This past week, Los Angeles County renewed a $41 million contract to keep two aerial water bombers available for fighting wildfires. The so-called “Super Scoopers,” of which there are only about 160 in operation, are world-renowned for their decades of fire-fighting. Ian Lee reports. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., praised the late Sen. Lindsey Graham for backing legislation that would allow victims of nonconsensual AI-generated deepfake pornography to file civil lawsuits. The DEFIANCE Act, a bill Ocasio-Cortez and Graham collaborated on, passed the Senate in January by unanimous consent with Paris Hilton … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Democrats drew a rare line in the sand against a yearly, must-pass defense package in an act of rebellion against President Donald Trump. Democrats blocked a procedural hurdle for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a perennial bill that opens up funding for the Pentagon and … Read more
A giant Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton sold for $50.1 million at an auction in New York on Tuesday, marking a new record price for a dinosaur fossil. The T. rex, nicknamed Gus, is a towering figure, standing at 12.5 feet fall and roughly 38 feet long, according to Sotheby’s, the auction house that hosted the historic … Read more
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will make a rare appearance before Congress Tuesday, weeks after the end of a historic term. The justices are appearing before a House appropriations panel as the court seeks millions of dollars to beef up security amid a rise in threats to the judiciary. … Read more
Washington — They are words etched into America’s conscience: “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” They are foundational principles preserved in a rare draft of the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson, now on display at the Library of Congress in a new exhibit titled “The Declaration’s Promise.” “This is Jefferson’s fully-realized draft,” Ryan … Read more
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are set to make a rare appearance on Capitol Hill next week, where they will testify on the Supreme Court’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget. Their appearance before the House Appropriations subcommittee comes just weeks after the Supreme Court concluded … Read more
A “well fed” great white shark was videotaped eating the carcass of a humpback whale in rare footage, recently captured off the coast of Rhode Island. The Atlantic Shark Institute, a Rhode Island-based nonprofit organization that shared the video, said its executive director, Jon Dodd, was able to record the underwater encounter “in what just … Read more
NATO’s strategic shift addresses China, Russian threat in new ‘NATO 3.0’ Brent Sadler, a former Navy captain and Pentagon official, highlights NATO’s strategic shift to address evolving threats. He details the potential for American troop redistribution in Europe and emphasizes a “NATO 3.0” approach that balances threats from China and Russia. Sadler stresses the need … Read more