Two numbers will describe the same hospital system, and they do not sound like they belong to the same story. One comes from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ own inspector general, which found that nearly 8 in 10 VA medical centers are reporting severe shortages of nurses. The other comes from the VA itself, which says its nurse vacancy rate is 9.1 percent, lower than most other health care systems. Both are described as current. Both are, in their own way, accurate. It’s in the space in between that many veterans are receiving their care. There is a disagreement about…

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is once again doing the bidding of his buddies in the gun control lobby. The mayor has already teamed up with anti-gun groups to sue Glock in an attempt to block the sale of the popular handguns in the state of Illinois, and last month signed an executive order creating an Office of Gun Violence Prevention.  Now Johnson has signed off on another executive order, this one aimed at any firearm or ammunition company that wants to do business with the city. he executive order is designed to ensure taxpayer dollars are…

Developer studio Double Fine Productions announces that it has laid off members of its team following the studio’s departure from Xbox. Credit: via Double Fine Originally published by  Game Rant Double Fine, the developer responsible for games like the Psychonauts franchise, Brutal Legend, and most recently Kiln, is cutting about a third of its overall staff in layoffs. The move comes following the reveal that the Psychonauts developer would be parting ways with Xbox. Double Fine was originally bought by Xbox back in 2019. The studio successfully released three titles during its time with Xbox, including the long-awaited Psychonauts 2, plus…

The funeral of Lindsey Graham, an infamous war-mongering senator, was full of more “gifts” and a celebration of war. In fact, Vladimir Zelensky, Ukraine’s ruler, and Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s ruler, led a procession at United States Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral service. Zelensky described Graham as a “true friend” of the war-loving Ukraine. As for Netanyahu, Graham was also a close friend and ally, having a habit of cozing up to countries hell-bent on being in a constant state of war. In fact, Graham bragged earlier this year about “coaching [Netanyahu] on how to lobby [Trump] for action” against Iran. In additional…

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Mary L. Autrey of Indianapolis, Indiana, never imagined she would receive a national honor for volunteering out of the goodness of her heart. She’s the first “Hero” in the HeroByApp™ Community Heroes Program, established to celebrate veterans, first responders, teachers and everyday change makers who are considered unsung heroes in communities across the country. For Autrey, her work has been a natural next step after her distinguished military career. “I am just so excited about this. I mean, it is just amazing,” Autrey said in an interview with Military.com. “This is the first award that’s…

I’ll be honest. I didn’t realize that Nancy Sinatra was still with us, but at the ripe old age of 86 the songstress is alive and well and sharing hot takes on social media.  Sinatra received a lot of responses after expressing her desire to “eliminate all guns” in a post responding to another pro-gun control X user. Eliminate the guns. The founding fathers did not know about automatic weapons. https://t.co/37E5dQp1jm— Nancy Sinatra (@NancySinatra) July 27, 2026No, the Founding Fathers didn’t know about automatic weapons. They also didn’t know about the Internet, social media, or smartphones.…