Author Malcolm Gladwell admitted he was "cowed" into silence on the issue of biological men competing in womens sports, sharing his regret during a podcast earlier this week.Gladwell, the bestselling author of books including "Outliers," spoke Tuesday on "The Real Science of Sport" podcast, where he reflected on his role in a 2022 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference panel about transgender participation in womens sports. He admitted he did not speak his mind at the time.Gladwell said that if such a panel were held today, now that what he called the "time of peak trans ideology" has passed, "it would be, I suspect, near unanimity in the room that trans athletes have no place in the female category. I don't think there's any question.""The reason I'm ashamed of my performance on that panel [is] because I share your position 100%," he told co-host Ross Tucker, who was on the 2022 panel. "And I was cowed at the idea of saying anything on this issue."SIMONE BILES DOESN'T REALIZE WHAT SHE'S ADMITTING ABOUT TRANS WOMEN IN HER POSTS, RILEY GAINES SAYSGladwell recalled a striking moment when fellow panelist Joanna Harper, a transgender athlete and researcher, said, "I would say that if we let trans women compete in womens sports, then we have to let them win. Not win disproportionately. But win. At least some of the time."Gladwell, looking back, said, "And it was at that moment that I realized this position has gone, this argument has gone to the furthest extreme."He elaborated further that the transgender movement, in his view, has gone beyond seeking acceptance into seeking dominance."What the trans movement is not asking forthey're not asking for, you know, a place at the table. They're not asking to be treated with respect and dignity," he said. "What they're asking is for no one to question the considerable physical physiological advantage they bring to the sport, and no one to question if they're going to win these races by five seconds. Suck it up!"CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREGladwell and Tucker agreed that even the timing of the 2022 conference showed that the conversation had already changed, as people had begun to acknowledge the advantage biological men bring to womens sports."This was never really an argument about sports. This was a much, much larger argument about a political argument, a cultural argument, and I think that those cultural winds have clearly shifted," the author said. "I think in retrospect we will look back on the COVID period as a period of profound cultural destabilization. I think we all went crazy."PETE BUTTIGIEG DOUBLES DOWN ON QUESTIONING FAIRNESS OF TRANS ATHLETES IN WOMEN'S SPORTSGladwell suggested further that what really defeated the argument for transgender participation in womens sports was not the high-profile cases of elite athletes, but rather parents of daughters grappling with these scenarios in their own lives.Fox News Digital reached out to Harper but did not immediately hear back.

Just before she was set to take the stage in Miami, Lady Gaga canceled her show due to a vocal cord issue that could put her voice at risk.The "Bad Romance" singer, who has been traveling the U.S. on her Mayhem Ball Tour, which kicked off in July, took to Instagram Wednesday evening to share the news with her 61 million followers."Hi everyone I am really so so sorry but I need to postpone tonights show in Miami," Gaga, who was scheduled to perform a two-hour show at the Kaseya Center in Miami, wrote in an Instagram story. "During rehearsal last night and my vocal warmup tonight my voice was extremely strained and both my [doctor] and vocal coach have advised me not to go on because of the risk it poses."KELLY CLARKSON POSTPONES LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY HOURS BEFORE OPENING NIGHT"I want to be hardcore and just push through this for you but I dont want to risk long term or permanent damage on my vocal cords," she continued. "There is a significant risk based on all our combined experience with a show like ours and as you know I sing live every night and even though this was a hard and agonizing decision I would be more afraid of the long term implications on my voice. I hope you can forgive me and accept my sincerest apologies for any disappointment. Let down. Inconvenience.""I tried so hard to avoid this," she concluded. "I take serious care of myself to be able to put on this highly demanding show. I love my fans so much. Respect you and hope you can accept my sincere regretful apology. We are trying to reschedule the show as quickly as possible."LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSA representative for Lady Gaga did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.She is scheduled to perform at New Yorks Madison Square Garden on Sept. 6 and 7.Gaga is not the only celebrity to have canceled a show last-minute this past summer.Last month, Kelly Clarkson postponed additional shows from her Las Vegas residency."Unfortunately, I need to postpone the remainder of the August Studio Session dates in Las Vegas," the "Since U been Gone" singer captioned an Instagram post on Aug. 6. "While I normally keep my personal life private, this past year, my childrens father [ex-husband Brandon Blackstock] has been ill and at this moment, I need to be fully present for them."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER"I am sincerely sorry to everyone who bought tickets to the shows and I so appreciate your grace, kindness and understanding," she concluded.At the time, it was unknown that Blackstock was battling melanoma. He died Aug. 7.

The battle over prayer in school is raging in Texas right now, with Attorney General Ken Paxton vowing to defend any school district that introduces the controversial practice under a recent state law expanding religious expression in education.For the entirety of my life, and Im old, the prohibition on public school-sponsored prayer seemed like settled Constitutional science, owing to a 1962 Supreme Court decision barring what had previously been a widespread and normal practice.FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM DISPLAYING TEN COMMANDMENTS IN CLASSROOMSIn the past, I agreed with this form of separation of church and state. For me it was almost a question of better safe than sorry regarding the rights of minority religions, and importantly, I believed that Christian moral values were so ingrained in our culture that 30 seconds a day of praying could be forsaken.Lord, was I wrong.In fact, the ban on school prayer was just one piece of a broader effort to remove God from the public square. The clear, and patently wrong, message was that God has nothing to do with public affairs or education.This is precisely how you wind up with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., saying in the halls of Congress on Wednesday that it is "extremely troubling" to believe that our rights come from our Creator, even though his fellow Virginian, Thomas Jefferson, made this concept the cornerstone of the entire American experiment.Maybe if Kaine took 30 seconds to pray each morning, or even just paid attention to the daily prayer in Congress, he would remember that it is in God we trust.In terms of education itself, throughout the history of the West, or dare we call it Christendom, prayer has played a key role. At least up until 63 years ago, that is.Here, we can appeal to Thomas Aquinas, not as a Catholic saint, but as one of the foremost academicians and teachers of the Middle Ages from his perch at the University of Paris in the mid 13th century.In his Prayer for the Student, Aquinas asks that the Holy Spirit "pour forth your brilliance upon my dense intellect, dissipate the darkness which covers me, that of sin and of ignorance. Grant me a penetrating mind to understand, a retentive memory, method and ease in learning"What Aquinas understood, so long ago, was that the purpose of prayer in school is to recognize, with humility, our own limitations, and to ask that Creator from whom our rights emanate to guide us.Fast-forward to 2025 and our public schools are by design atheistic, but atheism is not a neutral religious philosophy, nor a mere absence of religion. It implies a purely physical understanding of the world, an assertion that is no more provable than religion itself.Today, we are embarking on education by artificial intelligence. There is no reason for kids to read books, because, we're told, AI will make their imaginations come to life.While Aquinas insisted that we must struggle to overcome our intellectual shortcomings and ignorance, AI is just immediate gratification on a plate.Part of the reason that the founders did not specify that America is a Christian nation is that it seemed to go without saying. In their day, the English-speaking people had been Christian for a thousand years.The framers of the Constitution wanted to avoid the intra-Christian fighting that had plagued the motherland, not to bar Christianity from public life, a concept that would have seemed absurd to them.Saying the Lords Prayer each morning at school, asking forgiveness from God, promising forgiveness for others, to be protected from temptations like laziness and delivered from evil, such as drug use or hatred, prepares a student not just to learn, but to be an American citizen.In the absence of God and prayer, Kaine is absolutely correct: Our rights are nothing more than a piece of paper, subject to the swaying whims of powerful mortals. That may be fine in England, where they arrest people over mean tweets, but never in America.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONIt is by no means an imposition on an American Jewish, Muslim, or atheist student to be exposed to the Lords Prayer, they live in a nation founded on a Christian understanding of morality.This Christian morality is ingrained in the DNA of America. Why cant you have seven wives? Because Christianity prohibits it. How did the nuclear family become the model of Western democratic government? It was fostered by the church.In my lifetime, the efforts to banish religion from official and public proceedings have gone too far, and we can feel the loss. This is very much part of why we see a religious revival happening, especially in regard to young Americans becoming Catholics.It is not too late to fix this lack. Sixty-five years is a blip in the history of the West. Wrong turns have been made before, and now, with Texas leading the way, we can navigate a return to what Western education has always been, and what it must always be, an act of service, not just to ourselves, not just to our society, but to God Himself.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM DAVID MARCUS

A California professor was indicted for allegedly throwing a tear gas canister at federal agents during a massive raid on a cannabis farm in July that resulted in the arrest of more than 350 illegal immigrants.Jonathan Caravello, a 37-year-old math professor at California State University Channel Islands, was charged with one count of assault on a federal officer using a deadly or dangerous weapon, the U.S. Attorneys Office in the Central District of California said in a news release on Wednesday.On July 10, federal agents conducted a raid at Glass House Farms, a 160-acre marijuana farm, in Camarillo, a city inVentura County, California. The agents encountered protesters who gathered at the entrance and used their bodies and vehicles to stop authorities from leaving the property, prosecutors said, citing court documents.As the raid was taking place, violent clashes erupted between ICE agents and around 500 protesters, some of whom waved Mexican flags.CHILD PREDATOR AMONG MORE THAN 300 NABBED IN CANNABIS FARM ICE RAID, LARGEST OF TRUMP'S SECOND TERMProtesters hurled rocks at government vehicles, breaking windows and side-view mirrors, according to prosecutors. To ensure the safety of the federal agents, officials said authorities deployed tear gas on the crowd.When Border Patrol agents rolled tear gas canisters toward the feet of the protesters, prosecutors alleged Caravello ran up to one of the canisters and tried to kick it. But Caravello allegedly missed and chased after the canister as it rolled past him.Caravello then picked up the canister and threw it overhand back at Border Patrol agents, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office.Border Patrol agents eventually arrested Caravello, who prosecutors said "continuously kicked his legs and refused to give agents his arms during the arrest."Caravello is free on $15,000 bond and is expected to be arraigned in the coming weeks in Los Angeles federal court.ICE EMPLOYEE BROUGHT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AFTER ALLEGED DOXXING IN CALIFORNIACalifornia State University Channel Islands released a statement in support of Caravello at the time of his arrest in July."At this time, it is our understanding that Professor Caravello was peacefully participating in a protestan act protected under theFirst Amendmentand a right guaranteed to all Americans," the university wrote. "If confirmed, we stand with elected officials and community leaders calling for his immediate release."Fox News previously reported that the raid led to the rescue of 14 children from Mexico and Honduras at the farm, which was allegedly using them in potential forced labor, exploitation and trafficking violations. One man taken into custody at the farm has a history of violent crime, including attempted child exploitation.Fox News Michael Dorgan, Peter D'Abrosca and Bill Melugin contributed to this report.

FIRST ON FOX: House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith is demanding records fromThe Peoples Forum, a tax-exempt nonprofit he says has operated as a de facto foreign agent for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) while using U.S. taxpayer benefits to fund protests and spread propaganda.In a letter sent September 4 to Executive Director Manolo De Los Santos, Smith accused The Peoples Forum of directly inciting violence and unrest across the United States."Using U.S. taxpayer-subsidized tax-exempt status to promote foreign propaganda on behalf of a nation hostile to U.S. interests, while simultaneously justifying terrorism, is unacceptable and potentially in violation of U.S. law," Smith told Fox News Digital in a statement. "The American people deserve transparency, and this Committee will hold The Peoples Forum accountable for its ties to the CCP and its role in spreading violence and chaos in our communities."Within hours of Hamas October 7 massacre in Israel, Smith claims the group publicly justified the terrorist attacks, declaring that the perpetrators "have the right to resist"a statement condemned by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul as "abhorrent and morally repugnant."HOUSE COMMITTEE ALLEGES BIDEN ADMIN USED FUNDS TO BACK ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS IN ISRAELSmith is now demanding that The Peoples Forum turn over by September 18 a broad set of records, including donor lists, contracts, and communications with Singham and other foreign principals. If the group refuses, it could face subpoenas, depositions, referrals to the IRS for revocation of tax-exempt status, and possible criminal referrals to the Justice Department.The group also organized a Times Square rally the following day that drew national criticism. Beyond its stance on Israel, Smith said the nonprofit played a role in inciting riots and disruptive protests at college campuses, as well as violent demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including in Los Angeles where clashes with law enforcement resulted in dozens of arrests.Smith also pointed to The Peoples Forums role in promoting pro-CCP narratives. The group has hosted events glorifying the Chinese revolution, partnered with Beijing-aligned collectives such as the Qiao Collective, and maintained close ties to media outlets within former tech mogul Neville Roy Singhams pro-China influence network.Public reporting suggests The Peoples Forum has accepted $20 million from Singham and his wife Jodie Evans, the founder of Code Pink, from 2017 to 2022, routed through shell companies and donor-advised funds, according to Smith's letter.MAJOR COLLEGES FACE HEAT OVER CHINESE SCHOLARSHIP TIES AS ESPIONAGE CONCERNS MOUNTSmiths letter notes that The Peoples Forum admitted to receiving money from Singham, a wealthy American expatriate now living in Shanghai with longstanding CCP ties.Smith argued that this financial structure, paired with the nonprofits activities, amounts to operating as an unregistered agent of a foreign power under theForeign Agents Registration Act (FARA).CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe chairman warned that using the privileges of tax-exempt status to spread foreign propaganda while acting as a foreign agent is "unacceptable and illegal." He cited precedents in which the Justice Department indicted foreign nationals for similar influence operations using nonprofits as fronts.FBI records attached to the letter show Singham was investigated as early as the 1970s for ties to groups "inimical to U.S. interests," while later working as a consultant for Huawei, the Chinese telecom giant with documented CCP links.The People's Forum did not respond to a request for comment.

Late-night host Stephen Colbert pushed back at President Donald Trump on Wednesday after the president said Chicago was the "worst and most dangerous city" on social media."Yesterday, Donald Trump made a hard right onto the fascism freeway, announcing that he will deploy National Guard troops to Chicago," Colbert said during his monologue.The president indicated on Wednesday that he would send National Guard troops into Chicago as part of his crime crackdown and posted several criticisms of the city online."Worst and most dangerous? Two words: "F--- you!" Colbert said after reading Trump's post.STEPHEN COLBERT HAD LEFT-WING JOURNALISTS, HOSTS ON THE LATE SHOW MORE THAN 200 TIMESTrump also called Chicago the "murder capital" of the world."Trump slandered on: Chicago is the murder capital of the world! Fun fact: no. According to the FBI, 22 major cities have higher rates of murder than Chicago - one of them being Birmingham, Alabama," the late-night host continued.Colbert then praised the city and its residents."This is a scary time for the people of Chicago. And I love the people of Chicago. I used to be a people of Chicago. In fact, I lived there 11 years," Colbert said. "Started my career there. We took our show to Chicago last summer, had an amazing time. But come to think of it, you know what? A lot of us did come home murdered."WHITE HOUSE ACCUSES PRITZKER, ILLINOIS DEMS OF WHINING WHILE CHICAGO CRIME RAGESColbert also told Trump "go f--- yourself" after the president celebrated the cancellation of the comedian's show."How dare you, sir?" Colbert said on air. "Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism? Go f--- yourself."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREColbert's audience booed on Tuesday after the late-night host said Trump is "very much alive" while addressing online rumors about his death over Labor Day weekend."While talentless hack Stephen Colbert continues to spiral over the cancellation of his failed, low-ratings TV show, President Trump is busy making our country greater than ever before and delivering for the American people," White House spokeswoman Liz Huston told Fox News Digital.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre opened up about his battle with Parkinsons disease.The Super Bowl champion revealed last year he was diagnosed with the illness while he testified on Capitol Hill about welfare reform.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHe appeared on the recent episode of "The Sage Steele Show" and spoke more about his symptoms and his mental anguish as he goes through his day-to-day."What symptoms sort of arised here lately is Im having a hard time swallowing," he told Sage Steele. "Theres times where I think Im choking. Its sort of scary because they cant fix that. I try not to think about it. I try to just focus on getting after the day."But there are often times during the day, maybe at night, when I decompress and I think Im progressing a little bit because the progression, as I understand it, my doctor said, Think about it this way. You see someone you havent seen in 20 years. They look like they havent aged a bit. You tell them, "Oh you look great." Then you see someone you havent seen in three years and you dont recognize them. The disease is that way. Theres no way to predict who is going to progress faster than others. We all age differently."Favre said he thinks about how well hes progressing, if he is at all.MOST INTERESTING STORYLINES FOR EACH NFL TEAM AS 2025 SEASON BEGINS"I constantly think about it even though I know I shouldnt. Am I gonna be the one that ages quicker? Is the disease going to eventually dominate me where I think right now Im dominating the disease. I wake up every day and think, Did I progress 2% or am I staying the same? Am I looking into this progression more than I should? All those thoughts go through my mind," he said.Favre said on Capitol Hill he was diagnosed with the illness in January 2024.Parkinsons disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects movement, leading to tremors, stiffness, slow gait, balance issues and other symptoms.Non-motor symptoms can include depression, anxiety, hallucinations, apathy,sleep disorders, loss of smell, digestive issues and orthostatic hypotension (a sudden drop in blood pressure when standing up), according to the Parkinsons Foundation.Nearly one million people are living with the disease in the U.S., and a projected 1.2 million will have received diagnoses by 2030.Fox News Melissa Rudy contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

The first artificial intelligence (AI) stethoscope has gone beyond listening to a heartbeat.Researchers at Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust discovered that an AI stethoscope can detect heart failure at an early stage.The TRICORDER study results, published in BMJ Journals, found that the AI-enabled stethoscope can help doctors identify three heart conditions in just 15 seconds.AI TOOLS COULD WEAKEN DOCTORS' SKILLS IN DETECTING COLON CANCER, STUDY SUGGESTSAccording to the British Heart Foundation (BHF), which partially funded the study, the researchers analyzed data from more than 1.5 million patients, focusing on people with heart failure symptoms like breathlessness, swelling and fatigue.A total of 12,725 patients were examined with the new AI stethoscope technology. The patients were found to be twice as likely to be diagnosed with heart failure compared to similar patients not examined with the tool.Patients examined with the stethoscope were also about 3.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (abnormal heart rhythm), which increases the risk of stroke.AI stethoscope patients were also twice as likely to receive a heart valve disease diagnosis, where one or more valves work improperly.FDA APPROVES FIRST AI TOOL TO PREDICT BREAST CANCER RISKAll three of these conditions require early diagnosis to receive potentially life-saving treatment, according to the BHF press release.Dr Patrik Bchtiger, a clinical lecturer at Imperial College London, noted in a statement that the design of the stethoscope, which was developed in 1816, has not changed in 200 years."It is incredible that a smart stethoscope can be used for a 15-second examination, and then AI can quickly deliver a test result indicating whether someone has heart failure, atrial fibrillation or heart valve disease," he wrote.Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, clinical director at the British Heart Foundation and consultant cardiologist, also commented in a statement that these heart conditions are often diagnosed at advanced stages when patients arrive at the hospital for emergency care."Given an earlier diagnosis, people can access the treatment they need to help them live well for longer," she said.Nearly 6.7 million people are living with heart failure in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.PARENTS FILE LAWSUIT ALLEGING CHATGPT HELPED THEIR TEENAGE SON PLAN SUICIDEHeart failure can cause symptoms like shortness of breath, weight gain, fatigue, weakness and swelling in the feet, legs, ankles or stomach.The risk for heart failure can be brought on by conditions like diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and heart disease-related conditions, the above source states.The AI stethoscope, which is only about the size of a playing card, takes an ECG recording of the electrical signals from the patient's heart. The microphone on the tool also records the sound of blood flowing through the heart.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTERThe recorded information is analyzed by AI algorithms that have been trained on health data from tens of thousands of people. The tool then generates a test result for heart failure risk.A separate algorithm can detect atrial fibrillation, which often shows no symptoms.Researchers suggest that there needs to be more integration of the technology into general practice, as 70% of practitioners with smart stethoscopes stopped using them after 12 months.The study also found that two-thirds of people who were suspected to have heart failure were found to not have the condition after a further blood test or heart scan."That could lead to unnecessary anxiety and tests for some people," BHF wrote in the release. "The researchers stress that the AI stethoscope should be used for patients with symptoms of suspected heart problems, and not for routine checks in healthy people."In a recent interview with Fox News Digital, cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Jeremy London commented on the emergence of AI in medicine."Deciding which protocol is the science of medicine; whether or not that protocol is actually appropriate for that patient is the art of medicine," said the Georgia-based doctor."And with AI, there isn't a human quality to that at this point, so figuring out how to interface those two is a real challenge."London emphasized the need to use AI as "a framework, not as an absolute, because it can be wrong.""Particularly when we're taking care of people we must make certain that we are doing it properly."For more Health articles, visitwww.foxnews.com/healthThe doctor said he believes that in the long term, AI will be "more beneficial than detrimental" in medicine.The TRICORDER study was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), British Heart Foundation and Imperial Health Charity, and was presented at the European Society of Cardiologys annual congress in Madrid.

Immigrant rights lawyers asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to block the Trump administration from deporting hundreds of Guatemalan minors, arguing they could face neglect or persecution at home.The migrants' attorneys said their clients, who ranged from 10 to 17 years old, were at imminent risk of removal despite some having pending asylum cases or other legal claims that had not fully been vetted by the courts.The attorneys said trafficking and immigration laws "prevent unaccompanied children from being whisked off under cover of darkness at the whim of any government." The minors in question are currently in Health and Human Services custody and have no legal guardians in the United States, the attorneys said.BIDEN JUDGE HALTS 'SURPRISING' ILLEGAL ALIEN MINOR REPATRIATION PLAN AFTER ADVOCACY GROUPS SUEThe migrants' legal team is now seeking a longer-term injunction to replace Judge Sparkle Sooknanan's emergency order over the holiday weekend blocking the deportations for up to two weeks. Sooknanan granted the order after learning that more than six dozen of the minors had been transferred from HHS to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody overnight and placed on a plane bound for Guatemala.The case has drawn attention both because it involves what lawyers say could be about 600 minors at risk of being abruptly removed from the country and because Sooknanan, the judge initially presiding over the case, imposed an immediate restraining order on the Trump administration to halt the removals.Sooknanans order came after a separate judge in D.C. gave a controversial oral order in March to return alleged Tren de Aragua gang members to the United States, which the Trump administration argued was ambiguous and not binding. Seeking to avoid such a dispute, Sooknanan, a Biden appointee, left no room for interpretation.Sooknanan gave quick, unequivocal orders over Labor Day weekend to deplane the minors and return them to the HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement. The judge demanded status updates from the Department of Justice every few hours until the process was complete. The DOJ complied with her orders.TRUMP DHS SUES ENTIRE BENCH OF FEDERAL JUDGES IN MARYLAND DISTRICT COURT OVER AUTOMATIC INJUNCTIONSThe lawsuit was brought by ten underage Guatemalan migrants who were living in the country without a guardian or documentation. Their attorneys described them in court papers as "vulnerable children" entitled to "enhanced protection and care." The attorneys said the Trump administration was blowing past laws and the Constitution in an effort to illegally deport them.Sooknanan granted a class action lawsuit so that the case would cover not just the ten plaintiffs but all other minors similarly situated in the custody of HHS.After Labor Day, the case was reassigned to Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee. Kelly has set a hearing for next week over the migrants' new request for a preliminary injunction.The migrants' attorneys said they had learned from media reports that ICE was planning to "imminently" deport them to Guatemala, where they "may face abuse, neglect, persecution, or even torture."Federal authorities "woke children in the night and subjected them to the trauma of imminent removal," the attorneys wrote in court papers."But for this Court's intervention while the plane sat on the tarmac in Texas, those children would have been expelled to Guatemala," they said.A DOJ lawyer told the judge during the last-minute hearings over the weekend that the Guatemalan government had requested the return of the migrant youths and that "all of these children have their parents or guardians in Guatemala who are requesting their return."A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman called the initial temporary restraining order from the judge "disgusting," contending that the DHS was simply aiming to reconnect the young migrants with their parents."Judge Sparkle [Sooknanan] is blocking flights to *reunify* Guatemalan children with their families," DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin wrote. "Now these children have to go to shelters. This is disgusting and immoral."

FIRST ON FOX: The U.S. Labor Department is planning to partner up with allies like South Korea and Japan to train U.S. workers to become shipbuilders under President Donald Trumps push to revitalize the industry.While China is massively outpacing the U.S. when it comes to shipbuilding, the Labor Department announced an $8 million funding availability Thursday for an international fellowship program that will pair up U.S. institutions with foreign counterparts to remedy this disparity.The four-year proposed project will team up U.S. training centers, registered apprenticeship programs, education institutions like community colleges with foreign training centers, and shipyards in Canada, Finland, Italy, Japan, South Korea and other countries to provide U.S. workers with advanced shipbuilding skills, according to the Labor Department.TRUMP DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO ABSORB SOME EDUCATION DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIESThe fellowship, led by the Labor Departments Bureau of International Labor Affairs, will prioritize training for boilermakers, industrial electricians, steelworkers, steamfitters, shipwrights and welders.Likewise, the funding will also go toward creating a specialized, internationally recognized trade curriculum aimed at fostering more advanced training in the U.S. The initiative seeks to garner knowledge from allies and distribute it more widely among workers within the U.S. to expand shipbuilding trade skills domestically."Working closely with our allies will advance the Department of Labors mission to create effective shipbuilding apprenticeship programs right here in the United States," Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "President Trump is restoring Americas maritime dominance by preparing our workforce to outcompete China and strengthen our national security."HELP WANTED: US MUST FILL LOTS OF SHIPS-AND-CHIPS JOBS TO BEAT CHINAThe U.S. is severely behind near-peer competitors like China when it comes to shipbuilding and allies like South Korea and Japan.China is responsible for more than 50% of global shipbuilding, while South Korea is responsible for nearly 29% and Japan 13%, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Thats compared to just 0.1% from the U.S."The erosion of U.S. and allied shipbuilding capabilities poses an urgent threat to military readiness, reduces economic opportunities, and contributes to Chinas global power-projection ambitions," the Center for Strategic and International Studies said in a March report.But Trump has directed his attention to the industry, and told lawmakers in March that he would "resurrect" both commercial and military shipbuilding. Additionally, Trump signed an executive order in April aimed at reinvigorating the U.S. shipbuilding sector.Specifically, the executive order called for assessments regarding how the government could bolster financial support through the Defense Production Act, the Department of Defense Office of Strategic Capital, a new Maritime Security Trust Fund, investment from shipbuilders from allied countries and other grant programs.PENTAGON MAY SINK BIDEN-ERA DEAL TO SELL AUSTRALIA NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINESIt also instructed agencies to develop a maritime action plan and ordered the U.S. trade representative to compile a list of recommendations to address Chinas "anticompetitive actions within the shipbuilding industry."The new fellowship program stems from Trumps executive order, according to the Labor Department.Those eligible to apply for the funding opportunity include any commercial, international, educational, or nonprofit organizations. That includes any faith-based organizations, community-based organizations or public international organizations.The application deadline is Sept. 26.