By Andrew Follett The U.S. military thinks that the future of defending against incoming nuclear missiles could be giant lasers floating in space. The military is developing sensors that could combat incredibly fast nuclear missiles and target them with lasers when they’re most vulnerable, but that can only work from space. The technology to zap missiles with…
By Kody Fairfield A recent ruling out of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals may change the way dog owners train their pets, especially around the police. On Wednesday, the 6th Court of Appeals, from Cincinnati upheld a ruling from lower courts that dismissed a case against Battle Creek, Michigan police officers who shot and killed…
By Saagar Enjeti Suspected terrorist Anis Amri was a known criminal and potential terrorist to several Western intelligence agencies before plowing a stolen truck into a Berlin Christmas market Monday. Amri is a Tunisian refugee who may have entered Europe as early as 2011. Italian media reports he spent four years in an Italian jail…
By Kathryn Watson Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials only archived 86 text messages out of 3.1 million agency employees sent and received in 2015, according to a federal watchdog’s report made public Wednesday by House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Chairman Lamar Smith. The EPA Office of Inspector General (IG) released the report requested…
by Juliegrace Brufke Former 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton may have won the popular vote, but the vast majority of voters said they don’t want to see her run again, a Suffolk University/USA TODAY poll released Wednesday found. Of the Independents and Democrats surveyed, a whopping 62 percent of voters said she shouldn’t run…
by Josh Guckert No, it’s not The Onion. This is real news. According to some associates of President-elect Donald Trump, one of the possible reasons John Bolton was not selected to become Secretary of State is because of his famous mustache. According to some close to Trump who interviewed with The Washington Post, the next…
By Juliegrace Brufke Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is casting doubt over whether President-elect Donald Trump still wants to “drain the swamp.” During the course of the election, Trump repeatedly used the phrase as a way to illustrate his promise to minimize the bureaucracy in Washington. Gingrich, who worked as a Trump surrogate…
By Juliegrace Brufke Incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he supports President-elect Donald Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan Wednesday, a proposal that’s been met with hesitance from GOP lawmakers. Trump has repeatedly said the country’s roads, bridges and railways are in a state of disarray and need to be rebuilt. It’s an area he believes…
by Juliegrace Brufke Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is celebrating Festivus, the secular holiday popularized by the hit TV series “Seinfeld,” by airing his grievances about government waste. “At the Festivus dinner, you gather your family around, and tell them all the ways they have disappointed you over the past year!” Frank Costanza, the fictional creator of…
by Jonah Bennett The Marine Corps has released new fitness standards that will allow women to dodge the flexed-arm hang and pullups in favor of pushups. According to Brian McGuire, head of the Force Fitness Branch at Training and Education Command, the changes are intended to make the force more lethal and resilient, the Marine Corps…