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New England Patriots team owner Robert Kraft implored Americans to speak out against hate at college campuses across the U.S. in recent weeks.Kraft appeared on Fox News Channel’s "Hannity" Wednesday night as he prepares to release full-page ads in several newspapers across the country later this week."I think our universities were one of our competitive advantages as a country, and I think what’s going on now throughout America is scaring a lot of people," Kraft said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"They want to know we’re going to win this battle. And I just ask, ‘Are you good listeners

A man wanted in connection with the murder of an off-duty Chicago police officer last month has been taken into custody, according to Chicago police.The department said its officers and the U.S. Marashals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 22-year-old Xavier Tate Jr. for first-degree murder in Glendale Heights, Illinois, on Wednesday night.Tate's arrest comes five days after he was identified as the suspect in the killing of 30-year-old Chicago police officer Luis Huesca."We ask that the people of this city continue to support the Huesca family by keeping them in your prayers as they continue to mourn the

Officials at Stanford University submitted a photo of someone on campus wearing a green headband worn by Hamas terrorist fighters to the FBI as the school struggles to reign in anti-Israel protesters camping overnight on school property. Like at other universities across the country, anti-Israel students at Stanford have created an encampment in the White Plaza portion of the northern California college campus to protest Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip. A photo of someone at the encampment wearing a green headband, a face covering and glasses eventually came to the attention of school administrators. "We have received many expressions of concern

The New York Police Department's chief of patrol told Fox News on Wednesday its investigative unit has identified and is further investigating details about outside "infiltrators" on Columbia University's campus that many believe are responsible for the violent turn in the demonstrations.After a group of protesters burglarized Hamilton Hall, police engaged in an operation to detain those who were self-barricaded inside late Tuesday.On Wednesday, Chief John Chell confirmed comments from New York Democratic Mayor Eric Adams announcing the existence of "organizations that are not part of that campus" and an ensuing "shift in tactics," including destruction of property and CCTV

Harvey Weinstein attended his first court hearing in a wheelchair Wednesday following his rape conviction reversal, Fox News Digital can confirm.Weinstein appeared in person at the court hearing, which is expected to be procedural, days after being hospitalized. The entertainment mogul was "examined" upon his arrival at Rikers Island jail on Friday and then sent to Bellevue."It seems like he needs a lot of help, physically," his lawyer Arthur Aidala said. "He’s got a lot of problems. He’s getting all kinds of tests. He’s somewhat of a train wreck health wise."A New York appeals court overturned Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction

The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China said he was allowed back into his lab after he spent days locked outside, sitting in protest.Zhang Yongzhen wrote in an online post on Wednesday, just past midnight, that the medical center that hosts his lab had "tentatively agreed" to allow him and his team to return and continue their research for the time being."Now, team members can enter and leave the laboratory freely," Zhang wrote in a post on Weibo, a Chinese social media platform. He added that he is negotiating a plan to relocate the

Americans ranked immigration as the most important issue facing the United States for a third consecutive month, according to a new poll released on Tuesday.An April 1-22 Gallup survey found that 27% of Americans ranked immigration as the most important problem facing the U.S. Immigration topped Gallup’s open-ended trend for a third consecutive month. It marked the longest consecutive stretch for the immigration issue in the past 24 years. In December 2023, immigration tied with the government as the most important issue for Americans. That was the same month migrant encounters at the southern border hit a record 302,000. Immigration then surpassed the government as

Officers with the New York City Police Department restored the American flag on the City College of New York campus after it was replaced with a Palestinian flag by anti-Israel agitators during a protest.NYPD Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry applauded the move on X, formerly Twitter, at around 12:39 a.m. Wednesday – not long after officers gained control of the campus."An incredible scene and proud moment as we have assisted @CityCollegeNY in restoring order on campus, culminating in raising Old Glory once again on their campus flagpole," Daughtry wrote on X.It's unclear when the Palestinian flag was raised on the campus'

The Biden administration is considering welcoming certain Palestinians to the U.S. as refugees as they seek to escape war-torn Gaza amid the ongoing war in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas.Senior officials across several federal U.S. agencies have discussed in recent weeks the details of potential options to accept Palestinians from Gaza who have immediate family members who are American citizens or permanent U.S. residents, internal federal government documents show, according to CBS News.One proposal involves using the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program to bring Palestinians with U.S. connections who have escaped Gaza and entered neighboring Egypt, the documents reveal.U.S.