During the morning of March 24, 1945, more than 9,000 men of the US 17th Airborne Division landed behind German lines on the east side of the Rhine. While the Wehrmacht was in deep trouble, many of their units remained effective, and any available Panzers could pose a significant threat to the freshly landed paratroops. American planners had anticipated this in their preparations for Operation Varsity, and mixed in among the Bazookas and M9A1 AT rifle grenades, the 17th Airborne paratroopers had the new M18 57mm recoilless rifle. A paratrooper with the 17th Airborne Division prepares to fire an M18 57mm recoilless rifle somewhere near Munster, Germany in April 1945. Image: NARA The recoilless guns quickly proved their worth. At the end of Operation Varsity, the 17th Airborne’s combat report recorded that “Five tanks were destroyed, two by recoilless 57mm AT guns attached to the First Battalion, two by heavy artillery and one by a Gammon grenade.” A Marine changes position after firing his M18 recoilless rifle during the Korean War in 1953. Image: NARA The 17th Airborne officers also recommended that “training to include familiarization firing with all weapons to include the new recoilless type 57mm and 75mm guns”, and that…

Sophie Cunningham has found herself a surprising ally in talk show host Bill Maher. That’s right. What a duo!Bill Maher and Sophie Cunningham. Two peas in a pod. Beautiful.Maher came out in support of Cunningham on his “Real Time with Bill Maher” HBO show Friday night, pointing out the absolute lunacy that has transpired since Cunningham dared to say girls deserve protection from biological men.How dare she! “She didn’t say she hated trans,” Maher said before reading Cunningham’s exact quote. “She said, ‘I am here to extend love, but I also think that love is truth and being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men.'”Again, this is where 80% of the country is.”Sophie Cunningham narrative has been twistedI’d argue that about 90 percent of the country is actually on the right side of this issue, but I get Bill’s point.He’s right, obviously. The narrative has, predictably, shifted in the weeks since Cunningham’s comments to ESPN went viral. She never, ever said she didn’t like trans people.Quite the opposite, in fact!All she said was that she wanted to protect girls in locker rooms…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The estimated 72,000 Moroccan migrants who flooded into the Spanish city of Ceuta within 24 hours is shining the spotlight on Europe’s massive problem of illegal and legal migration and the threat of growing Islamic terrorism.Mideast and European commentators who closely follow Islamic extremism across the continent say Europe’s political class needs to tackle the origins of radical Islamism to prevent terrorism.According to a July Europol (formerly known as the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation) report, Spain recorded the highest number of arrests (117) for “jihadist terrorism-related offenses” within the European Union during 2025.CEUTA MIGRANT SURGE EXPOSES SPAIN-MOROCCO TENSIONS AS ISLAMIST GROUPS REPORTEDLY SEEK TO EXPLOIT BORDER CRISIS Some Spanish outlets claimed that the Spanish Civil Guard and police identified “about a dozen” individuals previously deported from Spain for suspected terror-related offenses among those who entered Ceuta last week. However, Euro News reported that Spain’s interior ministry said it has not confirmed those reports. Quoting the ministry, it stated that “The Spanish public and the people of Ceuta can be confident that the arrivals on 30 July do not pose a threat to public security.” The report also cited the interior…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pro-Israel college students who have watched socialism and anti-Israel activism gain ground on campus say the same political currents are now colliding with the Democratic Party — and the backlash is pushing some young Jewish voters to the right.”Even before the craziness of the post-October 7 campus climate, it was already an underlying sense of, ‘America is bad and we’re gonna learn about that,'” University of Michigan rising senior Addison Stone told Fox News Digital.Speaking at the Israel on Campus Coalition’s national summit in Washington this week, students said political currents they have watched spread on college campuses are increasingly surfacing in Democratic politics, particularly as the party’s progressive wing gains ground and clashes deepen over Israel.Dylan Goldman, a rising senior at UC Berkeley, identified himself as “left leaning” and told Fox News Digital that Democratic lawmakers welcoming the popular socialist candidates – who overwhelmingly hold hostile postures toward Israel – are making a “really poor move.”DEMOCRATS LURE ‘POLITICALLY HOMELESS’ GEN Z TOWARD SOCIALISM — A COUNTERATTACK IS TAKING SHAPE “Jewish Democrats who are not single-issue voters… now feel so alienated by our own party that it’s pushing us conservative. It’s pushing…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A suburban New York police official accused of driving the getaway car for her son’s alleged gang shooting reportedly had connections to the mayor’s office when she landed the leadership role.Court records indicate Jennifer Lackard, 49, and her son Chase, 20, were both arrested by the New York Police Department on Tuesday in connection with a June 29 drive-by shooting at rival gang members near the Bronx Criminal Court.Prior to her arrest, Lackard worked as the deputy commissioner of wellness for the Mount Vernon Police Department. NEW YORK POLICE OFFICIAL ACCUSED OF DRIVING GETAWAY CAR FOR SON IN GANG-RELATED SHOOTINGMount Vernon borders the Bronx, just north of New York City.Lackard and Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard are Delta Sigma Theta sorority sisters, according to the New York Post.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XIn her former position, Lackard was tasked with police reform, civilian complaint review board implementation and officer wellness. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MOREWhen she was hired the city said, “Lackard brings a wealth of knowledge and resources to the City of Mount Vernon has worked on the community level as President of the Station of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former child actress and OnlyFans model Renee Olstead is reportedly serving in a senior role on Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong’s gubernatorial campaign ahead of next week’s Democratic primary.Olstead, who also goes by Renee Faust, is serving as Hong’s deputy campaign manager, according to The Heartland Post. Hong, a Democratic socialist, is among the candidates competing in next week’s Democratic gubernatorial primary.The outlet reported that Olstead has worked as a paid campaign operative since at least January. Her X bio reads “HONG 4 GOV” and links to Hong’s get-out-the-vote page.Her social media account also features photos from campaign events, and The Heartland Post reported that she has coordinated logistics for high-profile surrogates, including streamer and political commentator Hasan Piker.FRANCESCA HONG REMARKS THANKSGIVING IS HER ‘FAVORITE HOLIDAY,’ ANSWERS SHE DOES NOT ‘WANT TO CANCEL IT’ Fox News Digital asked Hong’s campaign to confirm Olstead’s title and responsibilities, when she began working for the campaign, whether she is a paid employee and her qualifications for the role. The campaign responded with a statement but did not directly address each question.”Renee Faust is a licensed mental health clinician who has spent her career providing care to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse is speaking out after being stripped of her crown weeks before the Miss USA pageant, saying she believes her conservative Christian values played a role in the decision.The Miss USA Organization announced Aug. 5 that Boltinhouse had been stripped of her title. Chairman Thom Brodeur did not specify the conduct behind the decision but said the organization “does not tolerate racism, homophobia, transphobia nor language that strips any person of their dignity,” adding that the conduct occurred “over an extended period of time.”The decision ended Boltinhouse’s reign just weeks after she won the state title and less than three weeks before she was scheduled to represent North Carolina at the 75th annual Miss USA pageant on Aug. 27.In an interview Friday with the Carolina Journal, Boltinhouse called losing the title a “blessing in disguise.”MISS NORTH CAROLINA USA LOSES CROWN AFTER ORGANIZER CONDEMNS ‘RACISM, HOMOPHOBIA, TRANSPHOBIA’ “I’m very much at peace and I’m actually glad it happened to me and not some other young lady that, you know, maybe just probably wouldn’t make it through what I’m going through right now,” Boltinhouse said. “The scrutiny, my…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate advanced its solution to avert a government shutdown on Saturday, capping off several months of hand-wringing that, if given the chance, Senate Democrats would use a shutdown to score political points in November.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus relented, and stayed true to the bargain they struck with Republicans to keep the government funded well past Election Night and into early December.The about-face, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told Fox News Digital, appeared to be a political calculation on Schumer and Democrats’ part.SCHUMER CLAIMS VICTORY AS SENATE MOVES TO AVERT SHUTDOWN; GOP SAYS HE GOT PLAYED “I think they didn’t want to spend the next, well … three months defending attacks from Republicans about wanting to shut the government down,” Thune said.”I mean, I think there was a narrative starting to build out there based on what’s happened the last 12 months, which I think, they probably — you know, these guys are political animals,” Thune continued. “I’m assuming those guys are polling all the time.”DEMOCRATS BLINK AS SCHUMER HELPS GOP CLEAR KEY SHUTDOWN HURDLEAnd Schumer claimed victory over the process, arguing that Democrats “for months”…

The “Protect College Sports Act” is still trying to get its way through Congress, and — as you may recall from middle school civics class — if it clears both houses, it’s off to President Donald Trump’s desk.There’s no question how he feels about this particular piece of legislation.He’s a big fan.TRUMP URGES CONGRESS TO PASS PROTECT COLLEGE SPORTS ACT BEFORE RECESS: ‘WE HAVE TO GET THAT DONE'”THE PROTECT COLLEGE SPORTS ACT is a great Bill, and the Senate will hopefully stay in D.C. until it passes,” the president wrote on Truth Social. “Without this Bill, millions of young Athletes will be hurt, programs will be canceled, Women’s and Olympic Sports will go away, the fans will be robbed, and Universities will go broke.”Nobody has done more to protect Women Athletes than me — and this Bill CLEARLY protects the Laws in 27 States protecting Women’s Sports, and banning Men from Women’s Sports,” he continued. “Anyone who tells you differently is LYING! Stop grandstanding, and try getting this done. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” These latest comments by the president urging Congress to pass the bill come just one day after he offered similar remarks while welcoming…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker is calling on Democrats to ensure that those who do not support Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed face consequences for not holding the party line.”There are haters in our ranks. Notice how whenever someone comes out and says, ‘Yeah that’s actually a bad association,’ immediately it’s weaponized by the Republicans,” he said Thursday while reacting to a clip of Fox News’ Bill Hemmer interviewing former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel.”You can’t be out here saying like, ‘Oh, I’m a centrist Democrat. And I think Abdul is a bridge too far.’ That must be punished.”MARK HALPERIN CALLS HASAN PIKER A ‘HORRIBLE PERSON’ AS DEMOCRATS FACE PRESSURE TO DISTANCE FROM STREAMER Piker, a socialist, went on to argue that the Democrats should use “Marxist-Leninist” punishment against those who do not “follow the party line.” He acknowledged that it was appropriate for Democrats to debate amongst themselves until a winner is declared.The controversial Twitch streamer’s statement came just two days after El-Sayed secured the Democratic nomination, narrowly defeating Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., in the primary. Piker appeared on the campaign trail with El-Sayed, who is set to face…