The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released its annual threat report Wednesday, outlining the broader intelligence community’s assessment of dangers to the U.S. and its interests and military installations abroad.In remarks to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard focused heavily on the threat of foreign terror groups with Islamist ideology to the U.S. and to “Western civilization.” The phrase, while absent from recent threat reports, “fits the broader approach the administration has taken to U.S. allies in Europe, which is arguing that the threat is to Western civilization from immigrants,” according to Daniel Byman, director of the Warfare, Irregular Threats and Terrorism Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.“The spread of Islamist ideology, in some cases led by individuals and organizations associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, poses a fundamental threat to freedom and foundational principles that underpin Western civilization,” Gabbard said Wednesday. “Islamist groups and individuals use this ideology for recruiting and financial support for terrorist groups and individuals around the world, and to advance their political objectives of establishing an Islamist caliphate which governs based on Sharia [law].” The report highlights the risks posed by Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Victor Wembanyama sent the San Antonio Spurs back to the playoffs in dramatic fashion.Wembanyama drilled a 17-foot jumper with a second left to give the Spurs a 101-100 win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night at the Frost Bank Center to send the Spurs back to the playoffs for the first time in six seasons.The 22-year-old’s game-winning shot capped a furious last-minute rally. The Spurs were down 100-95 with 1:13 left after Suns forward Jordan Goodwin drilled a 3-pointer. Wembanyama sparked the comeback when he snared an offensive rebound and was fouled by Suns star Devin Booker and drilled two free throws to cut the Suns’ lead to 100-97. Booker then missed a shot on the other end of the floor, and Spurs point guard De’Aaron Fox quickly scored a layup to make it 100-99.The Suns had a chance to take a three-point lead when Wembanyama fouled Rasheer Fleming on a take foul. However, Fleming missed both free throws, and the Spurs corralled the rebound, and immediately took a timeout.Wembanyama capitalized on the missed free throws and drilled the game-winning jumper, sending the Spurs back to the playoffs.LEBRON JAMES BACKTRACKS ON…

The war with Iran is now entering its third week. In light of escalations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) will reduce Iran’s military “to dust.” Trump Says War With Iran Has Prevented A Nuclear Strike Netanyahu further claimed that Israel and the United States had “decimated” Iran over the past 20 days. Iran has remained defiant, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi vowing “zero restraint if our infrastructure is struck again.” US F-35 Damaged By Iranian Fire In First of War; Israeli Refinery Targeted, Iran’s Caspian Fleet Destroyed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its air defenses had struck a US F-35 stealth fighter jet and released a short video clip purportedly showing the hit. However, the IRGC has also confirmed that its spokesperson, Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naeini, has been killed in a US-Israeli airstrike.  -RT Journalists from RT are also claiming that Israel’s military intentionally struck them despite the fact that they were wearing vests clearly marking them as “press.” RT correspondent Steve Sweeney and his cameraman, Ali Rida, were injured by shrapnel during an Israeli airstrike while reporting on the incursion in southern Lebanon. WAR ALERT: Israel Invades Lebanon Injuries to Sweeney and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Friday against Harvard University, alleging that it failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students by essentially enabling antisemitism on campus in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack against Israel by Hamas. The 44-page lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts, is the latest in an ongoing battle between the White House and the Ivy League school. The complaint alleges that Harvard has tolerated antisemitic mobs comprised of students, faculty members and visitors opposed to Israel and has acted with indifference by selectively enforcing its campus rules to permit the continuation of the harassment.”Harvard University has failed to protect its Jewish students from harassment and has allowed discrimination to wreak havoc on its campus,” a White House spokesperson told Fox News. “President Trump is committed to ensuring every student can pursue their academic goals in a safe environment.”TRUMP SECURES $221M COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT OVER ALLEGED CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS The administration is seeking to recover billions of taxpayer dollars given to the elite university by federal agencies. “Since October 7th, 2023, too many of our educational institutions have allowed anti-Semitism to flourish on campus – Harvard included,” said Attorney General Pam…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nicole Eggert has undergone surgery after doctors found early signs of another cancer.The “Baywatch” actress, 54, has been battling breast cancer since 2023, but in an update she shared on social media, she revealed that recent test results showed that the cancer could be spreading. She made the decision to get a full hysterectomy.”We can give in to our fear and anxiety, or we can surrender to this great mystery with courage,” she wrote on Instagram. “What a journey. Test results showed early signs of more cancer. I am grateful to my doctors for keeping such a close eye on me.”‘BAYWATCH’ STAR NICOLE EGGERT SAYS IT’S ‘VERY HARD TO BE HEALTHY IN AMERICA’ AS SHE BATTLES CANCER She explained that “Full Hysterectomy eliminates at least 7 different types of cancers,” and shared a photo showing the new scars from the procedure. She added several hashtags to the post, including “uterine cancer” and “get screened.”In December 2023, after experiencing some unexplained weight gain and pain in her left breast, Eggert was diagnosed with stage 2 cribriform carcinoma breast cancer, a rare form of the disease. Soon after, she underwent her first mastectomy — she…

A Veterans Affairs social worker died after being shot Tuesday at a VA clinic in Jasper, Georgia. Nicholas “Nic” Crews of Marietta, Georgia, died Wednesday as a result of injuries suffered in a shooting at the clinic. He was airlifted from the scene for advanced medical treatment but succumbed to his injuries, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. His assailant, Lawrence Charles Michels, 51, of Jasper, was shot and killed by law enforcement, the GBI said in a release Thursday. Michels was in the clinic for a walk-in mental health consultation; Crews was the clinic’s social work case manager, according to the GBI. “Rest in peace to a dedicated @DeptVetAffairs colleague, Nicholas Crews, who died as a result of this week’s tragic shooting at the Pickens County VA Clinic in Jasper, GA. We are making sure Nicholas’ family, coworkers and local Veterans have the support they need during this difficult time,” VA Secretary Doug Collins wrote Thursday on X. Crews leaves behind a wife and young children. According to the Atlanta-based 11Alive WXIA, Crews’ wife, Alyssa, is expecting the couple’s third child and is due in two weeks. He celebrated his 34th birthday on March 14. The Federal Bureau…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! CBS News announced layoffs Friday expected to impact roughly 6% of its workforce, Fox News Digital confirmed.”It’s no secret that the news business is changing radically, and that we need to change along with it,” CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and CBS News president Tom Cibrowski wrote to staff in a memo obtained by Fox News Digital. “New audiences are burgeoning in new places, and we are pressing forward with ambitious plans to grow and invest so that we can be there for them. That means some parts of our newsroom must get smaller to make room for the things we must build to remain competitive.”But these are very hard choices and today is a difficult day,” they added.CBS NEWS IN TRANSITION: WHO’S IN AND WHO’S OUT AFTER A TUMULTUOUS YEAR AT THE NETWORK The round of layoffs will hit dozens of staffers across the newsroom. Among the cuts are staffers of CBS News Radio, which will dissolve in May after nearly 100 years of operation. “Today, we informed our CBS News Radio team and approximately 700 affiliated stations that we will end the service on May 22, 2026. Unfortunately, this decision means that…

The United States military is deploying thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday.The deployments of the USS Boxer, along with its 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and accompanying warship, comes as Reuters reported that President Donald Trump’s administration was considering deploying thousands of U.S. troops to reinforce its operation in the Middle East.Trump told reporters on Thursday that he was not putting troops “anywhere,” but that if was going to, he would not tell journalists.The sources, who were speaking on the condition of anonymity, did not say what the role of the additional troops would be. But one of the officials said the troops were departing the West Coast of the United States about 3 weeks ahead of schedule. The White House and Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Read the full article here

It would be hard to find two more complementary market sectors than firearms and tactical knives. As a case in point, I imagine you’re likely reading this article simply because you’re the kind of person who appreciates a quality tool in whatever form it takes. Similar to what drives the engineering teams at Springfield Armory, there’s no shortage of knifemakers who go to bed and wake up thinking about how to create a product people can stake their lives on. According to the author, there isn’t a bad choice in Cold Steel’s knife catalog. Just about everything the company manufactures is durable and offers excellent cutting performance. If one is going to talk about the leaders of the knife industry, the discussion is incomplete without mentioning Lynn C. Thompson, Cold Steel’s CEO. “Larger than life” is a good way to describe the man. In fact, the first page of YouTube results under his name will reveal Thompson’s personal knife recommendations for a variety of uses, a documentary of his own personal training sessions, and his use of a big-bore handgun to stop a charging Australian Buffalo at near-contact distance. Thompson is also the single biggest promoter of the “American-style tanto”…