NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Venezuela defeated Team USA, 3-2, in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) final Tuesday, and the game was historic in more ways than one.Venezuela won its first-ever WBC title, and players flooded the field with emotion and pride as they celebrated the thrilling victory. History was also made during the telecast when 10,784,000 viewers watched the final on FOX and FOX Deportes. It became the most-watched WBC telecast of all time.  The telecast averaged 10,228,000 viewers, while hitting its peak at 12,148,000 from 10:30-10:45 p.m. ET on FOX. This number was up 128% from the Team USA-Japan WBC final on FS1 during the 2023 tournament, when Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout to seal a third WBC win for his country. TRUMP RAISES EYEBROWS WITH ‘STATEHOOD’ COMMENT AFTER VENEZUELA BEATS THE US IN WORLD BASEBALL CLASSICWhile this game had all the thrills, the WBC turned out to be an exciting tournament from the very start with pool play. Whether it was feel-good stories like Ondřej Satoria’s standing ovation from Japanese fans at the Tokyo Dome during his final outing for Czechia or Italy’s espresso machine home run celebration, viewers from all over were tuning in to watch magic…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) — Anduril Industries will begin building its new Fury, “loyal wingman,” high-speed combat drones in the coming days at a new facility in Ohio, as the U.S. military’s interest in unmanned aircraft surges following battlefield successes in Ukraine and Iran. Amid cornfields and horse farms 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Columbus, Ohio, the defense tech start-up is expecting its $1 billion Arsenal-1 autonomous systems manufacturing campus to employ more than 4,000 people over the next decade, starting with roughly 250 by the end of this year, officials said on Thursday.Anduril is one of a new but growing group of small defense firms hoping to win lucrative Pentagon contracts for next-generation weapons. The Trump administration hopes the newer firms will help upend weapons manufacturing by delivering cutting-edge technology more quickly and at a lower cost.Matt Grimm, Anduril’s co-founder and chief operating officer, said its approach to manufacturing differs fundamentally from traditional defense contractors.Rather than designing products first and worrying about production later, the company bakes manufacturability in from Day 1 — choosing commercial materials such as aluminum over titanium, using composite techniques borrowed from the recreational boat industry and selecting a commercial business jet engine for the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Denmark prepared to sabotage Greenland’s airstrips using explosives and flew in blood supplies amid fears of a potential U.S. invasion earlier this year, according to a new report by Danish public broadcaster DR.The measures were said to be part of a contingency plan that included deploying troops to the island in January with explosives for possible runway demolition, aimed at preventing U.S. aircraft from landing, EuroNews said.The measures were outlined in a Danish military operations order dated Jan. 13, which DR said it had reviewed.RUSSIA, CHINA SQUEEZE US ARCTIC DEFENSE ZONE AS TRUMP EYES GREENLAND The preparations came as tensions escalated over President Donald Trump’s statement that the U.S. should control Greenland for national security reasons.Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen repeatedly rejected Trump’s demands to acquire the island.DR said it based its report on 12 sources within the highest levels of the Danish government and military, as well as sources among Denmark’s allies in France and Germany, the BBC said.TRUMP’S GREENLAND PUSH DRIVES DANISH PM TO CALL EARLY ELECTION “When Trump says all the time that he wants to buy Greenland … we had to take…

The U.S. Army used Apache helicopters to shoot down drones in air-to-air combat in Europe for the first time during an exercise in Germany this week.During Operation Skyfall held at Grafenwoehr Training Area, soldiers of the 2-159th Attack Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, used the Boeing AH-64E Apache to pursue and attack Unmanned Aircraft Systems. It is not the first time that the Army has ever practiced using Apaches against drones. In December, the service held an air-to-air combat training exercise in Yuma, Arizona, that saw the Apaches destroy a a variety of drones in flight using a 30mm fragmentation round called the APEX.The exercise in Germany, however, marks the first time that the U.S. Army has wielded Apaches for this purpose in Europe. It is a significant move due to the relevance of anti-drone training for NATO allies.Soldiers of the 12th CAB train regularly alongside British, Dutch and Polish NATO forces. They remain in Germany as “a tactical necessity,” the service said in a statement last month. Operation Skyfall is aimed to advance NATO’s Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative, or EFDI, to protect countries in Eastern Europe from incursions. The Apache has proved well-suited to chasing and killing drones as…

This article was originally published by Laura Harris at Natural News.  Joe Kent resigned as head of the National Counterterrorism Center in protest of the U.S. war with Iran, citing moral and strategic concerns. In his letter to Donald Trump, Kent said Iran posed “no imminent threat” and claimed the war was influenced by external pressure and misinformation. The conflict has escalated, with Tehran launching widespread retaliatory strikes on Israel, U.S. bases, and regional energy infrastructure, pushing oil prices above $100. U.S. intelligence assessments reportedly contradict the war’s justification, stating Iran was not actively developing nuclear weapons. Kent’s resignation, the first of its kind, comes amid growing bipartisan criticism, including from Thomas Massie and Mark Warner, highlighting deepening divisions in Washington over the war. Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned from his post in protest over the United States’ ongoing war with Iran, citing deep moral and strategic concerns about the conflict. In a resignation letter dated March 17 and addressed to U.S. President Donald Trump, Kent said he could no longer support the military campaign launched by Washington and Israel late last month. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Kent…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy bashed Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom over an unfinished wildlife crossing bridge in the Golden State that is running $21 million over budget.Duffy shared a post from the X account End Wokeness showing video of the unfinished project stretching across 10 lanes of the 101 Freeway in Southern California. The video shows the incomplete bridge, which is intended to provide safe passage for animals such as cougars to cross over the highway.”Bridges to nowhere. Trains to nowhere. Leave the building to us @GavinNewsom,” Duffy wrote on X.Construction of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing (WAWC) was supposed to be wrapped up by 2025, with the total cost of the project estimated at $92 million. That cost estimate has since jumped to $114 million. A press release from the governor’s office states the project should be completed by fall 2026.ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TRUCK DRIVER IN FATAL CALIFORNIA CRASH SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAD LICENSE: DOT REPORT At the groundbreaking ceremony held in April 2022, Newsom pledged $54 million of state funding to build the crossing and later added another $10 million. However, in February, the California Transportation Commission announced it was allocating…

The Department of Defense continues its search for department civilian employees to collaborate with the Department of Homeland Security in border security missions.The department persists in attempts to recruit its civilian employees to volunteer and support DHS operations, according to a Thursday email sent to DOD civilian employees that circulated on social media.“I am renewing the call for additional dedicated civil servant volunteers to meet continued mission-critical roles in support of DHS,” the email reads.The email, sent by the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, first circulated on the unofficial Air Force amn/nco/sno Facebook page. A Pentagon official declined to confirm or deny the authenticity of the email to Military Times on Thursday.DOD’s encouragement of civilian employees’ interagency collaboration when it comes to DHS is nothing new. Since August 2025, the department has tried recruiting civilian employees for up to six-month details in support of the southern border mission at participating DHS agencies.Last week DOD issued a release urging civilian employees to consider volunteering. Any civilian can volunteer regardless of their job or skills and no resume is required, according to the release, which states 1,000 civilians have been “added to the roster to assist DHS”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime personal lawyer and co-executive of his estate said he had no knowledge of a relationship the late convicted sex offender had with President Donald Trump, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said Thursday. Darren Indyke made the claim in a closed-door session before the House Oversight Committee. He is the latest Epstein affiliate to testify in the panel’s sprawling probe.Comer said Democrats immediately pressed Indyke with questions about ties between the president and Epstein.”Republicans asked very substantive questions that any curious media outlet would ask, that any American who’s kept up with this story would ask,” Comer told reporters. “Then the Democrats get their hour, and they ask about Donald Trump.” “Mr. Indyke said that he was not aware of any relationship that Mr. Epstein had with Mr. Trump,” Comer added.Comer also said that Indyke told the committee that he had no knowledge of Epstein’s sexual crimes. Indyke has denied any wrongdoing and did not invoke his Fifth Amendment right when questioned by the panel.”As with all the other witnesses, they all claim they never had any knowledge before it became public that Mr. Epstein was … doing anything…

Israel is forging ahead with its incursion into Lebanon, in what it claims is a vital fight against Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group. The operation, which began on Monday, is separate from the joint U.S.-Israel war on Iran, but the dynamics of each conflict zone will inevitably intersect with each other.The Israeli deployment is expected to last several weeks and is part of a broader effort to dismantle Hezbollah’s military capabilities and eradicate its fighters in the area, a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces asserted to Military Times. The offensive is intended to “remove threats and create an additional layer of security for residents of northern Israel,” the spokesperson said. President Donald Trump’s attention remains fixed on the war in Iran but a White House official affirmed to Military Times that the U.S. supports the Israeli campaign to disarm Hezbollah and other non-state actors in Lebanon, calling it “crucial” for regional stability. The U.S. also does not skimp on ensuring Israel’s security. A 2025 Congressional report noted that Washington has provided Jerusalem $174 billion in bilateral assistance and missile defense funding to date — underscoring the deep strategic ties that sustain Israeli operations. The question of Israel’s influence on…

Zac Whitmore, designer of the award-winning Civivi Yonder, has partnered with the shop again for a larger sequel. The Over Yonder, as it’s called, brings the winningly simple design of its littler predecessor forward, just scaled up. The first Yonder arrived in 2024, and was warmly received not only by users in general but by the judges at Blade Show in Atlanta, where it took home the Best Buy of the Year award. It is the kind of knife Civivi does best: a no-funny-business user with handsome, albeit understated styling, made to the exacting standards all Civivi (as well as sibling brands We Knife Co. and Sencut) products are. And, as with the similarly-spec’d Elementum, the Yonder’s popularity eventually lead to a larger version. You don’t often see aluminum foil G-10 in the sub-$100 price bracket Larger, yes, but by no means enormous: the Over Yonder’s blade length is listed at 3.35 inches, so it is still comfortably within the EDC dimension for most users. The blade shape has been carried forward, which is that rarest and most uncomfortable-to-think-of-the-origins-of blade shapes, the spey (look it up if you must). Good belly, a low but usable tip, and some straight edge…