Around the clock, about 16 times a day, drones take off or land at a U.S. military base here, the combat hub for the Obama administration’s counterterrorism wars in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East. Some of the unmanned aircraft
Utility engineers are working to seal cracks at a Fairfield County atomic power plant before the fractures widen and make the plant more vulnerable to a nuclear accident. The SCE&G plant doesn’t present any current threat to the public, but
The U.S. government — and likely your own government, for that matter — is either watching your online activity every minute of the day through automated methods and non-human eavesdropping techniques, or has the ability to dip in as and
Sobbing and shaking with unbearable grief, Jihad Masharawi is pictured cradling the body of his murdered 11-month-old son Omar yesterday. As the might of Israel’s military – gunboats, tanks, and aircraft – pounded the Gaza Strip in pursuit of Islamic
At least 15 Palestinians, including senior Hamas commander Ahmed al-Ja’abari, have been killed in the Israeli airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip since November 14. On Thursday, three Palestinians were killed in the latest round of the airstrikes in the
One young star may yank another’s developing solar system, a new theory suggests, accounting for planets that circle their stars on tilted paths. This idea may also explain a long-standing puzzle close to home: why Earth’s orbit is tipped 7°
BP Plc is expected to pay a record U.S.criminal penalty and plead guilty to criminal misconduct in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster through a plea deal reached with the Department of Justice that may be announced as soon as Thursday, according to sources familiar with discussions.
Air strikes continue as Netanyahu says Israel sent a “clear message” to Hamas through the killing of its military chief. Israel sent a “clear message” to Hamas through the killing of its top military commander and is ready to widen
One in three businesses is losing money and the road to Britain’s economic recovery will be ‘long and winding’, the Bank of England warned yesterday. Experts dubbed these firms ‘zombie businesses’ which have survived only because interest rates are at
BP Plc is expected to plead guilty to criminal misconduct in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster through a plea agreement it has reached with the U.S. Department of Justice that may be announced as soon as Thursday, according to two
