NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! HEATED MOMENT: Med school deans come up empty in tense hearing when asked point blank if men can have babies: ‘Ridiculous’ CULTURE OF DEATH: New York college professor celebrates Lindsey Graham’s death in social media post, later apologizesUNDER FIRE: Key Trump agency puts top universities in crosshairs over alleged race-based dorm programs STOCK DROPPED: Confidence in higher education slips after brief recovery, Gallup poll finds TECH TROUBLE: AI backlash reaches major university with bold ban on laptops and phones for law students NOT SATISFIED: Ivy League professor rips university for lackluster response…

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a… lone Army aviation student in the cockpit?For the first time in decades, student pilots are flying solo across the country, the Army announced Thursday, as part of a curriculum change the schoolhouse hopes will create more skilled pilots. The new aviators will prepare for the endeavor with two weeks of cross-country instruction before completing a check ride. Then, with naught but their fresh hands at the controls, the students will fly 50 to 100 nautical miles from Shell Army Heliport, navigating the national airspace without an instructor.Second Lt. Kyler Suerth, one of…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! LeBron James did not announce his next team at Fanatics Fest on Thursday, but he sure stirred the pot.The NBA’s all-time leading scorer is a free agent and has said he will play in an unprecedented 24th NBA season, but it remains to be seen where he will go.Common teams in the speculated fray have been the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Philadelphia 76ers. But during a live taping of his “Mind the Game” podcast with Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton at the event, James uttered a three-word phrase…

U.S. Navy leadership announced Thursday that the flight demonstration squadron involved in an abnormally low flyover at Pensacola Beach, Florida, will not face consequences.Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao absolved the Blue Angels of their unorthodox Wednesday flight maneuver, which rattled civilian chairs and umbrellas.“Flight debrief complete,” Cao said in an X post. “No reprimands. No firings. No problem.”The Navy initiated a safety review shortly after the incident, but it is unclear what effects Cao’s comments will have on that process, if any.Cao’s remarks came amid a flurry of support from the Trump administration for the Blue Angels after online videos…

The United States ruling class has launched another series of overnight strikes in Iran, reportedly hitting civilian infrastructure, including several bridges across the Islamic Republic. Tehran had already threatened that further escalation would have consequences for the entire region when the US launched these attacks. “If the enemy, in the course of its war of attrition, seeks to strike Iran’s infrastructure or carry out further assassinations of officials, the entire region will pay the price,” a senior intelligence official in Tehran told RT on Thursday, as the US launched its latest strikes. Does that mean Iran will do anything major?…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Texas dentist has been arrested after investigators found a 4-year-old girl died from a toxic dose of an opioid following what was supposed to be a routine dental procedure, with officials alleging the child’s distress went unrecognized until it was too late.Dr. Chrishelle Hemphill, 48, was arrested Wednesday and is charged with recklessly causing serious bodily injury to a child, a second-degree felony, after investigators claimed her actions during an April 1 dental procedure resulted in the death of Aithana Rodríguez-Arriaga, 4.Police said months of interviews with witnesses, medical experts and…

The District of Columbia National Guard has commissioned its first maritime security vessel this week, giving the unit a waterborne capability to support security at major events and overall homeland defense in the nation’s capital.The vessel is assigned to the 260th Special Purpose Brigade, which was created in response to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in 2025 to address a “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C. The order called on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to establish a specialized unit within the D.C. National Guard dedicated to “ensuring public safety and order” and strengthening coordination between military forces and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Over 30 years later, Dean Cain still believes that Superman’s values epitomize the American experience. As the star of the hit ABC series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” Cain brought the superhero to life for millions of Americans.But he almost ended up in Hollywood by accident. He originally planned to play professional football and was signed by the Buffalo Bills in 1988, but a devastating knee injury ended his NFL career before the regular season.Over the past decade, Cain has emerged as an outspoken conservative, and has not shied…

U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Brown of the Florida Army National Guard and U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Fouts of the Arizona Army National Guard were named the 2026 Army National Guard Soldier of the Year and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, respectively, after winning this month’s Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition. The event was held July 11-14 at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Florida.Brown and Fouts earned the honors after four days of competition against 12 other top soldiers and noncommissioned officers representing 14 states. The competitors completed more than 25 events testing marksmanship, land navigation, tactical decision making…

We started the second half of the MLB season with exactly what I wanted — a win. I didn’t take the full game, instead opting for the first five innings moneyline. I was able to cash that ticket with a sweaty 1-0 victory. The final score of 4-1 would’ve made the full game a bit easier to tolerate, but I’ll take the win. Hopefully, this play between the Padres and Royals won’t be quite as much of a nailbiter.The San Diego Padres are doing what they seem to do every season. They are a .500 club, but are filled with…

Every morning, Chelsea Thomas wakes up married, but alone. Her husband, an Air Force service member, has spent the past three years living more than 600 miles away because of military orders. While he relocated to his next assignment, Thomas remained in Florida with their children, preserving careers, school routines and the life they had built.It isn’t a deployment. For the Thomas family, it’s simply military life. For generations, military families were expected to pack up together every time orders arrived. Today, some families are making a different calculation. Rather than uprooting children’s schools, abandoning established careers, leaving specialized medical…