NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! PACIFIC, Mo. – As farmers across the country face rising costs, some are turning to tourism to bring in money beyond their traditional agricultural operations.At Lynette Ralph’s horse ranch in Missouri, vacationers can spend the night in a small cabin, wake up to views of the horses and get a firsthand look at ranch life.Guests can explore the property, pet and feed the horses or pay extra for horsemanship and riding lessons.”You have access to the farm life, the horses, the barns,” Ralph said.THE $1,600 LETTUCE: CALIFORNIA GROWERS WARN OF ‘MASTER PLAN’…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier alleged that a teacher harassed and attempted to “cancel” an eighth-grade student and labeled him a “misogynist” over what Uthmeier described as the student’s conservative political views.Uthmeier sent a letter to Sarasota County Schools’ Superintendent Terry Connor and the school board over allegations that a Pine View School history teacher, Liz Ballard, singled out the eighth grade student on multiple occasions over his political views.Ballard often brings up political topics during class despite the student telling her that his parents “expressly forbid” him from participating in the…

Chris Spatola, an ESPN college basketball analyst, has died, the network announced Tuesday. He was 47.Before moving into broadcasting, Spatola was a starting guard for the Army Black Knights. He later became an assistant coach at Duke, where he worked under Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski, his father-in-law.”Chris Spatola brought a unique perspective to ESPN’s college basketball coverage, shaped by his experiences as a student-athlete, Army veteran, coach and broadcaster,” ESPN said in a statement.FORMER NHL PLAYER, COACH AND LONGTIME ESPN ANALYST BARRY MELROSE DEAD AT 70 “He was thoughtful, prepared and passionate about the sport, earning the respect…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Texas man has been arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with a roadway shooting that killed a 5-year-old girl over the weekend, authorities said.Jeremy Porter, 47, was taken into custody and booked into the Harris County Jail in Houston after investigators identified him as the suspect in the fatal shooting of Zah’Layah Walter, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.Investigators used evidence, including information obtained through automated license plate readers, to identify Porter, who was arrested less than 24 hours after the shooting, authorities said.MISSOURI MOM WHO PUT NEWBORN…

After 20 years of providing educational resources for young military children, the ageless Elmo has added a new digital game featuring exercises ranging from bunny hopping to catching pretend bubbles.The cuddly red creature and his Sesame Street buddies have teamed up again with the Department of Defense’s Office of Military Community and Family Policy to continue their work for military preschool-aged children. The Muppets address topics and issues such as deployments, relocation, homecomings, transition to civilian life, stress, grief, the “new normal with a parent with physical or mental injuries,” and others. All the resources are free and available at…

After a dismal outing on Sunday, the Indiana Fever got their spark back on Tuesday, cruising to a 96–77 win over the league-best Minnesota Lynx in their final game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse of the regular season.Working in the Fever’s favor was not just a collectively strong performance from their starters, but also the absence of rookie sensation Olivia Miles for the Lynx, who sat out with a calf injury. Indiana built momentum early, handing Minnesota a 23-point deficit before halftime, which marked the Lynx’s largest deficit of the season. Coach Cheryl Reeve turned to her reserves for an extended run…

An F-16 fighter jet assigned to the US air base Spangdahlem in western Germany crashed on Tuesday, the U.S. military said, adding that one pilot had ejected safely and was receiving medical treatment.The cause of the incident is under investigation, the military said in a statement, with emergency response personnel at the scene of the crash.Germany’s air traffic control authority, in a separate statement, said a total of four F-16s had been taking part in a training exercise.“Two were still in the training area, while two were returning to Spangdahlem Air Base. One of these two jets is believed to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Twenty-seven years before Massachusetts proposed to dramatically expand a taxpayer-funded program sending nurses into the homes of families with newborns, legendary conservative firebrand and grassroots women’s leader Phyllis Schlafly posed a question that her daughter says now sounds remarkably familiar.”Are the American people willing to allow government agents to come into their homes to ‘advise’ them how to care for their babies?” Schlafly wrote in a March 1999 column titled, “Watch out for ‘Big Sister’ as Well as ‘Big Brother.’”The warning has resurfaced as Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey seeks $2 million to…

The Royal Navy successfully launched a U.S. Navy Mk 48 Heavyweight Torpedo from a British Excalibur uncrewed underwater vehicle, or UUV, marking a significant step toward allied operational fleets of uncrewed vehicles.The successful Sept. 13 launch at the British Underwater Test & Evaluation Centre in Scotland highlights a major operational achievement for AUKUS Pillar 2 — a multilateral agreement between the U.S., U.K. and Australia to enable Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle payload systems that can be used across each country’s UUVs, according to the May 2026 agreement. While still just a proof of concept, the successful test, according to the Navy…

Kurt Angle is probably best known for his WWE run as he racked up six world titles and became the fifth Grand Slam champion in the company’s history. He also came into the company with an Olympic gold medal on his resume, which is just as impressive.Pro wrestling fans who follow the sport closely know that Angle was a beast in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He was a six-time world champion, a two-time tag team champion and an X Division champion during his near-decade run there.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE Angle told OutKick Dropkick he believed…

The U.S. Navy demonstrated a new information-sharing capability this month that allows it to streamline communication between operators and autonomous aircraft.Service members with the Strike Planning & Execution Systems (PMX-281) successfully integrated the Collaborative Autonomy Mission Planning feature during Gray Flag 2026 at Point Mugu Sea Range, California, using an MQ-20 Avenger surrogate aircraft.“This demonstration showed how we can connect the way operators plan missions today… with the way autonomous aircraft will execute those missions,” said Capt. Todd “Toby” Keith, PMX-281 program manager. “That can reduce the burden on our operators, improve interoperability and help bring collaborative autonomy closer to…

The New York Mets handed Andy Green a three-year contract on Tuesday, removing his interim tag and delivering a giant middle finger to a fan base that spent all summer watching a $300 million roster flounder.When the Mets fired Carlos Mendoza on June 26 following a 34-47 start, President of Baseball Operations David Stearns insisted Green was strictly an interim solution. Previously, Green was serving as senior vice of player development, and the organization made it clear he would return to his front-office desk at season’s end while the team conducted a full search.Three months later, Stearns reversed course completely,…