52m ago Getty Images Ukraine's interior ministry on Friday said at least 20 people were killed when a military plane crash landed in the Kharkiv region in the east of the country.Ukraine's air force said the Antonov-26 transport plane was carrying crew and cadets. The interior ministry said there were "20 dead and two seriously…
The government says no military hardware or weapons have been exported to Libya.In May, there were reports that weapons had been exported to Turkey, which could end up in the hands of militia groups in Libya.Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu said the sale and use of military weapons are guided by international protocol and…
By David Hambling The SPECTER weapon uses a parachute to slow down before hitting a person with three electrode dartsJIFCO Tasers are used by police officers to immobilise people, but they must be used at close range. Now the US Marine Corps is testing a longer-range alternative: a projectile called SPECTER that contains tethered electrode…
By Donna Lu Eye-tracking devices could help pilots keep their hands on the throttleIndian Institute of Science in Bangalore Pilots in India are testing aircraft display systems that work by tracking and responding to eye movements and could let military pilots keep their hands on the plane’s controls more often while flying. Modern aircraft have electronic…
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” QUINCY, Calif. — When Taletha Washburn and the staff at Plumas Charter School first heard that California wanted to help schools treat more kids struggling with mental health, it felt
4 min read AT A GLANCE, getting good sleep seems pretty straightforward. Get (roughly) 8 hours of sleep every night. Check. Make sure nothing is waking you up in the middle of the night. Double check. But as you go down your checklist, have you crossed off what should be item number one? It turns
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Some issues, like immigration or student loans, are too divisive to unite Trinity Moravian Church. “We’ve got quite a spread of political beliefs,” said the Rev. John Jackman, who leads this 114-year-old red-brick church near Winston-Salem’s old textile mills. Conservative Republicans sit with liberal Democrats. Supporters of President Donald Trump mix with