Al Michaels, 81, might still have his fastball. For years, he’s been teetering. Believe me, I’ve spent many a Friday morning writing about how bad Al was on the call the night before.But during Amazon Prime’s one and only preseason game Thursday night, Michaels came out firing — and, naturally, set the internet ablaze in the process.”That is Lake Erie. We think it is still called Lake Erie … We’re not quite sure at this point,” Michaels said during the Patriots-Browns broadcast in Cleveland.TRUMP FLOATS RENAMING THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS AFTER REBRANDING HISTORIC LAKE”But we’ll be by Lake something like Ontario or whatever it’s going to be called by the time we get to Buffalo. Anyway, you know what I’m talking about … Read the news.”Fans divided on Al’s commentsIncredible. A couple things …If anyone is actually mad at this, you probably need to take a good look in the mirror and reassess some things. For years, all I heard was “liberals don’t laugh enough!” Let’s not be one of them.Al Michaels has a long history of donating to the GOP. Doesn’t mean he voted for President Donald Trump, but it means he’s probably sane. You can be a…

The preseason has ended for the Las Vegas Raiders and Kirk Cousins clearly outplayed rookie first-round pick Fernando Mendoza in those games, but coach Klint Kubiak is stubbornly still refusing to name a starting quarterback.The rookie coach is refusing to do what everyone knows he will eventually do and name Cousins the starter for the Sept. 13 2025, regular-season opener against the Miami Dolphins.”I still don’t think we need to name anybody,” Kubiak told reporters after Thursday’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers. KIRK COUSINS JOINS RAIDERS TO KEEP SEAT WARM FOR FERNANDO MENDOZAAlrighty, then.We know this is some kind of motivational mind game thing Kubiak is playing because last week he told everyone he simply doesn’t want any player getting comfortable with his status on the team.And that includes the quarterbacks.That’s fine. But this borders on being comical.Because in the same news conference Kubiak declined to pick a starter, he spoke of Mendoza taking backup repetitions once regular-season practices begin. RAIDERS ROOKIE FERNANDO MENDOZA THANKS GOD FOR AN NFL DEBUT THAT COMPARES FAVORABLY TO ‘MR BRADY’He also said Mendoza could benefit from three more preseason games.And then there’s the statistics that blare as if through a bullhorn that Cousins…

Test your news knowledge with this week’s Fox News Digital News Quiz, featuring former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom getting banned from a WNBA arena and a Missouri deputy attorney general surviving after going missing for six days. Looking for another challenge?The Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary and President Donald Trump’s reported Turkey departure were featured in last week’s News Quiz. Test your knowledge of presidential portrayals, summer sips and more in this week’s American Culture Quiz. If you’re looking to play even more, you can find all of our quizzes by clicking here.Check back next week for the latest News Quiz from Fox News Digital. Thanks for playing! Read the full article here

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The world feels more dangerous than it’s been in a generation. As the United States finds itself back in active conflict in the Middle East, Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine grinds into its fifth year. The world holds its breath to see whether China moves on Taiwan. And after decades of treating our defense industrial base like a peacetime operation, that strain is exposing just how fragile America’s arsenal can become.For decades, the Pentagon has bought munitions the way a peacetime military does: year to year, program by program, with procurement requests that shift with each budget cycle. Years of perceived peace let us coast on the stockpiles already built, without reckoning with the impact this had on our industrial base. Manufacturers were left guessing at demand from one year to the next, and that uncertainty withered production capacity over time.The war in Iran put this problem on full display. The conflict has put sustained demand on precision munitions and air defense interceptors – affecting both the United States and our allies. Gulf partner nations have warned U.S. officials that their interceptor stocks are running dangerously low, and the Pentagon has been…

We separate the facts from the fluff surrounding self-defense training so you can focus on what really matters.Let me state at the outset that the point of this article is not to declare that what you’ve been doing and have been taught about self-defense handgun application is wrong. The point of this article is to get you to apply some practical thinking to certain aspects of defensive handgun use in a life-or-death situation.My observations are based on my experiences in the military and as a police officer, and while training at some well-respected schools. Sometimes we get so caught up in the dogma we fail to think for ourselves.So, what I’m offering is that there might be another way. Could some of our training be based on myths?Myth 1: You Must Reload Very FastIf you scroll through social media much, you’ll see various influencers demonstrating their lightning-fast speed reloads. Many stress the importance of a fast reload because it will get you back in the fight sooner. However, you cannot reload fast enough to keep from getting shot. I conducted a test to see how long it would take me to conduct a speed reload from concealment, and another test…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Norway’s King Harald died Friday at 89, the Royal House of Norway announced.”It is with deep grief that we announce that His Majesty King Harald has passed away,” the royal palace said in a statement.”King Harald died peacefully at Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet Friday 28 August at 6:35 AM,” the statement continued. Harald’s son, Crown Prince Haakon, 53, will succeed him.This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Read the full article here

Caitlin Clark found herself at the center of another viral moment after the Indiana Fever’s overtime win over the Atlanta Dream earlier this month.As Angel Reese reacted to a missed potential game-winning layup in the final seconds of regulation, cameras captured Caitlin Clark smiling in the background as the Dream forward was consoled by teammate Rhyne Howard.It was not immediately clear what prompted Clark’s reaction, but social media quickly turned the clip into a viral meme.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! The exchange added another chapter to the long-running Clark-Reese rivalry, which dates to Reese’s “You can’t see me” gesture toward the then-Iowa star during the 2023 national championship game.On this week’s episode of the “Post Moves” podcast, Boston addressed Clark’s viral moment alongside co-host and Basketball Hall of Famer Candace Parker.During a discussion about the Aug. 16 Fever-Dream matchup, Parker mentioned the much-discussed moment. “Did you see Caitlin’s reaction to the Dream’s missed putback?” the three-time WNBA champion asked the Fever center. “… In real time you see nothing but we [the Fever] saw it after and I was like, ‘Here we go,’” Boston said.Boston then addressed the online reaction,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two suspected human smugglers led authorities on a 100-mph chase in Texas on Thursday before bailing out of their vehicle, with one allegedly carjacking a civilian at gunpoint, authorities said.Helicopter video from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations shows the high-speed pursuit unfolding along Interstate 10 in Fabens.Authorities are seen pursuing the suspected human smugglers before their vehicle was disabled and both occupants fled on foot.VIDEO SHOWS ILLEGAL ALIENS FOUND CRAMMED INSIDE SEMI-TRUCK SLEEPER CAB IN ALLEGED SMUGGLING BUST An official can be heard over radio communications saying the vehicle’s front right tire may have been damaged by a spike strip.Moments later, the vehicle slows down and two occupants jump out and run.”Bail out, bail out, bail out!” someone is heard shouting in the video.The two men are then seen running across the highway, with one quickly apprehended by a member of the Texas Department of Public Safety.2 COLOMBIAN NATIONALS ARRESTED IN STOLEN MERCEDES LINKED TO VIOLENT CALIFORNIA CARJACKING The other suspect allegedly carjacked a civilian at gunpoint before he was also later taken into custody, authorities said.Authorities have not released information about how many people were allegedly being…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge on Thursday again blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail-in voting, halting the directive, at least for now, for a second time with only about a week before the first mail ballots are expected to be sent out for the upcoming midterm elections.U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani issued a 14-day temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of the new U.S. Postal Service rule implementing the order.The ruling is likely to be quickly appealed and could soon make its way back to the Supreme Court, days after the nation’s highest court handed down a procedural decision that allowed the administration to move forward.Thursday’s ruling comes after Democrats and voting rights groups refiled their lawsuits to comply with the recent Supreme Court decision. The high court did not address the legality of Trump’s order, only finding that Talwani had acted too soon.JACKSON RIPS INTO SUPREME COURT COLLEAGUES’ ‘SERIOUS LEGAL ERROR’ ON TRUMP MAIL-IN VOTING ORDER The administration has now issued a formal rule governing how states must prepare and submit mail ballots for USPS acceptance, effectively taking the legal fight back to square one.The case will have a significant impact…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sharing fiery views at work about the Massachusetts mom accused of killing her three young children could get you canned and still be legal, according to an expert on employment law who is following the case.Lindsay Clancy, 36, is accused of strangling her children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months — and trying to end her own life by dropping from a second-floor window after sending her husband to pick up takeout and something from a pharmacy, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office.The case has drawn national attention, pro-Clancy protesters to the courthouse and impassioned discussions about who is responsible online after her defense argued she is not guilty by reason of insanity or mental defect.”That disciplinary measure, it’s not on its face illegal if you get fired for starting, you know, fiery speech about Lindsay Clancy and how you support her,” said Nicole Brenecki, a New York-based attorney who specializes in employment law.LINDSAY CLANCY MURDER TRIAL BECOMES SOCIAL MEDIA OBSESSION AS TIKTOKERS, SLEUTHS DEBATE CONTROVERSIAL CASE Still, Brenecki warned, a fired employee could still raise legal concerns if their Clancy-related statements were used as a pretext…