Hegseth dismisses missile shortage as Pentagon hunts cheaper weapons: Report
The Pentagon is pushing defense contractors to develop cheaper missiles that can be built faster and in greater numbers as the military looks for ways to replenish expensive weapons more quickly, according to a new report. The Wall Street Journal reports the Pentagon is turning to nontraditional contracting methods and pressingContinue Reading
BBC tests out England and Argentina’s World Cup training grounds in Kansas City | BBC News
The BBC’s Will Grant has been taking a look around the base camps that England and defending champions Argentina will call home during the Fifa World Cup. England will be based at Swope Soccer Village, while Argentina will train at the Sporting KC Training Center, both located in Kansas City.Continue Reading
B-52 bomber crashes at Edwards Air Force Base in California
A B-52 Stratofortress went down at around 11:20 a.m. local time, with emergency crews scrambled to the scene. No casualty information has been released. The aircraft typically carries a crew of five.Continue Reading
21-year-old woman dies after being launched off bridge without safety rope
Viral videos of the tragedy shared online show the anguish of onlookers when they realised the lady was launched off the Ponte do Esqueleto bridge in Brazil without the required safety rope. “She’s got no rope,” one witness to the accident is heard saying.Continue Reading
This July 4, Celebrate Our Interdependence
Make the day be about our ongoing struggles for economic and social justice., Read MoreContinue Reading
The New Jim Crow
Anti-trans bathroom bills seek to limit trans peoples’ access to public space., Read MoreContinue Reading
Being a Queer Immigrant in a Time of White Christian Nationalism
I escaped anti-LGBTQ+ violence and intimidation in my native country only to find it here in the United States., Read MoreContinue Reading
US fuel prices to take ‘months’ to normalise after US-Iran deal to end war
Producers will need time to ramp up output, while port bottlenecks and heightened demand will keep US prices up., The preliminary deal to end US-Israel war on Iran has sent oil prices tumbling to a three-month low amid hopes that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen. But it could beContinue Reading
US Air Force B-52 crashes in California
Eight people are believed to have died after a US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff, US Air Force B-52 crashes in California NewsFeed Eight people are believed to have died after a US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base inContinue Reading
PhysCOS Activities at AAS 248 – Tuesday 16 June 2026
Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community PhysCOS Activities at AAS 248… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups Meetings Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources PhysCOS Activities at AAS 248 – Tuesday 16 June 15 JuneContinue Reading
16th International LISA Symposium, June 2026
Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community 16th International LISA… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups Meetings Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources The 16th International LISA Symposium The Symposium will take place on the University ofContinue Reading
IR STIG PRIMA Seminar, 22 June 2026
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community IR STIG PRIMA Seminar, 22… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources IR STIG PRIMA Seminar Infrared Science and Technology Interest Group Over the next few months, our talk series willContinue Reading
AGN SIG Spotlight Series, 23 June 2026
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community AGN SIG Spotlight Series, 23… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources AGN SIG Spotlight Series Seminar Active Galactic Nuclei Science Interest Group AGN SIG about AGN SIG Spotlight Series SeminarContinue Reading