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Russian officials said Ukrainian drones ignited an overnight fire at a nuclear plant in Russia’s Kursk region.The strikes coincided with Ukraine’s 34th Independence Day, marking its 1991 break from the Soviet Union.Russia said the strikes hit several power facilities. The plant fire was quickly extinguished. A transformer was damaged, but radiation levels remained normal, and no injuries were reported.The U.N. nuclear watchdog said it was aware of media reports of a transformer fire "due to military activity," but had not independently confirmed them.RUSSIAN DRONE CRASHES IN POLISH FIELD AS WARSAW PROTESTS AIRSPACE VIOLATION AND PLANS FORMAL COMPLAINTDirector General Rafael Mariano

Vice President JD Vance pushed back on NBC’s "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker’s question on Sunday about Texas Republicans redrawing the congressional map for their state, arguing that they are attempting to level the playing field.The question came after the Texas Senate passed a new GOP-favored congressional map on Friday which made five districts more Republican-friendly ahead of the 2026 midterm elections."So they expanded the map for Republicans in their state," Welker began. "If President Trump's agenda is so popular, why do Republicans need to add additional seats to the map?"GOV. GREG ABBOTT THREATENS TO REDISTRICT 8 SEATS FOR

Sophie Turner didn't look back when she left the United States two years ago.Turner, 29, moved home to London in 2023 following the end of her four-year marriage to singer Joe Jonas.The "Game of Thrones" actress couldn't be happier to restart life in her native England, and admitted she never wants to leave again.SOPHIE TURNER SLAMS PARENTING POLICE AFTER BEING CRITICIZED FOR ATTENDING OASIS CONCERT WITHOUT HER KIDS"I just feel so at home here; I never want to move again," Turner told Flaunt. "Living in the states, I didn’t appreciate how much you need friends and family and how integral they

The U.S. Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of each tennis season, and 21-year-old Ethan Quinn can speak for every American when he says he loves being able to compete on home soil after a long year of traveling.But, of course, tennis is an individual sport, and each player in the tournament is battling to be the last one standing, including every American facing compatriots. Still, Quinn — entering his third U.S. Open with his highest career ranking at No. 84 — explained how tight-knit that group is despite the competitive environment.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe United

"Everything changes everything" – Late Baltimore Orioles’ Hall of Fame Manager Earl WeaverDetermining the political landscape for next year’s midterm elections may prove to be impossible.At least right now.Midterms have become increasingly challenging to decipher in recent cycles. A learned, Democratic Capitol Hill hand told me after the historic, 63-seat bloodletting by House Democrats in 2010 that the election was "un-modellable."Midterms are usually a problem for the party of the President.NEW RNC CHAIR JOE GRUTERS VOWS TO ‘RIDE THE PRESIDENT ALL THE WAY TO VICTORY’ IN MIDTERMSThat said, Democrats only lost a few House seats in 1962 – immediately following

Decapitated human remains found in a wooded area near a Nashville Waffle House and McDonald's have police searching for clues as to what happened.The discovery was made by a woman who called authorities on Friday morning, according to reports. Police told local station WZTV that the skull was found 100 yards away from the body near a wood line by the restaurants. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) has not identified the victim, and is looking into how long the remains were there. "Given the heat and the woods and the nature of how this person was found it’s extremely difficult for

On Saturday, Israeli tanks and troops began maneuvering ever closer to Gaza City’s outskirts in preparation for a full-scale offensive. Eyewitness accounts reported intensified shelling as Israel is moving toward what could be the defining battle of its war against Hamas terrorists: the capture of Gaza City.Israel's security cabinet approved the operation, known as Gideon’s Chariots B, and has deployed up to five IDF divisions toward the city’s outskirts—a highly significant mobilization. Thousands of reservists—some 60,000—have been called up.John Spencer, chair of urban warfare studies at the Madison Policy Forum and executive director of the Urban Warfare Institute, told Fox News

A shooting in New York City on Saturday left one person dead and four people wounded, including one teenager in critical condition, according to police.Officers responded at around 7:30 p.m. to a report of a shooting on Burke Avenue and Wickham Avenue near Haffen Park, a spokesperson for the New York City Police Department confirmed to Fox News.A 32-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to his chest and a 17-year-old girl had suffered a gunshot wound to her face.3 SHOT IN TIMES SQUARE, 17-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT DETAINED AFTER LATE-NIGHT DISPUTEBoth victims were transported to a hospital, where the man