The NBA has become somewhat of a gimmicky league over the last decade and a half.Between players forming super teams, in-season tournaments, and guys making vague posts about each other on social media for attention, I sometimes have to wonder if these are modern-day gladiators or if they’re gearing up to make an appearance on “Real Housewives.”Another thing about the Association that really grinds my gears is the staggering number of “alternate jerseys” they seem to barf out every year.I’m all for having a few different uniform combos to choose from, but the NBA seems to have taken one look at the Oregon Ducks’ football team and said, “hold my beer.” You’ve got throwback jerseys, “City Edition” jerseys, “Statement Edition” jerseys, and a bunch of others to choose from that would make a costume director on the set of a chick flick blush.NEW YORK ISLANDERS PICK THEIR TOP 8 FAN-DESIGNED JERSEYS AND SOCIAL MEDIA HATES THEM ALLThat hasn’t changed this season, either, as Nike decided to throw their hat in the ring and design a set of NBA jerseys deemed the “Spectre Edition” uniforms.These are alternate jerseys for eight of the oldest teams in the league, and I can promise…

A video shared by Iran Wednesday purported to show an American Saildrone unmanned surface vessel near the Strait of Hormuz in flames after being attacked by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been making the rounds on social media.U.S. officials disputed that claim.“All of our Saildrones are accounted for and fully operational,” an official told Military Times.The video comes on the heels of another incident in which an Anduril Dive-LD autonomous underwater vehicle — designed for long-range surveillance and other undersea missions — was captured on Sept. 8. U.S. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins of U.S. Central Command told Reuters that the “defective drone was an older model that neither collected sensitive data nor carried any classified sonar or radar equipment.”“Of course Iran will take every opportunity as a propaganda win,” Farzin Nadimi, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, told the outlet. “It can help the (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) make better versions of their own designs.”The Navy recently awarded Saildrone Voyager a $16.3 million task order to extend operations of the Voyager fleet in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, according to an August release.Since 2023, Saildrone’s USVs have worked in coordination with the U.S. Navy,…

In today’s review, Richard Johnson takes a look at the X3 Driver gunsmithing set from Real Avid. This kit offers the gunsmith or home hobbyist 57 different pieces: bits along with a ratchet and T-handle screwdriver. But is this a quality set or no better than the cheap junk sold by some online discounters? Spoiler: this set beat expectations. The set was provided to the author by the company for review. There are a lot of tool options on the market for the gun enthusiast. Local outdoor shops offer them, as do the big box retailers. Online you can find more tools that you can count in a lifetime. Unfortunately, many of them are low quality and simply not suited for gunsmithing. Real Avid’s X3 Driver set packs a 3-in-1 driver and dozens of bits into one organized case. The author found it outperformed his expectations for a kit at its price. Image: Real Avid I’m guessing many readers were taught the value of quality tools by their father, an uncle or maybe a grandfather. Others learned by experience that a cheap tool is rarely a bargain. A few folks — me included — were told but had to learn the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Apple finally did it. After years of watching Samsung, Google and other phone makers experiment with foldables, Apple has entered the race with iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone.It’s the announcement everyone is talking about, but it was hardly the only thing that stood out. Apple also showed us an iPhone camera that can help prove a photo is authentic. Siri AI is getting far more personal. Apple Watch will soon be able to summarize conversations you want to remember. Even AirPods are getting smarter at a lower starting price.Some of these upgrades feel genuinely useful. Others raise questions about privacy, price and how much intelligence we want built into the devices around us. So, after sorting through everything Apple announced, here are the eight biggest things we learned from Apple’s 2026 event and what they could mean for you.Missed CyberGuy LIVE? Watch the Protect Your Money replayOur free CyberGuy LIVE class, Protect Your Money From Today’s Biggest Threats, has ended, but you can still watch the full replay and download our financial protection checklist. Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson walks you through five simple ways to help defend yourself against AI scams, fraud,…

I did not grow up around guns the way many traditional American gun owners did. Like maybe you did. Learning the fundamentals of shooting with a Ruger 10/22, a 22 pistol, or a classic 1911 would have been ideal. Unfortunately, I was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Queens in the 1970s and 1980s. If there was a civilian gun culture in New York City back then, it mostly belonged to police officers, security guards, and the occasional hunter who escaped the city on weekends. My family fit into none of those categories. My parents were poor immigrants from Ireland, and my father spent years in America illegally. Guns simply did not exist in our house. Even toy guns, water pistols, and cap guns were forbidden. If guns appeared negatively on the nightly news, that was enough reason for my parents to ban them entirely. That, of course, did not stop me from becoming fascinated by them. Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, 1984. The neighborhood barbershop always seemed to have old copies of outdoor and hunting magazines littered across the waiting area. My father took my brothers and me fishing and crabbing occasionally, so while waiting for…

For many Americans, 9/11 can seem like a distant memory, with millions not even born yet. But for U.S. Air Force Capt. Hanna Born, the 2,977 lives lost that day will always be something to remember and honor.Born, an instructor pilot assigned to the 23rd Flying Training Squadron at Fort Rucker, Alabama, has a personal connection to that day, propelling her to join military service and begin Run to Remember, her journey to share on social media a mile for every life lost, she told Military Times.Just before Born turned three years old, she and her four-month-old sister were inside the Pentagon’s Child Development Center when American Airlines Flight 77 struck the building on Sept. 11, 2001.Born remembers that day through five-second intervals of vivid memories. She remembers “overwhelming confusion” and misunderstanding what was happening around her until her parents shed light on her memories as she grew older.“As soon as we stepped foot outside, starting to see and hear and smell everything that was so different, just confusion through and through,” she said. “And then I remember my dad coming to pick us up, and like finally just having some sense of comfort.”Hanna Born, who is running 2,977 miles…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pete Davidson is now the same age — 33 — that his firefighter dad was when he died on 9/11.”I thought, ‘Oh, he was an old guy. He’s 33,’” Davidson told The New York Post in a recent interview. “But now I’m there, and I have a kid, and that would be like my kid not having her dad.”To mark 25 years since the tragedy, Davidson is participating in a comedy benefit at Madison Square Garden with Jon Stewart.FOX NEWS MEDIA ANNOUNCES EXTENSIVE 9/11 ANNIVERSARY COVERAGE FROM GROUND ZERO, PENTAGON AND SHANKSVILLE “So, this year is extra tough, but also extra beautiful because I get to spend the day with Scottie,” he said of his daughter who was born last December and is named after his late father. “It’ll be very healing and special.”Davidson shares Scottie with ex-girlfriend Elsie Hewitt.”It was really cool that Elsie also wanted to name her Scottie,” he told The Post. “My dad’s name was Scott, but his nickname was Scotty. When she arrived, we both looked at her and were like, ‘She looks like a Scottie.’ It’s nice to keep that name alive.”The “Saturday Night Live” alum…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! All eyes will be on New Delhi this weekend, as the presidents of Iran, Russia and China gather in India for the 18th BRICS summit. The meeting comes at a critical time as conflicts roil the Middle East and Europe, putting the bloc to one of its biggest tests since its founding 20 years ago.The Sept. 12-13 summit comes more than six months after the Middle East war broke out between the U.S. and Iran, and at a time when regional tensions are again spiking. It follows the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit earlier this month, where several of the same leaders met.The BRICS alliance was established in 2006 by founding members Brazil, Russia, India and China, and has since expanded to include nations such as Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.INDIA’S MODI-IRAN MEETING COMES AMID US WARNINGS OF SANCTIONS ON TEHRAN’S TRADING PARTNERS At the forefront are Iran-India relations, with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to highlight trade, connectivity, energy cooperation and regional developments. The two leaders are meeting less than two weeks after reaffirming their “longstanding” strategic partnership.In the face of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Trump set to honor 9/11 victims and first responders at Pentagon2. Trump issues blunt midterm warning as GOP convention wraps3. Charlie Kirk supporters return to site of assassination one year laterMAJOR HEADLINESDISRUPTOR DEPORTED — Vance shuts down heckler waving foreign flag with savage one-liner during GOP speech. Continue reading …KEEP THE FAITH — 9/11 ‘last survivor’ reveals mysterious encounter after 27 hours buried beneath rubble. Continue reading …PLOT PUSHBACK — Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer reveals how she feels about ex Patrick as theories fly. Continue reading …SOLEMN STANDOFF — Zohran Mamdani won’t heed 9/11 families’ call to skip Ground Zero memorial. Continue reading …STOLEN BONDS — 9/11 call haunts daughter 25 years later as she turns grief into help. Continue reading …–POLITICSMAJORITY ON THE LINE — GOP powerhouse launches big-money Texas push to boost Ken Paxton in key Senate race. Continue reading …A POLITICAL REBUKE — Ontario premier urges voters to hold Trump accountable over trade war in midterms. Continue reading …PRIMETIME SMACKDOWN — Vance declares Democrats ‘party…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A long-extinct Wendy’s burger has returned from the fast-food grave, packing a whopping 3,000 calories and costing nearly $30.A franchise in Edmund, Oklahoma, was recently spotted with a sign out front advertising the T-Rex burger challenge, which awards participants who finish the towering nine-patty cheeseburger with all the fixings in nine minutes with a T-shirt and a special prize, Allrecipes reported.The burger costs $29.99, according to the sign, which was posted on Reddit in early September. “Think you can take down the T-Rex? Prove it,” it boasts.WOMAN WINS FREE WENDY’S BURGERS FOR A YEAR AFTER BIZARRE COSTUME CONTEST VICTORYReddit users were divided over the monster menu item.”Gross. Dumb,” one commenter said bluntly. “The prize is high cholesterol and clogged arteries,” another said. Others joked that it’s a recipe for a “heart attack.””Dave Thomas is rolling over in his grave,” someone else added, referring to the chain’s founder.Others, however, were up for the challenge, claiming they could “destroy” the stacked burger. “Pretty decent deal actually,” another person chimed in.Lauren Manaker, a dietitian in South Carolina, told Fox News Digital that indulging in “a novelty burger like this is less about everyday nutrition and…