ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran has handed over its latest proposal for negotiations with the United States to mediators in Pakistan, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday. The U.S. and Pakistan did not immediately confirm receiving the new proposal. There was no word on what details are included in the plan submitted late Thursday, according to the report. A shaky three-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran appears to be still holding though both countries have traded accusations of violations. While the ceasefire has largely halted fighting in Iran, the U.S. and Iran are locked in a standoff over the…

Grizzly bears are one of America’s most iconic species. Whether it’s fear or awe, few animals spark more visceral reactions. And it’s the animal that’s at the heart of a raging political debate in California. A bill recently introduced to the California Legislature would start the process of bringing back grizzly bears to the state, after an absence of nearly a century. The effort is leading to questions of just how proactive conservation should be. The History of Grizzly Bears Grizzly bears were once widespread in the state. According to estimates from the National Park Service (NPS), before the Gold…

The ATF doesn’t give us much to celebrate, but they have now. I’m mostly stoked about what’s happened, and the fact that Everytown is very upset about it just makes me like them even more. Especially the whole “engaged in the business” thing. While the groundwork was laid by law in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the ATF took it way beyond what the law specified. They got stupid, as per usual, and that’s part of why these changes are happening.But while Everytown made it clear they don’t like it, their buddies at The Trace–which…

2026 is almost halfway done, and now is as good a time as any to start thinking about which game is going to take the coveted Game of the Year award in December. In just a few short months, the gaming world has become incredibly stacked in just about every genre imaginable, with unreal sequels, spin-offs, and new IPs all sprinting towards the finish line to claim the prize for themselves. Picking a winner at this point is pretty difficult, especially given how many more games are coming out between now and the award season, but what is clear is…

The historically low snowpack across the western U.S. is already affecting spring and summer recreation. On April 30, the GoPro Mountain Games announced changes to its event schedule and locations due to expected low water levels. The games are outright canceling four water competitions and are moving the remaining five to other areas of the state. “Contingency planning is part of every Mountain Games, as water levels fluctuate from year to year, which is why our team has spent the last several months monitoring conditions and working to find solutions,” Peggy Wolfe, senior director of operations for the Vail Valley…

A British diving team has located a Coast Guard cutter wreckage that occurred over a century ago, with officials reminiscing on the lives sacrificed that fateful day. The Coast Guard announced Wednesday that the cutter Tampa was located and confirmed by the British technical diving team Gasperados, at a site roughly 50 miles off Newquay, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, at a depth exceeding 300 feet deep in the Atlantic Ocean. Tampa’s origins date back to World War I. In 1918, the vessel was torpedoed by a German submarine in the Bristol Channel and sank in less than 3 minutes,…

Most Minnesota cougar news involves one wide-ranging cat moving through the state. This one involves four. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Thursday, April 30, that video from the University of Minnesota’s Voyageurs Wolf Project shows a female cougar with three large kittens in northern Minnesota. The footage marks the first evidence of cougars reproducing in Minnesota in more than 100 years. It also gives wildlife officials a rare look at what could be the start of something much bigger, though nobody sane is calling it a comeback tour yet. The video was captured south of Voyageurs National Park.…

Few studios have built their reputation on community trust the way Unknown Worlds, the developer of Subnautica 2, has. Since Natural Selection 2, the developer has treated early access as a foundational part of how its games are made — a collaborative process between the people building the game and the people playing it. With Subnautica 2 preparing to enter early access on Xbox and PC on May 14, that philosophy is being put to its biggest test yet, with a much larger player base, a more complex game, and a sequel legacy to honor. GameRant spoke with Subnautica 2…

Not only does California have the most national parks of any state, but it also has over 280 state parks, sites, and beaches. They include everything from deserts and coastlines to high-country lakes, mountains, and prehistoric forests. And because these public lands are less well known than National Parks like Yosemite and Redwood, the crowds are almost always smaller, entry fees are often cheaper, and many allow dogs. With so many outdoor and recreational opportunities in such a big state, it can be hard to pick which ones to visit. So we sourced info from locals and GearJunkie staff to…

With the litany of wins this week, despite the best efforts of organizations like CNN, it’s unsurprising that some people are a bit miffed. Yes, that includes the mainstream media. I mean, CNN has been fixated on gun control after the latest assassination attempt, and flailing hysterically, but they’re far from the only ones. The Guardian, which is always good for a laugh, though they don’t mean to be a comedic publication, has tried to join in. With the list of ATF reforms, everyone seems to be picking their own places to focus, and for…

America burned through a quarter-billion dollars in airplanes to save one man. We also salvaged a shot-up Chinook off a murderous Afghan mountainside. If that sounds gloriously unhinged, that is because it absolutely was. The Brutal Math Behind a $254 Million Rescue The Lockheed Martin MC-130J Commando II version of the venerable Hercules cargo plane costs about $114.2 million apiece. We burned two of them to cinders in Iran when we couldn’t get their landing gear unstuck after rescuing that downed F15 WSO (Weapon System Operator) on Easter morning of 2026. The details captivated the planet. Somebody will no doubt…

A woman who was allegedly assaulted by sailors and had videos of her naked self disseminated online has filed a $7 million legal complaint against the U.S. Navy and Department of Defense. The victim, identified only as Jane Doe in the Federal Tort Claims Act administrative complaint filed Wednesday, alleges that a group of 10-15 Navy Sailors assaulted her in 2024 outside a San Diego nightclub. Videos of the female civilian, who is married to a sailor, were purportedly recorded and later circulated across social media and among the Navy community. It is also alleged that the Navy’s security department…