Essential oils such as vetiver are used in aromatherapy for the potential health benefits they could offer. "The practice of aromatherapy uses natural plant extracts, such as essential oils, hydrosols and carrier oils, in a variety of ways to heal the body, mind and spirit," according to the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA). Essential oils can be used in a variety of ways, such as with an oil diffuser or applied topically to the skin when combined with a carrier oil. MAXIMIZE HAIR GROWTH WITH THESE OILS THAT CAN EASILY BE ADDED TO YOUR DAILY SELF-CARE ROUTINEPopular essential oils include eucalyptus, lavender, peppermint and tea tree. Vetiver is another essential oil that is used for its potential health benefits, an expert told Fox News Digital. With vetiver, and any other essential oil, it's important to follow proper safety precautions with their use. Below is how to use vetiver oil, potential health benefits that could come with its use and safety tips to keep in mind. Vetiver is a plant whose oil can be used in aromatherapy, also known as essential oil therapy. SAUNAS HAVE HEALTH BENEFITS, BUT OVERUSE IS LINKED TO DANGEROUS HEALTH RISKS"The roots are actually the part that gets extracted for making essential oil," Jenna Volpe, a Texas-based registered dietitian and herbalist, told Fox News Digital in a phone interview. "I would say it's a grass that's kind of similar to a lemon grass or a citronella," Volpe added.Typically, vetiver is sold and used as an essential oil. Generally, essential oils have been used for their antimicrobial activities, as well as antiviral, nematicidal, antifungal, insecticidal and antioxidant properties, according to MedicalNewsToday. JASMINE HERBS' SURPRISING BENEFITS WHEN ADDED TO HEALTH ROUTINES IN THE FORM OF OIL, IN TEA AND MOREThe use of essential oil in holistic practice works through both the sense of smell and absorption into the skin, according to Healthline. The use of essential oils has long been believed to come along with different health benefits, such as improved sleep and reduced stress and anxiety.The potential health benefits of vetiver mirror the possible health benefits associated with other types of aromatic herbs, Volpe told Fox News Digital. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER"It has antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory potential, potential antimicrobial activity, and, again, it has to do with antioxidants, primarily in aromatherapy," Volpe said. There are several different ways to use vetiver oil.  One way to use vetiver oil is by inhaling the scent when it is released into the air with an oil diffuser. It is also often mixed with other essential oils to create an aromatic blend. When using an oil diffuser, it's important to be mindful of those around you, especially small children and pets."There may be potential side effects, as far as with pets," according to Volpe. Additionally, Volpe said it's important to be extra cautious when applying vetiver topically. Carrier oil should be combined with vetiver; she recommended that it not be taken internally."I would say just be careful with how much you apply topically … This is for any essential oil in general, and definitely don't take it internally as an essential oil because it could potentially cause liver damage," said Volpe. For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle"Essential oils are really highly concentrated herbs, and they're definitely the most potent, so even just one or two drops goes such a long way," Volpe said. "I definitely would not recommend applying it topically without a carrier oil," Volpe added, noting that jojoba oil and coconut oil are both good carrier oils to use. When applying vetiver with a carrier oil or any new product to your skin, it's a good idea to do a patch test first to make sure you don't have a reaction to the product. With vetiver oil specifically, those with sensitive skin could potentially find themselves with irritation after applying it topically. "If someone were to put it on topically, even with a carrier oil, some people can get skin irritation if they have sensitive skin," Volpe said. 

A Baltimore Ravens fan wanted in the connection to allegedly assaulting two Washington Commanders fans turned himself into Baltimore Police on Monday. A viral social media video showed a Ravens fan walking up to two Commanders fans on the street, and seemingly without a reason, started throwing punches, one of which knocked out one of the Commanders fans. John Callis, 24, is facing charges of first-degree aggravated assault and three counts of second-degree assault after a warrant for his arrest was issued last week.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"In reference to the brutal assault that occurred on oct. 13, 2024, in the 1000 blk of S. Charles St., 24-year-old John Callis turned himself into police custody," Baltimore Police posted on X on Monday.  Callis is facing up to 25 years in prison for the assault that also includes a third victim that was off camera minutes before the viral video was recorded of him assaulting the two other victims. RAVENS FAN SEEN IN VIRAL FIGHT VIDEO IDENTIFIED, WARRANT ISSUED FOR ARREST, POLICE SAYWARNING: VIDEO BELOW CONTAINS GRAPHIC LANGUAGEIn the viral video, the man police say is Callis was wearing a purple Lamar Jackson jersey after Baltimore defeated Washington, 30-23, in their Sunday afternoon matchup. After fighting the two Commanders fans, the man in the Jackson jersey shouts, "I don’t f---ing lose" while others around him egg him on. According to charging documents obtained by Baltimore’s WBAL-TV, the Commanders fans encountered the man prior to the 9:42 p.m. assault outside Cross Street Market. There, the victims say that the man believed to be Callis "began aggressively grabbing and punching victim #1 in his facial area."Three minutes later, the Commanders fans, returning to the area in order to find a lost cell phone, ran into the man believed to be Callis again. That is when the viral video was taken. While the video shows all, the charging documents state victim #1 was punched "on the left side of his head and causing victim #1 body to go completely limp while falling in an unconscious state towards a nearby parked vehicle and hitting his head on the vehicle’s left side door…"Callis was identified as an employee of Maury Donnelly & Parr Inc. (MDP), an insurance company in Baltimore. The company told FOX 5 DC he was terminated as an employee."MDP has a zero-tolerance policy for violence and aggressive behavior. This individual is no longer employed with our firm," the firm said in a statement to FOX 5 DC.Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Fox News host Jesse Watters discusses former President Trump’s appearance at a McDonalds in Pennsylvania working the fry station on "Jesse Watters Primetime."TRUMP MAKES FRIES AT PENNSLYVANIA MCDONALD'S: I'VE NOW WORKED FOR 15 MINUTES MORE THAN KAMALAJESSE WATTERS: Nothing screams Americana like a gentleman behind a counter in shirt sleeves, a tie and an apron. It's the kind of old-school shopkeeper look you used to see on the local grocer. That look meant service you could trust. Good old-fashioned mom and pop professionalism captured by Norman Rockwell. It made you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. This weekend, Trump swapped out his suit jacket for an apron and clocked into a shift at McDonald's. Donald at McDonald's. It's as American as apple pie. And they have those there, too. They're good. The blond hair, the red tie matching the golden arches and the box of fries. And then he started working the drive-thru. A photo is worth a thousand words, but in politics, could be worth a million votes because this image at a Pennsylvania McDonald's was taken not far from another iconic moment, in Butler. "Fight, fight, fight." And the other in a Fulton County jail. The three most powerful images of the election, all of one man now seared into the American psyche like a sizzling quarter-pounder and branded like a sear into the American culture certifying the 2024 election as the most mesmerizing race of our lifetime. There's something aristocratic about a billionaire president taking your order at a fast food drive-thru. He kept this tie on, his cufflinks on, didn't pretend to be middle class like most politicians. What made it even more authentic is that Trump has a middle-class palate. No one likes McDonald's more than 45. There's also something artistic. It reminds you of an Andy Warhol painting like political pop art, embracing mass marketing and a great American brand. Trump has completely identified himself as America. Good luck running against America. 

An Italian woman surfing an island break off the west coast of Sumatra died in a freak accident when a swordfish impaled her, according to reports.The Antara News Agency in Indonesia reported that 36-year-old Giulia Manfrini was surfing in the waters of Masokut Island in the Mentawai Islands, just off the west coast of Sumatra, when she was stabbed by the bill of a swordfish.Acting head of the Mentawai Islands' Disaster Management Agency, Lahmudin Siregar, told the news outlet that his agency was notified about the accident involving an Italian citizen who was surfing.He said Manfrini was hunting waves in the waters of Ombak Bengbeng, Masokut Island in the Southwest Siberut District.CALIFORNIA MAN SURVIVES SHARK ATTACK BY REPORTEDLY PUNCHING PREDATOR 'INSIDE ITS MOUTH'"Unexpectedly, a swordfish jumped toward Manfrini and stuck it right in the chest of the female tourist," Siregar added.Information obtained by Antara from Siberut Police suggests Manfrini asked for help by waving to two witnesses who were also foreign nationals, named Alexandre Ribas and Massimo Ferro.HAWAII LIFEGUARD KILLED IN SHARK ATTACK AFTER SURFING: ‘A TRAGIC LOSS’The two witnesses rushed to assist Manfrini and provided first aid before taking her to a nearby clinic, where she was pronounced dead.A medical examination conducted by the medical team at Pei Pei Puskesmas found Manfrini suffered a stab wound in the upper chest, about 5 centimeters deep. The report also said the victim’s nose emitted foam, suggesting a lack of oxygen due to drowning.AUSTRALIAN SURFER SAVED BY OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER AFTER SHARK RIPPED OFF LEG, DOCTORS HOPE TO REATTACH ITManfrini’s body is currently in Pei Pei Puskesmas and is expected to be taken to the city of Padang before being sent back to Italy.Manfrini reportedly grew up in Venaria Reale, Italy, a community just outside the city of Turin.The mayor of Venaria Reale, Fabio Giulivi, spoke about Manfrini’s sudden death on Saturday.SEE IT: MYSTERY SURFER CAUGHT ON VIDEO SAVING BIRD DROWNING IN THE WAVES: ‘A HERO’"The entire Venarian community is gathering around Giulia Manfrini’s family," Giulivi said in a translated post. "The news of her death has left us shocked and makes us feel powerless in front of the tragedy that took her life so prematurely."He continued, saying Manfrini dreamed of surfing and opening a travel agency for sports vacations."To mum Chiara, dad Giorgio and all the people who loved her, a touching hug from me and the whole city," Giulivi said.BRAZILIAN SURFER HOVERS ABOVE OCEAN IN VIRAL PHOTO, BREAKS OLYMPIC SURFING RECORDTributes poured in after news broke about Manfrini’s death.One person who said she spent Manfrini’s last evening with her picking pomegranates and talking about making fig jam, wrote about her friend, saying, "We can only say how much she got out of her short life, and she filled it completely."Another person wrote, "We are a huge heartbroken community that loved Giulia with all our hearts. She was the most lighthearted friend we had, always bringing joy and love to our group."The Mentawai Islands Regency is a popular international tourist destination, especially for surfing. 

Fox News host Laura Ingraham reacts to former President Trump’s visit to McDonald’s over the weekend on "The Ingraham Angle." LAURA INGRAHAM: Now, even his detractors will concede Donald Trump knows branding. From his hotels, to his winery, to his golf courses, to "The Apprentice," to his unique style of campaigning for the presidency, he's an original, and he knows how to take his adversary's weakness and then turn it into strength.  TRUMP MAKES FRIES AT PENNSYLVANIA MCDONALD'S: ‘I’VE NOW WORKED FOR 15 MINUTES MORE THAN KAMALA' Now, Kamala's narrative is that she's just a regular person. She understands what you're going through because she worked at McDonald's. ... Well, over the weekend at that Pennsylvania McDonald's, Trump punctured the Democrats' central narrative and exposed it as a myth. She's not the woman of the people that she claims to be, but he's a man of the people. 

San Franciscco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan revealed that star receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. is currently hospitalized with pneumonia and fluid in his lungs after trying to play against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. There is currently no timetable for Samuel's return, as the team focuses on a full recovery. Samuel was expected to play in the Super Bowl LVIII rematch against the Chiefs at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday, but he was spotted on the sidelines with an oxygen mask around his face as he dealt with an illness.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHe was also spotted in some sort of pain during warmups, though he had his pads and jersey on when he was on the sidelines ready to go before the oxygen mask was worn. Then, after standing on the sideline, Samuel jogged back into the locker room and was ultimately out the rest of the game, wearing street clothes on the sideline with a towel wrapped around his neck. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Samuel woke up on Sunday not feeling well, though he tried to push himself to play with his team.FANS REACT TO CHIEFS PLAYER THROWING PUNCH AND REMAINING IN GAME DESPITE 49ERS STAR BEING EJECTED FOR ITBut things quickly developed into Samuel needing to enter the hospital for treatment where, after a battery of tests, he was found to be dealing with pneumonia and those fluids in his lungs. This situation with Samuel adds to a plethora of injury woes for the 49ers’ offense this year, as Brandon Aiyuk, the receiver San Francisco finally extended after a long rift this offseason in the contract department, is out the rest of the season after suffering multiple torn right knee ligaments following a hit by the Chiefs. And while the Christian McCaffrey Achilles tendinitis saga continues for San Fran, tight end George Kittle is also considered day-to-day with a sprained foot. Considering the injury situation, the 49ers would love to get Samuel, a dynamic offensive weapon that can play both receiver and running back, healthy sooner rather than later. Samuel is in his sixth season with the 49ers, and though McCaffrey has usually gotten the spotlight since being traded by the Carolina Panthers out to the Bay Area, Samuel has been an indispensable piece for Shanahan’s offense given his ability to do just about anything he’s asked. Samuel has racked up 335 receiving yards and 51 rushing yards with two total touchdowns through his first six games this season. He’s coming off a campaign where he had over 1,000 yards from scrimmage with 12 total touchdowns to help the 49ers reach the Super Bowl. The 49ers have a big Sunday night matchup against the Dallas Cowboys coming up next week, where they’re hoping to get back to .500 as they own a 3-4 record following the loss to Kansas City. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Tarek El Moussa sees his ex-wife Christina Hall everywhere he goes — quite literally. The HGTV star was roaming the aisles of a home furnishings store with his wife, reality star Heather El Moussa, when he was startled by the sight of a picture of his ex.Tarek found the perfect flooring for a project, only for Heather to point out that the waterproof luxury vinyl was a product from the "Christina Collection."HGTV STAR TAREK EL MOUSSA, HEATHER RAE ADMIT ONE THING CAUSES 'TENSION' ON SET WITH HIS EX-WIFE CHRISTINA HALL"When you can't even look at flooring without being reminded of your ex," he wrote in the clip.The "Flip or Flop" star surveyed the flooring options before setting his sights on the perfect style, but appeared to be oblivious to the fact that he chose his former bride's new collection.Heather flipped her platinum blonde ponytail back and forth in dismay with Tarek's choice.CHRISTINA HALL JOKES ABOUT ‘CHEAPER AND SAFER' ALTERNATIVE TO HUSBAND WHILE VACATIONING"When the ex is still haunting me," Tarek captioned the video with a string of laughing emojis.APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POSTTarek and Christina were married for seven years before their divorce was finalized in 2018. They co-parent two children, and will soon star together in a new HGTV reality show, "The Flip Off." Christina's estranged husband, Joshua Hall, was originally cast in the program, but has not been involved since the former couple announced their divorce.LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSTarek and Heather revealed what it's like filming as a blended family while speaking to Fox News Digital about their partnership with Visit Anaheim."The only time there's tension is when she realizes she's losing," Tarek said of Christina. "Outside of that, things are pretty good."WATCH: TAREK EL MOUSSA, WIFE HEATHER RAE ADMIT WHAT CAUSES 'TENSION' ON 'THE FLIP OFF' SETCLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER"I feel like we've all come a long way," Heather added. "We've been together 5½ years, married almost three. And everyone's in a really good place right now. And we're just having a really good time filming the show and competing against each other."  Heather admitted the show has "been stressful at times" but noted filming has been fun. "We have a lot of laughs, and we're going to kick her butt."The "Selling Sunset" star and Tarek mainly film together, but they sometimes film with Christina, who has been "very competitive," according to the "Flipping 101" star."I think people are very excited about 'The Flip Off' because, obviously, you have exes working together again after they were on 'Flip or Flop' for so long," Heather noted. "It's been like a fun, friendly competition."Christina and ex Joshua Hall filed dueling divorce documents in July, citing "irreconcilable differences." The "Christina on the Coast" star finalized her divorce from her second husband, Ant Anstead, in June 2021. The former couple share custody of their five-year-old son, Hudson.

Jay Caspian Kang, a staff writer for The New Yorker, ascribed media bias not to a conspiracy among journalists, but to the fact that the overwhelming majority of journalists are left-leaning.Kang wrote a piece for The New Yorker, "How Biased Is the Media, Really?" in response to a recent Gallup poll showing that Americans’ trust in mass media remains not only historically low, but consistently abysmal for the third year in a row.  He responded by addressing multiple common critiques from Americans on both sides of the political spectrum, including the accusation that "Every news organization that feigns objectivity is actually heavily slanted toward the left. Not only that; the media is actively working with the Democrats to defeat Donald Trump.""The most obvious explanation for this impression is that the press corps is mostly made up of liberals," he wrote in the piece, adding that "At prestige outlets—many of which do don the armor of impartiality—the imbalance skews a lot further to the left than what many outsiders might imagine."5 THINGS VETERAN NPR EDITOR EXPOSED IN STUNNING CRITICISM OF OWN EMPLOYER’S LIBERAL BIASHe recalled Uri Berliner emerging as a whistleblower against NPR and the rise of progressive identity-politics, but argued the effect of such politics on journalism is ultimately "negligible compared with the effect of the fact that nearly everyone who works [in the media]" are "college-educated Democratic voters from middle- to upper-middle-class families. I have mentioned this before, but it bears repeating: in the course of a fifteen-year career that has included stints at radio shows, print outlets, digital media and television, I have yet to meet a Trump supporter at work."He recalled a specific quote about how journalists being an overwhelmingly liberal crowd isn't a secret, but an obvious fact of life."The basic ideological homogeneity of the press corps isn’t some secret that’s tightly guarded by journalists or even the people who run news organizations," he said. "In a 2023 interview in this magazine, A. G. Sulzberger, the publisher of the New York Times, said, ‘Almost everyone who works at the New York Times lives in the big city and graduated from college. That alone makes our staff unrepresentative. It means that we’re going to under-index in gun ownership, under-index in church attendance.’"NPR EDITOR'S BOMBSHELL ESSAY CAUSING 'TURMOIL' AT LIBERAL OUTLET: REPORTHe responded to the quote by arguing, "As Sulzberger intimated, it’s difficult to believe that a press corps mostly made up of one type of person who votes one type of way would not be influenced by both their prior beliefs and their gaps in knowledge."He then argued that the New York Times is a prime example of this trend."And, indeed, the Times—who bears the brunt of media criticism across all political spectrums—has, nor do they have a columnist or editorial writer who openly supports Trump. The situation is largely the same at the big network-news shows and most newspapers," he wrote. "So, yes, there is a liberal bias to the news."

Texas authorities say that a man suspected of a recent homicide was obsessed with the coworker he killed, and claimed that her "long breaks" was a main reason for the murder.Travis Merrill, 51, was arrested after he allegedly shot and killed his coworker Tamhara Collazo at her desk on Thursday. The two both worked at an Allegiance Trucks office in Lewisville, which is roughly 30 miles north of Dallas.Police say that Merrill opened fire on Thursday afternoon after the victim came back from a lunch break. She was rushed to a hospital, but died from her injuries."As she re-entered after lunch, he followed her inside to her cubicle and ‘ambushed’ her, firing the gun several times," an affidavit obtained by FOX 4 Dallas describes.AT LEAST 7 PEOPLE KILLED AFTER GEORGIA FERRY DOCK GANGWAY COLLAPSE: OFFICIALSThe court document revealed that Merrill admitted to being "obsessed" with the victim and was preoccupied with the breaks she took at work. The suspect said that he meticulously kept track of what days Merrill took breaks and how lengthy they were."[Merrill said he] was obsessed with Collazo and began getting ever increasingly angry by her taking what he considered to be unauthorized long breaks during work hours, as well as not paying any attention to him," the document read.Collazo got wind of Merrill's concerning behavior and reported him to the company's human resources department. The suspect was ordered to seek counseling before he returned to work.Merrill also told police that Collazo avoided him at work after she had reported him, which angered him. He then bought firearms, and even told police that he had brought the guns to work on several occasions.CHILD DIES AT HALLOWEEN ATTRACTION DURING PRANK GONE WRONG: 'HORRIFIC ACCIDENT'Merrill claimed that the victim had "caused him pain, and he wanted her to feel pain, so he intentionally planned to shoot her at work with everyone there," per FOX 4. Allegiance Trucks released a statement to FOX 4 expressing its devastation over the incident, and noted that its Lewisville office is closed in the wake of the shooting."The company is providing support to the victim's family and the rest of our employees who, thankfully, were unharmed, and we have closed our Lewisville office indefinitely. We are also working closely with law enforcement during their ongoing investigation," Allegiance Trucks said. "We ask for the community's support as our company has unfortunately joined the growing national community of workplaces affected by gun violence."Fox News Digital reached out to the Lewisville Police Department and Allegiance Trucks for additional information.

More details about the sudden death of famed One Direction star Liam Payne are coming to light. According to initial toxicology results, the 31-year-old died with cocaine in his system, The Associated Press reported.Final toxicology results are still pending and not expected to be made public for weeks, but the preliminary report "suggested evidence of exposure to cocaine," an official explained to the outlet before stressing that the initial results were not an accurate reading of the amount that was circulating in his blood when he died.In addition, the official spoke to the outlet under the condition of anonymity. A preliminary autopsy report released last week revealed that the One Direction singer died from "polytrauma" and "an internal and external hemorrhage."LIAM PAYNE'S FORMER ONE DIRECTION BANDMATE ZAYN MALIK POSTPONES US TOUR FOLLOWING 'HEARTBREAKING LOSS'Payne died Oct. 16 as a "result of the fall he suffered from the balcony of the third floor room of the hotel in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo where he was staying," according to the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's Office No. 16, temporarily headed by Marcelo Roma. He was 31. Since news of the British musician's death was reported, many stars in the industry have paid tribute to Payne, including Justin Bieber, who was among one of many icons to mourn the loss of Payne. On Monday, Bieber shared a somber fan-made video on Instagram dedicated to Payne, encouraging followers to remember they "are allowed to grieve as a fan. You are allowed to love someone you've never met. You are allowed to admire someone for their art. You are allowed to cry, to pray, to feel like a part of you is gone." He captioned it, "Rest Easy Liam."LIAM PAYNE, ONE DIRECTION SINGER, DEAD AT 31Circumstances surrounding Payne's death are still being investigated as a "dubious" death, although it appeared as though Payne had been alone when the fall occurred and that the musician was "going through some type of outbreak resulting from substance abuse," according to the preliminary report.Authorities confirmed Payne died after 5 p.m. at the Casa Sur hotel in the Palermo district, located on Costa Rica Street. An employee called the emergency line to ask for help for a guest who was "under the influence of drugs and alcohol who had destroyed some objects in the room."Upon arrival, officials discovered that "Payne had already fallen from the balcony of his room and died at the scene as a result of the severity of his injuries."LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSThe Buenos Aires police said they found Payne’s hotel room "in complete disarray" with "various items broken." Packs of clonazepam (commonly sold under the brand name Klonopin and works as a central nervous system depressant), energy supplements and other over-the-counter drugs were found strewn among his belongings, according to The Associated Press. Forensics teams also reported that a whiskey bottle, lighter and cellphone were retrieved from the internal courtyard where Payne’s body was found.His body was then transferred to the Judicial Morgue, where an autopsy was performed between 9:45 and 11:05 p.m. Medical examiners requested histopathological, biochemical and toxicological testing."At this point, analysis of stomach contents, alcohol and blood toxins, vitreous humor, bile, nasal swab and urine was required to determine alcohols and toxins," the report stated.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERForensic experts reported finding 25 injuries "compatible with those caused by falling from a height," according to the autopsy. They also noted that "craniocerebral lesions were adequate enough to cause death, while internal and external hemorrhages in the skull, thorax, abdomen and limbs, they contributed to the mechanism of death."In 2008, Payne was discovered by Simon Cowell while auditioning for "The X Factor" when he was 14. Despite being cut, he returned to the show two years later and joined Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson to form a supergroup that later placed third in the competition.One Direction signed with Cowell after "The X Factor" and became one of the bestselling boy bands of all time.The group found global fame for its hits, including "What Makes You Beautiful," "Story of My Life" and "Best Song Ever." They released five chart-topping albums in five years after competing on "The X Factor" and embarked on four world tours.Payne had one child, a 7-year-old son, Bear, with ex-girlfriend Cheryl Cole.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Hezbollah, the Iran-backed terror proxy, is hiding $500 million in gold and cash in a secret bunker formerly run by the group's deceased leader under a hospital in Beruit, Israeli military officials said Monday. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson, said the Israeli Air Force was monitoring the vault "deliberately" located beneath the al-Sahel hospital, but there were no plans to target the structure. Israel has targeted the terror group in recent weeks after a year of Hezbollah strikes launched toward Israel's north, forcing many in the area to flee.IDF RELEASES VIDEO SHOWING HAMAS LEADER YAHYA SINWAR FLEEING INTO TUNNEL WITH FAMILY BEFORE OCT. 7 ATTACK2"The bunker was deliberately placed under a hospital, and it holds more than half a billion dollars in cash and gold," Hagari said. "That money could have been used to rehabilitate Lebanon, but it went to rehabilitate Hezbollah."The bunker is connected to the hospital and is filled with beds and rooms used for long stays and space for directing operations, the IDF said. The IDF also said the site belonged to Hassan Nasrallah, the terror group's slain leader who was killed during an Israeli airstrike in September.Hagari appealed to Lebanese officials to rein in Hezbollah and inspect the site.ISRAEL HAMMERS HEZBOLLAH FINANCES WITH CRUSHING AIRSTRIKES"I’m calling on the Lebanese government, Lebanese authorities and the international organizations: Don’t allow Hezbollah to use the money for terror and to attack Israel," he said.Fadi Alameh, the director of the hospital, reportedly said the facility was being evacuated. "You are located near facilities and interests belonging to Hezbollah, which the Israeli army will target in the near future," he reportedly wrote on X. The IDF has accused Hezbollah, as well as Hamas, of hiding weapons and housing its terrorist fighters in hospitals, schools and other sensitive locations. Hagari also detailed how Iran transfers money to Hezbollah and other ways the terror group finances its operations. Hezbollah's financial arm, Al-Qard Al-Hasan, provides financial services to Lebanese civilians and pays the salaries of Hezbollah's operatives, he said.Iran's Quds Force transfers money to Hezbollah from Iranian oil sold in Syria, and the Islamic Republic also sends suitcases of cash and gold by plane to the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, which distributes it directly to Hezbollah, the IDF said.

Texas authorities say that a man suspected of a recent homicide was obsessed with the coworker he killed, and claimed that her "long breaks" was a main reason for the murder.Travis Merrill, 51, was arrested after he allegedly shot and killed his coworker Tamhara Collazo at her desk on Thursday. The two both worked at an Allegiance Trucks office in Lewisville, which is roughly 30 miles north of Dallas.Police say that Merrill opened fire on Thursday afternoon after the victim came back from a lunch break. She was rushed to a hospital, but died from her injuries."As she re-entered after lunch, he followed her inside to her cubicle and ‘ambushed’ her, firing the gun several times," an affidavit obtained by FOX 4 Dallas describes.AT LEAST 7 PEOPLE KILLED AFTER GEORGIA FERRY DOCK GANGWAY COLLAPSE: OFFICIALSThe court document revealed that Merrill admitted to being "obsessed" with the victim and was preoccupied with the breaks she took at work. The suspect said that he meticulously kept track of what days Merrill took breaks and how lengthy they were."[Merrill said he] was obsessed with Collazo and began getting ever increasingly angry by her taking what he considered to be unauthorized long breaks during work hours, as well as not paying any attention to him," the document read.Collazo got wind of Merrill's concerning behavior and reported him to the company's human resources department. The suspect was ordered to seek counseling before he returned to work.Merrill also told police that Collazo avoided him at work after she had reported him, which angered him. He then bought firearms, and even told police that he had brought the guns to work on several occasions.CHILD DIES AT HALLOWEEN ATTRACTION DURING PRANK GONE WRONG: 'HORRIFIC ACCIDENT'Merrill claimed that the victim had "caused him pain, and he wanted her to feel pain, so he intentionally planned to shoot her at work with everyone there," per FOX 4. Allegiance Trucks released a statement to FOX 4 expressing its devastation over the incident, and noted that its Lewisville office is closed in the wake of the shooting."The company is providing support to the victim's family and the rest of our employees who, thankfully, were unharmed, and we have closed our Lewisville office indefinitely. We are also working closely with law enforcement during their ongoing investigation," Allegiance Trucks said. "We ask for the community's support as our company has unfortunately joined the growing national community of workplaces affected by gun violence."Fox News Digital reached out to the Lewisville Police Department and Allegiance Trucks for additional information.

Two quick-thinking passengers on a Colorado transit bus stopped what could have turned into a tragic incident when the driver fell from their seat as the vehicle was moving, officials said. The driver of the Mountain Metropolitan Transit (MMT) bus in Colorado Springs experienced a medical emergency around 7:45 a.m. on Oct. 14, the agency told Fox News Digital. Before the driver fell from his seat, one passenger noticed his "predicament" and moved toward the front of the bus, officials said. Another rushed from the back of the bus and took control of the wheel before bringing it to a safe stop and contacting a dispatcher via the bus radio. AURARIA CAMPUS POLICE OFFICER SHOT IN DENVER, SUSPECT ARRESTED"Despite the efforts of emergency responders, the driver passed away," the agency said. Only three passengers were on the bus at the time of the incident. Video footage from inside the bus shows the two passengers rushing to the front as the driver falls from his seat. One is seen holding what appears to be a coffee cup and is heard asking the unseen driver, "Are you all right?"The other is heard radioing a dispatcher to report the emergency while stopping the vehicle at a bus stop. TEXAS MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING NEIGHBORS' DOGS, KILLING THEM"Dispatch, I am on No. 1 southbound," the second passenger said. "Your bus driver is having a seizure. I am parking the bus.""He’s breathing, but the seizure seems to have stopped," he said as the bus came to a stop.MMT spokesperson Elaine Sheridan told Fox News Digital that the agency has the name of the second passenger who jumped into the driver's seat but has not been able to reach him to get permission to disclose his identity. The other passenger left the scene before first responders arrived because he needed to get to work, she said. "We have publicly requested that these passengers contact us because we would like to provide them with passes as a token of our appreciation for their assistance that morning," Sheridan said.She noted that the name of the driver cannot be released because of HIPAA regulations and that his family has requested privacy. All drivers on MMT buses work for Transdev, a contractor that provides operators for the transit agency.

With Election Day only 15 days away, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is sounding the alarm about a popular progressive fundraising platform that he says is interfering in the presidential election."Our investigation into ActBlue has uncovered facts indicating that bad actors can illegally interfere in American elections by disguising political donations," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote in a statement on X."It is imperative that the FEC close off the avenues we have identified by which foreign contributions or contributions in excess of legal limits could be unlawfully funneled to political campaigns, bypassing campaign finance regulations and compromising our electoral system," he continued.In December 2023, Paxton opened an investigation into ActBlue to determine whether the platform’s operations were compliant with all applicable laws.HOUSE GOP DEMANDS FEC PROBE 'POTENTIALLY ILLEGAL' ACTBLUE FUNDRAISING AS DEM PLATFORM HAULS HARRIS MILLIONSThen in August 2024, Paxton revealed that an investigation into ActBlue determined the group began requiring donors using credit cards to provide "CVV" codes, a common security measure. However, Paxton said it appeared that "straw donations" were systematically being made using false identities, through untraceable payment methods. "I am calling on the FEC to immediately begin rulemaking to secure our elections from any criminal actors exploiting these vulnerabilities," Paxton said.ActBlue targets small-dollar donations, the Hill first reported, and has been an integral part of the Democratic fundraising structure, collecting an estimated $1.5 billion from about 7 million donors.While that influx of cash was split among nearly 19,000 campaigns, an excessive amount has gone to the highest profile races. In just the first few days of the Harris campaign, for example, donors gave her $200 million through the platform, per ActBlue’s account on the social platform X, the Hill reported.‘SERIOUS LOOPHOLE’: GOP WIDENS PROBE INTO ACTBLUE, DEM FUNDRAISING PLATFORM HELPING HARRIS RAISE MILLIONSIn September, Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) introduced a bill that would require political committees to collect CVVs — the three- or four-digit "card verification value" on the back of a credit card — along with political donations.Steil, who chairs the Committee on House Administration, sent a letter to top FEC officials urging them to "immediately initiate an emergency rulemaking to require political campaigns to verify the card verification value (‘CVV’) of donors who contribute online using a credit or debit card, and to prohibit political campaigns from accepting online contributions from a gift card or other prepaid credit cards." The Aug. 5 request came in response to accusations that ActBlue is skirting campaign donation laws that allow for rampant fraud on the site.Paxton’s office has said previously that "secure elections are the cornerstone of our republic."Back in August, Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., also sent a letter to the FEC demanding an investigation into the same allegations Paxton has now brought to attention.Tenney, who co-chairs the House Election Integrity Caucus, cited in the letter addressed to FEC Chair Sean Cooksey and Vice Chair Ellen Weintraub "significant public reporting on anomalous transaction activity involving hundreds of thousands of dollars." According to the agency's publicly available data, Tenney wrote, "numerous individuals have allegedly donated to ActBlue thousands of times annually." However, "it was reported many of these individuals were unaware their names and addresses were being used to make thousands of dollars in political donations." HOUSE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE PROBES DEMOCRAT FUNDRAISER ACTBLUE OVER REPORTS OF ILLICIT CASH FLOWS"Given the deliberate lack of security in their donation practices, it is unsurprising that ActBlue could be exploited for fraudulent activities," Tenney wrote. "Recognizing that foreign actors use fake accounts to exploit donation systems lacking robust verification safeguards, most individual campaigns and political action committees (PACs) require CVV numbers to donate online. However, despite its widespread use among its online counterparts, ActBlue deliberately chooses not to require CVV numbers for donations, possibly facilitating fraudulent activities and foreign interference in our electoral system." Tenney specifically urged the FEC to investigate "anomalous transaction activity as it relates to donations to ActBlue," and answer whether the FEC had already examined anomalous transaction activity or ActBlue's lax verification processes. If so, the congresswoman asked the FEC to provide "a detailed summary of the results of that investigation." The FEC declined to comment on the letter. Fox News Digital reached out to ActBlue regarding the allegations, but it did not immediately respond.Whistleblowers have also reported the receipt of a significant number of donations from retirees living on a fixed income, and hundreds of donations of $2.50 from the same individual, according to the committee.The site has been used to raise millions of dollars for Harris as she takes on former President…

The federal government has been bussing and flying illegal immigrants caught at California's overwhelmed southern border out of state instead of potentially reverting to releasing them onto the street over fears it could look bad with just weeks before the November election, one local official said. San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond said the U.S. Border Patrol informed him that the releasing of migrants was potentially set to resume last week. Around 155,000 migrants were released in San Diego from September 2023 through June, he told Fox News Digital. Until June, migrants in San Diego were dropped off at the Iris Avenue train station, Desmond said. Currently, three buses leave the county daily to take migrants to Yuma, Arizona, he said. Additionally, three to four airplanes are flying illegal immigrants weekly from San Diego to the border city of McAllen, Texas, where facilities are not full, the supervisor said. BLUE STATE, ICE BATTLE OVER RELEASING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AS EXPERT WARNS POLITICIANS PUT IDEOLOGY OVER SAFETY"It appears to be the federal government trying to cover up by bussing people out of the area here instead of doing street releases," Desmond said. "To me, I think the optics of having more people dropped off, or starting that drop-off process again, I think is politically harmful, and so they're not going to do it until potentially after the election."Fox News Digital has reached out to the Border Patrol. Migrants were being mass released onto the streets of San Diego, overwhelming services and resources, Desmond recalled. In addition to the migrants crossing the border, some come by boats, which pull up onto the shore, he said. San Diego has long been a favorite border crossing point, in part because of its proximity to Tijuana, Mexico. From Oct. 6 through Oct. 12, the San Deigo Sector reported 3,016 migrant apprehensions from 59 countries, as well as 96 unaccompanied minor encounters.In a video posted on X, Desmond said the number of migrants coming across the border in the San Diego Sector aren't as visible, but rather "much more clandestine and a little bit of smoke and mirrors."ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARRESTED IN WEALTHY FLORIDA COUNTY FOR SEXUAL CRIMES AGAINST A CHILDHe noted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, both Republicans, were heavily criticized by Democrats for flying migrants out of their states to other parts of the country.The Border Patrol has been busing and flying some migrants from San Diego to other cities along the southern border for processing, a reversal from the days when migrants were sent to San Diego to deal with overflow in other locations. The Biden administration has been heavily criticized for its border policies. In June, Biden took executive action to limit the number of new entries into the United States. That was followed by a sharp drop in encounters by more than 50%. Despite the reduction, Biden still stressed the need for Congress to pass a bipartisan border bill. Vice President Kamala Harris has been repeatedly grilled about the border crisis. CALIF. POLITICIAN PATCHES GAPING BORDER HOLE WITH 400 FEET OF RAZOR WIRE USING HER OWN CASHIn a recent interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, Harris touted a 2021 immigration bill she said would have paved the way to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants. "At the beginning of our administration, within practically hours of taking the oath, the first bill that we offered Congress – before we worked on infrastructure, before the Inflation Reduction Act, before the Chips and Science Act, before the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — the first bill, practically within hours of taking the oath, was a bill to fix our immigration system," she said. Desmond said he's heard from people of both political stripes about the need for the country's immigration system to have a series of checks and balances. "I think even in the Biden administration and people who are Democrats are perplexed as to ‘why are we doing this? Why are we not vetting these people?’" he said. "We want immigration, but we have to be vetting people. It just makes sense to do that."Over the weekend, a group of about 2,000 migrants left Mexico's southern border with Guatemala to head for the U.S. where they will possibly ask for asylum.

New details have been released in the murder case of a newlywed Oregon nurse who was discovered dead two days after she went missing in early September.The Beaverton Police Department arrested Jonathan Bryce Schubert, 27, who authorities say was a neighbor to Melissa Jubane, 32, whose body was found days after she was reported missing when she failed to show up for her shift at work. Court documents obtained by KGW8 stated that Schubert was "deliberately cruel to [the] victim" and used a weapon and "posed a threat of actual violence" which resulted in permanent injury to Jubane prior to her death.Prosecutors argued that "future efforts to rehabilitate the defendant will not be successful." The documents also stated that the "degree of harm or loss was significantly greater than typical for such an offense" and that there is a "need" to ensure public safety.NEIGHBOR ACCUSED OF KILLING MISSING OREGON NEWLYWED NURSE MAKES FIRST COURT APPEARANCEDuring his first court hearing back in September, Schubert appeared on video and did not enter a plea during his arraignment, according to KATU News.Officials said that as a result of an extensive investigation, it was determined that Schubert was involved in Jubane's disappearance. MISSING OREGON NURSE FOUND DEAD DAYS AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM HER WEDDING, NEIGHBOR ARRESTEDJubane's coworkers reported that she was missing shortly after she missed her shift on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Beaverton Police confirmed that the remains of Jubane were found following a three-day search and just two weeks after she tied the knot on Aug. 24 on Oahu in Hawaii, with her longtime partner of 10 years, Bryan Llantero, a native of Kalihi, Hawaii.WOMAN GOES MISSING IN MAINE FOREST FOR DAYS, IS RESCUED HUNDREDS OF FEET FROM DEAD HUSBANDFOX 12 reported that Schubert worked as a nurse at Providence Portland Medical Center from September 2022 to October 2023. However, Schubert was not employed at Providence St. Vincent, where Melissa worked, Providence said in a statement Saturday morning.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIt is still not known if Jubane and Schubert knew each other. Officials said Schubert is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, and second-degree abuse of a corpse. He is being held without bail at the Washington County jail due to the murder charge.

Two illegal immigrants have been arrested in Palm Beach County, Florida, in connection to the sex trafficking of a 15-year-old girl from New York City, authorities said Monday.Detectives began working the case after receiving an anonymous tip about a teen runaway, missing since Sept. 12, who was believed to be the victim of a sex trafficking operation, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said during a news conference.Investigators used commercial sex ads to track down the minor and begin communication as a ruse to recover the minor. Detectives found the minor at a Motel 6 in Riviera Beach. She indicated that two individuals who both played a role in the sex trafficking were two to three doors down.Investigators said the victim was recruited in New York City and trafficked down to Florida to perform sex acts for money. Officials said she was forced to perform sex acts at least 10 times.BLUE STATE, ICE BATTLE OVER RELEASING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AS EXPERT WARNS POLITICIANS PUT IDEOLOGY OVER SAFETYYenire Karolina Pache Coleiton, a 33-year-old Colombian national, and Enyerbert Blanco, a previously deported 27-year-old Venezuelan national, were both arrested in connection to sex trafficking the teen. "How can he be out on bond for attempted murder out of New York, he gets arrested in Miami for drug trafficking, and he’s out walking around?" Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said of Blanco. "That’s unconscionable."Bradshaw said the sex trafficking is believed to have ties to a Venezuelan gang, though officials are still investigating."Obviously, whatever this vetting system is at the border ain’t working," the sheriff said. "The border’s not closed, illegals are still coming in. This is the fourth time we’ve had something here in Palm Beach County involving crimes committed by illegals."ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARRESTED IN WEALTHY FLORIDA COUNTY FOR SEXUAL CRIMES AGAINST A CHILDBradshaw said the three previous cases involved illegal immigrants who abducted and sexually assaulted an elderly woman, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala who molested a 10-year-old, and illegal immigrants from Venezuela who sexually assaulted a 12-year-old."The families are angry because they shouldn’t be here to do this," the sheriff said.Bradshaw said Coleiton and Blanco would not be released under his watch."I can tell you one thing, folks," he said. "That female and this guy here that were involved in this, their butts are staying in my jail. They’re not coming out."Coleiton and Blanco were both placed on an ICE detainer and given no bond.

A North Dakota woman who was accused of poisoning her boyfriend will serve 25 years in prison following a guilty plea.Ina Thea Kenoyer, 48, was arrested by Minot police last October after she was accused of using antifreeze to kill 51-year-old Steven Edward Riley Jr. Authorities said Kenoyer believed he was going to break up with her after receiving a large inheritance, but investigators doubted the inheritance existed, the Minot Daily News reported. Kenoyer entered her guilty plea in May after accepting a deal with prosecutors, according to KFYR-TV. State District Judge Richard Hagar on Wednesday accepted attorneys' joint sentencing recommendation of 50 years in prison – for Kenoyer to serve 25 years, with 25 years suspended – along with 10 years of supervised probation and $3,455 in restitution paid to Riley's family.WOMAN ACCUSED OF POISONING, KILLING BOYFRIEND HOURS AFTER HE RECEIVED AN INHERITANCERiley reportedly became ill while meeting with a lawyer on Sept. 3. Kenoyer called 911 the next day, and paramedics found Riley unresponsive. He was originally taken to a local medical facility before being transferred to a Bismarck hospital where he died Sept. 5, police said on Facebook. An autopsy found Riley died from ethylene glycol poisoning, according to a Minot police officer's affidavit. Ethylene glycol is used in antifreeze.EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING BEGINS FOR ALASKA, ARKANSAS, CONNECTICUT, IDAHO, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXASAuthorities said Kenoyer claimed Riley had been drinking alcohol all day and suffered heat stroke in the days before his death. Kenoyer knew of the alleged inheritance, which she thought was over $30 million and felt she was due a portion of it as Riley's common-law wife, according to the affidavit.North Dakota, however, does not recognize common-law marriages.Riley’s sister, Stephanie Gonzalez, provided a victim impact statement to the court that read, "Regardless of what your final sentence will be, it will be too good for you. Like the families of any victim feels, the punishment should fit the crime. Fortunately for you, the Department of Corrections doesn’t put antifreeze in the iced tea."The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

John Kinsel Sr., one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II based on the tribe's native language, has died. He was 107.Navajo Nation officials in Window Rock announced Kinsel’s death on Saturday.Tribal President Buu Nygren has ordered all flags on the reservation to be flown at half-staff until Oct. 27 at sunset to honor Kinsel.WWII NAVAJO 'CODE TALKER' TURNS 106: HOW THESE MARINES' SPECIAL LANGUAGE CHANGED MILITARY CAPABILITIES"Mr. Kinsel was a Marine who bravely and selflessly fought for all of us in the most terrifying circumstances with the greatest responsibility as a Navajo Code Talker," Nygren said in a statement Sunday.With Kinsel’s death, only two Navajo Code Talkers are still alive: Former Navajo Chairman Peter MacDonald and Thomas H. Begay.Hundreds of Navajos were recruited by the Marines to serve as Code Talkers during the war, transmitting messages based on their then-unwritten native language.They confounded Japanese military cryptologists during World War II and participated in all assaults the Marines led in the Pacific from 1942 to 1945, including at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Peleliu and Iwo Jima.NEW MEXICO MUSEUM HONORING WWII NAVAJO CODE TALKERS $40 MILLION SHY OF OPENINGThe Code Talkers sent thousands of messages without error on Japanese troop movements, battlefield tactics and other communications crucial to the war’s ultimate outcome.Kinsel was born in Cove, Arizona, and lived in the Navajo community of Lukachukai.He enlisted in the Marines in 1942 and became an elite Code Talker, serving with the 9th Marine Regiment and the 3rd Marine Division during the Battle of Iwo Jima.President Ronald Reagan established Navajo Code Talkers Day in 1982 and the Aug. 14 holiday honors all the tribes associated with the war effort.The day is an Arizona state holiday and Navajo Nation holiday on the vast reservation that occupies portions of northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico and southeastern Utah.

Rockdale County will slap BioLab with a lawsuit following a chemical release and fire that erupted last month at a facility in Conyers, Georgia.During a press conference on Monday morning, county commissioner Sherri Washington said that the county board of commissioners has engaged the firm Napoli Shkolnik to lodge a federal lawsuit."BioLab has had at least four instances of negligence in the 20 years that it has operated in this community," she said, adding that "at this point their risk to our community far outweighs any benefit that we could possibly glean from their operation in this county.""I will fight until my last breath to have them removed," she declared.CHEMICAL FIRE IN GEORGIA'S ROCKDALE COUNTY SHUTS DOWN PARTS OF INTERSTATERockdale County commissioner Doreen Williams said that her family had to evacuate. "If you could see the picture of that plume going over our house, you would understand the seriousness of this," she said.During a Sept. 29 press conference, Rockdale County Fire Rescue Chief Marian McDaniel said there had been a sprinkler head malfunction, and that a "water-reactive chemical" caused a "plume."She said after the sprinkler activated, "it mixed with that chemical, and from that the wiring and things" led to the fire. "So it was contained to a small area on the roof, and was contained quite quickly," she said.Earlier this month, BioLab said that chemicals were released during the fire."The fire and the water used to extinguish it resulted in smoke emanating from the facility. Additionally, when the chemicals stored in our facility come into contact with water, they slowly release chlorine – as they are intended to do when sanitizing a swimming pool. This release, and the water that was needed to control it, have contributed to the ongoing visible haze over our facility," the company said on Oct. 4.HOUSTON CHEMICAL PLANT LEAK KILLS 2, INJURES AT LEAST 35BioLab said in a later press release, "The chemicals at the site have been treated and/or secured, the site is no longer producing fumes, and the EPA has recorded 72 hours of no air quality exceedances in the community."The shelter-in-place order was lifted for the full county as of Oct. 17, according to a Rockdale County press release."Our primary focus will be on BioLab and its parent company, KIK Consumer products, and holding them accountable for any negligence or misconduct that we uncover," Shayna Sacks, a partner with Napoli Shkolnik, said during the press conference. "We'll be seeking comprehensive remediation of all the affected areas, and pursuing fair compensation for damages to the county and its residents."GEORGIA DOCK WALKWAY COLLAPSE CAUSE UNDER INVESTIGATION AS ISLANDERS DESCRIBE ‘HORRIBLE’ AFTERMATHFox News Digital reached out to BioLab for comment but did not receive a response.

An Italian woman surfing an island break off the west coast of Sumatra died in a freak accident when a swordfish impaled her, according to reports.The Antara News Agency in Indonesia reported that 36-year-old Giulia Manfrini was surfing in the waters of Masokut Island in the Mentawai Islands, just off the west coast of Sumatra, when she was stabbed by the bill of a swordfish.Acting head of the Mentawai Islands' Disaster Management Agency, Lahmudin Siregar, told the news outlet that his agency was notified about the accident involving an Italian citizen who was surfing.He said Manfrini was hunting waves in the waters of Ombak Bengbeng, Masokut Island in the Southwest Siberut District.CALIFORNIA MAN SURVIVES SHARK ATTACK BY REPORTEDLY PUNCHING PREDATOR 'INSIDE ITS MOUTH'"Unexpectedly, a swordfish jumped toward Manfrini and stuck it right in the chest of the female tourist," Siregar added.Information obtained by Antara from Siberut Police suggests Manfrini asked for help by waving to two witnesses who were also foreign nationals, named Alexandre Ribas and Massimo Ferro.HAWAII LIFEGUARD KILLED IN SHARK ATTACK AFTER SURFING: ‘A TRAGIC LOSS’The two witnesses rushed to assist Manfrini and provided first aid before taking her to a nearby clinic, where she was pronounced dead.A medical examination conducted by the medical team at Pei Pei Puskesmas found Manfrini suffered a stab wound in the upper chest, about 5 centimeters deep. The report also said the victim’s nose emitted foam, suggesting a lack of oxygen due to drowning.AUSTRALIAN SURFER SAVED BY OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER AFTER SHARK RIPPED OFF LEG, DOCTORS HOPE TO REATTACH ITManfrini’s body is currently in Pei Pei Puskesmas and is expected to be taken to the city of Padang before being sent back to Italy.Manfrini reportedly grew up in Venaria Reale, Italy, a community just outside the city of Turin.The mayor of Venaria Reale, Fabio Giulivi, spoke about Manfrini’s sudden death on Saturday.SEE IT: MYSTERY SURFER CAUGHT ON VIDEO SAVING BIRD DROWNING IN THE WAVES: ‘A HERO’"The entire Venarian community is gathering around Giulia Manfrini’s family," Giulivi said in a translated post. "The news of her death has left us shocked and makes us feel powerless in front of the tragedy that took her life so prematurely."He continued, saying Manfrini dreamed of surfing and opening a travel agency for sports vacations."To mum Chiara, dad Giorgio and all the people who loved her, a touching hug from me and the whole city," Giulivi said.BRAZILIAN SURFER HOVERS ABOVE OCEAN IN VIRAL PHOTO, BREAKS OLYMPIC SURFING RECORDTributes poured in after news broke about Manfrini’s death.One person who said she spent Manfrini’s last evening with her picking pomegranates and talking about making fig jam, wrote about her friend, saying, "We can only say how much she got out of her short life, and she filled it completely."Another person wrote, "We are a huge heartbroken community that loved Giulia with all our hearts. She was the most lighthearted friend we had, always bringing joy and love to our group."The Mentawai Islands Regency is a popular international tourist destination, especially for surfing. 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed new intelligence about Hezbollah's financial network on Monday, as the military continues eliminating threats from Hamas and other terrorist groups.In a Monday briefing that was posted on X, IDF spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari revealed new information about the institution Hezbollah uses to fund attacks."Tonight, we're exposing Hezbollah's financial network and how Hezbollah uses it to fund its terrorist activities," Hagari said. "In recent years, the state of Lebanon has experienced a deep financial crisis which was exploited by Hezbollah."Hagari said that Hezbollah's financial arm is Al-Qard Al-Hasan, which "provides financial services to Lebanese civilians and pays the salaries of Hezbollah's operatives," Hagari said.IDF RELEASES VIDEO SHOWING HAMAS LEADER YAHYA SINWAR FLEEING INTO TUNNEL WITH FAMILY BEFORE OCT. 7 ATTACKAl-Qard Al-Hasan is a loan provider that is registered as a charitable non-profit in Lebanon, according to Reuters. Hagari said that the Iranian-linked financial network violates international law."Hezbollah's financial network is based on two main sources of income: money from the Iranian regime, and money from the Lebanese people," the military spokesman said. "Iran's Quds Force is transferring money to Hezbollah from Iranian oil sold in Syria.""Iran also sends suitcases of cash and gold by planes to the Iranian embassy in Beirut, and then directly it goes to Hezbollah."ISRAEL HAMMERS HEZBOLLAH FINANCES WITH CRUSHING AIRSTRIKESHagari also noted that Hezbollah built factories in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and Turkey to generate cash to support terrorist activities.The Israeli official argued that Hezbollah's financial arm threatens the Lebanese economy, as bringing Iranian money into circulation devalues the Lebanese pound."I want to emphasize, we are not at war with the people of Lebanon," Hagari concluded. "We are at war with Hezbollah, and we will continue to operate against Hezbollah so that the residents of northern Israel will be able to return to their homes in safety and security."The update comes three weeks after the IDF began their ground operations in Lebanon. On Sunday, the military conducted airstrikes targetting Al-Qard Al-Hasan buildings in Lebanon.Fox News Digital's Trey Yingst and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.

South Korea demanded on Monday that the Russian ambassador protest military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow, calling for the immediate pullout of North Korean troops rumored to have been deployed to help Russia.The Associated Press reported Friday that South Korea’s spy agency confirmed North Korea sent 1,500 special operations troops to help Russia in October in support of its war against Ukraine.Ukrainian intelligence suggests North Korea was preparing to send 10,000 soldiers to join Russian forces, according to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.The South Korean Foreign Ministry said Russian Ambassador Georgy Zinoviev met with Vice South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun, when the latter "condemned in the strongest terms" the North’s sending of troops to help Russia, which Kim said poses "a grave security threat" to South Korea and the international community.SOUTH KOREAN INTELLIGENCE SAYS NORTH HAS SENT TROOPS TO AID RUSSIA'S WAR IN UKRAINEKim also said South Korea and the international community will mobilize all available means to deal with the act, which threatens its vital national security interests, the foreign ministry added.Zinoviev was quoted by the Russian Embassy as saying the cooperation between Russia and North Korea is not aimed at South Korea’s security interests.NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte spoke to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over the phone on Monday, who said Seoul will not sit idly by as the "reckless" military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang continues. NORTH KOREA BLOWS UP PARTS OF INTER-KOREAN ROAD AND RAIL LINKS IN SYMBOLIC DISPLAY OF ANGERYoon also said South Korea plans to send a delegation to NATO to speak about Russian-North Korean cooperation, according to his office.In a post on X, Rutte said North Korea’s decision to send troops to fight alongside Russia "would mark a significant escalation."Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters last week that the U.S. could not confirm or corroborate media reports on the North Korean troop dispatch to Russia.Russia has previously denied using North Korean troops in the war, with presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov describing the claims as "another piece of fake news" during a news conference last week. North Korea's state media hasn't commented on the issue.NORTH KOREA SENDS WARNING TO SOUTH KOREA, SAYING TROOPS READY TO STRIKE IF MORE DRONES APPEARNorth Korea and Russia, locked in separate confrontations with the West, have sharply boosted their cooperation in the past two years. The U.S., South Korea and their partners have accused North Korea of supplying artillery shells, missiles and other conventional arms to Russia to help fuel its war against Ukraine in return for economic and military assistance. In June, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pact stipulating mutual military assistance if either country is attacked.Many experts question how much the North Korean troop dispatch would help Russia, citing North Korea’s outdated equipment and shortages of battle experience. They say North Korea likely received Russian promises to provide it with high-tech weapons technology associated with its nuclear and missile programs, a move that will complicate U.S. and South Korean efforts to neutralize North Korean nuclear threats.Ukrainian media reported this month that six North Koreans were among those killed after a Ukrainian missile strike in the partially occupied eastern Donetsk region on Oct. 3.Many experts were previously skeptical of possible North Korean troop deployments to Russian-Ukraine battlefields because North Korea is preoccupied with its nuclear standoff with the U.S. and South Korea.North Korea sent pilots to fight for North Vietnam during the Vietnam War and for Egypt during the Yom Kippur War in 1973, but there has been no known large-scale dispatch of its ground troops overseas.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

In his fourth and likely final trip to Ukraine ahead of the U.S. election next month, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin championed Ukraine’s efforts to repel Russian President Vladimir Putin’s deadly years-long assault but warned there is "no silver bullet" to end the war. "There is no silver bullet. No single capability will turn the tide. No one system will end Putin’s assault," Austin said, speaking from Ukraine’s Diplomatic Academy in Kyiv."What matters is the way that Ukraine fights back," he added. "What matters is the combined effects of your military capabilities, and what matters is staying focused on what works."ZELENSKYY VICTORY PLAN: REPLACE US TROOPS AT OUTPOSTS IN EUROPE WITH BATTLE-HARDENED UKRAINIANSAustin applauded the bilateral efforts by the U.S. and its international allies to aid Ukraine in its fight against the Kremlin and warned Ukraine’s security is a matter of not only European security, but the U.S.’s.International concern has mounted in recent months as the U.S. stares down a presidential election in just over two weeks and questions remain over whether a second Donald Trump White House would continue to back Kyiv should he win.In a continued show of solidarity, Austin announced another $400 million arms package for Ukraine, and argued the cost of aiding Kyiv is less costly than abandoning it to Putin."Consider the price of American retreat. In the face of aggression, the price of principle is always dwarfed by the cost of capitulation," Austin said. "We face a hinge in history."We can continue to insist that cross-border invasion is the cardinal sin of world politics, and we can continue to stand firm against Putin's aggression. Or we can let Putin have his way, and we can condemn our children and grandchildren to live in a far bloodier and more dangerous world," he continued."If Ukraine falls under Putin’s boot, all of Europe will fall under Putin’s shadow."US TO PROVIDE UKRAINE WITH ANOTHER $425M WORTH OF SUPPLIES TO HELP DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST RUSSIAAustin argued Putin has yet to achieve a single objective of his "special military operation" when he invaded Ukraine nearly a thousand days ago, including his inability to take Kyiv or force Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to step aside. The secretary pointed to the more than 600,000 casualties Russia has incurred since February 2022, and the 11,000 Ukrainian civilians, including 600 children, that have been killed, according to figures by the United Nations.Zelenskyy in a message posted to X, thanked Austin for his visit and the defense package, and said the pair discussed not only defense priorities and winterizing against Russia’s promised assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, but also "the expansion of long-range weapon use against Russian military targets."The Ukrainian president has long pushed the U.S. to enable it to use long-range weapons to hit military sites deeper in Russia in a move to stop its deadly aerial assaults on Ukrainian cities. The U.S. has remained largely opposed to this tactic, and Austin did not mention any long-range strike capabilities during his address Monday. Austin pledged to continue driving international efforts to back Ukraine with the military aid it needs to battle Russian troops on its eastern front."When a dictator puts his imperial fantasies ahead of the rights of a free people, the whole international system feels the outrage," he said. "And so that’s why nations of goodwill from every corner of the planet have risen to Ukraine's defense."And that's why the United States and our allies and partners have proudly become the arsenal of Ukrainian democracy," Austin added.

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Monday that the United States is monitoring reports that North Korean soldiers are "deploying to Russia" to fight in Ukraine. "We're obviously continuing to look into those reports," Kirby said. "We're talking to our allies and partners about what they're saying on this as well. If it's true that the DPRK soldiers are going there to join the war against Ukraine, it would certainly mark a dangerous and highly concerning development." Kirby said the development signaled "another demonstration of Putin's growing desperation and his growing isolation that he's got to reach out to North Korea for potential – potential, as I said, we're looking into the reports – potential infantry support, to his ground operations." "There's no question about it, that his forces continue to suffer an extraordinary amount of casualties on the battlefield," Kirby said, referencing figures of Russia losing more than 1,200 soldiers per day.US 'CONCERNED' ABOUT REPORTS OF NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS FIGHTING ALONGSIDE RUSSIA IN UKRAINE"That is a truly historic amount of soldiers killed and wounded in this fight, all to accomplish but a warped and twisted idea of his about Ukraine's ability to exist as a sovereign state," Kirby said. "I think all of this is and proves the point that Mr. Putin is increasingly desperate and increasingly isolated on the world stage." The U.S. and NATO have not confirmed that North Korean troops were sent to Russia. But the reports of their presence have already stoked concerns in South Korea that Russia might provide North Korea with sophisticated technologies that can sharply enhance the North's nuclear and missile programs in return for its troop dispatch.South Korea on Monday summoned the Russian ambassador to protest deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow and demand the immediate pullout of the North Korean troops. VLADIMIR PUTIN MEETS WITH IRANIAN PRESIDENT PEZESHKIAN TO CELEBRATE 'VERY CLOSE' RELATIONSHIPSouth Korea's spy agency said Friday it had confirmed that North Korea sent 1,500 special operation forces to Russia this month to support Moscow's war against Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier said his government had intelligence that 10,000 North Korean soldiers were being prepared to join invading Russian forces.Russian President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, will be shaking hands this week with multiple world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian. They will convene in the Russian city of Kazan on Tuesday for a meeting of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, defying predictions that the war in Ukraine and an international arrest warrant against Putin would turn him into a pariah.The alliance, which aims to counterbalance the Western-led world order, initially included Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa but started to rapidly expand this year. Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia joined in January; Turkey, Azerbaijan and Malaysia formally applied, and a number of others expressed a desire to be members."These countries can decide for themselves who they want to associate with and, especially how they want to be economically linked with one another. Russia is increasingly isolated on the world stage," Kirby said Monday. "There's no question about that. Mr. Putin is still having to take radical steps to prop up his, currency, and to keep his war economy going." Putin is expected to end the BRICS conference with a press conference on Thursday, Reuters reported.The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

Israeli security agencies on Monday said they had uncovered and stopped an Iranian spy ring operating out of northern Israel after seven Israeli citizens were detained over allegations of working to aid Jerusalem’s top adversary.In a joint announcement by Israel’s internal security service, Shin Bet, and the Israeli Police, the suspects were all reported to be providing intelligence on key military and energy infrastructures, reported Israeli news agency TPS.Two minors, whose names remain confidential, along with five others identified as Aziz Nisanov, Alexander Sedykov, Vyacheslav Gushchin, Yevgeny Yoffe and Yigal Nissan have been arrested and accused of conducting espionage to aid two Iranian agents under the operational code names of "Elkhan" and "Orkhan."IDF RELEASES VIDEO SHOWING HAMAS LEADER YAHYA SINWAR FLEEING INTO TUNNEL WITH FAMILY BEFORE OCT. 7 ATTACK"The scale and severity of these acts are among the most dangerous security breaches Israel has faced. The suspects acted knowingly, driven by financial greed, and compromised the safety of Israel and its citizens," the Israeli Police reportedly said in a statement. The suspects, residents of Haifa and other areas across northern Israel, are suspected of gathering intelligence on Israeli military bases, including air force and naval installations, as well as Israel’s infamous Iron Dome defense system.The accused are also suspected of relaying information to Iranian intelligence on Israel’s critical energy infrastructure, including its largest power station in Hadera – a tactic that could suggest Iran may look to utilize a strategy long held by its top ally Russia, which has frequently targeted Ukraine's energy systems.According to Shin Bet, the spy network provided Iranian intelligence agents with critical information using sophisticated equipment to photograph sensitive locations in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars, some made using cryptocurrency, confirmed the Israeli news agency. ISRAEL HAMMERS HEZBOLLAH FINANCES WITH CRUSHING AIRSTRIKESBut the suspects were not only found to have been collecting intelligence on military and energy targets, they were also allegedly spying on other Israeli citizens. The Israeli investigation, conducted in coordination with security agencies and the Israel Defense Forces, found that specific citizens were targeted with mal intent. The security forces reportedly arrested several of the suspects while they were in the midst of conducting surveillance on one Israeli citizen who was believed to have been the target of a planned Iranian attack.  "The group’s activities caused significant harm to Israel’s national security, with intelligence collected on military bases and energy infrastructure at a time when the country is engaged in multiple conflict zones," one senior Shin Bet official said, according to TPS.The suspects are expected to be indicted in the coming days.Though the announcement of the Iranian spy network comes as tension between Jerusalem and Tehran remains at an all-time high, it is not the first time Israeli security teams have uncovered such a scheme. In August, another Israeli citizen from southern Israel was arrested over his alleged involvement in helping Iran plan future attacks, including on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 

A search is underway in the Philippines after police received reports that a group of gunmen shot an American national in the leg as he was kidnapped and taken away on a speed boat.The reported kidnapping happened in the coastal town of Sibuco, a town in the southern province of Zamboanga del Norte, on Thursday night. The FBI told Fox News Digital on Monday morning that it is aware of the alleged kidnapping reports and is coordinating with the State Department and other government agencies.Regional police identified the American as Elliot Onil Eastman, 26, from Vermont."We confirm that there was a report of the alleged abduction of an American national," the regional police said in a statement obtained by The Associated Press. "We want to assure the public, particularly the community of Sibuco, that we are doing everything in our power to secure the safe recovery of the victim."REMAINS OF MICHIGAN WOMAN, 68, WHO DISAPPEARED DURING VACATION, FOUND IN STOMACH OF SHARKA resident of Sibuco told police that four men in black clothing and armed with M16 rifles introduced themselves as police officers before forcibly taking Eastman, according to two police reports seen by The Associated Press. The resident described to police how Eastman tried to escape, but one of the gunmen shot him in the leg before dragging him into a speedboat. The witness said the group then fled on the boat further south toward the provinces of Basilan or Sulu.Policemen chased but failed to find the gunmen and Eastman and alerted other police and Philippine marine units in the region, according to the reports.RUSSIAN MAN RESCUED AFTER 67 DAYS ADRIFT AT SEA. HIS FAMILY MEMBERS DIDN'T MAKE ITThe southern Philippines is no stranger to security issues among its largely impoverished population, which is home to a Muslim minority in the largely Roman Catholic nation.The Abu Sayyaf group, which is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States and the Philippines, is an offshoot of decades-long Muslim separatist unrest in the south and carried out mass kidnappings for ransom, beheadings and bombings more than two decades ago in the southern region.It is unclear whether the gunmen in the alleged kidnapping belong to any such group.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The Israel Defense Forces released footage showing the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar fleeing with his family into a tunnel underneath Gaza in the hours leading up to his terrorist group’s brutal Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The video shows Sinwar moving his family and equipment – including pillows, water and a television – into a bunker in Khan Younis, according to the IDF. "While hiding in the tunnels of Khan Younis, Sinwar ordered the Oct. 7 attack to begin. Sinwar’s army of terrorists invaded Israel, murdered families, raped women and kidnapped men, women, children and babies into Gaza," a narrator says in the video. The narrator added that Sinwar’s ability to live underground during the war was a "luxury that the people of Gaza did not have as Sinwar always prioritized himself, his money and Hamas terrorists over the people of Gaza." IDF SAYS ‘MISSION IS NOT OVER’ UNTIL HOSTAGES ARE RETURNED: ‘WE WILL NOT REST’ The Israeli military announced Sinwar’s death last week. An Israel Army Radio report said Thursday that Sinwar was killed during a battle with Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah. HAMAS ADMITS ‘PAINFUL, DISTRESSING LOSSES’ AFTER ISRAELI VIDEO SHOWS TERRORIST SINWAR MOMENTS BEFORE HIS DEATH The soldiers spotted suspected terrorists in Gaza and opened fire before the individuals fled into a building, according to the report. It added that a tank then fired a shell at the building, causing it to collapse.  When the soldiers went inside to examine the aftermath, they found three bodies — one of which ultimately was identified as Sinwar. The IDF also released video showing tank fire targeting the building where Sinwar had been barricaded and of his final moments before his death. 

Israeli airstrikes targeted nearly a dozen branches of a Hezbollah-run financial institution that the IDF says helps to fund terror operations.The branches of Al-Qard Al-Hassan, or "the benevolent loan," were located across southern Lebanon and in the capital of Beirut. While some individuals maintain their savings with the institution, Israel says Hezbollah uses it to store hundreds of millions of dollars.Israel issued evacuation warnings ahead of the airstrikes, and there have been no reports of casualties."Overnight, the IAF conducted a series of targeted, intelligence-based strikes against dozens of facilities and sites used by the Hezbollah terrorist organization to finance its terrorist activities against the State of Israel. The strikes were conducted in the areas of Beirut, southern Lebanon, and deep within Lebanese territory," the IDF said in a statement.US INVESTIGATING RELEASE OF CLASSIFIED DOCS ON ISRAEL'S PLANNED STRIKE ON IRAN"These funds, which Hezbollah used for terror activities, were stored by the Al-Qard al-Hassan Association, which directly funds Hezbollah's terror activities, including the purchase weapons and payments to operatives in Hezbollah's military wing. The Hezbollah terrorist organization stores billions of dollars in the association's branches, including money that was directly held under the name of the terrorist organization," the statement continued.IDF SAYS ‘MISSION IS NOT OVER’ UNTIL HOSTAGES ARE RETURNED: ‘WE WILL NOT REST’The institution, which has more than 30 branches across Lebanon, tried to reassure customers ahead of the strikes, saying it had evacuated all its branches and relocated gold and other deposits to safe areas.Israel's announcement came a day after U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called civilian casualties in Lebanon "far too high" in the Israel-Hezbollah war, and urged Israel to scale back some strikes, especially in and around Beirut.ISRAEL’S UN AMBASSADOR: RESPONSE TO IRAN WILL BE ‘VERY PAINFUL'Iran supports the Lebanon-based Hezbollah, and the United States is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents indicating that Israel was moving military assets into place for a military strike in response to Iran's ballistic missile attack on Oct. 1, according to three U.S. officials. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly.Israel's government said a drone targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house on Saturday, with no casualties, as fighting with Hezbollah and Hamas terrorists showed no pause.The Associated Press and Trey Yingst contributed to this report.

The Israeli Defense Forces began conducting airstrikes against Lebanon late Sunday, targeting financial institutions linked to the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.Fox News’ Trey Yingst in Israel reports the strikes were intended to al-Qard al-Hassan "all over Lebanon." Al-Qard al-Hassan is a unit in Hezbollah to fund terrorist activities like paying operatives and buying arms. The registered nonprofit is sanctioned by both the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, provides financial services and is also used by Lebanese civilians. IDF SAYS ‘MISSION IS NOT OVER’ UNTIL HOSTAGES ARE RETURNED: ‘WE WILL NOT REST’The IDF issued evacuation orders for civilians close to these financial institutions. IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said the strikes will be widespread, targeting not just financial centers in Beirut, but also other Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon. "I emphasize here—anyone located near sites used to fund Hezbollah’s terror activities must move away from these locations immediately," Hagari said. "We will strike several targets in the coming hours and additional targets throughout the night. In the coming days, we will reveal how Iran funds Hezbollah's terror activities by using civilian institutions, associations, and NGOs that act as fronts for terrorism. We will carry out these strikes tonight and provide updates on the results in the next days."Fox News is told the goal is to strike at the heart of Hezbollah’s financial support for the conflict with Israel, which has been ongoing since October 2023, the month Hamas militants stormed into Israel, killing nearly 1,200 and taking hundreds more as hostages. NETANYAHU PROMISES RETALIATION FOLLOWING ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT BY HEZBOLLAHA senior intelligence official indicated earlier Sunday that not all of Hezbollah’s money is being held in these financial institutions, but it’s expected to inflict significant damage on the group’s economic abilities. The official noted that there are hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians – mostly Shias – who use this banking system, and there are a number of branches in Beirut expected to be targeted. A year of escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah over the war in Gaza turned into all-out war last month, and Israel sent ground troops into Lebanon early this month.Israel's announcement came a day after U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called civilian casualties in Lebanon "far too high" in the Israel-Hezbollah war, and urged Israel to scale back some strikes, especially in and around Beirut.Iran supports the Lebanon-based Hezbollah, and the United States is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents indicating that Israel was moving military assets into place for a military strike in response to Iran's ballistic missile attack on Oct. 1, according to three U.S. officials. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly.