A former FBI special agent says the fatal stabbing and home invasion of a country singer's mother may not have been "random."Virginia authorities said a man killed 62-year-old Holly Hatcher, a former teacher, around midnight on Aug. 3 at home in Rockingham County during a home invasion. Michael Hatcher, 65, shot and killed the intruder, who was identified by officials as 41-year-old Kevin Moses Walker.The couple's son, 31-year-old Spencer Hatcher, is an up-and-coming country singer who announced he is canceling several of his upcoming shows following his mother's death.Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson said Walker had no known criminal history and is from Pikesville, Maryland, which is about a three-hour drive from the Hatcher's residence. The sheriff said that the home invasion was random and "highly unusual," adding that Walker had brought a "large knife" into the home.Former FBI special agent Jonathan Gilliam told Fox News Digital he questions whether the home invasion and subsequent stabbing was random.ALLEGED DEVIL'S DEN KILLER INVESTIGATED IN MULTIPLE UNSOLVED MURDERS ACROSS US THAT HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON"He drove specifically to where a place, a location was at, where there was a tourist location, where there were these caverns. He took a tour of the cavern. He reserved a camping spot. He went to Walmart and bought a sleeping bag and a knife," Gilliam said. "Those are very specific things not random actions.""So when I look at that, I know that part of what happened is not random," Gilliam added.Gilliam said Walker's behavior before the crash appeared to be normal but then became "psychotic and random.""We know that he did all these actions with structured behavior up until the point of a crash. And then his behavior became psychotic and random," he said. "So, I think it's too early, and there's not enough evidence from what I can see that it's just to be determined to be a random attack."Gilliam also said detectives should determine if the two crossed paths at all in the days leading up to the attack."They need to look at what the victims do and if they had any encounters with this guy earlier in the day, because also, if his typical way he operates, if he is a killer for instance, is to go somewhere, wander around in polite manner and then pick some victims and then eventually go get them. They could have met throughout that day," he said.Former Washington, D.C., homicide detective Ted Williams told Fox News Digital that while "this is one of the saddest cases that you could come across," detectives may never find a motive."I don't think we're going to ever find out the motive in this case, in light of the fact that Kevin Moses Walker is dead," Williams said. "This certainly is a case that will have to be studied by law enforcement for some time to come, because this man, Kevin Moses Walker, was not on anybody's radar screen."POLITE STRANGER'S 'YES MA'AM, NO SIR' DEMEANOR SUDDENLY TURNED VIOLENT IN MURDER OF COUNTRY SINGER'S MOMCLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPSpencer Hatcher said in an Instagram post that his planned performances at the VOA Country Music Fest in Ohio and the Rockingham County Fair in Harrisonburg, Virginia, have been canceled."I hope to make these dates up to my fans in the future," Spencer Hatcher wrote. "I appreciated everyone that has lent their support to me and my loved ones."

A new study suggests that cutting out a single category of foods could nearly double people's weight-loss results.The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine on Aug. 4, found that overweight adults who ditched ultra-processed foods (UPFs) lost nearly twice as much weight over a two-month span as those who did not.UPFs include microwave meals, sodas, potato chips and packaged cookies, among others.5 EVERYDAY FOODS AND DRINKS SILENTLY DAMAGING YOUR LONG-TERM HEALTH, SAY NUTRITION EXPERTSBut they can also include items marketed as "health foods," some medical professionals say.UPFs go through multiple processes to be "stabilized for consumption," Dr. Jeffrey Kraft, a bariatric surgeon at Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center in New Jersey, told Fox News Digital."Processed foods are not natural foods," he said. "They've gone through a factory or been chemically changed so they last longer on the shelf."Kraft said they "don't trigger our normal satiety, which is feeling full."MEDICAL EXPERTS WARN 'BIG FOOD' IS FIGHTING BACK AGAINST OZEMPIC WITH ADDICTIVE ITEMS FOR SALE"They are almost always combined with other unhealthy things, like high fructose corn syrup, emulsifiers and hydrogenated oils."Weight loss with whole foods often comes down to their higher fiber and protein content, which helps people feel fuller longer, said Ashlee Carnahan, a registered dietitian nutritionist at Henry Ford Health in Detroit.Even protein bars can be considered ultra-processed but Carnahan said eating them occasionally is OK."Keep in mind, a boiled egg provides 7 grams of protein and is the most complete whole protein-based food," she told Fox News Digital. "I always encourage whole food first."For those who don't think they have time to prepare meals, try focusing on foods "in their whole state," said Carnahan.These include apples, bananas, carrot sticks, nuts and seeds, natural peanut butter and plain Greek yogurt."These are all great foods that just take a little planning and are easy to consume with little preparation," she advised."Slowly increasing your fruit and vegetable intake to 3 cups of vegetables and 2 cups of fruit per day is a good place to start and supports an overall healthy diet."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERAbove all, Carnahan said consumers need to pay close attention to what they're putting into their bodies."When consuming processed foods, I would encourage everyone to read the label most importantly, looking at total grams of sugar and sodium," she said. "The lower, the better."For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com/lifestyleA quick tip Kraft suggested is to "shop the perimeter" of the grocery store."That's typically your healthiest foods, with a couple of exceptions," he said. "Things that are going to expire relatively quickly are better for you, just generally speaking."Kraft said he usually tells his weight-loss surgery patients to replace breakfast with a low-calorie protein shake."The ultimate thing when it comes to weight loss is you have to sleep," he added."If you're not sleeping well meaning you have sleep apnea that's undiagnosed you're never going to lose weight."

Former Attorney General Bill Barr will appear before House investigators on Monday as part of the House GOPs probe into Jeffrey Epstein.He was one of the many officials subpoenaed by House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., earlier this month to appear before the panel and is part of a broader, bipartisan push in the House to uncover more information on the late financier and convicted pedophile.COMER SUBPOENAS THE CLINTONS, TRUMP'S DOJ IN HOUSE OVERSIGHT'S EPSTEIN PROBEBarr served as attorney general during President Donald Trumps first term and helmed the Justice Department when Epstein was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City after being indicted on charges of sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors.He became embroiled in investigations into Epsteins death in August 2019 in the immediate aftermath, given that the Department of Justice (DOJ) oversees the Bureau of Prisons."I can understand people who immediately, whose minds went to sort of the worst-case scenario because it was a perfect storm of screw-ups," Barr told the AP in 2019.HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE VOTED IN FAVOR OF SUBPOENAING BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON OVER GHISLAINE MAXWELL CONNECTIONFox News Digital reached out to Barr for comment ahead of his testimony.Flash forward over six years later, and interest in the case, particularly over the Trump administrations handling of it, has reignited a public and political firestorm.The renewed interest stemmed from a memo from the FBI released last month when the agency revealed it would not release new documents from the case and that their review of it was closed.In the memo, the FBI found there was "no incriminating client list," nor was there "credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions."SCHUMER CLAIMS TRUMP ADMIN WITHHOLDING EPSTEIN FILES, THREATENS TO SUE"We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties," the agency stated.Though Barr was a prominent figure at the time, he is not the main target of Comer and the committee. Several others, including former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, were also subpoenaed by Comer to appear before the committee."Everybody in America wants to know what went on in Epstein Island, and weve all heard reports that Bill Clinton was a frequent visitor there, so hes a prime suspect to be deposed by the House Oversight Committee," Comer told Newsmax.Comers decision to subpoena the Barr and the Clintons, along with former FBI directors James Comey and Robert Mueller, ex-Attorneys General Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, Jeff Sessions, and Alberto Gonzales, came after the Oversight panel voted to compel people with possible links to Ghislaine Maxwell, Epsteins former associate, to testify.Along with the list of former officials, Comer also subpoenaed the DOJ for records related to Epsteins case.

Omaha mens basketball player Deng Mayar died Saturday in a drowning incident, the school announced on Sunday. He was 22.The incident occurred at Blackridge Reservoir in Herriman, Utah, on Saturday, according to FOX 13 Salt Lake City. Mayar and 21-year-old Sa Mafutaga were struggling in the water. Mafutaga was able to reach the shore with the help of some bystanders and tried to get to Mayar but couldnt reach him. Emergency personnel were called to the scene.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMEmergency officials were unable to find him for hours before they used a submersible robot to locate his body, according to the outlet. Mafutaga was taken to a hospital but was expected to recover."Our entire program is devastated to learn of Deng's passing," Omaha head coach Chris Crutchfield said in a statement. "After competing against him for two years, we were elated to add him to our team and he made tremendous progress this summer. Deng was a joy to be around and made our culture better."We will miss him greatly. Jodi and I, along with our entire program, send our hearts and prayers to Deng's family, friends and teammates."CAITLIN CLARK'S BOYFRIEND REVEALS DEATH IN HIS FAMILYMayar transferred to Omaha after spending two seasons at North Dakota."Our hearts are broken to hear the tragic news of Deng's passing," North Dakota head coach Paul Sather said in a statement. "He was a wonderful person with a heart the size of a gym. Our thoughts are with his parents and family, along with all his teammates from UND and UNO."As competitive as he was on the court, he had a gentle nature and kind soul off the court. Deng will be greatly missed by all of those that knew and loved him."Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

One suspect is in custody after shooting three police officers who were responding to a "disturbance" call in Utah Sunday night, authorities said.Tremonton Garland Police officers responded around 9:30 p.m. to the area near North Park Elementary School and were met with gunfire from a suspect, Brigham City Detective Crystal Beck told reporters during a briefing overnight.The officers involved in the shooting called for backup, but at some point, stopped responding to their radios, Beck said.Officials confirmed that three officers were shot, though have not said whether any had died as of Monday morning. No further details about the officers shot or the "disturbance" they were responding to were immediately provided.MASS SHOOTING AT NYC LOUNGE LEAVES AT LEAST 3 DEAD, OTHERS INJURED; SUSPECTS AT LARGEThe suspect was eventually taken into custody following a massive police and SWAT response from neighboring agencies in Box Elder, Weber and Cache Counties.Beck said the suspect was not believed to be barricaded at the time of the shooting. Officials have not released any details about the suspect.SHOOTING WOUNDS THREE OHIO POLICE OFFICERS, TWO IN SERIOUS CONDITION, AS SUSPECT DIESAuthorities said there is no current threat to the community, though they asked the public to avoid the area on Monday morning.Randy Kilman, a resident who said he was driving home at the time of the shooting, told FOX13 Salt Lake City that he saw two police cars and believed someone was "lighting off fireworks" when a bullet struck his car."I went to go back out, and when I went to back out, I caught a bullet through the driver's side door and it went out my windshield," he said. "So I dove-tailed and ran and ran home and called my wife and told her to come outside, make sure I didn't have no holes in me. It's pretty freaky."

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Former Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio on Monday launched his 2026 bid to return to the U.S. Senate, following last year's bitter re-election defeat at the hands of now-Sen. Bernie Moreno."Standing up for workers. Treating everyone with dignity and respect. Working as hard as possible for the people of Ohio. I've tried to live my life by those principles. But these days that's not what's happening in Washingtonso I'm running for Senate," Brown said in a social media post as he highlighted his longtime working class and populist themes.Brown, who spent over three decades representing Ohio in the House and later the Senate, was highly recruited by top national Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who made two trips to the Buckeye state to try and convince Brown to run again.FOUR KEY SENATE SEATS REPUBLICANS AIM TO FLIP IN 2026 MIDTERMSBrown is seeking the seat held by Republican Sen. Jon Husted, the former Ohio lieutenant governor who was appointed in January to fill the seat left vacant when then Sen. JD Vance stepped down to become vice president in President Donald Trump's administration.SENATE DEMOCRATS LAND SOME BIG FISH IN BID TO WIN BACK MAJORITY IN 2026Husted has Trump's endorsement as he runs next year to fill the final two years of Vance's six-year term."I didnt plan to run for office again, but when I see whats going on, I know I can do something about it for Ohio," Brown said in a campaign launch video."Thats why Im running for Senate. Because even in these challenging times, I still believe if you stand up for workers, treat people with respect and always fight for Ohio, you can actually make a difference," he added.Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), argued in a statement that "no one fights harder for Ohio than Sherrod Brown. From securing Ohioans retirement and Social Security benefits to cracking down on fentanyl from China and Mexico, Sherrod will always do whats right for Ohioans."FIRST ON FOX: EX-SENATOR'S PAC SPLURGES ON LUXURY PERKSBut the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) accused Brown of being a "liberal sell-out" and pointed to his defeat in last year's election."Ohioans just rejected Sherrod Brown's radical agenda of allowing biological men to compete in women's sports, fueling mass illegal immigration, and failing to protect Ohio's good-paying manufacturing jobs," NRSC regional press secretary Nick Puglia claimed.And Alex Latcham, executive director of the Senate Leadership Fund, which is the top super PAC supporting Senate Republicans, charged that "Brown built his disgraceful career on the backs of hardworking Ohio families while he supported the woke Lefts agenda, including amnesty for criminal illegal immigrants, men in girls locker rooms, and sticking seniors with higher taxes. Ohioans gladly sent him packing last year, and theyll not hesitate to toss him aside again."Ohio was once a top general election battleground state, but has turned increasingly red over the past decade. Trump carried the state by 11 points over then-Vice President Kamala Harris. But Brown outperformed the top of the ticket, losing to Moreno by less than four points.Brown is the second top recruit Senate Democrats have landed this year as they work to try and win back the chamber's majority next year. The GOP currently holds a 53-47 majority in the Senate.Last month, former two-term Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina declared his candidacy in the 2026 race to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis.

The high-stakes battle between Republicans and Democrats over congressional redistricting ahead of next year's midterm elections resumes on Monday in California and Texas, the nation's two most populous states.In Austin, Texas, state lawmakers gather for a second straight special session called by conservative Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.At the top of their to-do list is passing a GOP-crafted redistricting map that would create up to five Republican-leaning congressional districts at the expense of currently Democrat-controlled seats.The Republican push in Texas, which comes at President Donald Trump's urging, is part of a broader effort by the GOP across the country to pad their razor-thin House majority to keep control of the chamber in the 2026 midterms, when the party in power traditionally faces political headwinds and loses seats.TEXAS HOUSE SPEAKER VOWS RUNAWAY DEMS WILL BE ARRESTED IF THEY TRY TO SNEAK HOME OVER WEEKENDTrump and his political team are aiming to prevent what happened during his first term in the White House, when Democrats stormed back to grab the House majority in the 2018 midterm elections.Republicans in red state Texas enjoy a supermajority in the legislature and the state Senate passed the new congressional maps.But Democratic state representatives fled Texas to deny a quorum in the chamber, preventing any votes on congressional redistricting.CALIFORNIA UNVEILS NEW CONGRESSONAL MAPS TO WIPE OUT FIVE GOP-CONTROLLED SEATS AND COUNTER TRUMPThe fleeing Democrats, who set up camp in the blue states of Illinois, New York and Massachusetts, late last week signaled that they would return to Texas after the adjournment of the first special session, and after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and other top California Democrats unveiled their playbook to counter the push by Trump and Republicans to enact rare but not unheard of mid-decade congressional redistricting.The end of the walkout by the Democrats will lead to the passage of the new maps, but Texas Democrats vow they'll fight the new state maps in court and say the moves by California are allowing them to pass "the baton.""Now, as Democrats across the nation join our fight to cause these maps to fail their political purpose, were prepared to bring this battle back to Texas under the right conditions and to take this fight to the courts," Texas state House Democratic leader Rep. Gene Wu said on Thursday.Abbott, who's running next year for a fourth four-year term steering Texas, pledged to "continue to call special session after special session until we get this Texas first agenda passed."And the governor, in a statement on Friday, charged that "delinquent House Democrats ran away from their responsibility to pass crucial legislation to benefit the lives of Texans."Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows on Friday vowed that runaway Democrats who tried to return home over the weekend would not have a "peaceful weekend" and instead would be arrested and "compelled to this chamber."SCHWARZENEGGER'S NEW ROLE: TERMINATING GERRYMANDERINGBurrows also said at the start of the second special session on Friday that he expected to reach a quorum on Monday, with the likely return of the fleeing Democrats.Abbott and state Attorney General Ken Paxton have been pushing to remove from office some of the Democratic state lawmakers who fled, and all the lawmakers who walked out and left the state face fines of up to $500 per day for their absence.While the Republican push in Texas to upend the current congressional maps doesn't face constitutional constraints, Newsom's path in California is much more complicated.The governor is moving to hold a special election this year, to obtain voter approval to undo the constitutional amendments that created the non-partisan redistricting commission. A two-thirds majority vote in the Democrat-dominated California legislature would be needed to hold the referendum.The legislature is back in session in Sacramento on Monday, and Democrats in both chambers are expected to approve the maps which would create up to five more left-leaning congressional districts at the expense of the Republican minority by the end of this week.Democratic Party leaders are confident they'll have the votes to push the constitutional amendment and the new proposed congressional maps through the legislature. The proposal was submitted to the state legislature by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), which is the re-election arm of House Democrats."Here we are in open and plain sight before one vote is cast in the 2026 midterm election and here [Trump] is once again trying to rig the system," Newsom charged on Thursday.Last week's appearance by Newsom, who is considered a likely contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, also served as a fundraising kickoff to raise massive amounts of campaign cash needed to sell the redistricting push statewide in California.The non-partisan redistricting commission, created over 15 years ago, remains popular with most Californians, according to public opinion polling.That's why Newsom and California Democratic lawmakers are promising not to scrap the commission entirely, but rather replace it temporarily by the legislature for the next three election cycles.But Republican former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who represented a congressional district in California's Central Valley for 17 years, argued in an appearance on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" that "when you think about how they drew these lines, there wasn't one hearing. There is no debate. There's no input. Even the legislature in California doesn't have input. The DCCC is just ending it. That is why we need to stop Newsom's power grab.McCarthy, who is helping to lead the GOP fundraising effort to counter Newsom and California Democrats leading up to the likely referendum this autumn, said that "November 4th will be the election that people could actually have a say," as he pointed to polls showing strong support for the current non-partisan redistricting commission.The push to temporarily replace the commission is also being opposed by other high-profile Republicans. Among the most visible is former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the last Republican elected governor in Democrat-dominated California.The longtime Hollywood action star, the last Republican governor in Democrat-dominated California, says he's mobilizing to oppose the push by Newsom to temporarily scrap the state's nonpartisan redistricting commission."Im getting ready for the gerrymandering battle," Schwarzenegger wrote in a social media post Friday, which included a photo of the former professional bodybuilding champion lifting weights.Schwarzenegger, who rose to worldwide fame as the star of the film "The Terminator" four decades ago, wore a T-shirt in the photo that said "terminate gerrymandering."Schwarzenegger spokesperson Daniel Ketchell told Politico earlier this month that "he calls gerrymandering evil, and he means that. He thinks its truly evil for politicians to take power from people.""Hes opposed to what Texas is doing, and hes opposed to the idea that California would race to the bottom to do the same thing," Ketchell added.Schwarzenegger, during his tenure as governor, had a starring role in the passage of constitutional amendments in California in 2008 and 2010 that took the power to draw state legislative and congressional districts away from politicians and placed it in the hands of an independent commission.

School will soon be back in session and tons of celebrities are preparing to send their kids off to college.Lauren Snchez Bezos got emotional last week after sending her son, Evan, off to college while Julie Bowen's son Oliver will be a freshman at the University of Oregon in September.Heather and Terry Dubrow's daughter, Katarina, will be a freshman at Yale this fall. Heather previously told Fox News Digital that as much as she is excited for her daughter, she will always worry about her."I mean, you always worry when your kid is off to college, right? It's a whole new environment. And not only are they still going to school and dealing with social issues, but they're adulting, you know, they're living on their own and doing their laundry and eating meals with all these new people and all of that. It's a lot to take in.JOANNA GAINES SAYS COLLEGE SENDOFF IS 'ONE BIG, BREATHLESS SURRENDER' IN EMOTIONAL POST"And I think the take-home message for all of them is, you know, make sure you're eating properly, make sure you're exercising, make a study plan, stick to a routine, call home, take deep breaths and protect your peace," she said.Here is a look at stars sending their kids off to college this fall.The wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took to Instagram to share a heartfelt moment with her son setting up his dormitory."Dropped off Evan at college today. 18 years of early mornings, late night snacks and family dinners... and then there he was building his own dorm cabinet," Snchez Bezos wrote, as she reflected on an emotional moment."A small thing but in that moment I saw the start of his next chapter. Proud. Heartbroken. Grateful," she added.Earlier this month, proud mom Snchez Bezos also took to social media to document her sons journey to college.In an Instagram Story, Snchez Bezos related to other moms trying to process the moment when their little kids suddenly arent so little anymore."Shout out to all the moms who feel like we were just dropping off our kids at kindergarten... then you blink and now we are packing them up for college. I'm in tears!" she shared.Snchez Bezos shared a photo Saturday of large blue bags that appeared filled with dorm essentials, sitting in front of framed comic book artwork.According to People, Sanchez Bezos announced on her Instagram story in December that Evan would be attending the University of Miami this fall."Spider-Man" star Tobey Maguire is sending his daughter off to college in September.Maguire's ex-wife, Jennifer Meyer, took to Instagram in May to share photos of their daughter's high school graduation. "Congratulations Ruby!!!!! Graduate of our dreams. We are so proud of you in every way. We love love love love love you baby," she captioned the carousel of images.APP USERS CLICK HERETobey and Jennifer posed with Ruby in one of the shots."Modern Family" star Julie Bowen is gearing up to send her son Oliver Phillips off to the University of Oregon in September.In an interview with E! News in July, Bowen confirmed her son's college plans."Hes going to college. Hes going to [the University of] Oregon. Hes very, very excited," she told the outlet at the time.Oliver was planning on making the trip to Oregon alone, but Julie had other plans."He doesnt know Im gonna road-trip up to Oregon. He said hes road-tripping and Im like, Im coming with you,'" she told the outlet.Bowen is excited for her son, who she shares with her ex-husband, Scott Phillips, but she admitted that she's "terrified that hes being released onto the world.""I love that kid, I love him so much. But I do wonder nature versus nurture. You do so much parenting, and then youre like, You were always gonna be this person. Youre always gonna be who you are,'" she said.In June, Julie took to Instagram to share photos from Oliver's high shook graduation. In the shots, her son was seen smoking a large cigar."To the most original, interesting, and funny kid I know congratulations @itsoliverphillips! You are a high school graduate! The future is yours (but that cigar will definitely make you puke)," Bowen captioned her post.Joanna Gaines is sharing the difficulties that have come with sending her daughter, Ella, off to college for the first time and saying goodbye to her son, Drake, as he tackles his third year of college.On Aug. 10, Gaines took to Instagram and shared a room full of boxes with an emotional caption."They told me it would go by quicker than I think.That the days are slow but the years are fast.And darn it if they were right. This beautiful gift of time has roared past us all just like I was told."APP USERS CLICK HERE"Help me to embrace change with a heart filled with hope for the part I know to be truer than the rest my kids and I may have been made for each other, but I also believe they were made for more. More experiences, more knowledge, more growing than could ever happen within our walls," Gaines said.CHIP AND JOANNA GAINES' MAGNOLIA NETWORK BACKLASH PUTS HOME RENOVATION STAR IN HOT SEATShe continued, "My oldest son left for his third year of college while my oldest daughter packs for her first year across the country. This season already feels like one big, breathless surrender. Lord, how do I hold them close while also letting go?"Gaines signed off by addressing parents who are sending their kids off to college and those who still have their children at home."And lets all lean on each other when the time comes to hold it together," she concluded.Joanna and Chip Gaines are parents to five children: Ella, Drake, Crew, Emmie and Duke. The Gaineses have not shared where Ella or Drake are attending college."Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey celebrated his twin sons Darby and Sullivan's high school graduation in May.Patrick took to Instagram at the time and shared a photo with his wife Jillian and their sons.APP USERS CLICK HERE"Graduation!! So proud of you boys and cannot wait to see where the next chapter of your lives will take you!" he captioned the photo.The boys graduated from Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences in Santa Monica, California.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSHeather and Terry Dubrow's daughter, Katarina, is heading to Yale at the end of August.Terry told Fox News Digital, "For me, she's a uniquely brilliant kid. I mean, she was going to an amazing school. She got the highest scores. She was, you know, the greatest recommendation, the straight A's. She's super gifted, but she's a little scattered. We forget, we're concerned. She's the type of person who'll set her wallet down at a party."Terry's wife chimed in on her thoughts on Katarina heading to the Ivy League in a few weeks."I mean, I would tell you as a mother, I think I've been really good at enjoying each of the stages. I love the baby stage, the toddler stage. I mean the middle school stage, not so much, but the rest of it, amazing. But watching each of our kids go off and find their passion and fly and start, you know, figuring out what they want to do with their lives. It's a really cool thing. So we just have one little guy left at home. He's going to get through high school and then Terry and I are free," she said.APP USERS CLICK HEREIn April, Heather took to Instagram to celebrate her daughter's decision to head to Yale."CONGRATULATIONS KATARINA!!!!" the proud mom wrote. "We are so proud of you and excited to watch you SHINE in college !!!! WE LOVE YOU," she captioned the images.Linda Evangelista's son, Augustin James, will be heading to college this fall.In June, Evangelista shared images of Augustin's graduation, which included his father, French billionaire Franois-Henri Pinault, and his wife, Salma Hayek.APP USERS CLICK HERE"Then this happened. Im one proud momma. Blessed blessed blessed" Linda captioned her carousel of images.The last slide of Evangelista's Instagram post was Augustin's graduation cake. "Congratulations Augie, David, Eli and Dylan!" the cake read. Included on the cake were USC's logo and Yale's logo. It's unclear exactly where Augustin will attend college.Buddy Valastro's son Marco is heading to Syracuse at the end of the month.APP USERS CLICK HEREThe "Cake Boss" star took to Instagram in June to congratulate his son on his high school graduation and shared his college plans."Congratulations Marco! Graduated and now college-bound, right alongside your brother at Syracuse! Proud doesnt even begin to cover it. Go show them what youre made of, we love you," Buddy captioned his post.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERNaomi Watts and Liev Schreiber's son graduated from high school this year.APP USER CLICK HERELiev took to Instagram in June to share an image of Sasha's graduation. Naomi was in the shot, as well as the former couple's current partners: Taylor Neisen and Billy Crudup. Naomi and Liev split in 2016."The graduate!!!" Liev simply captioned the image.

Idaho State Police have released more than 500 pages of documents compiled during their investigation of the University of Idaho student murders and into killer Bryan Kohberger.They include dozens of witness interviews, photographs and other evidence obtained before and after Kohberger's arrest from the start of the investigation when they had few leads to the end, after Kohberger was already in custody and police had DNA linking him to the scene.Some of the interviews shed new light on the victims as well as Kohberger's mindset before the slayings.A fellow graduate student at Washington State University, where Kohberger was pursuing a Ph.D. in criminology, told state detectives that Kohberger butted heads with classmates and faculty.IDAHO MURDERS TIMELINE: BRYAN KOHBERGER PLEA CAPS YEARSLONG QUEST FOR JUSTICEKohberger was rude and condescending toward women whose field of study focused on "sexual burglary," she said, and other people in the department pegged him as a potential "incel" (involuntary celibate) and "possible future rapist." However, she told police, they did not suspect he was the killer.She said he expressed interests in "the emotions of what it felt like when committing a crime" and "how offenders might avoid getting caught."Kohberger had also briefly discussed the murders, which happened 10 miles away in Moscow, Idaho, with his peers, calling them "horrible." He suggested that "maybe it was a one and done type of thing," according to the documents.BRYAN KOHBERGER PLEADED GUILTY TO IDAHO STUDENT MURDERS, BUT THESE KEY QUESTIONS REMAIN UNANSWEREDAt one point, a professor had to escort a female WSU student to her car because Kohberger's "behavior was of concern." The school received more than a dozen complaints about his conduct, including reports of "inappropriate behavior."The documents also delve into concerns from Kaylee Goncalves, 21, one of the four victims, who said she believed she spotted someone stalking her from the tree line outside the house at 1122 King Road, just steps from the University of Idaho campus.In one incident, she believed a man was staring at her from next to a dumpster in the street near their house. In another, she told friends that a man followed her to her car in the parking lot at a nearby WinCo grocery store, then tried to open her door after she got in.INSIDE THE HORROR: IDAHO FOUR CRIME SCENE PHOTOS REVEAL BLOODY AFTERMATH OF ATTACKAt another point, someone broke into Goncalves' parked car, moved some of her personal belongings, including lip gloss, placed her suitcase in the street and stole her underwear.The other victims were Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.Next to Mogen's left hip, police found what would turn out to be a crucial part of the case a tan leather Ka-Bar knife sheath with Kohberger's DNA on the snap, left behind on the victim's tan comforter in her third-story bedroom.Kohberger ultimately pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and another of felony burglary weeks before he would have gone to trial. The plea deal avoided the death penalty, and Kohberger received four consecutive sentences of life with no parole plus another 10 years. He waived his rights to appeal and to seek a sentence reduction.This is a developing story. Stick with Fox News Digital for updates.