A new and potentially serious flu variant is currently spreading. A mutated strain of influenza A, H3N2 subclade K, is surging worldwide, sparking concern about a severe flu season in the United States. This new variant has already caused a surge in infections in Japan, which declared an influenza epidemic after experiencing an unusually early and harsh flu season, Dr. Robert Hopkins Jr., medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, told TODAY.com. “Knowing that there’s a new mutated strain out there and H3N2 generally causes more severe disease is concerning,” says Hopkins. The variant has also been circulating…

The effort by several gun-rights groups to persuade New Jersey cities to voluntarily drop the excessively high concealed-carry permit fees imposed by the state continues to show success. On December 8, we reported that Howell, in Monmouth County, had become the twelfth municipality in New Jersey to refund all or substantially all the fees required to obtain a permit to carry. On December 10, Toms River city councilors voted to waive the fee, making that community the 13th to do so voluntarily. Toms River, the second largest municipality in Ocean County and largest to pass a fee nullification resolution, joined…

We know next to nothing about the suspect in the shooting at Brown University on Saturday that resulted in two people being killed and nine others injured, but that lack of information isn’t stopping gun control advocates from demanding changes to our laws.  USC women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb, who graduated from Brown, was quick to pin the blame for the shooting on the inanimate object that was used, rather than the person who pulled the trigger. “It’s the guns,” Gottlieb said as she began a post-game news conference at the Ivy League school. “It doesn’t…

After almost 21 years in the Air Force, Jeff Andrejcik was looking forward to retiring from military life, embarking on a fruitful career in the civilian world. Andrejcik’s service time included multiple deployments, highlighted by three combat tours in Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. The Air Force veteran served in several roles and had built a solid resume, landing a job with the federal government and moving his family to a base in Florida for a position he had worked years to acquire. Then came the gut punch.  President Donald Trump’s swift and indiscriminate overhaul of the federal workforce earlier this…

So, how was your weekend? Anything eventful happen?Of course, we all know what happened. It was a bad weekend for way too many people, in part because of two shootings on opposite sides of the planet. The killings had nothing ostensibly to do with one another from what we can tell. One seems to be a mentally ill individual in the United States and the other looks to be an act of terrorism.But let’s get into them, including the political aftermath, starting with Brown University.As we reported earlier Saturday, a terrifying situation unfolded on the…

This article was originally published by Evangelyn Rodriguez at Natural News.  Aluminum, a neurotoxic metal with no biological benefit, contaminates cookware, cosmetics, vaccines, food packaging, and drinking water, contributing to chronic diseases. Studies link aluminum accumulation to Alzheimer’s, ALS, bone disorders, hormonal imbalances, and cognitive decline due to oxidative stress in the brain and organs. Children receive 17 aluminum-containing shots by 18 months—four times more than decades ago—raising concerns about long-term neurological damage. Avoid aluminum cookware, processed foods, and contaminated water. Boost detox with vitamin C, cilantro, sulfur-rich foods (garlic, onions), and curcumin to combat oxidative stress. Blood tests often…