US dock workers agree on deal with port operators to end strike.   The US ports strike that shut down shipping on the east and Gulf coasts for three days came to an end on Thursday after dock workers struck a tentative deal with port operators. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) announced that the union had […]

Here are the latest developments. Iran fired several waves of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening in a sudden assault that raised the likelihood of a direct all-out war between two of the most powerful militaries in the Middle East. The attack from Iran was the culmination of a dizzying sequence of events over […]

What we warned you about is coming to fruition, here are the cliff notes. ILA strike is first such action by the union since 1977 Strike could cost the economy an estimated $5 billion a day Strike disputes include pay, terminal automation project issues White House officials hope for short strike, sources say U.S. East […]

A landmark gun control law in San José is free from legal challenges for the first time since its inception, following an appeals court ruling earlier this month, though it’s likely the issue will receive more scrutiny in the future. KQED continues Proponents of the law say the latest legal victory could push other cities […]

With no talks in the works to avoid it, thousands of dockworkers at every major East and Gulf Coast port are girding to strike in less than 24 hours, threatening to close trade gateways that handle about half of all goods shipped in containers in and out of the U.S.  With over 14 ports expected […]

Residents downstream of two North Carolina dams are being urgently evacuated after one structure suffered “catastrophic failure” and the other was “compromised” due to flooding and deluges from Hurricane Helene. The Independent Reports The Waterville Dam in Tennessee, which sits across the state line from Newport, North Carolina, was declared a state of emergency. Residents […]

California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed a number of gun-related bills into law. A few of them grabbed our interest.  Check out how Cali just became AGAIN the WORST 2a State in the nation. The Sacramento Bee writes The first, AB 2642, by Assemblyman Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, is intended to crack down on […]

A preliminary report on the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Trump from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ripped into newly revealed missteps that went into the Secret Service’s planning and execution of security at the event during which a spectator was killed, two others were seriously wounded and the GOP candidate […]

On Wednesday, 25 September, 2024, Houston ex-police officer Gerald Goines was found guilty of two counts of felony murder. Reporters in the courtroom, when the verdict of guilty against former officer Goines was read, said they were shocked he was convicted. Goines has been unconfined for nearly five years after he retired in March of […]

The recent decision by China to halt the export of two critical components —nitrocellulose and antimony— has raised alarms within the U.S. ammunition manufacturing industry and among defense experts. These materials are indispensable in the production of propellant powder and primers, and their restriction threatens to create significant supply chain disruptions. AmmoLand News Continues As geopolitical tensions […]