A pharmacy technician airman at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and his spouse were recently indicted in a plot to defraud the Department of Defense of millions of dollars in an effort to “curate and maintain a luxurious lifestyle.”U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Stefon Ramroop and his spouse, Manuel George Madrid, allegedly stole millions in taxpayer dollars from the department in a years-long scheme, according to a Justice Department statement released last week.Prosecutors claim that the couple used Ramroop’s position at the Tucson, Arizona, base’s pharmacy to purchase thousands of medical devices using taxpayer funds and then stealing and reselling the devices for their own gain, defrauding the U.S. government.“Fraud of this level is not just a financial crime, it undermines public trust, diverts resources, and threatens the integrity of our force,” Special Agent Richard Kautz, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 217 commander, said in the release. “Every dollar lost to fraud is a dollar taken away from the security of our nation,” Kautz continued.Richard Stefon Ramroop (Screenshot/Threads)On Feb. 11, the couple was indicted by a federal grand jury with 12 counts of conspiracy to commit theft of government property, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Horror author Stephen King is facing backlash online Monday for a post tearing into President Donald Trump’s personal life, including a line claiming that Trump has no children.”Trump: has never had a child. Has been married 3 times. Ran several businesses into the ground. Never ran a home, couldn’t make a bed to save his a–. Calls people he works with dumb, losers, ect. Has never done sweat labor. Has never served on a local committee,” King said in a post to X.”[He] has no life experience,” King added.The post immediately began drawing criticism from accounts like Libs of TikTok. “Trump literally has 5 kids. What is this sh–?” Libs of TikTok posted on X.”Um… I’m pretty sure Donald Trump had children,” 1776 Project PAC founder Ryan Girdusky posted on X.”Is there a 25th Amendment for taking peoples’ phones away?” Conservative writer Bonchie wrote on X.”Donald Trump, famously childless,” conservative reporter Jerry Dunleavy jokingly wrote on X.King’s comments come as Trump, who is the father of five children and is in his second presidential term, is set to address the country on Tuesday evening in the 2026 State of the Union, a…

CarMax, the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, has agreed to pay at least $420,000 in damages to service members whose vehicles were allegedly illegally repossessed, the Justice Department announced Monday.According to the consent agreement, CarMax repossessed the vehicles of “at least 28 service members who were in military service or had been called to military service,” during the period from March 1, 2018, through at least Oct. 24, 2023. Each service member will receive $15,000, plus any lost equity in the repossessed vehicle.CarMax will also pay a civil penalty of $70,380 to the U.S. government.RELATED“The Department of Justice is proud to defend the rights of those who serve in our military and will continue to vigorously enforce the laws that protect them,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, in the announcement about the settlement.Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, businesses are prohibited from repossessing service members’ vehicles without a court order, as long as the service member made at least one payment on the vehicle before entering military service. This allows a judge to consider the factors involved, such as deployment, and possibly delay action against the service member. Justice officials allege…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream under the title: As The Threat Of War Looms, A Very Rare “Planetary Parade” Involving 6 Planets Will Appear In The Night Sky This Week We are about to witness a very rare sight in the heavens. A “planetary parade” involving at least 6 planets is quite rare. In fact, normally, there are at least a couple of decades between such events. But as the threat of a major war in the Middle East looms, we will get to see a “planetary parade” that includes Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune this week… Six planets in the solar system are going to align in the western sky just after sunset. Those planets will include Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The latter two planets, Uranus and Neptune, will need binoculars or a telescope to be seen. The others will all be visible with the naked eye. This alignment of six planets is already moving close to its position. The best alignment date will be Saturday, February 28. From Earth’s perspective, the six planets will not be in a perfect straight line, yet will…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Fox News Media will present extensive multiplatform coverage of President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, along with the Democratic Party’s response, on Tuesday.Coverage on the Fox News Channel (FNC) will begin at 8:50 p.m. ET, led by chief political anchor Bret Baier and “The Story” anchor and executive editor Martha MacCallum. The special broadcast will feature analysis from “The Five” co-hosts Dana Perino and Harold Ford Jr., “The Ingraham Angle” host Laura Ingraham, chief political analyst Brit Hume and Fox Business Network’s Larry Kudlow.”Fox News Sunday” anchor Shannon Bream will then helm live coverage on FOX Network beginning at 9 p.m. ET. She will be joined by senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy and chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram. The panel will include Democratic campaign strategist and former Biden 2020 surrogate Kevin Walling and “Ruthless” podcast co-host John Ashbrook. Senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich will report live from the White House, while congressional correspondent Bill Melugin will provide updates from Capitol Hill.At 11 p.m. ET, Sean Hannity will host a special edition of “Hannity” live from the Capitol. “Fox News @ Night”…

The U.S. Air Force and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. recently completed a successful manned-unmanned teamed demonstration between an F-22 Raptor and an MQ-20 Avenger unmanned aircraft, advancing the integration of autonomous systems into tactical fighter operations, according to a Feb. 23 company release. The live-flight exercise, conducted at Edwards Air Force Base in California, featured a human-piloted F-22 issuing real-time commands to the MQ-20 via advanced autonomy software and a tactical data link. The Avenger drone responded by executing a range of mission tasks, including waypoint navigation, combat air patrol patterns and simulated engagement of airborne threats, functioning as a direct force extender for the manned platform, according to the release. The demonstration leveraged government-provided reference autonomy software on the F-22 and GA-ASI’s Autonodyne Bashi Pilot Vehicle Interface aboard the MQ-20. Onboard sensors enabled the unmanned aircraft to process information independently, coordinate maneuvers and exchange tactical messages with the Raptor in a continuous command loop between the two aircraft. “We appreciate the flawless execution of this mission using the government’s advanced autonomous systems,” said General Atomics President David R. Alexander. “This demo featured the integration of mission elements and the ability of autonomy to utilize onboard sensors to make…

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U.S. President Donald Trump said he would deploy a hospital ship to Greenland, alleging that many people there are sick and not receiving care, even though both of the U.S. Navy’s hospital ships are currently docked at a shipyard in Alabama.Trump’s announcement prompted a defense on Sunday of Denmark and Greenland’s health care system from their leaders, and it was the latest point of friction with the American leader who has frequently talked about seizing the massive Arctic territory.“It’s a no thank you from here,” said Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.Trump’s social media post about a hospital ship came after Denmark’s military said its arctic command forces on Saturday evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine off the coast of Greenland for urgent medical treatment.The Danish Joint Arctic Command, on its Facebook page, said the crew member was evacuated some 7 nautical miles (8 miles; 13 kilometers) off Nuuk — the capital of the vast, ice-covered territory — and transferred to a hospital in the city. The crew member was retrieved by a Danish Seahawk helicopter that had been deployed on an inspection ship.Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday night, referred to his special…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, is calling on Congress to put more support behind joint efforts between the U.S. and Mexico to combat Mexican drug cartels in the wake of the death of “El Mencho,” the leader of the “most violent and deranged cartel.””This is the beginning of the war against the most violent and deranged cartel in Mexico: El Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación or OJNG,” Crenshaw said in a post to X on Monday morning.Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL, believes the strike on El Mencho represents a needed expansion of U.S. efforts to combat cartels and a window of opportunity for increased coordination between U.S.-Mexican forces.”Over the past year, most of the attention has been on the Sinaloa Cartel. This is a much-needed refocusing on CJNG. Both are major traffickers of fentanyl, but CJNG is more like ISIS than the mafia,” Crenshaw said. Crenshaw believes Congress has a role to play in combating that threat.”I’ve authored a dozen pieces of legislation to support our military, intelligence and law enforcement efforts in Mexico. It’s time for Committees to take them up.”Among them, Crenshaw introduced a bill in 2023 alongside 24 other cosponsors that…

The United States has ordered nonessential personnel and their family members to leave its embassy in Beirut, a senior State Department official told Military Times on Monday, as Washington continues a massive military buildup in the Middle East.The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information, said the drawdown is a “prudent” step to reduce the American footprint in the region while President Donald Trump mulls a strike on Iran. “The Embassy remains operational with core staff in place. This is a temporary measure intended to ensure the safety of our personnel while maintaining our ability to operate and assist U.S. citizens.”Embassies are often thinned when security threats in the region rise. Prior to Operation Midnight Hammer — the multipronged U.S. attack on three Iranian nuclear sites last June — the State Department withdrew nonessential personnel from posts in Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait and Lebanon. Beirut was the site of deep trauma for the U.S. a generation ago. In 1983, Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed proxy group, killed 220 Marines, 18 Navy sailors and three Army soldiers in a suicide bombing of the Marine barracks in the city.Today, Lebanon remains the primary base of Hezbollah. The latest U.S. evacuation…