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FIRST ON FOX: The Navy is taking bold steps to cut red tape and sharpen its focus on the fight. A new memo signed by Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan orders a 35% cut to civilian Public Affairs Officer (PAO) billets and moves all hiring and contracting decisions under tighter control.Leaders say the goal is to make the force leaner, faster and more disciplined while saving taxpayer money."The memo was signed with the intent to make a more lethal and agile force, placing the most capable people in the right positions to support the warfighter," a Navy official told

Eileen Gu, the American-born skier who chose to represent China in the 2022 Olympics, was reportedly involved in a training accident in New Zealand last week.Bystanders at the Cardrona Alpine Resort in Cardrona told the South China Morning Post that Gu appeared to suffer serious injuries and needed to be taken to the hospital on a stretcher.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMGu reportedly gave a health update on her Weibo account."Unfortunately, a very terrible accident occurred yesterday due to human error," she wrote. "Hopefully I’ll be back on the snow soon, but I’m still waiting for final confirmation

It’s "third time’s the charm" for Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham, as she revealed the WNBA fined her again for criticizing officiating on her podcast. Cunningham, who was ruled out for the remainder of the 2025 WNBA season after tearing her MCL in Sunday’s game against the Connecticut Sun, told her "Show Me Something" co-host, reality star and Complex journalist West Wilson, that she got fined for comments regarding Dallas Wings star guard Paige Bueckers. "I love Paige to death, don’t get me wrong," Cunningham said in her podcast episode from Aug. 13. "I think she’s a hell of a player and

EXCLUSIVE: FBI Director Kash Patel said that his agency will continue pouring resources into combating crime in Washington, D.C. until "every community is safe."Patel said in a Wednesday post on X that 550 people have been arrested in Washington, D.C. since President Donald Trump moved to federalize the Metropolitan Police Department. Of those arrests, 66 were on Tuesday.Patel said the FBI was involved in 41 of the arrests on Tuesday night, with eight drug seizures and six illegal firearms recovered.MS-13 GANG MEMBER ARRESTED IN DC AS BONDI TOUTS ADMIN'S 'EXTRAORDINARY' CRIME CRACKDOWN"The men and women of the FBI, working side

The chief of police in an Idaho college town rocked by Bryan Kohberger's deadly home invasion stabbings is pushing back on reports that a surviving roommate overheard the killer referring to one of the victims by name.The clarification comes amid reports that surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen overheard Kohberger mention 21-year-old victim Kaylee Goncalves by name at the time of the murders."I'm not quite sure where they got that, that report, but that doesn't seem accurate to me," Moscow Police Chief Anthony Dahlinger told Fox News' Paul Mauro this week.BRYAN KOHBERGER PLEADED GUILTY TO IDAHO STUDENT MURDERS, BUT THESE KEY QUESTIONS

Pierce Brosnan wouldn't be opposed to returning to the James Bond franchise after Denis Villeneuve signed onto the project.Brosnan had a good sense of humor about the topic, telling the Radio Times: "I don’t think anyone wants to see a craggy, 72-year-old Bond, but if Villeneuve had something up his sleeve I would look at it in a heartbeat." "Why not? It’s great entertainment. It could be lots of laughs. Bald caps, prosthetics… who knows?"EX-BOND GIRL HALLE BERRY DOESN'T THINK MAKING 007 A WOMAN IS ‘THE RIGHT THING TO DO’Brosnan portrayed a version of 007 from 1995 until 2002. He starred

Dallas Cowboys legendary wide receiver Michael Irvin opened up about an incident where he was arrested for cocaine possession in the prime years of the team's 1990s dynasty. During the seventh episode of the Netflix docuseries "America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys," Irvin spoke about the March 1996 incident that saw him arrested and eventually tried for cocaine possession. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMIt came just one month after the team won its third Super Bowl in a four-year span, as Irvin had cemented himself as a league superstar and future Hall of Famer. "I had a routine, after

President Trump told Brian Glenn of the conservative Real America’s Voice that he didn’t want to answer his question because it was "off-topic" as he stood there with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders.Then he proceeded to answer it at great length.The idea, it turns out, began with Vladimir Putin, who has a bit of experience at keeping himself in power, which isn’t all that hard if you’re a dictator.My source? Donald Trump.ZELENSKYY AGREES TO TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING WITHOUT CEASE-FIRE, BUT WILL KREMLIN DICTATOR GO ALONG?He said Putin told him that "it's impossible to have mail-in voting and have honest elections," in

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expanding detention centers with a new facility in southwest Nebraska and nicknaming it the "Cornhusker Clink." As part of President Donald Trump’s push to add thousands of new beds nationwide for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), just like "Alligator Alcatraz" and "Speedway Slammer," the facility increases ICE detention space for illegal aliens awaiting deportation or in deportation proceedings in the region.At the same time, Cornhusker Clink’s name recognizes the region’s heritage and is located around 200 miles from the state capital, Lincoln. ICE DEPORTATION EFFORTS COULD BE DERAILED IF CONGRESS DOESN'T ACT SOONWith ICE

A federal appeals court on Tuesday halted New Mexico’s seven-day waiting period for gun purchases, ruling that it likely infringes on citizens’ Second Amendment rights.The 2-1 ruling by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals leaves the law on hold pending a legal challenge and returns the case to a lower court.The waiting period went into effect in May of last year and included violators being subject to a misdemeanor, but it does have an exception for concealed permit holders. Democrats had enacted the measure in an effort to allow for more time for federal background checks on gun buyers

An illegal immigrant accused of exporting shipments of firearms, ammunition and other military items that were concealed inside shipping containers to North Korea was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison. Shenghua Wen, 42, of the Los Angeles suburb of Ontario, had been in federal custody since December 2024 before pleading guilty in June to one count of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and one count of acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government.Wen, a Chinese citizen, entered the United States in 2012 on a student visa and remained in the U.S. illegally after

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday announced her office had stripped security clearances from 37 current and former intelligence officials, accusing them of politicizing and manipulating intelligence.A DNI memo sent out on Monday included the names of officials who worked at the CIA, NSA, State Department and National Security Council, including former Obama DNI James Clapper, who Gabbard claimed told officials to "compromise" normal procedures to rush a 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment related to Russia's influence in the 2016 election."Being entrusted with a security clearance is a privilege, not a right," Gabbard wrote in an X post.

First lady Melania Trump is taking a bigger role on the world stage, penning a personal appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging him to end the war in Ukraine on behalf of its youngest victims. President Donald Trump spoke about his wife’s letter Tuesday on "Fox & Friends," praising her call for peace. "My wife, Melania, wrote that beautiful note to President Putin about children," said Trump. "The children are devastated. They're taken away from their homes." FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP’S ‘PEACE LETTER’ TO PUTIN: ‘IT IS TIME’President Trump convened a large group of prominent European leaders on Monday to discuss ongoing negotiations.

One executive for makeup brand e.l.f. is trying to turn down the social media temperature after her company’s latest ad sparked outrage among users for starring stand-up comic Matt Rife.In an interview with the outlet "Business of Fashion" (BOF), the beauty brand’s chief marketing officer, Kory Marchisotto, spoke about what went wrong with its ad with Rife, explaining that causing outrage was never their intention."Obviously we’re very surprised," she said. "There is a big gap between our intention and how this missed the mark for some people … We always aim to deliver positivity, and this one didn’t."TIM ALLEN ADDRESSES

President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday that there will be no U.S. troops defending Ukraine's border, even after he leaves office."You have my assurance," he told "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday."I'm just trying to stop people from being killed," he continued. "They're losing 5,000 to 7,000 people a week in that ridiculous war that should have never happened. If we had a normal president — not even a great president — if we had normal president, it wouldn't have happened." Trump said he intends to let Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet one-on-one before focusing on a broader

1. Trump calls White House talks 'very good' toward Russia-Ukraine peace 2. Major blue state governor signs bill opening financial aid to illegals3. Deadly crime wave in Democrat-led city terrorizes residentsEYE ON THE STORM – Hurricane Erin moves closer to US, unleashing life-threatening impacts today. Continue reading …NOT THE NORM – DC police draw scrutiny in congressional intern killing case. Continue reading …DARK OBSESSIONS – Bryan Kohberger's phone shows disturbing activity after campus killings. Continue reading …SUDDEN STOP – Pilot admits to 'a few beers' before flight as stunning arrest video emerges. Continue reading …FLORIDA FLEX – America’s wealthiest neighborhood is

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev taunted European leaders early Tuesday, accusing them of failing "to outplay" U.S. President Donald Trump during their meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. "The anti-Russian warmongering Coalition of the Willing failed to outplay @POTUS on his turf," Medvedev wrote on X, in English. The "Coalition of the Willing" refers to a group of European leaders who formed a pact to support a peace deal in Ukraine. Those leaders at Monday’s meeting included French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Finnish President

Authorities have released footage of a Southwest Airlines pilot failing a sobriety test shortly before takeoff in January.David Allsop, 52, of New Hampshire was taken into custody at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport at around 7 a.m. on Jan. 7, per the Chatham County Sheriff's Office.Police bodycam video shows officers questioning Allsop after receiving reports that the pilot might have been under the influence just before Southwest Flight 3772 was about to leave Georgia for Chicago.The pilot admitted that he drank "a few beers" 10 hours before the flight, to which the officer asked him to clarify.PASSENGERS REMOVED FROM PLANE, ARRESTED

The chief of the Seattle Police Department was reportedly just yards away from a jewelry store when it was ransacked in broad daylight on Thursday, with the robbers getting away with an estimated $2 million in diamonds, gold and luxury watches.That day, four masked robbers executed the robbery at Menashe & Sons Jewelers in West Seattle, threatening staffers with bear spray and a stun gun after smashing the locked glass front door with a hammer and stealing everything from six display cases in the store.But as the jewelry heist was taking place, Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes was eating lunch

"New Yorker Staffer Slammed for Anti-White Posts After Sydney Sweeney Attack"A New Yorker staff writer rushed to scrub her social media last week after users resurfaced old controversial tweets in response to her article criticizing actress Sydney Sweeney, which described the star as an "Aryan Princess."Doreen St. Félix deleted her X account after critics began sharing her old posts, the New York Post reported. These posts — some of them more than a decade old — included statements like, "I hate white men," and that "white capitalism" is the "reason the earth is in peril."AMERICAN EAGLE FIRES BACK AT CRITICS AFTER

Peter Mandelson, the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States, thinks the Super Bowl should be held across the pond.Mandelson said last week he has been lobbying since taking the role in February for the biggest sporting event in the U.S. to be hosted by the U.K."I’ve made a big pitch for the first Super Bowl outside the U.S. to take place in Britain," Mandelson told the Chicago Council on Global Affairs on Thursday, per C-SPAN.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I want that Super Bowl in Britain. I don’t care when it takes place, but I want it

A high-profile California Democrat erupted at ICE after agents showed up at California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press conference announcing his redistricting plans were meant to confront the Trump administration and Texas Republicans.California state Sen. Scott Wiener, of San Francisco County, expressed his outrage on Reddit, reposting a tweet from Newsom’s press office that mocked President Donald Trump’s all-caps custom."I’m authoring legislation to shut this ski mask s--t down," Wiener wrote in bolded letters above an image of Newsom’s office’s tweet, which read: "BORDER PATROL HAS SHOWED UP AT OUR BIG BEAUTIFUL PRESS CONFERENCE! WE WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATED!" (sic).Wiener went

Sophie Turner had a "vile" experience kissing co-star Kit Harington for their upcoming horror film, "The Dreadful."Turner and Harington starred alongside each other in "Game of Thrones" as brother and sister from 2011 until 2019. After portraying siblings Sansa Stark and Jon Snow, their bond transcended TV and the duo found themselves just as close in real life.After Turner suggested Harington for the lead role in "The Dreadful," he pointed out filming might be a little awkward.SOPHIE TURNER SLAMS PARENTING POLICE AFTER BEING CRITICIZED FOR ATTENDING OASIS CONCERT WITHOUT HER KIDS"So, I sent the script to Kit, and he kind

What should have been a happy moment for Bella Thorne has turned into a wave of criticism. On Saturday, the former Disney star, 27, took to social media to share with her nearly 24 million followers that she got down on one knee and proposed to her fiancé, Mark Emms, two years after he originally popped the question. BELLA THORNE GETS CANDID ABOUT BISEXUALITY, OPEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH MOD SUN AND TANA MONGEAU"3 years ago we met, 1 year later he proposed," she captioned the post, which features at-home footage of Thorne getting on one knee. "Now 1 year later so did I."APP

Tom Barrack, the U.S. special envoy to Lebanon, said Monday that his team would discuss a possible ceasefire agreement with Israel, after Beirut endorsed a U.S.-backed plan for the Hezbollah terrorist group to disarm. Barrack, following a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, also said Washington would seek an economic proposal for post-war reconstruction in the country, after months of shuttle diplomacy between the U.S. and Lebanon. Hezbollah, which the U.S. has officially designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization since 1997, remains Iran’s most powerful proxy in the region and has been subject to extensive U.S. sanctions.Barrack is also set to