Millions of people living in Somalia are struggling to find food as a severe hunger crisis grips the country. Six and a half million people are currently experiencing high levels of food insecurity, the United Nations’ (UN) World Food Program (WFP) reported on Tuesday. Officials from the UN and the Somali government have urged international humanitarian efforts in order to scale up life‑saving assistance to protect vulnerable communities. They warn that help is desperately needed before conditions deteriorate further. More than 1.8 million children under the age of five are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2026, including nearly half a million children projected to be severely malnourished, according to a report by RT. “The drought emergency in Somalia has deepened alarmingly, with soaring water prices, limited food supplies, dying livestock, and very little humanitarian funding,” George Conway, the UN humanitarian coordinator for Somalia, said. He warned that urgent life‑saving assistance is essential, especially with no significant rain expected until the April‑to‑June season. The UNWPF stated that the worsening food scarcity situation is linked to prolonged drought and poor rains, with the October-December season cereal harvest in southern Somalia falling 83% below the 1995-2025 long-term average. In addition, livestock conception across…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A California child molester once described by a judge as “the monster parents fear the most” has been cleared for release under the state’s elderly parole program — a decision local law enforcement says puts communities at risk and prosecutors are now scrambling to stop.David Allen Funston, 64, was sentenced in 1999 after a Sacramento County jury found him guilty of 16 felony counts tied to a series of abductions involving children younger than 7.Funston received more than 20 years in prison plus three consecutive terms of 25 years to life. After serving more than two decades behind bars, he became eligible for consideration under California’s Elderly Parole Program.The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) confirmed to Fox News Digital that Funston was granted parole suitability by the Board of Parole Hearings on Sept. 26, 2025. CDCR said that on Jan. 12, 2026, Gov. Gavin Newsom referred the case back to the Board of Parole Hearings for further review by a majority of appointed commissioners. At a Feb. 18, 2026 meeting, the board panel reaffirmed its decision, recommending that Funston receive parole.ICE ARRESTS ALLEGED CHILD SEX OFFENDER RELEASED UNDER CONNECTICUT SANCTUARY…

The U.S. Department of Defense has not sufficiently tracked the cost of damages from extreme weather and natural disasters at military installations, hurting its ability to anticipate future disaster recovery needs, according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office report. Over the past decade, extreme weather and natural disasters have cost the department over $15 billion in damages at military installations, which can affect the ability to execute its mission and impede the installation’s resources that support service members and their families, the 61-page report released Monday says. At the request of Congress, the office conducted this report by investigating 12 installations that sustained “substantial damage” from a natural disaster from fiscal 2015 to fiscal 2024. The office conducted three in-person site visits, the report says.The natural disasters that affected the installations examined included earthquakes, wildfires, floods, typhoons and hurricanes, among others.The office examined the bases, reviewed their documentation and interviewed officials and found gaps in the department’s resilience planning despite previous improvements because of a lack of necessary data or adequate funding. The report says that the department follows policy that reflects the statutory requirement to include resilience in the ongoing and planned construction projects at installations, but existing guidance…

Maciej Torbé has returned to his Civivi stomping ground for a new fixed blade, the Scoopth. The Scoopth falls right in line with previous Civivi/Torbé collabs, which have always been fixed blade models with striking lines. What is a Scoopth? Perhaps only Torbé knows, but it’s certainly fun to say. And the term does seem to evoke an aspect of the knife, in that its wide blade features a compound grind with a big “scoop” on the forward, thinner half of the profile. And there’s another scoop on the spine, just aft of the jimping, lending the Scoopth the quirked up attitude that all Torbé’s work seems to possess. The classy wooden scale model With a cutting edge of 4.9 inches, the Scoopth easily qualifies as an outdoors user, with the beefiness to back it up. The Nitro-V steel used here delivers balanced metrics in terms of toughness and corrosion resistance, and isn’t going to be a bear when the need for a sharpening arises. Torbé’s handle design, while just as characterful as his blade shapes, hews a little closer to the accepted geometries; it’s easy to see sensible cuts and curves beneath the exaggerated styling. The scales are available…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Country music star Carly Pearce urged fans to go get checked by doctors when health issues arise.Pearce, 35, reflected on how doctors initially misdiagnosed her before realizing the “Dream Come True” singer suffered from pericarditis. The condition is caused by inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart.”That was something I developed in 2020 and didn’t know what it was for a really long time. It was kind of misdiagnosed, also dismissed,” Pearce explained during an appearance on Rolling Stone’s “Nashville Now.” “‘Oh, you have anxiety. Oh, you have a busy schedule,'” Pearce recalled being told. “And it’s like, no, something’s not right. And so, in 2024, I went public with that just because it took me out for a second. But I’m doing really well. And I haven’t had any kind of major flair. But I think, again, just trying to be honest with people and use my platform to be like, please go get checked because there was something wrong.”The “Church Girl” singer announced she had been diagnosed with an “intense” heart condition called pericarditis in May 2024. Pearce claimed that her health condition was initially “dismissed” by medical professionals, but…

The U.S. Navy ushered in a new commander for one of its two submarine commands, known collectively as “The Silent Service,” according to a Navy release.On Friday, Vice Adm. Richard Seif relieved Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher as commander of Submarine Force Atlantic during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.“It has been a pleasure to come to work every day and lead the greatest submarine force in the world,” said Gaucher.Gaucher assumed his responsibilities in December 2023, leading all U.S. submarines in the Atlantic and acting as commander of Task Force 114, 88 and 46. He will now work as the first Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for submarines and supervise the construction of Virginia and Columbia-class submarines.Seif previously served on five nuclear fast-attack submarines, including the USS Buffalo, during which he and his crew received the Navy Unit Commendation, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, two Battle Efficiency awards and the Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy.In addition, Seif commanded the USS Jacksonville and deployed to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet area of operations.He also served as director of AUKUS Integration and Acquisition, and in chief of staff roles with Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander, Undersea Warfighting Development Center,…

The United Kingdom and France have said that they will not deploy troops to Ukraine unless Russia consents to the move. Moscow has long claimed that it would not ever allow NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) troops to build any kind of military presence in Ukraine. Moscow views the Ukraine conflict as a NATO proxy war against Russia. After the 2022 escalation, Western nations sought to isolate Russia diplomatically, but the policy backfired on European NATO members after Washington shifted course under US President Donald Trump in order to pursue a negotiated resolution. –RT A senior diplomatic source told the British newspaper that members of the pro-Kiev “coalition of the willing” have privately conceded that they would “only send our troops if there’s Russian consent.” Zelensky Claims The “Coalition of the Willing” Is Discussing Sending Troops To Ukraine Moscow’s warnings that foreign troops would be considered legitimate military targets are taken seriously, and given that risk, “you need to send a different kind of force,” the source said, adding that Russian opposition has had “a tremendous effect” on the discussions. A European defense source described the proposed mission as “rather hypothetical.” Some Western leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, have previously claimed that Russia’s permission…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump tore into Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Wednesday as “lunatics” after they interrupted his State of the Union address with shouting.”When you watch Low IQ Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, as they screamed uncontrollably last night at the very elegant State of the Union, such an important and beautiful event, they had the bulging, bloodshot eyes of crazy people,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday. “LUNATICS, mentally deranged and sick who, frankly, look like they should be institutionalized.””We should send them back from where they came,” he added.The president then took a shot at actor Robert De Niro, who appeared on MS Now Tuesday and told Americans to “resist” Trump. “They should actually get on a boat with Trump Deranged Robert De Niro, another sick and demented person with, I believe, an extremely Low IQ, who has absolutely no idea what he is doing or saying — some of which is seriously CRIMINAL!” Trump wrote. “When I watched him break down in tears last night, much like a child would do, I realized that he may be even sicker than Crazy Rosie O’Donnell, who is right now…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vice President JD Vance spelled out his role in leading the administration’s newly declared “war on fraud” Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced the effort during his State of the Union address.”I don’t know what the top line number is, and I think that’s unfortunate, that nobody has ever tried to take a systematic look at how much fraud there is in the federal government,” Vance said on “America’s Newsroom.””How many illegal aliens are on Medicaid? We know that it’s billions and billions of dollars that should go to American citizens. It’s going to illegal aliens. How many fraudulent daycare centers have been set up where that money should go to American citizens to help their kids get into childcare? Instead, it’s being stolen from them by illegal aliens in our country…”Vance raised concerns that government officials may have “gotten wealthy” or have received campaign donations from fraud benefactors by being “complicit” in the malpractice. He told Fox News that the president has tasked him with taking a “full, whole government approach” to investigating fraud concerns, enlisting the Justice and Treasury Departments to lead probes and locate fiscal records.”We’re going to be…

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