Why the budget deal is good news for defense — with one key exception
AEI’s Elaine McCusker, former Pentagon comptroller, argues the Biden-McCarthy compromise is a positive sign, but there’s work to be done.
Month: May 2023
Trapped by Sudan fighting, dozens of infants, toddlers and children died in Khartoum orphanage
At least 60 infants, toddlers and older children perished over the past six weeks while trapped in harrowing conditions in an orphanage in Sudan’s capital as fighting raged outside.
NASA UFO panel says stigma, lack of data are problems when studying ‘unidentified aerial phenomena’
The first public meeting of a NASA panel studying what the government calls “unidentified aerial phenomena,” commonly known as UFOs, kicked off on Wednesday to discuss its findings since it formed last …
Misfiring Cannons, Rotted Tires Among US Army Gear Pulled for Ukraine, Watchdog Finds
It’s not the first time the unit and its contractor have been faulted for poorly maintained equipment by the service’s inspector general.
Here’s how Jordan’s royal wedding will reverberate across the region and beyond
The Middle Eastern country of Jordan is set to host its biggest royal wedding in years on Thursday as the country’s young Crown Prince Hussein exchanges vows with Rajwa Alseif, daughter of one of Saudi Arabia’s wealthiest and most influential families.
Tsitsipas, Alcaraz soar at French Open as Djokovic row simmers
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the third round of the French Open on Wednesday, but all eyes were on Novak Djokovic as a political row sparked by the two-times Roland Garros champion intensified.
Arrest of online influencer Andrew Tate puts Romania’s webcam industry in the spotlight
Webcam studio owners say the business is legal. Anti-sex-trafficking groups say the Andrew Tate case tells a different story.
Wildfires on Canada’s Atlantic coast spur evacuation of 18,000 people
A blaze started in the Halifax area on Sunday.