Two Israeli embassy staff members were fatally shot while leaving a Jewish event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

The couple, identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, was about to be engaged.

The couple, identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, was about to be engaged.

Not even wild animals are safe from Mexicos cartel violence.Tigers, elephants, lions and monkeys were evacuated this week from a wildlife refuge in Culiacn, Sinaloa, a city overrun by cartel gunmen.The animals, some of which were once kept as pets by drug lords, were moved to another facility after staff faced threats and gunfire a total collapse of law and order.The Associated Press reports that the Ostok Sanctuary, which housed over 700 animals, was forced to pack up and flee after months of violence and intimidation from rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel.WEALTHY SUBURB ROCKED BY SUSPECTED CARTEL MURDER-FOR-HIRE SHOWS DRUG LORDS' REACH ACROSS US: EXPERTSome animals went days without food. Others began shedding fur from stress. Two big cats died."Weve never seen violence this extreme," sanctuary Director Ernesto Zazueta told the AP.This is what happens when cartels run the show and the government steps aside.For years, Culiacn was under firm control of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the worlds most powerful drug trafficking organizations. That "order" shattered when a son of El Chapo Guzmn kidnapped a rival cartel leader and handed him over to U.S. authorities.MEXICO OFFERS PROTECTION TO FAMED SINGER AFTER DRUG CARTEL DEATH THREATSNow, the cartels are fighting each other for turf. And civilians, including children and families, are paying the price.Security analyst David Saucedo told the AP that the two warring factions are "extorting, kidnapping and robbing" to fund their war. Roads are blocked. Shootings happen almost daily. Parents check the news each morning to see if its safe to send their kids to school.When night falls, the streets go dark. Bars close. Businesses shut down. The police? Mostly absent.The animal refuge sat near Jess Mara, a stronghold of the Chapitos, a faction run by El Chapos sons. That made it a dangerous place to operate.According to the UKs Mirror, exotic animals were being caught in the crossfire. Tigers, lions, even elephants were showing signs of trauma from hearing gunfire and helicopters nearby.Some of the animals were once owned by cartel bosses. One tiger was found chained in a plaza during a shootout. Locals whisper that drug lords feed enemies to their pet lions a disturbing rumor that reflects just how broken things are.Staff say they received threats to burn down the sanctuary and kill the animals unless payments were made."Theres no safe place left in this city these days," rescuer Diego Garca told the AP.After months of pleading for help, the sanctuary got nothing from the government. Not a single authority stepped in to protect the animals or the workers.The last straw came when one of the sanctuarys elephants, Bireki, injured her foot. No vet in Mexico or even the U.S. was willing to travel to cartel territory to treat her."We asked ourselves, What are we doing here?" Zazueta told the AP. "If we dont leave, who will treat them?"That led to the quiet decision to evacuate: not just the elephant, but every animal on site.Trucks with white flags were loaded with sedated tigers, lions, jaguars and elephants. Some workers whispered calmly to the animals, trying to ease their stress. The convoy rolled out of Culiacn, past masked cartel lookouts on motorbikes, and into Mazatln.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIt took months of training and planning. But the animals made it. For now.Sanctuary staff are praying that Mazatln will be a true refuge. But they know cartel violence has spread like a disease. And the fear is that it could follow them.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Marco Rubio told Fox News that far-left Democrats espousing regret over voting to confirm him as secretary of state is likely just "confirmation" that he is doing a good job.Democrat Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen told Rubio during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing yesterday that he "regret[ted] voting" to confirm him as secretary of state after indicating as much on "Fox News Sunday" in March. Rubio shot back at the hearing that Van Hollen's regret just proves he is doing a good job, and he subsequently told Fox News that the same goes for other Democrats who are expressing regret over their nod of approval to him earlier this year when he was confirmed by the Senate 99-0."In some cases, depending on whoever you're talking about and what they stand for, the fact that they don't like what I'm doing is a confirmation I'm doing a good job," Rubio said. "That's how I feel about it."ADAM SCHIFF TELLS EPA'S LEE ZELDIN HE'LL CAUSE CANCER AFTER SHOUTFEST: 'COULD GIVE A RAT'S A--'A growing number of Democrats are coming out against Rubio despite voting to confirm him, with the bulk of the criticism describing him as a sell-out to the Trump administration."I don't recognize Secretary Rubio," Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., added during the Tuesday Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing with Van Hollen, noting that in the past she had viewed him as "a bipartisan" and "pragmatic" person."I'm not even mad anymore about your complicity in this administration's destruction of U.S. global leadership. I'm simply disappointed," Rosen said.DEMS WARN HOUSE REPUBLICANS WILL PAY PRICE AT BALLOT BOX FOR PASSING TRUMP'S 'BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL'Last week, Democrat Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz lamented that Rubio has aligned himself "so closely" with President Donald Trump."President Trumps narrow and transactional view of the world is not news to anybody. But what is genuinely surprising to me is that Secretary Rubio is aligning himself so closely with it," Schatz said during a live event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations last week."This is someone who, up until four months ago, was an internationalist. Someone who believed in America flexing its powers in all manners, but especially through foreign assistance," Schatz continued. "And yet, he is now responsible for the evisceration of the whole enterprise. Hes a colleague. I voted for him. We talk all the time. But what Im trying to understand is: What happened?"Schatz noted that he hopes to see Rubio "reemerge, reassert himself and save the enterprise."Rubio's supportive stance on Trump's foreign aid cuts, his defense of the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his alleged lack of action to help get him back to the U.S., his approach to the Russia-Ukraine war, and Rubio's decision to pull visas from foreign college students in the U.S. for stoking anti-Israel sentiment on university campuses are all issues Democrats have pointed to for why they regret voting to confirm Rubio.The secretary's alleged role in bringing white South African refugees to the U.S. was also something for which Rubio was chastised by Democrats during his Tuesday testimony on Capitol Hill.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"I think a lot of us thought that Marco Rubio was going to stand up to Donald Trump," Democrat Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said in March during an interview on CNN. "Marco Rubio has not, and that's been a great disappointment to many of his former colleagues in the Senate."

The winner of the upcoming 109th Indianapolis 500 will be given an ice-cold bottle of milk in the victory circle on Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.But why milk? When did the tradition begin?The origin of the tradition was in 1936, when Louis Meyer, after having won his third Indy 500, sat perched on his car and had a bottle of buttermilk in his left hand.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBut the tradition began with an accident. Meyer drinking the milk post-victory was unplanned."It was a hot day. I came into the garage area and all I could think of was some nice, cold buttermilk," Meyer said, per the Indianapolis Motor Speedway website.Meyer grew up in Yonkers, New York, and his mother told him that buttermilk would refresh him on a warm day. So, after a grueling race, Meyer wanted the drink he had growing up: buttermilk.The milk stuck because the moment of Meyer with the milk was caught by a cameraman. An executive in the dairy industry saw the footage of Meyer and requested that milk be given to every winner of the Indianapolis 500.INDY 500 IS OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT FOR FIRST TIME IN ALMOST A DECADE; 350,000 FANS EXPECTEDEach winner from 1938 through 1941, and then after the race returned from a hiatus due to World War II in 1946, drank milk in the victory circle.However, there was a time when milk was not the drink handed to winners. Wilbur Shaw, who won the Indy 500 in 1937, 1939 and 1940, became president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and implemented some changes.From 1947 through 1954, the winners of the iconic race were handed cold water in a silver chalice. However, the tradition did not last as Shaw died in a plane crash in 1954, and in 1956 the milk returned.But the milk returned as an accessory prize as winners were offered $400 for drinking the milk.Since then, 69 consecutive winners of the race and 76 overall winners have enjoyed milk in the victory circle.TheIndy500 will be broadcast May 25 on FOX with coverage starting at 10 a.m. ET. It will also be available tostream live on FOXSports.comand the FOX Sports app.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Meghan Markle is reflecting on how royal motherhood could have been different for her, but for several royal experts, its too little, too late.On Tuesdays episode of her podcast, "Confessions of a Female Founder," the Duchess of Sussex admitted that things didnt pan out how she would have liked."I will say I've always wanted to be a mom," the 43-year-old shared. "I was like, 'Oh gosh, I'm going to give a speech with a baby on my hip.' I had a whole vision. Granted, I had a lot of external things happening by the time I had both pregnancies and both babies. But it was not the way I envisioned it."MEGHAN MARKLES AVALANCHE OF MISSTEPS MAKE IT A STRUGGLE TO WIN BACK THE PUBLIC: EXPERTSRoyal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital that the British royal family had their own vision for the Sussexes that their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, would learn about their British heritage."What is certain is that the rift caused by the Sussexes' behavior and their brutal attacks on the royal family will make it difficult for Prince Archie and Princess Lili to have contact with their royal relatives," Fitzwilliams claimed.WATCH: MEGHAN MARKLE MOVED ON FROM ROYAL FAMILY DRAMA, AUTHOR CLAIMS"The Sussexes claimed the palace establishment worked against them," he said. "There is no doubt that Meghan [and her sister-in-law] Kate [Middleton] had very different roles and temperaments. [But] the stresses the Sussexes said they experienced and their unhappiness with their roles only intensified. And in Spare, Prince Harry personally attacked several influential courtiers."Meghan, a former American actress, became the Duchess of Sussex when she married the British prince in 2018. They welcomed their son while they were still senior members of the royal family. The couple brought their son, now 6, with them on a royal tour of Africa in 2019 and introduced him to Bishop Desmond Tutu.But then in 2020, the couple announced they were stepping back as senior royals, citing the unbearable intrusions of the British press and a lack of support from the palace. That year, they moved to California. In 2021, they welcomed their daughter Lilibet.Since their royal exit, the "Suits" alum has shared limited photos and videos of her kids without showing their faces. The couple also doesnt take them to public events where they could be photographed by paparazzi."When Harry married Meghan, it was widely thought that her experience on the red carpet as the star of Suits and her public speaking as a campaigner meant that, stressful though it was, royal life would be easier for her," Fitzwilliams explained."How wrong the pundits were. Her wish for privacy in the period surrounding Archies birth may have been understandable, but meant her relations with the press took a dive."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER"The Sussexes' obsession with privacy has subsequently been lampooned since they are so selective," he claimed. "Archie was born in May 2019, and by September, the Sussexes had gone public with their unhappiness with their royal roles when on tour in South Africa."After the royal couples exit, they went on to air their grievances in interviews and a Netflix series. Harrys 2023 tell-all memoir "Spare," loaded with embarrassing details about the House of Windsor, only worsened the rift."The distance between the Sussex children and their English heritage didnt originate with the royal family," British royals expert Hilary Fordwich claimed to Fox News Digital."[The royal family] have done their utmost to take the high road, despite a constant bombardment of criticism. Over time, the proof is in the pudding, as the British say. The dedication to duty by all the senior royals has won over the public."Fordwich claimed that the ongoing rift, as well as the "different paths chosen by Harry and Meghan," is something that the royals "have come to reluctantly accept.""While the royal family has not publicly responded to Meghans latest reflections, as with most issues, they are [aligned] with the British public," Fordwich claimed. She pointed out that polls in the country have "Meghan and Harry at the bottom."LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSOn May 2, Harry declared in an interview with the BBC that he wanted to reconcile with his family after losing a court battle over his publicly funded security, which he said led his father, King Charles III, to stop talking to him. The monarch, 76, is being treated for an undisclosed form of cancer."I would love reconciliation with my family," said Harry, 40. "Theres no point in continuing to fight anymore. I dont know how much longer my father has He wont speak to me because of this security stuff."Harry, who has been estranged from his family since his royal exit, said the court verdict meant it would be impossible to safely bring his family back to the U.K. The prince said repeatedly that the decision to withdraw his security had been made at the direction of palace officials to control him and his wife, even though it put their safety at risk."What Im struggling to forgive, and what I will probably always struggle to forgive, is the decision that was made in 2020 that affects my every single day, and that is knowingly putting me and my family in harms way," Harry said.A government committee decided in 2020 that Harrys security arrangements should be decided on a case-by-case basis whenever he visits the U.K.Harry said that the committee includes two representatives of Buckingham Palace who have blocked his security in the U.K. The king could resolve the security issue by stepping out of the way and letting experts make the decision, Harry added.In response to the court ruling, Buckingham Palace issued a statement saying that the issue had been meticulously examined by the courts "with the same conclusion reached on each occasion."Harry said that he loves his country and would love to show his young children his homeland, but now he only returns for funerals and court cases."Other royals receive credible threats and face intense scrutiny, and they have all weathered these ghastly experiences admirably," Fordwich pointed out. "Both Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III have been shot at. Luckily, both were with blanks And Princess Anne survived a kidnapping attempt."But Ian Pelham Turner told Fox News Digital that if Meghan and Harrys concerns with royal life had been addressed early on, perhaps the family could have been more united today."Many people I have spoken to since have said they were not surprised Meghan left," he claimed. "They were expecting it to happen. Now, it is up to the king to find a way of allowing them all back."The Duke and Duchess of Sussex continue to raise their children in the wealthy coastal city of Montecito.

An immigration expert says that the flow of Chinese illegal aliens into the United States could largely be supported by the Chinese community in a western Canadian city and that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is likely using known Canadian smuggling routes to sneak operatives into the U.S.As southern border crossings have ground to a virtual halt, the executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, Mark Krikorian, shared his thoughts on the continuing flow of Chinese illegal aliens from the north."It would be logical if they're trying to come across the northern border instead," he told Fox News Digital. "And there are lots of Chinese people in Vancouver. I mean there's this very large Chinese population, Hong Kong population, etc."US NORTHERN BORDER FACES GREAT LAKES THREAT FROM BAD ACTORS PRESSING WATERFRONT WEAKNESSES: EXPERTKrikorian said the Chinese population in Vancouver is not so much "teeming with spies" as it is a tool that serves as cover for potential Chinese bad actors looking to cross into the U.S."Whether they're regular criminals or whether they're People's Liberation Army operatives, or who knows what, a Chinese community gives them a medium through which to move where they're not alien," he said."It's kind of like one of Mao's sayings," Krikorian said. "'The people are like the sea and the revolutionaries are like the fish.' In other words, they use the people as the sea through which [the revolutionaries] swim."CHINESE NATIONAL SMUGGLED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO AMERICAN TERRITORY AS US SEES INFLUX FROM ADVERSARYAccording to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the number of Chinese nationals caught crossing into the U.S. via the northern border so far in fiscal 2025 is 4,042. The total in fiscal 2024 was 12,414.The fiscal year closes at the end of September, meaning that the U.S. is on pace for fewer crossings by Chinese nationals this year than last."It would make perfect sense that they (the CCP) would use preexisting Chinese communities and networks as the medium through which they get into Canada and then [it's] kind of a jumping off point to get into the United States," Krikorian said.Krikorian said potential Chinese illegal aliens enter Canada in various ways, including through student visas and tourist visas, which allow them to be in proximity to the U.S. border in the first place. He also said he believes smuggling routes are well known to Chinese officials and that the smuggling is facilitated by local CCP allies.CHINA EXPANDS INFLUENCE NEAR WEALTHY FLORIDA ENCLAVE AS MIGRANTS FROM COMMUNIST COUNTRY FLOOD INTO US"A lot of them must be hiring smugglers just because if you don't know the ropes, how do you know where to go and who to talk to and what part of the border to sneak across?" he said. "It's harder than it looks."Krikorian said he does not believe there is currently a grand conspiracy to send groups of Chinese spies into the U.S. via the northern border, especially because of the Trump administration's stricter policies on border security.An operation like that, he said, would more likely occur with more relaxed border policies like the ones during the Biden administration and that the CCP is patient and calculated enough to simply wait until America's borders are open again.However, he said it was unfathomable to think that China would give up on exploiting America's border weaknesses or using preexisting smuggling routes they have used in the past."I think the main thing is just people coming for dishwashing jobs, like regular illegal aliens," he said. "But if there's a flow like that, the People's Liberation Army is not stupid. They're going to salt it with people they're going to want to use in the future, whether it's saboteurs or spies or what have you."Does anybody think the Chinese Communist Party is stupid enough not to have taken advantage of this opportunity Biden gave them? No."

Former New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Ronal Serpas is criticizing what he described as New Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson's "checkered past" after 10 inmates escaped a parish jail last week.Since the inmates escaped from a hole behind a toilet in a jail cell the morning of May 16, authorities have recaptured five and arrested one correctional officer in the jailbreak."Sheriff Hutson has had a very checkered past in the last 15 years in the city of New Orleans, with multiple complaints of administrative failures as the [former] independent police monitor, multiple complaints as the sheriff and the consent decree management and multiple complaints of ethical violations that have resulted in findings by the Louisiana Ethics Board," Serpas told Fox News Digital.TWO MORE ARRESTED TODAY FOR ALLEGEDLY AIDING NEW ORLEANS JAILBREAK FUGITIVES"It's no surprise to the people of New Orleans that incompetence[e] is key to her leadership style, and the people deserve so much better."The escaped inmates, some of whom are charged with violent offenses, including murder, were being held in a minimum-custody site at the Orleans Parish prison. The jail is only at 60% staffing, and at the time of the escape, four supervisors and 36 staff members were monitoring 1,400 inmates, authorities said.Hutson did not immediately respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital, but she did announce a temporary suspension of her re-election campaign in a statement Wednesday morning."As I said today, I take full accountability for the breach that occurred under my leadership," Hutson said. "I am grateful to the community, our law enforcement partners and city and state leaders for helping us to secure the Orleans Justice Center and capture the remaining escapees," Hutson said in a statement."Weve taken immediate action, including suspensions, an arrest and full cooperation with the attorney generals investigation."LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL EXPECTS MORE ARRESTS IN NEW ORLEANS JAIL ESCAPE INVESTIGATIONShe added there is "a long road ahead" of her "to be fully satisfied that the [Orleans Justice Center] and my deputies have the proper resources to perform their duties to the fullest extent the people of New Orleans deserve.""As such, I am temporarily suspending my re-election campaign. I cannot spend a moment putting politics over your needs," she said. "Now is the time to focus on security, accountability, and public safety. I look forward to continuing to collaborate with other agencies and community organizations to hear your valuable input and make necessary changes."FIFTH ESCAPED INMATE FROM NEW ORLEANS JAIL RECAPTURED AFTER DAYS ON THE RUNSerpas noted there was historically low voter turnout for the sheriff election in December 2021, when less than 60,000 votes were cast, representing just 27% of New Orleans Parish registered voters. It was similar to that year's mayoral race, at 28% turnout.Hutson faced ethics charges over nepotism and other complaints in September 2024 and whistleblower lawsuits from former administrators between 2023 and 2024, FOX 8 New Orleans reported.LOUISIANA JAIL WORKER ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY HELPING 10 INMATES ESCAPE ORLEANS PARISH FACILITYWhen asked his thoughts on the arrest of a jail employee, 33-year-old Sterling Williams, who is accused of helping the inmates escape, Serpas, now a criminology and justice professor at Loyola University in New Orleans, said "the question" for him is how Hutson did not see "red flags on an appointment."Two others, Cortnie Harris, 32, and Corvanntay Baptiste, 38, have also been accused of aiding the escape."There is no question that it's difficult to hire people to work in the jail environment," Serpas said. "There is no question that there are many examples across the country of jail employees violating their oath and office. It's a thing that sheriffs just know what to look out for. And here we have another example of this particular sheriff not knowing how to actually lead or be ethical in that leadership."LOUISIANA GOVERNOR BLASTS 'PROGRESSIVE PROMISES' AFTER NEW ORLEANS JAIL ESCAPEHutson has also received criticism for declining jail conditions at the Orleans Justice Center, including drug smuggling, inmate violence and inadequate mental health care. Federal monitors have noted major gaps in safety and supervision in biannual reports on the Orleans Parish jail.FOX 8 found that Hutson's office has regressed in four jail safety and supervision categories since the last sheriff's administration, while the remainder are the same as the previous administration.Monitors "witnessed the most unsupervised jail units in recent memory once Sheriff Susan Hutson took over," the report states, according to FOX 8.Hutson proposed a tax increase to generate $11.7 million annually for the sheriff's office, but 91% of voters rejected the measure.Between 2022 and 2024, the sheriff's office lost 17 employees, and Hutson expressed a need for 150 additional deputies to manage a 500-person increase in inmates since she took office.To reestablish trust with the public after the jailbreak, the sheriff's office must first apprehend all 10 escapees, Serpas said."The public expects the local, state and federal agencies will work together, which we have clear evidence of," the former superintendent said. "I think the next jury that is out, if you will, is there is an upcoming sheriff's election. And in New Orleans, my hometown in Sheriff Hutson's race, when she won, 25% of voters went to the poll. We need people to go to the poll and challenge the candidates."Anyone found aiding an escapee will be charged as an accomplice, according to New Orleans authorities. The FBI is offering rewards of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of the escaped inmates. Crime Stoppers is also offering a $2,000 reward per inmate.The five men who remain on the run are:A violent offender warrant squad is searching for the escapees along with the FBI and U.S. Marshals. More than 200 law enforcement officers are assisting with the search.Fox News' Ashley Papa, Alexandra Koch, Peter D'Abrosca and Adam Sabes contributed to this report.

A remarkable centuries-old ring was unearthed recently beneath rubble at a historic castle in Eastern Europe.The impressive brass ring was found at Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow, Poland. The castle's website describes it as "the most historically and culturally important site in Poland.""For centuries the residence of kings and the symbol of Polish statehood, the castle is now one of the countrys premier art museums," the website states.ANCIENT TOMB TIED TO ROMAN GLADIATOR DISCOVERED BY ARCHAEOLOGISTS"The collections of the Wawel Royal Castle are presented in several permanent exhibitions that evoke the historic appearance of the royal residence in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries."The ring was excavated during the renovation of the Bastion of Wadysaw IV, a king who ruled Poland from 1632 to 1648.Historians estimate that the piece of jewelry dates back to the 15th or 16th centuries.A local archaeologist named Konrad Jurkowski found the ring, according to castle officials.EXPERTS SHOCKED BY ANCIENT KING ARTHUR MANUSCRIPT FOUND TUCKED INSIDE BOOK: 'SURVIVED THE CENTURIES'"It was found while sifting through the rubble fill from inside the monument's pedestal," the post, which was translated from Polish to English, read.Pictures posted by Wawel Royal Castle show the intricate details of the ring, as well as the rubble-filled chamber that it was found in.In one close-up photo, the mysterious symbols on the ring are clearly visible.For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com/lifestyle"The signet ring features an oval shield," the Facebook post noted."A symbol is visible on it, possibly a craftsman's mark, located on a German-type heraldic shield. "The statement added, "The letters IC (initials?) are also visible. The item has a surface decorated with transverse grooves."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTEROfficials say that the ring will be "studied along with other finds after the completion of archaeological work on the Bastion of Wadysaw IV."The latest discovery is one of several historical finds in the past year.In January, archaeologists announced the discovery of coins, jewelry and other 1,200-year-old treasure in a set of Viking graves in Norway.In England, hundreds of 1,000-year-old silver coins were found at a nuclear power plant construction site in January.