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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As President Donald Trump intensifies his administration’s war on drugs through direct military action at sea, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced yet another deadly strike on Thursday.In a post on X, Hegseth said the U.S. military strike killed three men aboard the vessel, which he described as operated by a designated terrorist organization.”Today, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization,” Hegseth wrote.TOP DEMOCRAT BACKS US INTEL ON NARCO-TRAFFICKING STRIKES, FAULTS BIDEN FOR…

NEED TO KNOW Simone Strobel, 25, was found six days after she vanished during a night out with friends in Lismore, New South WalesTobias Moran (formerly Tobias Suckfuell) was charged in 2022 with her murder, but the charges were withdrawn the following year and he denies involvementTwo unmatched DNA samples from the scene — a hair and male DNA on her top — remain under investigation and a A$1 million reward is still on offer Six days after she vanished from a campsite during a night out, her body was found hidden under palm fronds — and two decades later,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Joint Base Andrews spokesperson says several people are ill after a suspicious package was opened at Joint Base Andrews at approximately 1 p.m. Thursday. Base medical personnel responded immediately and treated multiple individuals who reported feeling sick, officials said. All patients were listed in stable condition and later released.”As a precaution, the building and connecting building were evacuated, and a cordon was established around the area,” the spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News. “Joint Base Andrews first responders were dispatched to the scene, determined there were no immediate threats, and…

NEED TO KNOW Abby Zwerner was awarded $10 million by a jury after she was shot by a 6-year-old boy in a Virginia classroomZwerner sued the school’s former assistant principal for failing to prevent the shootingShe had sought $40 million in the lawsuit A jury awarded $10 million to the former first-grade teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old boy in a classroom in 2023. Abby Zwerner filed a lawsuit naming former assistant principal Ebony Parker as a defendant in the wake of the 2023 shooting that wounded the former. The verdict, which was reported by CNN and WTKR, was…

NEED TO KNOW A woman was shot and killed after she attempted to enter the wrong house while working as a house cleanerMaria Florinda Rios Perez de Velasquez was a 32-year-old mother of fourHer manner of death was ruled a homicide after she died of a gunshot wound to the head; the shooter is yet to be identified A woman working as a house cleaner entered the wrong address and was shot and killed by the homeowner. Maria Florinda Rios Perez de Velasquez was heading to the private residence alongside her husband to clean the home in Whitestown, Ind., on…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Fox News senior correspondent Benjamin Hall and Fox News co-host Johnny “Joey” Jones presented the first-ever “Honor Award” at Thursday’s Patriot Awards in Brookville, New York. For Hall, the backstory behind the award’s name holds deep personal meaning for him.Hall was severely injured while covering the war in Ukraine in March 2022. The car he and his crew were traveling in was hit by Russian missiles outside Kyiv.Two were killed in the attack, Fox News photojournalist Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra Kuvshynova. It left Hall fighting for his life.ZELENSKYY TALKS ISRAEL,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! First lady Melania Trump accepted the prestigious “Patriot of the Year” award at the seventh annual Fox Nation Patriot Awards in Brookville, New York, on Thursday night.The event honors the nation’s unsung heroes and ordinary people achieving extraordinary goals. Now serving her second term as first lady, Melania Trump has expanded her international advocacy for children.”I applaud American dreamers and innovators who embrace originality,” said Trump while accepting the award. “Let’s embrace the spirit of ambition. Let’s celebrate everyone who dares to think differently. For it is these courageous Americans who are the…

NEED TO KNOW An 11-year-old girl survived four days bound and gagged by her abductor before making a series of quick decisions that ultimately saved her lifeLeah Henry managed to free one of her bound hands to make notes on her surroundings and take photographs of where she was being heldShe ultimately escaped her captor One 11-year-old girl survived the unthinkable: four days bound and gagged by her abductor — before making a series of quick decisions that ultimately saved her life. It was May 2001 when convicted sex offender Gary Dale Cox snatched Leah Henry off the street near…

NEED TO KNOW Former NFL player Antonio Brown, who was wanted in connection with a shooting earlier this year, has been extradited to the U.S. where he will stand trial for the alleged crimeHe was taken into custody in DubaiBrown is now expected to be brought from New Jersey to Florida to face a charge of second-degree attempted murder with a firearm stemming from the May shooting Former NFL player Antonio Brown, who was wanted in connection with a Miami shooting earlier this year, has been extradited to the U.S. where he will stand trial for the alleged crime. Brown…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk accepted the inaugural “Charlie Kirk Legacy Award” at the 2025 Fox Nation Patriot Awards. In a somber moment, Erika Kirk reflected on her late husband and his enduring vision for the nation.”Charlie would always tell myself and others that America is worth fighting for, and it is, always will be,” she said Thursday night in Brookville, New York.Erika Kirk is the first recipient of the award, which honors individuals who champion her late husband’s values of freedom of speech, faith and family. Since his death, Erika Kirk…