A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here‚ at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country’s largest maximum-security prison. Unmarked trucks packed with prison-raised cattle roll out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary‚ where men are sentenced to hard labor and forced to work‚ for pennies an hour or sometimes nothing at all. After rumbling down a country road to an auction house‚ the cows are bought by a local rancher and then followed by The...

Air defenses failed to stop an attack on a U.S. military outpost in Jordan on Sunday that killed three American soldiers at least in part because the hostile drone approached its target at the same time an American drone was returning to the base‚ two U.S. officials said on Monday. The enemy drone was mistaken for an American surveillance drone returning to the remote resupply base‚ and air defenses were not immediately engaged‚ according to the officials‚ who spoke on the condition of...

President Biden and other top U.S. officials discussed Sunday a "significant military response" against pro-Iranian militias over the drone attack near the Jordan-Syria border that killed three American soldiers and wounded dozens of others‚ a U.S. official and another source briefed on the matter told Axios. Why it matters: The White House and Pentagon are hoping to calibrate their retaliation to contain the growing risk of regional war. But pressure for more significant action is brewing...

Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) stock is rapidly rising in the race to be former President Trump’s running mate. Stefanik‚ the No. 4 House Republican‚ has become a close ally of Trump’s and has increasingly positioned herself as a betting favorite to be on the GOP presidential ticket if the front-runner wins his party’s nomination.   She’s made campaign stops to boost the former president‚ frequently issues statements and social media messages backing him and at times...

US authorities have charged three men with plotting to murder an Iranian defector living in Maryland. Naji Sharifi Zindashti‚ 49‚ who lives in Iran‚ allegedly asked Canadian Damion Ryan to help with an assassination. Mr Ryan‚ a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club‚ then enlisted associate Adam Pearson‚ who is currently in prison. They are also accused of targeting the defector's female companion. Mr Zindashti - who US and UK officials say operates a criminal network targeting...

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday vowed the U.S. would take "all necessary actions" to defend its troops after a deadly drone attack in Jordan by Iran-backed militants‚ even as President Joe Biden's administration stressed it was not seeking a war with Iran. The attack on Sunday killed three U.S. soldiers and wounded more than 40 troops. It was the first deadly strike against U.S. troops since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in October and marks a major escalation in tensions that...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre triggered outrage Monday after saying three US troops killed by a weekend drone strike in Jordan had died “fighting on behalf of the administration” rather than America. “Our deepest‚ obviously our deepest condolences go out‚ and our heartfelt condolences go out to the families who lost‚ uh‚ three‚ three brave‚ uh‚ three brave‚ uh‚ three brave‚ three folks who are military folks‚ who are brave‚ who are always fighting‚ who are fighting on behalf...

A group that claims it is comprised of federal employees is planning to hold a one-day hunger strike in protest of the war in Gaza. The strike‚ planned by Feds United for Peace‚ comes as the White House said on Monday that President Joe Biden welcomes peaceful protests as efforts to pressure him into backing an end to hostilities in Gaza between Israel and Hamas continue. Biden reportedly met with a group of ceasefire advocates backstage at a union conference in Washington last week‚...

A record number of well over half a million Americans are homeless as rents continue to surge‚ a new report finds. About 653‚000 people reported being homeless in January of last year‚ according to a report released Thursday by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. That’s up about 12% from the same time the previous year in 2022‚ the largest single-year increase ever recorded‚ the report says. About 71‚000 more people were homeless last year than the year before. Even more...

Pros and Cons versus my Triumph Bonneville 865 and my Moto Guzzi V7.  Welcome to the fifth post in my series comparing my Royal Enfield Interceptor 650‚ my Triumph Bonneville 865‚ and my Moto Guzzi V7 750. In this post I’ll share the five ways my Interceptor is better than those motorcycles‚ and‚ unfortunately‚ the ... The post Why I’m Selling My Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 appeared first on YouMotorcycle.