The United States is watching China’s presence in its Arctic zone “very closely” amid concerns regarding the security of the U.S. homeland, a senior U.S. Arctic military official said.So far in 2026, four Chinese research vessels have conducted work offshore in the U.S. Arctic, compared to a total of five in 2025, Rear Adm. Bob Little, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Arctic District, told Reuters.The Chinese ships sailed in the maritime zones off the U.S. state of Alaska, including the Aleutian Islands, into the Bering Strait and as far north as the North Pole, he said during a visit…

Editor’s Note: Be sure to employ the services of a qualified gunsmith if you are incapable of installing these parts on your rifle. The SAINT rifle used in this article was originally loaned to the author by Springfield Armory, but it was subsequently purchased by the author. Springfield Armory’s SAINT Victor rifles include many factory-installed enhancements that place them solidly in the “premium” category of rifles. Among these features are forged upper and lower receivers, a free-float aluminum handguard, a quality barrel finished in black salt nitride, a nickel boron-coated flat single stage trigger, a solid set of folding and…

When it comes to the WNBA Draft, the Minnesota Lynx have shown over the years the front office knows how to pick the right players to fill out their roster.Olivia Miles was the right selection for the Lynx this year.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. Minnesota selected the New Jersey native with the No. 2 overall pick…

Twenty-six days after the Pentagon’s deadline for defense companies to propose faster weapons production, the Defense Department has not publicly disclosed how many companies responded or what production timelines they offered.Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg gave industry leaders until Aug. 26 to submit plans for “significantly faster, more aggressive delivery schedules and/or increased production for critical capabilities,” according to his Aug. 5 memo.Feinberg directed companies to identify ways to accelerate production and delivery, propose capital investments and facility expansions and explain how the Pentagon could enable higher production. The memo identified 16 critical programs under consideration for accelerated production or…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Princess Diana’s brother, Earl Charles Spencer, fired back at Buckingham Palace after the royal household questioned his recollection of a conversation with King Charles III, saying he was being “gaslit” by the monarch.Earlier this week, The Daily Mail published an excerpt of Spencer’s upcoming memoir, “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister,” in which the king’s former brother-in-law described having a heated conversation with Charles after Diana’s death. In the excerpt, Spencer alleged that Charles said, “We’ll forget her soon enough!,” regarding his ex-wife during their exchange.Buckingham Palace later responded to Spencer’s claims, disputing…

After overseeing a purge of Pentagon advisory committees last year, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is adding a new one to the list, focused on homeland security and defense.Announced in the Federal Register Sept. 11, the Homeland Defense Board aims to fill a gap Hegseth sees in providing military guidance to homeland security missions.“The specific, integrated advice required by the SecWar regarding the military’s mission of defense of the Homeland and Homeland security cooperation is not available from any other Federal advisory committee, government agency, or alternative source,” establishing documents state.“Department of war” and “secretary of war” are the Trump administration’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ancient human remains that turned a couple’s home renovation into a crime investigation have finally been laid to rest — with the homeowner recently speaking out about the ordeal.Ross Sledger, 49, was at work in spring 2019 when a builder working on a kitchen addition at his home unearthed what appeared to be human bones, news agency SWNS reported.The remains were formally re-interred this August during a ceremony at a church near Sledger’s home in Wye, Kent, in southeastern England.ANCIENT ‘SEATED’ SKELETONS UNEARTHED BENEATH MODERN SCHOOL SITE, PUZZLING ARCHAEOLOGISTSSledger said he initially…

Atlanta Falcons star Drake London didn’t want to hear anything from anyone as they were getting blown out by the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.The FOX broadcast caught London yelling back at a fan who was apparently shouting at him in the third quarter as the Falcons trailed 34-3. The wide receiver had some team personnel around him as he pointed at the fan and yelled back at him.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! It appeared London was shouting expletives.London addressed the outburst in the postgame press conference as Atlanta dropped the game 34-3.”I’m going…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Beijing has transformed the Red Sea into a dangerous surveillance hub, a former Pentagon official warned Sunday, after a new report revealed upgrades to China’s military footprint just six miles from a key $66 million-a-year U.S. military base in Djibouti, Africa.The report by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) cited new facilities which it said would likely enable the Chinese military to monitor activities of other militaries operating nearby, although it also clarified it was not possible to determine whether China was actively intercepting communications.The developments, one defense expert…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Six months into the war, the central question about Iran’s regime is no longer its missile arsenal, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) ability to menace the Strait of Hormuz, or how long the confrontation can endure. The deeper question is political and historical: Who governs Iran? Is it Mojtaba Khamenei, whose position at the apex of the system remains opaque; Masoud Pezeshkian, whose office of president was never designed to hold sovereign power; or the IRGC, which after decades of accumulating military, intelligence and economic authority may have become the state’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chad Gilbert, the founding member and lead guitarist for the punk rock band New Found Glory, has died. He was 45.The band and the late musician’s wife Lisa Cimorelli announced the news of Gilbert’s death in a joint Instagram post Saturday. The post did not cite a cause of death, but Gilbert had battled adrenal cancer since 2021, and in February, underwent brain surgery after doctors found tumors.”On the morning of September 20th, Chad Everett Gilbert passed away peacefully in his sleep,” they wrote. “He left this world surrounded by friends and…

The Dallas Cowboys came out with a huge NFC East win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday 37-20 but one player got a little bit more than he bargained for during the game.Cowboys cornerback Cobie Durant was in the secondary trying to defend Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin in the end zone in the second quarter. Jayden Daniels threw a missile over McLaurin’s head. Durant hit the ground and landed flat on his chest.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! As he was down, Cowboys safety Markquese Bell was walking backward and didn’t appear to…