NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A California mountain biker has died after a rattlesnake encounter in a nature preserve prompted a month-long hospitalization.Julian Enrique Hernandez, 25, of Costa Mesa, died on March 4, according to the Orange County Coroner’s Office.The initial emergency took place on Feb. 1 at around 11 a.m. local time at the Quail Hill Trailhead, a popular recreation spot near the Quail Hill Community Center.The Irvine Police Department confirmed that Hernandez was mountain biking when he was bitten by a rattlesnake. The exact circumstances around how the bite happened remain unclear.SIX REPORTED BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS IN NORTHEAST OHIO WITHIN FOUR DAYS SPARK CRYPTID ‘FLAP’ SPECULATION The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) dispatched a crew to the scene and Hernandez was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition.He remained in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for over 30 days. FOLLOW US ON XAccording to a verified GoFundMe page established by his brother, the family remained hopeful during the stay, though they noted his recovery was “expected to take much longer than anticipated.””Julian was 25. He was strong and healthy,” his family wrote in the GoFundMe. “He was alive when he got to the hospital. His…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NASA is targeting an April 1 launch for its Artemis II mission around the moon, marking the first crewed lunar flight since Apollo in 1972.Officials said Thursday they completed the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) and are set to roll the rocket back to the pad on March 19, followed by final configuration for launch.A potential launch for the 10-day mission is scheduled for 6:24 p.m. ET on April 1, with a backup date of April 2 at 7:22 p.m.”At the conclusion of the FRR, all the teams polled go to launch and fly Artemis II around the moon, pending completion of some of the work before we roll out to the launch pad,” Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, said at a news conference at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.NASA BEGINS INFRASTRUCTURE OVERHAUL UNDER ISAACMAN AS TRUMP PUSHES AMBITIOUS SPACE EXPLORATION GOALS “It’s a test flight and it is not without risk, but our team and our hardware are ready,” Glaze added.Artemis II had been scheduled to launch in early February, but the mission was delayed after fuel leaks were discovered during a test run. A…

In March 1915, the Great War was spreading like a plague across Europe, Asia and Africa, but the United States of America was still uninvolved and desperately striving to keep out of it. While the menace of German submarines were becoming a growing threat in the Atlantic Ocean, nothing could be farther away from the U.S. Navy submarine F-4 (SS-23) as it performed maneuvers off Honolulu, Hawaii. On March 25, however, the Navy was reminded that one didn’t need a war to be imperiled by the sea, as F-4 sank with Lt. Alfred L. Ede and all 20 of its crewmen. This was the first American submarine lost at sea and the Navy aimed to raise it and find out what went wrong. But the very act of doing so put two more lives in the balance, in a peacetime drama that would eventually be judged worthy of awarding Frank Crilley the nation’s highest award for valor.In March 1900, Crilley followed his brother into the Navy at the young age of 16 and soon focused his interest in deep sea diving. By March 1915 he had risen to Chief Gunner’s Mate in the Navy’s experimental diving team — a unit…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Justice Department filed a criminal complaint this week against a Venezuelan national accused of assaulting a federal officer and grabbing and possessing the officer’s firearm while resisting arrest outside a place of business earlier this month.Law enforcement officers assigned to the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Task Force, or HSTF, began surveillance near a business in Utica, Michigan, after receiving information that individuals living in the U.S. illegally were working at the facility as delivery drivers.Agents observed a vehicle registered to Arnoldo Jose Marquez-Pulido, 33, who was leaving the parking lot, where they determined he was in the country illegally, according to a press release from the Justice Department. ‘YOU CAN CRY ABOUT IT’: TEMPERS FLARE IN SENATE AS DHS SHUTDOWN DEBATE ERUPTS, STALEMATE DIGS DEEPER After agents attempted a routine traffic stop, authorities say the individual, Marquez-Pulido, briefly pulled over before fleeing from officers at a “high rate of speed.” He then returned to the business location, where he proceeded to flee on foot, the criminal complaint alleged.The HSTF agent proceeded to tackle Marquez-Pulido after he allegedly ignored the agent’s commands to stop and attempted to enter the business, the Justice…

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The U.S. Navy and the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit chose Anduril to participate in the Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform Project, or CAMP program, to develop an extra-large unmanned underwater vessel. The Pentagon announced the CAMP program last April with the release of a solicitation calling for a new class of XL-AUV, or extra large underwater vehicle.The solicitation called for a large underwater vessel that could maneuver in GPS-denied environments, dive over roughly 656 feet (200 meters) deep and drop “various payloads to the sea floor.” It specified that the vessel had to stay underwater for prolonged periods and be able to be transported and recovered easily by commercially available freight and logistics equipment. Anduril was chosen for the CAMP program after wrapping the longest-ever XL-AUV demonstration, per a company statement. It will conduct an extended demonstration of its Dive-XL platform within four months of contract award.“The subsea domain currently is patrolled and serviced by a very small number of exquisite capabilities,” Dr. Shane Arnott, senior vice president of Anduril’s maritime division, told reporters at a March 11 roundtable. “The Pacific and also the High North, which is the new fight that’s starting around the Arctic, are water-based fights. So it’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Paulina Porizkova is pulling back the curtain on the “smoke and mirrors” of the modeling world.The 60-year-old icon took to Instagram to share a powerful, unedited video that pulls back the curtain on the industry’s greatest illusions: lighting and posing. Standing in a sun-drenched room wearing a sheer pink lace lingerie set and a vibrant floral silk robe, Porizkova initially struck a classic “model pose,” looking every bit the Sports Illustrated legend.”How do you look so fabulous at 60?” she asked, repeating a question she often receives from fans. “Well, it’s all just in good light and posing.”As the music shifted, so did Porizkova’s demeanor. Stepping out of the flattering “glow” and into flatter, more honest lighting, she began to deconstruct the image. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS”The reality is this: I am 60 years old. This is what it looks like,” she said, leaning into the camera to show the natural texture of her skin and the fine lines around her eyes.She didn’t stop at her face. The “No Filter” author turned to the side, playfully pinching the skin under her arms and patting her midsection.”In…

The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that a B-21 Raider flight test aircraft conducted a “close-proximity flight” with a KC-135 Stratotanker on Tuesday as part of the bomber’s ongoing test campaign.The event, spotted by aviation photographers over the Mojave Desert near Edwards Air Force Base, California, during a mission lasting approximately 5.5 hours according to spotter reports and online flight tracking, represents a precursor step toward validating capabilities essential for the B-21’s long-range, penetrating strike role. The Air Force statement did not mention aerial refueling or fuel transfer. Publicly available images show the stealth bomber positioned behind the tanker in a formation typical of refueling preparations, but ground-based observations alone cannot confirm physical connection or fuel offload.“We can confirm that a B-21 Raider completed a test event involving a close-proximity flight with a KC-135 Stratotanker,” an Air Force spokesperson said in a statement. “This flight is part of the ongoing, rigorous test campaign to validate the B-21’s capabilities and operational readiness. To maintain enhanced security measures, we will not provide further details on specific test points. The B-21 program remains on track to deliver a survivable, long-range, penetrating strike capability to the U.S. Air Force.”Aerial refueling remains a critical milestone…

As Mark Thornton has detailed in his brilliant book, The Skyscraper Curse, Austrian School economists’ unique theory of the business cycle has given them a distinct advantage in foreseeing oncoming economic crises: from Ludwig von Mises’s 1920s predictions of looming bank failures, to Thornton’s own 2004 warnings of the housing bubble and its consequences. Contemporary Austrians continue to apply this theory when scrutinizing the anxious landscape of today’s economy, looking for early warning signs of where central bank monetary manipulation will manifest itself next. However, depending on the course which history takes, we may someday look back and reflect that today’s Austrians were outdone in their prognostications by one Helen McCaw, who has recently warned that the next financial crisis could be triggered by the announcement of the existence of extraterrestrial life. Ms. McCaw—a former senior analyst at the Bank of England—wrote to the current governor of Britain’s central bank to warn that a supposedly imminent announcement of the existence of advanced alien life might cause extreme uncertainty in financial markets, possibly triggering bank collapses. “The United States government appears to be partway through a multi-year process to declassify and disclose information on the existence of a technologically advanced non-human intelligence responsible for Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As tipping prompts pop up everywhere — from coffee counters to convenience stores — many Americans are feeling fed up and confused about what’s appropriate. Now, even former NFL star J.J. Watt is weighing in.Watt recently ignited debate on X after questioning whether to tip in a self-service scenario. He asked followers what they would do in the following scenario: You order at a counter, find your own table, fill your own coffee and retrieve your own food when a buzzer goes off. AMERICANS ARE FED UP WITH TIPPING CULTURE AS NEARLY 9 IN 10 SAY IT’S COMPLETELY ‘OUT OF CONTROL’But then you face an iPad screen prompting you to tip 20%, 25%, 30% or some other amount — with 20% preselected.”What’s your move?” Watt asked.The post from Wednesday quickly went viral.It drew more than 15,000 comments and 4 million views — and reignited a national conversation about when tipping is warranted and when it’s not.”I tip simply because I know that servers live in poverty,” one user told Watt. The person added, “With your vast wealth, you should do so also.” Watt, a former Houston Texans defensive end and three-time NFL Defensive Player of…