Comedian and podcast host Andrew Schulz accused the Harris campaign of "blatantly" lying about his team not reaching out to them during the election on Saturday.In an interview with the New York Times "The Interview" podcast, Schulz described his efforts to reach out to Democrats like Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to appear on his "Flagrant" podcast during the 2024 election.He claimed the Democrats not only rejected him but accused his team of being "podcast bros" who were "sexist, bigoted and racist."Schulz said he tried to set up an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris as well, but her campaign "blatantly lie[d]" and said he did not reach out.COMEDIAN ANDREW SCHULZ CLAIMS VENUE CANCELED SHOWS AFTER HE INTERVIEWED TRUMP"Its wild to blatantly lie when not only did I reach out Charlamagne, whos working with them, reached out," Schulz said. "Mark Cuban, whos a surrogate, reached out, and we reached out, and they blatantly lie."Then when people write articles about it, theyll say, Andrew says he reached out to Kamala, but we reached out to the Kamala people, and they said that never happened. So what is the reader supposed to interpret that as?"He added, "I think its an indictment on me, because its almost like calling me a liar."Fox News Digital reached out to Harris, Charlamagne and Cuban for comment.Schulz acknowledged that he has since spoken to progressive figures like Buttigieg and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. He believed the reason was that prior to the election, Democrats felt that they didnt need to go on podcasts like his to reach voters.Schulz and his "Flagrant" podcast interviewed President Donald Trump during his campaign in October. He said after the interview he felt Trump went from having "no chance" of winning the presidency again to "winning by a landslide."COMEDIAN ANDREW SCHULZ SAYS DEMOCRATS' 'COOLNESS FACTOR' IS LONG GONE, PARTY IS NO LONGER DOMINATING CULTUREAlso on The Times podcast, Schulz described himself as a lifelong Democrat who voted for Trump."[M]y vote was more like I voted against a Democratic institution that I feel was stripping the democratic process from its constituents. I didnt like the way things were going, and Kamala was saying, Yeah, were going to keep doing that," he said.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Andrew Cuomo is not dropping out of the race for New York City mayor.Cuomo, the former three-term New York State governor who resigned from office in 2021 amid multiple scandals, has decided, for now, to move ahead and run in the general election as an independent candidate, two sources confirmed to Fox News on Thursday night.The announcement by Cuomo came two days after progressive upstart Zohran Mamdani shocked the political world, as he topped Cuomo and the rest of the 11-candidate field in heavily blue New York City's Democratic Party mayoral primary and took a big step toward becoming the first Muslim mayor of the nation's most populous city.Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist state assemblyman from Queens who originally hailed from Uganda, captured 43.5% of the first round unofficial primary results, with Cuomo at 36.4%.REPUBLICANS USE MAMDANI BOMBSHELL VICTORY OVER CUOMO AS AMMUNITION TO BLAST DEMOCRATS AS EXTREMISTSWhile he acknowledged Mamdani's victory in the primary, Cuomo left the door open to a November run as an independent candidate, which election rules in New York State permit."I want to look at all the numbers as they come in and analyze the rank choice voting. I will then consult with my colleagues on what is the best path for me to help the City of New York, as I have already qualified to run for mayor on an independent line in November," Cuomo said in a statement earlier this week.Cuomo was facing an end-of-the-day Friday deadline for candidates who had already qualified to run as independents to decline that independent ballot line.The former governor will keep his place that he already secured earlier this year on the "Fight & Deliver" ballot line. But the sources said that Cuomo had not committed yet to running an active general election campaign through the summer and into the autumn.If Cuomo drops out of the race at a later date, his name will stay on the general election ballot.Once a longshot in the race, Mamdani closed the gap with Cuomo during the final stretch of the primary race thanks to an energetic campaign that focused in part on New York City's high cost of living.Endorsements by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the progressive rock star and New York City's most prominent leader on the left, and by Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the progressive champion and two-time Democratic presidential nominee runner-up, helped Mamdani consolidate much of New York City's Democratic Party baseWHAT MAMDANI'S STUNNING PRIMARY VICTORY MEANS FOR DEMOCRATS NATIONWIDEAnd Mamdani rode a wave of support from younger and first-time voters to catapult himself into first place."I will be the mayor for every New Yorker," Mamdani said in his victory speech. "Whether you voted for me, or for Governor Cuomo, or felt too disillusioned by a long broken political system to vote at all, I will fight for a city that works for you, that is affordable for you, that is safe for you."Since none of the candidates topped 50%, counting technically now heads into rounds of ranked-choice elimination. But the combined totals of votes Mamdani and other aligned progressive candidates won are likely to be more than enough to topple Cuomo as the ranked-choice tabulations begin on July 1.Cuomo, seeing the writing on the wall, admitted defeat and complimented Mamdani as the initial primary results poured in on Tuesday, telling supporters that "tonight is his night. He deserved it. He won."But Cuomo, in an interview on Wednesday with CBS New York, noted that "in the general election, more people come out to vote. It's a broader pool, if you will, of New Yorkers, more representative pool of New Yorkers.""There are about 5 million voters in New York City, there are about 8 million people in New York City, and about 1 million people vote in the Democratic primary. So it's not, necessarily, representative of the city at large," the former governor said.And a poll from a consulting and lobbying group that was aligned with an outside group supporting Cuomo released a poll on Thursday that suggested Mamdani and Cuomo tied in a possible general election matchup, with incumbent Mayor Eric Adams a Democrat who's running for re-election as an independent and Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa far behind.Sliwa, the founder of the volunteer crime-fighting patrols known as the Guardian Angels, is the GOP nominee for a second straight election cycle. Also running this November as an independent is former federal prosecutor Jim Walden.Asked if Cuomo should drop out of the race, Mamdani said Thursday in an interview with Fox News affiliate WNYW in New York that "I think there's room for everyone because, ultimately, we're going to win it."The 67-year-old Cuomo has spent the past four years fighting to clear his name after 11 sexual harassment accusations, which he has repeatedly denied, forced his resignation. He was also under investigation at the time for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic amid allegations his administration vastly understated COVID-related deaths at state nursing homes.Last month, the Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into Cuomo after Republicans accused him of lying to Congress about the decisions he made as governor during the coronavirus pandemic.Cuomo, thanks to his name recognition, was the front-runner in the polls even before he announced his candidacy earlier this year. But he ran a safe campaign that relied on union support, and he shied away from often engaging with local or national media.Mamdani, meanwhile, made smart use of social media platforms, including TikTok, as he engaged the primary electorate. He proposed eliminating fares to ride New York City's vast bus system, making CUNY (City University of New York) "tuition-free," freezing rents on municipal housing, offering "free childcare" for children up to age five, and setting up government-run grocery stores.Adams, in formally launching his campaign on Thursday on the steps of City Hall, said "this is a city not of socialism," in an obvious jab at Mamdani's proposals."There's no dignity in someone giving you everything for free. There's dignity in giving you a job, so you can provide for your family and the opportunities that you deserve. This is not a city of handouts. This is a city of hands up."Adams' poll numbers were sinking even before he was indicted last year on five counts, which accused the mayor of bribery and fraud as part of an alleged "long-running" scheme to personally profit from contacts with foreign officials.The mayor made repeated overtures to President Donald Trump, and the Justice Department earlier this year dismissed the corruption charges, so Adams could potentially work with the Trump administration on its illegal immigration crackdown.He announced in early April that he would run for re-election as an independent and forgo the Democratic primary.

Former Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice said the United States and Israels strikes on Irans nuclear facilities are a significant moment for the Middle East and a sign of bolstered American credibility on the global stage.Rice joined "Special Report" on Thursday after the United States struck three Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend, praising the American military and Israeli forces for their accomplishments."We will eventually know precisely how much the Iranian program was damaged, but I think all of the evidence is that it was substantially, significantly damaged to the place that, for a while at least, it will be hard to build a nuclear weapon," she said.US STRIKES SET IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM BACK MANY YEARS, ISRAELI ASSESSMENT FINDSIrans Fordow, Natanz andIsfahan nuclear sites were hit early Sunday morning by U.S. B-2 bombers and Tomahawk missiles as part of Operation Midnight Hammer.The B-2 bombers flew for 37 hours non-stop from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri to drop 12 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators on Fordow and two on Natanz.More than two dozen cruise missiles were also launched at Isfahan from a U.S. submarine.Top Trump administration officials have maintained the "obliteration" of Irans nuclear program in the days following the strikes despite questions regarding the whereabouts of the Islamic Republics highly enriched uranium.TRUMP LASHES OUT AT ISRAEL AND IRAN WITH PROFANITY FOR BREAKING CEASEFIRE"President Trump directed the most complex and secretive military operation in history. And it was a resounding success, resulting in a ceasefire agreement and the end of the 12 Day War,"said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a Thursday press briefing at the Pentagon."There's been a lot of discussion about what happened and what didn't happen. Step back for a second. Because of decisive military action, President Trump created the conditions to end the war, decimating, choose your word, obliterating, destroying Iran's nuclear capabilities."Rice told Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier that she believes the U.S. strikes set Irans nuclear program back significantly.She criticized a leaked, "low-confidence"preliminary intelligence assessment from the Defense Intelligence Agency which claimed President Donald Trump's strikes did not destroy key components of Iran's nuclear facilities as "irresponsible.""When you look at what the Israelis were able to do to Hezbollah, what they were able to do to Hamas the significant efforts against the Iranian military establishment, against scientists. This really is a now-crippled Iran, and a crippled Iran is good for the region," the Stanford professor explained.The Trump administration is pushing for diplomatictalks with the Iranians following Operation Midnight Hammer, but Rice argued she has no doubts that the Iranian regime isnt interested in peace, given its "legitimacy" is based on destroying Israel."We've had 46 years of the Iranians destabilizing the region, killing Americans. We've had 46 years of their proxies holding terror against Israel, against Iraq, against the people of the Middle East. So, no, they don't want peace," she said.The former Bush official added thatthe U.S. strikes were a "shot in the arm for American credibility" on the global stage following former President Joe Bidens "disastrous" withdrawal from Afghanistan."Credibility is not something that you establish one day and then you sort of dial it in and say it's done. We have to keep establishing that the United States is going to try and shape the international system, not just be a victim of it," Rice said. "But what's happened in the last couple of days is very, very good for American credibility."

Heather Graham and Jane Seymour are diving straight into summer with new beach selfies in Italy.On Wednesday, Seymour took to Instagram to share a photo with Graham in big beach hats, sunglasses and their swimsuits enjoying their summer vacation."Heather Graham and I dove straight into summer mode. Saltwater in our hair, sunshine on our cheeks, and just enough mischief to keep the seagulls guessing," Seymour began her caption.She then asked, "If you were a mermaid for a day, what ocean secret would you unlock first?"HEATHER GRAHAM'S SECRETS TO FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH AS SHE ADMITS SHE'S HAPPIER THAN EVER IN HER 50SGraham commented on Seymour's post, writing, "You are an inspiration Jane! Im so glad we got to spend time together."In the photo, Graham was seen wearing a black string bikini with oversized black sunglasses and a white sun hat. Seymour sported a coral one-piece swimsuit with black sunglasses and a black sun hat.Seymour previously posted a picture in the same one-piece on Saturday."Soaking up the sunshine and the solstice magic. The longest day of the year calls for a little extra sparkle, a splash of sea, and a heart wide open to summers beauty," she captioned her weekend post.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSThe "Wedding Crashers" star posed in front of the ocean with her legs crossed while wearing a white and black sun hat.In May, Seymour commented on how she's been able to maintain the same figure she's had since she was in high school.She told the Daily Mail that she stuck to the Mediterranean diet, which has kept her a size four for decades.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER"It works so well and it tastes good," Seymour told the outlet, adding that the diet, "includes a lot of delicious food like tomatoes, olives and fish."Seymour explained that she doesn't find the diet restrictive."People ask me if I have a cheat day with my diet and I respond that I am never on a diet. If you think you are on a diet, you will lose track, you will cheat."But if you find healthy foods you really love that make you feel good, you never feel shorted," she said.Seymour's fitness includes keeping "moving" by doing Pilates and weight-lifting.

Brad Pitt's Los Angeles home was allegedly "ransacked" late Wednesday night.A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) shared that Northeast area officers responded to the 2300 block of Edgemont Street at 10:30 p.m. June 25. Three suspects allegedly broke into the home through the front window and "ransacked" the residence.The suspects fled with miscellaneous items, according to the spokesperson.Police did not identify the owner of the home, but multiple outlets confirmed it was Pitt's.NICOLE KIDMAN, KEITH URBAN'S LA HOME BROKEN INTO, RANSACKED: POLICEPitt's representative declined to comment on the matter.The actor is on a promotional tour for "F1: The Movie" and was reportedly not home at the time of the break-in.NBC Los Angeles reported that the police department is still looking for the three suspects responsible for the burglary.Pitt's ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston, was the target of a crime in Los Angeles last month when a man rammed through the gates of her Bel Air home.In May, authorities identified the suspect as 48-year-old Jimmy Wayne Carwyle. Hes been booked for felony vandalism.The "Friends" star was home at the time of the crash, according to The Associated Press via KABC-TV.West Los Angeles officers responded to a burglary suspect Monday, May 5, at about 12:20 p.m., police said.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"Comments from the call stated that a male suspect drove through the gate of the residence in his vehicle. Private security at the location detained the suspect while awaiting LAPD officers to arrive. West LA officers responded and took the suspect into custody without incident," authorities told Fox News Digital at the time.Online property records show a home on that block owned by a trust run by Jennifer Anistons business manager, according to The Associated Press.Aniston and Pitt join Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, who have been victims of home burglaries this year.Kidman and Urban's Los Angeles home was broken into on Valentine's Day. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERThe Los Angeles Police Department confirmed with Fox News Digital at the time that officers responded to a burglary report Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. in the couples neighborhood."Unknown suspects smashed the glass door to the residence and then fled the location," a spokesperson for the LAPD stated.Officers said no one was home at the time of the burglary.Fox News Digital's Stephanie Giang-Paunon contributed to this report.

LIV Golf is taking its global tour to the South, bringing back big names and team competition. However, this weekend in Dallas, the focus is about more than the game itself. While big names like Bryson DeChambeau may grab headlines, the league tells FOX theyre just as invested in whos getting a chance to belong in the sport.ThroughLIV Golfs Potential, Unleashed,students stretched out across the DFW area took part in a day of inspiration and fun through the leagues working partnerships with local school districts and charities. The idea behind it all? To increase opportunities for education, employment and training young athletes in the game of golf.EVERYTHING TO KNOW FOR LIV GOLF DALLAS"Its allowing them to bring diversity to the game, to teach the game to communities that may not have had the opportunity to do that But also to show the world that it's not just about a sport and somebody being a winnerbut there are a lot of life lessons to be involved when you're playing golf or learning something new," explained Tracey Hardwick, Executive Director of Together We Thrive.On Wednesday, the kids also took part in golf lessons from the pros themselves opening doors to the leaderboard."I think trying to break some of those barriers and get golf to everyone is really important Notonly for the growth of the game, but forthis community here to have a sport, that they can go play and learn," said Cameron Tringale, a LIV Golf player with HyFlyers GC.BRYSON DECHAMBEAU ADMIRED BY PRESIDENT TRUMPS GOLF GAMEHowever, when it comes to the tournament, LIV Golf andFOX Sports Broadcaster Jerry Foltz says the energy is different."It's easy to say this is not your grandfathers golf tournament There's world-class golf at the highest level But there's a relaxed atmosphere for the fans who are here," Foltz said.LIV GOLF STAR TAKES SWIPE AT SAN FRANCISCOS LEADERSHIPThat culture all shows up in the merch specially catered to match the location of each individual tournament, while highlighting the unique layers to team play."You know it's a team following, but it also has a player following, and it's a design following," said Senior Retail Operations Manager with LIV Golf, Andre Williams.But its not just about what fans wear, its who theyre here to see, and the people who keep the game sharp like Ben Giunta, otherwise known as the club doctor. A degree or two off? Giunta makes it right and is ready for the game."A player comes in with some uncertainty. They walk out with a little bit more confidence in what they're actually using so they can go out and perform," Giunta explained.

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy warned Thursday that the tone of political discourse and threats to judges are undermining the ability of the U.S. to serve as an example of freedom and democracy around the world.Kennedy, a Reagan appointee who retired in 2018 during President Donald Trump's first term, was speaking during a virtual forum about threats to the rule of law, as he defended the role of judges in a democracy and advocated for the need to protect them and their families from threats."Many in the rest of the world look to the United States to see what democracy is, to see what democracy ought to be," Kennedy said during the "Speak Up for Justice" event, one day before the current Supreme Court justices are set to deliver their final rulings of the current term."If they see a hostile, fractious discourse, if they see a discourse that uses identity politics rather than to talk about issues, democracy is at risk. Freedom is at risk," he continued.BOOKER, CRUZ SPAR OVER THREATS TO US JUDGES IN FIERY SENATE EXCHANGEKennedy did not mention Trump, even as other participants expressed concern about the barrage of threats and attacks against judges for blocking key parts of the president's political agenda during his second term, including his immigration policies, firings of federal workers and his implementation of broad-based tariffs.But Kennedy's remarks appeared to be sparked, at least in part, by the Trump administration's repeated attacks against judges who have ruled against him, including some whom he appointed during his first term.In March, Trump criticized U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg as a "radical left lunatic" and called for his impeachment after he attempted to block the administration from removing alleged Venezuelan gang members from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime presidential power Trump invoked.Last month, Trump attacked "USA-hating" judges as "monsters who want our country to go to hell."Trump's rhetoric has come alongside an uptick in threats against judges, according to POLITICO, although spokespeople for the administration have said the president is against any threats and that they would face prosecution from the Justice Department.Kennedy said "judges must have protection for themselves and their families" and that "judges are best protected when the public and our nation realize how central they are to our discourse.""We should be concerned in this country about, as I've already indicated, the tone of our political discourse," he said. "Identity politics are used so that a person is characterized by his or her partisan affiliation. That's not what democracy and civil discourse is about."Other participants at the forum, which featured judges from the U.S. and other countries who warned about how attacks on courts can threaten democracies, also took aim at Trump's statement denouncing the courts.Without mentioning Trump by name, U.S. District Judge Esther Salas, whose son was killed by a disgruntled lawyer who went to her New Jersey home in 2020, said disinformation about judges was spreading "from the top down," with jurists attacked as "rogue" and "corrupt."CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS DOUBLES DOWN ON DEFENSE OF COURTS AS SCOTUS GEARS UP TO HEAR KEY TRUMP CASES"Judges are rogue. Sound familiar? Judges are corrupt. Sound familiar? Judges are monsters. Judges hate America," Salas said. "We are seeing the spreading of disinformation coming from the top down."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPSalas warned that the number of threats recorded against judges this year was reaching historic heights in the U.S., noting that the U.S. Marshals Service has tracked more than 400 threats against judges since January, when Trump was inaugurated."We're going to break records, people, and not in a good way," she said.Reuters contributed to this report.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Snchez's relationship has brought them to say "I do" in a lavish wedding in Venice, Italy.The couple's three-day wedding extravaganza will be both Bezos and Snchez's second marriage. They debuted their engagement in 2023.There are about 200 guests reportedly expected to attend the wedding, with stars like Orlando Bloom, Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey and Leonardo DiCaprio already making appearances. Ivanka Trump, her husband and kids were spotted at the Marco Polo Airport earlier this week.VENICE TO PLAY HOST TO BEZOS, SANCHEZ WEDDING, CITY SAYSOn Thursday, celebrities such as Bloom, Tom Brady, Kardashian, DiCaprio, Kylie Jenner and others were seen boarding water taxis at various luxurious hotels in Venice ahead of the couple's extravagant wedding celebrations.According to People, the couple hosted a welcome party for their guests in a closed cloister adjacent to the Madonna dell'Orto church Thursday night.Snchez wore a golden, satin dress, a look from Schiaparelli's Spring-Summer 2025 Haute Couture collection, according to the outlet.Guests reportedly arrived in a convoy of about 30 boats. According to the outlet, guests will be eating pizza prepared on site by a famous Neapolitan chef.Throughout the day, baskets of white and purple flowers were brought in to decorate the venue, along with a piano, People reported.Bezos and Snchez reportedly met in the mid-2010s.In 2018, Bezos hired Snchezs company, Black Ops Aviation, to film a promo for his rocket company, Blue Origin, according to Yahoo News. The couple didn't go public with their relationship until 2019, once Sanchez separated from husband and Hollywood agent Patrick Whitesell and Bezos finalized his divorce from MacKenzie Scott.Bezos proposed to Snchez while aboard his $500 million yacht, Koru, in May 2023, she revealed to Vogue in November of that year. During her interview with the outlet, Lauren revealed the billionaire hid her engagement ring under her pillow, and she found it while getting ready for bed."When he opened the box, I think I blacked out a bit," she told Vogue.W Magazine reported that Sanchez's 30-carat pink diamond engagement ring is estimated to be worth between $3 million and $5 million. The outlet reported that Sanchez had two engagement parties, one in Beverly Hills and another in Positano, Italy.During an interview with Extra in September, Snchez beamed with excitement about marrying the "man of her dreams.""You know what I'm most excited about? I get to marry the man of my dreams. I do. He's amazing. I get to spend the rest of my life with him, and he loves my kids. And that is really what I am looking forward to," she told the outlet at the time.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSSnchez is a mother of three, sharing children with her ex-husband, Patrick, and her ex-boyfriend, NFL star Tony Gonzalez. Bezos has four children with Scott.Snchez told People in September what her ideal morning routine with her soon-to-be husband looks like."I love waking up. I make myself a cup of coffee. I make Jeff a cup of coffee, and we kind of have this magic moment where it's just us talking."The kids haven't woken up yet. And we don't get on our phones. That's one of the rules. He definitely made that rule," she told the outlet with a laugh. "It wasn't me. But the mornings are just us for as long as we can."She told People the previous month her favorite time with Bezos is their "TV time.""My favorite time is when the house is calm and quiet and Jeff and I are deciding what show we're going to binge that night," Snchez told the outlet.MYSTERY COUPLE MISTAKEN FOR JEFF BEZOS AND LAUREN SNCHEZ AT CANNES"It takes a little bit of time to decide. You can imagine our tastes are a little different. But I love our TV time. We just have the best time."This year has been a milestone year for the couple.In January, Bezos and Snchez sat in the front row at President Donald Trump's Inauguration. The couple were seated next to Tesla founder Elon Musk, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.In April, Snchez and her girl squad Katy Perry, Gayle King, Kerianne Flynn, activist Amanda Nguyen and former NASA scientist Aisha Bowe went to space on Bezos' Blue Origin for the first all-female flight.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERIn May, Snchez held a star-studded bachelorette party in Paris.Dinner was hosted on Thursday, May 15, at the chic restaurant Lafayette's. The intimate gathering of 13 women featured Hollywood A-listers, including Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Katy Perry and Eva Longoria."The atmosphere was very relaxed and very Parisian," a source shared with People. "It was a pre-wedding all-girl party for 13."Snchez shared moments from the celebration on Instagram, and she expressed gratitude to the women who came to celebrate her before she tied the knot with the Amazon founder."Forever starts with friendship, surrounded by the woman whove lifted me up, illuminated my path in dark times, and shaped my heart along the way," her caption said.Bezos and Sanchez are expected to tie the knot as soon as Friday, June 27.

In light of the arrests of two Chinese nationals who are accused of smuggling a crop-killing fungus across the border, one expert warns that agroterrorism from foreign adversaries could cause a "severe disruption" to the United States."Agroterrorism is any attempt to bring items into the United States intentionally that would impact our food supply," Kristofor Healey told Fox News Digital. "So this would be biological organisms like we saw in this case in Michigan. A specific lab-grown organism that is intended to attack items that are key to our agricultural survival as a nation."Healey worked for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for 15 years, first in an immigration enforcement role and then in counter-corruption operations. Now, he is a private investigator and expert witness.CHINESE BIOTERROR SUSPECTS' ARRESTS SIGNAL COMMUNIST COUNTRY PLOTTING 'SOMETHING WORSE' THAN COVID: EXPERT"Obviously, we're an agricultural-based economy in many ways, so anything that's attacking our wheat, our barley, the basic standard of what goes into so many of our food products that's being introduced intentionally, that's being introduced by a foreign threat to cause disruption," Healey said. "It's the same as any sort of other type of terrorism that's attacking a civilian population. It's just attacking it from that agricultural standpoint."Chinese nationals Yunqing Jian, 33, and her boyfriend Zunyong Liu, 34, were arrested earlier this month by the FBI for allegedly smuggling Fusarium graminearum into the U.S. and studying it in labs over a two-year period. Jian was a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan whose research was funded in part by the People's Republic of China.Fusarium graminearum is a toxic fungus that causes a crop-killing "head blight," a disease of wheat, barley, maize and rice that "is responsible for billions of dollars in economic losses worldwide each year," according to the Department of Justice.It is also toxic to humans and can cause vomiting, liver damage and "reproductive defects in humans and livestock.""I don't think Americans really understand or really recognize the threat that the [Chinese Communist Party] actually holds, and how much our economy is built into the CCP-run economy," said Healey.CCP LOYALIST SHOULD BE SENT TO GITMO AFTER ARREST FOR ALLEGED PATHOGEN SMUGGLING, SAYS CHINA EXPERTHe said that if a major event, like a war over Taiwan, were to occur, the United States would not be prepared for the wrath that China could unleash on America's crops and other critical infrastructure."[Agriculture] is a very vulnerable part of our nation's infrastructure if you have individuals who are coming into this country, as was the case in Michigan, who are coming to study, who have a lab background, who have a background in this sort of development of these sort of organisms, studying or working with these sorts of organisms," Healey said. "If they have ill-intent, that's the sort of thing that could cause severe disruption to our food safety, that could cause severe destruction to what essentially goes into keeping America running."Healey also noted that while the United States focuses a great deal of time on keeping out dangerous people or items like bombs and weaponry, it should be paying more attention to agricultural and biological terror threats, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.SUSPECTED CHINESE BIOTERRORISTS SMUGGLED KILLER AGENT INTO US IN BOOTS, OFFICIALS SAY"I would suggest that is something we need to be thinking about a lot more, because we just came off, five years ago, the entire world being shut down by what now appears to be a biological item that leaked from a laboratory and then infected millions of people and killed millions of people around the globe," he said.Healey warned that Americans should be prepared in the event of such an attack."You don't have to be a prepper and build a silo in Nebraska and bury all your food supplies and wait for the end of the road, but you do have to be thinking a little bit down the road," he said. "Be prepared in the sense that you're the kind of person who's looking down the road. Not 24 hours in the future, but looking weeks and sometimes months in the future and preparing accordingly."Jian and Liu have been charged with conspiracy, smuggling goods into the U.S., false statements and visa fraud. They remain in federal custody.

Ticks are spreading outside their comfort zone and into ours, according to experts.As cooler regions experience milder winters, those areas are becoming more hospitable to many tick species, Bob Hottel, an entomologist with Orkin, the pest control company, told Fox News Digital. This is because ticks prefer warmer climates.While the insects previously would go dormant in the cold leaving them unable to travel very far they're now able to stay active longer, clinging to hosts that carry them outside their typical regions.INVASIVE PESTS COULD STAGE DRAMATIC COMEBACK THIS SUMMER, EXPERTS WARNIn recent years, experts at Binghamton University Tick-borne Disease Center in New York have reported that tick-borne illnesses - typically confined to specific regions are beginning to show up in other parts of the country."Deer ticks are active any time its over 39 degrees, so we have a lot longer active periods for ticks now, unfortunately," Yetrib Hathout, professor of pharmaceutical sciences and director of the tick-born disease center, told Binghamton University previously.The number of concerning tick species has risen from one to five in the last 15 years, according to experts at Ohio State University.Given the spread of ticks, Ohio State Universitys Buckeye Tick Test Lab is now identifying "the most dangerous ticks that spread diseases."DANGEROUS FUNGUS COULD SPREAD TO PARTS OF US, RESEARCHERS CLAIMHottel of Orkin said its important for people to stay vigilant as they're frequently outdoors at this time of year.He said people need to exercise caution regarding certain species, the bites they can deliver and the disease they can cause.The blacklegged tick (or deer tick) is best known for transmitting Lyme disease, especially in the Northeast, Midwest, and Appalachian regions.While many people are aware of Lyme disease carried by the deer tick, fewer are aware of other dangerous diseases such as alpha-gal syndrome, which is spread by the lone star tick; it can trigger an allergy to red meat.The American dog tick, found mostly east of the Rockies, can spread Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, and even cause tick paralysis.Its cousin, the Rocky Mountain wood tick, poses similar risks in high-elevation areas of the Rockies."Some of the pathogens that are only found in the South, like the Rickettsia species that causes spotted fever, are migrating up north," according to Hathout.AMERICA'S SECOND-LARGEST CICADA SWARM IS ABOUT TO EMERGE ACROSS THE EAST COAST"Thats why tick surveillance and tick screening for other things are important. And I think its important to do it regularly."Hottel told Fox News Digital, "Awareness is the first step in protecting yourself from tick-borne illness."Among the precautionary steps to take, say experts: Wear long clothing, use tick repellents and check for ticks after outdoor activity.Knowing which species to watch for can also help prevent serious tick-borne illness.For more Lifestyle articles, visitfoxnews.com/lifestyle"Another reason for the spread of ticks is the expansion of human developments into wildlife habitats, which helps ticks more easily find human hosts," said Hottel.Ticks find their hosts by detecting animals breath and body odors, or by sensing body heat, moisture and vibrations, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC)."Some species can even recognize a shadow," the CDC site says.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERIn addition, ticks pick a place to wait by identifying well-used paths.Then they wait for a host, resting on the tips of grasses and shrubs.Ticks can't fly or jump but many tick species wait in this position known as "questing."