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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chuck Norris once credited his mother for saving his “soul” when he needed it the most.In May 2021, the late actor and martial artist wished his mom a happy 100th birthday in an article published on World Net Daily, where he thanked her for staying by his side through the highs and lows of his life.”My mother has prayed for me all my life, through thick and thin,” he wrote. “When I was born, I almost died from complications. When nearly losing my soul to Hollywood a few decades ago, she was…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sidestepped Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s Nazi-linked tattoo in her glowing endorsement Thursday, despite previously expressing alarm over Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Christian tattoos.Warren, one of the Senate’s most liberal members who is seeking to…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Oklahoma man with a lengthy criminal history has been arrested after allegedly breaking into a family’s home and climbing into bed with their young child. Authorities were called to a home in Oklahoma City after Josh Hodnik was jolted awake by his…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A criminal case tied to the 2020 Austin, Texas, George Floyd riots is erupting into a broader controversy, with prominent law enforcement groups calling for the Soros-backed district attorney to resign over accusations of misconduct, political coordination, and withholding key evidence.Attorneys for…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As a partial government shutdown blows past the one-month mark, Democrats are demanding lawmakers shrink the size of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) funding lapse — while leaving out the agency at the heart of Trump’s immigration crackdown.Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star Nicholas Brendon died Friday, March 20, at the age of 54.His family confirmed his death in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, telling the outlet, “We are heartbroken to share the passing of our brother and son,…
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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released its annual threat report Wednesday, outlining the broader intelligence community’s assessment of dangers to the U.S. and its interests and military installations abroad.In remarks to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard focused heavily on the…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A California man who killed a Los Angeles mother of six less than a year after being paroled for a double murder under a youthful offender law was sentenced to life in prison, authorities said Friday. Darryl Lamar Collins, 55, was handed down…
Forces successfully countered a drone threat over a “strategic” U.S. installation hours into the joint U.S.-Israeli offensive against Iran, according to Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command.“In the early hours of Operation Epic Fury last month, a deployed [Fly-Away Kit] successfully detected…
This article was originally published by Don Stacy II at The Mises Institute. Commonly discussed in radical political circles is the Overton window (also called the window of discourse), which is typically defined as the range of subjects and arguments—public ideas—politically acceptable to the mainstream population at a given time. The Overton…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A U.S. Air Force Base that houses B-52 bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons detected “multiple unauthorized drones” in its vicinity earlier this month, a base official confirmed to Fox News Digital.”Barksdale Air Force Base detected multiple unauthorized drones operating in our airspace during…
LONDON — The British government gave authorization on Friday for the United States to use military bases in Britain to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites that are attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.British ministers met on Friday to discuss the war with Iran and Iran’s blocking of…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers has proposed a bill seeking to ban warrants allowing law enforcement to gather data revealing which cellphones and other devices that were near a crime scene at a specific time.Democrat state Sen. Erin Maye Quade introduced…
A woman raising two children was among the six U.S. service members killed last week when a military refueling plane involved in the war with Iran crashed in western Iraq.Tech Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, hailed from a large family in Bardstown, Kentucky, and was “very, very” proud of her…
What was the most important American warplane used in the Pacific Theater during World War II? The P40 Warhawk equipped the American Volunteer Group — the vaunted Flying Tigers — to stand against the Japanese when no one else could. The SBD Dauntless turned the tide at Midway. The F4F Wildcat held the line at Guadalcanal. Navy…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The man who worked security for Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, but was killed in a standoff with SWAT last week was accused of impersonating a police officer and other offenses, although the congresswoman is defending him, saying his criminal history does not…
The U.S. military possesses several capabilities that it could wield to combat naval mine warfare in the Strait of Hormuz.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy views the maritime weapon as a key pillar of its military strategy, according to a 2017 Office of Naval Intelligence report, and reportedly began laying…
When it comes to dealing with a violent encounter, you aren’t allowed a whole lot of say in the matter. The dirtbag picks the time, the place, the weapon he uses and how close he is going to be when he attacks. But you can control your choices in personal…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rex Culpepper, a former Syracuse Orange quarterback, died this past weekend due to injuries suffered in a dirt bike accident in Georgia. He was 28. “Our Orange family mourns the loss of Rex Culpepper, who passed away this weekend at the age of…
HOUSTON — An Afghan immigrant whose family said he had been evacuated from his home country after working for years with U.S. forces died at a Texas hospital after immigration authorities detained him, according to authorities.Federal immigration officials called Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal a “criminal” who had been arrested for alleged…
Editor’s Note: This article is also featured in the current Winter 2025 print issue of The Armory Life magazine. I shot my first Springfield Armory 1911 for a feature in Guns Magazine about 35 years ago. At the time, Springfield was noted for accurate, reliable and affordable firearms of all sorts. It’s interesting to note…
Introduction: A War of Hubris and Unavoidable Consequences I’ve spent decades analyzing the intersections of geopolitics, energy, and the arrogance of centralized power. What’s unfolding in the Strait of Hormuz is not merely a regional conflict; it is the final, convulsive gasp of an American military and economic model that…