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May 13, 2024

Air Force AI dogfight means tech could replace Maverick vs. China

Dogfights aren't Maverick vs. the world anymore. The secretary of the Air Force proved that by flying mock aerial combat in a Vista F-16 controlled by artificial intelligence.

May 12, 2024

Mother's Carnival Cruise ends in dramatic medevac after son 'didn't seem ok'

Angela Bridges and her 12-year-old son, Aiden, were airlifted from aboard the Carnival Venezia more than 350 nautical miles offshore in a medical emergency on Saturday.

May 9, 2024

Air Force airman fatally shot when Florida deputies breached wrong apartment, attorney says

Senior Airman Roger Fortson of the U.S. Air Force was fatally shot by a Florida deputy after they burst into the wrong apartment, according to civil rights attorney Ben Crump.

May 8, 2024

China could 'overwhelm' US military bases as Biden shows 'alarming lack of urgency': House committee chair

The new chairman of the House China Committee says there is an "alarming lack of urgency" from the Biden administration to adopt defensive measures to protect against threats from China

May 8, 2024

Carnival Cruise passengers airlifted by Air Force in dramatic rescue

The rescue of a mother and her child from a Carnival Cruise Line ship in the Atlantic by U.S. Air Force helicopters on Saturday was captured by dramatic photos.

May 7, 2024

SOCOM conducts US military demonstrations in Florida with helicopters, paratroopers, counter attacks and more

Military demonstrators on Tuesday in Tampa, Florida, flew helicopters, shot blank ammunition and showed off tactical proficiencies to audiences.

May 7, 2024

Man killed in confrontation with Florida law enforcement identified by Air Force

The U.S. Air Force identified 23-year-old Senior Airman Roger Fortson, who died at his off-base residence following an encounter with a sheriff's deputy.

May 5, 2024

US Air Force Secretary Kendall flies in cockpit of plane controlled by AI

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall boarded the cockpit of an F-16 controlled by artificial intelligence on Friday, before the plane entered a dogfight with a human-controlled plane.

May 5, 2024

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall takes flight in AI-controlled F-16

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall took a history-making flight in an AI-controlled F-16 on May 3, 2024.

May 4, 2024

WWII veteran, 100, finally receives his college diploma nearly 60 years after graduation

John "Jack" Milton, 100, recently received his diploma from the University of Maryland Global Campus nearly six decades after he was supposed to walk at graduation.