NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! YouTuber Jesse Ridgway and his wife revealed this week they terminated a pregnancy after learning their unborn child had Down syndrome, sharing an emotional account of what they described as one of the most difficult decisions of their lives.Ridgway announced the diagnosis and their decision in a Wednesday post on X, saying they wrestled with the choice after doctors informed them their baby was likely to be born with the genetic condition. “This week, my wife and I made the very difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy due to Trisomy 21,” Ridgway wrote. “The choice was not made lightly. We really appreciate all of the personal stories that you guys shared with us, especially the unconditional support we received from fans with no matter what we decided.” Ridgway, whose YouTube channel McJuggerNuggets has more than 4 million followers, had kept followers in the loop during his wife Ashley’s pregnancy. He posted a video to his personal channel where they read the confirmation of the Trisomy 21 diagnosis, and his wife wept over the news.FAMILY WITH DOWN SYNDROME SON WENT FROM SHOCK TO GRATITUDE: ‘LOST THE AIR IN MY CHEST’ He acknowledged that some fans…

The Defense Department would be required to report on the total cost of U.S. operations in Iran, including the costs of damaged property, expended munitions and unplanned deployments and mobilizations, under a proposal advanced by the House Armed Services Committee on Friday.The measure, which has bipartisan support, was added as an amendment to the House version of the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, a massive defense funding and policy bill. After more than 14 hours of debate, the committee sent the bill to the full House, where it’s expected to go to the floor for a vote in July. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., introduced the amendment. Moulton, a Marine Corps veteran, previously grilled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the cost of the war. During an April 29 hearing, Moulton guessed the cost could reach $100 billion, or about $600 per U.S. taxpayer, he said.“For the American taxpayers out there, I’m just wondering if they have an extra 600 bucks lying around to pay for your war,” Moulton said. “That’s a question we ought to ask.”The measure requires the defense secretary to provide the House and Senate armed services committees with an unclassified assessment of the total cost of the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Anthony Head, an actor best known for starring in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has died. He was 72.Head, who more recently appeared in the hit show “Ted Lasso,” died from complications from pneumonia, The Associated Press reported. His family shared the news Friday, adding that he was at home and surrounded by loved ones when he died.”Our grief is far greater than the hole he has left behind, but we know his legacy will live on, in the shows he was a part of, and in the audiences that love them,” his daughters, Emily and Daisy Head, said. “How lucky we are to know we are able to watch him doing what he loved, even when he is no longer with us.” This is a developing story. Read the full article here

ROME — Battles in tunnels in Gaza and fierce underground fighting in Ukraine have convinced special forces units around the world to brush on the latest techniques in subterranean combat, but they are facing a problem — where do you train for that?One answer lies in Italy, where a growing number of nations are lining up to use an unlikely location built deep underground in the 1930s by the government of Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.Lurking under woodland in Fornovo Taro near Parma lies a system of five massive, drum-shaped cisterns which once held aviation fuel as well as 2km of connecting passageways, all designed to withstand enemy bombing.“Gaza has accelerated the use of this place like this – despite their technology, the Israelis were not ready for fighting in tunnels,” said a manager at the site, who spoke to Defense News but declined to be named due to company policy.Israel is among 17 national customers who have now trained at the privately run site known as La Carona, with other special forces units arriving from countries including Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Poland, Greece and Turkey.An Israeli soldier guards a tunnel, where the Israeli army suspects Hamas underground infrastructure near…

At its launch in 2025, the Springfield Armory Kuna quickly established itself as a premier PDW-style 9mm pistol. This was due not just to its well-considered feature set and ergonomics, but also to its performance — driven in no small part by its roller-delayed operating system. This system allows the pistol to offer the seemingly physics-defying combination of light weight and low-perceived recoil. The Strike Industries Polymer FSA STAB is shown here riding the rear Picatinny rail of the Kuna. According to the author, the two look like they left the factory together. Last year, I had the honor of being awarded one as a “Cantius Award” winner for The Armory Life and was thrilled to be able to add it to my collection. Since that time, I have truly enjoyed running it at the range and am very impressed by its design. Its M-Lok equipped forend, ambidextrous controls, AR-pattern pistol grip (that can be swapped out if you so choose) and more make it a wonderfully appealing package. The Kuna is offered by Springfield Armory in two primary configurations. One employs a Strike Industries Folding Stabilizer Adapter (FSA) brace mounted on a strip of Picatinny rail located on its…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New Jersey’s Democratic governor announced Thursday night that the state will pour millions more taxpayer dollars into a legal slush fund protecting illegal aliens from deportation.”We are increasing funding for the Detention Deportation Defense Initiative by $12 million – for a total of $20.2 million,” Gov. Mikie Sherrill wrote on social media.She also announced the new Rapid Legal Response Initiative to “expand statewide legal capacity for emergency immigration defense.” The program provides free counsel to migrants in the state who are subject to removal proceedings. Sherrill excused the multi-million-dollar move as a way to protect human rights of those in the U.S. illegally.”These actions will help ensure more people in New Jersey’s communities receive due process under the law and more New Jersey attorneys are mobilized to stand up for the fundamental human rights of detainees and their families,” she said.BLUE STATE GOVERNOR ROASTED AS ‘ARSONIST’ PUTTING OUT HER OWN FIRE AS SHE BLAMES OUTSIDE AGITATORS AT ‘SIEGE’The announcement comes after nearly two weeks of violent clashes between rioters and immigration authorities outside the Delaney Hall illegal alien detention facility in Newark.New Jersey state police joined their federal counterparts to help quell rioters…

The U.S. Army plans to order thousands of next-generation, short-range air defense missiles to replace the aging FIM-92 Stinger. A new Army Request for Information seeks to identify companies that can deliver 11,000 Next Generation Short Range Interceptor, or NGSRI, missiles beginning in Fiscal Year 2028. The response deadline is July 6. The RFI asks companies to “provide projected unit cost estimates given a planning factor of 11,000 NGSRI missiles and 2,200 Control Launch Assemblies over a ten-year production period,” the document states. “As a planning factor, assume procurement of 200 missiles and 20 CLAs in year one (FY28) and 500 missiles and 20 CLAs in year 2 (FY29). As an additional planning factor excursion, assume doubling the [low-rate initial production] quantities in year one and year two.” The Army describes NGSRI as a “high performance, soldier portable, fire and forget, surface to air missile system capable of defeating rotary wing, fixed wing, and Group 2/3 unmanned aircraft system threats.”The NGSRI initiative is part of the Maneuver Short Range Air Defense, or M-SHORAD, program, which aims to revamp the Army’s mobile air defenses amid a growing threat from drones, hypersonic missiles and other guided munitions. Trials for M-SHORAD Increment 1…

Kestrel Knives is growing its business and making a name for itself in the fixed blade scene. Since opening its doors in 2011, the Pennsylvania-based shop has focused on ultralight outdoors knife designs that speak both to niche users and the broader knife community. Kestrel’s most well-known piece is the Mountain Scalpel, an ultimate statement of intent for a company focused on weight-saving knife design. The name “scalpel” isn’t just meant to evoke something light and sharp; the Mountain Scalpel literally uses replaceable scalpel blades, the same seen on dental/medical implements – a choice that turns the Mountain Scalpel into the outdoor equivalent of a utility knife: a super sharp, highly maneuverable tool that can be used for just about anything, because a damaged blade needs only a one-minute swap rather than hours at the sharpener doing repair work. It also means that the Mountain Scalpel is about as light as a cutting tool can possibly be: under half an ounce with the blade installed. The handle itself is made from titanium, and it’s worth noting that Kestrel has even considered the smaller details, ensuring that the Kydex sheath works with or without a blade in place. For users who…

I suppose most people are enamored with the Spurs because there is a giant alien out on the court. On the other side is one of the shorter guys in the league. Both are superstars, and both delivered to a certain extent on Wednesday night in the series opener. If you want to give me a bit of credit, I’ll take it as well, because I hit on the Knicks covering, and I hit on the under. Let’s try and do it again.If you want to flash back to the NBA Cup, this game was fairly similar. The Spurs were the better team for three-quarters of that game, and then the Knicks destroyed them late in the game. If the San Antonio legs are tired from playing in seven games against the Thunder, don’t expect them to get any fresher here. If it was just being young and not realizing they needed to close out a game, that might be an easier adjustment to make. The problem is that when Jalen Brunson does get going, there are very few things you can do to stop him. I’ve said that I don’t think he is as good as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and…

House lawmakers advanced a measure Thursday to slash gasoline prices at military exchanges in an effort to make fuel cheaper for U.S. service members. The proposal would authorize Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to offer a discount at exchange stores that’s equivalent to the price of the federal gas tax. The tax is 18.4 cents per gallon for regular and 24.4 cents per gallon for diesel. The proposal would also allow the secretary to cut fuel prices further in order to counteract state and local taxes. Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz., introduced the measure, which was included — with bipartisan support — in the House’s version of the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act that passed through the House Armed Services Committee early Friday morning. “This discount, equal to the federal fuel tax, shows profound gratitude to our nation’s heroes who have borne the heavy costs of war defending our freedoms,” Hamadeh said in a statement. “This common-sense step delivers real relief to our selfless service members and their families.”But the relief won’t be imminent. The bill next goes to the full House for a vote, followed by negotiations with the Senate to establish a final fiscal 2027 defense package. Over the…