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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent highlighted the stark difference he sees emerging between Texas and California as well as the ‘tale of two states’ cropping up between red and blue jurisdictions.”In California, I saw firsthand what years of failed governance looks like: a tax system that is hostile to ambition. A regulatory state that smothers enterprise. An economic climate indifferent to consequence,” he said during a closed-door meeting at the Petroleum Club of Houston on Friday in remarks shared exclusively with Fox News Digital.California has seen a number of high-profile defections in recent years, with many businesses and wealthy individuals citing the state’s regulations and taxation regime as the reasons for their exit. CORPORATE AMERICA IS ON THE MOVE, AND THESE RED STATES ARE CASHING IN Chevron, Tesla, Charles Schwab and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, to name a few, have all abandoned their California headquarters and shifted operations to Texas. IRS migration data also shows that the Golden State is hemorrhaging high-earning taxpayers, imperiling its finances.”Here in Texas, meanwhile, the contrast is so striking that it begins to feel like a tale of two states,” Bessent said.And it’s true that the…

As the U.S. Army races to modernize for warfare that is increasingly defined by autonomous systems and artificial intelligence, it is recruiting some of the country’s most influential technology leaders into uniform. The Army this week added three more technology executives into the Executive Innovation Corps, more commonly known as Detachment 201, a newly created unit intended to bridge the gap between the commercial sector and the military.Dane Knecht, the chief technology officer of Cloudflare; Sam Pallara, the managing director and chief technology officer of Sutter Hill Ventures; and Serkan Piantino, the co-founder of Facebook AI Research and former vice president of products at Reddit, were commissioned into the Army in a Wednesday ceremony. The trio was commissioned by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia. They are the second batch of leaders to join the unit, which was launched in June 2025 with the direct commissioning of four executives.Piantino said the program offers technology leaders a chance to apply their expertise to pressing military issues.“As the character of warfare evolves, the armed forces must rapidly adapt to new domains and prepare for continued technological change,” he said in an Army statement. “Those who have the experience…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At least one person is dead and others were injured in an active shooting situation while the suspect has barricaded themselves inside a building in downtown Midland, Texas, Midland Mayor Lori Blong said in a Friday press conference. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Read the full article here

Have you ever had a handgun that you immediately loved the way it shoots, feels and carries? That is, beyond question, how I feel about the Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro 9mm. In my many years with it, the Hellcat Pro has proven to be reliable and accurate — truly a premier carry pistol. With a 15-round, flush-fit magazine capacity and weight of just over 20 oz., this is a powerful and capable pistol ideal for every day carry (EDC). Designed for discreet carry of a weaponlight-equipped pistol like this Hellcat Pro, the adaptable MFT Pro Series IWB Light Holster delivers for EDC. Image: Carson McDaniel/Springfield Armory Add to that its Optical Sight Pistol (OSP) slide cut that accepts Shield RMSc/SMSc-footprint optics that co-witness with the excellent U-Dot (u-notch rear, tritium/luminescent dot front) sights and dustcover accessory rail on the polymer frame, and you clearly have a winning design. When a handgun reaches those standards, you want to support it with the best gear. You want the type of gear that not only functions flawlessly, but will also enhance the high expectations for performance and “carryability” you have for it. Basically, you want your gear to match high standards that you’ve come…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The body of a missing child who was swept into the ocean in California on Tuesday was found on Thursday, according to the City of Laguna Beach.”During an early-morning aerial survey of the coastline on June 11, 2026, the Laguna Beach Police Department identified a possible match to the adolescent female who was swept into the ocean near Treasure Island Beach on June 9, 2026,” a press release noted.”The sighting occurred 250 to 300 yards offshore of Christmas Cove, which is located approximately one-quarter mile north of the area where the victim was initially swept into the ocean,” the release explained. “Laguna Beach Marine Safety personnel responded to the location and recovered the decedent with assistance from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Harbor Patrol.”VACATION HOT SPOT CRACKS DOWN ON BEACH SETUPS WITH $500 FINES FOR SUN SHADES, CANOPIES A GoFundMe campaign with a message attributed to the child’s family states, in part, “It is with unimaginable heartbreak that we share the passing of our beloved Amada Mia Brown. Amada was only five years old, but she filled every room she entered with joy, laughter, and light. She was a happy, cheerful, and…

KYIV — Warfare in Ukraine and beyond faces a paradigm shift in the coming years as artificial intelligence systems integrate into unified networks that speed up decisions on the battlefield, a senior Ukrainian official said.Ukraine, in the fifth year of fighting a full-scale Russian invasion, is already using AI for a plethora of battlefield functions, from flying drones at targets to helping plan combat operations and crunching data on Russian missile attacks.“AI will form a new paradigm of warfare. It’s already actively doing so,” Danylo Tsvok, the head of the defense ministry’s AI center, told Reuters.He predicted AI systems would eventually be unified into a single network overseeing the battlefield, leading to a “war of operating systems” with Russia in the next three to five years, if the conflict continues.“The system that possesses more data and better understands that data, proposes solutions — that system will gain the advantage over the other,” he said.The center was founded in March as Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov seeks to put AI and data-driven decision-making at the heart of Ukraine’s defenses.Drones, still mostly flown by pilots, have already upended the way the war is being fought.Ukrainian and Russian troops launch thousands of unmanned aerial…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jessie James Decker is sharing the one piece of advice she actually listened to when it comes to making a marriage work.During an interview with Fox News Digital at a pre-CMA Fest party she hosted at her store, Kittenish, in Nashville, Tennessee, the 38-year-old country singer shared the piece of marriage advice she took into consideration.”The best piece of advice that I’ve learned that actually works in real life is to keep flirting,” she said. “You have to keep things playful. You’ve gotta keep that young love spirit, and we just naturally do. You gotta be silly.”She and her husband, former football player Eric Decker, first met through a mutual friend in 2011 and were engaged a year later in April 2012. CHIP AND JOANNA GAINES SAY THEIR ‘AWKWARD’ NEW HOBBY HAS REIGNITED THEIR 22-YEAR MARRIAGEThey got married the following year, in June 2013, and have since welcomed four children together: Vivianne, 12, Eric “Bubby,” 10, Forrest, 8, and Denver, 2.Although they have been married for 13 years, Jessie shared that she is surprised to say she is “still madly in love with him,” adding she hears people say marriage is hard…

The United States plans to significantly reduce the aircraft and warships it makes available for NATO operations in Europe, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing two senior European officials. The decision would limit NATO’s ability to launch long-range strikes and conduct surveillance, the report said.The U.S. plan includes cutting the number of F-16 and F-15E fighter jets from roughly 150 to 100, reducing maritime reconnaissance aircraft from 26 to 15, and removing all eight aerial refueling tanker jets it previously made available to Europe, the report said.The U.S. also aims to redeploy a missile-launching submarine and an aircraft carrier, along with several warships and scores of jets that join the carrier’s missions, the New York Times said, adding that one of two groups of bombers previously assigned for Europe’s defense may also be reallocated.“Historically there has been an over-reliance on U.S. forces and capabilities,” NATO spokesperson Allison Hart told Reuters, adding that as Europe and Canada invest more in defense and develop greater capabilities, the balance of responsibility can shift.This would strengthen NATO’s defense by reducing reliance on a single ally and reflect a broader change happening within the alliance, Hart said in an emailed statement. The U.S.…