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How Hitler’s fear-inducing ‘flying bomb’ ushered in drone warfare

The V-1 "flying bomb" could accurately be described in today’s nomenclature as an unmanned aerial vehicle — moreover, as the first suicide drone.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

9 days ago

Senator encouraged Trump to ‘blow up something’ in message to cartels

The strike on a suspected Venezuelan drug-smuggling boat is raising questions about how far Trump will wield his presidential power over the military.

4 weeks ago

Trump’s 2-week deadline for Russia to start peace talks comes and goes

The two-week deadline that President Donald Trump gave Russian President Vladimir Putin to make a peace deal with Ukraine ended Thursday.

By Carla Babb

4 weeks ago

8 decades after Hiroshima atomic bombing, search for missing continues

When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago in Hiroshima, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to the small, rural island of Ninoshima.

9 weeks ago

VA to ease authorization rules for some outside care, raising concerns

Officials will extend authorizations for care handled outside the VA system for 30 different medical specialties, a move they say will ease red tape.

By Leo Shane III

2 months ago

Advocates worry new White House order on homelessness could hurt vets

A White House plan would make it easier for local officials to force homeless veterans off the streets and into medical or criminal institutions.

By Leo Shane III

2 months ago