The Hawaii woman who disappeared while traveling through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has now been declared a “voluntary missing person” by authorities.

On Monday, the Los Angeles Police Department provided an update about the ongoing search for Hannah Kobayashi, 30, who was last seen on Nov. 8 at LAX, saying there is no evidence of foul play in her disappearance.

“As the family is aware, late yesterday after traveling to the US-Mexico border we reviewed video surveillance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection which clearly shows Kobayashi crossing the United States border on foot into Mexico,” Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said during the news conference.

McDonnell said video showed that she was clearly alone, had her luggage and appeared to be unharmed.

HANNAH KOBAYASHI MISSED LOS ANGELES FLIGHT INTENTIONALLY, POLICE SAY; FAMILY CLAIMS EVIDENCE SHOWS OTHERWISE

The 30-year-old Oahu, Hawaii, resident had planned a vacation to see her aunt in New York City and flew from Maui to Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 8, her aunt previously told Fox News Digital. She was scheduled to take a connecting flight to New York, with a 42-minute layover at 11 a.m., but she never got on that flight. Her family is unsure why.

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Hannah Kobayashi’s family was concerned after she stopped answering calls and texts. (Hannah Kobayashi via Instagram)

Investigators believe Kobayashi intentionally missed her connecting flight to New York.

“On Friday, November 8th, 23-year-old Hannah Kobayashi missed her connecting flight from LAX to New York, which the investigation determined was intentional,” McDonnell said during a Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners meeting last week. 

“On November 15th our missing persons unit assumed investigative responsibility. Detectives have been diligently reviewing video surveillance and employing various investigative techniques to locate Hannah, while her family has continued their personal search efforts,” he said, adding that authorities “remain fully committed to locating Hannah.”

HAWAII WOMAN’S CRYPTIC TEXT MESSAGES PROMPT CONCERN AFTER DISAPPEARANCE

Hannah Kobayashi’s mother filed a missing persons report after her daughter seemingly disappeared without a trace. (Hannah Kobayashi via Instagram)

Kobayashi’s family said they were unaware of any developments in the department’s investigation until they were sent footage of McDonnell’s speech. In a statement on social media, the missing woman’s sister, Sydni Kobayashi, disputed that Kobayashi missed her flight intentionally and pointed out inaccuracies in McDonnell’s timeline of events. 

“Based on information, surveillance footage reviewed and information shared with us, these are the facts known to my mother and I: It does not appear that Hannah intentionally missed her flight,” Sydni Kobayashi wrote in an Instagram post at the time.

“The lack of communication surrounding some important details has left us feeling excluded from potentially crucial developments,” the statement added. “These alleged findings have yet to be relayed to my mother and I directly from the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department or any detective involved in Hannah’s case.”

“However, we do remain hopeful and optimistic that the Los Angeles Police Department is doing everything in their power to assist us in locating Hannah,” her sister continued. 

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Kobayashi’s father, 58-year-old Ryan Kobayashi, was found dead in an apparent suicide around 4 a.m. on Nov. 24 after jumping from a parking structure, the LAPD confirmed to Fox News Digital.

He had traveled to Los Angeles from Hawaii to look for his missing daughter.

Anyone with information is asked to call the RAD Movement hotline at 619-904-0840.

Fox News Digital’s Christina Coulter contributed to this report. 

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The Denver Broncos picked up a huge win for their playoff chances, taking down the Cleveland Browns, 41-32, in a back-and-forth thriller on “Monday Night Football.”

This game was a shootout much like Jameis Winston’s previous nationally televised bout, which ended in victory for the Browns this past Thursday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

But Bo Nix, not Russell Wilson, was Winston’s opposing quarterback this time, and he continued to show why he’s an Offensive Rookie of the Year frontrunner as he picked apart the Browns’ defense. 

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On the team’s second drive, Nix was methodical as he dissected the defense, finding fellow rookie DeVaughn Vele for a 16-yard gain that landed the Broncos at the one-yard line. A few plays later, running back Javonte Williams scored the game’s first touchdown to get the home team on the board first. 

But leave it to Winston to immediately respond, launching one to Elijah Moore for a 44-yard gain four plays into the next drive to get into the red zone. Then, David Njoku went upstairs to haul in his first of two touchdowns on the night for Cleveland to tie things up 7-7. 

The Browns’ offense, though, definitely ran through Jerry Jeudy, who went into this contest against his former team saying he wanted to “whip their a–.”

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He lived up to those words with 235 yards on nine catches, including a 70-yard touchdown that came immediately after Nix had thrown a dot to Marvin Mims Jr. on third-and-11 for a 93-yard touchdown in the third quarter. 

After the Broncos kicked a field goal to make it a 31-26 game, Winston was back under center again, this time looking to take the lead for the first time in this game with a touchdown.

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (3) reacts following his touchdown reception in the third quarter against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High. (Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images)

That’s exactly what happened, as Nick Chubb was uncovered on his route for a five-yard score. 

However, Nix, who has been calm under pressure throughout this season, continued his good performance by getting his team into the red zone once more and Wil Lutz buried a short field goal to retake the lead, 34-32. 

Winston had a chance to respond once more, but he threw his second pick-six of the game, as Ja’Quan McMillan stepped into the out route and wasn’t touched after falling to the turf. He walked right into the end zone to pull away late in the fourth quarter. 

That was the victory seal for Denver, as Winston and the Browns didn’t have any magic in them to pull spoiler yet again. 

Looking at the stat sheet, Nix was 18-for-35 for 294 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions, with Mims (3 catches, 105 yards) and Courtland Sutton (6 catches, 102 yards) leading the team. 

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (10) passes the ball in the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Empower Field at Mile High.  (Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images)

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On the ground, Jaleel McLaughlin had 84 yards on 14 carries for the Broncos. 

For the Browns, Winston had a whopping 497 yards passing on 34-of-58 with Moore also tallying 11 yards on eight catches. Njoku finished with nine receptions for 52 yards and his two scores. 

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Fox News host Sean Hannity reacts to President Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter ahead of his exit from office on “Hannity.” 

SEAN HANNITY: Now, the Democrats you saw there, they were just flat-out lying. In fact, there are people who are very clearly above the law, the ones that are lecturing all of you about the rule of law, and by the way, they are called the Biden family, or as we affectionately refer to them on this program as simply the “syndicate.” 

BIDEN PARDONS SON HUNTER BIDEN AHEAD OF EXIT FROM OVAL OFFICE 

Early today, in a move that surprised no one who watches this channel, President Biden did issue a full, unconditional pardon to his beloved son, Hunter. Only months after vowing over and over again that he would never pardon Hunter because of his deep, unwavering commitment to justice and the rule of law, you might recall. 

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… 

Well, we’ve all been subjected to one insane lie after another that only a handful of remaining MSNBC, fake news, CNN viewers could or would believe. So, it’s not a shocker that Joe Biden lied about a pardon for Hunter.  

Attorneys for first son Hunter Biden filed a motion with the court arguing that the grand jury indictment against President Biden’s son be dismissed completely, though the special counsel assigned to the case says the dismissal should be denied.

President Biden pardoned his son Hunter late Sunday evening, sparing him from being sentenced in a pair of separate court cases in which he was found guilty of illegally purchasing a gun and failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes — convictions the president claimed were politically motivated and a “miscarriage of justice.”

On Monday, Special Counsel David Weiss of the U.S. Department of Justice filed a request to the judge who presided over the gun case, Judge Maryellen Noreika, seeking to deny the motion to dismiss Hunter’s indictment.

“The Government does not challenge that the defendant has been the recipient of an act of mercy,” Weiss said in the filing. “That does not mean the grand jury’s decision to charge him, based on a finding of probable cause, should be wiped away because the defendant falsely claimed that the charges were the result of some improper motive or selective prosecution.

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“No court has agreed with the defendant on these baseless claims, and his request to dismiss the indictment finds no support in the law,” the special counsel added before requesting the dismissal of the indictment be denied.

In response to the request, Hunter’s attorney, Abbe Lowell of the Washington, D.C.-based law firm, Winston & Strawn LLP, argued that the majority of courts support a dismissal.

“The Special Counsel paradoxically claims that Mr. Biden’s notice is ‘without any legal support’ in suggesting that his pardon means that the Court should dismiss the indictment, at the same time, the Special Counsel acknowledges that ‘the majority of courts, when faced with such a decision, have chosen to dismiss an indictment,’” the defense team wrote. “The Special Counsel’s admission that this is the practice of the ‘majority of courts’ certainly provides legal support to Mr. Biden’s claim that dismissal is warranted.”

JOE BIDEN MET WITH AT LEAST 14 OF HUNTER’S BUSINESS ASSOCIATES WHILE VICE PRESIDENT

Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, follows his attorney Abbe Lowell on Capitol Hill in Washington on January 10, 2024.  (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

Hunter Biden was found guilty in the gun case in June, with a jury of his peers determining he made a false statement in the purchase of a gun, made a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federally licensed gun dealer, and possession of a gun by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance. 

He has a well-documented history of drug abuse, which was most notably documented in his 2021 memoir, “Beautiful Things,” which walked readers through his previous need to smoke crack cocaine every 20 minutes, how his addiction was so prolific that he referred to himself as a “crack daddy” to drug dealers, and anecdotes revolving around drug deals, such as a Washington, D.C., crack dealer Hunter Biden nicknamed “Bicycles.”

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In the tax case, Hunter faced another trial regarding three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses regarding the failure to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes. As jury selection was about to kick off in Los Angeles federal court in September, Hunter entered a surprise guilty plea.

Fox News Digital’s Emma Colton contributed to this report.

President-elect Trump suggested to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week that if a tariff for failing to address trade and immigration issues would kill the neighbor to the north’s economy, maybe it should become the 51st state, sources told Fox News.

Last Friday, Trudeau flew to Mar-a-Lago unannounced after Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products. Specifically, Trump is threatening to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico over their failures to curb the flow of illegal immigrants and illicit drugs from those countries into the U.S.

Now, new details are beginning to emerge about the meeting between the two men, which Trump called “very productive.”

Before nibbling on crab cocktail and slurping down oysters, the issues of tariffs, border security and trade deficits were front and center.

TRUMP BOASTS OF ‘VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING’ WITH CANADIAN PM TRUDEAU AT MAR-A-LAGO

According to two people at the table who heard the discussion, Trump, while cordial and welcoming, was very direct when it came to what he wants from his counterpart to the North.

Paraphrasing the discussion, Trump told Trudeau that Canada has failed the U.S. border by allowing large amounts of drugs and people across the border, including illegal immigrants from over 70 different countries.

Sources say Trump became more animated when it came to the U.S. trade deficit with Canada, which he estimated to be more than $100 billion.

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Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, met with President-elect Trump at Mar-a-Lago last Friday. (Dean Casavechia/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The president-elect told the prime minister if Canada cannot fix the border issues and trade deficit, he will levy a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods on day one when he returns to office.

Trudeau told Trump he cannot levy the tariff because it would kill the Canadian economy completely. Trump replied – asking, so your country can’t survive unless it’s ripping off the U.S. to the tune of $100 billion? 

Trump then suggested to Trudeau that Canada become the 51st state, which caused the prime minister and others to laugh nervously, sources told Fox News.

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Trudeau met with President-elect Trump at his lavish Mar-a-Lago resort. (Getty Images)

But he continued, telling Trudeau that prime minister is a better title, though he could still be governor of the 51st state.

Sources told Fox News someone at the table chimed in and advised Trump that Canada would be a very liberal state, which received even more laughter. Trump suggested that Canada could possibly become two states: a conservative and a liberal one.

He told Trudeau that if he cannot handle his list of demands without ripping the U.S. off in trade, maybe Canada should really become a state or two and Trudeau could become a governor.

While sources say the exchange got many laughs, Trump delivered the message that he expected change by January 20.

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The nearly three-hour conversation continued about various other topics, and at the end, the Canadian guests called the dinner “very friendly and very positive,” though no reference was made about becoming the 51st state.

Fox News Digital has reached out to both the Trump camp and Trudeau’s team about the statements, though neither immediately responded.

The 2025 WNBA regular season schedule was released on Monday, and the latest clash between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will be happening right away. 

Clark’s Indiana Fever and Reese’s Chicago Sky will be going head-to-head to open their respective seasons on May 17 – one day after the league’s opening slate the day before. 

This rivalry that goes back to their college days at Iowa and LSU quickly translated to the pros, as drama was seen in the Rookie of the Year race as well as their matchups on the court.

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Clark went on to win Rookie of the Year this past season after setting numerous rookie and league records, but Reese quickly made her presence known as a fellow WNBA All-Star by impacting Chicago in her inaugural season as well. 

Four meetings between the Fever and Sky were had last season, and each was more anticipated than the next as these two tried to best one another to help notch a win for their squad. 

But it was Clark’s Fever who pulled off three wins out of the four meetings. In those games, though, Reese tallied more points and rebounds than Clark, though the floor general did best Reese in assists in all four games. 

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There were also some tense moments in those games, beginning with Reese’s teammate, Chennedy Carter’s flagrant foul on Clark early in the season that made national headlines and sparked tons of sports debate after the veteran guard checked the rookie to the ground in what many described as a cheap shot. 

Then, on June 16, Clark was going in for a layup against the Sky when Reese came flying in to try to swat the ball away. Instead, her arm smacked Clark in the head, and she went down hard. 

A flagrant 1 foul was called on Reese, who had to defend herself after the game, saying she was simply trying to make a play on the ball and not trying to hurt Clark. 

Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese (5) drives to the basket as Los Angeles Sparks’ Dearica Hamby defends during the first half, May 30, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Clark would say the same thing, understanding Reese was just trying to help her team in the moment. 

Their performances, both in college and in the pros, have made each of them reach celebrity status that transcends sports. Reese even said on the opening episode of her podcast that the 2023 national championship game between her Tigers and Clark’s Hawkeyes “changed my life forever.”

But that change has sometimes come with hate. 

“I think it’s really just the fans, her fans, the Iowa fans, now the Indiana fans, that are really just, they ride for her, and I respect that, respectfully,” Reese said. “But sometimes it’s very disrespectful. I think there’s a lot of racism when it comes to it.”

There’s no doubt Clark and Reese have each played a significant role in growing the game of women’s basketball and women’s sports in general, which led to the WNBA wasting no time getting them on the court immediately for their latest rivalry chapter. 

Also worth noting about the WNBA schedule release is the newest franchise, the Golden State Valkyries, who tip off for their first-ever game on May 16 against the Los Angeles Sparks. 

Angel Reese defended her block attempt on Caitlin Clark, which resulted in a flagrant-1 foul being called. (Getty Images)

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The New York Liberty, winners of the 2024 WNBA title, will see their ring ceremony on May 17 before their matchup with the Las Vegas Aces.

The Fever and Sky will have five meetings in the 2025 season.

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Two IRS whistleblowers who testified before Congress last year about the Justice Department’s alleged interference in a tax investigation case into Hunter Biden said the president’s sweeping pardon of his son wasn’t surprising.

IRS supervisory special agent Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, a special agent with the IRS’ criminal investigation division, spoke exclusively with Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum Monday on “The Story” in their first interview since President Biden issued a full and unconditional pardon for his son.

“I wasn’t surprised at all. This was something that was expected,” Shapley said of the pardon. “You can tell by the maneuvering of defense counsel that this was on the horizon. And, you know, the thing that’s surprising is that the President of the United States lied to the American people about what he was going to do.”

Biden repeatedly denied he would pardon his son, who pleaded guilty in September to the nine charges against him in a federal tax case, including three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses. 

The first son was also found guilty in June of three felonies related to the illegal purchase of a firearm. 

HUNTER BIDEN SAYS HIS MISTAKES WERE ‘EXPLOITED’ FOR POLITICAL SPORT, HE WILL NEVER TAKE PARDON FOR GRANTED

Biden on Sunday announced he was pardoning his only surviving son, who he says was “selectively” and “unfairly” prosecuted. The pardon covers a 10-year period for any offenses the younger Biden committed or may have committed from 2014-2024.

President Joe Biden (left) and his son Hunter Biden (right). (Fox News)

“No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son – and that is wrong. There has been an effort to break Hunter – who has been five and a half years sober, even in the face of unrelenting attacks and selective prosecution,” Biden said in a statement released by the White House. “In trying to break Hunter, they’ve tried to break me – and there’s no reason to believe it will stop here. Enough is enough.”

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Special agent Ziegler told MacCallum that Biden’s claims his son was “singled out” are “completely ludicrous.”

“I’m a Democrat, and I’m a person that believes in the rule of law. When you look at what he was charged with, criminal tax evasion, and what he pled guilty to, there’s thousands of taxpayers who honestly file their taxes, they pay their taxes on time, and I think they should be disappointed by this because they’re held up to a standard that’s different than the political elite,” said Ziegler.

Supervisory IRS Special Agent Gary Shapley (L) and IRS Criminal Investigator Joseph Ziegler are sworn-in as they testify during a House Oversight Committee hearing related to the Justice Department’s investigation of Hunter Biden, on Capitol Hill July 19, 2023 in Washington, DC.  (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

He added that at the end of the day, he’s disappointed Hunter Biden got a “free pass.” 

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that he was “disappointed” in Biden’s decision to pardon his son because the commander-in-chief made the decision to put his family “ahead of the country.”

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“This is a bad precedent that could be abused by later Presidents and will sadly tarnish his reputation,” Polis wrote. “Hunter brought the legal trouble he faced on himself, and one can sympathize with his struggles while also acknowledging that no one is above the law, not a President and not a President’s son.”

Kate Winslet once went “face-to-face” with a critic who harassed the actress with comments about her body.

Winslet, 49, recalled hearing “horrific” things about her body during the height of her “Titanic” fame. During an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes,” one red carpet moment was played where a reporter comments that Winslet “melted and poured” into her gown and should have worn a larger size.

“It was absolutely appalling,” Winslet said. “What kind of a person must they be to do something like that to a young actress who’s just trying to figure it out?”

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“I said, ‘I hope this haunts you.’ It was a great moment. It was a great moment, because it wasn’t just for me. It was for all those people who were subjected to that level of harassment.”

— Kate Winslet

When asked if she confronted the critic “face-to-face,” Winslet explained she “let them have it.”

“I said, ‘I hope this haunts you,'” she said, getting emotional. After a moment she whispered, “It was a great moment.”

Holding back tears, she continued, “It was a great moment, because it wasn’t just for me. It was for all those people who were subjected to that level of harassment. It was horrific. It was really bad.”

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Kate Winslet opened up about the scrutiny over her body in a new interview. (Getty Images)

Winslet was not a stranger to comments about her weight as a young star. The “Revolutionary Road” actress once had a drama teacher tell her she’d have to “settle for the fat girl parts.”

Earlier in the interview, she recalled hearing, “Now, listen, Kate. I’m telling you darling, if you’re going to look like this, you’ll have to settle for the fat girl parts.”

“I was never even fat!” Winslet noted.

The moment gave Winslet a “quiet determination” to prove the teacher wrong.

“It made me think, ‘I’ll just show you — just quietly,’” she explained. “It was like, sort of a quiet determination, really.”

Kate Winslet recalled a drama teacher telling her she’d have to settle for “fat girl parts” in Hollywood. (Getty Images)

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Winslet gained fame after starring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1977 “Titanic” film. The actress’ performance in “Heavenly Creatures” and “Sense and Sensibility” helped Winslet land the role of Rose in the movie.

She earned her first Academy Award nomination for “Sense and Sensibility.” Winslet has earned six additional nominations throughout her career. She was nominated for best supporting actress for her roles in “Iris” and “Steve Jobs.”

Kate Winslet starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in “Titanic.” ( CBS via Getty Images)

Winslet has been nominated for best actress for “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” “Little Children” and won best actress for her performance in “The Reader.”

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