Author: Jack Bogart

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NBC has confirmed reports that “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie will not be attending the Winter Olympics in Italy as the search for her mother intensifies.”Savannah will not be joining us at the Olympics as she focuses on being with her family during this difficult time,” a spokesperson for NBC Sports told Fox News Digital.”Our hearts are with her and the entire Guthrie family as the search continues for their mother. We will share additional information about our Opening Ceremony coverage plans soon,” the spokesperson added.’MORNING JOE’ HOST FIGHTS BACK TEARS WHILE DISCUSSING…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The White House has approved the Medal of Honor for fallen Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, a Staten Island, New York, native who died in Afghanistan in 2013, while shielding an allied soldier, according to Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., who said she was notified of the decision in a statement posted to social media.The decision follows years of advocacy from veterans’ groups, elected officials and the Staten Island community to formally recognize Ollis’ actions, which supporters have long argued met the standard for our nation’s highest military honor.In a Facebook post, Malliotakis…

NEED TO KNOW Aryan Papoli’s death on Nov. 18 was initially attributed to a fallHer estranged husband, Gordon Abas Goodarzi, was arrested in January on a murder chargeAuthorities allege there was “planning, sophistication, or professionalism” involved in Papoli’s killing A California tech CEO has been charged in connection with the death of his estranged wife, whose body was found down a steep embankment in November. The victim, 58-year-old Aryan Papoli, was found dead on Nov. 18, a few days after she went missing, according to the San Bernardino District Attorney’s Office. Officers responding to the report of a deceased person…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Authorities are investigating a suspected biological laboratory with alleged Chinese ties discovered inside a Las Vegas home.SWAT officers served a search warrant Saturday at a residence on the city’s east side after receiving a tip that a biolab was operating inside the home, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.More than 1,000 pieces of evidence with “potential biological and hazardous materials” were primarily located in a locked garage, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said during a press briefing on Monday. Authorities said there is no threat to the…

NEED TO KNOW Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent on Jan. 7 in MinneapolisHer brothers testified at a Capitol Hill hearing organized by Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Rep. Robert Garcia of California on Tuesday, Feb. 3Luke Ganger said his family has felt discouraged that immigration officials in Minneapolis have not seemed to change their conduct since his sister’s killing Brent and Luke Ganger — the brothers of Renee Good — testified at a Capitol Hill hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 3, where they addressed the use of force by federal immigration agents. The pair described the…

Images by the author unless otherwise noted Ruger has always had a place (or several places) in my gun safe. My very first centerfire revolver was a 7 ½” Blackhawk in .45 Colt, long about 1979. My fondness for R-branded guns grew, and I have owned many handguns and rifles sporting the Ruger logo over the intervening years. I don’t know how many 10/22s I’ve had, and the same goes for MK-series .22 pistols. Heck, I even owned their .45 ACP American pistol – remember that? I am a relative newcomer to Ruger’s centerfire rifles, having had limited experience with…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to personally call NBC “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie and offer additional federal assistance following her mother’s apparent abduction in Tuscon, Arizona.Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen at her home at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, and was reported missing by her family around noon Sunday, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.While officials did not immediately elaborate on the circumstances of her disappearance, they said they believe Nancy Guthrie was either kidnapped or abducted, and noted blood was found outside the home.During a Q&A session in the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran is losing an estimated $1.56 million every hour because of its state-imposed internet blackout, draining its struggling economy and disrupting life for more than 90 million people, according to an internet privacy analyst.The prolonged disruptions originated amid spiraling protests through January with losses he claimed were continuing even after partial connectivity was restored.”The current blackout is costing Iran an estimated $37.4 million per day, or $1.56 million every hour,” Simon Migliano, head of research at PrivacyCo, told Fox News Digital. “The full internet blackout itself cost Iran more than $780 million,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Coast Guard has released the names of seven people who died aboard a Gloucester, Massachusetts, commercial fishing boat that sank Friday in frigid waters 25 miles off Cape Ann.Coast Guard watchstanders received an emergency position indicating a radio beacon (EPIRB) alert at about 6:50 a.m. Friday registered to the 72-foot commercial fishing vessel Lily Jean.USCG crews attempted to contact the boat, and after getting no response, issued an urgent marine information broadcast (UMIB), according to officials.Multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats searched 1,047 square miles over 24 hours, finding debris near the location where the EPIRB was…

NEED TO KNOW Loyd Alan Kerr, 50, and Rachael Renee Kerr, 43, were found dead after deputies responded to a 911 hang-up call on Jan. 29Their two children escaped to a neighbor’s house and were later placed in the care of the stateA GoFundMe fundraiser for the siblings has raised more than $14,000 Two children were left without parents after their estranged father allegedly asked if they wanted to “go to heaven with him” before shooting their mother in the neck and then turning the gun on himself. The shooting unfolded around 5:15 a.m. Jan. 29 at a home in…