Former President Barack Obama called out progressives on Wednesday for their "mistake" of constantly talking about what boys are doing wrong, rather than talking about what they are doing right.Appearing as a guest on the "IMO" podcast, which is co-hosted by his wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama, and her brother Craig Robinson, the former president argued that the "mistake" occurred because progressives were hyper-focused on ensuring there is a "level playing field" for girls, which has led to boys' flaws being put under a microscope."I will say, as quote-unquote progressives, Democrats, progressive parents, enlightened ones, we've made that mistake sometimes in terms of our rhetoric, where it's like we're constantly talking about it, you know, what's going on with the boys instead of what's right with them," he stated.MICHELLE OBAMA SAYS SHE'S 'SO GLAD' SHE NEVER HAD A SON, SAYS HE 'WOULD HAVE BEEN A BARACK OBAMA'Obama continued, explaining his reasoning for why many progressives have overlooked what boys have been doing right, and instead have focused on what they've been doing wrong."We rightly have tried to invest in girls to make sure that there's a level playing field, and they're not barred from opportunities. But we haven't been as willing, I think, to be intentional about investing in the boys. And that's been a mistake. And I think people are starting to recognize that," he asserted.Earlier in the podcast, the former president noted that he finds it "promising" that young men are beginning to realize that there are many different ways of being a "good, strong, successful, happy man." However, he expressed criticism of the younger generation for leaving behind some of the good aspects of what the "old models" of manhood contained.MICHELLE OBAMA PRAISES BARACK OBAMA'S PARENTING DESPITE THE 'GRANDEUR' OF HIS JOBSpeaking directly to his brother-in-law, the former president told Robinson, "I think that what we need to do in order to take advantage of that is to, as a society, as communities, recognize this kind of transition from the old models that you and I, Craig, grew up on. Just like you said, you took a lot of good stuff from your dad, but then there were some modifications that just had to be made, either because of blind spots, limits, lack of resources, what have you."Continuing his point, Obama used an anecdote from what he'd witnessed with some of his daughters' male friends to explain how some of the old-fashioned qualities of being a man, such as chivalry, have been lost on the younger generation of men."Talking to Malia and Sasha, sometimes they go out with their friends and, you know, they're in a group and the guy's got crocodile arms, you know? It's like not picking up the check. And it's like, okay, you don't have to pick it up all the time, but if you're never picking it up, that's a problem," he explained. "That says something about you, if you're not opening a door or pulling out a chair, because that's just common courtesy. That's just being kind, right?"CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST MEDIA AND CULTURE NEWSObama added that hes "rooting" for the parents of boys, noting that as a father of daughters, he and his wife are counting on them to raise "good guys" not just in terms of marriage, but in all aspects of life.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"What we're learning, I think, is that when we don't think about boys and just assume they're going to be okay because they've been running the world and, you know, they've got all the advantages relative to girls and all of which has historically been true in all kinds of ways. But precisely because of that, if you're not thinking about what's happening to boys and how are they being raised, then that can actually hurt women," he argued.

Qatar is taking bold steps to transform its educational infrastructure.To lead this change, the country has launched one of the world's largest 3D-printed construction projects. UCC Holding and the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) are heading the effort. As part of the plan, Qatar will build 14 public schools. Notably, two of them will use advanced 3D printing technology.This initiative directly supports Qatar National Vision 2030, which prioritizes both innovation and sustainable growth. By using cutting-edge construction methods and forward-thinking design, Qatar is positioning itself as a global leader in scalable, eco-friendly architecture.VERTICAL TINY HOMES REDEFINE COMPACT LIVINGTo tackle a project of this scale, UCC Holding brought in the experts. The company partnered with Danish firm COBOD, a global leader in 3D construction printing. As a result, COBOD supplied two massive, custom-built BOD2 printers. Each machine measures approximately 164 feet long, 90 feet wide and 49 feet high, about the size of a Boeing 737 hangar.WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)?These industrial printers can build structures up to five stories tall. They enable fast, accurate and cost-effective construction that traditional methods can't match.Before launching the project, UCC's team of architects, engineers and technicians carried out extensive tests. At a trial site in Doha, they completed more than 100 full-scale component prints using a BOD2 printer. To further prepare for Qatar's desert climate, the team engineered a custom concrete mix designed to cure properly in high heat. Additionally, they developed a special extrusion nozzle to ensure smooth, precise printing.Each 3D-printed school is a two-story structure that will cover an area of 215,000 square feet. This is a total of 430,000 square feet. When compared to the biggest 3D-printed building we know of, these schools are 40 times bigger. They will be built on 328-by-328-foot plots. Therefore, making this project one of unprecedented scale for the region.GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HEREQatar's desert formations were the inspiration behind the architectural design of the schools. They have wavy walls that look like dunes, something that can only be made possible through 3D printing. Building these unique curved shapes would be too expensive and difficult with traditional construction methods.Qatar's 3D-printed school project goes beyond architectural innovation; it also marks a major step toward sustainable construction. 3D printing technology reduces material waste by up to 60% compared to traditional building methods. It also minimizes labor requirements and shortens construction timelines, leading to lower overall emissions and energy use.Moreover, the ability to print complex, curved designs, like the dune-inspired walls of these schools, proves how digital construction methods can unlock new levels of creativity while staying cost-efficient. This approach not only supports Qatar's environmental goals but also sets a new global standard for eco-friendly building design.Qatar's 3D-printed schools will be complete by the end of 2025 and demonstrate just how far construction technology has come. By combining both imaginative design and cutting-edge engineering, this project sets the standard for sustainable, scalable and future-ready educational infrastructure. Furthermore, its an impressive milestone for the region, and a blueprint for how nations worldwide can rethink how buildings are made using the latest technologies.Do you think 3D printing construction is a good alternative to traditional construction methods? Let us know by writing us atCyberguy.com/Contact.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips, urgent security alerts, and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, youll get instant access to my Ultimate Scam Survival Guide - free when you join myCYBERGUY.COM/NEWSLETTER.Copyright 2025 CyberGuy.com. All rights reserved.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Republicans fixated on Jeffrey Epstein are getting "duped" by Democrats, further defending Attorney General Pam Bondi's handling of the case.During an Oval Office meeting with the crown prince and prime minister of Bahrain, Trump said his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, reversed his first-term energy policies, leading to higher inflation."What Biden did is he ended our policies," Trump told reporters. "He doesn't have a policy. Some lunatic around the desk had a policy. Whoever operated the autopen had a policy which is, by the way, I think the biggest scandals that's the scandal they should be talking about, not Jeffrey Epstein, the scandal you should be talking about is the autopen because I think it's the biggest scandal, one of them, in American history."JILL BIDEN 'WORK HUSBAND' PLEADS FIFTH AMENDMENT, DODGES HOUSE GOP COVER-UP PROBE QUESTIONSIn early June, Trump directed Bondi and the White House counsel to investigate whether Biden's aides used an autopen to sign official documents such as pardons, executive orders, and judicial appointments without his personal awareness. Biden has denied the claim. The House Oversight Committee is also investigating the conspiracy and has issued letters and subpoenas for testimony from several former White House aides, as well as Biden's former White House physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor.Trump said Wednesday that Bondi could release "whatever's credible" related to the Epstein case before addressing Republican infighting about what some categorize as an about-face on transparency by the administration."He's dead. He's gone," Trump said of Epstein. "And, all it is, is the Republicans, certain Republicans got duped by the Democrats, and they're following a Democrat playbook and no different than Russia, Russia, Russia and all the other hoaxes."Trump said he couldn't speak to FBI Director Kash Patel's comments on the case but further defended Bondi."I really think that she's done very good. She says, I gave you all the credible information, and if she finds any more credible information, she'll give that too. What more can she do than that?" Trump said. "I mean, honestly, what more can she do?"His comments come after FBI deputy director Dan Bongino reportedly had a heated argument with Bondi over the Epstein case last week and took a day off from the job to cool down, sources previously told Fox News.BONDI SHOULD RELEASE 'CREDIBLE' EPSTEIN FILES, TRUMP SAYSA growing list of Republicans have demanded greater transparency from the Justice Department on the case. Trump earlier Wednesday said on social media that Democrats had come up with another "hoax," this time on Epstein, after previously being responsible for the widely discredited "Steele dossier" during the Trump-Russia probe, as well as the cover-up of Hunter Biden's laptop story ahead of the 2020 presidential election."Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this bull---- hook, line, and sinker," Trump wrote on TRUTH Social. "They havent learned their lesson, and probably never will, even after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years."In the Oval Office, Trump said the Justice Department, and administration more broadly, are dealing with "bigger problems.""We have problems with millions of illegal people that came in here, and they're killers and murderers. We have 11,888 murderers that were allowed into our country by Biden. Sleepy Joe Biden, stupid Joe Biden, he allowed them into our country. And you know what we got to do something about? She's got a lot of things she's working on," Trump said. "It's very sad that somebody can be waylaid, just get waylaid I think she's doing a great job."Trump said he has "lost faith" in certain people in his own party regarding the Epstein case."I lost that because they got duped by the Democrats. The Democrats are good for nothing. They've done a terrible job. They almost destroyed our country," Trump said, championing how the passage of his "big, beautiful bill" ensures "the biggest tax cut in history" and the "biggest regulation cuts in history.""These are the things that they should be talking about," Trump said. "The big beautiful bill is one of the greatest pieces of legislation ever in this country, and the Democrats have nothing to combat it."

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday defended its agents after Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said they were being diverted from targeting dangerous criminals to rounding up illegal immigrants, like gardeners, "many of whom pose no threat whatsoever."Durbin, a ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was speaking at a Tuesday hearing titled "Beyond the Smash and Grab: Criminal Networks and Organized Theft" when he noted the various roles federal law enforcement plays in combating organized crime and organized retail theft, specifically Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).ASSAULTS ON ICE OFFICERS SURGE 830% AS DEMOCRATS CAUGHT 'DOXING AND PHYSICALLY ASSAULTING' AGENTS: DHS"But we acknowledge this administration has announced different priorities," he said. "Under this administration, HSI has been diverted to rounding up immigrants, many of whom pose no threat whatsoever to this country."In a post on X, DHS noted that Durbin's own state, Illinois, provides sanctuary to criminal illegal immigrants."The brave men and women of HSI that Durbin attacks are getting the worst of the worst off our streets," the post states. "The Senator should be thanking them, not attacking them."The DHS post said remarks like those made by the senator have contributed to more than an 830% increase in attacks on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel, "who put their lives on the line every day to arrest violent criminal illegal aliens to protect and defend the lives of American citizens."DEMOCRAT ACCUSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OF DIVERTING 'CRITICAL RESOURCES' FROM FIGHTING ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFTDurbin cited a report that he said states HSI agents have been moved off new cases to make time for immigration enforcement arrests."One veteran agent said no drug cases, no human trafficking, no child exploitation. It's infuriating. Instead, he said, HSI is arresting gardeners.These are not the actions of an administration serious about combating crime," Durbin concluded. "Diverting federal resources endangers Americans and leaves us less equipped to target and disrupt criminals like those in organized retail theft."Fox News Digital has reached out to Durbin's office and the White House.

A summer fishing trip ended in tragedy for two Georgia teenagers who were fatally struck by lightning on the way back to their car.Joey Nelson Jr., 18, and Randall Martin III, 19, both of Waycross, were killed July 10, after storms rolled through the city.Ware County Sheriffs Office deputies responded to a 911 call at about 10:15 p.m. in Waycross, and found Nelson and Martin dead next to a vehicle.The pair had been fishing and did not return home as expected, according to a news release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI).OLYMPIC MEDALIST DIES IN TRAGIC LIGHTNING STRIKE DURING TRIPNelson and Martin were found by family members, who called 911.The GBI found the duo were fishing when "they were overtaken by a severe thunderstorm," according to the release.As they were returning to their car, they were struck by lightning.The car also appeared to be hit by lightning, officials said.LIGHTNING STRIKE INJURES 20 AT POPULAR SOUTH CAROLINA VACATION GETAWAYA GoFundMe created for Nelson's family described the 2025 high school graduate as being "full of promise and deeply loved by his family, friends, and community.""His sudden loss has left an unfillable void in the hearts of all who knew him," according to the fundraiser.HONEYMOON ENDS IN TRAGEDY AS LIGHTNING STRIKE CLAIMS NEWLYWED'S LIFE ON FLORIDA BEACHA GoFundMe organized by the Martin family noted Randall died doing "something he loved.""He touched the lives of so many in different ways," organizers wrote on the site.As of Wednesday afternoon, the fundraisers had raised more than $17,000 for both families.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe GBI Medical Examiners Office will complete an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.The investigation is still active and ongoing, according to the GBI.

The New York Times compared the GOPs push to cut federal funding for public news stations to some of the most radical left-wing defund movements in a new editorial.The liberal editorial board slammed conservatives on Wednesday for trying to defund NPR and PBS as an excessive one, that can be compared to the defund the police and abolish ICE movements."We are reminded of the excesses of the defund the police and abolish ICE movements on the other side of the ideological spectrum. They adopted a fatalistic view of vital government services, suggesting that their imperfections justified their elimination," the board wrote. "They were wrong, and so are the conservatives who want to defund public media."SENATE GOP BLOWS THROUGH 2ND HURDLE OF THE NIGHT, TEEING UP TRUMP'S CLAWBACK BILL FOR HOURSLONG DEBATEThe Times published the editorial on the same day that the U.S. Senate is set to vote on President Donald Trumps $9 billion rescission package, a bill set to cut shy of $8 billion from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and over $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the government-backed funding arm for NPR and PBS.Trump and Republicans have made the case for the cuts, saying they are scraping back funding for "woke" programs. NPR and PBS have other funding mechanisms besides the government, including grants and individual and corporate contributors, but proponents have said cutting federal funding could be ruinous.The Times board said the cuts would leave many U.S. communities less informed.TRUMP'S $9 BILLION CLAWBACK PASSES FIRST SENATE TEST, WHILE MORE HURDLES AWAIT"If the rescission bill becomes law, hundreds of cities and towns, especially those outside major metropolitan areas, will be affected. Nearly one in five NPR member stations could close down without federal funding, one analysis found. Listeners in the Midwest, South and West would be the hardest hit, becoming less informed about their communities," the board wrote.The editorial board acknowledged concerns about liberal bias in public news are justified. However, it argued that the potential cuts might not have much of an impact on the content at NPR."Republicans complain, not always wrongly, that public media reflects left-leaning assumptions and biases," the editorial board wrote. "And they can fairly tell NPR and PBS to do a better job of reflecting the citizenry that is subsidizing them. Yet the national part of NPR (or National Public Radio, as it used to call itself) that chafes conservatives may well be just fine without federal funds."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREWhite House spokesperson Harrison Fields told Fox News Digital that the editorial board are "blowhards" that are "utterly out of touch.""The sanctimonious blowhards at the New York Times Editorial Board are utterly out of touch, and their comparison of cutting taxpayer funds to leftist media organizations with cutting funds for law enforcement officers is jaw-dropping," he said. "Democrat paper-pushers masquerading as reporters dont deserve taxpayer subsidies, and contrary to what the Democrats believe, funding police is common sense. However, that would require Democrats to embrace commonsense ideas."Fox News Digitals Alex Miller contributed to this report.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Idaho student killer Bryan Kohberger got his first hands-on experience as a burglar while pilfering homes to fund a teenage heroin addiction, according to a new book."He was a heroin addict as a young guy [in Pennsylvania], and he was breaking and entering into houses," crime novelist James Patterson told Lawrence Jones on "FOX & Friends" Wednesday morning. "He'd been doing it for years, and that's exactly what happened in Moscow. He broke into this house and killed these four beautiful students."Patterson teamed up with investigative journalist Vicky Ward on "The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy," which dropped earlier this week.BRYAN KOHBERGER BELIEVED HE COMMITTED THE PERFECT MURDERS UNTIL ONE KEY MISTAKE SHATTERED HIS PLOT: AUTHORWhile Kohberger has no publicly visible criminal record in his home state, he was forced out of a security job for reasons that have not been made public and reportedly has an expunged 2014 conviction for the theft and sale of his sister's iPhone after a stint in rehab to pay for his heroin addiction when he was 19. In 2023, police confirmed to Fox News Digital the case had been expunged and said they had no record of it to share.Kohberger's dad, Michael Kohberger, told police that his son had just gotten out of rehab, swiped the phone and paid a pal $20 to drive him to the mall, where he allegedly sold it for $200, ABC News reported previously.The killer, now 30, was going to face a capital murder trial next month until he unexpectedly changed his plea on July 1, when he admitted to four counts of first-degree murder and one of felony burglary. He acknowledged that he pre-planned the slayings and that when he entered the off-campus rental home at 1122 King Road, he intended to kill.The authors found victims from Kohberger's past in Pennsylvania, where he spent most of his life, who shed new light on his capacity for manipulation and plotting.BRYAN KOHBERGER TRADED DEATH PENALTY FOR LIFE SENTENCE THAT COULD STILL END VIOLENTLY BEHIND BARS"I felt chills when Connie Saba told me the story of how a teenage Kohberger had manipulated her into inadvertently telling him when shed be out of the house to visit her son, Jeremy in jail, because he planned to break into her house and steal an iPad and other things from her," Ward told Fox News Digital.It was a striking betrayal, she said, because Kohberger had next to no friends and Jeremy Saba might have been the only one."Connie Saba had been nothing but welcoming and kind to him, so it was a devastating breach of trust and when Connie Saba imitated Kohberger coming back a year or so later to apologize to her for the break-in (as part of his rehab process), she showed me the creepy way he just 'appeared' in her kitchen like a ghost, frightening her," she said. "One could imagine him just 'appearing' at 1122 King Road on the night of the murders."READ BRYAN KOHBERGER'S SIGNED KILLER CONFESSIONKohberger cased out the rental home around a dozen times before the murders, according to court documents. Before school officials had it razed last year, it was situated on a slope in front of a parking lot, giving Kohberger a potential vantage point overlooking multiple windows, including those of 21-year-old victim Madison Mogen's bedroom."Mark Baylis, a former Navy SEAL, believes Kohberger successfully stalked him and his property for hours, days possibly, to steal valuables from him," Ward added. "It showed the cold-blooded, calculated side of Kohberger a side that I think we all saw in court in early July when he pled guilty with zero emotion."Kohberger stood up in court, with his back straight, admitting to the murders without a glance at his parents or those of the victims, most of whom were in the room. In the gallery near the defense table, his father wiped away tears and asked a bailiff for water. At one point, even Latah County Prosecuting Attorney Bill Thompson choked down a tear as he wrapped up a summary of the prosecution's case.GET REAL-TIME UPDATES AT THE FOX NEWS TRUE CRIME HUBThroughout the proceeding, Kohberger fixed his eyes on lawyers in the room, the judge, and occasionally leaned over into the ear of his lead defense attorney, Anne Taylor.The 30-year-old was a criminology student at Washington State University, a 10-mile drive from the crime scene.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XHe'd barely been there for one semester but was already worried about losing his scholarship, Patterson revealed.Kohberger had no meaningful connection to the victims, 21-year-olds Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, and 20-year-olds Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. But Patterson believes Mogen was the primary target when he snuck into the off-campus home at 1122 King Road on Nov. 13, 2022.SIGN UP TO GET THE TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTERShe and Kernodle both worked at the now-shuttered Mad Greek restaurant, which had vegan menu options that the author believes appealed to Kohberger's meat-free diet."He obviously had a big problem with women," Patterson said, based on roughly 300 interviews he conducted and public documents. "We believe he was targeting Maddie and things had happened... He was going to lose his scholarship."Kohberger was pursuing a Ph.D. in criminology at Washington State University where he reportedly butted heads with other students. After his arrest, the school said it had cut ties.Kohberger's defense did not respond to a request for comment.

Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell who filed a lawsuit against a Florida county, accusing the sheriffs department of refusing to keep public beachgoers off of his private beach says trespassers are "running" up his property and "coming after" his family."This is a truth issue. It's a fairness issue of the backyard of my place being a sanctuary," Littrell, 50, told Fox News' Dana Perino during an appearance on "America's Newsroom" on Wednesday."This lady in the video that you showed, traveled past two or three public beaches just to get to this place to cause issues for my family," the musician continued, referring to the body cam footage of a Walton County police officer asking a beachgoer to leave Littrell's property. "It's property rights, this is what we're talking about. I bought this place many years ago and they obviously know who I am. They're coming after my family. They're coming after my son, they're coming after my wife. You know, we play fair. We should be on here talking about the success of Backstreet Boys, but we're talking about people invading my privacy. It's unfortunate."BACKSTREET BOYS' BRIAN LITTRELL SUES FLORIDA SHERIFF FOR REFUSING TO REMOVE TRESPASSERS FROM HIS PRIVATE BEACHLittrell's attorney, Peter Ticktin of Ticktin Law Group, said, "You have these left-leaning people who think that everyone should have nothing and everyone will be happy. These people have to go across scantily populated public beaches in order to get to Brian's property this is not just Brian's problem. It's also his neighbors'.""These people are there just here to cause trouble," he added. "They don't think people should be able to, people that have great talent, that work really hard and end up succeeding, and they get enough money to finally get their dream, the American dream, they get their home, they get a beach behind their home and then these people need to squat on it. We already had to sue once to find the boundaries and show that it went all the way to the high watermark. Now, what we have are these people who are encouraged almost by the sheriff's department"Littrell, who just kicked off his Las Vegas residency with the Backstreet Boys last weekend, said he's focused on addressing the violations of privacy that continue to occur.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"We're just talking about things being fair," said Littrell. "It's kind of like me figuring out where you live and sitting in your backyard and waiting for you to come out so i can film you or entice you, it's just unfair. As a law-abiding citizen and a taxpayer, the property is deeded in our name. We pay taxes on it, so we deserve the rights of anybody else who owns the property. It just so happens that I'm famous with the Backstreet Boys. People started finding that out, the public is screaming my name, running down, wanting to take pictures, it's violating property [rights]."In the lawsuit, Littrell said that to protect the "peaceful enjoyment" of his property in Walton County, Florida, on the Gulf Coast, his limited liability company, BLB Beach Hut LLC, has put up "no trespassing" signs as well as tables, chairs and umbrellas showing where the property line starts on the beach, according to the lawsuit obtained by Fox News Digital and filed in a Florida court recently.The lawsuit seeks a writ of mandamus to require the sheriffs department to keep the alleged trespassers off of his beach.Littrell wrote in the lawsuit that he has been forced to hire security to protect his land and family, and filled out a Walton County Trespass Authorization Form, authorizing the sheriffs department to warn and prosecute trespassers on his property."Despite BLBs numerous requests and the execution of the required forms, the sheriff has refused to come to the Subject Property to enforce the law and remove the trespassers, to charge the trespassers, or to take any action, at all, thereby refusing to do their duty," the lawsuit claims.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERThe lawsuit says that on May 4, a sheriffs deputy spoke to an alleged trespasser on Littrells property, but didnt remove the trespasser or cite them, merely saying that the alleged trespasser "'doesnt agree with private beaches, going on to characterize BLBs insistence that its constitutional rights be upheld as lunacy, to use one of the words used by a deputy of the Sheriffs Department."The lawsuit also claims that on June 5, an alleged trespasser grabbed legal documents related to the dispute out of the property managers hand "and scattered the papers into the wind across the beach."Littrel said BLB also contacted the sheriffs department twice that day regarding the "aggressor," but the department "refused to send any officer."He claimed that the sheriffs department is now "openly defying BLBs requests for assistance to protect its constitutionally protected property rights," claiming that deputies were overheard on two separate occasions saying that the sheriff was "proud of not issuing any citations for trespassing on the property."Littrell claimed that a deputy had come to the property, but hadnt taken any action against the alleged trespasser, and "body camera footage shows multiple instances of disrespect against BLBs agents by the responding officer."The Walton County Sheriffs Office told Fox News Digital the department doesnt "comment on pending litigation," adding it "prides itself on handling every situation, call for service, or interaction with professionalism using a customer service approach. This has always been our philosophy and will continue to be moving forward."WATCH: BACKSTREET BOYS' AJ MCLEAN DODGED MORE BULLETS THAN HE'D LIKE TO ADMIT IN HIS JOURNEY TO SOBRIETYLittrell told Fox News Digital in a statement: "We bought a home here on this private beach on the Gulf of America in order to be able to vacation in quiet, to be able to enjoy our time without any attention or drama. Unfortunately, we had no idea that there was already a battle which had been happening for years."He added, "The really scary thing is we have provided to law enforcement all the things they asked of all the private beach homeowners to enforce the law and they will not bother to do their duty to protect the homeowners. They will not do the job they were hired to do when hired and sworn in under oath to protect the citizens and enforce the law."'CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFox News Digital's Brie Stimson and Larry Fink contributed to this post.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said he believed Israels strike on the Syrian capital of Damascus was "likely a misunderstanding" amid concerns over unrest that erupted this week."It's complicated," Rubio told reporters after President Donald Trump asked him to take a question by a reporter in the Oval Office amid a bilateral meeting with the Crown Prince of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa."These are historic longtime rivalries between different groups in the southwest of Syria," Rubio said, in reference to clashes between the Druze, a monotheistic religion rooted in Abrahamic beliefs, and the Bedouin, which is a Sunni-based tribal group. And it led to an unfortunate situation and a misunderstanding, it looks like, between the Israeli side and the Syrian side."ISRAEL STRIKES SYRIA'S MILITARY HEADQUARTERS AS THE REGIME CLASHES WITH DRUZE CIVILIANSRubio said he had been in communication with both sides since the fighting erupted, which comes as the U.S. is looking to see Syria emerge as a beacon of hope in the Middle East following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December.Reports on Wednesday said the Israeli strikes caused damage to the headquarters of the Syrian Defense Ministry and resulted in the death of three people and injured nearly three dozen others.Israel took action to defend the Druze in southwest Syria in a region that sits on the border with the Golan Heights an area that the U.N. maintains is Syrian territory but which Israel annexed in the early 80s after the Syrian government was apparently seen as targeting the Druze minority group there.Concerns over minority rights have been increasing since the December takeover by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a former terrorist organization, but whose designation was removed by the Trump administration earlier this month.TRUMPS PUSH FOR ISRAEL-SYRIA PEACE GETS MAJOR BACKING AS ACTIVIST BRINGS MESSAGE TO JERUSALEMThe Druze community which is largely found in parts of Lebanon, the Golan Heights and Syria reportedly came under increased attacks this week by first Bedouin militias, and then Syrian government forces.Reporting by the Associated Press said the clashes in southern Syria first erupted after a Druze man was attacked and robbed while stopped at a Bedouin checkpoint in the Sweida province.Brutal tit-for-tat attacks then reportedly ensued, and the government sent in forces to get control of the situation, though reports suggest civilians continued to face brutal situations with death tolls ranging between 30 and 90 people killed this week.But footage and reports apparently surfaced to suggest the government forces had not only begun attacking Druze communities by burning and looting their houses, but also were targeting Druze men by publicly humiliating them and forcibly shaving their mustaches."We think we're on our way towards, real de-escalation and then hopefully get back on track and helping Syria build a country," Rubio told reporters, which is part of the administrations overall goal to stabilize relations in the Middle East, particularly with Israel."In the next few hours, we hope to see some real progress to end what you've been seeing over the last couple hours," the secretary added.Fox News' Ruth Marks Eglash contributed to this report.

Israel ramped up airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday following reports that members of theDruze religious minority were being massacred by militant Islamists, shining a spotlight on a unique community that has lived in the region for more than a thousand years and remains tightly connected despite being scattered across international borders.Around 150,000 Druze live in Israels north and on the Golan Heights, but there are also large communities in Syria and Lebanon neighboring countries that have technically been at war with Israel for decades and a smaller group in Jordan.An esoteric, monotheistic religionthat incorporates elements of other Abrahamic religions, as well as several other philosophies, the Druze, an Arabic-speaking population, view themselves as one people despite the hostile borders that divide them.ISRAEL STRIKES SYRIAS MILITARY HEADQAURTERS AS THE REGIME CLASHES WITH DRUZE CIVILIANSAs their religion dictates loyalty to the country in which they live, most of those that live in Israel are proud citizens, with an overwhelming 83% of the menenlisting in the Israeliarmy. Roughly 5%of all Israel Defense Forces soldiers are Druze, and they are some of the countrys fiercest warriors.Additionally, the Druze account for around20% of Israels prison guards and about6.5% of the countryspolice officers.This dedication has earned them a special place in Israeli society, pushing Israeli political and military leaders to promise action if the Druze community in Syria is threatened in any way.As reports surfaced that Islamists, and regime-backed loyalists, had clashed withDruze militia in southern Syria on Tuesday, more than a thousand young Israeli Druze citizens rushed across the border in a bid to rescue their brethren, Israeli media reported.Reports showed hundreds of people, including some who were armed, breaking down the border fence and rushing into nearby Druze villages in Syria.In a briefing on Wednesday, an Israeli military official explained that many members of Israels Druze community have close relatives living in Syria but said Israel was now working to bring them home."The IDF is committed to the deep alliance with the Druze community," IDF chief of staff Eyal Zamir emphasized.Professor Eyal Zisser, a leading Israeli academic expert on Syria and the Druze community, told Fox News Digital that it was a "unique" situation.WHY SYRIA PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN TRUMPS PLANS FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE"Israels Druze community is putting pressure on the government, so for domestic reasons Israel has to deal with this," he said, adding that the current Israeli government "believes in using force to appease its base and show that it is strong and using power, or whatever is needed."This is not the first time, Israels Druze have rushed to protect their community in Syria.In 2015, when Druze there came under threat from ISIS andfrom the local al Qaeda affiliate, Jabhat al-Nusra, Druze in Israel worked to raise funds and arms for their brethren across the border.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIn April, months after the fall of longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad in December, hundreds of SyrianDruze clerics crossed the border taking a rare trip to Israel to celebrate the communitys holiday of Ziyara at the Nabi Shuaib holy site, just west of the Sea of Galilee.