U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth traveled to Kentucky this week to campaign against Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, in a move that has raised Hatch Act questions. Hegseth appeared at a rally for Republican challenger Ed Gallrein in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District after President Donald Trump publicly targeted…

Wild hogs and deer don’t exactly mix. At least, that’s what any number of deer hunters or landowners in pig country will tell you. If you have experience hunting around wild hogs, then you probably have surmised as much. While anecdotal evidence might seem to support certain theories in the…

Fred Minnick was at his wits’ end. The Army veteran had tried just about every form of therapy. Nothing worked. Nothing could stem the crushing tide of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that consumed his life. With nowhere else to turn, the Iraq War veteran believed he was left with three…

The National Hockey League (NHL) has teamed up with a veterans service organization to help struggling former military members and their families. Through a partnership with ForgiveCo, the NHL will erase $1.25 million of debt, dropping a lifeline to 1,025 veteran families. On Tuesday, during Game 5 of a first-round…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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