Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. Subscribe here.The U.S. military is paving the way for the regular deployment of high-energy laser weapons on American soil for air defense amid the expanding threat of low-cost weaponized drones.The Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Defense Department have reached a “landmark safety agreement” regarding the use of laser weapons to counter unauthorized drones at the US-Mexico border following a safety assessment that concluded such countermeasures “do not pose undue risk to passenger aircraft,” the FAA announced Friday.The assessment and…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. The arrow rest is arguably the simplest piece of equipment on a bow today, yet this might be the category of archery gear seeing the most technological advancements right now. At its core, the rest is a device that simply holds your arrow at the front end throughout the drawing and shooting process, keeping it level with the nock when the string is released. There are rests that don’t move, and hold the arrow in place throughout that process, and there…

The Middle East ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz are on extremely shaky ground. The Israelis are desperate and will do whatever they can to reignite the war, Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi has told RT India. Iran Accused Israel and The U.S. Of Violating The Ceasefire Marandi is blaming the “desperation” to end the ceasefire and reignite the war on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “But right now there is a spoiler, and that is Netanyahu,” he added. Pointing to the pounding of Lebanon by Israeli forces, Marandi said that “this means the commitments given by the United…

“Unless he is caught up in murderous ecstasy,” Glenn Gray wrote in reflection of his time as a draftee in the U.S. Army during the Second World War, “destroying is easier when done from a little remove.” In the link between distance and ease of aggression, there’s a direct relationship between empathy, physical proximity of the victim and the resultant difficulty and trauma of the kill, according to Lt. Col. Dave Grossman in his 1995 study “On Killing.”For Vietnam veteran Eugene “Gene” Marion Simmers, a close proximity to death and the actions he wrought haunted him for more than fifty…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Thunder — a term most commonly associated with rainstorms and lightning. But to the turkey hunter, it holds a far different meaning. We learn how to call turkeys so that we can hear the thunder of an excited gobbler break the morning stillness, and so that we can bring that gobbler in close.  I’ve experienced many such mornings, but one stands out in my mind. As I crossed the creek, a tom gobbled loudly on the limb. He was fired up.…

United States ruler Donald Trump has attacked Pope Leo, the patriarch of the Catholic Church, as being “terrible for foreign policy.” The social media assault comes as Pope Leo emerged as a vocal critic of the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran. Christian Nationalism and Trump’s Weaponization of Religion The pope described Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization as “truly unacceptable,” warning it amounted to “a threat against an entire people.” Pope Leo XIV also asked the U.S. rulers for some “deep reflection” on the treatment of migrants. Trump, Immigration, and ICE Trump responded in a post on Truth Social on Sunday…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics This story, “Destination: Frog Island,” appeared in the February 1975 issue of Outdoor Life. My eight-year-old son Paul sat on the middle seat as our rented 12-foot cypress boat plied a sluggish northwesterly course to Frog Island. We headed for a tall pine on the island’s southeastern tip. The pine stood some 50 feet inland and was a landmark for an old Prohibition whisky cache as well as a marker for the island’s only eastern and southern boat entrance, just wide enough to squeeze a boat…

A U.S. naval blockade of Iran is a major, open-ended military endeavor that could trigger fresh retaliation from Tehran and put tremendous strain on an already fragile ceasefire, experts say.President Donald Trump, in a social media post after no deal emerged from peace talks this weekend in Islamabad, said the U.S. Navy “will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz.”The U.S. military’s Central Command later said the blockade will only apply to ships going to or from Iran, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of…

This article was originally published by Chase Codewell at Natural News.  Youngest Voting-Age Cohort Report Heightened Distrust, Negative Emotions Regarding AI A recent survey indicates a significant segment of young American adults harbor growing skepticism and anger toward artificial intelligence technologies. The findings, first reported by The Epoch Times, suggest a notable shift in sentiment concentrated among the youngest voting-age cohort, according to the data [1]. This reported negativity contrasts with the widespread adoption of generative AI tools within the same demographic. Analysts note the apparent disconnect between regular use and negative sentiment marks a distinctive development in public perception of…

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Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. The wind was strong, rain sweeping sideways. I lit up the narrow trail with mating cougar sounds from an electronic call. My rifle in the shooting sticks, scope on 3X, safety off — I was ready. In my lap lay a short-barreled 12 gauge shotgun with 3-inch payloads of TSS No. 2s. That barrel was pointed 45 degrees behind me, where two trails emerged from a thick grove of Douglas firs. Should a cat approach from behind, the shot would come…

After twenty-one hours of “peace talks” with Iran, Vice President JD Vance is coming back to the United States as a failure. The ruler was unable to secure a peace deal after lengthy talks. Vance claimed on Sunday that Iranian officials refused to accept American terms. It also appears that U.S. officials refused to accept Iranian terms. Iran Accused Israel and The U.S. Of Violating The Ceasefire While speaking during a press conference from the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, Vance said, “The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement,” Vance said. “And I think that’s bad…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story, “Bears in My Hair,” appeared in the January 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. When I had my first argument with a black bear, the bear won hands down. But I’m happy to say  I have evened the score quite a few times since. That first run-in happened while I was living alone with my three children, Olive and Vala and Louis, on our homestead on the Stuart River in central British Columbia, a few years after my husband, Walter Reamer,…

President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. Navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war, jeopardizing a fragile two-week ceasefire.Trump also said in a post on Truth Social that the U.S. would interdict every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran, and begin destroying mines that he said the Iranians had dropped in the strait, a choke point for about 20% of global energy supplies that Iran has blocked.“Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in…