A lot of people suggest that the Stuart tanks were underpowered for World War II. While this may be true when compared to tanks like the Panzer IV, the platform was still able to bring significant firepower to the battlefield in the form of the M8 Howitzer Motor Carriage. Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 during training maneuvers in England during 1944. The American self-propelled artillery vehicles were also known as the M8 Scott. Image: NARA The M8 Howitzer Motor Carriage was a self-propelled howitzer vehicle used by the United States Army. Built on the M5 Stuart light tank chassis, the M8 mounted…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor apparently do not believe in love at first sight.The two superstars are the faces of a New York Mets team that was supposed to be a threat in the majors but is instead one of the worst teams in the league.Lindor joined the Mets via trade in 2021 and signed a 10-year, $341 million extension, the first major move for new owner Steve Cohen signaling a true change of the guard; roughly four years later, though, Soto joined the fray on a record-breaking 15-year, $765 million pact.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump rang in America’s 250th birthday celebrations with a 28-minute speech at Mount Rushmore and a fireworks display that might have rivaled his words.”The American dream still lives, and the American flag still flies more proudly than ever before over the people who will not quit,” Trump said at the end of his lengthy — albeit shorter than his usual hours-long — speech. “The nation that will not fail, the country that will not fall no matter how hard the enemy tries, we cannot be beaten.”As Trump spoke, across the…

It’s 5 a.m. as I begin to type out this 4th of July edition of Screencaps, and I’m left wondering if any of the founding fathers had a 13-year-old son who begged to run a 4-mile race before the Continental Congress sat down to adopt the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago today.Here I am this morning celebrating freedom with a 7 a.m. starting line meetup time for Screencaps Jr. with thunderstorms in the area. I was in bed last night by 9:30. It was probably a very similar night to the one Benjamin Franklin had on July 3, 1776.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Patriotic artist Scott LoBaido is putting the finishing touches on what he calls the largest oil-on-canvas portrait ever of Old Glory at the Great American State Fair in D.C., but the outspoken Trump supporter says the message behind the massive American flag is completely apolitical.LoBaido told Fox News Digital the American flag “does not belong to any particular party” as he painted the 9-by-17-foot flag at the Made in America Pavilion during the Great American State Fair in the nation’s capital, part of the broader celebration surrounding America’s 250th birthday. The Staten Island…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The hardest day in a wounded police officer’s life isn’t always the day they’re injured in the line of duty.For many, retired Las Vegas police Lt. Randy Sutton said, it’s the day they realize they’ve been forgotten.Sutton knows that feeling firsthand. After surviving a career-ending stroke, the former officer founded The Wounded Blue, the nation’s only nonprofit dedicated exclusively to injured and disabled law enforcement officers.HEROIC ICE OFFICERS, STAFF MEMBER OPEN UP ON GROWING DANGERS: ‘AM I GOING TO DIE?’ Over the past eight years, the organization has helped more than 17,000…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic lawmakers said they believed the U.S. is still an extraordinary country despite expressing disagreements with President Donald Trump when asked by Fox News Digital if they were proud to be American citizens.”The freedoms that we have and the fact that anyone should be able to get ahead for them and their family based on the laws we have every now and then — in general, it’s sound,” Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisc., said.The answers, which came ahead of the country’s 250th Independence Day celebration, highlight the deep distrust Democrats have of the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Democrats mostly sidestepped questions on the Supreme Court ruling that now allows states to ban student-athletes from competing on sports teams or in leagues that correspond with their gender identity rather than their biological sex.” I think we spend far too much time obsessing over that,” Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., told Fox News Digital when asked for his opinion on the ruling. “And what people should be focused on right now is the dysfunction here in Washington.”” I think the focus should be on this economy and getting us out of…

Rich Eisen confirmed he will no longer call NFL games as a play-by-play commentator following ESPN’s acquisition of NFL Network.”I believe I am done,” Eisen told Sports Illustrated when asked if he would continue calling games this upcoming season.Eisen had called games for NFL Network since around 2018, including most of the network’s international slate. Kurt Warner often served as the color analyst alongside him.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Sources tell OutKick it was ESPN’s decision to remove Eisen from game broadcasts. Dave Pasch is expected to replace him on…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Taylor Swift found her happily ever after.Swift married NFL star Travis Kelce July 3 at a ceremony held at Madison Square Garden. The couple reportedly hosted around 1,000 guests after renting the arena for multiple days.The “Love Story” singer began dating Kelce in summer 2023.TAYLOR SWIFT SHUTS DOWN ‘OFFENSIVE’ FAN THEORY ABOUT HER CAREER AFTER SHE MARRIES TRAVIS KELCE Another A-list star served as the officiant for the couple’s wedding. “The ceremony joined both families together and was officiated by friend Adam Sandler,” reps confirmed to People magazine.Sandler and Kelce bonded after…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A fast-moving, destructive storm ripped through southern Wisconsin Friday, leaving three people dead after their boat overturned on Geneva Lake during the busy Fourth of July holiday weekend.The tragedy unfolded as a powerful storm system swept across Walworth County starting at roughly 12:10 p.m. Amid the chaos, local dispatchers received urgent 911 calls reporting that a boat had capsized on Geneva Lake with multiple people struggling in the water. PROMINENT BUSINESSMAN LEARNS FATE IN BOAT CRASH CASE THAT KILLED TEEN, MAIMED ANOTHERA City of Lake Geneva police boat and the Geneva Lake Law…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump marked the eve of America’s 250th anniversary with a sweeping patriotic address at Mount Rushmore on Friday, declaring the United States the “most exceptional nation ever to exist” and vowing that it would “never be a Communist country.”Speaking beneath the granite likenesses of four of his predecessors — George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt — Trump touted American exceptionalism as festivities marking the nation’s 250th anniversary ramped up across the country.”In all the chronicles of the ages, never before has any nation celebrated so magnificent a…