This is a developing story. Four U.S. service members were killed on Thursday when a U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed during ongoing combat operations against Iran, U.S. Central Command confirmed. Two more crew members have yet to be accounted for. “At approximately 2 pm ET on March 12, a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq,” a CENTCOM release on Friday stated. “Four of six crew members on board the aircraft have been confirmed deceased.” In a press briefing Friday alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine stated the military is “still treating this as an active rescue.”“The incident occurred in friendly territory in western Iraq while the crew was on a combat mission,” Caine said. “[It] was not the result of hostile or friendly fire. … Four airmen have been recovered. The Air Force and U.S. Central Command will provide updates as information becomes available.” The circumstances of the crash are under investigation, CENTCOM added. Two aircraft were reportedly involved in the incident, with the second aircraft landing safely, officials said Thursday.Numerous KC-135s are currently deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations, where crews have provided aerial…

Shipping turmoil escalates as multiple vessels (at least six) were struck overnight Brent crude oil prices top $100 amid “the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,” the IEA reports. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the US Navy is not yet ready to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as military assets remain focused on degrading Iran’s offensive capabilities. Dubai suffers significant drone attacks Northern Israel hammered by Hezbollah, “largest wave” of missiles since war began IDF says it struck key Iranian nuclear development site US Intel assesses Iranian regime remains intact Oman port operations halted Trump proclaims, “We won.” *  *  * Brent crude futures in Asian trading jumped above $101/bbl overnight, despite news of a planned record emergency SPR release by the International Energy Agency’s 32 member countries, in an effort aimed at capping triple-digit oil prices. Today’s focus is on reports that IRGC forces struck two foreign oil tankers in the Gulf area, bringing the total to six vessels hit over the past 24 hours. Iranian kamikaze drones also struck an energy export hub in Oman, while IRGC naval mine threats in the Strait of Hormuz soared by midweek. The Wall Street Journal reported that two…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Big 12 will return to a traditional hardwood court for the remainder of its men’s basketball tournament after a number of players slipped on the innovative, but controversial, LED glass court. Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark issued a statement Thursday night announcing the move, stating that the conference will change the court for the semifinal games in order to provide the “greatest level of comfort” for the players.  “After consultation with the coaches of our four semifinal teams, I have decided that in order to provide our student-athletes with the greatest level of comfort on a huge stage this weekend, we will transition to a hardwood court for the remainder of the tournament,” Yormark said. “We look forward to a great semifinals and championship game.”The Big 12 announced last month that it would be playing its men’s and women’s tournaments on the glass surface, which is produced by ASB GlassFloor and has been used at the NBA All-Star Game and in Europe but never during an official competition in the U.S. But the innovative courts received mixed reviews. “I will say it was a little slippery in some areas,” Kansas women’s player Elle Evans admitted.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! With another Team USA versus Team Canada matchup slated in major sports, Jack Hughes felt it was the perfect time to offer some encouragement. Team USA remained alive in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) thanks to Italy’s dominant win over Mexico on Wednesday night to finish undefeated in Pool B play in Houston, Texas. After breathing a sigh of relief, the U.S. looked at the schedule and saw a familiar opponent in terms of national competition – Canada and their Pool A-winning squad that went 3-1 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  So, as they prepare for the rivalry matchup on Friday night at Daikin Park, Team USA manager Mark DeRosa revealed that Hughes reached out to the baseball players. “Jack Hughes sent the boys a nice little fire-up message that I put out on their group chat,” DeRosa said during a Thursday press conference ahead of the game.AARON JUDGE SAYS TEAM USA BASEBALL ‘FIRED UP’ AFTER HOCKEY GOLD, WANTS TO ‘COPY’ WHAT OLYMPIC TEAMS DIDDeRosa was asked if he was watching the men’s and women’s ice hockey games against Canada in the gold-medal games over in Milan, where Hughes provided the overtime game-winner just days…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! PROVO, Utah – The Utah man accused of assassinating Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk in September 2025 is set to appear in court today for another hearing where Judge Tony Graf Jr. will listen to defense motions to restrict public access to certain court filings, according to the Utah County Attorney’s Office.Tyler Robinson, 22, faces a potential death penalty if convicted of killing Kirk at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10. “Specifically, Mr. Robinson seeks to take evidence in a closed setting regarding the unfairly prejudicial and misleading media coverage and the improper statements of government officials in order to avoid republicizing the same. Mr. Robinson also asks this court to take evidence regarding the privacy violations detailed in the ‘motion to exclude cameras’ in a closed setting, to, again, avoid reiterating the violative material,” according to defense filings. Robinson’s defense team is also seeking to ban cameras and microphones, arguing media coverage could prejudice a jury.TYLER ROBINSON DEFENSE PRESSES CONFLICT CLAIM AS EXPERT HINTS MOVE COULD RESHAPE DEATH PENALTY FIGHT The defense team wants to close portions of the April 17 hearing to the media, arguing prejudicial media coverage interferes with Robinson’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists have confirmed the location of a long-lost city founded by Alexander the Great — a once-thriving trade hub that’s been hidden for centuries.The ancient city, known as Alexandria on the Tigris, is located in southern Iraq, near the Persian Gulf.It was founded in the fourth century B.C. as a port city linking trade from India to Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean world. It fell into obscurity after the third century A.D., when the path of the Tigris shifted.ARCHAEOLOGIST BELIEVES HE FOUND LEGENDARY VIKING RULER’S LOST GRAVE IN REMOTE SPOT: ‘THIS IS RARE’Over the past few years, researchers have mapped the city’s fortification walls, street grids and city blocks, thanks to drone imagery and high-resolution geophysical scans.Archaeologists have worked at the site since the 2010s, a time when ISIS exerted control over Iraq — but it wasn’t until now that the full scale of the lost metropolis was revealed. The University of Konstanz in Germany, in a Jan. 28 press release, said excavators were “only allowed to conduct surface surveys under the close supervision of either soldiers or police officers.”POLICE STUMBLE UPON ANCIENT SHIPWRECK AMID ROUTINE PATROL, KEEP LOCATION SECRET TO DETER LOOTERSResearchers…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A criminal illegal immigrant accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in New Jersey could soon be released under the state’s sanctuary policies, prompting federal immigration officials to issue a warning to local leaders.Gerardo Garcia Gonzalez, a criminal illegal immigrant from Mexico, was arrested by the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office on charges of sexual assault of a victim between 13 and 15 years old, criminal sexual contact and sexual assault by force or coercion.After illegally entering the U.S. in 2001, Gonzalez was returned to Mexico and later re-entered the country at an unknown time, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).”This pedophile should NEVER have been in our country and able to prey on children in the first place,” Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement. “We are calling on New Jersey sanctuary politicians to NOT release this predator charged with sexually assaulting a child from jail into New Jersey neighborhoods.”ICE SWEEPS UP CONVICTED PEDOPHILES, TRAFFICKERS IN MASSIVE HOLIDAY WEEKEND STING: ‘WORST OF THE WORST’ Bis continued, “This is the exact reason we need sanctuary jurisdictions to work with us. No one should want this sicko to be on our…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! MIAMI BEACH, Florida – For the first time in two years, the city of Miami Beach is loosening its spring break restrictions as it aims to usher in a calmer crowd. The Miami International Airport expects more than five million passengers during its 33-day spring break travel season. The periods between March 12–15 and March 19–22 are expected to generate the largest spring break crowds for Miami Beach this year.”We are divorced with spring break,” said Christopher Bess, public information officer with the Miami Beach Police Department. “The last two years, there were no fatalities, no shootings, no chaos.”Miami Beach launched its official “break up with spring break” campaign back in 2024. The city implemented a strict curfew, as well as several road and parking garage closures. This year, the city is lifting some of those restrictions as it aims to attract more families with a series of wellness-focused events.MIAMI BEACH SPRING BREAK SHOOTING LEAVES 1 DEAD, SENDS CROWD SCRAMBLING “Someone who was basically, in a coma for ten years wakes up, and he sees a different Miami Beach, that it’s about health and wellness and not just this party scene where anything goes,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., on Thursday renewed the push for his bill to expand the denaturalization process for people who commit fraud, serious felonies or join terrorist organizations.Schmitt brought up his legislation, the Stop Citizenship Abuse and Misrepresentation (SCAM) Act, after a naturalized citizen originally from Lebanon allegedly rammed his vehicle into a Michigan synagogue and a naturalized citizen originally from Sierra Leone allegedly opened fire at Old Dominion University in separate incidents on Thursday in the latest violent attacks in the U.S. committed by naturalized citizens.”After the SAVE America Act, we must pass the SCAM Act so we can denaturalize & deport those who are here to hurt Americans,” Schmitt said on X, referring to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require voters in federal elections to prove citizenship by providing a photo ID and other documentation, such as a passport or birth certificate.OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY SHOOTER IDENTIFIED AS MOHAMED JALLOH, FORMER NATIONAL GUARD MEMBER, ISIS SUPPORTER “We must denaturalize those who shouldn’t be here,” the senator continued.Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, was shot and killed by security officers on Thursday after driving through Temple Israel in West Bloomfield…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 15-year-old Long Island boy who vanished after telling his family he was meeting someone from the online game Roblox was found dead in Brooklyn waters two months later, police said.Thomas Medlin, of St. James, New York, was recovered from waters off Red Hook in Brooklyn on March 7, the Suffolk County Police Department announced. Officials confirmed his identity Thursday.Medlin left the Stony Brook School on Jan. 9 around 3:30 p.m. and ran to the Stony Brook train station, authorities said. He was last seen at Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan around 5:30 p.m. later that day.After his disappearance, Medlin’s family said their son had gone to New York City to meet someone he met through the online game Roblox.ROBLOX CHILD SAFETY WARNING AFTER NEBRASKA KIDNAPPING CASE A Roblox spokesperson previously told Fox News Digital the platform is “built with safety at its core” and offers parental controls that allow parents to disable the in-game chat function.”We are deeply troubled by this incident and are working with law enforcement to support their investigation,” the spokesperson said. “Roblox is built with safety at its core, including robust policies to help protect users that…