"Duck Dynasty" alum Willie Robertson is remembering his late father, Phil Robertson, through faith and their final moments together.Willie, who starred on the hit A&E reality series for five years, from 2012 to 2017, mourned the loss of his legendary father following his death on Sunday. The beloved patriarch was 79."I remember Phils many prayers on Memorial Day and all the times with my dad. I dont have enough words to tell of all of it, perhaps it will take months or years of remembering," he began his heartfelt tribute on Instagram with a carousel of photos.'DUCK DYNASTY' STAR SADIE ROBERTSON SHARES GRANDFATHER PHIL ROBERTSON'S FINAL WORDS IN EMOTIONAL TRIBUTE"Looking back at pics I noticed he was always looking at me funny, [probably] trying to figure out, How did this boy turn out like this?"Willie recalled break dancing for his father at a young age, and he decided to show off his moves to Phil right before his death.APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST"Right at the very end of his life I came into his room I did another dance, in a much weaker voice he simply said, Will, you got moves I didnt know you had. Not sure why I was always dancing in front of Phil. Maybe I figured it was the last thing he would think I would do, so I just did it."WATCH DUCK DYNASTY ONLINE | STREAM FOX NATIONWillie continued to open up about the bond that truly held their father-son relationship together faith."Most importantly, he taught me the value of sharing my faith with others. He was the Real Deal, the same on Sundays as Fridays. Most of our conversations were not about hunting or business, but about sharing the Gospel."One of the "Duck Dynasty" alum's proudest moments with his father was when he wrote the book "Gospeler," which honored conversations he had with Phil about the topic of faith.'DUCK DYNASTY' STAR PHIL ROBERTSON DEAD AT 79: 'LEGACY OF LOVE FOR GOD'He went on to remember the final words his father said to him."The last words he said to me as I leaned down over his weakened body was Youre my brother. It made total sense to me. He always told me we were coworkers in the Kingdom of God. Maybe thats why I always just called him Phil. Not sure if he is up in Heaven now doing his own dance moves for our Father."LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSPhil, famous for launching the Duck Commander hunting company that became the focus of his A&E show, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in December 2024.His son concluded his heartfelt tribute and wrote, "Phil, I love you and already miss you. Thank you for raising me the right way and teaching me the most important lesson to prepare me for the day you passed on. Not sure how people deal with loss without the Lord. We may be wrong about all this.but I doubt it! Sleep well Dad, cant wait to see you."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERIn the series of social media photos, Willie posted several moments with his father, especially from their time filming "Duck Dynasty" together.Sadie, Willies daughter, additionally paid tribute to her "Papaw Phil" as she recalled the final words he shared with her before he died.APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV," Sadie shared in part. "As I was sitting with Papaw Phil today, I thought about this verse he has already experienced this on earthgoing from dead to alive by the power of Christ!"WATCH DUCK FAMILY TREASURE ONLINE | STREAM FOX NATION"One of the last things he said to me was full strength ahead! Amen!"Sadie's mother, Korie Robertson, additionally announced Phil's death on Sunday and wrote online that the family was celebrating that Phil was "now with the Lord."She noted that the family would participate in a private service, but details about a public celebration of life would soon become available.A&E announced earlier this year that the hit show would be revived eight years after it aired its final episode."Duck Dynasty: The Revival" will focus on Willie, his wife, their adult children, John Luke, Sadie, Will, Bella and Rebecca and their grandchildren, according to a synopsis.The original "Duck Dynasty" aired for 11 seasons from 2012-17. Per A&E, the show peaked at 11.8 million viewers.

A second suspect was detained Tuesday in connection to the alleged torture of an Italian maninside a New York City townhouse over his refusal to disclose a Bitcoin password.William Duplessie surrendered this morning to a Manhattan precinct and was charged with assault, kidnapping in the first degree, unlawful imprisonment in the first degree and criminal possession of a firearm, a New York Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson told Fox News Digital.John Woeltz, 37, was seen handcuffed wearing a robe and barefooted outside his pad in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan on Friday morning shortly after his alleged victim escaped and called the police for help.Woeltz is facing the same charges in the case.A criminal complaint against Woeltz cited the alleged victim an Italian former business partner, according to police and reports as telling investigators that the saga began on May 6, when he arrived at an address on Prince Street.CRYPTOCURRENCY INVESTOR ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGED TORTURE INSIDE NYC TOWNHOUSEThe complaint obtained by Fox News over the weekend said Woeltz, "acting in concert with an unapprehended male," firsttook "all of Informant's electronic devices and passport so that Informant was unable to access them."The NYPD spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that the "unapprehended male" is Duplessie."Informant further states that the defendant and unapprehended male demanded that Informant provide the defendant with Informant's Bitcoin password so that the defendant and unapprehended male could take Informant's Bitcoin," the complaint continued.NO DISTRESS CALLS MADE FROM MEXICAN NAVY TALL SHIP THAT CRASHED INTO BROOKLYN BRIDGE, MEXICO NAVY CHIEF SAYS"Informant states that when Informant refused to provide the defendant and unapprehended male with his Bitcoin password, the defendant and unapprehended male, over the course of approximately three weeks, subjected Informant to beatings, including but not limited to using electric wires to shock Informant, using a firearm to hit Informant on the head causing a laceration, pointing the firearm at Informant's head on several occasions, and carrying Informant to the top flight of stairs within the above-mentioned location and hanging Informant over the ledge as the defendant threatened to kill Informant if Informant did not provide the defendant the Informant's Bitcoin password," the complaint added."Informant further states that the defendant and unapprehended male tied Informant's wrists, binding Informant and preventing movement, and that the defendant and unapprehended male stated that he would have Informant's family killed," the complaint also said.The alleged victim eventually managed to escape and called a nearby traffic officer.Officers responded to the address around 10 a.m. Friday, and witnesses described a dramatic scene as police, SWAT teams and emergency vehicles swarmed the area, local station Fox 5 reported.A 24-year-old woman was also taken into custody in connection with the case, but the Manhattan District Attorneys Office told Fox News on Tuesday that they declined to prosecute her at this time "pending further investigation."Fox News Digitals Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.

The Trump administration escalated its war with Harvard University on Tuesday, announcing it will claw back the university's remaining $100 million in federal funding effectively ending all financial ties with the Ivy League institution."The government is out of business with Harvard University, fully," a senior administration official told Fox News Digital.At the center of the fight are accusations of Harvard failing to combat a campus culture of antisemitism. While the university accuses the White House of overreach and insists it is defending free speech, its own internal investigation appears to have handed Trump officials ammunition.Earlier this year, Harvard President Alan Gerber called the 20232024 academic year "disappointing and painful" as he unveiled the results of two separate task forces: one examining antisemitism and the other focused on anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bias.The report from the antisemitism task force painted a bleak picture of life for Jewish and Israeli students on campus.Many said they felt ostracized, harassed online and unsupported by the university. Some students told investigators they had been pressured by peers, and even the faculty, to disavow ties to Israel to prove they were "one of the good ones." Others chose to hide their Jewish identity altogether.Here is a look back at more findings of the report, released April 29.Jewish, Arab and Muslim students at Harvard reported feeling ostracized, pushed to the margins by their peers and experiencing online harassment.Jewish and Israeli students told the antisemitism task force the universitys response to complaints was "unclear and unconscionably slow."Some Jewish students, according to the report, had been told by peers and even faculty members they were associated with "something offensive, and, in some cases, that their very presence was an offense."Some decided to conceal their identities from classmates, while others were asked to renounce any ties to Israel to prove they were "one of the good ones."TRUMP SAYS HARVARD'S FOREIGN STUDENTS ARE FROM COUNTRIES PAYING 'NOTHING' FOR THEIR EDUCATION"No other group was constantly told that their history was a sham, that they or their co-religionists or co-ethnics were supremacists and oppressors, and that they had no right to the protections offered by anti-bias norms," read one section of the report. "Many Jewish students told us they feel like objects of suspicion."One Jewish graduate student told the task force, "Jews are now being treated like Republicans were when I was in college."That statement "of course points to another problem with which elite universities have been struggling," the report said.At times, the anti-Muslim and antisemitism task force reports were seemingly at odds with each other. Muslim and pro-Palestinian students reported a widespread fear of doxxing, or having their personal identifying information shared publicly with the intent to intimidate or harm them. They reported often seeing pictures of their faces on the sides of trucks driven around campus by pro-Israel groups.Forty-seven percent of Muslim students reported feeling physically unsafe on campus during the 20232024 school year, compared with 15% of Jewish respondents.The antisemitism report called for a set of rules to govern permissible behaviors for instructors in classrooms, while the anti-Muslim and Arab bias task force called for the university to do more to protect academic freedom and free speech.JUDGE TEMPORARILY PAUSES TRUMP MOVE TO CANCEL HARVARD STUDENT VISA POLICY AFTER LAWSUITThe antisemitism report foundHarvard classes often portrayed "partisan and one-sided pedagogy" that failed to account for Jewish and Israeli perspectives, particularly within the university's divinity school and school of public health.The task force also documented instances when faculty canceled or ended class early on the day of a pro-Gaza protest or"gave time at the end of class for students to promote various solidarity groups" like the Palestine Solidarity Committee.The report recommended expanding courses on antisemitism, Judaism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to foster a more inclusive and comprehensive academic environment."Anti-Zionist views seem built into some classes," one student noted.Fox News Digital has reached out to Harvard for comment on the report.In the 1980s and 1990s, the report found that at the university "pro-Israel organizers and pro-Palestinian organizers had disagreed strongly yet often worked together to build bridges and to imagine jointly a better future for the region.""Those efforts started to fade in the 2000s amidst the Second Intifada and through the Israel-Hamas wars of the 2010s, and by the time Hamas crashed through the Israeli border fence in 2023 the conditions at Harvard (as in the Middle East itself) were very different," the report read.Some pro-Palestinian campus organizers viewed bridge-building activities "as a form of betrayal," the report found.The report found that many students, including Jewish ones, had "sympathy" for Israels "massive military response" that followed the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.However, campus protests "crossed a line from a call for freedom and security for Palestinians and Jews alike to a stereotyped notion: that Israel is not a state, but rather a settler colony of white Europeans who have no real connection with the land they had stolen, that epitomized aggression, and was bereft of virtues."The report found that changes in Harvards admissions policies meant that by 2023, the Jewish student community was much smaller than it was in the early 2010s.The hostility that some students had felt, the report found, was "degrading" to the university, and some Jewish students turned down offers of admission to Harvard over it.Some Jewish students vying for doctorate degrees said they decided to leave for private industry jobs because of the perception that academia is "unfriendly to Jews."Some non-Jewish faculty members told the task force that Jewish candidates had turned down post-doctoral fellowships at Harvard and Jewish medical school students shied away from residencies at Harvard hospitals "because of the deep politicization of the climate."The task force determined Harvard should change its admissions policy to reflect "what campus should look like: people listening to each other."The task force also found a lack of oversight over seemingly university-endorsed educational content.The Harvard Chan School of Public Health, for example, launched a Palestinian program in 2022 that is run by a "leadership collective" of five individuals, none of whom hold a tenure-track faculty appointment at Harvard."The use of the Harvard brand for a research or teaching project creates expectations among Harvard faculty, staff, students, and the broader public. Programs operating without the guidance and oversight of Harvards regular faculty with expertise risk falling short of these expectations," the task force found.In another example, the task force found the coursework for a master's degree in Religion and Public Life to be misrepresented. The program is advertised as offering students a better understanding of religion to illuminate a range of contemporary issues.Both faculty and students did not expect the program to be as focused on the IsraelPalestinian issue as it was, and some students found "program offerings and materials disproportionately presented Israelis and Jews as guilty of monstrous historical crimes, which require both repentance and redress."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe program "appears to have focused on non-mainstream Jewish religious perspectives that lack widespread support within the Jewish diaspora or in Israel." It also linked Jews to "two great sins," according to the task force: the creation of the state of Israel and participation in White supremacy, which staff "appeared to embrace openly."

President Donald Trump isn't about to tolerate antisemitism, and a specialized DOJ task force fronted by Leo Terrell is on the case."We have tolerated antisemitism for the last four years," the civil rights attorney told "The Faulkner Focus" on Tuesday."Thank goodness President Trump is in office. He's not going to tolerate it. He's going to eliminate it. That's why I'm in this role right now. That's why Pam Bondi is the attorney general, and Harmeet Dhillon is the civil rights head," he continued.The Trump administration has frozen nearly $3 billion in funding for the Ivy League institution thus far and is now fighting to prevent the school from enrolling more foreign students.The administration's push to bar enrollment of such students, who comprise approximately 27% of the student body, has been temporarily put on hold after a judge blocked the move, and the case is on hold until Thursday.HARVARD UPDATES LAWSUIT AFTER TRUMP CANCELS ADDITIONAL $450M IN FUNDINGTerrell said the Trump administration will have to "match" Harvard in court as a legal blitz ensues, telling Fox News, "This is going to be a battle in the courtroom. If it goes all the way to the Supreme Court, Trump is going to do that that's why the task force is here.""Four years ago, nothing happened, but we're going to have to fight these lawsuits. We're going to have to take the money away"He added that coming to school in the U.S. on a student visa is a "privilege" and refuted claims that have shrouded alleged antisemitic happenings on campus under the guise of "academic freedom.""This is not academic freedom. This is antisemitism in its purest form, and it's being tolerated not only in universities, but throughout the country," he said.TRUMP FROZE FUNDING FOR HARVARD. MONEY TO THESE UNIVERSITIES MAY ALSO BE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCKThe Trump administration has continually insisted Harvard has failed to comply with demands to rid the campus of alleged antisemitism.Responding to recent rhetoric from the Trump administration, Harvard University President Alan Garber told NPR in a recent broadcast that the school needs to remain "firm" in its commitments to what it stands for."And what we stand for and I believe I speak for other universities is education, pursuit of the truth, helping to educate people for better futures"Garber also pushed back against Trump's floated idea to reallocate Harvard funding to trade schools, telling the outlet, "The money that goes to research universities in the form of grants and contracts, which is almost all the federal support that we get, is used to pay for work that we perform at the behest of the government.""So, in reallocating to some other use, including trade schools, it means that work just wont be performed," he said. "So, the right question is, is this the most effective use of federal funding? Do you really want to cut back on research dollars?"Garber continued, "I'm less concerned about whether it goes to a trade school or if it goes to some other project, like working on highways. The real question is, how much value does the federal government get from its expenditures on research? There is a lot of actual research demonstrating the returns to the American people have been enormous."

Bruce Springsteen just got canceled at the Jersey Shore.A tribute band dedicated to The Boss music pulled the plug on a gig at a bar not far from his Garden State home after a dispute with its owner over the singer-songwriters anti-Trump comments, according to a report.No Surrender, a 20-year-old, nine-piece Springsteen cover band from New Jersey, was slated to play Rivs Toms River Hub on May 30 until the "Im on Fire" singer kicked off his European tour packed with on-stage rants flaming President Trump, NJ Advance Media reported.BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN RELEASES EP FEATURING ANTI-TRUMP RANTS FROM UK CONCERTBand leader Brad Hobicorn started receiving "concerned texts" from bar owner Tony Rivoli shortly after Springsteens comments went viral, according to the outlet.By Sunday, Rivoli allegedly put the kibosh on the show that was booked nine months in advance. He texted Hobicorn that the gig would be "too risky at the moment," citing the restaurants conservative customer base, the outlet reported."Unfortunately its just too much money I wanted to do the Springsteen tribute for that money in my social media team would have promoted it we would have done well but now because Bruce cant keep his mouth shut were screwed," Rivoli wrote in a text message to Hobicorn obtained by NJ Advance Media.Hobicorn offered to have his band play only classic-rock covers instead of Springsteen, but Rivoli balked at paying $2,500 for a classic-rock cover band, the outlet said.In a message sent to the bands bassist, Guy Fleming, Rivoli wrote, "Whenever the national anthem plays, my bar stands and is in total silence, thats our clientele. Toms River is red and wont stand for his bull."After Fleming posted about the situation on Facebook, Rivoli seemed to change his tune a bit insisting he never canceled the gig and had changed his mind. But the band decided it was too late for the bar owner to backtrack."This is not political for us at all," Hobicorn told the outlet Thursday. "Were just a cover band thats trying to make some money, and people rely on it financially. Were the ones really getting hurt."BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IGNORES QUESTION ABOUT TRUMP FEUD WHILE SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS: VIDEO"At that point, there were negative vibes about the whole thing," Hobicorn said. "There was definitely a safety concern," he said.Rivoli, though, insisted the cover band could have played."As of (Wednesday), they could have played as No Surrender," Rivoli told the outlet."I think a lot of people of my base would not have came, but I could have been wrong. You know, who knows? You cant predict what people are going to do."Toms River bar and restaurant joints have previously sparked backlash for their conservative slant.Aqua Blu Kitchen & Cocktails in Toms River put a hamburger on its menu dedicated to the right-wing extremist group the Proud Boys in January, leading to a massive online backlash and an apology from the owner.Springsteen who was born in Long Branch and raised in Freehold lambasted Trumps administration as "corrupt, incompetent and treasonous" while kicking off the European leg of his "Land of Hope and Dreams" tour in Manchester, England, last week.Last Friday, Trump slammed the musician, calling him "Highly Overrated" and "dumb as a rock" for going "to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States.""Never liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, hes not a talented guy Just a pushy, obnoxious JERK, who fervently supported Crooked Joe Biden, a mentally incompetent FOOL, and our WORST EVER President, who came close to destroying our Country," he posted to Truth Social.Instead of playing The Rivs Toms River Hub, No Surrender will play Headliner Oasis in Neptune Township on May 30, according to the outlet.

The Republican minority leaders in California are responding to potential next steps for the highly scrutinized Medi-Cal program, which is insolvent, as some believe the ability for people to enroll "regardless of their immigration status" is a leading cause.The state faces a $12 billion budget shortfall as budget talks continue in Sacramento.The Medi-Cal program went insolvent earlier this year after it went billions over budget, resulting in $3.44 billion in loan requests to salvage the program, which covers low-income Golden State residents. Republicans said it was in large part due to illegal immigrants being allowed to enroll in the program, and Newsom also said that it was part of the spending issue, but not the whole picture, according to KCRA.LAWMAKERS REVEAL WHETHER AMERICANS SHOULD PICK UP THE MEDICAID TAB FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS"Thats going to continue to be a big debate here in California as we're wrestling with a $12 billion dollar deficit and the cost of providing free healthcare to illegal immigrants is $11.4 billion dollars, so if we just didn't do that, that would eliminate our budget deficit," California State Senate Minority Leader Brain Jones said. "Now, there's lots of other ways we can find $12 billion dollars to eliminate the deficit as well."Newsoms May budget revision proposes a pause for adults 19 and older from enrolling in "full-scope coverage" and to start charging a $100 premium each month "for individuals with certain statuses," Fox News Digital reported earlier this month."To be very clear, these proposals are the results of a $16 billion Trump Slump and higher-than-expected health care utilization. Because of these outside factors, the state must take difficult but necessary steps to ensure fiscal stability and preserve the long-term viability of Medi-Cal for all Californians," Elana Ross, deputy communications director for Newsom's office, told Fox News Digital in a statement."Governor Newsom refuses to turn his back on hardworking Californians, especially when it comes to their basic health care needs," she added.The proposal from the Newsom administration sparked criticism among some in the legislature, as the Democratic California Legislative Latino Caucus is suggesting a tax hike to pay for the programs coverage for illegal immigrants, according to KCRA. The question remains whether a $100 premium would be enough to get people to leave the program.LAWMAKERS IN DEEP BLUE STATE DEMAND AUDIT OVER SKYROCKETING HEALTHCARE COSTS: 'ALARMING NATURE'However, Jones said that Medi-Cal being offered to illegal immigrants might not be quite what Democrats present it as."It's just a messaging point for the governor and the Democratic leadership. It's not an actual thing. Meaning the governor and the Democrat leadership are promising illegal immigrants coverage, and they are on the rolls, but there's very little access," he said."A lot of doctors in California that used to provide Medicare and Medicaid have closed up shop, moved to other states. A lot of other doctors that are still here have stopped taking those kinds of patients, even if they're here legally or illegally, because the reimbursement rates are so low, the doctors actually lose money when they take a Medicare or Medicaid patient," Jones continued.NEWSOM CONCEDES SKYROCKETING HEALTHCARE COSTS FOR ILLEGALS ARE 'PARTIAL' CONTRIBUTOR TO MEDICAID PROBLEMMeanwhile, Assembly Minority Leader James Gallagher told Fox News Digital in an interview that the budget shortfall is "a total disaster" that "was completely predictable.""You know, two years ago, Gavin Newsom and the supermajority Democrats decided to fund illegal immigrant healthcare through our Medi-Cal program. And everybody said it's gonna be billions of dollars. It's not sustainable. And at the time, Biden was president, and people were coming across the border, millions of people. We had no idea. And I think a lot of them came to California and signed up. And so now we have a completely unsustainable, bankrupted Medi-Cal system that's required $3.4 billion worth of loans to prop up."On a federal level, the pending reconciliation bill that recently passed the House of Representatives could also create issues for the states Medi-Cal offerings, as it would change the federal "match" from 90% to 80% for care that is not an emergency, which the Newsom administration says could cost the state billions, The Center Square reported."If Republicans move this extreme MAGA proposal forward, millions will lose coverage, hospitals will close, and safety nets could collapse under the weight," Newsom stated last week.

The COVID-19 vaccine is no longer recommended for healthy children or pregnant women, according to new guidance from health officials.HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared a video on X Tuesday announcing that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has removed the vaccines from the CDC's recommended immunization schedule for those groups.US SEES CASES OF NEW COVID-19 VARIANT LINKED TO SURGE IN CHINA: REPORT"Last year, the Biden administration urged healthy children to get yet another COVID shot, despite the lack of any clinical data to support the repeat booster strategy in children," said Kennedy in the video, in which he appears alongside FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya."That ends today it's common sense and it's good science," Bhattacharya added.Makary also chimed in, noting thatthere's no evidence healthy kids need the COVID vaccine and that most countries have stopped recommending it for children.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER"We're now one step closer to realizing President Trump's promise to make America healthy again," Kennedy concluded.For more Health articles, visitwww.foxnews.com/healthThe CDC previously recommended that everyone aged 6 months and older get the COVID vaccine.Fox News Digital reached out to Pfizer and Moderna to request comment.

Dozens of people were arrested after a string of brawls and stabbings involving young adults and juveniles erupted at a popular Jersey Shore boardwalk over Memorial Day weekend, forcing authorities to temporarily shut down the popular tourist site.At least 73 people 52 adults and 21 minors were arrested in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, during the mayhem that began early Friday and ended around 6 a.m. on Monday, local reports say, citing local police.Rep. Paul Kanitra, R-N.J., said in a social media post on Sunday that "40+ arrests have been made in just the past two days by the Seaside Heights Police Department.""Their strong leadership is cracking down," Kanitra continued. "If you go there with bad intentions, you will likely leave in handcuffs."PHILADELPHIA TEENAGERS CHARGED IN SERIES OF 'UNPROVOKED' ATTACKS WITHIN AN HOURThree young adults were stabbed in separate incidents, Seaside Heights Detective Steve Korman told local media, adding that the third stabbing prompted officials to temporarily shut down the boardwalk just after midnight on Monday.SWAT teams were on standby ahead of the weekend after a similar incident occurred during last years long holiday weekend involving large groups of unruly juveniles, according to FOX 29 Philadelphia.DC-AREA MALL SHUT DOWN AFTER MULTIPLE FIGHTS IN FOOD COURT, 3 TEENS HIT WITH RIOT CHARGESDespite efforts to control this years situation with a 10 p.m. curfew for minors and increased police presence, dozens of teens and young adults flooded the area and engaged in violent altercations near the boardwalk, the local station reported."We call them gangs," visitor Michele Benangus said to FOX 29. "I dont know what they are, just groups of kids, some tougher than others, and weve seen them pushing and stuff."ARREST MADE IN NEW YORK CITY TOURIST FACE SLASHING AFTER MOM REPORTS SON TO POLICEKanitra blamed the surge in teen violence on the states "lax" crime laws."Seaside Heights, one of the great towns in the 10th Legislative District, continues to deal with the repercussions of New Jersey's lax on crime policies," Kanitra said. "But they aren't taking this sitting down. There is now a strict curfew in place to deal with the juveniles who have increasingly become more and more emboldened as a result of our weak Attorney General."The office of New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and Seaside Heights Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

"Duck Dynasty" alum Willie Robertson is remembering his late father, Phil Robertson, through faith and their final moments together.Willie, who starred on the hit A&E reality series for five years, from 2012 to 2017, mourned the loss of his legendary father following his death on Sunday. The beloved patriarch was 79."I remember Phils many prayers on Memorial Day and all the times with my dad. I dont have enough words to tell of all of it, perhaps it will take months or years of remembering," he began his heartfelt tribute on Instagram with a carousel of photos.'DUCK DYNASTY' STAR SADIE ROBERTSON SHARES GRANDFATHER PHIL ROBERTSON'S FINAL WORDS IN EMOTIONAL TRIBUTE"Looking back at pics I noticed he was always looking at me funny, [probably] trying to figure out, How did this boy turn out like this?"Willie recalled break dancing for his father at a young age, and he decided to show off his moves to Phil right before his death.APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST"Right at the very end of his life I came into his room I did another dance, in a much weaker voice he simply said, Will, you got moves I didnt know you had. Not sure why I was always dancing in front of Phil. Maybe I figured it was the last thing he would think I would do, so I just did it."WATCH DUCK DYNASTY ONLINE | STREAM FOX NATIONWillie continued to open up about the bond that truly held their father-son relationship together faith."Most importantly, he taught me the value of sharing my faith with others. He was the Real Deal, the same on Sundays as Fridays. Most of our conversations were not about hunting or business, but about sharing the Gospel."One of the "Duck Dynasty" alum's proudest moments with his father was when he wrote the book "Gospeler," which honored conversations he had with Phil about the topic of faith.'DUCK DYNASTY' STAR PHIL ROBERTSON DEAD AT 79: 'LEGACY OF LOVE FOR GOD'He went on to remember the final words his father said to him."The last words he said to me as I leaned down over his weakened body was Youre my brother. It made total sense to me. He always told me we were coworkers in the Kingdom of God. Maybe thats why I always just called him Phil. Not sure if he is up in Heaven now doing his own dance moves for our Father."LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSPhil, famous for launching the Duck Commander hunting company that became the focus of his A&E show, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in December 2024.His son concluded his heartfelt tribute and wrote, "Phil, I love you and already miss you. Thank you for raising me the right way and teaching me the most important lesson to prepare me for the day you passed on. Not sure how people deal with loss without the Lord. We may be wrong about all this.but I doubt it! Sleep well Dad, cant wait to see you."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERIn the series of social media photos, Willie posted several moments with his father, especially from their time filming "Duck Dynasty" together.Sadie, Willies daughter, additionally paid tribute to her "Papaw Phil" as she recalled the final words he shared with her before he died.APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV," Sadie shared in part. "As I was sitting with Papaw Phil today, I thought about this verse he has already experienced this on earthgoing from dead to alive by the power of Christ!"WATCH DUCK FAMILY TREASURE ONLINE | STREAM FOX NATION"One of the last things he said to me was full strength ahead! Amen!"Sadie's mother, Korie Robertson, additionally announced Phil's death on Sunday and wrote online that the family was celebrating that Phil was "now with the Lord."She noted that the family would participate in a private service, but details about a public celebration of life would soon become available.A&E announced earlier this year that the hit show would be revived eight years after it aired its final episode."Duck Dynasty: The Revival" will focus on Willie, his wife, their adult children, John Luke, Sadie, Will, Bella and Rebecca and their grandchildren, according to a synopsis.The original "Duck Dynasty" aired for 11 seasons from 2012-17. Per A&E, the show peaked at 11.8 million viewers.

A second suspect was detained Tuesday in connection to the alleged torture of an Italian maninside a New York City townhouse over his refusal to disclose a Bitcoin password.William Duplessie surrendered this morning to a Manhattan precinct and was charged with assault, kidnapping in the first degree, unlawful imprisonment in the first degree and criminal possession of a firearm, a New York Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson told Fox News Digital.John Woeltz, 37, was seen handcuffed wearing a robe and barefooted outside his pad in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan on Friday morning shortly after his alleged victim escaped and called the police for help.Woeltz is facing the same charges in the case.A criminal complaint against Woeltz cited the alleged victim an Italian former business partner, according to police and reports as telling investigators that the saga began on May 6, when he arrived at an address on Prince Street.CRYPTOCURRENCY INVESTOR ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGED TORTURE INSIDE NYC TOWNHOUSEThe complaint obtained by Fox News over the weekend said Woeltz, "acting in concert with an unapprehended male," firsttook "all of Informant's electronic devices and passport so that Informant was unable to access them."The NYPD spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that the "unapprehended male" is Duplessie."Informant further states that the defendant and unapprehended male demanded that Informant provide the defendant with Informant's Bitcoin password so that the defendant and unapprehended male could take Informant's Bitcoin," the complaint continued.NO DISTRESS CALLS MADE FROM MEXICAN NAVY TALL SHIP THAT CRASHED INTO BROOKLYN BRIDGE, MEXICO NAVY CHIEF SAYS"Informant states that when Informant refused to provide the defendant and unapprehended male with his Bitcoin password, the defendant and unapprehended male, over the course of approximately three weeks, subjected Informant to beatings, including but not limited to using electric wires to shock Informant, using a firearm to hit Informant on the head causing a laceration, pointing the firearm at Informant's head on several occasions, and carrying Informant to the top flight of stairs within the above-mentioned location and hanging Informant over the ledge as the defendant threatened to kill Informant if Informant did not provide the defendant the Informant's Bitcoin password," the complaint added."Informant further states that the defendant and unapprehended male tied Informant's wrists, binding Informant and preventing movement, and that the defendant and unapprehended male stated that he would have Informant's family killed," the complaint also said.The alleged victim eventually managed to escape and called a nearby traffic officer.Officers responded to the address around 10 a.m. Friday, and witnesses described a dramatic scene as police, SWAT teams and emergency vehicles swarmed the area, local station Fox 5 reported.A 24-year-old woman was also taken into custody in connection with the case, but the Manhattan District Attorneys Office told Fox News on Tuesday that they declined to prosecute her at this time "pending further investigation."Fox News Digitals Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.