EXCLUSIVE: More than two months have passed since women's fencer Stephanie Turner went viral after being punished by USA Fencing for kneeling in protest of a trans opponent.And after nine weeks of immense public and federal scrutiny against USA Fencing in the aftermath of the incident, the organization amended two of its most controversial policies last weekend.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe organization's board of directors changed its rule to de-prioritized states with laws deemed "harmful" to the LGBTQ population and a rule that did not guarantee the national anthem be played before every event.Turner reacted to USA Fencing's recent policy changes in an exclusive statement to Fox News Digital."USA Fencing has fallen into the hands of unpatriotic tyrants who put obscure politics ahead of promoting the sport across the country. Whether to play the national anthem or not should have never been in question. And excluding states from the national tournament selection process because of their abortion and LGBT policies is ludicrous and has nothing to do with fencing," Turner said."It makes me wonder if these policies were put into place to punish conservatives and red states. There needs to be a shakeup in USA Fencings leadership and an audit of their social media and online platforms."WHO IS STEPHANIE TURNER? WOMEN'S FENCER WHO KNELT TO PROTEST TRANS OPPONENT AND IGNITED GLOBAL AWARENESSTurner stepped away from competing in USA Fencing after receiving a 12-month probation for refusing to face trans athlete Redmond Sullivan at the Cherry Blossom Open in Maryland in late March.But the fallout of the controversy had an impact on the organization and its policies right away.USA Fencing announced in late April that it is preparing to change its gender-eligibility policy. The proposed updated policy ensures that the women's category "will be open exclusively to athletes of the female sex." The men's category "will be open to all other athletes who are otherwise eligible for competition."However, that new policy has not been officially put in place.The incident involving Turner also prompted a Title IX investigation by President Donald Trump's administration and a congressional hearing in May.USA Fencing Chair Damien Lehfeldt was grilled by Republican lawmakers at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Subcommittee's "Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Womens Sports" hearing on May 7.After the hearing, Turner told Fox News Digital that she would devote herself and her platform to pushing for resignations among key leadership figures in USA Fencing."I'm going to be pushing for people to resign, to be honest. I'd like to see some people resign for the comments that they've made, especially publicly, ones that are harassing and meant to humiliate concerned women, mothers and daughters," Turner said.The organization's policy of prioritizing states with pro-LGBTQ laws was a particular point of scrutiny during the hearing by DOGE Subcommittee Chairwoman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga."In selecting sites for its national fencing events, for instance, the board policy is to avoid states whose laws and policies on LGBTQ rights and abortion it opposes. It uses Equality Maps to determine which states to blacklist from its competitions, and which to favor," Greene said. "This ends up favoring a lot of blue states and harming a lot of red ones. So, it creates politically determined winners and losers but it has absolutely nothing to do with fencing."The previous host site policy placed a number of states on the "do not allow" list were Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.The states on its "avoid where possible" list included Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming, Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.The organization now claims it will have events in several of those states over the next year."We merged several overlapping documents into one policy that scores every bid regardless of state on cost, safety, and travel convenience. Using this rubric, next seasons national events will span nine states including Texas, Missouri, Florida, Utah, Ohio, Virginia, Oregon, Tennessee and Nevada," read a statement to Fox News Digital.USA Fencing has also provided a statement to Fox News Digital addressing the new anthem policy."The anthem hasalwaysbeen played at the start of every national tournament. The Board simply wrote that longstanding practice into policy and added that it will also be played on any U.S. holiday that occurs during an event, such as Independence Day, which falls during our upcoming Summer Nationals," the statement read.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

A senior Israeli intelligence official exclusively told Fox News on Saturday, "We have more surprises coming up" for Iran following the initial wave of strikes during "Operation Rising Lion."The high-ranking source, speaking to Fox News Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst, said Israeli intelligence projected Iran would have an arsenal of 8,000 ballistic missiles over the next two years and that this was part of the reason a decision was made to launch the operation. Right now, Israel believes Iran has about 2,000 missiles. "We cannot end this operation knowing that we will be in the same spot two years from now," the official said. "Everything is going as planned. Actually, better than planned."The official added: "We have lots of surprises. Not just the ones we already did. We have more surprises coming up."LIVE UPDATES: IRANIAN MISSILE STRIKES IN ISRAEL KILL AT LEAST 3 AS DEFENSE MINISTER WARNS TEHRAN WILL BURNForty Iranian air defense systems have been hit since the beginning of the operation, which is based on three goals -- targeting Irans nuclear and ballistic missile programs and removing the Iranian existentialthreat against Israel.During the initial strike against a meeting of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) air force officials,Israeli intelligence assessed that 30 commanders were killed."Its a historic achievement," the official said.Israel now expects more incoming Iranian missiles in the days ahead that will cause casualties and destruction. IRAN THREATENS TO HIT US BASES IN THE MIDDLE EAST: WHAT IS THE THREAT LEVEL?However, the bulk of the conflict with Iran could largely be over in a matter of days. "I think we can finish it in days Its a good thing that we have the U.S. by our side," the official said.The official also told Fox News that the U.S. is "fully coordinated" with Israel, yet declined to go into specifics. "The way the U.S. is standing beside Israel is unprecedented," he said. "We feel it."

Two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses have been shot at their homes by a suspect impersonating police officers, according to local reports.DemocraticFarmerLabor Party (DFL) Speaker Emerita Melissa Hoffman and her spouse were shot in Brooklyn Park and DFL Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were shot in Champlin overnight, sources told FOX 9.The suspect is still at large and is described as wearing black body armor over a blue shirt and blue pants and potentially impersonating law enforcement, according to an alert.MEMORIAL DAY MASS SHOOTING IN PHILADELPHIA LEAVES 2 DEAD, 9 INJUREDAuthorities have urged the public not to approach the suspect and to call 911 with any information.John Hoffman and his wife are out of surgery, per reports. Both were shot multiple times. Melissa Hoffman and her spouse's conditions are unknown at this time.A shelter-in-place order has been issued within a 3-mile radius of Edinburgh Golf Course.NEW MEXICO MASS SHOOTING SUSPECTS ARRESTED, VICTIMS IDENTIFIEDMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he had been briefed on the shootings and that he had activated the State Emergency Operations Center."The Minnesota Department of Public Safety and local law enforcement are on the scene," Walz wrote on X.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"Local law enforcement in Champlin and Brooklyn Park have the full resources of the State of Minnesota behind them," he wrote on a follow-up post. "We are monitoring the situation closely and will share more information soon."This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

Kiyan Anthony has had eyeballs on him for years, being a top NBA prospect throughout high school. But that number has always been multiplied, given who his father is.His dad is soon-to-be Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony, a 10-time All-Star and widely regarded as one of the best pure scorers in basketball history.Kiyan, like his dad, is going to play college basketball at Syracuse, in his own words, for two years "max." And now that his dad's playing days are over, Carmelo is "more hands on deck."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I wouldn't say we're closer (than when he was playing). I would just say he's more like more hands on deck, more foot on ground. So just him being there at my games, him being there, me able to go to his house and just spend a day with him, I feel like that was some stuff that we were missing while he was traveling, while he was in the league," Kiyan said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital. "So me being able to spend more time with him off the court and him investing all his time into me on the court, whether it's working out, and him coming to my games, I feel like that's what's bought us closer about our bonding, our connection was always there, but it just kind of got stronger and it kind of grew."Some father-son bonding came in a collaboration with Meta, where the duo filmed an episode of "Close Friends Only" to celebrate Father's Day, where they talked about their relationship, basketball, and regular dad-to-son talking points."Being able to collab with Meta and Instagram and show our other side off the court, just showing our personality and the bond that me and my dad have, I feel like that was a great outlet to do so. And it was really fun working with them. And I feel like that's why we did it," Kiyan said."People see him all the time at my games on the sideline, but never really see, like, our real connection off the court. So, I feel like doing these collaborations and these interviews and these podcasts, it gives us another chance to really show the fans like the type of bond that we're building and the type of connection we have."MAN WHO PLEDGED LOYALTY TO ISIS PLOTTED ATTACK ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL STADIUM, COURT RECORDS SAYKiyan admitted that there used to be some "pressure" to live up to the hype, especially with his bloodline. But at the end of the day, his NBA dreams are his, not his dad's."To be honest, early in my career, I wasn't even that good at basketball. So just having a lot of opinions and people saying I'm not that good and my dad not being there because he was still in the league, just me trying to handle it by myself," Kiyan said. "But as I started getting better, as I kept working, people started to kind of take my side, so now I got a lot of fans. Obviously, it's a lot of haters out there, a lot of mixed opinions, but, you know, Im just driving, and I look forward to every game, having a big fan base there. I know everywhere I go, there's going to be a lot of eyes on me. So I just try to present myself in the best way possible every time I step out.""My dad was never the type of person to force me on that I had to play basketball, that I had to do what he did. So he kind of just let me rock and kind of let me make my own decisions, but it just so happened that this is what I wanted to do, and this is what I fell in love with," he continued. "So now I have the chance in following his footsteps to go to his school, hopefully win some games. Obviously, the NBA is the main goal, but whether I go to school for one year or two years, it's always going to be there. So just trying to better every day. This is what I want to do. I had a long talk with my dad about that the other day, I was actually just telling him, like, this is what I want to do, and I'm super locked in."The first step to living up to the Anthony name is starring for the Orange, where Melo won a championship in 2003. It's been up and down for Syracuse in recent years, but the younger Anthony is ready to bring back the glory days."My dad won a national championship. Obviously, thats the main goal, but even if I go in there and win some games, make it to the tournament, win a couple games in the tournament, I feel like that's a huge success, because the past couple years, they've been off the grid," Kiyan admitted. "They haven't been making a tournament. They haven't been winning a lot of games in conference. So, I'll just try to go in there and really just bring the fan base back, bring what Syracuse is about, and everybody knows what it's about. They just haven't had the success these past few years."Fox News' Connor McGahan contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Angel Reese and the Chicago Skys slump continued on Friday night with the teams third straight loss and seventh of the season, this time against the Atlanta Dream.Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca said earlier this week that the team would need to see more production out of the former LSU star, but Reese struggled to turn things around in the 88-70 loss that sawthe Dreams Rhyne Howard drop a season-high of 36 points and a career-high nine three-pointers."Weve got to do a better job of stopping the bleeding as its going," head coach Tyler Marsh told reporters after the game.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I think we did about as good a job as you could do defensively in that first half and for parts of that third quarter and executed our defensive game plan. But weve got to continue to put together a full 40-minute game."Reese went 0-for-2 in the first quarter but recorded five rebounds and two assists. She followed that in the second with eight points and went 3-for-4. Butthe Skys attempt at turning things around faltered in the third as Atlanta pulled away. She finished the game with 12 points and nine rebounds.Statistically, Reese has struggled this season, compared to last years All-Star-worthy performance.ANGEL REESE'S TEAMMATE DEMANDS 'RESPECT' FOR EMOTIONAL STAR IN RESPONSE TO ONLINE SCRUTINYHer field goal percentage has dropped, she is averaging 10.3 points a game compared to last seasons 13.6, and her average turnover per game is up 3.8 compared to her rookie average of 3.5."Shes had some great games, and shes had some games like everybody else that havent been her best," Pagliocca told theChicago Sun-TImes this week. "But shes our best chance at versatility on this roster. We need more production out of her, but we need her to help us in other ways, too.A new head coach and revamped roster have put the Skys growing pains on full display."Its a long season and theres a lot of games left, but this is unexpected, and Ive been very disappointed," Pagliocca added. "We had pretty big, significant expectations for this season. Thats why I made the moves I made."The Sky sit at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with a 2-7 record. They'll look to turn things around when they travel to Connecticut to playthe Sun on Sunday.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Israel's ongoing military campaign on Irans nuclear infrastructure could mark not just a military escalation but a strategic shift, according to retired Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin.The former head of Israeli military intelligence and one of the architects behind the legendary 1981 strike on Iraqs Osirak nuclear reactor said Israel should expand its sights not just military targets, but political ones."Israel took the decision that, on one hand, it's time to end the leadership of the Axis of Evil the head of the snake," Yadlin told Fox News Digital. "At the same time, deal with the main problems there. Which is the nuclear."Yadlin didnt say how long he thought the conflict would drag on. While he didnt openly call for regime change, Yadlin suggested the IDF take out regime targets "beyond the military level.""Its not a one-day operation. It seems more like a week, two weeks. But when you start a war, even if you start it very successfully, you never know when it is finished."IRAN THREATENS TO HIT US BASES IN THE MIDDLE EAST: WHAT IS THE THREAT LEVEL?"I hope that the achievements of the IDF, which are degrading the Iranian air defense, degrading the Iranian missile, ballistic missile capabilities, drones capabilities, and maybe even some regime targets beyond the military level that Israel started with, will convince the Iranians that it is time to stop. And then they will come to negotiation with the Trump administration much weaker."While Secretary of State Marco Rubio initially insisted it was not involved in the initial strikes on Tehran, President Donald Trump seemed to suggest he hoped Israels strikes would pressure a weaker Iran to acquiesce at the negotiating table.The two sides are at loggerheads over the U.S.s insistence that Iran cannot have any capacity to enrich uranium and Irans insistence that it must have uranium for a civil nuclear program."The military operation is aimed, in my view, to a political end, and the political end is an agreement with Iran that will block a possibility to go to the border," Yadlin said."We need a stronger agreement" than the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, he said.INSIDE ISRAELS SECRET WAR IN IRAN: MOSSAD COMMANDOS, HIDDEN DRONES AND THE STRIKE THAT STUNNED TEHRANYadlin, who in 1981 flew one of the F-16s that destroyed Iraqs nuclear facility in a single-night operation, made clear that Israels latest campaign is far more complex."This is not 1981," he said. "Iran has learned. Their facilities are dispersed, buried in mountains, and protected by advanced air defenses. Its not a one-night operation."He added, "There are sites that I'm not sure can be destroyed."He said the recent attack was the result of years of intelligence gathering and brave Mossad agents on the ground in Iran. Israel lured top Iranian commanders into a bunker, where they coordinated a response to Israel's attacks, then blew up the bunker."All of the intelligence that Israel collected, from the time I was chief of intelligence 2005 to 2010, enabled this operation against the Iranian nuclear program to be very efficient, very much like the good intelligence enabled Israel to destroy Hezbollah. Unfortunately, the same intelligence agencies missed the seventh of October, 2023."Indeed, Israels past preventive strikes 1981s Operation Opera and the 2007 airstrike on Syrias suspected reactor were rapid, surgical and designed to neutralize a singular target. In contrast, Yadlin suggested the current campaign could last weeks and involve broader goals."Its not a one-day operation. It seems more like a week, two weeks. But when you start a war, even if you start it very successfully, you never know when it is finished."The operation is being framed by Israeli defense officials as a continuation of the Begin Doctrine, established after the 1981 Osirak strike, which declared that Israel would never allow a hostile regime in the region to obtain weapons of mass destruction.Yadlin himself is a symbol of that doctrine. As one of the eight pilots who flew into Iraq over four decades ago, he helped define Israels policy of preemptive action a legacy that is now being tested again under radically different circumstances."This campaign," Yadlin emphasized, "is unlike anything the country has done before."

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Oakmont Country Club is snatching the souls of some of the game's best.Ahead of this weekend's U.S. Open, the course's conditions - most notably the insanely thick rough - was going viral.From the jump, Shane Lowry struggled in the western Pennsylvania golf course. He shot a nine-over 79 in his first round and followed up with a 78 on Friday, missing the cut.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBut during his second round, he let his true feelings about the course be known.While at 13-over for the tournament on the par-five fourth on Friday, Lowry missed a short putt for par, lipping the right edge. He then let some anger out."F--k this place," he said.It wasn't the only time Lowry was visibly upset on the course this weekend.FRENCH GOLFER VICTOR PEREZ MAKES HISTORY AT US OPEN WITH RARE ACEDuring his first round, after failing to get the golf ball out of the rough, the Irish golfer ended up taking out his frustrations on a microphone. The piece of audio equipment fell to the ground after Lowry knocked it down.Some have raised concerns about the difficulties the golf course presents for competitors. Rory McIlroy, who won the Masters in April, said the course "felt impossible."Sam Burns owns the solo lead entering Saturday at just three-under par. J.J. Spaun is one shot behind him, with Viktor Hovland in solo-third at -1. Ben Griffin and Adam Scott are both tied for fourth at even, and plenty of others, although being over-par for the tournament, are well in contention on a rainy moving day.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was fatally shot on Saturday with the suspect still at large, made headlines earlier this week for being the only Democratic vote in the state House to vote to repeal taxpayer-funded healthcare coverage for adult illegal immigrants."I know that people will be hurt by that vote and Im we worked very hard to try and get a budget deal that wouldnt include that provision," she said following the vote that she said was done in order to move the budget forward in a split legislature, according to KTTC. Republicans hold the House 67-66, and the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party holds the Senate 34-33.Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot on Saturday and are hospitalized following surgery. Hortmans husband also died in the shooting. All four victims are presumed to have been shot by the same suspect who pretended to be a police officer.MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS AND SPOUSES SHOT IN SEPARATE HOME ATTACKSAccording to Alpha News, Hoffman voted against the proposal but Gov. Tim Walz is expected to sign it into law as part of the budget agreement. Four state senators also voted for the repeal.Although its believed to be politically motivated, the specific motive is unclear as of Saturday afternoon. Minnesota State Patrol posted a photo to X on Saturday showing "No Kings" signs in the suspects vehicle. "No Kings" is the name of the nationwide series of protests happening on Saturday in opposition to the Trump administration.CLICK HERE FOR MORE IMMIGRATION COVERAGE"Given the targeted shootings of state lawmakers overnight, we are asking the public to not attend todays planned demonstrations across Minnesota out of an abundance of caution," MSP wrote.GOP LEADERSHIP UNLEASHES FURY ON DEM GOVERNOR AHEAD OF BLOCKBUSTER CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGThe tragedy led to an outpouring of messages from both sides of the aisle."I have been briefed on the terrible shooting that took place in Minnesota, which appears to be a targeted attack against State Lawmakers," Trump posted to Truth Social on Saturday. "Our Attorney General, Pam Bondi, and the FBI, are investigating the situation, and they will be prosecuting anyone involved to the fullest extent of the law. Such horrific violence will not be tolerated in the United States of America. God Bless the great people of Minnesota, a truly great place!"Hortman was formerly the state House speaker.'DEFUND THE POLICE' MECCA OF MINNEAPOLIS OVERRUN WITH VIOLENCE, FAILED LEADERSHIP': FORMER AG CANDIDATE"Our state lost a great leader,"Gov. Tim Walz said at a news conference following the shootings.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"Speaker Hortman was someone who served the people of Minnesota with grace, compassion, humor and a sense of service. She was a formidable public servant, a fixture, and a giant in Minnesota. She woke up every day determined to make this state a better place. She is irreplaceable and will be missed by so many Minnesotans," the Democrat and former 2024 vice presidential nominee continued.

Cade Smith was mere inches away from one of the scariest moments that could occur on a baseball diamond.The Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher was on the bump in the bottom of the fifth of a 2-2 game in Seattle against the Mariners when Rowdy Tellez came up to bat.Smith's 88 mph breaking ball caught the lower half of the strike zone, and Tellez, one of the game's harder hitters, barreled one up.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMTellez mashed a line drive that came directly back to where it had come from, coming off the bat at a scorching-hot 106.6 mph.With essentially zero time to react, the ball hit the brim of Smith's cap, with the right-hander narrowly escaping a serious injury.With the cap breaking the speed of Tellez's hit, it trickled into the outfield, and it was enough for him to reach second with a double.Smith was completely unfazed, though, as he struck out the next batter to end the inning.WWE WOMEN'S CHAMPION TIFFANY STRATTON GOES VIRAL AFTER FIRST PITCH AT METS GAME GOES HORRIBLY WRONGSeattle wound up scoring four runs in the seventh inning and taking home a 7-2 victory.Tellez had a scorcher earlier in the game, mashing a homer with an exit velo of 107.3 mph. He has an average exit velocity of 91.3 mph, which ranks in the 80th percentile among qualified hitters.Cleveland fell to 35-33 with the loss, a rather disappointing record up to this point, coming off an AL Central title. They now sit 9.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers.The Mariners, meanwhile, are 4.5 games back of the Houston Astros in the AL West with their 34-34 record.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.