NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mariska Hargitay once considered leaving “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” after more than two decades as Olivia Benson because she worried the role had come to define her career.In a new interview with Variety, the actress — who has starred as Benson since “SVU” premiered in 1999 —  said she began questioning her future on the long-running NBC drama around its 25th season.”I’ve got to leave the show too. I don’t want people to think I’m a one-trick pony,” Hargitay recalled telling fellow “ER” co-star Julianna Margulies.’THE BIG BANG THEORY’ STAR…

The U.S. Space Force Honor Guard donned the updated ceremonial service dress uniform in the nation’s capital over the weekend.On Sunday, the guard debuted the new ensemble at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, D.C., according to a Friday release.“The public will now be able to immediately recognize us as Guardians and key members of America’s warfighting capabilities,” Chief Master Sgt. Ross Koehler, Space Force Honor Guard senior enlisted leader, said in the release.The new uniform is meant to replace the modified Air Force service uniform guardians have worn since the branch was established seven years ago as the…

‘Nightcaps’ is a daily column that catches you up on the biggest sports, news and culture stories you may have missed while pretending to do work at your desk. It runs Monday–Friday on OutKick.com.Listen … Just listen.You hear it? You smell it? Really listen closely …It’s officially college football week. We’ve made it. It’s our first real game week since January. Really, it’s our first one since December. I don’t want to hear a single word about “It’s only Week Zero!”UNC WANTED THE DEION SANDERS EFFECT WITH BILL BELICHICK, ALONG WITH WINS. IT GOT SOMETHING MUCH DIFFERENTHogwash. Last I checked,…

The United States canceled a joint amphibious landing drill scheduled for next month with South Korea, Seoul’s Marine Corps said on Monday, after Washington cited constraints on the availability of U.S. forces due to the war in Iran.The U.S. Marine Corps formally notified its South Korean counterpart in June that force availability would be constrained for the division-level exercise, known as Ssangyong, a South Korean Marine Corps spokesperson told a press briefing.The allies remain in close consultations on resuming the drills, the spokesperson said. He did not specify what measures might be taken to prevent future cancelations or to make…

Lane Kiffin wasted no time Monday defending LSU’s decision to recruit players with NFL experience, or at least those who have recently participated in NFL camps.Over the past few days, attention has centered around LSU deciding to go after some players who have recently been involved in NFL camps, thanks to a temporary restraining order granted by a judge in Louisiana.While the focus has been on former Ole Miss tight end Dae’Quan Wright, there are a number of other athletes that were given the opportunity for a return to college football.NCAA Created This Mess, Now LSU Set To Make Dae’Quan…

Former NBA player Royce White believes Enes Kanter Freedom’s removal from a WNBA game following his exchange with Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud may be only the beginning of the league’s response.White, who, like Freedom, has officially declared for the 2027 WNBA Draft to challenge the league’s eligibility policies, joined ‘Don’t @ Me w/ Dan Dakich’ on Monday and shared his reaction to the now-viral moment that unfolded in Chicago on Sunday during the Indiana Fever’s 113-90 win over the Sky.During a break in the action in the third quarter, Cloud began talking towards Freedom, who was sitting court side.…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Conservatives are blasting the Charleston, South Carolina, chapter of Democratic Socialists of America after the group shared a Facebook ad seeking volunteers to provide child care at meetings and help support its “next generation of comrades.””No experience with kids needed! Come ready to learn how to grow and support our next generation of comrades,” DSA Charleston posted to its Facebook page Friday. “If you’d like to help support our next generation of comrades, join this training to review best practices, roleplay through scenarios, and get you feeling confident to welcome and care…

When masked agents pounded on the windows of the family vehicle, Army Sgt. Hedar Leonel Turcios Juárez’s six-year-old daughter started crying. She sat, buckled into her car seat, as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials ordered the windows rolled down and announced they would be detaining Cristy Maryori Villafranca Trejo — the child’s mother and Turcios’s wife — for a missed court appearance. The child watched as the figures handcuffed her mother.“It took me a minute to realize what was going on — my heart just dropped,” Turcios told Military Times about the encounter. “It was very hard looking at…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Illinois sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence for fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home, his attorney confirmed to Fox News Digital.Grayson’s attorney, Daniel Fultz, did not provide further details about his client’s death.Before the shooting, Grayson was battling colon cancer. At sentencing, his attorneys said the cancer had spread to his liver and lungs.DEMOCRAT LAWMAKER’S 107 MPH TRAFFIC STOP BRINGS BODYCAM BATTLE FRONT AND CENTER AGAINIn May, Grayson sought medical release from prison under an Illinois law for inmates with terminal or serious illnesses.…

On April 24, 1933, a legend was born when Grumman test pilot Paul Hovgard flew the prototype Grumman J2F “Duck,” designated XJF-1, on its first flight, taking off from the factory’s grass strip at Farmingdale, New York. The flight marked the debut of one of the most versatile amphibious aircraft ever created. Columbia-made Grumman J2F-6 Duck in flight during December 1943. It wears the three-tone dark blue/intermediate blue/off-white camouflage adopted for ship-based airplanes that year. Image: U.S. Navy Originally designed as a utility aircraft, the Duck has the distinction of being the U.S. Navy’s first amphibious aircraft to outfit its initial…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Arizona authorities have arrested a man in connection with a home invasion shooting that killed a Tucson police recruit and left his fiancee hospitalized.Carlos Ramirez, 23, was shot dead at his home in southwestern Tucson early Wednesday morning, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. He was expected to graduate the police academy on Aug. 27 and had previously worked for PCSD as a corrections officer. His 23-year-old fiancee, whose name has not been released, also works as a corrections officer in the department.Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos previously said the suspects…