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Pearl Harbor survivor Ken Schubring enlisted when he was just 17."Everything seemed to lean toward that being in the cards sooner rather than later," the 103-year-old told WANF-TV this week, days ahead of the anniversary of the 1941 attack. "So not much of a decision to be made."Schubring ended his guard duty on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, then went to eat."I went to eat breakfast after my duty and shortly before 8 a.m., an explosion shook our bunkers," he said at a Veterans Day ceremony at the National WWII Museum this year, according to Spirit America. "Everyone rushed

Police in Italy successfully intercepted and prevented pro-Palestinian activists from interfering with a sacred Olympic tradition on Saturday. The Italian police said that the pro-Palestinian activists were prevented from coming into contact with the opening stages of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics torch relay.Both groups of protesters were removed before they reached the relay route in Rome, per police. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMA third group of about 10 people that was monitored by police waved Palestinian flags when the relay passed by the city’s biggest university, La Sapienza.There were also three people carrying signs in support of Venezuela

Actor Richard Gere offered a rare remark about his nearly 20-year absence from the Oscars during an interview with Variety on Wednesday, telling the outlet that he was rather unfazed by the Academy's decision.Gere disappeared from the show after he went off-script while presenting at the 1993 Academy Awards, denouncing China's "horrendous, horrendous human rights issue" in Tibet."I didn’t take it particularly personally," Gere told Variety. "I didn’t think there were any bad guys in the situation. I do what I do and I certainly don’t mean anyone any harm. I mean to harm anger. I mean to harm exclusion."HARRISON

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is preparing to deliver a speech Saturday on rebuilding the "Arsenal of Freedom" at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California.Ahead of the keynote address, Hegseth shared a video on X touring facilities in California. "The era of vendor-locked, prime-dominated, closed architecture, cost plus over. We're going to compete, we're going to move fast, we're going to do open architecture, we're going to innovate, we're going to scale, we're going to do it at cost. Because this is a commitment to a mission," Hegsteh said in the video. "Whether you're a vet or not who

A regional grocery store recently went viral after unveiling an unusual — and intriguing — treat: butter-dipped ice cream cones.Stew Leonard's, a Connecticut-based chain with additional locations in New York and New Jersey, posted an Instagram video of the dessert on Nov. 20.The video shows an employee dipping a vanilla soft-serve cone in a bowl of melted Stew Leonard's-brand butter.GAS STATION SPIN ON CLASSIC ITALIAN DESSERT GOES VIRAL: 'ROAD TRIP LUXURY'"Soft serve … dipped in real butter," the post read. "Yes, we're testing it. Yes, it’s insane."The chain also shared a video of its CEO, Stew Leonard Jr., trying the

Five months after the deadly Texas Hill Country flood, newly released 911 calls reveal panic, desperation and heartbreaking pleas.The two emergency dispatchers on duty were overwhelmed as they were inundated with calls from individuals dealing with an increasingly dire situation. Among the more than 400 calls to emergency services were people stuck in or on their homes, their summer camp cabins and even trees. Some called multiple times to let rescuers know where they were and to alert them that their situations were becoming increasingly urgent."We're okay, but we live about a mile down the road from Camp Mystic, and

Former President Joe Biden said "we're the United States of Amerigotit" in his latest gaffe during a speech on Friday at the International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C.Biden was urging elected officials, leaders and advocates to "continue the fight" for equality when he slurred his words."We just have to get up. As long as we keep the faith … and remember who the hell we are. We're the United States of Amerigotit, that's who we are! We're the U.S.!" Biden said.‘THIS GUY’: SLURRING BIDEN TAKES SHOT AT TRUMP, THOSE TRYING TO ‘ERASE OUR HISTORY’ AT JUNETEENTH CHURCH EVENTBiden continued