New nonprofit advocates for warzone contractors to stop being ‘ignored’
Soldiers who return home from combat zones have veterans’ support groups, a plethora of charities and an entire government agency intended to see to their needs for illness and injuries. But contractors who take jobs in those same areas have had no such institutional support...
Noway to keep supplying US Navy with fuel despite company boycott call
Norway made clear that it will continue supplying fuel for U.S. Navy ships after a private marine fuel supplier threatened to boycott the U.S. in response to deteriorating U.S.-Ukraine relations. “We have seen reports raising concerns about support for U.S. Navy vessels in Norway. This...
Gun Rights Groups Urge Supreme Court to Strike NY Gun Law
Several pro-freedom organizations, including the National Rifle Association, have filed amicus briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court urging justices to take up the case of the hastily passed law lawmakers quickly passed to skirt provisions of the critical 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle...
U.S. Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger following strokes
A 72-year-old man who suffered “multiple strokes 300 miles offshore of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii” aboard a cruise ship last week is recovering after being airlifted to a hospital, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) announced. Video of the rescue shows a Coast Guard medevac helicopter hovering over...
Tulsa Democrat Senator Advances Bill For Tax-Free Gun Safety
It’s not every day that I get to write about a Democrat doing something positive and useful, but in the interest of fairness, I’ll give credit where it is due. Tulsa State Senator and minority whip Jo Anna Dossett is advancing a bill to eliminate...
US Coast Guard intercepts 21 illegal immigrants off California coast
A U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) crew on Friday interdicted 21 illegal immigrants aboard a 25-foot boat about 20 miles west of the Point Loma coast in San Diego, California. The 21 illegal immigrants were taken into custody and later transferred to U.S. Customs and Border...
Senior military leader of Al-Qaeda affiliate killed in US airstrike
A senior military leader of the terrorist organization Hurras al-Din, an Al-Qaeda affiliate, was killed in a precision airstrike in Syria carried out by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces, according to a press release. Muhammed Yusuf Ziya Talay was killed in an airstrike that CENTCOM...
Virginia Gov. Youngkin Faces Wave of Anti-Gun Bills
If there’s a state that better exemplifies the phrase “elections matter” than Virginia, I don’t know which state it would be. While Democrats maintain control of Virginia’s General Assembly, pro-gun efforts helped propel Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin into office in January 2022. Since then, he...
The tiny Japanese island militarizing on Taiwan’s doorstep
YONAGUNI, Japan — This tiny island on Japan’s western frontier has no chain convenience stores. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead sharks and watch miniature horses graze on a hill. But the wooded mountain ranges now carry radar sites. A southern cattle ranch has been...
Ukraine loses 220 troops on same day as Trump Zelenskyy fallout in fiery spat
Ukraine lost hundreds of troops on the battlefield on the same day Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a fiery fallout with President Donald Trump in the White House – underlining the high-stakes nature of the tense negotiations. The Ukrainian army lost over 220 troops in...
