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The research infrastructure that underpins America’s prowess in defense technology is “deteriorating,” according to a Department of Defense report released Wednesday.One reason is that research funds are being diverted to operations.The Pentagon’s “research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) infrastructure is deteriorating and weakening the Department’s ability to maintain a technically advanced warfighting capability,” warned the report by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. “Authorized major military construction (MILCON) projects for modernization of critical joint-mission RDT&E infrastructure continually slip due to the services’ reprioritizing of scarce MILCON funds toward other operationally relevant priorities.”The study examined…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “In ordinary speech, no one would say that a person ‘arrives in’ a place … before the person enters that place.”Those words may seem ripped from the pages of Dr. Seuss, but they are taken from the 6-3 majority opinion of Justice…
A dry winter, ravenous hunger and accessible trash have drawn bears to Fort Carson, Colorado, where officials have received 23 reported bear sightings just this year.The real number, they believe, is likely much higher. Capt. Robert Look Jr., chief of conservation law enforcement for Fort Carson, said low snowpack, a…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Reading. Writing. And AI algorithms.The Senate is now wrestling with how students — and teachers — might use Artificial Intelligence in the classroom.It’s inevitable.”The question is not whether AI is going to impact education. The real question is whether we will shape…
Defense officials won’t be handing off the operation of commissaries to the private sector, DoD’s top personnel official said Wednesday. “We learned and found that there was nobody interested in taking a 24% haircut right out of the gate,” in order to provide the 24% saving for military customers, said…
United States ruler Donald Trump has accused oil giants of price gouging the American public, as fuel prices soar. The major spike in price occurred after the US, along with Israel, struck Iran and started a war in the Middle East. Oddly enough, a lot of the horrible war decisions…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The socialist backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani who won Tuesday night’s primary election in New York’s 13th Congressional District founded a group in college that called for the total destruction of the West. Darializa Avila Chevalier, 32, a Democratic nominee…
The U.S. Marine Corps added a new role called Career Doctor of Philosophy, Technical, to its list of primary military occupational specialties, according to Wednesday’s administrative message.The new MOS, listed as 8899, creates a dedicated career track for Marine officers who earn their doctorate through the service’s PhD-Technical Program and…
This article was originally published by Jimmy Alfonso Licon at The Mises Institute. People are falling in love with their chatbots, mourning deleted AI companions, and treating artificial systems as romantic partners or family members. As AI becomes more sophisticated, these relationships will become more common. And, as a result, so will political…
It’s a cloudy, dark morning here in NW Ohio, but today is my last Screencaps until next Friday, so it’s actually a sunny day in my brain. It’s not that I need a break writing America’s Best Daily Column. But, it’s really good to get a break to go explore…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NEW YORK — Israeli flags and accusations of antisemitism were flying outside a Brooklyn coffee shop on Wednesday morning as protesters slammed the café owners for banning a Jewish congressman over his pro-Israel beliefs.”We’re here today to show that we’re not going…
For the most part, the San Francisco Giants have been a disaster on and off the field this season.They’re getting roasted in the National League West, and the team’s response to multiple players writing Bible verses on their pride hats has been anything but smooth. On Tuesday, the Giants returned for…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The suspect in a string of attacks in DeKalb County, Georgia, is a repeat offender and a naturalized U.S. citizen from the U.K., according to the Department of Homeland Security.Olaolukitan Adon Abel, 26, was arrested on Monday after he killed two people…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Donald Trump is nothing if not impulsive – and there’s often a method to his seeming madness.At times that means going way over the line – consciously, deliberately – and at others it’s just rash.Whether he’s dealing with Iran, the Epstein files,…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Connecticut and its city of New Haven, arguing that their sanctuary policies interfere with federal enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws.The lawsuit names Connecticut, its Gov. Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong,…
Steiner has just released the MPS-C, a compact version of the enclosed MPS red-dot sight.Pistol optics are strongly trending toward enclosed designs, and for good reason. They simply offer more protection for the emitter than open designs, and that means better reliability, something that’s pretty important for any tool you…
Since its founding, the Geneseo-based Springfield Armory has earned a reputation for offering extremely high-quality firearms for a wide range of disciplines and applications. And now Springfield is offering an amazing deal for its fans. If you’re looking to purchase a qualifying Springfield Armory bolt-action rifle, you have the option…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Newly released video shows the moment an Oklahoma high school principal confronted and tackled a gunman after he opened fire inside the school.The footage shows Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore confronting the suspect — identified as 20-year-old former student Victor…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! It may have been possible to bequeath this as “expulsion week.”Instead, this might be “resignation week.”The House has only expelled six Members in the history of the republic. But it was possible as recently as Monday that the House was primed to…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Utah reality star Taylor Frankie Paul will not face new domestic violence charges, according to the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s office.According to People, prosecutors claimed on Tuesday that they will not be pressing additional charges against Paul. In February, two Utah…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At least 75 vehicles were ensnared in a massive, chain-reaction pileup on a Colorado highway Tuesday, authorities said.The crashes unfolded in the Rocky Mountains west of Denver, specifically near Loveland Ski Area, and followed a chaotic morning that saw six separate wrecks,…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s, D-Calif., closest friends in Congress said their tight-knit relationship “clouded his judgment” regarding rumors that swirled about the ex-lawmaker for years in Washington, D.C.”Eric Swalwell lied to all of us,” Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., said at…
On January 27, 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists updated the Doomsday clock, setting it to 85 seconds to midnight. This is the closest to midnight it has ever been, which means these scientists believe we’re closer to doomsday than ever before. They cite several reasons, but the main…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The newest member of the Indiana Fever, Raven Johnson, who the team took with the 10th overall pick in the WNBA Draft on Monday, will join forces with Caitlin Clark after a tensely competitive moment between the two many years ago.In the…