The college football landscape has been described as the wild west in recent years as athletes have earned sums of money off of their names, images and likenesses as well as been able to use the transfer portal to find the best schools that fit their needs.Tom Brady admitted in a conversation with FOX Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt that he was happy he didnt have to deal with some of the things that college football players are dealing with today while at Michigan.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHe suggested that players arent necessarily better off because of NIL and the frequent use of the transfer portal and put the onus on the athletes parents to instill resilience in them at a young age."They're young. They don't have life experience," Brady said on "Big Noon Conversations." "It should be the parents. Be a good parent. Teach your kid the right values. What's going to sustain them in their careers over a period of time? Whether it's football or whether it's business or whether it's teaching or law school or medical school or a trade, whatever you want to do, you're going to have to go through hard things in your life. You're going to have to make tough choices. The value isn't always about the last dollar."So I think all these things that are happening in college sports, we're prioritizing the wrong things. We're valuing the wrong things. I'm not saying it's not important. It's one of 10 things that are important, and certainly to me, it's not the most important. So when kids do go through that the right way, they're actually learning the right values. When you have the right values in life, that's going to sustain you as you move on through the rest of your life."2025 CFP CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS: CAN TEXAS WIN TITLE AFTER TOPPING PRESEASON POLL?Brady wondered whether athletes in college football will be able to learn "those sustainable traits that I think are invaluable to their life and life experience" and disagreed that money was the only thing that had value in college.He expressed some gratitude for having a challenging time while at Michigan. Brady wasnt thrown into the fire as a starter right away. Instead, he rode the bench for two seasons before he became a starter for the Wolverines in the 1998 season."My college experience was very challenging. It was very competitive. Those traits transformed my life as a professional. I was ready to compete against anybody, because the competition in college toughened me up so much that I had a self-belief and self-confidence in myself that whatever I faced, I could overcome that," he said."I think if we take that away from a young student athlete, to say, You know what, I know it's tough to compete, but what were going to do before you have to compete. We're actually going to put you somewhere else so that you don't have to compete. That is absolutely the wrong thing to do to a young child."Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).Billy Joels ex-wife doesnt believe the singer was responsible for the breakdown of her first marriage to his best friend and bandmate."I never thought of Bill as the homewrecker," Elizabeth Weber recently told Us Weekly, adding that she had to "tread carefully" because "Jon [Small] and I didnt have a great romance."BILLY JOEL'S FIRST WIFE WALKED OUT ON HIM IN HOSPITAL BED AFTER MOTORCYCLE CRASH THAT NEARLY KILLED HIMIn a new documentary, "Billy Joel: And So It Goes," the Piano Man detailed the anguish he went through when he told his friend he was in love with his wife.Joel first met Weber in the 60s while she was married to Small, People magazine reported. Their affair broke up the band Attila, which impacted Joels mental health. In the documentary, he described spiraling into a deep depression, which resulted in two suicide attempts."I was just in love with a woman, and I got punched in the nose, which I deserved," the 76-year-old recalled in the documentary. "I felt very, very guilty about it. They had a child, you know? I felt like a homewrecker."But "the home was wrecked," Weber clarified."We didnt have a deep connection, Jon and I," she told Us Weekly. "Almost in a way, my life began again when my son was born. Sean just lit up every room. He was an adorable, precocious child. So I really never thought of Bill as a homewrecker because there wasnt much home to wreck."After some time apart, Joel and Weber reconnected and eventually married in 1973. They divorced in 1982.Joel went on to marry Christie Brinkley in 1985. They welcomed a daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, that same year before calling it quits in 1994. He was married to cookbook author Katie Lee from 2004 to 2009 and said "I do" once more to former executive Alexis Roderick. They share two children, Della Rose Joel and Remy Anne Joel.WATCH: BILLY JOEL'S FRIEND AND COLLABORATOR HOPES TO SEE HIM PERFORM AGAIN AFTER BRAIN DIAGNOSISWeber also opened up to Us Weekly about where she stands with Joel today."If I wanna talk to him or if I have something to say, I am able to contact him whenever I want to," she said. "But he has a wife, and he has children and, right now, hes struggling with something thats thats a big thing. So [our relationship] is as close as it needs to be for two people who decided to divorce 40 years ago."Earlier this year, Joel wasdiagnosed with a brain condition that forced him to cancel all of his scheduled concerts.The five-time Grammy winner was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), which occurs when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up inside or around the brain. It has led to problems with hearing, vision and balance for the musician.In the documentary, Weber admitted that she and Small "were not a good fit.""We were very young, and we didnt really know much of anything," she said. "And I got more and more dissatisfied with the life I was living, and then things got complicated."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERThats when she and Joel began spending more and more time together."When you just find someone youre comfortable with and can finish your sentences and know what youre thinking without saying anything, sometimes its a low build," she said.Looking back at his marriage, Small said Weber was important to him, "but I think I was not the guy she hoped I would be."Still, Small didn't suspect that his marriage would unravel so suddenly."I kept seeing that Billy was not the same guy. Something was the matter, and Billy one day came up to me, became a little honest and said to me, Im in love with your wife. So, it was a very devastating thing for me because these were basically my two best friends."Hes crying, and hes telling me he feels so bad, and he didnt know what to do about it. How does he break his best friends heart? But he said she was so powerful to him that it was worth it to him to lose our friendship for it."Joel said "that was the end of my relationship with Jon for a while." When Weber later left, he began drinking and attempted suicide twice.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"I figured thats it. I dont want to live anymore," Joel said. "I was just in a lot of pain. It was like why hang out? Tomorrows going to be just like today, and today sucks. So, I just thought Id end it all."After his second suicide attempt, Small was the one who took Joel to the hospital."Even though our friendship had blown up, Jon saved my life," Joel said.Small said even though Joel never said anything to him about it, "The practical answer I could give why Billy took it so hard was because he loved me that much and that it killed him to hurt me that much."He eventually forgave Joel."I finally got over it where it was like, OK. He thought it was over for him, but, to me, he didnt even start living yet."

President Donald Trump has renewed his call for Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, to undergo a cognitive test."'Congresswoman' Jasmine Crockett is a Low (Very!!!) I.Q. Individual, much in the mold of the AOC Plus Three Gang of Country Destroying Morons - Only slightly dumber," Trump wrote on TRUTH Social on Monday."Each of these political hacks should be forced to take a Cognitive Exam, much like the one I recently took while getting my physical at our GREAT Washington, D.C., Military Hospital (WR!)," Trump said. "As the doctors said, President Trump ACED it, something that is rarely seen! These Radical Left Lunatics would all fail this test in a spectacular show of stupidity and incompetence. TAKE THE TEST!!!REP. JASMINE CROCKETT CALLS TRUMP A 'PIECE OF S---' DURING LIBERAL RALLYTrump previously said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., should take a cognitive test in June when the progressive "Squad" leader demanded his impeachment over the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.Meanwhile, as the White House pushes Republican states to redistrict mid-cycle ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Crockett has accused Trump of pushing a "white supremacy agenda" and "diluting the voices of people of color." The Trump administration asserts that Democratic states have engaged in "gerrymandering" for years and encouraged illegal immigration to boost their congressional influence.In Texas, Democratic state lawmakers fled the state in an effort to stop the vote on a GOP redistricting plan that likely would have resulted in Republicans picking up five House seats.Crockett has accused Trump of hurling the low IQ insult as a racially-coded tactic to insult "people of color," including "The Breakfast Club" host Charlamagne tha God.TRUMP CHALLENGES AOC AND JASMINE CROCKETT TO INTELLIGENCE TEST AFTER CALLING THEM 'VERY LOW IQ'"Newsflash, Wannabe Dictator: I dont care how many times you shake the Etch A Sketch trying to redraw these lines," Crockett wrote on X last week. "Im not disappearing. Ill be back, still on your behind every step of the way. Weve already been over this. Ive got the degrees, the credentials, and the receipts. If youre looking for low IQ, try looking in the mirror or at your own Cabinet."Despite the president describing her as having a low IQ, Crockett said Trump has the "most incompetent Cabinet in the history of this country," referring to the Signal-gate scandal earlier this year.Crockett has also dubbed Trump a "Temu dictator." At a progressive rally in Phoenix, Arizona, earlier this month, the congresswoman said on stage, "Donald Trump is a piece of sh--.""This is a person who has a problem with people of color. Period," she told CNN. "I don't care how many Black MAGA [are] out there with [their] hats, I want to be clear, when we look at who it is that he's kicking out of this country, it's people of color."

Ben Rhodes, a key former Obama administrationofficial, believes the Democratic Party is "afraid of its own future" and needs to embrace the strategy of New York Citymayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, who identifies as a Democratic socialist.Rhodes, who was deputy national security adviser toPresident Barack Obama, is perhaps best known for his advocacy of the 2015Iran nuclear deal. He has since emerged as a prominent figure in liberal media as a contributor to MSNBC and co-host of the "Pod Save The World" podcast.His latest work is a New York Times guest essay headlined "How Short-Term Thinking is Destroying America," which suggested Democrats are reluctant to "stand behind controversial positions or abandon language that polls well but sounds hopelessly inauthentic" because they dont want to alienate donors."Even when presented with Zohran Mamdanis campaign in New York an innovative example of fresh political tactics and policies many party leaders recoiled. The party seems quite literally afraid of its own future," Rhodes wrote.ZOHRAN MAMDANI LAUNCHES ANTI-TRUMP TOUR ACROSS FIVE BOROUGHS IN NEW YORK CITY"It is past time for Democrats to do what Mr. Mamdani did in his campaign: get out in communities. Dont live in fear of bad-faith attacks. Mine cities and state legislatures for new ideas. Enlist civil society, faith groups, beleaguered universities and industry in envisioning an alternative future," Rhodes continued."Abandon campaign financing that makes you beholden to donors who make you hypocrites. Make a concerted effort to facilitate generational change, so that the faces of the party are younger, different and more diverse," he added.Mamdani is a Ugandan-born Muslim who won the Democratic Partys primary for New York City mayor in June. He launched a "Five Boroughs Against Trump" tour in the Big Apple on Monday.Rhodes concluded his guest essay by writing, "Trump is a 79-year-old strongman nostalgic for the past. His domination of the present is not permanent, but it is leading many Americans to live in the status quo he commands while ignoring where we are going. To overcome thatreality, Democrats must mobilize people to believe in the future."TRUMP CAUTIONS THAT NY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME IF COMMUNIST MAMDANI IS ELECTEDRhodes became a nationally recognized name in 2016 afterboasting in an interviewwith The New York Times Magazine that he and Obama's foreign policy team built an "echo chamber" of experts to help sell the controversial Iran nuclear deal. Trump laterpulled the U.S. out of the Iran dealin 2018, calling it "defective at its core."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFox News Brandon Gillespie and Deirdre Heavey contributed to this report.

President Donald Trump called the spiraling crime in Washington, D.C., "embarrassing" as he prepares for high-stakes meetings with foreign leaders, pointing directly to his highly anticipated Friday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin."This is an emergency," Trump told the media during his press conference Monday morning announcing he is federalizing the. D.C. police force to curb crime in the city. "This is a tragic emergency. And it's embarrassing for me to be up here.""You know, I'm going to see Putin. I'm going to Russia on Friday. I don't like being up here talking about how unsafe and how dirty and disgusting this once beautiful capital was, with graffiti all over the walls," he continued.Trump is scheduled to meet with Putin in Alaska Friday, which is strategically located between D.C. and Moscow.Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation's capital Monday and announced the National Guard and hundreds of other law enforcement officials from various agencies will descend on the city to prevent further crimes.TRUMP IS THREATENING TO 'FEDERALIZE' DC WITH NATIONAL GUARD AND MORE. HERE'S HOW THAT COULD PLAY OUT"Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people," he said. "And we're not going to let it happen anymore. We're not going to take it."Washington, D.C.'s crime rate spiraled followed the national increase in violent crimes in 2020, when social justice protests and riots broke out in cities nationwide at the height of pandemic.TRUMP VOWS TO MAKE DC 'SAFER' AND 'BEAUTIFUL' AS CAPITAL BATTLES CRIME AND HOMELESSNESSThe crime trends in the nation's capital have ebbed and flowed in the subsequent years, including carjackings, shootings and murders spiking before Trump reclaimed the Oval Office in January. The city has been plagued by a handful of high-profile crimes in recent weeks, including the fatal shooting of a congressional intern in June, the fatal shooting of a pair of Israeli embassy staffers in May, and a brutal attack on a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer earlier in August.Local Democrat leaders have slammed Trump over the move to federalize the police, including D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb arguing on X that there is no crime emergency, pointing to how violent crimes have fallen "26% so far this year."Trump's press conference comes just days ahead of his planned meeting with Putin Friday in Alaska to discuss the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.PRESIDENT TRUMP INCREASES FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE IN DC FOLLOWING VIOLENT CRIME SURGE"I think we'll have constructive conversations," Trump said Monday, previewing the Friday meeting with Putin. "Then after that meeting immediately, maybe as I'm flying out, maybe as I'm leaving the room I'll be calling the European leaders who I get along with very well. And, you know, I have a great relationship, I think, with all of them, and I get along with Zelenskyy. But, you know, I disagree with what he's done very, very severely disagree. This is a war that should have never happened, wouldn't have happened. But I'll be speaking to Zelenskyy. The next meeting will be with Zelenskyy and Putin or Zelenskyy and Putin and me. I'll be there if they need, but I want to have a meeting set up between the two leaders."Trump said he will know if Putin is sincere about making aa deal to end the war within minutes of meeting with him. The president added that "land swapping" between the two nations will likely be part of the deal."We're going to have a meeting with Vladimir Putin. And at the end of that meeting, probably in the first two minutes, I'll know exactly whether or not a deal can be made," he said."How do you know," a reporter responded."Because that's what I do. I make deals," Trump shot back before moving on to another question.

A House panel demanded a slate of Washington, D.C., officials, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, testify on crime in the district just hours after President Donald Trump announced federal intervention in the city.The House Oversight Committee announced Monday that it would call in Bowser, Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwalb and Washington, D.C., Council Chair Phil Mendelson to testify before the Republican-led panel.TRUMP ACTIVATES NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO ADDRESS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL CRIME IN WASHINGTONNews of the hearing, which is expected to be held in September when lawmakers return from their month-long break from Washington, comes after Trump announced that he would place the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploy the National Guard in the district.House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., lauded the president for "rightly using executive power to take bold and necessary action to crack down on crime and restore law and order in Washington, D.C.""Protecting all Americans and tackling crime are core conservative policy priorities, and todays actions by the Trump administration mark another promise kept," Comer said in a statement. However, crime in the district is on the decline. Violent crime is down 26% this year, compared to the same timeframe in 2024, according to Washingtons Metropolitan Police Department. Assaults with a dangerous weapon are down 20%, and homicides are down by 12%.TRUMP IS THREATENING TO 'FEDERALIZE' DC WITH NATIONAL GUARD AND MORE. HERE'S HOW THAT COULD PLAY OUTFox News Digital reached out to Bowser, Mendelson and Schwalb for comment.Hours earlier, Trump declared a public safety emergency in the District and invoked a portion of the D.C. Home Rule Act which granted Washington, D.C., more independence from Congress allowing him to seize control of the local police for up to 48 hours."Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of violent youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people, and were not going to let it happen anymore," Trump said during a press conference at the White House.TRUMP TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE ON DC CRIME AFTER FEDERAL AGENTS HIT STREETSHowever, in order to go beyond the 48-hour mark, the president needs approval from the House Oversight Committee and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee the two panels that have oversight of Washington, D.C.Trump can take over the districts police force for up to 30 days if he sends a special notice to the panels, but beyond that would require a joint resolution from the House and Senate extending the takeover.A spokesperson for the Oversight Committee told Fox News Digital that the White House notified the panel of its intent to go beyond the 48-hour window.Fox News Digital reached out to the Senate Homeland Security Committee for comment but did not immediately hear back.

The European Union made their position on President Donald Trump's "land swapping" push clear following a ministerial powwow on Monday, and told Fox News Digital, there should be no "concessions" until Russia agrees to stop its war."Russia has not agreed to full and unconditional ceasefire, we should not even discuss any concessions," EU policy chief Kaja Kallas told Fox News Digitalin a written statement. "It has never worked in the past with Russia, and will not work with Putin today."The sequencing of the steps is important," she added. "First an unconditional ceasefire with a strong monitoring system and ironclad security guarantees."Kallas called for a virtual meeting of EU foreign ministers as well as Ukraines Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha who debriefed the officials on "ongoing diplomatic efforts and the battlefield situation" on Monday following the announcement of the upcoming meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin set for Friday in Alaska.While the talks on Monday addressed additional sanctions against Russia, more military aid for Ukraine and more monetary support for Kyiv, they also coincided with comments made by Trump that struck a critical note of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.European leaders have yet to respond directly to Trump's reproving tone ahead of his meeting with Putin on Friday, though Kallas' comments made clear neither the EU nor Ukraine support Trump's most recent proposal that Ukraine and Russia "swap" borders."We fully support an end to this war in a way that doesnt leave a backdoor open for Russia to re-enter and restart its aggression," she said. "Ukraines right to exist as a sovereign nation is under attack, as well as the security of our European continent."SUMMIT WITH PUTIN SET TO TOP TRUMP'S AGENDA THIS WEEK AS UKRAINE WAR TAKES CENTER STAGEDetails of Trump's upcoming meeting with Putin remain relatively unknown, though European officials are keen to remind both leaders of the need to involve them and Kyiv in the high-level talks."The U.S. has the power to force Russia to negotiate seriously," Kallas told Fox News Digital. "Any deal between the U.S. and Russia must have Ukraine and the EU included, for it is a matter of Ukraines and the whole of Europes security."Kallas has remained steadfast in her determination that any negotiations on Ukraine must include Europe as the continent stares down its most significant threat since World War II.But it is not only Europes involvement in any security negotiations that EU leaders are looking to remind Trump of, but Ukraines territorial sovereignty."As we work towards a sustainable and just peace, international law is clear: All temporarily occupied territories belong to Ukraine," Kallas said. "A sustainable peace also means that aggression cannot be rewarded."European leaders over the weekend from the U.K.,France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Finland and the EU issued a statement affirming that "the path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine."Zelenskyy risked Trumps ire and looked to set the record straight on Saturday after the U.S. president suggested on Friday that Ukraine and Russia may "swap" territory.ZELENSKYY THANKS NATO, EUROPEAN LEADERS FOR BACKING HIS PUSH TO JOIN TRUMPPUTIN SUMMIT"You are looking at territory that has been fought over for 3.5 years," Trump told reporters from the White House in reference to land Russia has illegally invaded and occupied in eastern Ukraine. "Were looking at that. But were looking at swapping. Were going to get some back."Zelenskyy responded by confirming that "Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier.""Any decisions made against us, any decisions made without Ukraine they are simultaneously decisions against peace," he added. "These are dead decisions; they will never work. And what we all need is a real, living peace, one that people will respect."In her comments to Fox News Digital, Kallas looked to remind Trump that Putins interests lay outside a mere land grab in Ukraine it is an existential threat to the European continent."Russias war aims are more than just seizing territory in Ukraine," she said. "Russia started this war to destroy Ukraine and Europes security. "A deal must not provide a springboard for further Russian aggression against Ukraine, the transatlantic alliance and Europe," she added.German Chancellor FriedrichMerzinvited Trump, Zelenskyy, and NATO Secretary GeneralMark Rutte for another virtual meeting on Wednesday with other European leaders ahead of Trumps top talks, reports confirmed on Monday. Trump on Monday reiterated his goal that first he will meet with Putin, and then Zelenskyy will meet with Putin, with or without the U.S. president, to secure a ceasefire.

The national headquarters of the Israeli-American Council (IAC) in Los Angeles was targeted with antisemitic vandalism over the weekend, prompting a hate crime investigation by local law enforcement.The disturbing graffiti was found outside the Shepher Community Center in Woodland Hills, which houses the IACs L.A. regional offices and serves as a hub for local Israeli-American and American Jewish communities.Vandals spray-painted swastikas, SS symbols, and the word "burn" on the sidewalk in front of the building. A cardboard snowman near the entrance was also defaced with a swastika.Nearby, along an entrance to Highway 101, a separate barrier was tagged with an expletive-laced anti-Israel message referencing the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, along with additional swastikas scattered throughout the area.FBI INVESTIGATING 'HORRIFIC ANTISEMITIC ATTACK' ON AMERICAN WHO SERVED IN ISRAELI ARMYThe IAC said it is working with the LAPDs Topanga Division as part of the ongoing investigation.According to the organization, security video from the scene captured an image of a possible suspect, which has been turned over to authorities.AUTHORITIES PROBE ANTISEMITIC ATTACK INVOLVING ARSON, THREATENING GRAFFITI IN MIDWEST CITY: 'VIOLENT ACTS'In a statement, IAC CEO Elan S. Carr, former U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, condemned the act in strong terms."We are appalled by this vile act of antisemitism at the doorstep of our own community and offices," Carr said.AOC CAMPAIGN OFFICE VANDALIZED WITH ANTI-ISRAEL MESSAGE AFTER VOTE ON REPUBLICAN AMENDMENTAuthorities have not yet identified a suspect, but the incident comes amid what advocacy groups say is a nationwide surge in antisemitic vandalism and harassment."Around the world and across our country, we have seen an alarming and historic rise in antisemitism," Carr said. "We are working tirelessly to fight it and to ensure that history does not repeat itself."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPCarr vowed that this incident would not scare them or keep them silent in standing up against hate crimes."This incident will not intimidate or deter us on the contrary, it fuels our determination to stand even stronger against antisemitism and to protect and strengthen our community for generations to come," he said.

EXCLUSIVE: In a sharp rebuke, a Kentucky congressman is pressing Californias top environmental agency for answers after learning the state may be ignoring Congress reversal of three key electric vehicle standards.The House Committee on Energy and Commerce wrote to Sacramento that it is "concerned about reports that California, and other jurisdictions who have adopted California standards for which waivers of preemption have been granted, are enforcing preempted vehicle emission regulations in violation of the Clean Air Act."Earlier this year, Congress used the Congressional Review Act to nullify Biden-era waivers granted by the Biden EPA to California, allowing them to implement stricter standards than the federal government.Several states, including Pennsylvania and Delaware, along with the District of Columbia, have adopted Californias low-emissions standards as well.MAJOR BUSINESS GROUP INTERVENES TO BLUNT NEWSOM LAWSUIT ATTEMPTING TO REINSTATE EV MANDATES"The Committee has been made aware that CARB staff is denying auto manufacturers approval to bring vehicles to market unless the manufacturers agree to comply with the preempted regulations," the committee continued.Rep. Brett Guthrie, chair of the House Energy Committee, a Republican, told Fox News Digital that the law is clear that the Golden State must end its "de-facto EV mandate.""Enforcing a ban on the sale of gas-powered vehicles would have dire consequences for American families and businesses," Guthrie said."Forcing Americans to buy these vehicles would strain our electric grid, raise costs, and increase our reliance on China. Our investigation will look into whether California is continuing to enforce an EV mandate in violation of federal law."Joining Guthrie on the letter were Reps. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., and John Joyce, R-Pa., chairmen of the environment and oversight subcommittees, respectively.CA DROPS GREEN BIG-RIG MANDATES, ENDING LEGAL FIGHT WITH BILL BARR-LINKED GROUPThe committee acknowledged a lawsuit against the recissions from California Attorney General Robert Bonta remains ongoing, but that the intermission does not allow the state to continue enforcing mandates under the nixed waivers.In a June statement announcing the lawsuit, Bonta called the situation "reckless, politically motivated and illegal."The letter, addressed to Dr. Steven Cliff, executive officer of the California Air Resources Board, said the committee had been purportedly made aware of CARB staff denying auto manufacturers approval to bring vehicles to market in the state "unless the manufacturers agree to comply with the preempted regulations."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"These efforts include CARB staff indicating that the agency would deny California Executive Orders (EO) for model year 2026 vehicles that meet all of CARBs enforceable regulatory requirements and which California allowed for sale in model year 2025, on the basis that these vehicles do not meet the additional requirements in one set of the preempted regulations: ACC-II."The committee further alleges that CARBs online "repository" spreadsheet of model year 2026 vehicles showed the board has "exclusively approved" vehicles that would certify under the ACC-II green regulations.They closed by demanding documents showing whether CARB is continuing to enforce the car, truck or omnibus regulations Congress undid, and all records from the first of the year onward germane to the regulations and Biden-era waivers.Fox News Digital reached out to CARB and Gov. Gavin Newsom for comment on accusations that the board is discriminating against certain vehicles.

Colorectal cancer rates have soared among younger Americans, new research has found and there might not always be obvious symptoms.The lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) is one in 24 for men and one in 26 for women, according to the American Cancer Society.It is the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and the fourth in women, but is the second most common cause when the numbers for men and women are combined.ACTOR WITH COLORECTAL CANCER SHARES SIMPLE SIGN THAT HE IGNORED: I HAD NO IDEAWhile there may be no symptoms of CRC before diagnosis, especially in the early stages, the following signs and symptoms should not be overlooked, experts say.According to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, some symptoms of the disease can be similar to other causes, like hemorrhoids, infection or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).But a change in bowel habits including diarrhea, constipation, narrow stools or feeling like your bowels are full even after a movement can be a sign of CRC.COLORECTAL CANCER DIAGNOSES SOAR AMONG YOUNGER ADULTS FOR ONE KEY REASONFight Colorectal Cancer, a leading patient advocacy group, noted on its website how bowel movements can change due to diet, infections, medications and other medical issues.A change in bowel movement schedule or stool appearance could also signal CRC.Fight CRC recommends calling a doctor if your stool is consistently abnormal, if you have sudden urges to pass stool but cant control it, if the stool is black, clay-colored, red or white, or if there is mucus or pus in the stool.Skinny, thin or pencil-like stool may also indicate an obstruction in the colon, like a tumor, but can also be caused by other harmless, temporary conditions.Persistent discomfort in the abdomen is another CRC symptom, the Colorectal Cancer Alliance reported on its site.This can include feelings of pain, nausea, cramping, bloating or feeling unusually full, even after not eating much.Severe, "knife-in-my-stomach type" abdominal pains warrant a visit to the emergency room, Fight CRC instructed but even mild pains shouldnt be taken lightly.Blood in the stool, toilet or when wiping with toilet paper can be a major sign of colorectal cancer.Fight CRC stressed that any amount of rectal bleeding is not normal and should be brought to a doctors attention for proper diagnosis.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTERSince blood in the stool is a common symptom, Fight CRC instructed paying attention to where the blood is found, how often it occurs and whether bowel movements are painful.Unexplained weight loss can sometimes be caused by cancer and should be brought to the attention of a doctor, according to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.Weight loss is the result of cancer cells "consuming the bodys energy" as they multiply, Fight CRC explained, as the immune system expends more energy to fight and destroy cancer cells.This can also lead to feeling fatigue, weakness or shortness of breath.For more Health articles, visitwww.foxnews.com/healthThese symptoms may also be a sign of anemia, which can develop from bleeding somewhere inside the body, like from a cancerous tumor.Weight loss can also be caused by a tumor blocking the colon or intestinal tract, which prevents proper nutrient absorption.