NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two climbers in California stranded on a steep Big Sur cliffside Saturday found themselves 600 feet below the roadway with a California Highway Patrol (CHP) helicopter crew their only way out.Video released by the CHP shows the H-70 helicopter hovering above a steep ravine near Hurricane Point as a rescue technician is lowered on a cable to reach the trapped pair.Big Sur Fire requested help from CHP’s Paso Robles Air Unit at about 6:24 p.m., according to the agency.NOVICE CLIMBER SURVIVES 1,500-FOOT DROP ON CALIFORNIA’S MOUNT SHASTA AFTER HELICOPTER RESCUE DELAYED BY CLOUDS The terrain was so steep that the technician could not safely disconnect from the hoist hook after reaching the first climber. Instead, he secured the climber in a Pelican rescue harness and the two were lifted together to rescue personnel waiting at a staging area.The helicopter then returned to the ravine and carried out the same technical maneuver to bring the second climber to safety.RESCUERS FREE CLIMBER TRAPPED BENEATH 16,000-POUND BOULDER ON OREGON’S MOUNT HOOD IN COMPLEX OPERATION CHP did not release the climbers’ names or explain how they became stranded.Social media users praised the CHP air crew and…

In combat, suppressors on a personal weapon can mitigate noise and muzzle flash, offering a critical stealth advantage against the enemy. But for the service member–typically a special operator–behind the weapon, firing suppressed can mean being on the receiving end of a concentrated stream of toxic gases and particulate matter. As efforts to recognize and address the lesser-known side effects of military training, from mild traumatic brain injuries to hearing loss, have increasingly gone mainstream, some advocates are raising the call to target damage from suppressors as well. The veteran-led group Special Operations Association of America (SOAA) published an article earlier this year airing some findings about the health impacts of aerosolized gases and metal fragments that wash over an operator when a gun with a conventional suppressor is fired. According to Dr. Chris Palmer, a former Pentagon official and chief scientist for the suppressor company HUXWRX Safety Co., they can include long-term conditions ranging from decreased sperm motility and deformities to sleep disorders, Parkinson’s disease, and Bradykinesia, or slowed movement.Operators who spoke with SOAA attested to the physical sensation of suppressor blowback, calling it “a thick grime or dust that covers your head, face, neck, and hands, and even…

The NFL continues to make a concerted effort for safe play for all players, especially when it comes to head injuries.But since chronic traumatic encephalopathy, better known as CTE, was found to be heavily linked to former professional football players, there has been ongoing discussion about how current and future NFL players could be affected.New data published in The BMJ from a recent six-year research period provided some harrowing discoveries.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! The study found that at least one in every four people who have played in the NFL might expect to end up with CTE at some point in their lives.For the study, 878 former NFL players who died from 2016-21, which varied from players in their 20s to their 80s and in between, at least 215 of them had CTE in some stage.That’s 24.5%, with the actual prevalence likely being higher considering there were 643 of those brains that were not examined.ALDON SMITH’S FAMILY DONATING HIS BRAIN TO CTE RESEARCH AS ATTORNEYS INVESTIGATE DEATHIf these results were applied to the NFL today, which consists of 1,696 players on the active roster combined for all 32 teams…

A U.S. military service member who called for President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance to be impeached is facing charges under the military justice system, his lawyer and the Air Force said on Tuesday.The active-duty officer, Maj. Jason Watson, denounced Trump and Vance last month for actions ​including going to war with Iran without congressional authorization, according ​to a video of the protest event posted online.In ⁠the video, the U.S. Capitol Police can be seen detaining Watson, ​who held a protest sign calling for their impeachment, conviction ​and removal.Watson’s lawyer said in a statement that the airman would face charges under three articles, including Article 88 — a rarely used provision which accuses him of contempt towards officials.“Major Watson acted knowing the risks to his career and his liberty,” said Christopher Mutimer, counsel for Watson.“It is my hope that other Americans who feel powerless in this moment will take some measure of courage from his willingness to speak and to stand by his convictions,” Mutimer said.The Air Force confirmed Watson had been charged and said he would continue to be held in pre-trial confinement and be afforded the right to due process.Laws governing U.S. military service members place…

Buck Stealth Run release number 15 is a brand new take on a long-running fixed blade favorite. It’s called the Frontiersman Sport, an updated version of the storied original with modern materials and a super cool aesthetic. Buck’s catalog has diversified considerably over the last decade, but their legacy models still form the core of the Buck experience for many. The 124 Frontiersman is one of those legacy models, an outdoors fixed blade that got everything pretty much right the first time around if sales and enduring popularity are anything to go by. But it didn’t start out as an outdoors knife – or, at least, not the kind of outdoors we associate it with today. You see, the Frontiersman model was born in the late 60s, but was actually derived from, of all things, a dive knife called the Nemo. The sheath comes stamped with the model number The Buck crew elongated the blade length for the Froniersman Sport, bringing it up by about a quarter of an inch to 6.5″ total. The grind is a full flat grind now, and the steel has made quite the leap from the standard model. Instead of 420HC, the Sport, uh, sports…

Chicago Sky team owner Michael Alter said Tuesday Enes Kanter Freedom is banned from Wintrust Arena after his altercation with Natasha Cloud on Sunday.Alter made the comments in an address to beat writers.”He has demonstrated to us, unequivocally, that he has the potential to be a threat,” Alter said, via ESPN.This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates. Read the full article here

When a house exploded in Twentynine Palms, California, on Aug. 21, off-duty Navy corpsmen left dinner to rush to the scene, teaming up with local Marines to rescue residents.The corpsmen, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, gathered at Kitchen in the Desert that night to honor Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Hareramdas Garcia, who was leaving the command.Around 8:30 p.m., an explosion rang out across the neighborhood.Hospitalman Mykrussel Dominguez Gonzales, an emergency department corpsman at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, recalled the moment. “We heard a loud explosion and immediately saw white smoke rising from the direction of the sound,” Gonzales said in a recent release. “Once we saw the smoke, we quickly ran toward it.”They found a house engulfed in flames and partially collapsed. The cause of the explosion remains unknown.Gonzales spotted someone waving for help inside the house. He saw one injured man trying to pull another from the structure.Gonzales and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Aiden Keith entered the building to rescue the injured men.“Recognizing the immediate danger, we immediately entered the house to provide assistance,” Gonzales recounted. “The roof had already partially collapsed and the flames were spreading.”Surrounded by debris and fire, Gonzales lifted the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Hayden Panettiere’s team slammed the “gossip and speculation” that erupted after her shocking death and warned that the public still didn’t know the full story as investigators searched for answers.Her representative condemned the speculation surrounding Panettiere’s final hours and accused outsiders of turning her death into fodder for gossip.”Many people who were not close to Hayden are using her death as an opportunity to fuel gossip and speculation about a situation they knew very little about,” Panettiere’s rep said in a statement shared with US Weekly. “It is deeply disrespectful to her memory and to those who knew and loved her and are actively grieving this tremendous loss.”HAYDEN PANETTIERE’S BOYFRIEND’S BROTHER REVEALS WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE AIRBNB BEFORE ACTRESS’S DEATH As the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) joined the investigation into Panettiere’s death, her rep urged anyone with information to come forward.”If you have legitimate information that could be helpful, please contact law enforcement rather than turning to social media to speculate publicly about something you do not fully understand.”POLICE SHOW UP AT HOME LINKED TO HAYDEN PANETTIERE’S ON-AND-OFF BOYFRIEND DAYS AFTER HER SUDDEN DEATH Panettiere’s team also hinted that key details surrounding Panettiere’s…

In combat, suppressors on a personal weapon can mitigate noise and muzzle flash, offering a critical stealth advantage against the enemy. But for the service member–typically a special operator–behind the weapon, firing suppressed can mean being on the receiving end of a concentrated stream of toxic gases and particulate matter. As efforts to recognize and address the lesser-known side effects of military training, from mild traumatic brain injuries to hearing loss, have increasingly gone mainstream, some advocates are raising the call to target damage from suppressors as well. The veteran-led group Special Operations Association of America (SOAA) published an article earlier this year airing some findings about the health impacts of aerosolized gases and metal fragments that wash over an operator when a gun with a conventional suppressor is fired. According to Dr. Chris Palmer, a former Pentagon official and chief scientist for the suppressor company HUXWRX Safety Co., they can include long-term conditions ranging from decreased sperm motility and deformities to sleep disorders, Parkinson’s disease, and Bradykinesia, or slowed movement.Operators who spoke with SOAA attested to the physical sensation of suppressor blowback, calling it “a thick grime or dust that covers your head, face, neck, and hands, and even…

For those who don’t know, an emergency ration bar is a food designed to keep you alive during some sort of survival scenario. Emergency ration bars have a very long shelf life, but most importantly, they are calorically dense. Typically, one bar has several hundred calories, which makes them ideal for bug out bags or survival caches. There are a couple of downsides to store-bought ration bars, though. They usually don’t taste very good, and they’re not very nutritious. In fact, you could say they’re downright unhealthy, since the ingredients are mostly flour, sugar, and shortening. Yes, they’ll keep you alive, but you probably won’t feel well. That’s why I recommend making your own emergency ration bars at home. You can buy them on Amazon, but if you make them yourself, you can control the ingredients and make sure you’re getting what your body actually needs to stay healthy. Plus, you’ll save some money. This particular recipe is one of my favorites because, unlike typical ration bars, these are actually good for you. They don’t have a lot of sugar (although they’re still sweet), they’re loaded with protein, and they taste great. Here’s the recipe. Want to save this post…