Number of Iranian ballistic missiles fired plunges since start of Operation Epic Fury

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The number of Iranian ballistic missiles launched since the start of Operation Epic Fury has dropped sharply, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said Wednesday, as U.S. forces continue their campaign against Tehran’s military capabilities.  Caine said at a Pentagon press briefing that … Read more

Who is set to be in charge in Iran now that Khamenei is dead? A powerful hard-line military corps

The Revolutionary Guard demonstrated its fealty to Khamenei most recently by orchestrating the crackdown in January that left thousands of anti-government protesters dead. Now, after his killing, it has the opportunity to seize even more power in the country, some experts say. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency put the number of people killed … Read more

Oil slick, life rafts, dozens of bodies: What Sri Lankan navy found after US sank Iranian warship

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sri Lanka’s navy responded to a distress call from an Iranian warship, but found only oil slicks, empty life rafts and the bodies of sailors in the water after a U.S. torpedo strike sunk the vessel to the bottom of the Indian Ocean. The Sri Lankan navy … Read more

Trump says he will endorse ‘soon’ in Texas Senate primary

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will endorse a candidate “soon” in the GOP Senate primary in Texas, a move that Republicans say could be decisive in the runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that whoever he does not back should drop … Read more

Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who’s seeking a bold new warning on antidepressants

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration’s top drug regulator, Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, is working to hire a researcher and friend who wants the agency to add new warnings to antidepressants about unproven pregnancy risks, The Associated Press has learned. Dr. Adam Urato, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist and critic of antidepressant safety, is pressing … Read more

Tariff refund delays could cost U.S. taxpayers $700 million a month in interest, report finds

The federal government is estimated to owe American businesses up to $175 billion in tariff refunds after the Supreme Court struck down much of the Trump administration’s import duties last month. But the U.S. could end up owing considerably more money, according to a new analysis — in interest payments.  Research from the Cato Institute, a nonpartisan … Read more

Lawsuit alleges Google AI guided man to consider ‘mass casualty’ event before suicide

A new lawsuit against Google alleges that the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini guided 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas on a mission to stage a “catastrophic accident” near Miami International Airport and destroy all records and witnesses, part of an escalating series of delusions that ended when Gavalas killed himself. The man’s father, Joel Gavalas, sued Google … Read more

House Republican faces ethics investigation over affair allegations

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The House Ethics Committee opened an investigation into Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, over allegations that he had an affaire with a political aide. Committee leaders announced Wednesday that they launched the investigation into whether Gonzales, a married father of six, engaged in sexual misconduct with a female … Read more