NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Three friends of Nolan Wells, the college student who disappeared from a Fourth of July celebration on a Mississippi island and was later found dead, have sued former NFL star Terrell Owens for defamation.The friends — Warren Hudson, Jax Pitalo and Morgan Seymour — accused the Hall of Fame wide receiver of defaming them after he posted on X: “ARREST THEM IMMEDIATELY!!”The fathers of the three friends filed the federal lawsuit on their sons’ behalf Monday. All three are under 21, making them minors under Mississippi law.Hudson, Pitalo and Seymour were among…

NEWINGTON, N.H. – On the factory floor at gun maker Sig Sauer’s headquarters, giant shipping pallets of the brand-new M8 Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle sit shrink-wrapped on shelves, ready for dispatch to soldiers.Fielding of the M8 carbine, which appears set to replace Sig Sauer’s M7 as the Army’s standard rifle less than three years after the M7’s initial fielding began, will begin in December with some units at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, company executives confirmed to Military Times Monday. The NGSW new weapons rollout also includes Sig’s M250 machine gun, which will replace the aging M249 Squad Automatic Weapon…

Editor’s Note: This article describing the citizen first responder is presented for discussion purposes. Know and follow your jurisdiction’s laws regarding self-defense, and ensure that anyone rendering aid is qualified to do so. Seek competent training from qualified instructors.A common definition of a first responder is a person who has specialized training and is among the first to arrive and deal with an emergency. Frequently counted in this group are law enforcement, fire rescue, and emergency medical services personnel. A broader accounting could include medical staff, pilots, the military, and public works personnel. A citizen first responder should be someone…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! I have spent years helping American leaders understand the realities of the Middle East. I have worked with policymakers, pastors, diplomats and families. On this anniversary of the brutal Oct. 7 massacre, we must all remember that day without moral confusion or political convenience.On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas, other armed groups and many Gaza civilians crossed into Israel and carried out a coordinated assault on innocent people living their lives. Nearly 1,200 people were killed and 252 were abducted. Men, women, children and the elderly were hunted, murdered, tortured and kidnapped. Any…

The Army has set a date and location for the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army officer and psychiatrist who killed 13 people and injured 32 others during a mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. “The execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad will take place at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday, December 3rd, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT.,” acting Army Secretary Adam Telle announced, confirming that the location would return Hasan to the site of the murders. A memo Telle shared on X stated that President Donald Trump approved the execution order on Oct. 2.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In an episode published Wednesday morning, the “Ruthless Podcast” discussed Senate and House campaign details from Michigan and Maine unreported by other media outlets.”It’s almost like they understand what a Trojan horse is,” podcast co-host Comfortably Smug said. “Where it’s like you get elected, and then you do the Looney Tunes s—, because that’s the plan here.”The hosts outlined a series of tweets where Michigan’s Democratic nominee for Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, revealed proximity to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) movement.UNEARTHED SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS CONTRADICT EL-SAYED’S ‘CAPITALIST’ NARRATIVE In the posts, El-Sayed…

An order to ground hundreds of the Army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopters is likely to affect every squadron and is expected to be in place for months as the service conducts a global inspection, an official told Military Times Tuesday.The “immediate, temporary pause in flight operations,” announced Oct. 2, affects the latest variant of the Apache and is specific to helicopters equipped with Improved Drive System transmissions.“This action follows ongoing Army technical and airworthiness assessments of the Improved Drive System transmission, including information developed through prior Safety of Flight actions, inspection results, maintenance reporting, and ongoing engineering analysis,” officials said…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A Brazilian illegal immigrant who admitted to creating a fake branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and selling counterfeit DHS and FBI identification cards — which he claimed would provide immunity from federal immigration officers — has been ordered deported.Mario Cesar Dos Santos, Jr., 50, who entered the United States in 2016 and overstayed his visa, is currently in removal proceedings, according to DHS. He was arrested in February at Orlando International Airport after arriving on a flight from Boston.Dos Santos pleaded guilty to wire fraud and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A longtime gem hunter who struck it big with a rare yellow diamond is now opening up about the remarkable discovery — and what it may be worth.Jack Pearadin, a Navy reservist, found the gem at the Crater of Diamonds State Park earlier this year.The gem, which Pearadin named the “American Dream,” weighs 6.03 carats. It has a striking golden-yellow color and an unusual, almost square shape.STUNNED COUPLE UNEARTHS 150-POUND MYSTERY HIDDEN BENEATH THEIR BACKYARD FOR DECADESThough the discovery was first announced earlier this year, Pearadin recently opened up about the find…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! China nearly doubled the number of military and coast guard ships it sent to a key flashpoint in the South China Sea last month, according to Manila’s military.It comes as a series of increasingly tense encounters raises the risk of confrontation with a U.S. treaty ally located in the disputed waters. The Armed Forces of the Philippines said it tracked 101 different Chinese navy and coast guard vessels around four disputed areas over the course of September, up from 56 in August and 48 in July.The sharp increase comes as Chinese and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal agents intercepted a boat packed with 14 illegal aliens off Newport Beach, the latest in a string of vessels carrying migrants near the wealthy Southern California enclave.A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations crew stopped the vessel south of Newport Beach at about 1:30 p.m. Friday, CBP told Fox News Digital.The group included 11 men, two women and an accompanied boy, all of whom were identified as Mexican nationals.COAST GUARD OPENS FIRE ON BOAT SMUGGLING 25 CHINESE NATIONALS NEAR FLORIDA AFTER IT REFUSED TO STOPAgents transported the…

San Diego Padres All-Star reliever Mason Miller will miss an elimination game against the Milwaukee Brewers after being placed on Major League Baseball’s paternity list ahead of Game 3 of the National League Division Series.Miller couldn’t have picked a worse time to step away, leaving San Diego without its top bullpen weapon right before a win-or-go-home Game 3. The team placed him on the paternity list 45 minutes before the start of the game.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. This content was…