12PM ET 06/05/2026 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – 12PM ET (06/05/2026)

Host: FOX News Podcasts
Air Date: June 5, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode of the Fox News Hourly Update provides a brisk yet comprehensive rundown of the day’s top headlines, focusing on surprising job growth reports, ongoing international developments, updates on major crime and court cases, controversies regarding a Utah data center project, and the passing of British actor Anthony Head.

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Key Discussions and Insights

1. Strong U.S. Jobs Report Surpasses Expectations

[00:02–00:53]

• New jobs report:
  • May saw 172,000 jobs created—exceeding economists’ forecasts.
  • Prior months (March and April) were both revised upward by 93,000 jobs, pointing to sustained hiring momentum.
• Unemployment:
  • Rate remains unchanged.
  • Despite fears of AI-driven job losses, these employment figures counteract those concerns.
• Federal Reserve implications:
  • The job numbers may prompt the Federal Reserve to pause interest rate increases.
  • “This huge jobs numbers will mean the Federal Reserve will look at this and possibly pause interest rates for the foreseeable future because you have strong job growth now.” — (B, 00:14)
• White House response:
  • National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett calls it “a golden age” for the Trump economy, referencing $18 trillion in factory spending.
  • “The $18 trillion in factory spending is starting to really, really show up.” — (B, 00:49)
• Economic caution:
  • Inflation is rising faster than wage growth, and the markets are reacting with a selloff, despite President Trump’s optimism about stocks.

2. Foreign Affairs: China–North Korea Relations and Taiwan Strait Tensions

[01:16–01:39]

• China’s diplomatic outreach:
  • President of China to visit North Korea for the first time in nearly seven years.
  • Part of ongoing moves to strengthen the China–North Korea alliance amid North Korea’s call for "an exponential expansion" of its nuclear arsenal.
• Maritime standoff:
  • Chinese Coast Guard and Taiwan naval vessels faced off near the strait, increasing regional tensions.

3. International Space Station Update

[01:39–02:03]

• NASA operations:
  • Normalcy returns to the ISS after crew members are told to end “safe haven” measures.
  • Triggered by Russia pausing repairs on a persistent service module leak.
• Longevity:
  • The implicated Russian service module has been docked for over two decades.

4. Michigan Missing Teen Case

[02:03–02:44]

• Details of the disappearance:
  • 17-year-old Noah Winters has been missing since May 14 after leaving home at 1 am and entering a black Jeep Compass.
  • Mother received ominous texts claiming Noah was dead and his body abandoned in a vacant Detroit home.
• Investigative progress:
  • Jeep has been located; several sites searched; authorities are working to find those responsible.
• Emotional appeal:
  • “How in the world do you send a mother a message saying that her child is deceased and you can't tell tell them where he is?” — Patricia Johnson, Noah’s mother (E, 02:25)

5. Former CIA Agent Detained

[02:44–03:04]

• Legal development:
  • Judge orders continued detention for an ex-CIA agent found with hundreds of gold bars, cash, and luxury watches.
  • Charges of stealing millions, lying about personal credentials.

6. Utah Data Center Project Scaled Back

[03:04–03:43]

• Public backlash yields results:
  • A massive data center project (originally planned for 40,000 acres in Box Elder County) is being halved after intense debate.
  • Kevin O’Leary (Mr. Wonderful, reality TV) is the project chair.
  • Removal of waterfowl management land is part of the adjustment.
  • “O’Leary told state Senate President J. Stuart Adams in a letter that his team will remove about 20,000 acres from the data center’s original footprint…” — (F, 03:04)

7. Remembering Actor Anthony Head

[03:43–End]

• Notable death:
  • Anthony Head, known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, dies at 72 from pneumonia complications.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• “This huge jobs numbers will mean the Federal Reserve will look at this and possibly pause interest rates for the foreseeable future because you have strong job growth now.” — [B, 00:14]
• “The $18 trillion in factory spending is starting to really, really show up.” — [B, 00:49]
• “How in the world do you send a mother a message saying that her child is deceased and you can't tell tell them where he is?” — Patricia Johnson, Noah’s mother [E, 02:25]
• “O’Leary told state Senate President J. Stuart Adams in a letter that his team will remove about 20,000 acres from the data center’s original footprint…” — [F, 03:04]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Jobs report and economic outlook – 00:02–00:53
• China/North Korea and Taiwan strait tensions – 01:16–01:39
• International Space Station update – 01:39–02:03
• Missing Michigan teen investigation – 02:03–02:44
• Former CIA agent court order – 02:44–03:04
• Utah data center controversy – 03:04–03:43
• Anthony Head obituary – 03:43–end

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Transcript

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A surprise in the new jobs report on Lisa Brady, FOX News with more hiring than economists expected, not only for May with 172,000 jobs created, but also in revisions for the past few months.

[B]

The unemployment rate remaining the same here. But this huge jobs numbers will mean the Federal Reserve will look at this and possibly pause interest rates for the foreseeable future because you have strong job growth now. If you look back at the revisions on this, both March and April revised up a huge number, 93,000 jobs now. The number of jobs for the past three months shows that the fear of artificial intelligence replacing jobs maybe just hasn't materialized yet.

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Fox businesses Edward Lawrence at the White House where National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says the Trump economy is creating a golden age, telling Fox we've got all these factories.

[B]

The 18 trillion in factory spending is starting to really, really show up.

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But inflation is outpacing wage growth in the latest numbers. And there's a sell off on Wall Street. President Trump posting stocks should go up with a great jobs report. He heads later today to Wis for a roundtable event focusing on farmers who've been hit by higher fuel prices and fertilizer costs during the conflict with Iran. China's president will visit North Korea next week for the first time in nearly seven years.

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The trip will be the latest in a series of steps by China to reinforce its close ties with its nuclear armed neighbor. This as North Korean leader Kim called this week for an exponential expansion of his atomic arsenal. And Chinese Coast Guard and Taiwan naval vessels faced off in the waters near the strait between China and the island democracy.

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Fox's Greg Palkot just getting word. NASA is telling crew members on the International Space Station to end safe haven procedures, return to normal operations. This after Russia reportedly paused repair work on the latest leak issue inside its service module, which has been docked to the station for more than two decades. America is listening to Fox News. A frantic search continues in Michigan for a missing teen.

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Police in Detroit and East Point, Michigan have launched an extensive investigation into the disappearance of 17 year old Noah Winters, who left home around 1am May 14 and got into a black Jeep Compass. Hours later, his mother received messages claiming her son was dead, that his body had been left inside a vacant home in Detroit. Patricia Johnson is now begging for help.

[E]

How in the world do you send a mother a message saying that her child is deceased and you can't tell tell them where he is?

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Investigators say they've located the Jeep and searched multiple locations as they also work to identify people responsible. Jeff Manasso Fox News A judge just

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ordering a former CIA agent found with hundreds of gold bars to remain detained for now. The suspect accused of stealing millions from the government and lying about his education and military service after the gold bars, cash and luxury watches were found in his Virginia home. A proposed data center facing public pushback in Utah is now much smaller.

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The developers behind the proposed Box Elder county data center include Kevin O', Leary, the reality TV star known as Mr. Wonderful, who is the project chair. Box Elder county is in the northwest corner of Utah, about 160 miles from Salt Lake City. O' Leary told state Senate President J. Stuart Adams in a letter that his team will remove about 20,000 acres from the data center's original footprint, which spanned 40,000 acres. Last week, Adams called for the facility to be reduced by 75%. Public pressure, debate and backlash over the proposed center has continued for more than a month. Part of the adjustment cited by o' Leary will remove waterfowl management land south of the center.

[A]

Fox's Tanya J. Powers British actor Anthony Head has died, best known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and more recently, Ted lasso. He was 72. His family says he had complications from pneumonia. And Lisa Brady, Fox News.