President Donald Trump told Coast Guard Academy graduates Wednesday that they inherited the legacy of “some of the most daring and intrepid Americans ever to live” and will “go onto greatness themselves” in service to the country. Speaking in New London, Connecticut, to more than 230 commissioning officers, Trump praised the cadets — some of whom already have saved lives or been involved in major counter-drug operations — for “unbelievable heroism and exceptional selflessness.” “No matter how terrible the storm, no matter how difficult the mission, never surrender. Keep going, keep fighting and make the adversary quit first,” Trump advised during his commencement speech at the 150-year-old school. The address marked the second time Trump has spoken at a Coast Guard Academy graduation and the first since his administration announced a $25 billion investment in the service last year. With the cash infusion, the previously cash-strapped service has embarked on repairs, maintenance and construction of infrastructure, purchased new systems and equipment and jump started new acquisitions of ships and aircraft. During the ceremony, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday said the service had spent $13 billion and was on track to spend the funding by the end of this year.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Alabama is one step closer to anointing the Republican successor to Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.But determining which candidate will come out on top is still weeks away, given that Tuberville’s decision to run for governor and vacate his Senate seat ignited a crowded race to replace him. And in Alabama, if a candidate doesn’t get a majority of votes, a runoff is triggered.Out of the field of Republican hopefuls, Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., and former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson emerged from the seven-way clash. They will again square off on June 16.TRUMP’S EARLIEST SUPPORTER ANNOUNCES BID FOR ALABAMA SENATE SEAT It will also be another test of President Donald Trump’s endorsement power in Alabama, where his track record has not been 100%.Moore, who announced his candidacy to Fox News Digital last year, has Trump’s backing. It’s an endorsement he re-upped during a recent tele-rally urging support for the three-term member of the House.”He’s a true America First Patriot who’s been with me from the very beginning,” Trump said during the rally.ALABAMA REPUBLICANS PLOW FORWARD AFTER KEY SUPREME COURT WIN PUTS CONGRESSIONAL MAP IN QUESTIONMoore, who is a member of the conservative House…

U.S. Marines intercepted and redirected an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker they suspected of evading the U.S. Navy blockade on Wednesday.Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded the M/T Celestial Sea as it traveled in the Gulf of Oman, potentially toward an Iranian port. They searched the ship and forced it to alter its course in adherence with the blockade, according to U.S. Central Command.“U.S. forces continue to fully enforce the blockade and have now redirected 91 commercial ships to ensure compliance,” CENTCOM said.U.S. military forces have also disabled four vessels since the U.S. Navy blockade began on April 12.A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet from USS George H.W. Bush launched “precision munitions” at the smokestacks of two Iranian-flagged unladed oil tankers on May 8 as they transited toward an Iranian port in violation of the U.S. Navy blockade.RELATEDThat same week, U.S. military forces destroyed six Iranian small boats that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched toward Navy vessels escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz.And on May 6, a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet from the USS Abraham Lincoln fired on the Iranian-flagged unladen oil tanker M/T Hasna in the Strait of Hormuz as it attempted to evade the…

The current Ebola outbreak is worrying the World Health Organization’s chief as the “scale and speed” of the virus’s spread increases. The number of deaths has also risen sharply as reports of illness roll in. At least 131 people are believed to have died and 531 to have been infected, central African health authorities say. An American missionary was among those who tested positive, accoridng to a report by NBC News.  The number of suspected cases has risen dramatically from the 300 believed infected and 88 killed as of Monday. The Ebola Scare Begins: The Worst Outbreak Of Bundibugyo Virus Disease In World History This outbreak went undetected for weeks, allowing the virus to continue to spread and deaths to coalesce. Global health experts are worried about the capacity of this outbreak to cause widespread illness and death in central Africa, not least because this rare strain of Ebola, the Bundibugyo virus, has no approved vaccine or treatment and a shortage of available tests. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said early Tuesday that he was “deeply concerned about the scale and speed of the epidemic.” This comes as the United States State Department also said in a statement on Tuesday…

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I often think about how lucky we are that we are presented with sporting events every night. Sure, most countries have some sort of sport — tennis or soccer, usually — but America gets a ton of options almost every night. Tonight we have the NHL and NBA Playoffs, baseball, soccer and the WNBA. You may not watch it all, but I’ll be betting on them, and I’ve got a play to share on the Wings vs. Sky game.The Dallas Wings have won the past two WNBA Drafts. Coming into this year, I expected them to be one of the most improved teams in the league. It wasn’t just that they took the best player available in Azzi Fudd, it was the other offseason additions. They added a defensive presence in Alanna Smith, mostly a 3-and-D player. That was one of their biggest issues from last year. They have a new coach, one that the team seems to respect this time. It hasn’t translated to excellence yet; the team is just 2-2, but it takes time for things to click and adjustments to be made. They still have one of the best young players in the game in Paige Bueckers,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump signaled support for former reality TV star turned Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt while speaking to reporters Wednesday at Joint Base Andrews.”Oh, I’d like to see him do well. He’s a character,” Trump said.”I don’t know him. I assume he probably supports me. Does he support me?” Trump asked a reporter.”I heard he does. I heard he’s a Big MAGA person. He’s doing well,” Trump said of Pratt after being asked if he saw any similarities between himself and the former “The Hills” star.REALITY TV STAR SPENCER PRATT GAINS TRACTION IN LOS ANGELES MAYORAL RACE AFTER FIERY DEBATE Trump questioned whether Pratt could win the election in California, claiming the state’s voting system is “rigged.””I don’t know if, you know, if you have a rigged vote out there. That’s the problem. The votes are rigged. You have a really rigged vote in California. You have all the mail-in ballots, everything else. Very hard to win because the elections are very dishonest. If we had Jesus Christ come down and count the votes, I would have won California because I do great with Hispanics. But it’s a rigged vote,”…

The U.S. Marine Corps plans to reduce the amount of time in service needed to qualify for the rank of sergeant, according to a recent administrative message. Currently, Marines have to serve at least 48 months before they can become an E-5, but that will change beginning Oct. 1, when TIS is reduced to 30 months. In the message, the Marines explained that the last change to the policy was in fiscal 2020, when it upped the required TIS from 24 months to 48. “This change favored longevity over performance rather than competition among high-performing corporals,” the message said. The Marines added that shortening the TIS to 30 months “strengthens competition and ensures Marines are promoted based on merit and performance.” As for the jump from sergeant to staff sergeant, the service will decrease the wait time from when a Marine completes his or her Sergeant Professional Military Education from 365 days to 270. Additionally, the Marines will discontinue Staff Sergeant Promotion Board Alternate Selection List to, again, favor merit over longevity. In the message, the Marines explain that the alternate selection list was created to address promotion shortfalls, but replacing it “with a predictive allocation model streamlines the promotion…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! When we suddenly hit the brakes and called off the planned military operation against the Iranian regime, it was clear that something was going on. We gave the regime 2-3 days to come to some arrangement that presumably includes no nukes. What does no nukes mean? Are their scientists going to forget what they developed? How long can we keep that in a box? What happens to the enriched uranium? We are told: 1. they have enough to make 10 bombs in 11 days, and 2. that it takes a matter of weeks to further enrich uranium from 60% to 90% nuclear grade. What about the plutonium, which no one is talking about?And the ballistic missiles that were destroying targets throughout the Middle East? And the range of those missiles, which can now hit Europe? We didn’t even know how far those missiles could reach. I guess all of this will change? The Iranian regime that kicked out inspectors, hid their activities, and violated every single agreement it ever signed, will have changed because of our military actions?Honestly, does this act or sound like a regime that is defeated or cares about…

In life, Jimmy Stewart never talked about his war. But in death, he granted his family — and now the world — a greater window into the Academy Award-winning actor turned combat pilot.“My father didn’t speak about his war experience very much,” his daughter, Kelly Stewart-Harcourt, told Military Times. “After he died, my sister found a journal, a handwritten journal that he had kept during the war” alongside his flight logbook filled with little scribbles, drawings and sketch marks from both Stewart and his men. The journal, according to Stewart-Harcourt, “described dad’s fears and his uncertainties, uncertainties about the war and the struggles and wanting to please his father. Dad didn’t talk very much about himself, so this was a real look inside dad that we had never had before.”“I don’t think [the movie] could have been done without that input,” she added. “It just made it so much deeper, richer and more profound.”Poignantly, perhaps almost fittingly, the last line of the journal stops mid-sentence. Wednesday, in honor of Stewart’s birthday, Burns & Co. production has dropped the official “Jimmy” trailer starring KJ Apa (“Riverdale”) as the World War II veteran and famed “It’s a Wonderful Life” star.“I was just…