Author: Jack Bogart

NEED TO KNOW Brendan Banfield is on trial in connection with the deaths of his wife, Christine, and Joseph Ryan in 2023Banfield’s former au pair previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter and reportedly told prosecutors that she was having an affair with him — and that they concocted a plan to lure Ryan using a BDSM ruse that left both Christine and Ryan deadChristine was fatally stabbed, whereas Ryan was shot and killed nearby The trial of a Virginia man accused of orchestrating the murder of his wife while he was having an affair with their au pair is beginning Tuesday, Jan.…

Mossberg has announced the release of the new 990 SPX Magpul, a 12-gauge, 3-inch semi-automatic shotgun built for defensive and tactical use. Based on Mossberg’s newest semi-auto operating system, the 990 SPX Magpul combines modern ergonomics, durable construction, and accessory-ready features in a compact, purpose-driven platform. The 990 SPX Magpul will be available with either a 14.75-inch barrel (NFA configuration) or an 18.5-inch barrel, allowing shooters to tailor the shotgun to their specific use case—from home defense to duty or training roles. At the heart of the 990 SPX Magpul is a gas-operated system contained entirely within the forend. This…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Separate court filings show that Dr. Michael McKee was facing several allegations of medical malpractice and negligence in the months prior to being charged in the deaths of an Ohio dentist and his wife.Federal court records reveal that McKee, a 39-year-old vascular surgeon, was named as a defendant in a civil rights and medical negligence lawsuit filed June 7, 2024, in U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. In a separate matter, state court records in Clark County show that McKee is also the primary defendant in an active medical malpractice…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: U.S. intelligence officials prevented more than 10,000 individuals with ties to narco-terrorism from entering the country in 2025 and placed more than 85,000 similarly tied individuals on the terror watchlist, Fox News Digital has learned.Officials told Fox News Digital that intelligence was collected and passed by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to law enforcement partners in the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI to block their access to the United States.DNI GABBARD WARNS ‘ISLAMIST IDEOLOGY’ THREATENS WESTERN FREEDOM”President Trump gave the order to secure the homeland, and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new poll found that only one in five American adults approve of the Trump administration’s efforts to acquire Greenland. Just 17% of those surveyed in the Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted this week said they were in favor of U.S. actions to take over the Danish territory. The survey showed 40% of Republicans said they approved of U.S. efforts to acquire Greenland, compared to 2% of Democrats. Both sides were in closer agreement in their opposition to using U.S. military force to seize Greenland. A total of 71% of adults said it would not be…

NEED TO KNOW A surfer has been left with minor injuries and a broken board following a shark attack in California”It was like being hit by a car,” surfer Tommy Civik told local outlet SFGateHis injuries included three teeth marks on his upper left thigh A surfer has been left with minor injuries and a broken board after being attacked by a shark off the Mendocino County coast in California. On Tuesday, Jan. 13, emergency services arrived north of the Gualala River and attended to a man who had sustained “puncture wounds,” at around 8:45 a.m., South Coast Fire Chief…

NEED TO KNOW Andrea Yates, who was a stay-at-home mom at the time of the June 2001 deaths of her five children, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prisonHowever, the verdict was later reversed, and in July 2006, she was found not guilty by reason of insanity “When I realized she only did this because she was mentally ill, then I was done,” says her ex-husband Rusty in an interview with PEOPLE. “I didn’t blame her” Rusty Yates, the ex-husband of Andrea Yates, says he doesn’t blame his former wife for drowning their five children —…

As if things aren’t already bad enough in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and other large liberal cities where people are protesting against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), one protester’s call to take up arms against the agency would be sure to end tragically. The furor over an ICE officer shooting a protester who hit him with her vehicle last week has only grown since that incident. And local and state politicians seem to be fanning the flames, with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey even telling ICE during a press conference to “get the f— out of Minneapolis.” Failed vice presidential candidate…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Leaders from Greenland and Denmark are slated to meet with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio Wednesday at the White House as President Donald Trump weighs acquiring Greenland. While the Danish territory claims it is seeking independence from Copenhagen, Denmark, and isn’t interested in becoming part of the U.S., Trump repeatedly has stated a desire to secure Greenland for the U.S. as Russian and Chinese presence grows in the Arctic — dating back to his first administration.”One way or the other, we are going to have Greenland,” Trump told…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! CHICAGO — The door to the Chicago apartment where an Ohio murder suspect lived sat under police watch for hours after he was arrested in the double homicide.The suspect, Michael McKee, is accused in the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Spencer Tepe, a dentist, and 39-year-old Monique Tepe. Both were found dead with gunshot wounds in their Columbus, Ohio, home. McKee is Monique’s ex-husband, according to court records. Authorities say McKee was living in a high-rise apartment building on Chicago’s Near North Side at the time of his arrest.Video obtained by Fox News Digital…