I grew up listening to my doctor. I wasn’t always great at doing what he told me, but since I was young, it wasn’t usually that big of a deal. I wish my mother had been better at listening to them, because she might still be around if she had. On some things, you absolutely should listen, such as the need to lose some weight if you’re obese. But one of the problems with that is that many physicians are eroding the public’s trust in them by weighing in on stuff they really shouldn’t, such…
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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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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…
King Charles III presented President Donald Trump with the original brass conning tower bell from HMS Trump, a British World War II submarine, during a white-tie state dinner at the White House on Tuesday evening. The Admiralty-pattern bell is inscribed with the name “Trump” and the year 1944. “Tonight, Mr. President, I am delighted to present to you as a personal gift the original bell which hung on the conning tower of your valiant namesake,” Charles said during his dinner toast. “May it stand as a testimony to our nation’s shared history and shining future.” He followed with, “And should…
Mark Schmitz, Gold Star father of Marine Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz, said he was ecstatic over the Pentagon’s April 22 decision to upgrade valor awards for seven Marines at Abbey Gate, but acknowledged it is just a step in the right direction. The upgrades recognize the extreme risks taken by Marines from Company G, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines as they held Abbey Gate during the chaotic final days of the 2021 Kabul evacuation. A suicide bomber struck on Aug. 26, 2021, killing 13 U.S. service members, including Jared, injuring 47 American service members, and killing more than 170 Afghans. “I’m…
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Trump’s Own Words Speaking to reporters at the White House on December 10, President Donald Trump was asked whether he had spoken with Colombian President Gustavo Petro as tensions grow over Trump’s military and economic campaign against drug trafficking in the region. Trump replied he had not “really thought too much about” Petro, then immediately shifted tone and said Colombia “produces a lot of drugs,” adding Petro “better wise up or he’ll be next. He’ll be next soon. I hope he’s listening, he’s going to be next.” Trump’s comments came on the same day he announced U.S. forces had seized…
John Oliver is raising new concerns about the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, warning that chatbots may be entering a dangerous phase, widely used, loosely regulated and still poorly understood. During a recent segment on Last Week Tonight, Oliver argued that AI systems are operating with “the weakest guardrails” at a moment when adoption is accelerating, comparing the current landscape to the earliest days of aviation, when enthusiasm outpaced safety. But beyond the jokes, his most serious concern focused on how these systems respond when people turn to them in moments of emotional distress, including whether they can recognize a crisis…
Following any criminal incident involving a gun, we all expect the so-called “mainstream” media to call for more restrictions on lawful gun owners. After all, that’s all they know how to do, even if the violent criminal in the report had to jump through many hoops to acquire his or her guns. What you might not expect, however, is a rant as ridiculous and illogical as the one published by the New York Post following the April 25 shooting attack on the Trump Administration at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump, the first lady, and…
A small community college in Norfolk, Nebraska, has been named a 2026 Military Friendly School. Northeast Community College earned silver recognition in the small community college category, for its continuing education commitment to supporting veterans, active-duty service members, military spouses and dependents. The Military Friendly School designation is the result of an annual survey that ranks institutions that support military-connected students through recruitment, retention, academic progress, graduation, career placement and other services. This year, more than 3,200 institutions and organizations participated in the Military Friendly survey process nationwide. Final rankings are determined by combining public data, survey responses and an…
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A judge in Adams County, Illinois has cleared a man charged for shooting two people in a confrontation at a shopping center in 2024, but the armed citizen is still potentially facing several years behind bars. Alan Christopher Pacheco and his girlfriend were at a TJ Maxx in Quincy, Illinois when his girlfriend complained that a man was staring at her. Pacheco confronted Islam Woodson and the pair exchanged words before Woodson’s cousin Terence Horton got involved as well; allegedly hinting that he had a gun in a bag he was carrying and threatening Pacheco. Pacheco…
Cars getting shut down by the government is a fear going viral. Republicans are trying to stop the rule behind it. The push centers on a provision in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requiring federal regulators to develop technology that can detect impaired driving in new vehicles, as well as prevent or limit operation when impairment is detected. The fight comes as lawmakers are already clashing over surveillance powers tied to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), with privacy concerns driving divisions inside Congress. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) told The Daily Signal the requirement is “a direct threat to…
