SpaceX announced Tuesday it plans to build its largest rocket launch site in southern Louisiana, investing $100 billion in a complex that could ultimately support thousands of Starship flights each year. The 125,000-acre site on Pecan Island in Vermilion Parish, called Starbase Louisiana, would become SpaceX’s fourth U.S. launch location and its second Starbase campus, Reuters reported.Construction is slated to begin in 2027, with the first Starship launch planned for 2029, according to SpaceX. SpaceX expects the project to create more than 3,000 jobs. In a video, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the company could eventually bring “probably 10,000 really…

President Donald Trump’s new national emergency declaration could restrict U.S. purchases and imports of certain foreign-made power grid equipment and potentially force utilities and infrastructure operators to replace equipment already in service as the administration moves to address national security risks to the electric system. Under an executive order signed Wednesday, the Energy Department can prohibit the acquisition, importation, transfer or installation of foreign-produced bulk-power equipment if officials determine the transaction involves a covered foreign entity and poses an unacceptable security risk.The order goes further for equipment already operating on the U.S. grid. The energy secretary can require foreign-manufactured or…

Stars of stage, screen, and more are paying tribute to Tim Curry. The entertainment icon passed away on August 25 at 80, with stars like Carol Burnett and more taking to social media to pay tribute. The Broadway production of The Rocky Horror Show took to Instagram to honor Curry and his legendary portrayal of Frank-N-Furter. “Remembering the legendary Tim Curry, who first brought Frank-N-Furter to life. We are heartbroken by his passing and grateful for the unforgettable legacy he leaves behind. Thank you, Tim, for giving the world a little more freedom, a little more fearlessness, and through the tears…

Brothers Joey and Jesse Buss are going from one sport to another.  Buss Sports Capital, the investment group founded by the brothers, has reached a deal to acquire approximately 5% of the San Diego Padres, according to The Athletic. The Buss family sold its controlling stake in the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter last year.  After Walter sold the franchise in recent weeks to a group led by Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger, Joey and Jesse and three of their siblings, Janie, Johnny and Jim, voted to sell the family’s remaining 17.8% of the team to Iger and Kushner.  CLICK…

If it seems like fall décor and seasonal food and drinks are arriving earlier each year, it’s not just in your head. Data show consumers are increasingly embracing “season creep” — shopping for seasonal products earlier than they did in years past. Younger consumers’ enthusiasm for fall, a desire to plan ahead and retailers’ efforts to extend seasonal spending may all be helping drive the shift. Last year, the popular pumpkin spice latte (PSL) returned to Dunkin’ on Aug. 20 and to Starbucks on Aug. 26. Both coffeehouse chains brought their fall offerings back a day earlier this year, with Dunkin’ launching…

When Britney Spears set out to record her ninth studio album, Glory, in 2014, those around her noticed a remarkable shift. “She was in complete command,” a music insider who worked with the Princess of Pop at the time exclusively tells Us. Spears, then 32, may not have had much control in the eyes of California law — after all, she was only halfway into a conservatorship that dictated her every move for 13 years — but in the recording studio, she was nothing short of a mastermind. “This wasn’t the Britney we saw in 2013,” the insider recalls, referencing…

Following yesterday’s passing of global icon Dolly Parton, Dolly’s team has revealed the plan to continue to bring her multitude of projects that were in development to fruition. Dolly: A True Original Musical On Broadway will begin previews on December 7, 2026 and official open on January 19, 2027, with tickets currently on-sale through November 21, 2027. “Dolly worked up until the day she died. She loved seeing her dreams come to life, and loved knowing her work brought people joy. Ever the planner, Dolly worked with the team that she handpicked, for the past several years to build a project…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former Texas schoolteacher was arrested Tuesday amid allegations of inappropriate relationships with students, nearly one year after authorities began investigating her.Holly Adams, who taught at Angleton High School near Houston, is charged with one count of tampering with evidence and two counts of purchasing or furnishing alcohol to a minor, the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office said.The probe began after a student told school staff that Adams was having an inappropriate relationship with a former student, KTRK-TV reported.TEXAS SUBSTITUTE TEACHER ACCUSED OF IMPROPER RELATIONSHIP WITH STUDENT, ALARMING PARENTS The student told school…

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warned that the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) will present major challenges as it reshapes industries and work, suggesting that it could be helpful to explore ways to reserve work in certain areas for humans to ease the transition. Gates on Tuesday published an essay on his GatesNotes website that calls for public debate and a plan to manage the technological evolution of AI and its impact on the workforce and society at large, which he said should be a priority given that the”In terms of equity, AI will either be the greatest equalizer ever invented,…

Does your car deserve a home as luxe as you do? Arthur Aidala certainly thinks so.  The native New Yorker’s been a car nut for most of his life. Making peanuts as an assistant district attorney in the early 1990s, Aidala was forced to move back in with his parents. But with no NYC rent or bills of his own to pay, the then 25-year-old impulsively purchased a 1986 Alfa Romeo Spider for over $3,000 (that he took out a loan for). This splurge eventually led to an impressive 15-car collection made up of some head-turning beauties: a 1988 Ferrari…

If time is running out on your current CD account, it makes sense to start planning your next moves now. Pla2na/Getty Images With new unemployment, inflation and interest rate developments all looming this September, some savers may have forgotten that they also have another important date on the calendar. If they opened a certificate of deposit (CD) account in recent months or years, its maturity date could arrive in the month. And with many banks only offering a short grace period of approximately two weeks for savers to decide what they want to do with the funds before they rollover…

Casting is coming into focus for Broadway’s Downstate. According to the Chicago Tribune, Francis Guinan and K. Todd Freeman will star in the upcoming production of Bruce Norris’ play, which will play a limited engagement at the Booth Theatre this fall.  The production will be directed by Joe Mantello, who most recently helmed Broadway’s Death of a Salesman, and produced by Scott Rudin. Per the Tribune, the Broadway staging will be a separate production from the one seen at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 2018. Additional casting has not yet been announced. Guinan and Freeman are both longtime Steppenwolf ensemble members.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida jury has convicted Mario Fernandez Saldana of murder in the 2022 ambush murder of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan.The jury on Wednesday found the defendant, who is married to Bridegan’s ex-wife, guilty of first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony.Investigators said Bridegan, 33, was shot to death at close range in February 2022 in Jacksonville Beach after stopping his car to move a tire left in the middle of a dark road.MICROSOFT EXEC’S GRIEVING WIDOW FACES MAN ACCUSED OF PLOTTING HIS MURDER AS SHE REVEALS EERIE FINAL CALL SEND…

Kia is recalling more than 21,000 electric SUVs because of an airbag sensor issue that could increase the risk of injury to children riding in the front passenger seat. The recall covers 21,290 Kia EV9 SUVs from the 2025 and 2026 model years, according to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).The issue involves the vehicles’ Occupant Detection System, or ODS, which may fail to deactivate the front passenger airbag when a child or child restraint is in the seat. An airbag that deploys in those circumstances could increase the risk of injury in a crash. The…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Japan enlisted the help of hundreds of volunteers to move a portion of a 360-tonne castle more than six feet back into position, inch by inch, following renovations to the structure.About 1,800 people gathered over the weekend to pull large ropes attached to the Hirosaki Castle keep in Aomori Prefecture, The Independent reported.The keep — which is a fortified tower within a castle — was moved so repairs could be completed on a wall damaged during a major earthquake. The wall has since been rebuilt, with all 2,185 stones returned to their…