VIENNA — Austrian Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets scrambled two days in a row to intercept U.S. military aircraft, the government said. The interceptions took place on May 10 and 11 and were related to modified PC-12 turboprop aircraft that the U.S. military uses primarily for signals intelligence and scouting operations.…
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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush and its strike group departed Naval Station Norfolk on Tuesday for a regularly scheduled deployment, the Navy announced.The Navy did not provide details on the destination of the carrier, but with the USS Gerald R. Ford currently sidelined with maintenance issues outside the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, there is a warship vacancy in the Middle East that it could potentially fill.“Our sailors are ready and able to do the nation’s bidding,” said Rear Adm. Alexis T. Walker, commander of Carrier Strike Group Ten, which is embarked with Bush.The carrier strike…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson drew fire from an unlikely colleague on Tuesday over her lone dissent in the Supreme Court’s 8-1 decision finding Colorado’s ban on so-called “conversion therapy” for minors violated free speech rights.Fellow liberal Justice Elena Kagan criticized Jackson for failing to acknowledge case law that governs when speech can be regulated in the medical field, marking a rare public break between two justices typically aligned in cases centered on high-profile cultural issues. “Justice Jackson’s dissenting opinion claims that this is a small, or even nonexistent, category,” Kagan wrote in a…
This article was originally published by Garrison Vance at Natural News. Oil Prices Close at Highest Level Since 2022 as Iran Negotiations Fail to Ease Supply Fears Oil markets closed Friday, March 27, at their highest level in more than three years, as diplomatic maneuvers by U.S. President Donald Trump failed to calm persistent fears over the security of Middle Eastern supplies. According to market data, U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 5.46% to settle at $99.64 per barrel. The international benchmark Brent crude gained 4.22% to close at $112.57. These settlements mark the highest prices since July…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed in an interview Monday that she and former President Joe Biden had spoken following a lengthy feud between the two that stemmed from the House Speaker’s role in the former president dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.MS NOW’s Ali Vitali pressed Pelosi on whether she factored Biden’s campaign exit into her own legacy, saying, “I think that many people credit you — or blame you — for the way that campaign ended.”Pelosi praised Biden and said she gets more credit and blame than she deserves…
Citing “increased force protection measures,” visitors to boot camp graduation and family days at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, can expect federal agents checking on their lawful immigration status, according to an announcement posted on the base’s official web page.NBC, which first reported the news, confirmed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel would be posted outside the base, which trains about 20,000 recruits annually and holds about 40 graduation ceremonies a year. Officials with Marine Corps Headquarters, Parris Island and the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, did not immediately respond to Marine Corps Times queries…
Summary Iran rejects ‘excessive, illogical’ US demands while Trump mentions ‘progress’ with a ‘more reasonable regime’. Trump again threatens to destroy Iran’s energy sites and Kharg Island. White House is seriously considering a ground operation to seize Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, but also wants Tehran to negotiate handing it over willingly. Bazan oil refinery in Israel’s northern city of Haifa is on fire after a second apparent Iranian missile strike of the war. Iran accuses Israel of more ‘false flags’ – after Kuwait water desalination plant hit. Iran Again Rejects ‘Excessive’ Demands Iran has once again stated that it has rejected the latest “US demands” as…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Minnesota man was sentenced on Monday to more than a year in prison after pleading guilty to creating fake invoices to a nonprofit that falsely claimed it served 1.5 million meals to children in need within seven months.Abdul Abubakar Ali, of St. Paul, Minn., was one of nearly 100 defendants charged in the “Feeding Our Future” fraud scheme, which the Department of Justice (DOJ) claims exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ali pleaded guilty in 2022 to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, but he…
ROME — U.S. military aircraft heading from the United States to the Middle East have been refused permission to stop off at an air base in Italy, an Italian government source has told Defense News.The request to land at Sigonella air base in Sicily was issued to Italian authorities after the aircraft had already taken off from the U.S., Italian daily Corriere della Sera reported on Tuesday.Italy has a longstanding deal with the U.S. to allow it to use Sigonella for regular military flights, while permission for use of the base by flights not covered by the agreement must be…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vice President JD Vance, who converted to the Roman Catholic faith as an adult, will be releasing a book about the story of his conversion later this spring.HarperCollins Publishers imprint Harper told the Associated Press Tuesday that his book, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,” will be released June 16. Vance is among many Millennials and members of Gen Z who are rejecting the secularism of recent years and converting specifically to the Catholic Church.”The story of how I regained my faith, of course, only happened because I had lost it…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that he made a secret wartime trip to the Middle East to meet with American troops fighting in Operation Epic Fury.Hegseth, speaking during a press briefing at the Pentagon, asserted that morale is high and service members are determined to “finish the mission.” He declined to disclose the precise location of the bases that he toured over the weekend. More than a month into the joint U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran, Hegseth warned that the coming days could prove pivotal, even as the broader course of the conflict remains unsettled. “The upcoming days will…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Homeland Security is firing back at comedian Jimmy Kimmel, accusing the late-night host of ridiculing Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s blue-collar roots.In a statement to Fox News Digital, a DHS spokesperson defended Mullin’s journey from a family plumbing business to the president’s Cabinet.”Secretary Mullin represents the best of blue-collar America, and failed comedian Jimmy Kimmel chooses to ridicule him for it,” the agency said.The disagreement began after Kimmel mocked Mullin’s qualifications during his show last week. He compared the former senator’s qualifications to those of the famous Nintendo character Mario, a…