North Korea Claims It's Making Alarming Progress Towards Building A Usable...
North Korea has tested three nuclear devices, but alarm over the program has been tampered by the hermetic country's apparent failure to miniaturize an atomic bomb to a size at which it would be...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Hello! Here's what you need to know for Thursday.1. After using tear gas to unsuccessfully break up pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong, the Chinese government has adopted a wait-and-see tactic,...
View ArticleSHADES, TANKS, AND TORPEDOES: Inside The Awesome Headquarters Of Oakley
There is nothing boring about the headquarters of Oakley, Inc. in Foothill Ranch, California.Besides being the place where about 35,000 sets of sunglasses are made every day, the company has some...
View ArticleHong Kong's Leader Called The Protesters' Bluff
The mostly young protesters in Hong Kong have demanded that the city's leader, Leung Chun-ying, step down by the end of Thursday, threatening to occupy government buildings if he fails to do so.But...
View ArticleThe Pentagon Is Agreeing To Its First-Ever Independent Audit — 24 Years After...
The Pentagon has announced it's ready for its first full financial audit, which would finally bring it in compliance with a 1990 law requiring federal agencies to pass muster in their annual financial...
View ArticleThis Incredible Wave-Cutting Stealth Ship Could Be The Future Of Naval Warfare
A private company has developed what could be the future of naval warfare — a multi-use stealth ship that cuts through waves on blade-like pontoons.Juliet Marine Systems' Ghost exhibits a combination...
View Article7 Incredible Pictures Of Kids Turning A War Zone Into A Playground
Parkour is a popular activity for young people near Gaza City, and the fact that the area has turned into a war zone hasn't deterred them from practicing their craft.The sport — in which people jump,...
View ArticleThere’s Going To Be A Gold Rush If Sanctions On Iran Are Lifted, But America...
With US-Iranian nuclear negotiations reaching their deadline this November, business around the world are waiting in nervous anticipation to re-engage with one of the world’s largest economies. Even...
View ArticleAn Iranian-Backed Militant Group Is Dismantling The Government Of A Major...
In a now drearily familiar turn of events, the government of a populous and strategically vital Middle Eastern country is eroding into irrelevance.On Oct. 2, the rebel movement that's essentially...
View Article'First You Feel The Round Hit' — US Marine Gives A Raw Account Of Being Shot...
It was during the battle for Marjah, Afghanistan on March 10, 2010 that U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Matt McElhinney was shot by a Taliban insurgent just below his body armor. "I was pretty sure I was going...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Hello! Here's what you need to know for Friday. 1. Hong Kong's leader Leung Chu-ying has refused to step down, despite protests for his resignation by midnight Thursday, but has agreed to talks with...
View ArticleThe War On ISIS Has 'No Name' — And It Won't Get One Anytime Soon
So far, the military operations against the group Islamic State (also known as ISIL and ISIS) and other jihadists in Syria and Iraq that are being led by US Central Command have not been given a...
View ArticleCHAOS IN HONG KONG: Pro-Beijing Protesters Violently Attack Other Protesters
Police are struggling to keep order in an area of Hong Kong where pro-Beijing protesters are attacking pro-democracy demonstrators, The South China Morning Post reports. The street fights broke out in...
View ArticleBehind The Scenes With The President's Now-Embattled Secret Service Unit
They haven't exactly covered themselves in glory lately, but the guys in suits surrounding the President of the United States are still ready to take a bullet to protect the leader of the free...
View Article3 Women Now Have A Shot At Making Marine Corps History
Three female Marine officers attending Infantry Officer Course passed the grueling Combat Endurance Test on Thursday, and they now have a real shot at making history if they go on to pass the course as...
View ArticleAn American Has Joined A Kurdish Militia To Fight ISIS In Syria — And His...
A 28-year-old Wisconsin man named Jordan Matson is reportedly in Syria and fighting with a Kurdish militia as they battle the jihadist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL). Back in the US,...
View ArticleGrowing Popular Resentment Could Lead To The End Of ISIS
Growing inequality and a general lack of concern for civilians living under ISIS's rule could eventually spell the end of the group, Elizabeth Palmer and Khaled Wassef report for CBS News. In Raqqa,...
View ArticleIn 1945, The Pentagon Estimated That 204 Atomic Bombs Could Destroy The...
"My God, what have we done," Enola Gay copilot Robert Lewis reportedly said as the Superfortress was making its way back to base on August 6, 1945, after dropping an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of...
View ArticleThe 'Black Hawk Down' Mission Happened 21 Years Ago — This Was The...
It's been 21 years since the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia, which ended with 18 dead American soldiers, several thousand dead Somalians, and, as we all know, two downed Blackhawk helicopters.The...
View ArticleNew Video Appears To Show ISIS Beheading Another Hostage
A video released Friday appears to show a masked member of the jihadist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) beheading a hostage identified as British aid worker Alan Henning.The masked man...
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