NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — China’s navy has introduced a new guided-missile frigate designed for coastal as well as open-sea attacks after 20 years in the making, according to Chinese state media.Not quite a technological breakthrough, military analysts say.But the 054A frigate has advantages that are expected to raise the People’s Liberation Army Navy clout along and beyond the Chinese southeast coasts and in turn fluster nearby Taiwan and Japan – each with concerns about Beijing’s maritime activities – while putting the United States on higher alert, analysts say.The frigate comparable to the U.S. Navy’s Constellation-class ships can operate in…

Looking for a new iron or piece of kit to enhance the one you already own? Check out these 7 new bits of guns and gear to grow your firearms wish list.The New Guns And Gear:Henry H14 Long Ranger Big Woods CarbineHenry Repeating Arms and Big Woods Bucks have teamed up to make the H14 Long Ranger Big Woods Carbine. Designed for whitetail deer hunting in tight timber, the new H14 carbine builds on Henry’s Long Ranger platform to give serious woods hunters a fast-handling lever-action rifle that can get the job done. The H14 Big Woods Carbine is chambered…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Convicted double murderer Mackenzie Shirilla suffered another legal setback after the Ohio Supreme Court denied her attorneys’ request to reconsider its decision not to hear her latest appeal.Shirilla, now 21, is serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life for killing her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, 20, and their friend, Davion Flanagan, 19, after prosecutors said she intentionally drove her Toyota Camry into a brick building in Strongsville, Ohio, in 2022.Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy denied Shirilla’s motion for reconsideration after her attorneys asked the state’s highest court to revisit its June 23…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).A retired Massachusetts Superior Court Judge pushed back on the notion that the Lindsay Clancy murder trial will end with a hung jury, saying a verdict is still possible despite Tuesday’s deadlock note from the jury.Clancy, 36, faces three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children — Cora, Dawson and Callan, all under age 6 — who were found strangled at the family’s home in January 2023.Jurors went home…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Haitian-born college student in Ohio died in what his family believes to be a suicide after he lost his temporary protected status protections amid the Trump administration’s termination of Haiti’s TPS designation.Pierre Damas Bel, 20, died on Monday as he walked into oncoming traffic after parking his vehicle on the right shoulder of Interstate 70, according to Ohio State Highway Patrol.”Bel succumbed to fatal injuries at the scene,” Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a statement, adding that the incident remains under investigation.Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, said Tuesday that Bel’s death is…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Hasan Piker, a controversial Twitch streamer and far-left activist who has supported several challengers against moderate Democrats, celebrated the victory of Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., in a primary contest that pitted the 80-year-old progressive stalwart against a far younger and more centrist candidate.”It’s very clear that the Dem voters care more about policies and having a progressive represent them in the Senate than age! Another w for our movement!” Piker wrote on X after Markey defeated Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., who is 33 years his junior.Markey defeated Moulton, who centered his campaign…

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln steamed into Thailand’s Laem Chabang on Wednesday morning after more than 200 days at sea, including a long deployment in the Middle East, amid reports of mental health concerns and deteriorating conditions aboard.The Lincoln, with roughly ​5,000 sailors and Marines aboard, has set a modern-day record for consecutive days at sea, according to ​Democratic lawmakers.Typically, naval deployments last between six and nine months, but during times of conflict that can be extended.Accompanied by other U.S. naval vessels, the aircraft carrier will stop in Thailand — the United States’ only treaty partner in mainland Southeast…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Stephen Lynch, who has cultivated a relatively conservative reputation while representing Massachusetts for the past quarter-century, has defeated a well-funded progressive challenger.Patrick Roath, an attorney and one-time aide for former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, challenged Lynch from the left, outraising him by about $300,000. Lynch and Roath clashed over a number of issues on the campaign trail, namely immigration, healthcare, money in politics and housing.Lynch was one of 46 House Democrats to vote in favor of the Laken Riley Act, legislation requiring federal authorities to detain certain migrants accused or convicted…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former Biden administration aide just won a crowded primary race in Massachusetts, setting up a glide path to the House of Representatives come November.Dan Koh came out first among six candidates to replace Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., who ended his House tenure with a failed run for Senate against incumbent Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., that came to a conclusion Tuesday night.Koh had the backing of both former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris, which was no surprise after his stint working in the White House. He first joined…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will stand trial after a Utah judge ruled Tuesday that prosecutors presented enough evidence to move forward on all seven charges against him.Robinson pleaded not guilty to all charges moments after Judge Tony Graf issued the ruling. Graf also ruled that prosecutors may continue seeking the death penalty in the case. He found that the state established probable cause for the victim-targeting allegation, allowing the capital sentencing enhancement to move forward.”Viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, this evidence…

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter.The four Filipino archaeologists knelt shoulder to shoulder in a trench only slightly larger than a toddler’s sandbox, shaving away paper-thin layers of earth and filling buckets with soil beneath a blazing early afternoon sun on the Philippine island of Mindanao.A few feet away, Mike Henshaw, who spent much of his 25-year U.S. Army career recovering the remains of fallen service members, was creating a grid by stretching string between wooden stakes. He then activated a…

Prepping has never been more expensive, especially when it comes to stockpiling food. Ongoing conflicts in the Middle East are pushing up the price of energy, droughts and heat waves are killing crops, and data centers are making water more and more scarce. All of this means that food is going to keep getting more expensive. Fortunately, you can still get a lot of emergency food for a reasonable price if you’re willing to search and to buy things in bulk. You’ll also need to be willing to eat some of the basics: rice, beans, pasta, and so forth, but…