In a striking contrast to the sweltering heat gripping much of the East Coast, a 55-year-old hiker from Texas was rescued in frigid and treacherous conditions Friday evening from the high peaks of New Hampshire's White Mountains.Caroline Wilson, 55, of Austin, Texas, was found hypothermic and unresponsive on the Gulfside Trail, approximately one mile north of the Cog Railway tracks, while hiking Mount Washington, New Englands highest peak, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said in a release.The department said Wilson became incapacitated during the hike, prompting her husband to call 911 at 5 p.m. He told authorities that she could no longer move or communicate.HIKER DISAPPEARS FROM EDGE OF THE WORLD CAMPGROUND ON TRIP WITH FATHERConservation Officer Rachael Stocker told Fox News Digital that she assisted in the rescue mission, and said Wilson was wearing cotton base layers during her trek. She said cotton is not the best to wear during hiking because the material is absorbant to sweat.She noted that on Friday, it was raining intermittently, causing the 55-year-old to succumb to the elements and suffer from severe hypothermia."The White Mountains can be pretty unforgiving," she said. "Weather changes here in a flash." Photos from the scene of the rescue captured the misty environment and steep rocky terrain.New Hampshire Fish and Game Department conservation officers, along with volunteers from Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue, Pemigewassett Valley Search and Rescue, Mountain Rescue Service and personnel from the Mount Washington Cog Railway, mounted a complex response in severe alpine conditions to rescue Wilson.Despite a heat wave sweeping cities from Boston to Baltimore, conditions above 5,000 feet in the White Mountains were anything but warm. On the summit of Mount Washington on Friday, temperatures hovered around 20 degrees Fahrenheit, with wind speeds reaching 120 mph and dense cloud cover reducing visibility.HIKER FOUND DEAD IN MAINE, SEARCH CONTINUES FOR 28-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTERSeveral hikers in the region were reported suffering from hypothermia throughout the day, the department noted.The Cog Railway played a crucial role in the rescue operation, transporting rescue teams up the mountain and sparing them a grueling three-mile ascent via the Jewell Trail, the department said.The first rescue team reached the ridgeline at 7 p.m., with a second team arriving an hour later. Rescuers battled high winds and cold as they built a temporary shelter to stabilize Wilson before carrying her back to the waiting train.Upon arrival at the base station, Wilson was handed over to a Twin Mountain ambulance crew and transported to Littleton Regional Healthcare for further treatment, the department said.Officials credited the successful outcome to the tireless efforts of rescue volunteers and the Cog Railways continued support in emergency efforts."The weather was not great and the conditions were potentially life-threatening," a department said, "but each group responded to the call for assistance and endured less-than-hospitable weather conditions to save the life of this hiker."

Iranian leaders have for decades called for "death to America" while working to quietly build the country's nuclear program before President Donald Trump ordered strikes on a trio of nuclear facilities and secured a ceasefire between Iran and Israel."Yes, it will happen. Death to America will happen," Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declared in 2022, the Middle East Media Research Institute reported at the time. "Some people say: By chanting Death to America, you bring America's animosity upon yourself. I say that this is not true. When America began its hostility towards Iran, nobody had been chanting Death to America.""Death to America," or "marg bar Amreeka" in Farsi, is a slogan that originated back in the 1970s, the Associated Press previously reported.Protesters chanted the slogan amid the Iranian Revolution, when the country's shah was overthrown in 1979 and Iran's monarchy was abolished and replaced by its current government, the Islamic Republic of Iran.The slogan has remained a fixture of Iran's views of the U.S. across the following decades, most notably after the deaths of various Iranian military leaders and as the U.S. looked to strike nuclear deals with the nation.US AIRSTRIKE ON NUCLEAR FACILITIES FOLLOWS YEARS OF IRANIAN PLOTS ON AMERICAN SOIL"The hatred and rage of the Muslim people is directed toward America, the infidel Satanic regime," Iranians chanted in 2007 ahead of a speech by then-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad."Saying 'Death to America' is easy. We need to express 'Death to America' with action," Ahmadinejad's successor, former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, said in 2013.Iranian lawmakers chanted "death to America" while in the Parliament in 2019, and again in 2020, after Trump ordered a strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, while "death to America" chants have also broken out on U.S. soil following Hamas' war on Israel that began in 2023. Iranians additionally commonly chant the phrase during their annual "Death to America Day" each November, videos show.Iran agreed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with world powers such as the U.S. in 2015 that aimed to limit Iran's nuclear program in exchange for the U.S., U.N. and European Union lifting sanctions on the country. Trump pulled out of the JCPOA in 2018, arguing it was weak and would not prevent Iran from building its nuclear program, and instead reinstated sanctions on the country.IRAN'S KHAMENEI LAUNCHES BLISTERING ATTACK ON TRUMP AFTER MIDDLE EAST VISITAmid the 2015 discussions on the JCPOA, Khamenei declared again, "death to America" while rallying support for the agreement, the New York Post reported in March 2015."Sanctions must be lifted immediately," Khamenei said to crowds of people that year as he endorsed the agreement.The crowd broke out into chants of "death to America," sparking Khamenei to respond: "Of course, yes, death to America, because America is the original source of this pressure."Following the signing of the agreement in July 2015, Khamenei attempted to argue that the slogan did not mean literal death to American citizens, but the death of U.S. policies."Your 'Death to America' slogan, and the cries by the Iranian nation, have strong logical support behind them," he told Iranians in Tehran, according to the Associated Press. "Obviously by 'Death to America', we don't mean death to the American people. The American nation is just like the rest of the nations. It ... means death to U.S. policies and its arrogance."The ayatollah, however, doubled-down in 2019 that "death to America" meant the deaths of U.S. leaders such as Trump."Death to America means death to Trump and John Bolton and Pompeo," Khamenei said in 2019, according to the New York Times, referring to Trump's then-national security advisor John Bolton, and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo."It means death to American leaders, who happen to be these people at this time," he added.The slogan has been accompanied by similar "death" calls on Israel and protesters burning American flags on the streets of Tehran while holding photos honoring Khamenei.IRANIAN DICTATORS MOUTHPIECE INCITES FIRING BULLETS INTO TRUMPS EMPTY SKULLThe slogan most recently has been used since Israel launched preemptive strikes on Iran on June 12 following months of stalled negotiations related to Iran's nuclear program and mounting concern the Islamic Republic would imminently have their hands on a nuclear weapon. The U.S. did not actively participate in the strikes on June 12 and the subsequent days, but warned Iran the U.S. could become involved if Iran did not make a deal for peace."The US President threatens us," Khamenei wrote on X of Trump June 18. "With his absurd rhetoric, he demands that the Iranian people surrender to him. They should make threats against those who are afraid of being threatened. The Iranian nation isnt frightened by such threats.""It isnt wise to tell the Iranian nation to surrender. What should the Iranian nation surrender to?" he continued. "We will never surrender in response to the attacks of anyone."Iranians were seen on the streets of Tehran in June chanting "death to Israel and America" ahead of the U.S.' strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.Trump announced Saturday evening in a surprise Truth Social post that the U.S. had successfully executed strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, which he said were "obliterated" and backed the country into a corner to strike a peace deal.TRUMP ADDRESSES NATION ON 'SPECTACULAR MILITARY SUCCESS' OF US STRIKES ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR FACILITIES"A short time ago, the U.S. military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime: Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan," Trump said from the White House in an address to the nation just hours after the Truth Social announcement. "Everybody heard those names for years as they built this horribly destructive enterprise. Our objective was the destruction of Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity, and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world's number one state sponsor of terror. Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success."Trump specifically cited Iran's decades of calling for America's death in his address to the nation following the successful strikes Saturday evening."For 40 years, Iran has been saying, Death to America. Death to Israel. They have been killing our people, blowing off their arms, blowing off their legs with roadside bombs," Trump said on Saturday evening from the White House. "That was their specialty. We lost over a thousand people, and hundreds of thousands throughout the Middle East and around the world have died as a direct result of their hate in particular.""I decided a long time ago that I would not let this happen. It will not continue," he said.On Monday evening, Iran and Israel reached a ceasefire agreement, which Trump described as a massive success ending the "12 Day War."TRUMP PROMISES TO RESPOND WITH 'FULL STRENGTH AND MIGHT' OF US MILITARY IF IRAN ATTACKS AMERICA"On the assumption that everything works as it should, which it will, I would like to congratulate both Countries, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence to end, what should be called, THE 12 DAY WAR. This is a War that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didnt, and never will! God bless Israel, God bless Iran, God bless the Middle East, God bless the United States of America, and GOD BLESS THE WORLD!" he wrote.Tensions are still flaring in the Middle East, as both Israel and Iran accuse each other of violating the ceasefire on Tuesday morning, with Trump urging them to put down their weapons while triumphantly declaring Iran's nuclear capabilities have been crippled. Trump remarked to the media while traveling to a NATO summit at The Hague that he was "not happy" with Israel or Iran for the spiking tensions following the ceasefire agreement."I'm not happy with Israel. You know, when I say, okay, now you have 12 hours, you don't go out in the first hour and just drop everything you have on them. So I'm not happy with them. I'm not happy with Iran either, but I'm really unhappy if Israel is going out this morning," Trump said."We basically have two countries that have been fighting for so long and so hard that they don't know what the **** they're doing," he added in fiery comment underscored by profanity.

Harvard has focused its internal discussions about a possible truce with the Trump administration on how to make sure it doesn't look like it capitulated, the New York Times reported Tuesday.The Times reported that Harvard was in the middle of negotiations with the Trump administration and considering "how to strike a deal without compromising its values or appearing to have capitulated."Harvard and the Trump administration have been engaged in a back-and-forth as the administration froze over $2 billion in the university's federal grant and contracts funding. Trump has also sought to ban international students on campus, which a Massachusetts judge temporarily blocked, siding with Harvard because it would likely suffer "immediate and irreparable harm" if enforced.The Times, citing three people familiar with the university's situation, said Harvard was "shaping internal debates" around its talks with Trump's administration.CONTINUED COURT FIGHTS COULD PUT HARVARD IN UNWINNABLE POSITION VS TRUMPTrump hinted on Friday that an agreement on Harvard's international students might be announced within a week."Many people have been asking what is going on with Harvard University and their largescale improprieties that we have been addressing, looking for a solution," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "We have been working closely with Harvard, and it is very possible that a Deal will be announced over the next week or so."The president noted the university "acted extremely appropriately" during negotiations, applauding their leadership's apparent commitment to do "what is right."The Times report said that Harvard's internal discussions were "fraught" due to the Trump administration's requests, which included issues of viewpoint diversity at the Ivy League institution, as well as to adhere to "merit-based" hiring and admissions practices.HARVARD WON'T COMPLY WITH TRUMP ADMIN'S DEMANDS AMID THREATS OF CUTTING FEDERAL FUNDINGHarvard's president, Alan Garber, has acknowledged the university's problem with viewpoint diversity on campus.Former Harvard president Lawrence Summers told The New York Times that a deal with the Trump administration shouldn't be interpreted as a surrender. Summers suggested Harvard could benefit from addressing certain issues while also maintaining their independence."I dont hear anyone at Harvard saying Harvard doesnt need to work at diversity of perspective," he told the outlet.The former university president also said that Harvard would likely face criticism no matter what."Theres no way forward for Harvard without there being substantial criticism, so I think its a question of which critics you are going to have," Summers said.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREThe Trump administration hopes a potential deal with Harvard will come soon and serve as a model for other elite universities.Harvard did not immediately return a request for comment.

Some users of the Reddit social media platform have been calling out a belovedfast-food chainfor a supposed change in the composition of its beverage straws but they had a surprise in store when the restaurant clarified its policies.A user on the Chick-fil-A forum on Reddit titled a post this week, "Cfa now switching to paper straws from plastic.""I ordered a drink today from my local cfa and noticed they gave me a paper straw," said the post.CHICK-FIL-A CUSTOMERS NOTICE THEIR DRINKS COME IN PAPER CUPS, SPARKING STYROFOAM DEBATE"When I asked the owner-operator about this, he said that all the cfa's are also switching to paper straws," claimed the user in the June post.A Chick-Fil-A spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that "Chick-fil-A is not transitioning its restaurants nationwide to the use of paper straws."The spokesperson added, "Chick-fil-A abides by local regulation in the communities we serve, so some locations may carry paper straws where required."The post garnered hundreds of reactions, with customers weighing in on the plastic vs. paper straw debate.REDDIT USERS ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THEIR CHICK-FIL-A SAUCE PACKET EXPERIENCES"It depends on where you live," said one user.Said another person, "Theyre required to follow local laws and ordinances. This is why some stores (ex: NYC) have paper cups while many stores still have the OG styrofoam cups.""I consider myself a leftist, but Ill be damned if I ever give up plastic straws. Lol paper is the worst," joked one user.Another Redditor wrote, "My location in Atlanta, Georgia, still has styrofoam and plastic straws. Its not good for the environment but great for my drinks."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERYet another person claimed, "Its local regulations. We arent even supposed to give straws, utensils or salad condiments without the guest requesting them."One customer said, "Oh, no, this makes me sad. I'll carry straws in my car if that happens. I get it, but it sucks.""Paper straws suck. Glad I invested in a 5-pack of reusable metal straws," declared one person. "They make that drink hit even COLDER."For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com/lifestyleWhile there is no federal ban against single-use plastic utensils, some states and cities have put restrictions in place to help reduce waste.New York City and Los Angeles restaurants cannot provide single-use plastic beverage straws unless a customer requests them.In February, President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning the federal use of paper straws."Plastic straws are often replaced by paper straws, which are nonfunctional, use chemicals that may carry risks to human health, are more expensive to produce than plastic straws, and often force users to use multiple straws," reads the order.The order points out that the switch is counterproductive as "paper straws sometimes come individually wrapped in plastic.""It is therefore the policy of the United States to end the use of paper straws," the order notes.

While President Donald Trump has asserted that the military's weekend strike against Iran "completely and totally obliterated" its nuclear weapon-making capabilities, there are still questions about whether the ground-penetrating "bunker buster" bombs used to attack Iran's key enrichment sites were enough to stop the rogue country from developing a nuclear bomb.A report released last week by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) explains that the special "bunker buster" bombs the U.S. used in Iran over the weekend that everyone is talking about, known as GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators, or MOPs, might not be able to fully destroy the Iranian nuclear facility at Fordow. Fordow, which Trump said was "gone" now following the strike, is considered central to Iran's nuclear weapon-making capabilities.Meanwhile, a satellite imagery expert relayed to Reuters that confirmation of below-ground destruction could not be determined via pictures alone, because the facility's hundreds of centrifuges are too deeply buried in order to make an accurate determination.EXPERT CONFIDENT IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM IS 'NO LONGER' AFTER MASSIVE US STRIKE"I actually have a little bit of a rosier view on things," Andrea Stricker, Deputy Director at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies' Nonproliferation and Biodefense Program, told Fox News Digital. "I think that because of the massive damage and the shock wave that would have been sent by 12 Massive Ordnance Penetrators at the Fordow site, that it likely would render its centrifuges damaged or inoperable."Stricker noted that centrifuges are "very delicate" and the kind of shock wave coming from the MOPs would at least put them "out of commission." She also said if any centrifuges did survive the blasts, it would be likely that they would be inaccessible by Iranian authorities for several months. "Underground facilities present a difficult target, not only for destruction, but also in terms of follow-on battle damage assessment," added Wes Rumbaugh, a fellow in the Missile Defense Project at CSIS. "The United States and Israel will likely need to invest additional intelligence resources to determine the true extent of the damage from the U.S. strikes and their long-term effect on Iranian nuclear infrastructure."SATELLITE IMAGE SHOWS FORDOW NUCLEAR FACILITY AFTER MASSIVE BOMB STRIKEIn addition to Fordow, the U.S. used its MOPs at an Iranian enrichment facility called Natanz, where, according to Stricker, at least 1,000 centrifuges are located, as well as an above-ground enrichment plant and other labs capable of making uranium metal.According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) the above-ground labs had previously been damaged by Israeli airstrikes, destroying the plant's electrical infrastructure. Meanwhile, satellite imagery following the U.S.'s decision to drop two MOPs on Natanz show two craters located where the site's underground enrichment facilities are reportedly located. However, it is still not clear if the U.S. attacks completely destroyed the underground nuclear infrastructure. Either way, Striker noted, the significant damage to Iran's Natanz facility will create a "bottleneck" in the country's supply chain for weapons-grade uranium, which will significantly impact Iran's nuclear weapon-making capabilities.The third site targeted by the U.S.'s airstrikes was Iran's Isfahan nuclear enrichment facility, but MOPs were not used at that site. Instead, the U.S. used Tomahawk cruise missiles, which the IAEA confirmed caused significant damage. Satellite imagery reportedly shows Isfahan's above-ground facilities were taken out, but it remains unclear the extent of the damage to the site's underground sections.US STRIKE DAMAGE TO IRAN'S NATANZ, ISFAHAN NUCLEAR FACILITIES CAPTURED IN SATELLITE IMAGES One of the biggest outstanding questions regarding the success of the United States' weekend strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, is whether authorities in the country were able to move their nuclear materials from the targeted sites before the U.S. launched its missiles at them. But, according to CSIS's Bumbaugh, even if that is the case and Iran moved their nuclear materials, the chaos would still make it hard for Iran to "sprint to a nuclear weapon." "Having to move these assets to new facilities likely degrades Iran's immediate ability to sprint to a nuclear weapon but makes it likely that Iran will go to great lengths to conceal their new location," Bumbaugh said. "This movement of nuclear infrastructure or material would make follow-on strikes difficult if intelligence is unable to find all of the new hidden facilities.""There's a lot of alarmism right now about whether Iran could sprint to a bomb," Stricker added. "Israel has done so much damage to their ability to make nuclear weapons [and] the weaponization supply chain. So the facilities, the components that [Iran] would need, the equipment, and then up to 14 nuclear scientists, I think, if they did want to build a bomb quickly, they're really stymieing they don't have access to all of all that, all of those assets they would need. And so, I think in the short to medium term, we don't need to be overly concerned that they could get there."Fox News Digital reached out to both the Pentagon and the Air Force to glean more details about the success of the weekend strike on Iran, but no new information was gleaned.An Air Force spokesperson did confirm to Fox News Digital that, in total, U.S. forces deployed 75 "precision guided weapons" targeting Iran over the weekend, including 14 30,000 pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators.On Monday, Rafael Grossi, head of the IAEA, appealed for immediate access to the targeted Iranian nuclear sites in order to assess the damage that is likely "significant," according to the United Nations.

Progressive New York Democrat, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, fired back at President Donald Trumps Truth Social rampage on Tuesday after the two traded barbs following Saturday night's U.S. strikes on Iran."Mr. President, dont take your anger out on me - Im just a silly girl," Ocasio-Cortez responded Tuesday after the president dubbed her "Stupid AOC.""Take it out on whoever convinced you to betray the American people and our Constitution by illegally bombing Iran and dragging us into war," she said.Ocasio-Cortez emerged as one of Trump's fiercest congressional critics after the U.S. attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran on Saturday night. While Democrats raged against Trump, calling his actions unconstitutional, Ocasio-Cortez went as far as to call for his impeachment.TRUMP DARES AOC TO TRY TO IMPEACH HIM: 'MAKE MY DAY'"It only took you 5 months to break almost every promise you made," the 35-year-old Democratic socialist, who is considered a potential 2028 presidential candidate, said Tuesday, before adding, "Also, Im a Bronx girl. You should know that we can eat Queens boys for breakfast. Respectfully."She was responding to a lengthy post from the president in which he referred to her as "Stupid AOC" and "one of the dumbest people in Congress."128 DEMOCRATS JOIN HOUSE GOP TO BLOCK PROGRESSIVE'S BID TO IMPEACH TRUMPTrump criticized Ocasio-Cortez for "now calling for my Impeachment, despite the fact that the Crooked and Corrupt Democrats have already done that twice before."During Trump's first term, he was impeached twice. First, in 2019, Trump was impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over allegations that he asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to interfere in U.S. elections. Following the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Trump was impeached for inciting an insurrection.The Senate acquitted Trump in both instances.Rep. Al Green, D-Texas., who advocated for Trump's impeachment during his first term and was censured for disrupting Trump's joint address to Congress earlier this year, introduced articles of impeachment against Trump last month for "devolving democracy within the United States into authoritarianism."Green once again introduced articles of impeachment against Trump after the U.S. strikes against Iran, which he said violates Article I of the U.S. Constitution, saying only Congress has the authority to declare war.The House voted to dismiss Green's resolution Tuesday afternoon in a 34479 vote, including support from 128 Democrats."It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment," Ocasio-Cortez said Saturday night, responding to Trump's announcement that the U.S. had successfully struck Iran's nuclear facilities. Several Democrats joined Ocasio-Cortez's call for impeachment, but Trump focused his criticism on fellow progressive "Squad" members in his lengthy Tuesday post.After insulting Ocasio-Cortez's intelligence, Trump said she is "far more qualified than Crockett, who is a seriously Low IQ individual, or Ilhan Omar, who does nothing but complain about our Country."He also said, "AOC should be forced to take the Cognitive Test that I just completed at Walter Reed Medical Center, as part of my Physical."And Trump dared Ocasio-Cortez, "Go ahead and try Impeaching me, again, MAKE MY DAY!" after telling her to go back home to her district in Queens, where Trump was raised, and "straighten out her filthy, disgusting, crime-ridden streets, in the District she represents, and which she never goes to anymore. She better start worrying about her own Primary."In her social media rebuttal, the New York Democrat also fired back at Vice President JD Vance, who said on X, "I wonder if other VPs had as much excitement as I do.""Maybe thats because you advised the president to illegally bomb Iran," Ocasio-Cortez replied.Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.

The U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities Saturday have rendered ideal results for addressing the crisis between Iran and Israel, according to former President Joe Bidens National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa."Bottom line, this is about the best place we can be," Brett McGurk said in a CNN interview late Monday. "I give extremely high marks to this national security team and President Trump for managing this crisis and getting where we are."Additionally, McGurk said that the Trump administration has an opportunity to pursue a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza amid ongoing attempts for months to secure one."Theres a chance for diplomacy here," McGurk said. "Not only on the Iran side, but also in Gaza. Those talks are also going on back channel in Cairo; theres a Hamas delegation there. Try to get that ceasefire in place. And you can come out of this in a place that is far better than we would have anticipated 10 nights ago."TRUMP SLAMS RUSSIA'S CASUAL THREAT TO ARM IRAN WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS: THATS WHY PUTIN'S THE BOSS'While McGurk most recently served in the Biden administration, hes been part of both Republican and Democrat administrations. He previously served on former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obamas National Security Councils.He also served as the special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during both the Obama administration and President Donald Trumps first term. However, he resigned from that post in 2018 following Trumps decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, along with then-Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis for the same reason.EX-CLINTON OFFICIAL APPLAUDS TRUMPS 'COURAGEOUS' IRAN CALL, DOUBTS HARRIS WOULD'VE HAD THE NERVEIn addition to McGurk, other officials who served in Democratic administrations also weighed in to support Trumps handling of the Iran conflict, including Jamie Metzl, who previously served as former President Bill Clintons director for multilateral affairs on the National Security Council.Metzl said that while hes been critical of Trump and voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, he doesnt believe Harris could have pulled off the strikes against Iranian targets like Trump did."Iran has been at war with the United States for 46 years," Metzl said in a post on X Sunday. "Its regime has murdered thousands of American citizens. Its slogan death to America was not window dressing but core ideology. It was racing toward a nuclear weapon with every intention of using it to threaten America, our allies, and the Middle East region as a whole."RUSSIAN LEADER CLAIMS MULTIPLE COUNTRIES PREPPED TO PROVIDE IRAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOLLOWING US STRIKES"Although I believe electing Kamala Harris would have been better for our democracy, society, and economy, as well as for helping the most vulnerable people in the United States and around the world, I also believe VP Harris would not have had the courage or fortitude to take such an essential step as the president took last night," Metzl said.The U.S. launched strikes late Saturday targeting key Iranian nuclear facilities: Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. The mission involved more than 125 U.S. aircraft, including B-2 stealth bombers, according to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine.While Trump said early Tuesday that a ceasefire had gone into effect between Israel and Iran, Trump issued tough words for both countries later Tuesday morning amid accusations from both sides that the other had violated the agreement.ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT: LIVE UPDATESTrump told reporters both Israel and Iran failed to follow the terms of the agreement, which he said is still in effect."Im not happy with them," Trump said at the White House Tuesday morning. 'Im not happy with Iran either, but Im really unhappy with Israel going out this morning.""We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they dont know what the f--- theyre doing," he said.

The 18-year-old suspect in the stabbing death of Frisco, Texas track star Austin Metcalf was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday for first-degree murder."For weeks, my team has been presenting evidence to the grand jury. Today, I summarized that evidence, and I asked the Grand Jury to return a first-degree murder indictment against Karmelo Anthony which they did," Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said."With that indictment, the case now moves formally into the court system," he said. "From this point forward, well continue doing our part fully and fairly to pursue justice under the law. The trial schedule will be set by the court. But when the time comes, well be ready."SELF-DEFENSE CLAIM IN AUSTIN METCALF SLAYING IS 'UPHILL BATTLE': EXPERTJeff Metcalf, Austin's father, told Fox News Digital that he is happy to see the legal process playing out, but that nothing will bring his son back."I am pleased that we are moving forward," he said. "With the first-degree murder indictment, it now goes into the court system. I fully believe that justice will be served for Austin Metcalf. I look forward to the forthcoming trial. But it will never bring my son back."In response to the indictment, Anthony's attorney, Mike Howard, posted a video statement on his law firm's website."Today's indictment is an expected and routine step in the legal process," he said, adding that there is an indictment in nearly every felony case.TEXAS PRESS CONFERENCE IN AUSTIN METCALF KILLING DEVOLVES INTO CHAOS OVER TRACK MEET STABBINGHoward noted that "only in a trial that the full story can be heard, and that impartial justice can be done.""We expect that when the full story is heard, the prosecution will not be able to rule out the reasonable doubt that Karmelo Anthony may have acted in self-defense," he said.Anthony is accused of stabbing Metcalf to death at an April 2 track meet in Frisco, where a dispute broke out inside Memorial High School's tent. Anthony was a student at Centennial High School, also in Frisco. Both were 17 at the time.The arrest report from the incident said Anthony "grabbed his bag, opened it and reached inside it" and told Metcalf, "Touch me and see what happens."TEXAS TRACK MEET STABBING SUSPECT TOLD RESPONDING OFFICER HE 'DID IT': DOCSIn the next moment, a witness told police that Anthony "reached into his bag and the male took a knife out of the bag and stabbed Austin."The witness told the officer that Anthony deserted the scene following the stabbing. Metcalf died in his twin brother's arms.Anthony allegedly told the responding school resource officer, who cuffed him upon arrival at the scene, that he was protecting himself. The officer also noted blood on Anthony's left middle finger.One officer at the scene referred to Anthony as the alleged suspect, and Anthony made a "spontaneous statement," according to the report: "I'm not alleged, I did it."After initially being held on $1 million bond, Anthony's bond was reduced to $250,000, and he was released to home confinement. A trial date has not yet been set.The Anthony family's spokesperson did not immediately return a comment request.Fox News' Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.

The Independent Women's Forum (IWF) alleged their custom tour bus was egged at an event in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Tuesday.The group held a stop on its bus tour to celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the Title IX, featuring an appearance by U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon. The group was showing off its new custom Title IX-themed bus decorated with the slogan "HER GAME HER LEGACY." It even had little hand-written messages and signatures on the side, including McMahon's.But the group alleged the bus was vandalized with eggs during their stop.Photos obtained by Fox News Digital showed a litter of eggshells under the bus, with some stains on the surface.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMIWF vice president of communications Victoria Coley addressed the alleged incident in a statement to Fox News Digital."Following our Her Game. Her Legacy event honoring the 53rd anniversary of Title IX and generations of female athletes, our tour busclearly branded to celebrate womens sportswas targeted and vandalized with eggs. The individual came dangerously close to hitting me directly. We have filed a police report, and security cameras captured the suspect in the act," the statement read."In recent days, agitators in Santa Fe have made our event and state-wide bus tour a focal point for harassment, but let me be clear: Independent Women will not be intimidated. We will never back down from protecting womens sports, defending sex-based rights, and standing up for female athletes across this state and this country. Our Her Game. Her Legacy.' bus tour will continue to all 33 counties of New Mexicounshaken and undeterred."LAW FIRM THAT WORKED TO KEEP SJSU TRANS PLAYER ELIGIBIL ALSO CLEARED ATHLETE OF CONSPIRING TO HARM TEAMMATEFox News Digital filed a records request with the Santa Fe Police Department for the police report. Documents provided by Ithe ndependent Women's Forum show a case was opened.The alleged egging wasn't the only interruption to the event either. The IWF had to maneuver an emergency last-minute venue change after the previous host site expressed disagreement with the group's principles, the IWF announced in a press release.Still, multiple key speakers delivered remarks at the event, headlined by McMahon and former high school volleyball player-turned-activist Payton McNabb."I thought it was unfortunate, but I have to say the event was actually incredibly good," McMahon told Fox News Digital of the venue change. "I'm sure for the event managers of the event, it was chaos for them, but as far as I was considered, it was seamless."A similar incident involving an IWF bus occurred in July 2024, Fox News Digital previously reported.The group held a rally in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and found when they were set to leave, they found their bus "egged & defaced with profanity and anti-woman messages" by "overnight vandals.""Radical gender ideologues on a mission to erase womanhood seek to keep us quiet. WE WONT BACK DOWN. WOMEN WONT BE SILENT," the group wrote on X.Messages from the vandals included "Hate Group," "Trans women are women," "f--- transphobia," and "Bigots on board."Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Last season, Josh Allen produced arguably the best performance of his NFL career.Shortly after finishing the regular season with 12 rushing touchdowns and 28 passing touchdowns against six interceptions, Allen was named the NFL MVP. Allen recently took a moment to reflect on his personal achievements, but also made it clear that hoisting the coveted Vince Lombardi Trophy remains his primary goal.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I don't play too much into it," Allen told Sports Illustrated. "You know, it is such a great honor, and I do appreciate being honored for my work. But at the same time, I still didn't win a Super Bowl. Didn't win a ring, and that is the only goal. It's the only focus that I've ever had going into this league."BILLS' JOSH ALLEN DEFENDS CONTROVERSIAL 'TUSH PUSH' PLAY DESPITE HIS TEAM VOTING TO BAN ITWhile the Buffalo Bills have had considerable regular-season success with Allen under center, the star quarterback has helped guide the Bills to six consecutive playoff appearances. The Bills have also won five straight AFC East division titles.However, the team has come up short in the postseason in the past several years.This past January's AFC Championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs marked the most recent disappointment for the Bills. Allen came up just inches short on the Bills version of the "tush push" in the fourth quarter, which allowed the Chiefs to hold on for a 32-29 victory.The Chiefs have managed to eliminate the Bills four times over the past five NFL postseasons.Allen vowed to continue to put in the necessary work with the hopes of getting Buffalo "over that hump.""At the end of the day, you got to make the playoffs, and then you got to win three, maybe four games," Allen added. "And that's what we need to do. And we're going to continue to work as hard as we can, and myself included. What can we do to find a way over that hump? So that's the only goal going forward."It's been more than three decades since the Bills advanced to the Super Bowl. The franchise suffered four consecutive defeats in the big game from 1991-94.The Bills open the 2025 regular season on Sept. 7 at home against the Baltimore Ravens.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.