A family travel blogger has revealed her secret to getting an entire row on a flight, but solo flyers appear to be opposed.Jess Darrington, the Idaho-based creator of Where is Briggs?, which specializes in travel tips for parents with kids under 4, shared a now-viral seating hack on TikTok that has attracted more than 8.1 million views.Before sharing the airline seating tip, Darrington prefaced the video by saying this "sometimes" works.FLIGHT ATTENDANT GOES VIRAL ON TIKTOK FOR ATTEMPTING TO EASE COMMON FLYING FEARDarrington said you can select an aisle seat and a window seat in a single row, leaving the middle seat open, hoping that no one books the middle seat.In the viral video, which is posted under Darrington's handle, @where.is.briggs, her family ended up booking four seats split between two rows, and no one booked the middle seat, which meant they had the entire two rows of their 11-hour flight from Amsterdam to Salt Lake City all to themselves.Darrington said she has tried this hack a few times over the years and experienced different results.TIKTOK USER SAYS AMERICAN AIRLINES REPAID HER FOR GIVING UP SEAT, SOCIAL MEDIA USERS CHIME IN"The first time that we tried it out was when I just had one kid, and he was a lap infant at the time. So, it was my husband, myself and the lap infant, and we were all flying to Europe. And when I was booking tickets, the flight was empty, like there [was] nobody on," Darrington said."So, I thought, ‘I wonder if I put myself and the lap infant in the window and then my husband in the aisle seat … if that middle seat will just be left open.’"Darrington and her husband kept checking the airline map to see if the seats were filling up. They then learned 50 seats were still open, and by the time they boarded the plane, they were able to enjoy the entire row."I kind of gambled a little bit. But when we got on the flight, that middle seat was empty, and it was so nice because we had a little bit of wiggle room," she said.AIRLINE PASSENGER CAPTURES 'MANSPREADING' MOMENT IN VIRAL TIKTOK, SPARKING DEBATEDarrington said that while the hack is helpful when it works, it does not always go according to plan."Families need to understand this is not a guarantee. If you want a for-sure seat for your baby on the flight, you've got to purchase them one," she said.Darrington said if someone does end up booking the middle seat, you need to accept that you didn't get lucky this time and be a respectful fellow passenger.MOM'S VIRAL VIDEO OF BABY UNIQUELY FASTENED TO AIRPLANE SEAT IGNITES FIERY DEBATE ON SOCIAL MEDIA"I also think, like, as a traveling family, you also can't be mad or annoyed if that middle seat gets filled because that's just what can happen. But if you're willing to gamble a little bit, and if you're checking your odds to see how many seats are still currently open on the flight up until the day of, you might just get lucky like we have a couple of times."AIRLINE OUTAGE: PASSENGER REPORTEDLY TELLS MOM IN FIRST CLASS SHE SHOULDN'T BE THERE WITH A CHILDDarrington said she knows most people would say they do not enjoy sitting in the middle seat on a flight, let alone an international flight stuck between two strangers.The best thing to do, she suggested, is to offer one of the two seats you have to the middle passenger so that they can get an "upgrade" and you can sit next to your travel buddy.AIRLINE PASSENGER ‘STUCK’ BETWEEN COUPLE WITH BABY GETS 'HUGE' RESPONSE ON TWITTER"I have yet to meet anybody who's frustrated that they no longer have a middle seat. You know what I mean?" she said.Not everyone seems to appreciate Darrington's airplane seating hack, particularly solo travelers who find themselves stuck in the middle seat."I honestly can't stand when people do this and then expect me to move or switch seats," one TikTok user commented on Darrington's video."Here's an idea. Just get seats next to each other," another person wrote. "I was on standby and got seated in the middle seat and the family was like mad at me??? I gladly moved so they can sit next to each other but why get mad at me?" one woman commented.FORMER AIRLINE EMPLOYEE SHARES HER TOP TRAVEL HACK FOR FREQUENT FLYERSTravel creator Meredith Pierce, @meredithonthemap, shared a video on TikTok in which she voiced her…

A Maine man attempted to flee a courthouse while in handcuffs after he was convicted for assaulting a 1-year-old when two jurors and a detective managed to prevent his attempt to escape.Nicholas Carter, 31, was observed on Wednesday bolting out of the courthouse in the town of Skowhegan while handcuffed.Carter was found guilty of aggravated assault against a 1-year-old child, according to the Portland Press Herald. His conviction came after a three-day trial at the Somerset County Superior Courthouse.According to the outlet, Carter jumped a bar with handcuffs on and exited through the rear door of the second-floor courtroom. The door is used by members of the public to enter and exit the gallery.ARMY, SHERIFFF'S OFFICE BLAMED FOR MISSING WARNING SIGNS OF MAINE MASS SHOOTER ROBERT CARD: REPORTA detective, who was inside the courtroom, and judicial marshals chased Carter as he ran down the staircase to the first floor of the courthouse, the outlet reported.Several videos show Carter, while still in handcuffs, running down a hallway in the courthouse and dodging a lawyer who unsuccessfully attempted to stop him from making a run for it.He was then seen running out of the courthouse's main entrance as he was being pursued by multiple people.Video footage also shows Carter running across a parking lot and across the street before eventually tripping and falling in a yard, where two bystanders, who were also jurors during his trial, held him until the detective caught up.HISTORIC COVERED BRIDGE CLOSED AFTER TRUCK FALLS THROUGH, CREATING GAPING HOLECLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPCarter was taken back into custody and now faces a charge of escape in connection with the incident.A sentencing hearing for Carter's aggravated assault conviction is expected in the coming weeks.

Universities of Wisconsin leaders must remain neutral in public statements on political and social issues, and they should only make public statements on matters affecting school operations, under a new policy the university system released Friday.Under the new policy, university leaders' public statements must be limited to matters that directly affect university operations and the university's mission, and they must maintain viewpoint neutrality when referencing any political or social controversy.The purpose of the policy is "to uphold and protect academic freedom, freedom of expression, and an environment in which competing ideas can be freely discussed and debated by all members of the university community," the policy states.The policy applies to the system president and vice presidents, the university chancellors, provosts, vice chancellors, deans, directors, department chairs and anyone else who may be perceived as speaking on behalf of a system institution.PRO-ISRAEL DEMONSTRATOR IN MASS. CHARGED AFTER FIRING AT ATTACKER IN APPARENT SELF-DEFENSE SHOOTINGAny expression of support or opposition must be approved by UW system President Jay Rothman or the university's chancellor.Statements expressing solidarity or empathy should be avoided if they suggest support for one group's viewpoint over another, the new police states.The policy does not apply to faculty or staff who may express their expertise or judgment as it relates to their academic discipline or research expertise, including analysis or commentary on a political or social issue.But, the policy notes, faculty and staff should be careful when posting such statements on university-owned channels to ensure they would not be misconstrued as being made on behalf of the institution. The policy also does not apply to faculty and staff's personal statements on non-university-owned channels.Rothman and university chancellors may also adopt additional guidance and procedures requiring faculty and staff to include disclaimers when not representing the institution, according to the policy. The president and chancellors may not expand the scope of the policy to restrict the free expression rights of people or groups of individuals who do not present themselves as speaking on behalf of the institution.Fox News Digital has reached out to the UW System for comment.UW system spokesperson Mark Pitsch told The Associated Press that the policy will take effect immediately and does not require the approval of the board of regents.The policy comes after UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone made a deal with anti-Israel demonstrators in May to end campus protests. The agreement, which was slammed by Jewish groups, included the university calling for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas as well as for the university to discuss severing ties with Israeli companies.Rothman criticized Mone's decision to make the deal, writing on the social media platform X that campuses need to remain viewpoint-neutral and ensure actions on campus have consequences.'COMBUSTIBLE SITUATION’ AS STUDENTS RETURN TO CAMPUS AFTER SCHOOL YEAR MARKED BY PROTESTS, ENCAMPMENTSMone announced this summer that he plans to resign next year, although he has not specifically said why he is stepping down. He said he is leaving his position next year to give time to find his replacement.Fox News Digital has reached out to UW-Milwaukee for comment.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPRepublican lawmakers have criticized higher education for years, saying conservative voices are censored on campuses across the country while liberal voices are welcomed. Some Republicans have called for federal legislation to require colleges and universities to protect free speech and enforce penalties for infringing on a person's freedom of speech.The American Civil Liberties Union and its Wisconsin chapter did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Vice President Kamala Harris has gone 55 days as the presumptive, and now, official Democratic nominee for president without holding an official press conference. Under pressure to sit down for a substantive interview after weeks of stonewalling, Harris finally ended her interview drought last month in Georgia when she was joined by running mate Tim Walz for a pre-taped piece with CNN's Dana Bash that was a far cry from a traditional press conference.Trump held his third news conference since the beginning of August on Friday in California, taking the opportunity to roast his opponent's home state and hold forth on a number of topics, including crime, immigration and inflation.BERNIE SANDERS SAYS HARRIS DROPPING FAR-LEFT POLICIES ‘IN ORDER TO WIN THE ELECTION’Harris sat for two taped radio interviews last week, and she gave her first solo television interview as the Democratic nominee on Friday in Philadelphia.As to when she'll actually do a formal press conference, that day may never come, at least while she's still a candidate.Conservative Radio Libre host Jorge Bonilla feels Harris should do a press conference but said it’s almost "irrelevant" because she continues to get a pass. HARRIS DODGES QUESTION ON LOWERING PRICES BY DESCRIBING ‘MIDDLE-CLASS’ ROOTS: NEIGHBORS ‘PROUD OF THEIR LAWN’"She is highly unlikely to do a press conference because the media have enabled and encouraged her ‘plexiglass basement’ strategy, wherein she preserves the illusion of being out there while remaining wholly inaccessible to the press and therefore unaccountable," Bonilla told Fox News Digital.Trump has sought to highlight the contrast in media availability between the two, sitting for several lengthy interviews in recent weeks, in addition to his three news conferences.Harris received mixed reviews for her showing with Bash, where she took the majority of the questions but nevertheless had Walz there for support.In her interview on Friday in Philadelphia, her answer citing her middle-class upbringing when asked about specifics of her economic policy drew sharp criticism.BARBARA WALTERS WOULD EXPECT KAMALA HARRIS TO DO INTERVIEWS, AUTHOR SAYS: 'PART OF THE JOB OF BEING PRESIDENT'"You know, I grew up in a neighborhood of folks who were very proud of their lawn," she said. "And I was raised to believe and to know that all people deserve dignity, and that we as Americans have a beautiful character. You know, we have ambitions and aspirations and dreams, but not everyone necessarily has access to the resources that can help them fuel those dreams and ambitions. "So when I talk about building an opportunity economy, it is very much with the mind of investing in the ambitions and aspirations and the incredible work ethic of the American people and creating opportunity for people, for example, to start a small business."Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report. 

Aaron Judge brought Yankee Stadium to its feet on Friday night with a single swing of the bat. The Yankee captain and former MVP came up with the bases loaded and no one out in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Yankees trailed the Boston Red Sox 4-1. Then Judge crushed a 2-0 pitch to deep right field for the type of home run that the crowd knows is gone before it leaves the infield. It gave the Yankees a 5-4 lead. The Yankees held the lead to win, taking the first two games of the series against Boston and extending their lead in the AL East over the Baltimore Orioles by three games. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe Yankee Stadium crowd erupted to one of its loudest cheers of the year, as the fans celebrated their star player's big moment over their hated rival. For Judge, the grand slam actually broke one of his rare home run droughts. Going into Friday night's game Judge had not hit a home run in 16 straight games, which was the longest stretch of his career without one. It's a stretch that came amid, arguably, Judge's best hitting season yet. EX-YANKEES INFIELDER TYLER AUSTIN SUFFERS FREAK INJURY WITH JAPANESE CLUBWith the grand slam in hand, Judge collected the 52nd home run of the season, improving his average to .321 with a 1.143 OPS and 130 RBI. But before Friday, hfter he hit two home runs against the Colorado Rockies on Aug. 26, the six-time All-Star is hitting .204 (11 for 54) with 22 strikeouts in his net 15 games.The prior longest homerless streak of Judge’s career came during his rookie season, when he did not leave the yard in 15 games from Aug. 17 through Sept. 2 in 2017. Before his current drought, Judge was on a torrid pace, hitting nine home runs over 10 prior games, making people wonder if he had a chance to break his own American League record for most home runs in a season that he set in 2022 with 62 home runs. Still Judge is currently in the driver's seat to win his second American League MVP award in three years. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Caitlin Clark has done it again. The Indiana Fever rookie sensation broke the WNBA's single-season assist record with the 317th of her rookie season Friday against the Las Vegas Aces. Clark was on the other end of seeing a landmark single-season record fall in the last meeting between the two teams just two days ago. On Wednesday, Aces veteran A'ja Wilson broke the league's single-season scoring record with 956 points during an 86-75 Las Vegas win. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMPrior to that, fellow rookie Angel Reese broke the WNBA's single-season rebound record. Reese broke that record in the Chicago Sky's 79-74 loss at Minnesota Sept. 1, when she surpassed Sylvia Fowles' record of 404 set in 2018.But Clark took back the spotlight Friday night.WNBA ICON SHERYL SWOOPES EXPLAINS FALSE CAITLIN CLARK STATEMENTS, SPEAKS OUT AGAINST EX-FRIEND NANCY LIEBERMANLast Friday against the Minnesota Lynx, Clark drained her 103rd 3-pointer of the season, putting her in the top spot on the Fever's all-time list for 3-pointers in a single season.Just days before that, she recorded her 100th 3-pointer of the season when the Fever hosted the Los Angeles Sparks, reaching the milestone faster than any player in league history. She also became the first rookie and the fifth WNBA player to record more than one triple-double in a season. The recently retired Candace Parker, along with Courtney Williams, Sabrina Ionescu and Alyssa Thomas are the other players in the exclusive club.A week before that, against the Dallas Wings, Clark scored the 595th point of her career, surpassing WNBA legend Tamika Catchings for the most in a single season by a rookie in Fever history.In her most recent game against Reese and the Sky Aug. 30, Clark had the first 30-point, 12-assist game in WNBA history while becoming just the fifth player, and first rookie, to record at least 30 points and 10 assists in a game. On top of that, Clark now has 12 double-doubles, which breaks the WNBA record for most double-doubles by a guard in a single season.Just three days before that, Clark set the record for most made 3-pointers by a rookie, surpassing the mark initially set by the Atlanta Dream’s Rhyne Howard. She was 3-for-12 from downtown and finished with 19 points, five rebounds and five assists as Indiana picked up its 15th win.That same night, Clark also became the first WNBA player to have at least 15 points, five rebounds and five assists in six consecutive WNBA games. It was her 10th straight game with at least 15 points and five rebounds, which put her in the elite club with Diana Taurasi.Clark has led the Fever to the playoffs for the first time in eight years.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Friday a raid which resulted in the death of 14 ISIS terror operatives in Western Iraq.Of the 14 operatives, four were ISIS leaders: Ahmad Hamid Husayn Abd-al-Jalil al-Ithawi, Abu Hammam, Abu-‘Ali al-Tunisi, and Shakir Abud Ahmad al-Issawi.US, IRAQ TEAM UP TO KILL 15 ISIS OPERATIVES IN EARLY MORNING RAID, US MILITARY SAYSThe raid occurred on August 29 and was conducted in partnership with Iraqi Security Forces.According to CENTCOM, the responsibilities of the four ISIS leaders who were killed involved military and technical operations in Iraq."This operation targeted ISIS leaders and served to disrupt and degrade ISIS’ ability to plan, organize, and conduct attacks against Iraqi civilians, as well as U.S. citizens, allies, and partners throughout the region and beyond," read CENTCOM's statement.3 YEARS AFTER US WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN, ISRAEL LOOKS TO LESSONS LEARNED FROM WAR ON TERRORISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, "is a Salafi-jihadist group that has conducted and inspired terrorist attacks worldwide, resulting in thousands killed or injured" according to the Department of National Intelligence.ISIS' current leader is Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, who took the role in February 2022."CENTCOM remains committed to the enduring defeat of ISIS, who continues to threaten the United States, our allies and partners, and regional stability," said Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, Commander, U.S. Central Command.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPCENTCOM did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Vice President Kamala Harris was criticized Friday for a lengthy response about her "middle-class" upbringing that spoke about people's pride in their lawns but did little to address a question about her economic policies.In her first solo sit-down TV interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris was asked by Philadelphia's 6 ABC anchor Brian Taff about what "specific" plans she has to bring down prices for Americans."Well, I'll start with this. I grew up a middle-class kid," Harris responded. "My mother raised my sister and me. She worked very hard. She was able to finally save up enough money to buy our first house when I was a teenager. "I grew up in a community of hard-working people, you know, construction workers and nurses and teachers. And I try to explain to some people who may not have had the same experience. You know, a lot of people will relate to this." TRUMP APPEARS TO LEAVE DOOR OPEN FOR SECOND DEBATE WITH HARRIS: ‘MAYBE IF I GOT IN THE RIGHT MOOD’"You know, I grew up in a neighborhood of folks who were very proud of their lawn," she continued. "And I was raised to believe and to know that all people deserve dignity, and that we as Americans have a beautiful character. You know, we have ambitions and aspirations and dreams, but not everyone necessarily has access to the resources that can help them fuel those dreams and ambitions. "So when I talk about building an opportunity economy, it is very much with the mind of investing in the ambitions and aspirations and the incredible work ethic of the American people and creating opportunity for people, for example, to start a small business."After talking more about her mother, Harris touted her proposals to give start-up businesses a "$50,000 tax deduction" and new home buyers a "$25,000 down payment assistance.""These are some examples of what I mean when I talk about an opportunity economy, and a lot of it has to do with just the community I was raised in and the people that I admire who work hard, you know, and deserve to have, you know, their dreams fulfilled because they're prepared to work for it," Harris added, without specifically answering Taff's question about lowering prices.VOTERS GIVE HARRIS THE WIN, BUT PRAISE TRUMP ON POLICY: SHE GOT UNDER HIS SKINCritics on social media slammed the response."This is not a parody. This is actual real life... the real @KamalaHarris. And she's a complete joke," Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung reacted. "It takes some species of talent to filibuster for 90 straight seconds while saying nothing [at] all of value," National Review senior writer Noah Rothman posted.ABC DEBATE MODERATORS SPARK FURY FOR AGGRESSIVE FACT-CHECKING OF TRUMP, EASY TREATMENT OF HARRIS"She repeated this canned rehearsed line twice in the debate," Versus Media podcast host Stephen L. Miller pointed out."Ah, yes, I often find myself thinking who has a nice lawn when discussing plans to deal with inflation. We’re doomed if Kamala wins," Outkick's David Hookstead wrote.CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPHarris' dodge resembles the response she gave at the ABC News debate when she was asked by moderator David Muir whether Americans are economically "better off than they were four years ago.""So I was raised as a middle-class kid," Harris told Muir. "And I am actually the only person on this stage who has a plan that is about lifting up the middle class and working people of America. I believe in the ambition, the aspirations, the dreams of the American people, and that is why I imagine and have actually a plan to build what I call an opportunity economy." She went on to tout the same proposals without answering whether Americans are better off now than they were four years ago. 

A river otter pulled a young child underwater in Washington state Thursday morning while a mother and child walked on a marina dock, wildlife officials said. The otter continued to attack as the mother struggled to pull her child from the water at Bremerton Marina, and she was bitten on the arm by the animal. The pair were pursued by the otter as they left the dock, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) said in a news release. The child had scratches and bites on the head, face and legs and was treated at a hospital. OTTER ATTACK INJURES 3 WOMAN IN MONTANA RIVER, REQUIRING AIRLIFT"We are grateful the victim only sustained minor injuries, due to the mother’s quick actions and child’s resiliency," said WDFW Sgt. Ken Balazs. "We would also like to thank the Port of Bremerton for their quick coordination and communication to their marina tenants."The otter was later trapped and euthanized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services, and its body will be tested for rabies at the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab.CALIFORNIA SWIMMER SAYS ‘AGGRESSIVE’ OTTERS BIT HIM A DOZEN TIMES: ‘THEY WANTED TO KILL ME’According to the WDFW, river otters are common in the state and live in fresh, brackish or saltwater habitats.The department said that while encounters with otters are rare, the animals can be territorial. They may also be protective of food resources, especially when those resources are scarce. In the last decade, there have been six documented incidents between river otters and humans in the state, the department said.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPLast year, three women in Montana were injured after they were attacked by an otter while tubing the Jefferson River. One of the women was airlifted with serious injuries.  Last year in California, a sea otter known as "841" also gained widespread attention for wrestling surfboards from surfers off the coast of Santa Cruz.Fox News Digital's Julia Musto contributed to this report.

Police announced Friday that they arrested an illegal alien they believe may be responsible for the murder of a family of four in upstate New York last month.Irondequoit Police shared in a post via X the arrest of 34-year-old Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano, originally from the Dominican Republic. Pimentel-Soriano is wanted in his home country for another murder in 2019.On August 31, Fraime Ubaldo, 30, Marangely Moreno-Santiago, 26, Evangeline Ubaldo-Moreno, 4, and Sebastian Ubaldo-Moreno, 2, were murdered in their Irondequoit home. HAITIAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT FACING SEVERAL CHARGES WAS RELEASED AT US BORDER LAST YEAR"This was a horrific scene," said Irondequoit Police Chief Scott Peters in a press conference. "In almost 32 years of doing this job, I haven't seen anything like it."After an extensive investigation, police arrested Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano on September 7."It appears Mr. Soriano entered the island of Puerto Rico illegally and obtained fraudulent New York identification," read the Irondequoit Police Department's post. "With that identification, he was free to travel from Puerto Rico to the United States mainland.""Our condolences go out to the family, their friends and neighbors," Irondequoit Town Supervisor Andrae Evans said to Spectrum News. "I’m so sorry this has happened, but I want you to know that the Town Board and I will authorize anything that’s needed to our police department to collaborate and to use any and all resources to bring these people to justice."MEXICAN GOVERNMENT BUSES MIGRANTS TO US BORDER AS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION BECOMES TOP ELECTION ISSUEThe family's bodies were discovered in the basement while firefighters were addressing several fires at the home that morning. After further investigation, police could determine the cause of death for the family was not related to the fires.A makeshift vigil was set on the front porch of the Moreno family's home on Knapp Avenue in Irondequoit in the past two weeks, complete with stuffed animals and photos of the victims.While police stated that limited information will be released at this time, the efforts to find justice for the Moreno family continue as part of an active investigation by the Irondequoit Police Department.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe Irondequoit Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

On July 18, 2008, Genai Coleman was sitting in her car near a transit station and reading her Bible when a man with a gun approached her.The assailant, who had walked out of a gas station across the street, pointed his weapon at her and demanded that she get out of her gold Dodge Stratus. He shot the 40-year-old in the chest, pulled her out of the vehicle and drove away.Coleman, a Gwinnett County, Georgia resident, didn't make it.SURVIVOR OF ‘CASANOVA KILLER’ REVEALS WHY SHE WANTED MURDERER TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER: 'ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE'The murder is being explored in Oxygen’s true-crime series, "The Real Murders of Atlanta." It explores "shocking, sinful and salacious cases" in the "metropolitan mecca of music, entertainment and tech." It features interviews with loved ones, investigators and others connected to the cases being profiled.Brittany Barrington, the crime scene supervisor of the Gwinnett County Police Dept., was on the scene."This is a crime of opportunity," Barrington explained to Fox News Digital. "She was doing what people do every day, and I still do it sometimes – everybody does. You’re just sitting in your car on your phone, not paying attention, just in a random parking lot. He took advantage of that. It’s truly a crime of opportunity. He needed her car, and he was going to take it."Coleman’s family later contacted the police, worried that the punctual mother of three adopted children had never returned home. Investigators confirmed that Coleman was the victim.Coleman was a beloved schoolteacher and soon-to-be grandmother, the episode revealed. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XWhile Coleman was parked near a popular mall, the crime scene was "minimal," said Barrington. There was a pool of blood and zero suspects."All the main evidence that would have provided leads right off the bat was gone," she said. "What stood out to me was that the car was missing. There were no fired cartridge casings on the ground. And we knew a shot was fired. So that immediately roused my suspicion that maybe the casing was left in the car. Maybe the casing was picked up. Maybe the firearm that was used was a revolver, so there would be no casings left behind."There was a witness.According to the episode, a bus driver described how she had seen a man walk around to the driver's side of the vehicle, calling Coleman a "mothef----r." She heard a gunshot and saw the man pull Coleman out of the car to the ground.Coleman’s car was found parked in a lot about 40 miles away. A cigarette butt was found on the car floor."The small chance of finding that cigarette butt provided a huge DNA lead," said Barrington. "It started up a whole new aspect of the investigation quickly."The cigarette was submitted for DNA. The episode also described how detectives reviewed surveillance footage and spotted a man who was purchasing a pack of cigarettes – Bronson Lights – from the gas station. The Bronson filters were a match to the filter they found from the recovered cigarette butt. The same man was also seen walking through a parking lot located about 15 feet from where the vehicle was dumped.SIGN UP TO GET THE TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTERThe DNA results came back. It led to Donald Smith.According to investigators, Smith was previously charged with armed robbery, making him a "definite suspect." They obtained his cellphone records and discovered that his phone had pinged towers near the crime scene on the night the murder took place. He also looked just like the man spotted on surveillance.The police were certain they had their killer. But when Smith was brought in for questioning, he insisted that he had never seen Coleman or her car. When police told him they had his DNA, Smith replied, "So what?""My DNA couldn’t have been in that car, because I’ve never been in that car," said Smith.Smith was then shown the surveillance footage."That is definitely not me," he said.Smith went on to share that the cellphone number police found had been his brother’s – an identical twin."Donald and Ronald – he’s my twin," said Smith.Barrington said that a murder case involving identical twins is "extremely rare.""This is the only major homicide case that the department has had with identical twins," she explained. "Since then, I haven’t had an additional crime scene that involved identical twins. This was a unique experience. . . . You don’t normally deal with this. It’s usually a single person, or you do have twins,…

WARNING: GRAPHICFIRST ON FOX – Georgia prosecutors are pushing back against Laken Riley murder suspect Jose Ibarra's request to bar certain evidence from the case, alleging that there are specific items such as a bloody jacket, gloves and a fingerprint tying him to the brutal crime.Ibarra, a 26-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela, is accused of attacking and killing Riley, 22, while she was out for a run along dirt trails on the University of Georgia campus in Athens on the morning of Feb. 22.Last month, Ibarra asked an Athens-Clarke County court for a hearing to suppress a list of evidentiary items, including cellphones, a buccal swab and social media accounts, arguing that those items were unlawfully collected by law enforcement, and detectives entered his residence without a search warrant.Prosecutors say law enforcement entered Ibarra's Athens apartment near UGA's campus — which he shared with his two brothers, also living in the United States illegally from Venezuela — because they feared the four people who were inside the apartment less than 12 hours after Riley's murder might "destroy evidence," court documents filed this week state.LAKEN RILEY MURDER: ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT SUSPECT IN GEORGIA COLLEGE STUDENT SLAYING ASKS TO HIDE CERTAIN EVIDENCE"The State anticipates that the evidence will show that shortly after the murder of Laken Riley, local law enforcement officers were looking for a person or persons depicted in two different videos. One video was taken from near and around University Village housing building ‘S’ that was associated with the peeping Tom incident," prosecutors wrote. "The other video was taken at the dumpster of the apartment complex that abuts UGA property and is less than one half mile away from where Laken Riley was murdered."A Georgia grand jury in May indicted Ibarra on counts of malice murder, two counts of kidnapping with bodily injury, two counts of aggravated assault with intent to rape, two counts of aggravated battery, obstructing or hindering a person from making a 911 call, tampering with evidence and being a "peeping Tom."SUSPECT IN LAKEN RILEY'S MURDER IS INDICTEDThe suspect is accused of causing Riley's death by inflicting blunt-force trauma to her head and "asphyxiating her in a manner unknown to jurors," the indictment states. He is also accused of going to a residence on UGA's campus, where he "peeped through" a window and "spied upon" a university staff member on the same day he allegedly killed Riley, the indictment alleges.Prosecutors say the video depicting a person near a dumpster at Ibarra's apartment complex near UGA is clear and "depicts a Latino male disposing of a bloody jacket with long dark hair on it and bloody gloves less than 30 minutes after the murder of Laken Riley and within a half mile from her body."LAKEN RILEY MURDER SUSPECT JOSE IBARRA PLEADS NOT GUILTY, MOTHER SOBS IN COURT"The dumpster video further shows the Latino male was wearing a black baseball cap with a white adidas logo, white script underneath the logo, and a sticker on the bill of the hat," prosecutors stated. Less than 12 hours after the man in the video is seen disposing of the bloody jacket and gloves, an Athens-Clarke County Sheriff's Office sergeant was patrolling Ibarra's apartment complex and "saw in public, in plain view, walking in the apartment complex in broad daylight, a Latino male who was wearing the 'identical' hat that was seen in the dumpster video."LAKEN RILEY'S FATHER SAYS SUSPECT ‘MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN HERE’ IF BORDER WAS SECUREThe officer began speaking to the man in the hat, who identified himself as Diego Ibarra, Jose Ibarra's older brother, who presented a fraudulent green card to the officer. The sergeant detained Diego until another officer, who was fluent in Spanish, arrived to speak with Diego.At that point, authorities determined "that there was probable cause to believe that evidence of the crime of murder could be located inside the apartment and decided that exigency required them to secure the apartment pending the application of a search warrant for fear of additional destruction of evidence. This decision was a reasonable one that does not offend the Fourth Amendment," prosecutors wrote in court documents.WATCH: GEORGIA INVESTIGATORS SEARCH TRASH BINS NEAR SCENE OF LAKEN RILEY MURDER"To require the officers in this case to remain outside Defendant’s apartment while unknown parties inside continued to destroy evidence of the murder as the officers obtained a search warrant would defy common sense and be patently unreasonable," prosecutors continued.They are also arguing against Jose Ibarra's request to exclude testimony from a witness who performed…

A Maine man attempted to flee a courthouse while in handcuffs after he was convicted for assaulting a 1-year-old when two jurors and a detective managed to prevent his attempt to escape.Nicholas Carter, 31, was observed on Wednesday bolting out of the courthouse in the town of Skowhegan while handcuffed.Carter was found guilty of aggravated assault against a 1-year-old child, according to the Portland Press Herald. His conviction came after a three-day trial at the Somerset County Superior Courthouse.According to the outlet, Carter jumped a bar with handcuffs on and exited through the rear door of the second-floor courtroom. The door is used by members of the public to enter and exit the gallery.ARMY, SHERIFFF'S OFFICE BLAMED FOR MISSING WARNING SIGNS OF MAINE MASS SHOOTER ROBERT CARD: REPORTA detective, who was inside the courtroom, and judicial marshals chased Carter as he ran down the staircase to the first floor of the courthouse, the outlet reported.Several videos show Carter, while still in handcuffs, running down a hallway in the courthouse and dodging a lawyer who unsuccessfully attempted to stop him from making a run for it.He was then seen running out of the courthouse's main entrance as he was being pursued by multiple people.Video footage also shows Carter running across a parking lot and across the street before eventually tripping and falling in a yard, where two bystanders, who were also jurors during his trial, held him until the detective caught up.HISTORIC COVERED BRIDGE CLOSED AFTER TRUCK FALLS THROUGH, CREATING GAPING HOLECLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPCarter was taken back into custody and now faces a charge of escape in connection with the incident.A sentencing hearing for Carter's aggravated assault conviction is expected in the coming weeks.

Universities of Wisconsin leaders must remain neutral in public statements on political and social issues, and they should only make public statements on matters affecting school operations, under a new policy the university system released Friday.Under the new policy, university leaders' public statements must be limited to matters that directly affect university operations and the university's mission, and they must maintain viewpoint neutrality when referencing any political or social controversy.The purpose of the policy is "to uphold and protect academic freedom, freedom of expression, and an environment in which competing ideas can be freely discussed and debated by all members of the university community," the policy states.The policy applies to the system president and vice presidents, the university chancellors, provosts, vice chancellors, deans, directors, department chairs and anyone else who may be perceived as speaking on behalf of a system institution.PRO-ISRAEL DEMONSTRATOR IN MASS. CHARGED AFTER FIRING AT ATTACKER IN APPARENT SELF-DEFENSE SHOOTINGAny expression of support or opposition must be approved by UW system President Jay Rothman or the university's chancellor.Statements expressing solidarity or empathy should be avoided if they suggest support for one group's viewpoint over another, the new police states.The policy does not apply to faculty or staff who may express their expertise or judgment as it relates to their academic discipline or research expertise, including analysis or commentary on a political or social issue.But, the policy notes, faculty and staff should be careful when posting such statements on university-owned channels to ensure they would not be misconstrued as being made on behalf of the institution. The policy also does not apply to faculty and staff's personal statements on non-university-owned channels.Rothman and university chancellors may also adopt additional guidance and procedures requiring faculty and staff to include disclaimers when not representing the institution, according to the policy. The president and chancellors may not expand the scope of the policy to restrict the free expression rights of people or groups of individuals who do not present themselves as speaking on behalf of the institution.Fox News Digital has reached out to the UW System for comment.UW system spokesperson Mark Pitsch told The Associated Press that the policy will take effect immediately and does not require the approval of the board of regents.The policy comes after UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone made a deal with anti-Israel demonstrators in May to end campus protests. The agreement, which was slammed by Jewish groups, included the university calling for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas as well as for the university to discuss severing ties with Israeli companies.Rothman criticized Mone's decision to make the deal, writing on the social media platform X that campuses need to remain viewpoint-neutral and ensure actions on campus have consequences.'COMBUSTIBLE SITUATION’ AS STUDENTS RETURN TO CAMPUS AFTER SCHOOL YEAR MARKED BY PROTESTS, ENCAMPMENTSMone announced this summer that he plans to resign next year, although he has not specifically said why he is stepping down. He said he is leaving his position next year to give time to find his replacement.Fox News Digital has reached out to UW-Milwaukee for comment.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPRepublican lawmakers have criticized higher education for years, saying conservative voices are censored on campuses across the country while liberal voices are welcomed. Some Republicans have called for federal legislation to require colleges and universities to protect free speech and enforce penalties for infringing on a person's freedom of speech.The American Civil Liberties Union and its Wisconsin chapter did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

A river otter pulled a young child underwater in Washington state Thursday morning while a mother and child walked on a marina dock, wildlife officials said. The otter continued to attack as the mother struggled to pull her child from the water at Bremerton Marina, and she was bitten on the arm by the animal. The pair were pursued by the otter as they left the dock, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) said in a news release. The child had scratches and bites on the head, face and legs and was treated at a hospital. OTTER ATTACK INJURES 3 WOMAN IN MONTANA RIVER, REQUIRING AIRLIFT"We are grateful the victim only sustained minor injuries, due to the mother’s quick actions and child’s resiliency," said WDFW Sgt. Ken Balazs. "We would also like to thank the Port of Bremerton for their quick coordination and communication to their marina tenants."The otter was later trapped and euthanized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services, and its body will be tested for rabies at the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab.CALIFORNIA SWIMMER SAYS ‘AGGRESSIVE’ OTTERS BIT HIM A DOZEN TIMES: ‘THEY WANTED TO KILL ME’According to the WDFW, river otters are common in the state and live in fresh, brackish or saltwater habitats.The department said that while encounters with otters are rare, the animals can be territorial. They may also be protective of food resources, especially when those resources are scarce. In the last decade, there have been six documented incidents between river otters and humans in the state, the department said.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPLast year, three women in Montana were injured after they were attacked by an otter while tubing the Jefferson River. One of the women was airlifted with serious injuries.  Last year in California, a sea otter known as "841" also gained widespread attention for wrestling surfboards from surfers off the coast of Santa Cruz.Fox News Digital's Julia Musto contributed to this report.

Police announced Friday that they arrested an illegal alien they believe may be responsible for the murder of a family of four in upstate New York last month.Irondequoit Police shared in a post via X the arrest of 34-year-old Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano, originally from the Dominican Republic. Pimentel-Soriano is wanted in his home country for another murder in 2019.On August 31, Fraime Ubaldo, 30, Marangely Moreno-Santiago, 26, Evangeline Ubaldo-Moreno, 4, and Sebastian Ubaldo-Moreno, 2, were murdered in their Irondequoit home. HAITIAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT FACING SEVERAL CHARGES WAS RELEASED AT US BORDER LAST YEAR"This was a horrific scene," said Irondequoit Police Chief Scott Peters in a press conference. "In almost 32 years of doing this job, I haven't seen anything like it."After an extensive investigation, police arrested Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano on September 7."It appears Mr. Soriano entered the island of Puerto Rico illegally and obtained fraudulent New York identification," read the Irondequoit Police Department's post. "With that identification, he was free to travel from Puerto Rico to the United States mainland.""Our condolences go out to the family, their friends and neighbors," Irondequoit Town Supervisor Andrae Evans said to Spectrum News. "I’m so sorry this has happened, but I want you to know that the Town Board and I will authorize anything that’s needed to our police department to collaborate and to use any and all resources to bring these people to justice."MEXICAN GOVERNMENT BUSES MIGRANTS TO US BORDER AS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION BECOMES TOP ELECTION ISSUEThe family's bodies were discovered in the basement while firefighters were addressing several fires at the home that morning. After further investigation, police could determine the cause of death for the family was not related to the fires.A makeshift vigil was set on the front porch of the Moreno family's home on Knapp Avenue in Irondequoit in the past two weeks, complete with stuffed animals and photos of the victims.While police stated that limited information will be released at this time, the efforts to find justice for the Moreno family continue as part of an active investigation by the Irondequoit Police Department.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe Irondequoit Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

A staffer for New York City Mayor Eric Adams was fired Thursday after a Brooklyn bar owner claimed the staffer tried to extort money from him by leaning on former NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban's twin brother. The news comes amid a growing federal probe of Adams' inner circle.Ray Martin, an operations manager in the city’s community affairs unit, was terminated after a bombshell WNBC report with a Coney Island bar owner saying Martin tried to broker a deal with James Caban, the twin brother of former NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban, who resigned Thursday. The purported deal was meant to fix the bar owner’s problems with the NYPD.Shamel Kelly, the bar owner who operated the "Juice and Moore Bar" along Mermaid Avenue, said he was told if he hired and paid the police commissioner’s brother, he would get help and better treatment from the NYPD, according to the report. Kelly had racked up dozens of noise complaints about loud music, and police from the 60th Precinct kept showing up, hurting his relatively new business.NYPD BOSS RESIGNS AS DEM MAYOR'S INNER CIRCLE FACES POSSIBLE CORRUPTION PROBE"I felt it was like I got an ultimatum. It’s like either you gonna get with this, or you gonna get shut down," Kelly told NBC New York."[Martin] just said he was an assistant of Eric Adams. He said he knows people, and he dropped the Eddie Caban name because I guess he is the NYPD commissioner, and I was having problems with the NYPD."Kelly alleges he reached out to James Caban, who told him he could help Kelly with his NYPD problems if he paid him about $2,500 up front. Kelly provided WNBC with phone records and text messages from August 2023 in which he claims Martin encouraged him to contact James Caban.HOUSE GOP PRESSES HOCHUL ON ALLEGED CCP AGENT'S INFLUENCE IN NEW YORK, INCLUDING SECRET CHINESE POLICE STATIONKelly’s business was a juice bar by day and licensed to serve alcohol on weekend nights. He declined the alleged offer from Martin and eventually shuttered his business in February. New York City Hall tells Fox News it was unaware of the allegations made against Martin until the report broke."After receiving this inquiry, we immediately began an internal review and found that Mr. Martin violated the terms of his employment," a statement provided to Fox News said. "Mr. Martin was terminated for cause yesterday. We expect all city employees to act ethically and in the public interest. Because WNBC just reported that both the DOJ and DOI are investigating this matter, we are unable to comment further out of sensitives to their investigations."James Caban's attorneys told WNBC he "unequivocally denies any wrongdoing and that his work as a consultant and liaison between the department and a private company was perfectly legal, especially given his previous career as a NYPD officer."Our client has fully cooperated with law enforcement and, once their investigation is complete, it will be clear that these claims are unfounded and lack merit," the statement said. Martin served as operations coordinator since April 2023. Immediately before that, he worked in the Office of Media and Entertainment.James Caban, meanwhile, is under investigation for reportedly selling consulting services to nightclubs under the guise the services would protect the nightclubs from police scrutiny. That investigation led to his brother Edward Caban resigning as the city’s police commissioner Thursday, days after federal agents raided the homes of the Caban brothers and those of other city officials and seized their electronic devices as part of a growing federal probe. Edward Caban is not under investigation, his attorneys have said. Rumors of a pending resignation have swirled for days after the Caban raids. Federal agents served warrants on three other high-ranking Adams aides on the same day — First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks III and Timothy Pearson, a former NYPD official turned mayoral adviser.Last year, federal agents seized Adams' devices as he was leaving an event in Manhattan and raided the home of one of his top fundraisers. Adams has denied any wrongdoing but confirmed last month he had received a subpoena from federal prosecutors and that he and his team are cooperating.Adams appointed Edward Caban as the NYPD's first Hispanic commissioner in July 2023.He has been replaced by interim Commissioner Tom Donlon, a retired FBI agent who previously led the National Threat Center and oversaw the Terrorism Watch List.Fox News' Michael Ruiz, Alexis McAdams, Landon Mion and Maria Paronich and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Skeletal remains found last weekend in Wisconsin were those of a missing 3-year-old boy who vanished in February, police said Friday. The Two Rivers Police Department confirmed the remains were those of Elijah Vue, who was the subject of an Amber Alert when he went missing. "The family's devastated. We're devastated. Our community is devastated," said Two Rivers Police Chief Benjamin Meinnert. "I never met Elijah, but I watched that 3-year-old boy bring out the best in this community."SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE FIND BODY OF MASSACHUSETTS MAN WHO VANISHED FROM HILTON HEAD FAMILY VACATIONThe alert was canceled Friday. "What started out as a search for a missing boy is now a death investigation," the chief said.The remains, a skull and bones, were found by a deer hunter in a wooded area on private land in Two Rivers Sept. 7, authorities said. The area had been searched several times by authorities and the landowner by foot and air, police said. The Wisconsin Crime Lab conducted DNA testing on the remains. Police said Vue's family was identified as soon as the test revealed an identity, police said. Vue went missing in February from his Two Rivers home. His mother, Katrina Baur, and her boyfriend, Jesse Vang were both charged with child neglect, though they were not directly linked to his disappearance, Fox Milwaukee reported. 

An Illinois man was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife after officials said he fatally shot her six times in their home. Around 11 a.m. on September 5, officers with the Warrenville Police Department responded to the home of Steven Kramer, 39, for a report of a cardiac arrest and death, police said. When an officer arrived at the house, Kramer met her at the door and said that his wife, Jaime Neumann, 47, was in a bedroom on the second floor of the home. The officer went up to the bedroom, where she found the victim lying on the ground face up in front of the foot of the bed, with blood on her face and body and apparent trauma to her face.Neumann was pronounced dead at the scene. GEORGIA SCHOOL SHOOTING SUSPECT INVESTIGATED FOR POSSIBLE INTEREST IN SANDY HOOK, PARKLAND MASSACRESAn autopsy showed that Neumann had been shot six times, once between her left eye and nose, three times in the chest, once in the upper left thigh and once in her right forearm, officials said. After investigating, police said the husband and wife got into a verbal altercation that turned physical, leading to Kramer shooting Neumann.Their 4-year-old daughter was at home at the time of the shooting, Chicago's Daily Herald reported.  Kramer turned himself in at the Warrenville Police Department where he was taken into custody a short time later."I offer my sincerest condolences to Jaime’s family and friends as they grieve their loss, particularly her children who are now forced to live a life without the love and support only a mother can provide, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said, "While nothing can be done to bring Jaime back to those who loved her, thanks to the outstanding work of the Warrenville Police Department, we will be able to bring a strong prosecution against the man who allegedly took her life." GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING SUSPECT'S MOM DEFENDS HER SON IN MESSAGE TO VICTIMS' FAMILIESKramer was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, according to police. He will be held in jail to await his trial, a DuPage County judge ruled Wednesday. "The alleged actions taken by Mr. Kramer were unthinkable; leaving his family permanently scarred and his children without their mother," Warrenville Chief of Police Sam Bonilla said.WHO IS BANKSY? THE ENGLAND-BASED STREET ARTIST’S WORK IS WELL-KNOWN, BUT HIS IDENTITY IS A MYSTERY"Jaime was loved by everyone who knew her, and leaving her girls behind is not something she would have ever chosen. Sadly, her life was cut short due to domestic violence, leaving all of her daughters parentless," a group of "dedicated mothers" wrote on a fundraising page for Neumann's daughters, adding, "Jaime was not only a great mother and a wonderful friend but also a genuinely good person who touched the lives of many." Kramer’s next court appearance is scheduled for October 7, 2024, for his arraignment.       

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore assured folks Friday they’re not "fretting" over being delayed in returning to Earth by several months and that they are "grateful" for the extra time in space. "We’re not surprised when plans get changed," Williams, her hair standing on end, told reporters in an afternoon press conference, a week after the troubled Boeing Starliner that carried the pair to the space station in June returned to Earth by itself. Williams and Wilmore launched June 5 to the International Space Station (ISS) on a Boeing Starliner and were expected to only stay eight days before returning home in the capsule, but helium leaks and thruster problems on board caused concerns. Eventually, it was decided the astronauts would extend their stay at the space station and are expected to return in February with a crew launching later this month in a SpaceX Dragon capsule that will leave two seats empty.BOEING'S STARLINER SPACECRAFT LANDS BACK ON EARTH WITHOUT A CREWWilmore said of Starliner’s problems that there will be "lessons learned," and the "things that need to change will change." "Boeing’s on board with that. We’re all on board with that," he added. "We found some things that we just could not get comfortable with putting us back in the Starliner when we had other options."Wilmore said he and Williams felt "very fortunate" they had the option to remain longer at ISS and return home on another craft. He said given enough time, he felt they could have figured out the issues with Starliner and manned it home themselves, but they "simply ran out of time." "We had to make some decisions on a timeline," he said. When asked by a Fox News reporter how Wilmore’s faith has helped him at the space station, he cited "2 Corinthians 12:9-10," saying it would explain how he feels about the situation. The passage says, "But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." Williams said the pair are now "fully qualified crew members" at the space station and have been training on the job during their extended stay. She added that the pair are "actually excited to fly in two different spacecrafts. … We’re testers." "You have to turn the page and look at the next opportunity and do good for the agency," she said of the extension. Wilmore explained that astronauts are "tasked and we train to handle all types of situations. You have to go with whatever the good Lord gives you."It’s not what we do at NASA, it’s more like who were are."BOEING STARLINER UNDOCKS FROM SPACE STATION, HEADS TO EARTH UNMANNED AS CREW STAYS BEHINDWilliams explained that there were "a lot of opinions" about whether they should return aboard Starliner."It takes a lot of people to have us come up to the space station and to have us come home," she said, but the decision was eventually made that it was too risky to send them home on Starliner. "Things I can’t control I’m not going to fret over," Wilmore told a reporter of his mental adjustment to the delay. "Maybe it wasn’t instantaneous, but it’s close. It was very short-lived.""We’re professionals," Williams agreed, adding she was "fretting" more over the planned fall and winter events that she would miss with her family than for herself. But she said she was "so happy [that Starliner] got home with no problems" Sept. 6. Of transitioning to the longer stay at the space station, Wilmore joked that he was told he had the "second-best hair" at the station while looking at Williams’ long, curly locks sticking straight up. He added that "transitioning to space and transitioning back" to Earth "is comfortable.""Your joints don’t ache. All the aches and pains you may feel on a daily basis are just not prevalent in space," he added of the effects of microgravity on the body. Williams noted, however, that astronauts can "lose bone density and bone mass" in space, so they both focus on working out every morning before work, including cardio and a machine that helps them do dead lifts and squats. "This is my happy place," she said. Wilmore said that while it’s been hard missing some of his kids’ milestones this year, they’re all going to "learn from this and grow from this." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPWilliams…

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Friday a raid which resulted in the death of 14 ISIS terror operatives in Western Iraq.Of the 14 operatives, four were ISIS leaders: Ahmad Hamid Husayn Abd-al-Jalil al-Ithawi, Abu Hammam, Abu-‘Ali al-Tunisi, and Shakir Abud Ahmad al-Issawi.US, IRAQ TEAM UP TO KILL 15 ISIS OPERATIVES IN EARLY MORNING RAID, US MILITARY SAYSThe raid occurred on August 29 and was conducted in partnership with Iraqi Security Forces.According to CENTCOM, the responsibilities of the four ISIS leaders who were killed involved military and technical operations in Iraq."This operation targeted ISIS leaders and served to disrupt and degrade ISIS’ ability to plan, organize, and conduct attacks against Iraqi civilians, as well as U.S. citizens, allies, and partners throughout the region and beyond," read CENTCOM's statement.3 YEARS AFTER US WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN, ISRAEL LOOKS TO LESSONS LEARNED FROM WAR ON TERRORISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, "is a Salafi-jihadist group that has conducted and inspired terrorist attacks worldwide, resulting in thousands killed or injured" according to the Department of National Intelligence.ISIS' current leader is Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, who took the role in February 2022."CENTCOM remains committed to the enduring defeat of ISIS, who continues to threaten the United States, our allies and partners, and regional stability," said Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, Commander, U.S. Central Command.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPCENTCOM did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

A long-term study of Havana Syndrome patients was shut down after a National Institute of Health (NIH) internal review board found the mishandling of medical data and participants who reported being pressured to join the research. The study had until now not found evidence linking the participants to the same symptoms and brain injuries. The internal investigation that halted the study was prompted by complaints from the participants about unethical practices.This comes after the intelligence community released an interim report last year concluding a foreign adversary is "very unlikely" to be behind the symptoms hundreds of U.S. intelligence officers are experiencing, despite qualifying for U.S. government funded treatment of their brain injuries. ROCKETS LAUNCHED AT US FORCES STATIONED AT AIN AL-ASAD AIRBASE IN IRAQ"The NIH investigation found that regulatory and NIH policy requirements for informed consent were not met due to coercion, although not on the part of NIH researchers," an NIH spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News.A former CIA officer, who goes by Adam to protect his identity, was not shocked that the study was shut down."The way the study was conducted, at best, was dishonest and, at worst, wades into the criminal side of the scale," Adam said.Adam is Havana Syndrome's Patient Zero because he was the first to experience the severe sensory phenomena that hundreds of other U.S. government workers have experienced while stationed overseas in places like Havana and Moscow, even China. Adam described pressure to the brain that led to vertigo, tinnitus and cognitive impairment.STUDENTS FROM WAR-TORN COUNTRIES FIND SAFE HAVEN IN THE US, COMPETE IN A NATIONAL ROCKETRY COMPETITIONActive-duty service members, spies, FBI agents, diplomats and even children and pets have experienced this debilitating sensation that patients believe is caused by a pulsed energy weapon. 334 Americans have qualified to get treatment for Havana Syndrome in specialized military health facilities, according to a study released by the U.S. government accountability office earlier this year.Adam, who was first attacked in December 2016 in his bedroom in Havana described hearing a loud sound penetrating his room. "Kind of like someone was taking a pencil and bouncing it off your eardrum… Eventually I started blacking out," Adam said.HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS RESHAPING MODERN WARFAREPatients, like Adam, who participated in the NIH study raised concerns the CIA was including patients who didn't really qualify as Havana Syndrome patients, watering down the data being analyzed by NIH researchers. Meanwhile, also pressuring those who needed treatment at Walter Reed to participate in the NIH study in order to get treatment at Walter Reed."It became pretty clear quite quickly that something was amiss and how it was being handled and how patients were being filtered… the CIA dictated who would go. NIH often complained to us behind the scenes that the CIA was not providing adequate, matched control groups, and they flooded in a whole litany of people that likely weren't connected or had other medical issues that really muddied the water," Adam said, accusing the NIH of working with the CIA.The CIA is cooperating.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"We cannot comment on whether any CIA officers participated in the study. However, we take any claim of coercion, or perceived coercion, extremely seriously and fully cooperated with NIH’s review of this matter, and have offered access to any information requested," a CIA official told Fox News in a statement noting that the "CIA Inspector General has been made aware of the NIH findings and prior related allegations." Havana Syndrome victims now want to pressure the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) to retract the two articles published last spring using early data from the NIH study that concluded there were no significant MRI-detectable evidence of brain injury among the group of participants compared with a group of matched control participants.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday said its troops had "dismantled" Hamas' Rafah brigade on the Philadelphi Corridor as they look to eliminate cross-border tunnels into Egypt. In a press release the IDF said its troops in the 162nd Division had conducted "precise, intelligence-based, targeted operations in the Rafah area over the last few months" and "eliminated over 2,000 terrorists."Israeli forces destroyed a reported 8 miles of underground routes and have neutralized roughly 80% of all Hamas' tunnels on the strategic security corridor, which runs alongside the border with Egypt. HEZBOLLAH RELIES ON 'SOPHISTICATED' TUNNEL SYSTEM BACKED BY IRAN, NORTH KOREA IN FIGHT AGAINST ISRAELThe Rafah brigade was considered one of Hamas’ last remaining strongholds, according to the Times of Israel.Israeli forces continue to conduct operations in the Tel al-Sultan area, located in the south-western portion of Gaza and just north of the Philadelphi Corridor, where tunnels continue to be located and destroyed. The IDF said that during an operation in the Tel A-Sultan area, first launched a couple of weeks ago, Commander of the Tel al-Sultan Battalion Mahmoud Hamdan had been killed along with 250 other Hamas terrorists. The Philadelphi Corridor has become a major point of contention as the U.S. looks to establish a cease-fire agreement with the aid of Qatar and Egypt, between Israel and Hamas. IRAN THREATENS 'NIGHTMARE' FOR ISRAEL AS UN WATCHDOG WARNS TEHRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMS RUNS UNCHECKEDBut any negotiations appear to have reached an impasse as Hamas has suggested that it will not agree to any cease-fire terms so long as Israeli forces remain in the security corridor in Gaza. Similarly, Jerusalem has rejected any calls for it to vacate the corridor, citing security concerns stemming from not only existing Hamas terrorists in Gaza, but also threats posed from the Sinai Peninsula. Securing the release of all hostages taken by the Hamas terrorist group also remains a top issue for Israel, as officials like Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have warned that there are mounting concerns that hostages could be smuggled out of Gaza through the Sinai Peninsula and into the hands of the Iranians. Brig. Gen. Itzik Cohen, commander of the 162nd Division, told the Times of Israel that his troops had located 203 separate but interconnected tunnels in the Philadelphi Corridor, nine of which crossed over the border with Egypt. The commander also noted that all nine tunnels had been made inoperable prior to the discovery by IDF soldiers, either by Egyptian or Hamas forces. The remaining tunnels that have not yet been destroyed are currently being investigated and will be neutralized once all searches of the tunnels are complete. 

Australian officials have proposed new laws targeting online disinformation, with critics slamming the measures as potential over-policing and a potential crackdown on "difference of opinion.""Misinformation legislation introduced into federal parliament today represents a chilling assault on every Australian’s right to free speech. The new Bill broadens provisions to censor speech, which even the government’s fatally flawed first draft did not include," John Storey, the Director of Law and Policy at the Institute of Public Affairs, told Sky News. Storey called the proposed laws "the single biggest attack on freedom of speech in Australia’s peacetime history." Australian Communications Minister Michelle Rowland introduced the plan on Thursday, telling parliament that the laws aimed to combat misinformation and disinformation. Rowland labeled such issues a "serious threat" to the "safety and well-being" of Australia.INTERNATIONAL MANHUNT UNDERWAY FOR MAN ACCUSED OF COMMITTING ‘MOST COWARDLY’ CRIMEThe laws would penalize companies for enabling misinformation with fines of up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation, requiring tech companies to set codes of conduct specifically to tackle misinformation through an approved regulator. The laws would also introduce a punishment of up to seven years in jail for doxxing someone – the term for when an individual either publicly reveals private information about another person online or uses that information for exploitation – and parents can sue for "serious invasions of privacy" related to their children, The Guardian reported. The government scrapped a previous version of the laws after facing widespread condemnation, and the Free Speech Union of Australia argued that the new laws failed to address "key issues" raised from the first effort "despite the outpouring of public concern." JUDGE HANDS TRANSGENDER WOMAN WIN AGAINST FEMALE-ONLY APP IN LANDMARK CASEThe new laws have drawn similar ire from across the media landscape, with Elon Musk calling the Australian government "fascists" in a terse tweet about the topic. Labor Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones countered by calling Musk’s comment "crackpot stuff" and insisting that the issue was a matter of "sovereignty." "Whether it’s the Australian government or any other government around the world, we assert our right to pass laws which will keep Australians safe – safe from scammers, safe from criminals," Jones said in response.Storey, in a statement released last year when the government made clear its intention to press on with developing these penalties for alleged misinformation, called the effort "disingenuous," arguing that the government sought to "conflate the protection of Australians … with the federal government’s plan to empower bureaucrats in Canberra with the right to determine what is the official truth." "The federal government is cravenly using heightened concerns about current tensions in parts of our community, and the fears of parents and others about harmful online content, as a trojan horse to push forward laws that will in practice impose political censorship," Storey said. ‘HISTORIC BREAKTHROUGH’: US DITCHES DEFENSE TRADE RESTRICTIONS WITH TOP ALLIES TO COUNTER CHINAOfficials have argued that the country faces a foreign threat through the influence peddled through social media platforms, and they have concerns over how it will impact the upcoming federal election, due to be held within the next year, according to The Economic Times. However, the government did loosen its stance on a few measures, such as narrowing the scope of what will count as "verifiable … false, misleading or deceptive" information and "reasonably likely to cause harm," as well as excluding "reasonable dissemination of content for any academic, artistic, scientific or religious purpose."The issue came into sharp focus during the referendum on the Australian Indigenous Voice referendum, which would have altered the Australian Constitution to recognize Indigenous Australians in the document. The measure ultimately failed, but the noise around the vote included alleged spread of misinformation that posed a significant concern for officials. One example included the claim that the body developing the referendum would be able to seize property or land, should it pass, or that people would need to pay rent to Indigenous people if the measure were to pass, The New York Times reported. 

Just under 50 Ukrainian soldiers were released into their nation's custody in a prisoner swap with Russia this week.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the latest swap on Friday, stating that 49 Ukrainians were brought home via the swap mediated by the United Arab Emirates."Another return of our people — something we always wait for and work tirelessly to achieve," the Ukrainian president said.BIDEN ADMIN FACES MOUNTING PRESSURE TO ALLOW UKRAINE TO STRIKE INSIDER RUSSIA WITH US MISSILESZelenskyy specifically thanked the Ukrainian military units responsible for the continued capture of Russian soldiers, stating that these victories are what allowed the nation to demand swaps."All our warriors who capture Russian occupiers, and all our services that neutralize Russian saboteurs and collaborators, bring closer the liberation of our people," Zelenskyy said. "We must bring home every single one of our people, both military and civilian."Prisoners released this week included both military personnel and civilians. It was the second swap since Ukraine began taking territory in the Kursk region of Russia, where most of their own prisoners are captured.DONALD TRUMP CLAIMS THAT UKRAINE WAR IS 'DYING TO BE SETTLED': WE'RE PLAYING WITH WORLD WAR III'Neither Ukraine nor Russia have acknowledged how many captured Russians were traded for the 49 Ukrainian prisoners.The citizens' release comes as Ukraine begs the United States for clearance to fire American missiles into Moscow.President Biden is facing mounting pressure to lift the ban on Ukraine using U.S. weapons to strike deep inside Russia and appeared to admit on Tuesday that his administration is moving in that direction."We’re working that out right now," he said when asked by reporters whether he would allow Ukraine to use the long-range Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, to target sites inside Russia. Support for lifting the ban has come from all sides.A group of high-level House Republicans wrote to the president this week arguing that such restrictions "have hampered Ukraine’s ability to defeat Russia’s war of aggression and have given the Kremlin’s forces a sanctuary from which it can attack Ukraine with impunity."Fox News Digital's Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.

Iran is enlisting members of the Hells Angels biker gang and other criminal enterprises as part of their efforts to attack and silence dissidents living in Europe and on American soil, a new report has revealed. The shadowy operations being orchestrated by high-level units within Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its Ministry of Intelligence have targeted a former Iranian military officer living in Maryland, an Iranian-American activist and journalist based in New York City and an exiled reporter in London, according to The Washington Post. "We’re not dealing with the usual suspects," Matt Jukes, who is the head of counterterrorism policing in the United Kingdom, told the newspaper. "What we’ve got is a hostile state actor that sees the battlefield as being without border and individuals in London every bit as legitimate as targets as if [they were] in Iran." The report cites data from the Washington Institute linking Iran to 88 violent plots over the last five years, including assassination and abduction attempts. Officials in the U.K. reportedly have tracked more than 16 plots alone over the last two years. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PREPARING CRIMINAL CHARGES IN IRAN HACK TARGETING TRUMP In one of the plots, Naji Sharifi Zindashti, an alleged Iran-based heroin trafficking kingpin, worked out a $350,000 contract with two Hells Angels biker gang members in Canada to kill an Iranian defector and his wife who had been living under different identities in Maryland. Citing a U.S. indictment earlier this year, The Washington Post reports that one of the biker gang members told the other through encrypted messaging to "make sure I hit this guy in the head with ATLEAST half the clip," and that "we gotta erase his head from his torso." U.S. officials reportedly described the defector as a former-IRGC officer turned informant for the CIA. Court records identified one of the Hells Angels members as Damion Ryan, 43, who has a criminal record in Canada and has gone by the aliases of "Berserker" and "Mr. Wolf," while the other was 29-year-old Adam Pearson, who fled Canada for Minneapolis to escape murder charges, according to The Washington Post. An indictment viewed by the newspaper stated the pair signed onto the plot in March 2021 and received an initial $20,000 payment to cover travel expenses. However, the plot ultimately fizzled out the same month Belgian and Dutch security forces cracked the encrypted messaging service that they were using to communicate and arrested dozens of alleged drug traffickers in Europe, including other Hells Angels members, the newspaper adds. JOURNALIST MASIH ALINEJAD DETAILS IRAN’S ALLEGED PLOT TO KILL HER Pearson reportedly then was arrested by FBI agents in Minnesota and sent back to Canada, while Ryan was busted in Ottawa in February 2022 during a home raid that allegedly uncovered a cache of weapons and nearly $100,000 in cash. In another plot traced back to the Hells Angels, Iran employed a member of the gang to bomb a synagogue in Essen, Germany, the newspaper says. Then in March this year, exiled Iranian journalist Pouria Zeraati – who runs the London-based Iran International news channel, which is banned in Iran – was stabbed four times outside his home in the capital of the U.K., despite extensive efforts by police to protect him, The Washington Post reports. BLINKEN CONFIRMS IRAN SUPPLYING RUSSIA WITH SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES That ambush allegedly was carried out by hired criminals who then cleared airport security checks and fled to Eastern Europe, where they have been identified but remain free, the newspaper says. Last year, the Justice Department also charged three men in an Iran-backed kidnapping and assassination plot against Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad, who was targeted in New York City for speaking out against the regime’s human rights abuses. A gunman who showed up at her home in Brooklyn in July 2022 was part of a Russian mob network and criminal organization called "Thieves in Law," according to The Washington Post. Iran’s mission to the United Nations denied the country having any involvement in the plots, telling the newspaper "The Islamic Republic of Iran harbors neither the intent nor the plan to engage in assassination or abduction operations, whether in the West or any other country." 

Russian President Vladimir Putin this week issued an ominous warning against the U.S. and its NATO allies and said they risk being "at war" with Moscow if Ukraine is allowed to use long-range weapons to hit targets inside Russia.Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelenskyy has been pushing the U.S. and NATO for months to remove any and all restrictions they have on Kyiv’s use of Western-supplied long-range weapons and permit it to hit military targets deep in Russia. But Putin on Thursday drew a red line and said, "This will mean that NATO countries, the U.S. and European countries are at war with Russia." BIDEN ADMIN FACES MOUNTING PRESSURE TO ALLOW UKRAINE TO STRIKE INSIDE RUSSIA WITH US MISSILES"And if this is so, then, bearing in mind the change in the very essence of this conflict, we will make appropriate decisions based on the threats that will be created for us," he added, according to a translation posted by NBC News. The comments were issued one day ahead of talks at the White House where President Biden will meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss lifting the current strike bans on Friday.Putin did not lay out what actions Russia would take against the West should Washington and London lift their strike restrictions, but the Kremlin chief has long relied on escalated rhetoric in his war strategy to deter Western aid for Ukraine. Since the onslaught of the war, Putin has warned NATO against supplying Kyiv with lethal aid, and at nearly every step of the way he has warned the war could spread beyond Ukraine’s borders – a strategy that one expert says has achieved its intended effect on Washington. UKRAINE HITS MOSCOW IN LARGEST DRONE STRIKE SINCE WAR BEGAN"Putin's war in Ukraine has been a massive failure – hundreds of thousands of casualties, a brain drain, a million Russians have fled, Sweden and Finland are now NATO members, the list goes on," former CIA Moscow station chief Dan Hoffman told Fox News Digital. "The only thing he succeeded at is rhetorical nuclear brinkmanship and other threats, trying to induce the Biden administration not to give Ukraine what they need, when they need it, to defend themselves."Hoffman said Putin’s remarks were likely tailored to President Biden and his administration, which has repeatedly been slow to send Ukraine sorely needed defense equipment like tanks, F-16s and long-range ATACMS missiles before then reversing course and eventually agreeing to send the top weaponry."He makes these threats because he knows they work," Hoffman argued. "We shouldn't be micromanaging how [Ukrainians] conduct their war. "Just give them the weapons. They have every lawful right to defend themselves," he added. Defense officials on both sides of the aisle have argued it behooves the U.S. and NATO to arm Kyiv in its war against Russia, as many believe Putin will not stop with his deadly ambitions in Europe if he gains a win in Ukraine. It remains to be seen whether Putin will actually escalate the war beyond Russia and Ukraine’s borders, should Biden and Starmer agree on Friday to lift strike bans. Though White House national security communications advisor John Kirby told reporters Friday not to expect any announcement regarding the strike bans. "I wouldn't be looking for an announcement today, about the long range strike capabilities," he said. "There's no change to our policy with respect to that."Russian officials have been drawing "red lines" since 2022, along with issuing warnings that the U.S. would become "a party to the conflict" by providing Ukraine with defensive aid. Starmer responded to Putin’s apparent threat while aboard his flight to D.C. on Thursday and told a reporter for The Guardian, "Russia started this conflict. Russia illegally invaded Ukraine. Russia can end this conflict straight away. Ukraine has the right to self-defense."

Police in London have arrested and charged two men with burglary after the well-known Banksy artwork "Girl with Balloon" was swiped during a smash-and-grab raid at a gallery. Larry Fraser, 47, and James Love, 53, remain in police custody Friday following the incident at the Grove Gallery that unfolded around 11 p.m. Sunday night, according to the Metropolitan Police. "A Banksy painting entitled 'Girl with Balloon' was the only item stolen. This has now been recovered and will be returned to the gallery," police said in a statement. Surveillance camera footage showed a masked man smashing a glass door before dashing in and taking the picture from a wall. The artwork -- which is one of several versions of a stenciled image of a child reaching for a heart-shaped red balloon – is valued in court documents at $355,000, The Associated Press reports. WHO IS BANKSY? THE ENGLAND-BASED STREET ARTIST’S WORK IS WELL-KNOWN, BUT HIS IDENTITY IS A MYSTERY Originally stenciled on a wall in East London, the picture has been endlessly reproduced, becoming one of Banksy’s best-known images. Another version partially self-destructed during a 2018 auction, passing through a shredder hidden in its frame just after it was purchased for $1.4 million at Sotheby’s. The self-shredded work, retitled "Love is in the Bin," sold for what was $25.4 million in 2021, according to the AP. FANS OF ELUSIVE ARTIST BELIEVE BANKSY HAS COMPLETED WEEKLONG SERIES OF ARTWORK WITH GORILLA SILHOUETTE Bansky, who has never confirmed his full identity, began his career spray-painting buildings in Bristol, England, and has become one of the world’s best-known artists. Metropolitan Police say both suspects appeared in court on Thursday and will make another appearance on Oct. 9. The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

China this week chose not to sign onto an international "blueprint" agreed to by some 60 nations, including the U.S., that looked to establish guardrails when employing artificial intelligence (AI) for military use. More than 90 nations attended the Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain (REAIM) summit hosted in South Korea on Monday and Tuesday, though roughly a third of the attendees did not support the nonbinding proposal.AI expert Arthur Herman, senior fellow and director of the Quantum Alliance Initiative with the Hudson Institute, told Fox News Digital that the fact some 30 nations opted out of this important development in the race to develop AI is not necessarily cause for concern, though in Beijing’s case it is likely because of its general opposition to signing multilateral agreements.MASTERING 'THE ART OF BRAINWASHING,' CHINA INTENSIFIES AI CENSORSHIP"What it boils down to … is China is always wary of any kind of international agreement in which it has not been the architect or involved in creating and organizing how that agreement is going to be shaped and implemented," he said. "I think the Chinese see all of these efforts, all of these multilateral endeavors, as ways in which to try and constrain and limit China's ability to use AI to enhance its military edge."Herman explained that the summit, and the blueprint agreed to by some five dozen nations, is an attempt to safeguard the expanding technology surrounding AI by ensuring there is always "human control" over the systems in place, particularly as it relates to military and defense matters."The algorithms that drive defense systems and weapons systems depend a lot on how fast they can go," he said. "[They] move quickly to gather information and data that you then can speed back to command and control so they can then make the decision."The speed with which AI moves … that's hugely important on the battlefield," he added. "If the decision that the AI-driven system is making involves taking a human life, then you want it to be one in which it's a human being that makes the final call about a decision of that sort."Nations leading in AI development, like the U.S., have said maintaining a human element in serious battlefield decisions is hugely important to avoid mistaken casualties and prevent a machine-driven conflict.ARMY PUSHES 2 NEW STRATEGIES TO SAFEGUARD TROOPS UNDER 500-DAY AI IMPLEMENTATION PLANThe summit, which was co-hosted by the Netherlands, Singapore, Kenya and the United Kingdom, was the second of its kind after more than 60 nations attended the first meeting last year held in the Dutch capital.It remains unclear why China, along with some 30 other countries, opted not to agree to the building blocks that look to set up AI safeguards, particularly after Beijing backed a similar "call to action" during the summit last year. When pressed for details of the summit during a Wednesday press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that upon invitation, China sent a delegation to the summit where it "elaborated on China’s principles of AI governance."Mao pointed to the "Global Initiative for AI Governance" put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping in October that she said "gives a systemic view on China’s governance propositions."The spokesperson did not say why China did not back the nonbinding blueprint introduced during the REAIM summit this week but added that "China will remain open and constructive in working with other parties and deliver more tangibly for humanity through AI development."Herman warned that while nations like the U.S. and its allies will look to establish multilateral agreements for safeguarding AI practices in military use, they are unlikely to do much in the way of deterring adversarial nations like China, Russia and Iran from developing malign technologies."When you're talking about nuclear proliferation or missile technology, the best restraint is deterrence," the AI expert explained. "You force those who are determined to push ahead with the use of AI – even to the point of basically using AI as kind of [a] automatic kill mechanism, because they see it in their interest to do so – the way in which you constrain them is by making it clear, if you develop weapons like that, we can use them against you in the same way."You don't count on their sense of altruism or high ethical standards to restrain them, that’s not how that works," Herman added.Reuters contributed to this report.

Universities around the world have extensive histories. Fez, Morocco, is where you can find the school recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest higher learning institution in the world. The University of al-Qarawiyyin is widely recognized as the oldest university in the world.Founded as a mosque in 859 AD by Fatima al-Fihri, it was later added to Morocco's university system in 1963. THE OLDEST CHURCH IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES LIES IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICOThe female founder and her sister Mariam used the fortune passed down to them after their father died to create Al-Karaouine Mosque and University complex, according to the BBC. The complex where the school is located is made up of a mosque, university and library, according to the source. The school centers around education in Arabic language and Islamic literature. The school's curriculum also includes teachings in science, mathematics and foreign language. Another school often recognized for its lengthy existence is the University of Bologna in Italy, which has been cited as the oldest continually operating university by several sources. THE GREAT BASIN BRISTLECONE PINE, DATING BACK ALMOST 5,000 YEARS, IS WORLD'S OLDEST TREEThis university was established in 1088 and has remained operational. The public university is the oldest in Europe, according to Guinness World Records. The university has been a place of learning for many famous alumni, including the astronomer and mathematician Nicolaus Copernicus, who enrolled at the university in 1497. In the 2022-23 school year, there were 96,984 students enrolled at the University of Bologna, which included 8,526 international students. THIS CONNECTICUT AMUSEMENT PARK IS THE OLDEST IN THE UNITED STATESThe school is made up of 31 departments, including architecture, engineering, economics, legal studies, mathematics, pharmacy and veterinary medical sciences. The University of Oxford is also a school known for its long history. The founding of this university came a few years after the establishment of the University of Bologna. It's believed that teaching at Oxford, in some form, dates back to 1096, though the university's website acknowledges that there is no clear date of origin. The University of Oxford in England is considered to be the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Even though the university's earliest days can be dated back to around 1096, the educational institution's popularity began to increase in 1167, when Henry II banned English students from studying at the University of Paris, according to Oxford's website. As for the oldest university in the United States, that title goes to Harvard University, which was founded Oct. 28, 1636. The Ivy League school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The acceptance rate at the university is 3%.