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The Illinois government and the U.S. Congress would need to approve the plan to change state boundariesFox News Flash top headlines for April 19Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.Indiana is taking a first step toward a rather unlikely effort to amend its border and acquire parts of Illinois.

Indiana takes first action in long shot plan to acquire parts of Illinois

A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the State Department to issue passports to six transgender and nonbinary individuals while litigation continues challenging President Donald Trump’s policy recognizing people only by their sex assigned at birth.Trump’s order signed on his first day returning to office Jan. 20 directed the government to recognize only two sexes, male and female.

Judge orders State Department to provide passports to transgender people despite Trump order

Experts say a crisis is under way in Guinea, fuelled by a growing market run by cross-border trafficking syndicatesAt Guinea’s only private drug rehabilitation clinic, Dr Marie Koumbassa and her 15-person team are so convinced that drug use is a national emergency that they work for no pay.

‘Kush destroys them’: the Guinean rehab clinic tackling a drug epidemic

Two men were transported to a local hospital, Norfolk Police said.At least two people were injured in a shooting on Norfolk State University's campus in Virginia late Saturday, law enforcement said."Norfolk police are continuing to investigate a shooting in the 2200 block of Presidential Parkway," the Norfolk Police Department said in a statement.

2 injured in shooting on Norfolk State campus, police say

IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Suleiman Khalil was harvesting olives in a Syrian orchard with two friends four months ago, unaware the soil beneath them still hid deadly remnants of war.The trio suddenly noticed a visible mine lying on the ground. Panicked, Khalil and his friends tried to leave, but he stepped on a land mine and it exploded.

‘I thought I’d died.’ How landmines are continuing to claim lives in post-Assad Syria

Jennifer Lopez went full Power Ranger mode at the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.The “On the Floor” singer, 55, was fully decked out in an all-pink look that consisted of a skintight catsuit, matching rose-colored shades and a metallic clutch.

Jennifer Lopez goes full Power Ranger in skintight pink catsuit at F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Nearly 50 Tonawanda officers received pay deductions after Democratic leadership alleged there was an unauthorized labor strike during a snowstormJoin Fox News for access to this contentPlus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge.By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News' Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive.

Dem elites accused of slapping small-town cops with ‘witch hunt’ fines twice their pay

Interest in pre-owned panels spiked during the Covid-19 pandemic, when Americans were spending more time at home(Bloomberg / Shoko Oda) — Todd Dabney, who’s been going to the Burning Man festival since 2011, needed a way to keep his tent cool under the baking Nevada sun.

Used solar panels sold on Facebook and eBay have cult following

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Journalist Ksenia Lutskina served only half of her eight-year prison sentence in Belarus after being convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the government. She was pardoned after she kept fainting in her cell from a brain tumor diagnosed during pretrial detention.“I was literally brought to the penal colony in a wheelchair, and I realized that journalism has really turned into a life-threatening profession in Belarus,” she told The Associated Press in Vilnius, Lithuania, where she lives.

An incessant crackdown in Belarus hurls dozens of independent journalists into harsh prisons

After two friends unexpectedly converted, Lamorna Ash discovered a new generation of young people turning to faith. As she investigated the phenomenon, one of her first steps was to spend a week on a working retreat on Iona. And then something strange happened…It started in the most earthbound, airless way.

Could I become a Christian in a year?

'He's got the biggest heart that I believe I've ever met,' victim's brother saysBrother of Arizona bus stop hatchet attack victim details ‘heinous’ crime in Dem-run cityLuke Couch, whose brother, Jacob Couch, was nearly decapitated by a hatchet-wielding suspect at a bus stop in Tucson, Arizona, detailed the heinous nature of the crime to Fox News Digital.

Arizona suspect in bus stop hatchet attack charged with murder after victim dies

CNN —The US Naval Academy canceled a lecture that author Ryan Holiday was scheduled to give to students there last week after he refused to remove slides from his planned presentation that criticized the academy’s decision to remove nearly 400 books from its main library.Holiday, a writer and philosopher who has lectured at the US Naval Academy more than half a dozen times since 2019, told CNN on Saturday that he was invited by the academy in November to give a lecture about wisdom to midshipmen on April 14.

US Naval Academy canceled author’s lecture that would have criticized book bans

The absence of an impact big man was felt on both sides of the floorLuka Dončić against the Minnesota Timberwolves felt like one of the safer bets in the entire playoff field. He played them a year ago. It didn't end well for Minnesota.The Dallas Mavericks sent them home in five games.

Lakers' lack of a reliable center exposed for first time since Luka Dončić trade in Game 1 loss to Wolves

April 19 (UPI) -- Three Department of Defense officials were fired on Friday and another was reassigned following an internal investigation to identify alleged leakers of sensitive information.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's former senior adviser Dan Caldwell and deputy chief of staff Dan Selnick were fired on Friday following an internal investigation to identify alleged leakers, Politico, CBS News and Fox News reported.

Pentagon fires three alleged leakers, fourth official is reassigned

McLaughlin's brother Geoffrey McLaughlin died at the age of 45 Thursday after he allegedly 'became violent and assaulted the officer' who pulled him overThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards shares what helps her through tough times"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" original cast member, Kyle Richards, told Fox News Digital that being around her friends and family has helped her through the tough times this year.

'RHOC' alum Lydia McLaughlin 'devastated' after brother shot dead by police officer during traffic stop

Hong Kong CNN —Hong Kong’s oldest and largest pro-democracy political party is moving to disband as Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on the city leaves even moderate opposition groups with no room to operate.The Democratic Party, one of the leading voices of opposition in the semi-autonomous city for the past three decades, has started the process of dissolution following recent warnings from Chinese government officials, two of its veteran members told CNN.

Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party is shutting down as Beijing leaves no room for dissent

The second UWCL semifinals have arrived as Barca and Chelsea battle on Sunday in the first legThe UEFA Women's Champions League semifinal round begins on Saturday with the final four teams chasing a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League final. Four clubs representing three countries -- FC Barcelona, Chelsea FC, Arsenal, and Olympique Lyon -- will kick off the two-leg semifinals this weekend, with Barcelona and Chelsea meeting third consecutive time in the UWCL semifinal history.

Barcelona vs. Chelsea prediction, where to watch, live stream: UWCL semifinal pick, odds, lineups

April 20 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus.They include:-- St. Rose of Lima in 1586-- French Emperor Napoleon III in 1808-- Artist Daniel Chester French in 1850-- German dictator Adolf Hitler in 1889-- Actor Harold Lloyd in 1893

Famous birthdays for April 20: Killer Mike, George Takei

A UK funeral director took to social media to share what his life is like working with the deceased — which includes some spooky encounters and many one-sided conversations.I’ve personally always wondered how someone gets into the profession of working with the dead and what their jobs are like.

I work with the dead — here’s what happens at a funeral home late at night

"This is how freedom of speech dies," one person said after hearing Sebastian Gorka's remarks about critics of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s incarceration.One of President Donald Trump’s cronies has heavily implied that Americans who demand due process for a Maryland father who was wrongly deported could meet his same fate.

Trump Adviser Has Bone-Chilling Threat For Americans Who Oppose Deportations

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CNN —Sue and Rick Townsend first met Anne Marie Hochhalter in March 2000 at a Bruce Springsteen benefit concert in Denver for Columbine High School shooting victims.Anne Marie used a wheelchair after being left partially paralyzed by two gunshot wounds in the April 20, 1999, attack, when two students opened fire at the school, killing 13 and wounding 23 before taking their own lives.

Family loses ‘acquired daughter’ to Columbine shooting, 26 years later

It’s hard enough to track President Trump’s tariffs from one day to the next. Imagine trying to predict where import taxes will stand in 2028.Trump has enacted a flurry of tariffs in the early days of his administration. Tax rates now range from zero (on certain exempted products, such as duty-free items from Canada and Mexico) to more than 100% (on many imports from China, among other trade targets).

Will the Trump tariff war be over by 2028? We talked to economists.

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani announced the birth of his and wife Mamiko Tanaka's first child on social media on Saturday.What we know:Ohtani and Tanaka shared the news that they were expecting back in December. On Saturday, Ohtani posted a message on Instagram, welcoming his daughter into the world.

LA Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, wife welcome baby girl

Don Pettit became septuagenarian hurtling towards Earth after seven-month mission at International Space StationCake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens celebrate their 70th birthday.But Nasa’s oldest serving astronaut, Don Pettit, became a septuagenarian while hurtling towards Earth in a spacecraft to wrap up a seven-month mission onboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Nasa’s oldest astronaut celebrates 70th birthday with return to Earth

CNN —Canada is heading into federal elections, where Prime Minister Mark Carney is vying for a chance to continue leading the country, as tensions grow with its closest neighbor.The former central banker’s main competition is Pierre Poilievre, Canada’s Conservative party leader whose political capital has declined as US-Canada relations nosedive amid threats from US President Donald Trump.

Canada votes in federal elections under shadow of Trump threats. Here’s what you need to know

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican celebrated Easter on Sunday without Pope Francis presiding, as the 88-year-old pontiff continues his recovery from a near-fatal bout of double pneumonia.In his place, Cardinal Angelo Comastri, the retired archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, celebrated the open-air Mass before thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square on a chilly but sunny spring morning.