ANKARA, Turkey – Speaking after a NATO summit in Ankara in early July, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Adm. Pierre Vandier warned that current Western air and missile defense models are inadequate for the large-scale barrages now seen in Ukraine and the Middle East. He said that despite allies committing...
Rebecca Cooke, a Democratic House candidate in Wisconsin aiming to unseat Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden, has reversed her position on a federal ban on conversion therapy following criticism from progressive voters. During several primary forums ahead of the August 11 Democratic primary, Cooke declined to endorse a nationwide prohibition...
Washington: The United States has begun a formal review of its military presence in Europe, officials said on Monday. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth informed NATO counterparts that the analysis is intended to ensure European allies assume primary responsibility for their own defense, in line with longstanding alliance commitments. Washington...
A CNN report highlighted growing tensions over the Democratic National Committee’s 2028 presidential primary calendar after its Rules and Bylaws Committee voted in Washington on Friday to award South Carolina the first nominating contest. The decision followed a year of lobbying by South Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Iowa for...
Washington, United States – The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), a small agency that monitors and responds to injuries linked to consumer products ranging from lawn mowers to household appliances, has demanded that some of the nation’s largest hospital systems provide it with detailed, personally identifiable medical records for...
The United States has paused offensive military strikes against targets in Iran after nearly two weeks of daily operations focused around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a directive from President Donald Trump. The decision followed a high-level security briefing on Friday, during which U.S. Central Command chief Admiral Brad...
Transgender advocate and influencer Dylan Mulvaney posted a TikTok video on Sunday evening responding to comments made by U.S. President Donald Trump at the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, DC on Friday night. Trump mentioned Mulvaney by name four times while criticizing CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins during his...
A recent opinion article warns that local and political resistance to building new data centers in the United States could undermine the country’s economic strength and national security at a time of accelerating competition with China in artificial intelligence. The piece argues that today’s large-scale computing infrastructure is analogous to...
SEATTLE — Three people were killed and four others wounded Monday evening when an exchange of gunfire erupted at the Bite of Seattle food festival near the Space Needle, authorities said. The shooting began around 6:00 p.m. at Seattle Center during the final hours of the annual event, prompting chaos...
Washington, United States – The Pentagon has removed four U.S. soldiers killed in renewed fighting with Iran from its official Iran war casualty tally and placed them in a separate category labeled “Overseas Operations.” The change appeared last week in the Defense Casualty Analysis System, the database the Pentagon has...
