by | Apr 7, 2025 | Fox News
The Toronto Blue Jays and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. agreed to a 14-year contract extension worth $500 million early Monday, according to multiple reports.
The team has yet to announce the deal.
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Guerrero was set to become a free agent after the 2025 season was over. The slugging first baseman would have had plenty of suitors on the open market but reportedly chose to stay with the team that he joined as an amateur free agent in 2015.
He will receive the third-largest contract in total dollars, behind Juan Soto’s 15-year, $765 million deal with the New York Mets and Shohei Ohtani’s 10-year, $700 million agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to The Associated Press.
The deal does not include any deferred money, The Associated Press reported.
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The son of Baseball Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero broke into the majors during the 2019 season. He led the majors in homer runs in 2021 with 48. It was the first time he was an All-Star.
Since then, Guerrero has made the All-Star team each season.
The first baseman hit .323 with an OPS of .940 and 30 home runs in 2024. However, his postseason numbers have been far from what Toronto needs to get back into World Series contention.
Guerrero is 3-for-22 all-time in the postseason. He has a batting average of .136 without any homers.
Now that Toronto appears to have Guerrero locked up for the foreseeable future, Toronto will begin its push back to the World Series. The team has not won a title since they went back-to-back during the 1992 and 1993 seasons.
Toronto is 5-5 so far this year.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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by | Apr 7, 2025 | Fox News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, with Washington’s recently imposed global tariffs set to be part of their talks.
“This meeting comes at a critical moment on many key issues: the efforts to return our hostages being held by Hamas, the instability in Syria and the threats posed by Iranian proxies,” Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter told Fox News Digital.
“The recent implementation of tariff policy will also be discussed. Just as Prime Minister Netanyahu was the first world leader to visit President Trump in his second term in the White House, he is now once again the first leader to meet with the president with regard to deepening economic ties and putting trade relations in order,” he added.
Netanyahu last met with Trump in Washington on Feb. 4.
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In Wednesday’s “Liberation Day” announcement, a 17% tariff on goods imported from Israel – a 10% baseline on all countries that took effect on April 5 and an additional 7% – was scheduled for April 9.
“The fear is that these tariffs will hurt exports of diamonds as well as high-tech or defense systems like drones. If our income were to be reduced as a result, this would be a problem,” Alex Coman, a value-creation expert at the Holon Institute of Technology in Israel, told Fox News Digital.
“These tariffs came as a surprise. Prior to this decision, there were very few imposed, many products did not have them and Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich eliminated those that existed,” adding, “As such, I am very optimistic that these tariffs will be reduced.”
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U.S. total goods trade with Israel was an estimated $37.0 billion in 2024, including $14.8 billion in exports, up 5.8% ($813.7 million) from 2023, according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative. U.S. goods imports from Israel totaled $22.2 billion in 2024, up 6.7% ($1.4 billion) from the previous year.
The U.S. trade deficit with Israel was $7.4 billion in 2024, an 8.6% increase ($587.0 million) over 2023.
The Trump administration reportedly calculated the tariff by dividing the trade deficit ($7.4 billion) by the value of imports to America ($22.2 billion) and then essentially halving the figure to reach 17%.
The subject was raised during a phone call between Trump and Netanyahu on Thursday, with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also taking part. The next day, Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with the Israeli premier to “underscore U.S. support for Israel,” according to a U.S. readout of the call.
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Trump’s move surprised Netanyahu, prompting him to begin efforts to negotiate a reduction of the tariff to 10%. Smotrich also signed an order to eliminate the last remaining Israeli tariffs on the import of primarily agricultural goods from the U.S.
Jerusalem and Washington signed a free trade deal in 1985, the United States’ first-ever such agreement, and since then some 98% of goods have been traded tax-free.
Netanyahu and Trump will also discuss the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip along with efforts to free the 59 remaining hostages taken during Hamas’ terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023; Turkey’s military intervention on behalf of the new al Qaeda-linked leadership in Syria; the Iranian nuclear threat; and the ongoing battle to thwart the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, according to the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem.
“The top issue to be discussed will be Iran because it seems [nuclear] negotiations might begin. I believe Netanyahu will want to caution Trump ahead of time,” Ariel Kahana, a senior diplomatic correspondent for the Israel Hayom daily newspaper, told Fox News Digital.
“We saw the report about the U.S. sending a second THAAD anti-missile battery to Israel on top of equipment America is already sending, and they will want to coordinate all of that together,” he continued.
“They will also talk about the war in Gaza, the hostages and the tariffs, which Netanyahu will try to at least lower. With regards to Turkey, I assume Netanyahu will ask Trump to put some limits on [President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan. It seems that both Israel and Turkey are trying to expand their presence or activities in Syria, and it might reach a point that could lead to a direct military conflict,” Kahana said.
Upon leaving Hungary on Sunday, Netanyahu told reporters about the importance of his visit to meet with President Trump at the White House on Monday.
“I can tell you that I am the first international leader, the first foreign leader, who will meet with President Trump on this issue, which is so important to Israel’s economy. There is a very long line of leaders who want to do the same regarding their own economies. I believe this reflects the special personal relationship and the special bond between the United States and Israel, which is so vital at this time,” Netanyahu said.
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by | Apr 7, 2025 | Fox News
The sisters of a Northern California mother of four are seeking answers after her disappearance was recently ruled a homicide.
Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain was a 39-year-old mother of four from Shasta County who vanished on May 17, 2024. Her disappearance has since been reclassified as a homicide by the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office.
In an emotional interview, Kaye Ford and Chloe Saelee opened up to Fox News Digital about the heartbreaking disappearance of their older sister.
“When we initially first had a feeling that she was missing, I just knew right away in my heart something wasn’t right, and I knew something bad had happened to her,” Saelee said.
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Ford said that the Northern California family is extremely close, calling and texting each other on a nearly daily basis. After their sister failed to participate in the family’s active group chats, they knew something was awry.
“We, as a family, knew it wasn’t her running off or her just not communicating with the family,” Ford said. “We definitely knew that something probably really bad had happened to her. And we definitely knew that time was in the essence as far as evidence and clues as to what may have happened to her.”
Saelee-McCain’s last contact with her family was on May 18, 2024, when she sent a text message to her family around 12:35 a.m. After the message, she was not heard from again. Her vehicle, a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche, was found abandoned on May 25, 2024, in western Tehama County.
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On March 25, 2025, the family’s worst nightmare became a reality when the sheriff’s office announced that they had identified “persons of interest” in Saelee-McCain’s homicide investigation.
“I’m hopeful that the people who have information will step up,” Ford said. “They may or may not be involved in the actual homicide. They may be involved in a cover-up or the cleanup, whatever else it might be.”
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The sisters said that they want any involved parties to come forward so they “have a clean conscience.”
“We’re working really hard to apply the pressure,” Ford said. “Law enforcement has been very diligently working on the case. We don’t see most of their work since a lot of their work is behind the scenes.”
Nearly 10 months after his wife disappeared, Tyler McCain spoke publicly during a press conference on March 10, 2025.
At the event, which was organized by the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office, McCain expressed remorse for prior domestic abuse allegations and his lack of public involvement in the search for his missing wife.
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“I apologize to everyone, especially my children, my wife’s family, mine as well,” he said. “I’m just here in support, so anything that I can do, I want to do that.”
McCain was charged in December 2023 with multiple felony counts, including corporal injury to a spouse, false imprisonment, criminal threats and assault. The case was dropped in July last year due to Saelee-McCain’s disappearance and the fact that she could not testify against her husband, according to KRCR.
Authorities have not accused McCain of any wrongdoing in his wife’s disappearance.
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Authorities are seeking information about a red truck whose driver may have picked up a man in the area of Highway 36 in western Tehama County near the R Wild Horse Ranch or the Beegum Gorge Bridge between May 18 and May 25, 2024.
A combined reward of up to $30,000 is offered for information leading to Saelee-McCain’s location.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to McCain’s attorney, the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office and Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01) for comment.
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by | Apr 7, 2025 | Fox News
A Pennsylvania man was involved in a car crash Sunday before grabbing a firearm and opening fire at police, wounding one officer.
Pottstown Police responded shortly after 5 p.m. to a two-car crash at Beech Street and North Mount Vernon Street in Pottstown in Montgomery County.
A man involved in the crash then attempted to grab a gun inside his car, leading to a struggle between him and the officers, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said in a statement.
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Steele said the man then ran on foot to his home on Winding Road as the officers chased him.
During the chase, the man pulled out a gun and fired at the pursuing officers, shooting one of them in the shoulder. The other officers returned fire but did not strike the suspect, and the man entered a home on Winding Road.
The wounded officer was transported to a hospital in stable condition for non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers from several agencies and a SWAT team surrounded the home, and a shelter-in-place order was issued for residents in the area of Winding Road, according to Fox 29.
At about 10:30 p.m., officials announced that a suspect had been detained in connection with the incident. The shelter-in-place was lifted a short time later, NBC 10 reported.
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The incident remains under investigation. Officials have not released the identity of the suspect or the charges.
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by | Apr 7, 2025 | Fox News
A bill making its way through the New York state legislature would prohibit police from conducting traffic stops for minor violations in an effort to limit unnecessary stops and further “racial equity and public safety.”
The proposal would bar officers from pulling people over or searching them for various traffic violations, including having a taillight out, expired vehicle registration tags, too much window tint or if the smell of marijuana is detected.
In certain cases, evidence collected in violation of the bill may be excluded in court.
The measure aims to limit “the frequency of traffic stops for minor violations in furtherance of racial equity and public safety,” according to the bill, as racial minorities in the state make up the majority of arrests and traffic stops.
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In Nassau County alone, black and Latino residents account for 61% of arrests, 50% of traffic stops, 60% of field interviews and 69% of pat-downs, despite making up under 30% of the county’s population combined, police data shows.
White drivers are issued an average of 1.3 tickets per stop compared to two tickets for black drivers and 2.1 for Latino drivers, the data shows.
A lawsuit against Nassau argues that police in the county have acted with racial bias when conducting traffic stops.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman told reporters on Friday it is “ridiculous” to argue that there is racial bias in policing during traffic stops, saying that officers are usually unaware of the driver’s race before making a stop.
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“It’s just a bizarre argument, it’s pro-criminal,” Blakeman said, according to the New York Post. “It doesn’t matter what race you are. If you’re breaking the law, then you’re breaking the law.”
Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said minor infractions such as broken lights or expired registrations typically lead to warnings but that restricting the ability to enforce the law makes the roads less safe.
“They say the roads are so bad in Nassau County. Well, you would just be taking another tool away from us that’s going to get these bad drivers off the road,” he told reporters. “Stop taking the handcuffs off of the criminals and putting them onto our men and women in law enforcement.”
The county’s district attorney, Anne Donnelly, said the proposal “is the most ridiculous thing I have seen in my 36 years in law enforcement.”
Donnelly also said she believes the bill would disproportionately impact Nassau because of the region’s high number of drivers and car accidents, as she claims it would allow people to essentially get away with breaking the law, according to the NYP.
She referenced a traffic stop that resulted in the 1993 capture of serial killer Joel Rifkin, who murdered at least 17 people in the area before he was stopped over the missing license plate on the rear of his pick-up truck that had a body in its trunk, the outlet reported.
“When an officer walks up to a driver and asks them for their license and registration — they never know what is going to happen next,” Donnelly said. “It’s important to be able to make these legitimate stops. There is no such thing as a routine traffic stop.”
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