Author: Jack Bogart

Maven M1 Monocular Buy Now If you’re someone who values solid optics without hauling around extra bulk, or are looking for something you can throw in the ATV or pickup glove box, then you’ll be interested to hear that the Wyoming-based optics company Maven has expanded its direct-to-consumer lineup with two new monoculars. Here’s a detailed overview directly from their official announcement. According to Maven’s press release, the M.1 and M.2 monoculars bring flagship-level performance in a sleek, compact format designed for portability. The M.1 (10×42) draws inspiration from Maven’s highly regarded B1.2 binocular, delivering crisp clarity and edge-to-edge sharpness…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A California judge has denied the Menendez brothers’ bid for a new trial, marking yet another setback for the two men convicted in the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents in Beverly Hills – as one of the men took to social media to blast the “disappointing” decision. On Monday, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled against Erik and Lyle Menendez, ultimately rejecting a 2023 habeas corpus petition filed by the brothers’ attorneys, Cliff Gardner and Mark Geragos, requesting a new trial, according to FOX 11. The petition argued that two new pieces of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer stayed silent for days after a controversy in Dearborn, where the city’s Muslim mayor scolded a Christian resident who objected to new street signs honoring an Arab American newspaper publisher known for past statements viewed as sympathetic to terrorists.Fox News Digital tried to reach Whitmer’s office and staff Wednesday, a week after the Detroit Free Press first reported the Dearborn meeting kerfuffle.Mayor Abdullah Hammoud reportedly told resident Ted Barham that he is “not welcome here,” and that if Barham moved out of the city, where around 40% of…

NEED TO KNOW A 31-year-old mother was shot and killed in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood on Monday, Sept. 8 shortly after dropping her son off at school, according to reportsThe victim has since been identified as Romeca Meeks-Blackmon, according to CBS News Chicago and ABC7 ChicagoMeeks-Blackmon was reportedly involved in a physical altercation with another woman who allegedly pulled out a gun and shot her in the face. A person was previously taken into custody, but has since been released A mother was reportedly shot and killed just moments after dropping her son off at school in Chicago. At 9:05…

NEED TO KNOW The bodies of a woman and two children found in Lake Michigan over the weekend have been identifiedThe Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the three as 31-year-old Drake Patton, her 1-year-old daughter and her 6-year-old sonChicago police are investigating the deaths The bodies of a woman and two children found in Lake Michigan over the weekend have been identified. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the three deceased people as 31-year-old Drake Patton and her children — 1-year-old daughter Jream Washington and 6-year-old son Wyatt Patton, per CBS News, the Chicago Sun-Times and NBC News.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Nebraska man is recovering after surviving a close call with an out-of-control car while he was washing his windshield at a gas station.The caught-on-camera incident happened on Friday evening in Brady, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) said on Facebook. The man, Brady Johnson, was struck in the lower leg by a car going “at least 65 miles per hour in the 40 mile per hour zone,” deputies said.Johnson can be seen on video after the crash, going to assist the driver of the car, which appears to be a red…

NEED TO KNOW Eighteen-year-old Jessica Currin was found burned behind a Mayfield, Ky., middle school in August 2000, sparking a yearslong investigation that divided her hometownProsecutors claimed a black, braided belt found at the scene was used to strangle Jessica, and they claimed the belt belonged to Quincy Cross. But medical examiners could not confirm strangulation, and no forensic evidence ever tied the belt to himWith her father, Joe Currin, now publicly calling for a new hearing and the Kentucky Innocence Project joining Cross’s defense, the case is again the subject of scrutiny ahead of a key October court date…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Turning Point USA has seen a massive surge in inquiries for new college chapters as the organization works to advance Charlie Kirk’s vision following his assassination last week.Andrew Kolvet, executive producer of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” said that Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has received more than 54,000 inquiries from people wanting to start new campus chapters. Kolvet said that TPUSA currently has 900 official college chapters and approximately 1,200 high school chapters.Kolvet, who is also a spokesman for TPUSA, also said the organization has seen an increase in job applications. “I have personally…

NEED TO KNOW Chad Daybell was sentenced to death in 2024 for the murders of his first wife and the two children of his current wife, Lori Vallow DaybellThe one-time doomsday cult leader is sharing his thoughts from death row on a website called “Letters from Chad”He maintains his innocence, saying he shares “sadness and pain” over the deaths of his ex-wife and the two children but “doesn’t have all the answers” Chad Daybell is sharing his innermost thoughts — from death row. The convicted killer has started a website called Letters from Chad, featuring “uncensored and unfiltered” dispatches “from…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Pentagon unveiled a new overhaul of grooming standards to further ensure service members are ‘clean-shaven’ this week. War Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops needing a medical exemption can retain facial hair for one year as long as they are following a plan to treat the condition. After that, they must remove facial hair or face separation. “The Department must remain vigilant in maintaining the grooming standards which underpin the warrior ethos,” Hegseth wrote in an Aug. 20 memo made public on Monday. Leadership will also be required to conduct a review of…