The United States faces an “increasingly fragile global order” that’s strained by competition from adversarial world powers and foreign humanitarian disasters fueling migration, a U.S. spy report says.The Intelligence Community released its annual threat assessment report that “focuses on the most direct, serious threats” facing the country over the next year. Not surprisingly, “an ambitious but anxious” China and a “confrontational” Russia are the biggest threats.And overseas conflicts orchestrated by terrorist groups have far-reaching effects. The report mentioned the Oct. 7 invasion of Israel, which has sparked months of protests and hostilities throughout the U.S. CHINA’S MILITARY TARGETS AMERICAN TROOPS, VETERANS FOR…

With Mental Health Awareness Month recognized in May, a fitness expert is sharing the best ways to reduce stress.  Kristina Rudzinskaya is a California-based certified Pilates instructor and founder of Etalon, a posture bra brand.  Rudzinskaya has multiple certifications in Pilates and proper body form — and shared with Fox News Digital the best poses for those looking to relieve stress at this time of year (or any time).  “Next time you feel stressed, remember to stand tall, breathe deeply and let Pilates work its magic on both body and mind,” she said. Rudzinskaya connected good posture with releasing stress — and said aligning “our…

Tamra Judge and Vicki Gunvalson have had a lot of ups and downs in their friendship. The pair hit it off when they first met during season 3 of Real Housewives of Orange County, which aired in 2008. Judge and Gunvalson’s friendship blossomed the following year after they bonded over their disdain for costar Gretchen Rossi. Gunvalson and Judge hit their first friendship roadblock in season 7 over Gunvalson’s then-boyfriend Brooks Ayers. From the start, Judge was skeptical of Ayers’ intentions and Gunvalson didn’t want to hear it. After getting into arguments over Ayers, the women’s friendship was damaged. However,…

The Falcons are now giving some insight into their surprise 2024 NFL Draft decision. Atlanta, already having inked Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract this offseason, added Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 overall pick on Thursday night. With Cousins reportedly blindsided by the decision, Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot gave some reasoning about what factored into the choice to bring in the highly touted lefty quarterback. Essentially, according to the Falcons exec, it boiled down to bringing in what Atlanta viewed as the best player available at that point in the draft. He did…

A man killed in a traffic stop last month when plainclothes Chicago police officers fired their guns nearly 100 times was shot 13 times, according to an autopsy report released Thursday.The March 21 police shooting that left Dexter Reed, 26, dead has prompted protests with activists calling for the five officers involved to be dismissed. Reed’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit questioning plainclothes tactical squads. And a police oversight agency and the Cook County state’s attorney are investigating.CHICAGO MAN SHOT 9 TIMES WHILE PUMPING GAS, AS VIOLENT EASTER WEEKEND LEAVES 7 DEAD This 2019 photo provided by Porscha…

Madonna is taking a moment to celebrate her kids. The pop icon, 65, is currently on tour with four of her six children: son David, 18, and daughter Mercy, also 18, and twin daughters Stella and Estere, 11. She took to Instagram on Thursday, April 25, to give them a shout-out for their hard work throughout the process. “On the day before our 80th show of the Celebration Tour, I need to acknowledge my incredibly talented children who carried me through this Journey each of them bringing their own unique talent to the stage,” she wrote alongside several photos from…

PHILADELPHIA — The deadline for the Sixers to file an official grievance with the NBA about the officiating passed, but their gripes about it led to an overwhelming free-throw disparity in their favor in their Game 3 win over the Knicks. The Sixers attempted 33 free throws — 14 more than the Knicks did — including a 19-for-21 night from the stripe by Joel Embiid in their 125-114 victory. “I’ll look at it again, and I’ll send my clips in like I do every game and they’ll say, ‘marginal contact,’ and then we’ll have marginal contact on Embiid and he’ll…

Texas authorities have released more details in the line-of-duty death of a Harris County deputy who was hit by a truck while working a crash earlier this week.Deputy Investigator John Coddou, 50, died on Tuesday after he was hit by a man driving a Chevrolet Silverado 2500 while investigating a minor crash in the northbound lanes of Highway 99 at around 9:36 a.m., a traffic report from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said.Coddou positioned his patrol vehicle on the left shoulder of the highway with the right side of his car partially blocking the first northbound lane before getting out…

Savannah Chrisley gave some insight on why sister Lindsie Chrisley was not in attendance at their parents’ recent hearing. “I most certainly told her privately to not attend. I told her that she was not wanted, that my dad did not want her there, and that he didn’t care to have a relationship with her,” Savannah, 26, said via her Instagram Story on Wednesday, April 24. “So, I said all of these things. I am more than happy that I said them and it’s my parents’ appeal. They have the right to say who they want there and who they…

Highlights from the Islanders’ 3-2 Game 3 loss to the Hurricanes, putting them in a 2-0 playoff series hole. 3 stars 1. Frederik Andersen The Carolina netminder didn’t put together a great first two periods, but his third was excellent. Andersen held down the fort when the Islanders were pouring on pressure. 2. Sebastian Aho Another quietly strong game from Carolina’s No. 1 center, who scored the eventual game-winner on a should-have-been-harmless wrist shot that beat Ilya Sorokin clean. 3. Brock Nelson After a quiet first two games of the series, Nelson and the rest of his line finally made…