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The Senate’s most recognizable rogue Democrat has increasingly broken with his party since Republicans took control of the upper chamber, but he still votes with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., a majority of the time. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is the Senate’s biggest enigma during a time of hyper-partisanship — he bucks his party on key issues, like the war in Iran and immigration, but continues to vote with Democrats an overwhelming amount of the time.Since joining the Senate in 2023, Fetterman has voted with Senate Democrats nearly 90% of the time, a figure that stacks up closely to some of the most staunch party liners in the caucus. Still, speculation has swirled as to whether he’ll jump the political shark and become a Republican. MAVERICK DEMOCRAT SURGES WITH REPUBLICANS AS HIS OWN PARTY TURNS ON HIM, STOKING TALK OF GOP SWITCHDespite that, Fetterman has set the terms clearly this year, arguing that if Democrats continued to turn their backs on Israel, he would leave the party. But some in the GOP believe that no matter the swirl percolating in Washington, D.C., Fetterman isn’t swapping jerseys. He’s also keeping the speculation heavy about whether he will run for another term.”John Fetterman is a staunch Democrat that votes with his party 96% of the time, anybody who seriously believes that he is going to switch to the Republican Party is thinking wishfully,” a senior Republican aide told Fox News Digital.Fetterman’s national political career began as a politician armed with an endorsement for Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., running in a pivotal race in 2022 against Dr. Mehmet Oz.SEN JOHN FETTERMAN PLEDGES TO BE ‘LAST MAN STANDING’ IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN SUPPORT OF ISRAELSanders told the Associated Press at the time that “if there’s any candidate who was running more than anybody else, who identified with the working class, who made it clear that he was going to Washington to represent working people, it was John Fetterman.”He flipped that seat, giving Democrats one of the slimmest majorities in history and cementing himself as a rock star in the party.Since then, he’s run away from Sanders’ ideals and often rejected Schumer and the caucus’ marching orders.But this year he’s leaned into that grey area, sometimes known as being a centrist, to support Republican ideals. During this session of Congress, Fetterman has broken from Democrats more than ever before, dropping to just under 81% along Democratic Party lines. And while that’s happening, Fetterman is reportedly using Republican fundraising platforms to soak up precious donor dollars, is close friends with one of the GOP’s own rock stars, Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., made a video message introducing McCormick at the RNC and even accidentally called himself a lifelong Republican during an appearance at the Texas Tribune’s Tribfest last month.FETTERMAN TEASES WHERE HIS TRUE LOYALTY LIES AFTER SURPRISE APPEARANCE AT GOP CONVENTIONBut when asked about whether he’s considering leaving the party, even after drawing a line in the sand, he recoils — it’s become such a hot topic in the hallways of the Senate that Fetterman stopped taking questions.As to whether he would jump ship depending on the outcome of the upcoming election, Fetterman said during the event that “there are no Republicans with a 90% Democratic vote line. There are no pro-choice, there’s no pro-gay community, that does not exist in the Republican Party.””How many times do I have to say it? And that’s the point. So wait until after the midterms and see what happens,” Fetterman said. “And now, if we do win, and I’m 51, people can remember, ‘hey, that’s why it’s mathematically possible to retain the majority,’ because I was able to win a state like Pennsylvania.”Fetterman’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

The third anniversary of the merciless slaughter of Israelis, as well as Americans, on Oct. 7 drew some solemn media coverage remembering the attack. If there’s a day that the news should display a pro-Israel bias, it would be on this anniversary. But on this subject, our broadcast networks have a disturbing tendency toward “both-sidesism.”That’s the clunky word they use when they complain that it’s not moral to present pro-Trump and anti-Trump views as morally or factually equivalent. The best journalism should tilt toward the “right side” of our world. That generally means the liberal side in their view.On Oct. 7, “CBS Mornings” anchor Gayle King was Exhibit A in moral equivalence: “three years ago today, Hamas unleashed a horrific attack on civilians in southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking another 250 hostage. Israel responded with an all-out military offensive in Gaza that killed more than 70,000 people, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry run by Hamas.”NEW YORK TIMES ISSUES CORRECTION, DELETES LINE QUESTIONING IF ISRAELIS WERE VICTIMS OF OCT 7 TERROR ATTACKThe impression that leaves is that Israel is 60 times worse than Hamas. The first problem here is using a terrorist group for your statistics. The left-wing media do this without blinking. Naturally, Hamas does not distinguish between its combatant casualties and civilian deaths, and the networks rarely note that Hamas routinely surrounds its soldiers and weapons with civilians with the aim of causing maximum civilian casualties.The other bias bubbling up on Oct. 7 was the bias against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom journalists dislike almost as much as President Donald Trump.CLINTON, BUSH RECEIVED MULTIPLE WARNINGS ON BIN LADEN HIJACK PLOTS BEFORE 9/11, DECLASSIFIED FILES SHOWABC’s “Good Morning America” had just 75 seconds on the anniversary, which mostly focused on allegations that Netanyahu was warned in advance these attacks were coming. President George W. Bush faced this kind of partisan attack after 9/11, that there were warnings of an al-Qaeda attack on America.Foreign correspondent James Longman summarized: “One claim, that the UAE warned the prime minister a week and a half before it happened, but those warnings were not passed on. Another that the head of Egyptian intelligence came to Israel to warn about Hamas preparing something. There’s also outrage about how long it took for security forces to respond. Now, Benjamin Netanyahu has called all this lies and a smear campaign.”BROADCAST BIAS: FROM FLYDUBAI TO BENGHAZI, THE MEDIA STRUGGLE TO KEEP POLITICS OUT OF TERRORISMOn the homepage of National Public Radio on the morning of Oct. 7, their top headline announced: “3 years on, Israelis grapple with reports Netanyahu was warned before Oct. 7 attacks.” NPR’s reporters in Israel dramatically began: “Israelis are reeling from new revelations in Israeli and U.S. media that the country had been repeatedly warned by its regional allies that Hamas was planning to attack.” They cited four anonymous sources with “direct knowledge.” But we have no “direct knowledge” of their identities or motivations.NPR added that Netanyahu has denied all this, calling the reports “fake news” and filing a defamation lawsuit last week against Israeli news outlets that published them. They surely see that as the Trump playbook.NEW YORK TIMES ACCUSED OF FRAMING MUSLIMS AS TRUE VICTIMS OF 9/11 IN ANNIVERSARY COVERAGEThe evening newscasts on ABC, CBS, and NBC didn’t use any Hamas body counts. But ABC disposed of the subject in a cursory 13 seconds. The other two were somber stories marking the dark day. CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil added: “In the years since, more antisemitic violence has followed. Targeting kids at Temple Israel in Michigan, a young couple outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, and a Hanukkah celebration on Australia’s Bondi Beach.”The “PBS News Hour” devoted 13 minutes to the anniversary, much of it with Jonathan Dekel-Chen and Jaser Abu Moussa, two men who lost family members on opposite sides of the war, trying to reject hate. They were appearing at the 92nd Street Y in New York that night.MAMDANI DOUBLES DOWN ON ANTI-ISRAEL OCT 7 STATEMENT AFTER BACKLASHNone of the networks focused on the controversy in New York, where Muslim Democrat Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued an Oct. 7 statement that mourned the “unthinkable loss” of that day, and then shifted into his traditional loathing of Israel: “The suffering did not begin nor end that day. It instead continued through the Israeli government’s devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza.”The mayor added to the insult by showing up that night at a candlelight vigil in Union Square, where anti-Israel protesters, some of them with Hamas and Hezbollah flags, booed and yelled at him with jeers like, “Zohran, you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide.”ANTI-ISRAEL GROUPS RALLY ACROSS US ON OCTOBER 7 ANNIVERSARY, CHANTING ‘LONG LIVE THE INTIFADA’Then, Mamdani suddenly appeared on the broadcast networks after the anniversary, when the subject changed to an ICE shooting during an enforcement action in New York. On Friday, Oct. 9’s “Today” show, reporter Erin McLaughlin touted “the mayor now calling for ICE to leave New York City.” Mamdani’s soundbite was “We know that ICE is rotten to its core.” These are not words he would use for Hamas.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONABC’s “Good Morning America” reported Mamdani was “livid,” as he railed against the immigration enforcers: “We want ICE out of our city, ICE out of our schools, ICE out of our hospitals, ICE out of our streets, ICE away from our kids!”So, the broadcast networks will select Mamdani’s quotes carefully, when they neatly align with their anti-Trump agenda. When he rails against Jews committing “genocide” on the anniversary of the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, it’s time for bias by omission.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM TIM GRAHAM

After sitting cold for more than 40 years, a Rhode Island murder case may have been solved with the recovery of a discarded water bottle in a theater.On Oct. 6, William “Billy” Morton was arrested and charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing Hillary Hellewell in Newport in 1985.After four decades, investigators used new DNA technology that allegedly links 61-year-old Morton to the crime.DNA BREAKTHROUGH LEADS TO ARREST IN GRISLY 33-YEAR-OLD COLD CASE INVESTIGATORS NEVER GAVE UP ONSince her death, investigators had slowly uncovered clues that suggested Morton might be a suspect. But they needed some of his DNA to confirm the connection.So in late August, an investigator followed Morton to a Heart tribute band concert at a Rhode Island theater, court records show.FIANCÉE STICKS BY ACCUSED SERIAL RAPIST AS SPECIAL AGENTS DEFEND TAILING HIM FOR RESTAURANT DNA STAKEOUTMorton bought popcorn and bottled water for himself and his fiancee, investigators said. But when the couple left the concert early and Morton didn’t pick up his trash, an investigator collected it as potential evidence.DNA recovered from his water bottle was used to confirm the match to DNA found on Hellewell’s body, according to court documents.COVERT DNA SAMPLE FROM COLORADO MAN’S TRASH REVIVES 44-YEAR-OLD TEXAS MURDER CASE: REPORTMorton was taken into custody on Oct. 6. He is being held without bond.On May 19, 1985, the body of 22-year-old Hellewell was found in Newport, Rhode Island by two brothers – 17 and 20 – who were on their way to work at 4:15 a.m.Hellewell’s body was lying on a sidewalk along Anthony Street. She was wearing white painter’s pants, a sweater, and socks but no shoes.Her pulseless body was mostly “cold to the touch,” with some areas still “slightly warm” when officers arrived, Morton’s arrest warrant shows.She died from asphyxia due to strangulation, a medical examiner reported. Her cause of death: homicide.KILLER UNDONE BY DECADES-OLD THREADS — GLOVE, TOWEL AND SHIRT STITCH TOGETHER COLD CASE JUSTICEInvestigators found a blood stain on the back of Hellewell’s white pants, and a “heavily soiled” blue T-shirt near her head, the arrest warrant shows.Swabs taken from an internal exam of Hellewell’s body revealed spermatozoa, indicating sexual contact, the warrant shows.She was identified the next day when she was reported missing.Friends and family told investigators that she’d attended a gathering with friends in Newport the night before. Everyone there drank alcohol, investigators were told.Investigators learned that Hellewell had offered to walk home with one of her male friends, who’d become overly intoxicated.He made it home. She did not.The next day, he was still so intoxicated, he couldn’t give many details to police.The men who were close to Hellewell at the time of her death were ruled out as being “potential donors” of the sperm, according to court records. But Newport Police were never able to develop a viable suspect.At the time of Hellewell’s murder, DNA evidence was collected and preserved.The case was reviewed by state officials in 2004. They hoped new advancements in DNA technology could help.During that review, DNA profiles for Hellewell and the suspect were entered into the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) database.Then in 2023, the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office formed the Cold Case Unit (CCU), and Hellewell’s case went under review again.With recent breakthroughs of technology used to evaluate DNA, the evidence was sent to a private lab.That work brought a new lead into sharp focus. Suddenly, Morton was a suspect.Investigators pinpointed Morton’s family line through the DNA found on Hellewell’s body. They later found Morton had been convicted in 1987 of a violent sexual assault in Newport 45 days after Hellewell’s death. The assault took place a couple miles from where Hellewell’s body was found, court records show.Morton was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He spent seven years behind bars, and served out the remainder of his sentence on probation.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XAfter the new DNA evaluation, investigators collected evidence and conducted interviews. New clues led them to Morton.They began to watch and trail him.On Aug. 21, Michael Nayor, a senior cold case investigator with the Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General, followed Morton and his fiancee, the arrest warrant shows. They pulled into a Burger King before heading to a theater in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWSThe investigator purchased a ticket to a show by Bad Animals, a Heart tribute band, and followed the couple inside. He watched as Morton bought popcorn and two bottled waters, the arrest warrant shows.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUBNaylor watched Morton sip his water throughout the show. And when he set the bottle on the seat next to him, Naylor took note, the warrant shows. .SEND US A TIPWhen Morton and his fiancee left early, the bottle of water was left behind. Naylor seized it and submitted it for DNA testing.GOT A TIP?The DNA profile from the water bottle “is consistent with the previously reported partial profiles” from the sperm stain on Hellewell’s pants, and a stain on the blue shirt found near her body, according to the Rhode Island Department of Health.LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCASTOn Oct. 6, officers from multiple agencies visited Morton’s home at about 7 a.m., as he was leaving for his job as service technician at a Volkswagen dealership. He was charged with first-degree murder in the Rhode Island District Court Second Division.GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAILThe case will go to a grand jury, said Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha. A status conference is scheduled for Oct. 20.Fox News Digital could not reach Morton’s attorney for comment.

Florida’s GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis urged state residents who are in the path of Hurricane Isaias to evacuate as it continues to build in the Gulf of America.
“You have final hours to be able to exercise your plan for preparation. If you have been given instructions to evacuate … please heed those instructions,” he said during a Friday news conference at the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center in Pensacola.
“You do not have to evacuate hundreds of miles. You don’t have to evacuate so that you have no impact from the storm at all,” DeSantis added,
“The shelters will be able to withstand the hurricane-force winds. Other places that are not in low-lying areas will be able to get through the storm without being inundated by storm surge. So you can evacuate tens of miles … You do what you think is best.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers a direct message to Floridians in vulnerable coastal zones: “You have final hours to be able to exercise your plan for preparation. If you have been given instructions to evacuate… please heed those instructions.” https://t.co/gl3hzc8D5P
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) October 9, 2026

Evacuation zones along the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend are most at risk, as the Category 3 hurricane is set to make landfall, WEAR-TV reported.
The governor also said that Isaias had sustained winds around 120 mph and warned that in addition to storm surge, flooding, and tornadoes, major power issues should be expected.
“Hide from the wind, but you run from the water,” DeSantis declared, calling storm surge the biggest threat to human life.
The state has prepared millions of meals, 1,000 generators, 500,000 gallons of gasoline, one million gallons of diesel, and over one million bottles of water in anticipation of the storm.
The Associated Press reported that Isaias has “strengthened into a major hurricane and carved a path toward the Alabama-Florida line.”
It was expected to hit land by Friday evening.
The National Hurricane Center’s website described storm surge as posing a “danger of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline.”
It also added that the “combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline.”
Additionally, the hurricane is expected to disrupt U.S. crude oil production, according to CNBC.
It could end up limiting 2 percent of the country’s oil refining capabilities, with fuel markets already in turmoil over the Iran War.
The hurricane did, however, seem to be heading away from the U.S. refining region in southern Louisiana.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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Beyond AI: NASA And DOE To Push Nuclear Power Into Space

NASA and the Department of Energy signed a new space nuclear agreement Thursday, putting another piece of Washington’s reactor ambitions on paper while private developers race to meet some of the near-term goals.

The nuclear energy renaissance story has been increasingly linked to the buildout of data centers for AI. NASA is reminding folks that ChatGPT is not the only customer for fission.

We’re getting America underway on nuclear power in space and ushering in the era of a Nuclear NASA. With the signing of an MOU with @ENERGY, we’re taking the next giant leap toward exploring the outer solar system and sending American astronauts to Mars. Fission power will help us travel farther, operate longer, and power more capable scientific instruments.
— NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (@NASAAdmin) October 8, 2026
Signed by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and Energy Secretary Chris Wright, the MOU, “Accelerating American Leadership in Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion,” takes effect November 1st. The MOU covers all aspects of getting nuclear energy off the ground, including research, testing, launch integration, and fuel production.

This newer version of the Space Nuclear Power agreement replaces the previous MOU between NASA and the DOE, which reaches its 10-year expiration at the end of October.

Most of the MOU should not be news to our readers, though. The agreement signed this week is more of a collection of the previous agreements announced in January and March of this year.

The MOU covers three programs:

Space Reactor-1 Freedom, a fission-powered spacecraft that will demonstrate nuclear electric propulsion, slated to launch toward Mars in 2028
Lunar Reactor-1, the fission surface power system meant to keep the lights on at NASA’s planned Moon Base, with a launch-ready unit due by 2030 under the December 2025 executive order “Ensuring American Space Superiority.”
DOE will keep supplying radioisotope power and heater units for missions such as Dragonfly, which heads to Saturn’s moon Titan in 2028

“Adm. Hyman Rickover understood that nuclear power would fundamentally change what was possible at sea,” Isaacman said, per Payload. “SR-1 Freedom is our Nautilus, and she will launch in 2028.”

January saw the original announcement of the goal for reactors on the moon by 2030. By March, Isaacman was announcing NASA’s ambitions for nuclear-powered Mars spacecraft and goals for getting a reactor in the air by 2028.

March also included one of the first price tag estimates we got for the program, with NASA claiming the reactor on the moon could cost approximately $20 billion over the next 7 years to develop and deploy.

Nuclear’s position as the leading source of energy production in space is almost without competition or disagreement. While there is a time and a place for solar production, certain locations on the Moon, and both the travel and operations on Mars, will unquestionably require the resilience only offered by nuclear reactors.

The Space Force is also pursuing its own nuclear and space applications. Last month, Antares announced a $161 million Strategic Breakthrough award. The assignment is to demonstrate the company’s R1-S reactor on the ground and integrate it with a spacecraft for flight certification.

Antares also plans to use its electricity-producing Mark-1 reactor to power an operational ground-to-space asset, with testing scheduled for 2027. That follows Mark-0’s June criticality demonstration under DOE authorization.

The space variant is adapted from Antares’ terrestrial R1 architecture. The company told Nuclear News its first version targets at least 35 kilowatts of electrical output, using different materials, shielding and heat-rejection arrangements for space.

Not to be outdone by a group of startups, Lockheed Martin is leaning into the same opportunity.

Fission power is key to the future of deep-space exploration. 🚀 We’re investing our own R&D into advancing this technology and applaud @NASA and @ENERGY’s new agreement to accelerate space nuclear power and propulsion. https://t.co/8JgIdvCK8i
— Lockheed Martin Space (@LMSpace) October 8, 2026
In our January coverage of the initial NASA nuclear announcement, we covered how Lockheed Martin was one of the companies originally involved in the reactor-on-the-moon projects from 2022. It looks like their ambition to stay relevant is still going strong.

Lockheed also participated in an investment round with Radiant Nuclear earlier this year. Radiant is developing a transportable gas-cooled microreactor that may be developed for extraterrestrial applications.

The nuclear trade is bigger than the next hyperscaler power deal. Space and defense are already generating contracts for nuclear companies and equipment suppliers.

Tyler Durden
Sat, 10/10/2026 – 07:35

College Football Week 6 is here, and with it comes one of the biggest games of the season. It seems like the two schools square off each year, and it is always a great game. That’s what happens when two of the best teams in the country and two of the top programs in college football meet, and tonight we have Georgia taking on Alabama.This season, Georgia comes into the game as the second-ranked team in the country. They are a few years removed from being the best defense in the league. Now the team seems to have a better offense than defense. Still, the team hasn’t been bad on the defensive side of the ball, either. The Bulldogs haven’t allowed more than 20 points in a game this season, but they also haven’t faced anyone that impressive.In Week 1, the Bulldogs played Tennessee State and won by 60 points. In Week 2, they won by 50. Then in Week 3, they at least faced some more difficult opponents. They beat Arkansas on the road, but by “only” 28 points. Oklahoma came to face them in Week 4, and they won by 28 in this game as well. Last week, they played against Vanderbilt, and they won by 24 points. At no point in this season have they been tested or had to face a tough team.FIVE IMPORTANT COLLEGE FOOTBALL QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ANSWERED AFTER THIS WEEKEND’S SLATEThe Alabama Crimson Tide brings a 5-0 record of their own, and a rank of sixth in the nation. It has taken a while for the program to look good, but Alabama has been pretty solid through the first five weeks of the season. It isn’t like the Tide have faced anyone overly difficult outside of last week, but the team has looked good on offense, like it will be hard for anyone to stop.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Last week they hung 56 points on Mississippi State, a team that was climbing the ranks. Alabama allowed 23 points to them, but clearly had no issue with their defense. Against South Carolina, the Tide won by 31 points, and the previous week, the Tide faced FSU and won by just 14. It was the lone win that looked a bit questionable for the team. The fewest points scored by the Crimson Tide this season is 45 points.When these two get together, it seems like something always happens that is memorable. Georgia rocked Alabama in the SEC Championship Game last season, 28-7, but Alabama won the previous three meetings between the two teams. This game is in Tuscaloosa, so Alabama does get the edge. I like what I’ve seen out of Keelon Russell and think he can lead the Tide to victory. I’m going to take Alabama to win the game at -122.SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTERFor more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024

Each week we get a little bit closer to the games that matter most. The College Football Playoffs are closer than you probably realize and we are essentially at the halfway mark for the year. We will still have the conference championships and a few of the lower-level bowl games, and plenty of great matchups in between. One of those great matchups happens today as UCLA takes on Oregon.UCLA comes into the game as the 21st-ranked team in the nation. The Bruins are 4-0 for the season and currently 2-0 in conference play. In Week 1, UCLA took on Cal on the road and was able to win 45-24. Then in Week 2, the Bruins hosted San Diego State University, winning 28-10. The offense didn’t really get rolling, but their defense was good enough to get the stop.The Bruins faced Purdue in Week 3, and they got the offense back on track with a 52-38 victory. Then on the road against Maryland, they had their best game of the season, winning 54-3. Last week was a bye week, giving them a chance to prepare for this one. Most of their work has been done on the ground, as Nico Iamaleava has just 820 passing yards and four touchdown passes. They will need him to be elite against Oregon if they want to pull off an upset.The Oregon Ducks are 3-1 for the season and back up to 13th in the nation. It has not been a smooth ride to start the season with a couple of narrow victories and one upset. Week 1, the team hosted Boise State, and won 34-27, but this wasn’t exactly a comfortable game. The Ducks finally got the stops needed in the fourth quarter and the game-winning score.In Week 2, the Ducks couldn’t find a way to escape the loss. They faced Oklahoma State on the road and lost 39-31. It was one of those classic games where they were teetering toward a loss and then finally lost this one. The past two weeks have been a bit easier. After the loss, they faced Portland State and took out their frustration on them, winning 84-0. In Week 4, they won 41-27 over USC on the road, and that pushed them back up the rankings.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!In order for UCLA to pull off the upset, it needs to make this a grind-it-out type game. The running attack has been very good. The Bruins have run the ball 60 more times than they’ve thrown it this season, so clearly they know their strength. Oregon ranks 39th in the nation against the run.Oregon will look to use a balance of both the run and pass to get a win. However, it does feel like this still might not be enough to cover the spread. I don’t have much confidence in either of the quarterbacks. I lean to the over, though, as both teams should find some holes and put up at least 25 points each. I’m going to take the points with UCLA. Oregon just doesn’t look that good this season.SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTERFor more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024

A key campus police interview that local prosecutors say they never received in full before initially declining to bring charges in the Cornell University alleged rape case could face fresh scrutiny as former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates reviews the Ivy League school’s handling of the allegations.Yates, who served as deputy attorney general in the Obama administration, has been tapped by Cornell’s trustees to conduct a sweeping independent review of the October 2024 allegations involving members of its Chi Phi fraternity, after the university’s own investigation resulted in expulsions and suspensions.The woman, identified in court papers by the pseudonym Jane Doe, told Cornell University Police during a November 2024 interview, “I can say with 100% confidence I was raped,” according to a transcript obtained by CBS News. She also described later sexual activity as coercive and said she had been “completely and totally incapacitated.”Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten, however, said his office reviewed a six-page sworn statement that described Doe’s participation in the sexual activity and drug use as voluntary and consensual.Van Houten said his office did not initially receive the complete interview and told CBS News last week that the information in the fuller interview “changes the landscape for me.”INSIDE EXPLOSIVE CORNELL RAPE ALLEGATIONS: 7 MEN ACCUSED, CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS AND A POLITICAL FIRESTORMScott Iseman, a New York attorney who has represented students accused of campus sexual misconduct, said Yates could review Doe’s full police interview and compare it with her sworn statement, later testimony and other evidence gathered during Cornell’s investigation.”Those full recorded interviews, I can tell you from experience, have a treasure trove of information that are really, really important to exactly what happened,” Iseman said.”It wouldn’t surprise me if there was additional information in there that would have changed the trajectory of this case because that happens all the time,” he added.The apparent differences between Doe’s full interview and her shorter sworn statement could be particularly significant, Iseman said.”Law enforcement is supposed to make sure that all salient facts are included in that sworn statement,” he said.Cornell said its police department provided prosecutors with Doe’s sworn statement and a Snapchat screenshot in 2024, describing the evidence-sharing process as standard protocol when a possible crime has occurred.Iseman cautioned that he had not reviewed the complete interview, which has not been made publicly available, and could not determine whether any omitted information was material. It remains unclear why the full interview was not initially provided to Van Houten’s office. Fox News Digital reached out to Cornell University Police and the Tompkins County District Attorney’s Office for clarification.Cornell said Yates and her team will have access to relevant records, case files, university personnel and leadership as they review the school’s response, under its original Title IX investigation, which determines whether students violated university sexual misconduct policies rather than criminal law.Beyond the police interview, Iseman said Yates could identify witnesses who were never questioned, overlooked text messages or social media evidence, and other information that did not emerge during Cornell’s original investigation.”There’s a lot that potentially she could uncover,” Iseman said.But he cautioned against assuming Cornell mishandled the allegations.”It may have all been done very appropriately by Cornell. We don’t know yet.”CORNELL PICKS FORMER DEPUTY US ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REVIEW SEX ASSAULT RESPONSECornell has defended its handling of the allegations, pointing to an extensive investigation that included more than 50 interviews and 12 days of disciplinary hearings.University President Michael Kotlikoff said two of the seven accused students were expelled, two were suspended for at least two semesters, one had graduated before discipline could be imposed and two were found not responsible for sexual misconduct.Cornell said both the accuser and accused students had opportunities to review evidence, testify and challenge the findings through an appeals process.Yates was brought in after the case erupted into a national firestorm following Doe’s Sept. 16 lawsuit, which laid out graphic allegations that seven Chi Phi fraternity members drugged and sexually assaulted her during a night involving alcohol, drugs and group sex at their fraternity house in October 2024. The allegations have since sparked protests on campus while New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office is conducting a separate criminal investigation.The men have denied wrongdoing, with some maintaining the sexual activity was consensual and others denying they participated. No criminal charges have been filed against the seven men.Yates’ investigation extends beyond the Chi Phi case to examine how Cornell handles sexual misconduct allegations across campus, including its oversight of fraternities, sororities and other student organizations.Her team at law firm King & Spalding will also assess Cornell’s practices against federal and state laws and examine whether the university followed its own procedures in responding to the Chi Phi allegations.Any new or previously overlooked evidence identified during the review could potentially be shared with James’ office, Iseman said, though Yates herself has no authority to bring charges.BAR NAMED IN CORNELL RAPE LAWSUIT DISPUTES ACCUSER’S ACCOUNT, SAYS SHE WAS NEVER SERVED ALCOHOL WHILE UNDERAGEHer findings could also lead to recommendations for improving Cornell’s procedures, even if the university is found to have followed its existing rules. Cornell said Yates will report her findings and recommendations to a special committee of its Board of Trustees, which intends to share the results with the university community.Yates has tackled explosive misconduct allegations before.Her 2022 investigation into women’s professional soccer exposed widespread sexual harassment, coercion and abuse by coaches, along with failures by league officials to act on complaints.What began as an investigation into individual coaches exposed much wider problems across women’s soccer, prompting a series of recommendations for sweeping reforms that U.S. Soccer subsequently pledged to implement.The Cornell case also highlights a wider debate over the legal protections available to students accused of serious sexual misconduct, even as universities have the power to expel them.John R. Grasso, a Rhode Island criminal defense attorney and former police officer who has represented accused students for two decades, argued that campus disciplinary proceedings can carry life-altering consequences without offering the same legal protections available in criminal court.”When I defend a student on campus, we don’t have any right to discovery. We can’t compel the production of anything,” Grasso said.He said those limitations can make it difficult for attorneys to obtain potentially important text messages, photographs and other evidence that might support an accused student’s defense.Grasso also described the difficult choice students can face when university disciplinary proceedings and criminal investigations overlap: participating in campus proceedings and potentially making statements that could affect a criminal case, or remaining silent and risking disciplinary consequences.”I have a right to remain silent, but if I don’t participate, I’m getting found responsible,” he said, describing the dilemma he has encountered representing students.Grasso said the consequences of campus sexual misconduct allegations can extend far beyond disciplinary hearings, describing students whose education, reputations and emotional well-being have suffered even when they were ultimately cleared.”Bad things happen to the accused the minute a complaint is filed against them on campus. Really bad things,” he said.With the allegations now under renewed scrutiny, Iseman stressed the importance of keeping an open mind about what actually happened.”Just because the allegations are salacious or dramatic does not mean that’s what happened,” Iseman said. “So people need to keep an open mind.”

A potential “serial killer” may be stalking a popular river trail near Michigan State University, where five deaths have fueled growing safety concerns.The Lansing Police Department announced it is investigating five deaths linked to the Lansing River Trail over the last year where a suspect may have been targeting and attacking people at night, police said.Now, the university’s Department of Police and Public Safety announced it is reminding students to be vigilant when going out at night.OLE MISS NAMES STUDENTS FOUND DEAD AS OFFICIAL ADDRESSES POTENTIAL FOR FOUL PLAYIn a statement sent to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for the Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety said in part:”The MSU portion of the River Trail has upgraded security measures to include additional LED lighting and Green Light emergency phones with public safety cameras, and it is routinely patrolled by MSU Police Officers on bike patrols. We encourage students using the trail to remain aware of their surroundings and take reasonable precautions to help ensure their safety, especially at night.”TWO OLE MISS STUDENTS FOUND DEAD AS PACKAGED KRATOM IS RECOVERED AT TWO SITES: OFFICIALSOLE MISS TOXICOLOGY REPORTS EXPECTED SOON AND RESULTS MAY TRIGGER ANTI-FENTANYL LAW, OFFICIAL SAYSOf the five deaths, the youngest victim was Daniel Lusk, 22, who was found fatally stabbed under the East Michigan Avenue bridge on Aug. 20.SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWSThe stabbing occurred less than a mile from campus.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XCLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUBPolice arrested suspect Edward Joseph Smith, 23, on Sept. 3, in connection to that stabbing.SEND US A TIPSmith has not been accused of any crime or involvement in the other four deaths.GOT A TIP?In a statement sent to Fox News Digital, Lansing Mayor Andy Schor said in part:”The Lansing River Trail and our downtown remain safe for residents and visitors. LPD has significantly increased their presence downtown and on the river trail at all hours of the day and night.”LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCASTGET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAILThe Lansing Police department said all of victims appear to be homeless White men.The investigation is active and ongoing.