Author: Jack Bogart

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The White House has told Congress the United States is now in an “armed conflict” with narco-traffickers operating in Latin America — a declaration that sounded to some like a formal announcement of war.Last week, a memo sent to lawmakers stated that the U.S. is in a “non-international armed conflict” with drug traffickers classified as “unlawful combatants.” That followed President Donald Trump’s earlier designation of several cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and four U.S. strikes on boats allegedly carrying narcotics near Venezuelan waters, which killed 21 people over the past month, according…

NEED TO KNOW Arthit Nueangnui, 11, from Thailand was attacked by a 1-year-old lioness after the cub managed to break free from a local residence, according to a reportThe boy escaped with the help of his neighbor, Sarawut Tokaeo, 43, who “bashed the lioness’s head to free the boy”CCTV footage of the incident shows the lion cub charging down the street before being collected by its owner, identified as Parinya Parkpoom, 32 An 11-year-old boy is recovering after being attacked by an lion cub kept illegally as a pet in Thailand. At around 9:15 p.m. local time on Saturday, Oct.…

Gun-rights organizations are increasingly getting involved in cases involving knives for a simple reason—the Second Amendment protects the right of lawful Americans to keep and bear arms in common use. And knives, including switchblades, certainly qualify under that criteria. We recently reported how the National Rifle Association (NRA) and National Shooting Sports Association (NSSF) filed an amicus brief with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta, the challenge to California’s ban on switchblades. The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) also filed a brief in that case. The NRA/NSSF brief stated: “The Supreme Court held that bans on common arms violate…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israel continues to conduct an extensive campaign to locate and eliminate Palestinian terrorists involved in the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre, analysts told Fox News Digital, describing the policy as a decades-old doctrine aimed at both deterrence and retribution.Last month, the Israel Defense Forces announced the elimination of Hasan Mahmoud Hasan Hussein, who on Oct. 7 led the brutal attack on a bomb shelter on Route 232 in Kibbutz Re’im, where 16 people were brutally murdered in the assault. Four others were taken hostage to Gaza, including Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was…

NEED TO KNOW Ed Gein and his gruesome crimes — from murder to grave robberies — are the subject of Netflix’s latest season of MonsterThe season finale ties the stories of Gein and serial killer Ted Bundy together in a dramatic scene with investigatorsThe episode raises questions about Gein’s life and whether he did, in fact, aid authorities in their investigation into Bundy They’re two of the most notorious killers in United States history, but just how connected were the lives of Ed Gein and Ted Bundy? Netflix’s new season of Monster, which explores Gein’s tumultuous life and grisly crimes,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that examines whether counseling services for minors facing gender identity and sexual orientation questions are protected by the First Amendment.Kaley Chiles, a licensed Christian therapist, argues that her conversations with youth clients are a form of protected speech. The Colorado government, however, sees them as professional conduct that falls under its authority to regulate.Chiles’ lawyers describe her in court papers as a person who “believes that people flourish when they live consistently with God’s design, including their biological sex.”Chiles, whose…

NEED TO KNOW Osher Pittman, 21, is facing multiple charges including sexual battery on a minorPolice allegedly discovered a video of him abusing an infant in his bedroomThey also allegedly found numerous child sex abuse materials on his phone as well as bestiality material A Florida man is accused of sexually abusing an infant and multiple other related crimes. Osher Pittman, 21, is facing multiple charges that include sexual battery on a minor by an adult, molestation, possession of sexual performance by a child and engaging in sexual conduct with animals/images. Police began investigating the case on May 19, 2025,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Two years since the horrific events of Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists attacked Israel and killed 1,200 men, women and children, before they took 251 others into the Gaza Strip, there is still no hostage deal and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is facing possible collapse. Netanyahu has found an unlikely ally in former prime minister and leader of the opposition, Yair Lapid, who extended a “security net” to the conservative leader this week in a move to secure the government as negotiations with Hamas remain ongoing. “Nothing is…

NEED TO KNOW Ed Gein confessed to killing two local women and committing several grave robberiesWhen police investigated his Wisconsin farmhouse, they found human remains that he had crafted into household itemsThe property burned down in 1958, days before it was set to go to auction Ed Gein’s home was a true house of horrors. An investigation into missing hardware store owner Bernice Worden led police to his dilapidated farmhouse in Plainfield, Wis., in November 1957. Inside, investigators not only found her remains, but a horrifying array of household items he had crafted out of human skin and body parts,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two years ago, on Oct. 7, 2023, I was kidnapped from my home in Kibbutz Be’eri in my pajamas by Hamas terrorists. My wife, Raz, and I were ripped from our lives and dragged into Gaza. I was released in February 2025 after 491 days in captivity, but 48 hostages remain in Hamas’ hands. My nightmare is not over. It won’t be over until they all come home.And now, finally, there is hope. President Donald Trump has brought forth a historic deal to bring all 48 hostages home — the living and…