NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Generally, on reporting trips, the job begins once I land on the ground, hence, “on the ground reporting.” But in Dayton, Ohio, I got my first tidbit of information in the air, looking out of my plane’s window to a large farm field below with the giant words, “Trump 28,” blasted onto it like a crop circle.It was a reminder that President Donald Trump won the Buckeye State by 11 points in 2024, and yet, both the Senate and gubernatorial races here are proving uphill climbs for the GOP’s respective nominees — Sen. Jon Husted and Vivek Ramaswamy — even with Democratic challengers in former Sen. Sherrod Brown and Dr. Amy Acton whose support feels rather tepid.I spoke with Michael in the Oregon District neighborhood, one of few in this beat-down city of empty storefronts still brimming with life. His attitude seemed to be something akin to a pox on both political parties’ houses.FOX NEWS POLL: DEMOCRATIC UNITY, REPUBLICAN CROSSOVERS SHAPE OHIO SENATE RACE “It doesn’t seem like either candidate is going to be good for anybody,” the young man said, regarding Ramaswamy and Amy Acton. He added, “It doesn’t matter who…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! UNITED NATIONS — Three years after the worst massacre in Israel’s history, Eliya Cohen — who survived 505 days in Hamas captivity — took the stage at the United Nations alongside his newlywed wife, Ziv Abud, a survivor of the Nova music festival massacre, and tried to explain to some of the world’s top diplomats what he had endured.”They didn’t let me change clothes or to get a shower, even to eat or to drink,” he said. “They chained me with heavy iron chains by my leg,” Cohen said during an emotional discussion moderated by Dr. Phil McGraw at Israel’s U.N. commemoration Tuesday.He said lights were kept on to prevent the hostages from sleeping and that captors would enter repeatedly during the night screaming in an effort to frighten them. Cohen said they were not permitted to use a restroom and that at times survival felt almost impossible.FREED HOSTAGE ROM BRASLAVSKI DETAILS ABUSE, STARVATION DURING 738 DAYS IN GAZA CAPTIVITY But he described repeatedly forcing his mind away from the violence and toward the possibility of returning home.”Don’t think about the violence. Don’t think about the torture. Don’t think about everything,” Cohen…

Illinois sports betting has been live since June 28, 2020, when the Illinois Gaming Board licensed its first online operators. Bettors in the state can now choose from 10 legal sportsbook apps.Is Sports Betting Legal in Illinois?Yes, sports betting is legal in Illinois and has been since June 2020, when mobile sports betting launched. It is regulated by the Illinois Gaming Board, and bettors must be 21 or older. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Illinois Sports Wagering Act into law on June 28, 2019.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Best Illinois Sportsbooks and Betting AppsIllinois has a wide variety of sports betting apps, and choosing which you like best can be a fun experiment. There is no limit to the number of apps you can use, so feel free to download as many as you’d like and try all of them. We’ve provided a few highlights for each and some things you might want to be on the lookout for. FanDuel Sportsbook IllinoisFanDuel Sportsbook provides users with pre-made bets and…

An updated report from the Congressional Research Service, or CRS, now lists 81 U.S. military aircraft as lost or damaged since the United States launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran on Feb. 28. That is nearly double the 42 aircraft the research service counted in May, as Defense News reported at the time.The Oct. 5 revision adds jets damaged in a September Iranian strike on a base in Jordan, helicopter losses drawn from a Pentagon inspector general report and a sharply higher count of lost Reaper drones.CRS cautions that the total is not a count of destroyed aircraft, noting, “Some damaged aircraft may have been returned to active service.”The research service works from public information, drawing on news reports and statements from the Defense Department and U.S. Central Command. This version also draws on the inspector general report published Sept. 14. CRS said its count “may remain subject to revision due to multiple factors, which may include classification, ongoing combat activity, and attribution.”The deadliest loss on the list remains the March 12 crash of a KC-135 Stratotanker. Two of the seven KC-135s in the report were involved in an incident over friendly airspace. One crashed in western Iraq, killing all…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. military has lost or sustained damage to at least 81 aircraft during the war with Iran — nearly double the number identified five months ago, according to a new government analysis that warns replacing some of the critical vehicles could strain the military’s ability to meet demands elsewhere.The aircraft include some of the military’s most advanced fighters and critical support aircraft, as well as dozens of drones, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) noted in its report.The tally is nearly double the 42 aircraft CRS identified in May as lost or damaged, although the increase partly reflects additional information becoming publicly available and does not mean all 39 additional aircraft were lost or damaged since that assessment.ALARMING MISSILE REPORT DRAWS FORCEFUL RESPONSE FROM TRUMP AS IRAN WAR TESTS AMERICA’S ARSENAL CRS, a nonpartisan arm of the Library of Congress that provides research and analysis to lawmakers and congressional committees, identified 12 F-15E Strike Eagles, an F-35A Lightning II, seven KC-135 refueling tankers, an E-3 Sentry airborne warning-and-control aircraft and 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones among those lost or damaged since Operation Epic Fury began on Feb. 28, 2026.The body also warned that…

The phrase “80-20 issue” is thrown out quite a bit in spaces such as these. But Tuesday, a 95-5 issue seems to have emerged.The 95% in this case? The people on the internet bashing a piece from The Athletic that attacked WNBA guard Sophie Cunningham.Columnist Candace Buckner argued that the soon-to-be free agent was a “combustible” figure whose “turbulent” opinions were a distraction to the Indiana Fever. Never mind that Cunningham’s most publicized stance — that biological males shouldn’t compete in female sports — is shared by the vast majority of the country.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SENDS MESSAGE TO HER HATERS AFTER SAYING MEN DON’T BELONG IN WOMEN’S SPORTSBuckner’s conclusion? That the Fever must part ways with Sophie so that they “can go back to being a basketball team.” This sparked the public to break out their drivers.Among the most prominent critics teeing off was nine-time Wimbledon winner Martina Navratilova, a staunch advocate of keeping men out of women’s spaces. Said the tennis legend…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A lawyer for a U.S. Marine with the same name as one of the former Cornell University fraternity members named in a civil lawsuit says his client’s family has been doxxed, threatened and harassed after plaintiff Jane Doe’s lawyers incorrectly used his address in place of the accused’s in court filings.Attorney Elliot Hallak wrote to New York Judge Phaedra Perry-Bond asking for the filing with his client’s address to be stricken from the record “to alleviate the fallout” for his client and his client’s family.Doe’s lawyers acknowledged the error and filed an amended document using the correct person’s address, however, the incorrect filing remained publicly available, which left his client’s family exposed, Hallak wrote.BAR NAMED IN CORNELL RAPE LAWSUIT DISPUTES ACCUSER’S ACCOUNT, SAYS SHE WAS NEVER SERVED ALCOHOL WHILE UNDERAGE “The continued inclusion…of an incorrect address…is causing great hardship to the family of an active United States Servicemember who has absolutely no connection or involvement to this matter,” Hallak wrote.His client “has never been to Cornell University” and was stationed in North Carolina during the 2024 alleged gang rape central to Doe’s lawsuit, Hallak wrote.However, after filings in the…

NEWINGTON, N.H. – On the factory floor at gun maker Sig Sauer’s headquarters, giant shipping pallets of the brand-new M8 Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle sit shrink-wrapped on shelves, ready for dispatch to soldiers.Fielding of the M8 carbine, which appears set to replace Sig Sauer’s M7 as the Army’s standard rifle less than three years after the M7’s initial fielding began, will begin in December with some units at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, company executives confirmed to Military Times Monday. The NGSW new weapons rollout also includes Sig’s M250 machine gun, which will replace the aging M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and is expected to reach troops in the first half of next year, said Dave Buehler, the company’s vice president of manufacturing.Both weapons share an ammunition caliber: the 6.8×51mm Common Cartridge developed by Sig Sauer with a hybrid design intended to withstand high chamber pressure. The M7 stumbled out of the gate, generating complaints from soldiers about its unwieldy weight and length and undue wear they said the high-pressure rounds were putting on components, including barrels and suppressors. While Sig Sauer pushed back at the time on a number of the most strident complaints, the company is now casting the…

Editor’s Note: This article describing the citizen first responder is presented for discussion purposes. Know and follow your jurisdiction’s laws regarding self-defense, and ensure that anyone rendering aid is qualified to do so. Seek competent training from qualified instructors.A common definition of a first responder is a person who has specialized training and is among the first to arrive and deal with an emergency. Frequently counted in this group are law enforcement, fire rescue, and emergency medical services personnel. A broader accounting could include medical staff, pilots, the military, and public works personnel. A citizen first responder should be someone who has an increased level of preparedness and training when compared to a non-trained “Good Samaritan.”But the real distinction between a first responder and a Good Samaritan is the level of preparedness and training. While any person can be a helpful volunteer in a dangerous situation, a true first responder must have attributes that can more assuredly lead to a successful outcome.Right off the bat, obviously, you should avoid danger and conflict whenever possible. Unless it’s an unavoidable threat, your best course of action is always to avoid conflict whenever possible.But what about if you are truly facing a deadly…