KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin assured U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call Tuesday that Moscow doesn’t harbor aggressive tendencies toward Europe, a senior Kremlin official said, after European officials expressed concern about Russian sabotage campaigns on their soil. Also Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that U.S. envoys who visited Kyiv presented some “very good, worthwhile ideas” for ending Russia’s 4 1/2-year-old war, adding that he hopes to meet with President Donald Trump within two weeks. But Russia remains determined to accomplish its military goals and it believes it is close to winning, Kremlin spokesman…
Yair Golan, who heads Israel’s left-wing Democrats party, said he’ll join the government if the opposition wins next month’s election and will put tackling Jewish settler violence in the occupied West Bank on the agenda. Ending the war with Iran, rebuilding Gaza and forging regional alliances will also be among his top priorities, the former military commander told Bloomberg. “We must end the open wars,” Golan said in an interview in Tel Aviv on Sunday. “I will have substantive discussions inside the next government to implement the diplomatic arm of Israel’s national security. We cannot solve all problems with bombs.…
The Supreme Court wants to hear from the city of New York after the Firearms Policy Coalition, Second Amendment Foundation, and several individual plaintiffs asked the Court to accept their lawsuit challenging the Big Apple’s ban on stun guns. The request from the High Court doesn’t guarantee that the justices will grant cert in Calce v. New York, but it does indicate that one or more justices are interested in the lawsuit. Back in 2016, SCOTUS issued a per curiam opinion in Caetano v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts that rejected the state’s arguments in favor its own stun…
Fall is here, and with the change of season comes the spookiest time of year: Halloween. Whether you’re buying costumes for your kids or looking for festive indoor and outdoor decorations for your home, the following military discounts can help while you shop. Costumes HalloweenCostumes.com Pick out the perfect costume online at HalloweenCostumes.com and get $10 off orders of $50 or more with a valid military email address. The discount applies to most products on the site, including costumes, accessories and decorations. Spencer’s At Spencer’s, you can find a variety of Halloween costumes, wigs, masks, T-shirts, accessories and decorations. They…
A Purple Heart award that a soldier who was wounded in action during World War II received was transferred to his family on Saturday after a woman found it in her father-in-law’s belongings. Leo Delphus Duverney, born in North Adams, Mass., entered the U.S. Army in September 1943, according to Vermont News and Media, which reported the transfer. He served with the 15th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division and was wounded in the battle for Rome on May 26, 1944. The Army honorably discharged him in December 1945, and he moved to southern Vermont to operate a garage.…
A trove of documents released Tuesday by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani show that city officials masked health concerns in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, even as they were privy to the potential hazards. Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the release of more than 170,000 pages of city records documenting the government’s response to the attacks, including pages of records concerning health concerns, air quality and the city’s response to the day that will be commemorated this Friday on its 25th anniversary. The city also announced settlements pertaining to two lawsuits brought by…
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) made errors in about one-third of the cases it reviewed involving reductions to veterans’ disability compensation, according to a report from the agency’s watchdog. The VA Office of Inspector General recently found that claims processors made one or more errors in roughly 34% of proposed and final decisions to reduce veterans’ service-connected disability compensation during the 2024 calendar year. In some instances, benefits were slashed without giving veterans the advance notice the law requires. Federal law is supposed to guard against exactly that kind of mistake. Under a regulation known as 38 CFR 3.103,…
Darren Bailey and his running mate Aaron Del Mar, the Republican nominees for governor and Lt. governor in Illinois, are already the underdogs given the dominance of deep-blue Chicago on the state’s political leanings. One TV station seems intent on tilting the scales even further in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s direction by trying to manufacture a controversy over Del Mar’s support for the Second Amendment. Del Mar recently shared a video showing him shooting a machine gun, which became a topic of conversation when he sat down with KSDK-TV in St. Louis.Del Mar, a Palatine township…
The Pentagon is using military medical and personnel records to identify service members with current or past diagnoses of gender dysphoria as it moves to separate transgender troops under the Trump administration’s ban, according to a Federal News Network investigation published Monday. The effort has led commanders across the military to receive notices identifying troops in their units who may fall under the policy and directing them to begin the separation process, per the report. The outlet cited multiple service members, advocates and internal military documents. An internal Air Force email obtained by Federal News Network said the Office of…
This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge under the title: Hormuz Fears Ease As Trump, Ghalibaf Virtually Sign US-Iran Deal, But Energy Flows Remain Months From Normal President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf have virtually signed a peace deal to end the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian ports, the general Gulf region, and begin 60 days of nuclear negotiations, according to CNN, citing US senior sources. The text of the so-called memorandum of understanding, a 14-point document that should lead to a two-month extension of the ceasefire and the start…
Prepping isn’t just for SHTF or a zombie apocalypse or even TEOTWAWKI. Prepping is for everyday problems, normal emergencies, and other significant events. Reasons to prep include power outages, snowstorms, hurricanes, and even the stomach flu, all of which can hamper your ability to cook, go to the store, or even go to work and earn money. Prepping prepares you for all kinds of events, which means you don’t need to panic when bad things happen. You can likely ride out the problems from the comfort of your own home. For beginners, it just takes getting started and making progress…
Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More Chevrolet has just fired its latest shots in the most competitive and profitable automotive segment in America. The 2027 Silverado is brand-new, and Chevy is doing more for off-roaders than before. Think Z51 off-road standard on more 4×4 trucks, taller tires on Trail Boss, and Raptor-matching 35s on ZR2 — plus a pair of bigger V8 engines for even more rock-crushing torque. Chevy just announced some details today, although many specs and pricing remain under wraps. Here’s what we know so far and what…
There are currently 16 Commonwealth’s Attorneys and 10 sheriffs in Virginia who have stated on the record that they have no intention of enforcing the impending ban on manufacturing, selling, transferring, and publicly carrying so-called assault weapons. There are also at least two Democrat lawmakers who have stated on the record that they’re ready to push for the power to remove those law enforcement officers from office if they don’t go along with the Democrats’ gun ban plans. 🚨RETALIATION?: Virginia Insider’s Uriah Kiser asks Democrat St. Sen. Louise Lucas about the commonwealth’s attorneys & sheriffs…
Future military satellites may someday receive a command as simple as, “Find the Chinese carrier battle group,” and determine for themselves how to complete the mission. For retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Brook Leonard, that future is no longer science fiction. In an interview with Military.com, Leonard, a former senior U.S. space commander who helped stand up U.S. Space Command and later oversaw global space operations supporting U.S. and allied forces, described a future where satellites operate less like passive tools and more like autonomous teammates. I can type text and give it mission-type orders, Leonard said. Rather than requiring…
Compared to the previous month’s Forza Horizon 6, 007 First Light, and Lego Batman, June 2026’s triple-A games lineup is somewhat lacking. So far, the biggest releases of the month have been ports; for instance, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition launched on the Switch 2, while Where Winds Meet made its Xbox Series debut. Nothing wrong with that, of course, as these bona fide masterpieces are now in the hands of a whole new playerbase, but they aren’t exactly the most exciting new releases. While things will pick up in the second half of the…
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Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More Father’s Day falls at the ideal time for outdoorsy dads. Longer, warmer days offer the year’s best opportunities to celebrate. And this summer, the day doubles with the solstice on June 21, officially making this Father’s Day not only the true start of summer, but also the longest day of the year. You’ve got no excuse not to do something memorable outside with Dad. Or at least a gift for them. Outfit for the shared experience ahead at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s. They…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend, according to court papers unsealed Tuesday that say plotters disgruntled with the direction of the country spoke of flying explosives-laden drones and shooting panicked crowd members as they fled. The FBI obtained encrypted text messages between roughly 20 participants who shared detailed maps of the area and discussed the need for a “safe house” and escape routes after the attack, the documents show. It was unclear from the court records how close the would-be attackers came to…
There have been some disturbing updates on the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. One month in, the true scale of this outbreak is still unknown. The outbreak was officially declared on May 15th. Since then, the Ebola cases in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) have climbed to 782, with 181 deaths recorded, the Health Ministry has said, as the country battles a fast-spreading outbreak in a conflict-torn region. Ebola Outbreak Worsens As Cases Reach 782 According to a report by RT, the ministry reported 72 new confirmed cases and 29 additional deaths on…
The Marmot PreCip is an iconic rain shell that’s been a staple for foul-weather adventures for more than two decades. Though rain gear with waterproof and breathable membranes is commonplace now, when the PreCip first launched, it was still an innovation. At the end of 2025, the brand launched its latest iteration of the PreCip, the PreCip Evo Pro. Instead of using the 2.5-layer fabric it had relied on for its previous versions of the jacket, the Evo Pro is made from three-layer NanoPro. A boost in durability, NanoPro is windproof, waterproof, and breathable, as well as stretchy and quick…
It takes a real commitment for an automaker to change course if its vehicle interiors have been consistently substandard. Long ago, some automakers considered interiors a low priority – a great place to save money by using copious amounts of hard, black plastic sourced from the lowest bidder. Why spend more than necessary on trim covering the lower door panel or the exhaust tunnel down near the accelerator pedal? Bob Lutz, former vice chairman of Chrysler and later General Motors, complained openly that suppliers used way too many chemicals in their plants to help a plastic part release from its…
