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Washington — An Iranian vessel sailed too close to the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, and the U.S. fired at the vessel, according to two U.S. officials briefed on the matter who spoke to CBS News under condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.The officials said a U.S. Navy vessel attempted to fire on the Iranian vessel using its 5-inch, 54-caliber Mark-45 gun, a fully automated naval cannon that is mounted to the forward deck of Navy destroyers and cruisers and has served as the fleet’s standard deck gun since the early 1970s. While it’s not known…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Texas judge said she was manhandled while attending a concert at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo this week after staffers refused to let her access a VIP area and escorted her out of the venue. The judge questioned whether she was the victim of racism or sexism despite being given $9,000 in freebies. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said she and five guests — another elected official, the official’s children and the parents of a U.S. Air Force sergeant who recently died — attended a Megan Moroney concert at the popular…

Cinsault has hit top form and possesses live claims of claiming a maiden Group 1 triumph in Saturday’s Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill, though she will have a different hoop to her previous wins.

Why Have These African Countries Become Harder To Enter? For most of the period between 2019 and 2024, Mauritania, Togo, Somalia, and Guinea-Bissau sat comfortably inside Africa’s top tier for visa openness, working as quietly accessible markets that rarely appeared in conversations about friction or entry barriers. All four countries recorded their sharpest rank declines on record in 2025, collectively falling an average of 28 places in a single year. Mauritania’s drop is the most consequential for investors: the country had held a top-10 position since at least 2019, underpinned by a broad visa-on-arrival regime. Guinea-Bissau fell after eliminating visa-on-arrival…

Israel’s devastating assault on Lebanon rages on, killing at least 16 people in the capital Beirut and in south Lebanon, a punishing front in the wider war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran.An Israeli strike early on Friday hit a car in Jnah, a coastal neighbourhood in southwestern Beirut, and killed one person, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listAn Israeli strike also hit an apartment in the Nabaa neighborhood, home to a sizable Armenian community, leaving it engulfed in flames, with no casualties immediately reported.It was the first time…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A criminal illegal immigrant accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in New Jersey could soon be released under the state’s sanctuary policies, prompting federal immigration officials to issue a warning to local leaders.Gerardo Garcia Gonzalez, a criminal illegal immigrant from Mexico, was arrested by the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office on charges of sexual assault of a victim between 13 and 15 years old, criminal sexual contact and sexual assault by force or coercion.After illegally entering the U.S. in 2001, Gonzalez was returned to Mexico and later re-entered the country at an…

Apple Inc. said on Thursday it will lower the commission fees it collects from developers on its App Store in mainland China, marking a significant concession in one of the company’s largest markets.The California-based company said its standard commission on in-app purchases and paid transactions will fall to 25% from 30%, with the change taking effect on Sunday. The reduction applies to apps distributed through the China App Store for both iOS and iPadOS.Apple is also lowering fees for developers in its small business and mini-apps partner programs. Commissions for these developers will drop to 12% from 15%.The small-business program…

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reacts during a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on interest rate policy, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 28, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersAs both energy prices and inflation fears pop, expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts are sliding.Traders in recent days have abandoned hopes of an early summer easing from the central bank, a change in thinking that coincided with the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran and a burst in oil prices to around $100 a barrel.Prior to the conflict, the market anticipation had been for…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Olympic women’s bobsled legend Kaillie Humphries awarded her Order of Ikkos medal to President Donald Trump Thursday. She choked up and became emotional as she spoke at a Women’s History Month event at the White House, recalling her pride in becoming a mom through IVF treatment made possible by Trump’s policies. Her Order of Ikkos medal, which is given to someone who has made an impact in an Olympian’s journey, found its way to Trump due to the president’s IVF policies and efforts to “save women’s sports” from biological males. “I want to recognize the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! On a busy, gritty street in suburban Los Angeles, the white one-story stucco building looked like any other. Among the apartments, offices, sidewalk bodegas, the only defining feature was the building’s door – a thick, solid slab of dark oak with a small, security grill about six inches square.”Is Dr. Faustina here,” I asked. “This is his address of record with the medical board.” A face appeared in the cutout, “He doesn’t work here.”That’s odd, I thought, considering multiple home healthcare agencies at this address had billed Medicare more than $40 million dollars…