NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Africa’s top public health agency confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo on Friday after 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases were recorded in the country’s remote Ituri province.Health officials are now investigating whether the outbreak involves the Ebola Zaire strain — the deadliest and most well-known version of the virus — or a different variant, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Neighboring Uganda also confirmed one Ebola-related death involving a Congolese man whose case officials said was imported from Congo.The outbreak has been concentrated in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones in eastern Congo, an area near the borders of Uganda and South Sudan that officials warned could become a regional transmission risk because of mining-related travel, weak infrastructure and ongoing insecurity.EBOLA OUTBREAK REPORTED IN AFRICAN COUNTRY — HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Ebola is a highly contagious and often fatal disease spread through bodily fluids including blood, vomit and semen. Symptoms can include fever, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pain and internal bleeding.The Africa CDC said only four of the deaths have so far been laboratory confirmed, while testing and sequencing efforts continue to determine the exact strain…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One Atlanta neighborhood has dealt with Waymo problems than they expected recently.The Georgia city’s northwest Buckhead neighborhood has been overrun in the last couple of weeks by empty, driverless ride-share vehicles due to an apparent routing behavior issue.”It’s almost every little cul-de-sac in our area, so I think it’s a problem,” a neighbor who lives on embattled Battleview Drive told WSB-TV.Video taken of the rogue Waymos shows them incessantly circling through a cul-de-sac and multiple cars causing a backup on one street after a neighbor tried to block the cars from entering the cul-de-sac.WAYMO AUTONOMOUS CAR BLOCKS AMBULANCE CREW RESPONDING TO DEADLY AUSTIN MASS SHOOTING “I think yesterday morning, we had 50 cars that came through between 6 and 7,” another neighbor told the station.A third neighbor pointed out that the problem is more than just an irritation. “We’re families, we have small animals and pets, got kids getting on the bus in the morning and it just doesn’t feel safe to have that traffic,” they said.Waymo currently operates in 11 U.S. cities, including Atlanta.The company admitted to Fox News Digital that Waymos are staged in areas of the city where they are…

We live in the age of a concession stand arms race where it’s every professional sports team’s goal — no, duty — to release the most mind-boggling game-day grub.Now, the Washington Nationals have done the unthinkable and bastardized the most beloved of all ballpark foods: the hot dog.And some people will love it, while others are sharpening pitchforks as we speak. On Friday, the Washington Nationals welcomed the Baltimore Orioles to town for Hot Dog Day.This involved all kinds of specialty hot dogs (though, in the past, I’ve talked about how a standard ballpark dog with yellow mustard is perfect), and the show-stealers were the hot dog fries.They are what they sound like: wieners sliced up shoestring-style served with some chipotle ranch.Alright, before we all run to opposite sides of the room on this one, at least we can all agree that it kicks ass that these come in a mini-batting helmet.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEThose are always great.Now, I can see both perspectives on this.On one hand, this seems like a bit of a horror show. I mean, frying hot dogs until they’re dry sticks seems like a bad idea. Plus, I think if I ate fried…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump announced late Friday that U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out an operation that killed a global ISIS leader.Trump identified the terrorist as Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described as ISIS’s second-in-command globally.”Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.”Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, thought he could hide in Africa, but little did he know we had sources who kept us informed on what he was doing,” Trump continued. “He will no longer terrorize the people of Africa, or help plan operations to target Americans.”100 US TROOPS LAND IN NIGERIA AS ISLAMIC MILITANTS THREATEN WEST AFRICA REGIONAL SECURITY Trump also thanked the Nigerian government for its cooperation in the mission.”With his removal, ISIS’s global operation is greatly diminished,” he added.Additional details surrounding the mission were not immediately available.Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.US MILITARY IN SYRIA CARRIES OUT 10 STRIKES ON MORE THAN 30 ISIS TARGETS: PHOTOSThe announcement…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! AMARILLO, Texas – As U.S. Route 66 turns 100 years old, travelers are searching for the brightest motels, most unique attractions and tastiest diners to celebrate its centennial.The things Route 66 travelers seek today are the same ones that drew people out during the road’s heyday.”[The] trucking industry increased like 700% between 1939 and 1964. In 1964, 80% of people vacationed by automobile,” Route 66 author, Jim Hinckley, told Fox News. Historic Route 66 runs through dozens of towns — some have grown into larger cities, while others are now the bones of what once was.ROUTE 66: AN AMERICAN CELEBRATION, ALONG WITH AMERICA’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY “Think 1939, you’ve got a million cars coming through your town in a year. And after the war, that increases, and all of a sudden it’s like someone turned off the tap,” Hinckley said.That vision becomes clear as travelers pass rundown businesses in dozens of small towns across the eight states.During that stretch is the Texas town of Adrian, which is coined as the “geographical midpoint” of Route 66, according to Gary Daggett, president of the Old Route 66 Association of Texas.”It’s the nostalgia, ya know, there’s so…

Catilin Clark is just starting her third WNBA season, and she is already being honored for a big career achievement in a pregame ceremony.Is that good? I think that’s good.The Indiana Fever played host to the Washington Mystics on Friday night in a battle of two 1-1 teams through the early going of the season. One of the big stories so far this season came in the Fever’s season opener against the Dallas Wings, when Clark scored her 1,000th career point.She accomplished the feat in just 54 games, which made her the fastest player to reach 1,000+ points, 250+ assists and 250+ rebounds.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEThe previous mark belonged to WNBA legend Diana Taurasi, and she did it in 62 games.So, before tip-off on Friday, the team recognized Clark’s accomplishment.Clark didn’t wait long to keep adding to that career point and assist total of hers, feeding teammate and OutKick favorite Sophie Cunningham to extend an early Fever lead.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Clark wound up with 32 points on the night, along with seven assists and four rebounds. The biggest came with just one second on the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Margaret Thatcher once ran Britain. John Kennedy’s “Margaret” mostly runs him into the ground.Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., is going viral after posting a tongue-in-cheek workout video introducing followers to “Margaret” — his elliptical trainer named after former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher — while wearing a red bandanna and speaking directly to the camera from his Louisiana carport.”Hey X, I have somebody I’d like you to meet,” Kennedy says at the start of the minute-long video posted to social media Friday.”This is Margaret. Margaret is my elliptical trainer. I named Margaret after Margaret Thatcher because both kick butt and take names.”ERIC SWALWELL’S ‘CRINGE’ WORKOUT VIDEO MOCKED FOR BENCHING LIGHT WEIGHT Kennedy goes on to explain that “Margaret” lives outside under the carport for three reasons: the machine is too heavy to move, his wife “won’t let” him bring it inside and because he enjoys getting in a workout during Louisiana summers.The Senator said he enjoys working outside during Louisiana summers, a detail that drew disbelief from many viewers familiar with the state’s famously brutal heat and humidity.”As you can see, Margaret, my elliptical trainer, is out here under my carport in Louisiana,”…

The U.S. Air Force is underestimating the lengths maintenance delays at its aircraft maintenance depots, according to a new government watchdog report.Unplanned maintenance — the inevitable surprises that are discovered when aircraft undergo scheduled work — are not being reflected in metrics that assess depot performance. The result is that the Air Force “is not reporting the full extent of depot maintenance challenges and may not be able to make accurate comparisons across the fleet,” warned the Government Accountability Office in a report released Thursday.The question is how unplanned maintenance is recorded. When assessing whether depots are meeting their deadlines or experiencing delays, the Air Force is supposed to use the scheduled target date for completion. But depots often discover unexpected problems with an aircraft, such as corrosion or stress cracks, that require additional time to fix. “Air Force officials cited unplanned work as a major issue contributing to overall delays,” GAO said. When this happens, depots often miss their deadlines. “The depot planned to fix, say, 20 things,” Diana Maurer, a director in GAO’s defense capabilities and management team, told Military Times. But as far as the depots are concerned, “if it turned out that 30 things need to…

One of the biggest stories of the Stanley Cup Playoffs has been Vegas Golden Knights star Mitch Marner.Everyone knew he was an elite player in the NHL, but the biggest knock against him during his time in Toronto was his play in the postseason. And, truthfully, it was not great.But, the second he skips town? Well, he’s led Vegas to the Western Conference Final, and that’s kind of hilarious because we’ve seen this happen before. Marner scored just over a minute into Game 6 against the Anaheim Ducks, which Vegas went on to win 5-1 to punch its ticket for a date with the Colorado Avalanche (lucky them).GOLDEN KNIGHTS REPORTEDLY BLOCK OILERS FROM INTERVIEWING THEIR FORMER HEAD COACH BRUCE CASSIDYThe goal was Marner’s seventh of the postseason, and he leads the playoffs in points with 18 points, three clear of the player tied for second, Quinn Hughes and Kirill Kaprizov of the now-eliminated Minnesota Wild.I think a lot of people saw this coming. Toronto’s playoff problems are well documented. No Stanley Cup since 1967, and the Maple Leafs went nearly 20 years between series wins between 2004 and 2023. So, it’s kind of hilarious to see Marner explode the second…

The U.S. Army is moving beyond battling individual drone threats as it experiments with tactics to combat — and attack with — throngs of unmanned aircraft in saturated skies. The latest iteration of Project Flytrap, a multinational exercise to test new drone technologies in a realistic conflict setting, pitted U.S. and allied forces against each other in scenarios that featured drone swarms, jamming systems and counter-UAS defenses that continue to redefine modern warfare.Army leaders have emphasized the need to integrate drones into doctrine and tactics, as they say the rise of inexpensive, mass-produced drones have forced the service to rethink everything from aviation to infantry patrols.Project Flytrap took place in Lithuania, involved nearly 1,000 personnel and centered around pushing the Army’s technology to its limits amid variable weather and terrain.Exercise leaders speaking during a Thursday roundtable said soldiers practiced massing unmanned platforms to test the limits of their systems and practice pinning down enemy forces, sometimes using tens of drones at a time.Sgt. 1st Class Tyler Harrington, a platoon sergeant for Eagle Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, led soldiers in developing counter-UAS tactics during the exercise. The proliferation of drones has changed the basics of soldiering, modifying even the way units…