It’s one of the most memorable monikers for a fighting force around, and its legend stems from a brutal battle fought more than a century ago. The term was reportedly adapted from the German Teufel Hunden, and applied to American Marines following the Battle of Belleau Wood during World War I. This Charles H. Waterhouse painting illustrates the brutal efficiency of the U.S. Marines during the Battle of Belleau Wood. Image: NARA While various scholars have argued that point — and we’ll look into that shortly — an understanding of how such a familiar and persistent term came into American parlance requires some historical context. A Coming Storm In German General Erich Ludendorf’s grand scheme, any fighting done in or around Belleau Wood should have been a secondary concern. He had bigger and broader problems with the Aisne-Marne Offensive in the spring and summer of 1918. To deal with a deteriorating battlefield situation, Ludendorff launched Operation Blucher, involving more than half a million of his troops, across a broad front aimed directly at positions held by French, British and newly arrived American formations. Although no one in Berlin would admit to it, these offensives were in many ways acts of desperation.…

As the old saying goes, courage is contagious. That is the exact term that should be used when a professional athlete defies the calls for complete and utter loyalty to the LGBTQ agenda during Pride Nights.We’ve seen it from Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen this season, and from a small few around professional sports that have refused to wear rainbow Pride jerseys, hats and more. On Friday night in San Francisco, Giants pitcher Landen Roupp made a powerful statement of faith in God by his protest against his team celebrating Pride Night.On a night when the San Francisco Giants invited same-sex couples to renew their marriage vows in the presence of a drag queen on the field, the national anthem was sung by an LGBTQ-affirming nondenominational church, and the team celebrated transgender people and other LGBTQ identities through their rainbow-colored hats, Roupp stood out by writing the Bible verses Genesis 9:12-16. These verses are the same ones legendary Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw wrote on his Pride hat last season during his team’s Pride Night. The verses are about God’s covenant (promise), signified through a rainbow, that He would never destroy mankind through a flood like He did…

Let’s get this Saturday rolling with an edition of Screencaps where we address an inspired Team USA performance last night against Paraguay and why that single performance should inspire you to watch this team even if you hate soccer.Look, I get it, you hate the sport, you think guys just flop around on the field like LeBron James after someone breathes on his arm. Last night was just different from when I’ve watched Team USA in the past. I’m not even some soccer nerd, but there I was glued to the TV as the offense mounted attack after attack. Guys chased down Paraguay. They battled. They weren’t the soft team for once.Team USA is typically the soft team. I seem to remember the squad being filled with guys wearing those rubber bands around their head and always worried about their soccer hair. It was embarrassing. Not this team. The offense has dudes who are physical freaks who can launch constant attacks. Pundits have been wondering where the physical freaks have been for U.S. soccer. Last night, that was answered. This team is just different.I watched most of the second half and I didn’t see one guy running his hand through…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A sanctioned Russian LNG tanker from the Portovaya project idled near Singapore in May 2026 with no buyer. At the same time, Ukrainian drones had already knocked roughly 700,000 barrels per day of Russian refining capacity offline across 16 major facilities. Europe had locked in a binding legal phase-out of Russian gas. And just four months earlier, U.S. forces had captured Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.These are not isolated events, but connected parts of a strategic vise squeezing Russian power.For more than a decade, Russia converted energy into leverage through access. Pipelines and long-term contracts gave Moscow influence inside European utilities and governments. Discounted crude layered on top of defense ties gave it relevance in India. Fuel networks helped keep clients like Venezuela and Cuba in the anti-Western column. The physical molecule mattered less than the political dependence it created. That conversion system is now being attacked on multiple fronts at once. Trump moved early on buyers. In August 2025 he signed an executive order imposing additional 25% tariffs on India over its Russian oil purchases, pushing combined rates as high as 50% in some categories. He later stated publicly that Indian Prime…

The U.S. Men’s National Team’s 2026 World Cup run is underway, and boy, does it already feel like the entire nation has caught a case of World Cup fever.Trust the science.That’s the beauty of international sports, though. Any other time, we’re all divided and cheering for our respective pro or collegiate teams, but now? We’re all in on Team USA, baby.WATCH THE WORLD CUP FINAL ON FOX ONEAnd there was some serious patriotism at the U.S.’s first game of the tournament against Paraguay, and here is the definitive power ranking of the top 5 patriotic fans spotted in and around Los Angeles Stadium (or as it’s known during non-World Cup times, SoFi Stadium).No. 5: The Uncle Sam boxing dudesThere are no rules with patriotism — other than, well, be patriotic — but I love seeing some creativity infused with it.I feel like we got that from these fellas who went all out with Uncle Sam hats, Apollo Creed “Rocky IV” robes, boxing gloves and all kinds of USMNT paraphernalia.This is what I call “patriotic maximalism,” and I’m all about it.Just drench everything in red, white, and blue and stars and stripes.That’s what this is all about.No notes. Well done, fellas.FOX…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Every time you buy something online, you pay a toll. You just never see it.It doesn’t show up on your receipt. No politician voted for it. But it’s baked into the price of nearly everything you buy, and it flows straight into the pockets of the most powerful corporations on earth.That’s the racket Amazon built. The Senate finally has a chance to break it by passing the bipartisan American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA).When Amazon first opened its marketplace, it took roughly 19 cents of every dollar an independent seller earned. Today it takes close to half. Listing fees. Advertising fees. Fulfillment fees. Penalties for sellers who dare to offer a better price somewhere else. A small business owner in Ohio or Arizona forks over 45 to 50 cents on the dollar just for the privilege of reaching customers Amazon already cornered.BIPARTISAN LAWMAKERS WANT TO STRIP BIG TECH’S LEGAL IMMUNITY THAT CAN SHIELD SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIESSellers can’t eat those costs. So they raise prices. And Amazon punishes any seller who charges less on another website. List your product cheaper on your own store, and Amazon buries you in their search results.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 30-year-old woman was rushed to a hospital Saturday with serious injuries after being attacked by a shark at a Sydney beach, the latest in a string of recent shark attacks off Australia’s coast.Officials said emergency crews responded to Coogee Beach on Saturday morning following reports that a swimmer had been bitten.The woman was airlifted to a hospital for treatment, police said in a statement.”The woman was pulled from ⁠the water by members of the public who commenced ​first aid,” police said.AUSTRALIAN TEENAGER DIES IN DEVASTATING SHARK ATTACK, NEARLY 100 YARDS FROM POPULAR BEACH: REPORT Authorities said she suffered serious injuries to her arm and leg.Coogee Beach and two nearby beaches were closed following the attack.The incident comes amid a recent series of fatal shark attacks across Australia.SHARK ATTACK DEATHS SURGE ABOVE DECADE AVERAGE IN 2025 Last week, officials said a 35-year-old fisherman was killed by a suspected shark measuring nearly 15 feet long off the coast of Western Australia.The man was spearfishing near Michaelmas Island, a protected sand cay near Albany.On May 24, 39-year-old Michael Jensz was killed after suffering fatal injuries during a suspected bull shark attack while spearfishing along…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Friday night announced the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) “delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike” to successfully execute Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero, the “infamous” leader of Tren de Aragua (TdA).The U.S. Department of State previously offered up to a $5 million reward for the 43-year-old Venezuelan’s arrest or conviction. “Before I returned to office, Joe Biden opened our Southern Border to millions of Illegal Criminals, and allowed this foreign army to rape, maim, and murder American Citizens with total impunity,” Trump wrote in a statement on Truth Social. “During my Campaign, I pledged to expel these monsters from our Country, and bring Justice to the families of those they slaughtered, including the precious 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, 22-year-old Laken Reilly, and countless other beautiful souls.”DOJ INDICTS ALLEGED HIGH-RANKING TREN DE ARAGUA MEMBER ON TERRORISM CHARGES FOR THE FIRST TIME VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT USES TREN DE ARAGUA AS PROXIES TO UNDERMINE US PUBLIC SAFETY, FBI ASSESSMENT FINDSThe president said with Friday’s action, the U.S. military “has brought retribution for them, their families, and their loved ones.””Early in my Administration, I delivered on my promise to designate Tren…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! History was made as the U.S. dropped a 4-bomb on Paraguay.For the first time in history, the U.S. scored at least four goals in a World Cup game.On top of that, Folarin Balogun, 24, became the first American player since 1930 to score multiple goals in a World Cup match. The 4-1 victory over Paraguay also marked the first time the United States won a World Cup game by three goals since 1930, when it also beat Paraguay. Team USA secured the historic win in its 2026 FIFA World Cup opener in Southern California on Friday night.WATCH THE WORLD CUP FINAL ON FOX ONE Balogun’s big night marked a historic moment in one of the more fascinating American soccer stories in USMNT history.The U.S. raced to a 3-0 lead, scoring its first goal within the opening seven minutes, and came within one goal of matching the largest World Cup victory in program history. Even with the three-goal advantage, the Americans continued to press for a fourth goal. But after U.S. captain Christian Pulisic went down with an injury, Paraguay found the back of the net in the 73rd minute.But then, in the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Veteran New York news anchor Bill Ritter revealed Friday that he has been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, bringing an end to his more than two-decade run behind the WABC-TV anchor desk.Ritter, 76, who has anchored the station’s 6 p.m. newscast in New York City since 2001, revealed during Friday’s Eyewitness News broadcast that it would be his final night anchoring the program.”After a series of tests, my doctors have told me I have Alzheimer’s,” Ritter said during the broadcast.”It’s early-stage Alzheimer’s, and they say the treatments I’m getting are keeping it at bay, for now,” he continued. “But there is no guarantee, because there’s no cure yet for Alzheimer’s.”‘DUCK DYNASTY’ STAR PHIL ROBERTSON DIAGNOSED WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE “So, unless someone finds an amazing cure, and soon, tonight will be the last newscast I anchor,” he added.According to ABC7, Ritter joined WABC-TV in 1998 after an extensive journalism career that included work at the Los Angeles Times, local television stations in California and positions with ABC News.He began anchoring the station’s 11 p.m. Eyewitness News broadcast in 1999 and was added to the flagship 6 p.m. newscast in 2001. He also anchored…