Nuclear Weapons

A Chinese spy balloon has been spotted floating over the U.S., suspiciously near some nuclear missile silos

2 hours ago | Fortune | 2 articles

One of the places the balloon was spotted was Montana, which is home to one of the nation's three nuclear missile silo fields.
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FBI to unseal warrant detailing operation on gangs, drugs and weapons

3 hours ago | KOAT

Agents conducted several warrants since September.
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Here's why Israel, one of the toughest militaries, isn't arming Ukraine despite a global push to do so. It's got another fight in focus

3 hours ago | Business Insider

Israeli army M109 155mm self-propelled howitzers are positioned in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near the Syria border on January 2, 2023. JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty...
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'Boom': FirstEnergy exec text revels in landing state plane

3 hours ago | Star Tribune

New details emerged Thursday at the trial of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder on the use of the state plane scheduled to bring state lawmakers back to Columbus to...
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Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western U.S

4 hours ago | Politico | 3 articles

The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days, but the Pentagon decided not to shoot it down due to...
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U.S. says Russia is violating nuclear treaty New START

4 hours ago | NPR

The U.S. is accusing Russia of violating their final nuclear arms treaty, New START, which constrains the largest nuclear powers. Russia won't renew inspections as the U.S...
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2. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

5 hours ago | Arizona Daily Star

2023 Department of Defense budget investment: $11.0 billion- Quantity proposed: 61- Type of weapon or program: Lethal Air ForcesMany who grew up in the 1980s recall the iconic...
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3. Virginia Class Submarines

5 hours ago | Arizona Daily Star

2023 Department of Defense budget investment: $7.3 billion- Quantity proposed: 2- Type of weapon or program: Modernized Naval ForcesThe Virginia-class submarine has been in...
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4. Funds to procure highly survivable, precision-strike, and long-range fires-from hypersonic to subsonic-across the joint force

5 hours ago | Arizona Daily Star

2023 Department of Defense budget investment: $7.2 billion- Quantity proposed: not available- Type of weapon or program: Long Range FiresThe most deadly and destructive...
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5. Columbia Class Ballistic Missile Submarine

5 hours ago | Arizona Daily Star

2023 Department of Defense budget investment: $6.3 billion- Quantity proposed: not available- Type of weapon or program: Nuclear Enterprise ModernizationA fact of naval warfare...
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Pro Bowl Games Skills Showdown: AFC takes early lead behind Derek Carr's...

The AFC will carry a lead into Sunday's finale Read more ...

Biden, Black caucus agree on path forward on police reform

"This is going to require all of us, including Republicans, to get across the finish line," says chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Read more ...

Parents say 'school choice' doesn't include kids with special needs

The Tollaris told KCCI that they were devastated to see Gov. Reynolds' 'school choice' plan signed into law last month because it leaves out kids like Natalia. Read more ...

Chinese Spy Balloon Over U.S. Sparks Wave of Backlash for Biden

"President Trump would have never tolerated this," Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said while demanding that Biden shoot down the balloon "immediately." Read more ...

Biden expected to announce $500M for Philadelphia water upgrades, lead...

Funding is coming from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, American Rescue Plan and annual appropriations, according to the official. Read more ...

GOP right to kick 9/11-downplaying Ilhan Omar off Foreign Affairs

Omar has the right to believe anything she likes. Her constituents have the right to keep sending her to Congress. And the House majority has the right to refuse her seats on... Read more ...

Jets' season-ticket renewals increase despite price hike

Offseason optimism around the Jets is high, and that has been reflected in the early returns on their season-ticket sales. Read more ...

Driver mows down biking doctor before stabbing him to death on Pacific Coast...

"As of right now we currently don't truly understand the why... as far as motivation and any type of relationship." Read more ...

Not even rule analysts can make sense of NFL's mindless review system

What happened? Why does football no longer resemble football? Who did this to it? Why? Read more ...

Lebioda leads on a day of ever-changing conditions at Pebble

Hank Lebioda knows as well as anyone about change, and not just the Pebble Beach weather. He's the leader after the opening round at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Lebioda had... Read more ...