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One Arrest Made, But Experts Say FBI Still Far From Solving It
TUCSON, Ariz. — Five months after Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson home, leaving behind her medication, wallet and cellphone, federal investigators are still pursuing the case as a kidnapping for ransom, one arrest has been made in connection with fraudulent communications, and experts outside the investigation are increasingly skeptical that any of the ransom notes publicly reported so far are genuine.
The 84-year-old mother of “Today” show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie disappeared in the early hours of February 1 after being dropped off at her Catalina Foothills home the previous evening. Blood found on her front porch was confirmed by DNA testing to belong to her. Surveillance footage recovered from corrupted camera data showed a masked individual tampering with her doorbell camera that night. Her pacemaker app disconnected from her phone at 2:28 a.m., a timestamp investigators believe may correspond to when she was forcibly removed from the home.
Despite that physical evidence, no suspects or persons of interest have been publicly named in connection with the actual disappearance, and the investigation now enters its sixth month without a confirmed account of what happened or where Guthrie is.
Criminal defense attorney and trial lawyer Mark Geragos told NewsNation’s “Cuomo” program that he believes the FBI has consolidated its control over the investigation and that any breakthrough is most likely to come from inside the alleged criminal network rather than from external tip lines or media pressure.
“The FBI now, I think, has pretty firm control over the investigation, and they believe at this point that if it’s going to be solved, it’s going to be solved by somebody who I always call a confederate or somebody who’s going to give some information,” Geragos said.
Criminologist Casey Jordan offered a blunter assessment of the ransom notes that have circulated through media channels since February, telling NewsNation she believes none of them are credible based on a fundamental absence of verification.
“The No. 1 reason, and this is probably 90% of it, is that nothing, no communication is offered, any proof of life, proof of death, evidence of anything,” Jordan said.
She elaborated on why the absence of verifiable details undermines the notes’ credibility even when they contain accurate-sounding information about the case.
“The bottom line is, whatever they’re mentioning that we know of is stuff they could have just learned online or picked up from AI and, you know, the satellite images of the scene and everything else. So, without any proof of life or death, there is no reason to believe that they’re real. But I agree with Mark, the FBI is just kind of hedging their bets,” Jordan added.
The FBI itself struck a careful balance in its most recent public statement on the ransom notes, declining either to fully authenticate or entirely dismiss the body of communications it has received.
“The FBI and its task force partners have received several ransom notes over the course of this investigation. Some have been deemed to be extortion attempts without legitimacy. Other ransom demands may potentially be legitimate and are still being investigated as such. This case continues to be investigated as a kidnapping for ransom case. The FBI has and will continue to offer all assistance possible in the investigation — however, local authorities remain the lead,” the agency said.
The one concrete enforcement outcome from the ransom note investigation came Thursday, July 2, when Derrick Callella, 42, of Hawthorne, California, pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment using a telecommunication device. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona confirmed the plea, which addressed Callella’s decision to call and text members of the Guthrie family on February 4, just days after Nancy’s disappearance, demanding a Bitcoin transfer in exchange for information about her return. Callella acknowledged in his plea that he knew an earlier ransom demand had already been made and that his goal was to harass the family and attempt to extract details about the investigation rather than to provide genuine information. He faces a maximum of two years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000 at a sentencing scheduled for September.
The broader chronology of communications in the case is complicated. Tucson television station KOLD-TV received two notes, one demanding millions in Bitcoin for Guthrie’s safe return and another claiming she had died. Entertainment outlet TMZ separately confirmed it had received a ransom note and subsequently reported receiving additional emails from what appeared to be the same sender. The FBI said its anonymous official’s earlier characterization to Reuters, which suggested all three widely publicized notes had been deemed fraudulent, was an incomplete representation of the bureau’s actual assessment, which distinguishes between notes fully dismissed as extortion attempts and others still under active investigation. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos had already expressed skepticism about the most recent TMZ note publicly, calling it consistent with the pattern of fake ransom demands the FBI had seen throughout the case.
The Callella guilty plea is the only confirmed criminal outcome so far. FBI special agent Heith Janke had disclosed at a February 5 press conference that someone had been arrested for sending an “imposter ransom demand” to family members, with Callella having initially pleaded not guilty before changing his plea this week.
The investigation has produced several pieces of physical evidence without leading to a named suspect. Blood confirmed as Nancy Guthrie’s was found on her front porch. A strand of hair was recovered inside the home. DNA from a glove found roughly two miles from the property failed to match any profile in the FBI’s national CODIS database, prompting investigators to pursue genetic genealogy testing. A separate human bone found near the property in May was ruled unrelated to the case. The masked individual seen on doorbell footage remains unidentified.
The Guthrie family’s combined reward for information remains at $1.1 million, covering both a $1 million family pledge and the FBI’s existing $100,000 offer. Savannah Guthrie has continued anchoring “Today” during much of the investigation while making periodic on-air appeals for public assistance, most recently describing the experience as “five months of agony and unending trauma” for her family as the investigation shows no sign of imminent resolution despite the substantial evidence collected and the federal resources deployed since February 1.
‘Big Money Show’ co-host Dagen McDowell critiques the Federal Reserve’s approach to inflation, drawing parallels to Alan Greenspan’s rate hikes in 1999 and 2000 that led to the dot-com bubble’s collapse.
Consumers who shop at Publix are being urged to check their freezers after one lot of GreenWise Organic IQF Blueberries was voluntarily recalled over concerns it may be contaminated with E. coli.
Chile-based supplier Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. announced the recall on July 3 after receiving reports of illnesses among consumers who had eaten the product, according to a recall notice posted by Publix.
The recalled blueberries were distributed to Publix stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
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Chile-based supplier Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. announced the recall on July 3 after receiving reports of illnesses among consumers who had eaten the product, according to a recall notice posted by Publix. (Getty Images)
The recall applies only to 10-ounce GreenWise Organic IQF Blueberries with lot code 60401 and a best-by date of Feb. 9, 2028. No other lot codes or best-by dates are included in the recall.
The recall applies only to 10-ounce GreenWise Organic IQF Blueberries with lot code 60401 and a best-by date of Feb. 9, 2028. (Stefan Sauer/picture alliance via Getty Images)
According to the recall notice, there have been reports of 12 confirmed illnesses associated with E. coli O145:H28 infections reported between May 11 and June 5.
E. coli O145 is a Shiga toxin-producing strain of the bacteria that can cause severe stomach cramps, diarrhea that may be bloody and vomiting. While most healthy people recover within about a week, infections can lead to a serious complication known as hemolytic uremic syndrome, particularly in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems.
Blueberries grow on a bush in the fields of Agrargesellschaft Chemnitz mbH in Rottmanshagen. (Stefan Sauer/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Consumers who have the affected blueberries should not eat them and should either discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund, according to the recall notice.
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Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. said it has instructed customers who received the affected lot to remove it from distribution while it works with regulators and retail partners. The company said it is investigating the source of the potential contamination and will provide additional information as it becomes available.
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No Winner in July 4 Powerball Drawing as $402 Million Jackpot Climbs to $416 Million for Monday’s Drawing
LANSING, Mich. — No one matched all six numbers in Saturday’s Powerball drawing, allowing the jackpot to roll over and grow to an estimated $416 million ahead of Monday night’s drawing, according to lottery officials.
The winning numbers drawn Saturday, July 4, were 17, 38, 46, 50 and 69, with a Powerball number of 20 and a Power Play multiplier of 2. No ticket matched all five white balls plus the red Powerball, meaning the jackpot, which had stood at an estimated $402 million heading into the drawing, will carry over to Monday’s drawing with an estimated value of $416 million, or a lump-sum cash option of $186.6 million.
While no one claimed the top prize, the drawing was not without significant winners. No player matched all five white balls, which would have secured a $1 million prize, but seven players matched four white balls plus the Powerball while also participating in the optional Power Play add-on, each winning $100,000, the largest individual prize awarded in Saturday’s drawing.
In total, 626,323 players across the country won at least $4 in the July 4 drawing, with combined prize payouts exceeding $4.6 million, according to figures released by lottery officials. The results reflect the wide range of smaller prize tiers built into the Powerball game, which rewards players for matching as few as the Powerball number alone or a single white ball plus the Powerball.
Powerball’s jackpot was last won on May 2, 2026, when the $20 million prize was split between two winning tickets, one sold in Florida and the other in Texas. Since that win, the jackpot has been steadily climbing across successive drawings without a winner, building toward the $416 million prize now on offer for Monday night’s drawing.
Powerball is played in 45 states, along with Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets cost $2 each, and players select five white ball numbers ranging from 1 to 69, along with one red Powerball number ranging from 1 to 26. Players can also opt to pay an additional $1 per ticket for the Power Play feature, which multiplies non-jackpot winnings by a randomly selected factor, in this case 2, for Saturday’s drawing.
Michigan has a notable recent history with the nation’s major lottery jackpots. The last Michigan players to win a Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot were members of the so-called Breakfast Club lottery pool, who claimed an $842 million Mega Millions jackpot in June 2024, the largest prize ever won by a Michigan ticket holder in either game. Members of that group have said they intend to use part of their winnings to purchase a home in Florida and to travel.
Lottery officials have also used past cases to remind players of the importance of checking tickets promptly after a drawing. A Powerball ticket worth $250,000 sold in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in 2024 went unclaimed after the deadline for prize redemption passed, sending the money instead to the state’s School Aid Fund rather than to a winning ticket holder. State lottery rules generally set firm deadlines for claiming prizes, after which unclaimed winnings are redirected to state education or public funds depending on the jurisdiction in which the ticket was purchased.
Powerball drawings are held three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, giving players regular opportunities to try for the jackpot as it continues to grow between wins. Jackpots begin at a guaranteed minimum and increase based on ticket sales and the number of consecutive drawings that pass without a grand prize winner, a dynamic that has pushed Monday’s prize to its current estimated $416 million value following Saturday’s rollover.
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot remain long, standing at approximately 1 in 292.2 million for any individual ticket, according to the game’s official odds chart. Odds for smaller prize tiers are considerably more favorable, ranging from roughly 1 in 38 for matching only the Powerball number to 1 in 913,129 for matching all five white balls without the Powerball, the tier that would have resulted in a $1 million prize had any ticket in Saturday’s drawing achieved that combination.
Powerball operates alongside Mega Millions as one of the two major multistate lottery games played across most of the country. Mega Millions’ most recent jackpot, drawn July 3, was valued at $542 million, reflecting a similarly active stretch for both major lottery games as jackpots in each have continued to build in recent weeks without a grand prize winner.
Players interested in participating in Monday’s Powerball drawing can purchase tickets through authorized retailers in any of the states or territories where the game is offered, with sales typically cutting off shortly before each scheduled drawing time. Ticket buyers are encouraged to check the official Powerball website or their state lottery’s official platform for exact cutoff times, as these can vary slightly by jurisdiction.
For Michigan players specifically, additional information on ticket sales, past winning numbers and other lottery games, including instant tickets and raffles, is available through the Michigan Lottery’s official website. Lottery officials in Michigan and other participating states continue to encourage players to sign and safeguard their tickets immediately after purchase, given that unsigned or lost tickets can complicate the prize claims process, particularly for larger winnings that require in-person verification at state lottery offices.
With no jackpot winner from Saturday’s drawing, attention now turns to Monday night, when Powerball players across the country will have another opportunity to claim the growing prize, now standing at an estimated $416 million with a cash option of $186.6 million, before the numbers are drawn and the cycle either resets with a new winner or continues to climb toward the next drawing later in the week.
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A luxury shampoo is being recalled nationwide due to concerns the product may be contaminated with bacteria, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Kao USA Inc. is voluntarily recalling select lots of Oribe Serene Scalp Densifying Shampoo in the U.S. and Canada after Pluralibacter gergoviae bacteria was found during testing.
The company said Oribe Serene Scalp Densifying Shampoo in 8.5-ounce and 33.8-ounce sizes that were manufactured between Feb. 21, 2026 and Feb. 26, 2026 could be impacted.
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A woman shampooing her hair in the shower. (Getty Images)
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The 8.5-ounce bottle costs $52, according to the Oribe website.
AFFECTED PRODUCTS
- Oribe Serene Scalp Densifying Shampoo 8.5-ounce bottle (UPC 840035231242), lot code YR010556
- Oribe Serene Scalp Densifying Shampoo 33.8-ounce bottle (UPC 840035231273), lot codes YR010566 and YR010576
Affected lot codes are found on the bottom of the bottle printed in black.
The FDA said Pluralibacter gergoviae bacteria pose “little medical risk” to healthy people, but “those with certain health issues such as weakened immune systems may be more susceptible to infection by the bacteria.”
The 8.5-ounce bottle costs $52, according to the Oribe website. (Getty Images)
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“We are working with the FDA to voluntarily recall the affected lots of the product in question from our warehouses,” Kao USA said in a statement. “We are also asking retail and salon partners to remove affected lots from use and/or sale and return them to us for safe disposal.”
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The FDA said Pluralibacter gergoviae bacteria pose “little medical risk” to healthy people. (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)
Anyone who has the affected products should stop using them, Kao USA said in the recall announcement.
The company said consumers can contact the Kao Professional Hair Technical Hotline by phone or email to arrange for a replacement or to report adverse events experienced when using the product.
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Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer joins Varney & Co. to discuss how Americas historic World Cup run is packing bars, boosting business ahead of July 4th, and the surprising role taverns played in the nations founding.
A billionaire’s contribution helped the U.S. men’s national team secure the services of Mauricio Pochettino as the team’s head coach two years ago, as the squad now looks to progress into the World Cup quarterfinals as one of the competition’s host nations.
Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin provided the largest philanthropic contribution as a group of benefactors worked to bring Pochettino, an Argentine who previously served as the manager of several of the world’s most prominent club soccer teams, including Tottenham, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.
Pochettino’s base salary is a little over $6 million after calculating an annualized pay rate based on figures from the U.S. Soccer Federation’s most recent tax filings, which represented a significant boost from his predecessor’s salary.
“Mauricio has a well-deserved reputation for excellence, high standards, and bringing out the best in the teams he leads,” Griffin recently told The Wall Street Journal. “Those are timeless qualities I admire, and they are exactly what U.S. Soccer needed at this moment.”
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U.S. head coach Mauricio Pochettino speaks with Folarin Balogun and Weston McKennie during the FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 32 match between the USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina in Santa Clara, California. (John Dorton/USSF/Getty Images)
Securing Pochettino as the head coach of the U.S. men’s national team in 2024 helped set the stage for the team’s success at World Cup 2026, which the U.S. is hosting along with Canada and Mexico.
The U.S. defeated Paraguay 4-1 in its opening group stage match and then clinched the top spot in the group with a 2-0 win over Australia, advancing into the competition’s knockout stage despite a 3-2 loss to Turkey in the final match of the group stage.
Team USA followed that up with a 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 32, despite a controversial red card issued to striker Folarin Balogun that was subsequently suspended by FIFA, allowing him to avoid a one-match ban.
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The final of World Cup 2026 will be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
That set the stage for Team USA’s round of 16 matchup with Belgium, which will be played Monday night in Seattle.
A win to advance into the quarterfinals would mark the deepest World Cup run for Team USA since 2002, and Pochettino’s leadership has instilled a “why not us?” mentality in the team that helped spur the results to put the team on the brink of a historic result on its home soil.
Griffin’s interest in supporting the team developed out of a lifelong love of the sport, as he grew up a soccer fan and played the sport in high school and college.
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Citadel CEO Ken Griffin was recognized as the U.S. Soccer Federation’s most impactful philanthropist with the group’s #10 Award. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
He has also coached his children’s soccer teams, and has made donations through a philanthropic organization called Griffin Catalyst.
Griffin donated $3 million in 2017 to fund 50 mini-pitches in Chicago and $5 million in 2023 to build another 50 mini-pitches in Miami-Dade County to expand access to safe soccer fields in underserved communities.
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Earlier this year, Griffin was given the U.S. Soccer Federation’s #10 Award as the group’s most impactful philanthropist ahead of the World Cup.
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Jonathan Fahey discusses the tragic death of Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael P. Phara, killed by an illegal Haitian national truck driver.
Former President Joe Biden’s border policies forced Americans to shoulder economic burdens through rising rents and lower wages, former acting ICE Director Jonathan Fahey argued Monday.
“The American people overall are the losers on illegal migration,” Fahey told FOX Business’ Cheryl Casone.
“Certainly, certain industries benefit from it, but the overall, it makes more sense what President Trump and his administration are doing, which is focusing on policies that protect American workers and make their wages rise.”
BIDEN’S ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION SURGE CAUSED HIGHER RENT AND HOME PRICES, FED STUDY FINDS
Then-President Joe Biden speaks at Stupak Community Center on March 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nev. (Ian Maule/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Joining “Mornings With Maria” following the July 4 weekend, Fahey criticized the previous administration’s approach to illegal immigration, pointing to a Federal Reserve working paper that found the record surge in illegal immigration during Biden’s tenure was associated with higher home prices and rents.
The paper, published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, combines immigration court records with government administrative data to measure how the unprecedented wave of illegal immigration between 2021 and 2024 affected local labor and housing markets.
The authors caution the study is a preliminary draft circulated for professional comment and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas or the Federal Reserve System.
BIDEN-ERA ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION DROVE UP HOUSING COSTS, FED ECONOMISTS FIND
A U.S. Border Patrol agent speaks to immigrants blocked from entering a high-traffic illegal border crossing area along Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas on Dec. 20, 2022 as viewed from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Getty Images)
Previous reporting found the influx of illegal immigrants boosted employment with little measurable effect on wages but significantly increased housing demand.
Fahey made a similar argument, linking the population surge to increased demand across multiple sectors.
“That’s really just common sense. You bring in over 10 million people. They didn’t bring any homes with them. Prices are going to rise,” he explained.
“But we also had wages [go] down during the Biden administration because of it. Also, things like health care gets more expensive. No doctors, nurses, or hospitals came across the border, or very few doctors and nurses or anyone else, so that made that more expensive.”
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The ‘Big Money Show’ panel discusses the record 25 million young adults under 35 living at home.
The preliminary report’s findings, however, suggested that a 1% increase in unauthorized workers relative to a local labor force corresponded with roughly a 1% increase in overall employment, with no evidence that the immigration surge reduced average wages.
At the same time, the population increase was associated with a roughly 2.2% rise in home prices and a 1.4% increase in rents, reflecting an additional demand shock in an already strained housing market.
FOX Business’ Amanda Macias contributed to this report.
President Donald Trump said his administration is working on a retirement savings plan modeled after Australia’s system, promising to make it “sharper” and “even better” for American workers.
President Donald Trump‘s ongoing reforms to the American retirement system are getting inspiration from Down Under.
The Trump administration is working on an Australia-style retirement savings plan for American workers, suggesting the model could put people in “much better shape” by retirement age, the president said Monday.
“I made reference today that Australia has a thing going that’s very good – it’s really worked out very well,” Trump said during a Rose Garden lunch Monday, touting his new “Trump accounts” program for children. “We’re looking at that very strongly. We’re going to be taking that, and we’re going to be maybe making it a little bit sharper, a little bit even better. But we’re going to be doing that.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and other administration officials were already working on the proposal, according to Trump, who described it as a companion effort to the children’s investment accounts launched under his sweeping tax-and-spending law.
WHAT U.S. RETIREES CAN LEARN FROM NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
President Donald Trump wants to bring his “Trump Account” success forward to help American workers with Australian-style retirement savings plans. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“That would be more for grown-ups, as opposed to children,” Trump said earlier Monday in the Oval Office, adding that the administration would discuss the idea with Congress and “try very hard” to get it done.
Australia’s retirement system is built around “superannuation,” a mandatory savings program that requires employers to contribute 12% of a worker’s ordinary earnings into tax-favored retirement accounts managed largely by private funds, according to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
Cheryl Casone discusses the Trump Accounts launch, a new initiative offering eligible children a $1,000 government deposit and up to $5,000 in annual contributions.
Trump first floated interest in the Australian model in December while announcing a $6.25 billion donation from Michael and Susan Dell for Trump Accounts, saying at the time that the administration was studying a plan for “working people.”
The renewed push comes as lawmakers face pressure over the long-term finances of Social Security. The Center for Retirement Research has argued that while Australia’s system is highly rated internationally, the U.S. would still need to shore up Social Security and expand access to workplace retirement plans to meaningfully improve retirement security.
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“It’s something that’s going to be great, I think, if we can get it done,” Trump said in the Oval Office.
Ford’s limited-edition Super Duty Proud to Honor package features patriotic styling, with a portion of proceeds supporting Blue Star Families. (Credit: Ford Motor Company)
Ford Explorer owners may be surprised to learn that the auto part responsible for a series of recalls isn’t related to the SUV’s engine, but a $5 plastic clip that can be easily replaced.
The motor giant has issued three recalls for the fifth-generation Ford Explorer for plastic retention pins that can detach, allowing various parts to come loose, including the A- and B-pillar trim, and roof rail covers, CarBuzz reported.
FORD IN DEEP WATER AFTER SWEEPING RECALLS HIT EVERY MODEL SINCE 2020 – WITH ONE EXCEPTION
Ford Explorer vehicles at a Ford dealership in Richmond, California, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Millions of recalled Ford Explorers have been recalled due to a simple plastic pin, according to reports. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Despite being cheap to replace, the defective pins have been responsible for more than two million Ford recall notices issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
In more than 500,000 late fifth-generation Explorers, the retention pins “could loosen and allow the roof rail covers to detach from the vehicle,” resulting in pieces falling off the car and creating a road hazard, the report states.
FORD RECALLS MORE THAN 615,000 VEHICLES OVER WIPER AND DRIVESHAFT DEFECTS
FILE – Ford Motor Co. signage is displayed outside of a dealership as the General Motors Co. (GM) headquarters building stands in the distance in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., on Monday, April 1, 2013. (Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
A January 2024 recall said the vehicle’s A-pillar could pop loose and detach. Ford chose to inspect the impacted vehicles and issue a replacement.
In a previous statement to FOX Business, back when the A-pillar trim recall was first issued in early 2024, Ford said it expected “only 5% of the vehicle population to be affected.”
Ford Motor Co is recalling nearly 617,00 Explorer sport utility vehicles in the United States at the request of regulators because retention pins could loosen and allow roof rail covers to detach from the vehicle. (Photo by Anton NovoderezhkinTASS vi (Anton Novoderezhkin\TASS via Getty Images)
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The B-pillar recall impacted hundreds of thousands of Explorers in a May 2023 recall in which the exterior door trim could be lost while driving.
Ford’s fix in this instance involved a simple inspection and replacement of the part.
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LARRY KUDLOW: America’s free enterprise keeps on winning, and the facts speak for themselves
FOX Business host Larry Kudlow reflects on America’s promised freedom following Independence Day Weekend on ‘Kudlow.’
Throughout the July 4th 250 weekend, President Trump’s speeches, especially at Mount Rushmore and the National Mall, really made two key points. One was the greatness of America, the home of Freedom, the land of liberty, a country whose founding creed was that its citizens receive their rights from God our creator.
Hence some of the greatest words in history: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Here’s the president at the National Mall on Saturday: “This country is the home of freedom. This is the land of liberty.” He added: “we’re celebrating freedom’s triumph over tyranny. Liberty’s conquest over oppression, and the enduring victory of the American spirit.”
Another of his key themes this weekend is that we will never let socialism or communism take over this country. Here’s the president on that: “The entire world has been on notice that Americans will never let anyone take our freedom away. Won’t happen. And all these talks from the communists, they haven’t got a chance.” Mr. Trump added that “communism is a loser, and it always will be, calling it “a mortal threat to American liberty. It is the greatest threat to our country, including World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor, or even 9/11. We’re not going to let this happen to us.”
These are universal themes that span from the American founding all the way to the present 250th anniversary. Yet I would bet that these would also be important campaign themes for the upcoming midterm elections.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich discusses capital gains tax reform, GOP tax cuts and the midterm political landscape on ‘Kudlow.’
The Democratic party has badly boxed itself in by accepting this wave of antisemitic socialism and communism launched by the anti-American mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, and AOC and her growing contingent of radicals. The Democrats are going to be stuck with this come November.
The party leaders have caved into antisemitism and socialism and perhaps communism which knows no bounds, whatever you want to call it, it is surely not freedom and free enterprise. If you need any proof of that besides the collapse of the old Soviet Union, and the current collapse of communist Cuba, here’s one of my favorite stats: per-person gross domestic product in America is slightly over $90,000. Per person GDP in authoritarian statist Communist China, it’s slightly less than $14,000.
America has grown over the past several 100 years by nearly 3.5 percent adjusted for inflation. No country can possibly match that record. And meanwhile, just reading some of our leading economists and what they are saying, people like Kevin Hassett in the White House, or Ed Yardeni, Ed Hyman, Jason Trennert on Wall Street and many others, think of this: real GDP will hit an all-time record high this year. Not even the Covid lockdown could stop it.
Stocks are soaring. Profits and productivity are breaking records, business is booming, consumers are spending, household net worth is a staggering $170 trillion and on and on. Communism is a complete failure. Just look at the numbers. Free enterprise is the greatest prosperity machine raising living standards to unbelievable heights that history has ever seen. And that’s why America keeps on winning.
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