Key Takeaways Governor Bill Lee signed the expanded deadly force bill into law on May 22, 2026, with an effective date of July 1, 2026. The new law modifies Tennessee’s protection of property statute, allowing the use of deadly force under specific conditions against imminent threats. Deadly force is justified to prevent serious crimes like arson or burglary, and it adds aggravated cruelty to animals as a justifiable offense. The legislation narrows earlier proposals, creating a more defined scope rather than broad protections for property defense. Tennessee’s law aims to align closer to Texas’ standards for defensive force, but the…

Key Takeaways A Tulsa homeowner shot an intruder who broke into his house, acting in self-defense. The suspect turned aggressive when confronted, prompting the homeowner to fire a single shot. After being shot, the burglar fled but dropped his wallet, which helped police track him down. Authorities found the suspect…

A growing number of Americans can no longer afford to buy new vehicles. Since 2020, roughly one million potential buyers have exited the market, and industry forecasts suggest they are unlikely to return soon, according to the Wall Street Journal.  Although automakers initially expected sales to recover to pre-pandemic levels, persistent…

Health officials in Brazil are currently monitoring two people for possible Ebola infections. One suspected patient, a 37-year-old man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), who began exhibiting symptoms such as fever, São Paulo’s state government said. The other case is in Rio de Janeiro. These two…

This article was originally published by Garrison Vance at Natural News.  Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has firmly rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand that Islamabad normalize relations with Israel, saying the move contradicts the country’s fundamental ideologies. Asif stated in an interview with Samaa TV that Pakistan does not recognize…

Long ago, back in the Beacon Hill basement shop in Seattle, Pappy and I got to talking about slotted screwdrivers.  Now there’s a sentence that already dates a man.Younger readers have grown up in a world of Phillips heads, Torx, Allen sockets, square drives, spline drives, and enough imported security…