Battlefield 6 Season 4 is bringing naval warfare back in a big way. I spent some time with the season’s first phase, Pacific Front, at a recent hands-on preview event, and one thing became clear almost immediately: Tsuru Reef, the map anchoring the season’s return to the water, is gigantic. I’d wager that when Battlefield 6 Season 4 launches on July 21, it’ll be the best, most feature-complete version of the game to date, and while the game probably should have been like this closer to launch, fans won’t complain. For context, the Battlefield 6 hands-on preview event only covered…

Grand Teton National Park is one of Wyoming’s leading tourist attractions, and now there will be even more of the park for visitors to explore. The National Park Service (NPS) partnered with several organizations to purchase an additional 35 acres of land for the park, the last in a series of land deals that have grown the park’s footprint. What Happened Grand Teton National Park sits near Jackson Hole, Wyo., in Teton County. This area is consistently ranked among the wealthiest in the country, with average annual per capita income exceeding $530,000. And thus, the price of land here is…

The state of California is the epicenter of most bad ideas in the United States. From Valley Girls to Goat Yoga, from extreme diets to various gun control policies, if it’s a terrible idea, there’s a good chance it came from California. It’s just that last example that really causes issues everywhere else, since it’s inflicted on law-abiding folks as opposed to a choice on someone else’s part. But hey, at least it works, right?Well, no.In fact, it works so well that a street in Santa Cruz County had to be shut down because of…

Military pay raises of up to 7%, faster health care for transitioning service members and several reforms affecting the U.S. Air Force Academy are one step closer to becoming law after the House of Representatives approved its version of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday. The annual defense policy bill passed the House 216-212, authorizing roughly $1.15 trillion in national security spending while establishing policy priorities for the Department of Defense for the coming fiscal year. While the legislation still must clear the Senate before reaching President Donald Trump’s desk, the House vote provides the clearest…

This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  Summary Shipping disruption: Houthi threats forced two Saudi oil tankers to turn around in the Red Sea as Hormuz traffic slowed sharply after more tanker attacks. Escalation in Gulf: Iran claimed strikes on infrastructure in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, while Kuwait reported a second day of attacks on power and desalination plants. Trump vows more to come: The US launched fresh strikes on Iranian targets, Trump vowed retaliation, and Reuters reported a proposed 10-day ceasefire. “We’ve been nice,” Trump says, warning of more attacks to come. Oil surges: Crude prices hit multi-week highs amid shipping disruptions,…

If I were packing for a ski trip and could only choose one mitten, the choice would be easy. Whether I was jet-setting to Europe, Japan, or the Mountain West, I’d choose Hestra’s Fall Line Mittens ($190). This design isn’t new or revolutionary. In fact, they’ve been in Hestra’s lineup for more than a decade. Proof, in mitten form, that you don’t always need to reinvent the wheel.  In short: Hestra’s Fall Line Collection includes a Glove, Mitten, and 3-Finger Glove (all in both unisex and women’s). The collection was built for freeride skiers, aiming to prioritize warmth and dexterity…

The Supreme Court has ducked the issue of when, exactly, our Second Amendment rights kick in, and in doing so has left in place a circuit court split. The Third Circuit, for instance, has ruled that a Pennsylvania law that prohibited adults under the age of 21 from lawfully carrying handguns is unconstitutional, while the Fourth and Eleventh Circuits have upheld laws prohibiting that same age group from purchasing handguns for self-defense, at least from licensed gun stores.  The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has previously concluded that adults younger than 21 do have the right…

After just a few months of content releases, Marathon is finally taking the plunge and releasing a limited-time PvE mode called Vault Breaker. Trading intense PvP extraction for a more focused roguelite loop, between July 21st and August 4th, we are going to get to see a whole different side of the game that many people, myself included, had been asking for ever since the game was announced. I was among the countless others who were beyond excited about a new Bungie game, and the initial trailers were incredibly enticing, with a unique aesthetic and distinctive colors that set it…

It’s the distance every runner knows. Before the 10K, the marathon, or even a 100-mile ultramarathon, many of us first test ourselves over the most iconic distance in running: the mile. On Saturday, in front of more than 55,000 fans at London Stadium, British runner Josh Kerr rewrote its history. He ran 3:42.66 to break Moroccan runner Hicham El Guerrouj’s 27-year-old world record of 3:43.13 set in 1999. The performance lowered one of the sport’s oldest and most untouchable marks by nearly half a second. The 1-Mile Lore The mile occupies a unique place in track and field. It’s one…

On Monday, I wrote about a shooting Sunday morning at a pizza place in Tucson. Nine people were shot, though none were killed, thankfully. Unsurprisingly, the mayor jumped immediately to call for gun control to be passed in the pro-gun state. It’s pretty typical of urban mayors, unfortunately, but they typically get away with it. The area where this happened, though, has a history of problems, and the owner of the pizza place is less than thrilled with the mayor’s remarks.Empire Pizza is speaking out less than three days after a shooting left nine people injured…

What Is DEFCON? DEFCON, short for Defense Readiness Condition or simply Defense Condition, is the U.S. military’s ranking system for defense readiness for a potential nuclear attack. The system of ranking the perceived threat to national security originated during the Cold War, when fear of communism was at a high. DEFCON 5 is in effect for the lowest perceived threat, while DEFCON 1 is the highest threat level and readiness for a state of war. In 1959, when the DEFCON system was implemented, the Joint Chiefs of Staff explained in a memo: “A uniform system of progressive readiness is essential…

A sterile fly production continues as the United States New World screwworm infections reach 41. Screwworm is a flesh-eating parasite that can be deadly and impact the meat supply if it is severe enough. The most recent confirmed case of screwworm came on Saturday in Schleicher County, Texas.  This is Schleicher County’s first confirmed case of this parasite ever. New World screwworm (NWS) is a fly that lays its eggs in open wounds and body openings such as the eyes, ears, nose, or mouth. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the eggs hatch into parasitic maggots…