Two police officers reported shot in San Diego; 1 suspect in custody

Officers surrounded a San Diego apartment complex where a gunman, reportedly in his 30s, barricaded himself inside, a report said.  (.)

Two police officers were shot Saturday night during a standoff in San Diego, authorities said. 

Officers surrounded an apartment complex where a gunman, reportedly in his 30s, barricaded himself inside, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. 

The surrounding street was blocked off. 

Around 11 p.m., a SWAT team went in. Approximately 20 minutes later, authorities had taken a suspect into custody. 

But it was later confirmed that suspect was not the shooter. 

At least one person was transferred to a hospital. That person's medical condition was not known.

This is a developing story.

Bradford Betz is an editor for Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @bradford_betz.

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Longtime Tennessee Vols broadcaster John Ward dies at 88

John Ward, longtime voice of University of Tennessee sports, is recognized during a timeout in a college football game between Tennessee and Vanderbilt in Knoxville, Tenn. , Nov. 25, 2017.  (Associated Press)

John Ward, the radio voice of Tennessee football and men's basketball for over three decades, has died. He was 88.

Vol Network tweeted that Ward died Wednesday night in Knoxville. Tennessee athletic officials confirmed Ward's death.

Ward became Tennessee's radio play-by-play voice for men's basketball in 1965 and started filling the same role for football three years later. He retired after the 1998-99 school year.

He started every game by saying "It's Football Time In Tennessee" and would say "Give Him Six" after Tennessee touchdowns.

Ward was named Tennessee sportscaster of the year 28 times.

Tributes to Ward were prominent on social media Wednesday night.

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said via Twitter that Ward "was a generous, courteous, enthusiastic ambassador" for the University of Tennessee.

"When it came to UT sports, listening to John Ward was almost as good as watching the game," Alexander tweeted. "In fact, many Vol fans at many games brought their radios to make sure they could do both."

Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey tweeted that Ward's "voice helped shape the history of this great conference."

"Legendary John Ward has been called home to be God's legendary play-by-play announcer," former Tennessee and NFL defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth tweeted .

The fourth level of the Neyland Stadium press box was named the John Ward Broadcast Center in 1995. Ward was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.

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World's Ugliest Dog title goes to English bulldog named Zsa Zsa

Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog owned by Megan Brainard, stands onstage after being announced the winner of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif., Saturday, June 23, 2018.  (Associated Press)

An English bulldog with an underbite and muscular, rounded front legs won the 30th annual World's Ugliest Dog contest on Saturday night. 

The 9-year-old winner, named Zsa Zsa, was found via a pet-finding site by owner Megan Brainard of Anoka, Minn., according to a biography supplied for the contest.

Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog, is carried by owner Megan Brainard during the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif., Saturday, June 23, 2018. Zsa Zsa won the contest.  (Associated Press)

Brainard will receive $1,500 for Zsa Zsa's victory. 

The cuddly competition, which helps organizers publicize that many pets are available for adoption, allowed owners to flaunt the imperfections of their dogs. It was held at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds in Petaluma, Calif., north of San Francisco. 

Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog, walks onstage during the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif., Saturday, June 23, 2018. Zsa Zsa won the contest.  (Associated Press)

"It's  a  fun  and  silly  way  to  advocate  that  all  animals  deserve  a  safe  and  loving  home," said Christy  Gentry, a spokeswoman for the Sonoma-Marin Fair, in a release.

"It's a fun and silly way to advocate that all animals deserve a safe and loving home."

- Christy Gentry, spokeswoman, Sonoma-Marin Fair

Some of this year's contestants had hairless bodies, others had lolling tongues.

The dogs and their handlers walked down a red carpet, as a panel of judges evaluated them.

Others vying for the title included a blackhead-covered Chinese Crested-Dachshund mutt, a bulldog mix with excess wrinkly skin and a Pekingese named Wild Thang.

Wild Thang, a Pekingese, stands onstage during the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif., Saturday, June 23, 2018.  (Associated Press)

A 125-pound gentle giant Martha, a Neopolitan Mastiff with gas and a droopy face, won last year's competition. 

The contest is usually held on Friday nights, but organizers moved the competition to Saturday in an effort to draw a bigger audience.

The Associated Press contributed to this story. 

Amy Lieu is a news editor and reporter for Fox News.

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Man firing weapon is fatally shot by Minneapolis police: reports

Minneapolis police said in a statement they have shot an armed suspect Saturday evening.  (Alex Schmidt)

Minneapolis police shot and killed a man who was firing a handgun as he walked down a city street Saturday, authorities said. 

In a statement on the department's Facebook page, police say the shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. local time on the north side of the Minnesota city.

Two 911 calls reported that a man was firing shots into the air and the ground, police said.

When officers arrived, they pursued a suspect on foot and the chase "ended in shots being fired."

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Mayor Jacob Frey said in a statement that the body cameras of the officers involved were "on and activated."

Hours after the shooting, the Star-Tribune reported that a loud but peaceful crowd started to gather at the scene.

Minneapolis police made international headlines last summer when an officer was charged with first-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Justine Damond, an Australian woman who had called 911 to report a possible sexual assault. 

That shooting led to the resignation of police Chief Janeé Harteau and the appointment of Medaria Arradondo, the first black chief in the Minneapolis Police Department's 150-year history, the Star-Tribune reported.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

This is a developing news story. 

Bradford Betz is an editor for Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @bradford_betz.

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Critic of Trump border policies took cash from private-prison operators: report

A vocal critic of President Donald Trump's immigration policies is a top recipent of campaign donations from operators of privately run prisons, according to a report.

The 2016 re-election campaign of U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., received a total of $7,500 from private prison operators, the Seattle Times reported, citing Federal Election Commission filings and data from OpenSecrets.org, a campaign-finance transparency organization.

The sum includes $5,000 from the Florida-based political-action committee for the GEO Group, the nation's largest private-prison firm, the data show.

GEO Group operates the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash., which has faced protests and lawsuits alleging mistreatment of detainees facing deportation, the Times reported.

Aside from the GEO Group, Murray also received a $2,500 donation from the PAC for Management and Training Corp., a Utah company that runs facilities housing immigrant detainees, according to the Times.

Eli Zupnik, a Murray campaign spokesman, dismissed the donations as "inconsequential," telling the Times that she had received thousands of donations in her last campaign, "none of which would influence her decisions."

"Senator Murray is a leading critic of President Trump's horrendous policies that are increasing the needless and inhumane detention of immigrants and families," Zupnik wrote in an emailed statement obtained by the Times.

"Senator Murray is a leading critic of President Trump's horrendous policies that are increasing the needless and inhumane detention of immigrants and families."

- Eli Zupnik, a spokesman for U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.

"She has spent years working to shine a spotlight on what she called the 'highly disturbing' conditions at private detention centers, and she has been consistently aggressive and vocal in her opposition to federal spending on for-profit prisons that lack any meaningful transparency or accountability."

Murray has condemned the Trump administration over the separation of children from parents and has been critical of federal taxpayer money going to private prisons.

"We don't know where those children are," said Murray, the ranking member of the Senate committee that oversees the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Murray sent a letter to HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar, demanding to know "how parents and children are being informed about each other's safety, where they are located, the age of the children and if the tender-aged children are being cared for appropriately, and if and when parents and children will be reunited," the Times reported.

"We have no idea what they're doing," Murray said. "It is just beyond reprehensible that the administration is not answering these questions."

U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Auburn, was the only other Washington state member of Congress to receive private-prison firm money in 2016 -- a $2,500 donation also from the GEO Group's PAC, the Times reported.

So far, none has received donations in 2018.

Amy Lieu is a news editor and reporter for Fox News.

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Carjacking suspect's victim remains paralyzed, in critical condition

Rickey Fievez, center, was critically injured last weekend when a carjacking suspect shot him in a Walmart parking lot in Washington state.  (Facebook)

A Washington state man was just beginning to get his life back together when a gunman on a shooting spree last weekend left him paralyzed from the neck down.

Rickey Fievez, 48, remains hospitalized, in critical condition.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help cover Fievez's medical costs. According to the page, Fievez has lost his spleen and part of his pancreas.

"When we talk to him he can shake his head and blink to answer us, but can't move anything else," wrote Tyler Fievez, Rickey's son.

"When we talk to him he can shake his head and blink to answer us, but can't move anything else."

- Tyler Fievez, son of paralyzed shooting victim

Tyler Fievez said Friday that his father may lose his voice from injuries to his diaphragm.

Prior to the shooting, the elder Fievez had spent several years in prison for drug-related charges, according to the state Department of Corrections. He was released in October and landed a job with a fencing company. The company's owner said Fievez was on his way to being promoted.

Fievez was dropping off his partner at a Walmart in Tumwater when the gunman opened fire Sunday, the Seattle Times reported.

Rickey Fievez, paralyzed from the neck down, remains hospitalized after being shot by a carjacking suspect who was ultimately killed.  (GoFundMe)

The gunman exited the store and attempted to carjack Fievez's car. The gunman shot him twice before moving on to another car.

A pastor named David George, who had been inside the Walmart and was legally carrying a concealed weapon, fatally shot the gunman before the suspect could carjack another vehicle.

Police later identified the suspect as Tim O. Day, 44. They say Day had carjacked a 16-year-old before entering the Walmart parking lot. 

Bradford Betz is an editor for Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @bradford_betz.

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Sarah Sanders booted so restaurant could uphold 'certain standards,' co-owner says: report

A co-owner of a restaurant that refused to serve White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Friday reportedly cited morality and living up to "certain standards," as the reason why.

The Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Va. (A separate restaurant in Washington, also called the Red Hen, is not affiliated with the Virginia restaurant.)  (Facebook)

Stephanie Wilkinson recalled the moments leading up to the encounter in an interview with the Washington Post, starting with a phone conversation she had with an employee, who revealed that Sanders was dining at the Red Hen in Lexington, Va.

After her chef reportedly told her that "the staff is a little concerned," Wilkinson left her home and headed for the restaurant.

"I'm not a huge fan of confrontation," Wilkinson told the Post. "I have a business, and I want the business to thrive."

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"This feels like the moment in our democracy when people have to make uncomfortable actions and decisions to uphold their morals," she continued. She also reportedly described the actions of Trump's White House as "inhumane and unethical."

"This feels like the moment in our democracy when people have to make uncomfortable actions and decisions to uphold their morals."

- Stephanie Wilkinson, co-owner, Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Va.

After arriving, Wilkinson recalled to the Post that Sanders' party had some appetizers on the table, but had not yet received their entrees. She said she spoke to her employees, asking them how they wanted her to move forward.

"I can ask her to leave," she suggested to the staff, according to the Post.

"Yes," the employees replied.

Wilkinson then told the Post that she approached Sanders, introduced herself, then asked Sanders to "come out to the patio" to talk.

"I was babbling a little, but I got my point across in a polite and direct fashion," Wilkinson told the Post. "I explained that the restaurant has certain standards that I feel it has to uphold, such as honesty, and compassion, and cooperation," before saying, "I'd like to ask you to leave."

"I was babbling a little, but I got my point across in a polite and direct fashion. I explained that the restaurant has certain standards that I feel it has to uphold."

- Stephanie Wilkinson, co-owner, Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Va.

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She reportedly said the press secretary replied simply by saying "That's fine. I'll go," before she and her entire party left the restaurant.

Wilkinson told the Post that the Sanders group had "offered to pay," but Wilkinson declined, telling them that there was no charge for their order.

Following the exchange, TMZ reported that Sanders was kicked out of the restaurant on "moral grounds" and cited a waiter who said that Sanders was served "for a total of two minutes before my owner kicked her out along with seven of her other family members."

Sanders confirmed the events on Twitter, saying she was told to leave by the owner because she worked for the president.

"Her actions say far more about her than about me," she tweeted. "I always do my best to treat people, including those I disagree with, respectfully and will continue to do so."

Looking back, Wilkinson told the Post, she "would have done the same thing again."

Meanwhile, an unaffiliated restaurant in Washington, also called the Red Hen, was working to convince customers that it was not involved in the Sanders dispute, which took place in Virginia.

"Good morning! @PressSec went to the unaffiliated @RedHenLex last night, not to our DC-based restaurant," the Red Hen in Washington tweeted.

Fox News' Adam Shaw contributed to this report.

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As lawmakers visit Texas tent city, first group of migrant girls arrives

Rep. Joaquin Castro, Sen. Tom Udall, and Rep. Beto O'Rourke toured Tornillo tent shelters on Saturday.  (Fox News)

TORNILLO, Texas –  A tent shelter housing migrant children who unlawfully crossed the border now has seven girls, lawmakers learned on Saturday.

Texas Democratic Reps. Beto O'Rourke and Joaquin Castro were among a group of lawmakers who toured the site, which holds over 200 minors. They say the girls, ages 13-17, arrived this morning.

Of the total group of children, most were unaccompanied immigrant minors. Twenty-three were being separated from parents being detained for illegally crossing into the U.S., O'Rourke said.

"Their disposition seem to be sadder because they just got here. I asked how long some of them have been in detention. One of them said 46 days. Another said 45 days," said Castro.

The girls will be kept in separate quarters from the boys. Many of the children come from Central American countries like El Salvador and Guatemala. O'Rourke and Castro confirm the children are well taken care of ,but insist they shouldn't be kept in these facilities in the first place.

"The fact that they're out here in the 105-degree weather in the desert is a symptom, I think, of a moral failing on behalf of the United States government," said Castro.

"We were able to meet kids who've been separated from their parents, who arrived here to the U.S.- Mexico border from Guatemala. Their parents have already been deported to Guatemala. They're here in this country without their parents," said O'Rourke.

President Trump's zero-tolerance policy on immigrants crossing into the U.S. illegally has whipped up a public outcry from Republicans and Democrats.

Seven girls, ages 13-17, arrived in Tornillo Saturday morning. Some of them say they've been detained in between ports of entry for more than 40 days.  (Fox News)

"Our trip out here generated more questions than answers. … If we're going to be serious about immigration policy, it's got to be bipartisan, No. 1, and it's got to be about facts and data on the ground," said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). 

On Thursday, GOP leaders abruptly pulled a compromise immigration bill from consideration, saying a vote on an updated bill would take place next week instead.

Though the president has signed an executive order stopping family separations, which have been at the core of the most recent controversy over U.S, border policy, federal officials haven't outlined how nearly 2,000 children are to be reunited with their parents. O'Rourke and Castro called on the government to formulate a plan. 

"The federal agencies in charge of this whole process need to provide Congress a complete list of each of the children with all their information and their parents' information so that we can go back and audit and make sure they're being reunited with their parents," said Castro.

Rep. Castro and Rep. O'Rourke called on the government to develop a plan to reunite immigrant children with parents.  (Fox News )

Also on the Saturday visit to Tornillo were Reps. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) and Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.).

Madeleine Rivera is a multimedia reporter based in Houston, Texas.

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Protesters heckle Florida AG Pam Bondi outside showing of Mr. Rogers documentary

In this March 29, 2017 file photo, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at the Women's Empowerment Panel, at the White House in Washington. Protesters confronted Bondi at a showing of a documentary about children's TV host Fred Rogers, and they questioned the Republican's stands on immigration and health care.  (AP)

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi was heckled by protesters at the showing of documentary about children's TV host Fred Rogers on Friday, challenging her support of the Trump administration's stanceon immigration and the state's decision to join a lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act.

After watching "Won't You Be My Neighbor," a documentary about the fabled Mr. Rogers, Bondi was shouted at by demonstrators and had to be escorted by police, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

"What would Mr. Rogers think about you and your legacy in Florida? Taking away health insurance from people with pre-existing conditions, Pam Bondi," one protester reportedly shouted.

"You're a horrible person!" another is quoted as calling out.

Bondi told the publication on Saturday that she didn't believe the heckler's actions were in line with the teachings of Mr. Rogers, whose "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" often emphasized inclusivity and acceptance of all people.

"We were in a movie about anti-bullying and practicing peace and love and tolerance and accepting of people for their differences," she said. "We all believe in free speech, but there's a big difference there."

Friday's incident happened on the same day that White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders was thrown out of a Virginia restaurant over her connections to the Trump administration.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Paulina Dedaj is a writer/ reporter for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter @PaulinaDedaj.

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Bronx boy, 15, killed in 'brutal' stabbing, NYPD says; help sought in ID'ing alleged attackers

New York police said they're seeking the public's help identifying a group of males believed to be connected to the "brutal" stabbing that led to the death of a 15-year-old boy in the Bronx earlier this week.  (NYPD)

New York police are seeking the public's help identifying a group of males believed to be connected to the "brutal" stabbing that led to the death of a 15-year-old boy in the Bronx earlier this week.

Authorities on Friday released surveillance video related to Wednesday's attack showing several males entering a store in the New York City borough. Police identified the victim as Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, according to a news release.

Police said they responded to the scene about 11:40 p.m. following "a 911 call of an assault in progress" on East 183 Street. They learned that the teen was in an altercation with the wanted males outside the building before he was "stabbed in the neck," police said.

WOMAN FAKED KIDNAPPING TO COVER UP BOYFRIEND'S KILLING, POLICE SAY

"The suspects fled the location and the victim ran to Saint Barnabus Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased," police said, adding that they haven't made any arrests.

Along with surveillance video of the males believed to be involved in the encounter, NYPD Chief Terence Monahan tweeted: "The stabbing murder of this young man is among the most brutal crimes I've seen in my 36yr career."

"@NYPDDetectives are working hard to capture these killers, but we also need your help," Monahan continued, providing a phone number for tips.

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NYPD Chief Dermot F. Shea also tweeted about the fatality, pleading for help getting "#JUSTICEFORJUNIOR."

"Someone out there knows these men, all wanted for the brutal murder of 15-yr-old Lesandro 'Junior' Guzman-Ortiz in #thebronx," the tweet said.

In another post on Twitter, Shea said that Guzman-Feliz had wanted to be an NYPD detective.

Genesis Collado-Feliz, the teen's sister, told ABC 7 that her brother was "a good kid" who liked to play video games "like every 15-year-old."

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DOJ hands over documents to GOP committees after contempt threat

The Justice Department this week gave House Republicans some of the documents they seek related to the Russia election-meddling investigation and Hillary Clinton email probe -- after lawmakers threatened to hold officials in contempt for stonewalling.

House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., said on "Fox News Sunday" that House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., had warned that "there's going to be action on the floor of the House this week if FBI and DOJ do not comply with our subpoena request."

GOP WILL HIT FBI, DOJ WITH 'FULL ARSENAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL WEAPONS' IF THEY DON'T COMPLY WITH SUBPOENA, GOWDY WARNS 

The House Judiciary Committee and House Intelligence Committee had requested more than a million documents from the FBI and DOJ related to the Clinton investigation and surveillance of members of the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential campaign.

But a spokesperson for Ryan told The Associated Press on Saturday that the department had partially complied with the subpoenas and had turned over more than a thousand new documents.

"Our efforts have resulted in the committees finally getting access to information that was sought months ago, but some important requests remain to be completed," the spokesperson, AshLee Strong, said in a statement Saturday. 

"Additional time has been requested for the outstanding items, and based on our understanding of the process we believe that request is reasonable. We expect the department to meet its full obligations to the two committees."

However, House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows, R-S.C.,  pushed back, saying that the documents handed over are just a "small percentage of what they owe."

"The notion that DOJ/FBI have been forthcoming with Congress is false," tweeted Meadows, who sits on the House Oversight Committee.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., who has been a central figure in requesting the documents, was provided a classified letter about whether the FBI used "confidential human sources" before it started its investigation in Russia ties to the Trump campaign.

Republicans have targeted the circumstances as to how the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant was obtained to monitor Trump aide Carter Page and the possible use of an informant who spoke to members of Trump's campaign. 

AP reported that the DOJ is also working to provide documents related to former British spy Christopher Steele, who was behind the lurid and unverified anti-Trump dossier, which Republicans say was used to obtain the FISA warrant.

Acting Assistant Deputy Director Jill Tyson said that the FBI staff would be working through the weekend to keep production of documents moving forward, according to Politico. She also said that Nunes had asked for conversation transcripts between sources and Trump campaign officials -- that request was forwarded to National Intelligence Director Dan Coats.

The partial fulfillment of the request comes amid an escalating standoff between House Republicans and department officials.

This month, emails reviewed by Fox News showed that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein threatened to "subpoena" emails, phone records and other documents from lawmakers and staff on a Republican-led House committee during a tense meeting in January, in what aides described as a "personal attack."

Gowdy told "Fox News Sunday" last week that "the full panoply of constitutional weapons available to the people's house" are on the table, including contempt of Congress.

"I don't want the drama; I want the documents," Gowdy added.

Fox News' Gregg Re and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Adam Shaw is a reporter covering U.S. and European politics for Fox News.. He can be reached here.

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Saudi women are now driving as longstanding ban ends

Hessah al-Ajaji drivers her car down the capital's busy Tahlia Street after midnight for the first time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, June 24, 2018.  (AP)

Saudi women are in the driver's seat for the first time in their country and steering their way through busy city streets just minutes after the world's last remaining ban on women driving was lifted on Sunday.

It's a euphoric and historic moment for women who have had to rely on their husbands, fathers, brothers and drivers to run basic errands, get to work, visit friends or even drop kids off at school. The ban had relegated women to the backseat, restricting when and how they move around.

But after midnight Sunday, Saudi women finally joined women around the world in being able to get behind the wheel of a car and simply drive.

"I'm speechless. I'm so excited it's actually happening," said Hessah al-Ajaji, who drove her family's Lexus down the capital's busy Tahlia Street after midnight.

Al-Ajaji had a U.S. driver's license before obtaining a Saudi one and appeared comfortable at the wheel as she pulled up and parked. As for the male drivers on the road, "they were really supportive and cheering and smiling," she said.

In a few hours, she says she'll drive herself to work for the first time in Saudi Arabia.

For nearly three decades, outspoken Saudi women and the men who supported them had called for women to have the right to drive. They faced arrest for defying the ban as women in other Muslim countries drove freely.

In 1990, during the first driving campaign by activists, women who got behind the wheels of their cars in the capital, Riyadh, lost their jobs, faced severe stigmatization and were barred from travel abroad for a year.

Ultraconservatives in Saudi Arabia had long warned that allowing women to drive would lead to sin and expose women to harassment. Ahead of allowing women to drive, the kingdom passed a law against sexual harassment with up to five years prison for the most severe cases.

Criticism against women driving has largely been muted since since King Salman announced last year that they would be allowed to drive.

Simultaneously, however, at least 10 of the most outspoken supporters of women's rights were arrested just weeks before the ban was lifted, signaling that only the king and his powerful son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, will decide the pace of change.

With state-backed support for the move, many Saudis now say they support the decision allowing women to drive and see it as long overdue.

Not all women are driving at once, though. The overwhelming majority of women in Saudi Arabia still don't have licenses. Many haven't had a chance to take the gender-segregated driving courses that were first offered to women only three months ago. There's also a waiting list of several months for the classes on offer in major cities. And the classes can be costly, running several hundred dollars.

Other women already own cars driven by chauffeurs and are in no rush to drive themselves. In many cases, women say they'll wait before rushing to drive to see how the situation on the streets pans out and how male drivers react.

"I will get my driver's license, but I won't drive because I have a driver. I am going to leave it for an emergency. It is one of my rights and I will keep it in my purse," said 60 year-old Lulwa al-Fireiji.

While some still quietly oppose the change, there are men openly embracing it.

"I see that this decision will make women equal to men and this will show us that women are capable of doing anything a man can do," said Fawaz al-Harbi. "I am very supportive and in fact I have been waiting for this decision so that my mother, my sisters will drive."

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Veteran's small business is gifted $15,000 worth of lawn equipment after his gear is stolen

Cody Nichols appraises the new equipment he received from Soldier's Wish at Bloss Equipment in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 22, 2018.  (AP)

Just a month after finding out that he'd been robbed, an Oklahoma veteran will continue to run his landscaping business, which hires vets, thanks to a nonprofit group's donation of $15,000 worth of new equipment on Friday.

Cody Nichols, who served in the Marines, owns and operates Our Troops Services, a small business in Tulsa that hires veterans for landscaping, fencing and construction jobs. His company took a hit on May 20 when he discovered that all of his equipment had been taken.

Nichols and his fellow veterans were left with nothing but a couple of donated push mowers to continue working, but they soon fell behind.

The veteran's luck turned around on Friday, though, when a nonprofit group, Soldier's Wish, surprised Nichols with $15,000 worth of new lawn equipment, the Tulsa World reported.

Tony Heineman, advancement and development officer for Soldier's Wish, hugs Cody Nichols, left, after presenting him with new lawn equipment at Bloss Equipment in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 22, 2018.  (AP)

"We're going to survive. I really thought our company was going to die," Nichols said according to the publication.

Nichols, who said he's been adding new customers recently, will now continue his work thanks to a commercial riding mower and the generosity of others in the military community.  

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Paulina Dedaj is a writer/ reporter for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter @PaulinaDedaj.

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Veteran's small business is gifted $15,000 worth of lawn equipment after his stuff is stolen

Cody Nichols appraises the new equipment he received from Soldier's Wish at Bloss Equipment in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 22, 2018.  (AP)

Just a month after finding out that he'd been robbed, an Oklahoma veteran will continue to run his landscaping business, which hires vets. This, thanks to a nonprofit group's donation of $15,000 worth of new equipment on Friday.

Cody Nichols, who served in the Marines, owns and operates Our Troops Services, a small business in Tulsa that hires veterans for landscaping, fencing and construction jobs. His company took a hit on May 20 when he discovered that all of his equipment had been taken.

Nichols and his fellow veterans were left with nothing but a couple of donated push mowers to continue working, but they soon fell behind.

The veteran's luck turned around on Friday, though, when a nonprofit group, Soldier's Wish, surprised Nichols with $15,000 worth of new lawn equipment, the Tulsa World reported.

Tony Heineman, advancement and development officer for Soldier's Wish, hugs Cody Nichols, left, after presenting him with new lawn equipment at Bloss Equipment in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, June 22, 2018.  (AP)

"We're going to survive. I really thought our company was going to die," Nichols said according to the publication.

Nichols, who said he's been adding new customers recently, will now continue his work thanks to a commercial riding mower and the generosity of others in the military community.  

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Paulina Dedaj is a writer/ reporter for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter @PaulinaDedaj.

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Katie Arrington, who ousted Rep. Mark Sanford in primary, seriously injured in car crash

Katie Arrington, who ousted incumbent South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford in a Republican congressional primary this month, was seriously injured in a car accident on Friday -- in a wreck that left one person dead.

In a statement posted to Facebook, her campaign said that she underwent surgery after she was injured when a driver traveling in the wrong direction hit her vehicle. A friend who was also in the car was seriously injured.

The Post and Courier reported that the driver in the other vehicle died at the scene.

Her office said that she suffered a fracture in her back, several broken ribs and other injuries that required surgery including the removal of part of her small intestine and a portion of her colon.

"Additionally, the main artery in her legs has a partial collapse and will require a stent," the statement said. "Additional surgeries will be required including one likely today; and it is likely that Katie will remain hospitalized for the next two weeks."

"As her family asked last night, Katie asks for your continued prayers for the deceased and the deceased's family, as well as prayers for a quick recovery for Katie and her friend."

Arrington's Democratic rival, Joe Cunningham, said that he was suspending his campaign until futher notice. President Trump tweeted that he was sending his thoughts and prayers to all those involved in the accident and their families.

Arrington's shock primary win over Sanford made national headlines as a rebuke of Sanford's "Never Trump"-style rhetoric and his career bedeviled by scandal. 

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Arrington, a state representative and a relative political newcomer, secured Trump's support hours before the primary ballot. She had been vocal in her backing of Trump and had used Sanford's criticism of the president as a cornerstone of her campaign.

"I fully endorse Katie Arrington for Congress in SC, a state I love," tweeted Trump ahead of the primary. "She is tough on crime and will continue our fight to lower taxes. VOTE Katie!"

"It was amazing. It definitely kept us from a run-off," Arrington said on "Fox & Friends" about the president's intervention.

Trump would reportedly go on to mock Sanford at a meeting with House Republicans:  "I want to congratulate Mark on a great race."

Fox News' Gregg Re and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Adam Shaw is a reporter covering U.S. and European politics for Fox News.. He can be reached here.

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Trump backs Nevada Sen. Heller, talks immigration and trade at state's GOP convention

President Trump talked trade and immigration on Saturday while fundraising in Nevada for Republican Sen. Dean Heller. He also unveiled a nickname, "Wacky Jacky," for Heller's Democrat opponent in the state's Senate election.

The president made his remarks at the Nevada Republican Party Convention and said that post-North Korea summit with dictator Kim Jong Un, he plans to move forward with renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and working on trade with China.

Trump said that he thought trade with China would ultimately "work out," but that it's "been very tough on our country for very many years."

Of NAFTA, Trump said the deal has "been a disaster for us."

"So we're renegotiating NAFTA and I think when it's finished its going to be … it's got to be a fair deal. It's got to be fair, we can't do this any longer," Trump said.

He also briefly mentioned Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau while talking about "ridiculous" tariff percentages rates on products going into the country.

Trump said Trudeau is "a nice guy, but we can't have it."

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Earlier this month following the G7 summit in Canada, Trump slammed the Canadian leader, accusing him of making "false statements" at a news conference and pulling his endorsement of an agreed-upon joint communique arising from the economic summit.

"The trade stuff is coming along, just starting, but it's going to happen because, you know, we're the piggy bank that everybody likes to rob from," Trump said.

He moved on to immigration, saying that America has "to be very strong" and that he thought "our people are actually doing a very good job, handling a very difficult situation."

The administration has faced a slew of criticism in recent weeks over an immigration policy that's led to the separation of children and parents coming across the U.S. border.

"But this is a problem that should've been solved years ago, so we're working very hard," Trump said. "The fact is, we need more Republicans because the Democrats are obstructionists" hindering a legislative solution.

"They won't vote. They're total obstructionists," he continued before mentioning Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and accusing liberal Dems of using the immigration controversy to gain an advantage in the midterm elections later this year.

Sen. Heller is the only Republican senator seeking re-election in a state won by Trump's 2016 rival Hillary Clinton.  (AP)

The president next segued into job and unemployment numbers, before saying he'd "signed the biggest tax cut and reform in the history of our country," something he said Heller "really helped" with and fought "hard" to accomplish.

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Heller is the only Republican senator seeking re-election in a state won by Trump's 2016 rival Hillary Clinton. He's facing off against Democrat Jacky Rosen, who so far has outraised and outspent Heller in the November race.

Of Rosen, Trump said she "wants to raise taxes." He also teased "a great nickname for her" before dubbing her "Wacky Jacky," a name he claimed "didn't come from" him but rather was one "that people have known."

He also said he'd heard that she was campaigning in Nevada with a fellow Democrat.

"Wacky Jacky is campaigning with Pocahontas. You believe this?" Trump said, resurrecting his nickname for Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, a vocal Trump critic. "When you see that, that's not the senator you want." 

Fox News' Adam Shaw and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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DOJ hands over documents to GOP committees after subpoena threat

The Justice Department this week gave House Republicans some of the documents they seek related to the Russia election-meddling investigation and Hillary Clinton email probe -- after lawmakers threatened to hold officials in contempt for stonewalling.

House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., said on "Fox News Sunday" that House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., had warned that "there's going to be action on the floor of the House this week if FBI and DOJ do not comply with our subpoena request."

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The House Judiciary Committee and House Intelligence Committee had requested more than a million documents from the FBI and DOJ related to the Clinton investigation and surveillance of members of the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential campaign.

But a spokesperson for Ryan told The Associated Press on Saturday that the department had partially complied with the subpoenas and had turned over more than a thousand new documents.

"Our efforts have resulted in the committees finally getting access to information that was sought months ago, but some important requests remain to be completed," the spokesperson, AshLee Strong, said in a statement Saturday.  "Additional time has been requested for the outstanding items, and based on our understanding of the process we believe that request is reasonable. We expect the department to meet its full obligations to the two committees."

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., who has been a central figure in requesting the documents, was provided a classified letter about whether the FBI used "confidential human sources" before it started its investigation in Russia ties to the Trump campaign.

Republicans have targeted the circumstances as to how the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant was obtained to monitor Trump aide Carter Page and the possible use of an informant who spoke to members of Trump's campaign. 

AP reported that the DOJ is also working to provide documents related to former British spy Christopher Steele, who was behind the lurid and unverified anti-Trump dossier, which Republicans say was used to obtain the FISA warrant.

Acting Assistant Deputy Director Jill Tyson said that the FBI staff would be working through the weekend to keep production of documents moving forward, according to Politico. She also said that Nunes had asked for conversation transcripts between sources and Trump campaign officials -- that request was forwarded to National Intelligence Director Dan Coats.

The partial fulfillment of the request is likely to soothe what was at one point an escalating standoff between House Republicans and department officials.

This month, emails reviewed by Fox News showed that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein threatened to "subpoena" emails, phone records and other documents from lawmakers and staff on a Republican-led House committee during a tense meeting in January, in what aides described as a "personal attack."

Gowdy told "Fox News Sunday" last week that "the full panoply of constitutional weapons available to the people's house" are on the table, including contempt of Congress.

"I don't want the drama; I want the documents," Gowdy added.

Fox News' Gregg Re and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Adam Shaw is a reporter covering U.S. and European politics for Fox News.. He can be reached here.

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World Cup superfan dresses baby twins in national outfits for all 64 games

The creative mom made the outfits from clothes the kids already owned, and items from around the home or arts and crafts kits  (SWNS)

A mum has made her two-year-old twins homemade outfits to represent the opposing teams in every World Cup game.

Franciellen Lemes Fernandes, 32, spent months researching every nation in the competition, before creating outfits to represent each one for daughters Beatriz and Olivia.

"For each game I built a photo depicting the culture of the participating nation. The goal was to know more about different cultures and to honor each nation."  (SWNS)

The mother of five waits until her twins are sleeping to take adorable pics of them in the outfits matching the teams which are playing each other.

She has already created the outfits for every team - and the photos for all 48 scheduled matches - and posts them online as the games are played.

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The Florida mom claims she has not spent more than about $4 on any one outfit.  (SWNS)

For the England vs. Tunisia game, one daughter was dressed as a tiny Beefeater with a tall black hat, while the other was in a traditional north African long white smock. To represent Peru, one was dressed in an alpaca-wool patterned outfit, next to her sibling who was a viking to represent Denmark, for Saturday's game. For the Russia vs. Egypt game, the little ones were dressed as a pharaoh and a Ballet Bolshoi dancer.

Dedicated Lemes Fernandes, from Florida, claims she has not spent more than about $4 on any one outfit and the trick is to photograph the kids after they have been breastfed. She plans to do the last games as soon as she knows the line ups, and said she took on the project to learn more about cultures around the world.

"I have photographed them since they were newborns and my secret is the same."  (SWNS)

Lemes Fernandes said: "Knowing that the world cup would happen soon, I discovered that I knew nothing of the countries, not even their flags. I spent three months studying each nation- its cultures and traditions - and I turned that into pictures with the twins."

"For each game I built a photo depicting the culture of the participating nation. The goal was to know more about different cultures and to honor each nation. I really liked the result, and now I am curious to meet in person people from several of the countries I studied."

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"I really liked the result, and now I am curious to meet in person people from several of the countries I studied."  (SWNS)

Law graduate Lemes Fernandes made the outfits from clothes the kids already owned, and items from around the home or arts and crafts kits.

She created the photos in March, April and May and captured the photos by dressing the kids in their tops before they fall asleep, placing the accessories on afterwards.

A mum has made her two-year-old twins homemade outfits to represent the opposing teams in every World Cup game.  (SWNS)

"I have photographed them since they were newborns and my secret is the same - after lunch I breastfeed them and it makes them very relaxed and they sleep," she said. "It works 98% of the time!"

Brazilian-born Lemes Fernandes and the twins live with husband Ricardo, 47, Rafaela, eight, João, four, and her stepdaughter Maria, 16.

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This article originally appeared in SWNS.

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