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Europe’s far right backs Orbán as Hungary’s coming election puts his brand to the test

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BUDAPEST, Hungary — The leaders of over a dozen European far-right parties gathered in Hungary’s capital on Monday in a show of support for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a nationalist figure beloved by U.S. and European conservatives whose performance in a pivotal election in April could set the tone for the movement’s future.

Orbán, who retook power in Hungary in 2010, has long been seen as a key figure in the global far right, well before U.S. President Donald Trump entered the 2016 presidential race.

The Hungarian leader’s political successes — four straight election victories, his broad takeover of Hungarian government institutions, media and academia, and his emphasis on family values — led many in the U.S. and Europe to see him as a shining example of far-right dominance.

But three weeks before Hungarians go to the polls, most surveys show Orbán is lagging behind a center-right challenger — a sign that his 16-year reign, and his influence over the conservative movement, could be drawing to a close.

Kim Lane Scheppele, a professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton University, said that while Orbán has both “gained a huge amount of power in Europe” and become a darling of Trump’s MAGA movement, he has a lot at stake in the upcoming election.

“Hungary is this kind of proof of concept that the MAGA kind of politics can work,” Scheppele said. “If Orbán loses, then it loses some of that luster.”

The gathering in Budapest on Monday was an assembly of Patriots for Europe, a group set up in 2024 by Orbán and his far-right allies.

It is the third-largest group within the European Parliament. Its member parties, from 13 EU countries, share a strong opposition to immigration, a preference for national sovereignty over European integration, and adherence to conservative social values.

At the gathering were figures such as France’s Marine Le Pen, Italy’s Matteo Salvini and Geert Wilders of the Netherlands. One by one, each of the 13 speakers took the stage to praise Orbán and urge Hungarians to vote for him and his Fidesz party at the April 12 election.

Le Pen, who is challenging a March 2025 verdict that found her guilty of misusing European Parliament funds, said Orbán had stood strong on issues like “immigration, identity and sovereignty.” She said Hungary had become “an emblem of the resistance of a proud and sovereign people to oppression.”

“On April 12, you will send a new message of strength and determination to tired old technocrats in Brussels,” she told the crowd.

The Patriots group has curried favor with Trump and his MAGA movement, and have rallied under the slogan “Make Europe Great Again.” Orbán has long predicted a far-right nationalist takeover in Europe, and portrayed the Patriots as the vehicle for achieving that aim.

At the assembly in Budapest, Orbán said the Patriots “are talking openly about wanting to take control of the European Union. We want to occupy and transform the center of Brussels.”

Scheppele, the Princeton professor, said Orbán has been key to some of the European far-right’s success since he’s been able to use the power of the Hungarian state and its financial resources to support their aims.

“Hungary has been really important because it’s been governed for 16 years by somebody trying to build this movement, and that means that it’s kind of a safe haven,” she said.

Orbán has expanded his influence beyond Europe’s borders. He and Trump have long been mutual fans, and have exchanged a steady stream of public compliments and backing for one another’s political campaigns.

In one sign of Orbán’s continued sway among U.S. conservatives, Budapest on Saturday hosted the fifth Hungarian iteration of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). There, Orbán said the West was undergoing “the greatest political realignment of the past hundred years.”

“The epicenter of this realignment, its center of power, is the United States, and its forward base in Europe is Hungary,” he said.

In a video message to CPAC, Trump endorsed Orbán’s run for reelection, and praised his defense of “your borders, your culture, your heritage, your sovereignty, and your values.”

There have been striking parallels between what Orbán accomplished in Hungary and what Trump’s supporters hoped the president’s second term could usher in the United States, Scheppele said.

“A lot of the inspiration for the way that MAGA launched itself and developed a kind of political program to consolidate power very quickly was modeled on Orbán,” she said. “These are really interlocking networks and I think that the (Hungarian) election therefore looms very large in the MAGA political imagination.”

Orbán’s political troubles — spurred on by a chronically stagnant economy, crumbling social services and increasingly salient allegations of corruption — have coincided with struggles for Trump’s movement.

As the Hungarian election approaches and the U.S. president risks losing one of his most public and stalwart international fans, Trump himself is reeling from falling poll numbers amid the Iran war and an immigration crackdown whose popularity has been rapidly slipping.

His Republican Party is bracing for significant losses in November’s midterm elections.

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Associated Press writer Nicholas Riccardi contributed from Denver, Colorado.

Scotland begins testing newborn babies for rare genetic condition

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Parkinson’s risk increases with exposure to common chemical, study suggests

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March 24, 2026

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A pesticide commonly used in America’s food supply has been linked to Parkinson’s disease, new research suggests.

A UCLA study published in the journal Springer Nature Link suggests that exposure to chlorpyrifos could increase the risk of the neurological disease.

The chemical is often used on agricultural products like soybeans, fruit and nut trees, broccoli, cauliflower and other row crops, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The study compared 829 people with Parkinson’s to 824 people without the disease over a 45-year period, focusing on their proximity to chlorpyrifos.

The researchers also conducted mouse experiments, where mice inhaled the pesticide as humans would for 11 weeks. Experiments were also carried out on zebrafish to study cell-level brain damage.

Chlorpyrifos is often used on agricultural products like soybeans, fruit and nut trees, broccoli, cauliflower and other row crops, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (iStock)

In humans, the study revealed that long-term exposure to chlorpyrifos led to more than a 2.5 times higher risk of Parkinson’s.

In mice, exposure to the pesticide caused movement problems similar to Parkinson’s symptoms, loss of dopamine-producing neurons, increased brain inflammation and build-up of harmful proteins.

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Zebrafish suffered brain cell death and damage linked to failure in the cell’s “cleanup system,” according to the study press release.

Dr. Jeff Bronstein, director of the Movement Disorders Program at UCLA and professor of neurology and molecular toxicology, noted that previous human studies also suggested an association between chlorpyrifos exposure and Parkinson’s.

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“[We were] surprised that the mechanism of toxicity was apparent in both mice and zebrafish,” he said. “We rarely find such consistent results in different animal models.”

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A researcher commented that the consistency in results between human and animal subjects is “rare.” (iStock)

The researcher emphasized that the association between pesticide exposure and Parkinson’s was “very strong,” and the longer someone was exposed, the higher the risk became.

“People should avoid exposure to CPF and similar pesticides (organophosphates) by not using them in their home, eating organics, and washing fruits and vegetables before eating them,” Bronstein advised.

Study limitations

The study did have some limitations, the researchers acknowledged, primarily that it was observational, meaning it shows an association but cannot prove causation.

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It also estimated exposure based on participants’ locations, and did not measure diet, indoor exposure or personal lifestyle behaviors. Additionally, the results of the animal models can’t be translated directly to humans.

There was also the possibility that chlorpyrifos was used along with other chemicals, which means it could be difficult to measure its specific impact, the study noted.

Chlorpyrifos is used to control different kinds of pests, like termites, mosquitoes and roundworms, among crops. (iStock)

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Chlorpyrifos is used to control different kinds of pests, like termites, mosquitoes and roundworms, among crops, according to the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) at Oregon State University.

People can be exposed to the pesticide by breathing it in or by consuming contaminated food or water.

In 2021, the EPA banned the use of chlorpyrifos on food crops, but a federal appeals court overturned that decision in 2023, allowing its use to resume on some crops while regulators revisit the rule.

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In January 2026, the EPA issued an update outlining plans to move forward with a rule that would ban most uses of chlorpyrifos.

“Chlorpyrifos is subject to registration review, a process required under FIFRA (the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act) in which registered pesticides are comprehensively evaluated every 15 years against current safety standards and the latest scientific evidence,” the EPA said in a statement sent to Fox News Digital.

“EPA is currently developing a revised human health risk assessment for chlorpyrifos as part of that review, and will consider this study alongside any other relevant submissions,” the agency said in a statement sent to Fox News Digital. (Getty)

“EPA is currently developing a revised human health risk assessment for chlorpyrifos as part of that review, and will consider this study alongside any other relevant submissions. Where the science calls for stronger protections or tolerance revocations, EPA will act without hesitation and without delay.”

Fox News Digital reached out to several manufacturers of the chemical for comment.

“People should avoid exposure to CPF and similar pesticides.”

Corteva, an Indiana agrichemical company formed in 2019 through the merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont, announced in 2020 that it would end production of chlorpyrifos within the year, citing declining sales.

In April 2022, the German chemical company BASF requested the cancellation of its pesticide registrations for products containing chlorpyrifos.

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“BASF does not manufacture chlorpyrifos and does not have any pesticide registrations issued by the U.S. EPA for chlorpyrifos-containing products,” the company told Fox News Digital.

No products from Corteva or BASF were included in the study linking chlorpyrifos to Parkinson’s disease.

Angelica Stabile is a lifestyle reporter for Fox News Digital.

Celebrities like Chappell Roan deserve space from fans – especially at breakfast

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Chappell Roan is currently engulfed in an escalating “breakfast drama”. It all began on the weekend when the US pop star was having breakfast in a hotel in Brazil, and Jude Law’s 11-year-old daughter Ada spotted the celebrity. The young girl walked over to Chappell’s breakfast table to see if it was really her – and moments later, Chappell sent her security detail over to berate the child and her mum, Law’s ex, Caroline Harding, for “harassing” her.

Ada, Caroline and her husband, the former Chelsea and Arsenal player footballer Jorginho, were staying at the same hotel as Chappell, to attend her headline performance at the Lollapalooza Brazil music festival in Sao Paulo when Ada spotted Chappell walk past their table. According to her step-dad Jorginho, who shared a lengthy Instagram statement at the weekend that has since gone viral, Ada did absolutely nothing wrong.

“My daughter, like any child, recognised her, got excited, and just wanted to make sure it was really her,” he explained.

“And the worst part is she didn’t even approach her. She simply walked past the singer’s table, looked to confirm it was her, smiled, and went back to sit with her mum. She didn’t say anything, didn’t ask for anything.”

Catherine Harding, her daughter, Ada, and Jorginho (Catcavelli/Instagram)

What happened next was – he claims – “completely disproportionate”. “A large security guard came over to their table while they were still having breakfast and began speaking in an extremely aggressive manner to both my wife and my daughter, saying that she shouldn’t allow my daughter to ‘disrespect’ or ‘harass’ other people.”

Jorginho went on to say that it left Ada in tears. He concluded his Instagram rant, which wins second place only to Brooklyn Beckham’s one about his performative family, with a lecture on the “importance of fans” in caps: “WITHOUT YOUR FANS, YOU WOULD BE NOTHING. AND TO THE FANS, SHE DOES NOT DESERVE YOUR AFFECTION.”

In a now deleted Instagram post, Chappell said: “I just woke up. I deserve my space, especially in moments like breakfast. I don’t play about my breakfast.”

And the truth is she’s quite right – and should stick to her guns.

Yet after the backlash she’s received, Chappell has since apologised in a video on her Instagram Stories insisting she did not ask a security guard to approach the child. She also said “I am sorry to the mother and child” as she didn’t see them do anything, adding: “I do not hate children”.

Okay, what Ada allegedly did is hardly stalking, and no cameras or phones were involved – which is impressively restrained for a young fan. But of course, celebrities like Chappell deserve space from fans especially at breakfast – and it’s good parenting to let kids know they can’t just do everything they want all the time.

There is nothing is wrong with Chappell not wanting a young child starring at her close up like she’s a Madame Tussauds wax work at breakfast. If my children, Lola, ten and Liberty, seven, saw Taylor Swift on the next table, I’d have to wrestle them to the floor to enforce respectful boundaries. But I would do whatever it took to allow a celebrity to eat their breakfast in peace.

Chappell Roan was due to perform at Lollapalooza Brazil music festival on Saturday when the incident occurred (Getty)

The Pink Pony Club and Hot To Go! singer was possibly eating waffles with peanut butter (reportedly one of her comfort foods) and for a moment wanted to just be Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, the 26-year-old from a small-town in Willard, Missouri, rather than her stage persona Chappell Roan.

The onslaught of criticism for Chappell with parents out to destroy her is now what is completely disproportionate

Ada’s mother Caroline rubbed it in. She posted an excited video of Ada after seeing Sabrina Carpenter in concert at the festival the day before – and captioned the post: “Our daughter decided she didn’t want to go to the show [Chappell’s} tonight after how we were treated… so instead we had a girls day shopping and then out to dinner.” She added: ‘Thank you everyone for the kind messages, all is well!” as if they had been through hell and back.

She posted another photo of her and her daughter, smiling next to the singer Lewis Capaldi who had also been performing at Lollapalooza Brazil, with Lewis giving a thumbs up to the camera, writing: “Thanks for your kindness.”

Eduardo Cavaliere, Rio De Janeiro’s mayor, has since banned Chappell from performing in the town ever again. And to make matters worse, Caroline has not accepted Chappell’s denials, proclaiming that she hopes the singer “learns a lesson”. Wow.

If my two children saw Taylor Swift at breakfast, I’d have to wrestle them to the floor to enforce respectful boundaries – but I’d do whatever it takes to allow a celebrity time to eat breakfast

“[My daughter] didn’t have her phone, she didn’t try to take a picture, she didn’t do anything, she just looked at [Chappell] and smiled.” Caroline also says that she explained to the security guard that her daughter, who has a famous father and step-dad, understood acceptable “boundaries” for those in the public eye, but apparently the security guard ignored her.

But please. Can we stop throwing Chappell under the bus and start thinking about how she might have a life beyond YouTube videos. Chappell has been open with her fans about how feels uncomfortable about having her privacy invaded. In August 2024, around the time of her sudden fame, she posted a video to TikTok where she said: “It’s weird how people think that you know a person because you see them online and you listen to the art they make … I’m allowed to say no to creepy behaviour, okay?”

Yes, having fans sell records and makes money – but that doesn’t mean artists have to be made to feel so eternally grateful to fans that they lose all sense of self. Breakfast is aslo the worse time of the day to be gawped at because you’ve just got up. I’m not surprised her patience was tested to find a fan staring at her while she ate.

It’s not Ada’s fault, of course, but her parents’, who could think twice about their parenting skills. Considering they are in the spotlight themselves, they should know better than anybody else how it feels to have one’s space invaded. Yes it is innocent adoration, but for Chappell, it’s likely just another slice of her privacy that everyone shrugs away as the price of fame.

What is Elon Musk’s Terafab chip project? Here are his “most epic” goals for the factory.

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What is Elon Musk’s Terafab chip project? Here are his “most epic” goals for the factory.

Elon Musk, famously a man with big ideas, is building a semiconductor plant vast enough to power those ambitions.

Musk on Saturday announced what he calls the “Terafab,” a semiconductor manufacturing plant to be located in Austin, Texas, that will produce chips for Tesla vehicles, SpaceX spaceships and Optimus humanoid robots. Currently, Musk’s companies rely on other semiconductor manufacturers, including Samsung, to provide chips.

In a half-hour presentation on Saturday, Musk outlined his rationale for the Terafab factory, and it goes far beyond electric cars and robots. The new plant will manufacture the type of potent chips that Musk says are needed to transform humankind into “a galactic civilization,” evoking the fictional worlds depicted by authors such as Isaac Asimov and Iain Banks.

“We want to make that real,” Musk said of the science fiction books he cited during his speech. “Not just fiction — to turn science fiction to science fact. That’s the glorious, exciting future that I certainly look forward to.”

He added that the planned factory will mark “the most epic chip-building exercise in history.”

What is the Terafab?

The Terafab will be a massive new chip factory jointly built by Musk’s businesses — xAI, SpaceX and Tesla.

While Musk didn’t disclose a timeframe for the project, Tesla’s corporate account said in a social media post that the factory will ultimately manufacture 1 terawatt of chip output per year.

“That’s more than all the chip manufacturers in the world combined can provide today, or even by 2030 (based on projected production growth),” Tesla said.

The Terafab will create an “incredibly fast recursive loop for improving the chip design,” Musk said on Saturday.

He added, “To the best of my knowledge, this doesn’t exist anywhere in the world, where you’ve got everything necessary to build logic memory and do packaging and test it, and then do the [photomasks], improve the masks, and just keep looping it.”

Photomasks are a kind of template for printing circuits onto silicon.

What kind of chips will the Terafab build?

Musk said the new factory will focus on producing two types of semiconductors:

A chip that will be used primarily in Optimus humanoid robots and electric vehicles
A chip designed for space travel

“We need a high-power chip that is designed for space that takes into account the difficult environment in space, where you’ve got high power, high energy ions, photons, you’ve got electron build up,” Musk said.

He added, “It’s a hostile environment in space … you want to optimize it for space, and you also want to generally run it a little hotter than you would normally run a chip on Earth to minimize the radiator mass.”

How will the new chips be used?

Musk said he needs more powerful chips to achieve his goals of making big strides in robotics, AI and space travel. In January, the billionaire said he expects Tesla’s Optimus robot to hit the market in 2027 and that robots will eventually outnumber humans. That will free people from manual labor and provide labor for jobs where there is a shortage of workers, according to Musk.

On Saturday, Musk also estimated that Tesla will eventually produce 10 to 100 times as many Optimus robots as electric vehicles, potentially producing as many as 10 billion robots a year.

Some experts project strong demand for humanoid robots in the coming years, with Barclays analysts forecasting that the market could grow from about $2 billion and $3 billion today to at least $40 billion by 2035, and to perhaps as much as $200 billion.

As for space, Musk noted that the Terafab’s chips could run solar-powered AI satellites, while outlining plans to develop an electromagnetic driver on the moon operated by Optimus robots and humans. Because the moon has less gravity than Earth, launching rockets or spaceships from the lunar surface would require less power, he said.

“And then you expand beyond that, to the planets, to the other stars, and create the most exciting possible future than that I can imagine,” he said.

What are Musk’s broader goals in developing chips?

Musk said the more powerful chips are key to “unlocking an edge of amazing abundance.”

In his vision, an AI- and robotics-powered future will expand the global economy to a point where “literally any need you possibly want can be met,” he said during his presentation.

He also outlined a world where interplanetary travel isn’t just easy, but free.

“Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could buy a trip to Saturn, or frankly, if you just have a trip to Saturn. I think things will push to be free in the future,” he said. “If you can think of it, you can have it … which means anyone could have a trip to Saturn.”

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Giants valued at $10.8B as Tisch family seeks equity transfer with Epstein investigation looming: report

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As New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch and his siblings look to transfer an equity stake to a children’s trust, the overall value of the franchise has been revealed.

An NFL memo obtained by ESPN earlier this month found the Tisch family — Steve, Jonathan and Laurie — are seeking a transfer of their collective equity stake in the franchise to their children. The proposed stake was 23.1% of the team.

The proposed transfer of equity values the team at $10.8 billion, according to Sports Business Journal, which would put a 23.1% stake at roughly $2.5 billion.

New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch arrives for NFL owners meetings in New York City, New York on Oct. 21, 2025. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)

For comparison, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross sold 1% of his team to billionaire entrepreneur Lin Bin with the valuation at a record $12.5 billion.

Julia Koch, a board member with Koch, also bought a 10% stake in the Giants with a valuation at $10.3 billion in October 2025.

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It’s also worth noting that the NFL memo stated, “Following the transactions, the Sellers will no longer own any interest in the Club.”

It is unknown if the transfer requests have anything to do with Steve Tisch’s name appearing in the Epstein files released by the U.S. Justice Department in January. His name appeared more than 400 times in the files, and while he said at the time he knew of Epstein, he denied visiting Epstein’s infamous island.

Steve Tisch executive vice president of the New York Giants looks on before pre-season football game against the Carolina Panthers at MetLife Stadium on Aug. 18, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

“We had a brief association where we exchanged emails about adult women, and in addition, we discussed movies, philanthropy and investments,” Steve Tisch said in a statement on Jan. 31. “I did not take him up on any of his invitations and never went to his island. As we all know now, he was a terrible person and someone I deeply regret associating with.”

The U.S. Justice Department released more than 3 million documents related to the Epstein investigation, which included email exchanges from April 2013 and June 2013 between Tisch and Epstein. Some of those exchanges appear to show conversations about women.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in February the league would look into Steve Tisch’s association with Epstein.

“Absolutely we will look at all the facts,” Goodell said at a news conference in San Jose, California, during Super Bowl week. “We’ll look at the context of those and try to understand that. We’ll look at how that falls under the (league personal conduct) policy. I think we’ll take one step at a time. Let’s get the facts first.”

New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch during warms up prior to the National Football League game between the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants on Oct. 28, 2018 at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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The Tisch family has been involved in Giants ownership since 1991 alongside the Mara family, which founded the franchise in 1925.

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As airport delays continue, can enrolling in TSA PreCheck save you time?

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As airport delays continue, can enrolling in TSA PreCheck save you time?

As many travelers continue to face long security lines at major airports across the country, enrolling in TSA PreCheck remains one option for getting to their departure gate more quickly.

The U.S. government-run program allows travelers to bypass standard security lines and instead undergo an expedited screening process that normally takes 10 minutes, according to TSA.

Julian Kheel, CEO and founder of Points Path, a flight awards search engine, said TSA PreCheck is helpful for travelers looking to get through airport security faster, both for flights in the coming weeks and beyond.

“TSA PreCheck will likely help you, even now with the long lines we’re seeing at checkpoints,” he told CBS News. “But once this is over, TSA PreCheck is an absolute asset to any traveler.”

Hundreds of TSA officers have quit during the ongoing and latest partial government shutdown, while thousands have called out. Faced with staff shortages, the Trump administration on Monday deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to more than a dozen airports to assist with security.

How quickly can I get approved for TSA PreCheck?

Enrolling in TSA PreCheck is relatively simple, involving filling out an online application and attending an in-person appointment. Still, travelers should be prepared to wait at least a week before getting approved, according to Kheel.

One potential hiccup, he noted — some airports may not be operating TSA PreCheck lines due to reduced staff.

“If you are traveling tomorrow, you’re probably not going to be able to get TSA PreCheck for that trip,” he said. “But if you’re traveling seven to 10 days from now, there’s a good chance you’ll be able to get approved in time.”

TSA and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

How do I apply for TSA PreCheck?

All three authorized TSA PreCheck providers — Clear, Idemia and Telos — offer the same online application for TSA PreCheck, which takes around five minutes to complete.

The next step is to arrange an in-person appointment at an authorized enrollment center. These are located at airports across the U.S., as well as at stores including CVS, Office Depot and Staples (See TSA’s website.) You can either schedule an appointment online or walk in.

“The TSA PreCheck interview does not have to happen at an airport,” Kheel explained. “There are enrollment centers in your neighborhood, so it should actually be fairly easy to get an appointment because there are so many options.”

During the appointment, which takes approximately 10 minutes, the enrollment provider will confirm your identity by collecting biometric data, such as fingerprints, and verifying your documentation. It will also collect the enrollment fee, which varies based on the provider. Enrolling through Clear costs $79.95, while Idemia and Telos charge $76.75 $85, respectively.

After the appointment is complete, the final stage is waiting for a so-called Known Traveler Number, or KTN. Most travelers get their KTN in three to five days, although it can take up to 60, according to TSA. In order to move through the TSA PreCheck line, travelers must enter the number when they make their reservation so it appears on their boarding pass.

“If you have a frequent flyer account with your airline, you can store that number, and then it will be added to your ticket automatically,” Kheel said.

TSA PreCheck lasts five years, after which travelers have to pay a renewal fee.

The travel analyst suggested that people check the benefits of their travel credit cards, as many offer a TSA PreCheck fee waiver.

What else can I do to save time at the airport?

Once enrolled in TSA PreCheck, travelers can further speed up their trips by enrolling in the agency’s Touchless ID program, which uses facial identification technology at security checkpoints across 65 airports. Flyers can opt into the program through one of the five participating airlines: Alaska, American, Delta, Southwest or United.

Another option is to sign up for Clear, a program run by a private company that contracts with TSA and operates its own lines at the airport. The service costs $209 annually and can be used in conjunction with TSA PreCheck.

For those who travel internationally, the Global Entry program, which includes TSA PreCheck, can also cut down on security wait times, Kheel said.

“Global Entry is a more expensive process and takes longer to get. It is also something where you can only generally do your interview at airports,” he told CBS News. “But once you have Global Entry, you then have access to expedited re-entry into the United States through immigration and customs.”

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UK counterterrorism police probe antisemitic arson attack as Iran-linked group claims responsibility

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Counterterrorism police are leading an investigation after four Jewish community ambulances were set on fire outside a synagogue in London early Monday in what authorities are treating as an antisemitic hate crime.

The attack took place around 1:45 a.m. in the Golders Green neighborhood, where Hatzola ambulances, a volunteer emergency service run by the Jewish community, were deliberately set ablaze in a synagogue parking lot, according to a statement by Detective Chief Superintendent Luke Williams of the Metropolitan Police.

“This arson attack is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime. This is a devastating incident for our Jewish communities,” Williams said. He added that while the incident has not yet been formally declared terrorism, “the investigation is now being led by Counterterrorism Policing… and all lines of enquiry remain open.”

A video circulating online purports to show Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya, an Iran-linked group that has claimed responsibility for recent attacks on Jewish sites in Belgium and the Netherlands, taking credit for the London attack, according to the Jewish Chronicle.

Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organization, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026. (Hannah McKay/Reuters)

Authorities are examining a potential link to a newly emerged group with suspected ties to Iran. “We are aware of an online claim from a group taking responsibility for this attack,” Williams said. “Establishing the authenticity and accuracy of this claim will be a priority… but it is not something we can confirm at this point.”

Alan Mendoza, executive director of the Henry Jackson Society, told Fox News Digital that the attack reflects years of policy failures in confronting Iranian activity on British soil. “Successive U.K. Governments have completely failed in their primary duty of keeping the home front safe. Iranian terrorist activity has been known about in the U.K. for years yet no significant moves have been made to ban the IRGC or restrict the ability of regime-linked entities to function within British society. We have created the conditions for terrorism to flourish,” he said.

He argued that Britain’s broader approach to the conflict with Iran — attempting to maintain distance while avoiding direct confrontation — has further emboldened Tehran. “The current policy on the war in Iran is delusional. The Government is pretending Britain is not involved. The Iranian regime does not, however, believe in neutrality and has decided its position for us: ripe for targeting.”

Joe Truzman, a senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said in a post on X that “My initial assessment is that the attack could potentially be linked to Ashab al-Yamin, an Iran-linked group that has carried out multiple attacks against Jewish institutions across Europe since the war began… Hopefully this is something different, but the possibility that the group is involved should be examined.”

ISRAEL’S NETANYAHU DEMANDS WESTERN GOVERNMENTS ACT TO BATTLE ANTISEMITISM: ‘HEED OUR WARNINGS’

Antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain

Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organization, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026. (Isabel Infantes/Reuters)

Police said they are searching for three suspects seen on CCTV pouring an accelerant onto the vehicles before igniting them. No injuries were reported, though nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution.

The attack comes amid a broader wave of violence targeting Jewish communities across Europe in recent weeks.

Scott Saunders, CEO of the International March of the Living, said the incident represents a dangerous escalation. “The arson attack in Golders Green… marks a dangerous escalation in the targeting of Jewish communities,” Saunders said. “Emergency vehicles operated by Jewish volunteer first responders were deliberately attacked… in direct proximity to a place of worship — a space that should represent safety.”

CANADA’S CARNEY UNDER PRESSURE TO ACT AFTER SYNAGOGUES SHOT AT IN LATEST ANTISEMITIC INCIDENTS

Antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London

Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel visits the scene after four ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organization, were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026. (Isabel Infantes/Reuters)

“These ambulances do not only serve Jewish communities… Targeting them is an attack not only on Jewish life, but on the shared fabric of the community they serve,” he added. “Since the war with Iran began, antisemitic attacks have become more frequent, more brazen, and more direct. Jewish institutions are being singled out; synagogues, community spaces, and now even the emergency services that exist to protect Jewish lives, with a growing sense that these are legitimate targets. Following the deadly shooting in and around a synagogue in Manchester last October, where this escalation already resulted in loss of life, the attack in Golders Green makes clear that this trajectory is continuing.”

Dr. Charles Asher Small, founder of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, said the attack reflects a broader trend.

“The attack against a visible Jewish target is not an isolated act of vandalism; it is the violent fruition of a climate where Jew-hatred has been normalized and institutionalized,” Small said.

ISRAELI INTEL OFFICIAL SAYS YOUR ‘JAW WOULD DROP’ AT TERROR PLOTS PREVENTED WORLDWIDE

Scene where four ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organization, were set on fire, in northwest London

Men hold the flag of Israel and the pre-Iranian Revolution “Lion and Sun” flag near the scene where four ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organization, were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes (Isabel Infantes/Reuters)

“At the center of this malignancy sits the Iranian regime… which actively funds and directs the networks that view British Jewish institutions as legitimate targets,” he added.

British officials also condemned the attack.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, “An attack on our Jewish community is an attack on us all. We will fight the poison that is antisemitism.”

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis called the incident on X “a particularly sickening assault — not only on the Jewish community, but on the values we share as a society.”

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Police secure the site near a synagogue damaged by an explosion early on Monday, in Liege, Belgium, March 9, 2026. (Yves Herman/Reuters)

“The targeting of Hatzola… is a most painful illustration of the ongoing battle between those who sanctify life and those who seek to destroy it,” he added in a statement posted March 23, 2026.

Police said there have been no arrests and urged anyone with information to come forward.

Efrat Lachter is a foreign correspondent for Fox News Digital covering international affairs and the United Nations. Follow her on X @efratlachter. Stories can be sent to [email protected].

5 Vastu-approved paintings of fish you should have in your home to attract wealth, love and prosperity

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March 24, 2026

In Vastu Shastra, every direction of the house, every coroner of the house, every plant and decor and painting in the house carries meaning and significance. In fact the placement of furniture plays a role in shaping the energy and positivity influencing the house. Among several decorative items, paintings related to fish hold a special place in a home. Every fish carries some meaning and is associated with abundance, harmony, and good fortune. Therefore it’s important to choose wisely.

Also the direction matters. It is recommended to keep these paintings in:

North or East walls to attract prosperity
Don’t hang the fish paintings in kitchens or bathrooms
Put them in well-lit and neat places
Go for paintings with vibrant shades

On this note, let’s have a look at five Vastu-approved fish paintings one should consider for your home.