WASHINGTON (AP) — A gay rights activist is suing the Department of Defense to answer a simple question: Did Scouting America actually agree to ban transgender members in a deal with the Pentagon? James Dale, who filed a complaint in a New York City federal court Thursday, alleges that both sides have provided conflicting answers, while the Pentagon is refusing to release a copy of its agreement with the organization. The Pentagon made a deal with Scouting America in February that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said would refocus the organization away from diversity initiatives and other “woke” policies. Hegseth threatened…
The U.S. v. Hemani case is sending shockwaves across the country. The New Jersey Office of Attorney General commented on the opinion when queried about it and it’s — interesting. What a whirlwind couple of weeks in the United States with U.S. Supreme Court opinions flooding the halls of jurisprudence. Naturally, at Bearing Arms we’ve had our eyes cast on two cases ripe for opinions: U.S. v. Hemani and Wolford v. Lopez. The case less controversial to more progressive jurisdictions was Hemani, dealing with so-called “unlawful” users of drugs. No press release came from New Jersey…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack Saturday, likely Tehran’s response to overnight airstrikes by the United States. The attacks across the Persian Gulf show the danger of the Iran war again spinning out of control, even after Iran and the U.S. reached an interim deal to try and agree on a final accord to end the conflict. The U.S. had launched its airstrikes in response to an Iranian drone attack on a ship trying to get out of the strait on…
A 270-foot medium endurance cutter offloaded approximately 7,720 pounds of cocaine and 4,000 pounds of marijuana Friday at Port Everglades in Florida, amounting to more than $63 million in allegedly smuggled drugs. The service said Friday that the seized contraband resulted from three interdictions in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean made by Coast Guard Cutter Bear, home-ported in Portsmouth, Va. They reflect a continuation of the service’s efforts to counter drug operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, as part of Operation Pacific Viper. As roughly 80% of drug interdictions occur at sea, the Coast Guard works with entities…
The U.S. Virgin Islands don’t seem to consider themselves part of the United States. The reason I say that is that while it’s not a state, but a territory, it makes a lot of gun control moves that ignore the Second Amendment. Granted, a lot of states do so as well, so I probably shouldn’t jump to conclusions. The thing is, the governor there just passed a new gun control law that is, frankly, awful. Hypothetically, it was supposed to help gun owners, but it failed in almost every conceivable way, as Cam noted earlier…
Nashville resident Gabe Marrero had plenty of hesitation about trail running. The idea of going out in the woods provoked a litany of fears for him. He was worried about getting lost or being attacked by snakes and bears. Most of all, the thought of being alone in a forest — especially as a person of color — was a scary proposition. Marrero had always thought of trail running as a “white people activity,” or something that “black and brown people just don’t do.” Then he joined the Freedom to Run program created by the Running Industry Diversity Coalition (RIDC). The…
In some ways, it’s never been more exciting to be a gearhead. We have more than a century of automotive history to look back on, and we can hop online and browse the forums and subreddits anytime we run into a maintenance issue we haven’t encountered before. On the other hand, new cars have never been less DIY-friendly, thanks in large part to telematics-gated diagnostics. This is what right-to-repair legislation aims to correct. New Diagnostics Tech Locks Us Out Of Fixing Our Own Cars Credit: 1A Auto: Repair Tips & Secrets Only Mechanics Know/YouTube To start with, let’s define telematics-gated diagnostics.…
A Marine Corps veteran and other advocates are warning that sections contained within major proposed legislation “will cause significant harm” to veterans, students, survivors and families. The criticism is tied to the comprehensive yet somewhat controversial Take Care of America’s Veterans Act (TCAVA) being deliberated in Congress, which has faced pushback correlated with budgeting, benefits, and purported negative repercussions on military service members with conditions including tinnitus and sleep apnea. The TCAVA introduced last week includes more than 60 veterans’ bills, such as the Major Richard Star Act, the Love Lives On Act, caregiver reforms, VA modernization initiatives and combat-injured…
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There are a lot of attempts to demonize Glock and other striker-fired handguns. Connecticut just passed a bill banning them in the state, all because the company built a gun that a third party figured out how to turn into a machine pistol. The device that does it is banned under federal law and is classified as a machine gun itself, but that doesn’t seem to matter to anyone on the anti-gun side of things. Also banned is for kids buying guns.I don’t mean young adults, either, but actual juveniles, yet a gaggle of them…
Many people want or need life insurance, including military spouses. It’s easy to forget that spouses might need life insurance just as much as service members, and sometimes spouses need even more. Let’s first review the primary reasons that a person should have life insurance. A person should be covered by life insurance if either the loss of their income will negatively impact someone else; or their absence will cause an increase in costs. Both of these situations can apply to military spouses, just like anyone else. It’s important to remember that every situation is unique. Why a Military Spouse…
Israel’s strike on cities in Lebanon continue despite the ceasefire. Some of the more recent attacks have hit a commercial center in the southern part of the country and buildings in Beirut’s suburbs. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated he had personally approved a strike on Beirut, which he said targeted a commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force. According to two videos shared by Ruptly (a video agency subsidiary of RT) on Thursday, the damage is intense. One video showed damage in Bourj al-Barajneh in the Beirut area, where what looked like a market was hit. Several nearby buildings were…
A 44-year-old man has been convicted of manslaughter after a 2022 skiing collision at Flaine Resort in France. The incident resulted in the death of a 5-year-old girl who was part of a ski school lesson. The convicted skier was given a 12-month suspended term and ordered to pay €165,000 in damages to the family. This means the convicted skier will only serve time in prison if he commits another offense during the year-long suspension. “The child was in a queue behind the group and was about to make a right turn when she was very violently hit by a skier going at high speed…
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has released the text of more than a dozen proposed rules, after releasing the first tranche earlier this week. You can find the latest submissions to the Federal Register here. Among the drafts released today is the rule revising Non-Over-the-Counter Firearms Transaction Requirements. Based on the ATF’s summary of the proposed rule, there was a lot of speculation and excitement over the possibility that the ATF would be allowing in-state purchases of firearms to take place without having to visit an FFL to fill out the Form…
Steam users who pick up the hilariously titled “Speak to the Manager” Humble Bundle receive 8 varied management games, plus two DLCs, for just $12—when these games, collectively, are worth $236. It’s hard to find a better deal than that, especially when players are not just getting a solid collection of management and strategy games, but are also contributing to a good cause as well. However, they’ll want to act quickly—this bundle ends on May 8. Humble Bundle’s Speak to the Manager bundle includes 10 Steam keys (for 8 games and 2 DLC), which can be purchased for as little…
This article originally appeared on iRunFar. Cementing her dominance in the Arizona desert, Rachel Entrekin won the 2026 Cocodona 250 Mile in an overall course record time of 56:09:48. She became the first woman to win the race outright in its 5-year existence and claimed her third win in a row. Kilian Korth was second overall and the first man to finish, crossing the line in 57:28:36, the second-fastest time ever and a new men’s course record. The start of the 2026 Cocodona 250 Mile on Monday, May 4; (photo/Anastasia Wilde Photography/@_anastasiawilde) Starting at 5 a.m. local time on Monday,…
On Wednesday, Cam wrote about a YouTube channel publishing AI slop, claiming that carry permits were struck down nationwide. That’s one of those “big if true” moments that we all know isn’t true. They could have done that with the Bruen decision, if so inclined, and this is the same court that ruled there. It’s just not remotely likely that would be true, and that bothers me because it’s not like there isn’t enough good news to go around, like the latest comments from the DOJ. See, while Rhode Island is trying to take people’s…
Nuclear security and modernization are being strengthened through the United States’ new High Explosives Science and Engineering (HESE) facility. Located at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA’s) Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas, the facility was completed in March 2026 and will consolidate nuclear-based activities like weapons maintenance and surveillance that were previously performed across 15 World War II-era facilities. Pantex is the nation’s primary site for the final assembly or disassembly of nuclear weapons, while HESE refers to the new facility within Pantex that brings high explosives functions together from multiple aging buildings. The announcement was jointly made Wednesday by…
An evangelical preacher out of Tennessee, Perry Stone, claimed on a podcast that government officials held a secret briefing for pastors. Religious leaders were allegedly urged by the ruling class to prepare their congregations for the imminent release of information about alien life and unidentified spacecraft, or UFOs (unidentified flying objects). These revelations would upend the Christian faith, Sone said. Stone, a Tennessee-based Pentecostal preacher and founder of the Voice of Evangelism ministry, made the remarks in a podcast last week, which gained traction only recently, according to a report by RT. With Christian nationalism on the rise, if this…
For hundreds of years, people have managed the roaming of cattle with one simple tool: a fence. While effective, this method is imperfect: fences break, cattle are strong, and people don’t close gates. And so researchers in Idaho are working on a new method to track and control cattle that graze on public lands: virtual fences. The cutting-edge technology could help reduce conflicts between ranchers and outdoors people, and improve grazing management. What Is It? Researchers at the University of Idaho are working with a local rancher who relies on a federal grazing allotment in the Pahsimeroi Valley south of…
The assault on liberties inflicted upon Hawaiians is a constant flow. Recently, attorney Alan Beck removed yet another infringement; this one has to do with permitting delays. This case hinges around the statutorily defined time limit that issuing authorities have to process permits to acquire firearms. It was alleged that the County of Hawaii was taking in excess of the 40 days to issue permits, as prescribed by law. Arnold et.al. v. County of Hawaii was filed in federal court on Feb. 10 and settled on May 4. The settlement entailed the parties entering into…
