Durability in a handgun is not a marketing slogan, it is a measurable trait that emerges only after tens of thousands of rounds, rough handling, and neglect that would sideline lesser designs. When a pistol keeps cycling in mud, sand, and rain, or after years of daily carry, it earns a reputation that outlives any…
President Donald Trump’s criticism of a protester who carried a handgun to a Minneapolis demonstration has opened a rare public rift with the National Rifle Association and other gun-rights groups. What began as a debate over one man’s decision to bring a firearm to a volatile scene has quickly turned into a broader fight over…
Utah Sen. Mike Lee is again at the center of a national argument over how elected officials talk about violence. After a high-profile killing of Minnesota lawmakers and, later, the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Lee’s social media posts and public comments have drawn sharp criticism from Democrats, victims’ families, and even some…
An Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient says he was tackled, handcuffed and held by immigration agents for roughly eight hours in Minneapolis, all without being allowed to call a lawyer or even his family. His account has become a flashpoint in a broader fight over whether people swept up in immigration enforcement in Minnesota…
President Donald Trump has drawn a stark red line for Iran, warning that its nuclear advances and lethal repression of protesters could trigger American military action. His message pairs a demand that Tehran curb its atomic program with an insistence that security forces stop killing demonstrators, tying together two of the most volatile issues in the…
Used firearms have quietly become one of the few corners of the gun market where careful buyers can still stretch a dollar without giving up reliability. Prices on new models keep creeping up, yet certain secondhand pistols and rifles are trading at levels that would have seemed unlikely a few years ago. With the right…
Colombian security forces have killed five alleged members of one of the country’s most powerful cocaine cartels in a major operation that officials are touting as a strategic blow against organized crime. The raid unfolded just days before Colombia’s president is due to meet President Donald Trump in Washington, sharpening the political and diplomatic stakes…
New land-use rules on America’s public estate are colliding with a hunting community that has grown used to both broad access and strong habitat safeguards. As federal agencies move to unwind some conservation-focused regulations while simultaneously promising to open more acres to recreation, hunters are organizing to defend the ground they rely on, literally and politically….
U.S. Marines heading for Arctic training have taken an unconventional ride, boarding the New England Patriots’ private jet for a long-haul flight into Norway’s far north. The unusual pairing of an NFL-branded aircraft and combat-ready troops has become a vivid symbol of how military logistics, alliance politics, and public perception intersect at a moment of…
Across the world, governments and corporations have poured staggering sums into airports, cities, tunnels, and secretive compounds that never delivered what was promised. Some became ghostly shells, others were quietly mothballed, and a few vanished into classified budgets that taxpayers are still funding. I want to trace how these hidden or abandoned infrastructure projects swallowed…