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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! More than $2.6 million has been raised for the man who disarmed one of the attackers during a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, last weekend.After the attack – which took place on Dec. 14 and left at least 15 people dead – a GoFundMe page was launched for Ahmed al Ahmed, who was deemed a hero after video showed him tackling and disarming one of the alleged gunmen.As of Sunday morning, $2.64 million had been raised through nearly 45,000 donations for al Ahmed, a Syrian-born…

With her third hosting stint on Saturday Night Live, Ariana Grande brought much-needed Christmas cheer to Studio 8H, leaving Season 51 of the long-running late-nighter better than she found it through her magical holiday touch. The honorary player showcased why she’s a reliable repeat customer, and that’s not even mentioning the responsibility she carried to ensure pal and Wicked co-star Bowen Yang had a proper, meaningful send-off. Grande, who has been featured as a musical guest twice (once as part of her double-duty in 2016), sang, parodied and disappeared into characters all through the night, flexing her skillset as a…

If you’re feeling the stress of having procrastinated on your holiday shopping — and you missed out during Black Friday and Cyber Monday — we’ve got you. We’ve found a variety of gadgets on sale that make for great gifts, many of which will ship in time for the holidays. One of the standouts is the current promo on Sony’s noise-canceling WH-1000XM5 headphones, which are on sale with a free pair of wireless earbuds. Other deals you may have missed include steep discounts on Amazon’s latest entry-level Kindle and the new Echo Dot Max.Sony’s last-gen WH-1000XM5 have consistently impressed us…

The Big Money Show breaks down new IRS limits for 401(k)s and IRAs, giving savers more room to invest for retirement. More Americans are considering making financial resolutions as they approach the new year with a focus on short-term savings goals, according to a new study by Fidelity Investments. Fidelity’s annual study found that 64% of respondents are considering a financial resolution for the new year, an increase from 56% last year.It also found that the top three financial resolutions have remained consistent year-over-year, with 44% saying they want to save more money, 36% wanting to pay down debt, and 30% looking…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Saturday that federal agents issued an arrest detainer for a criminal illegal immigrant charged with homicide and robbery after allegedly strangling a New York taxi driver to death earlier this month.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged the detainer for Santos Paulino Vasquez-Ramirez, an illegal migrant from Guatemala accused of brutally murdering a cab operator during a fare dispute Dec. 1 in Brewster, New York.The body of the victim, Aurelio Zhunio-Orbez, was found floating in a local reservoir Dec. 7, according to DHS.”Santos Vasquez Ramirez…

After months of delays, the Justice Department began to release documents from its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

Weezer bassist Scott Shriner‘s estranged wife, Jillian Lauren, has revealed that her “world fell to pieces” after being shot by police in Los Angeles in April. “It’s like, you spend your whole life just getting an entire deck of cards in order. And just take them and throw them up in the air one day, and I’m still waiting to see how they’re gonna land,” Lauren, 52, told Rolling Stone in an interview published on Saturday, December 20. Lauren was arrested for attempted murder in Los Angeles in April after a tense standoff with police. LAPD officers were in the…

The Los Angeles Lakers have developed an annoying habit over their last several games of falling behind in games. Coming into Saturday’s matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers, they were able to overcome this problem and win four of their previous six games, but they clearly needed to rectify this problem as soon as possible.Unfortunately, they had to go to battle without Austin Reaves, Deandre Ayton, Gabe Vincent and Rui Hachimura, and as the night unfolded, they lost Luka Doncic to a leg contusion, which doomed their chances.AdvertisementThe Clippers came into this game with a 6-21 record, but it didn’t…

When iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last Sunday, it marked the end of an era for one of America’s most beloved robotics companies. The Roomba maker, which had sold over 50 million robots since its 2002 launch, had survived 35 years of near-death experiences and technical challenges only to be undone by what founder Colin Angle calls “avoidable” regulatory opposition. The collapse followed Amazon’s January 2024 decision to scuttle its $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot after 18 months of investigation by the FTC and European regulators. In this candid conversation, Angle reflects on what he describes as a profoundly…

JOHANNESBURG — Nine people have died and at least 10 others were wounded after a group of gunmen carried out a shooting at a South African pub during the early hours of Sunday, authorities said.The incident occurred just before 1 a.m. in the township of Bekkersdal which is located 46 kilometers (28 miles) west of Johannesburg. It is the second mass shooting to happen in South Africa in three weeks.About 12 unknown suspects in a white mini-bus and a silver sedan opened fire at pub patrons at KwaNoxolo tavern, in the Tambo section of Bekkersdal and continued to shoot randomly…