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DC nightclub shooting leaves multiple people wounded
A shooting Friday night inside a nightclub in the Dupont Circle neighborhood in Washington, D.C., left multiple people wounded.
The Metropolitan Police Department said officers responded to a shooting in the 1200 block of Connecticut Ave Northwest and 18th Street Northwest at around 11:30 p.m.
Five adult victims were found suffering from gunshot wounds and were transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, MPD Assistant Chief Ramey Kyle said in a video message posted on X.
Kyle said one suspect was taken into custody and a weapon was recovered from the scene.
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The incident happened after a dispute inside the nightclub, which spilled into the street, Kyle said.
Police said the scene is secure and there is no further threat to the community.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the police for more information.
Britney Spears settles bitter legal battle with estranged father Jamie Spears
Britney Spears has reached a settlement in her legal battle with her estranged father Jamie Spears.
The 42-year-old pop star's conservatorship case with Jamie, 71, has come to an end more than two years after the controversial legal arrangement that controlled her life and money for 14 years was terminated.
The details of the case, which was related to an outstanding dispute over Jamie's request for Spears to pay his legal fees, were not made public.
"It has been our honor and privilege to represent, protect, and defend Britney Spears," the Grammy Award winner's lawyer Mathew Rosengart said in a statement to Fox News Digital on Friday.
"Although the conservatorship was terminated in November, 2021, her wish for freedom is now truly complete," he continued. "As she desired, her freedom now includes that she will no longer need to attend or be involved with court or entangled with legal proceedings in this matter."
"Britney Spears won when the court suspended her father, and Britney Spears won when her fundamental rights and civil liberties were restored."
Rosengart went on to praise Spears for the "remarkable success" that she has achieved since the conservatorship ended.
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Spears collaborated with Elton John on the song "Hold Me Closer," which hit number one on iTunes hours after its release in August 2022 and topped the Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart the following month. "Hold Me Closer" was the first new recording that Spears released since her 2016 album "Glory" and became her 24 top-10 single.
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In July 2023, she released "Mind Your Business" with Will.i.am and was listed as a co-writer on the collaboration.
Spears's highly anticipated memoir "The Woman in Me" was published by Simon & Schuster in October 2023. The book reached the number one spot on New York Times best-seller list after selling more than a million copies in its first week.
Rosengart said that Spears' achievements "would not have been possible during the conservatorship."
"We repeat our gratification for being in a position to help restore the civil rights and liberties of Britney Spears and the honor and privilege it has been to serve and protect Ms. Spears and obtain her goals in resolving various legal matters pursuant to her thoughtful and wise instruction and requests, which once again are to her credit," Rosengart said.
Jamie's attorney Alex Weingarten did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Freight train carrying gasoline, propane derails near Arizona-New Mexico line amid aftermath of severe weather
A freight train derailed on Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico border, halting traffic along Interstate 40 as the area recovers from severe weather in the region.
The New Mexico State Police said that they responded, alongside multiple other agencies, to the freight train splayed out along the interstate on Friday evening.
"NMSP is on the scene of a train derailment along with multiple other agencies on Interstate 40 milepost 8 near the Arizona border," the department said in a press release.
The agency said that there were no reports of injuries – despite the train's derailment in proximity to the busy interstate.
Authorities said that the train was carrying gasoline and non-odorized propane and promptly lit on fire.
Video by Hunter Smith and obtained by Fox News Digital showed the aftermath of the derailment, with the cargo train toppled to the side of the tracks.
Smith said that the derailment came after a tornado tore across Northeast Lincoln on Friday afternoon.
The NMSP said that the interstate was closed in all directions as agencies worked to extinguish the fire.
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"I-40 is closed in all directions in Arizona and New Mexico," the department said. "In New Mexico, traffic is being diverted at I-40 exit 20 westbound onto U.S. 491 to State Road 264 to Ganado, to Highway 191. In Arizona, traffic is diverted in Chambers onto Highway 191 to Ganado Arizona State Road 264 to U.S. 491."
SEAN HANNITY: Gaffe-prone Biden spins 'tall tales' during Howard Stern sit-down
Fox News host Sean Hannity breaks down the gaffes and "tall tales" from President Biden's week, which included a rare sit-down interview with XM shock jock Howard Stern.
SEAN HANNITY: President Trump spent yet another day in court missing his wife Melania's birthday while Joe Biden was shuffling around the city without a care in the world.
Last night attending a glitzy fundraiser, mixing up a date that is near and dear to his heart, telling the crowd, "We certainly never forget the dark days of June 6." June 6 — really? Did Biden eventually correct himself? Anyway, apparently he did.
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Meanwhile, today: incredible news. Biden actually sat down for an interview, but sadly, hard-hitting questions were off the table. Biden joined former shock jock turned, well, he says it himself: proudly-woke Democrat Howard Stern on his radio show, where Biden dusted off a lot of his favorite tall tales.
We call them lies. Now, first, he bragged about his time as a civil rights icon and an arrest that actually never happened.
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Here is the truth: As a young senator, Biden worked with his mentor and of course, his friend, a segregationist and palled around with racists and the former Klansman, Robert "KKK" Byrd. Why?
Together, they wanted to stop the integration of public schools and bussing, and he didn't want kids to go to schools, in his words — they would grow up in a "racial jungle." That's what Joe Biden said. That is the truth.
Columbia University’s policy-making senate votes for resolution calling to investigate school’s leadership
The Columbia University Senate in New York City voted in favor of a resolution calling for an investigation into the school’s leadership amid anti-Israel protests that have taken place on the campus for over a week.
A source within the school’s leadership confirmed the details of the resolution, saying it was adopted by a vote of 62-14, with three senate members abstaining.
The resolution alleges Columbia President Minouche Shafik violated established protocols when she authorized the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to enter the campus and arrest protesters last week.
Specifically, Shafik is accused of violating the due process rights of students and faculty when she authorized officers to enter the campus.
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The university senate does not have the authority to remove Shafik, as it is the university’s policy-making body, which is made up of students, faculty and administrators.
"The administration and Senate share the same goal of restoring calm to campus, so everyone can pursue their educational activities," the university said. "We are committed to an ongoing dialogue and appreciate the Senate’s constructive engagement in finding a pathway forward."
Shafik has increasingly faced calls to step down amid the spread of antisemitism on campus as well as ongoing protests against Israel that have disrupted classes.
On Monday, Shafik said in a statement she was "deeply saddened" by certain actions of agitators, who have formed an "encampment" on the campus and riled up students and faculty with anti-Jewish slogans and chants.
The protest encampment sprung up on the campus lawn area at Columbia April 17, the same day Shafik faced bruising criticism at a congressional hearing from Republicans who said she hadn't done enough to fight antisemitism. Two other Ivy League presidents resigned months ago following widely criticized testimony they gave to the same committee.
U.S. House Republicans from New York have urged Shafik to resign, saying in a letter Monday she had failed to provide a safe learning environment in recent days as "anarchy has engulfed the campus."
Fox News' CB Cotton and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.
JESSE WATTERS: Biden's the most highly produced candidate in American history
Fox News host Jesse Watters highlighted the Biden White House's reportedly strained relationship with the New York Times and how the administration's efforts to hide President Biden's weaknesses are no longer a secret Friday on "Jesse Watters Primetime."
JESSE WATTERS: All winning campaigns have one thing in common: They had a good story to tell. But all of Joe Biden's stories are about himself, The kinds of stories so crazy that you can't even question.
Last week, Biden said cannibals ate his uncle, but one of his favorite tales is from his days as a lifeguard in the community pool in Wilmington. The story has everything – drama, action, characters. Our favorites? Corn pop. And who could forget Chop Somali? Today, Biden retold his story by that gleaming Delaware pool when he sat down for an interview with the one and only Howard Stern.
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You used to have to be brave to go on Howard Stern. Donald Trump used to go on Howard all the time. Howard said Trump was his best guest. But now Stern's show is just a safe place for a guy like Biden just to tell old stories, whether they're true or not.
Nothing wrong with Howard Stern. He's a great interviewer. But if you're really trying to win hearts and minds, you don't skip out on Super Bowl interviews from Fox, CBS and run away from the New York Times to do interviews with Al Roker or Seth Meyers. Or Howard. I mean, these aren't political journalists. They're shock jocks, weathermen, comedians. They can't hold a candle to "The King of Late Night."
So it's the place you go when you have a fictional story to tell, the only ones buying the Joe Biden stories. Hollywood fame director Steven Spielberg has been quietly working with the campaign to direct Joe Biden. Spielberg has been holding strategy sessions, choreographing the president's story, and it's set to premiere at the DNC in Chicago this August. We hope it looks better than this. This is boring.
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Trump's throwing footballs to college kids. He's hanging out at the bodega and construction sites. Biden's telling fake stories in front of fake crowds and fake white House sets. It's all fiction. Joe Biden's the most highly produced candidate in American history, and the white House is more focused on making sure their main character stays on his two feet than they are focused on you.
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler sexual assault lawsuit dismissed for good by federal judge
A federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit filed against Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler for good, meaning the plaintiff won’t be allowed to amend or file a similar lawsuit in the future.
Jeanne Bellino, 66, a former teen model, filed a lawsuit against the 76-year-old last fall, accusing him of forcibly groping her inside a New York City phone booth in 1975.
"While holding her captive [in the phone booth], Tyler stuck his tongue down her throat, and put his hands upon her body, her breasts, her buttocks, and her genitals, moving and removing clothing and pinning her against the wall of the phone booth," the complaint said. "As Tyler was mauling and groping [Bellino] he was humping her pretending to have sex with [Bellino.] Others stood by outside the phone booth laughing and as passersby watched and witnessed, nobody in the entourage intervened."
The complaint added, "Tyler's penis was erect, and it was evident to her as he rubbed it against her that he was not wearing underwear and wearing thin pants. [Bellino] fought back and struggled to be free but Tyler restrained her."
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The musician has denied the claims.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan dismissed Bellino’s lawsuit without prejudice, meaning it can’t be filed again.
This is the second time he has dismissed Bellino's complaint against Tyler.
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In February, he said that Tyler's conduct didn't amount to "serious risk of physical injury," which would have allowed Bellino to sue using the two-year window given by the Gender Motivated Violence Act. Kaplan gave her until March 13 to amend her complaint.
"We agree with the judge's reasoning, and are grateful for this result on behalf of our client," Tyler's lawyer, David Long-Daniels, said in a statement to Reuters at the time.
Tyler has also been sued for sexual assault in California court by Julia Misley. The woman said she met Tyler when she was 16 and that he "coerced and persuaded Plaintiff into believing this was a 'romantic love affair.'"
In his response to Misley's lawsuit, Tyler said that he and Misley — who was known as Julia Holcomb — had a consensual sexual relationship despite the woman being 16 years old at the time. The musician also said that he has immunity due to being the legal guardian of Misley at the time of the relationship.
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Long-Daniels told Reuters this week that the judge "fastidiously applied the facts to the law. That is all we can ask from any judge. We are particularly happy for Steven and his family."
Fox News Digital has reached out to reps for Tyler for comment.
Fox News Digital's Lauryn Overhultz contributed to this report.
Florida man charged after 150 pounds of meth seized in largest bust in city's history
A Florida man has been charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine after approximately 150 pounds of the drug was seized by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents earlier this month, according to the Middle District of Florida State Attorney's Office on Friday.
Along with the meth, the agents also found two kilograms of cocaine, one kilogram of fentanyl, more than 100,000 pills pressed to look like legitimate pharmaceuticals, and multiple firearms after executing two search warrants at an Orlando home and an Ocoee home earlier this month, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida Roger B. Handberg said at a Friday news conference.
According to DEA Special Agent in Charge Deanne Reuter, the extensive haul of drugs was among the largest on record in the city.
"This month, from a house here in Orlando, DEA agents seized fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and a number of weapons," Reuter said at Friday's presser. "The 150 pounds of methamphetamine seized from this individual, this defendant, was the largest methamphetamine seizure by the DEA in Orlando on record."
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George Andrew Pherai-Bogeajis, 35, was charged with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and could face life in prison if convicted.
"The defendant in this case was not storing those drugs in a warehouse in some faraway remote location, instead he was storing them in two residences in this community," Handberg said, adding, "this case is a great example of the work law enforcement is doing in this community to protect everyone from the dangerous drugs of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine."
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"Pherai-Bogeajis profited and profited greatly from distributing poison in this community," Handberg said. "He is now in jail and my office is committed to ensuring that he remains there until trial and, if convicted, that he is incarcerated for a period of time that fully reflects the harm that his conduct has caused."
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"By seizing those drugs and arresting this defendant the law enforcement agencies on this case have undoubtedly saved lives," he added.
UN warns Sudan paramilitary forces are encircling a capital in western Darfur, urges against attack
Sudanese paramilitary forces are encircling the only capital they haven’t captured in the western Darfur region, the United Nations said Friday, warning that an attack would have "devastating consequences" for the city's 800,000 inhabitants.
At the same time, the U.N. said, the rival Sudanese Armed Forces "appear to be positioning themselves."
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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres again called on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and government forces to refrain from fighting in the North Darfur area around its capital, El Fasher, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
The year-old war in Sudan between rival generals from the paramilitary and government forces who are vying for power has sparked "a crisis of epic proportions," U.N. political chief Rosemary DiCarlo said last Friday. It has been fueled by weapons from foreign supporters who continue to flout U.N. sanctions aimed at helping end the conflict, she said, stressing that "This is illegal, it is immoral, and it must stop."
The U.N. humanitarian office said Friday that escalating tensions and clashes around El Fasher over the last two weeks have already resulted in the displacement of 40,000 people, as well as a number of civilian casualties.
"The security situation has effectively cut off humanitarian access to El Fasher," the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs known as OCHA, said.
According to humanitarian officials, El Fasher is an important location to reach other parts of the vast Darfur region, including for aid shipments from neighboring Chad and via a northern route from Port Sudan on Sudan’s northeast coast.
"Currently, more than a dozen trucks with life-saving supplies for 122,000 people are stranded in Ad Dabbah in neighboring Northern State, as they cannot move onward to El Fasher due to insecurity and lack of guarantees for safe passage," OCHA said.
Dujarric said the secretary-general’s personal envoy for Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, is engaging with the rival parties to de-escalate tensions, which are reported to have dramatically escalated.
OCHA also said it’s "imperative that the parties allow safe passage for civilians to leave El Fasher for safer areas."
Sudan plunged into chaos in mid-April 2023, when long-simmering tensions between its military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary commanded by Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo broke out into street battles in the capital, Khartoum. Fighting has spread to other parts of the country, especially urban areas and the western Darfur region.
The U.N.’s DiCarlo painted a dire picture of the war’s impact — over 14,000 dead, tens of thousands wounded, looming famine with 25 million people in need of life-saving assistance, and over 8.6 million forced to flee their homes.
During the war, the Arab-dominated Rapid Support Forces have carried out brutal attacks in Darfur on ethnic African civilians, especially the ethnic Masalit, and have taken control of most of the vast region – with El Fasher its newest target.
Two decades ago, Darfur became synonymous with genocide and war crimes, particularly by the notorious Janjaweed Arab militias, against populations that identify as Central or East African.
That legacy appears to have returned, with the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor, Karim Khan, saying in late January there are grounds to believe both sides may be committing war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide in Darfur.
The Rapid Support Forces were formed from Janjaweed fighters by former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled the country for three decades before being overthrown during a popular uprising in 2019. He is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of genocide and other crimes during the conflict in Darfur in the 2000s.
Columbia student banned from campus after remarks about 'murdering Zionists'
The Columbia University student who discussed "murdering Zionists" was "banned from campus" Friday, according to a university spokesperson.
Junior Khymani James expressed "regret" early Friday after he went viral online for previously suggesting people should be "grateful" he wasn't "murdering Zionists," whom he likened to "White supremacists" and "Nazis."
Without explicitly mentioning what they were, James copped to inflammatory comments that were first reported by The Daily Wire, during a livestream of an official Columbia inquiry in January.
"I actually kind of hope they do kick me out because I've been meaning to travel to South America," James said of whether he would remain on as a student at Columbia during the livestream.
University sources told Fox News Digital disciplinary proceedings are now underway.
Before the news James was banned, Columbia put out a campus update calling the video "extremely alarming and upsetting."
"Calls of violence and statements targeted at individuals based on their religious, ethnic, or national identity are unacceptable and violate university policy," the statement said. "When there are violations of student conduct policies, they are reviewed and disciplinary measures are applied."
"What is a Zionist? A White supremacist," James said in the resurfaced video.
"Be grateful that I'm not just going out and murdering Zionists," he said at another point. "I've never hurt anyone in my life, and I hope to keep it that way."
"So let's be very clear here," James, now 20, also said in the video montage compiled by The Daily Wire. "I'm not saying that I'm going to go out and start killing Zionists. What I'm saying is that if an individual that identifies as a Zionist threatens my physical safety in person, i.e., puts their hands on me, I am going to defend myself. And in that scenario, it may come to a point where I don't know when to stop."
In a speech to the camera, James said Zionists should "not exist."
"I feel very comfortable, very comfortable, calling for those people to die," James said at the time. "And with that being said, Khymani is signed out."
James was recently quoted in outlets such as CBS News and The New York Times as a spokesman for the anti-Israel protests at Columbia. In 2021, he was profiled in the Boston Globe at age 17 about his "confrontational" approach to fighting "injustice."
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In a statement released to X Thursday, James expressed "regret" for some of the rhetoric in his video but also complained that "far right agitators" discovered his language in the first place.
"What I said was wrong," James wrote. "Every member of our community deserves to feel safe without qualification. I also want people to have more context for my words, which I regret. Far right agitators went through months of my social media feed until they found a clip that they edited without context."
"I am frustrated that words I said in an Instagram Live video have become a distraction from the movement for Palestinian liberation. I misspoke in the heat of the moment, for which I apologize," James wrote.
James had also claimed that Zionists have a hateful ideology, likening them to "Nazis."
"There should not be Zionists anywhere. Zionists or Nazis," James said.
"And so if we can agree as a society, as a collective, that people, that people, that persons, some persons, need to die if they have an ideology that results in the death of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions, if there are people like that who exist, shouldn't they die?"
"Why would we want people who are supporters of genocide to live? I'm confused!" James said.
"Zionists, along with all White supremacists, need to not exist, because they actively kill and harm vulnerable people," James said. "They stop the world from progressing."