NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Maryland Freedom Caucus, a group of GOP delegates in the Maryland state legislature, made a post on social media showing a sign that appeared to have been hung by Democrat colleagues, dismissing concerns over trans athletes in women’s sports. The post claimed the sign was hung Wednesday, which was National Women & Girls in Sports Day. The sign, which has a signature from the Maryland Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus, was hung on the offices of Democrat state delegates Eric Ebersole and Nick Allen.The sign makes the unsubstantiated point that “trans women have no competitive advantage,” in women’s sports. In 2021, the British Journal of Sports Medicine published a study that said transgender women maintain an advantage over biological women even after a year of hormone therapy treatment.EDUCATION DEPT LAUNCHES 18 TITLE IX PROBES AFTER SCOTUS HEARS ARGUMENTS IN EFFORTS TO PROTECT WOMEN’S SPORTS The sign also went on to state, “anti-dignity policies put transgender youth at risk,” “banning transgender youth is illegal,” and “invasive enforcement creates fear.” Fox News Digital has reached out to Ebersole, Allen and the Maryland Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus for a response. The post and apparent sign comes a day before the Maryland…

Raytheon, a division of RTX, announced Wednesday that it would ramp up production of several key missile systems, weeks after President Donald Trump threatened to nix the company’s government contracts unless it invested more in manufacturing. The defense giant said it reached five agreements with the Pentagon to accelerate annual deliveries of these precision munitions — by as much as four times their current rates — including more than 1,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles, at least 1,900 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and roughly 500 SM-6 missiles. Production of SM-3 IIA and SM-3 IB missile defense interceptors are also expected to rise. “These agreements redefine how government and industry can partner to speed the delivery of critical technologies and are a direct result of the administration’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy and commitment to deliver the best technologies faster,” RTX CEO Chris Calio said in a statement. “We are proud to support the department’s Arsenal of Freedom to ensure the United States and its allies and partners have the decisive edge — now and in the future,” he added. Manufacturing under the deal will take place at facilities in Huntsville, Alabama; Tucson, Arizona; and Andover, Massachusetts. The announcement follows weeks of the president…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vying for a parking spot on a crowded city street after a snowstorm has long felt like going to battle — and now there’s a harrowing twist. Many city officials and others are furious about what’s happening. They say it’s unethical, even illegal. After spending hours in the bitter cold shoveling heavy snow out of parking spaces, many Northeast residents have been laying claim to the small rectangles of asphalt they just cleared away — angering and upsetting other people. KIDS NEED MORE SNOW DAYS, NOT MORE SCREEN TIME, DOCTORS SAY AMID WINTER STORMSFrom Boston to Philadelphia, Baltimore to Washington, D.C., drivers are reviving a time-honored tradition of grabbing anything they can find — chairs, cones, garbage cans and more — and using the items as space savers so that no one steals their spot.Drivers have a dilemma. Massive snow banks, often piled high in urban areas, make already-scarce parking even more limited.  While putting a chair in a parking spot may seem like a simple gesture, saving spaces has created friction among residents.The disputes have been referred to as “retaliation, fights and vandalism” by WBUR, a Boston University-owned radio station. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST…

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Two Russian women that were arrested at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton last month are currently detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement pending removal and immigration proceedings.Natalia Dudina and Krystina Malyshko were detained by Marines at the California base’s main gate Jan. 17, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement to Military Times on Wednesday.DHS said immigration officials previously “encountered” Dudina and Malyshko in mid-December 2021 in California at the San Ysidro Port of Entry but were released.In the statement, DHS blamed the Biden administration for releasing the women but did not say if the women had valid visas at the time of their entrance into the country.Dudina was previously arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department for domestic violence and assault in July 2023 but was later released by local law enforcement without notifying ICE, according to DHS.Both women are set to remain in ICE custody, according to DHS, with Dudina to face removal proceedings and Malyshko to face immigration proceedings.DHS did not comment on where the women are being held.A post on SHOT, a channel commonly used by Russians on the social media app Telegram, claimed the two women were driving to San Diego, California,…

This article was originally published by Mike Adams at Natural News.  Introduction: The Unavoidable Foundation The fate of a civilization is inextricably tied to the physical and mental vitality of its people. When a nation’s collective health fails, so too does its capacity for rational governance, economic productivity, and social cohesion. The crumbling pillars of American power are not merely political or financial; they are biological. The visible decay of its institutions mirrors the invisible decay within its citizens, a populace increasingly medicated, malnourished, and mentally diminished. No empire can sustain itself on a foundation of chronic disease and cognitive decline. The political slogans of revival are impotent against the undeniable reality: a sick people cannot build, innovate, or defend a healthy society. The American experiment has reached its biological endpoint, not with a bang, but with a protracted wheeze of mass metabolic dysfunction and pharmaceutical dependency. The evidence is everywhere, obscured by corporate media narratives and government statistics. The decline is personal, felt in the fatigue, pain, and fog that plague the majority. This is not a random misfortune but the logical outcome of a system designed not for wellness, but for perpetual profit from sickness. The Sick Society:…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “We’ll have the votes,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., as the House approached a vote to end a three-day, partial government shutdown Tuesday morning. “That was never in doubt.”Oh really?Well, Johnson was right. Republicans finally conjured up the votes to pass a retooled spending package to end the brief shutdown. Certainly better than the record 43-day shutdown in the fall.But it wasn’t necessarily easy.SHUTDOWN AVERTED FOR NOW, BUT SENATE WARNS DHS FIGHT COULD TRIGGER ANOTHER IN DAYS Passing bills in the House is a challenge for Republicans with their narrow majority. What’s increasingly becoming even more problematic is a procedural vote known as the “rule.” Adopting the rule to set the terms of debate is essential before bringing a bill to the floor. And conservatives who are upset with the GOP leadership are regularly converting what was a routine preliminary vote into a regular adventure.”That’s where you’re going to see some friction,” predicted Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., on Fox.She was right. While there was drama passing the bill, the rule was a roller coaster.GROUNDHOG DAY AND FRIDAY THE 13THDemocrats said they would not help Republicans adopt the rule. They argued that…

A brigade from the 10th Mountain Division will deploy to U.S. Central Command, an area that oversees military operations across the Middle East and parts of Central and South Asia, the Army announced earlier this week.The 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team will take over from an Iowa National Guard unit, which on Monday said that its soldiers would begin returning from deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. “During their deployment, these soldiers worked alongside coalition and regional partners to significantly reduce the capabilities of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, helping improve security and stability throughout the region,” the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, said in a statement on social media. The brigade also said that, “due to progress achieved toward U.S. Central Command objectives, some soldiers and units have completed their assigned missions and are beginning a phased redeployment home in accordance with higher headquarters guidance.”The U.S. launched Operation Inherent Resolve in 2014 to counter the Islamic State’s expansion into Iraq and Syria. While ISIS lost control of its self-declared caliphate in 2019, U.S. and coalition forces have remained in the region to support partner forces and prevent the group’s resurgence. U.S. operations against the group…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida rideshare driver is behind bars after allegedly choking and threatening to kill a passenger inside his car. The incident unfolded on Oct. 8, 2025, when Lyft driver Joaquin Mena Vazquez, 27, allegedly picked up a woman in his car and pulled into a grassy area to park, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. Mena Vazquez then climbed into the backseat and began choking the woman while threatening to kill her, police said. KIEFER SUTHERLAND ALLEGEDLY PUNCHED, CHOKED UBER DRIVER BEFORE CHASE THROUGH LA STREETS: REPORT The victim told authorities she was able to convince Mena to stop attacking her, which allowed her to get out of the car.”This victim simply wanted to get home safely, and instead, she was met with violence and fear for her life. This kind of predatory behavior will not be ignored,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement.BIOTECH CEO SUES UBER AFTER ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT DRIVER ASSAULT CAUGHT ON CAMERA IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON, SC “I commend the victim for coming forward. Her courage may have stopped this suspect from harming someone else. Predators who target innocent people have no place in our community.”Following an investigation…

DUBAI — Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States will take place Friday in Oman, the Iranian foreign minister said, as tensions between the countries remain high following Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests last month.The announcement by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday came after hours of indications that the anticipated talks were faltering over changes in the format and content of the talks.”I’m grateful to our Omani brothers for making all necessary arrangements,” Araghchi wrote on X on Wednesday evening.RELATEDEarlier Wednesday, a regional official said Iran was seeking a “different” type of meeting than that what had been proposed by Turkey, one focused exclusively on the issue of Iran’s nuclear program, with participation limited to Iran and the United States. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.The Trump administration confirmed the U.S. will take part in high-level talks with Iran in Oman instead of Turkey as originally planned, according to a White House official.The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that several Arab and Muslim leaders urged the Trump administration on Wednesday not to walk away from…