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US destroyed a lost Predator drone after a fuel issue caused a crash
The crew of a malfunctioning MQ-9A drone worked for more than 7 minutes last August to keep their stricken aircraft aloft, but a damaged wire in the fuel system had irreversibly killed its newly installed engine, dooming the $23 million drone after a day-long mission...
Remembering Gold Star Mother Ann Sherman Walcott, my friend and my hero
I met Ann Sherman Walcott many years ago, shortly after my husband passed away. It was at a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund event. Ann was a Gold Star Mother and I was a Gold Star Wife. Our shared commitment to our nation’s Veterans made us instant friends. I loved her...
How VA Health Chat helps one Veteran manage care from home
VA Health Chat app connects Veterans to VA health care For Army Veteran Evan Burnside, a visit to the nearest VA facility means a three-hour trip: an hour’s drive each way, plus time for parking and navigating crowded facilities, adds up fast. As a new father,...
Trump DOJ's 'swing for the fences' despite clear loss in court would empower president to 'destroy' records before he leaves office, historians warn
Main: Then-former President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., Tuesday, June 13, 2023, after pleading not guilty in a Miami courtroom earlier in the day to dozens of felony counts that he hoarded classified documents...
Jury takes 17 minutes to convict man of killing wife with 'murder kit'
Inset: Frederick Spears (Arlington police). Background: Home in Arlington, Texas, where Spears allegedly killed his estranged wife (WFAA). A 57-year-old man in Texas will spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing his estranged wife, attacking her outside her...
82-year-old driver who nailed 7-year-old on electric scooter, blames him for 'not stopping where they're supposed to' avoids jail
Inset: Karina Pubchara-Martinez (WTVJ). Background: The intersection of SW 32nd Street and SW 82nd Avenue in Miami, Fla., where Pubchara-Martinez allegedly hit a 7-year-old boy on a scooter (Google Maps). An 82-year-old Florida woman who was driving home from visiting...
19-year-old man took knife and gloves from work and used them to stab co-worker he was 'intimate' with before dousing her with gasoline: Police
Background: The crime scene in the parking lot of Difficult Run park in the 8800 block of Georgetown Pike in Great Falls, Va. (WTTG/YouTube). Inset left: Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos (Fairfax County Police Department). Inset right: Carmen Lizet Puch (GoFundMe). A...
Mom 'blocked' child's dad from leaving work, slapped and fatally stabbed him in front of multiple witnesses: Police
Inset: Keyara S. McKnight (CMPD). Background: Tint World in N.C., where McKnight allegedly killed her child's father (Google Maps). A 32-year-old North Carolina woman is accused of killing the father of her child, allegedly blocking his car from leaving his workplace...
Privacy Tip #504 – What is Spyware?
This week, Apple notified customers in countries around the world (150 countries to date) that they “may have been targeted with spyware capable of hacking into their devices.” Apple notifies users “directly on their iPhone lock screen with a push...