US Will Train Ukrainians on F-16 Fighter Jet After Months of Speculation
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he welcomed the “historic” decision and that it will “greatly enhance our army in the sky.”
Day: May 19, 2023
$200,000 bail set for Detroit clerk who locked door before customers were shot
A lawyer says Friday that a Detroit gas station clerk may have panicked but didn’t commit a crime when three customers were shot on May 6.
US debt ceiling talks hampered by ‘serious differences’
Republicans say the talks are “very frustrating”. The White House predicts “a difficult conversation”.
Syrians protest al-Assad’s participation in Arab League summit
Hundreds gathered in northern Syria’s Idlib and surrounding towns to decry Syrian regime’s participation in Arab League.
4th death, more vision loss cases linked to tainted eyedrops
U.S. health officials are reporting another death and several more cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria.
Trump whines that he is a ‘victim’ of ‘weaponisation of justice’
House committee hearing descended into chaos with lawmakers shouting at each other
Earthquake in the South Pacific causes small tsunamis
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in the South Pacific caused small tsunamis Friday.
DXC Technology, Farfetch rise; Foot Locker, Flowers Foods fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: DXC Technology, Farfetch rise; Foot Locker, Flowers Foods fall.
Border crossings down, but many migrants released to U.S. to ease crowding
About 11,000 recent border crossers were deported in the past week. But 21,000 were released to await a U.S. court date, which may spur others to try to cross.
Defense One Radio, Ep. 125: The Army’s recruiting crisis; the science of special forces; and NATO’s Mircea Geoană
Can the Army pull itself out of a two-year recruiting slump? And what sort of gear is drawing the attention of America’s special operators?