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Washington — As the U.S. military races to adapt low-cost, expendable drones for battlefield use, an Army explosive safety specialist warned that the Defense Department’s rush to innovate may be outpacing basic explosive safeguards, raising the risk of accidents.  The assessment was tucked inside a memo obtained by CBS News detailing how a mini-drone had detonated, causing injuries to an Army Special Forces soldier.  In a March memorandum, a civilian U.S. Army employee — with more than 20 years of experience in uniform and as a civilian employee evaluating and monitoring safety experience in the service — cautioned that while…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The WNBA season has been in session for about a week, so it is far too early to make assumptions about teams. That doesn’t mean we won’t make them; it’s just too early to really believe it. I lost my first WNBA bet this season, so I’m hoping to avenge that loss here as the Sky take on the Mercury.The Chicago Sky are one of the most poorly run franchises in basketball. They have had some great names on their team and only one championship to show for it. Phoenix Mercury forward…

Jim Cramer is warning investors not to sleep on Microsoft ‘s ability to stay competitive. Most of the analyst community agrees — and so does at least one billionaire hedge fund manager. “The main reason we don’t want to sell [Microsoft] is because they actually have the balance sheet to do what they want,” Jim said on ” Squawk on the Street ” on Friday. “Tomorrow, they could do something that is so revolutionary that we could say, ‘Why did we doubt them?” Jim’s comments came after Bill Ackman’s hedge fund, Pershing Square , revealed a sizable stake in the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Iraqi man accused of orchestrating nearly 20 terrorist attacks across Europe and plotting attacks on Jewish institutions in the United States has been brought to New York to face federal terrorism charges after what the FBI described as a major international operation.Since early March, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi and his associates allegedly planned and coordinated 18 attacks in the name of Ashab al-Yamin, a pro-Iranian Islamist group that has taken credit for attacks against Jewish schools, synagogues and charities in Europe, as well as American, Israeli and Iranian opposition targets,…

The payout process has begun for those who processed a claim in a $500-million settlement for a class-action lawsuit stemming from the alleged industry-wide price fixing of bread. The settlement was reached in July 2024 and included a combined $404 million to be paid by Loblaw and George Weston Ltd. The remaining $96 million is accounted for through a gift card program Loblaw announced in 2017.“Payments are being issued on a rolling basis and not all claimants will receive payment at the same time,” the claim’s website states. “The amount you receive will depend on whether or not you previously received…

Anti-discrimination advocates are celebrating a decision by the Federal Court that a “women-only” app couldn’t legally exclude a transgender woman on the basis of her gender-related appearance.Giggle for Girls app founder Sall Grover appealed a 2024 finding that they discriminated against Roxanne Tickle by blocking her from using the app, and refusing to reinstate her.Ms Grover and Giggle argued the decision to exclude Ms Tickle was exempt from being classed as discrimination, because the app aimed to achieve “substantial equality” and create a safe space for women.On Friday, the court upheld its decision that the exemption did not apply, meaning…

CALL FOR DEVELOPING WORLD TO STICK TOGETHERThe statement said that BRICS ministers “recalled that the Gaza Strip is an inseparable part of the Occupied Palestinian Territory”. They also flagged the importance of unifying the West Bank and the Gaza Strip under the Palestinian Authority, and reaffirmed the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and an independent State of Palestine.One member had reservations on some aspects of the section on Gaza, the statement said, without naming anyone.India’s statement, as the bloc’s chair for 2026, said member countries called for the developing world to stick together to tackle global challenges.”They highlighted…

The crown prince of the UAE says the project would help ‘meet global demands’.Published On 15 May 202615 May 2026The United Arab Emirates is fast-tracking the construction of a new pipeline, which will double the export capacity through Fujairah, a port city in the country’s east, as Gulf nations seek to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed announced the acceleration of the West-East Pipeline project to “meet global demands”, at an executive meeting held by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on Friday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe pipeline should be…

The top federal prosecutor in the nation’s capital announced on Friday her office is planning to target parents if their teenagers violate the local curfew, in a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of “teen takeovers.””Law-abiding taxpayers should no longer have to pay for parental neglect,” D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said at a news conference on Friday. The presser was planned in order to update the media about the results of President Trump’s law enforcement surge that launched last summer to reduce violent crime in the city.”Parents: Do your job. Or we will do ours,” she said.Teen takeovers…

John Krasinski and Michael Kelly join “CBS Mornings” to discuss reuniting for the movie, “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War,” after starring in the TV series “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” for four seasons. They discuss the movie, their friendship and how they balance it all with their busy family lives.