Violence erupted outside the 2026 World Cup opening ceremony in Mexico City on Thursday as anti-government protesters clashed with riot police outside Estadio Azteca.As fans and FIFA executives watched the festivities, heavily armed officers outside struggled to keep a growing crowd of protesters under control. The clashes unfolded while pop star Shakira performed during the opening ceremony inside the stadium. The situation escalated into a physical confrontation.Protesters hurled objects at security forces, prompting riot police to deploy batons and shields.PROTESTERS ATTACK POLICE, BREACH BARRIER AT MEXICO’S NATIONAL PALACE DURING RALLY AGAINST CARTEL VIOLENCEAmid the chaos and crowd surge, a man reportedly suffered a heart attack. Emergency medical personnel faced delays navigating through the unrest to reach the victim.The opening-day violence immediately raised questions about security for the monthlong tournament, which the United States, Canada and Mexico are co-hosting.The protest stems from frustration over several issues facing Mexico. Demonstrators raised concerns about cartel violence and poverty. Protesters took to the streets to demand government accountability for “the disappeared,” referring to the roughly 130,000 people reported missing across the country.SOCCER MATCHES POSTPONED AFTER MEXICO KILLS CARTEL LEADER ‘EL MENCHO’ NEAR WORLD CUP HOSTMany residents view the billions of dollars spent on hosting…

Few things amaze me like people who can solve a Rubik’s Cube.Sure, lots of things amaze me more — mountains, elaborate water features, how my dog sits on the couch and watches Unsolved Mysteries like he’s super into it — but it’s a very specific kind of amazement that’s like, “Man, that’s wild; I could never do that… nor do I really care to.”But I like that other people are super into it to the point that there’s now a Guinness World Record cottage industry of people solving them under different circumstances, and we’ve got a new top dog when it comes to solving a bunch of them while skydiving. According to UPI, 24-year-old Ishaan Hadkar has been solving cubes of the Rubik’s variety virtually his entire life, and that’s why he decided to try and obliterate the Guinness World Record for “most rotating puzzle cubes solved in a single skydive.”MAN SHATTERS WORLD RECORD WITH 465 HALF-MARATHONS RUN IN A SINGLE YEARI guess Rubik’s Cube is a registered trademark, so they have to go with “rotating puzzles,” like when someone says “flying disc” when we all know damn well they mean Frisbee.Hadkar said that he broke a cube on his…

A New Jersey Army recruiter admitted to stealing the identities of seven potential recruits in a scheme to fraudulently take out hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey, announced this week. Former Sgt. 1st Class Jane Crosby, 35, pleaded guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in federal court, according to a press release, after using the victims’ personal information to apply for $266,000 in loans and credit card accounts and to withdraw money and deposit fraudulent checks. Task & Purpose first reported on the case Wednesday.Court documents and statements say that between around September and December 2023, Crosby used the prospective recruits’ personal information to apply for special credit union accounts intended for future service members, the office said. After creating the accounts without the victims’ knowledge, Crosby used their identities for loan and credit card applications and used the accounts for illegal banking transactions.One document said that multiple calls from Crosby’s office phone number were made to a credit union, which was not named, where the caller impersonated two of the victims while trying to access their accounts.At the time of the scheme, Crosby was assigned to a recruiting…

The United States is a major hypocrite when it comes to nuclear weapons. The bone of contention in Iran is supposedly nuclear weapons; however, the US spends more money on nukes than all other countries combined. This new report comes as the US considers deploying some of its nuclear weapons to additional North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states in Europe, according to a Financial Times [behind a paywall] report last week. The outlet said US officials had discussed expanding the nuclear-sharing arrangement beyond its current participants. In 2025, the spending on nuclear weapons in the US surged by a quarter compared to the previous year, according to findings by an anti-nuclear watchdog, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). The US remained by far the biggest spender on nuclear weapons. It spends $69.2 billion on its nuclear arsenal, which came to more than all other eight nations with a nuclear program combined. Washington also recorded the largest annual increase, with spending rising 22% year-on-year, or $12.4 billion, according to a report by RT.  In a report released on Tuesday, ICAN said that the world’s nine nuclear-armed states spent nearly $119 billion on their arsenals last year, which is…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., described his history with the glove that made a thrilling catch at the annual congressional baseball game Wednesday night.”I have had this for a long time,” Schimitt told the Ruthless podcast on Thursday. “In fact, it was the summer after my freshman year in high school. I mowed lawns all summer to save up to buy this glove. I remember it was like a Rawlings outlet store in Branson, Missouri. We were on vacation, and I bought this glove and had it in high school and college.”He continued, “When I started this thing, I got it restrung at Play It Again Sports for $40 or whatever it was. And so, yeah, I’ve had the glove for a long time.”STEVE SCALISE GIVES HARROWING RETROSPECTIVE INTO CONGRESSIONAL BASEBALL SHOOTING: ‘I WAS STARTING TO FADE’ Schmitt went viral Wednesday night after making a diving catch in left field at the bottom of the third inning. He quickly stood after having caught the ball, displaying a bloody nose from the fall.”Thirty years ago, I had dreams of that, but I did not think that getting it restrung again at Play It Again…

The Senate Armed Services Committee voted this week to advance legislation that would rename the Department of Defense to Department of War, moving the proposal one step closer to law.The name change is included in the committee’s version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said in a Thursday statement, explaining why he chose to vote against the bill’s advancement.Kaine criticized the proposed renaming and additional funding for what he called the “illegal and foolish” war in the Middle East.“Rather than taking steps to end this deeply unpopular war, this bill rebrands the Department of Defense as the Department of War, a juvenile move that sadly describes the reality of a President who has abandoned meaningful diplomacy in favor of starting doubtful wars in multiple locations and threatening even more,” he said in the statement.Though the Department of War and Secretary of War titles have not yet been legally established by Congress, the terms have been used by Pentagon and federal government officials as a secondary title since President Donald Trump’s September 2025 executive order declaring the reversal.The Department of Defense was known as the War Department from its creation in 1789 until 1947,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chicago Bears legend Brian Urlacher is not happy about his team leaving Soldier Field.”I don’t like them leaving Soldier Field,” Urlacher told Fox News Digital. “I can’t picture them playing anywhere. It doesn’t matter if it’s Indiana or somewhere in Illinois, I can’t picture them leaving Soldier Field.”Urlacher placed blame on Democratic leaders in Chicago and Illinois for the planned relocation to Hammond, Indiana. This year, Illinois lawmakers failed to pass legislation providing the property tax certainty and public infrastructure funding the team required to build a new stadium. “I just don’t see how as a state, legislator, governor, city mayor, how you can let this team leave the state of Illinois, or even be a topic of discussion,” Urlacher said. “You do what you have to do to keep the Bears there.”The NFL Hall of Famer is particularly bothered by the lack of legislation to keep the Bears amid the state’s sanctuary policies that offer taxpayer-funded resources to illegal immigrants.”You look at all the money they’ve given to illegal immigrants and the money they’ve set aside for that, it’s like $2.5, $3 billion that they’ve spent on the illegal immigrants. That…

Two U.S. Air Force air commandos completed a rigorous mountain warfare school in Argentina, becoming the first to do so in the service’s history.The airmen from the 492nd Special Operations Wing and 919th Special Operations Wing graduated recently from the Escuela Militar de Montaña in Bariloche, Argentina, according to a release. The school is set in Patagonia’s rough terrain and is intended to push students to their physical and mental limits.“Nothing compared to the level of mountaineering we would endure during this course,” the 919th SOW airman said in the statement. “They took what I had previously considered intense hiking and went vertical. While I had some experience, this school introduced an entirely new element: multi-pitch rock climbing.” The air commandos’ curriculum centered around high-altitude operations, cold-weather survival and mountainous landscape movements, per the release. Over the course of several weeks, the airmen mastered advanced rock climbing, rope safety techniques and the use of single-rope bridges to cross mountain rivers.The airmen successfully trained alongside members of the Argentine military, bolstering the relationship between the U.S. and Argentina and leading to one airmen earning the votes of their classmates for the “Best Teammate Award.”Both air commandos also completed the school’s instructor…

Work Sharp brought its latest modular everyday carry piece to Blade Show last weekend. It’s called the Madrone, and like its predecessor it can swap between manual and automatic deployment mechanisms. Most obviously think of Work Sharp first and foremost as a manufacturer of sharpening systems – y’know, the thing that makes knives sharp rather than the knives themselves. But there were signs even as far back as 2022 that they had their eye on the folding knife market, when they released a limited edition, high performance version of the Benchmade Bugout. Then, last year, they made a splash – and won awards – at Blade Show with the RMX, their first in-house folder design, which nabbed Most Innovative Imported Design in Atlanta. A peek at the spine of the Madrone’s single piece handle Now the company is capitalizing on that momentum with the Madrone, a new knife that borrows not only the mechanical flourishes of its predecessor but its clean, rugged look as well. The Madrone’s M390 clip point blade measures 3.25 inches long, so it has the wingspan and edge retention for long bouts of cutting chores whether it’s being deployed manually or automatically – because yes, this…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump announced Thursday that former SEC Chairman and current U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton will be the next permanent director of national intelligence.The nomination followed a brief stint by acting Director William Pulte, who took over after Tulsi Gabbard stepped down.”I am pleased to announce the Nomination of very Highly Respected Jay Clayton, former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the former Head of Sullivan & Cromwell, one of the most prominent and successful Law Firms anywhere in the World, and the current United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be the next Director of National Intelligence and, importantly, to serve in my Cabinet,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.”Few people anywhere in the Legal Community are respected at the level of Jay,” he added.”I encourage the United States Senate to confirm Jay as soon as possible,” Trump said.This is a breaking story. Return for updates. Read the full article here