NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A surrogate mother gave birth to a baby against its biological parents’ wishes after fleeing to Texas with help from state Attorney General Ken Paxton.Surrogate mother McKenna West fled to Texas after her baby was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome around the time West was 20 weeks pregnant. The diagnosis allegedly prompted the baby’s birth parents to ask West to have an abortion, Paxton’s office wrote in a Tuesday news release.After West went on the run to Texas, Paxton intervened, formally notifying UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Medical Center of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Stephen A. Smith had some strong words to share about Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White, even questioning how she can be in her position.The ESPN personality went on a rant calling out White for how she handled the aftermath of DiJonai Carrington’s Flagrant 2 foul on her Fever star, Sophie Cunningham, this past weekend. Carrington smacked Cunningham across the face, leading to the flagrant foul and ejection from the game.During White’s post-game news conference, she actually praised Carrington’s aggressive play before claiming she didn’t see the whole play in the moment…

This year marked the 15th deployment of U.S. Marines to Australia under the Marine Rotation Force-Darwin (MRF-D) initiative, but this year’s rotation looked different from the rest because of its certification as a Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF).“This is the first rotation in the 15-year history of the program to be certified as a MAGTF, and that’s a big deal,” Col. George Flynn, commanding officer of MRF-D 2026, explained to Defense News.Flynn noted that being certified validates the MAGTF’s credibility and proficiency because, if called upon, a commander “knows the force is going to be able to accomplish…

Was this a quick trigger or was the Little League umpire well within his rights to kick this coach out of the game?During Wednesday’s Great Lakes regional finals game, with a trip to the Little League World Series on the line, Team Kentucky assistant coach Matthew Teague was ejected by the home plate umpire.Down 6-0 in the top of the 4th and running out of time for a comeback, Teague was seen meeting with one of his hitters and turning his attention to the umpire who had just called out a Kentucky hitter on a tough strike three call for…

I’ve said it many times, unironically: Joey Chestnut is one of, if not the most dominant athletes of all time.But even Michael Jordan took a couple of losses in his day, and the man they call “Jaws” just took a heartbreaking loss in a tater tot eating contest during his barnstorming tour of minor league baseball stadiums.However, this loss will come with one big, fat asterisk.JOEY CHESTNUT REVEALS FOODS HE WON’T EAT IN COMPETITION AS HE TOURS MINOR LEAGUE STADIUMS FOR LOCAL DELICACIES Chestnut has been going around the country for special events and doing what he does best, eating…

The U.S. Marine Corps on Wednesday identified the loss of a Marine recruit after he suffered a medical emergency at Camp Pendleton, California.Pvt. Aiden Craig, 18, died on Aug. 5 after initially suffering from an undisclosed ailment during a routine physical fitness test. Craig was taken to Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, California, and pronounced dead four days later.The Texas native enlisted in the Marines on June 1, 2026, and was assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. Craig was on day 47 of recruit training at the time of his medical…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tyler Mane, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, believes his wife may have saved his life.The actor is teaming up with his wife, Renae, for a candid new podcast, “Mane AF,” tackling the realities of “midlife, marriage and mayhem.” The couple will also open up about one of their most personal challenges yet: navigating his diagnosis of invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC).Mane made his feature-film debut as Sabretooth in 2000’s “X-Men” and later reprised the role as Wolverine’s nemesis in 2024’s “Deadpool & Wolverine.” He also starred as Michael Myers in 2007’s…

Last month, the Marine Corps introduced new service-level training to teach Marines how to counter small combat drones with weapons currently available in their arsenal. The training commenced with a three-day event at Twentynine Palms, California, where Marines from the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions learned how to shoot down small unmanned aerial systems, or sUASs, with rifles, shotguns and grenade launchers, according to a recent release. Capt. Faith Richardson, a platoon commander with the Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group, said in the release that they aimed to give Marines “a realistic look at the threat.”For the exercise, TTECG…

Open carry — the wearing of a holstered gun in plain view in public — has become a hot-button issue among our nation’s pistol-packers. There are, naturally, talking points on both sides of the debate. A few years ago, Mark Walters invited me to join a panel on this topic on his popular show, Armed America Radio. One of the panelists was an outspoken advocate of open carry. Another was a law enforcement officer just as adamantly opposed to the practice. I was the one in the middle on the issue. Open carry means wearing a holstered handgun in plain…

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A new trailer is out for Anne Hathaway’s new movie “Verity.”Basic info:Plot: Struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh is hired as a ghostwriter for renowned author Verity Crawford under mysterious circumstances, but her assignment takes a dark turn after discovering chilling autobiographical notes. Faced with a series of deadly family secrets, Lowen struggles to separate fiction from reality, while also blurring the lines with Verity’s husband, Jeremy.Cast: Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh HartnettRating: RDirector: Michael ShowalterRelease date: Oct. 2, 2026Source material: A novel written by Colleen HooverBEN AFFLECK DIRECTS, STARS IN NETFLIX KIDNAPPING THRILLER ‘ANIMALS’ COMING THIS OCTOBER New ‘Verity’ trailer releasedThere’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Celebrities’ involvement in professional wrestling has been highlighted more over the last two years.Travis Scott got involved at WrestleMania 41 to help John Cena win his 17th WWE championship, Jelly Roll has had multiple matches in the ring and Lil Yachty has been the mouthpiece for Trick Williams.COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGITAL Blake Monroe, who is currently on WWE’s SmackDown roster, recently named one celebrity she would like to get in the ring with as celebrity appearances become more common.She told Love Wrestling before SummerSlam that she recently watched…