Surely a highlight of a long, frenetic, and eclectic career in an out of uniform was the work I did on HBO’s “Band of Brothers.” That epic miniseries is passing a milestone 25th Anniversary this year, causing me to review how we managed to capture lightning in a bottle and turn it into the long-lived and celebrated TV feature it has become. As the production’s military advisor, the Capt. Dye staged the combat action and kept military details consistent across two shooting units and a rotating roster of directors. Image: HBOFortunately, I’ve already done that in process of writing an autobiography/memoir titled “Running Between Raindrops: Dale Dye’s March through the Mud to the Movies.” It’s due for wide release on 12 January, 2027. This piece, a peek behind the showbiz scenes, is an adaptation from that book. Based on Stephen Ambrose’s book, the HBO series follows Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, from training through the end of the war. Image: HBOIn 2001, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks engineered a deal to produce a miniseries for HBO based on a book by historian Steven Ambrose titled “Band of Brothers.” I’d worked with both of those luminaries on past projects, so I got…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! PROVO, Utah — The judge overseeing the case against accused assassin Tyler Robinson will announce his ruling Monday after prosecutors and defense attorneys sought dramatically different start times for the trial of a man accused of gunning down Charlie Kirk last year.Robinson, 22, is accused of assassinating the 31-year-old Kirk at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem by shooting him with a .30-06 hunting rifle from a rooftop on the other side of the campus courtyard.The sides are years apart on when they want the trial to begin.Utah County prosecutors have asked in court documents and oral arguments for Jan. 31, 2028, as their preferred trial date but said they could be ready in October 2027. Robinson’s defense team has proposed late 2029 as a “soft target” trial date.TYLER ROBINSON HEARING ENDS WITHOUT TRIAL DATE SET, PROMPTING FIERY PLEA FROM ERIKA KIRK’S LAWYER Staci Visser, one of Robinson’s defense lawyers, said at a hearing in October that the state’s timeline is “not practical” due to large amounts of discovery.”Discovery review is foundational,” she said. “It impacts everything else.”MICHAEL RUIZ:…

Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for rape and sexual assault. On Monday, Judge Bennathan said that while he would follow the sentencing guidelines, he said Brand “committed sexual offenses against a number of women” and reducing the sentences “would not do justice to the overall gravity” of Brand’s criminality.Last week, Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault in the U.K. He denied the charges and was acquitted of two additional rape charges and one count of attempted indecent assault.He was immediately taken into custody following the verdict, according to the BBC. Brand, 51, was accused of three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault involving six women between 1999 and 2009. RUSSELL BRAND FOUND GUILTY OF ONE COUNT OF RAPE AND THREE COUNTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULTOne woman he was convicted of sexually assaulting gave an impact statement during Monday’s proceedings, while three others submitted written statements to the prosecutor.”For many years as his star was rising it was impossible to escape seeing him all over the media, being celebrated for his disgusting behavior against women like it was all…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Hilary Duff is opening up about the “scars from the past” she had to confront as a former child star.In a recent interview with Billboard, the 39-year-old actress and singer, who rose to fame at 14 when she starred in the hit Disney Channel series “Lizzie McGuire,” reflected on the lasting effects of childhood stardom as she discussed her return to music after more than a decade.In February, Duff released “Luck … Or Something,” her first studio album since 2015’s “Breathe In. Breathe Out.” The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart. In June, Duff launched the “Lucky Me Tour,” her first major tour in nearly two decades.BELLA THORNE SAYS HOLLYWOOD TREATED HER LIKE A KID ON SCREEN AND AN ADULT OFF CAMERABefore launching her tour, Duff gave an intimate performance for friends and family in Los Angeles in January. She told Billboard that she was so nervous during the show that her hand shook as she held the microphone.The “Younger” star recalled that after the performance, her son, Luca, told her he was proud of her for returning to the stage despite her fears.”That stuck with me, because…

Now that the dust has settled with the midterm elections in the rearview, it’s safe to say Republicans took it on the chin.Democrats made massive gains in both the House and Senate, and the GOP was left licking its wounds heading into a crucial 2028 election cycle.Not all seems lost for conservatives though, particularly in the great state of Florida, where Ron DeSantis’ successor Byron Donalds warded off David Jolly to keep the governor’s office in Tallahassee red for at least the next four years.FLORIDA GOV-ELECT DONALDS BELIEVES ‘FRUSTRATIONS BOILED OVER’ AGAINST REPUBLICANS ON ELECTION DAY Donalds ran a hell of a campaign, and after doing his part to keep my home state red, I’d say Florida’s newest governor has deserved to take a bit of a victory lap, with “lap” being the operative word.The governor-elect was out and about at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in South Florida for Sunday’s big NASCAR race, taking part in some much-needed rest and relaxation following a stressful campaign.While taking in the sights and sounds on race day, Donalds and his family ran into a familiar face and decided to pose for a photo op.That’s a lot of star power in one Instagram post.TRUMP SHOUTS…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Prince William has “learned” to live without Prince Harry as their bitter feud appears to have pushed the brothers past the point of no return.”Harry has never believed he has anything to apologize for,” Christopher Andersen, author of “Kate!,” told Fox News Digital.”William had never believed he had anything to apologize for. Reconciliation is not in the cards. It shouldn’t come as any surprise that William views Harry as having betrayed not only the royal family but the institution of the monarchy itself. Harry returning to the U.K. and picking up where he left off before Megxit just rubbed salt into an already festering wound.”PRINCE WILLIAM ‘INCANDESCENT WITH ANGER’ AT PRINCE HARRY AS DIANA ANNIVERSARY DEEPENS ROYAL RIFT: PIERS MORGAN “These are two extraordinarily strong and stubborn men who have, sadly, learned over the past few years that they can live without each other,” Andersen said. “If the death of their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, their father’s coronation and the cancer battles of both the king and the Princess of Wales didn’t bring them together, it’s very hard to imagine what would.”Fox News may be compensated for or earn a commission if…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tuesday, Nov. 3, Americans cast their votes and turned congressional majorities against the pro-life cause.It may be easy to despair, especially following two years of strong, pro-life leadership that accomplished a historic year of defunding many abortion providers from federal Medicaid dollars, but the pro-life movement has fought through hostile waters before — and won.Here’s how we navigate the next two years.STATE OF PLAY: BLUE WAVE SWEEPS DEMOCRATS INTO POWER, WITH KEY RACES STILL HANGING IN BALANCEDefending legacy pro-life provisions must be a first priority. We have known for months that the Hyde Amendment, protecting taxpayers from being forced to directly fund abortions, has been in the crosshairs for the next pro-abortion Congress. But conscience protections for healthcare entities that choose not to provide abortions under the Weldon Amendment may also be on the line.This pro-abortion majority wants to make Americans complicit in their extremism.Both the Hyde and Weldon amendments have survived pro-abortion majorities before, including the 117th Congress. In 2021, the House Appropriations Committee advanced a Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill that omitted both Hyde and Weldon rider language.Even though both chambers were led by pro-abortion majorities,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The gunman who killed six people and wounded 15 others in a shooting at a crowded square in Poland died Monday after being shot by police during the attack, authorities said.The 24-year-old suspect had been hospitalized in critical condition since Saturday’s shooting in Krakow and underwent several operations before his death.Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into the killings and attempted killings, including attacks on police officers, as a possible terrorist offense. Authorities said the gunman held far-right views, though investigators have not publicly established a motive for the attack.TEEN WEARING HELMET CAMERA KILLS WORKER AT POLISH SCHOOL AMID FEARS OF COPYCAT ATTACKSPolice also discovered the bodies of the suspect’s mother, father and sister at the family’s home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, roughly 93 miles northeast of Krakow, per reporting from The Associated Press. The three are believed to have died from gunshot wounds, though authorities have not confirmed the circumstances of their deaths. The suspect, who was wearing military-style clothing and a bulletproof vest, drove into Krakow’s historic Main Square on Saturday before opening fire, according to authorities. Four women and two men were killed, including a British man and an Austrian…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! When Donald Trump made the stunning announcement that Stephen Miller is his new chief of staff–preempting the New York Times by a few minutes–I literally said:”Watch for a barrage of negative Miller stories in the next couple of days.”I was wrong.It was the next couple of hours.‘LAWYER UP’: DEMS IMMEDIATELY PUT TRUMP ON NOTICE AMID REPUBLICANS’ MIDTERM BLOODBATH MS NOW anchor Katy Tur said: “Donald Trump’s whole immigration agenda is Stephen Miller, and for Stephen Miller, it has always been absolutist: do whatever is necessary, as much as we can possibly do, be as cruel as possible as a warning sign for anybody who might want to come over.” WHITE HOUSE SHAKEUP CONTINUES WITH NEW DEPARTURE FROM TRUMP ADMINISTRATION”Stephen Miller, one of his most notorious staffers, will instead be taking over as chief of staff,” CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins said from the White House driveway, adding: “He was one of two staffers, including Kristi Noem, who came out after Alex Pretti was killed in Minneapolis and called him a domestic terrorist.” That New York Times story: “Miller, a deeply ideological Trump loyalist, has been the architect of some of the most polarizing domestic policies in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two Washington state sheriff’s deputies were fatally shot as they moved in to rescue possible hostages after a woman called for help following a domestic violence shooting, according to authorities. Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputies Mason Acheson and Parker Perry came under fire from inside the home near Spangle, south of Spokane, as they tried to get in on Nov. 3, the sheriff’s office said.The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office and Spokane Valley Police Department said they were devastated by the shooting and pledged to support the deputies’ families.YOUNG SOUTH DAKOTA DEPUTY DIES THREE DAYS AFTER BEING SHOT DURING A CONFRONTATION AT A HOME “They bravely moved toward danger to protect others they did not know,” the agencies said in a statement. “They are true examples of selfless service and dedication.”Deputies first responded around 2:25 p.m. after a woman reported she had been shot.SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE OFFICER KILLED, ANOTHER WOUNDED IN GUNFIGHT WITH SUSPECT WHO HAD EXTENSIVE RECORDThe sheriff’s office said they learned the suspect had an active felony warrant and might have access to more weapons. With other victims possibly still inside, they called in SWAT. The woman was taken to the hospital with…