Saturday, September 19

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.— Cape Canaveral Space Force Station will get new defenses against small drones in coming weeks, part of a “whole-of-government” effort to better protect the nation’s spaceports as the White House pushes for hundreds more launches per year.The new gear will come from Joint Interagency Task Force 401,…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed leaders and representatives from seven regional countries for talks on deepening cooperation on Friday, as overnight Russian strikes in multiple regions sparked fires and caused several deaths and injuries. The inaugural summit of the so-called “Carpathian Eight” brings together Ukraine, Romania,…

A pilot safely ejected from a crashing F-16 Fighting Falcon on Thursday in Grand Traverse County, Mich. The jet, part of the 149th Fighter Wing of the Texas Air National Guard, was “on a routine training mission from the Air National Guard’s Combat Readiness Training Center, in Alpena” during the…

A West Virginia man already serving life in prison for murdering his wife pleaded guilty to defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of more than $354,000 by falsely claiming he had post-traumatic stress disorder, according to the Justice Department. Zachary Hess Dawson, 39, currently an inmate at the Mount…

Dan Driscoll resigned as secretary of the Army on Aug. 31, 2026. His departure leaves the Army without a Senate-confirmed civilian leader six months into the war with Iran, its busiest period since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Driscoll’s resignation was reportedly motivated, at least in part, by his frustration with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Earlier…

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There is outrage in the Hopkinsville, Ky., community after the grave markers of more than two dozen veterans were desecrated and stolen for their expensive bronze design. Hopkinsville Police confirmed the arrest of suspect Robert Lafon, described as a convicted felon who targeted the Cave Springs and Riverside cemeteries in…

When a study says static stretching does not prevent injuries and makes you weaker when lifting, it is usually referring to all injuries, such as fractures, scrapes, or contusions. Stretching does not help prevent these, and measuring injury prevention is another science unto itself. The science that documents temporarily losing…

A U.S. Air Force base has ceased extending religious greetings at its gates to uniformed members following the reported intervention of an anti-discrimination organization. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), which has more than 100,000 members including both active-duty and veteran service members from different services and myriad ranks, said…

Authorities have arrested a U.S. Air Force member and his aunt, claiming they participated in an immigration fraud scheme. The two are accused of cooking up a scheme wherein they posed as mother and son in order for the Airman, John Paul Rivera, 30, to fraudulently obtain a green card,…

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