Gun with a chip: U.S. Army contracts may lead to a smarter firearm
A carbine that can call in an airstrike. A computer-aided scope on a machine gun that can turn just about anyone into a marksman.Even firearms that measure and record every movement, from the angle of the barrel to the precise moment of each shot fired…
Factbox: What has the testimony to the impeachment inquiry on U.S. President Trump revealed?
The U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry into whether President Donald Trump abused the power of his office to push the Ukrainian president to order an probe of a political rival has heard from a series of administration insiders over the…
White House aide’s words on Ukraine upend impeachment strategy, rattle allies
A top White House aide’s suggestion that President Donald Trump sought a political favor from Ukraine in exchange for military assistance has upended the administration’s impeachment strategy and left his Republican allies flummoxed and frustrated.
NFL MVP Mahomes suffers knee injury, leaving future murky
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the NFL’s reigning MVP, suffered a right knee injury on Thursday that leaves the immediate future in question for him and one of the league’s title contenders.
Man charged with murders of two Alaska Native women
A digital camera card containing videos of a man beating and strangling a woman in a hotel room led to the arrest of an immigrant from South Africa charged with murders of two Alaska Native women who had gone missing, authorities said on Thursday.
Trump blasts ‘crazy’ Nancy Pelosi and Democrats, defends Syria pullout
U.S. President Donald Trump defended his Syria pullout at a campaign rally on Thursday and lashed out at “crazy Nancy” Pelosi and other Democrats who are trying to remove him from office through impeachment.
Trump blasts ‘crazy’ Nancy Pelosi, Democrats at raucous Dallas rally
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday lashed out at a campaign rally at Democratic opponents like “crazy Nancy” Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, for pushing an impeachment inquiry.
Martin Luther King’s daughter tells Facebook disinformation helped kill civil rights leader
Disinformation campaigns helped lead to the assassination of Martin Luther King, the daughter of the U.S. civil rights champion said on Thursday after the head of Facebook said social media should not factcheck political advertisements.
Trump says U.S. Energy Secretary Perry to step down at end of the year
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will step down by the end of the year, President Donald Trump said on Thursday, a day before a deadline set by congressional Democrats for Perry to turn over documents in the impeachment probe.
Pentagon official won’t testify Friday to House impeachment probe
A top Pentagon official who oversees policy on Ukraine won’t testify on Friday before the congressional committees leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump but is expected to do so next week, two sources told Reuters on Thursday.
