DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran targeted American military sites in the Gulf on Wednesday after the U.S. launched strikes on several places in Iran and reinstated sanctions on its oil sales. Washington said it was responding to Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The crossfire raised fears that the war in Iran could reignite — and U.S. President Donald Trump fueled those concerns by saying that the interim agreement to pause fighting was “over,” although he added that he would allow negotiations to continue. Attacks have repeatedly threatened the shaky ceasefire, but Trump’s comments add…
An Israeli citizen who worked as a senior manager for an Arizona semiconductor technology company was sentenced to time served after admitting he conspired to steal company trade secrets, a case that shows how small pieces of industrial technology can become part of the broader fight over chip supply chains. Guy Galanti, 48, who lived in Scottsdale, Ariz., was sentenced in late June by U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow to time served and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiring to steal a trade secret. Galanti had been in custody since his September 2025 arrest. Galanti…
For military families, permanent change of station moves are an expected part of life. The average military child attends six to nine different schools before graduation, building new friendships, adjusting to new teachers and adapting to different graduation requirements with nearly every move. Those challenges become especially significant during high school, when coursework, athletics, leadership positions and college applications can all be disrupted by a last-minute relocation. To help reduce that disruption, the Army and several other military branches offer programs that allow some families to delay a PCS move so a child can finish high school. While each service…
Every summer, thousands of service members leave the military and begin the next chapter of their lives. June is one of the busiest retirement periods of the year, but the reason has less to do with preference and convenience than with military pay. “It is really more of an administrative timing,” said Sarah Roder, Director of Partnerships at Armed Forces Mutual. “June 30 is the last day of the third fiscal quarter. If you retire on June 30, then you would see your pension check immediately on July 1.” For Roder, however, the retirement date is only the beginning. The…
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I’ve developed a healthy distrust of our digital world, and for a number of reasons, but none of them involve a distrust of technology as a whole. I absolutely love technology. I’m still delighted that I get to live with modern medicine and air conditioning, for example, and I think the coolest tech I’ve seen in my life is the 3D printer. In my mind, it opens up so much potential for evolution that it’s likely to change manufacturing forever. I can, for a reasonable price, buy a device that will let me prototype a…
Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards, commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, has been identified by the U.S. Navy as the sailor who went missing following a helicopter’s emergency landing in the Arabian Sea on July 1. The Navy made the announcement Tuesday evening, two days after announcing that the search for Edwards had been suspended. Edwards and three others were aboard an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter last week and assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush. The aircraft made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea at about 3:30 a.m. EST, according to U.S. Naval Forces…
Do you think “Divorcee State Park” is an attractive name? How about “Feminist Freedom River Park?” Or maybe “The Best Little Divorce Ranch in Nevada?” OK, that might be going too far. But Nevada’s newest park acquisition isn’t just Carson River land with rich riparian habitat for fish and wildlife. It was also part of a “uniquely Nevada industry,” according to Western Rivers Conservancy, which transferred the land to Nevada State Parks last week. The park — currently open to public name suggestions — was once a “divorce ranch.” In the 1940s, Nevada’s lenient laws only required a 6-week residency to…
The United States ruling class is alleging that Iran fired missiles at a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night. These strikes threaten to destabilize the already shaky memorandum of understanding signed by both the US and Iranian presidents. Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” against Iran on February 28th, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government, and infrastructure sites. This was, which “ended” in a US surrender, is precariously perched on an agreement that is a huge loss for the US. In spite of the agreement, the US and Iran nonetheless exchanged limited strikes in late…
Virginia rolled hard toward gun control this year. Never mind that Gov. Abigail Spanberger ran as a moderate, said little to nothing about guns during her campaign, said she was about affordability, and then took office and did nothing about the cost of living. Instead, she tried to redistrict the state–something she expressly said she wouldn’t do–and tried to take everyone’s guns away. I was ready to hold onto Cam’s guns for him if he needed it, but thankfully, that hasn’t been necessary.Part of the reason it’s not necessary is because of grandfather clauses thankfully,…
The ATF has quietly proposed a rule that could dramatically change how law-abiding Americans buy firearms from licensed dealers. And despite what you’ve probably seen flying around social media, it doesn’t eliminate background checks or create some Wild West free-for-all. According to Armed Attorneys, the proposal would simply allow certain identity verification steps that currently happen in person to be completed remotely through secure video technology. If adopted, the rule could let a customer purchase a firearm from an in-state FFL, complete ATF Form 4473 online, verify their identity over a live video call, pass the same NICS background check,…
U.S. Coast Guard crews are still assessing ports and waterways across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands following Super Typhoon Bavi, as commercial traffic remains shut down while officials check for damaged navigation markers, hazardous seas and debris. U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam said Tuesday that the ports of the Marianas remain under Port Heavy Weather Condition ZULU, meaning they are closed to commercial traffic until crews complete post-storm assessments and resolve safety issues. The port closures affect a region that is central to the U.S. military’s posture in the Pacific. Guam is home to Naval Base Guam, Andersen…
As the sun began to peek over the horizon, waves slammed my lower back against fiberglass. If I wasn’t awake before, I sure was now. As the young guy on board the bay boat, I volunteered myself as tribute for the “seat” that wasn’t really a seat. Through the waves, I tried distracting myself by staring at the Academy H20X Factor rods on board, armed with all manner of interesting baits for snook, sea trout, and, if we were lucky, tarpon. Honestly, I had a lot of trepidation about the rods. I’m not a snobby person, but when it comes…
Americans weren’t waiting around. Newly released NSSF-adjusted NICS background check figures show firearm purchases jumped sharply in June, led by huge spikes in Virginia and Rhode Island as gun buyers rushed to purchase Modern Sporting Rifles before state bans took effect on July 1. According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, there were 1,123,006 adjusted background checks in June 2026, an 11.7% increase over June 2025. But the biggest story came from states where lawmakers approved new restrictions on America’s most popular rifle. Virginia recorded 123,699 background checks, a staggering 241% increase over June 2025. Rhode Island followed with a…
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted that the United States should be in control of Greenland rather than NATO ally Denmark, renewing tensions in Europe even as the trans-Atlantic military alliance was announcing billions in arms deals at a summit in an attempt to appease the mercurial U.S. leader. Trump called the semiautonomous island “an important part” for the United States, as he repeated the false claim that it’s surrounded by Chinese and Russian ships and said he won’t let Greenland be threatened. “That should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark,” Trump told…
Yosemite National Park is home to one of the most famous (and oldest) groups of trees: Mariposa Grove. This area is full of mature giant sequoia trees that are thousands of years old and hundreds of feet tall. The Grizzly Giant, a 3,000-year-old tree, looms in the center; along with Half Dome and El Cap, this tree is one of the park’s most iconic structures. It has endured climate change, forest fires, and invasive species, and scientists and park officials were wondering just how well this old colossus was holding up. To find out, a group of researchers climbed the…
How many actual rights do we have preserved in the Constitution that have an age limit? Voting, of course, does, but what else? Even the 21st Amendment, which repealed Prohibition, didn’t include an age limit on who could drink. Then again, it didn’t actually say drinking was a right, either. And yet, while we acknowledge adulthood at 18, and people can register to vote then, some states have decided that despite someone otherwise having the totality of their rights when they reach the age of majority, they can’t have guns because…well, because.One of those is…
A Fort Worth homeowner is being hailed as a hero after police say he shot and killed a machete-wielding man who turned on him while allegedly attacking a woman. According to CBS Texas, the terrifying incident unfolded just after 10 p.m. on Ross Avenue in north Fort Worth last week. Neighbors told police they heard a woman screaming for help as she was dragged down the street by a man armed with a machete. A nearby Ring camera captured part of the encounter. Witnesses told CBS Texas they saw the suspect striking the woman with the handle of the machete…
The first camera was simply pointed the wrong way. In early April 2025, Jerry Reina, leader of a local neighborhood watch in the Harbor View area of Suffolk, Virginia, noticed that one of their community’s six Flock Safety cameras had been turned away from the road it was installed to monitor, according to his testimony at a preliminary hearing reported by WAVY. A Suffolk police sergeant who helps oversee the city’s camera program soon found another aimed into a wood line. By summer, entire poles were down. Some cameras were thrown from the Hampton Roads Parkway onto Interstate 664 below,…
Health care workers helping treat and control the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are threatening to strike as the hemorrhagic disease continues to spread. Yesterday, healthcare workers in Ituri issued a 24-hour notice of an impending strike. Those working on the Ebola frontlines said that the working conditions were too poor to continue. They reported unpaid benefits, low wages, and inadequate supplies since the outbreak officially began in May. The DRC Ministry of Health has now confirmed 1,561 cases in the outbreak, with the epicenter in Ituri province and significant transmission in North and South Kivu provinces, as…
