A Trump-appointed federal judge slapped down portions of Biden-era Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidance that claims Title VII protections against sex-based employment discrimination include the concepts of sexual orientation and gender identity.The ruling, signed by Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the U.S. District Court for the Northwestern District of Texas, declares that language in the guidance that defines "sex" in Title VII as encompassing sexual orientation and gender identity is "contrary to law."The ruling declares the same regarding "all language defining sexual orientation' and gender identity as a protected class.""Sex-based discrimination under Title VII includes employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity," part of the EEOC's Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace reads. "Accordingly, sex-based harassment includes harassment based on sexual orientation or gender identity, including how that identity is expressed."US JUDGE RULES THAT BIDEN TEAM'S LGBTQ PROPOSAL WRONGLY INTERPRETED OBAMACARE PROVISIONThe guidance notes that, "The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law, are not meant to bind the public in any way, and do not obviate the need for the EEOC and its staff to consider the facts of each case and applicable legal principles when exercising their enforcement discretion."The ruling comes in a legal challenge lodged by the Heritage Foundation a conservative D.C. think tank and the state of Texas."The Biden EEOC tried to compel businesses and the American people to deny basic biological truth," Dr. Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America, said in a statement, noting that "thanks to the great state of Texas and the work of my Heritage colleagues, a federal judge said: not so fast.READ THE JUDGE'S ORDER APP USERS, CLICK HERE:"This ruling is more than a legal victory. Its a cultural one," he added. "It says no you dont have to surrender common sense at the altar of leftist ideology. You dont have to pretend men are women. And you dont have to lie to keep your job. Heritage is doing exactly what the conservative movement needs to do: stop apologizing, start suing, and take backinstitutions."The White House called it a "major win for women and commonsense."The judge "confirmed what the Trump Administration consistently maintains: government-imposed DEI policies requiring bathroom, dress, and pronoun accommodations are illegal," White House spokesman Harrison Fields told Fox News Digital.On Inauguration Day earlier this year, President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring it U.S. policy "to recognize two sexes, male and female."That order called for rescinding guidance documents, or portions of documents, that clash with the order. The EEOC's Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace was specifically mentioned in the order.CLINTON-APPOINTED FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP ADMIN FROM PULLING FOREIGN SERVICE WORKERS' BARGAINING RIGHTSHowever, after Trump issued the order, EEOC Commissioners Charlotte Burrows, Jocelyn Samuels and Kalpana Kotagal said in a joint statement that "like all workers, LGBTQI+ workers including transgender workers are protected by federal law and entitled to the full measure of America's promise of equal opportunity in the workplace."Samuels and Burrows later said in January they had been informed by the White House that Trump was removing them from their roles as EEOC commissioners.The EEOC notes on its website that it needs a quorum to vote on rescinding guidance documents."As of January 28, 2025, the EEOC no longer has a quorum of its bipartisan leadership panel of Commissioners, following the departures of two Commissioners. The Commission panel currently is comprised of Republican Acting Chair Andrea Lucas (designated as Acting Chair by President Trump on January 20, 2025) and Democrat Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal," the website explains.NEW HOUSE BILL WOULD MAKE TRUMP BAN ON TRANSGENDER TROOPS PERMANENTThe Texas attorney general's office and the EEOC did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital on Friday.

The Indy 500 hasnt officially begun yet, but that doesnt mean tensions arent running high on day three of practice on Friday.Nolan Siegel took issue with Christian Rasmussen after he aggressively cut inside Siegel on a turn. The FOX broadcast aired Siegels communication with his crew following Rasmussens risky maneuver."Rasmussen is such a f------ idiot," Siegel said.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMRasmussen was already on Siegels "idiot" list before that, but Rasmussen is in a league of his own on Siegels list now."He's already on the list of idiots, but there are too many of them, but he's like, above everyone else," Siegel said.The FOX broadcast team sympathized with Siegels frustration."I can feel it based on what I just saw, that was throwing caution to the wind for sure right there," the announcers said.COUNTING DOWN THE 25 MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN INDY 500 HISTORY: NO. 10Friday of the Indy 500 weekend is also known as "Fast Friday," where the qualification draw will take place at 6:15 p.m. ET.On Saturday, the IndyCar qualifications take place throughout the day. The first qualifications begin at 11 a.m. ET on FS1, and then at 1:30 p.m. ET the qualifications are aired on FS2. The last part of Saturdays qualifications will air on FOX at 4 p.m. ET.Throughout the day on Saturday during Full-Field Qualifying, the fastest 30 cars will secure provisional spots. Positions 13-30 are locked in, and those spots are unable to re-qualify on Sunday.In the Top 12 Qualifying on Sunday, that determines positions 7-12. The cars will run in order from slowest to fastest based on Saturdays results.The fastest six times advance to the Firestone Fast Six to compete for the pole.Tensions are already running high in practice, and everything will be turned up a notch once the qualifying begins on Saturday.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

A Trump-appointed federal judge slapped down portions of Biden-era Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidance that claims Title VII protections against sex-based employment discrimination include the concepts of sexual orientation and gender identity.The ruling, signed by Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the U.S. District Court for the Northwestern District of Texas, declares that language in the guidance that defines "sex" in Title VII as encompassing sexual orientation and gender identity is "contrary to law."The ruling declares the same regarding "all language defining sexual orientation' and gender identity as a protected class.""Sex-based discrimination under Title VII includes employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity," part of the EEOC's Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace reads. "Accordingly, sex-based harassment includes harassment based on sexual orientation or gender identity, including how that identity is expressed."US JUDGE RULES THAT BIDEN TEAM'S LGBTQ PROPOSAL WRONGLY INTERPRETED OBAMACARE PROVISIONThe guidance notes that, "The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law, are not meant to bind the public in any way, and do not obviate the need for the EEOC and its staff to consider the facts of each case and applicable legal principles when exercising their enforcement discretion."The ruling comes in a legal challenge lodged by the Heritage Foundation a conservative D.C. think tank and the state of Texas."The Biden EEOC tried to compel businesses and the American people to deny basic biological truth," Dr. Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America, said in a statement, noting that "thanks to the great state of Texas and the work of my Heritage colleagues, a federal judge said: not so fast.READ THE JUDGE'S ORDER APP USERS, CLICK HERE:"This ruling is more than a legal victory. Its a cultural one," he added. "It says no you dont have to surrender common sense at the altar of leftist ideology. You dont have to pretend men are women. And you dont have to lie to keep your job. Heritage is doing exactly what the conservative movement needs to do: stop apologizing, start suing, and take backinstitutions."The White House called it a "major win for women and commonsense."The judge "confirmed what the Trump Administration consistently maintains: government-imposed DEI policies requiring bathroom, dress, and pronoun accommodations are illegal," White House spokesman Harrison Fields told Fox News Digital.On Inauguration Day earlier this year, President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring it U.S. policy "to recognize two sexes, male and female."That order called for rescinding guidance documents, or portions of documents, that clash with the order. The EEOC's Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace was specifically mentioned in the order.CLINTON-APPOINTED FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP ADMIN FROM PULLING FOREIGN SERVICE WORKERS' BARGAINING RIGHTSHowever, after Trump issued the order, EEOC Commissioners Charlotte Burrows, Jocelyn Samuels and Kalpana Kotagal said in a joint statement that "like all workers, LGBTQI+ workers including transgender workers are protected by federal law and entitled to the full measure of America's promise of equal opportunity in the workplace."Samuels and Burrows later said in January they had been informed by the White House that Trump was removing them from their roles as EEOC commissioners.The EEOC notes on its website that it needs a quorum to vote on rescinding guidance documents."As of January 28, 2025, the EEOC no longer has a quorum of its bipartisan leadership panel of Commissioners, following the departures of two Commissioners. The Commission panel currently is comprised of Republican Acting Chair Andrea Lucas (designated as Acting Chair by President Trump on January 20, 2025) and Democrat Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal," the website explains.NEW HOUSE BILL WOULD MAKE TRUMP BAN ON TRANSGENDER TROOPS PERMANENTThe Texas attorney general's office and the EEOC did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital on Friday.

The WNBA is utilizing new technology this season to squash out "hate speech" among its fans.The league announced a new initiative titled "No Space for Hate" this week ahead of the season tip-off. The campaign will include the use of AI social media monitoring tools that will help the league enforce a revised code of conduct."As part of the comprehensive plan, the WNBA is rolling out an AI-powered technology solution to monitor social media activity, in partnership with players and teams, to help protect the community from online hate speech and harassment," the announcement read.Fox News Digital has reached out to the WNBA for further clarification about how the technology will be used, but has not received a response.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMA revised WNBA fan code of conduct includes regulations for fans on social media, and threats of sanctioning those fans from official content if they are violated. The new policy lists racist, homophobic, sexist, sexual, threatening or libelous content as "subject to blocking or deletion.""Repeat violations of these guidelines may result in the violator no longer being able to follow our news, comment on our posts or send us messages," the policy reads. "Additionally, any direct threats to players, referees or other league and team personnel may be referred to law enforcement and may result in the violator being banned from all WNBA arenas and events."The league is set to put these new practices into place ahead of a season that will see phenom Caitlin Clark take on arch-rival Angel Reese on Saturday for their season-opener.Clark's Indiana Fever will take on Reese's Chicago Sky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday, renewing the hottest rivalry in women's basketball. The rivalry between Clark and Reese has been a hot bed for intense controversy, often igniting racial debates, dating back to their matchup in the 2023 NCAA championship game.Reese has lambasted Clark's fans as "racist" and even alleged they created AI-generated explicit images of the Sky star and sent them to her family members.INSIDE CAITLIN CLARK AND ANGEL REESE'S IMPACT ON MEN'S BASKETBALL"I think it's really just the fans, her fans, the Iowa fans, now the Indiana fans, that are really just, they ride for her, and I respect that, respectfully. But sometimes it's very disrespectful. I think there's a lot of racism when it comes to it," Reese said in the first episode of her podcast in early September."Multiple occasions, people have made AI-images of me naked. They have sent it to my family members. My family members are like uncles, sending it to me like, Are you naked on Instagram?Clark had also been on the receiving end of racial comments throughout her rookie season in 2024, sometimes by figures in the mainstream media.ESPN's Pat McAfee referred to Clark as a "white b----" during an episode of his nationally televised show June 3 and later apologized. McAfee used the term during a discussion about how much popularity Clark was bringing to the league, compared to other players, saying "I would like the media people that continue to say, This rookie class, this rookie class, this rookie class. Nah, just call it for what it is. Theres one White b---- for the Indiana team who is a superstar." McAfee later apologized.In May, "The View" host Sunny Hostins said during an episode of that show that Clark's popularity was due, in part, to "White privilege."In late September, Clark herself was forced to address allegations that her fans acted "racist" toward Connecticut Sun players during the Fever's playoff series last September.Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas accused Indiana Fever fans of racist behavior to reporters after the Sun's Game 2 win, while her teammate, DiJonai Carrington, revealed on Instagram an email she had received filled with racial slurs."We've been professional throughout the whole entire thing, but I've never been called the things that I've been [called] on social media, and there's no place for it," Thomas said. "Basketball is headed in a great direction, but no, we don't want fans that are going to degrade us and call us racial names."The WNBA later put out a statement addressing the allegations, and Clark was asked about it during Indiana's exit interviews."Those aren't fans. Those are trolls," Clark said when asked about it."Nobody in our league should be facing any sort of racism, disrespectful or hurtful comments and threats."Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

The Indy 500 hasnt officially begun yet, but that doesnt mean tensions arent running high on day three of practice on Friday.Nolan Siegel took issue with Christian Rasmussen after he aggressively cut inside Siegel on a turn. The FOX broadcast aired Siegels communication with his crew following Rasmussens risky maneuver."Rasmussen is such a f------ idiot," Siegel said.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMRasmussen was already on Siegels "idiot" list before that, but Rasmussen is in a league of his own on Siegels list now."He's already on the list of idiots, but there are too many of them, but he's like, above everyone else," Siegel said.The FOX broadcast team sympathized with Siegels frustration."I can feel it based on what I just saw, that was throwing caution to the wind for sure right there," the announcers said.COUNTING DOWN THE 25 MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN INDY 500 HISTORY: NO. 10Friday of the Indy 500 weekend is also known as "Fast Friday," where the qualification draw will take place at 6:15 p.m. ET.On Saturday, the IndyCar qualifications take place throughout the day. The first qualifications begin at 11 a.m. ET on FS1, and then at 1:30 p.m. ET the qualifications are aired on FS2. The last part of Saturdays qualifications will air on FOX at 4 p.m. ET.Throughout the day on Saturday during Full-Field Qualifying, the fastest 30 cars will secure provisional spots. Positions 13-30 are locked in, and those spots are unable to re-qualify on Sunday.In the Top 12 Qualifying on Sunday, that determines positions 7-12. The cars will run in order from slowest to fastest based on Saturdays results.The fastest six times advance to the Firestone Fast Six to compete for the pole.Tensions are already running high in practice, and everything will be turned up a notch once the qualifying begins on Saturday.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

The top cop in a Rhode Island beach town says there is no connection between human remains found Wednesday and online fears of a serial killer in New England."As far as I'm concerned, as far as right now, this has nothing to do with any serial killer [or] any New England murderer," Westerly Police Chief Paul Gingerella told Fox News Digital Friday.The remains were found in the wealthy coastal enclave of Watch Hill, part of the town of Westerly, Rhode Island, just down the beach from a sprawling mansion owned by pop superstar Taylor Swift.IS THERE A NEW ENGLAND SERIAL KILLER? FORMER FBI AGENT WITH REGIONAL TIES REVEALS HIS THEORYA five-star beach getaway, the Ocean House, a luxurious resort on the Watch Hill bluffs overlooking the sea, stands just a few miles away.Gingerella attributed the serial killer fears to "the power of social media. Despite the rumors, he still thinks social media "has more benefits than negatives," he added.The speculation has gripped New England after 13 bodies have been discovered in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts since the beginning of March.Gingerella told Fox News Digital the Rhode Island Medical Examiner's Office is working to positively identify the remains.CT POLICE QUASH NEW ENGLAND SERIAL KILLER RUMORS, ARREST MAN AFTER WOMAN FOUND DISMEMBERED IN SUITCASEOf the 13 bodies found, five have been found in Massachusetts, five in Connecticut and three in Rhode Island.Six of the deceased have been identified as females and three as males. The sexes of the remaining four are unknown.The age ranges of those identified also vary. Seven of the victims were older than 45, while two were between the ages of 25 and 44.The discovery in Westerly comes three weeks after an unidentified male was found in the Seekonk River in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Westerly and Pawtucket are about 48 miles apart.The first body found in Rhode Island was that of Michele Romano, found in the town of Foster in March, about 49 miles from Westerly.Romano's family said her death is unrelated to any potential serial killer."In light of the recent comments being made, we know that Micheles passing is in no way related to any type of serial killer," the family said when her remains were identified."We have complete faith in the Rhode Island State Police and our Private Investigator that the person responsible will be brought to justice sooner rather than later! We would appreciate it, if people on social media/news or other platforms would stop making false statements that our Michele is in any way the victim of a serial killer!!"The Rhode Island State Police and the FBI did not respond to requests for comment.

The WNBA is utilizing new technology this season to squash out "hate speech" among its fans.The league announced a new initiative titled "No Space for Hate" this week ahead of the season tip-off. The campaign will include the use of AI social media monitoring tools that will help the league enforce a revised code of conduct."As part of the comprehensive plan, the WNBA is rolling out an AI-powered technology solution to monitor social media activity, in partnership with players and teams, to help protect the community from online hate speech and harassment," the announcement read.Fox News Digital has reached out to the WNBA for further clarification about how the technology will be used, but has not received a response.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMA revised WNBA fan code of conduct includes regulations for fans on social media, and threats of sanctioning those fans from official content if they are violated. The new policy lists racist, homophobic, sexist, sexual, threatening or libelous content as "subject to blocking or deletion.""Repeat violations of these guidelines may result in the violator no longer being able to follow our news, comment on our posts or send us messages," the policy reads. "Additionally, any direct threats to players, referees or other league and team personnel may be referred to law enforcement and may result in the violator being banned from all WNBA arenas and events."The league is set to put these new practices into place ahead of a season that will see phenom Caitlin Clark take on arch-rival Angel Reese on Saturday for their season-opener.Clark's Indiana Fever will take on Reese's Chicago Sky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday, renewing the hottest rivalry in women's basketball. The rivalry between Clark and Reese has been a hot bed for intense controversy, often igniting racial debates, dating back to their matchup in the 2023 NCAA championship game.Reese has lambasted Clark's fans as "racist" and even alleged they created AI-generated explicit images of the Sky star and sent them to her family members.INSIDE CAITLIN CLARK AND ANGEL REESE'S IMPACT ON MEN'S BASKETBALL"I think it's really just the fans, her fans, the Iowa fans, now the Indiana fans, that are really just, they ride for her, and I respect that, respectfully. But sometimes it's very disrespectful. I think there's a lot of racism when it comes to it," Reese said in the first episode of her podcast in early September."Multiple occasions, people have made AI-images of me naked. They have sent it to my family members. My family members are like uncles, sending it to me like, Are you naked on Instagram?Clark had also been on the receiving end of racial comments throughout her rookie season in 2024, sometimes by figures in the mainstream media.ESPN's Pat McAfee referred to Clark as a "white b----" during an episode of his nationally televised show June 3 and later apologized. McAfee used the term during a discussion about how much popularity Clark was bringing to the league, compared to other players, saying "I would like the media people that continue to say, This rookie class, this rookie class, this rookie class. Nah, just call it for what it is. Theres one White b---- for the Indiana team who is a superstar." McAfee later apologized.In May, "The View" host Sunny Hostins said during an episode of that show that Clark's popularity was due, in part, to "White privilege."In late September, Clark herself was forced to address allegations that her fans acted "racist" toward Connecticut Sun players during the Fever's playoff series last September.Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas accused Indiana Fever fans of racist behavior to reporters after the Sun's Game 2 win, while her teammate, DiJonai Carrington, revealed on Instagram an email she had received filled with racial slurs."We've been professional throughout the whole entire thing, but I've never been called the things that I've been [called] on social media, and there's no place for it," Thomas said. "Basketball is headed in a great direction, but no, we don't want fans that are going to degrade us and call us racial names."The WNBA later put out a statement addressing the allegations, and Clark was asked about it during Indiana's exit interviews."Those aren't fans. Those are trolls," Clark said when asked about it."Nobody in our league should be facing any sort of racism, disrespectful or hurtful comments and threats."Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

The top cop in a Rhode Island beach town says there is no connection between human remains found Wednesday and online fears of a serial killer in New England."As far as I'm concerned, as far as right now, this has nothing to do with any serial killer [or] any New England murderer," Westerly Police Chief Paul Gingerella told Fox News Digital Friday.The remains were found in the wealthy coastal enclave of Watch Hill, part of the town of Westerly, Rhode Island, just down the beach from a sprawling mansion owned by pop superstar Taylor Swift.IS THERE A NEW ENGLAND SERIAL KILLER? FORMER FBI AGENT WITH REGIONAL TIES REVEALS HIS THEORYA five-star beach getaway, the Ocean House, a luxurious resort on the Watch Hill bluffs overlooking the sea, stands just a few miles away.Gingerella attributed the serial killer fears to "the power of social media. Despite the rumors, he still thinks social media "has more benefits than negatives," he added.The speculation has gripped New England after 13 bodies have been discovered in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts since the beginning of March.Gingerella told Fox News Digital the Rhode Island Medical Examiner's Office is working to positively identify the remains.CT POLICE QUASH NEW ENGLAND SERIAL KILLER RUMORS, ARREST MAN AFTER WOMAN FOUND DISMEMBERED IN SUITCASEOf the 13 bodies found, five have been found in Massachusetts, five in Connecticut and three in Rhode Island.Six of the deceased have been identified as females and three as males. The sexes of the remaining four are unknown.The age ranges of those identified also vary. Seven of the victims were older than 45, while two were between the ages of 25 and 44.The discovery in Westerly comes three weeks after an unidentified male was found in the Seekonk River in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Westerly and Pawtucket are about 48 miles apart.The first body found in Rhode Island was that of Michele Romano, found in the town of Foster in March, about 49 miles from Westerly.Romano's family said her death is unrelated to any potential serial killer."In light of the recent comments being made, we know that Micheles passing is in no way related to any type of serial killer," the family said when her remains were identified."We have complete faith in the Rhode Island State Police and our Private Investigator that the person responsible will be brought to justice sooner rather than later! We would appreciate it, if people on social media/news or other platforms would stop making false statements that our Michele is in any way the victim of a serial killer!!"The Rhode Island State Police and the FBI did not respond to requests for comment.

Orleans Parish law enforcement officials give an update on the manhunt for escaped New Orleans prison inmates.

BSc Nutritionist Emily English spoke with Fox News Digital about how she encourages her social media audience that they can enjoy food and be healthy