Roughly 3 1/2 years after being elected as mayor of Arcadia, Calif., Eileen Wang is facing serious federal charges as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Wang, 58, was elected in November 2022 to the Arcadia City Council, involving a five-person governing body where the mayor is selected on a rotating basis. Arcadia, a city located about 13 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, has a population of roughly 54,000 residents. As part of an announcement made Monday by the Justice Department, Wang, 58, is charged with one count of acting…

Ultralight gear has exploded in popularity among backpackers. Hikers want to go further, faster, with less weight, and brands are meeting the demand with cutting-edge ultralight innovations in backpacks, sleeping bags, pads, pillows, tents, water filters, and more. However, when you see the price tags of some of the equipment and the lengths people go to cut ounces, it’s easy to get turned off to the whole idea. It doesn’t have to be that way, though. For backpackers, going ultralight is easier (and less expensive) than you might expect. We stepped back to drum up some easy tips, tricks, and…

There’ve been enough assassination attempts against President Donald Trump–not just a couple of guys talking smack in a Waffle House, mind you, but real attempts–that it’s getting kind of sad. The fact that none of these guys are time travelers, though, makes me feel a lot better. (IYKYK) But the latest wasn’t at some speech in a field, or on a wide-open golf course. It was a hotel ballroom where the bad guy got surprisingly close, though not close enough, thankfully.While the Secret Service is facing renewed scrutiny over its handling of security, the laws…

WASHINGTON (AP) — David Venturella, a former executive at a private prison operator, will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Trump administration says, after the agency’s current leader steps down at the end of the month. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said late Tuesday that Venturella would succeed Todd Lyons, who led the agency through much of the administration’s tumultuous crackdown on immigration. ICE did not immediately respond to an email seeking additional information Wednesday. Venturella left the Geo Group in early 2023 and has been working at ICE leading the…

Israel has stepped up its “brutal bombardment” of southern Lebanon. Despite a United States-brokered ceasefire, Lebanese officials have reported that nearly ninety people have been killed in strikes since Friday. Thirty-nine people were killed on Saturday alone, after Israel struck 22 towns and villages in southern Lebanon. This is not the first time that it has been clear that the ceasefire may as well not even be in effect. Neither side appears to be following it. Israel Continues Strikes On Lebanon, Despite Ceasefire Accoridng to RT correspondent Steve Sweeney, local authorities said 39 people were killed on Saturday alone after…

If you’ve never had the chance to go to a large-ish gun rights gathering, you should definitely do so. You won’t agree with everyone there on some things, but it’s nice being around a bunch of people who share your passion for defending the Second Amendment. It’s also where I met several of my friends over the years. And if you’re in New England, the New England Firearms Advocacy Conference, hosted by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, is a good place to start. But these events aren’t just about…

As someone who has spent the last five years slowly migrating from console to PC gaming, I’m incredibly excited for the Steam Machine. I still use my PS5 and Switch 2, but mostly out of convenience. If I want to kick back on the couch, I’ll use those systems, but if I want optimal performance, flexibility, variety, and choice, I’ll almost always go with my PC. Ideally, the Steam Machine will offer the best of both worlds. Valve has already established its hardware competence with the Steam Deck, a handheld PC which, all things considered, is the best of its…

When the Glock 43X came out, it was an impressive package. Same slide as the 43, but with a slightly larger grip frame. That gave you a little more to hold on to, while still being compact and also allowed for an increase in magazine capacity to 10 rounds with Glock’s “stack and a half” magazine. That was pretty good until a wave of other subcompacts came along with higher magazine capacities in similar-sized packages. There have been some higher-capacity aftermarket solutions that have worked with mixed results. Glock actually just released 15-round factory mags, but it’s too soon to…

A 27-year-old nurse, wife, and mother of two was shot and killed in the parking lot of an Alabama hospital on Tuesday afternoon, in what police are describing as a robbery committed by a man who’d been dropped off at the hospital hours before. According to authorities, 41-year-old Mathew James Taylor was taken to DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa on Tuesday morning after requesting help with his mental health. Instead of entering the facility, Taylor allegedly loitered in the parking lot for several hours before targeting a woman insider her car by displaying a…

A box of World War II love letters reached the USO with no clear explanation of who sent them or how they survived. Inside were roughly 300 messages from Louis “Speedy” Weber, a Bronx soldier who wrote to his wife, Frances, from basic training, Sicily, France, Belgium, Germany and Czechoslovakia. With the USO releasing part of the “Letters Home: A World War II Archive” collection alongside the upcoming D-Day film Pressure, archivists are hoping the public can help solve the next part of the mystery: where Speedy’s family is today. “In short, they are a collection of around 300 letters…

A responsible gun owner doesn’t leave a firearm where children can access it, with some exceptions. Those are on a case-by-case basis and are typically the exceptions, not the rule. We all know what responsibility looks like, but when laws step in, they remove responsibility from the equation. It becomes about compliance. And, for parents who live in states with mandatory storage laws, life is more difficult than it needs to be.But even laws that don’t go quite that far might create problems, such as a bill under consideration in Ohio, where its author says…

Isometrics are strength training exercises that focus on building strength through muscle contractions instead of movement. Exercises such as plank poses are common core-strengthening and military testing exercises that are examples of isometric exercises. The question is when and where in a routine you should add them. Here is the question from a reader about when and where in a routine you should add them: Stew, is there a place for isometric movements to supplement weightlifting and TRX exercises? Thanks, Craig Craig, great question. The answer is yes: You should add isometric exercises to your workout plans to improve strength,…