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We should all be expecting the price of oil to continue to rise, as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Global oil supplies are being hindered, and if the cost-of-living crisis wasn’t bad enough, it looks like it’s about to get much worse. Crude oil, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, natural gas, petrochemicals, power, and fertilizer prices have all risen sharply since the conflict began. The narrow shipping lane, known as the Strait of Hormuz, between Iran and Oman, remains closed. This lane is the one through which around a fifth of the world’s daily oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply passes.  The…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! WWE star Bayley earned the opportunity to challenge AJ Lee for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship earlier this week when she won a gauntlet match on “Monday Night Raw.”The match, which will take place on Monday, is nearly 13 years in the making. The last time the two professional wrestlers competed against each other was on Aug. 21, 2013, for the Divas Championship. Lee, a veteran at that point, got the better of Bayley, who was still a newcomer. A lot has changed since then. Lee departed the company in 2015 while Bayley…

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Friday that Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, had been “wounded and likely disfigured” in recent American-Israeli attacks. Hegseth also warned that the United States is undertaking the most intense day of bombing yet in Operation Epic Fury.“We know the new so-called, not-so-supreme leader, is wounded and likely disfigured,” Hegseth told reporters during a press briefing. He described Khamenei’s first public statement since his elevation — delivered as a written message read aloud on Iranian state television — as “a weak one,” underscoring that the supreme leader did not appear on video or…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Billy Joel’s daughter Alexa Ray Joel is giving fans a hopeful glimpse into the music legend’s health battle.Alexa Ray, 40, shared that her father, 76, remains healthy months after the “Piano Man” hitmaker revealed he had been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a rare brain disorder that forced him to cancel all of his concerts last May.Before taking the stage at Carnegie Hall Thursday for “The Music of Billy Joel” tribute event, Alexa Ray said Billy has been focused on getting stronger.”He’s doing physical therapy regularly and he’s doing great. He’s…

An Army lieutenant colonel who instructed Old Dominion University’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps was killed on campus Thursday when a shooter opened fire in his classroom. Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger confirmed the shooting victim was Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, who enlisted in the Army in 2003 and received his Army commission in 2007 after graduating from ODU. Shah led the ROTC program at the Norfolk, Virginia, university since 2022.“A devoted ROTC instructor, Lt. Col. Shah didn’t just lead a life of service to our country, he taught and led others to follow that path,” Spanberger said in a post…

In today’s review, Joe Kurtenbach evaluates the CORD Pandora PB-3 red dot sight. Suitable for performance pistols like the Springfield Armory Echelon, the PB-3 is a rugged sight with an IPx8 rating. The sight was loaned to the author for this review. We all know the saying, “if you want something done right, sometimes you’ve got to do it yourself.” Well, when a group of shooting-savvy engineers is challenged to design a robust and reliable enclosed red-dot optic, the results can be brilliant. The CORD Pandora PB-3 is designed to be extremely durable. The housing is made of 7076-T6 aluminum…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! It has been 38 years since Heather O’Rourke’s death, yet her family continues to endure the shadow of painful rumors that have refused to fade.The child star, who rose to fame as Carol Anne Freeling in 1982’s “Poltergeist,” died in 1988 from complications of intestinal stenosis. She was just 12 years old and preparing for the release of “Poltergeist III.”Now, O’Rourke is the subject of a new documentary, “Heather O’Rourke: She Was Here,” which features rare interviews with her family, friends and co-stars. They firmly reject the hurtful conspiracy theories that have…

An estimated 137,000 civilians may soon receive bills for medical care they received at military treatment facilities over the last three years, according to Defense Health Agency officials. Those civilians, who aren’t eligible beneficiaries of military medical care, include a variety of people, from Department of Defense civilian employees to other civilians who received emergency and trauma treatment at any military treatment or clinic, both overseas and stateside, since June 21, 2023.Military medical facilities can provide care to individuals who aren’t eligible beneficiaries in certain circumstances, by law, usually on a reimbursable basis. But the high cost of medical care…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Retired Air Force Major Gen. William “Neil” McCasland vanished within a one-hour window while his wife was out for an appointment, leaving behind his phone and glasses — while a gun and his wallet remain unaccounted for, according to authorities in Albuquerque, New Mexico.The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office released a new timeline Thursday evening describing the 68-year-old aerospace engineer’s last known movements, nearly two weeks after his disappearance and after the FBI joined the search effort.He had an interaction with a home repairman around 10 a.m. on Feb. 27, the day he…

This is a developing story. Four U.S. service members were killed on Thursday when a U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed during ongoing combat operations against Iran, U.S. Central Command confirmed. Two more crew members have yet to be accounted for. “At approximately 2 pm ET on March 12, a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq,” a CENTCOM release on Friday stated. “Four of six crew members on board the aircraft have been confirmed deceased.” In a press briefing Friday alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine stated the military…