Beef jerky isn’t just a delicious snack—it’s also a fantastic source of protein that’s perfect for on-the-go meals or outdoor adventures. Store-bought jerky can be expensive and loaded with preservatives, but when you make it yourself, you can tailor the flavor to your liking and skip the unnecessary additives. Plus, with modern kitchen gadgets like an air fryer, creating your own batch of jerky has never been easier or faster. Beef jerky happens to be one of my husband’s favorite snacks, and I sure love some homemade beef jerky as well. When our dehydrator died over a year ago, I realized that we wouldn’t have jerky for some time. At Christmastime, I researched new choices for an air fryer for my husband. He has one, but he wanted a second. That’s when I found out that the Nina Air Fryer has a dehydrating function as well, so I thought we might be able to kill two birds with one stone! We love our Ninja blender, so I figured their Air Fryer would have to be top quality as well. The Ninja Air Fryer performs four functions: air fry, roast, reheat, and dehydrate. The first three functions I assumed would work…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Shocking cellphone video captured the deadly moment a Florida Army veteran was shot during a confrontation over a Walmart parking space, authorities said.Bart Diguglielmo, 62, died after he was shot around 12:28 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of the Walmart on West McNab Road in North Lauderdale, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.Investigators said Diguglielmo and an adult woman became involved in a verbal altercation over a parking space before the shooting.VIRGINIA OFFICER PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AFTER MALICIOUS WOUNDING CHARGE TIED TO OFF DUTY INCIDENT The woman remained at the scene, cooperated with detectives and told investigators she fired in self-defense, according to BSO.Her identity has not been released, and homicide detectives said the case will be presented to the Broward County State Attorney’s Office to determine whether criminal charges will be filed.Authorities have not released additional details about what led to the confrontation or said whether investigators believe the woman’s claim of self-defense. Prosecutors will review the completed investigation before deciding whether charges are warranted.VIRAL BODYCAM CAPTURES FLORIDA DEPUTY’S TRAFFIC STOP UNRAVEL AS HE ACCUSES ONE-HANDED DRIVER OF HOLDING PHONE Video obtained by Fox News Digital shows the confrontation…

A U.S. Air Force commander for medical services at a Virginia base was removed from her post this week, according to Air Force officials.Col. Tracy Allen, commander of the 633rd Medical Group at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, one of the largest Air Force bases, was relieved of command on Tuesday because of a “loss of confidence,” a Langley spokesperson told Military Times on Thursday.Allen was removed by Col. Stephen Anderson, 633rd Air Base Wing commander, “after careful consideration.”The base did not provide a specific reason for Allen’s removal beyond citing a loss of confidence in her ability to lead.Until a new commander of the medical unit is chosen, Col. Michael Blowers, the deputy command surgeon at Air Combat Command, has assumed responsibility of the group.Before taking command, Allen previously led the 436th Medical Group at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. She also served as the chief of the Medical Readiness Division and chief of the Air Force Medical Operations Center, according to her LinkedIn.The base houses Air Combat Command, one of the force’s 10 major commands. It has 1,150 assigned aircraft with 35 wings and 1,470 units across 248 locations.The 633rd Medical Group has five squadrons and 1,400 personnel that deliver…

United States President Donald Trump said that indirect peace talks regarding Iran are going well, and progress is being made. Trump made the comments on Wednesday, as U.S. and Iranian officials resumed talks in Qatar, via mediators, telling reporters “the denuclearization of Iran is moving along well.” According to a report by CBS News, Qatar and Pakistan said Thursday that “positive progress was made” during the indirect talks between the US and Iran in Doha, Qatar’s capital, “regarding issues related to the memorandum of understanding” that continued the Iran war ceasefire. Former Trump national security adviser H.R. McMaster said that progress is being made only because the US lifted sanctions on Iranian oil and has floated unfreezing Iranian assets. The US ruling class says that the inflow of money into Iran made it possible for the indirect meetings to move forward on a path of progression. “They’re getting the infusion of cash they desperately needed to get themselves up off the mat,” McMaster was quoted as saying. “The Iranians have come a long way because they’re getting everything that they wanted.” McMaster, who is also a CBS News contributor, believes Trump’s initial decision to go to war with Iran was…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump lost his Supreme Court bid to restrict birthright citizenship through executive order, but one of his own appointees may have handed Republicans a blueprint for pursuing much of the same goal through Congress.Voting with the 6-3 majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed that Executive Order 14160, which restricts automatic citizenship to people born to U.S. citizens or permanent residents, couldn’t take effect. But in a concurring opinion, he also pointed to a different path forward. Kavanaugh argued the Court should have resolved the case under federal law rather than the Constitution, laying out a potential legislative path for Congress to pursue changes to birthright citizenship.Congress first wrote the Fourteenth Amendment’s birthright citizenship language into federal law in 1940, then carried it over into the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952.Because Congress adopted that language after the Supreme Court’s landmark 1898 decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, which established that most people born in the United States automatically become U.S. citizens, Kavanaugh said lawmakers effectively incorporated the Court’s interpretation into federal statute.TRUMP SUFFERS MAJOR SUPREME COURT DEFEAT AS JUSTICES UPHOLD BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP Kavanaugh said Trump couldn’t use an executive…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has consolidated nearly all of the Pentagon’s drone and autonomous systems programs under a single new office that reports directly to his deputy and will oversee what Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell called “the most consequential battlefield innovation of this generation.”The Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems, or DRPM-UxS, will become “the single joint integrator for all unmanned and autonomous system programs” in the department, according to a June 29 memo the Pentagon made public Wednesday. Its director, yet to be named, will answer to Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg and oversee how the military develops, buys, fields and sustains unmanned systems in the air, on the ground and at sea.The office’s reach is wide, including small drones in unmanned aircraft groups 1 through 3, unmanned boats, ground robots and counter-drone systems. It also covers the artificial intelligence and swarming software that guides them. Unmanned underwater vehicles will be handled jointly with the Pentagon’s submarine portfolio manager. The office’s authority stops short of the Pentagon’s major defense acquisition programs, the big-ticket programs that already follow a separate approval process set in law. That means large airframes like the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft and…

Scientists at the University of Minnesota have taken humanity one step closer to creating “artificial life.” The new lab-created “SpudCell” has replicated several key functions of living organisms, according to researchers. Can Artificial Intelligence Cure “Incurable” Diseases? The researchers at the University of Minnesota unveiled their work on artificial life on Wednesday. Kate Adamala, a synthetic biologist and professor at the university, called the synthetic cell “an incredibly wimpy organism” that currently does little more than “eat and occasionally make a daughter cell.” The team built the cells from non-living chemical components rather than altering existing organisms. According to the project page, SpudCells contain 36 purified enzymes, a 90,000-base-pair genome spread across several DNA molecules, and a lipid membrane. The cells work inside a chemical-rich liquid. They grow by merging with tiny ‘feeder liposomes’, which supply nutrients, enzymes and ribosomes needed to make proteins. Their genome carries instructions that help them copy DNA and divide. –RT SpudCell is not considered living; it can only demonstrate actions similar to those of living organisms. Adamala said she named the synthetic cell “SpudCell” partly to avoid naming it after herself and as a reference to Sputnik, the Soviet satellite whose 1957 launch marked the start…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Steak ‘n Shake announced its month-long Liberty Meal deal to celebrate America’s 250th birthday — and used the occasion to taunt a competitor.”$17.76 for two Liberty Meals — all July long!” the burger chain wrote on X. “A Liberty Meal includes a double grass-fed Steakburger, beef tallow fries and a Patriot Milkshake. Can’t touch this, Mr. Five Guys…”The post garnered 1.5 million views and nearly 1,000 comments.DUNKIN’S AMERICA 250 EAGLE CUP SPARKS COLLECTOR FRENZY AS FANS RACE TO SNAG ONE”Yo @FiveGuys, how will y’all respond?” wrote one X user.”They don’t need to respond. Five Guys food is so much better,” replied another.”They respond by being good and filling,” wrote someone else. “Both companies will satisfy one’s individual hunger for $17.76.” Other comments expressed excitement about the Liberty Meal, with praise from customers who had already tried it and disappointment from would-be customers who lamented the lack of nearby Steak ‘n Shake locations.”Love the July deal, we will be stopping by the new @SteaknShake location in Royal Oak, MI for this!” one X user wrote.”That’s a great deal!” commented someone else. “Going to Steak ‘n Shake with my kids this week.”CLICK HERE FOR…

The U.S. Navy announced on Thursday that the service reached its fiscal 2026 goal of contracting 45,000 future sailors to man the fleet, continuing a trend over the past several years of successfully meeting its enlistment needs.The service reached its goal three months early, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, after accomplishing the same feat in fiscal 2025.“Today’s Navy is stronger because tens of thousands of Americans chose to answer the call to serve,” said Rear Adm. Jim Waters, commander of Navy Recruiting Command. “Reaching this milestone is not simply about achieving a recruiting objective — it’s about delivering the talented sailors our fleet needs to maintain readiness in an increasingly complex security environment.”The service has completed a significant turnaround in recruitment over the past several years.In fiscal 2023, the Navy whiffed on its enlistment goal of 37,700 sailors by more than 7,450 accessions.But the service rebounded a year later in fiscal 2024 by surpassing its accession target of 40,600 recruits by 378.And in fiscal 2025, the Navy brought in 44,096 future sailors, exceeding its target of 40,600 and marking the most recruits the Navy had seen since 2002.Waters, speaking to reporters in October 2025, attributed the service’s success to…

United States health authorities are struggling to identify the source of a foodborne illness that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration. At least 145 people across 17 states have tested positive for the Cyclospora cayetanensis parasite. “Local, state, and federal (CDC, FDA) public health authorities are investigating several clusters of cases in more than one state. Investigations to identify potential sources are ongoing,” according to officials. The outbreak started back in May and has continued to spread. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has acknowledged that there are likely far more cases that are going undiagnosed. Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. Most healthy people will eventually recover from cyclosporiasis without treatment, although their illness may be prolonged. Twenty people have been hospitalized during the current outbreak since early May, although no fatalities have been reported. The illness from this parasitic infection typically causes explosive, watery diarrhea, along with a range of other gastrointestinal symptoms, including bloating, gas, stomach cramps, nausea, and vomiting. Some people also report fatigue and fever, while others develop no symptoms at all, accoridng to a report by RT.  Is The Screwworm A Problem For The Meat Supply?…