NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New historical research suggests that one of the most legendary cities in history did not start out as a conquering warrior state — poking a hole in its founding myth.The study, which centered around Sparta, was recently published by historian Hans Beck in The Annual of the British School at Athens, Cover Media reported.Sparta emerged in the 9th century B.C. and dominated much of the Peloponnese between roughly 700 and 371 B.C.ARCHAEOLOGISTS EXCAVATE ANCIENT WORKSHOP WITH UNFINISHED SCULPTURES ON GREEK ISLANDIn 371 B.C., the Spartans suffered a decisive defeat to the Thebans…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Potentially deadly sepsis may be more likely in certain patients due to problems in the gut.Researchers from the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology’s Infectious Disease Research Center used female mouse models to investigate why sepsis outcomes can vary so dramatically.The study, published in the journal Nature, looked at genetically similar mice with different gut microbiomes. The mice were infected with Acinetobacter baumannii — a highly resilient bacterium that can lead to sepsis.ER DOCTOR REVEALS HOW PNEUMONIA CAN SUDDENLY TURN DEADLY AFTER KYLE BUSCH’S DEATHThe researchers compared groups of mice with…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE — Noncitizens in a key blue state were on the voter rolls for years — and some even voted in prior elections, according to documents obtained via public records request.The New Jersey Republican Party (NJGOP) and the Republican National Committee (RNC) requested voter rolls from all 21 counties in the Garden State and found multiple instances of noncitizens seeking naturalization asking to be removed from the rolls, claiming they were unknowingly registered to vote. Most were registered as Democrats.Noncitizens cannot vote in state or federal elections, and the candidates for citizenship…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Over and over again, radical judges and government officials in liberal cities put law-abiding Americans at risk by allowing dangerous criminals to roam freely on our streets. Instead of holding criminals behind bars to protect our communities, these soft-on-crime judges release violent repeat offenders on bail, giving them the opportunity to commit more crimes.You see it in the news nearly every week: A deranged criminal commits a violent crime against an innocent member of society, and before you know it, stories are coming out about how the offender had been arrested a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Imagine, for a moment, that Graham Platner was a Republican.The Democrats would be going nuclear, declaring him a horrible human being.He’s utterly unfit for office, they would shout, sexting other women while he was married.How could he represent Maine in the Senate, they would say, when he was sporting a Nazi tattoo?WATCH: MAINE VOTERS DIVIDED ON PLATNER AS SCANDALS SHADOW DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY Look at the New York Times, which found three women who say he physically manhandled them and made them extremely uncomfortable.How could the Republicans even dream that he could win…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A pair of U.S. adversaries — China and North Korea — appear to be strengthening relations, with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival in Pyongyang on Monday for a rare state visit.This is Xi’s first trip to North Korea in seven years, and experts say the visit is likely aimed at reasserting China’s unique influence over North Korea in exchange for providing economic and political benefits.Xi is scheduled to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in what will be their first summit since September, when they met in Beijing after viewing a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman has overtaken reality television star Spencer Pratt in the latest Associated Press vote count, although the outlet has not called the race.Pratt, a Republican, had led earlier in the day, but the latest tally now shows Raman, a Democrat, ahead by more than 3,000 votes, or about 0.4 percentage points, in the officially nonpartisan mayoral race.Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, a Democrat, has already advanced to a runoff as she seeks a second term. She is now waiting for the candidate she will face in the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As testimony in the Karmelo Anthony murder trial resumes Monday, one Texas attorney says the case could ultimately turn less on the fatal confrontation itself and more on how jurors interpret questions of self-defense, race, any prior interactions between the teens and even the unique culture of high school track meets.Anthony, who is accused of fatally stabbing fellow student Austin Metcalf during a confrontation at a Texas track meet last year, has pleaded not guilty and is arguing he acted in self-defense. The closely watched trial began last week amid intense public…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte has reportedly been frustrating people within the organization with the MLB trade deadline looming.Marte, a switch-hitter with power from both sides of the plate, is someone Arizona has tried to trade this past winter despite his talent and six-year extension that kicked in this season.But USA TODAY reported Marte “continues to frustrate segments of the organization by opting to take days off.” Most recently, Marte decided to sit for last week’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, where superstar Shohei Ohtani was pitching, and he…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sharon Stone said that HBO’s controversial show “Euphoria” should be shown in America’s high schools and that parents “should have to see it.”During a conversation with Keke Palmer for Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series, the 68-year-old actress, who joined the cast of “Euphoria” for its recently concluded third and final season, heaped praise on the show, which has drawn criticism for its graphic depictions of sex, drug use and violence.”I think it’s the greatest show on television,” the “Basic Instinct” star said. “Euphoria,” which premiered in 2019, centered on a group of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani encouraged his fellow Democrats to embrace rather than dismiss the “Abolish ICE” message like he had during an interview on Saturday.Mamdani brought up his perspective on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while being asked on MS NOW’s “The Weekend” about his thoughts on the ongoing protests outside the ICE facility known as Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey.He remarked that the conditions inside Delaney Hall helped fuel his continued desire to abolish the agency.MAMDANI TELLS ‘THE VIEW’ HE FAVORS ABOLISHING ICE “This is partially why I…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two Virginia residents are trying to put UFC Freedom 250 in a rear-naked choke before fight night.A federal lawsuit filed against the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior seeks an emergency injunction to stop the UFC event scheduled for the White House South Lawn.According to the lawsuit, organizers ignored federal permitting rules, skipped environmental reviews and triggered conflict-of-interest concerns.Because apparently even a UFC octagon on the White House lawn has to clear environmental hurdles.UFC SAYS IT WON’T PROFIT FROM WHITE HOUSE EVENT THAT COULD COST ‘UPWARDS OF $60M’ The…