The U.S. Navy on Saturday christened the future USS George M. Neal (DDG 131), the fourth Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built by Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.William Toti, performing the duties of the under secretary of the Navy, presided over the ceremony in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Toti assumed the role after Hung Cao became acting Navy secretary following John Phelan’s removal in late April.“The future USS George M. Neal honors a legacy of extraordinary courage and sacrifice,” said Toti. “As we christen this ship, we mark another step toward building the Navy our nation needs. Flight III destroyers are critical to our nation’s security, and we are proud to accept each one built by the skilled workforce at Ingalls.”Kelley Neal Gray, daughter of the ship’s namesake, performed the traditional bottle-breaking ceremony of the USS George M. Neal (DDG 131). (Navy)The Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is named in honor of Korean War veteran Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class George M. Neal, who was awarded the second-highest military decoration, the Navy Cross, for his valor during a search-and-rescue mission over North Korea. In 1951, Neal volunteered for a helicopter mission deep in enemy territory to rescue a downed aviator, according…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump accused the “fake news” media of wanting the United States to lose its war with Iran during a Monday interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, as he defended the military campaign and threatened another wave of strikes against Tehran.Trump argued that Iran’s military had been decimated but continued to receive favorable news coverage.”All they do is talk and they have fake press. They do very well with the fake press, but because the fake news wants us to lose,” Trump said.TRUMP HAS IRAN ON THE ROPES — AND CRITICS STILL DON’T GET HIS EDGE The president singled out The New York Times while claiming the newspaper had recently reported that Iran was in a stronger position than it had been before the U.S.-Israeli military campaign began.”It’s not even, I mean, The New York Times, they actually said a week ago — I can’t imagine they say it now, but think of it. They have no Navy, have no Air Force, have no anything. They have no military, they have nothing,” Trump said.He also cited what he described as surging inflation in Iran while continuing his criticism of the…

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TriWest Healthcare Alliance officials notified 11,844 beneficiaries of a data breach that may have affected their protected health information. In a letter to one beneficiary dated July 2 and provided to Military Times, TriWest officials said they had discovered a security incident April 16, in which an unauthorized person gained limited, unauthorized access to TriWest information and downloaded it.“We are unaware of any misuse of your information,” officials stated in the letter, but they went on to say TriWest is offering a free credit-monitoring service for those who feel it’s needed.The unauthorized person obtained health-related and other personal information, specifically names, Department of Defense Benefits Numbers and beneficiaries’ ZIP codes. Officials said that in fewer than five instances, the information also included Social Security numbers, addresses and dates of birth.About four million beneficiaries are covered by TriWest, the managed care contractor for the Tricare West Region. Active duty, retired, National Guard and Reserve, and their family members, survivors and certain former spouses receive their health care under DoD’s Tricare program, with eligibility determined by the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, or DEERS.TriWest is notifying each beneficiary about what information was involved in their specific case. The timing of the notifications…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream.  If you live in the western half of the United States, it is going to be really hot next week. I realize that I have been writing about extreme heat a lot lately, but I can’t help it because what we are experiencing right now is highly unusual. The “Monster El Niño” of 2026 will be causing a tremendous amount of chaos for many months to come, and agricultural production all over the globe will be greatly affected. Most people out there are not taking this threat very seriously, and that is a huge mistake. Projections for how powerful this El Niño will ultimately become just keep increasing. At this stage, the NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is projecting that “this event will be among the strongest in the historical record we monitor”, and we are being told that there is a 97 percent chance that it will last until next spring… Specifically, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center said on July 9 there is an 81% chance of a “very strong” El Niño by the fall. In June, the chance of a “very strong”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking fire from an unlikely critic in his own political backyard.With roughly a month left for California lawmakers to send legislation to the governor’s desk, Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper is accusing Sacramento of putting criminals ahead of victims, failing to fully implement voter-approved crime reforms and embracing policies that weaken accountability.Cooper unloaded on California’s crime policies during a recent interview with KCRA 3’s California Politics 360, where he argued California leaders have not done enough to address crime despite voters demanding tougher consequences for repeat offenders.NEW YORK BILLS COULD ABOLISH LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE FOR SERIAL KILLERS AND COP KILLERS, CRITICS WARN When asked how he would grade Newsom and the Legislature’s response to crime, Cooper didn’t hesitate.”Not enough. Not enough,” Cooper said. “It’s just frustrating that people are hesitant to do anything.”🚨 Know something we should investigate?📩 stepheny.price@fox.com📸 IG: @fndstephprice🎥 X: @StephenyPriceYour tip could lead to our next story.Although California recently announced its lowest homicide rate in nearly six decades, Cooper argued the numbers don’t tell the whole story, saying victims continue to pay the price for policies that emphasize diversion and early release over accountability.DC POLICE…

Col. Frank Cohn, a veteran of the Second World War, Korea and Vietnam, died on July 4 at the age of 100, the Friends of the National WWII Memorial confirmed. He was one month shy of turning 101.Born in Breslau, Germany (present day Wrocław, Poland), the Jewish-born Cohn and his family found refuge in the United States in 1938. Cohn was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943, just one month after his 18th birthday.Sworn in as an American citizen during basic training, Cohn was originally assigned to the 87th Infantry Division before receiving orders as an infantry replacement and was sent to England, France and then all the way to the front line in Belgium.While stationed near Bastogne, despite trying to distance himself from his native tongue, Army officials learned German was Cohn’s first language. He was subsequently plucked from the infantry ranks and sent to Le Vesinet near Paris. Unlike the Ritchie Boys — U.S. Army recruits who possessed German, Italian and Japanese language skills and immigrants who had fled Europe and Asia for the U.S. — who received a minimum of eight weeks of training, Cohn was slated for a two-week course which was then cut down…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In the heart of Texas, two countries will battle for a spot in the World Cup Final on Tuesday afternoon.France and Spain, two premier programs who have been dominating their way through competition, meet in the FIFA World Cup semifinals at Dallas Stadium in Arlington hoping to punch their ticket to play at New York/New Jersey Stadium on July 19.It’s two of the most successful squads in World Cup history, and it seems almost a shame they won’t be competing for the World Cup trophy. But that’s how great the competition has been, as these two European rivals go head-to-head in the penultimate step to glory. For Spain, conceding their first goal of the entire tournament – yes, you’re reading that correctly – did little to faze them in the quarterfinals. Belgium’s Charles De Ketelaere was able to find the back of Unai Simón’s net to become the only player to do so thus far in the World Cup, but Mikel Merino’s 88th-minute goal was the decider in this 2-1 victory for Spain.It has been impressive what the Spanish have done since their start in Group H against Cabo Verde turned heads…

Democratic senators led by Kirsten Gillibrand called on Monday for President Donald Trump’s administration to disclose within the next week the findings from a U.S. military investigation into a Feb. 28 strike at a girls’ school in Iran.Reuters first reported on March 5 that an initial, internal U.S. military investigation showed U.S. forces were likely responsible for the fatal strike in Minab on the opening day of the war with Iran.The group of more than two dozen U.S. senators, including the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Jack Reed, requested in a letter the U.S. military finalize its investigation, brief Congress and present a plan to ensure such a mistake does not happen again.“There is no justification for withholding an unclassified accounting of what happened, what went wrong, and what the Department is doing to prevent recurrence,” their letter said.Asked for comment, a Pentagon official told Reuters: “The investigation is ongoing. We do not have any updates to announce at this time.”The strike killed more than 175 children and teachers, Iranian officials say. The lawmakers’ letter notes that would make it the U.S. military’s largest civilian casualty incident since 1991, when it mistakenly bombed a shelter in Iraq,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that he will continue to work with Morris Katz, one of the leading political consultants behind Graham Platner’s doomed bid for Senate.”I will continue to work with Morris Katz, he remains a top advisor of mine,” Mamdani said at a news conference on Monday.Many of Katz’s fellow Democrats lambasted him after Platner withdrew from the race following a rape accusation – which Platner denied – from an ex-girlfriend, arguing that Katz failed to do his due diligence before promoting Platner to party leaders. Some in the party are now calling for him to be blacklisted from future political operations.Katz and his consulting partner, Daniel Moraff, ignored multiple requests from their own vetting team to dig deeper into Platner’s past over concerns of possible scandals, a source familiar with the early stages of the Platner campaign previously told Fox News Digital. The duo paid just over $6,000 for a three-day vetting job, something that usually takes weeks and costs tens of thousands of dollars. PLATNER’S THREE-DAY VETTING JOB COMES BACK TO HAUNT DEMS AS RAPE ALLEGATION ROCKS SENATE BIDIn addition to a rape accusation, Platner also…