Private Dwayne Hicks sat in an expansive classroom alongside the rest of his platoon of newly minted boots. Each Marine had a well-used Pulse Rifle sitting on the table in front of them. The weapons were clean enough to be used as surgical implements and smelled vaguely of CLP. The Armat Battlefield Systems M41A Pulse Rifle is the standard-issue combat weapon for the United States Colonial Marines in the Aliens universe. Gunnery Sergeant Mike “Madman” McGehee stepped to the front of the class carrying his own Pulse Rifle as though it was something with which he had been born. Holding…

Oil prices have once again surged, this time quickly past a sustainable point for most, as the United States strikes multiple targets across Iran. The ruling class at large continues to claim these attacks are in “self-defense” against “unwarranted aggression.” Explosions and impacts were reported across southern and central Iran hours after US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said US Central Command (CENTCOM) “will be busy tonight.” “Because President Trump said we will be hitting Iran hard – and we will be,” Hegseth told reporters. This news comes as the ruling class continues to tell the public that a peace deal…

I missed on my last WNBA play, but that won’t stop me from firing away when I see a good one available to us. Baseball has been fun to bet on, but with the NHL and NBA stopping, that will be the main focus until August so I am trying to vary it up a bit and see if we can get some scores in other places. I’ve locked my sights in on the game between the Liberty and the Dream. The New York Liberty should be one of, if not the, best teams in all of women’s basketball. They have…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: A top Trump agency is cutting off funding to the Los Angeles agency responsible for coordinating billions in homelessness spending after accusing it of “obvious fraud,” “wanton mismanagement” and repeated failures to safeguard taxpayer dollars, Fox News Digital has learned.The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which is a member of the White House fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance, is immediately suspending the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) federal funding while HUD’s inspector general investigates potential offenses by the agency and its leadership, according to…

This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  Summary Trump tells Fox he “may keep going” with strikes. Trump says Iran took too long to negotiate, and now “will have to pay the price”. Tehran claims the prior night attacks in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan as fulfillment of its previously vowed ‘retaliation’ – targeted the Fifth Fleet headquarters in Manama, footage shows. Iran again signals it could cut off all indirect talks & any negotiations, says it is ‘reviewing’ US talks after latest exchange of missiles. US x Iran permanent peace deal by June 30, 2026?Yes 18% · No 83%View full market & trade on…

A 77-year-old ball … boy … for the San Francisco Giants made one of the great plays of the season Wednesday afternoon, leading to one of the great comebacks of this MLB season.Trailing 9-1 in the eighth inning, the Giants put up one of the most stunning (and random) rallies you’ll ever see, scoring 10 runs over the final two innings to win, 11-10. That’s right.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE While you all changed the channel, the Giants were setting the world on fire. And I can’t prove this, but it all started after this play from San…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The World Cup is one of the best tournaments sports has to offer.The global event kicks off Thursday with Mexico taking on South Africa followed by the Korea Republic taking on Czechia. The two matches will headline weeks of group-play matches featuring 48 nations for the first time in the tournament’s history.The matches will take place in the U.S., Mexico and Canada for the next few weeks until a winner is determined at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 19.Soccer fans hoping to watch their favorite squads and players…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Hollywood executive who spent nearly two decades helping American studios break into China’s film market now says the industry has become too dependent on Beijing — and says his latest movie shows how things can turn around.Chris Fenton, a veteran producer who worked to bring major releases such as “Iron Man 3” to Chinese audiences, later became an outspoken critic of Hollywood’s reliance on China, writing about his concerns in his 2020 book, “Feeding the Dragon.””We were really at the trailblazing, pivotal spot in terms of collaborating with that superpower and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Since the triumphant return of President Trump in November 2024 — and it was a triumph, with Trump winning all seven swing states and the popular vote — the Democrats have reacted by lurching hard left, electing a radical mayor in New York City, attempting to take purple Virginia far left with a crazy gerrymandered Congressional map (which was struck down by the state’s Supreme Court as unconstitutional), and on Tuesday nominating radical (and deeply troubled) Graham Platner as their candidate in Maine to face off against the moderate and widely admired…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Even if you’re sick of hearing about Jeffrey Epstein – and who among us hasn’t felt that way at times – President Donald Trump and his team have been far more fixated on the relentless controversy than they have ever acknowledged.That (and plenty of other juicy revelations) is based on three years of reporting for a forthcoming book. “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump” is by New York Times correspondents Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan and slated to be published in two weeks.Whether you’re a Trump supporter or detractor,…

These days, upgrading your AR-15 trigger is easy, but is it always a good idea?Back in the not-so-good old days, triggers for ARs were crappy. All we had were mil-surplus parts or whatever Colt deigned to send us. The mil-spec was “anything under 7 or 8 pounds was good, anything under 6 was unsafe.”So, of course, we went through all kinds of work to improve triggers.Now? Really, you have to ask?Triggers now come in two types and two flavors (I’m leaving out the forced-reset triggers because I’m not a fan): “packet” triggers and parts triggers.Plug and PressPacket triggers (sometimes called…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Authorities on Wednesday identified a suspect in the shooting that injured 12 people near Toledo’s Old West End Festival and said they are searching for a suspected second gunman.The Toledo Police Department said a manhunt is underway for Ka Nye Taylor, who is wanted on 11 counts of felonious assault in connection with the June 6 shooting near the popular Old West End Festival, an annual event featuring live music, food vendors and home tours.Police described Taylor as a Black male standing approximately 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing about 130…