Day: October 23, 2023

France completely vacates military base in northern Niger as military rule continues

7:57 pm October 23, 2023

France has completed the withdrawal of troops from a northern base in Niger as part of a planned departure from the West African country in the wake of July’s military coup. Nearly 200 troops, 28 trucks and two dozen armored vehicles left the Ouallam military base, which has been handed to Niger, a junta spokesman, […]

US Forest Service faces lawsuit over deadly flash flood linked to wildfire

7:52 pm October 23, 2023

Relatives of three people who died last year in a flash flood stemming from the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history are suing the U.S. Forest Service. The wrongful death lawsuit filed earlier this month alleges the Forest Service was negligent in the management of the prescribed burn and also failed to close roads […]

GOP Sen. Ted Budd demands State Department roll back requirement for employees to use preferred pronouns

7:18 pm October 23, 2023

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., is demanding the U.S. State Department rescind its requirement that employees use preferred pronouns and honorifics in the workplace. In August, the department rolled out new guidelines titled, “Updated Department Guidance Regarding Transgender Employees in the Workplace” and mandates that all employees and applicants should be addressed “by […]

US Coast Guard saves North Carolina catamaran sailors in dramatic helicopter rescue

7:08 pm October 23, 2023

Four Canadian sailors were plucked from an overturned catamaran by members of the U.S. Coast Guard in a daring helicopter rescue caught on camera. The Moon Dragon, a 60-foot charter yacht that sails between the Mid-Atlantic and Virgin Islands, capsized about 140 feet offshore from Wilmington, North Carolina, on Saturday afternoon, per the agency. None […]

Border Patrol clocking 1,000 ‘known gotaways’ per day, over 23K people in October, CBP sources say

7:05 pm October 23, 2023

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources confirmed to Fox News that there have been more than 23,000 “known gotaways” since the new fiscal year began on Oct. 1. That means more than 1,000 individuals were seen or detected by Border Patrol agents but not apprehended per day this month. Sources say figures like these […]