NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Attorney General Todd Blanche on Monday launched a new process to allow certain people who are barred from possessing firearms to apply for restoration of their federal firearm rights.Under a final rule issued by Blanche, applicants must establish the circumstances of their prohibition, as well as show that they are not likely to pose a danger to public safety.” The Second Amendment is not a second-class right, and the federal government should not permanently deprive Americans of a constitutional right without regard to whether they pose a danger to public safety,” Blanche said in a statement. “This rule establishes a rigorous, commonsense process that protects the public while giving deserving Americans a real path to restoration.”INSIDE TRUMP’S UNPRECEDENTED BATTLE PLAN TO EXPAND SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS THROUGH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT Along with the circumstances of the prohibition, the applicant’s record, reputation and subsequent conduct will also be taken into consideration, the Justice Department said.”Absent extraordinary circumstances, violent felons, registered sex offenders, illegal aliens, and other individuals who present an ongoing danger will remain presumptively ineligible for relief,” the agency said. “Any relief granted under the rule removes only applicable federal firearms disabilities and does…

The Pentagon ordered 30 U.S. academic institutions to audit their research and financial ties to certain foreign entities or risk losing eligibility for future federal research funding, it announced Monday. The institutions must review partnerships with international entities identified under federal law, as well as organizations associated with rebranded Confucius Institutes, and evaluate whether they may have revealed sensitive or export-controlled information. Institutions have until Aug. 31 to report their conclusions and any mitigation efforts, including discontinuing collaborations deemed troublesome, to the Defense Department. The department did not name the 30 institutions publicly.“The Department of War has zero tolerance for academic partnerships that compromise our national security,” said Emil Michael, the Pentagon’s top research and engineering chief, in a release. “Institutions that receive funding from American taxpayers must uphold the highest standards of research security, and these mandated audits will ensure accountability across the board.”The audits target ties to foreign entities identified under Section 1286 of the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, which established a Pentagon standard for identifying international organizations that pose national security issues. The fiscal 2025 list of institutions the Defense Department deems problematic includes 130 organizations from China, Russia and Iran, ranging from electronic measurement…

I had just one play on the diamond yesterday, and it was a no-doubt, no-sweat victory. This was mostly thanks to Edward Cabrera of the Cubs allowing seven runs in the first inning of the game. When you have a total of just 8.5 for the day, giving up seven in the first makes for a pretty comfortable rest of the game. The teams combined for 15 runs yesterday, and we cashed our ticket quickly. Tonight might not be as quick, but let’s get a ticket cashed comfortably today as the Padres play against the Mets.The San Diego Padres are a team that I invested in around the All-Star Break, and they are starting to look like the investment has paid off. They are nine games above .500 and are sitting in second place in the NL West. They won’t catch the Dodgers for the division, but if they keep this up, they should make the postseason without too much difficulty. They have been one of the hottest teams in baseball over the past 24 days. Since July 24th, they have gone 17-5. Tonight they look to keep that run alive by sending Walker Buehler to the hill. Buehler has…

The military retail customer has changed during Tom Shull’s 14-year tenure leading the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, primarily because of the COVID-19 pandemic.“We went suddenly from business attire to very casual, and that happened overnight, so we had to adjust very quickly to that shift,” he said during a recent interview with Military Times. Even now, customers haven’t returned completely to previous norms, he said. There have been some significant shifts in tastes, and fashion needs have focused more on beauty products and footwear. “We’re meeting the needs of the customer, as customers transition to a different focus, both in apparel and in other categories,” Shull said.Shull, who retired in June, is the longest-serving director in AAFES’ 131-year history and the first civilian to serve in that position. He’s an Army veteran and came into the job with a variety of commercial retail experience, where his primary focus was improving the customer experience. AAFES and all the services’ exchange systems are open to eligible military customers of all branches of service.In his 14-year tenure, Shull fought to extend the online exchange benefit to all honorably discharged veterans; reduced AAFES’ debt from $2.4 billion to zero; increased customer satisfaction…

The Arizona Cardinals are in rebuild mode (again), with a new head coach and a quiver of promising draft picks, but their roster reconstruction has gone sideways mere weeks into the start of training camp because their top four rookies are all injured.Arizona’s first round pick is injured.The second round pick is out for the season.The third round pick is injured.The fourth round pick is out for the season.The Cardinals had seven selections in the April NFL draft. A majority are injured.The Cursedinals. HOUSTON TEXANS STAR PRACTICES IN PADS FOR FIRST TIME IN NEARLY TWO YEARS AFTER 2024 CAREER-THREATENING INJURYThe latest of the bad news is that running back Jeremiyah Love, the third player taken in the first round of the draft, is out indefinitely with an ankle injury. And, this isn’t just a tweak.Love is likely to miss the remainder of the preseason and his availability for the start of the season is in question.That news comes hours after head coach Mike LaFleur announced that guard Chase Bisontis, the team’s second round pick and the 34th player taken in the draft, is going to miss the entire season. LaFleur told reporters over the weekend that Bisontis would be placed…

The top leader for U.S. Central Command visited the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on Saturday after reports emerged of deteriorating mental health and declining morale aboard the ship.Adm. Brad Cooper met with sailors and Marines after Military Times learned that two service members attempted to jump overboard during the Lincoln’s extended deployment of more than 260 days.“Of the U.S. Navy’s 11 active aircraft carriers, the Lincoln currently has among the lowest number of cases related to mental health,” Cooper said in a social media statement.Cooper conceded that not everything was perfect aboard the ship and that service at sea is challenging and affects each sailor differently.Cooper’s visit came during a 10-day trip to the Middle East that saw him meet with civilian and military leaders from six countries, including Israel and Iraq.Cooper last visited the Lincoln in February near the start of Operation Epic Fury.Family members of service members aboard the Lincoln raised concerns on Aug. 6 during a town-hall meeting with Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao and other senior military officials.Roughly 200 in-person attendees described worries that their loved ones were experiencing thoughts of self-harm during an extended deployment in which sailors haven’t had…

Few firearms have had as colorful a history as that of the iconic “Tommy Gun.” It was developed for the trenches of the First World War. But, as it arrived too late, the Thompson submachine gun was marketed to civilians, and later was carried by Allied soldiers in World War II. It could be argued that two other equally iconic firearms — the AR-15 and AK-47 — wouldn’t even have been developed had it not been for John Taliaferro Thompson, the inventor of the submachine gun that bears his name. Boston police officers examine a Thompson submachine gun during preparations for potential Marxist rioting on May Day 1923. Image: Leslie Jones/Boston Public Library Thompson, who served in the Spanish-American War as Chief Ordnance Officer, was so successful in running the supply operations to Cuba that he was the youngest officer to be promoted to the rank of colonel at the time. He was next appointed chief of the Small Arms Division for the U.S. Army Ordnance Department, and while serving in that role he supervised the development of the M1903 Springfield rifle and chaired the board that approved the M1911 .45 caliber pistol. Prime Minister Winston Churchill fires a Thompson submachine…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Opening statements are scheduled to kick off later today in the murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is charged in connection with the 1996 murder of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas.Davis, 63, is not accused of pulling the trigger, but prosecutors allege he was in a white Cadillac with three other individuals during a drive-by shooting targeting Shakur and former music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight, who survived the attack and is currently in a California prison for an unrelated case.Davis allegedly detailed the shooting during a 2008 interview with detectives and in a 2019 book, “Compton Street Legend: Notorious Keffe D’s Street-Level Accounts of Tupac and Biggie Murders, Death Row Origins, Suge Knight, Puffy Combs, and Crooked Cops.”TUPAC SHAKUR MURDER SUSPECT TAKES CENTER STAGE AT TRIAL NEARLY 30 YEARS AFTER SHOOTING SHOCKED MUSIC WORLD In promotional material for the book on Amazon, Davis is described as a “former shot caller for the Southside Compton Crips and Kingpin of a Compton based drug operation,” as well as “one of the only living witnesses to the 1996 slaying of rapper Tupac Shakur.”Davis was a confidential informant for the Los Angeles…

KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. intelligence sharing with Ukraine has rebounded to full strength as Kyiv’s mid- and deep-range strikes continue to hammer Russia’s oil industry.The CIA has worked closely with Ukraine’s intelligence services since Russia’s 2014 invasion, growing a partnership built on assistance and training into a two-way exchange of intelligence, according to Forbes. However, the relationship nearly collapsed in February 2025, when a contentious Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ended with Washington temporarily cutting off the flow of intelligence and weapons to Kyiv.But Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the Senate Intelligence Committee’s ranking member, said this month that the two countries have moved past previous hurdles and returned to a strong intelligence partnership.“I don’t want to get into any specifics, but it has improved,” Warner told Politico. The CIA has spent more than a decade and millions of dollars training and equipping Ukrainian intelligence officers, building around a dozen secret forward-operating bases along the Russian border, ABC News reported in January 2025, citing former U.S. officials.The senator said the current arrangement has helped Kyiv gain an edge, with long-range drones and missiles now hitting targets far inside Russia.RELATEDWhile American weapons deliveries have taken…

Alright guys, the sun is trying to come out, the disgusting humidity is gone and now it’s time to get another week of life and Monday Screencaps rolling.I’m on my eighth straight day of writing Screencaps, so if I don’t use proper grammar, or I use the wrong pronoun, or you have something to complain about with sentence structure, I don’t care. Save the email. You guys get what you get at this point of summer.Now that I have the disclaimer out of the way, I want to start with the NFL quarterback girlfriend theme that’s going to dominate the 2026 season. Remember this name: Marissa Ayers. She’s the former University of Alabama sorority girl who is now dating Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart.JAXSON DART’S GIRLFRIEND MARISSA AYERS MADE HER RUNWAY DEBUT IN A BIKINI AT MIAMI SWIM WEEK”I love the days I put on an outfit, and I think, wow, the cool girl from that 2000 show or movie that I love, would definitely wear this,” Ayers said in her latest TikTok where she showed off her NFL gameday fashion while addressing last week’s news of the NFL’s girlfriend propaganda campaign.”Trust me, they’re locked in,” Ayers said of the quarterbacks…