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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Friday that Chicago and Boston are at risk of losing federal support unless local leaders swiftly take steps to improve safety on their transit systems. In a Friday news release, Duffy condemned what he described as the two cities’ “failure” to protect riders and transit workers, citing a string of violent incidents on the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) — two of the nation’s largest transit systems. Among them were the assault of a 27-year CTA veteran who was punched and thrown onto…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The first half of Saturday’s Big Ten Conference matchup between Nebraska and Michigan ended with a Hail Mary pass worthy of highlight reels.Even though Michigan would ultimately hold on for a 30-27 victory, the play of the game came when Jacory Barney Jr. hauled in a tying 52-yard touchdown pass from Dylan Raiola as time expired in the second quarter. The ensuing kick from Kyle Cunanan tied the score at 17 as both teams headed to the locker room.Before Nebraska’s last-second heave, Michigan’s Justice Haynes’ 75-yard run had put the Wolverines up…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A legendary MLB franchise record fell on Saturday night.Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hit his 57th home run of the season against the Houston Astros to break Ken Griffey Jr.’s single-season tally, which dates back to 1997.The Mariners led 2-0 in the third inning when Raleigh smacked a 95.5 mph sinker from lefty Framber Valdez into the bullpen in right-center field to make it 3-0 and pass the 56 mark Griffey reached in both 1997 and 1998.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh runs the bases after…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Julia Roberts revealed that she was “scared” and “intimidated” about meeting a fellow Hollywood star. Last month, the 57-year-old actress sat down with her “After the Hunt” co-stars Chloë Sevigny, Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield and Michael Stuhlbarg, as well as the movie’s director Luca Guadagnino and producer Allan Mandelbaum, for a group interview with Variety.In the interview, which was published Thursday, Roberts recalled becoming flustered ahead of her first encounter with Sevigny. “I was so excited and intimidated about meeting Chloë,” the Oscar winner said.  Julia Roberts admitted that she was “scared” to meet Chloë…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Golf legend Phil Mickelson took aim at Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Saturday after the controversial congresswoman insulted Charlie Kirk and his legacy. During an interview on CNN, Omar addressed her recent social media posts in which she called Kirk “Dr. Frankenstein,” doubling down on those comments and saying his legacy should be left in the “dustbin of history.” “What I find jarring is that there’s so many people willing to excuse the most reprehensible things that he said, that they agree with that, that they’re willing to have monuments for him, that they…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Justine Bateman is urging a reframing of the political divide in the United States following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. During an interview with Fox News Digital, the 59-year-old film director reflected on the polarized political environment in the United States and shared her perspective on how the country can unify in the wake of the tragedy. “I don’t know that we should be trying to bring the left and the right together. I think we should join together on different levels, like sane or insane,” Bateman said. Justine Bateman is calling for “common…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At 89 years old, Woody Allen isn’t backing down. Despite decades of scandal, accusations and public scrutiny, the Oscar-winning director called cancel culture “just dumb.”In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Allen said, “Life is a series of silly mistakes.”WOODY ALLEN COMPARED JEFFREY EPSTEIN’S MANHATTAN HOME TO ‘CASTLE DRACULA’ IN BIRTHDAY LETTER: REPORT Oscar-winning director Woody Allen talks about cancel culture despite personal controversies, including marriage to Soon-Yi Previn and abuse allegations. (Elisabetta A. Villa/Getty Images)Allen’s illustrious career has been tainted by some of the most shocking allegations in Hollywood history.The…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! WNBA phenom Caitlin Clark claimed she was fined $200 by the league for an Instagram comment calling out referees, on Saturday, and she hasn’t even played a game in months.In an X post, Clark re-shared a screenshot of her comment, which celebrated the Indiana Fever’s playoff series victory over the Atlanta Dream with the statement “refs couldn’t stop us” from a fan account. “Got fined $200 for this lol,” Clark wrote in her X post re-sharing the screenshot. “BENCH MOB WILL BE EVEN MORE ROWDY TOMORROW LETS GOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!” CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A major new study found that carrying a few extra pounds might not be as dangerous as being underweight, especially for those who are “fat but fit.”Researchers from Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark followed more than 85,000 adults and found that people who were underweight were nearly three times more likely to die during the study period than those at the high end of the normal body mass index (BMI) range. Even participants within the “healthy” range, but on the lower side, faced a higher risk of early death.FOR THE FIRST TIME, THERE…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Thousands of people were forced to evacuate a bustling neighborhood of Hong Kong overnight while experts sweated through the delicate work of defusing an undetonated nearly 5-foot, 1,000-pound bomb left over from World War II. The U.S.-made bomb was found at a construction site in Quarry Bay on Hong Kong’s west side overnight Friday, and it isn’t the first bomb from the war to be found on the island. “We have confirmed this object to be a bomb dating back to World War II,” Andy Chan Tin-Chu, a police official, told reporters. He said…