This article was originally published by Willow Tohi at Natural News.  Iran announced service fees for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with “special considerations” for China and other friendly nations Tehran rejected an Omani plan for a southern shipping route that would have been overseen by the United States The strait was closed by Iran after the U.S.-Israeli war began Feb. 28, and remains a critical chokepoint for global energy supplies Iran attacked a Singaporean ship attempting the southern route, causing the International Maritime Organization to abandon the plan Iran and Oman have since reached an agreement on joint…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Maine Democratic Party issued a stern warning to U.S. Senate primary winner Graham Platner, telling him and his campaign that they have “no role” in choosing his replacement.Platner has not yet withdrawn from the race, and is still the state’s Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate, despite mounting pressure from state and national Democrats to drop out after a woman who previously dated him accused him of sexual assault in a Politico report published Monday. Platner has denied the allegations, but said he is looking at “the best path forward,” as he…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who has broken with far-left Democrats numerous times, spoke out on Tuesday’s episode of the “Impaulsive” podcast about how his party needs to change its strategy.Fetterman lamented the modern state of politics as a polarized mess between two parties engaged in a “race to the bottom.” He, however, made the case that he is working to serve Americans as a Democratic Party senator in a state that ultimately voted for President Donald Trump’s reelection in 2024.”Some Democrats now are actually running on the ‘f— Trump’ – I mean…

Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Alaric Jackson has dodged criminal charges, but his NFL career remains in serious jeopardy.Just weeks after his late-night domestic violence arrest, the 27-year-old left tackle is walking away without facing a single charge. According to the New York Post, prosecutors have declined to pursue the case stemming from Jackson’s June 9 arrest in Los Angeles.ATTORNEY FOR DENVER BRONCOS DEFENDER JONATHON COOPER PLAYS RACE CARD IN DOMESTIC ABUSE CASE While the District Attorney’s Office previously declined to file felony charges, the city attorney has now passed on misdemeanor charges as well.The Post also reported that Jackson’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wants to consume. For decades, the regime has systematically targeted anyone who dares to exist outside its rigid ideological mold. Under Xi Jinping, this obsession has reached a fever pitch. We are witnessing a relentless campaign to completely erase the civilizations and freedoms of Uyghurs, Tibetans, Southern Mongolians, and Hong Kongers.Now, the regime has codified this cultural erasure into law. On July 1, 2026, the so-called “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress” took effect. Do not be deceived by its Orwellian title. This is not about…

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — China’s Dong Feng-17 ballistic missile has probably existed for more than a decade, quietly adding to the People’s Liberation Army arsenal of ever more modern weaponry.Suddenly in June it was showcased for the first time in official Chinese media, as analysts tell it, and described as one of China’s top military assets as English-language subtitles extolled its battlefield capacities.Experts say the broadcast answers Asia-Pacific military exercises by other countries and aims to warn the U.S. military that the missiles better known as DF-17s, for short, have what it takes to cause particular pain in any…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said the tentative ceasefire with Iran is “over” after an intense bombing campaign overnight that followed Iranian attacks on commercial shipping.”For me? I think it’s over,” Trump told reporters during a meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the NATO Summit in Ankara Wednesday. “I don’t want to deal with them anymore, they’re scum.”He said talks with Iran could continue, but they’re a waste of time. “They’re liars, they’re cheats. They’re sick people.”US CLAWS BACK KEY CONCESSION TO IRAN AFTER FRESH ATTACKS ON COMMERCIAL SHIPS IN STRAIT OF HORMUZThe comments…

Colt Optics has just announced a new pistol red dot, a full-size red dot and a magnifier.Colt Optics has officially entered the red dot game with its recent announcement of the MRS-1 enclosed-emitter pistol red dot, the CSQ-1 rifle red dot and the C3X-1 3x magnifier. All three were designed, engineered and assembled in Michigan and feature large viewing windows for faster target acquisition and better situational awareness while behind the sight.The MRS-1 is an enclosed-emitter pistol red dot that features a rugged 7075-T6 aluminum housing, a 3-MOA dot, an ACRO mounting footprint, motion-activated illumination and co-witnessing with many standard-height…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered an investigation into a Texas hospital Tuesday after it confirmed to Fox News that it advertised Spanish-language “Birth Packages in South Texas” on billboards in Mexico promoting childbirth services to pregnant foreign nationals near the U.S.-Mexico border.Mission Regional Medical Center confirmed to Fox News that it was responsible for the advertising campaign, which promoted deliveries starting at $3,950 for a natural birth and $5,525 for a C-section, and directed viewers to a website, havemybabyinTEXAS.com, which has since been taken offline.The billboards also displayed a telephone number beginning…

The Kansas City Royals turned an ordinary ground ball into a royal disaster Tuesday night against the New York Mets, producing one of the strangest scoring sequences of the MLB season.Even the struggling Mets had to be thinking, “We’ll take it.”With runners on first and second, Mets outfielder Carson Benge hit a slow chopper back toward the mound and, seconds later, was jogging across home plate after the Royals committed three errors on the same play in a meltdown that gifted New York an early three-run lead.NEW REPORT SUGGESTS THE NEW YORK METS ARE OPEN TO TRADING FRANCISCO LINDOR AMID…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Navy on Tuesday identified Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards as the sailor lost at sea after an MH-60S helicopter made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea last week.Edwards, the commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5 (HSC-5), went missing after the helicopter assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush made an emergency water landing on July 1, according to the Navy.Three of the helicopter’s four crew members were successfully recovered, but the Navy suspended its search for the missing sailor on Sunday.NAVY SUSPENDS SEARCH FOR SAILOR WHO WENT MISSING…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! PROVO, Utah — A towel and screwdriver recovered during the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s assassination allegedly had his suspected killer Tyler Robinson’s DNA on it — along with that of his former lover and roommate, Lance Twiggs.Robinson, 23, allegedly used the towel to conceal the suspected murder weapon in the woods near Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025.He is accused of fatally shooting the 31-year-old Kirk during a Turning Point USA event at the school that day.CHARLIE KIRK’S FAMILY COMES FACE TO FACE WITH ACCUSED ASSASSIN FOR FIRST TIME It’s unclear…