The Department of Veterans Affairs will mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by hosting volunteer events on Saturday, Sept. 12, at more than 144 locations, including national cemeteries, VA-funded facilities and private cemeteries, beautifying the grounds to honor the fallen. The VA has held events on Patriot Day, as the date was declared by Congress in December 2001, to honor the 47 veterans and family members killed in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, as well as the more than 16,000 veterans who have died since and are interred at VA national cemeteries. “As our nation marks…

There’s a second model slated to join Civivi’s new Elite series of upscale knife designs. It’s called the Tessera, and it’s a notable contrast in style to the first Elite model. The Elite series is a very new Civivi project, having commenced earlier in the summer. The idea is simple: it aims to fill a space in the Civivi lineup with heightened material choices compared to the main line. In short, the Civivi Elite pieces will land between the Civivi knives as we know them, and the entry-level offerings from its sibling label, We Knife Co. In conjunction with the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A Virginia county is under fire for a new policy providing taxpayer funds in the form of grants to families of illegal immigrants whose breadwinner was detained or deported by ICE.Arlington County, which sits just across Washington, D.C., is not new to policies critics say interfere with DHS operations, as it previously caused outrage when the chair of the Arlington County Board publicly suggested residents call police to report ICE sightings in January.”If you look at the alien harboring statute — do you do anything to encourage or induce…

Retired Army special operations master sergeant Pasha Palanker first met Marc Andersen during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the man who now manages Army finances was handing out diapers at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, as part of volunteer work to support military families. Palanker was impressed — both by Andersen’s tall stature and formidable presence and by how he seemed to be serving the military community without a spotlight or a political agenda. The two quickly developed a close relationship. On Sept. 5, Palanker posted a series of photos of himself with Andersen on his Instagram, along with a “wholehearted” endorsement…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There were a few hundred Democrats gathered at a venue called Lofty Spaces in Dallas on Monday, in a sweltering heat that could not hold back the annual Labor Day political rally. And while on the surface all was confidence, when you scratched a little deeper, you struck frayed nerves.Ellen, a retired nurse who sometimes protests in a Statue of Liberty costume, was there and agreed to an interview if I helped to take her gear to her car, which I would have done anyway, of course.Ellen was optimistic about Democratic Senate…

The Pentagon has codified sweeping changes to military fitness requirements, some of which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered last fall. The new regulations, published Aug. 31, spell out testing timelines, standards for troops in combat arms specialties, guidelines for pregnancy and postpartum fitness and establish tracking mechanisms for testing results across the services. The policy incorporates directives issued throughout 2025 into a set of standards for the services. Among them: commanders must allow time for physical fitness every duty day and troops in jobs designated as “combat arms” must be held to male fitness standards on regular fitness tests. Many…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Seattle’s interim police chief referred to known gun-violence suspects as “trigger pullers” during a Labor Day weekend news conference where he discussed three separate shootings and his department’s response.Three people were killed and three others were injured in the shootings over a 24-hour stretch, FOX 13 Seattle reported.Interim Chief Andre Sayles said the Seattle Police Department was increasing patrols, coordinating with business owners and deploying its community response group and gun violence reduction unit as part of a proactive strategy to curb the violence.SEATTLE MAYOR KATIE WILSON NAMES ANDRE SAYLES AS INTERIM…

The two top officers of the U.S. Navy released a video Tuesday assuring sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt that their impending deployment would incorporate valuable lessons learned from the USS Abraham Lincoln’s historic deployment to the Middle East.Following the Lincolns’ nearly 10-month deployment that saw 264 days without a port visit, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman said the Roosevelt will maximize its loadout of food and hygiene products before setting sail, among other improvements.“As one carrier returns home, we listen to its sailors and families,” Perryman said…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A sobering warning from Sandra Bullock’s sister became a wake-up call for the actress as she quietly navigated her late partner Bryan Randall’s battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).Bullock reflected on how caring for Randall through his illness forced her to recognize her own limits – and ultimately ask for help after years of putting others first.”I’m always a caretaker,” she said during an appearance on “Good Hang with Amy Poehler.” “Always. And I learned that I didn’t take care of the person that was taking care of everybody else. And that…

Picture this: you drive out to the range with a rifle you know is zeroed. You spent good money on a scope, so you have a crystal-clear, parallax-free view of your target. You get your rifle set up on a good rest, chamber a round, and pull the trigger to the rear. You are rewarded with a perfect center-punch. Two more rounds follow closely behind it, carving out a ragged hole. Let me ask you this: is there anything missing from the story? Are you aware of how much consistency in the your ammunition can impact your accuracy? It matters.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Skillet frontman John Cooper believes people labeled “woke” are often motivated by good intentions — but warned their approach can ultimately “hurt society.””I think it’s really worth mentioning that people that we would call woke, the things that we find really problematic, I think it’s worth mentioning that most of those people really have big hearts,” Cooper said during a recent appearance on the “Unashamed with the Robertson Family” podcast. “They want justice. They want the world to be better.””They’re just going about it in a way that they don’t know is…

The Pentagon has decided which company will make the U.S. Navy’s next-generation stealth fighter and could announce the winner in the coming weeks or sooner, two people briefed on the matter said.Boeing and Northrop Grumman are competing for the contract, which previous programs of similar scope suggest could be worth tens of billions of dollars over its lifetime.The program, currently unnamed but designated F/A-XX, has been buffeted by delays and funding disputes for years. Some Pentagon officials had sought to delay it by up to three years, citing concerns about engineering and supply chain capacity. Congress pushed back, earmarking $750…