Time flies, it’s already Thursday and I have only one more relief appearance to go in this latest Screencaps call to the bullpen. It’s been a ride, as it always is when filling in for Joe.I have Lexie Hull getting us started today and, in the spirit of her leadership, I’m going to put my hand up and take responsibility for the Yankees extra inning loss last night in Chicago.In the “Numbers From” section on Wednesday, I included a stat that stated the Yankees had won 11 of their last 15 games. I know better. It’s mentioning a no-hitter in…

The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to $58.6 billion to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, as conflicts in Iran and Ukraine strain U.S. weapons stockpiles.The U.S. has supplied large quantities of ‌weapons to allies while also using munitions in its own military operations in Iran, raising concerns about inventories of key air defense and precision-guided weapons.The Lockheed award converts a previous one-year deal worth $4.7 billion awarded in April into a seven-year draft agreement, creating a multiyear procurement plan for the interceptors from fiscal 2026 through 2032, the Army said.Pentagon negotiators ​are…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! For far too long, federal bureaucrats who have never set foot on Wyoming lands have controlled decisions about our wildlife. That era is finally ending, thanks to the Trump administration. Last week, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced a new rule giving Wyoming and our neighboring states the flexibility to manage grizzly bear populations that have thrived in recent decades.The Greater Yellowstone grizzly bear population tells one of America’s greatest conservation success stories. When these bears were listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1975, we had roughly 136 bears…

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton and local forces seized an estimated 2,380 pounds of suspected marijuana worth approximately $2.8 million Saturday near Great Inagua, Bahamas.The Charles Sexton crew and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force boarded a suspected drug-smuggling vessel about 80 miles southwest of Great Inagua, where they discovered 97 bales of suspected marijuana. The three people aboard the vessel were transferred to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force for prosecution along with the narcotics.“This interdiction highlights the strength of our partnership and our shared commitment to combating transnational organized crime in the region,” Lt. Peter…

This article was originally published by Mark Thornton at The Mises Institute.  I’m not predicting WWIII; I am certainly not calling for WWIII; I’m doing everything in my power to prevent WWIII and illuminate the causes, risks, and general results of future war. We are in a quasi-war with Russia, with Europe planning to fight. We are at war in the Middle East with no end in sight. We have stolen China’s oil source in Venezuela and threatened Denmark with our might. The last decade has seen the entire globe turn from firm allies and admirers of America to disgruntled…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins is opting to look at his ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) diagnosis in a different light and is trying to make everyday count.Over a decade after the Ice Bucket Challenge surfaced on social media, it is making a comeback. During an interview with Fox News Digital about the challenge, Hopkins explained that after his diagnosis in 2021, he’s been “chasing the clock” ever since.”I’m almost busier now than I was before because I’m trying to get so much done. I’m tryin’ to fit it all in. I’m…

Ukraine’s F-16 fighters have become a crucial defense against Russian drones, but repeated interceptions are wearing out the country’s small fleet.Ukrainian F-16s have destroyed more than 2,500 Geran and Gerbera one-way attack drones, wrote airpower expert Justin Bronk in an analysis of the Ukraine air war for the Royal United Services Institute, a British think tank.“[The] use of fighters against such drones has consumed an unsustainable number of airframe flying hours and air-to-air missiles … since mid-2024, when the Ukrainian Air Force received its first Western aircraft and trained crews,” the analysis reads.“Russian industry produces more than 6,000 [one-way attack]…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The embattled former face of the United States’ COVID-19 response is prominently displayed and heroically framed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History — as the network of Smithsonian institutions face scrutiny over woke messaging from government officials.Dr. Anthony Fauci, formerly the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), has a prominent place at the museum’s “Entertainment Nation” exhibit.”As a deadly pandemic ravaged the nation, major sports leagues found themselves at the center of a debate over ‘reopening’ the country,” a placard dedicated to Fauci says. FAUCI’S…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: TUCSON, Ariz. — The fact that a seven-figure reward remains unclaimed nearly six months after the suspected abduction of Nancy Guthrie from her home in Tucson’s Catalina Foothills neighborhood tells one veteran investigator that if the masked intruder on her porch had help, it came from a small, tight-knit group.”That tells me the circle who knows is very small, and whoever is in it is bound by something stronger than money: blood, fear, shared exposure,” said Jason Pack, a retired FBI negotiator and supervisory agent who has been closely following the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The summer’s collective uplift from our nation’s 250th birthday and the United States’ role in co-hosting the World Cup has collided with the ominous spread of socialism among the American left. The dangerous philosophy is no longer confined to Ivy League faculty lounges or deep-blue enclaves of New York City, either. In next month’s primary in my home state of Michigan — a critical national battleground — Democrats could nominate Abdul El-Sayed for the U.S. Senate.El-Sayed may try to distance himself from the “socialist” label and his long-standing ties to the Democratic…

What are the odds that you’ll ever need to use a gun for self-defense? Here we break down the data.A few months ago, John Correia of Active Self Protection was confronted by a burglar in his own home. The man fled, no shot was fired, and Correia walked away thinking about a question many armed citizens eventually ask. Realistically, what are the odds I will ever need my gun? In a video on his channel, he ran the numbers from two major firearms surveys and arrived at a startlingly large lifetime probability. This article borrows his framework and pushes further…

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