NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An elderly California mother had both her legs amputated after an alleged impaired driver crashed into the outdoor dining area of a restaurant where she was eating lunch.Cristina Vargas, 81, was enjoying lunch at a sidewalk table outside Los Cinco Puntos in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights with her daughter, Gabriela Vargas, and their male friend when the SUV plowed into them at around 3:30 p.m. on July 7.Surveillance footage obtained by KTLA shows an SUV veering onto the sidewalk and into the outdoor dining area.Screeching tires were heard just before the SUV hit the group, sending patrons, the table and other items flying.ARIZONA GRANDPA TO UNDRGO AMPUTATION AFTER COLLAPSING ON SCORCHING SIDEWALK “I remember I just heard screeching and I was lifting up my head and I just saw headlights and a bumper and I heard a big boom,” Gabriela told KTLA. “The next thing I knew, I was airborne.”Cristina’s lower body was pinned under the vehicle and Gabriela suffered a head injury and a deep laceration on her knee. The two women and their male friend were rushed to a hospital for treatment.Gabriela and the male friend have since recovered from…

When most people start prepping, they picture worst-case, end-of-the-world scenarios. And while those events are worth thinking about, the event that actually shows up year after year is the power outage. Sometimes it lasts a few hours. Sometimes it stretches into days. Either way, it’s far more likely to disrupt your life than any doomsday event, which makes it a great place to start prepping. Outages are also becoming more common during extreme weather, and summer heat waves are a big reason why. When temperatures climb, millions of air conditioners kick on at once, and that surge in demand pushes the power grid to its limits. Utilities sometimes respond with rolling blackouts to keep the whole system from failing. Add in aging infrastructure and severe storms, and it is easy to see why losing power is a “when,” not an “if.” That is where the idea of a blackout bag comes in. It is simply a bag, box, or container stocked with everything you need to ride out a power outage, all in one place. The list below comes from the YouTube channel Survival Know How. You can also watch their video below. Want to save this post for later?…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Abbey Gate bombing survivor retired Marine Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews said Saturday on “The Big Weekend Show” that U.S. Marines were forced to improvise their way through the chaotic evacuation of Afghanistan after inadequate preparation and support left them facing overwhelming crowds in the days leading up to the deadly attack.Vargas-Andrews, who lost his right arm and left leg in the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing, said Marines at Hamid Karzai International Airport were left to adapt on the ground despite warnings from leadership about how dire the evacuation could become. Vargas-Andrews told Fox News that the failures leading to the attack began well before the first explosion and renewed his call for accountability.”Everything we were doing while we were there was like figuring it out on the go,” he said, even as he acknowledged that Marines are trained to “adapt, improvise and overcome.”ARMY VET LAWMAKER MARKS ABBEY GATE ANNIVERSARY WITH BLISTERING MESSAGE FOR BIDEN-HARRIS: ‘ABJECT FAILURE'”We were lacking in the support. We were giving [the refugees] our food. We were giving them our water. There was no tent set up to process refugees,” Vargas-Andrews said. He recounted that day, comparing it to…

What a finale to the 2026 Bassmaster Elite Series regular season.Nine different anglers crossed the 100-pound mark this week at the Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River — the most Century Belts ever awarded at a single smallmouth event in Bassmaster history.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORSAnd shockingly, that historic number almost wasn’t even the most exciting thing that happened. Evan Kung made a furious final-day charge from behind to run down leader Trey McKinney and steal the tournament win right at the finish, capping a week in which he entered with his Elite Series career on the line. Kung sealed it with a final push on Championship SundayKung came into the St. Lawrence needing a strong finish just to keep his card in the Bassmaster Elite Series. Instead, he built a lead through four days of consistent fishing and closed it out with a Phoenix Boats Big Bass award (6 pounds, 13 ounces) on top of the tournament win.”It was a crazy week,” Kung said. “I knew every day going in what I needed to catch just to stay in the Elites. Once I had that locked up, I went out today wanting the Century Belt. Once I…

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The United Federation of Teachers (UFT), New York City’s largest teachers union, is fighting back against Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s efforts to block a city-backed pay raise for education paraprofessionals, after the group previously endorsed him last year.Last month, the New York City Council unanimously passed the “RESPECT Check Act,” which would offer up to a $10,000-bonus for education paraprofessionals.Though Mamdani supported a version of the bill in the past, he has since spoken out against it, arguing that it violates New York state’s Taylor Law, which protects public employees’ rights to negotiate issues like compensation. His administration later filed a lawsuit to stop the law from being enacted Aug. 19.FLASHBACK: MAMDANI’S HISTORY OF DODGING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE HE STANDS ON KEY ISSUESIn response, the UFT filed a motion to intervene last week, preparing to take the issue to court if Mamdani continues to fight the measure.”We knew this lawsuit was a possibility, and we were prepared,” UFT President Michael Mulgrew told Fox News Digital in a statement. “The RESPECT check law, which was unanimously passed by City Council on July 16, was carefully drafted to make sure that it did not violate the state’s Taylor Law, which governs collective bargaining.”He…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! More than 20 people may be missing or unaccounted for after a major flash flood tore through a remote area of the Grand Canyon, prompting an urgent public plea from the National Park Service..Grand Canyon National Park said 62 people had been evacuated as of Sunday morning from Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area, where significant flooding hit on Aug. 29. Officials are asking for the public’s help to account for more than 20 people who may have been in the affected area during the flood.”Additional evacuations are planned today,” the park said, warning that more thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible Sunday and Monday, raising the threat of further flash flooding, debris flows and rockfall.PARK VISITORS FACE FLOOD DANGER OUT WEST WHILE SEVERE STORMS RIP THROUGH NY, NJ The flooding struck Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on Aug. 29, according to the National Park Service, adding that nearly all footbridges spanning Bright Angel Creek were destroyed.Park staff and the Arizona Department of Public Safety are continuing evacuation and response operations as they work to account for people who may have been caught in the affected corridor. Officials…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Americans planning travel to Israel are being urged to reconsider those plans as the U.S. State Department warns of terrorism and unrest, with some areas carrying an even higher warning due to armed conflict.The department recently reissued Israel’s Level 3 advisory, “Reconsider Travel,” though officials said there was no change to the overall advisory level.The State Department warns that the security environment in Israel is complex and can change quickly.US WARNS TRAVELERS TO AVOID PICTURESQUE COUNTRY AS SECURITY RAPIDLY WORSENS”Violence can occur without warning,” the advisory states, adding that increased regional tensions can cause airlines to cancel or limit flights into and out of Israel.Some areas carry the highest Level 4, “Do Not Travel,” warning due to armed conflict. Americans are advised not to travel to areas north of Route 85 to Route 90 south to Route 87, within seven miles of the Gaza Strip or within 1.5 miles of the Israel-Egypt border, except around the Taba border crossing.U.S. government employees working in Israel are also restricted from traveling to those areas — and additional movement restrictions could be imposed “with little to no notice,” due to increased security concerns or threats,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California could soon formally recognize two of Islam’s most important holy days under legislation that would give state workers greater flexibility to take them off and allow public schools to close in observance of the holidays.The measure, which overwhelmingly passed the state Assembly and is awaiting Senate action, would recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha in state law and could soon head to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.Assembly Bill 2017, introduced by Democratic San Francisco Assemblymember Matt Haney, passed the Assembly 64-1 in late May. It must clear the Senate before the legislative session ends Monday to reach Newsom.TRUMP DOJ EXPANDS RELIGIOUS LIBERTY PROTECTIONS AFTER MAJOR SUPREME COURT RULINGS The bill would let state employees use existing paid holiday credits to take time off for Eid. Public schools and community colleges could also close for the holidays.”California is home to one of the largest and most vibrant Muslim communities in the country, and their traditions deserve recognition and respect,” Haney said in a news release about the bill in March. “No student should have to choose between celebrating one of the holiest days of their faith and showing up to school, and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The freezer can help food last longer, but some kitchen staples may be better off stored elsewhere.Some foods can lose their texture, flavor or overall quality after being frozen and thawed, according to a recent list from food and cooking publication Food & Wine.New Jersey-based Chef Dennis Littley, a culinary educator and founder of Ask Chef Dennis, told Fox News Digital that freezing can change a food’s texture because the water inside turns into ice crystals.SCIENTISTS SAY YOU’VE BEEN THROWING AWAY PERFECTLY GOOD MEAT BECAUSE OF ONE COMMON MISTAKE”The biggest thing I tell home cooks is that being able to freeze something doesn’t necessarily mean you should,” Littley said.Here are four foods that may be better stored somewhere other than the freezer.1. CheeseWhile most cheeses can technically be frozen, Littley said doing so can leave them crumbly or grainy once thawed. The change can be particularly noticeable with softer and creamier cheeses.Instead, Littley recommends keeping cheese well wrapped in the refrigerator and buying only as much as you expect to use while it is still fresh.2. Cooked pastaWhether cooked pasta belongs in the freezer can depend on the dish.”Pasta can soften as…