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MoreNEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Political promises of “free buses” in New York City are contributing to a spike in fare evasion that is costing the city’s mass transit system millions of dollars, transit officials warn.In July, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman Janno Lieber blamed political rhetoric for fueling fare evasion, though he never mentioned Mayor Zohran Mamdani by name.”There’s a trend that broke out,” Lieber told reporters following a meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board, according to the New York Post. “With malice towards none, I say all of the talk of free buses, it has an impact.”The MTA reported that paid bus ridership fell nearly 8% in June compared to the same month last year. During Mamdani’s first six months in office, bus fare revenue fell by $31 million compared to the first half of 2025. Agency estimates show nearly half of bus riders now skip the $3 fare.MAMDANI SHRUGS OFF AOC’S ‘WOKE 1’ COMMENTS, BUT CRITIC SAYS PROGRESSIVES CAN’T BE ABSOLVED OF ‘RADICAL’ PAST Mamdani made the slogan “fast and free buses” a major part of his 2025 mayoral campaign. However, the MTA is controlled by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state,…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is facing renewed scrutiny over his tenure as Detroit health director, during which Detroit’s animal control department was beset by allegations of animal mistreatment and reportedly branded a “dog slaughterhouse” by a former employee.Detroit Animal Care and Control’s (DACC) live-release rate was roughly 20% to 26% when El-Sayed inherited the operation in late 2015, but climbed to about 61% to 62% by late 2016 — an improvement his campaign points to in arguing that the raw number of animals euthanized during his tenure obscures a turnaround from the dire conditions and euthanasia rates he inherited. The Daily Mail reported that records covering the period surrounding El-Sayed’s tenure showed 4,680 dogs and cats were euthanized, with 1,056 dogs and 29 cats getting euthanized in the first full calendar year DACC was under El-Sayed’s Health Department.After winning a bruising primary against Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., El-Sayed is asking Michigan voters to send him to the U.S. Senate, but his record running Detroit’s health department and the troubled animal-control operation under its authority has generated renewed scrutiny.BIDEN-WORLD VETERAN ISSUES STARK WARNING ABOUT ABDUL EL-SAYED AS HE CROSSES PARTY LINES”I…
Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., a former Navy SEAL who told police that he accidentally shot himself while visiting a national park, filed a bill this week to allow special operations veterans and service members to carry concealed firearms nationwide, bypassing state restrictions. In an announcement, Sheehy said the Special Operations Forces Concealed Carry Act would align the status of special operators with active and retired law enforcement officers, who are permitted under federal law to carry concealed weapons across state lines. “Our elite warfighters never stop serving, and this bill ensures the law reflects the trust they’ve earned through a lifetime of sacrifice,” Sheehy said, adding that “Special Operations Forces spend their careers protecting the American people with unmatched discipline, judgment, and professionalism.”According to Sheehy’s office, when Congress passed the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, or LEOSA, in 2004, lawmakers recognized that active and retired officers may need to respond to violent crime or terrorists while off duty. They also recognized that officers face ongoing threats from individuals they previously encountered while on duty. Sheehy’s office explained that his bill would build on the framework created by LEOSA because individuals in special operations “have completed rigorous selection and possess firearms…
While the debate rages on over whether biological men belong in women’s sports, the WNBA has become the defacto battleground for these ideological arguments.At the center of it all is perhaps one of the league’s most recognizable stars, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. Cunningham was embroiled in some controversy last month when she stated that men staying out of women’s sports was “common sense.”SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM DOUBLES DOWN AHEAD OF SUN GAME AFTER ESPN PROFILE STIRS CONTROVERSY: ‘I SAID WHAT I SAID’After doubling down on this, Cunningham faced a litany of criticism from some familiar faces, including her podcast co-host and Bravo star West Wilson.Recently, another Bravo personality has thrown his hat into the ring, this time in defense of the Fever guard.Steven McBee Jr., star of the reality show “McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys,” joined OutKick’s very own Tomi Lahren on her show, “Tomi Lahren Is Fearless” to clap back at his fellow Bravo coworker.”As a man, the transgender sports things doesn’t necessarily affect me because if a woman wanted to come over and play in men’s sports, hey, good luck,” McBee said. “So I don’t think any man should be really speaking from their perspective on things.” STAY “FEARLESS”…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “It’s unique. I’ve never seen anything like this before,” said private investigator Carl DeFazio.More than two months since a New Jersey mother and psychotherapist was found dead in her Chester home, investigators have remained tight-lipped in the homicide case.Brooke Hanlon, 35, was found dead of multiple stab wounds inside her home on Pottersville Road on June 6.SLAIN NEW JERSEY THERAPIST’S GRAD SCHOOL ROOMMATE RECOUNTS FRIENDSHIP WITH COUPLE DURING TIME IN BOSTON DeFazio is a former U.S. Marine and retired NYPD officer. He said while the ongoing silence is fueling speculation, it’s possible there are developments happening behind closed doors that law enforcement won’t release in an effort to preserve the integrity of the case.📩 Send me a story idea: kelsie.cairns@fox.com📸 Instagram: kelsiecairns_tv🎥 Facebook: Kelsie Cairns”I always look at what they’re not telling you,” he said. “They always, especially in a homicide case, hold one or two things back that only the perp would know.” The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office is leading the investigation and has yet to reveal a suspect or person of interest.The investigation started when Conor Hanlon, Brooke’s husband, made a 911 call reporting his wife was unresponsive and not…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At 102 years old, Glenn Ward still has a healthy appetite. And when his birthday rolls around, there’s one place he particularly wants to eat — Hooters.”We’ve been going there for years and years,” the Arlington, Virginia, resident and U.S. Navy veteran told Fox News Digital. “It’s sort of a tradition.”He estimates the tradition goes back at least 15 years.HOOTERS SAYS KIDS, FAMILIES ARE PART OF ITS COMEBACK AS WAITRESSES INSIST THEY’VE ALWAYS BEEN WELCOME”Hot wings, that’s the main attraction there, hot wings,” Ward said.Terry said his father particularly favors Hooters’ 3 Mile Island wing sauce, among the restaurant chain’s spicier offerings. Ward’s birthdays at Hooters have become family affairs.Terry Ward said about 70 people attended his father’s 100th birthday celebration in 2024, while even an ordinary birthday can draw a crowd. The restaurant regularly sets aside a separate room for the group.CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWSWard’s love of bold flavors is a long way from the food of his childhood.Ward grew up on a 6-acre farm along the Sandusky River in Ohio, where his family raised hundreds of chickens and grew fruits and vegetables, eating largely according to the seasons.…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Political promises of “free buses” in New York City are contributing to a spike in fare evasion that is costing the city’s mass transit system millions of dollars, transit officials warn.In July, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman Janno Lieber blamed political rhetoric…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is facing renewed scrutiny over his tenure as Detroit health director, during which Detroit’s animal control department was beset by allegations of animal mistreatment and reportedly branded a “dog slaughterhouse” by a former employee.Detroit Animal Care…
Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., a former Navy SEAL who told police that he accidentally shot himself while visiting a national park, filed a bill this week to allow special operations veterans and service members to carry concealed firearms nationwide, bypassing state restrictions. In an announcement, Sheehy said the Special Operations…
While the debate rages on over whether biological men belong in women’s sports, the WNBA has become the defacto battleground for these ideological arguments.At the center of it all is perhaps one of the league’s most recognizable stars, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. Cunningham was embroiled in some controversy last…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “It’s unique. I’ve never seen anything like this before,” said private investigator Carl DeFazio.More than two months since a New Jersey mother and psychotherapist was found dead in her Chester home, investigators have remained tight-lipped in the homicide case.Brooke Hanlon, 35, was…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At 102 years old, Glenn Ward still has a healthy appetite. And when his birthday rolls around, there’s one place he particularly wants to eat — Hooters.”We’ve been going there for years and years,” the Arlington, Virginia, resident and U.S. Navy veteran…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Wyoming Republican Sen. Malcolm Wallop once observed, “I don’t think the only place to fight for freedom is in the halls of Congress.” The same can be said of innovation. America’s technological leadership is not secured only in research labs or…
A federal court injunction has just gone into effect that could have major implications for the future of the NFA.Last year, as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the tax for certain NFA items was reduced from $200 to $0. That was already a huge win, but gun…
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MoreThe U.S. Navy is rolling out retention bonuses for select active-duty aviation billets in an effort to retain skilled personnel in certain mission-critical roles, the service announced. “The AC Aviation Command Retention Bonus (ACRB) program incentivizes highly talented, hardworking Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers (NFO) screened for aviation command to choose to remain on Active Duty,” a NavAdmin released Friday states. “Our return on investment is the retention for continued Naval Service of our aviation warfighters, with their invaluable, irreplaceable skillsets and leadership.”Bonuses start at $37,000 and cap at $150,000, according to the memo. Applicants “must have screened during the Aviation Command Screen Board (ACSB) as CO of an eligible Operational (OP), Operational Training (OPT) or Special Mission (SM) CDR command in order to apply,” the memo states.Second-in-grade/sequential/bonus/fleet replacement squadron commands are excluded from the retention bonus, per the release. The contract requires commanders and commanding officers to commit to two to three years of obligated service and the full completion of a Post Command Commander tour — which varies between 24 and 36 months. Those currently under the Aviation Department Head Retention Bonus are eligible to apply, with ACRB “activated” upon the ADHRB contract expiration. Per the release,…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! More than four decades after a University of Colorado student was found shot to death inside his Boulder apartment, the FBI is asking for the public’s help by releasing new age-progression images of the man accused of killing him.Investigators on Thursday unveiled updated renderings of Thayne Alan Smika, who authorities said has spent decades evading arrest after the Aug. 1, 1983, killing of his former roommate Sidney Lee Wells, 22.Police responded to an apartment complex in Boulder that day and found Wells lying on the living room floor with a gunshot wound to the head, according to the FBI. Wells was a senior at the University of Colorado Boulder studying journalism and was enrolled in the Navy ROTC program.FUGITIVE TIED TO DECADES-OLD SLAYING OF PUNK ROCKER ROOMMATE CAUGHT IN TROPICAL HOT SPOT: FEDS Smika, who was a 24-year-old student at the time, was identified as a suspect during the initial investigation but was not immediately charged. Three years later, in October 1986, authorities found his abandoned car in Beverly Hills, California, with a stolen license plate. He has remained on the run ever since.A Boulder County judge issued a state warrant charging…
The nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS Minnesota returned to Naval Base Guam on July 29, completing its first deployment as the Navy’s first forward-deployed Virginia-class boat.The successful deployment amplified the Navy’s ability to operate and employ advanced capabilities in the Indo-Pacific, a service release noted. The boat is one of four forward-deployed fast-attack submarines. The service’s Virginia-class submarines combine stealth, nuclear endurance and flexibility for both shallow and deep ocean missions. “Operating from Guam, this crew demonstrated the readiness, endurance and advanced capabilities the Virginia-class platform brings to … the Western Pacific,” Capt. Christopher Carter, commander of Submarine Squadron 15, said in the release. During the deployment, the Minnesota participated in Valiant Shield 2026, a multinational field training exercise, and made port visits to Okinawa and Sasebo, Japan.Minnesota also traveled to Australia, visiting HMAS Stirling, participating in Exercise Lungfish — a bilateral tracking drill between the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy — and conducting operations in support of the Submarine Command Course. The boat also stopped for a port call in Darwin. While deployed, 20 enlisted sailors and two officers earned their submarine warfare insignia, worn to signify specialized training and expert qualification to operate undersea systems.“The sailors aboard…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A California man was arrested after allegedly sending violent threats to the mother of one of Nolan Wells’ friends, who was with him the day he disappeared.Wells, 18, disappeared July 4 after taking a boat trip with friends to Horn Island, a barrier island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. Crews searched the area for two days until a National Parks Service ranger discovered his remains on the island’s northwestern tip July 6.Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce, 27, was arrested Thursday on charges of interstate transmission of a threatening communication, according to federal court documents. According to the criminal complaint, Dumarce sent Jackson County Chancery Court Judge Ashlee Cole several threats through Facebook Messenger, including one stating a bomb would be sent to her office.Dumarce is from Sacramento, California.NEW AUDIO RELEASED FOLLOWING NOLAN WELLS DISAPPEARANCE DOESN’T SHOW ‘ANYTHING NEFARIOUS’: RETIRED FBI AGENT “There will be a package coming to your guys office in the next few days,” Dumarce allegedly sent Cole on July 11. “It’s gonna blow you away when you see it lol. probably best to have the boys there to see as well.””Blood. So much blood everywhere. Hard to clean. Especially from a…
Senate Democrats are pressing the Pentagon for answers about medical care provided to service members wounded in the March 1 drone strike at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, saying the Defense Department has yet to fully answer an earlier congressional inquiry or provide the results of the Army’s investigation into the attack.In a July 29 letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., joined by four other Senate Democrats and eight House Democrats, requested answers by Aug. 12 to 23 questions concerning medical care, casualty reporting, force protection and ongoing investigations related to the attack.Lawmakers say the Pentagon has not fully responded to an April letter raising concerns about force protection before the attack and has not provided Congress with the Army’s investigative findings.Recent reporting has raised new questions about the medical care provided to injured service members after the attack, which killed six U.S. service members and wounded more than 30 others.A Pentagon official declined to comment about the letter to Military Times.The letter cites CBS News reporting that soldiers requested additional medical personnel and supplies before the attack and that those requests were ignored. It also cites reports that, after the strike, some wounded troops drove themselves to…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A school district in rural New York has paused a program to bring in a robot assistant teacher as it reviews privacy concerns.The Salamanca City Central School District’s board initially approved the nearly $60,000 purchase of an AI-driven robot from Realbotix, which would not only be in the classroom, but could communicate with students through their laptops.The robot, named Sally, is designed to resemble a human, with silicone skin and long brown hair. It will remain seated but will be capable of a range of facial expressions and upper-body movements. The robot would not be a replacement for teachers or staff or operate unsupervised, but be a tutor of sorts that remembers previous interactions with a student and tailors its responses to each student’s learning history.However, the program has met with two major controversies. WILLIAM BENNETT, JON HAGE: AI CAN MIMIC A TEACHER, BUT IT CANNOT SHEPHERD A SOULAccording to the Associated Press, Realbotix’s sister company, Intima LLC, “holds an ownership stake in RealDoll, a longtime maker of sex dolls, including a line of AI-powered models billed as the ‘world’s most advanced sex robot.’”Realbotix, however, has asserted that these companies have completely…
Most of the U.S. Air Force’s efforts to modernize its B-52s are experiencing significant challenges, a government watchdog said in a Friday report.As the service projects to spend $21 billion in modernizations for 76 active long-range strategic bombers, the Government Accountability Office argues that advancing such efforts, such as new engines, with “little to no” developmental flight testing will increase the risk that the system will not function as desired.The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress has been in service since 1955 and was originally given a life expectancy of 20 years. The Air Force now expects to utilize the aircraft, which can conduct conventional and nuclear bombing missions, through 2050.“The scope of the cumulative B-52 modernization effort, combined with the inherent complexity associated with simultaneously executing multiple independent and concurrent programs, results in technical, programmatic, and operational challenges for the entire community tasked to develop, integrate, test, and field these upgrades,” the report says.Ten of 13 modernization efforts are experiencing cost, schedule or performance challenges.In particular, since 2023, the engine replacement, which is the largest and most expensive upgrade, faced a cost increase of around $3 billion and delayed operational capability by more than 15 months because the Air Force proceeded with…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! WNBA player Brittney Griner has filed for divorce from her wife of seven years, Cherelle, court records show.Cherelle was a vocal voice during Griner’s Russian imprisonment, constantly pleading with U.S. government officials to bring the former Atlanta Dream star home.When Griner returned home in late 2022, she thanked then-President Joe Biden for his efforts. “Over the last 9 months you have been so privy to one of the darkest moments of my life and so today I’m just standing here overwhelmed with emotions but the most important emotion that I have right now is just sincere gratitude for President Biden and his entire administration,” Cherelle said with Biden and then-Vice President Kamala Harris by her side.Cherelle thanked several members of the Biden administration, Griner’s former Phoenix Mercury, the WNBPA and Brittney’s agency for doing all they could to keep the WNBA superstar in the spotlight after she was detained, sentenced and then transferred to a Russian penal colony in the final moments of her detention.”Today, my family is whole. But as you all are aware,” Cherelle added. “There are so many other families who are not whole. BG’s not here to say…
Just one in three Americans support the war on Iran, the lowest reading in a Reuters/Ipsos poll since the five-month-old conflict’s early days, with most respondents saying that President Donald Trump has failed to explain his goals.The poll, conducted Friday through Sunday, also showed the Republican president’s approval rating ticking higher to 37%, up 3 points from last month when his rating tied the lowest of his presidency.Trump has offered shifting objectives for the conflict such as aiding Iranians to topple their leaders, taking out Iran’s ballistic-missile capabilities and preventing it from obtaining a nuclear weapon. The poll found that 69% of Americans — including four in 10 Republicans — think Trump has not “clearly explained the goals of U.S. military involvement in Iran.”White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said Trump will not make decisions based on “fluid opinion polls” and reiterated the president’s resolve to prevent Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon.“What matters most to the American people is having a commander in chief who takes bold action to keep them safe,” Wales said.Approval of the conflict has been below 40% since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on February 28 — a stark contrast to the opening months…
