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Ahead of Father's Day on June 16, a faith leader on the West Coast shared "three damaging lies" he believes American dads are being told, either directly or indirectly, in today's culture – and why fathers need to reject these untruths in order to do the best job possible in raising their children."Many dads are hardworking, fun, kind and intelligent," said Pastor Jesse Bradley of Grace Community Church in Auburn, Washington.Yet some of the "damaging lies" that are circulating today about fatherhood, he said, "are deceptive and difficult to identify. They are sneaky, strong and simple."FATHER'S DAY 2024: AMAZON GIFT

The father of a 6-year-old New Jersey girl who died from head trauma after a freak accident involving a badminton racket on the final day of a family vacation recalled his daughter's "bubbly" personality and the afternoon their family changed forever.Jesse Morgan, whose 6-year-old daughter Lucy unexpectedly died after playing with her siblings, shared with Fox News Digital memories about his daughter."Her personality was very bubbly and also reserved at times," he said. "Once you got to know her, she was very, very outspoken and a lot of fun. She was a tough kid and played soccer really hard."NEW JERSEY

A New York school district has begun installing vape detectors in middle school bathrooms.The FlySense FS300 vape detectors at Lindenhurst Middle School on Long Island can pick up nicotine and THC, as well as sound to notify officials of fights or bullying.Two vape detectors have been installed in each of the bathrooms at the middle school. The Town of Babylon paid for the devices using funds from the American Rescue Plan."The device not only picks up nicotine in the air, it also picks up on THC and also picks up on aggressive behavior, so students looking to bully and fight

A Second Amendment group is vowing to sue the New York Police Department in an effort to defend former President Donald Trump's concealed carry license after his felony conviction in the hush money trial.The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb said in a press release on June 6 that the group is willing to "challenge the law" to defend Trump's ownership of firearms."If Donald Trump is further prosecuted for owning firearms," Gottlieb said, "we will offer to defend him and challenge the law."CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS FORM ARMED GROUP TO DEFEND AGAINST VIOLENT CRIMEThe group's promise

A man wearing a Hamas headband held up a bloody face mask depicting President Biden on Saturday amid an anti-Israel protest outside the White House. The man and others wearing similar headbands shouted "Down, down occupation!" while another man lit an American flag on fire and others flew Palestinian flags.Other agitators at the demonstration threw objects at a National Park Service ranger, shouting "piggy, piggy!" at him, and defaced statues in Washington, D.C.Holding signs that accused Biden of being on "the wrong side of history," protesters converged on the White House Saturday morning after security measures at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue were

The judge presiding over former President Trump’s New York criminal trial is facing scrutiny for risking the credibility of his own jury after he sent a letter to the defense team about a comment posted to the court's public Facebook page. It implied one of the jurors discussed the guilty verdict with family prior to the trial's conclusion.The comment was made by a user who described himself as a "professional s--- poster," leading some to wonder why Merchan alerted Trump's counsel without investigating the matter more thoroughly.In a letter Friday, Judge Juan Merchan told Trump defense attorneys and Manhattan prosecutors,

USA Basketball’s expected decision to leave Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark off the roster for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris was met with questions Saturday morning, but one report shed some light on the decision.Citing two sources, USA Today columnist Christine Brennan reported one factor in omitting Clark from the women’s national team was the concern about how the former Iowa star’s fans would react to her playing time in the Olympics, which would likely have been limited. Brennan described those sources as "long-time U.S. basketball veterans with decades of experience in the women’s game."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE

A shooting near a college in Los Angeles killed a man and wounded four other people Friday night, police said.Homicide detectives were involved in a shooting death investigation on the 800 block of Greenleaf Boulevard in Compton, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.DEPUTY SHOT IN COMPTON ATTACK RELEASED FROM HOSPITALThe shooting was reported around 8 p.m. and a man was pronounced dead at the scene, the statement said.The other four victims were transported to a local hospital and their conditions were not immediately known, the statement said.Deputies said the shooting happened near Compton College but was