Author: Jack Bogart

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain has been reduced to “mission critical” staffing ahead of potential U.S. strikes on Iran, multiple U.S. officials told Fox News. There are now fewer than 100 personnel remaining at the facility. Ahead of Operation Midnight Hammer last June, when the U.S. struck Iranian nuclear sites, the 5th Fleet headquarters was evacuated in a similar manner.   The U.S. has been surging military assets to the Middle East in recent weeks as discussions have been ongoing between the U.S. and Iran over the future of Tehran’s nuclear program. U.S.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Louisiana police arrested a 29-year-old school teacher on charges of inappropriate behavior with a juvenile as well as solicitation of a minor, the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday.Police say Emma Katherine Prejean, a teacher in the St. Charles Parish School System, admitted in an interview with authorities to having inappropriate interactions with a minor.That interview came after police spoke with the child and their family and found evidence connecting the case to Prejean. The minor named Prejean specifically during the interview as well, police say.”As always, we ask for patience…

Not content with all of the other onerous laws they’ve passed, many of which are currently being challenged in the courtroom, Democrats in the New York legislature have introduced a measure that would require lawful citizens to wait 10 days after passing a background check and purchasing a firearm to pick it up from the retailer. Ostensibly a safety measure, Senate Bill 362 states: “No dealer in firearms shall deliver any firearm, and no person shall take possession of any firearm from a dealer in firearms unless ten days have elapsed from the date such dealer initiated the national instant…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A top Supreme Court litigator and co-founder of the website SCOTUSblog was convicted by a federal jury after being charged with failing to pay taxes on millions of dollars in gambling income stemming from his lifestyle as an ultra-high-stakes poker player. Thomas Goldstein, who once was part of the legal team that represented Al Gore in the Supreme Court litigation over the 2000 election ultimately won by George W. Bush, was found guilty of 12 of 16 counts on Wednesday following a six-week trial in Maryland. “He lied to everyone around him,” Justice Department prosecutor Sean Beaty said…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The man accused of squirting Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., with a syringe of apple cider vinegar during a town hall in Minneapolis last month will remain in custody until he stands trial, according to court documents.Magistrate Judge David Schultz ordered Anthony Kazmierczak, 56, to remain in custody pending trial, citing “exceedingly serious and dangerous circumstances” of the assault allegations.”The Court further finds detention is warranted in this case because clear and convincing evidence shows that no condition or combination of conditions of release will reasonably assure the safety of the community, should Mr.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A U.S. military aircraft slammed into a concrete barrier during a takeoff attempt from a Philippine roadway, according to a report, and officials confirmed American service members on board were injured.The incident happened Tuesday in Central Luzon, Philippines, as the aircraft was conducting training, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command confirmed to Fox News Digital in a statement.”Two service members were transported to a medical facility for medical attention,” the statement said. “One of the individuals has been discharged, while the other remains in medical care and is in stable condition. No civilians were injured.”The…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that the backlog of VA disability compensation and pension benefit claims is “consistently” under 100,000 for the first time since 2020.The last time the backlog was this low was in May 2020, during President Donald Trump’s first term in the White House.”Under President Trump, VA is providing Veterans, families, caregivers and survivors all of the benefits they have earned as quickly and conveniently as possible,” Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins said in a news release.This milestone means the department has now slashed the backlog of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal officers conducted a search Wednesday related to the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), federal officials told Fox News Digital.Investigators reportedly targeted Alberto Carvalho’s home in San Pedro and the school district’s downtown headquarters, LAUSD said. FBI agents also raided a Miami property linked to the school executive, according to Fox 11 Los Angeles.Ciaran McEvoy, a spokesperson for the U.S. attorney’s office for the Central District of California, confirmed that search warrants were judicially approved but declined to provide additional details on the nature of the investigation, noting…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! TUCSON, Ariz. – Federal prosecutors visited Nancy Guthrie’s property Wednesday to assist the FBI with a “routine legal process,” the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona confirmed to Fox News Digital.The federal agents were at the home for several hours Wednesday afternoon. Several cars were seen going in and out of the driveway through out the course of the afternoon.Fox Flight Team drone video showed the agents walking in and out of the house as well as around the backyard. The development comes as a retired FBI agent says…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The girlfriend of a college track and field athlete was arrested for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death. Kevaughn Goldson, a senior sprinter from Jamaica, was killed in a stabbing off Lincoln University’s campus in Jefferson City, Missouri. Goldson, 23, was found with stab wounds in his back and chest after police were called to a house Monday morning. He died from his injuries after being taken to a hospital.  “Our thoughts are with family, friends, faculty, staff and all who have been impacted by this tragic situation,” Lincoln University told KRCG in a…