Most of the U.S. Air Force’s efforts to modernize its B-52s are experiencing significant challenges, a government watchdog said in a Friday report.As the service projects to spend $21 billion in modernizations for 76 active long-range strategic bombers, the Government Accountability Office argues that advancing such efforts, such as new engines, with “little to no” developmental flight testing will increase the risk that the system will not function as desired.The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress has been in service since 1955 and was originally given a life expectancy of 20 years. The Air Force now expects to utilize the aircraft, which can conduct conventional and nuclear bombing missions, through 2050.“The scope of the cumulative B-52 modernization effort, combined with the inherent complexity associated with simultaneously executing multiple independent and concurrent programs, results in technical, programmatic, and operational challenges for the entire community tasked to develop, integrate, test, and field these upgrades,” the report says.Ten of 13 modernization efforts are experiencing cost, schedule or performance challenges.In particular, since 2023, the engine replacement, which is the largest and most expensive upgrade, faced a cost increase of around $3 billion and delayed operational capability by more than 15 months because the Air Force proceeded with…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! WNBA player Brittney Griner has filed for divorce from her wife of seven years, Cherelle, court records show.Cherelle was a vocal voice during Griner’s Russian imprisonment, constantly pleading with U.S. government officials to bring the former Atlanta Dream star home.When Griner returned home in late 2022, she thanked then-President Joe Biden for his efforts. “Over the last 9 months you have been so privy to one of the darkest moments of my life and so today I’m just standing here overwhelmed with emotions but the most important emotion that I have right now is just sincere gratitude for President Biden and his entire administration,” Cherelle said with Biden and then-Vice President Kamala Harris by her side.Cherelle thanked several members of the Biden administration, Griner’s former Phoenix Mercury, the WNBPA and Brittney’s agency for doing all they could to keep the WNBA superstar in the spotlight after she was detained, sentenced and then transferred to a Russian penal colony in the final moments of her detention.”Today, my family is whole. But as you all are aware,” Cherelle added. “There are so many other families who are not whole. BG’s not here to say…

Just one in three Americans support the war on Iran, the lowest reading in a Reuters/Ipsos poll since the five-month-old conflict’s early days, with most respondents saying that President Donald Trump has failed to explain his goals.The poll, conducted Friday through Sunday, also showed the Republican president’s approval rating ticking higher to 37%, up 3 points from last month when his rating tied the lowest of his presidency.Trump has offered shifting objectives for the conflict such as aiding Iranians to topple their leaders, taking out Iran’s ballistic-missile capabilities and preventing it from obtaining a nuclear weapon. The poll found that 69% of Americans — including four in 10 Republicans — think Trump has not “clearly explained the goals of U.S. military involvement in Iran.”White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said Trump will not make decisions based on “fluid opinion polls” and reiterated the president’s resolve to prevent Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon.“What matters most to the American people is having a commander in chief who takes bold action to keep them safe,” Wales said.Approval of the conflict has been below 40% since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on February 28 — a stark contrast to the opening months…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner Francesca Hong defended her active membership in the Democratic Socialists of America while attempting to distance herself from some of its most extreme proposals Friday.Speaking on “America’s Newsroom,” Hong was confronted over previous posts endorsing far-left causes like abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), dismantling the Senate and defunding the police. Her appearance came a month after she appeared on Hasan Piker’s broadcast, where she defended many of the DSA’s policies.Fox News’ Dana Perino questioned whether there was anything Hong disagreed with regarding the DSA platform, to which she responded that abolishing the Senate is “nonsensical and non-practical at this time.” She also rejected their platform of getting rid of the Supreme Court, citing a belief in checks and balances.DEMOCRATIC WISCONSIN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE DOESN’T RECALL ‘ABOLISH THE SENATE’ POST IN 2021, CAMPAIGN SAYSPerino then asked directly whether Hong was personally a dues-paying member of the socialist organization. “In my home chapter in Madison, I have been since 2020,” Hong confirmed, describing herself as a “democratic socialist,” “a good single mom” and a “service industry worker.”However, Perino pressed Hong on past social media posts where she repeatedly called for…

The father of a sailor is out to warn others in the military community about a “Good Samaritan” scam that cost his son thousands of dollars.On July 2, two men approached the young sailor, claiming they had lost their wallets and needed help paying for a hotel room. “The men gained possession of his phone under the pretense of entering reimbursement information electronically,” the father wrote in an email to Military Times. “Shortly afterward, he discovered an unauthorized transfer from his Navy Federal Credit Union account.”Young service members are increasingly targeted by financial scammers who, in recent years, have employed everything from romance and investment schemes to fraudulent debt-relief offers and rental and housing scams during PCS season. Military spouses have also been targeted.The Federal Trade Commission reported that military consumers, including active duty, veterans and families, lost $584 million to fraud in 2024.The incident with the sailor, who is stationed in Suffolk, Virginia, occurred around 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot of a Wawa in Norfolk. The scammers were able to use his banking app to transfer a large sum of money, according to Norfolk Police Department spokeswoman Noel Lipieko. “These scams only take seconds to complete,” Lipieko said.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Harrison Bader’s late-night scooter ride on Saturday night/early Sunday morning has officially cost him the rest of the season, but new reported details show how bizarre his crash turned out to be.The San Francisco Giants announced earlier this week that the outfielder, who had been limited to 30 games this year due to plantar fasciitis, had a “scooter accident” which further injured his left foot.However, local reports say that Bader rode his scooter after bar-hopping and crashed it into a San Francisco Fire Department truck at around 1:50 a.m. local time. KPIX reported that Bader was spotted at multiple bars “in different neighborhoods” across San Francisco.BRANDON AIYUK DROVE 104 MPH NEAR LEVI’S STADIUM AND FILMED IT, NOW A WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HIS ARRESTCLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The truck then ran over Bader’s foot, causing major injury, according to SFist.The San Francisco Chronicle said Bader was hospitalized at around 2 a.m.Giants manager Tony Vitello said Bader was all but shelved for the season with his plantar fasciitis anyway, but the crash ensured it.SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS OUTFIELDERS GET TORCHED ONLINE FOR BIZARRE CELEBRATION FOLLOWING WIN OVER DODGERSSomehow, this…

In today’s article, Joe Kurtenbach reviews the Fiocchi Hyperformance SBR Enhanced ammunition. The tested load, the .223 Rem. 77-gr. hollow-point boat tail (HPBT), was provided by the company for this review. “It’s about the most accurate AR ammo I’ve ever tested,” I said to Matt Gann, manager of 340 Defense near Charles Town, West Virginia, as I walked toward the office from the range. I’d just concluded performance and gel penetration testing on Fiocchi’s Hyperformance SBR (short-barreled rifle) Enhanced 77-gr. hollow-point boat tail (HPBT) .223 Rem. ammunition and he’d just asked how the ammunition test had gone. Fiocchi’s Hyperformance SBR Enhanced 77-gr. HPBT loading is designed to maximize performance of the 5.56x45mm NATO ammunition from shorter barrels. Image: Carson McDaniel/Springfield Armory “You said it had a match bullet, right? You may not want them for hunting, but I’d always heard those were great for home defense. Less risk of passing through walls.” And there it was. One of the great debates of Gun-dom. “It worked on that gel about the same way it would on a deer — it blew up. Tiny bits of frag sent in all direction,” I stated. “How far did it penetrate? Far enough?” Core Questions Just…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Monica Lewinsky has evolved since the White House scandal – and she hopes critics one day can, too.Lewinsky, 53, credited time and patience as her saving graces while reflecting on challenges from her past during an appearance on the “All the Cool Girls” podcast.”I think that coming into my 50s was amazing and just the shedding of worries,” she told co-hosts Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill.MONICA LEWINSKY’S LINDSEY GRAHAM TRIBUTE DRAWS CRITICISM AND PRAISE FOR PLACING PEOPLE OVER PARTY: EXPERT “I mean that whole … joke about ‘I don’t give anymore f—s,’ and it’s like you really start to give fewer and fewer f—s, and you settle into acceptance in a way that has been really reassuring for me.”Unlike the critics, the podcast host moved on from past discretions to reclaim not only her life, but also her own story.”In terms of the people who still have old, old beliefs, I wish they would get some new jokes because, I mean, 30 years of the same jokes, Jesus,” she said. “Or 28 years. We’re not at 30 yet.”LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Lewinsky was 21 years old…

Marine Forces Special Operations Command is partnering with SOFWERX, the public-private technology hub for companies wanting to work with military special operations, to modernize armory recordkeeping. SOFWERX, in collaboration the Marine Forces Special Operations Command, or MARSOC, is hosting an event in mid-September to develop ways to replace manual steps for documenting serialized inventory with digital and automated tools. The July 27 announcement said the event’s purpose is “to design a secure, zero-signature automated armory that relies exclusively on optical recognition and computer vision.” But here’s the catch: the tools cannot use RFID — the most common technology for tracking inventory — or active Bluetooth or radiating digital transmitters.“Instead, this event challenges industry partners to develop a passive, image-based inventory system where weapons, gear, and serial numbers are automatically tracked, verified, and logged simply by taking a digital photo or scanning an optical image as items enter or exit the facility,” the invitation said. It explained that the current process requires a person to manually inventory weapons using handwritten forms, resulting in repetitive data entry and multiple independent records. “These processes are labor intensive, susceptible to human error, and consume significant man-hours while increasing accountability risk,” it said. While eliminating…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump unleashed more fury on a Senate Republican he worked to oust who is standing in the way of his personal lawyer becoming the next attorney general.Trump unloaded on Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, over acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s stalled nomination Friday morning, a day after threatening to withdraw Blanche’s nomination from the Senate.He accused Cornyn of previously having no issue with the nearly $2 billion anti-weaponization fund, one of the issues that he and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., are trying to kill, before Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in their grueling primary showdown.TRUMP THREATENS TO YANK HIS OWN AG NOMINEE AS GOP REVOLT GROWS “John Cornyn never had a problem with the so-called ‘Fund,’ which will not benefit me, but rather the great American Patriots who were hunted down like dogs and whose lives were unfairly and illegally destroyed by the Crooked Joe Biden Administration, until after I decided to Endorse and Support his Republican Primary opponent in Texas, who easily won the Nomination for the United States Senate,” Trump said on Truth Social.Fox News Digital did not immediately receive comment from Cornyn’s office in response to…