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…

Whether you’re short on time during the workweek or feeding a crowd on football Sunday, the Ninja Flip toaster oven and air fryer can handle both. The eight-in-one countertop appliance is down to $150 (from $250) during the final hours of Amazon’s October Prime Day — its lowest price in 90 days.Original price: $249.99  What makes the Ninja Flip unique is its space-saving design: flip it up against your backsplash after cooking to clear more room on your countertop. It also works as an air fryer, toaster and convection oven, with eight cooking functions for weeknight meals and game-day snacks. READ MORE: October Prime Day ends today: Get 50% off a Shark vacuum, AirPods for $70 off and moreThe stainless steel exterior gives the Ninja Flip a sleek look that fits in with other kitchen appliances. It can handle everything from toast and bagels to pizza and chicken dinners.Temperature settings vary by function, ranging from 85 degrees Fahrenheit for dehydrating to 450 degrees for air frying, baking and roasting.Why is this deal worth it? Currently listed at one of its lowest prices to date, the eight-in-one Ninja Flip air fries, bakes, toasts and more. Its roomy interior can handle up to 4 pounds…

The Army has set a date and location for the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army officer and psychiatrist who killed 13 people and injured 32 others during a mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. “The execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad will take place at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday, December 3rd, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT.,” acting Army Secretary Adam Telle announced, confirming that the location would return Hasan to the site of the murders. A memo Telle shared on X stated that President Donald Trump approved the execution order on Oct. 2. “The execution officer will be the Commandant, United States Disciplinary Barracks,” the memo states. Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell first announced the execution order on Monday, stating, “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended — and President Donald J. Trump has approved — death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan, the jihadist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009. “He killed 13 people and wounded 32 others while shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ during the attack,” Parnell wrote. If the date and method of execution are carried out, it would mark the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In an episode published Wednesday morning, the “Ruthless Podcast” discussed Senate and House campaign details from Michigan and Maine unreported by other media outlets.”It’s almost like they understand what a Trojan horse is,” podcast co-host Comfortably Smug said. “Where it’s like you get elected, and then you do the Looney Tunes s—, because that’s the plan here.”The hosts outlined a series of tweets where Michigan’s Democratic nominee for Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, revealed close proximity to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) movement.UNEARTHED SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS CONTRADICT EL-SAYED’S ‘CAPITALIST’ NARRATIVE In the posts, El-Sayed is seen at DSA events with key movement figures such as Linda Sarsour and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and also backing central causes like the ‘Green New Deal.’”It’s interesting for a guy who [claims to] not be a socialist, [and that] he’s a capitalist, to be a featured speaker at an event that labels itself the climate crisis is a crisis of capitalism,” podcast co-host Josh Holmes said of a tweet from 2019 highlighting an event co-sponsored by the DSA and Sunrise Movement.The series of tweets displayed by the hosts contrasts with El-Sayed’s recent claims from the candidate that…

An order to ground hundreds of the Army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopters is likely to affect every squadron and is expected to be in place for months as the service conducts a global inspection, an official told Military Times Tuesday.The “immediate, temporary pause in flight operations,” announced Oct. 2, affects the latest variant of the Apache and is specific to helicopters equipped with Improved Drive System transmissions.“This action follows ongoing Army technical and airworthiness assessments of the Improved Drive System transmission, including information developed through prior Safety of Flight actions, inspection results, maintenance reporting, and ongoing engineering analysis,” officials said in the announcement.An Army official told Military Times that about 400 of the Army’s roughly 700 Apaches are affected, and aircraft from every active-duty and National Guard Apache unit are included in the grounding.The move follows a brief grounding of the entire Apache fleet in August after an AH-64 from Fort Hood, Texas, crashed in a field Aug. 12, killing both pilots. Defense One reported in May that an Army investigation had found that the AH-64E’s improved drive system main transmissions “can experience an internal failure resulting in loss of accessory gearbox drive, which can result in loss of tail…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A Brazilian illegal immigrant who admitted to creating a fake branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and selling counterfeit DHS and FBI identification cards — which he claimed would provide immunity from federal immigration officers — has been ordered deported.Mario Cesar Dos Santos, Jr., 50, who entered the United States in 2016 and overstayed his visa, is currently in removal proceedings, according to DHS. He was arrested in February at Orlando International Airport after arriving on a flight from Boston.Dos Santos pleaded guilty to wire fraud and the fraudulent use of government seals.WOMAN EXPOSED RUNNING VISA FRAUD SCHEME SPANNING YEARS, POSING AS IMMIGRATION OFFICER As part of the scheme, Dos Santos claimed to be the president of the “Chaplain Emergency Management Agency” (CEMA), a fictitious federal agency he created to trick attendees at training seminars into paying for immunity from immigration enforcement.While the training courses were offered for free, participants were charged $400 to $450 for bogus certificates they believed would protect them from deportation, authorities said. Each seminar drew approximately 30 to 45 participants.FORMER USCIS OFFICIAL, ACCOMPLICE CHARGED IN ALLEGED $960K CITIZENSHIP BRIBERY SCHEME In addition…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A longtime gem hunter who struck it big with a rare yellow diamond is now opening up about the remarkable discovery — and what it may be worth.Jack Pearadin, a Navy reservist, found the gem at the Crater of Diamonds State Park earlier this year.The gem, which Pearadin named the “American Dream,” weighs 6.03 carats. It has a striking golden-yellow color and an unusual, almost square shape.STUNNED COUPLE UNEARTHS 150-POUND MYSTERY HIDDEN BENEATH THEIR BACKYARD FOR DECADESThough the discovery was first announced earlier this year, Pearadin recently opened up about the find to The Associated Press.Arkansas state officials said Pearadin discovered the diamond during a Jan. 25 TikTok livestream while processing a bucket of gravel that he and his friend, Michael Schumacher, had collected from the park’s search area in late December. Schumacher was traveling at the time. The hunt came shortly after a winter storm coated the area with more than an inch of ice, making it especially difficult to sift and wash the gravel.”I was about eight feet away, and for some reason I turned back and saw [the gem] glowing from the center of the pile,” Pearadin said.ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER MYSTERIOUS…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House GOP leadership is ratcheting up pressure on its Senate counterparts to pass legislation making daylight saving time permanent after President Donald Trump called on Congress to act.The House’s No. 2 leader, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., told Fox News Digital that “there’s no reason Americans should lose an hour of sunlight at the end of the day when more daylight means more time with our families, more activity for our businesses, and safer communities.””President Trump has been pushing to make daylight saving time permanent, and House Republicans delivered by overwhelmingly passing the Sunshine Protection Act. It’s a commonsense change and the Senate should take it up,” Scalise said.HOUSE PASSES DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME REFORM AS TRUMP SIGNALS SUPPORT FOR ENDING CLOCK CHANGE The debate over the twice-annual changing of clocks has raged for decades in Washington.Former President Richard Nixon’s administration led the country through a temporary 16-month trial of year-round daylight saving, but mounting public frustration forced the experiment to end six months early.But the appetite for such a change appears to have returned. The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act in a bipartisan 308 to 117 vote in July, and Trump…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Special Counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers he had “never met” former CIA Director and vocal Trump critic John Brennan when pressed about whether Brennan provided consultation or counsel during his tenure, but records just declassified by the White House reveal members of Smith’s team met with Brennan while preparing the classified-documents case against President Donald Trump.The revelation about Brennan’s meeting with Special Counsel Smith’s team adds another wrinkle to Republicans’ broader scrutiny of Smith’s investigations into Trump, which has included claims of political bias, overreach and other investigative missteps.”Jack Smith was a tool of the Biden administration to put Trump in prison,” said Harvard Law professor and former Trump impeachment counsel, Alan Dershowitz, who described Smith’s work as “a partisan weapon that broke the rules, lied to the court and engaged in bad faith throughout” in an 2025 Op-Ed for the Wall Street Journal. Another critic, investigative reporter John Solomon, recently described the probes as among a “10-year conspiracy to stop Donald Trump using the resources of the United States government.”EXPLOSIVE NEW REPORT PUTS JACK SMITH BACK IN HOT SEAT AS JIM JORDAN ALLEGES HE TRIED TO ‘SWAY’ 2024 ELECTION Two…

San Diego Padres All-Star reliever Mason Miller will miss an elimination game against the Milwaukee Brewers after being placed on Major League Baseball’s paternity list ahead of Game 3 of the National League Division Series.Miller couldn’t have picked a worse time to step away, leaving San Diego without its top bullpen weapon right before a win-or-go-home Game 3. The team placed him on the paternity list 45 minutes before the start of the game.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. Under MLB’s postseason paternity rules, Miller is allowed up to three days off.The Pads plugged that hole by putting veteran lefty Wandy Peralta on the active roster. If San Diego somehow manages to keep its season alive, Miller gets his spot back whenever he returns.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Baseball fans couldn’t help but draw comparisons to Yankees starter Max Fried, who finds himself in the exact same boat. Fried is slated to pitch a crucial Game 3 with his girlfriend due any…