Trump’s Russian diesel deal benefits Moscow more than US consumers, experts say

KYIV, Ukraine — American diesel prices rose for a second straight week as Russia’s seaborne crude exports reached their highest weekly value since the country launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The price hike comes weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump moved to ease restrictions on Russian diesel and pressure Kyiv to spare Russian refineries ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. Diesel averaged $6.35 a gallon on Monday, just below the record $6.53 set in September, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The economy is the top issue heading into the Nov. 3 midterms, with 84% of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., told Politico Tuesday that she was “excited” at the possibility of a Democratic Congress holding up President Donald Trump’s agenda through investigations and hearings.Hochul brought up the concept while discussing the Democratic Party’s chances of not only retaking…

Canik has just launched a new line of pistol optics, initially featuring four models across the ONYX and PHANTOM families.No longer just a pistol manufacturer, Canik has expanded its product offerings quite a bit recently. Like many other companies, it entered the suppressor market earlier this year with the VOID…

US Marine indicted over suspected murder, robbery of woman in Okinawa

Japanese prosecutors indicted the U.S. Marine suspected of murdering and robbing a local woman Oct. 4. Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, assigned to the III Marine Expeditionary Force headquartered at Camp Courtney in Okinawa, Japan, was indicted on Sunday for the murder and robbery of Anna Yagi, a 39-year-old…

A shipwreck, two Nazi spies and the Boy Scout who noticed

Editor’s Note: The opening passage is excerpted from Sara Vladic’s The Dangerous Shore: How a Motley Crew of Scientists, Mobsters, Double Agents, Retirees, Volunteer Pilots (and a Boy Scout) Stopped the Invasion of America (HarperCollins, 2026). That night, snow falls in heavy, wet flakes, coating Hancock Point in a thin,…

Pentagon creates advisory council on human performance, health

After creating a new directorate on warfighter optimization within the Department of Defense, the Pentagon announced it will form a federal advisory committee to weigh in on issues affecting troop performance and health.  According to a Federal Register notice Tuesday, the $1.4 million committee will focus “exclusively on human performance,”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Holding a wall squat for a few minutes might not feel like an intense workout, but a growing body of evidence suggests it could be one of the most effective ways to lower your blood pressure.A trial published in BMJ Open Sport…

Air Force explosive ordnance technicians to sport new rust-colored beret

Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians will soon sport a new addition to their uniform: a rust-colored beret.Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David R. Wolfe announced the beret authorization in a recent social media post, saying the addition represents its career field and further drives recognition for the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A teenager had his hand blown off as high school protesters clashed with French police during chaotic riots, as students across the country continue to protest poor conditions and teacher shortages.The 15-year-old had picked up a police dispersal grenade that detonated in…

A U.S. Marine lance corporal is in custody of local authorities after being arrested for allegedly robbing and murdering a Japanese woman in Okinawa, Japan, reawakening concerns over the large American troop presence on the island.LCpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, assigned to the III Marine Expeditionary Force headquartered at Camp Courtney…

Aboard the USS George Washington, young sailors adjust to war with Iran

An emergency alert blares from a loudspeaker, and Damon Dennard and other sailors on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington are scrambling. Dennard, 23, is readying bombs for loading onto aircraft as his crewmates race to their positions.“It has been eventful,” says Dennard, an aviation ordnanceman airman…

US Army tests counter-drone tech at Mexican border as cartel drone use rises

The U.S. Army is testing counter-drone technology in the U.S.-Mexico border area, seeking to sharpen its defenses against the growing threat of drone use by cartels and emulate the rapid battlefield innovation happening in Ukraine’s war with Russia.At Falcon Peak, a U.S. Northern Command exercise held in September in Arizona,…

The Alamo Scouts emerged from one of the most demanding and complex theaters of World War II, the vast and unforgiving Southwest Pacific. By late 1943, Allied forces under General Douglas MacArthur were pushing steadily northward along the New Guinea coast, preparing for the eventual return to the Philippines. The…

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