NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former middle school teacher in New Jersey was arrested on Thursday following allegations she had a sexual relationship with a student.Ashley Fisler, 36, of Washington Township in Gloucester County, was charged with six counts of first-degree sexual assault of a minor, one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count of second-degree official misconduct, according to Fox 29.Each first-degree charge carries a maximum of 20 years in prison, and each second-degree charge carries a maximum of 10 years.NEW JERSEY TEACHER WHO SLEPT WITH STUDENTS AT FAMILY BAGEL SHOP LEARNS PRISON SENTENCE The arrest of the former teacher comes after the victim, who is now an adult, reported the details to police earlier this year. The victim was a student in Fisler’s class at the time of the sexual relationship.Fisler allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with a student in 2021 while she was a teacher at Orchard Valley Middle School, the outlet reported. The victim described to police multiple sexual encounters in Fisler’s vehicle and in her classroom, according to Fox 29.Investigators later discovered text messages between Fisler and the victim that allegedly confirmed the sexual nature…

The Pentagon is weighing whether to redirect weapons originally meant for Ukraine to the Middle East, as the war in Iran strains supplies of some of the U.S. military’s most critical munitions, the Washington Post reported Thursday, citing three people familiar with the matter.The weapons that could be redirected include air defense interceptor missiles purchased through a NATO initiative launched last year, under which partner countries buy U.S. arms for Kyiv, the report said.The consideration comes as U.S. operations in the region intensify. Adm. Brad Cooper, the Central Command chief leading U.S. forces in the Middle East, on Wednesday said the U.S. had hit over 10,000 targets inside Iran and was on track to limit Iran’s ability to project power outside its borders.A Pentagon spokesperson told the newspaper that the Defense Department would “ensure that U.S. forces and those of our allies and partners have what they need to fight and win.”In response to a query about the report, a NATO official said members of the alliance and its partners continue to contribute to its Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) program that funds the supply of U.S. arms for Kyiv.“Equipment is continuously flowing into Ukraine,” the official added. “The amount…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In just his second season at the helm, Curt Cignetti led Indiana to its first national championship.During the Hoosiers’ title run, Cignetti became known for his demanding coaching style. Indiana opened spring practice Thursday, and incoming transfer wide receiver Nick Marsh got a crash course in what it means to play for Cignetti.Marsh, who transferred from Michigan State, arrived at practice in gold cleats. After noting Marsh’s productive two-year stint in East Lansing, Cignetti pivoted to the wideout’s footwear. “I didn’t love those gold shoes he came out in today,” Cignetti said. “He learned what getting your a– ripped is all about. I don’t know if that happened to him very often at Michigan State. That was before practice started.”INDIANA’S CURT CIGNETTI SHUTS DOWN NFL COACHING SPECULATION: ‘I’VE ALWAYS BEEN MORE OF A COLLEGE FOOTBALL GUY’Marsh totaled 1,311 receiving yards and nine touchdowns at Michigan State. TCU quarterback Josh Hoover also headlines Indiana’s transfer additions. Cignetti added that the coaching staff has “more work to do with this group than the first two teams,” noting the group is still learning more about players the team will likely rely on next season. Indiana…

Most Americans deem the United States military’s strikes on Iran excessive, according to an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released Wednesday.The survey, conducted from March 19 to March 23, found 59% of respondents say the scale of Operation Epic Fury has gone too far, while 26% believe it has been about right. Only 13% think the campaign has not gone far enough.A separate Pew Research Center poll released earlier this week showed low confidence in President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict, with 37% approving and 61% disapproving. RELATEDThe public’s skepticism comes as Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of the U.S. Central Command, announced that American forces have struck more than 10,000 military targets across Iran since the operation began on Feb. 28. Cooper said the U.S. has significantly degraded more than two-thirds of the Islamic Republic’s missile, drone and naval production facilities and shipyards. Trump, for his part, declared on Thursday that the war against Iran is “ahead of schedule” and going to “end soon.”“It won’t be long,” Trump told reporters during a cabinet meeting at the White House. “It’s going to end soon. But we had to take a little detour, go to Iran, and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Eagles love story has taken off in the City of Brotherly Love.Susie Celek, the ex-wife of Super Bowl champion Brent Celek, took to social media this week to reveal her relationship with former Eagles player Hollis Thomas.Susie shared a video of her and Thomas during various outings, highlighting moments of affection. She captioned it, “Life trends show I’m not big on commitment, but I’m stuck on you, big man.” Lionel Richie’s “Stuck on You” was attached to the post. The timing of the start of Susie’s relationship with Thomas and the end of her marriage to Celek is unclear.KYLIE KELCE REVEALS HER ‘DOS AND DON’TS’ OF TALKING TO POSTPARTUM WOMEN: ‘OH, I’M SO SERIOUS’Celek spent his entire NFL career with the Eagles, helping the franchise win its first Super Bowl title in 2017. He retired after the 2017 season. The tight end missed only one game in his 11-year career. He finished his career with just under 5,000 receiving yards and 31 touchdowns. Thomas signed with the Eagles in 1996 and left after the 2005 season, two years before Celek joined the franchise. Thomas spent three seasons with the New Orleans Saints…

Sure, we’ve all heard the tales of George Washington’s exploits, Paul Revere’s famous “one if by land, two if by sea” ride, Benjamin Franklin’s role in well, just about everything. But what about the foreign fighters that served with distinction, nay, may have even saved the revolution?Here are seven foreigners who freely joined the fight for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.Baron Steuben at Valley Forge, 1778. (Library of Congress)1. Baron von Steuben: Fraud Turned HeroThe Prussian’s resume was impressive. America’s diplomats in Paris, Benjamin Franklin and Silas Deane, claimed he was once the major general and quartermaster general in the Prussian army, as well as a one-time aide-de-camp to the legendary warrior-king Frederick the Great. But Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben, or Frederick William Augustus, Baron de Steuben, was a fraud. He had been none of those things.And yet in America, he became a hero.“[M]ore than any other individual,” writes historian Paul Lockhart, Baron von Steuben “was responsible for transmitting European military thought and practice to the army of the fledgling United States. He gave form to America’s first true army — and to those that followed.”Despite his bolstered resume, the 47-year-old was a career soldier…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to accept a plea deal in New York in connection with more than a half dozen murders that spanned decades, according to reports.Heuermann is expected to plead guilty in the case, sources told FOX 5 Thursday.His defense attorney, Michael J. Brown, and Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney are negotiating a deal that could result in Heuermann pleading guilty at his court appearance on April 8, sources told the New York Post.Heuermann had been indicted for seven murders that authorities say occurred between 1993 and 2010.REX HEUERMANN’S FAMILY KEPT GRUESOME PIECE OF EVIDENCE, SOURCE SAYS About 12 years after police in Suffolk County discovered the first of 11 bodies near the beach, they arrested Heuermann, a 62-year-old architect from suburban Massapequa Park, outside his Manhattan office.Gilgo Beach is about 45 miles east of New York City along Ocean Parkway, and a short drive south of his home.EX-WIFE OF ALLEGED GILGO BEACH KILLER STILL DEFENDS HIM, BUT DAUGHTER SAYS HE ‘MOST LIKELY’ DID IT He initially faced murder charges for three of the victims: Melissa Barthelemy, 24, Megan Waterman, 22, and Amber Costello,…

NEW YORK — The United States has deployed uncrewed drone speedboats for patrols as part of its operations against Iran, the Pentagon said, the first time Washington has confirmed using such vessels in an active conflict.The deployment of the vessels — which can be used for surveillance or kamikaze strikes — has not been previously reported. It comes despite a series of setbacks in the U.S. Navy’s years‑long effort to field a fleet of uncrewed surface vessels, Reuters reported last year.Uncrewed vessels have risen to prominence in recent years after Ukraine used explosive‑laden speedboats to inflict significant damage on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.Iran has used sea drones to attack oil tankers in the Gulf at least twice since the U.S. and Israel began strikes nearly a month ago. There was no indication the U.S. had used uncrewed vessels for offensive strikes.In response to Reuters’ questions, Tim Hawkins, a Pentagon spokesperson for Central Command, said unmanned vessels built by Maryland-based BlackSea, known as the Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft, or GARC, had been used for patrols as part of the U.S. campaign against Iran, dubbed “Operation Epic Fury.”“U.S. forces continue to employ unmanned systems in the Middle East region, including surface drone…

Azo Mai and the rest of the team at Kizer have recently put the finishing touches on the Drop Bear Zero, the latest model in the Drop Bear family. The Zero derives its name from the fact that visual and mechanical refinement were the key priorities. The Drop Bear is now many different things in the Kizer lineup – there are fixed blades, different sizes, special editions – but it began as the debut platform for Kizer’s own crossbar lock. That has been a mechanism nearly every manufacturer has implemented (to greater and lesser degrees) in their lineup since the patent on Benchmade’s Axis Lock expired. But beyond the then-novel lock, the Drop Bear also won admiration for being an affordable and thoroughly capable EDC folder. The Zero takes the simplicity of the original Drop Bear design and makes it even simpler. The team worked to create a handle on which no hardware is visible on the show side. And without anything to distract your eyes, you’ll inevitably notice that the crossbar lock is gone as well – instead, Kizer chose to build in a button lock on the Zero. That’s a mechanism that is enjoying its own little renaissance…

This article was originally published by Artis Shepard at The Mises Institute.  When interest rates are pushed artificially low in the midst of constantly-increasing costs of living, the avenues by which average Americans save and grow their wealth are limited. Frugality—demonstrated by spending less than you earn and socking away a portion of your income in bank CDs—becomes an exercise in frustration as widespread price inflation eats away any nominal increase in wealth. In the ensuing search for higher yield, average Americans are pushed to take more risk in order to earn returns that have a chance of outpacing relentless price inflation. A few years ago, this dynamic was exemplified by the collapse in commercial real estate valuations, especially in the apartment sector. After years of aggressively soliciting the funds of average Americans to purchase and develop apartment complexes—many poorly built and in awful areas—asset managers promptly saw apartment values decline below their corresponding loan balances. In a great number of cases, those average Americans lost their entire investment. However, in a coordinated effort to avoid loss of their own capital, the most well-connected real estate asset managers and lenders lobbied the Federal Reserve and federal government for special favors, notably access to…