The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have said that the current Ebola outbreak could become the largest on record. Health officials still say that the risk to Americans is low. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC or DR Congo) says that the number of confirmed Ebola cases has reached 1,274, including 360 deaths. Contact tracing covers only 30% of cases as the Bundibugyo virus spreads through refugee camps with over 1,100 infections and 250 deaths since May, when the outbreak was first noticed, according to a report by DongA Science.  Jean Kaseya, the Director General of Africa CDC,…

San Jose, California is already home to the most expensive concealed carry permit in the state, but the cost is going to climb even higher on July 1. Right now the city charges applicants a whopping $1,491 to obtain permission to exercise their right to bear arms, but on Wednesday the rate will increase to $1,591.  The city isn’t the only jurisdiction in California to charge four-figures to exercise a fundamental civil right. Santa Clara County, where former sheriff Laurie Smith was convicted by a civil jury for running a pay-to-play scheme involving rarely-issued “may…

The next wave of Xbox Game Pass departures is just around the corner, with eight titles scheduled to leave the service on June 30. Among them is Payday 2, StarBreeze Entertainment’s co-op heist game that has been part of Xbox Game Pass for over nine years. Microsoft’s subscription service launched on June 1, 2017. The Xbox Game Pass catalog featured more than 100 titles at launch, including Payday 2: Crimewave Edition. The co-op shooter not only remained on the service over the following nine years, but it even expanded its reach as Microsoft kept splitting its catalog across more subscription…

As a snowboarder who likes riding aggressively, I’ve been dreaming of an ultimate snowboard boot that blends comfort and performance. Since my first time using a BOA-dial boot, I knew a double BOA would be better. Once double BOA dials became the industry norm, it was only a matter of time before the next benchmark: A triple BOA snowboard boot. Finally, Burton released the Highshot X Pro for its Step On snowboard binding line, bringing with it the mythical high-performance third BOA dial. Yes, these boots only work with Burton’s Step On binding system. But, these boots bring next-level responsiveness,…

One good thing about the Wolford decision is that it’s giving us plenty to write about. Hemani gave us a bit, too, but since most of the media is pro-marijuana, it wasn’t quite as much as we might have liked. Wolford, though, has gotten all the anti-gunners wound up. When they get wound up, they start talking stupid, such as pretending that the vampire rule wasn’t a radical departure from the status quo. While a few states have similar laws, Hawaii’s was the one that ended up before the Supreme Court. Unsurprisingly, it was struck…

The Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling on Monday to uphold a grace period for mail-in election ballots has drawn strong rebukes from conservatives, while military organizations and other groups praised the ideologically lopsided judicial body for preserving voting options—notably for displaced active-duty military personnel. The Court’s decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee will preserve mail ballot grace periods across Washington D.C. and the following 14 states: Alaska, California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia. It’s a major blow to the Trump administration and its supporters, who have called for voter…

Permanent Change of Station (PCS) season often brings its share of anxiety as military families try to navigate a long to-do list before making the big move. Hidden “junk” fees for travel expenses shouldn’t be one of them, but the reality is most families are unaware of them and don’t realize the federal government sometimes doesn’t offer reimbursements to cover them. But Lt. Col. (Ret.) Durward Johnson believes there are ways to work around those fees. Johnson, a former judge advocate general, has served as an attorney for more than 20 years. He recently launched BreckenWander, an online travel booking…

The Supreme Court granted, vacated, and remanded multiple cases back to the lower courts in Monday morning’s orders list, but the five cases dealing with bans on guns and magazines weren’t among them. Neither were the five cases challenging age-based prohibitions on sales and carrying, even though the Court had kept those cases in limbo for several months before listing them for last week’s conference.  Even more perplexing is the fact that the Court did take action on several cases that the justices have been hanging on to that address gun bans for “unlawful” users of…

Call of Duty may be planning even more ports of older games in the near future, potentially bringing a pair of classic games to PS4 and PS5. Credit: Image via Infinity Ward Originally published by  Game Rant New leaks are hinting at another pair of classic Call of Duty games receiving ports to modern consoles. The leak follows confirmation that Activision is releasing ports of two other Call of Duty games in Black Ops and Black Ops 2. Activision shocked fans when it officially confirmed the heavily rumored ports of the first two Call of Duty: Black Ops games. The gaming…

This article was originally published by Morgan S. Verity at Natural News.  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 on Thursday, June 25, that federal pesticide law bars state failure-to-warn claims against Bayer’s Roundup weedkiller – a decision expected to throw out thousands of lawsuits alleging the product causes cancer. In the majority opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) preempts state law claims because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the product’s label without a cancer warning, according to the ruling. [1] [2] The case centered on Missouri resident John Durnell, who developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using…

Virginia gun shops have been absolutely swamped ahead of Wednesday, when the state’s “assault firearm” and “large capacity” magazine ban is scheduled to take effect. A preliminary injunction blocking the state police from enforcing the law is currently in place, and plaintiffs in another lawsuit are hoping a judge in Washington County will grant an injunction against enforcement by any law enforcement agency, but I think it’s fair to say that even with one injunction in place many Virginians aren’t confident they’ll still be able to purchase a 20-round magazine or an AR-15 later this week.  …

Memorials across the country often find special ways to honor fallen veterans. The Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Frankfort makes sure veterans are honored every day. Since Veterans Day 1988, a sundial has highlighted each veteran listed at the memorial. On the anniversary of each veteran’s death, the tip of its shadow touches the engraved name of every veteran etched onto a large blue-gray granite plaza. The sundial was designed by the late Helm Roberts, who won a design contest hosted by the Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the late 1980s. Roberts, a veteran, received the 2003 Sawyer Dialing Prize…