A Washington, D.C., grandmother who lost her grandson to gun violence delivered a fiery defense of President Donald Trump during a Black History Month celebration Wednesday at the White House.Forlesia Cooks grandson, Marty William McMillan Jr., was killed in 2017 at the age of 22. Cook has since spoken publicly about the loss, including testifying before Congress about his killing.After Trump invited Cook to say a few words at the event, she used the moment to defend him, urging critics to "get off the mans back.""I love him, I don't want to hear nothing you got to say about that racist stuff," she said. "And dont be looking at me on the news, hating on me because Im standing up for somebody that deserves to be standing for."TRUMP'S DC CRIME SUCCESS PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON CHICAGO'S DEADLY 'WAR ZONE'Cooks voice grew louder as she continued."Get off the mans back," she said. "Let him do his job. Hes doing the right thing. Back up off him."She ended her remarks by declaring, "And grandma said it."VANCE, HARRIS, OBAMA ISSUE TRIBUTES TO REV JESSE JACKSONThe East Room crowd erupted in applause and cheers.Trump appeared to welcome the praise, joking that she should run for public office."Wow, thats pretty good," Trump said. "When is she running for office? Forlesia, when are you running for office? You have my endorsement."PIRRO CREDITS 'ENHANCED FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP' FOR DCS FIRST HOMICIDE-FREE STRETCH IN DECADESCook also thanked Trump for calling the National Guard to the capital and praised his tough-on-crime approach."One thing I like about him, he keeps it real, just like grandma," she said. "I appreciate that because I can trust him."The White House event marked the annual celebration of Black History Month.Trump also addressed the death of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, saying, "I wanted to begin by expressing a sadness at the passing of a person who was, I knew very well, Jesse was a piece of work. He was a piece of work, but he was a good man.""I just want to pay my highest respects to Reverend Jesse Jackson," Trump added, calling him "a real hero" and saying, "he really was special, with lots of personality, grit and street smarts."The president also announced that former Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.Fox News Digital's Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.

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Detroits police chief is moving to fire two officers who allegedly contacted U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) during routine traffic stops, which is a violation of department policy.Police Chief Todd Bettison said the officers actions led to detentions and ran counter to longstanding department rules prohibiting involvement in federal immigration enforcement, FOX 2 in Detroit reported.The two officers have not only been suspended, but Bettison has asked the citys Board of Police Commissioners to approve their termination.Bettison said the Detroit Police Department does not participate in immigration enforcement activities and stressed that maintaining community trust is critical to public safety efforts.JACOB FREY SAYS MINNEAPOLIS WAS 'NEVER GOING TO AGREE' TO ENFORCE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWSThe station reported that Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., expressed support for the officers dismissal."Chief Bettison and I agree that we need to make sure that our community and our residents trust the people who are trying to keep us safe," Tlaib said.Detroit Councilwoman Mary Waters criticized the officers conduct, suggesting it amounted to biased policing.SEATTLE MAYOR PUSHES LOCAL POLICE TO TRACK, INVESTIGATE ICE AGENTS' ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES"The Detroit Police Department has nothing to do with ICE, immigration, none of that," Waters said. "That is not their job. So why would you do that? Just because someone had an accent, for real?""That is not what you do. That is biased policing," she added. "Thats exactly whats happening, and were not going to tolerate that kind of behavior against our residents of the City of Detroit."Retired Detroit Police Assistant Chief Steve Dolunt weighed in on the disciplinary move, telling the station that contacting CBP during routine stops clearly violates department policy, but he wasn't sure if termination was consistent with past discipline.PHILADELPHIAS THREAT TO PROSECUTE ICE COULD TRIGGER LANDMARK COURT FIGHT OVER AUTHORITY, EXPERTS WARN"To contact Border Patrol? No, thats against policy," Dolunt said. "That being said, there have been a lot more egregious things that have occurred in the police department and people have not been terminated."Mayor Mary Sheffields administration also reiterated the citys position in a statement to the station."This administration will reinforce the longstanding policy that the Detroit Police Department does not, in any way, engage in federal immigration enforcement," said John Roach, the mayors media relations director, told the station.Fox News Digital has reached out to the Detroit Police Department and Sheffields office for additional comment.

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EXCLUSIVE: The partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security could have a critical impact on local disaster response without assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a public safety expert warned.In an interview with Fox News Digital, Jeffrey Halstead, the director of strategic accounts at Genasys, a communications hardware and software provider to help communities during disasters, said the DHS shutdown could impact emergency response and recovery efforts now that FEMA support has been restricted."Every time that the government enters into one of these shutdowns, there's a distinctive part of the federal government that is impacted, both reviewing the grant program or distributing funds from pre-awarded grant programs. This is exactly the area of DHS as well as FEMA that affects emergency managers, emergency response and recovering different cities, counties, and regions should they face a weather and/or disaster-related event," Halstead said.Halstead, also a retired chief of police in Fort Worth, Texas, with more than 30 years in law enforcement, explained that government shutdowns delaying federal funds "drastically impacts" the local response to disasters.ICE SHUTDOWN FIGHT MIGHT RESTRICT FEMA, COAST GUARD TO LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCIES"I know personally, I was in Arizona for over 21 years, in Texas as chief of police for over seven, and then I was in Nevada for a long time, and I worked directly with a few states in the Western United States," he said."The last government shutdown pretty much ended their grant application process, meaning the grants would not be approved, not even be assigned and/or funds not released," he continued. "This drastically impacts their ability to plan and to coordinate a lot of their planned response events. In Arizona, the central UASI region or the Urban Area Security Initiative, they have none of their grants being reviewed, which replaces outdated equipment, vehicles and funds training so that every quarter they can meet the standards and then be ready should something happen."This comes as the Trump administration ordered FEMA to suspend the deployment of hundreds of aid workers to disaster-torn areas across the country during the DHS shutdown.More than 300 FEMA disaster responders were preparing for upcoming assignments, but were told to halt their travel plans. Grant systems are also not fully operational until lawmakers can reach a deal to fund the department."The biggest impact is funding, the grants being distributed and then getting all that equipment and training aligned so that they can actually have a very successful year getting ready for a disaster," Halstead said.DHS SHUTDOWN EXPLAINED: WHO WORKS WITHOUT PAY, WHAT HAPPENS TO AIRPORTS AND DISASTER RESPONSE"Should there be a traumatic weather event, critical incident or something that would require FEMA support, FEMA staff or FEMA resources, those may not be available," he added. "This drastically impacts the city, county, state and federal collaboration efforts that literally are immediately engaged, aligned and resources deployed, sometimes within 12 hours. So this greatly inhibits their ability to plan effectively should a critical event, disaster event, or weather-related event come their way. They won't have all these federal assets and resources that they have come to depend on, rely on, and work with in both their planning as well as training events or previous disasters where they responded and provided support."As part of the move to end FEMA deployments, staffers currently working on major recovery efforts will remain on the sites and cannot return home unless their assignment ends, but no new personnel can join or relieve them without DHS approval.Recovery efforts are still ongoing in places like North Carolina, where Hurricane Helene devastated the region in the fall of 2024.As Halstead noted, the recovery effort is the "final piece for the emergency management cycle to get back to normalcy for that region.""When that is dramatically impacted, you still see some areas of North Carolina a couple of years later still struggling in the recovery phase being completed," he said. "That is directly related to all of these stalls and delays in FEMA, FEMA funding and the financial support needed to get the recovery phase completed."PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN DRAGS ON AS DHS FUNDING TALKS STALLAsked about the importance of federal funding given recent extreme weather across the U.S. such as snow on the East Coast, flooding in California and fire disasters in the High Plains that forced evacuations, Halstead said it is "extremely critical" and that the delay in funds can impact the safety of local residents."It's absolutely extremely critical for emergency managers, your fire departments as well as law enforcement, to utilize not just these partnerships and the resources, but the funding allocations so that they can plan effectively in responding, operational control of the disaster, and then getting into that recovery mode Then sometimes that delay, it's going to impact the safety and the welfare of Americans," Halstead explained.Republicans and Democrats in Congress have yet to reach a deal to end the partial shutdown, in large part due to Democrats' demand for stricter oversight and reforms of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following the fatal shootings last month of two U.S. citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis, which the GOP has thus far resisted.President Donald Trump argued earlier this week that it is a "Democrat shutdown" and "has nothing to do with Republicans."Halstead said he would like lawmakers on Capitol Hill to negotiate in good faith to end the shutdown so that first responders will have "effective means to do our jobs safely and very, very efficiently.""I know a lot of people are really upset because they leverage a significant political issue over a common funding agreement that should have been approved very quickly," he said. "This has happened a lot in the last two to three years. We've seen shutdown after shutdown after shutdown. What a lot of citizens don't realize is that when the government is shut down, all of this work grant reviews, proposals, funding, disbursements those are all delayed. Then there is a significant lag time getting back to an open government.""They're still negotiating all these extremely politically sensitive topics that are really divisive within not just Capitol Hill, but really our country," Halstead added. "Then all of that backlog is now taking even longer to get approved, funded and funds being dispersed. So it's a compounding effect on all of our emergency managers and our first responders to do their jobs effectively."Halstead highlighted that a deal to reach the shutdown is unlikely before Trump's State of the Union address next week, in which the president affirmed he would give the speech regardless, and that the ongoing delays in FEMA funding could last weeks."It may be another two weeks at least until we can get this funded and get it back open," Halstead said. "But then we still have these significant backlogs. It will take a significant amount of time."

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that New York City will resume clearing homeless encampments after pausing the policy for a few weeks.Mamdani paused the policy in January, arguing that it did not do enough to get people into housing. The Democrat said his new initiative will be led by the Department of Homeless Services rather than the police and will involve sustained outreach, which he said will lead to better results."We will meet them looking to connect them with shelter, looking to connect them with services, looking to connect them with a city that wants them to be sheltered and indoors and warm and safe. And that is something that I believe will yield far better results, because it hasn't even been the driving directive of these policies before," Mamdani said during an unrelated news conference.Before taking office in December, Mamdani criticized how Mayor Eric Adams approached the city's homeless encampments, and he officially paused his predecessor's policy on Jan. 5.AFFLUENT UPPER EAST SIDE EXPLODES IN OUTRAGE OVER CONTROVERSIAL HOMELESS SHELTER: 'UNACCEPTABLE!'Mamdani reiterated on Wednesday that he believes Adams' policy was a "failure.""I made a decision with my team to put a pause on that prior administration's policy as we started to develop our own policy that would generate far better outcomes for the city," he said.Under the new approach, the city will first post a notice that a homeless encampment will be cleared and then send homeless department outreach workers there daily for a week to guide people into social services.On the seventh day, sanitation workers will dismantle the encampment, with the expectation that individuals have vacated the area.Mamdani said that relentless outreach would help connect with homeless New Yorkers whose "first reaction might be that of skepticism."LIZ PEEK: HERE IS THE ONE AND ONLY THING THAT DEMOCRATS ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT"Their second reaction might be that of wariness, given their prior experiences within the shelter system," he said. "But their third, their fourth, their fifth or sixth reaction may be one of interest in the possibility of shelter services, programing support, supportive housing."David Giffen, executive director of the Coalition for the Homeless, said his organization was "blindsided" by Mamdani's announcement, calling it a "political response" that would do little to help the homeless population, according to the Associated Press.Giffen said the new approach would hurt trust between the citys outreach workers and unsheltered residents, and may potentially lead to more deaths during extreme weather events."When a city worker shows up and throws out all your belongings, youre not going to trust that person the next time they show up offering you a place to sleep inside," Giffen said.At least 19 people have died outside during a prolonged cold stretch in the city, raising concerns about the citys response.The mayor's office said there is no evidence that anyone who died was living in encampments, and it has encouraged homeless people to get to new shelters, heated buses and warming centers.Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani's office for comment.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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American speedskater Brittany Bowe will not leave the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with a medal, but she will return home with a new ring.Team USA womens hockey captain Hilary Knight proposed to Bowe at the 2026 Winter Games. The two first met while competing at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Knight proposed on the eve of the womens hockey gold medal clash between the U.S. and Canada.Knight shared the moment on social media, captioning a video of the two athletes in matching Team USA gear, "Olympics brought us together. This one made us forever."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBowe entered with two bronze medals, and Knight, a four-time Olympic medalist, will leave with a fifth gold or silver after Thursday's rematch with Canada.OLYMPIC RIVALS TURNED LOVERS AS US ICE DANCER PROPOSES TO SPANISH SKATER ON VALENTINE'S DAY IN MILANKnight reflected on connecting with Bowe during the 2022 Beijing Games under COVID-19 protocols."To have that human connection, even walking outside at a distance, it was really cool," Knight told Olympics.com last week.Bowe said she has come to know a different side of Knight beyond her superstar persona."Knowing her as a hockey player, its like this big, strong, powerful female," Bowe said. "But then, when we got to know each other, she was soft, genuine, kind, almost shy. That really sparked my interest."Romance has been part of the story at this years Games, particularly for Valentines Day. Last week, American skier Breezy Johnsons boyfriend proposed at the finish of her super-G run in Cortina dAmpezzo.Johnson captured her first career Olympic gold medal in the women's Alpine skiing downhill event.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

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Carrie Underwood faced unexpected backlash during a recent "American Idol" moment, igniting a social media firestorm over politics and being "on the right side of history."On Monday, the 42-year-old "American Idol" judge revealed on X, formerly Twitter, that she had received a less than warm reception from the audience during the long-running reality competition show's Hollywood Week."Spoiler alertI get booed A LOT from our Hollywood Week audience," Underwood wrote, adding a flushed face emoji and tagging the show.Social media users quickly flocked to the comments section to vent their fury over Underwood's perceived conservative leanings, with many referring to her performance during President Donald Trump 2025 inauguration ceremony.'AMERICAN IDOL' JUDGE CARRIE UNDERWOOD BREAKS DOWN IN TEARS OVER TEEN'S EMOTIONAL TRIBUTE AUDITIONSome shared their opinions that the booing was an expression of disapproval from the audience over her purported politics."Lol. You bet. You sang for a mad man," one social media user wrote, as others chimed in to share their agreement and accuse Underwood of being "MAGA.""Amen," one X user replied.MAREN MORRIS SAYS SHE LOST A LOT OF FANS BECAUSE OF HER POLITICAL VIEWS"100%" another added."Indeed," one X user wrote, with another commenting, "Exactly.""You took the extra step of making sure literally everyone dislikes you. Respect," one critic wrote.NICKI MINAJ FANS SAY THEYRE LEAVING DEMOCRAT PARTY AS RAPPERS POLITICS SPARK BACKLASH AND PRAISE"Go away, has been," another commented."Have you been hacked? Odd you would mention it, good to know. I stopped watching it in 2025," another critic added.However, Underwood's replies were also filled with supportive comments from fans, who defended the eight-time Grammy Award winner.ZACH BRYAN SLAMMED AS 'HOLLYWOOD SELLOUT' AFTER MOCKING KID ROCK'S PATRIOTIC SUPER BOWL ALTERNATIVE"Good! The last thing you want is Hollywood thinking well of you," fellow country star John Rich wrote."You are loved by all the right people," another chimed in."Miss Underwood, stay with your values ma'am. You are on the right side of history & more importantly, morality," one supporter commented.NICKI MINAJ PRAISES TRUMP, JD VANCE AT TPUSA EVENT, SAYS SHE HAS 'UTMOST RESPECT' FOR THEM"You are loved, Miss Carrie," another wrote with a heart emoji."Take those boos as a compliment ! We are on the right side of history. Trust you will not lose your base, probably gain more followers. Stay strong!" a fan commented.Underwood's performance of "America the Beautiful" took place in Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, shortly after Donald Trump took the oath of office in January 2025.NICKI MINAJ BROKE FREE FROM IDENTITY POLITICS AND THE LEFT CANT STAND ITThe singer was widely praised by fans after she continued her rendition of the patriotic anthem by singing a capella engaging the crowd after the background music failed.However, many detractors slammed Underwood for what they saw as a public endorsement of Trump. Some fellow celebrities were also critical of the "Jesus, Take the Wheel" hitmaker.Mandy Moore and Ariana Grande both "liked" an online meme that suggested Underwood sounded off-key during the performance."The View" host Joy Behar publicly questioned Underwoods decision, calling out what she viewed as normalizing Trumps presidency through the performance.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER"General Hospital" star Nancy Lee Grahn claimed on Threads that she can "no longer look" at Underwood following her performance at the inauguration.Meanwhile, other notable names commended Underwood for continuing to sing after the audio issues and defended her involvement with the inauguration.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSBehar's fellow "The View" host Whoopi Goldberg said Underwood had every right to perform and stood by the "American Idol" winner's choice to sing at the inauguration, emphasizing artistic freedom.Fellow country star Jason Aldean praised her handling of the difficult, a cappella performance and called it a "pro move."Underwood has repeatedly said she prefers to avoid talking about politics. When she confirmed that she would be performing at Trump's inauguration, the singer wrote in a statement, "I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event.""I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future," she added.

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The boyfriend of missing woman Isadora Wengel has been accused of dismembering his girlfriend in North Dakota with tools he DoorDashed to his apartment before allegedly dumping her body across state lines.Joshua Alexander Hite, 21, was arrested last Tuesday following a weeks-long investigation into the disappearance of Isadora Wengel, who was last seen on Dec. 31 by her family and reported missing on Jan. 7."We believe based on the investigation this far that Isadora Wangle was heinously murdered," the Fargo Police Department said. "And we, meaning the police department, collectively have probable cause to believe that Josh Hite, her boyfriend, is the person who murdered and tampered with evidence related to the disposal of her body.""We believe this to be a heinous and diabolical crime," they added. "And,we believe that there may be some dismemberment involved."MAN WHO NEARLY BEAT CHICAGO TRAIN PASSENGER TO DEATH WALKS FREE WITH NO PRISON TIME: REPORTVideo and forensic evidence suggest that Hite who was reportedly found with recent cuts to his hands, wrists, knees, and thighs, along with bruising on his lower back attempted to conceal the possible murder while lying to the authorities and her family members, according to local media Valley News Live, citing court documents.Hite allegedly accessed Wengel's phone from Jan. 4 to Jan. 5 and sent unusual Snapchat photos of ceilings and walls of his apartment to her mother and another contact, the outlet reported.Wengels relatives then told investigators that the photos were "odd and not common photographs they would receive from Wengel," according to the documents.The boyfriend also claimed that he saw Wengel on Jan. 5 when he allegedly dropped her off at her residence. Surveillance footage, however, incidcated that Wengel was not in his vehicle at that time, Valley News Live reported.GRIEVING FATHER SAYS DAUGHTER'S DEATH BY ILLEGAL ALIEN SHOWS COST OF SANCTUARY POLICIESOfficials found disturbing Google searches on Hites phone on Jan. 4, including"how to register for a legal alias" and "home depot Sawzall," a brand-name high-powered reciprocating saw, documents reportedly said.A recovered Home Depot receipt dated on the same day also showed the purchase of a Milwaukee sawzall reciprocating saw, a carbide saw blade, clear plastic sheeting, extra-large trash bags, and black duct tape, the outlet continued. Authorities believe the items were delivered by DoorDash at roughly 10:30 a.m. that day.MOTHER SHOOTS DAUGHTER, THEN HERSELF IN APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE AT LAS VEGAS HOTEL, POLICE SAYNumerous items containing DNA profile matching Wengel were also seized from Hites apartment and surrounding areas, including a 12-inch Diablo Steel Damon Carbide sawzall blade. Black garbage bags containing bloody plastic sheeting, Wengels Halloween costume, a blue latex glove, a bathroom mat, plastic sheeting, medical gauze and towels were also recovered.During the body disposal, police sayHite may have used a Subaru Impreza to transport the remains in a large 27-gallon storage box to Otter Tail County, Minnesota, roughly one hour away by car, between2:00 a.m. and 5:30 a.m.Police speculate that because the ground was frozen with significant snowfall at the time of the disposal, the suspect likely could not dig into the ground. They believe the tote may have been covered with snow or placed in a low-lying area, but said they are hopeful the "midwinter thaw" will reveal it."Based on the fact that we know the disposal of her body occurred in extremely cold weather with significant snow on the ground," police said. "We now find ourselves in the midst of a midwinter thaw, which may reveal her whereabouts."Hitefaces charges ofmurder and evidence tampering following the joint operation by regional law enforcement agencies.

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A great white shark has been cruising just off Florida's coast.The 9-foot, 433-pound female shark, known as "Brass Bed," was detected northeast of Cape Canaveral earlier this month after her satellite tag transmitted a signal, researchers said.Brass Bed was originally tagged in October 2025 near Mahone Bay in Nova Scotia, researchers told news agency SWNS.MASSIVE GREAT WHITE SHARK RETURNS TO FLORIDA WATERS AFTER EPIC YEAR-LONG ATLANTIC JOURNEYHer latest ping places her along a documented winter migration route used by great white sharks moving south from Canadian waters.John Tyminski, senior data scientist at OCEARCH, told SWNS the movement is consistent with seasonal patterns that researchers observe each year."This is a common route that we see with white sharks at this time of year," Tyminski said.MASSIVE GREAT WHITE SHARK DETECTED BY RESEARCHERS OFF MISSISSIPPI COAST IN RARE GULF MIGRATIONHe said that winter habitats for the species generally extend from the Carolinas south through Georgia and along Floridas coast.Some sharks continue even farther.TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ"About two-thirds of the sharks that we've tagged have shown evidence of at some point going into the Gulf," Tyminski said, according to SWNS.At 9 feet 2 inches long, Brass Bed is considered a juvenile female.She was tagged through a collaboration between OCEARCH and the Tancook Islands Marine Field Station, led by marine scientist Nigel Hussey, Ph.D., SWNS said.Brass Bed has proven somewhat elusive since being tagged.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER"Shes one that doesnt seem to be spending much time at the surface, or at least her tag is not giving us very regular pings," Tyminski said.Her recent track, however, shows steady movement south along Floridas east coast.The Cape Canaveral area, where she was most recently detected, is known for its abundant marine life.CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES"That Cape Canaveral area in general seems to be a fairly productive area," Tyminski said."There seems to be a lot of food around there. Its generally considered a fairly sharky area."Researchers will continue monitoring her movements to see whether she remains along Floridas coast or heads farther west into the Gulf.Fox News Digital recently reported on two other massive great white sharks.A 12-foot, nearly 1,000-pound female great white named Ernst was detected off Alabamas coast, marking one of the westernmost Gulf sightings on record.Meanwhile, Contender, the Atlantics largest recorded male great white at 14 feet and 1,700 pounds, returned to Florida waters in January 2026.

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