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A former college All-American football player who played pro is headed to prison. On May 7, a federal judge sentenced Joel Rufus French, a former tight end at Ole Miss who later signed and played with two NFL teams, to more than 16 years in prison. Authorities said that French orchestrated a health care fraud scheme that stole nearly $197 million from Medicare and a Department of Veterans Affairs program that covers the families of disabled and deceased veterans. French, 47, must also pay back more than $110 million and give up roughly $17 million the government already seized from…
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Space has long been treated as a supporting element of military power—essential, but secondary to operations on land, at sea, and in the air. That reality has changed. In a recent interview with Military.com, retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Brook 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, said the domain has crossed a threshold, one that fundamentally reshapes how nations project power and compete. Leonard, now CEO of Rogue Space Systems, said the shift is already underway. “Space, for me, is moving…
From steep crag trails to slabby scrambles, the best approach shoes blend hiking comfort with sticky rubber. We also look for climbing precision and enough durability for repeated abuse on rock. For this update, GearJunkie editor Chris Kassar and lead tester Ryan Kempfer tested five new approach shoes over a three-month cycle. From the Tetons to Moab, we logged rocky approaches, desert scrambles, crag days, and mixed trail miles to see how each shoe handled grip, fit, stiffness, support, and durability. After further testing, we awarded our top spot to the La Sportiva TX4 EVO for its unmatched mix of…
The Belgian troopship SS Léopoldville had already begun sinking into the English Channel after a German torpedo struck. Gerald Howard went down with it. The 23-year-old rifleman was dragged beneath the freezing water alongside hundreds of fellow soldiers, narrowly escaping the same fate. Somehow, he made it back to the surface. “I stayed on that ship until it went under,” Howard recalled decades later. “It pulled me down, and when I came back up, I spotted a life raft. They told me, ‘You can’t get on.’ I said, ‘Like hell I can’t.’” Howard regained consciousness around midnight in a hospital…
The sun’s blazing overhead, you’ve got miles to go, and there’s not much shade in sight. The best sun hats protect your head, face, ears, and neck from harsh UV while staying breathable, secure, and comfortable enough to wear all day. For this update, GearJunkie Editor Chris Kassar tested four new sun hats over nine months while sweating through trail runs, scrambling exposed routes above the tree line, paddleboarding, and logging long days out photographing wildlife. While none of the new contenders unseated our current favorites, the process reinforced the strength of our existing selection. This guide has been shaped…
The House is taking up a Senate-passed budget resolution that sets nearly $1 trillion in defense spending—roughly $500 billion below the levels President Donald Trump has publicly pushed—setting up a potential battle within the Republican Party over how far to go on military funding. The framework outlines roughly $5.5 trillion in federal spending for Fiscal Year 2026, including about $934 billion in national defense budget authority and a projected $1.26 trillion deficit. It also directs committees to draft legislation that could increase defense and immigration-related spending over the next decade. The GOP-controlled Senate approved the measure in a 50-48 vote…
The Thermos brand is asking customers to stop using certain food jars and multi-use vessels that lack a pressure relief valve, after receiving several reports of lids “forcefully ejecting” if stored with contents for extended periods. Thermos is offering replacement lids with pressure relief stoppers and/or entirely new vessels, depending on the model. The recall involves three specific models and more than 8 million total vessels: about 5.8 million food jars and 2.3 million multi-purpose bottles. To date, Thermos has received 27 incident reports, some including laceration injuries, and three reports of customers suffering permanent vision loss after being struck…
The USS Gerald R. Ford is reportedly preparing to leave the Middle East after a record 309-day deployment during the ongoing conflict with Iran. The carrier is expected to return to the United States after more than 10 months at sea, according to The Washington Post on Wednesday. If true, it would far exceed the typical six- to seven-month deployment, marking one of the longest carrier deployments since the Vietnam War. Military.com reached out for comment to the Department of Defense, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Central Command regarding the reported redeployment, its operational impact and whether additional forces will…
I work on the water most days. The night before I head out, I get gear prepped and grab sunglasses with a lens that fits the particular brand of fishing I’ll be doing. But lately, I’ve been grabbing one set, every single day, no matter the conditions or fishing I’ll be doing: The Bajío Cocho with a Violet Mirror Lens. Whether I’m chasing bass on a lake, inshore fishing in Florida, or throwing flies at trout out of a driftboat, I can’t help but pick them up. All my other fishing sunglasses are starting to gather dust. So, what is…
From the time President Barack Obama tried to make the case to the American people that the guns in the hands of the cartels came from American gun stores, there’s been a push to enact federal gun control so we can help curb Mexico’s cartel problem. Never mind that much of that stems from a level of corruption that’s been well documented for decades before the cartels came into the country. No, that doesn’t matter. The issue is America and our respect for freedom. The argument today is much like it was then. If we…
U.S. Space Command Gen. Stephen Whiting said the combatant command’s first operational facility on Redstone Arsenal represents “a critical step forward” in the move of its permanent headquarters to Alabama. Whiting and other Space Command personnel cut the ribbon on the facility on Wednesday in front community leaders and officials from other agencies stationed at the Arsenal. “This is where we plant our flag for the first operational element of our headquarters, the Joint Intelligence Support Element here at Redstone Arsenal,” Whiting said. “Today is about the people and the mission behind it. By the end of this year, these…
Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of War in the United States, is set to testify before the Senate as the cost of the Iran War reaches $25 billion. Hegseth is the infamous Christian nationalist being accused of trying to force his religious views in the military. Christian Nationalist Pete Hegseth Pushes Religion In The Military The hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday morning is meant to discuss the Pentagon’s staggering $1.5 trillion budget request for the upcoming fiscal year. Instead, it is expected to become a public back-and-forth on the war and the administration’s objectives, according to a report…
Matthew Maddison, 37, a climbing coach for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was arrested Tuesday for viewing and sharing child sex abuse material (CSAM). Authorities believe that Maddison had been engaging with this content since July 2024. The Investigation The case dates back to March 16, 2025, when an unnamed social media company filed a CyberTipline report with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. It informed the organization that an account had “uploaded and distributed suspected child sexual abuse material,” according to the affidavit of probable cause. Next, the IP and email address of the account…
Earlier this month, attorneys Alan Beck and Kevin O’Grady notched another win against the state of Hawaii and its restrictive gun control laws when a federal judge issued a final judgement in a case challenging the inability for non-residents to lawfully carry firearms in the state. Beck and O’Grady represented the plaintiffs in the case; a Virginia resident named Johnathan Solinsky and the Hawaii Rifle Association, who challenged that prohibition on Second Amendment grounds, and U.S. District Judge Jill A. Otake ruled in their favor on April 15. Otake’s injunction means that non-residents will now be…
KENT, WA — A quiet neighborhood turned chaotic just before 3 a.m. when multiple armed intruders forced their way into a home and ran into a homeowner who was ready. According to reporting from FOX 13 Seattle and KING 5 News, the family inside the home on Hampton Way woke up to what police described as a loud bang as suspects broke in overnight. From there, things moved fast. One of the homeowners woke her husband, who went straight to a safe near the bed, grabbed a firearm, and went downstairs to investigate what was happening inside his own home.…
First-person shooters are everywhere, but only a few manage to earn high scores from both critics and everyday players at the same time. Scores in the high 80s or 90s are not rare in the genre, but reaching that level on multiple platforms at once, and holding it over time, is not mere luck. These FPS titles understand what they want to be. Some are built around fast, precise shooting where every movement matters. And there are those that focus on teamwork, giving players clear roles that make co-op feel natural and rewarding. Near-perfect ratings across platforms like OpenCritic and…
Shed hunting sounds simple because, technically, it is. Deer, elk, moose, and all other cervids drop their antlers every year, and people go looking for them. That’s the bare-bones version. However, there’s a whole lot more to it than just that. Good shed hunters know when animals are likely to drop, where they spend the hardest stretch of winter, and how to search those places without wasting miles or pushing already stressed wildlife around. That’s what separates a productive day from a long hike with a sunburn and nothing to show for it. The majority of my shed finds have…
