Did IAF lose fighter jets in Operation Sindoor, or was it Western media’s dubious narrative?
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Defence Minister Khwaza Asif and top military officials claimed to have shot down five Indian Air Force fighter jets, including three Rafales, one Soviet-made MiG-29 and one Soviet-manufactured Sukhoi-30.
32 airports, shut due to India-Pakistan conflict, reopen for flight operations, check full list
32 Airports, shut due to India-Pakistan conflict, reopen for flight operations
New York’s Suffolk County approves law punishing convicted animal abusers if they own pets
Legislators in Suffolk County, New York, strengthened an animal cruelty law by making it a crime for convicted animal abusers to own pets. The county legislature voted last week to establish a Class A misdemeanor for people on the county’s convicted animal abuser registry found to be owning pets, according to the New York Post. The new addition to the law carries penalties of up to a year in jail or a $1,000 fine. This expands on a law the legislature enacted in 2010 that created an animal abuse registry, which requires convicted animal abusers to add their name and contact information. The 2010 law was among the first of its kind in the U.S. AI TECHNOLOGY HELPS REUNITE LOST DOGS WITH THEIR OWNERS County Executive Ed Romaine signed the expanded legislation on Wednesday after telling reporters last week that it will “protect animals,” according to the NYP. “Do not abuse animals,” he said. “We will go after you, and we will prosecute you, and we will protect our animals.” The Suffolk County Police Department and district attorney’s office maintain the registry, which currently lists 30 convicted animal abusers. Offenders remain on the registry for 10 years unless they are convicted of animal abuse again, at which point the 10-year timer starts over. While anyone convicted of animal abuse in the county was already prohibited from owning a pet, there were no penalties for violating the rule. YOUNG KANGAROO HOPS AROUND FLORIDA TOWN AFTER BRAZEN ESCAPE, OWNER CHARGED “We are finally able to close this loophole and further protect our animals,” said Suffolk Legislator Stephanie Bontempi, who sponsored the legislation. “In Suffolk County, we will not tolerate the abuse or neglect of animals. By closing this loophole, we will ensure that those offenders who disregard the law will face consequences.” “It’s something that shouldn’t even be an issue, but I’m glad we were able to get this legislation on the books,” she added. The expanded law was signed just days after dozens of dead cats were found inside a Long Island home, including in a freezer and a box spring. Other felines were found alive on the poorly maintained property, which had urine and feces on the floors and walls, among other things. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Roy Gross, chief of Suffolk County’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, welcomed the new law after years of fighting for stronger penalties. “For the first time, we actually have the power to take action against repeat offenders — before, our hands were tied,” he told Newsday.
Greater Noida to get modern railway station like New Delhi soon, to have… platforms, will connect these states
The final stages of land acquisition are underway. Once completed, a master plan will be created, and tenders for construction will be issued.
Indian Railways revises schedule of this Vande Bharat train, it runs from…, check new route, stoppages and other details
Effective May 13, the train’s schedule has been revised to include an additional stop at Datia railway station on a trial basis, until further notice.
India-Pakistan Tensions Live Updates: Security forces maintain high vigil as calm prevails on LoC, international border
The situation in the border districts of Jammu division remained calm through the night, with no reports of drone activity, firing or shelling, officials said.
Chhattisgarh: 13 dead, including women and children, several injured in trailer-truck crash in Raipur, here’s what we know so far
The death toll in Chhattisgarh’s Saragaon accident has risen to 13 on Monday, Raipur SP Lal Ummed Singh said.
Anti-abortion provider measure in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ could spark House GOP rebellion
FIRST ON FOX: A measure in President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” aimed at cracking down on federal payments for abortion providers could run into a buzzsaw of opposition from moderate House Republicans. House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., held a conference call with GOP lawmakers on Sunday night unveiling his panel’s portion of the Republican reconciliation bill. During the question and answer portion of the call, Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., asked for clarity on several aspects, including a provision to make “large groups who provide abortion services” ineligible for federal Medicaid dollars, Fox News Digital was told. “You are running into a hornet’s nest,” Lawler warned his colleagues. BROWN UNIVERSITY IN GOP CROSSHAIRS AFTER STUDENT’S DOGE-LIKE EMAIL KICKS OFF FRENZY The New York Republican, one of only three GOP lawmakers representing districts that Trump lost in 2024, questioned how those groups were being defined and said the language needed to be “looked over,” Fox News Digital was also told. Guthrie assured him that certain considerations were being taken in the language. Lawler also pointed out that the Hyde Amendment already prevents federal dollars from going towards abortion services, Fox News Digital was told. His concerns were echoed by another person familiar with House GOP discussions on the matter, who was granted anonymity to speak freely. That person told Fox News Digital that several New York Republican lawmakers indicated they could oppose the final bill if that provision was included. “We’re not fighting a new fight on abortion when that’s kind of calmed down,” the person recalled of their argument. Fox News Digital first learned of discussions about the potential measure last week. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., alluded to Republicans’ plans in a speech at the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America’s gala last month. Johnson said the Republicans’ bill would redirect funds from “big abortion” to “federally qualified health centers.” It’s one of several efforts to rein in spending to pay for Trump’s other priorities via the budget reconciliation process. House Republicans currently have a razor-thin three-vote margin, meaning they can afford to have little dissent and still pass anything without Democratic support. They’re hoping to do just that, with virtually no Democrats currently on board with Trump’s massive Republican policy overhaul. The budget-reconciliation process lowers the Senate’s passage threshold from 60 votes to 51, lining up the House’s own simple majority threshold. Reconciliation allows the party in power to effectively skirt the minority and pass broad pieces of legislation – provided they address taxes, spending or the national debt. Trump wants Republicans to use the maneuver to tackle his priorities on the border, immigration, taxes, defense, energy, and raising the debt ceiling. To do that, several committees of jurisdiction are working on their specific portions of the bill, which will then be put together in a massive vehicle to pass the House and Senate. CHINA IS ‘CAVING’ TO TRUMP’S TRADE WAR STRATEGY, EXPERT SIGNALS The Energy & Commerce Committee – which has a broad jurisdiction including Medicare, Medicaid, telecommunications, and energy production – was tasked with finding at least $880 billion in spending cuts out of a total $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion. Guthrie said the bill released late on Sunday evening includes “north of” $900 billion in spending cuts. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In addition to the measure ending Medicaid funds for large abortion providers, the legislation also finds savings in instilling work requirements for certain able-bodied beneficiaries of Medicaid expansion. Some Medicaid dollars going toward states that provide taxpayer-funded healthcare to illegal immigrants are also targeted. It would also repeal certain Biden administration green energy subsidies, including the former White House’s electric vehicle mandate. Fox News Digital reached out to the committee and Lawler’s office for comment on the specific measure.
Schumer calls on Transportation Secretary Duffy to ‘immediately fix’ Newark Airport situation
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is demanding U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy “immediately fix the situation at Newark Airport,” following a stretch of travel mishaps and chaos. “When people hear about radar screens just going dark, traffic controllers who cannot talk to planes, technology that is seemingly working no better than tin cans, they do not think this is a story about the Trump administration’s FAA, but that is what is so scary: this story is real and this story is dangerous. This situation is also unacceptable,” Schumer said in a statement on Sunday. “I have communicated this past week with the FAA, and I feel no better today than a week ago about the state of aviation safety since this administration took the controls at FAA. As I said last week, Newark is a harbinger. If this dangerous situation can happen in the metro region, imagine what might happen in places where there is less scrutiny. This really makes you worry.” HAKEEM JEFFRIES BLAMES TRUMP FOR NEWARK AIRPORT CHAOS, ACCUSES WHITE HOUSE OF ‘BREAKING THE FAA’ On Thursday, more than 500 flights in and out of Newark were delayed and at least 200 others were canceled, and chaos followed throughout the weekend. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed the situation on poor technology in an X post. NEWARK AIRPORT DISRUPTIONS LEAVE AIRLINE FLYERS SCRAMBLING AS EXPERTS SHARE TIPS FOR NOT BEING ‘STRANDED’ “The technology that we are using is old. That’s what is causing the outages and delays we are seeing at Newark,” Duffy wrote. Schumer stated there have been an average of 34 arrival cancellations per day since mid-April at Newark, according to the FAA, with the number of delays increasing throughout the day from an average of five in the mornings to 16 by the evening. They tend to last 85 to 137 minutes on average, reports say. LAWMAKERS REACT TO NEWARK AIRPORT CHAOS: ‘YOUR FAMILY DESERVES TO KNOW YOU’LL BE SAFE’ On Sunday, Schumer said Duffy “must put Newark first in line for fixes he said would be made to the nation’s ATC systems.” He also gave specific details about the work that needs to be done, including installing a DIRECT fiber-optic telco line between Newark Airport and Philadelphia terminal radar approach control center, no more indirect runaround. Schumer called for a “modernized, direct connection and new computers to analyze and display transmitted data.” In a lengthy statement obtained by Fox News and Fox Business, the FAA acknowledged that “several major airlines are facing ongoing flight disruptions at New Jersey’s Newark-Liberty International Airport as the facility contends with ongoing staffing and technology issues.” “Last week, air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility in Philadelphia lost radar and radio signals while directing planes to Newark for nearly 90 seconds, causing significant delays and flight cancellations that remain ongoing,” the statement continued. “We are working to ensure the current telecommunications equipment is more reliable in the New York area by establishing a more resilient and redundant configuration with the local exchange carriers. In addition, we are updating our automation system to improve resiliency.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP When reached by Fox News Digital, a representative for Duffy pointed to an interview the secretary gave earlier in the day to FOX Business’ “The Evening Edit.” “I love Democrats who are now all concerned about air traffic control,” Duffy said. “They spent $1.2 trillion in the Biden-Buttigieg era; $1 .2 trillion on American infrastructure, and they didn’t spend anything on air traffic [control] and they knew it was getting old and needed a massive rebuild. They didn’t do it. Now they’re complaining during the Trump administration, we’re the ones that are.” Fox News Digital’s Andrea Margolis and Charles Creitz contributed to this report.
US shuts southern border to livestock imports to stop spread of deadly flies
The Trump administration is temporarily banning imports of cattle, horses and bison through ports along the southern border because of the rapid northern spread of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Mexico. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the suspension in an X post on Sunday. “Due to the threat of New World Screwworm I am announcing the suspension of live cattle, horse, & bison imports through U.S. southern border ports of entry effective immediately,” she wrote. “The last time this devastating pest invaded America, it took 30 years for our cattle industry to recover. This cannot happen again.” The USDA said in a press release the first case of NWS in Mexico was reported to the U.S. in November 2024. EXCLUSIVE: CATTLE INDUSTRY CHIEF WARNS FLESH-EATING FLY MENACES US HERS AS MEXICO YIELDS ON PEST FIGHT The problem is when NWS fly maggots burrow into the flesh of living animals, they can cause serious and often deadly damage to the animal, the USDA said. The types of animals NWS maggots can infest include pets, livestock, wildlife, birds, and in rare cases, humans. According to the USDA, NWS was recently detected in remote farms with minimal cattle movement as far north as about 700 miles from the U.S. border. The U.S. and Mexico are working together to eradicate NWS before the deadly parasitic fly works its way to the southern border. USDA THREATENS TO HALT MEXICAN BEEF IMPORTS OVER FLESH-EATING FLY CRISIS’ Effective immediately, the USDA said, the agency’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are restricting the imports of live animal commodities originating from or transiting through Mexico. The suspension will continue on a month-to-month basis, until “a significant window of containment is achieved,” the USDA said. Livestock currently being held for entry into the U.S. will be processed normally, the USDA added, and will be inspected by a port veterinary medical officer and treated to ensure they are not carrying NWS. MAINE’S FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZE FROM TRUMP’S USDA REVERSED “Secretary Berdegué and I have worked closely on the NWS response; however, it is my duty to take all steps within my control to protect the livestock industry in the United States from this devastating pest,” Rollins said of the work she had done with her Mexican counterpart. “The protection of our animals and safety of our nation’s food supply is a national security issue of the utmost importance. Once we see increased surveillance and eradication efforts, and the positive results of those actions, we remain committed to opening the border for livestock trade. This is not about politics or punishment of Mexico, rather it is about food and animal safety.” The U.S. and Mexico are taking a three-pronged approach toward achieving the eradication of NWS, which includes field surveillance with education and outreach that ensures prevention, treatment and early detection. The approach also includes controlling animal movement to limit the spread of NWS and sustained sterile insect dispersal. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP This is not the first time the need to eradicate NWS has occurred. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said NWS was eradicated in the U.S. in the 1960s and in Mexico in the 1970s. However, the eradication of the deadly worm cost billions of dollars and took decades.