NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Britney Spears took a plea deal Monday as the Ventura County District Attorney’s office dropped the pop star’s DUI charge. Spears, 44, pleaded guilty through her lawyer to what’s commonly called “wet reckless.” She was hit with fines, given 12 months of probation, time served and will need to complete a DUI course. The plea offer was standard for defendants with no DUI history, no crash or injury on the road, and a low blood-alcohol level, the county district attorney’s office said.The Ventura County District Attorney’s office formally charged Spears last week with one misdemeanor count of DUI stemming from her March arrest. Spears did not appear in Ventura County court. In the DUI charges filed Thursday, officials stated Spears’ committed the alleged misdemeanor “unlawfully, while under the combined influence of any alcoholic beverage and drug, drive a vehicle.”BRITNEY SPEARS FORMALLY CHARGED WITH DUI Spears was arrested Wednesday, March 4, and booked for allegedly driving under the influence. She was released around 6:07 a.m. the following day, according to records reviewed by Fox News Digital.The District Attorney’s office gave the “Circus” singer a chance to plead “guilty to reckless driving involving alcohol and/or drugs,”…

United States President Donald Trump claimed that neutral vessels that have been stranded since the beginning of the war with Iran will be guided through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said that the US will facilitate this process, called Project Freedom, and touts it as a humanitarian effort. Ebrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian parliament’s national security commission, has already dismissed this idea as one of Trump’s “delusional posts,” saying any intervention in the strait would constitute a violation of the ceasefire. Safe passage through the vital waterway has been limited since Iran closed the Strait soon after the US and Israel launched joint attacks on the country on February 28th. Since then, the US has created its own blockade of sorts on Iranian ports, keeping certain ships out. An estimated 2,000 vessels have been trapped in and around the strait since Iran closed the waterway to most traffic in response to the US-Israeli bombing campaign, according to a report by RT.  “For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these countries that we will guide their ships safely out of these restricted waterways, so that they can freely and ably get…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! With six months to go until this year’s midterm elections, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chair, Sen. Tim Scott, says he believes the GOP can not only hold but expand its current 53–47 majority.”There’s no doubt the climate has gotten more and more difficult by the day,” Scott acknowledged in a recent Fox News Digital interview. But he emphasized he remains “incredibly optimistic” heading into the midterms as he defends the GOP’s Senate majority.Republicans — as the party currently in power — were already up against traditional political headwinds that lead to a loss of congressional seats. Add to that the challenging climate fueled by persistent inflation, rising gas prices tied to what polls show is an unpopular war with Iran, and President Donald Trump’s underwater approval ratings.Scott’s rival and counterpart at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, is also optimistic that is also optimistic, that Democrats can flip the chamber. Gillibrand told Fox News Digital earlier this year she sees “all the makings of a blue wave.”DEMOCRATS BUILD MIDTERM MOMENTUM BUT REPUBLICANS STILL IN DRIVER’S SEAT IN SENATE MAJORITY BATTLEHere’s a look at the 10 Senate seats…

Editor’s note: This is a developing story.Two U.S.-flagged merchant ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said on Monday as Iranian media circulated claims that the country had struck an American warship. CENTCOM quickly denied reports, stating that no U.S. naval vessels had been struck. Tehran earlier said it had forced a U.S. warship to divert away from the strait, Reuters reported, adding that a senior Iranian official said that Iran had fired a warning shot and it was was not clear if that shot damaged the ship. President Trump on Sunday announced “Project Freedom,” a U.S. effort to guide ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, describing it as a “humanitarian gesture” amid the conflict.Eve Sampson is a reporter and former Army officer. She has covered conflict across the world, writing for The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Associated Press. Read the full article here

It’s rare that guns based upon classic military firearms don’t trigger (pun intended) some sort of reaction among gun enthusiasts. One of these is the U.S. Military’s M14, brought to the eager hands of civilian shooters by Springfield Armory 50 years ago as the legendary M1A, with many variants offered since. In my opinion, the most striking is the M1A Tanker, inspired by the prototype T26 Tanker Garand. The Springfield Armory M1A Tanker is a perfect, modern brush gun. It offers accurate, powerful shots with fast follow-up shots. This shorter version of the original rifle, with its iron sights and wooden furniture, and chambered in the potent .308 Winchester, screams “brush gun” to me. Let’s see how this rifle fits into that category. What Is a Brush Gun? While there are many “gun categories”, with each filling a more-or-less specific set of requirements, brush guns arguably fall into a rather flexible category. Brush guns don’t have a precise definition or a clear set of specifications that make them what they are — as opposed to, for example, the well-defined “scout rifle” from Col. Jeff Cooper. However, there is a broad understanding of what a good brush gun should be. It…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Google is partnering with the Trump administration to launch a nationwide “Making of the Nation” initiative with immersive technology aimed at spotlighting American history as the U.S. approaches its 250th anniversary.”Making of the Nation–America at 250–is an extraordinary initiative combining technology and storytelling that invites every American, and every person on the planet, to explore the genius of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and other historic documents that have been the foundation of American Freedom for 250 years,” White House Domestic Policy Council director and leader of the White House Task Force 250 Vince Haley told Fox News Digital.The National Archives and White House Task Force 250 launched the “Making of the Nation” online exhibit with Google Arts & Culture on Monday. The programming is a hybrid experience that uses AI, interactive storytelling and 3D digital galleries to bring founding-era documents and artifacts to life.RARE, HISTORIC US DOCUMENTS TRAVELING COUNTRY ON ‘FREEDOM PLANE’ AHEAD OF AMERICA’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY A core hub will digitalize documents, artifacts, and stories of America’s inception, from Benjamin Franklin’s experiments to George Washington’s personal items and curated war stories of battles during the…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Roxanne Perez received her WWE main roster call-up nearly a year ago when she qualified for the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match with a win over Becky Lynch and Natalya.A few weeks later, Perez joined the Judgment Day faction as she replaced an injured Liv Morgan as one-half of the women’s tag team champions. Perez and Raquel Rodriguez held the title for more than a month before losing the titles on Night 1 of SummerSlam to Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Morgan had high praise for Perez since she joined “Monday Night Raw.””I think Roxanne is so incredibly talented,” Morgan said. “She’s so young and is so aware in the ring. She really knows what she’s doing. For us, the Judgment Day, to take our little Roxy under our wing and set her up as the next great for the next generation. “She’s definitely under my tutelage. I’m teaching her a lot. I’m teaching her everything that I know. I’m teaching her a lot. The future of WWE is more than safe in my little Roxy’s…

This article was originally published by George Ford Smith at The Mises Institute. In 1901, on far-away Balangiga—a village in Eastern Samar of the Philippines—an American general gave an order that stripped away any notion of “civilizing” or “Christianizing” a foreign people: “Make it a howling wilderness.” General Jacob H. Smith’s command—accompanied by the instruction to “kill everyone over ten”—was not an aberration. It was consistent with a decision made only a few years earlier about America becoming one of the “great” nations. The government would abandon its anti-imperial tradition and join the ranks of empire. The events at Balangiga were recorded but not broadcast—the public today knows nothing about it. After months of occupation, abuses by American troops—including arrests, food deprivation, and humiliation of the local population—provoked a surprise Filipino attack on September 28, 1901 that killed 74 men of Company C, 9th US Infantry Regiment, “who were stationed in Balangiga to keep its small port closed and prevent any trading.” The American response was swift and total. Villages were burned, civilians killed, and Balangiga was reduced, in Smith’s words, to a “howling wilderness.” Smith was court-martialed—not for murder, but for “conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline.”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York Yankees radio legend John Sterling has died, WFAN Sports Radio in New York announced on Monday. He was 87.”We are devastated to hear about the passing of John Sterling, a WFAN and Yankees radio icon whose voice was synonymous with an entire generation of Yankee fandom,” the radio station wrote on social media.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Sterling suffered a heart attack in January and was said to be in good spirits. He retired from broadcasting in April 2024 after 64 years in the industry.The sports world mourned the loss of Sterling on social media.Since 1989, Sterling has been gracing the New York airwaves as the voice of the Yankees, and that has included multiple World Series titles. “It is high, it is far, it is gone!” is something Yankees fans have heard for decades, and Sterling usually followed it up with specific calls for each player, including, “It’s an A-bomb from A-Rod” for Alex Rodriguez and “Here comes the Judge!” for Aaron Judge.Sterling began his broadcasting career as a play-by-play announcer for the NBA’s Baltimore Bullets in 1970. He…