NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! America had a headline-grabbing milestone this summer. Unfortunately, it wasn’t our America 250 celebration. Rather, it was passing the $40 trillion mark on our national debt.$40 trillion is a number that is very difficult to get your head wrapped around. It’s more than 120% of our GDP, a ratio that sounds more applicable to an emerging market in crisis than the biggest economy in the world.While the debt in and of itself is a problem, there are two related issues that are critical. One is the rapid growth in debt accumulation. In 2017, we passed the $20 trillion mark, and less than 10 years later, we doubled that to $40 trillion.$50 TRILLION IN DEBT IS NOT A DISTANT THREAT. AMERICA IS SPEEDING TOWARDS ITThis begets the second issue, which is the cost to finance all that debt. We no longer have the “exorbitant privilege” as it is often referred to of countries adding U.S. dollar reserves no matter what, and that means now, investors in our debt, if we can find them, are price-sensitive. In layman’s terms, they are requiring more of a premium to lend the U.S. government money.‘THE ODYSSEY’ REMINDS…

Former Major League pitcher Thomas Pannone threw a nine-inning perfect game Monday night, leading the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to a 3-0 win over the Durham Bulls. The 32-year-old southpaw incredibly retired all 27 batters he faced on just 94 pitches.BREWERS FLAMETHROWER JACOB MISIOROWSKI SETS MLB RECORD FOR PITCHES OVER 100 MPH IN DOMINANT STARTPannone put together an unblemished stat line, racking up nine shutout innings with zero hits, zero walks, and eight strikeouts.WATCH: It marks the first nine-inning, single-pitcher perfect game across Minor League Baseball since 2017. It is also just the fifth solo perfect game in the 142-year history of the International League, dating back to 1884.TREVOR BAUER THROWS NO-HITTER FOR LONG ISLAND DUCKS IN JUST SECOND US START SINCE 2021The Brewers southpaw pitched with total command, but perfection didn’t come without a late dose of drama.Falling into a tight 3-0 hole against the 27th and final batter in the bottom of the ninth, Pannone faced the immediate risk of a game-ruining walk. Instead, he fired consecutive strikes to battle all the way back, retiring the hitter to lock up the final out. For this left-hander, flirting with baseball history is nothing new.During a 49-game run with the Toronto…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Texas Board of Education gave final approval to changes to the state’s high school social studies curriculum, a controversial move that will impact how students are taught about Islam and Christianity.The amended social studies curriculum, which covers U.S. history, government and world geography, comes after dozens of people gave public testimony, with most expressing their opposition to the finalized version.The board approved language asserting that “radical Islam” motivated the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks rather than taking a more narrow focus on the terrorist groups involved in the attack.The material also requires students to study early Islam through Prophet Muhammad’s “brutal military campaigns against Jewish and Christian tribes,” the “normalization of slavery” and the taking of female captives as “harem slaves.”NBA CHAMPION JOSH HART CELEBRATES TEXAS BOARD OF EDUCATION’S VOTE TO MAKE BIBLE PASSAGES REQUIRED READING Several Democratic State Board of Education members pushed back against the wording, but the Republican-majority board still approved that section and the other changes on Friday.Muslim groups and students, as well as multiple curriculum experts, also spoke out against the new changes.”I feel attacked, as if my religion doesn’t belong,” Habiiba Quresh, a 15-year-old Muslim…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Officials in Colorado said a climber suffered a fatal fall Sunday after scaling a towering peak south of Aspen.The tragic incident occurred on Castle Peak, which reaches a steep elevation of 14,272 feet in the Elk Mountains, according to Mountain Rescue Aspen.Responders said rescue team members reached the climber by 4 p.m. after the Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a fallen climber.However, officials “determined the individual had sustained injuries that were not survivable.”NORTH CAROLINA CLIMBER AIRLIFTED AFTER PLUNGING 20 FEET DOWN GORGE, SUSTAINING SERIOUS INJURIES The fall was apparently witnessed by nearby hikers, including Rebecca Rees, who recounted the incident in a statement posted to Facebook.”Unfortunately, we witnessed the event. It has been an extremely sad and terrible afternoon for all involved. He did not survive,” she said.Rees said a bystander, identified as Robert, even scrambled toward the climber immediately after the fall, putting himself at risk in case there was still a chance of survival.She added that the victim ultimately “wasn’t alone” in his final moments.NOVICE CLIMBER SURVIVES 1,500-FOOT DROP ON CALIFORNIA’S MOUNT SHASTA AFTER HELICOPTER RESCUE DELAYED BY CLOUDS Rees said the rescue crew responded at a commendable…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A popular Egyptian TV host on Saturday was sentenced to death by hanging in a major drug case that accused dozens of suspects of forming an organized criminal group to manufacture and traffic synthetic drugs.Sarah Khalifa is among 12 defendants facing execution for their alleged roles in the operation, including importing materials used to produce narcotics, according to state-backed media Ahram Online. Capital punishment in Egypt is carried out by hanging for civilian convictions.Khalifa is a media personality, beauty clinic owner and former TV host who has appeared on several Egyptian television channels. Local outlet Masrawy reported that she previously hosted the Egyptian crime show “Mission Impossible.”Khalifa, who currently has more than 2.5 million followers on Instagram, was reportedly arrested in Cairo in April 2025 as part of the investigation.DOCTOR AND SON ACCUSED OF RUNNING DANGEROUS SIDE-BUSINESS SCHEME IN NEW YORK The case involved a total of 28 defendants who were charged with forming an organized criminal group, as well as possessing unlicensed firearms and ammunition, Ahram Online said. Twelve were sentenced to death, nine received life sentences and seven were acquitted of all charges.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CRACKS DOWN ON BRAZIL’S BIGGEST DRUG…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Russia attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles on Tuesday, after U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Ukraine’s capital as part of an effort to resume stalled peace negotiations.Ukrainian officials said the attack involved ballistic and cruise missiles, according to CNN, and residential buildings in two districts of the city sustained damage as people were urged to remain indoors.Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said people were trapped inside a residential building after the attacks.RUSSIA LAUNCHES BALLISTIC MISSILE ATTACK ON KYIV HOURS AFTER ZELENSKYY WARNS OF MAJOR STRIKE The attacks, which caused fires across the city, including at an educational facility, came after Witkoff and Kushner met with Ukrainian officials in Kyiv on Sunday. The day prior, they met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow as the Trump administration attempts to bring an end to the war that began in February 2022.Witkoff said Ukraine and Russia had agreed to a three-day ceasefire before their visit to the region following months without significant progress toward a peace agreement. The ceasefire ended on Tuesday.KUSHNER, WITKOFF SET FOR KYIV TALKS AFTER PUTIN MEETING IN US PUSH FOR PEACE “Substantive progress was made, including movement on scheduling…

Just when we thought the college football weekend couldn’t get any crazier, a power outage at Doak Campbell Stadium on the campus of Florida State sent school officials into a frenzy on Monday night in Tallahassee.Minutes before SMU and FSU were set to close out Labor Day weekend with there ACC game to finish week one, the lights went out inside the stadium that forced both teams back into the locker room.The game was scheduled to kickoff at 7:39 p.m. ET, but a power surge sent the stadium into darkness just as both teams had taking the field.Trust me, the jokes could write themselves for Florida State, but this unfortunate set of circumstances for everyone involved turned into a chaotic night.A very critical decision awaited, knowing there would also be no official replay during the game if both schools decided to play Both SMU and FSU decided to play the game without half the stadium having power.Every twenty minutes, officials from both schools and ACC commissioner Jim Phillips were meeting to discuss possible outcomes if they weren’t able to play the game on Monday night.For the fans, credit to them for sticking around through the madness, with games being played…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United Kingdom is expected to announce restrictions targeting trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday, a move already drawing strong pushback Monday from U.S. and Israeli officials.According to The Times, a US State Department said Washington was “tracking the plans closely.”The measures are expected to include an embargo on goods and some services involving West Bank settlements marking an escalation in London’s pressure on Israel under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who has taken a firmer stance on the conflict, according to reports.The announcement is expected to come a day after Burnham spoke by phone with President Donald Trump.WHO IS ANDY BURNHAM? BRITAIN’S NEW PRIME MINISTER AND LONGTIME TRUMP CRITIC According to a No. 10 Downing Street readout of the call Monday, the two leaders discussed the Middle East, with Burnham highlighting the importance of a two-state solution which calls for an independent Palestinian state comprising the West Bank and Gaza Strip to exist alongside Israel.”On the Middle East, the Prime Minister set out the UK’s commitment to working towards peace and security in the region, stressing the importance of the Two-State Solution,” the spokesperson said.The readout did…

The Bronx Bombers are getting their captain back.Aaron Judge is making his long-awaited return from the 60-day injured list, as the New York Yankees announced his reinstatement ahead of their series against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.Judge has spent the last three months on the injured list with a stress fracture in his right first rib, which he suffered in late May. On Monday, Judge was seen working out at Yankee Stadium, facing live batting practice and hitting the ball all over the field, indicating he was healthy enough to go against big league arms.In fact, the Yankees opted not to give Judge a minor-league rehab assignment. Manager Aaron Boone noted there were more creative ways to build Judge’s stamina for a postseason run in September, which includes potentially playing in games with the Yankees and being pulled before nine innings are complete.Judge has been working his way back since he was cleared to do baseball activities in August. He was simply hitting off a tee, or getting soft toss, before he could take real batting practice on the field. He was seen in San Diego with the team during their West Coast road trip hitting…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Julia Louis-Dreyfus didn’t mince words about what it took to make “Seinfeld” a television phenomenon.The actress, who starred as Elaine Benes, revealed there was “tons” of friction behind the scenes as the cast and creators worked to get the groundbreaking comedy just right.”Well, I mean, it’s hard to do anything really well, and it takes a lot of work, and you’re gonna butt heads,” she explained during an appearance on the “Friends Keep Secrets” podcast.According to Louis-Dreyfus, creators Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld were “collaborative” with the cast when it came to direction. However, “sometimes there was an argument.”RECLUSIVE ‘SEINFELD’ STAR MICHAEL RICHARDS MAKES RARE PUBLIC APPEARANCE AFTER TWO-YEAR ABSENCE FROM SPOTLIGHT Despite the occasional clashes, Louis-Dreyfus believed in what they were creating from the start. Her bigger concern was whether NBC would see the same potential.GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE “I thought it was, I thought it was really good,” she noted. “Those first four. I thought, ‘Wow, this is so unusual.’ And then I thought, ‘The network is too stupid. They’ll never pick it up.'”The actress recalled filming the comedy hit alongside Seinfeld, Jason…