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San Francisco still hasnt recovered since pandemic exodus: report
San Francisco’s population has not recovered since the pandemic exodus, according to a new report.
“San Francisco metro area’s population failed to grow again in 2025, despite a swelling boom in AI,” The San Francisco Chronicle reported in March. “Unlike in almost every other major metro in the country, that’s left the region’s total population well below its 2020 level, according to newly released U.S. census estimates.”
“The number of residents in the San Francisco metropolitan area, which also includes the East Bay, Peninsula and Marin County, was still 2.6% lower in July 2025 than it was in April 2020, the most recent metro-level data show,” the report continued. “Among metro areas with more than 1.5 million residents, that population loss is outpaced only by Los Angeles, which was down 2.7%.”
The city has been plagued by rampant homelessness, surging crime, and skyrocketing costs of living for the past several years. Former residents have explained that they found a better quality and cost of living outside the Bay Area, where homelessness and housing prices have skyrocketed.
The city is trying to make a comeback with a shift in its political landscape after moderates ousted progressives out of leadership.
The effort of moderates caught the attention of President Donald Trump, who praised Mayor Daniel Lurie for his work in turning the city back around.
The city elected Lurie in 2024, defeating incumbent Democrat London Breed in a shift away from lenient policies on crime, drugs and homelessness that critics say contributed to the city’s decline.
Moderate Democrats in San Francisco are pushing back against progressive candidates, fearing local left-wing politicians could undo the work done over the past four years after a surge in the city’s homelessness and crime.
“Still, it’s not as though the Bay Area’s population has been in free fall since the pandemic,” the Chronicle reported. “After hitting a low in 2022, the population growth in both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas has generally leveled off, even creeping up slightly. Likewise, Los Angeles’ population change has generally leveled off around its lowest point.”
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Neighbors for a Better San Francisco raised $10 million to pour into local elections to stop progressives from being re-elected and knocking the city “off its more centrist course,” according to a Politico report last month.
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Max Homa’s ‘spoiled’ golfer comment comes back to haunt him after RBC Heritage club-throwing meltdown
Six-time PGA Tour winner Max Homa’s previous criticism of “spoiled” golfers has come back to haunt him this weekend.
During the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina, Homa let his frustrations get the best of him when he flung his club several yards after failing to get back on the fairway on the 15th hole.
He bogeyed the hole and finished the tournament tied for 69th.
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Homa’s reaction didn’t stand out from other pros, but it was his previous criticisms of golfers beating up the course that triggered a harsh backlash on social media.
Homa, 35, was asked Wednesday about the code of conduct at the Masters and what he thinks dictates a violation following Sergio Garcia’s code-of-conduct warning for beating up a tee box. Homa did not directly mention Garcia’s name but took issue with those types of meltdowns.
“I don’t like when people break clubs. I don’t like when people beat up the golf course, because we deal with it, and I think the breaking clubs makes us look very, very spoiled,” Homa said.
“I try my absolute best not to do it. And when it does happen, as far as slamming a tee box, I’m very upset with myself, because we’re very lucky to play this game where we do, and I think it is a bad look.”
Golf fans on social media were quick to point out the hypocrisy.
“Set himself up after Sergio comment smh,” one person wrote on X.
“Max: Do as I say, not as I do,” another added.
“Same guy that was on his high horse a few days ago saying it makes you look spoiled if you throw your club?” a different comment read.
Garcia apologized for his outburst in a post to social media on Tuesday. Homa hasn’t apologized yet, but it looks like he may soon.
Fox News Digital’s Ryan Canfield contributed to this report.
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Travelers revisit golden age of flying as nostalgic collectibles make major comeback
American Airlines is leaning into nostalgia as it marks its upcoming centennial, unveiling a new set of retro-inspired trading cards for passengers.
Starting in early May, travelers will be able to collect the cards directly from pilots on select flights, with wider availability expected ahead of the summer travel season, the airline said in a press release.
The cards feature a mix of modern aircraft and historic planes that helped shape the airline’s legacy.
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Alongside current fleet types such as the Airbus A321neo and Boeing 787, the airline is releasing special edition cards highlighting vintage aircraft including the DC-3, 707-123 and MD-80.
“These trading cards are a culmination of 100 years of special moments shared between pilots, planes and passengers,” said Captain Alan Johnson, American’s vice president of flight operations.
Each card includes an image of the aircraft, technical details and historical facts, giving aviation enthusiasts a collectible piece of airline history.
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Passengers are encouraged to ask pilots for the cards, which will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, the airline noted.
American plans to print millions of cards in time for summer, increasing the chances for travelers to get one.
Fox News Digital reached out to American Airlines for further comment.
On social media, aviation fans have already embraced similar offerings, with passengers frequently sharing videos of themselves asking pilots for trading cards on flights.
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Delta Air Lines has offered pilot trading cards for years and expanded the idea with a centennial-themed collection in 2025, distributing millions of cards to passengers.
Posts across platforms like TikTok show passengers requesting trading cards from pilots before and after their flights.
Fox News Digital previously reported that American Airlines began tapping into nostalgia earlier this year as part of efforts to enhance the passenger experience.
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The carrier introduced a retro-inspired in-flight menu tied to its centennial celebration, with dishes debuting in February and expanding in the months that followed.
The offerings include items modeled after meals from the early days of commercial aviation, such as beef Wellington, prawn cocktail and Waldorf salad.
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Hezbollah ‘human shield’ strategy behind Lebanon ambush, bomb detonation – Macron drawn in
The 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire was tested April 18 after an ambush in southern Lebanon killed a French soldier, highlighting Hezbollah’s alleged “human shield” tactics and drawing another nation into the conflict, a defense analyst said.
An IDF reservist was also killed, and nine soldiers were wounded—one seriously—on the same day, when an engineering vehicle drove over a bomb planted by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, the military said.
Kobi Michael, a senior researcher at the INSS and the Misgav Institute in Tel Aviv, said the Iranian-backed group had spent years preparing the region for Israel’s arrival, relying on its entrenched, signature terror strategy—even after the latest ceasefire and the IDF’s re-entry into southern Lebanon in March.
“This is the rationale of human shields, using the population and sensitive civilian facilities in order to store weapons and use places for terror and operational purposes,” Michael told Fox News Digital.
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“Hezbollah worked for decades to build an entire facility, part of it underground, below private residential buildings and houses, preparing themselves for a surprise attack on Israel,” Michael added.
“They were well-prepared to defend themselves once the IDF entered and tried to fight them,” he said.
France’s foreign minister said the soldier was killed in a close-range ambush and struck by a direct shot.
The minister said the attack happened during a patrol clearing explosives near Ghandouriyeh, when troops came under small-arms fire from “non-state actors,” a term often used to refer to groups like Hezbollah.
“They operate in the Shiite villages and among the Shiite population who are supported by Hezbollah,” Michael said, before describing how “most people in these southern villages are connected to Hezbollah” in one way or another and are “heavily dependent on the terror organization.”
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“All community life and infrastructure in these Shiite villages and towns are an effective cover for terror purposes and Hezbollah activities,” he added.
French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the soldier’s death.
“Sgt. Maj. Florian Montorio of the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment in Montauban was killed this morning in southern Lebanon during an attack against UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon),” Macron said. “Three of his comrades were wounded and evacuated.”
“All indications suggest that Hezbollah is responsible for this attack. France demands that the Lebanese authorities immediately arrest those responsible and take responsibility alongside UNIFIL,” Macron added.
Michael, however, claimed Macron’s response was, in some ways, inconsistent, as the president has been drawn into the war.
At first, France had called Israeli strikes on Lebanon on April 8 “intolerable” and opposed a ground offensive.
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Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Leiter, also expressed his wish to keep Macron out of ceasefire negotiations, highlighting tensions surrounding his policy.
“When it comes to Hezbollah breaches against Israel, the French demand Israel restrain and contain, but when it comes to one of their soldiers, they are furious at Hezbollah,” Michael said.
“That said, Hezbollah has breached the ceasefire agreement since its first moment,” Michael added.
Hezbollah has since denied the ambush, with the soldier’s death still underscoring the volatility of the 10-day ceasefire, which came into effect April 16.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack in a statement and said an initial assessment by the UN Interim Force in Lebanon found it was carried out by Hezbollah.
According to the U.S. State Department, under the terms of the 2026 ceasefire, brought about by negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, Israel retains the right to act in self-defense against threats, while Lebanon must take steps to prevent attacks by Hezbollah and other armed groups.
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Lebanon’s security forces are solely responsible for national security, and both sides have asked the U.S. to continue facilitating talks to resolve remaining issues.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also said it carried out strikes in response to what it described as “ceasefire violations by Hezbollah.”
Michael also emphasized Iran’s continued influence as Hezbollah operates in southern Lebanon as an “unrestrained political force.”
“Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is still in charge of Hezbollah,” he added, before saying that the Lebanese army is also “unwilling to fight or confront Hezbollah.”
“First, because of the Shiite segment of this army that identifies with Hezbollah, and secondly, because it is afraid that confronting Hezbollah will lead to a civil war, a trauma they still have since the first one in 1975, lasting 15 years — until 1990.”
Michael added: “The Shiite militia, also controlled by Iran, is not subordinate to state authority, enabling Hezbollah to operate as an unrestrained political force within the Lebanese political system.”
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