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A federal judge sentenced a Lynwood, Illinois, man to 30 years on Wednesday for drug dealing. Marco Sole, 52, pleaded guilty in September to distributing 40 grams or more of fentanyl, court filings show. He will also serve four years on supervised release after prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Toth wrote Sole delivered nearly 50 grams of heroin cut with fentanyl worth $4,000 in June 2022. He was also involved in 14 other fentanyl deals in Indiana and Illinois. The FBI raided Sole’s Chicago “stash house” on S. Bishop Street in September 2022, seizing fentanyl, nearly $1,800 in cash, five…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Australian police have detained seven men during anti-terror raids in Sydney on Thursday as the country lays to rest the youngest victim of the deadly Bondi Beach attack. New South Wales police said that “an operation at George Street, Liverpool, in Sydney’s southwest has concluded.””Tactical Operations police responded to information received that a violent act was possibly being planned,” the department said in a statement. “Police subsequently intercepted two cars as part of the investigation.””As investigations continue, seven men are assisting police with their inquiries,” the statement added.SURVIVING AUSTRALIA TERROR SUSPECT SLAPPED WITH…

Brown University, MIT Professor Shootings Could Be Connected … Federal Law Enforcement Source Says Published December 18, 2025 12:56 PM PST Investigators think there could be a link between the campus mass shooting at Brown University and the MIT professor who was later killed at his home — and law enforcement is now digging into a possible connection, TMZ has learned. A federal law enforcement source tells TMZ … federal, state and local authorities are now looking into whether the fields of physics and engineering are a factor in the murders linking the two cases. No suspects have been identified…

Redditors who have played with the plugin so far seem impressed. “Absolutely blown away. Every single amp, mic, cab and pedal option is usable and sounds amazing,” wrote one. “I’m a mostly clean-to-slight-crunch player, and this is by FAR the most plug-in-and-get-great-sounds-out-of-it NDSP plugin for that style that I’ve tried,” wrote another. But they also echo my chief complaint. The downside of all these guitar sim plugins is that they are getting increasingly expensive. Universal Audio’s recent Paradise Guitar Studio claims a full price of $199 (I say “claims” because most of the company’s products are on sale most of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, senior rabbi of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, urged New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada” following the devastating antisemitic attack in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Hirsch said American Jews are on edge after two gunmen killed 15 people and injured dozens more during a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration last weekend. Amid the global rise in antisemitism, Hirsch said politicians and “every moral authority” should express solidarity with the Jewish community…

The mass shooting at Brown University and the murder of an MIT professor in Brookline, Massachusetts, may be linked, multiple sources briefed on the investigation told ABC News.The information about a possible connection between the two incidents was developed in the last 24 hours as detectives working on both cases compared notes, the sources said.The sources also said investigators believe they are close to identifying a suspect.An FBI Evidence Response Team searches the grounds outside the site of the Brown University shooting, as the manhunt continues for the gunman, in Providence, Rhode Island, December 15, 2025.Brian Snyder/ReutersOn Saturday afternoon, two…

If 21 Savage has tension with any of his peers that he respects, the Slaughter Gang CEO is looking to squash it. Earlier this week, it appeared that 21 and Future were sub-tweeting each other on X, and Savage cleared the air by issuing a public apology to the “March Madness” rapper on Wednesday (Dec. 17). “@1future I apologize my brother I should of called you first…Us,” 21 wrote. Future accepted the apology and replied: “@21savage u my lil brother for infinity. US 6.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news Mutual friend Big Bank proceeded to get 21 and…

The Wisconsin Badgers were embarrassed on the road last week in a 90-60 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, marking the worst loss of the Greg Gard era.While Wisconsin was ice-cold from three, what was even more appalling was the lack of effort defensively, which Gard was not happy about after the game.AdvertisementSpeaking to reporters on Thursday ahead of Wisconsin’s matchup against the Villanova Wildcats, Gard broke down the film and shared what he thought about the defense.“Well, a lot of work on the defensive side of the ball,” Gard acknowledged. “A lot of film work when we got back on…

Amazon has released a new Alexa Plus feature that lets your Ring doorbell greet and chat with visitors at your front door. The feature, called Greetings, is rolling out today for Alexa Plus Early Access customers in the US and Canada. Greetings works by combining two previously released features: Ring Video Descriptions, which uses artificial intelligence to describe what the Ring camera sees, and Alexa Plus, a beefed-up version of Alexa built on top of a large language model.Don’t miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source.”Ring’s camera determines who’s there based on what…

Published: Dec. 18, 2025 at 2:36 p.m. ETBonds are poised to end 2025 with their best performance in five years — fueled by the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cuts, moderating inflation pressures and a slowing labor market.Yet there’s reason to believe they may not perform quite as well in 2026.