulsion, and even calling in the FBI to force lawmakers back to work. The clock is ticking on a legislative deadline and an even bigger one in December, when candidates must file to run in 2026.But in all this high-stakes political theater, one thing is missing: the voter.TEXAS RESIDENTS SAY THERE SHOULD BE CONSEQUENCES FOR DEMS FLEEING STATE TO AVOID VOTEAsk the average Texan what they want from their leaders, and you wont hear "a partisan brawl over district lines." Youll hear "lower grocery bills," "affordable housing, and "a plan to get property taxes under control."Yet in Austin, the oxygen is being sucked up by a story thats all about process and power. Republicans talk about enforcing quorum rules and fulfilling their mandate. Democrats talk about protecting voting rights and standing against an unfair map. Both are speaking to the political class not to the families trying to figure out how to pay for back-to-school clothes.When voters see politicians locked in a fight that doesnt touch their daily lives, it feeds a familiar, corrosive belief: the system works for the people in power, not for them.OBAMA LABELS TEXAS REDISTRICTING PUSH 'A POWER GRAB THAT UNDERMINES OUR DEMOCRACY'Heres the truth about gerrymandering: it starts with neutral census data, but the way you slice it determines who holds power. Both parties have done it. Both have justified it when it worked in their favor. And both have cried foul when it didnt.For voters, thats Exhibit A in the case that politicians play by their own set of rules. When you can essentially choose your own voters, accountability goes out the window. Safe seats mean you can ignore the issues that matter most cost of living, health care, jobs and still keep your job.Its no wonder 78% of Americans in a recent poll say CEOs and political elites play by a different set of rules, or that nearly half believe the entire economic system is rigged against them. The Texas spectacle just adds more evidence.Both sides could be tying this fight to something voters actually feel.TEXAS DEMS ALSO SKIPPED TOWN IN 2021 TO AVOID A VOTE, AND SEVERAL CAUGHT COVID-19 IN DCRepublicans could say: "Fair maps mean we can focus on lowering your cost of living instead of endless political fights."Democrats could say: "Unfair maps mean politicians dont have to care about your bills, your schools, or your safety."Instead, both have made this a referendum on their own courage and legitimacy. Thats fine for donor emails and activist rallies. But for the median voter, its just more proof that politicians are obsessed with their own turf wars while ignoring kitchen-table issues.The poll tells us something crucial: voters are angry at both parties. Trumps approval is still underwater. Democrats favorability is at its lowest level in decades. And inflation, tariffs and economic concerns remain top-of-mind.TEXAS DEMOCRATS FLEE STATE TO BLOCK TRUMP-BACKED REDISTRICTING VOTE IN DRAMATIC LEGISLATIVE MOVEIn that environment, anything that makes you look out-of-touch is dangerous. For Democrats, the risk is that walking out over redistricting looks like playing procedural games instead of delivering results especially in a state where they already face skepticism about their competence. For Republicans, the risk is that pushing an aggressive gerrymander reinforces the perception they care more about holding power than solving problems.Either way, its a messaging disaster: both sides walk away looking like theyre fighting for themselves, not for the people who sent them there.This Texas fight is a vivid example of a broader fairness problem in American politics.Voters believe and with good reason that the rules are written to favor a few insiders. Whether its a district map, a campaign finance loophole or a late-night procedural maneuver, the perception is the same: the powerful look out for themselves first.And the more that perception hardens, the harder it is for either party to credibly claim theyre on the side of the people. Thats why "lesser of two evils" voting has become so entrenched. People dont think anyone is actually fighting for them theyre just choosing who they think will do the least harm.Real leadership in this moment would mean breaking out of the process bubble. If youre going to talk about redistricting, tie it to something tangible:CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONThats how you connect a fight over district lines to the thing voters care about most: their own lives.Until someone reframes this fight in voter-first terms, its going to remain exactly what it looks like now: a political brawl that changes nothing for the average Texan. Both sides will claim the moral high ground. Both will raise money. And both will walk away with a little more distrust from the people theyre supposed to represent.The Texas standoff isnt just a procedural battle its a missed chance to show voters that politicians can still fight for something other than themselves. And if the polls tell us anything, its that Americans are running out of patience.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM LEE HARTLEY CARTER

IndyCar driver Conor Daly was involved in a horrifying crash during the Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland on Sunday afternoon.Daly was in an aggressive battle with Christian Rasmussen for a few laps early in the race. The two made contact on Lap 13 and then made contact again on Lap 15. However, Daly took the brunt of the last touch and was sent crashing into the safety barrier several feet off the track.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHe pinned the blame on Rasmussen."I saw him drive Colton (Herta) almost into the wall on the back straight," Daly said, via Indy Star. "He was quite slow, so I tried to pass him into (Turn) 7. He drove himself off the track to make sure I drove off the track. Not sure of the point of that. It's stupid, in my opinion."He was really slow down the straight, and I just passed him, and then he just never stopped. It's a dangerous corner to try to do that. I would (say) that was an unsafe move. I don't understand it."Rasmussen disagreed with Dalys assessment of the wreck."Well, I think that's what you can expect to happen if you try to roll the outside in Turn 10, which is obviously the quickest corner on the track together with me being alongside him," he said.WHO IS ALEX PALOU? INDY 500 CHAMP ON SUSHI, OWNING A COFFEE SHOP & NEEDING SLEEP"So like, I don't know if he just expected me to pull out of it ... I'm on the inside, so I wasn't going to pull out. Obviously the race control saw it the same way, so I don't know. Not much more to add to it."Rasmussen did take some of the blame, admitting that his wheel touched his side.Daly took one more shot at Rasmussen on social media before the day was finished."Purposefully wrecking someone in a 150mph corner is just pure insanity. Thats not racing. Its inexcusable. The driving standards, for some, are a joke right now. That means you (Rasmussen)," he wrote on X.Rasmussen finished in 12th, and Daly was 26th.Alex Palou finished in third place, wrapping up an IndyCar championship. Will Power won the race.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

President Donald Trump recently spoke to the South Carolina Republican Party's Silver Elephant Gala through a phone that Sen. Lindsey Graham held up to a microphone.Trump, who endorsed Graham for re-election earlier this year, continued expressing his support for the senator while speaking on the phone.Trump said the senator has his "full endorsement," calling him a "great guy," saying that Graham has always been there for him when he needed him and he "won't forget it."CONSERVATIVE BACKLASH ERUPTS AFTER TRUMP'S GRAHAM ENDORSEMENT: I AM NOT WITH TRUMP AT ALL WITH THIS ONE"Thank you for your surprise call, Mr. President!" Graham said in a post on X that also featured footage of Trump's remarks about him."With your support, Ill keep delivering the America First agenda to the great people of South Carolina. Im glad to have been part of the most awesome six months in modern history led by President @realDonaldTrump."Graham, who has served in the Senate since 2003, is facing Republican primary challengers.TRUMP ENDORSES SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM FOR RE-ELECTION: HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWNPaul Dans, the former director of the 2025 Presidential Transition Project at the Heritage Foundation and who is one of Graham's challengers, attended the event where Trump spoke by phone."Lindsey Grahams terrifiedhis Senate seats at risk against me, his toughest challenger yet. After 32 years of broken term-limit promises, hes done. Clinging to President Trump wont save him from SCs America First Patriots who see his grift. #LindseyPanic #PrezTrumpPlsHelpMe," Dans wrote in a post on X.LINDSEY GRAHAM DRAWS DEMOCRATIC SENATE CHALLENGER WHO PREVIOUSLY LOST CONGRESSIONAL RACEGraham will be up for re-election in 2026.

The 28-year-old schoolteacher in Arkansas accused of killing a married couple on a hiking trip with their kids July 26 may face the death penalty should his case go to trial, according to a former local prosecutor.Andrew James McGann is accused of killing Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, and Clinton David Brink, 43, while the couple took a hiking trip with their two children at Devil's Den State Park in Washington County, Arkansas.During a news conference, prosecuting attorney Brandon Carter said he plans to present a death penalty punishment to the future jury as a punishment for the murder charges McGann is facing."This case certainly has the aggravators that exist where a jury should get to decide what the punishment for this defendant is," Carter said. "And it is my intention to pose that to the jury."FAMILY VACATION HOT SPOT ON EDGE AFTER PARENTS RANDOMLY MURDERED IN FRONT OF THEIR KIDSMcGann was charged with two counts of capital murder after allegedly killing the Brinks.Shane Wilkinson, a criminal defense attorney and former chief deputy prosecutor of Benton County, Arkansas, told Fox News Digital the specifics of the Brinks' deaths will not bode well in McGann's fight against the death penalty."I just think it's going to be generally aggravating to people that there's a mom and dad that have been killed, and there's two kids that don't have a mom and dad anymore," Wilkinson said. "I mean that's going be one of the things that people are going to, you know I mean it's gonna be hard not to be sad for those kids, right?"The fact authorities claim this was a "completely random event" by McGann, Wilkinson says, will "scare people."Authorities said the Brinks' children, 7 and 9, are safe and in the care of family members but added they are emotionally distressed.ACCUSED DEVILS DEN KILLER PASSED BACKGROUND CHECKS AND ENTERED CLASSROOMS FULL OF KIDS, EXPERT SAYSWilkinson said there could be several "mitigating factors" that could help McGann avoid death row, including the fact he's young and has no known criminal history."In this case, it doesn't look like he has any significant criminal history so far that we know of, right? He is relatively young. I'm sure his attorneys are going to be looking very closely, what if he has any emotional or mental disturbances of some kind," Wilkinson said."If he has a mental disease or defect, that'll make a big difference."While there's no clear motive for McGann to kill the Brinks, as authorities allege, Arkansas State Police Col. Mike Hagar said McGann confessed."During an interview with investigators, the suspect admitted to committing the murders. We also executed a search warrant at his residence and recovered items consistent with the crime," Hagar said.McGann was arrested at a Springdale, Arkansas, barbershop July 30 while he was in the middle of getting a haircut.Fox News obtained video showing McGann being arrested in Lupitas Beauty Salon & Barber Shop.McGann's next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 25.Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.

Canadian podcast host Stephen Marche argued on Sunday that it may be time for Canada to end its relationship with the United States over the Trump administration's dismantling of democracy."The question is how to extricate ourselves from America, and how painful that will be," Marche wrote in a New York Times essay.The "Next Civil War" author cited President Donald Trumps recent tariffs on Canada as well as his repeated desire to acquire the country as the "51ststate" as evidence that the U.S. is "no longer a country that keeps its agreements" and has begun to "backslide out of democracy.""As America dismantles its elite institutions one by one, that aspirational connection is dissolving. The question is no longer how to stop comparing ourselves with the United States, but how to escape its grasp and its fate," he wrote.CANADIAN COFFEE SHOPS CHANGING NAME OF AMERICANO DRINK TO 'CANADIANO' TO SPITE TRUMP, US TARIFFS: REPORTMarche argued that Canadas first shipment of liquefied natural gas to a South Korean port and ongoing importing deals with China last month prove the country is able to compete on the world stage without relying on the U.S. He suggested that Canada can also be a model for other countries."We can show that multiculturalism works, that it remains possible to have an open society that does not consume itself, in which divisions between liberals and conservatives are real and deep-seated but do not fester into violence and loathing," Marche wrote. "Canada will also have to serve as a connector between the worlds democracies, in a line that stretches from Taiwan and South Korea, across North America, to Poland and Ukraine."Though most of his criticisms were against the Trump administration, Marche claimed that America itself is in the "middle of a grand abdication" as Democratic governors "try to get along" with the president. He quoted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carneys assertion earlier this year that Canadas "old relationship" with the U.S. was "over."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREHe concluded, "Canada has experienced the second Trump administration like a teenager being kicked out of the house by an abusive father. We have to grow up fast and we cant go back. And the choices we make now will matter forever. They will reveal our national character. Anger is a useful emotion, but only as a point of departure. We have to reckon with the fact that from now on, our power will come from only ourselves."In May, Marche suggested that a war between the U.S. and Canada was no longer inconceivable."I think when countries are in constitutional crisis, and when their legal system starts to fall apart, as Americas legal system is falling apart, violence against neighboring countries is very common," Marche said on MSNBC. "To me, its very intimately tied with this talk about being a third term president, right? Thats exactly out of the playbook of authoritarian governments around the world."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"Canada really does need to think about protecting ourselves from the United States, and making sure that were not just a snack," he said.