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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Central Command announced Wednesday that it carried out five strikes against “multiple” Islamic State targets in recent days as part of a joint military effort to “ensure the enduring defeat of the terrorist network.” CENTCOM said, from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, its forces “located and destroyed an ISIS communication site, critical logistics node, and weapons storage facilities with 50 precision munitions delivered by fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and unmanned aircraft.” “Striking these targets demonstrates our continued focus and resolve for preventing an ISIS resurgence in Syria,” Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of CENTCOM, said in a statement.  “Operating…

NEED TO KNOW Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen at her Arizona home on Saturday, Jan. 31The Pima County Sheriff’s Department described what investigators found at her home as “very concerning”A trail of what appears to be blood was found on the front door steps of the home, PEOPLE can confirm Fear and disbelief have swept through the tight-knit Arizona community where police believe Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, was abducted from her home over the weekend. “We’re in shock,” neighbor Jeff Lamie, 59, tells PEOPLE. “This is really shocking. We…

We recently reported how Canada’s pilot program for its so-called gun “buyback” failed spectacularly, yet the government decided to continue with the scheme anyway. Now, the federal government is facing open defiance from many of Canada’s provinces over the gun confiscation scheme. According to a report at the nationalpost.com, half of the provinces, along with two of the three territorial governments, have now said they would decline to participate in the “buyback.” That leaves only Quebec, British Columbia, the Maritimes, and Nunavut that haven’t said they wouldn’t participate in the program. The defiant nature of many provincial governments is greatly…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ryan Routh was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison plus seven years following his 2024 assassination attempt against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf club in Florida. The sentencing comes after Routh was convicted last September on five federal criminal counts, including attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer and multiple firearms offenses. Routh spoke in court for about 15 minutes on Wednesday, repeating topics that he mentioned during his trial, such as talking about himself as a good person and his alleged work in Ukraine…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Late last month, the Australian government canceled a travel visa for outspoken Jewish influencer Sammy Yahood over anti-Islam comments posted to social media — critics say this is just the latest instance of targeting pro-Israel voices by authorities.In an Instagram post, Yahood claimed the Australian government “called up the UAE,” to be sure that he could not board a plane to Melbourne.He said he booked his travel via the United Arab Emirates three days before the Bondi Beach terror attack that killed 15 people assembled for a beachside Hannukah celebration. Following the…

NEED TO KNOW Kathy Lawton, 73, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday, Jan. 30Lawton was found guilty of fatally stabbing her 85-year-old husband at the senior living facility in which they residedThe couple were married for more than 40 years A Colorado woman accused of fatally stabbing her husband inside a senior living facility was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday, Jan. 30. Kathy Lawton, 73, was found guilty of second-degree murder in December following a two-day trial in connection with the 2024 death of her husband Larry, according to the 10th Judicial District Attorney’s…

The anti-gun nonprofit 97Percent has quietly reemerged after lying low since getting caught plagiarizing photos of competitive female shooters to falsely portray themselves as gun-owner friendly. The organization has undergone significant leadership changes. Former executive director Elizabeth Troye—a onetime senior advisor to Vice President Mike Pence—has been removed from the website entirely. Taking her place is Christopher Carita, a former Fort Lauderdale police officer who was denied a disability pension just last year. The Police and Firefighter Pension Board rejected his application by a 4-3 vote, with the majority unconvinced that Carita’s claimed PTSD was “service-connected, permanent, and total.” Carita’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., in November has pleaded not guilty.Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, is accused of shooting West Virginia National Guard Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24. Beckstrom succumbed to her injuries, while Wolfe was critically injured and remains hospitalized.ALLEGED NATIONAL GUARD SHOOTER WORKED WITH US GOVERNMENT ENTITIES IN AFGHANISTAN, INCLUDING CIA: RATCLIFFE DOJ prosecutors told Judge Amit Mehta on Wednesday that the death penalty had not been taken off the table, though none of the charges…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The gunman convicted of trying to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf club in 2024 is set to be sentenced Wednesday, with prosecutors pushing for a life term. Ryan Routh, 59, was found guilty last September on five federal criminal counts, including attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer and multiple firearms offenses. After the verdict was read, Routh reportedly appeared to try to stab himself in the neck with a pen before four U.S. Marshals restrained him. “Routh remains unrepentant for his crimes, never apologized for…

NEED TO KNOW Video obtained by PEOPLE shows Michael McKee being searched by deputies as he is booked into an Ohio jail on Jan. 20McKee shows no emotion as he strips down to shorts and a shirt so that he can be patted down before he begins his pre-trial stay at the Franklin County JailMcKee is accused of murdering his ex-wife Monique and her husband Spencer, and faces four counts of aggravated murder and a single count of aggravated burglary The vascular surgeon accused of murdering his ex-wife and her husband over the holidays at their home in Columbus showed…