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This article was originally published by Sterling Ashworth at Natural News.  The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in the United States climbed back above $4 on July 20, 2026, according to American Automobile Association data. The average stood at $4.0030, marking a return to a level that analysts describe as a politically sensitive threshold for American consumers. [6] The increase followed a week of renewed hostilities in the Middle East, including Iranian attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and nine consecutive nights of U.S. military strikes against Iran. [8] Brent crude futures rose more…

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The U.S. Air Force is out to find an air defense missile system to defend the service’s installations against cruise missiles and drones.The goal is to “identify industry partners capable of providing a Ground-Based Launcher solution to protect United States Air Force assets,” according to a Request for Information submitted by the service. The request has a response deadline of Aug. 6. The RFI lists requirements that suggest an air defense system that can handle a variety of threats. In addition to intercepting cruise missiles, the Air Force wants missiles that can destroy drones ranging in size from Group 1…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMost people’s preparedness plan is a pile of gear in a closet. The tags are still on. Nothing’s been tested. Nothing’s been trained. Kevin Estela has a name for that approach: the easy button. And it doesn’t work. Kevin joined me on the podcast to talk about what does work. He taught high school history for 14 years before going full-time into wilderness instruction, first as director of training at a private company and now through his own work. He’s the author of 101 Skills You Need to Survive in the Woods and Beyond…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. To shoot or not to shoot, that was the question I had been mulling over in my mind since the small herd of pronghorn antelope had topped the ridge about a quarter mile away. The herd buck, now leisurely following the seven does and fawns toward the water hole, was a good one by any standards. I sat in my pit blind studying him closely with my binoculars—his horns were shiny black and heavy at the base, with wide prongs. I estimated the horns at…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics The uni knot is one of the most used connections in fishing across all genres of the sport. From flyfishing a high mountain trout stream to targeting tuna offshore, it has a place in any anglers’ repertoire. First published in the Ashley Book of Knotsas the gallows knot in 1944, the uni wouldn’t infiltrate the fishing scene until the 1960s. Early in the decade, noted angler Norman Duncan adopted it and it quickly caught on in his angling circles as the Duncan Loop. Even today, some…

A U.S. service member was killed on Saturday “during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance” in northern Iraq, U.S. Central Command said.The unexploded ordnance was from a “downed Iranian one-way attack drone,” Central Command said in a statement released Sunday.The death of the U.S. service member in Iraq follows in the wake of two U.S. service members killed in action on Friday in an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on U.S. and partner forces in Jordan, U.S. Central Command announced. Four more troops had to be medically evacuated to hospitals in Jordan. Those four service members have since been…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. This story, “Night of the Cottonmouth,” appeared in the July 1971 issue of Outdoor Life. You can read more about Paul E. Allen and his snake hunting background (including how his father died from a cobra bite) here. The saw grass was eight feet high and very thick. I was hip-deep in the warm water of the roadside ditch, able to see only a step or two in any direction, and I was moving very cautiously. I knew that danger of the deadliest kind lurked…

This article was originally published by Garrison Vance at Natural News.  The Department of War has delayed a full review of a U.S. airstrike that struck an elementary school in Iran, killing at least 168 civilians, according to a CNN report published July 8, 2026. [1] The strike occurred on Feb. 28, the opening day of a joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, and hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in the southern city of Minab, Iranian media reported. [1] Two stages of a battle damage assessment were completed within a week, indicating U.S. responsibility, according to sources cited by CNN. [1] However, officials have not ordered a third standard…

Master the Art of
Preparedness and Survival

Master the Art of Preparedness and Survival

Stay ready for anything with expert tips, gear reviews,
and real-world advice to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Stay ready for anything with expert tips, gear reviews, and real-world advice to protect yourself and your loved ones.