The Pentagon will soon cover the cost for service members to freeze their sperm or eggs before they deploy to a danger zone or are separated from their significant others for more than six months on orders.In a notice expected in the Federal Register on Thursday, the Defense Department will launch a three-year pilot in September that will reimburse eligible troops to preserve their gametes before deployment.The benefit, required under the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, will pay service members up to $500 per year for sperm retrieval and cryopreservation and $10,000 per year for egg preservation services.Those eligible…

Major League Baseball’s league office and ownership has made a concerted effort this season to make spending money the enemy.A concerted marketing campaign promoted during broadcasts on the league’s streaming services has made it clear that payroll disparities are now unacceptable. “Level the Playing Field,” the advertising says. The Los Angeles Dodgers are the enemy, they explain with a bar chart showing their payroll and luxury tax bill. Ignoring that the luxury taxes are paid back to the league and redistributed to small market teams.This campaign is designed to increase fan support for a lockout and eventual salary cap. And…

Editor’s note: This is a developing story.Two people are dead after an Apache helicopter crashed outside of Fort Hood, Texas, according to local authorities.Emergency calls reporting the crash came in around 1:34 p.m. Central Standard Time, said Cliff Coleman, a spokesperson for the Bell County Sheriff’s Office, during a news conference Wednesday afternoon. The individuals were pronounced dead at 2:30 p.m., he said, directing additional questions about the military statuses of the deceased to the Fort Hood Criminal Investigation Division. Fort Hood did not immediately respond to an inquiry.Earlier in the afternoon, Fort Hood announced that an Apache helicopter crashed…

ESPN host Pat McAfee greeted President Trump on the tarmac Tuesday before sitting with him during the 2026 Patriot Games.The association naturally angered the intolerant left, including one X user whose response has since gone viral.”In case you were wondering if Pat McAfee calls us the N word behind our backs when we’re not around, here’s your answer. @DesmondHoward @ESPNPR,” posted @financejonE above a clip of McAfee sitting with Trump.McAfee responded by saying he would look into suing the user.”This is grotesque … and potentially lawsuit worthy … we’ll have the lawyers look into that next week after The Diary…

The Army is opening military test ranges to private industry, the service announced this month, including a Michigan site where companies can test drones and counter-drone systems against electronic warfare conditions modeled after those in Ukraine. Companies will be able to request range access even if they do not have an ongoing partnership with the government, according to the release. The effort, the Army says, is designed to hasten the development and testing of drones, counter-drone systems, long-range fires and cheap interceptors. The service said it is launching four ranges in the U.S. and one internationally. The ranges include Dugway…

The son of a Florida woman who lost part of her arm in a terrifying alligator attack is blaming tourists and TikTokers for teaching the reptiles to get a little too comfortable around humans.Dina Spann, 58, was attacked Saturday while floating in the Silver River in Marion County. Her son, Zach Guerrina, told the New York Post that he believes people feeding, touching and otherwise getting too close to alligators are causing them to lose their natural fear of humans.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK”Growing up in Florida, that has never been a thing. I’m in the water all…

The Department of the Air Force updated its COVID-19 reinstatement process Tuesday, aiming to boost the return of eligible service members after thousands across the military were involuntarily separated for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021.The department will now process screening requirements and the force’s Board for Correction of Military Records jointly and employ case managers to speed up the return, according to the release.“The Department of the Air Force has a resolute commitment to rapidly return affected service members to the ranks,” Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Honorable Richard L. Anderson said in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Senate GOP’s elections chief said Michigan voters have a clear-cut choice: pick a Trump-backed Republican or support an insurgent progressive who is “for Hamas.””By going with [Dr. Abdul] El-Sayed, you’re talking about socialism, Marxism, communism, and someone who seems to just not like America,” Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., told Fox News Digital. “The only thing he’s not against, Hamas. He’s for Hamas, but he’s against America.”Scott, who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), and Republicans are ramping up their rhetoric against El-Sayed, who eked out a win…

A Maryland Air Force base was selected to receive nearly 30 HH-60W helicopters as a replacement for the base’s existing UH-1N “Huey” helicopters. Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, will receive 26 HH-60Ws, an advanced combat search and rescue helicopter, to replace their 26 UH-1N medium utility helicopters, according to a Wednesday release. As part of the transition to the HH-60W “Whiskey,” the base will gain 60 active-duty manpower positions, per the statement.JBA will stand up the 5th Helicopter Squadron on Aug. 27 as the first unit on base to receive the new helicopters. The 1st Helicopter Squadron will continue to fly…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Three people, including a child, have been found dead in a “domestic-related homicide” at an in-home daycare near Minneapolis on Wednesday, police said.If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).Hopkins Police Chief Brent Johnson said officers responded to a report of a domestic situation around 9 a.m. at the Brown Bear Daycare and discovered a man, woman and child deceased inside the home, according to Fox 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul. All three victims are believed to be family members and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Photos and video emerged Wednesday showing Marine veteran Robert Gilman back on American soil following his release from Russian custody.Gilman, a U.S. citizen who was arrested on Jan. 17, 2022, in Voronezh, Russia, and sentenced to a total of 10 years in prison, was freed on humanitarian grounds Tuesday after 1,666 days in prison. President Donald Trump said Gilman would land at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night, and after speaking with him, “he had one request — A GREAT cheeseburger when he lands.””Our Marine is safely back…

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he secretly switched planes in Turkey last month at the direction of the Secret Service, but that the plane he ultimately flew on was still more vulnerable than Air Force One.Following a NATO summit in Ankara, Trump was transferred from Air Force One to a military plane via a catering truck in an extraordinary deception prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, U.S. media reported.The White House did not disclose the change, and it remained a secret until The Washington Post first reported it on Monday. Some media commentators questioned whether the operation left Trump’s…