This article was originally published by Jacob Thomas at Natural News.  Inflation hit a three-year high in April, with consumer prices rising 3.8% over the past year and 0.6% in April, according to BLS data. Energy prices surged 3.8% in April and nearly 18% annually, driven by gasoline and fuel oil increases of 28% and 54%, respectively, due to the Strait of Hormuz closure from the U.S.-Iran war. Grocery prices rose 0.7% in April, the largest monthly jump since August 2022, with food-at-home costs soaring 13.5% annually—the biggest increase since March 1979. Inflation is now rising faster than workers’ pay, with wage growth at 3.6% and inflation at 3.8%, reversing the positive trend seen since mid-2023, where wages outpaced prices. Core inflation, excluding fuel and food, stood at 2.8% annually, still above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, while political fallout threatens the Trump administration as rising inflation cancels wage gains. With oil and gas prices shooting higher, a key metric for measuring inflation hit its highest level in three years in April. Consumer prices are up 3.8% over the past year after rising 0.6% in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Tuesday, May 12. The numbers paint…

When you’re out in the wilderness, the margin for error is small. A wrong turn or bad decision can quickly become life-threatening. And oftentimes, bad decisions come from harmful survival myths have been passed down for generations. You see them printed in books, repeated in classrooms, and even shown on television. The good news is that experienced survivalists are pushing back on these dangerous myths. Greg Ovens, for example. He’s a self-taught survivalist from Canal Flats, British Columbia. Greg has been studying bushcraft since he was a kid. He’s read every survival book he could get his hands on, and has spent over 40 years learning the craft firsthand. In this video from the Youtube channel, Ovens Rocky Mountain Bushcraft, he goes over 10 survival days that could ruin your day or even cost you your life. 1. Rubbing Snow on Frostbite This one was actually taught in old first aid classes, which probably led to many people losing fingers and toes. Rubbing snow on a frostbitten area does nothing to help the frozen tissue. In fact, it keeps the area cold and can make the damage worse. The correct approach is to warm the affected area up, not keep…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Your next Papa Johns order could soon drop from the sky. Just do not expect a large pepperoni pizza to come floating down yet.Papa Johns has launched a drone delivery test with Wing, the drone company owned by Alphabet. The first flights are happening near Sun Valley Commons in Indian Trail, North Carolina, outside Charlotte. Eligible customers can order through the Wing app and receive a limited menu of Papa Johns Oven Toasted Sandwiches, including Philly Cheesesteak, Chicken Bacon Ranch and Steak & Mushroom.Even though Little Caesars is already testing drone delivery for full-size pizzas in Texas, Papa Johns is taking a different route: sandwiches first. For now, the company is using a smaller, drone-friendly menu while it works with Wing on aerodynamically designed packaging that could help future pizza orders fly more smoothly.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips, urgent security alerts and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox.For simple, real-world ways to spot scams early and stay protected, visit CyberGuy.com – trusted by millions who watch CyberGuy on TV daily.Plus, you’ll get instant access to my Ultimate Scam Survival Guide free when you join.UBER EATS…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Midterms are coming. And the next big tax fight in America may not be over billionaires, yachts or real estate moguls.It may be over a tiny little tax most Americans barely even know exists.The hidden tax Democrats may quietly put front and center during the midterm elections is the 0.9% Medicare surtax, one of Obamacare’s least talked about money grabs. But with Medicare being the largest line item on our growing fiscal deficit, the Dems will look for any way to fund this growing liability.And here’s the scary part. Millions of families don’t even realize they’re paying it until they get blindsided at tax filing time.FOX NEWS POLL: AN INCREASING NUMBER OF VOTERS FEEL THE RICH AREN’T PAYING ENOUGH This tax first arrived in 2013 as part of the Affordable Care Act. On paper, it sounds harmless enough. Politicians framed it as a “tax on the rich” designed to help fund Medicare.But like most things in Washington, what starts as “only for the wealthy” slowly creeps deeper into the upper middle class.Here’s how it works.SCAMMERS TARGET RETIREES AS MAJOR 401(K) RULE CHANGES LOOM FOR 2026 TAX YEAR AHEAD NATIONWIDEIf you are married…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The New York Mets took the first Subway Series of the season over the New York Yankees in dramatic fashion on Sunday afternoon.The Mets had runners on first and third in the bottom of the 10th inning with one out and rookie Carson Benge at the plate. Benge hit a chopper over Yankees reliever Tim Hill’s head.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! “Once it went over the pitcher’s head I kind of knew,” Benge said after the game.Yankees infielders Anthony Volpe and Max Schuemann collided trying to make a play but neither could come up with the ball. Marcus Semien jetted home to score the game-winning run. The Mets won the game, 7-6.The Yankees had a 6-3 lead going into the bottom of the ninth. Tyrone Taylor came up to the plate with Benge and Juan Soto on base. With two outs, he crushed a pitch to left field off David Bednar to tie the game. The next Mets heroics came in the following inning.It was Taylor’s third home run of the season.”I didn’t know it was going to stay fair,” Taylor said.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There’s a revolution underway in American education, and First Lady Melania Trump and the White House are leading the way.They’re taking America’s dismal reading and education numbers head-on, as well as the challenge of getting our children ready for the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution.Melania Trump launched her “Foster the Future” summit on March 24, to highlight how AI can expand children’s opportunities as a learning tool rather than as a threat or a crutch.Among the leading attendees was the CEO of Alpha Schools, MacKenzie Price. Alpha Schools is a private company establishing schools across the country, working to encourage children to see AI as their partner and guide in learning, as well as supporting the key “life skills” needed to live a full and productive life.FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP: AI COULD IMPROVE TEACHING AND HELP DELIVER A WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION TO OUR CHILDREN As fears grow that AI may be taking over our culture as well as our economy; and that our kids may not be equipped to deal with the challenges AI will pose; the White House needs to know it has a powerful ally in the educational movement that’s sweeping the…

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The WNBA’s marketing department might want to log off for a while.Just days after choosing Fever rookie Raven Johnson over generational superstar Caitlin Clark to front the promotional graphics for Sunday’s matchup against the Seattle Storm, Indiana took the court and let the box score settle the discourse.CAITLIN CLARK MAKES WNBA HISTORY AFTER LEAGUE CORRECTS STAT SHEET AHEAD OF FEVER VS STORM MATCHUPIndiana secured a commanding 89-78 victory over Seattle, though the real story unfolded in the stark contrast between the league’s forced promotional face and the team’s actual focal point, which was a marketing mishap made all the more hilarious by the sudden absence of the team’s other primary star, Aliyah Boston. With Boston ruled out just before tip-off due to a lower leg injury, the spotlight on Caitlin Clark intensified.Clark, who was shockingly snubbed from the league’s official pre-game marketing material despite coming off a historic, stat-corrected 30-point performance against the Mystics, proved exactly why she is the biggest draw in women’s basketball.Shouldering an even heavier load without Boston in the paint, Clark torched the Storm defense, dropping a team-high 21 points and dishing out 10 assists along with seven rebounds.OutKick founder Clay Travis sounded off on the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Vice President Kamala Harris wants to expand the Supreme Court. This is a seriously awful idea. FDR, at the height of his popularity, after winning his first reelection, tried that – and got his head handed to him. The reason for his effort, in 1937, to have as many as 15 justices was to overcome conservative opposition to his blizzard of New Deal programs. HARRIS’ ‘NO BAD IDEA BRAINSTORM’ FOR DEMS INCLUDES PACKING SCOTUS, ELIMINATING ELECTORAL COLLEGE Sound familiar? Even some Democrats at the time thought this would fatally undermine the independence of the judiciary. Congress refused to approve the bill, even though Roosevelt enjoyed a big Democratic majority. HARRIS LABELED ‘INSTITUTIONAL ARSONIST’ FOR PLAN TO FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORM SCOTUS AND ELECTORAL COLLEGEBut the high court, perhaps under pressure, then did start upholding major New Deal programs launched after the Great Depression. Harris said she wanted to “invite ideas,” such as packing SCOTUS, leaving herself some wiggle group. Her goal: “To neutralize this red state cheating.”In a call with the liberal group Emerge, the former vice president also said they should look at the Electoral College as well as statehood for D.C. and Puerto Rico, both efforts that would help…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Arkansas man was arrested after allegedly threatening to carry out a mass shooting at his local Walmart if the country went into lockdown over the hantavirus outbreak, authorities said.Aaron Bynum, 20, of Oakland, was arrested Friday for allegedly making the threats, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.He was charged with first-degree terroristic threatening and harassing communications.Officials said the arrest followed an investigation into online threats allegedly made by Bynum on May 9.GUN JAMS AS SHOPLIFTING SUSPECT TRIES TO SHOOT OHIO POLICE OFFICER AT POINT-BLANK RANGE IN WILD BODYCAM VIDEO The FBI’s National Threat Operations Center received an electronic tip from an individual playing an online video game who alleged another player threatened to carry out a mass shooting at a local Walmart “if the country were locked down again due to the Hantavirus.”Authorities said the reporting individual provided the player’s gamer username along with an in-game recording of the alleged threats.Investigators said they subpoenaed the game’s parent company, which identified Bynum as the owner of the account.MASKED SUSPECT CHARGED WITH USING FUEL, FIREWORKS IN WALMART KIDS SECTION AS COVER FOR MASSIVE JEWELRY HEIST The FBI’s Fayetteville Field Office then alerted…