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President Biden and first lady Jill Biden are preparing to host Kenya, the first African nation in nearly 14 years, for a state dinner Thursday at the White House, with a menu that includes lavish items like butter-poached lobster and a white chocolate basket with banana ganache, raspberries, peaches and candied lime zest.The U.S. considers a state dinner as one of the most glamorous events organized by the White House for a visiting head of government or reigning monarch and has been used in the past to show diplomatic unity.Biden invited Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House for

A Florida neighborhood was visited by an uninvited guest that decided to take a dip in a resident's pool.Officers arrived on the scene after learning that the trespasser was a large alligator.The New Smyrna Beach (NSB) police shared news of the reptile encounter on the department's Facebook page.FLORIDA GOLFER PHOTOGRAPHS ALLIGATOR WITH GIANT TURTLE LOCKED IN ITS JAWS: 'NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS'"This alligator made himself right at home overnight in Venetian Bay," the post said.A trapper from Florida Fish and Wildlife was called to assist in the safe removal of the alligator."Don’t let the angle fool you - he

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Ireland, Spain and Norway's decision to recognize Palestinian statehood as a "reward for terrorism" following the Oct. 7 attacks. "The intention of several European countries to recognize a Palestinian state is a reward for terrorism," Netanyahu said in Hebrew via a video message, according to the official translation from his office. The prime minister said that "80% of the Palestinians in Judea and Samaria support the terrible massacre of October 7," which sparked the current war against Hamas."This evil cannot be given a state," Netanyahu continued. "This would be a terrorist state. It will try to

A Tennessee court has halted the Thursday sale of Elvis Presley's historic Graceland mansion.Chancellor JoeDae L. Jenkins said at an injunction hearing at Shelby County Tennessee Chancery Court on Wednesday morning that the proposed auctioning of the property on Thursday will not go ahead after the Rock ‘n’ Roll legend's granddaughter claimed documents pertaining to the case were fraudulent. The judge said he considered the real estate unique to the state and that there must be time for adequate discovery, and for the defense to address claims made about the sale. The judge noted that this matter is of public interest, and

Zhang Zhan, a citizen journalist, was released from prison after serving four years for charges related to reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, according to a video statement she released Tuesday, eight days after her sentence ended, though there are concerns about how much freedom of movement she has.Zhang was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble," a vaguely defined charge often used in political cases, and served her full term. Yet, on the day of her release, her former lawyers could not reach her or her family. Shanghai police had

America’s roads are about to get a little more dangerous as summer approaches.Experts dub the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day as the "100 deadliest days of summer" due to a consecutive spike in teen-related driving incidents.The summer months see an increase of more than 20% in teen traffic fatalities, according to the National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF), based in New York. DRIVING DANGERS: 9 TOP DISTRACTIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ACCIDENTS, ACCORDING TO EXPERTSEvery year, 2,100 teens on average are involved in fatal crashes, the foundation said in a press release, with 30% — or seven deaths per day —

Fani Willis, the prosecutor in the sweeping Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, said no one is above or "beneath" the law in her victory speech, sharing that she plans on celebrating with vodka.The Georgia district attorney has been on the receiving end of scrutiny by many Republicans in the state and nationwide for her affair with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, which almost got her removed from the case.After defeating Democrat attorney Christina Wise Smith, Willis shared her vision in her victory speech on Tuesday night.In her speech to a crowd of boisterous supporters, the Democratic district

The New York Jets no longer have to worry about scrambling to find a starting quarterback. Four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers has decided to put any political ambitions on hold and stick with football. Rodgers' name had been linked to independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. But, the 40-year-old quarterback finally addressed the speculation that he could pivot from the NFL to politics by becoming Kennedy's running mate.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I love Bobby (Kennedy), we had a couple of really nice conversations, but there were really two options: It was retire and be his VP or keep

Kate Middleton has been briefed on a new report from her Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood that urges businesses to invest in families with young children but has no definite plans for when she will return to work yet, according to reports. The Princess of Wales announced she is undergoing treatment for cancer in March and has been out of the public eye since she underwent a planned abdominal surgery in January. "The princess is not expected to return to work until it's cleared by her medical team," a Kensington Palace spokesperson told BBC News on Tuesday. Christian Guy, executive director for the