NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Three Russian nationals allegedly scammed Americans in 21 states out of more than $63 million, according to a December 2024 indictment that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio unsealed on Tuesday.The trio — Alexander Alexandrovich Volosovik, 43; Kirill Andreevich Zatolokin, 34; and Yulia Vladimirovna Pankova, 29 — conducted “malicious cyber activities against U.S. critical infrastructure” through their St. Petersburg, Russia-based companies Media Land, LLC and ML.Cloud, LLC, according to federal prosecutors.”From their overseas safe haven, these defendants ran the criminal infrastructure that powered attacks on critical institutions across our nation,” the Department of Justice Criminal Division’s Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva said in a statement.GLOBAL SCAM CRACKDOWN LEADS TO 276 ARRESTS”Their actions put the American public at risk. We will continue to dismantle these networks and protect our critical infrastructure from cybercriminals at home and abroad,” Duva added. A grand jury indicted the trio on charges of conspiracy to commit and aid and abet computer fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering in December 2024.The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is offering up to $10 million…

A U.S. Air Force helicopter conducted an emergency landing in Northwest Washington, D.C., late Monday night after its crew heard vibrations while in flight.The aircrew of a UH-1N helicopter assigned to the 1st Helicopter Squadron, located at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, made the precautionary landing after noting “vibrating mechanical sounds,” an Air Force spokesperson confirmed to Military Times.A Joint Base Andrews spokesperson told Military Times that the crew was conducting a routine training flight. The helicopter landed near the Georgetown Reservoir, owned and operated by the Washington Aqueduct, on Monday at approximately 9:26 p.m. local time. “Joint Base Andrews takes the safety of the aircrew and our surrounding community seriously,” a Tuesday statement from the base reads.The four crew members returned safely to the Maryland base, and there was no damage to the aircraft or property damage after the landing, the release reads.The helicopter landed on Washington Aqueduct’s property near Foxhall Road NW, about a mile away from the German Embassy.Washington Aqueduct did not immediately return a request for comment.Pictures of the helicopter after its landing and the crews that responded have circulated social media, including from a D.C. freelance photographer Andrew Leyden.A maintenance crew has been assessing the aircraft…

Iran has warned that during attacks by the United States on Iran and its interests, the Strait of Hormuz will never be reopened. Iranian military spokesman Brigadier General  Mohammad Akraminia said that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will fight for control of the vital waterway “until their last breath.” The United States president, Donald Trump, also delusionally claimed that US military forces are “taking over” the Strait of Hormuz, which is a key global energy supply bottleneck. The US would then charge vessels “20% on all cargo shipped” in exchange for protection. Washington would also reinstate its blockade of Iranian ports and bar passage to vessels belonging to Iran or its customers, Trump claimed. That’s big talk for someone who rolled over and initially surrendered in a war he started. Others have said that this idea amounts to “piracy.” None Of The Most Important Issues Have Been Resolved By The Memorandum Of Understanding In fact, Iran even said that this memorandum of understanding, which is an interim peace deal, was a “record of US failure.” If there’s one thing the current administration doesn’t like, it’s failing at war. Iran Declares Memorandum of Understanding A “Record of US Failure” The First…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pro wrestling legend Tommy Dreamer fired a preemptive warning shot to fans for what they may see when he steps back into an Awesome Championship Wrestling (ACW) ring against Josh Shernoff in a lumberjack match featuring the tag teams The Now and Sent 2 Slaughter.The six men involved in the match have a lengthy history with each other. Shernoff pinned Dreamer in a six-man tag team match back at the Poughkeepsie Rumble in January. Before The Now and Sent 2 Slaughter had their chaotic steel cage match at Reckoning in May, Shernoff challenged Dreamer to a match at ACW Indypendence Day, which will take place Saturday.COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGITAL As the rivalry between the two groups escalates, Dreamer said some fans who embark on the MJN Center in Poughkeepsie, New York, may witness a level of violence they are not used to.”People try to do things to make a name for themselves in this industry,” he told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. “I was unaware the guy used to be a wrestler, too. He’s a great mouthpiece and yeah, I didn’t take him too seriously and…

Manufacturing problems are dashing the U.S. Army’s plans to boost production of urgently needed 155-mm howitzer shells, a Pentagon watchdog warned. Despite a goal of 100,000 rounds per month by October 2025, the Army had only managed to produce 36,000 rounds per month as of March 2026, according to a report published this month by the Department of Defense Inspector General. Shell production requires first building the projectile at a metal parts factory, followed by packing the shell with explosives at another facility. But this means “projectile metal part production is the limiting factor for reaching the 100,000 round-per-month goal for 155-mm artillery rounds,” the report noted. The Army has not been able to forge enough metal parts to ramp up production of projectiles. In particular, “at a contractor-owned, contractor-operated facility in Mesquite, Texas, the contractor has been unable to produce any projectile metal parts that meet contract specifications,” the report reads.After investing $469 million, the Army opened a modular metal parts factory in Mesquite, Texas in 2024. The Universal Artillery Projectile Lines facility — operated by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems — was supposed to use “modern manufacturing practices, high levels of automation and digital data capture ability”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United States Men’s National Team had all the momentum when Folarin Balogun’s red card from the Round of 32 was suspended, giving him a chance to play in the Round of 16 — at least, that’s what American soccer fans thought.The day before the USMNT’s Round of 16 game against Belgium, which Balogun was originally supposed to miss because of a red card in the previous game, FIFA ruled that he would be eligible.The ruling added to what was already a huge controversy, as it was argued Balogun should not have been red-carded in the first place. Nonetheless, Balogun was active despite an appeal and strong reaction from Belgium. However, it was hardly a needle-mover, as Belgium embarrassed the Stars and Stripes with a 4-1 win. If anything, the needle might have moved the wrong way, Balogun himself said.”My initial reaction was I was happy to be back in the team, but when I kind of started to reflect, I knew it was going to cause a lot of controversy, and I could almost see within my teammates a bit of nerves, because it is something that is so unique,” Balogun…

The U.S. Army is relocating the 116th Military Intelligence Brigade, the service’s only fixed-wing aerial intelligence brigade, to Texas as part of a modernization effort centered on the forthcoming High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System, or HADES, the Army announced on Monday. The restructuring will also create the Army’s first operational unmanned aircraft system, or UAS, battalion at Fort Hood, where new hangars will support the larger HADES jet aircraft. The move will begin in Fiscal Year 2027, when the brigade headquarters and two battalions relocate to the installation, followed by the remaining battalion and companies the following fiscal year. The Army said the relocation stems from a 2018 operational gap analysis that found its legacy aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or AISR, fleet lacked necessary range and sensor capabilities. “HADES will enable the Army and Joint Force to conduct long-range sensing to enable the execution of long-range precision fires,” said Maj. Gen. Timothy Brown, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command.HADES is a crewed, next-generation AISR system that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to process data, the release said. The system will be fielded aboard new jet aircraft.The service plans to purchase up to…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he will respond to Ukraine’s recent strikes. As Ukraine continues to suffer setbacks on the battlefield, it has stepped up drone strikes on civilian targets and infrastructure, to which Putin says retaliation will be “several times” more powerful. Ukraine has recently intensified drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure using Western aid and resources. It has also attacked residential areas in recent months, amid launching several hundred unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) a day on average. First-person view, or FPV, drones, including artificial intelligence-assisted models, have increasingly targeted passenger buses and private vehicles. Putin made the threat on Monday while speaking at the ‘All for Victory!’ forum organized by the All-Russian People’s Front, “Our response will always mirror any strike on Russian territory. We will respond in kind – only several times more powerfully,” Putin said, according to a report by RT. “The enemy will feel it. They already do, I hope. And they will feel it even more in the future.” Putin continued to discuss Russia’s strength, which he says lies in its ability to overcome “every difficulty and every challenge.” He also added to the “Russophobic” narrative of the collective West, as it continues to…

Netflix released the preview for “The Whisper Man.”Basic info:Streaming platform: NetflixPlot: Based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Alex North. When his eight-year-old son is abducted, a widowed crime writer looks to his estranged father, a retired former police detective, for help, only to discover a connection with the decades-old case of a convicted serial killer known as “The Whisper Man.”Cast: Adam Scott, Michelle Monaghan, Robert De Niro, John Carroll Lynch and Hamish Linklater.Release date: August 28Source material: Novel written by Alex North.TOM CRUISE UNVEILS DRAMATIC TRANSFORMATION IN FIRST LOOK AT ALEJANDRO IÑÁRRITU’S HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED ‘DIGGER’ Netflix releases preview for “The Whisper Man.”There has been a very solid content run recently on streaming, and it now appears to be continuing with “The Whisper Man.” The trailer released on Tuesday paints a very dark and sinister picture about a mysterious killer, a missing child and messages that will send a chill down your spine.Give it a watch below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.First off, that trailer is absolutely incredible from start to finish. Perfectly dark tone, a sinister mystery and a looming sense of total dread.The cast is also stacked. Yes, Robert De Niro is nutty with…

In 1896, Fritz Mann opened for business in Suhlerneundorf, Thüringen, as the Fritz Mann Feinmaschinen — Waffen — und Werkzeugfabrik. This translates to Machinery — Weapons — and Tools factory. Fritz also produced small engines, ski accessories, helmets, and auto parts. The Fritz Mann 1921 vest pocket pistol shown with a 3 mark silver coin and a small pocketknife for scale. Image: Author In 1918, at the end of World War I and the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm, Fritz Mann ventured into the firearms trade to dominate the vest-pocket pistol market. At the time, small concealable pistols were all the rage, and the FN Model 1906 was perhaps the most popular vest-pocket pistol of the day. It featured a spring-loaded striker inside the breech block and was widely copied, particularly by Spanish gun manufacturers. The Fritz Mann 1921 vest pocket pistol shown with its 5-round magazine. Note that the pistol does not have a reciprocating slide assembly. Image: Author Fritz began work on the smallest, thinnest, most concealable .25 ACP pistol ever made, using his concentric-ring blowback principle, and in 1920, he introduced it to the world. The next year brought a few more changes and refinements, and it was redesignated the…