There’s nothing wrong with picking up a few pizzas and grabbing a cake and ice cream from a local grocery store for your kid's birthday party. There are more important things pertaining to the party to worry about than that.

The balloon situation is among those more important things to worry about. Also, are there parting gifts for the other kids in attendance? Because, for some reason, that’s a thing. And, of course, did you grab a present the kid asked for?

You also want to make sure there are enough adult beverages on hand for any of the grownups who are stuck hanging out at the party. They don’t want to be there and a drink or two will make the hour they're stuck at the party less painful for them.

Now, if you’re one of those people who insists on making the cake yourself, stick to the cake pan. Don’t go over the top and try shapes or anything like that. Not unless your attempt at a homemade cake ends up looking like boobs.

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That’s one way to make the birthday party a lot more interesting. It's also a great way to make memories. Boring homemade cakes don't do that. Don't fall for the marketing. The kids aren’t going to remember that mom made the birthday cakes herself. Not unless you screw the cakes up.

Author Lyndee Walker made her son’s 8-year-old birthday party a memorable one with her attempt at making a cake in the shape of the number eight.

"I wasn't gonna attempt a Spider-Man cake or a Superman cake, but okay, I can make an eight, like that's easy," she told People of her approach to making the birthday cake.

It was the peach food coloring that took it from an amateur attempt at a number eight to a boob cake. She used the peach color to mark the circles in the number. The sprinkles were a nice touch.

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Walker thought she nailed it until her husband made an observation. He said, "My husband walked into the kitchen and looked at it and said, 'Hey, how come you put sprinkles on your boob cake?'"

She swatted at him and told him to stop until she got a look at the cake sideways. That’s when it hit her, "I was like, 'Oh my God, it does look like boobs. I made my child boobs.'"

I don’t have to tell you this, but a boob cake is a great way to celebrate a birthday. Maybe not an 8-year-old’s, but mom's best friend is the only one besides her husband who seemed to notice. The kids didn’t know any better.

That was until her son, who turned 18 recently, got another look at the cake his mom made for his eighth birthday. He’s older, he’s wiser, and he knows a boob cake when he sees one.

"He was like, ‘um, kinda, like that's our cake pan and that's the counter at the old house, and I — mom is that tits?,’" she said. 

"And I was like 'Well..' He goes, 'Was this from my birthday? Okay, well, I didn't think it looked like tits then, if that makes you feel any better.’"

What a heartwarming moment for a mother to share with her son.

Multiple people were wounded after shots rang out Saturday afternoon at the largest mall in South Carolina.

The Greenville Police Department confirmed to FOX Carolina there were at least two people taken to the hospital after the incident unfolded at Haywood Mall in Greenville.

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Authorities have detained multiple people, according to the outlet.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), South Carolina Highway Patrol, Greenville County Sheriff's Office and Greenville Police Department did not immediately respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

FIRST ON FOX: Federal immigration agents arrested several convicted killers, a rapist and multiple drug traffickers in a single day Thursday, underscoring the Trump administration's push to target what Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials call the "worst of the worst" criminal illegal immigrants living in the U.S.

"Yesterday, [Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] arrested multiple murderers, rapists, and drug traffickers from our communities," Homeland Security Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital.

"Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S.," she said. "Every day, our officers are putting their lives on the line to remove criminals from our communities."

According to DHS, Thursday's arrests include:

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Roque Cinto-Mejia, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, is convicted of manslaughter in Brooklyn, New York.

Alejandro De Jesus-De La Cruz, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, is convicted of voluntary manslaughter in San Bernardino, California.

Francisco Antonio Morales-Acencio, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, is convicted of rape, assault and battery of a family member in Fairfax, Virginia.

Heriberto Mendoza-Pineda, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, is convicted of trafficking methamphetamine in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

Manuel Soto, an illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic, was twice convicted of drug possession and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in Boston, Massachusetts.

Former President Joe Biden's chief of staff, Ron Klain, is facing fierce pushback online after jumping into the growing controversy surrounding Maine Senate Democratic nominee Graham Platner’s Nazi-linked tattoo, attempting to defend and explain away the Democrat’s disputed ink.

"The fact that a Biden WH Chief of Staff Democrat is comfortable downplaying a Nazi tattoo from a different Democrat tells you everything you need to know about today's Democrats," posted Prager University contributor Shabbos Kestenbaum.

Klain sparked a fight with the Republican Jewish Coalition Wednesday when he defended Platner on the group's Instagram post condemning the candidate and calling on Democrats to withdraw their support. Platner has denied the tattoo was intended as a Nazi symbol, even as multiple people familiar with the candidate have identified it as an SS skull-and-crossbones design, which he has since covered.

"This is just a partisan attack," Klain wrote. "The tattoo was a skull and crossbones to remember his fallen comrades from his service in Afghanistan."

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Klain served as Biden's chief of staff from 2021 to 2023, before becoming Airbnb’s chief legal officer. He was appointed to serve on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council by Biden in January 2025 before President Donald Trump removed him nearly four months later.

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The exchange ignited a firestorm on social media, where critics argued Klain's defense reflected a broader unwillingness among Democrats to distance themselves from Platner amid the growing controversy.

"Here's former Biden WH Chief of Staff, and @Airbnb Chief Legal Officer, Ron Klain whitewashing Graham Platner's Nazi SS Totenkopf tattoo. This, after hosting a fundraiser for Platner last week. As a former United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Council @HolocaustMuseum member, Klain absolutely knows better," RJC posted to X of the exchange. 

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"This is a disgusting lie from Ron Klain and @Airbnb should be deeply concerned someone this dishonest is working for the company in a sensitive role," posted Hudson Institute adjunct fellow Josh Block.

"What has become of us when prominent Jews defend Nazi sympathizers? I am disgusted. Ex-Biden chief Ron Klain defends Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo," wrote former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.

"It was NOT to honor his fallen comrades, which is wildly manipulative lie," wrote Republican communicator Matt Whitlock on X.

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"You do not have to debase yourself for Platner. Pick your values over partisanship. Focus on other elections. This man is not worth your self-respect," wrote columnist Alex Zeldin.

"Worse: The highest-ranking elected Jewish official in the U.S., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, still endorses Platner and has refused to revoke his support," wrote Antisemitism Watch founder Trish Posner.

Several of Platner’s ex-girlfriends have alleged the embattled nominee referred to his tattoo as "my Totenkopf" because of his belief that his unit shared similarities to the Nazi SS paramilitary forces.

During his victory speech Tuesday, Platner acknowledged the controversy that has followed him while on the campaign trail.

"Redemption is not just some simple or easy destination. It's a journey. I've made mistakes in my life, mistakes that I regret, that I live with, that I continue to learn from and I'm still far from perfect," said Platner. "But every day I wake up and I try to be a little bit better and a little bit kinder than I was the day before and if you give me the chance, I will be a senator for the people who cannot afford to buy a senator."

A string of controversies have followed Platner as he eyes to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

In the heat of the primary race, Reddit posts surfaced detailing his past inflammatory comments, while he was also accused of physical misconduct, including aggressive behavior, with a former romantic partner. Platner denied those accusations.

Fox News Digital reached out to Ron Klain, Airbnb and Graham Platner for comment.

Texas Tech is clearly an enemy of the state right now following an injunction being granted to quarterback Brendan Sorsby that will allow him to play in the upcoming season even though he admitted to placing a variety of bets on his own team.

Over the past three days, we have seen pushback from schools across the Big 12 and college football regarding the decision from a Texas judge.

Now, that conversation has centered on whether schools would schedule Texas Tech for future games in all sports.

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But, what has caught the eye of college football fans in recent days has been the overwhelming shock that someone who placed multiple bets on their own team, along with plenty of other wagers, would be allowed to play this season after the NCAA had already ruled Sorsby ineligible.

After filing a lawsuit against the NCAA, and arguing that the organization was not doing its contractually obligated duties of taking care of the student athlete rather than punishing him, Judge Ken Curry ruled that there was 'irreparable harm' for Sorsby and that he would be allowed to play this upcoming season after sitting out the opening two games.

Appearing on the Dan Dakich show Wednesday, Texas Tech megabooster Cody Campbell was asked when actual integrity comes into the fold, with the Red Raiders' potentially taking care of Sorsby but not allowing him to play.

"There are kids that are playing and have gotten DUIs that have beaten up women, their kids that have committed horrible acts," Campbell responded. "You know, I mean, nobody boycotted to play Penn State a few years ago when that horrible situation happened there.

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When asked about why he thinks schools are wanting to boycott games against Texas Tech in this particular situation, based on the integrity of the game, Cody Campbell pointed toward the disdain for the Red Raiders football program in their fight for relevance in the current era.

"It's because the college football world doesn't think that Texas Tech should be as good as we are. You know, we've this we've been a disruptor, just like Indiana has," Cody Campbell said. "And so we're a target, and we have been before any of this started. Now, the volume has gone way up, and a lot of it's been directed at me and Coach McGuire, and our university. But, that's not fair. If this had happened in LSU, you know people would say 'ahh it's LSU, you know they're always going to kind of do what they do and'. But it happened at Texas Tech. And you know, people don't want to compete with us.

"Of course ADs in the Big 12 are saying crazy things and, you know, saying they don't want to play as well. They don't want to play us because they know he's good and they don't want us to be as competitive. They want to have a better chance at winning the conference. So they're, inherently conflicted in their opinion. So, we're gonna do the right thing by this kid and follow the law."

When asked whether he thinks courts will one day allow players to gamble on sports, as long as it's not on their own team or performance, Cody Campbell noted that he does think that's something which needs to be fixed.

"I don't know what the courts are gonna say, but I do think that's something that needs to be fixed. And, the only way it can be fixed is through congressional action, which is why I've been in D.C. and been working with Congress, working with the White House to try and fix these problems. As it stands today, they are what they are."

I think it's fair to say that Texas Tech has fully embraced the role of the villain, and I can't say I blame them.

As for where this all goes next, that will come down to a panel of appeals court judges, and maybe even the Big 12 conference.

Nolan Arenado was slugging his way through the month of May when the Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman woke up one morning with an ailment that's familiar to those who felt invincible in their 20s but have advanced to their mid-to-late 30s.

His back hurt.

Not bad. Not enough to keep him out of the lineup. But it was one of those inexplicable moments that comes with being an aging Major League Baseball player — threatening to derail a hot streak for an eight-time All-Star who just turned 35.

"There's more aches and pains," Arenado said. "There's just a little more work in the gym, getting prepared for the game, than there used to be. That's a learning curve.

"I've always been in the gym, always did that stuff, but there's definitely more maintenance."

Arenado got past the minor back issue and is continuing a bounce-back season in the desert, batting .256 with eight homers and 30 RBIs through Monday's games. He's among a group of the 35-and-older crowd getting solid results at the plate, joining Los Angeles Dodgers veterans Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy, along with Houston's Christian Walker.

But it's a small club that's become smaller over the past decade.

MLB hitters who are 35 or older have combined to provide just 5.6 WAR (Wins Above Replacement, per FanGraphs) through roughly the first 1/3 of the season, continuing a trend that's accelerated over the past decade.

In the early 2000s, older stars were the norm in the big leagues. It peaked in 2003 when older hitters combined for 71.3 WAR, with a group highlighted by Barry Bonds, Frank Thomas, Kenny Lofton, Luis Gonzalez and Jeff Bagwell.

So what's changed?

Let's look at some of the reasons why MLB is skewing younger this days:

Baseball's analytical era can be traced back to the work of Bill James in the 1970s and 1980s, but terms like WAR, wOBA, BABIP, and OPS+ didn't start to become widespread in the big leagues until at least the late 2000s.

Suddenly, the eye test wasn't enough for MLB general managers. Cold, hard numbers were in.

And — overwhelmingly — those numbers showed that the best years for a big league hitter usually come from their mid-20s to early 30s.

That's directly correlated to MLB teams locking up young players to long-term contracts. Arizona's Corbin Carroll, Detroit's Kevin McGonigle, Pittsburgh's Konnor Griffin, Kansas City's Bobby Witt Jr. and Seattle's Julio Rodriguez are among dozens of promising players who were signed to lucrative deals well before they reach free agency.

Spending on veterans is no longer in vogue. Walker — a three-time Gold Glove first baseman who has hit nearly 200 career homers — signed with the Astros for a relatively modest $60 million, three-year deal after the 2024 season when he was 33 years old.

"I think it has a lot to do with the ability to measure guys’ value on the field," Walker said. "For a long time, WAR didn’t exist, wRC+ wasn’t a stat, right? So, you went off of the optics or this guy’s a good clubhouse guy or he’s got experience, he’s been to a World Series."

Today's young stars have come of age in a game where velocity is king, but it wasn't that way when Freeman and others broke through. The average MLB fastball in 2026 is north of 94 mph, with 18 qualified pitchers averaging at least 96. When Freeman debuted 17 years ago, the league-wide average was under 92 and no qualified pitchers averaged at least 96.

Arenado said that one of the first things that becomes tougher for MLB veterans is the ability to handle really good fastballs — particularly inside. It makes for tough matchups against pitchers like Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski, who routinely throws 100 mph.

"I feel like just the general age of the levels and the development is trending younger and younger," Walker said. "And there might be something to that — like your best bullets might be when you’re 27 years old."

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has Freeman and Muncy in his lineup on nearly a daily basis. He also played in the big leagues until he was 36 years old, retiring in 2008, giving him some personal experience on the aging process.

"The hardest part is to expect and want the same output you've always had, but not be willing to change the equation," Roberts said.

Roberts said the process is different for every player. Some need to work out more. Some less. Others need more sleep. Diet becomes more important. The tricky part is that the habits that brought you to the big leagues might not be the same ones that will keep you there in your mid-to-late 30s.

Walker, who didn't become a starter in the big leagues until he was 28, said he's embraced getting older and enjoys analyzing his blood tests that might signal what's causing vitamin deficiencies or inflammation. The tests also show how much alcohol might affect his body or the importance of a good night's sleep.

"For myself, no real magic recipe, just chalk it up to being a late bloomer," Walker said. "My age is older than most guys, but service time isn’t. I haven’t been in the big leagues for 20 years or anything like that. Just fortunate that I still can help the team."

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said he believed there were two main reasons Arenado was still having success in his 14th big league season. First, he gave credit to the D-backs' hitting coaches.

But maybe most importantly, Arenado has listened to those coaches, embraced change and found new ways to have success.

"There's an adjustment to work habits and mindset once you get to that level where things aren't as easy as they used to be," Lovullo said. "Some say ‘I’ve had my career, it's not as easy as it once was, and I want to shut it down.'"

Later he added: "It's fun to watch Nolan Arenado have all this success, but he's worked his butt off. He's working as hard as any 22 or 23 year old we have on this team."

Reporting by the Associated Press.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr slammed former "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley on Sunday after Pelley said he did not expect to be fired from CBS News following a heated clash with the program's new leadership.

Carr responded to Pelley's remarks in a post on X, where he argued the longtime CBS journalist's reaction reflected a broader problem inside legacy media.

"One of the reasons why trust in media is so low is because many legacy journalists are completely out of touch," Carr said.

He also said Pelley’s conduct would not be tolerated in a typical workplace.

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"You could not get away with that behavior at any run of the mill job," Carr said. "It is revealing to see how blind some are to that."

Pelley was fired after 37 years at CBS News, where he served as a White House correspondent, anchor of the "CBS Evening News" and correspondent for "60 Minutes."

In an interview with The New York Times, Pelley said he did not believe he was walking into a termination meeting after his confrontation with new "60 Minutes" executive producer Nick Bilton.

"Oh gosh, furthest thing from my mind," Pelley said. "It hadn’t occurred to me."

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Pelley acknowledged that the meeting with Bilton had been tense, but he defended the tone of his questioning by pointing to the program’s history.

"‘60 Minutes’ is known for two things: a ticking stopwatch and hard questions," he said.

Pelley said the confrontation came after senior staffers and several correspondents were dismissed, and after Bilton was introduced to the newsroom as the program's new executive producer.

"No one saw the Black Thursday massacre coming," Pelley said.

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Pelley said he was angered by Bilton’s introductory email to the staff and by the way Bilton addressed employees after the dismissals.

"It betrayed the fact that Nick Bilton didn’t know anything about us, didn’t know anything about our culture, and yet was being imposed on us as our new leader," Pelley said.

Pelley also criticized CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, who was installed under new ownership after David Ellison's acquisition of Paramount.

"She’s a lovely person," Pelley said. "And her Free Press organization that she founded has been very successful. But television’s not her thing."

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Pelley accused Weiss of pushing editorial changes on a politically sensitive "60 Minutes" story involving protests and an immigration enforcement shooting in Minneapolis.

He said he believed the requested changes would have favored President Donald Trump's view of the events.

"There was a thumb on the scale for the president’s version of events that I felt was a level of political influence that I had never seen in 37 years at CBS News," Pelley said.

CBS News denied that Weiss acted with political motivation, saying her editorial notes were intended to make the piece "as strong, fair, and accurate as possible."