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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A forensic expert revealed what Coast Guard investigators might be looking for after the federal agency seized Brian Hooker’s sailboat in their investigation into the disappearance of his wife in the Bahamas.Brian Hooker initially told Bahamian officials that his wife fell off a dinghy after leaving shore at Hope Town at around 7:30 p.m. on April 4, saying that Lynette fell off with the ignition key. Local authorities said that he arrived at a marina at Marsh Harbour at around 4 a.m. on April 5 after paddling to shore, roughly eight hours…

Tourism operators in Kelowna, B.C., are entering the 2026 season with cautious optimism as new figures from Tourism Kelowna show visitor spending and activity increased slightly in 2025, despite some businesses experiencing a slower season. As he prepares his fleet for summer, the owner of SunWave Boat rentals says last year fell short of expectations.“We’re hoping for a very busy season, especially after such a slow 2025 year,” said Andre Plyusnin. “I think we were about 40 per cent slower.”According to Tourism Kelowna, while visitor spending growth wasn’t evenly felt across all parts of the tourism industry, it says 2025…

Shares of Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) fell sharply in premarket trading on Tuesday after the telehealth company reported weaker-than-expected first-quarter revenue and a surprise loss.The stock dropped around 15% before the opening bell after the company said changing dynamics in its GLP-1 weight-loss business had hurt margins and disrupted sales recognition during the quarter.Hims & Hers said it had strategically shifted toward selling branded GLP-1 treatments instead of compounded versions, a move that increased restructuring costs and temporarily pressured its financial performance.The company also said shorter shipping schedules for certain weight-loss products affected the timing of revenue recognition in…

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PHNOM PENH: Cambodian lawmakers approved on Tuesday (May 12) a military conscription law that lengthens the period of mandatory service and increases penalties for those refusing to join, following deadly border clashes with Thailand last year.Relations between the Southeast Asian neighbours have been tense since fighting in July and December that killed dozens of people and displaced more than a million.Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said just ahead of the vote on Tuesday that conscription would begin this year because it was “necessary to build up troops to protect the nation”.Parliament approved a conscription law in 2006 that required Cambodians…

I recently visited Khartoum for the first time since the war started. It quickly became clear to me that the world still doesn’t fully comprehend what has happened there. In the streets of Sudan’s capital, the destruction was apocalyptic. A city that used to have a population of 7 million seemed almost empty as we drove through its districts.The buildings were almost all destroyed or partially flattened by shelling and air attacks, while those left standing were riddled with bullet holes. I had never seen this scale of destruction before in my 30 years of working with Islamic Relief.The difficulty…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Pentagon’s massive $1.5 trillion budget request will face its first test Tuesday as House lawmakers quiz Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth about the proposal in a high-stakes hearing. Democrats and some Republicans have raised concerns about the unprecedented size of the request, which would increase defense funding by nearly 50% from 2026 levels while making cuts to domestic spending. The Trump administration argues the jump in defense spending is necessary to counter threats from geopolitical adversaries and advance the president’s priorities, including replenishing weapons stockpiles and expanding the defense industrial base.Hegseth is…

President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Trump reportedly eyes renewed military action as Iran negotiations break down.2. Hantavirus watch spreads to at least 7 states as passengers quarantined3. Nancy Guthrie missing 100 days as sheriff says ‘nothing new’ and volunteer groups are shut…

A new battle between Ontario’s education minister and one of the province’s trustees is brewing, this time over a charity using a portable at a Brampton high school as a storage locker. The Peel District School Board’s government-appointed supervisor wrote to trustee and chair David Green on Friday, telling him he must stop using a portable to store items used by Free For All Community Services, a foundation Green is involved with.Green is a long-time Brampton trustee at the Peel District School Board, which was again placed under the control of Queen’s Park earlier this year. He is also the executive…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Queen Camilla didn’t always think Kate Middleton was suited to be with a future king.The claim comes from author Christopher Andersen, whose new book “Kate!” explores the Princess of Wales’ rise from commoner to the heir’s wife and mother of the next in line. Andersen’s account is based on his reporting and sources and has not been independently confirmed by the palace.”In the beginning, Camilla was one of Kate’s fiercest critics,” Andersen told Fox News Digital. “She did not think she was up to snuff, as it were. She was below the…