An updated report from the Congressional Research Service, or CRS, now lists 81 U.S. military aircraft as lost or damaged since the United States launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran on Feb. 28. That is nearly double the 42 aircraft the research service counted in May, as Defense News reported at the time.The Oct. 5 revision adds jets damaged in a September Iranian strike on a base in Jordan, helicopter losses drawn from a Pentagon inspector general report and a sharply higher count of lost Reaper drones.CRS cautions that the total is not a count of destroyed aircraft, noting, “Some damaged aircraft may have been returned to active service.”The research service works from public information, drawing on news reports and statements from the Defense Department and U.S. Central Command. This version also draws on the inspector general report published Sept. 14. CRS said its count “may remain subject to revision due to multiple factors, which may include classification, ongoing combat activity, and attribution.”The deadliest loss on the list remains the March 12 crash of a KC-135 Stratotanker. Two of the seven KC-135s in the report were involved in an incident over friendly airspace. One crashed in western Iraq, killing all…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. military has lost or sustained damage to at least 81 aircraft during the war with Iran — nearly double the number identified five months ago, according to a new government analysis that warns replacing some of the critical vehicles could strain the military’s ability to meet demands elsewhere.The aircraft include some of the military’s most advanced fighters and critical support aircraft, as well as dozens of drones, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) noted in its report.The tally is nearly double the 42 aircraft CRS identified in May as lost or damaged, although the increase partly reflects additional information becoming publicly available and does not mean all 39 additional aircraft were lost or damaged since that assessment.ALARMING MISSILE REPORT DRAWS FORCEFUL RESPONSE FROM TRUMP AS IRAN WAR TESTS AMERICA’S ARSENAL CRS, a nonpartisan arm of the Library of Congress that provides research and analysis to lawmakers and congressional committees, identified 12 F-15E Strike Eagles, an F-35A Lightning II, seven KC-135 refueling tankers, an E-3 Sentry airborne warning-and-control aircraft and 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones among those lost or damaged since Operation Epic Fury began on Feb. 28, 2026.The body also warned that…
The phrase “80-20 issue” is thrown out quite a bit in spaces such as these. But Tuesday, a 95-5 issue seems to have emerged.The 95% in this case? The people on the internet bashing a piece from The Athletic that attacked WNBA guard Sophie Cunningham.Columnist Candace Buckner argued that the soon-to-be free agent was a “combustible” figure whose “turbulent” opinions were a distraction to the Indiana Fever. Never mind that Cunningham’s most publicized stance — that biological males shouldn’t compete in female sports — is shared by the vast majority of the country.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SENDS MESSAGE TO HER HATERS AFTER SAYING MEN DON’T BELONG IN WOMEN’S SPORTSBuckner’s conclusion? That the Fever must part ways with Sophie so that they “can go back to being a basketball team.” This sparked the public to break out their drivers.Among the most prominent critics teeing off was nine-time Wimbledon winner Martina Navratilova, a staunch advocate of keeping men out of women’s spaces. Said the tennis legend…
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MoreAn updated report from the Congressional Research Service, or CRS, now lists 81 U.S. military aircraft as lost or damaged since the United States launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran on Feb. 28. That is nearly double the 42 aircraft the research service counted in May, as Defense News reported at the time.The Oct. 5 revision adds jets damaged in a September Iranian strike on a base in Jordan, helicopter losses drawn from a Pentagon inspector general report and a sharply higher count of lost Reaper drones.CRS cautions that the total is not a count of destroyed aircraft, noting, “Some damaged aircraft may have been returned to active service.”The research service works from public information, drawing on news reports and statements from the Defense Department and U.S. Central Command. This version also draws on the inspector general report published Sept. 14. CRS said its count “may remain subject to revision due to multiple factors, which may include classification, ongoing combat activity, and attribution.”The deadliest loss on the list remains the March 12 crash of a KC-135 Stratotanker. Two of the seven KC-135s in the report were involved in an incident over friendly airspace. One crashed in western Iraq, killing all…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. military has lost or sustained damage to at least 81 aircraft during the war with Iran — nearly double the number identified five months ago, according to a new government analysis that warns replacing some of the critical vehicles could strain the military’s ability to meet demands elsewhere.The aircraft include some of the military’s most advanced fighters and critical support aircraft, as well as dozens of drones, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) noted in its report.The tally is nearly double the 42 aircraft CRS identified in May as lost or damaged, although the increase partly reflects additional information becoming publicly available and does not mean all 39 additional aircraft were lost or damaged since that assessment.ALARMING MISSILE REPORT DRAWS FORCEFUL RESPONSE FROM TRUMP AS IRAN WAR TESTS AMERICA’S ARSENAL CRS, a nonpartisan arm of the Library of Congress that provides research and analysis to lawmakers and congressional committees, identified 12 F-15E Strike Eagles, an F-35A Lightning II, seven KC-135 refueling tankers, an E-3 Sentry airborne warning-and-control aircraft and 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones among those lost or damaged since Operation Epic Fury began on Feb. 28, 2026.The body also warned that…
The phrase “80-20 issue” is thrown out quite a bit in spaces such as these. But Tuesday, a 95-5 issue seems to have emerged.The 95% in this case? The people on the internet bashing a piece from The Athletic that attacked WNBA guard Sophie Cunningham.Columnist Candace Buckner argued that the soon-to-be free agent was a “combustible” figure whose “turbulent” opinions were a distraction to the Indiana Fever. Never mind that Cunningham’s most publicized stance — that biological males shouldn’t compete in female sports — is shared by the vast majority of the country.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SENDS MESSAGE TO HER HATERS AFTER SAYING MEN DON’T BELONG IN WOMEN’S SPORTSBuckner’s conclusion? That the Fever must part ways with Sophie so that they “can go back to being a basketball team.” This sparked the public to break out their drivers.Among the most prominent critics teeing off was nine-time Wimbledon winner Martina Navratilova, a staunch advocate of keeping men out of women’s spaces. Said the tennis legend…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A lawyer for a U.S. Marine with the same name as one of the former Cornell University fraternity members named in a civil lawsuit says his client’s family has been doxxed, threatened and harassed after plaintiff Jane Doe’s lawyers incorrectly used his address in place of the accused’s in court filings.Attorney Elliot Hallak wrote to New York Judge Phaedra Perry-Bond asking for the filing with his client’s address to be stricken from the record “to alleviate the fallout” for his client and his client’s family.Doe’s lawyers acknowledged the error and filed an amended document using the correct person’s address, however, the incorrect filing remained publicly available, which left his client’s family exposed, Hallak wrote.BAR NAMED IN CORNELL RAPE LAWSUIT DISPUTES ACCUSER’S ACCOUNT, SAYS SHE WAS NEVER SERVED ALCOHOL WHILE UNDERAGE “The continued inclusion…of an incorrect address…is causing great hardship to the family of an active United States Servicemember who has absolutely no connection or involvement to this matter,” Hallak wrote.His client “has never been to Cornell University” and was stationed in North Carolina during the 2024 alleged gang rape central to Doe’s lawsuit, Hallak wrote.However, after filings in the…
NEWINGTON, N.H. – On the factory floor at gun maker Sig Sauer’s headquarters, giant shipping pallets of the brand-new M8 Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle sit shrink-wrapped on shelves, ready for dispatch to soldiers.Fielding of the M8 carbine, which appears set to replace Sig Sauer’s M7 as the Army’s standard rifle less than three years after the M7’s initial fielding began, will begin in December with some units at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, company executives confirmed to Military Times Monday. The NGSW new weapons rollout also includes Sig’s M250 machine gun, which will replace the aging M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and is expected to reach troops in the first half of next year, said Dave Buehler, the company’s vice president of manufacturing.Both weapons share an ammunition caliber: the 6.8×51mm Common Cartridge developed by Sig Sauer with a hybrid design intended to withstand high chamber pressure. The M7 stumbled out of the gate, generating complaints from soldiers about its unwieldy weight and length and undue wear they said the high-pressure rounds were putting on components, including barrels and suppressors. While Sig Sauer pushed back at the time on a number of the most strident complaints, the company is now casting the…
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An updated report from the Congressional Research Service, or CRS, now lists 81 U.S. military aircraft as lost or damaged since the United States launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran on Feb. 28. That is nearly double the 42 aircraft the research service counted in May, as Defense News reported…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. military has lost or sustained damage to at least 81 aircraft during the war with Iran — nearly double the number identified five months ago, according to a new government analysis that warns replacing some of the critical vehicles could…
The phrase “80-20 issue” is thrown out quite a bit in spaces such as these. But Tuesday, a 95-5 issue seems to have emerged.The 95% in this case? The people on the internet bashing a piece from The Athletic that attacked WNBA guard Sophie Cunningham.Columnist Candace Buckner argued that the…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A lawyer for a U.S. Marine with the same name as one of the former Cornell University fraternity members named in a civil lawsuit says his client’s family has been doxxed, threatened and harassed after plaintiff Jane Doe’s lawyers…
NEWINGTON, N.H. – On the factory floor at gun maker Sig Sauer’s headquarters, giant shipping pallets of the brand-new M8 Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle sit shrink-wrapped on shelves, ready for dispatch to soldiers.Fielding of the M8 carbine, which appears set to replace Sig Sauer’s M7 as the Army’s standard…
Editor’s Note: This article describing the citizen first responder is presented for discussion purposes. Know and follow your jurisdiction’s laws regarding self-defense, and ensure that anyone rendering aid is qualified to do so. Seek competent training from qualified instructors.A common definition of a first responder is a person who has…
Whether you’re short on time during the workweek or feeding a crowd on football Sunday, the Ninja Flip toaster oven and air fryer can handle both. The eight-in-one countertop appliance is down to $150 (from $250) during the final hours of Amazon’s October Prime Day — its lowest price in 90…
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The WNBA doesn’t always get attention for the right reasons. In fact, these days, it’s increasingly for the wrong ones.Perhaps no other WNBA incident in recent months has generated as much attention as DiJonai Carrington’s, shall we say, aggressive foul on Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham.Carrington clotheslined Cunningham, leaving her with a bloody mouth. The foul was upgraded to a flagrant 2, resulting in Carrington’s immediate ejection.That was bad enough, especially considering it came against Cunningham, who’s become public enemy number one in the WNBA for saying that males shouldn’t compete in women’s sports. But Carrington made it worse when she posted “White privilege” on social media after the game, then tagged the Indiana Fever.DIJONAI CARRINGTON DECLARES ‘WHITE PRIVILEGE’ AFTER EJECTION FOR SMACKING SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM IN THE FACE Most took that to mean that Carrington was implying that she was ejected because her foul came against a White player. Essentially, that she was only assessed a harsher foul because of her race, and obviously, Cunningham’s.Despite the immediate backlash to Carrington’s post, the WNBA has remained essentially silent about it. Though Carrington herself addressed it by… referring to her educational background?”I’ve never once claimed that the assessment of the foul was…
What Happened in 2026 So Far Gold has had an insane time this decade. Six years ago, in January 2020, gold’s price was $1,500/ounce. During the Covid-19 March Panic, the price was fell to $1,418 on March 18th, only to surge to a record high of $2,075/oz in August 2020, breaching the seemingly impossible $2,000/ounce benchmark, which many thought would never be done. In August 2020, just as gold hits this incredible new milestone, interest rates bottom. When I say that they bottom, I mean that they have gone near those levels again and who knows if they ever will. On August 4th 2020, lenders were willing to receive 0.52% from the Treasury, for funds lent for 10 years! Today, lenders are asking for 4.74%, as I write this. The difference is huge, because if a lender gave the Treasury department $1,000,000 in August 2020, he signed a loan that provided him with $5,200/year in interest income. Today, if I lend the government $110,000, I would receive that same amount, so whoever held his bond from August 2020 to present, has lost 89% in less than SEVEN YEARS! While interest rates have soared since August 2020, the price of gold…
The WNBA convened a task force to figure out what a woman is, emerged without an answer, scheduled more meetings to keep figuring it out, then scolded everyone else for the “hate and vitriol” surrounding the debate.On Wednesday, the WNBA finally offered an update on its progress.Turns out, the answer is more meetings.WNBPA ISSUES STATEMENT EMBRACING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AMID TRANS ATHLETE DEBATE IN WOMEN’S SPORTS”Today’s meeting covered a wide range of topics, including ongoing discussions on transgender athletes and the continued hate and vitriol directed at players online. We will continue to engage all league stakeholders in the coming weeks and months. We will approach these important conversations thoughtfully and in alignment with the values of our league. There are no immediate eligibility matters affecting the WNBA, and we strongly denounce the bad-faith efforts to use these topics to demean or marginalize others.”The WNBA took the corporate escape hatch. Dodge the question, scold the critics and kick the can down the road. Somewhere in all these meetings is WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, who runs a women’s league that still can’t settle on who qualifies as a woman. Quite the predicament.The loophole gets a lot more complicated to ignore when…
No Pain No Gain Ceuta is a Spanish city located on the North African coast. Its strategic position at the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea made it a historical prize. Phoenicians, Romans, and Visigoths ruled it sequentially. In 711 AD, the Umayyad Caliphate seized control, integrating it into the Islamic world. Portugal conquered the city in 1415 during the Age of Discovery. In 1580, Spain and Portugal united under a single crown. When the union dissolved in 1640, Ceuta’s residents chose to remain loyal to Spain. The 1668 Treaty of Lisbon officially recognized Spanish sovereignty over the enclave. Today, Ceuta is an Autonomous City of Spain and an integral part of the European Union. Morocco claims sovereignty over Ceuta, viewing it as occupied territory. This ongoing dispute creates regular diplomatic friction. Because Ceuta represents a land border between Africa and the EU, it is a major flashpoint. An unprecedented border crisis is overwhelming Ceuta, when nearly 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco over a few days. Pedro Sánchez is a radical opportunist that is justifying his dictator-like policies with fantasies of globalization and human rights. In order to completely change the demographics of Spain and maintain power, his progressive social engineering,…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio jokingly proclaimed his love of Pop-Tarts while rejecting Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s diet during an interview with podcast host Katie Miller on Tuesday.Rubio appeared with his wife, Jeanette, on “The Katie Miller Podcast”, during which Miller asked his thoughts about Kennedy’s reported diet of “red meat and fermented vegetables.””This is a crazy diet,” Rubio said in jest. “This is a diet that consists of eating sauerkraut and meat. Now you understand, like, this is not a sustainable thing … He has to travel with coolers of sauerkraut! I’m not going to travel the world with a cooler full of sauerkraut. It’s ridiculous. I can’t do it.”HOW MARCO RUBIO IS RIDING LAUGHTER AND MEMES TO SOCIAL MEDIA DOMINANCE During the exchange, Rubio clarified that he was in favor of Kennedy’s “MAHA,” or “Make America Healthy Again” movement, though his wife pushed back, claiming that he eats Pop-Tarts.”No, I don’t eat Pop-Tarts every day,” Rubio said.”You eat sweets,” Jeanette said.”The Pop-Tart is one of the great American innovations in the history of the world, if you think about it. It comes in this beautiful…
Sen. Richard Blumenthal is asking the Navy to account for conditions aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and detail the extensions to the ship’s original deployment schedule.The Connecticut Democrat, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a letter on Wednesday to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao seeking information about the carrier’s long deployment and reports of problems involving basic supplies, water, plumbing, mental health, deck safety and mail.The letter comes one day after a Military Times report that detailed concerns of family members who said multiple sailors aboard the Lincoln had attempted to go overboard during the deployment, which has been indefinitely extended as the carrier supports U.S. military operations in the Middle East against Iran. The report also outlined various concerns raised by sailors and their families about conditions aboard the ship and the strain of the prolonged deployment.The Lincoln departed Naval Base San Diego on Nov. 21, 2025, for a deployment expected to last seven months, according to Blumenthal’s letter. The carrier is now sailing towards its ninth month of deployment and, according to the senator, has gone more than 200 days without a port call.Blumenthal asked the Navy to…
Next up from Jack Wolf Knives: the Eureka, a new single blade jack knife that will coming out under the Gateway series – which means entry level, but enthusiast-approved, materials, and a sub-$100 price point. Take a good look at the Eureka’s handle – does it remind you of anything? No? Well, then you must not be a dog owner, because that shape is called a dogleg, due to the joint-like bend in the middle, pointing spinewards. The history of the dogleg is a bit hazier than other, more common traditional knife patterns, further complicated by the fact that it is similar to other historical profiles, but the dogleg has been around for well over 100 years in one form or another, from manufacturers both here in the States and in the United Kingdom. The orange……it’s perfect Jack Wolf’s Eureka pairs the comfortable dogleg handle to a 2.83 spear point blade. Mostly straight until it turns up quickly to the tip, the edge geometry addresses a hefty swathe of EDC needs and will withstand day-to-day wear quite while thanks to 14C28N, which isn’t a current-gen steel in the strict sense, but one that we would consider to be a current…
Trump Holds Gold in his hand Courtesy: wvnews.com If you haven’t seen President Trump receiving gold last week, as a gift from mining executives, when announcing that the U.S. must become the mineral superpower, you missed the firing shot of the Wall Street bull market in commodities! Throughout the past 33 years, the U.S. has been engaged in systemic liquidation of its mining interests, deeming the resources it relies on, as a dirty industry, which can be outsourced. Last week, the Trump administration placed this industry at the top position in the hierarchy, literally saying that miners built the nation. Throughout my adult life, I have been told by American president that miners are greedy and irresponsible and ruin the environment – I just heard they are the true heroes of our civilization. This should make you as bullish as ever! We are witnessing the launchpad sequence for the most explosive gold breakout in monetary history, in my opinion. The price is headed to $10,000! Here are three undeniable catalysts driving this mega-rally right now. Eastern central banks are quietly cornering the physical gold market. Chief among them: the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). Courtesy: x.com/GoldSilverHQ China isn’t just buying…
The NFL preseason is generally a tough sell. Fans are excited that football is back, sure, but then the starters play a series or two, and a bunch of guys who aren’t going to make the roster finish the game.But the Cleveland Browns just gave us two reasons to pay attention to their first two preseason games.RAIDERS’ NO. 1 PICK FERNANDO MENDOZA WILL GET ‘PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE’ IN PRESEASON DEBUT THURSDAYHead coach Todd Monken informed his quarterbacks Wednesday afternoon that Deshaun Watson will start Cleveland’s preseason opener Saturday in Chicago against the Bears. Monken also plans to start Shedeur Sanders in the Browns’ second preseason game, at home against the Buffalo Bills on Aug. 22.Now we’re talking. Monken said the plan is for Watson and Sanders to play roughly a half apiece against Chicago, then flip the order the following week against Buffalo.Cleveland has spent the offseason treating its quarterback job like an actual competition, and Monken has backed that up with how he’s handled practice. Watson and Sanders have alternated days working with the first-team offense during training camp after both received opportunities with the starters during the spring.But preseason football is where that competition finally becomes something the…
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