The Marine Corps has inked an $11 million contract with electronic warfare company Epirus for a vehicle-mounted weapon that can take down dozens of drones in a single zap. The contract, awarded through the Office of Naval Research, will result in the delivery early next year of a High-power Microwave Autonomous Vehicle Operational Capability (HAVOC) system that can autonomously identify drone targets to be dropped from the sky with an electromagnetic pulse.The award follows prototype testing of the similar Expeditionary Directed Energy Counter-Swarm (ExDECS) weapon prototype that Epirus delivered to the Corps for testing last year under a $5.5 million…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Andrade El Idolo was ambushed at All Elite Wrestling’s (AEW) Grand Slam Mexico after he punched his ticket into the Casino Gauntlet match at All In.MJF returned to AEW programming on Wednesday night and assaulted Andrade after the pro wrestler became the No. 1 entrant for the match. MJF left Andrade bloodied and declared he would enter a qualifying match to become the second entrant. The winner of the Casino Gauntlet match will earn an AEW World Championship opportunity.COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGITAL On Sunday, Andrade showed the aftermath…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Bishop calls out Smithsonian’s anti-American ‘indoctrination’2. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dismisses past rhetoric3. DiJonai Carrington, Sophie Cunningham feud goes viral MAJOR HEADLINESFRIENDLY FORUM – Pro-China outlet defends itself on Democracy Now!, which paid Singham-founded company millions. Continue reading …BLOWING THE WHISTLE – WNBA coach benches several starters — sending an apparent message to the league. Continue reading …FROZEN ASSETS – ‘Squad’ member shares fertility journey, takes aim at Trump over…

If you thought DiJonai Carrington clotheslining Sophie Cunningham, then posting “White privilege” from the locker room after her ejection, would cause the sports media to acknowledge the actual racism in the WNBA, you thought wrong.To neutral observers, the story on Saturday is hardly difficult to analyze. Carrington committed a dirty, flagrant worthy play that could have seriously injured Cunningham, leaving her bloodied in the mouth from the contact. The officials rightfully ejected Carrington. She responded by accusing league officials of racism, an accusation that, while baseless, is nevertheless serious.And yet, the race ladies of Threads and Bluesky have rushed to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! American politics is an ever-changing game of power and big money. For the modern Democrat Party, that means being challenged and sometimes eclipsed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) – and there is little to nothing the Democrat Party can do about its rise.The United States has had many political parties in its history. They include everything from the Federalists (1789) and the Whig Party (1830) to the Libertarian Party (1971) and the Green Party (2001).The current Democrat Party (1828) is the longest reigning major political party in American History.SOCIALISM’S RISE…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump escalated his criticism Sunday over the dismissed Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case, pointing to a National Park Service employee’s account that former Olympian David Hearn “violently” ripped and tugged at the pool’s coating before authorities arrived.Trump shared a screenshot from court documents on Truth Social that detailed interviews with two National Park Service employees who were cleaning the interior of the Reflecting Pool when Hearn approached the area.According to the document, one employee, identified as W-1, said Hearn initially used his cellphone to take what the employee believed…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Knox County, Tennessee, Mayor Glenn Jacobs called for a “nationwide pause” in the deployment of Flock surveillance cameras on “The Sunday Briefing,” arguing the technology raises constitutional, privacy and safety concerns and lacks sufficient safeguards.Jacobs said law enforcement should have access to tools that help solve crimes, but argued newer Flock technology goes beyond conventional license plate readers and should not be deployed broadly until guardrails and an updated regulatory framework are in place. FLOCK SURVEILLANCE SPREADS ACROSS THE SOUTH AS RED-STATE LAWMAKERS SEEK TO AX ‘1984’-STYLE TRACKING TOOLS”This is not about…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! It was a nationally televised WNBA matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty on Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn, a battle of two championship hopefuls.But Aces head coach Becky Hammon had a starting five nobody expected, and it could be viewed as a protest for having to play back-to-back games on the road this weekend.Hammon didn’t play four-time MVP A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray or Jackie Young – three usual Aces starters – with Jewell Loyd, Dana Evans and Brianna Turner taking their spots instead. It wasn’t just for the start…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Joan Jett is stepping away from the stage after suffering a serious injury that required surgery.In a since-expired post shared to Jett’s Instagram Story on Tuesday, the 67-year-old rock icon’s team announced that her band Joan Jett & the Blackhearts had canceled their two remaining scheduled 2026 concerts in September.”Following a recent injury, Joan Jett has undergone orthopedic surgery on a fractured vertebrae and will begin the necessary healing process,” the statement read, via Rolling Stone. JON BON JOVI ABRUPTLY ENDS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SHOW AFTER HEALTH SETBACK”In close consultation with her…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).A North Dakota mother is accused of stabbing two of her children to death in what police described as a “horrific” attack that left even officers traumatized by the sight of the bloody scene.Kailey Erhart, 22, stabbed her 5-month-old and 3-year-old children to death on Thursday after waving a gun at her estranged husband and threatening to kill herself, according to police.Her 1-year-old child survived the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Brooks Koepka was quite hard on himself after his first year back on the PGA Tour finished on Sunday after finishing his Wyndham Championship final round.After shooting 70, Koepka was 3-under for the tournament, which gave him a T67 finish and put him 19 strokes behind the winner, Michael Brennan.As a result, Koepka, who left LIV Golf to rejoin the PGA Tour this year, finished 94th on the FedExCup Playoffs standings list. The top 70 in the FedEx Cup Standings move on to the St. Jude Championship in Memphis next week, which…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Kentucky middle school teacher is facing serious criminal charges after allegations involving a student exposed conduct that crossed the line from inappropriate to criminal, according to authorities.Sadie M. Flores, 25, of Mayfield, was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with grooming a minor, a Class D felony under a Kentucky law that took effect just weeks ago on July 15.According to the Graves County Sheriff’s Office, Flores, an employee at Graves County Middle School, is accused of having an improper relationship with a minor student in the district.TEACHER WHO SERVED AS GOP…