NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The son of former Olympic skiing star John Smart has died after he suffered injuries during an avalanche in Japan.Kai Smart, 23, was left in a coma due to the avalanche. John Smart said in a Facebook post that Kai was taken to Vancouver, Canada, for emergency treatment earlier this month before he died on Monday. “It is with immense sadness that we have to let you know that our kind, brave and beautiful son and brother Kai is no longer with us. We are beyond heartbroken and there are no words…

Sponsored Content NEW from Osight comes the next generation of green dot optics for CCW, EDC, self-defense, and home defense! The Osight SE GN is an enclosed-emitter green dot optic with an RMSc footprint and features a 2-MOA dot with a 32-MOA circle. Multi-reticle system means you can choose between just the dot, just the circle, or both.  Osight SE GN comes with features you expect, like a side-loading battery (CR1620), 100,000-hour battery life (2 MOA dot), and motion sensor activation. It also comes with features you might not expect, but will definitely appreciate. Low-battery indicator when the battery drops…

Elements from the 82nd Airborne Division headquarters and a brigade combat team will deploy to the Middle East, the Pentagon confirmed in a statement Wednesday. “We can confirm elements of the 82nd Airborne Division HQs, some division enablers and the 1st BCT will be deploying to the CENTCOM AOR,” a Defense Department spokesperson said, adding that “due to operations security we have nothing additional to provide at this time.”The Pentagon did not provide details on the size, duration or mission of the deployment. The deployment comes as the U.S. weighs force posture options in the region amid escalating conflict with…

With Recover Tactical’s S-PRO conversion kit, you can stock your Glock, Canik or Walther PDP.Ever since the advent of both the handgun and the longarm, people have been searching for the best way to bridge the gap between the two. The tree created in this quest for compromise has many branches and brought us to entirely new categories (looking at you, PDW). But one of the easiest ways, and first attempts, to clasp hands was simply adding a stock to a sidearm.This makes a lot of sense. A buttstock increases stability and allows for better recoil management by adding more…

During the Second World War, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato was feared due to its immense size and power. She was the most heavily armed battleship ever built, with nine 18.1-inch (460mm) main guns, the largest ever mounted on a warship. Each shell weighed nearly 1.5 tons and had a range in excess of 26 miles. Yamato was also the heaviest warship ever constructed and the most heavily armored, leading to a belief she might be “unsinkable.” The super-battleship Yamato carrying out sea trials in October 1941. Image: Mr. Kazutoshi Hando/U.S. Navy Still, today, she lies at the bottom of the East China Sea,…

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has said that hundreds of thousands of people will be barred from returning to their homes in Southern Lebanon as Israel occupies the country. The occupation will continue until the Hezbollah threat is removed. Katz’s announcement comes just one day after another cabinet member, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, called for the annexation of southern Lebanon up to the Litani River. Israel began a military operation against Hezbollah in early March after the Lebanese-based militants launched waves of strikes against the Jewish state, in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Democrats rejected Republicans’ latest offer to reopen Homeland Security, despite the deal giving them much of what they asked for.Senate Republicans crafted a framework to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after meeting with President Donald Trump earlier in the week that would carve out immigration enforcement funding and include some reforms to immigration operations.It mirrors a similar proposal that Democrats tried to advance on the Senate floor twice during the shutdown, which entered its 39th day on Wednesday. But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democrats aren’t satisfied…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Retired Gen. Jack Keane cautioned against any ceasefire with Iran, saying the U.S. must maintain military pressure to force Tehran to abandon its nuclear ambitions.”If we go to ceasefire, that’s playing right into their hands,” the retired four-star Army general and Fox News senior strategic analyst warned Tuesday on “Hannity.””We want to keep the pressure on them to make a deal that makes some sense, and that is the path.”TRUMP’S IRAN STRATEGY IS WORKING AND TEACHING OUR FOES WHAT DETERRENCE MEANS Keane’s remarks come as President Donald Trump signals progress in negotiations…

In a sweeping change to its enlistment regulations, the Army has raised the maximum age for eligible recruits to 42, the service announced. Changes highlighted in the memo, which was distributed this week and will go into effect in April, also include the removal of previous enlistment obstacles for recruits who have a single marijuana or drug paraphernalia conviction. The announcement comes as the Army continues efforts to widen its recruiting pool after falling short of its Regular Army enlistment goals in 2022 and 2023 before rebounding in 2024. The upper limit of the Army’s previous allowable enlistment age was…

This article was originally published by Garrison Vance at Natural News.  Simulation Models Impacts of Prolonged Strait of Hormuz Closure A simulation conducted by Austrian researchers has modeled the potential global economic impact of a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint, according to a study released in March 2026. The research, which examined the flow of 10,000 tankers between 1,315 ports globally, indicates that $1.2 trillion in annual exports from five Gulf nations are at direct risk if Iran maintains control of the waterway for an extended period. The simulation found that blockages under two…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A video captured people dangling in the air for several minutes during an amusement ride malfunction at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Texas. Attendee Akil Strawder told Storyful that he and his cousins were left suspended on the ride for about 10 minutes while his wife recorded the footage “in astonishment.” Netherlands-based KMG Rides, which sells the Tango ride shown in the video, describes it on its website as a “23-meter-high ride that rotates around 3 different axes during the ride.” “The open gondolas provide passengers with a unique ‘flying’ experience,” it adds. “There are…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Trump says Iran gave ‘significant’ gift to prove the country wants to ‘make a deal’2. ‘Conflicting information’ surfaces as NTSB probes fatal LaGuardia collision3. Democrats flip Trump’s home district in stunning Florida upset MAJOR HEADLINESREGIME COLLAPSE — Revolutionary Guards seize control of Iran as supreme leader becomes ‘hologram.’ Continue reading …VERDICT IS IN — Jury reaches ‘historic’ decision in state’s $2,100,000,000 case against Meta. Continue reading …LOOKING FOR…