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close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 25 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is investigating whether a recent assault on a 27-year-old Air Force veteran in Koreatown qualifies as a hate crime , as detectives seek surveillance video in an attempt to identify potential suspects, Fox News has learned. Denny Kim, a Korean-American who grew up in Los Angeles, described in a recent on-camera interview with KNBC how he was knocked down and berated with racial slurs in Koreatown on Feb. 16. "I was terrified for my life," Kim recalled, still showing signs of a black eye about a week after the assault. "They started calling me ‘ching-chong,’ ‘g---,’ ‘Chinese virus,’ just all sorts of nasty stuff. They eventually struck me on my face and I fell down to the ground." A spokesman with the LAPD confirmed to Fox News on Thursday that detectives … [Read more...] about LAPD investigates Koreatown assault on Air Force veteran Denny Kim as possible hate crime

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 25 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Two Air Force pilots were hospitalized in Florida Thursday after their jet crash-landed at Tyndall Air Force Base , authorities said. "At approximately 11:25 a.m. this morning a Mirage F1B aircraft contracted through Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) crashed off the end of the flight line," Col. Gregory Moseley, the 325th Fighter Wing commander, said in a statement. "First responders were dispatched to the scene immediately, and both pilots were taken to a hospital in Panama City, Fla., to assess injuries sustained during the crash." ATAC told Military.com that one of the pilots ejected before the crash. ALABAMA MILITARY PLANE CRASH LEAVES 2 DEAD "Our thoughts and prayers are with the pilots and their families," Moseley said. 90th Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptors from … [Read more...] about Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base sees jet crash land; pilots hospitalized

Australia has become the world’s first nation to make digital companies such as Facebook and Google pay domestic news outlets for their content. Parliament approved the law Thursday that would allow a government arbitrator to decide the price a digital company should pay news outlets if the two sides fail to reach an agreement. The final legislation includes a set of amendments as part of an agreement reached Tuesday between the Australian government and Facebook. The amendments include a two-month mediation period that would give social media giants and news publishers extra time to broker agreements before they are forced to abide by the government’s provisions. The agreements ended a stalemate that prompted Facebook to block all Australian news content last week, preventing them from being viewed or shared. The websites of several public agencies and emergency services were also blocked on Facebook, including pages that include up-to-date information on COVID-19 outbreaks, … [Read more...] about Australia Approves Law to Make Facebook and Google Pay to Carry News Content

SYDNEY - Global media giant Facebook is restoring news content to its users in Australia after resolving a dispute with the government.  Facebook has been in dispute over media regulation proposals. Last week, Facebook blocked Australians from sharing and reading news stories on its platform in a dispute with the government in Canberra. It has championed a new media bargaining code that would make Australia the first country to force big tech firms to pay for news content reposted on their platforms.  But Facebook’s ban on news content in Australia is being reversed after days of negotiation. Facebook to Lift Block on Australian News Content after Agreement with Canberra US-social media giant reverses course after opposing law that would make digital giants pay Australian news outlets for content Analysts say both sides have made concessions.  The government has made changes to the legislation.  Facebook and Google will be allowed to operate outside the … [Read more...] about Facebook Restores News to Australian Users

close Video DeSantis on keeping business and schools open despite ‘opposition by corporate media’ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discusses the Sunshine State keeping businesses and schools open despite pushback from ‘corporate media.' ORLANDO, Fla. – Former President Donald Trump isn't the leader of the free world anymore. But many of the attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, still want him to be the leader of the Republican Party . The annual conservative confab, even during its first event after the Trump presidency, is still very much a pro-Trump gathering. Make America Great Again hats are some of the most popular attire among the attendees, and there's plenty of locations for people to buy more Trump gear. There are even some folks in "Students for Trump" yarmulkes and the viral "Lady MAGA" drag queen is one of the most visible attendees. Former President Donald Trump speaks with … [Read more...] about Is Trump the GOP’s future? Here’s what CPAC attendees think