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…
The patient count for an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite linked to iceberg lettuce has topped 10,000. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 10,930 patients as of Aug. 21, up from 9,481 reported on Aug. 13. The sick people are spread across 17 states. There are 454 patients who have
A senior adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services spent this week posting three claims about food safety on X, each one preceded by a red exclamation point and the word FACT. As of Thursday, August 20, 2026, CDC counts 10,930 people sick in the federal Cyclospora outbreak, at least 454 of them hospitalized, two
Nurse Crystal Dhooghe is used to dealing with blood and broken bones in the emergency room. But she didn’t expect to witness so much violence against her own colleagues. “I’ve seen nurses get shoved, pushed, scratched. The biggest one is bitten,” said Dhooghe, who works at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Michigan. The
