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MoreJohn Phelan is out as the secretary of the Navy, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. Phelan, who this week attended the Navy League’s annual Sea-Air-Space symposium in Washington, is departing the role “effective immediately,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell announced. U.S. Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao, a former Virginia Senate candidate and special operations veteran, will assume the role of acting secretary of the Navy, Parnell added. “On behalf of the Secretary of War and Deputy Secretary of War, we are grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service to the Department and the United States Navy,” Parnell wrote. “We wish him well in his future endeavors.” While the Pentagon provided no reason for the move in their initial announcement, a senior administration official told Military Times that “President Trump and Secretary Hegseth agreed new leadership at the Navy is needed.” “Secretary Hegseth informed John Phelan of this news prior to it being made public,” the official said. Just yesterday, Phelan spoke with reporters at a media roundtable about the Navy’s prioritizing of ship building capacity as the service looks to double its vessel requests, according to the 2027 fiscal defense budget. He also delivered a lengthy keynote address at the conference.Phelan, who…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One of America’s neighbors is warning travelers about safety risks in a North African destination, highlighting red flags for U.S. citizens as well.Known for its historic cities, bustling markets and ancient sites, Morocco is the subject of an updated travel advisory from the Government of Canada.The country draws tourists across the world to Marrakech’s souks and Medina, camel treks in the Sahara Desert, historic cities like Fez and coastal destinations such as Essaouira — but new warnings highlight potential risks.5 DANGEROUS CRUISE PORTS THAT TRAVELERS SHOULD RESEARCH BEFORE BOOKING EXCURSIONSCanadian officials on Tuesday urged travelers to exercise a high degree of caution in an updated advisory.The notice warns of petty theft, armed robberies and credit and debit card fraud, as well as “terrorism and attacks that have targeted foreigners.” The travel alert also urges travelers to avoid areas near the Algerian-Moroccan border “due to the increased military presence, the unstable security situation and the difficulty of finding the border’s exact location.”The warning isn’t limited to remote areas.”Maintain a high level of vigilance at all times.” The advisory also notes that demonstrations, often near government buildings in major cities such as Rabat and…
On Nov. 8, 1942, the United States opened a new front against Germany, Italy and Vichy France when its forces landed in Morocco and Algeria. At the same time, the British First and Eighth armies advanced against the receding Axis forces from the east. On March 10, 1943, an ailing Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was evacuated to Germany, leaving Afrika Korps under the command of Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen von Arnim. Although the Axis was now cornered in Tunisia, its forces were still holding their remaining ground with the tenacity of a cornered badger. After suffering a humiliating defeat at Rommel’s hands at Kasserine Pass in Feb. 19-23, 1943, however, from March 23 to April 3 the Americans demonstrated their ability to learn under the tutelage of Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. at El Guettar. Among those quick learners were Pvt. Robert Booker.Born in Callaway, Nebraska, on July 11, 1920, Booker joined the Army in June 1942 and after training he was assigned to B Company, 133rd Regiment, 34th Infantry Division. Arriving in Belfast on Jan. 26, 1942, the 34th was the first American division to reach UK soil and on Nov. 8, it landed at Algiers alongside elements of the…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The union representing certain Illinois State University employees filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the college, alleging it hired temporary workers while staff remained on strike.AFSCME Council 31, which represents roughly 350 employees, says the move violates the state’s Employment of Strikebreakers Act, which classifies such conduct as a Class A misdemeanor.”To gain leverage to ‘win’ the strike, the University has contracted with companies that have hired temporary employees to cross picket lines and perform the work of the strikers,” a copy of the suit shared by local outlet WGLT said. “This action is illegal.” Plaintiffs argue that such hiring practices distort the balance of power between employer and employees and prolong the strike by easing the university’s operational strain from the loss of services.CHICAGO MAYOR LINKS RESTAURANT INDUSTRY TO ‘SLAVERY’ AS TIPPED WAGE FIGHT INTENSIFIES Consequently, the lawsuit is seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to halt the use of temporary replacement workers, arguing employees could suffer “irreparable” harm without court intervention.An Illinois State University spokesperson said Wednesday afternoon that the university has not received formal notification of the lawsuit, but that it follows a state procurement process designed to ensure compliance with the…
More than 80 years later, the remains of U.S. POWs buried as “unknowns,” or entombed in the holds of Japanese “hell ships” sunk by U.S. warplanes and submarines, have started coming home to families who kept their memories alive.In an extraordinary and ongoing effort, specialists from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, using new techniques including “next generation” DNA sequencing, have resumed the effort to recover and identify remains from the prison camps and ships used to transport POWs that the U.S. gave up on in 1951.One of the most recent identifications was that of Army Air Forces Pvt. Bennett H. Waters, who was serving on the Bataan peninsula with the 17th Bombardment Squadron, 27th Bombardment Group, when the forces of Imperial Japan invaded the Philippines on Dec. 8, 1941, the day after the Pearl Harbor attacks.He was among a group of at least 20 American POWs from the Pacific whose remains have been identified and returned to their families from the first of the year through April 21.Waters had survived the Bataan Death March; he survived more than three years of prison camp cruelty; and he would survive the sinking by U.S. aircraft on Dec. 14, 1944, of the unmarked…
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John Phelan is out as the secretary of the Navy, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. Phelan, who this week attended the Navy League’s annual Sea-Air-Space symposium in Washington, is departing the role “effective immediately,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell announced. U.S. Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao, a former Virginia Senate candidate and…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One of America’s neighbors is warning travelers about safety risks in a North African destination, highlighting red flags for U.S. citizens as well.Known for its historic cities, bustling markets and ancient sites, Morocco is the subject of an updated travel advisory from…
On Nov. 8, 1942, the United States opened a new front against Germany, Italy and Vichy France when its forces landed in Morocco and Algeria. At the same time, the British First and Eighth armies advanced against the receding Axis forces from the east. On March 10, 1943, an ailing…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The union representing certain Illinois State University employees filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the college, alleging it hired temporary workers while staff remained on strike.AFSCME Council 31, which represents roughly 350 employees, says the move violates the state’s Employment of Strikebreakers Act,…
More than 80 years later, the remains of U.S. POWs buried as “unknowns,” or entombed in the holds of Japanese “hell ships” sunk by U.S. warplanes and submarines, have started coming home to families who kept their memories alive.In an extraordinary and ongoing effort, specialists from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting…
Since the ceasefire on April 8 and Trump’s apparent capitulation to Iran, it appears the Iranians will levy a toll on all oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The details are still unclear, but according to The Hill, citing the Financial Times, the Iranian Republic will levy $1 per barrel…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran’s secretary for its Supreme National Security Council on Sunday said President Donald Trump’s “delusional fantasies” have plunged the region into chaos while putting Israel above American interests. Ali Larjani posted on X that Trump’s actions against the Islamic Republic have now prompted fears of American troop casualties. “With his delusional actions, he turned his self-made ‘America First’ slogan into ‘Israel First’ and sacrificed American soldiers for Israel’s power-hungry ambitions and with new fabrications, it is once again imposing the cost of assassinating its own character on American soldiers and families,” he wrote of Operation Epic Fury. Larijani stated that Iran was defending itself against American and Israeli aggression.He added that Iran will not negotiate with the United States, denying a Wall Street Journal report that said he reached out to the U.S. through Omani mediators regarding resuming talks on Iran’s nuclear program.Iran responded to U.S. attacks that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by launching strikes of its own targeting U.S. military bases in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arab, as well as against Israel. AYATOLLAH’S ARSENAL VS. AMERICAN FIREPOWER: IRAN’S TOP 4 THREATS AND HOW WE…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. airlines are gearing up for one of the busiest spring travel seasons on record — with millions of passengers expected to fly over the next two months.Airlines for America (A4A), an industry trade group based in Washington, D.C., projects that 171 million travelers will take to the skies between March 1 and April 30, marking a 4% increase over last year.On average, airlines expect to carry about 2.8 million passengers per day during this period.In response to growing demand, airlines are adding more routes and boosting capacity, with about 26,000 flights taking off each day and close to 3.5 million seats available, A4A noted.”U.S. airlines are ready for the travel rush this spring,” said Chris Sununu, A4A’s president and CEO, in a news release. Last year, approximately 18 million travelers used Global Entry, saving an estimated 300,000 officer hours due to faster processing times, A4A noted.MOST SEARCHED US SPRING BREAK DESTINATIONS FOR THIS YEAR, WITH SOME SURPRISES”Record-breaking spring break travel tells us one thing: Americans prioritize experiences over almost everything else right now,” Florida-based travel expert Amy West told Fox News Digital.West said travelers are planning earlier this year and choosing…
President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to three soldiers Monday, recognizing a service member from World War II, Vietnam and Afghanistan, respectively.On Thursday, the White House announced that Master Sgt. Roderick “Roddie” Edmonds, retired Command Sgt. Maj. Terry Richardson and Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis would receive the award for the nation’s highest military award for valor.White House officials previously confirmed to Military Times that Edmonds and Ollis would both posthumously be awarded the Medal of Honor.Edmonds died in 1985 in his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, while Ollis was killed in 2013 in Afghanistan while shielding a Polish officer from a suicide bomber. ‘We are all Jews’A master sergeant serving in the 106th Infantry Division, 422 Regiment Headquarters Company, Roddie Edmonds had been serving along the Siegfried Line in Bastogne, Belgium, for a mere six days in December 1944 when the Germans began their fanatical final offensive of World War II.He, alongside thousands of other Americans, were captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge — the largest capture of GI forces during the entirety of the war.Eventually transported to German POW camp Stalag IX-A, the Americans subsisted on one loaf of bread per 10 men.It was…
Global oil prices jumped by as much as 13% on Monday. This major spike comes after a round of intense joint United States-Israeli strikes on Iran triggered major concerns about global economic disruption of tanker traffic. Vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz have already been heavily impacted as attacks continue across the Middle East. Multiple vessels in the area have received VHF transmission from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards that “no ship is allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz”, an official with the European Union naval mission Aspides told Reuters. The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman. About 20% of global oil and gas supplies flow through this strait. Although Iranian authorities say it remains open to tankers, news reports indicate shipping is largely paused due to strike risks. Brent crude jumped to $82 per barrel on the ICE exchange on Monday, marking a 14-month high amid the latest developments surrounding the passage, but has since retreated to around $79.5, according to a report by RT. According to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre (UKMTO), two ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. At the same time, Oman’s Maritime Security Center…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Actress Susan Sarandon said that she has been blacklisted in Hollywood due to her calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. “I was fired by my agency, specifically for marching and speaking out about Gaza, for asking for a ceasefire,” Sarandon said Friday during a conversation with Reuters. Her remarks came just before she was honored with the International Goya award at the Spanish Film Academy’s ceremony in Barcelona.”It became impossible for me to even be on television,” Sarandon said. “I don’t know lately if it’s changed. I couldn’t do any major film or anything connected with Hollywood.” Sarandon, who was dropped by the United Talent Agency in November 2023 following controversial remarks about the Israel-Gaza war, is an Academy Award winner and BAFTA recipient.At an anti-Israel rally in New York City’s Union Square on Nov. 17, 2023, Sarandon said, “There are a lot of people afraid of being Jewish at this time, and are getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country, so often subjected to violence.” She later apologized for the remarks, saying in part that, “Intending to communicate my concern for an increase in hate crimes,…
A U.S. Air Force airman was found dead in their off-base residence near the Shaw Air Force Base, according to the base.At approximately 10 a.m. on Feb. 23, Airman First Class McKenzie C. Cooper, née Bradley, was found dead in her off-base residence, per the Feb. 27 release.“The heart of our squadron is heavy. We didn’t just lose an Airman; we lost a vital part of our FSS family,” Lt. Col. Joseph A. Mitchell, 20th FSS commander, said in the release. Cooper, 20, was assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing at the South Carolina base as a force support squadron airman.Cooper hails from Trenton, Tennessee, and enlisted in the Air Force on Feb. 18, 2025, according to the release.She arrived at the Shaw base four months later on June 10, 2025, where she served as a retirements, separations and promotions technician for the 20th Force Support Squadron.The 20th Fighter Wing Force is tasked with delivering ready forces for combat operations, and the airmen in the force are trained to deploy at any time, according to the base’s website.“McKenzie was someone who brought genuine warmth and spirit to our team,” Mitchell said in the statement.“The empty space she leaves behind is…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following coordinated U.S.–Israeli strikes in late February 2026 marks one of the most consequential geopolitical moments of the decade. In the immediate aftermath, Iran launched retaliatory missile and drone attacks across Israel and against U.S. and Gulf-linked infrastructure, while internet disruptions spread domestically and internal unrest intensified. Analysts, journalists and policymakers quickly filled the information space with competing interpretations — some emphasizing escalation risks, others focusing on humanitarian fallout or regime durability.Yet viewed through the lens increasingly guiding U.S. national security doctrine, the operation appears less as an isolated military escalation and more as part of a broader strategic transition already underway: the integration of economic security, technological dominance and supply-chain resilience into core American grand strategy.Over the past five years, Washington’s strategic thinking has shifted decisively away from counterterrorism-era priorities toward competition defined by industrial capacity, infrastructure control and technological ecosystems. Energy routes, mineral supply chains, semiconductor inputs and data networks are no longer treated as commercial concerns alone; they are now regarded as national security assets. In that framework, instability surrounding Iran intersected directly with several emerging pillars of U.S. strategy.Iran…
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine announced that additional military personnel were on their way to Iran hours after the U.S. military announced a fourth service member had died during combat operations there.Speaking to reporters at a Pentagon media briefing Monday in Washington, Caine, alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, provided details and updates regarding Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. military campaign launched on Feb. 28 that targeted Iranian missile sites and air defense sites, among other targets.“This is not a single, overnight operation,” Caine said. “We expect to take additional losses.”Four service members have been killed in action so far, U.S. Central Command officials announced Monday.During his remarks, Caine expressed his condolences to the families of the troops who died during combat.The Joints Chief of Staff did not relay the specifics of how many additional troops were on their way, but said that there was more tactical aviation flowing into theatre.However, according to Caine, the military was close to where it wanted to be for total combat capacity and combat power for Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM.RELATEDCooper will continue to consistently assess the trajectory of the military campaign, deciding whether it is on or…
