Mitchell G. Patton

The University of Texas has fired men's basketball head coach Chris Beard while he faces a domestic violence charge, according to multiple reports.The charge stems from an incident with his fiancee, Randi Trew, on December 12. Trew initially said Beard strangled her, but retracted her statement on December 23."Chris didn't choke me, and I told the police that night," Trew said. "Chris has stated that he acted in self-defense, and I do not deny that. I do not believe that Chris was intentionally trying to harm me in any way. It was never my intention to arrest or prosecute him."CLICK…

A 2-year-old boy was among at least two people who died after a storm swept through California, toppling trees, flooding streets and leaving thousands in the dark.The boy, who has not been identified, was sitting on a sofa in the living room Wednesday night when the tree crashed through the roof from the mobile home in Occidental, "driving into or landing" on top of it, a spokesman for the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said. The boy's father and a neighbor managed to free the boy. Fire personnel performed CPR, but the boy was pronounced dead from his injuries shortly before…

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich taunted representative-elect George Santos on Wednesday before the team faced the New York Knicks.The incoming Republican congressman from New York has been embroiled in multiple local, federal and international investigations into allegations of fraud and fabrication of his past. He admitted to falsely speaking about his work experience and upbringing during his successful campaign to swing his Long Island constituency to the Republicans in November.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Representative-elect George Santos, RN.Y., top center, sits in the House chamber on opening day of the 118th Congress in the U.S. Capitol,…