NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nevada state Sen. Carrie Buck won the Republican nomination for Nevada’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating businessman Michael Boris and other candidates in a closely watched primary contest to challenge Democratic Rep. Dina Titus in November.Buck’s victory comes after receiving endorsements from President Donald Trump and Gov. Joe Lombardo, as well as backing from national Republican groups focused on protecting and expanding the party’s House majority.Buck, an educator and former school principal who represents a Henderson-area district in the Nevada Senate, entered the race in 2025, arguing her experience in education and state government prepared her to take on Titus.MINIVAN MOM PUTS DEM INCUMBENT ON NOTICE IN TOP GOP TARGET DISTRICT: ‘SHE HAS DONE NOTHING FOR US’ The Republican primary field also included appliance repair contractor Michael Boris, former pastor and educator Jim Blockey, Rick Saga and Marie Encar Arnold. Buck’s campaign held a significant fundraising advantage throughout much of the race and was viewed by many Nevada political observers as the frontrunner entering Election Day.Boris had argued that Republicans needed an outsider candidate to defeat Titus, criticizing Buck as an establishment-backed contender.SCOOP: HOUSE GOP CAMPAIGN ARM LAUNCHES ‘MAGA MAJORITY’ PROGRAM TO…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As she runs for a sixth six-year term in the U.S. Senate in left-leaning Maine, Republican Sen. Susan Collins is now officially her party’s nominee in a crucial race that’s one of a handful across the country that will determine whether Republicans keep control of their slim Senate majority.Collins can toss the “presumptive nominee” title after formally landing her party’s nomination on Tuesday by running unopposed in Maine’s Senate GOP primary.As she fights for re-election, the 73-year-old Collins is once again a top target for Democrats as they aim to win back the Senate majority in this year’s midterms.”I have been the No. 1 target of Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, not only in this campaign, but the last two campaigns as well. I’m always his No. 1 target,” Collins said in a recent Fox News Digital interview.SIX MONTHS TILL MIDTERMS: THE TEN RACES THAT WILL DETERMINE THE SENATE’S MAJORITY Facing Collins will be military veteran and oyster farmer Graham Platner, the all-but-certain Democratic nominee after two-term Gov. Janet Mills, who was backed by Schumer and the Democratic Party establishment, dropped out of the race earlier this spring after significantly trailing Platner in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A North Carolina judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by 31 ex-N.C. State male athletes who alleged sexual abuse by the athletic program’s former director of sports medicine.The lawsuit was filed under the guise of treatment and harassment against Robert M. Murphy Jr., as well as N.C. State athletic officials who are tied to oversight rules.However, Wake County Superior Court Judge Bryan Collins dismissed the claims, citing procedural reasons. This lawsuit, which was filed in February in state court, was a case that began in 2022 when a single athlete came forward with their own federal lawsuit. It was alleged that Murphy had years of misconduct, which included improperly touching genitals during massages and intrusive observation during urine sampling for drug tests.In the end, Collins granted a motion from Murphy’s attorneys to seek dismissal of the case, ruling the statute of limitations had expired in claims that went as far back as 2013.FORMER INDIANA BASKETBALL PLAYERS SAY TEAM DOCTOR SEXUALLY ABUSED THEM WITH UNNECESSARY PROSTATE EXAMSAlso, Collins dismissed claims against athletics officials, including ex-athletic director Debbie Yow and current athletic director Boo Corrigan, on jurisdictional grounds.Kery Sutton, who represented the N.C. State former…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! South Carolina Democratic voters chose a former basketball player-turned-state lawmaker as their nominee for the governorship on Tuesday.The Palmetto State is reliably red when it comes to the State House — with the most recent Democrat being Gov. Jim Hodges, who was defeated by scandal-plagued Republican Mark Sanford in 2002.However, three Democrats from across the party’s ideological spectrum vied for the chance to become the first Democrat elected governor this century.State Rep. Jermaine Johnson, who represents parts of Richland and Kershaw Counties, was declared the winner by the Associated Press after launching his bid only months ago. The millennial Democrat notably ousted longtime incumbent Jimmy Bales in 2020 with support from CNN commentator and former South Carolina lawmaker Bakari Sellers.FIRST ON FOX: REPUBLICAN FIREBRAND NANCY MACE LAUNCHES BID FOR SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR Johnson played scholastic ball at the College of Charleston and went undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft.He later was picked up by the then-Reno Bighorns of the NBA’s G-League in western Nevada. The team has since moved farther down I-80 and renamed themselves the Stockton Kings.During a recent primary debate, Johnson criticized his fellow Democrats for reportedly not showing up around…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican Steve Hilton has won one of the two tickets to the November California gubernatorial election in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in steering the nation’s most populous state and the world’s fourth-largest economy.Hilton, a one-time British political strategist turned American conservative commentator and former Fox News Channel host who is backed by President Donald Trump, will advance to the general election, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.Democrat-dominated California holds what’s known as a jungle primary in which all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, appear on the same ballot, with the top two finishers advancing to the general election.DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB The big question is who Hilton will face in November.His top two rivals heading into primary day were Xavier Becerra, a former California attorney general who later served as a Cabinet secretary in former President Biden’s administration and would make history as California’s first Latino governor in modern history, and Tom Steyer, a billionaire hedge fund founder turned environmental activist who unsuccessfully ran for his party’s 2020 presidential nomination and who has shelled out over $200 million of…

This article was originally published by Edison Reed at Natural News.  An international team of researchers reported finding microplastic particles in human brain tissue at concentrations seven to thirty times higher than in the liver or kidneys, according to a Perspective published May 5, 2026, in the journal Brain Health. Researchers from the University of New Mexico, the University of Ottawa, Technische Universität Dresden, and King’s College London analyzed tissue samples from donors between 2016 and 2024 and observed a 50% increase in plastic burden over that period, with the highest levels found in donors diagnosed with dementia. The findings prompted the authors to describe microplastic contamination in the brain as a medical emergency, the report stated. Brain Tissue Analysis Details Researchers examined brain, liver, and kidney samples from human donors and found that polyethylene in nanoscale shard-like fragments was the predominant plastic type, officials said. The concentration in brain tissue was seven to thirty times higher than in matched liver or kidney samples, and the cumulative plastic burden in brain tissue rose approximately 50% from 2016 to 2024, the report stated. Donors with diagnosed dementia carried the heaviest plastic loads, according to the study authors. A separate body of evidence…

Did you know there are fruit trees that can grow in five-gallon buckets? Unfortunately, fruit trees can be a bit complicated to grow because of their need for space, sunshine, pollination, and water. As a result, some people are hesitant to even try to grow fruit trees because they can also be an expensive investment.  However, if you have some five-gallon buckets, you can grow some pretty amazing fruit trees! In this article, we’ll take a look at 15 fruit trees to grow in five-gallon buckets and give you some tips on how to help them grow.   Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin It On Pinterest! What types of trees can you grow in five-gallon buckets?  First of all, you can start just about any fruit tree in a five-gallon bucket. In fact, you’ll find that when you purchase a fruit tree from a nursery, it will typically come in a container that is about several gallons in size. Large fruit trees can be slow-growing, so you can keep pretty much any fruit tree in a five-gallon bucket for a couple of years before you need to transplant it.  On the other hand, if…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Emily Ratajkowski is leaving little to the imagination in a social media post celebrating her birthday.In a series of photos posted on Instagram, the model shared pictures from her 35th birthday party, which featured her in a barely there red dress — which was coming apart at the seams.The bodice of the skintight red dress featured multiple cutouts and fringe, which gave the illusion the dress had been shredded, with gold bars holding the pieces together. The cutouts continued down until below the model’s navel.In the photos, she is posing in front of a red birthday cake with floral embellishments, giving the camera a serious look as she takes a selfie. The star also spent time with her friends as they celebrated at Ha’s Snack Bar in New York. SALMA HAYEK STUNS IN RED BIKINI FOR 59TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ON INSTAGRAMFans immediately flooded the comments section to wish the star a happy birthday, with some famous faces sending their well wishes as well.Penélope Cruz wrote, “Happy birthday!!! 🥰🥰,” while Irina Shayk wrote, “Happy bday my 😍. We loved to celebrate u last night my queen❤️❤️❤️.APP USERS CLICK HERE FOR POSTRatajkowski recently made…

U.S. lawmakers across the aisle disagree about how much of a funding increase is necessary for the military during the next fiscal year, leading to at least one senator foreseeing another government shutdown.As the Senate Armed Services Committee continues to work through its version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2027, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said during a Tuesday hearing that America has a defense crisis, but Republicans and Democrats do not currently see eye to eye on the amount of funding required to mitigate the challenge.During a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing about the Department of the Air Force’s budget request, Kennedy said that President Donald Trump’s request for a 42% increase will be difficult to deliver. Currently, Republicans are weighing the possibility of a 20% to 27% increase for the defense budget, even though the lawmakers have not settled on a final number yet.The president’s fiscal 2027 defense budget request is a historic $1.5 trillion that includes an increase in funding for each service branch, with the Air Force recommended to receive a 33.6% rise in appropriations.Kennedy claimed that Democratic senators have said privately that instead, they wish to spend additional money on welfare.The senator did…

The team formerly known as the Oakland Athletics is now playing its home games in West Sacramento, on its way to moving to a brand-new stadium on The Strip in Las Vegas.But in order to build up the fanbase in their eventual home, the A’s have scheduled six home games at Las Vegas Ballpark this week. That stadium, which typically hosts the Las Vegas Aviators, a Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, is located in the Summerlin area of the Vegas Valley. Sitting on the west side of the city means it’s at the base of the nearby mountains. It also means the stadium sits at an elevation of over 3,000 feet.Well, sure enough, Monday night’s game between the Athletics and Brewers, even though the stadium has larger dimensions than an average Major League Baseball ballpark, led to one of the wildest outcomes of this season. Or any season. All thanks to being played at higher elevation than any park in baseball other than Coors Field in Denver. The game finished 15-14 in 12 innings, just the 18th time that score has happened in any Major League game since 1900. It’s only happened twice this century, and not since 2019.…