Ever since Wolfenstein and Doom, FPS games have refused to stop coming out. Even as AAA publishers moved away from non-franchise shooters in the late 2010s, indie devs stepped up to right that wrong, producing a new golden era. With competition so fierce, fantastic FPS games frequently slip through the cracks while everyone’s attention lies elsewhere (on COD or Apex Legends). As the gaming industry moves at a blistering pace, convincing anybody to try out a forgotten shooter from 2004 is a tough task, but that won’t stop us from spotlighting these games. If you feel a bit disenchanted with…
There are enough kids in the foster system, many of whom end up in truly dangerous situations with predatory individuals, that it would seem no one should be trying to make it harder for good, decent people to take in children. Unfortunately, there’s long been an effort to keep gun owners from being able to foster these kids. As Cam wrote about on Tuesday, a federal judge in Illinois has upheld some pretty awful restrictions on gun owners who want to be foster parents. In Wisconsin, though, a court just smacked similar laws down.Parents who sign…
President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families to pursue its mass deportation agenda, an Associated Press investigation found. More than 50 parents and spouses of active-duty service members have been detained since Trump took office for a second term, and at least six have been deported, the AP found in the first accounting of such detentions, which the government does not track. At least eight immediate family members of U.S. service members remain in federal immigration custody. Parents and spouses of people in…
New details are being rolled out about the nation’s first museum dedicated to the Coast Guard, opening one year from today. The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday announced that the National Coast Guard Museum, described as a museum “dedicated to preserving and sharing the history, heritage and enduring missions” of the service, will open to the public during the week of Aug. 2, 2027, two days prior to the Coast Guard’s Aug. 4. The museum, currently being built along the Thames River waterfront in New London, Conn., will consist of 80,000 square feet and reportedly feature five public decks with…
One of the perks of military life that helps offset such expenses as moving every two years and deployments is the tax-free shopping service members and their families enjoy at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES). This summer, depending on where you live, you might be able to double those savings as AAFES has announced it will offer an additional discount to match local tax savings around back-to-school, tax-free weekends. Yes, double. Military shoppers in states with sales-tax-free holidays can save at Exchanges with an in-store discount equal to their state’s sales tax rate during these promotional periods.…
The Army has awarded an 18-month contract to American Rheinmetall under Project Sustainment that will field hybrid-powered autonomous trucks to move supplies for company-sized units, keeping soldiers off some of the most dangerous resupply routes in contested environments. Executed through the National Advanced Mobility Consortium, the award makes American Rheinmetall the prime contractor to deliver next-generation uncrewed ground vehicles. These platforms are designed to autonomously transport supplies to and from the forward line of troops, cutting risk to soldiers while improving the efficiency of tactical sustainment. “This award expands American Rheinmetall’s growing portfolio of uncrewed ground systems within the U.S.…
Beans are at or near the top of the shopping list for anyone building an emergency food supply. And for good reason. Beans are an inexpensive, shelf-stable, filling, and versatile food. Plus, they pack protein, complex carbohydrates, folate, iron, and soluble fiber. However, with so many choices of beans and types of packaging, how do you know which ones are the best for long-term storage? And how should you store them? This article shares what you need to know to stockpile beans that will last for decades. Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin It On…
When most of us think of diseases caused by ticks, likely Lyme Disease first comes to mind, and then maybe Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever or Alpha-gal Syndrome. Now, there is another dangerous tick-borne illness: Bourbon virus. This relatively rare disease was first discovered in 2014 in Kansas, and scientists recently documented the first case in New York. Bourbon virus presents several challenges to medical and public health professionals. Here’s what we know. What Happened? According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), scientists first identified the virus in 2014 in Bourbon County, Kan. It spreads through bites of infected Lone…
On Friday, the FBI released its report on active shooter incidents in 2025. The news, however, was quickly overshadowed by the active shooter incident that unfolded on Saturday afternoon in Twin Falls, Idaho, where a 24-year-old man opened fire on employees and customers at an In-N-Out restaurant before an off-duty police officer and an armed citizen sent him fleeing. Like that shooting, the FBI report shows that the most common place for an active shooter incident in 2025 was businesses, though not all of them are open to the public. Of the 34 incidents recorded…
The German automaker wants to give its forthcoming RS 6 Avant and Allroad models a few more station wagon siblings. Credit: Audi Originally published by CarBuzz Despite their stodgy reputation with most American consumers, luxury-badged station wagons are actually surprisingly popular. Buyers for the long-roof Mercedes-Benz E-Class are among the company’s most fiercely loyal (and high-net-worth), while BMW saw such strong demand for the M5 Touring that it’s considering bringing the next-generation M3 wagon to America. Audi is reportedly doing the same introspection, and it’s possible that the RS 6 Avant and allroad wagons will get more siblings before the end…
When I write about something out of USA Today, it’s rarely complimentary. The same people who brought us the chainsaw bayonet freakout haven’t really improved all that much since then. So, if they decided to do something different, I feel obligated to applaud them for it. While it’s an op-ed, it’s still a piece that does what ABC News did on Monday and celebrates an act of armed citizen heroism, rather than some of the other options. In fact, the op-ed in question says we need more of what we saw over the weekend, not…
One of the more interesting elements of Silent Hill: Townfall is its departure from series convention. It’s the first full Silent Hill in first-person, yes, but it also takes place in Scotland, being the second game in the franchise to go beyond US shores after Silent Hill f. I played Silent Hill: Townfall for about three hours during a press event in LA this July, and even had some time to chat with Jon McKellan, lead writer and director of Townfall, and Motoi Okamoto, lead Silent Hill producer since 2019. Both of these men play critical roles in not just…
Last year, Caroline Himbert set the unsupported fastest known time (FKT) of the John Muir Trail (JMT) in dramatic fashion. She passed out after extreme hallucinations, woke up, and managed to race on, beating the FKT on the 223-mile trail by just 8 minutes. Himbert recently took on the JMT record again, this time beating it by a huge margin, cementing her status as one of the reigning crushers of the JMT. What Is the John Muir Trail? The John Muir Trail is one of California’s most scenic — and challenging — backpacking trails, crossing both Mt. Whitney and Yosemite Valley.…
Singapore-based studio Garena has just announced Palworld Online, a new, officially licensed spinoff that will bring the creature-collecting survival crafting experience to iOS and Android devices. Though an exact release date hasn’t been given just yet, Palworld Online is set to launch sometime in 2026. Released in early access in January 2024, Palworld has come a long way in the last two and a half years. With just over 40 updates under its belt, Palworld is naturally a much bigger and better game than it initially was. That’s never been truer than it is right now, with Palworld finally receiving…
I’ve been reviewing vehicles professionally since 2017, and in that time, I’ve driven everything from affordable commuters to motorcycles to million-dollar supercars and everything in between. One thing I’ve never done is drive a side-by-side, and that’s not entirely by accident. See, almost every car journalist I know who has driven one has managed to crash or roll it, and I try to avoid those sorts of experiences wherever possible, because crashing sucks. A lot. Fast-forward to this summer and the start of my tenure at GearJunkie. It turns out that you all (our fantastic audience) seem to like side-by-sides…
Zero tolerance policies were, at least in theory, a tool schools were going to use to deal with students who crossed the line by bringing guns to schools…or who displayed dangerous tendencies that might suggest their being a school shooter in the making. The problem with that is that no one seems to actually deal with the behavior of would-be mass killers and, instead, just goes after things like t-shirts and Pop Tarts. Last week, Cam wrote about a Georgia kid who was suspended because he ate his sandwich into the shape of an “L”…
A major Second Amendment win came out of Wisconsin last week, where the state’s Court of Appeals ruled that foster parents don’t have to give up their constitutional gun rights just to open their homes to children. In a lengthy 119-page decision, the court sided with Brian and Katie Lafferty, a Washington County couple who spent nearly five years fighting Wisconsin’s firearm rules for foster parents. Here’s what happened Back in 2020, the couple was told they had to follow several new gun rules if they wanted to renew their foster care license. Those rules required them to: Keep every…
Walking is one of those exercises that helps us remain independent as we age. If you are able, never stop walking. Now, if you are a runner, lifter or active in sports, you may not think you get much from going for a walk. But if you are sedentary, a 15-minute walk can be a gut check. So, how walking will work for you depends on your current condition. Regardless, walking is something we must maintain and can use to stay healthy, stay alert at work, and de-stress after a challenging day. When you are used to pushing your heart…
