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Attendees of Saturday's military parade in the nation's capital came from all corners of the United States, and Fox News Digital spoke to several of them to hear why they had traveled from near and far to attend the one-of-a-kind event. Some attendees were local, while others drove hundreds of miles to see the event honoring the Army's 250th birthday. Saturday also was Flag Day, celebrated each year to commemorate the adoption of the American flag in 1777, as well as President Donald Trump's birthday. "For me, this is a sense of patriotism," one attendee from the Baltimore-area said. "We're celebrating Flag

Former USMNT player Stu Holden identified one big issue the team needs to figure out before the World Cup begins next year. Holden, 39, said the team needs to figure out which players will be on the field. "I think the biggest issue for the USMNT is to figure out who are the 11 guys who are going to step out on that field on June 12, 2026, that can inspire people and get results. There has not been anything in two years since the World Cup in Qatar that has made me feel that we have taken any strides forward," Holden

Plenty of dads and granddads across the country will be firing up their gas and charcoal grills for Father's Day.The prospect opens up an age-old debate: Is it better to cook with gas or charcoal?Case D. Fischer, CEO of Fischer & Wieser Farms, told Fox News Digital about the benefits of using charcoal.WORLD-CLASS BARBECUE CHEF SHARES 5 'GAME-CHANGING' SUMMER SIDE DISHES ANYONE CAN MAKE"There's something timeless and elemental about cooking over charcoal," Fischer said."The way the smoke mingles with the food brings out flavors you just can't replicate with gas or electric."Fischer's business is based in Fredericksburg, Texas.He said his

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. had "nothing to do with" Israel's attack against Iran but warned that any attack against the U.S. would be met with the "full strength and might" of the U.S. military."The U.S. had nothing to do with the attack on Iran, tonight," Trump wrote on Truth Social in the early morning hours of Sunday. "If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before," he continued. "However, we can easily get

Photos and online footage showed protests outside the Gold Cup soccer game between Mexico and the Dominican Republic at SoFi Stadium on Saturday.One of the individuals who joined the protests criticized President Donald Trump in an interview with The Los Angeles Times.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I am a soccer fan but today we are not for soccer," Daniel Fuentes said in Spanish. "It is not fair what Donald Trump is doing, lifting up our working people saying they are criminals and it is not so. They are raging against us Latinos, saying we are the worst."The ongoing

The Florida Panthers moved to the verge of the Stanley Cup title by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 in Game 5 Saturday"It was very solid game, definitely," goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky said. "But the series continues and we are excited about the next game. It’s going to be a big game."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBobrovsky stopped 19 of the 21 shots he faced, making some important saves when needed, and was aided by lockdown defense that took ice away from the Oilers.Marchand, Bennett and Sam Reinhart provided the offense. Marchand joined Mario Lemieux as the only players in

As President Donald Trump closed his remarks and invited first lady Melania Trump to the dais along U.S. 50 in downtown Washington, the assembled crowd of thousands began an impromptu rendition of "Happy Birthday."The president, who turned 79 Saturday, smiled and paused as the singing gave way to a young Army officer approaching with a folded U.S. flag.The officer presented Trump the flag on behalf of the U.S. Army Golden Knights and said it had flown over the Capitol earlier in the day to commemorate the nation’s oldest military branch.TRUMP CELEBRATES US' LONG HISTORY OF GIVING FOREIGN ENEMIES ‘HELL’ AT

Ali Shamkhani, Iran’s former Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Friday, according to Iranian state media reports.Shamkhani was one of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s top senior advisors and was reportedly taken out in his home in Tehran by an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) airstrike.The death of Shamkhani marks another significant blow by the Israelis in dismantling Tehran's military leadership.MIKE POMPEO: ISRAEL’S STRIKES ON IRAN ARE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WHOLE WORLD IS BENEFITTINGShamkhani served as one of Iran's top military officials for decades, beginning as the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Ground

Newly filed court documents reveal thatl a Los Angeles protester at the center of a dramatic arrest caught on video has been criminally charged with assaulting a federal officer by throwing a rock at an agent's face shield.Thomas Guzman was apprehended near the Roybal Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in downtown L.A. on Thursday night, and is charged with felony assault on a federal officer.A video obtained by Fox News shows the chaotic interaction, with officers screaming for protesters to get back.ANTI-ICE RIOTS REVEAL THE LEFT HAS LEARNED NOTHING. IT'S JUST HANDED TRUMP A GIFTGuzman was allegedly seen in the

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth assured Americans on Saturday that President Donald Trump is "dialed in" to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran and asserted that this is not an "autopen moment" for the president.Hegseth told "Fox and Friends": "The American people can be assured that President Trump is dialed in. This is not an autopen moment. We had that where the world saw our gaze distracted or not paying attention at all. President Trump is dialed in. I get to see it every single day. He knows every single dynamic of what's going on here, and I'll tell

Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky’s slump continued on Friday night with the team’s third straight loss and seventh of the season, this time against the Atlanta Dream.   Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca said earlier this week that the team would need to see more production out of the former LSU star, but Reese struggled to turn things around in the 88-70 loss that saw the Dream’s Rhyne Howard drop a season-high of 36 points and a career-high nine three-pointers. "We’ve got to do a better job of stopping the bleeding as it’s going," head coach Tyler Marsh told reporters after the game. CLICK

A senior Israeli intelligence official exclusively told Fox News on Saturday, "We have more surprises coming up" for Iran following the initial wave of strikes during "Operation Rising Lion." The high-ranking source, speaking to Fox News Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst, said Israeli intelligence projected Iran would have an arsenal of 8,000 ballistic missiles over the next two years and that this was part of the reason a decision was made to launch the operation. Right now, Israel believes Iran has about 2,000 missiles.   "We cannot end this operation knowing that we will be in the same spot two years from

The 81st anniversary of the famous U.S.-led D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, was recently commemorated.Less well-known are the battles during the days and weeks that followed in Normandy, which helped secure the massive beachhead, so the allies could go on and defeat Nazi Germany in World II.One of those clashes was at a bridge over a small river near the town of Sainte-Mère-Église. Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division landed near there early on the morning of June 6, 1944. They had to hold the position against Germans threatening American forces who came ashore at Utah beach, one of the main

Archaeologists recently made numerous "spectacular" discoveries at a long-forgotten temple to an Ancient Greek god, according to local officials.The Department of Antiquities in Cyprus shared a Facebook post about the latest excavation on April 28. The site, the Sanctuary of Apollo at Frangissa, was first discovered in the 19th century before it was subsequently lost, the group said.Apollo, the god of archery and the son of Zeus, was venerated both in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. He was one of the 12 Olympian deities in Greek mythology, said to have lived upon Mount Olympus along with his father Zeus and

In an exclusive statement to Fox News Digital, U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) senior advisor Kari Lake confirmed that Voice of America’s (VOA) Persian news service is ramping up coverage as tensions between Iran and Israel intensify."History is being made, and VOA Persian news service is rising to the occasion to cover it," Lake said Friday."Farsi language is a statutorily required for USAGM. We are ramping up — as we’ve always planned to do — to meet this historic moment," she continued. "Everyone who is being called back has been on paid administrative leave, so they are simply being

Victor Perez's time on the notoriously challenging Oakmont golf course Friday proved to be memorable. The French golfer carded a rare ace during second-round competition at the U.S. Open.It was just the second hole-in-one on record in a U.S. Open at Pennsylvania's Oakmont Country Club. Perez aced on the par-3 sixth hole Friday, using a 7-iron to hit the shot from 192 yards.The ball bounced a few times before eventually rolling roughly three feet into the cup.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAn animated Perez raised his arms before giving his caddie a chest bump. Perez also celebrated with

ESPN star Stephen A. Smith slammed Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., on Friday after the lawmaker disrupted Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference, which led to him being forcibly removed and handcuffed."Here you have this Sen. Alex Padilla – Can Kristi Noem speak? Could you have waited till she finished to ask your questions, to shout your questions?" he said on "The Stephen A. Smith Show.""You are a senator, right? You couldn't wait? So that was just you out of control because you were just losing it, huh. You, a United States senator, couldn't compose yourself and

Two Chinese nationals accused of smuggling biological materials into the United States appeared in court Friday as federal authorities fight to keep them detained in cases they say concern "national security."University of Michigan post-doctoral research fellow Yunqing Jian and Huazhong University of Science and Technology student Chengxuan Han were ordered to remain in federal custody as their separate cases remain ongoing. During the hearing, Han, who is accused of mailing packages containing biological materials to the University of Michigan's laboratory, became visibly emotional and was seen choking back tears when she learned her preliminary hearing had been pushed to a later

A former CIA analyst has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for unlawfully transmitting Top Secret Information.Asif William Rahman, 34, will be spending more than three years in jail for giving Top Secret national defense information to unauthorized viewers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.Rahman had access to Top Secret security clearance information along with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information until he was arrested. According to the release, on October 17, 2024, Rahman accessed and printed two Top Secret documents containing national defense information for a strike on an adversary by a U.S. ally.SUSPECT CHARGED IN LEAK OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS

Former Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., said China might be the voice of "moral authority" following Israel's strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and military leaders. During a "What’s Next: Conversations on the Path Forward" event hosted by the Center for American Progress (CAP), Walz responded to a question from CEO Neera Tanden about the "escalatory" nature of the strikes. Walz said, "Iran has to retaliate, in their mind," and the "Middle East is back on fire in a way that has now expanded.""Now, who is the voice in the world that can negotiate some type of agreement in

Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) will suspend its long-running transgender treatment program for children and young adults this summer as pressure from the Trump administration continues to mount.The Los Angeles hospital's Center for Transyouth Health and Development informed its nearly 3,000 patient families on Thursday that the center will be closing its doors on July 22, adding that there was "no viable alternative" that would allow the hospital to continue its specialized care, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times on Thursday, "There is no doubt that this is a painful and significant change to our organization and a

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., expressed staunch support for Israel's assault against Iran, calling for the U.S. to back Israel's efforts by providing the ally with anything it needs."Our commitment to Israel must be absolute and I fully support this attack. Keep wiping out Iranian leadership and the nuclear personnel. We must provide whatever is necessary—military, intelligence, weaponry—to fully back Israel in striking Iran," Fetterman asserted Thursday night in a post on X.The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs reposted the senator's post. ISRAEL LAUNCHES ‘OPERATION RISING LION’ ON IRAN, TARGETING NUCLEAR FACILITIES, TEHRANIt also shared a post in which U.S. House Speaker

CNN security analyst and former FBI agent Josh Campbell defended Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and the agents Thursday who forcibly removed Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., during his viral outburst. Video of the incident showed Padilla trying to walk up to Noem while she was speaking at a podium during a press conference in Los Angeles about the riots. Padilla simultaneously attempted to shout over Noem, but law enforcement stepped in and forcefully stopped Padilla's advance. Padilla was eventually taken to the ground and handcuffed, the video showed. Fox News reporters who were present said Padilla appeared to be detained for a

With closing arguments scheduled for Friday morning, jurors will soon begin deliberating Karen Read's fate after 31 days of testimony in her second trial over the death of Boston cop John O'Keefe, her former boyfriend.Read, 45, is accused of clipping the 46-year-old outside a house party and leaving him to die on the ground during a blizzard on Jan. 29, 2022. Her defense denies that a collision ever happened, suggesting he was attacked by someone at the party and a dog instead.Judge Beverly Cannone denied the defense's second motion for a finding of not guilty Thursday – clearing the way

You have lots of places to choose from to get your message out to the press if you’re House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.It’s best to get your message out succinctly, clearly and free of interference.So when Johnson decided to boast about the House making good on the first bill to codify DOGE cuts and slash $9.4 billion from USAID and public broadcasting, he stepped just outside the House chamber and into a throng of reporters gathered by the Will Rogers Statue."Republicans will continue to deliver real accountability and restore fiscal discipline," said Johnson.  REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: GOP LAWMAKERS PREPARE TO SLASH