NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As reigning 2026 FIFA World Cup champions, Spain won $50 million in prize money, but a large portion of that could be subject to federal taxes in the United States — potentially up to 30%.”I think it’s a ripoff,” Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., told Fox News Digital.”I’m not a fan of it, but Americans have to do it. American professional athletes do it, so they knew that when they came over here.”SPAIN BEATS ARGENTINA TO WIN 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP BEHIND FERRAN TORRES’ EXTRA-TIME GOAL Income earned from activities performed in America is generally, in almost all instances, taxable by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Under tax law in the U.S., certain payments to nonresident foreign athletes are generally subject to a 30% federal withholding unless reduced by a tax treaty or a different exception.”It’s wrong and that kind of highlights something bigger,” Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., said about the potential high tax rate on Spain’s prize.Burchett argued the potential tax burden sends the wrong message as the U.S. prepares to host more major international sporting events, saying the country should be encouraging foreign athletes and visitors to spend money domestically rather…

The Pentagon released the “believed to be death” of a third active-duty soldier killed in action late last week in an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack in Jordan.The Defense Department on Tuesday identified Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York, as the third soldier killed during an enemy attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan.In the wake of the assault, U.S. Central Command confirmed the deaths of U.S. Army Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, and 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, who died July 17 and July 18, respectively, according to a DoD release.CENTCOM originally noted that a third U.S. service member was missing, however, the command announced on July 19 that, “After a thorough search, U.S. military personnel found unidentified remains at the location earlier today. An examination process to verify the remains is ongoing.”The missing third service member appears to be Rampersad.The Pentagon noted that the incident is under investigation, with the soldier status updated from “missing” to “believed to be deceased.” According to the release, Rampersad was assigned to 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air & Missile Defense…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Newly released messages among the authors of a widely cited paper regarding the origins of COVID-19 privately raised doubts that the virus originated from bats, as their paper stated.Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Tuesday released the internal Slack messages exchanged among the authors of “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2″ — Kristian Andersen, Robert Garry, Eddie Holmes and Andrew Rambaut.”The idea that it came from lab is implausible and yet privately they’re saying the opposite is this level of dishonesty I think needs to be exposed,” Paul told Fox News. “These are people who get large, multimillion-dollar grants from our country, and we shouldn’t be giving money to people who lied to us.”The paper was published in Nature Medicine in March 2020, and was widely cited by public health officials and the media as the scientific authority for ruling out a laboratory origin of SARS-CoV-2. However, the released messages appear to show that its authors were less certain than their public conclusions suggested.LEGACY MEDIA IGNORES MASSIVE ANTHONY FAUCI DOCUMENT RELEASE ALLEGING HE MISLED CONGRESS ON COVID ORIGINS Some raised concerns that the virus originated in a lab. Andersen assigned a 30% probability to a…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog.  I really don’t understand the tremendous apathy that I am witnessing right now. Everyone can see that commercial oil inventories are rapidly being depleted. As I discussed yesterday, the global oil market had about 400 million barrels of excess inventory before the war, and now we have “close to nothing”. But at least we still have the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, right? Yes, that is true, but that is being rapidly depleted as well. In fact, when you add the dwindling commercial oil inventories in the U.S. to the oil that is left in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, we only have 43 days of supply remaining… This doesn’t mean that 43 days from now we will be totally out of oil. What it does mean is that our buffer is almost entirely gone. Once it is entirely gone, as a society we will be forced to use less oil than we normally do. Gasoline prices will likely rise until we see enough “demand destruction” to bring overall demand into balance with existing supply levels. And that will likely start happening some time around the beginning of September. Of course it…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Elite American universities have accepted millions of dollars from foreign sources on federal watchlists, including some with ties to the Chinese military, according to government data.State and Education Department officials said that dozens of universities reported receiving $27.6 million from foreign entities on at least one federal watchlist during the second half of 2025, according to CBS News. The universities included Northwestern University, the University of California, Irvine, the University of Connecticut, Bryant University and the University of California, Berkeley.”American universities have received nearly $405 million from counterparties of concern — entities that pose a very real risk to our national security and that of our allies,” an Education Department spokeswoman told Fox News Digital. “While previous administrations often looked the other way or kept this data hidden, that policy changes now. Through our updated Section 117 Dashboard, the Trump Administration is bringing this cash out of the shadows so every student, family and taxpayer knows exactly who is signing the checks, while equipping the State Department to use that data to protect our nation.”TRUMP JOLTS IMMIGRATION HAWKS WITH SURPRISING DEFENSE OF CHINESE STUDENTS IN USA If these institutions, among them some of…

Charter Arms has just launched the ultra-compact rimfire Walker revolver series.Not everyone who carries a gun for defense wants to lug a big pistol around, and many people can’t handle the recoil of larger calibers. For those who need a simple, easy-to-shoot defensive handgun that’s small enough to fit in a pocket, Charter Arms’ new Walker series is worth taking a look at. These are ultra-compact 8-shot rimfire revolvers, and they’re available in .22 LR and .22 WMR in a variety of finish options.The Charter Arms Walker revolvers feature an aluminum frame and a weight of just 15 ounces. They also have concealed hammers for a snag-free draw. Of course, that also means that these are double-action-only. For their sights, they have a fixed front ramp and rear notch in the top strap of the frame, and they come standard with compact rubber grips. Whichever caliber you choose, each Walker revolver is available with either a black, pink, or blue anodized frame.Nick Ecker, Owner, President and CEO of Charter Arms, said this about the Walker revolvers:We couldn’t be happier to offer this .22 caliber revolver series … Customers have praised its concealability, accuracy, and design. This new series offers the…

Planning on heading out into the woods this summer or fall? Then the July Buck of the Month may be of interest to you, as it is a souped up version of one of the company’s classic outdoors fixed blades, the 102 Woodsman. You just never know what you’re going to get with the Buck of the Month. Sometimes, they are baroque, extravagant, deviating significantly from their source material in dramatic ways. Other months, they are sensible, no-nonsense upgrades – and that’s what this 102 Woodsman is. It makes sense, as the Woodsman has a long history as a workhorse – a term that we admittedly overuse, but one that is important not to forget. The Woodsman has been, and likely always will be, a reliable, low-maintenance tool that will be there and ready when its owner needs it. Each piece of ironwood will have its own visual characteristics Blade steel on this Woodsman is S35VN. You (probably) know it, you (should) love it. A last gen super steel with tons of mileage still left in it, S35VN is a rock solid choice for an outdoors knife. Obviously, being a stainless steel, it struggles much less with corrosion risk than…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A woman was attacked by a brown bear on Saturday while hiking with a friend and three dogs near a state park in Alaska, authorities said.The woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to recover, the Anchorage Police Department (APD) said Sunday.The attack happened late afternoon near the Bear Valley residential neighborhood, adjacent to Chugach State Park in south Anchorage, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) said in a separate statement on Monday.TERRIFIED HIKERS FACE NIGHTMARE SURVIVAL SCENARIO AFTER HEART-POUNDING GRIZZLY BEAR ENCOUNTER Officials said the hikers were on an unofficial, user-made trail that climbs a steep hillside in a zigzag pattern. The area was heavily overgrown with dense vegetation, which created poor visibility and increased the risk of surprising wildlife, ADF&G said.”The bear came out of the dense alders, made brief contact with one of the hikers, and left the scene,” ADF&G said.One of the victim’s dogs was also off leash during the encounter and became separated from the group, according to the authorities. Another group of hikers later found the “uninjured dog and brought it back to safety, ultimately returning it to its home,” ADF&G said.HIDDEN DANGER AT…