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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge who has repeatedly blocked the Trump administration’s immigration policies dealt another blow Tuesday, striking down rules that expanded courthouse arrests and prolonged detention in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holding facilities.In a 71-page decision, U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts, who was nominated by former President Joe Biden, struck down the policies after finding that ICE and the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) did not provide the reasoned explanation required under the Administrative Procedure Act.The ruling continues a pattern of Pitts intervening against Trump administration immigration…
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then China’s embrace of stealth aircraft technology is a compliment to American ingenuity. Both awed by — and apprehensive about — U.S. stealth capabilities, China has invested heavily in developing stealth aircraft, as well as anti-stealth air defenses. But China has learned…
Australia is experiencing a bird flu outbreak. It has ramped up surveillance procedures after just two cases of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu were confirmed in migratory seabirds. It does claim that other birds could also have contracted the virus. Tests are underway in South Australia (SA) after two…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., issued a stark warning after a trio of far-left candidates prevailed in New York’s primaries, saying communism is now “on our own shores.” “It is a very serious time,” Johnson said at a news conference Wednesday. “Every American…
A senior Islamic State leader was killed by an airstrike last week, Central Command announced on Wednesday, as the region grapples with a fraught security landscape amid U.S. base closures in Syria and the escape of ISIS personnel from detainment. Ali Husayn al-Ulaywi was killed in a precision airstrike on…
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims that the United States is no longer hiding its plans for war with Russia. Putin specifically called out NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and the European Union, saying its leaders are using “false claims” about the supposed “Russian threat” to justify rampant militarization. “Now, they…
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More than 60% of active-duty families who made moves in the past two years paid more than $1,000 out of pocket for expenses related to their move, according to a new survey.“The data continue to show that military moves create disruption across nearly every aspect of life. … A military-directed…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A few days ago, while staying in Teton Village, Wyoming, a gentleman approached me because he had heard about my book, “Out of This World.” Over coffee, he described years spent investigating more than 100 reports of unidentified aerial phenomena tied to…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City’s socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani did it again.One year after sending political shock waves across the country with his New York City Democratic primary victory on his way to winning election as mayor of the nation’s most populous city, Mamdani…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man released on parole earlier this year following a grand larceny conviction is accused of setting fire to a New York homeless hotel, killing six people and displacing dozens more, according to authorities.Tyler Russell, 24, was arrested Monday and charged with…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Bill Ferguson, Maryland’s Democratic Senate president, beat back a surprisingly serious challenge from a progressive candidate who goes by the social media moniker “Captain Bobby” in what became the state’s most closely watched race.Though state Senate races rarely garner much national attention,…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal authorities on Tuesday charged 10 Southern California defendants in a series of healthcare fraud schemes, including one case involving nearly $270 million in fraudulent Medi-Cal claims and another that allegedly defrauded Medicare out of approximately $27 million.The charges were part of…
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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook has been successfully landed without a pilot at the controls, Boeing announced, in the latest sign of the service’s push toward autonomous aircraft. The demonstration is part of a wider Army move to expand autonomy within its fleet, which included the recent delivery of a…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tybee Island’s controversial Orange Crush weekend ended with 26 arrests and five firearms seized, including one weapon police say had been converted into a makeshift machine gun capable of fully automatic fire.Between Friday, April 17, and Sunday, April 19, the Tybee Island…
After a federal watchdog found a staff of two overseers insufficient to vet 27,000 research awards for ties to adversaries, namely China, the Pentagon says computers will now screen military-funded academics, including artificial intelligence experts. The move has stakeholders urging not to lean too hard on algorithms to distinguish, for…
United States President Donald Trump has warned Iran that he won’t be a “Mr. Nice Guy” anymore. Trump announced that the US negotiating team is heading to Pakistan for the next round of Iran peace talks on Monday. Trump has renewed his threat to blow up “every single” Iranian power…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accused the Supreme Court majority on Monday of overstepping its role to “wordsmith” a lower court in Washington, D.C., in a pointed break from her colleagues in a Fourth Amendment case about whether a police officer had reasonable…
The U.S. Army is turning to low-cost interceptor drones first tested in Ukraine to counter Iranian-made Shahed drones, aiming to flip the economics of air defense that have long favored combatants using quick, disposable technology.Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told lawmakers last week during a budget hearing that the service has…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pro-Palestinian activists shouted down Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., as the U.S. Senate hopeful spoke at Michigan Democrats’ spring convention on Sunday.When Stevens, a pro-Israel Democrat, walked on stage with a group of union employees, the crowd erupted with party activists heckling her…
Want to safely land a Black Hawk on a frozen Alaskan lake? There could be an app for that.The Army Corps of Engineers’ research and development component is working to disprove old assumptions about the risks of landing on frozen lakes and other “terrestrial ice” in hopes of opening up…
My very first handgun was a Springfield Armory XD in 9mm. It was around 2007, I was shopping for a home-defense solution and I’d read positive reviews about the XD line in American Rifleman and Guns & Ammo magazines. At decision time, it wasn’t much of a competition. The XD I acquired was sold…
The United States has seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship. Iran has already condemned the theft as “armed maritime piracy,” and sent a warning of retaliation. The ship was seized in the Gulf of Oman, attempting to breach the American naval blockade around Iran. “The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance intercepted…