A man who pleaded guilty to attempting to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 is now using a female name and pronouns, according to a court document filed Friday.Nicholas Roske, who is set to be sentenced next month, is using the name Sophie Roske and a "Ms." title for the first time in a court filing in a case that has stretched for three years.The court filing was a routine request in anticipation of Roske's sentencing, which is set for Oct. 3. But the filing referenced Roske by the name "Sophia," while a footnote revealed that Nicholas remains Roske's legal first name."Out of respect for Ms. Roske, the balance of this pleading and counsels in-court argument will refer to her as Sophie and use female pronouns," the footnote stated.FEDERAL JUDGE RELEASES WOMAN ACCUSED OF THREATENING TO KILL TRUMPIt is unclear if Roske is undergoing any treatments to become transgender. Fox News Digital reached out to the defendant's defense team for comment.Roske arrived at Kavanaugh's house on June 8, 2022, with a pistol, ammunition, a knife, a crowbar and tactical gear. Roske eventually called 9-1-1 and turned himself in after receiving a call from his sister and observing U.S. marshals in front of the justice's house.The incident occurred just two weeks before the Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade, an expected decision that had drawn protesters to the Supreme Court building and conservative justices' houses for weeks leading up to it.The Department of Justice is seeking a 30-year sentence. In a sentencing memorandum, prosecutors referenced "mental health issues" the defendant has had for about a decade that included thoughts of violently murdering his sister. He has received treatment for the issues, specifics of which were not included in the memorandum.DOCTOR WHO BLEW WHISTLE ON TRANSGENDER MEDICINE MOCKS LIBERAL JUSTICES' 'INSANE' DISSENT IN LANDMARK CASE"While the defendant has mental health issues, those issues do not detract from the gravity of the defendants crime: the defendant researched and targeted multiple members of the judiciary, and intended to alter the composition of the Supreme Court for ideological reasons," prosecutors wrote.The revelation of the gender label switch comes as the DOJ has internally discussed concerns with transgender people owning guns and as conservative activist Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin Tyler Robinson was discovered to have been in a romantic relationship with a transgender person. While the investigation remains open and authorities are still developing an understanding of the motive, authorities have said Robinson felt Kirk spread hate, which drove him to carry out the killing.The Bureau of Prisons spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News it could not confirm details about any gender-related treatments Roske may have received."For privacy, safety, and security reasons, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) does not comment on the conditions of confinement for any incarcerated individual, including health information status or treatments," the spokesperson said.

Country music fans are mourning the loss of Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James, who died in a plane crash in North Carolina, officials confirmed Friday. He was 57.James' lengthy songwriting credits include Carrie Underwood's hit "Jesus, Take the Wheel."The small plane with three people aboard crashed Thursday afternoon "under unknown circumstances" in the woods near Franklin, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a preliminary report. There were no survivors, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said.James was on a Cirrus SR22T, which was registered to him under his legal name of Brett James Cornelius, according to information provided by the FAA. It was not known if he was the pilot. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol confirmed his death.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMLongtime ESPN college football lead analyst Kirk Herbstreit was among those who paid tribute to James. Herbstreit described James as an incredible person."Was calling a game last night when I got the news on a text that Brett was in a plane crash and didnt make it. Living in Nashville, Ive been very fortunate to meet a lot of incredible people Brett was certainly that one of the most talented and yet humble and down to earth guys Ive met," the former Ohio State quarterback wrote on X.The plane had taken off from John C. Tune Airport in Nashville. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board said they will investigate the crash.ESPN STAR KIRK HERBSTREIT ANNOUNCES DEATH OF BELOVED DOG BEN FOLLOWING CANCER BATTLEJames was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2020. The organization posted a statement online mourning his death.Herbstreit added that James performed a few years ago during his birthday celebration. He said he was left heartbroken by the tragic events that led to James' death."He was a legend as a songwriter and one of the most respected people in that town. He sang at my 50th along with Casey Beathard such a good man. Just heartbreaking my thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends as they cope with this unthinkable reality," Herbstreit wrote.James had more than 500 of his songs recorded for albums with combined sales of more than 110 million copies, according to his Grand Ole Opry biography online.Other artists who sang his songs include Faith Hill, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban and Meghan Trainor.Country singer Jason Aldean also honored James and credited him for making a profound impact on his life. "Heartbroken to hear of the loss of my friend Brett James tonight," Aldean posted on X. "I had nothing but love and respect for that guy and he helped change my life. Honored to have met him and worked with him."James recorded his own album in 2020.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham had an up-close discussion with a policewoman during the team's playoff win against the Atlanta Dream Thursday night in Atlanta.With just over four minutes left in the fourth quarter and the Dream leading by six, Dream player Odyssey Sims sustained an injury, prompting an injury timeout. During that timeout, Cunningham walked to center court with WNBA phenom Caitlin Clark following closely behind her.There, an Atlanta policewoman met them and appeared to tell them to back up with a gesture. Cunningham did not back up until after exchanging words with the policewoman.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMCunningham later reshared a photo of the encounter with the policewoman on social media with the caption, "THIS IS SOME AURA."Even with Cunningham and Clark out for the year, the Fever won the game and series to advance in the WNBA playoffs. The team will face the Las Vegas Aces in the next round.CAITLIN CLARK, FORMER FEVER TEAMMATE DEWANNA BONNER HAVE FIERY EXCHANGE DURING GAMEBut the Fever will have to press on in their playoff quest without their two biggest stars in Cunningham and Clark because they are not coming back this season.Still, the cameras are likely to be on the two sidelined stars often so long as the team is still playing.Cunningham and Clark have been a frequent focus of broadcast cameras and media attention throughout the team's playoff run while they remained sidelined due to injury.During Game 2 against the Dream earlier this week, Clark and Cunningham went viral after making a demonstrative gesture to officials, protesting that a Dream player should be called for traveling.Later in the game, when officials did call traveling on Atlanta, Clark was seen imitating the gesture again, playfully.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Morrissey canceled two shows in the United States after receiving threats on his life.The 66-year-old musician was scheduled to perform two shows on the East Coast over the weekend, but announced on Instagram he was forced to cancel due to a "credible threat." He was set to perform at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, Friday night and at MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston Saturday."In recent days, there has been a credible threat on Morrisseys life," the Instagram post read. "Out of an abundance of caution for the safety of both the artist and audience, tonights engagement at Foxwoods has been cancelled. We appreciate your understanding."Shortly after announcing the show in Connecticut was canceled, a second post appeared confirming the show in Massachusetts was also canceled. The post promised that "all tickets will be refunded automatically."THE WHO'S ROGER DALTREY IS 'NERVOUS ABOUT MAKING IT TO THE END OF THE TOUR' AMID HEALTH STRUGGLESThe former Smiths frontman, whose full name is Steven Patrick Morrissey, is in the middle of a world tour. He is scheduled to perform in various cities across the U.S. before taking the tour to Mexico at the end of October.Fox News Digital reached out to Morrissey's reps for comment.News of the cancellation comes after he was threatened in Ottawa, Canada. According to the Ottawa Citizen, a 26-year-old man was arrested earlier this week for allegedly threatening to kill the musician ahead of his performance at the CityFolk music festival in Ottawa.According to the outlet, the young man posted the threat on social media."Steven Patrick Morrissey when you perform at TD Place here in Ottawa next week on the evening of September 12th, 2025 at about 9pm, I will be present at the venue in the audience and I will attempt to shoot you many times and kill you with a very large gun that I own illegally," he allegedly wrote.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSMorrissey went on to perform at the festival as planned.Many artists have canceled concerts after threats against them or their audiences, including Marilyn Manson, The Chicks and, most recently, Taylor Swift.Swift canceled three shows in Vienna, Austria, while on the European leg of the Eras Tour in August 2024 after authorities discovered a planned terror attack targeting her concerts."We live in a time in which violent means are being used to attack our Western way of life," Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer wrote on X at the time. "Islamist terrorism threatens security and freedom in many Western countries. This is precisely why we will not give up our values such as freedom and democracy, but will defend them even more vehemently."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERIn response to the alleged terror plot planned for the concert, Swift took to social media to address her fans, calling the situation "devastating" and saying the reason for the cancellations "filled me with a new sense of fear, and a tremendous amount of guilt.""I was heartened by the love and unity I saw in the fans who banded together," she wrote on Instagram. "I decided that all of my energy had to go toward helping to protect the nearly half a million people I had coming to see the shows in London."My team and I worked hand in hand with stadium staff and British authorities every day in pursuit of that goal, and I want to thank them for everything they did for us. Let me be very clear: I am not going to speak about something publicly if I think doing so might provoke those who would want to harm the fans who come to my shows."

Adam Carolla, who once co-hosted "The Man Show" with outspoken liberal Jimmy Kimmel, reflected on what the indefinite suspension of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" means for America."I think a lot of people want me to comment on it," Carolla said on Thursday's episode of his radio show, "The Adam Carolla Show." "My feeling is this: I dont think he should have been fired. Its a weird thing. The right and the left are always sort of misinterpreting things. He was inaccurate about something. It wasnt like he was necessarily attacking Charlie Kirk. He was trying to dump it on Trump and inaccurate about it."Disney announced Wednesday it had pulled Kimmel's late-night show "indefinitely" after he suggested that Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old Utah man charged with the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was part of the "MAGA gang," despite reports he had a left-wing ideology. This was later reaffirmed in details from Tuesday's indictment.Kimmel and Carolla rose to fame in the early 2000s as co-hosts of Comedy Central'ssketch comedy series"The Man Show." The shows humor thrived on political incorrectness as it touted male stereotypes, famously featured "girls on trampolines" and Kimmel himself repeatedly donned blackface to impersonate celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and NBA star Karl Malone, according to archived Comedy Central clips and resurfaced interviews. Healso used the N-wordwhile parodying Snoop Dogg's music in 1996.HOLDING ABC'S JIMMY KIMMEL ACCOUNTABLE ISN'T 'CANCEL CULTURE' IT'S BASIC FAIRNESSOver the last decade, particularly since 2017, Kimmel took a decisively liberal turn in his commentary, ranging from jokes to scathing political monologues. Still, Carolla defended him as his friend, even as he said Kimmels statement about Kirks assassin was "inaccurate."Carolla lamented that a modern part of the media landscape is that when some shocking attack happens, there will be immediate narratives where each side tries to pin the blame on the other."I dont like the government getting involved," he argued. "And Ive heard every side of the story. And, in general, I just want people to speak, and then the ratings will do the talking. And then you can support them or not support them."Carolla warned listeners about how easy it is for people on either side of the political aisle to view their opposition as shallow "cartoon characters" that are easy to hate.LATE-NIGHT HOSTS RALLY AROUND KIMMEL FOLLOWING SUSPENSION, ACCUSE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OF CENSORING HOST"I know Jimmy to be a very good guy and a generous guy, and Ive always said that about him. And I realize that while everyone else knows Jimmy as a caricature, I know him as a person," Carolla continued, explaining that conservative friends will ask him, "Whats up with your buddy Jimmy?"Well, I know him, so thats why I dont think of him like you think of him," Carolla responded. "But, on the other hand, they think of you as a cartoon character too."He laid out how this problem "at a certain point" manifested as "the assassin who thinks of Charlie Kirk as a cartoon character, not a dude. I know him as a guy, sweet guy, fair guy, family guy, good American. But that guy looks at him as a cartoon character.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE"I know Jimmy is a human, and I know how good he is. And I know how decent he is, and we disagree politically, but who cares? We disagree on pizza toppings as well, but it doesnt mean we dont talk," Carolla said.

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Friday that he ordered a lethal strike on a vessel allegedly linked to a designated terrorist organization "conducting narco-trafficking" in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.The strike, carried out on a vessel confirmed by intelligence to be trafficking illicit narcotics, left three narco-terrorists dead, Trump said in the post, along with a video showing the moment the boat was struck and became engulfed in flames."On my Orders, the Secretary of War ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility," Trump posted to his Truth Social account Friday evening."Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking illicit narcotics, and was transiting along a known narcotrafficking passage enroute to poison Americans."US MILITARY CARRIES OUT SECOND STRIKE ON VENEZUELAN NARCOTERRORISTS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERSThe strike took place in international waters, and no U.S. forces were harmed, he added.TRUMP TOUTS US STRIKE AS MADURO SLAMS MILITARY THREAT OFF VENEZUELA"The strike killed 3 male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel, which was in international waters," Trump said. "No U.S. Forces were harmed in this strike. STOP SELLING FENTANYL, NARCOTICS, AND ILLEGAL DRUGS IN AMERICA, AND COMMITTING VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM AGAINST AMERICANS!!!"The announcement came just days after Trump announced the U.S. military had carried out its second strike on Venezuelan cartels as the administration continues its crackdown.RUBIO PROMISES MORE STRIKES ON VENEZUELAN CARTELS: WERE NOT GOING TO SIT BACK ANYMORE"This morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike against positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility," Trump posted to Truth Social on Monday.Earlier this month, a U.S. military strike blew apart a Venezuelan drug boat in the southern Caribbean, leaving nearly a dozen suspected Tren de Aragua narco-terrorists dead.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIn February, the Trump administration also designated drug cartel groups like Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa Cartel and others as foreign terrorist organizations.

UFC CEO Dana White spoke about the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk during an interview on Fox News' "Special Report" on Friday.White, a supporter of President Donald Trump, said it was "hard to wrap your brain around" the incident."Things started to feel better and get normal again, and then that happened, and it's almost like, you know, it's all starting over again," White said. "Not just my daughter, a lot of kids were impacted by this, kids who loved and respected Charlie, and it's just, it's just hard to wrap your brain around when something like this happens."White said he's looking for "unity" and "normalcy" following the assassination.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"All I'm looking for over the rest of this year and into next year is some unity, coming back together as a country and stop all the in-fighting and the finger-pointing, and just some normalcy again. Let this country get back to normal."JONATHAN ISAAC'S NEW SNEAKERS SUDDENLY MIRROR CHARLIE KIRK'S MESSAGE AFTER ASSASSINATIONWhite shared his initial reaction to the news during a recent appearance on Logan Paul's podcast."I just woke up, and my phone was blowing up. I was f---ing blown away," White said.He said his children also took it hard."I was actually surprised by how impacted my kids were. My kids used to watch him on social media. My daughter, she's 19, she's in college, and she's been just destroyed over this thing for the last couple days. You have to feel horrible for his family. It's f---ing crazy," White said.Tyler Robinson has been charged with aggravated murder, two counts of obstruction of justice and felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, two counts of witness tampering and commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

The Ohio Conference of Teamsters has endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for governor, in a shift from past support of Democrats, his campaign confirmed to Fox News Digital.The biotech entrepreneur and former 2024 presidential candidate has already earned a handful of union endorsements for the 2026 gubernatorial election, according to the Ohio Dispatch.His campaign said he had already been endorsed by the Ohio State Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, the Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters, the Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council and the Northwest Ohio Building & Construction Trades Council.Interestingly, the Ohio State Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters and the Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters have both endorsed Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown.RAMASWAMY PLEDGES RULE OF LAW REVIVAL AFTER VIRAL CINCINNATI MOB ATTACKHe has also been endorsed by President Donald Trump and the Ohio Republican Party.The Ohio Conference of Teamsters, which represents more than 50,000 workers in the state, had previously supported former Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan, who has yet to decide if hes entering the governors race.Ramaswamys campaign told Fox News Digital earlier this month that nearly $220,000 of the contributions raised in his first months as a candidate came from individuals who previously gave to Ryan.SCOOP: RAMASWAMY PLEDGES TO SPEND AT LEAST $30M OF HIS MONEY IN OHIO'S RACE FOR GOVERNOR"The Teamsters are proud to endorse Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor of Ohio. Our members want a leader who will fight for good-paying jobs and strengthen the future for Ohios working families,"Patrick J.Darrow, president of the Ohio Conference of Teamsters, said. "Vivek has demonstrated a commitment to listening to labor and partnering with us to deliver real results, and we look forward to working with him."Ramaswamy said he was "deeply grateful" for the endorsement."This isnt about left vs. right, its about up vs. down," he continued. "We are building a movement that restores dignity to work, rewards those who keep our economy moving, and ensures every Ohioan has a fair shot at the American Dream. Together, we will make Ohio the best place in America to work, raise a family, and pursue a better life for the next generation."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFormer Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton is currently the leading Democrat in the governors race.

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. U.S. Northern Command collaborated with dozens of companies to test various counter-drone systems to protect certain national security sites from drone incursions.USNORTHCOM demonstrated its counter-small unmanned aerial system (C-sUAS) platform during the Falcon Peak 25.2 event at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. For the demonstration, crews launched a "hostile" drone from Santa Rosa Island before an interceptor drone captured it with a net fired from a shotgun.Twenty anti-drone systems were tested in the days leading up to the event. Falcon Peak gives companies an opportunity to test their anti-drone systems in a realistic environment.Squarehead Technology developed an acoustic sytem that detects drones by their sound and pinpoints their location.HELLFIRE MISSILE BOUNCES OFF MYSTERIOUS ORB IN UAP FOOTAGE SHOWN TO CONGRESS"You see a lot of drones flying near the ground, in the ground clutter, making it difficult for radars to pick up on them. Acoustics doesn't have that issue," Knut Moe, Squarehead Technology VP of Defense, said.Once the acoustic system pinpoints a drone's location, troops can shoot it down themselves or use mitigation systems like Fortem Technologies' low collateral effect interceptor drone."[The drone] goes out and grabs it with a net and takes it down safely and puts it wherever you need to," Jon Gruen, Fotem Technologies CEO, said.However, Gruen's C-sUAS platform can detect, track and mitigate drones on its own. In some cases, Fortem Technologies' interceptor drones use explosives to eliminate hostile drones.In 2024, a swarm of over a dozen drones was able to fly over a military base in Virginia for 17 nights straight. At the time, lawmakers accused the Pentagon of lacking counter-drone procedures.INSIDE OPERATION MIDNIGHT HAMMER: B-2 COMMANDER REVEALS HOW US PULLED OFF SURPRISE STRIKES ON IRANUSNORTHCOM estimates about 8,000 drones are in U.S. airspace at any given time. In 2024, at least 350 drone incursions were reported across more than 100 U.S. military installations."Not every drone is nefarious. Some of them are just people. They don't know they're not supposed to be there," Jason Mayes, USNORTHCOM C-sUAS Division Operations Manager, said. "You don't want one of these things flying on an airfield on an approach or departure path, when aircraft are coming in or taking off."Mayes said drones can easily be modified to become surveillance or smuggling tools. Some countries have used drones as guided explosive devices in warzones.U.S. Air Force Gen. Gregory Guillot is Commander of USNORTHCOM. He said he's confident the military could stop a surprise drone attack. However, he hopes more anti-drone technology could protect military sites in the event of a sustained attack.Gen. Guilott's goal is to have counter-drone response teams on the East Coast, West Coast and in Alaska that can respond to any drone incursion in the country within 24 hours.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPUSNORTHCOM expects the number of drone incursions over national security facilities to increase in the future as hobbyist drones become more common. About 1 million drones are registered with the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA expects that number to rise to about 2.7 million by 2027.

An elderly British couple were released by the Taliban this week after eight months in captivity.Barbie Reynolds, 76, and husband Peter Reynolds, 80,arrived in Qatar on Friday following months of negotiations between Qatar, the Taliban and Britain. The couple had lived in Afghanistan for 18 years, where they ran an education charity.Despite the ordeal, Barbie Reynolds said they would return to Afghanistan if they could. They are both Afghan citizens."God is good, as they say in Afghanistan,"she added at the Kabul airport.ISRAEL RECOVERS REMAINS OF THREE MORE BODIES HELD BY HAMAS: 'NO VICTORY UNTIL LAST HOSTAGE RETURNS'The couple, who had been taken into custody in February, were met by relatives, including their daughter, when they arrived in Doha, Qatar, on Friday.Their daughter, Sarah Entwistle, was clearly emotional and told reporters in Qatar, "Thank you for giving us our family back."She added that their family would be "forever grateful to the Qatari and British governments for standing with us during this difficult time.""This experience has reminded us of the power of diplomacy, empathy and international cooperation," she said.The couples son, Jonathan Reynolds, told Sky News from the U.S. that their health would have started to deteriorate if they had been held any longer, despite Qatar making sure they had access to their doctor and medicines during their captivity.United Nations health experts had also warned that the couples captivity could harm or even kill them.AFGHANISTAN MARKS FOUR YEARS IN POWER BY LURING YOUNG FEMALE INFLUENCERS TO BOOST TOURISMTheir family had accused the Taliban of mistreating the couple, and urged the government to explain why they had been detained.Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Khulaifi, Qatar's minister of state, said he was grateful "for the fruitful cooperation" between the U.K. and the Taliban in getting the pair released.The Taliban claimed that the couple had broken Afghan laws without going into detail."We are very grateful that at least, today is a very great humanitarian day, that they will be reunited with their family," Richard Lindsay, Britain's special envoy to Afghanistan, said, adding that it was "obviously up to the [Afghanistan] authorities here to determine why they were detained."British Prime Minister Keir Starmer added, "I want to pay tribute to the vital role played by Qatar, including the emir, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, in securing their freedom."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in 2021, leaving the Taliban to return to power.