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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former CIA station chief Dan Hoffman said on “The Sunday Briefing” that a reported agency deception campaign may have helped draw Iranian forces away from a missing U.S. airman, offering new insight into the mission that culminated in a daring rescue behind enemy lines.It was reported that the CIA attempted to deceive the Iranians into believing the U.S. was gearing up for a maritime rescue, Hoffman said, when in reality, the airman was exfiltrated from the mountains.TRUMP VOWS US WILL STRIKE IRAN’S POWER PLANTS, BRIDGES IF STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS NOT REOPENED The CIA also assisted in tracking both the missing airman and enemy forces, he said.”The CIA was there to track [the airman’s] location… And then at the same time, the CIA is tracking Iranian security forces, their movements, their efforts to find and fix the location of our airman. And then, at the same time, running this deception operation, an extraordinary operation.”INSIDE THE DARING RESCUE OF AIRMAN BEHIND ENEMY LINES: HOW CIA ASSISTED WITH ‘DECEPTION CAMPAIGN’ “I’ve heard it referred to as looking for a needle in a haystack. I think it’s more like a needle in a stack of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Chainsmokers, the electronic music duo, performed in between Final Four games on Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, marking the first-ever Final Four concert for the NCAA Tournament.However, some fans, including prominent figures in sports, were not happy with the NCAA’s decision to have the performance happen in the first place.Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy, ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt and others took their frustrations to social media, as they saw The Chainsmokers take the stage following UConn’s victory over Illinois in the first Final Four matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium. “This Chainsmokers concert in between games is playing off like somebody lost a bet,” Portnoy tweeted on Saturday night. “I like the Chainsmokers but nothing has ever made less sense than this.”One of the main reasons fans had an issue with the concert was the starting time for Michigan-Arizona, which was written as 8:49 p.m. ET. However, tipoff didn’t come until around 9:20 p.m., which was an hour after UConn-Illinois finished.UCONN’S DAN HURLEY HEARS BOOS AFTER FINAL FOUR WIN OVER ILLINOISPortnoy is a well-known Michigan fan, so he was very glad to see the delay didn’t hurt his Wolverines in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Downed over enemy territory and forced to evade capture, a U.S. airman’s survival highlights the high-stakes training that prepares pilots for the worst, a former Air Force fighter pilot said Sunday.”As a F-16 fighter pilot, I’ll tell you that the last thing we do before we step to go fly a combat sortie is we brief up the CSAR mission and understanding what will happen if we have to get out of that aircraft,” Lt. Col. Dan Rooney told “Fox & Friends Weekend.””And we have a motto, ‘Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready,'” he said. U.S. forces rescued a missing U.S. weapons system officer from a downed F-15E in Iran following a multi-day search inside enemy territory as Iranian forces simultaneously searched the area.The pilot, who also ejected from the jet in Khuzestan Province, was rescued Friday morning.President Donald Trump touted the recovery mission as an “Easter miracle.”Rooney said pilots undergo extensive survival and evasion training to prepare for worst-case scenarios, including being shot down behind enemy lines.TRUMP CALLS RESCUE OF DOWNED AIR FORCE PILOT AN ‘EASTER MIRACLE’ PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP BRIEFED ON DOWNED F-15 FIGHTER JET IN IRAN”We…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ava Phillippe is following in her famous parents’ footsteps with a starring role in a new music video.The 26-year-old rising star made an appearance in country star Ella Langley’s latest music video for “Choosin’ Texas,” which dropped on Wednesday, April 1.In the music video, which also stars Miranda Lambert, Luke Grimes and Kaitlin Butts, Ava plays a woman at a bar who catches the eye of Langley’s boyfriend in the video, played by Grimes.It is then revealed in a series of flashbacks that Grimes and Ava’s characters have a history and were previously linked romantically. After Langley notices Grimes can’t keep his eyes off of Ava, she seeks out Lambert’s help, with the two ultimately taking off together, leaving Grimes’ character outside the bar on his own. LAINEY WILSON REVEALS KEITH URBAN’S BRUTAL 5-WORD REALITY CHECK WHEN SHE COMPLAINED ABOUT GRUELING SCHEDULE”This was such a fun shoot & I couldn’t be more grateful to be included in this stellar cast,” Ava wrote on Instagram. “Ella is a true storyteller & getting to witness her creativity up close has me even more excited to see what she does next.”Ava is no stranger to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former Pentagon official said the rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran served as more than a recovery mission, saying it was a warning to Tehran that the United States can penetrate anywhere in Iranian territory to carry out operations ranging from rescues to securing sensitive targets.”This demonstrates to the Iranian leadership that we can get anywhere that we so choose and hold ground as long as we desire to accomplish a mission,” Brent Sadler, a retired Navy captain, said on “Fox & Friends Weekend” Sunday.TRUMP CALLS RESCUE OF DOWNED AIR FORCE PILOT AN ‘EASTER MIRACLE’ “Not only can we rescue our pilots, but we can also go to where we need to secure nuclear equipment or the remainders of their leadership.”Sadler’s comments come after the rescue of a U.S. Air Force weapons system officer (WSO) early Sunday morning local time after roughly 36 hours in hiding.The pilot and WSO ejected from an F-15E fighter jet when it was downed over Iran on Friday. The pilot was rescued that morning.IRAN GUARDS RECRUITING CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 12, PUTTING THEM ON FRONT LINES OF WAR Sadler said there have been reports that…

France is seeking to quadruple its stockpile of kamikaze drones and drastically expand missile arsenals by the end of the decade, Politico reported on Friday. A draft military planning law said that the preparations were being done to get ready for a “war economy.” A 64-page-long document set to be presented by the government next week stated that French rulers intend to focus on expanding their munitions arsenals rather than the armed forces themselves. The ruling class has been learning, taking its lessons from those of the Ukraine and Middle East conflicts, which have been depleting Western arms stocks at an alarming rate. Russia: France Uses Private Companies to “Assist” Foreign Rulers In Armed Conflict The stocks of loitering munitions such as kamikaze drones are set to grow by 400%, Safran-made AASM Hammer guided bombs by 240%, and Aster and Mica missiles by 30% by 2030, Politico reported. -RT The push toward stockpiling munitions is said to be one shared with other European nations as a way to remove reliability on the United States. France has accused the U.S. of being unredictable and of course, it has been starting wars every few months it seems. France wants to limit its…

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France is seeking to quadruple its stockpile of kamikaze drones and drastically expand missile arsenals by the end of the decade, Politico reported on Friday. A draft military planning law said that the preparations were being done to get ready for a “war economy.” A 64-page-long document set to be…

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The Pentagon has identified six service members who were killed on March 12 when a U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed during combat operations against Iran. Maj. John “Alex” Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama; Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington; and Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky, were killed in the crash, the Pentagon announced. They were assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Also deceased are Capt. Seth R. Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Indiana; Capt. Curtis J. Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio; and Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio, each of whom were assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing out of Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio.“Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of Alex, Ariana and Ashley,” U.S. Air Force Col. Ed Szczepanik, 6th Air Refueling Wing commander, said in a release Saturday. “To lose a member of the Air Force family is excruciatingly painful, especially to those who know them as son, daughter, brother, sister, spouse, mom, or dad. To lose them at the same time is unimaginable. Our hearts and minds are with the family, friends and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jim Irsay collected several pieces of iconic sports memorabilia during his lifetime.The late Indianapolis Colts owner’s collection was offered in a live online auction at Christie’s, an art and luxury auction house. From Thursday through Saturday, the collection generated more than $93 million at auction, far exceeding its pre-auction $40 million estimate.Aside from the coveted music pieces, the sports-themed items in Irsay’s collection sold at auction included Secretariat’s 1973 Triple Crown saddle, Wayne Gretzky’s Edmonton Oilers jersey he wore when he scored his NHL record 500th goal and one of Jackie Robinson’s bats from the 1953 season.  The saddle commanded a horse racing item record price of $1.524 million, the Oilers’ jersey drew $952,500 and Robinson’s bat brought in $406,400.”The Irsay sale did justice to the brilliance of the collector and of the monumental pieces he brought together, iconic objects that tell the story of our culture and our times,” Julien Pradels, president of Christie’s Americas, said in a statement.PEYTON MANNING, PAT MCAFEE, OTHER SPORTS STARS MOURN COLTS OWNER JIM IRSAY AFTER DEATH AT 65″The Irsay collection is singular, but Christie’s will have other amazing sales in the space moving forward.” The…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sharon Osbourne is sharing how she feels about artists who choose to give politically motivated speeches at award shows.During a conversation with her son, Jack Osbourne, on a recent episode of “The Osbournes Podcast,” Sharon said that while she “understand[s] [that] everybody needs their platform,” she also understands that “everybody needs relief from what’s going on in the world.””Everybody needs that escape,” she said. “And the thing is, it’s like I understand that people get really emotional about things politically, so when they are on TV knowing that there’s 15 [to] 16 million people in this country alone watching, they want to use that platform to show everybody how emotional they personally are about a situation. And I get it, but they’ve also got to get that Joe public needs a f—ing break.”She said that while they may have that “huge platform” when accepting whatever award they have just won, they need to understand, “it’s not always about you” and that those watching at home are already living in “fear.” OPRAH ACCEPTED BEING SUBJECT OF JOKES ABOUT HER WEIGHT DUE TO SELF-BLAME, SAYS ‘I FELT THEY WERE RIGHT’The former “X Factor UK”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Brittany Aldean is sharing some “spring break snaps” on Instagram.The 37-year-old mom of two posted a series of pictures from her beach vacation with her family, including some of her posing on the beach in a green bikini.In one of the photos, Aldean can be seen leaning on a palm tree and looking off into the distance, while wearing a green bikini. She paired the look with a yellow skirt, dangling earrings and a pair of brown sunglasses.Another photo shows her posing in the same bikini, but looking into the camera rather than off in the distance. She can be seen posing in the same outfit in her hotel room, this time carrying a green and white beach bag and smiling at the camera. BRITTANY ALDEAN ENJOYS GIRLS’ TRIP IN BEACHSIDE BIKINI SNAPSHer two kids, daughter, Navy, and son, Memphis, can be seen smiling at the camera while enjoying some smoothies in one photo, and her husband, country singer Jason Aldean, can be seen cuddling with their daughter in another.”I know y’all are having a super time!!! I love the pictures!!!” one fan wrote, while another added, “Love these cutie spring breakers.”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The percentage of American adults who smoke cigarettes has dropped to the lowest level ever recorded, according to a new study.About 9.9% of U.S. adults reported smoking cigarettes in 2024, a drop from 10.8% in 2023, according to an analysis of National Health Interview Survey data published Tuesday in the journal NEJM Evidence. The findings mark the first time the adult smoking rate in the U.S. has fallen to the single digits, a milestone public health officials have pursued for decades. The decline suggests the U.S. may be moving closer to the Healthy People 2030 goal — a national public health target — of reducing adult smoking to 6.1%.SMOKING JUST TWO CIGARETTES A DAY CAN WREAK HAVOC ON YOUR HEART, STUDY SHOWS”If this decline continues, the target might be met or exceeded by 2030,” the researchers, led by Israel Agaku, Ph.D., an Atlanta-based public health researcher and professor, wrote in the paper. But the milestone does not mean tobacco use has disappeared. About 25.2 million adults still smoke cigarettes — the most commonly used tobacco product in the United States — while nearly 47.7 million adults, or 18.8% of the population, use at…

A fundraising email distributed Thursday by a political action committee linked to President Donald Trump included a photo of a March 7 dignified transfer of a U.S. soldier killed by an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait. The email, which was signed “President Donald J. Trump“ and paid for by Never Surrender Inc., promises to make donors part of a ”National Security Briefing Membership.” It was first pointed out on X by Patriot Takes.The embedded photo of the dignified transfer, taken by White House photographer Daniel Torok, is included in the email and bracketed by icons featuring the text, “CLAIM YOUR SPOT,” which can be clicked on to donate. In the photo, Trump, wearing a white USA baseball hat, salutes as a flag-draped casket of a fallen soldier is transferred by an Army carry team. The casket included the remains of one of six soldiers returned to U.S. soil that day, the first American casualties of Operation Epic Fury.Less than one week later, the photo was used in the fundraising email.Email distributed by Never Surrender Inc., a political action committee linked to President Donald Trump. (Never Surrender Inc.)“I’m the strong commander who stares down tyrants, obliterates terrorists, and never backs down,”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Protesters attacked a Communist Party headquarters in Cuba overnight, ransacking the building and attempting to set it on fire, while video from the scene appeared to capture gunfire and a man on the ground outside, according to footage obtained by Fox News Digital.Cuban state media later denied that anyone had been struck by police gunfire and announced five arrests.Dramatic footage shows a large crowd gathered outside the building in the city of Morón as a fire burns in the street and protesters throw burning objects at the structure.Protesters can be heard chanting “Libertad, libertad!” — Spanish for “Freedom, freedom!” — moments before gunfire rings out in the video.RUSSIAN ‘DARK FLEET’ TANKER BELIEVED TO BE DELIVERING OIL TO CUBA, DETECTED OFF US COAST AMID TRUMP BAN A young man appears to collapse as others nearby scream in Spanish: “They shot him! They’re shooting! They said they wouldn’t shoot, but they shot him.”The video then shows people carrying the injured man away from the scene.In another video obtained by Fox News Digital, large crowds can be seen marching through Morón’s unlit streets before unrest spread to the Communist Party headquarters.Morón is located on Cuba’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Phil Campbell, the longtime guitarist for Motörhead, has died, Fox News Digital can confirm. He was 64.Motörhead released a statement on social media, saying, “We cannot believe we’re saying this…it is with profound sadness that we have to say Philip Anthony Campbell has passed.”The band described him as a musician who led with heart as much as talent. “Phil was a wonderful guitarist, writer, performer, and musician who had Motörhead in his veins. He always led with his gift of guitar, and carried a great sense of humour, but most of all, Phil led with his heart. You could not be around him without a chuckle or twenty, because quite simply, Phil loved life and lived it with great joy,” the statement read.MOTORHEAD GUITARIST FAST EDDIE CLARKE DEAD AT 67 As fans and friends mourned his passing, the band asked for privacy for Campbell’s family. “There will be plenty of time for us to share stories — tales of Campbell glory — and some damn good jokes together; for now, please send love and positive energy to Gaynor and the boys while affording them time, space, and privacy,” they said.The tribute concluded with…

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