This Veterans Day, advocates are raising awareness about traumatic brain injury and the impact of these types of wounds on the post-9/11 military generation. Dozens of service members have suffered TBIs during the current conflict with Iran, and hundreds of thousands of veterans have been diagnosed with it over the quarter-century of the U.S.’s global war…
Washington — Control of the House and Senate may not be immediately clear on election night, and some of the 2026 midterm election calls will take longer than others. But that’s not unusual or an indication of fraud, as some candidates may claim. As the nation watches to see how the elections unfold on Tuesday night,…
An Australian appeals court on Friday ordered triple-murderer Erin Patterson to never be released from prison because of the “shocking criminality” involved in poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms. The three judges of the Victoria state Court of Appeal dismissed Patterson’s appeal of her convictions and upheld prosecutors’ challenge to…
Over the past week, Ukraine has received a stark reminder of its growing dependence on uninterrupted access to Elon Musk’s Starlink and Starshield networks in its drone-heavy war against Russia, now in its fifth year. Ukraine has a fraction of Russia’s resources, but its aggressive development of drone warfare on defensive and offensive fronts has…
Pope Leo XIV was recovering Wednesday, a day after having a lobe of his right lung removed and confirming a diagnosis of lung cancer. Leo had blood tests and a chest X-ray that showed a “normal post-operative course,” the Holy See Press Office said. “The values are within the expected range for the type of…
Six Flags has temporarily closed nine rides across six of its parks after a man died when he fell from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia Monday, the company said. The man fell out of his seat on Goliath, a hypercoaster that reaches 70 miles per hour and 200 feet high, witnesses said….
Washington — An active-duty Navy sailor who spent nearly a year imprisoned in Venezuela before being freed in a prisoner exchange negotiated by the Trump administration appeared on stage at the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention on Thursday. His appearance at the event, holding a sign before the partisan crowd, raises questions about the military’s…
Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, becoming the fourth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. Dolly was still located far out at sea when it formed just before 11 a.m. Eastern time, according to the National Hurricane Center. The system could eventually bring rain to parts of the Leeward…
The CEO of surveillance technology company Flock Safety apologized Thursday for instances where its data was misused by law enforcement officers and discussed changes the company is rolling out to its systems. Following a Washington Post report that police officers were accused in 46 cases of improperly using access to Flock’s license plate camera network,…
May 10 started like any other day for Laura Machnik, who said goodbye to her 18-year-old son J.J. before she headed to work. He was headed to work out at a friend’s house that morning, and after she arrived at work, Machnik confirmed that he had made it there safely. Just minutes later, her phone…
