Murió Chuck Norris, quien canalizó sus habilidades como cinturón negro en artes marciales hacia una duradera carrera actoral que dejó a los críticos de cine mayormente indiferentes pero deleitó a millones de admiradores que disfrutaban sus triunfos como héroe y sus reflexiones inspiradoras. Tenía 86 años.

Como actor, Chuck Norris sabía muy bien que nadie iba a confundirlo con un Henry Fonda o Laurence Olivier de la actualidad. En la mayoría de sus películas y en Walker, Texas Ranger, una serie televisiva que se emitió de 1993 a 2001, interpretó a un guerrero que acude al rescate no con palabras ni armas, sino más bien, con patadas giratorias y otras técnicas que lo habían convertido en una figura destacada de las artes marciales. “Interpreto al hombre en la arena que es empujado contra la pared y obligado a abrirse paso a la fuerza”, dijo alguna vez al diario San Francisco Chronicle. Y a la fuerza lo hizo, película tras película.

Su período más fructífero en la pantalla se extendió desde finales de la década de 1970 hasta principios de la década de 2000 con películas como Delta Force (1986), Delta Force 2: la conexión colombiana (1990) y tres entregas de Desaparecido en acción en los años ochenta que le dieron la oportunidad de rescatar a estadounidenses retenidos en Vietnam.

En ocasiones, mostró un lado más ligero y cierta vulnerabilidad, como sucede en su papel de detective de la policía en El héroe y el terror, una película de 1988 en la que interpreta a un romántico sensible que incluso se desmaya al ver nacer a un bebé. Pero en general, era el tipo duro que no buscaba problemas, hasta que los villanos no le dejaban otra opción. Sus diálogos, aunque escasos, podían estar cargados de amenaza. “No peleé, di un seminario motivacional”, dice tras despachar a unos agresores skinheads en Delta Force 2. En Código de silencio murmura: “Si quiero tu opinión, te la voy a sacar a golpes”. Y en Desaparecido en acción 3 dice con calma: “No piso los pies. Piso los cuellos”.

Los críticos de cine, por decirlo amablemente, generalmente no se impresionaron, aunque con los años reconocieron que había perfeccionado sus habilidades como actor. No era inusual una valoración como la que hizo The New York Times en 1977 sobre su actuación en El poder de la fuerza, describiéndolo como “tan emotivo como una estatua”. La revista Time llegó a describirlo como “una hoja en blanco sin expresión” y “el actor realmente terrible más exitoso desde Audie Murphy”.

Sin embargo, el público acudía en masa a sus películas, algunas de las cuales, junto con episodios de Walker, Texas Ranger, fueron dirigidas por su hermano menor Aaron, ex doble de acción. Pelotas en juego, una película de 2004 en la que interpretó su propio papel, recaudó 168 millones de dólares en todo el mundo.

Chuck Norris fue un héroe de acción en una categoría a la par de Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger y Charles Bronson, con la actitud monosilábica de los primeros personajes de Clint Eastwood. Se ganó el favor de millones a quienes les gustaba ver a Estados Unidos salir victorioso —por variar, añadirían algunos— ya fuera rescatando soldados estadounidenses cautivos en Vietnam, salvando al país de terroristas en Invasion U.S.A. o derrotando a secuestradores aéreos y capos de la droga en la saga de Fuerza Delta.

Al valorar su éxito en The Secret of Inner Strength: My Story (El secreto de la fuerza interior: mi historia), uno de varios libros que escribió, dijo que “muchas personas quieren y necesitan con quién identificarse, un hombre autosuficiente, capaz de mantenerse por sí mismo y que no teme afrontar la adversidad”. “Quieren creer en mí”, dijo, “igual que yo creía en John Wayne cuando era niño”.

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Two people were arrested after allegedly unsuccessfully attempting to enter HM Naval Base Clyde in Scotland on Thursday, authorities confirmed to Fox News Digital. 

One suspect was an Iranian man, while the other was a woman of unknown nationality, The Telegraph reported.

«Around 5pm on Thursday, 19 March, 2026, we were made aware of two people attempting to enter HM Naval Base Clyde,» Police Scotland said in a statement to Fox News Digital. «A 34-year-old man and 31-year-old woman have been arrested in connection and enquiries are ongoing.»

The Telegraph reported that the man was Iranian, while the woman’s nationality was not immediately known. Citing the Times, the Telegraph said the suspects were turned away from the base because they lacked the correct passes and were later arrested nearby for allegedly «acting suspiciously in the vicinity.»

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A Royal Navy spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital, «Police Scotland have arrested two people who unsuccessfully attempted to enter HM Naval Base Clyde on Thursday 19 March. As the matter is subject to an ongoing investigation, we will not comment further.»

HM Naval Base Clyde — commonly known as Faslane — is considered the primary base for the United Kingdom’s missile fleet.

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A general view of His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde on March 4, 2025, in Faslane, Scotland. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

The Royal Navy says the base is home «to the core of the Submarine Service, including the nation’s nuclear deterrent, and the new generation of hunter-killer submarines.»

The U.K. Parliament says the Royal Navy currently operates a fleet of nine submarines, with the entire fleet based at HM Naval Base Clyde.

His Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde, also known as Faslane, hosts the U.K.’s nuclear submarines, which are armed with Trident missiles and serve as the U.K.’s nuclear deterrent. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

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«Five of those are conventionally-armed nuclear-powered attack submarines of the Astute class. A further four are ballistic missiles submarines (SSBN) of the Vanguard class that comprise the UK’s submarine-based nuclear deterrent,» it added.

The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Friday against Harvard University, alleging that it failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students by essentially enabling antisemitism on campus in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack against Israel by Hamas. 

The 44-page lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts, is the latest in an ongoing battle between the White House and the Ivy League school. The complaint alleges that Harvard has tolerated antisemitic mobs comprised of students, faculty members and visitors opposed to Israel and has acted with indifference by selectively enforcing its campus rules to permit the continuation of the harassment.

«Harvard University has failed to protect its Jewish students from harassment and has allowed discrimination to wreak havoc on its campus,» a White House spokesperson told Fox News. «President Trump is committed to ensuring every student can pursue their academic goals in a safe environment.»

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The administration is seeking to recover billions of taxpayer dollars given to the elite university by federal agencies. 

«Since October 7th, 2023, too many of our educational institutions have allowed anti-Semitism to flourish on campus – Harvard included,» said Attorney General Pam Bondi. «Today’s litigation underscores the Trump Administration’s commitment to demanding better from our nation’s schools and putting an end to discriminatory behavior that harms students.»

In a statement to Fox News Digital, a Harvard spokesperson said the university «cares deeply» about its Jewish and Israeli students and remains committed to making sure they are embraced and respected.  

The Harvard Crimson sports crest on banners at the Harvard University Athletics Complex in Boston, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Sophie Park/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

«Our actions illustrate this. Harvard has taken substantive, proactive steps to address the root causes of antisemitism and actively enforces anti-harassment and anti-discrimination rules and policies on campus,» the statement said. «We also have enhanced training and education on antisemitism for students, faculty, and staff and launched programs to promote civil dialogue and respectful disagreement inside and outside the classroom. Harvard’s efforts demonstrate the very opposite of deliberate indifference.»

The school said it will continue to prioritize such work and defend itself, calling the lawsuit «yet another pretextual and retaliatory action by the administration for refusing to turn over control of Harvard to the federal government.»

Friday’s lawsuit is another in the protracted battle between Havard and President Donald Trump. In June, the administration said a civil rights investigation had led to a formal finding that Harvard tolerated antisemitism.

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Anti-Israel demonstrators gather with Palestinian flags at Harvard University for a rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Oct. 14, 2023. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)

«Harvard remained deliberately indifferent to a level of hostility on its campus so well-known across the nation that members of Congress were writing about it,» government lawyers wrote. «Harvard also intentionally refused to enforce its campus rules — rules it enforced against others — when the victims were Jews or Israelis. This sent the clear message to Harvard’s Jewish and Israeli community that the indifference was not an accident; they were being intentionally excluded and effectively denied equal access to educational opportunities.»

Last year, the school sued the Trump administration over the freezing of federal funds. A judge blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to freeze Harvard’s federal funds.

The Internal Revenue Service was also considering stripping Harvard of its tax-exempt status.

Harvard is slated to receive more than $2.6 billion from the Department of Health and Human Services, the Justice Department said. 

In February, the Trump administration said it was seeking to recover $1 billion in damages from Harvard, the main target in its attempt to leverage federal funding in order to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses. 

Anti-Israel demonstrators seen at Harvard. (Getty Images )

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said institutions that take taxpayer funds are obligated to protect civil rights. 

«We hold Harvard accountable on the principle that antisemitism has no place in any program funded by the American people,» he said.