Leupold and Hornady just brought some writers out to Nebraska to train carbine skills, play with some new toys and see how world-class ammo gets made.Every serious shooter owes it to themselves to attend a proper training class. In a short amount of time, a good instructor can massively improve your skills and send you home with the tools you need to continue refining them. Thanks to Leupold and Hornady, a few other gun writers and I were lucky enough to receive exactly that this past June.The companies invited a handful of us out to Hornady’s headquarters in Grand Island,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A pair of explosions rocked the Syrian capital of Damascus near the downtown Four Seasons hotel, where French President Emmanuel Macron was staying during a state visit, Syrian state media reported Tuesday.Eighteen people, including four police officers, were injured by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on Tuesday, Syria’s interior ministry reported through state outlet SANA.According to the ministry, both bombs exploded after security forces had discovered them, “while preparations for the disposal operation were underway.”BRIEF ALCOHOL BAN IN DAMASCUS SPARKS CONCERNS ABOUT PRESIDENT AL-SHARAA’S VISION FOR SYRIAThe bombs were placed inside a car…

OpenAI’s newest AI model is getting a gatekeeper before most people can try it: the U.S. government.The company says GPT-5.6 Sol, its newest flagship model, will start with a limited preview for a small group of trusted partners. OpenAI said it previewed the model’s capabilities with the U.S. government ahead of launch and, at the government’s request, is starting with a limited group of trusted partners whose participation has been shared with the government before a broader rollout. The model will reportedly be accessible only to customers approved by the Trump administration during this initial preview period.MOST PROMINENT AI CHATBOTS…

This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  Russia has unleashed another massive drone and missile attack wave on Ukraine’s capital, just on the eve of the major annual NATO summit, which is in Ankara, Turkey, this week. Over a dozen people were killed, with heavy damage to residential structures observed. The death toll could rise, but “In total, 14 people have died, and 117 have been injured in Kyiv,” the office of the attorney general said on Monday morning. Rescue crews have been retrieving bodies from under rubble throughout Monday. via Associated Press The Russian Defense ‌Ministry announced that…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Researchers believe they’ve uncovered ancient evidence that early human ancestors used fire in an African cave — pushing back the timeline by hundreds of thousands of years.The discovery, made at a cave in South Africa called Wonderwerk Cave, was announced in a June 24 press release from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.Wonderwerk Cave is located in South Africa’s Kalahari Desert, roughly 90 miles from the Botswana border.ANCIENT HANDPRINTS SUGGEST HUMANS WERE THINKING SYMBOLICALLY THOUSANDS OF YEARS EARLIER THAN SCIENCE TAUGHTAt the site, researchers found evidence that early human ancestors used fire in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Creatine, the common muscle-building supplement, may help improve depression symptoms, new research suggests.A systematic review, published in Genomic Press’ Brain Medicine, found that creatine monohydrate may be beneficial as an add-on treatment for major depressive disorder, although the evidence remains preliminary.The Canada-based researchers analyzed data from five randomized controlled trials, evaluating the impact of creatine monohydrate intake on mental health.AMERICANS ARE GIVING UP MULTIVITAMINS FOR A DIFFERENT DAILY HEALTH HABIT, STUDY FINDSFour of the trials studied major depressive disorder, and another looked at bipolar disorder with a current depressive episode.In one trial…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is being accused by Georgia’s top child welfare official of using vulnerable children and the state’s embattled foster care system for campaign credit after releasing a new ad touting his work on the state’s troubled system.Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) Director Candice Broce criticized the new foster care-focused ad released last week as the Georgia Democrat seeks re-election in one of the nation’s most closely watched races. In the ad, titled “Our Kids,” Ossoff highlights “a scathing report” and “yearlong bipartisan investigation” alongside Sen. Marsha…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats swiftly turned on Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Monday after a rape allegation triggered a full-on revolt among his most prominent supporters, with calls pouring in from across the party for him to suspend his campaign.The mounting defections came after Maine resident Jenny Racicot, 41, accused Platner of rape in interviews with Politico and CNN, alleging the Senate hopeful entered her home uninvited while intoxicated nearly five years ago and forced himself on her despite repeated attempts to get him to stop.Racicot, who was seeing Platner on and off at…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! More than six years after the University of California system’s Board of Regents moved to stop using standardized test scores in undergraduate admissions, The New York Times Editorial Board is urging the UC system to reverse course.In an editorial published Monday, the paper’s editorial board called the UC system’s decision a “terrible” mistake that left students less prepared for their college coursework. The editorial comes just days before the UC Board of Regents is expected to consider revisiting the policy.The UC system in 2019 put together the Standardized Testing Task Force (STTF),…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Team USA did not have the first-half start they were hoping for against Belgium in the Round of 16, and head coach Mauricio Pochettino displayed some rightful frustration because of it.Belgium sent a shock to the USA system not even 10 minutes into the match when Charles De Ketelaere tapped in a ball served right in front of Matt Freese’s net and sent a silent murmur over the sold-out Seattle Stadium crowd.But things felt back to normal when Malik Tillman, who scored a free kick in the second half against Bosnia and…

My, my how the tables have turned.When FIFA announced that they’d suspended the red card punishment of US Men’s National Team striker Folarin Balogun, it set off a firestorm of criticism. European soccer fans, the Belgian national soccer federation, the Union of European Football Associations, and many other commentators were outraged that Balogun’s unjust red card had essentially been delayed.Their complaints have been mostly incoherent and illogical, with UEFA’s statement in particular being laughably inaccurate.EUROPE IS FURIOUS OVER BALOGUN REPRIEVE BUT FIFA SUSPENDED RED CARD BANS FOR RONALDO AND OTHERS BEFORE THIS”Football, like any other sports, relies on rules, which…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A New York resident is suing after officers went to his home to serve him with a warning after he sent an email criticizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership over the agency’s tactics in immigration raids.David Streever, a U.S. citizen in Rochester, filed the lawsuit on Monday in Washington, D.C., against the Department of Homeland Security and ICE, arguing that officials violated his First Amendment right to speak out against the government, according to the complaint reviewed by Fox News Digital.Streever was on a trip to Finland with his 7-year-old daughter last…