US forces respond to Houthis’ ‘reckless and dangerous’ actions near Gulf of Aden
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Monday that American forces recently destroyed three uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) belonging to Houthis.
CENTCOM said that the drones were launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen over the Gulf of Aden. The weapons were all destroyed between Sunday evening and Monday evening.
CENTCOM added that U.S. forces also destroyed three other weapons and vessels belonging to the Houthis within the past 24 hours.
“Separately, USCENTCOM forces successfully destroyed one Houthi uncrewed surface vessel (USV), one Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) and one Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) in the Red Sea,” the press release continued.
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CENTCOM said that the weapons “presented a clear and imminent threat to U.S. and coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region.”
“This reckless and dangerous behavior by Iranian-backed Houthis continues to threaten regional stability and security,” the statement added.
Earlier on Monday, a senior U.S. official confirmed that a U.S. drone strike in Iraq killed a Houthi drone specialist on July 30. The confirmation came after “several” U.S. personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack at the Ain al-Asad air base.
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“Base personnel are conducting a post-attack damage assessment,” the official told Fox News. “We will provide updates as more information becomes available.”
Tensions in the Middle East have been escalating between Israel and its adversaries since the Hezbollah attack on kids running across a soccer field in the Golan Heights killed a dozen, and the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. On Monday, CENTCOM commander Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla met with the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi.
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“Your arrival in Israel at this time is a direct translation of U.S. support for Israel into action,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said of the meeting. “The relationship between Israel and the United States is unshakable.”
Whistleblowers share new info about lead US Secret Service agent at Trump rally
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., appeared on “Jesse Watters Primetime” on Monday night to reveal new claims regarding the assassination attempt against former President Trump last month.
Hawley told host Jesse Watters that he had spoken with whistleblowers who provided him with information about the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) lead site agent at the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally on July 13.
In the middle of the rally, gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks shot Trump from a sloped roof, hitting him in the ear and killing one attendee. The 20-year-old had also injured two others before he was killed by Secret Service agents.
The incident has led both Republicans and Democrats to intensely scrutinize the Secret Service in recent weeks. On “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Hawley claimed that the lead site agent was known to be inexperienced and “incompetent.”
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“The site agent, the lead agent, was known to the Trump campaign to be inexperienced, to be ineffectual, to be, frankly, incompetent at their job,” Hawley said. “I’m also told by whistleblowers that on that day, she was not enforcing the normal security protocols.”
“She was not checking people’s IDs. She did not use Secret Service agents,” Hawley added. “Most of the agents there that day were not Secret Service agents. They were Homeland Security agents.”
The Missouri senator also claimed that some Secret Service agents are unhappy with how the agency has handled the shooting.
“Whistleblowers are coming forward from the Secret Service because they can’t believe what leadership is doing,” Hawley said. “They cannot believe that Secret Service is not taking action to clear out the rot.”
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“Frankly, they’re scared to death [that] this is going to happen again. We can’t let it happen again. We’ve got to get the facts,” the Republican concluded.
Shortly after the interview, Hawley made an X post about a scathing letter he had sent to Secret Service acting director Ronald L. Rowe on Monday. In the letter, Hawley demanded to know why the lead site agent was assigned to the rally and why certain protocols were not followed.
“I urge you to suspend the lead site agent from all Secret Service duties immediately while these claims are investigated,” Hawley wrote.
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Fox News Digital reached out to the Secret Service for comment, but did not immediately hear back.
Israeli’s bold two-word message to Iran as tensions escalate on world stage
Israelis remain determined to go about their ordinary lives even as the threat of an Iranian attack hangs over the Middle East.
Iran has vowed to avenge the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Tehran on Wednesday. The assassination has been widely attributed to Israel, though Jerusalem has neither confirmed nor denied this.
Potential missile and drone attacks from Iran and its proxies have prompted Israelis to stock up on food, water, batteries and more. The run on stores was reminiscent of the days leading up to Iran’s barrage of hundreds of missiles and drones in April.
“I know that if [Iranian leader Ali] Khamenei says he’s going to do something, he usually follows through,” Yael Sasson, a 56-year-old homemaker from Ashkelon told The Press Service of Israel. “The question is just what form the attack will take, and in my opinion, the news channels have overreacted a bit to this whole situation.”
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A mother of two, she said her family is well-stocked. For now, Sasson notes, Ashkelon’s parks and beaches are still full of people.
“We’re trusting in the defensive abilities of the IDF, and God-willing everything will be fine,” Sasson said.
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Nick Gottlieb, a 26-year-old U.S. immigrant who works at a tech VC firm in Tel Aviv, told TPS-IL that life continues in Tel Aviv.
“If there’s a war, someone forgot to tell Tel Aviv. It’s business as normal — the beaches, shuck [marketplace], and bars are still full,” he said.
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“There’s definitely a low-level stress in the air, but people are still going about their lives. I’m not going to not show up to work over this.”
Gottlieb told TPS-IL he is fully confident in Israel’s defensive abilities.
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“I think that Iran is a house of cards resting entirely on income from oil and weapon sales to terrorists. If Israel gets the green light to attack them back, their regime is done,” he said, emphatically. “To put it into just two words, ‘bring it.’”
USA shot putter was in tears after ‘nightmare’ scenario with Olympic uniforms
The Olympics did not get off to a good start for one Olympic athlete, even way before she even competed.
Chase Jackson will make her Olympic debut in Paris this week after winning back-to-back world championships in the women’s shot put.
However, when she arrived in Paris for the Games, she said that none of her competition uniforms fit her.
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“When you spend your first hour in Paris crying ’cause they didn’t give you anything in your size,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories, via NBC.
Jackson ultimately pointed the mishap to an “admin error on the system that recorded all of [her] sizes incorrectly.”
“Just to be clear, all brands do have my size, it just wasn’t given to me originally but I have it now, so it’s all good,” she added. “There was no exclusion or anything just a super unfortunate logistical nightmare!”
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“Arriving and seeing wrong sizes was obviously pretty upsetting but my team here have been amazing in fixing it,” she said in another post. “The USATF/Team USA/Nike guys really came through.”
Jackson has been able to embrace her figure — it’s done well for her being a two-time world champ. However, she said that there have been times when she has “not been included and it’s hurtful,” which is why she “got so upset.”
Jackson will get in the Olympic shot put circle for the first time on Thursday to qualify for Friday’s final.
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USA men’s shot putter Ryan Crouser earned the first three-peat in Olympic shot put history last week.
98-year-old’s death after 1st Amendment fight ends in criminal charges
The former Kansas police chief who led raids on a Marion County newspaper, journalists and its 98-year-old co-owner will face criminal charges after an independent investigation found evidence he interfered with the legal process.
Joan Meyer, the 98-year-old co-owner of the Marion County Record, died the day after police knocked on her door with an improperly obtained search warrant. She had appeared on home security video demanding officers “get out.” Prosecutors later withdrew the warrants, stating then-Police Chief Gideon Cody had not provided sufficient evidence to obtain them properly.
“It’s not surprising that fair-minded law enforcement officials would conclude that journalism is not a crime, but destroying evidence is,” Bernie Rhodes, an attorney for the newspaper, told Fox News Digital Monday. “So I’m pleased that the special prosecutors realized that Gideon Cody is not a fair-minded law enforcement officer, and that he should suffer the consequences for his decisions.”
After an independent investigation, special prosecutors revealed Monday plans to charge Cody, who resigned last year, with interfering in the judicial process, the Kansas City Star reported earlier.
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The special prosecutors, Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett and Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson, also found that neither the newspaper nor its journalists had committed any crimes before they were raided.
“We believed that the special prosecutors who are independent, not from Marion, would conduct exactly what they’ve done, an independent review,” Rhodes said.
According to their 124-page report, obtained by the Star, the raid likely played a role in Meyer’s death, but the officers who conducted it were not criminally responsible.
Separately, the Record is suing the city and other officials, including Cody, the mayor and the county sheriff, in connection with the alleged First Amendment violation.
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Sunday marks one year since the raids on Meyer’s home and the Record’s newsroom.
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Prior to the incident, journalists at the paper looked into allegations that a candy shop owner named Kari Newell allegedly drove a car while her license was suspended for a prior DUI. The paper was subsequently accused of identity theft and unlawfully accessing a computer, leading to the confiscation of computers, smartphones and other equipment.
Reporters had looked into Newell’s DUI but had not published a story, with editors finding a potential conflict of interest in the source who initially reached out with the information. However, after the raids, the paper revealed that its tipster also alleged that police knew about Newell’s suspended license and let her slide when caught driving anyway.
Newell at the time told Fox News Digital she would not be commenting on the matter.
Before she died, according to Rhodes, Joan Meyer described the police department’s behavior as “Hitler tactics.”
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The Marion County Record was founded in 1874 by E.W. Hoch, whose family owned the newspaper for more than a century before Meyer and her husband bought it in 1998 to save it from takeover by a corporate chain, according to the Reflector. Bill Meyer, who died in 2006, had worked with the paper since 1948.
Separately, a state panel has cleared the magistrate judge who first signed the warrants.
News outlet cuts live feed after reporter surrounded by masked anti-Israel agitators
U.K.-based Sky News cut off its live feed after a group of masked men shouting profanities and “Free Palestine” interrupted its live report.
Sky News correspondent Becky Johnson was reporting on the unrest in Birmingham, England, where crowds of Muslim men were gathering Monday to “defend the streets” from the “far right,” the outlet said. Riots have broken out in England after the shocking stabbing deaths of three girls last week fueled renewed anger over England’s immigration policies.
As Johnson was speaking, a group of masked men approached the reporter on bikes and began shouting at her and her camera crew.
“Free Palestine,” one man shouted with profanities at the camera.
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“Apologies for the language but a sense of the anger, I think you can hear there,” Johnson reacted.
As more masked men approach the camera, Sky News abruptly cut off the live feed.
“Casey, I think — Becky, I apologize, we need to leave you there, Becky,” flustered Sky News presenter Mark Austin reacted back in the studio. “We’ll have security there. I apologize once again for the language there.”
A clip of the news segment went viral after it was shared by several accounts on X.
On its live blog, Sky News posted an update about the “tense situation” that unfolded on-air.
Sky News reported that Johnson had just spoken with a Muslim community leader who helped gather over 1,000 Muslim men on the streets of Birmingham that day to “protect” and “defend their community” as well as “calm the anger” over riots against migrants over the past few days.
As she was speaking, Sky News said the reporter was “forced off-air after some [men] come over on bikes and start shouting and swearing at the camera.”
“The media are clearly not very welcome here,” Johnson reportedly said of the incident.
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Sky News did not respond to a request for comment by Fox News Digital.
Riots have broken out across England in recent days over false rumors spread online that an asylum seeker was responsible for a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event that left three girls dead and others wounded.
Dozens of police officers have been hospitalized for injuries in the past six days after being struck with bricks, bottles, chairs and large wooden posts.
On Sunday, angry mobs attacked two hotels used to house asylum seekers, breaking windows and lighting fires before police dispersed the crowds and residents were evacuated.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday said that a “standing army” of specialist police would be set up to deal with rioting and that the justice system would be ramped up to deal with hundreds of arrests after violent disorder rocked cities across the nation over the past week.
“Whatever the apparent motivation, this is not protest, it is pure violence, and we will not tolerate attacks on mosques or our Muslim communities,” Starmer said on Monday. “The full force of law will be visited on all those who are identified as having taken part.”
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Olympic gold medalist sleeps on lawn after Olympic village complaints
Thomas Ceccon may have won an Olympic gold in Paris, but it’s hard to say whether a good night’s sleep contributed.
The Italian swimmer took home the men’s 100-meter backstroke for his first Olympic gold at just 23 years old (it was his second Games).
But he didn’t quite get the same success in the 200-meter; he failed to qualify for the final.
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Ceccon said he was “too tired” in that semifinal.
“It’s hard to sleep both at night and in the afternoon. Here, I really struggle between the heat and the noise,” Ceccon said after that race.
Saudi rower Husein Alireza was walking around last week when he spotted Ceccon actually resting up in the middle of the lawn, simply just laying on a sheet next to a bench.
Ceccon said he was taking a “nap.”
“There is no air conditioning in the village, it’s hot, the food is bad,” Ceccon added about the conditions. “Many athletes move for this reason. It’s not an alibi or an excuse, it’s the reality of what perhaps not everybody knows.”
Village conditions are a story at every Olympic Games, but this year it’s been said that meats are uncooked, food portions are not enough, and bed mattresses have been compared to cardboard.
Air conditioning has also been lacking, as numerous athletes have brought fans after the Games announced a more climate-friendly cooling system.
Yann Krysinski, who is in charge of the delivery of venues and infrastructure at this summer’s games, said in March that AC units are not necessary due to the layout of the buildings.
“We designed these buildings so that they would be comfortable places to live in in the summer, in 2024 and later on, and we don’t need air conditioning in these buildings because we oriented the facades so that they wouldn’t get too much sun during the summer, and the facades, the insulation is really efficient,” Krysinski told Reuters.
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The decision is part of the organizing committee’s goal to cut the carbon footprint of the Paris Games by half and stage the most sustainable Olympics to date by installing special technology to use natural sources to keep everyone cool even during a potential heat wave. But that apparently has not happened.
The risks, symptoms, and life-saving treatments for the deadliest cancer in the world
Lung cancer is the leading cause of all cancer deaths in the United States.
There are several different risk factors for the disease, but above all, smoking remains the biggest contributor to lung cancer.
Most people who are diagnosed with lung cancer are 65 or older, according to the source, with the average age of diagnosis around 70.
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Read on to learn about more risk factors associated with the disease, how it is found and common signs to look out for.
- What is lung cancer?
- Is lung cancer usually fatal?
- How is lung cancer found?
- What are the common signs of lung cancer?
- What are treatments for lung cancer?
- What are the biggest risk factors for lung cancer?
1. What is lung cancer?
An individual is diagnosed with cancer when cells begin to grow out of control in the body. For lung cancer, this cell growth starts in the lungs.
There are two main types of lung cancer.
The most common is non-small cell lung cancer, which accounts for 80%-85% of all cases, according to the American Cancer Society.
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There are different subtypes that fall under non-small cell lung cancer, which include adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, large cell (undifferentiated) carcinoma and large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma. Each of the subtypes starts from different types of lung cells, according to the source.
The other type is small cell lung cancer. This type makes up around 10%-15% of lung cancer cases, according to the American Cancer Society.
This type of lung cancer will usually grow and spread faster than non-small cell lung cancer does.
2. Is lung cancer usually fatal?
Lung cancer is typically a fatal disease.
The national average of people who survive five years following a lung cancer diagnosis is 26.6%, according to the American Lung Association.
When the disease is caught early, the survival rate is higher than when it isn’t caught until later on in life, since at later stages it is likely the disease has spread.
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In 2024, there were about 234,580 new cases of lung cancer reported in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society, and about 125,070 deaths from lung cancer.
3. How is lung cancer found?
Lung cancer is usually found in an individual through the use of imaging tools.
This could be through a chest X-ray or a CT, MRI or PET scan.
A CT scan allows doctors to see lung tumors that are present.
An MRI is usually used to see how and whether the cancer has spread to other parts of the body.
Scans like these help doctors spot the cancer, determine the degree of spread and assess whether a certain treatment option is effective.
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4. What are the common signs of lung cancer?
There are many symptoms an individual can experience if diagnosed with lung cancer.
The most common sign of lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society, is a cough that will not go away or gets progressively worse.
Other symptoms include coughing up blood, chest pain, hoarseness, loss of appetite, unexplained weight loss and shortness of breath.
Those with lung cancer may also get recurring cases of bronchitis and pneumonia.
5. What are treatments for lung cancer?
There are many different treatment options for lung cancer that can be discussed between a patient and their doctor.
Treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, clinical trials and targeted therapy, according to the American Lung Association.
The treatment chosen by doctors will depend heavily on both the type of lung cancer, small cell or non-small cell, and how severe the case may be.
There are a different set of possible side effects that could come about, depending on the treatment option chosen.
6. What are the biggest risk factors for lung cancer?
Several different factors could contribute to lung cancer risk.
The leading risk factor for lung cancer is undoubtedly smoking, according to the American Cancer Society, with around 80% of deaths due to lung cancer thought to come from smoking.
The more a person smokes, and the longer they smoke in their life, increase the risk.
Secondhand smoke is another risk factor for lung cancer, as well as exposure to radon, according to the source, which is a radioactive gas you can’t see, smell or taste that comes from the breakdown of uranium in soil and rocks.
Exposure to asbestos, which is present in places like mines, mills, textile plants, shipyards and places where insulation is used, is another risk factor, according to the American Cancer Association.
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Air pollution, previous radiation therapy to the lungs and a family history of lung cancer are also risk factors.