The Navy is offering free screenings of Spider-Man: Brand New Day to sailors in pay grades E-1 through E-6 at 14 Morale, Welfare and Recreation theaters in the United States and overseas. The screenings are part of the launch of an expanded Virtual Single Sailor Program, an online resource connecting junior and unaccompanied sailors with recreation, support programs and events wherever they are stationed. Registration was required and closed July 29. Tickets were offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and the Navy said more than 1,000 sailors registered during the first four days. Selected participants were expected to receive confirmation…

A gateway to Yellowstone National Park is once again making headlines — and not because it’s the hometown of that tourist sent airborne by a bison. A group of 11 people fell ill on Monday and required hospitalization after eating mushrooms they’d collected in Park County, Mont., authorities said. Park County is just outside of Bozeman, a primary entrance to Yellowstone National Park and an increasingly popular location for mushroom foragers. The group that fell sick was apparently visiting “from outside the local area,” the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services said. Emergency responders arrived at a private…

When people talk about violent crime in America, there’s no shortage of opinions. A new report from the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) tries to cut through the politics by digging into the FBI’s latest homicide data. The findings cover where murders happen, who commits them, who the victims are, and how often murders cross racial lines. Some of the numbers may surprise you. One of the biggest takeaways is just how concentrated murder is in the United States. As we discussed earlier this week, the worst 1% of counties account for 41% of all murders while containing only about…

Once you’re done house hunting and you have a signed purchase contract in hand, your lender takes over the next part of the process. This is when your VA loan moves into underwriting and your lender orders the VA loan appraisal, the two milestones that stand between your accepted offer and the closing. Understanding what your lender needs from you, how VA loan underwriting works, and what a VA appraiser actually checks for can help you avoid delays and know what to do if something doesn’t go as planned. Here’s what happens after you apply, step by step. What Happens…

It’s dawn at the apple orchard with birds chattering overhead. I’m waking up 6 feet off the ground with dewy grass below. It was one of the best nights of sleep I’ve ever had while camping. Listen, I’ve spent plenty of nights on the ground. From backpacking across Scotland to cowboy camping in Moab, I’ve learned to accept thin sleeping pads. Uneven campsites. And restless nights. That changed the first night I slept in the new iKamper Skycamp 4.0 Trio. iKamper recently upgraded its Skycamp series from its 3.0 line to the current 4.0. Updates include a taller headspace in…

Two new polls show Rep. Haley Stevens is struggling in her bid to become the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, including a survey by Emerson College showing her running 15 points behind Abdul El-Sayed.  Even Stevens’ staunch support for gun control doesn’t seem to be endearing her to Michigan Democrats, despite a long track record of embracing some of the gun control lobby’s most extreme positions. In 2018, for instance, Stevens declared it was “time for assault rifles to go.” The assault rifles have had their day. That is what I’m hearing from people throughout…