Last month, the Marine Corps introduced new service-level training to teach Marines how to counter small combat drones with weapons currently available in their arsenal. The training commenced with a three-day event at Twentynine Palms, California, where Marines from the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions learned how to shoot down small unmanned aerial systems, or sUASs, with rifles, shotguns and grenade launchers, according to a recent release. Capt. Faith Richardson, a platoon commander with the Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group, said in the release that they aimed to give Marines “a realistic look at the threat.”For the exercise, TTECG created counter-sUAS lanes where Marines engaged simulated enemy drones from distances as close as 20 meters, or around 65 feet. Controlled by members of TTECG, nicknamed “Coyotes,” the drones reach speeds at over 90 miles per hour. “The intent of the C-sUAS lanes was to build the confidence of our Marines to target sUAS and complete the mission,” Richardson added. Inside the lane, Marines practiced using an assortment of weapons, including the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle, the M1014 shotgun, and M32A1 and M320 grenade launchers as well as electronic anti-drone weapons. In addition to the live-fire training, the event included…

Open carry — the wearing of a holstered gun in plain view in public — has become a hot-button issue among our nation’s pistol-packers. There are, naturally, talking points on both sides of the debate. A few years ago, Mark Walters invited me to join a panel on this topic on his popular show, Armed America Radio. One of the panelists was an outspoken advocate of open carry. Another was a law enforcement officer just as adamantly opposed to the practice. I was the one in the middle on the issue. Open carry means wearing a holstered handgun in plain view, like this 1911 worn during a game of billiards. Whether that visibility deters trouble or invites it is the heart of the debate. I was reminded during that show of the NRA official who long ago said that in polarized debates, the only things in the middle of the road are yellow stripes and dead skunks. Given the intensity of emotions on this issue, the middle of the road is not a comfortable place to be … yet here I am. The Talking Points: Pro The arguments put forth in favor of openly carrying handguns in public seem to boil…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who carried the nuclear “football” for former President Bill Clinton says the extraordinary Air Force One shell game departing Ankara, Turkey last month to protect President Donald Trump from a potential attack was hardly unprecedented.”It was brilliant,” retired Lt. Col. Robert “Buzz” Patterson told Fox News Digital. “I wish I had been a part of it. That’s how well done it was.”But Patterson is warning that exposing the vital national security secrets behind such operations could put presidents, military personnel and the White House press corps in danger for years to come.Patterson served as Clinton’s senior military aide for a period of two years and was responsible for the president’s emergency satchel, and in a 20-minute interview Wednesday, he explained how presidential decoys, aircraft swaps and other acts of deception are longstanding tools used to protect the commander in chief, his senior officials and the “privileged” Air Force One press corps.TRUMP USED CATERING TRUCK, AIR FORCE ONE DECOY TO EVADE IRAN THREAT: REPORTWhat alarms him, Patterson said, is not that Trump’s security team used the tactic – including the catering truck sleight of hand he was…

A new trailer is out for Anne Hathaway’s new movie “Verity.”Basic info:Plot: Struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh is hired as a ghostwriter for renowned author Verity Crawford under mysterious circumstances, but her assignment takes a dark turn after discovering chilling autobiographical notes. Faced with a series of deadly family secrets, Lowen struggles to separate fiction from reality, while also blurring the lines with Verity’s husband, Jeremy.Cast: Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh HartnettRating: RDirector: Michael ShowalterRelease date: Oct. 2, 2026Source material: A novel written by Colleen HooverBEN AFFLECK DIRECTS, STARS IN NETFLIX KIDNAPPING THRILLER ‘ANIMALS’ COMING THIS OCTOBER New ‘Verity’ trailer releasedThere’s been some buzz about “Verity” going back to April, and that buzz is only going to grow after a new preview was released this week.It appears the film will be a dark and very sinister psychological thriller that peels back many layers of deception and secrets. There’s also some…….content not appropriate for younger viewers! I have a feeling “Verity” absolutely earned its R-rating.Give the preview a watch below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK CULTURE COVERAGEWhat do we all think about the preview? If the goal was to go viral and stir up some…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Celebrities’ involvement in professional wrestling has been highlighted more over the last two years.Travis Scott got involved at WrestleMania 41 to help John Cena win his 17th WWE championship, Jelly Roll has had multiple matches in the ring and Lil Yachty has been the mouthpiece for Trick Williams.COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGITAL Blake Monroe, who is currently on WWE’s SmackDown roster, recently named one celebrity she would like to get in the ring with as celebrity appearances become more common.She told Love Wrestling before SummerSlam that she recently watched a movie featuring actress Jennifer Lawrence, which appeared to be “No Hard Feelings,” and thought she would be a good fit.”I’ve said this and I got a bit of a weird reaction when I said it – Jennifer Lawrence,” Monroe said. “So, there was a movie I watched. I still don’t know the name of it. She dates a kid and he’s like a bit of a loser. She’s older. … She dates like a kid. He’s like a bit of a nerd. “She takes him skinny dipping on the beach and these kids steal their clothes and she goes…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In recent months, top Democrats like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who caucuses with Senate Democrats, have raised fears about artificial intelligence and cast dismal projections about what it might mean for the job market, pressing for government intervention.”How the hell do you go forward and throw millions of people out on the street without planning what’s going to happen?” Sanders said at a press conference in April.But since the introduction of artificial intelligence chatbots in late 2022, the U.S. has continued to add jobs while unemployment has remained at historically low levels, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The tension between Democratic projections and market adjustments underscores the difference between free-market perspectives and more centrally planned alternatives.LEADING ECONOMIST WARNS OF RISE OF ‘GEN Z AFFORDABILITY SOCIALISM’ To Richard Stern, an economist with Advancing American Freedom, a conservative think tank, the debate reveals a more fundamental clash of worldviews.”It’s showcasing the difference between free market and central planning, but it’s also showing the difference in what you think it is to be human. Do you think it is to merely do the work that you’re told to do? Or is it to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration has opened a federal civil rights investigation into Florida State University (FSU) over 32 scholarships accused of discriminating against students based on race or sex, according to a Department of Education (DOE) letter obtained by Fox News Digital.The DOE’s Office for Civil Rights said it will investigate whether FSU discriminated on the basis of race, color or national origin in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and whether the university discriminated based on sex in violation of Title IX.The investigation stems from a July 2025 complaint filed by the Equal Protection Project (EPP) that targeted 32 FSU scholarships. The DOE’s Aug. 4 letter lists all 32 programs, and confirms FSU is a recipient of federal financial assistance and therefore must comply with Title VI and Title IX.William Jacobson, founder and president of the EPP and Cornell Law professor, told Fox News Digital that FSU stood out even among the hundreds of colleges and universities his organization has challenged.A NEW YORK UNIVERSITY FACES JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION OVER ‘BLACK MALE INITIATIVE’ “Florida State, surprisingly, has one of the largest contingencies of discriminatory scholarships that we’ve…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Harvard allegedly failed to adequately safeguard research collaborations with Chinese institutions, including universities tied to Beijing’s military and defense-industrial base, according to a report from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.Researchers affiliated with the New England Ivy League co-authored more than 140 publications with other researchers affiliated with a group of Chinese universities, according to the report reviewed by Fox News Digital ahead of its public release.The “Seven Sons of National Defense” are a group of Chinese universities identified by the Pentagon and other U.S. officials as central to China’s defense research and military modernization efforts. The House Committee created to crackdown on China argues Harvard’s approach to research security opened the door for collaborations that could advance technological and military capabilities of the hostile nation.Harvard also reported received more than $600 million from China under the federal Section 117 foreign-gift disclosure system — more than any other American university, according to the Education Department dashboard cited in the report. The committee argues the U.S. university’s financial ties to China heighten the need for strict oversight of its research partnerships and foreign-funding disclosures. HARVARD TOPS NATION…

It can be tough to hang up a favorite hunting rifle, but when laws requiring straight-wall cartridges go away, you might find yourself doing just that.I have become increasingly sentimental about things, to the point that I worry it might be a terminal descent into nostalgia instead of a meaningful period of reflection on what I have thus far accomplished in life. It could be the kids growing up or my hometown having changed so much that it no longer feels like the place I knew.And the changes keep coming.Even good things, on occasion, have a touch of dread—signaling broader changes and the unknown. Michigan recently announced that the “straight-wall zone” was no more, and regular rifle cartridges could be used for hunting deer. While this isn’t interesting to many people, it struck a chord that an era of hunting, scouting and friendships had come to an end.Using My SoapboxA lot of people I speak to know I publish on these esteemed pages. With them, I’m usually referred to as Josh the Writer to separate me from the rather dense crowd of other men blessed with that name who populate my neck of the woods. More accurately, I should be…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Whether someone is the older or younger sibling may be linked to certain health outcomes later in life, according to a massive new study.Analyzing medical data from 10 million U.S. siblings over two decades, researchers from the University of Chicago and Columbia University found links suggesting that birth order may be connected to specific long-term health risks.Researchers examined 569 disease categories across families and among siblings, identifying 150 conditions that were significantly associated with birth order.LONGER LIVES, WORSE HEALTH? SCIENTISTS UNCOVER TROUBLING TREND ACROSS GENERATIONSFirst-born children showed a higher likelihood of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses, including autism, ADHD, Tourette’s and OCD, as well as immune-allergic conditions like food allergies.Second-born children were statistically more prone to migraines, shingles, substance use disorders and gastrointestinal issues like gastritis. Discussing the findings on “Fox & Friends,” Dr. Marc Siegel, senior medical analyst for Fox News, noted the value of such a wide-scale study.”I love this study because it opens a lot of questions more than it gives answers, but I think I have some answers,” the doctor said.CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIESRegarding the heightened prevalence of ADHD among first-borns, Siegel offered his own hypothesis about…