Hitch bike racks are arguably the easiest, safest way to transport bikes to a trailhead or campout. Based in Colorado, lead tester Eric Phillips has spent hundreds of hours testing five hitch racks with a variety of mountain bikes and electric bikes over the past six months including local circuits and a road trip to Utah. After thousands of hours of testing on racks since 2022, it’s clear that the 2-bike Küat Piston Pro X sets the bar among plush designs, with hydraulically actuated wheel clamps, LED lights, and robust security features. Meanwhile, the 2-bike Küat Piston Ion offers a 100-pound…
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he has not made a decision on whether to move forward with a major arms package for Taiwan after hearing concerns about it from Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump’s comments on Taiwan — a self-ruled island that China claims as its own territory — came as he flew back to Washington after wrapping up critical talks in which both leaders said important progress was made in stabilizing U.S.-China relations even as deep differences persist between the world’s two biggest powers on Iran and Taiwan. “I will make a determination,” Trump…
We reported recently how the proposed new “Revised Mailing Standards for Firearms” rule, which would permit the mailing of handguns through the U.S. Postal Service, is being opposed by the head law enforcement officials in 23 anti-gun states, including New Jersey.Earlier this month, attorneys general from 22 states sent a letter to the USPS asking leaders to withdraw the Final Rule, arguing: “The federal government’s refusal to follow a century-old commonsense firearm safety law threatens the rule of law and public safety. Turning the Postal Service into a tool to ship guns into our states, in violation of our laws,…
A quality headlamp is, without a doubt, one of the most important and useful tools in a successful hunter’s toolkit. To find success, one must be willing to work before the sun is up and after it’s down. So a headlamp one can trust is a must. It needs to have good battery life, be durable, waterproof, have a usable red light, and have a lock. The problem is that most headlamps are not made specifically for hunters and their demands. Until now, that is. The Strike 1800 from Last Light might just be the perfect headlamp made for hunters,…
NEW DELHI (AP) — Iran ’s foreign minister said a lack of trust is the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S., saying Friday that Tehran would be open to diplomatic help, particularly from China, to help ease tensions. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said contradictory messages have “made us reluctant about the real intentions of Americans.” “We are in doubt about their seriousness,” he told reporters in New Delhi, adding that negotiations would move forward if Washington was ready for a “fair and balanced deal.” U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this week dismissed Iran’s latest…
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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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After the shooting outside the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday, many folks have been all too eager to pivot away from talking about the suspect’s political and ideological motivations to demand we talk about gun control instead. Tom Cullen says M-O-O-N spells deflection. And pray tell, what gun control law would you like to see in place that would have prevented him from getting a gun. Keep in mind, he apparently abided by all of the gun laws already in place in California.— Cam Edwards (@CamEdwards) April 27, 2026King is hardly the only person…
I’m not one to defend the ATF because, well, it’s the ATF. They’ll murder your wife and child because someone working for the FBI entrapped you into sawing off the barrel of a shotgun a smidge too short, or conduct a raid at your house in the wee hours of the morning rather than arrest you to or from work. And don’t even talk about having a dog and getting a visit from the ATF.However, a piece at The Independent accused the ATF of trying to intimidate trans gun owners, which grabbed my attention. After…
There was definitely a Christian Nationalist angle being played out with regard to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter’s manifesto. United States ruler, and Christian Nationalist, Donald Trump described the suspect as a “sick man” who “hated Christians,” while dismissing the accusations, in an interview with CBS’s ‘60 Minutes’. Trump snapped and called the host of 60 Minutes, Norah O’Donnell, a “disgrace” for reading the shooter’s manifesto on air. He also said that the shooter was a Christian, but isn’t one anymore, and because of that, he was “probably a pretty sick guy.” Christian Nationalism and Trump’s Weaponization of Religion In the 1,052-word manifesto,…
In the ongoing public debate about border wall construction on public lands in the Southwest, there has been one critical resource for activists, local residents, nonprofits, and journalists: The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Smart Wall map. This interactive digital map, freely available on CBP’s website, showed where construction was planned and in progress, and the type of structures, all in great detail. As of Thursday, April 23, that map is gone, vanished from the site without a trace. There is now no way for the public to know where and when construction will occur in national parks, national monuments,…
A brazen daylight carjacking in Nashville, Tennessee over the weekend ended up as a fatal mistake for the would-be carjacker, who was shot and killed by his intended victim. The incident unfolded in a retail area of Berry Hill on Saturday afternoon, as a Door Dash driver stopped to pick up a delivery at a local Chick-fil-a. As he was heading back to his vehicle, which was parked in the parking lot of an adjacent pharmacy, a man with a gun approached him and demanded his keys. Instead, the driver went for a gun of his…
The U.S. government’s purchase of massive databases, combined with AI-powered data processing, poses a dangerous threat to the privacy of America’s lawful gun owners, according to the pro-gun rights group Gun Owners of America (GOA). In a national alert distributed on April 22, GOA Senior Vice President Erich Pratt warned of the dangers and called members to action to put an end to the threat. “They don’t need to kick down your door anymore. They just pull out a credit card,” Pratt wrote. “Right now, the federal government is purchasing massive commercial databases packed with personal information: your location history,…
As someone whose closet is overbrimming with down jackets, I speak from experience when I say I’ve got beef with outdoor apparel brands. When it comes to women’s jackets, brands almost always choose a too-slim fit with narrow shoulders. Even when I size up, I often don’t have a full range of motion in my arms and shoulders. I expected the same thing to happen a few months ago when I put on Outdoor Vitals’ (OV) Zulu Down Jacket for the first time. And yet, after I zipped it up, to my surprise, I could fully move my arms. If…
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger should probably be up for an Academy Award. She convinced more than enough people in the state of Virginia that she was a moderate and could be trusted to focus on affordability. Since taking office, she’s rolled as far left as she could without popping up on the right, and she’s done nothing about affordability in the Old Dominion State. She has, for example, had lots of time to play games with gun control and redistricting a state after saying she had no such intentions.To potentially buy a little time for…
Iran has just tossed a bone to the United States. It has offered to open the Strait of Hormuz first, and then hold talks on its nuclear program. U.S. Begins Blockade of Strait of Hormuz This would postpone nuclear talks but reopen the vital waterway, relieving pressure at the pump, while also, hopefully, signaling an end to the war. This proposal, which was delivered to the White House via Pakistani intermediaries, focuses on extending the ceasefire or even ending the war, as well as lifting the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint accounting for 20% of…
No matter whether you’re heading out on a local trail or pursuing a nontechnical alpine summit, there are a few key things you should always have with you. Consider this list of 10 hiking essentials the foundation of your hiking gear, not a complete pack list for every situation. Customization is key. Want your own copy? Download GearJunkie’s Printable Checklist (Photo/GearJunkie) It’s easy to underprepare for a casual hike (or even a not-so-casual one). However, if you prepare using the above list, you’ll be well-equipped to handle 95% of everything you’ll encounter on the trail. If you add a few items,…
While Illinois Democrats have been cracking down on legal gun ownership by criminalizing basic aspects of our Second Amendment rights, they’ve also been “reforming” the state’s criminal justice system in ways that allow judges and prosecutors to cut violent offenders a break when they show up in court… or even if they don’t show up at all. On Saturday morning, 26-year-old Alphanso Talley allegedly shot and killed a Chicago police office and gravely wounded another at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago. According to CWB Chicago, Talley is a seven-time felon with two other pending cases…
For many veterans, leaving the military means giving up the ability to give back to a cause greater than themselves. However, through the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), veterans have discovered a new way to step up for their communities. On Saturday, May 2, VFW will host its fifth annual Day of Service, a program that encourages veterans to lead local service projects. An initiative that began with humble roots, with about 200 events during its inaugural year, has ballooned to more than 2,300 projects in 2025, with more expected in 2026. Some veterans have used the Day of Service to mobilize…
