NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees were among the eight who were killed this week when a charter plane crashed in southwestern Alaska, the military confirmed Friday.The twin-engine Cessna 441 got caught in fog on Thursday as it flew from Anchorage bound for the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site.The identities of the passengers have yet to be released.FATAL AIR AMBULANCE CRASH EXPOSES GROWING GPS DANGER FACING US FLIGHTS “This is a devastating loss for our military family and the communities we serve,” U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Davis, commander of Alaskan Command, the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and Eleventh Air Force, said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.He continued, “These individuals were dedicated professionals carrying out a vital mission in a demanding environment. Our absolute priority right now is providing unwavering support to their families, friends, and teammates during this devastating time. We are profoundly grateful for the swift and tireless response of our search and recovery professionals.”DEADLY MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASH IN TEXAS KILLS 2, SPARKS WILDFIRE AND FORCES EVACUATIONS: OFFICIALSCape Newenham Long Range Radar Site is one of several remote radar sites that…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Black voters could play a decisive role in Michigan’s closely watched Senate race this November, raising the stakes for Democrats as signs of softer support among the historically reliable voting bloc threaten to complicate the party’s path to victory.National surveys suggest that the proportion of Black Americans who believe Democrats represent their interests is slipping. Additionally, the percentage of Black voters who identify with the Democratic Party fell by 10 percentage points between 2020 and 2025, according to the Pew Research Center.Fox News Digital spoke with roughly a dozen Black voters on the ground in Detroit, most of whom said they believe the Democratic Party has either failed to prioritize their concerns or has taken their support for granted.FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS: AS DEMOCRATS TURN LEFT, BLACK VOTERS TAP THE BRAKES “I feel like some of the stuff that they do is just to hush us up and like … there you go,” Dalia, an African-American from Detroit, told Fox News Digital.”It’s just the way that they don’t address our issues, issues that concern actually Black people, especially working-class Black people,” Vincent, a Black voter from the Detroit area, said to Fox…

The Department of Defense does not request enough funding to fully meet its installation maintenance and major improvement needs, a Government Accountability Office report found.The department sought to fund 90% of its maintenance needs, but the GAO found that the services continue to request funding for only about 80% of their needs, according to the report released Friday. The funding shortfall led to an estimated $285 billion of maintenance backlogs in fiscal 2025.“DOD has not fully determined the risks to its mission and to the quality of life of its personnel as a result of not meeting its funding goal,” the report reads. “Fully determining and communicating these risks would provide better information to DOD and Congress to weigh budget priorities.”GAO authors examined Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force military installations across the U.S. and its territories for this report.The report found that the department does not request the full amount of maintenance funding as recommended by its Facilities Sustainment Model, which estimates the average annual sustainment funding requirement for facilities based on their size, location and other factors.This contributed to the increased backlog of deferred maintenance needs. Even though in 2014 an Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The State Department is warning Americans to steer clear of parts of a South American country as violent crime, terrorism and kidnapping raise safety concerns among tourists.The State Department this week issued a Level 2 “Exercise Increased Caution” advisory for the nation of Ecuador.In the advisory, officials warned of widespread crime across Ecuador, including murders, assaults, kidnappings and armed robberies linked to drug trafficking.ROBBERIES, ASSAULTS AND RAPES SPUR NEW US TRAVEL WARNING FOR POPULAR CARIBBEAN GETAWAY”Areas with transnational criminal organizations have much higher rates of violent crime,” officials said. “U.S. citizens and U.S. lawful permanent residents have been victims of kidnapping and extortion.”The country sits between Colombia to the north and Peru to the south, along South America’s Pacific coast. Ecuador is sought by many tourists for its dramatic Andean landscapes and historic cities, as well as the Galápagos Islands.Americans make up Ecuador’s largest group of foreign visitors — accounting for roughly a third of international arrivals in 2025, according to Ecuador’s National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC).AMERICANS WARNED POPULAR TRAVEL ROUTES THIS SUMMER COULD CARRY CRIME AND KIDNAPPING RISKSThe heightened warnings cover several areas frequented by travelers, including parts of…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Country stars Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean traded the stage for the White House briefing room Thursday, taking turns behind the podium ahead of their Washington, D.C., tour stop.The visit quickly turned into a mock press briefing, with Bryan pretending to field questions as Aldean, his wife Brittany and others looked on.A video shared by the Trump team on Instagram poked fun at Bryan’s turn behind the microphone ahead of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s upcoming departure.”@lukebryan heard that there is an opening for Press Secretary 🤣 @karolineleavitt,” the account captioned the video.JASON ALDEAN SAYS HE AND WIFE BRITTANY ‘AGREE TO DISAGREE’ AFTER 11 YEARS OF MARRIAGE AS THEY TEAM UP FOR DUETThe clip begins with Aldean stepping away from the podium and switching places with Bryan, who walks up to the microphone as Brittany Aldean and others in the room look on, smiling.Bryan then appeared to settle into the role, jokingly answering a question about a Texas agricultural issue.”I think the screwworms are screwed,” Bryan said. Advertisement”We’ve immobilized sterile male flies,” he continued before enthusiastically pointing toward a woman in the room who applauded his answer. “See! I’ve been listening…

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For a league that’s built on being pro-trans in sports, it remains a mystery as to why a WNBA team hasn’t kicked the tires on French basketball phenom Julie Tetart, especially a team that might have to face Angel Reese in the playoffs.As Reese dominates in the paint and collects ‘mebounds’ at a record pace to the point where even woke ESPN is mentioning the rebound phenomenon, Tetart has been preparing for the 2026-27 French LF2 season with the Monaco Basket Association team.In video released this week by Monaco, Tetart appeared chiseled beyond anything you’d see out of the WNBA and ready to dominate a league that already proved it couldn’t handle the transgender scoring and rebounding machine. “If they contact me, I won’t say no,” the 34-year-old biological male told OutKick earlier this month.FRENCH TRANS PHENOM JULIE TÉTART LOOKS WNBA-READY — SO WHY HASN’T THE ‘INCLUSIVE’ LEAGUE CALLED?Apparently, the WNBA still hasn’t called, but why? Teams are getting absolutely destroyed by Reese on the glass. “Fact: Reese leads the league in total second-chance points this season with 148, which is 30% of her total 499 points. According to Elias, second-chance points account for 26.7% of her career total, the…

The chaotic off-season in college football has continued to play out in court rooms across the country, as athletes are suing the NCAA on a daily basis pertaining to their eligibility as part of the 2022 class.When the NCAA released a statement last week harping on its decision to not grant a blanket-waiver to members of the 2022 class that were left out of conversation regarding the new ‘five-for-five’ eligibility guidelines, the floodgates were opened for athletes who felt as though they were being kicked to the curb.NFL To NCAA? Courtroom Chaos Is Giving Pro Athletes A Bizarre Path Back To College, And It’s Only Just BegunOn Friday morning, the Tenth Circuit court granted the NCAA its motion for a ‘stay’, which puts a pause on athletes using the blanket waiver granted by Judge Sweeney to athletes from the 2022 class that had a year of eligibility left.Although this puts a little bit of the chaos on hold, there will now be a further influx of lawsuits filed in state court, who have been presenting different arguments in their filings.NCAA IGNORED THE WARNINGS. NOW IT’S FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL IN COURTROOMS ACROSS AMERICA OVER ELIGIBILITYWhile the NCAA should see this as…

There’s a new addition to the fleet of maritime vessels serving the Marine Corps in the Pacific, and its name is Matilda. Matilda 1, a specialized stern landing vessel that can transport troops from ship to shore or from beachhead to beachhead, is notable for its shallow draft, allowing it to navigate littoral waters the way few other vessels its size can. But it’s also different in how the Marine Corps acquired it for use.The 240-foot boat was designed by the Australian firm Seatransport and constructed by Indonesian builder Karimun Anugrah Sejati. It became operational earlier this year and was made available to the Marine Corps via a three-year charter agreement with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, managed by the firm MariGuard LLC. The charter agreement, the second of its kind undertaken by the Warfighting Lab since 2021, allows the service to experiment with its stand-in forces concept that envisions more Marines island-hopping in the Pacific and operating from remote and austere beaches. And the Corps is able to do so without having to invest heavily in in-house shipbuilding or even make an outright purchase of a commercial vessel.The charter agreement “allows us to move a lot quicker,” Maj. Brandon…