NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The family of Sheridan Gorman is pushing back on comments from Chicago and Illinois leaders, saying her killing was not a “senseless tragedy” and demanding accountability for what they call systemic failures.18-year-old Gorman was killed on March 19 at around 1:06 a.m. while she was with friends at a pier on the city’s Rogers Park area. Officials say that Jose Medina-Medina, 25, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, allegedly fired one shot at the Loyola University Chicago student, killing her. Medina-Medina was apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol on May 9, 2023, and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran is trying to give the global economy a “heart attack” with its closure of the Strait of Hormuz, United Arab Emirates official Lana Nusseibeh told Fox News on Wednesday.The crucial energy causeway’s closure has disrupted the flow of gas and oil across the globe in a war Nusseibeh said her country didn’t ask for. The UAE has continued to weather Iranian missile and drone attacks as part of Iran’s regional retaliation.”What happens in the Gulf clearly doesn’t stay in the Gulf,” Nusseibeh, who is her country’s minister of state at the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The San Francisco Board of Supervisors was confronted with a heated public comment this week as conservative independent journalist Darren Stallcup warned that “Nick Shirley’s coming to town,” tying the visit to broader concerns over child fentanyl deaths, crime, and homelessness.”This week, a 2-year-old child overdosed and died on fentanyl in San Francisco,” the speaker said before the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. “This is not the first child who’s died from fentanyl in our city, and unfortunately, it probably won’t be the last.”The remarks come as San Francisco continues to grapple…

It was perhaps the politest “battle” in human history. Upon entering Guam’s harbor on June 20, 1898, instead of experiencing the expected whizz of bullets and the booms of a cannonade, U.S. Navy Capt. Henry Glass and his crew aboard the re-commissioned cruiser USS Charleston were greeted on the beaches by curious residents who mistook Charleston’s warning shoots as a salute. No one had bothered to tell the residents on the island that they were at war. The small, neglected island under Spanish rule hadn’t received a message from Spain since April 14, 1898 — a full month before hostilities…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Bruce Springsteen defended his anti-ICE and anti-Trump political stances ahead of an upcoming “No Kings” rally set to happen in St. Paul this weekend.”You want to try to meet the moment,” Springsteen told the Minnesota Star Tribune on Wednesday. “The No Kings movement is of great import right now. When you have the opportunity to sing something where the timing is essential and if you have something powerful to sing, it elevates the moment, it elevates your job to another level. And I’m always in search of that.”The rally will also help…

Seventeen elite sniper teams put their skills to the test this month in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.The competition, which ran from March 15-19, is an international event designed to test combat readiness among elite, specialized snipers from across the joint force and partner nations. “This competition represents the pinnacle of the sniper craft,” Army Col. Simon Powelson said in a release. “These competitors are not just here by chance; they are the product of intense and specialized training within their respective units.” Participants included teams from the Army’s Green Berets…

This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  At least seven people were killed in Ukraine on Tuesday after Russia launched a truly massive drone attack that’s said to be the largest of the four-year war. Counting both drones and cruise missiles, 979 warheads poured into Ukrainian airspace as diplomatic efforts at ending the war remain stalled, and the world’s attention is focused almost entirely on the US-Israeli war on Iran. Daylight death from above: A Russian Shahed drone above central Lviv (Reuters via New York Times) Ukrainian officials said it began with an overnight attack comprising almost 400 long-range drones and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A viral video showing an airport baggage handler tossing guitar cases roughly onto the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport is sparking outrage online and larger concerns about how airlines may be handling passengers’ belongings.The clip, reportedly filmed at Los Angeles International Airport, appears to show an airport worker roughly throwing multiple guitar cases from a luggage cart onto the ground.College student Nick Ruiz, 21, who filmed the incident, said he spotted the scene while walking through Terminal 4 after arriving from Los Angeles, news agency Jam Press reported.’WORST PLANE RIDE’: AIRLINE…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said U.S. military chaplains will no longer wear rank insignia, instead displaying symbols of their faith. Chaplains will retain their rank, he said in a video announcement Tuesday, but the new directive will shift how they are identified in uniform. Hegseth added that he would sign a memorandum solidifying the change.Before the change, a chaplain’s uniform carried their rank insignia along with a symbol denoting their religion. The policy, he said, “speaks to the difficult balance of the duality of a military chaplain. A chaplain is first and foremost a chaplain and an officer second. This…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary said removing Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz would be a global “game changer” and he addressed the economic impact of the United States’ war on Iran.”I don’t want to make light of the war… but I’m thinking ahead 90 days here, and I’m liking what I see,” he said Wednesday on “The Story.”The O’Leary Ventures chairman discussed how the Strait of Hormuz’s closure is impacting markets, saying a Strait no longer under Iranian reign would bring more stability.”Every nine months, the Houthis or some other…

The Pentagon announced three framework agreements today with prime defense manufacturers to surge production and delivery of missile systems and components.Agreements made with Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems and Honeywell Aerospace will rapidly accelerate production of a wide array of missile components, including ballistic interceptors.“Through this agreement, we are actively building the Arsenal of Freedom with speed and urgency,” Michael Duffey, Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment, said in a release. “By empowering industry to invest in the factory floor, we are building a decisive and enduring advantage for our warfighters to outpace any potential adversary.” Lockheed will quadruple…