The tornado raced across southern Iowa at nearly 45 mph, shredding wind turbines like string cheese. In the town of Greenfield, it overturned cars and ripped homes from their foundations, leaving a gash of destruction that can be seen from space. The twister, which the National Weather Service later rated an EF4, killed five people […]
Sweden scrambled a pair of fighter jets to intercept a Russian Su-24 aircraft that crossed into Nato airspace on Friday. Sweden’s Air Force first verbally warned the Russian pilot, which did not deviate from its course, and then sent two JAS-39 Gripen fighters to force it to turn around, the Swedish Armed Forces said in […]
Chinese customs officials at the Liantang Port got more than they bargained for when an unusually busty woman was spotted among the incoming passengers. Noting her nervous behavior, they intercepted and inspected her, leading to the discovery that she was attempting to smuggle 350 Nintendo Switch game cartridges into mainland China in her bra. The […]
The Scoop Staff at the Intercept are imploring the nonprofit’s board to fire its CEO and chief strategy officer amid a dispute that involves allegations of gender bias, the likely departure of two top staffers, and the failure to secure a major donor who expressed interest in funding the news site. In April, Semafor published […]
A Chinese jet released flares close to an Australian military helicopter. This intercept is not the first ‘unsafe and unprofessional’ incident involving Chinese aircraft. China routinely engages in unsafe intercepts of US and allied aircraft. The Australian government said Monday that a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force fighter jet released flares dangerously close to […]
“’Man, I’m done.’” That’s what Gulfport resident James Franic Ray said after he realized authorities had connected him large mail-order shipments of methamphetamine to his home on Cable Ridge Road, records show. His arrest came after a postal inspector at a post office in Mobile, Alabama, first intercepted an April shipment of over four pounds […]
Claim: An image authentically showed a post by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on X featuring a flier titled “Christians Against Satellites” and a caption that claimed atheists were using such devices to “intercept prayer to Jesus.” Rating: Rating: Fake In late February 2023, Snopes received reader inquiries about a purported post on X (formerly […]
German parliamentary defence commissioner Eva Högl was the latest security official to demand far-reaching consequences for the Russian wiretapping scandal engulfing the military on Sunday. “First of all, all those responsible at all levels of the defence forces must immediately be trained in protected communications,” Högl said in remarks to the Funke Media Group. She […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised swift clarification on Saturday following the Russian publication of a recording of German air force officers discussing support for Ukraine. Speaking on the fringes of a visit to the Vatican, he described it as a “very serious matter.” The conversation between German defence officials was published on Friday by the […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised swift clarification on Saturday following the Russian publication of a recording of German air force officers discussing support for Ukraine. Speaking on the fringes of a visit to the Vatican, he described it as a “very serious matter.” The conversation between German defence officials was published on Friday by the […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised swift clarification following the Russian publication of a recording of German air force officers discussing support for Ukraine. Speaking on the fringes of a visit to the Vatican on Saturday, he described it as a “very serious matter.” The conversation between German defence officials was published on Friday by […]
What is being characterized as a small balloon was intercepted by fighter aircraft Friday morning over Utah at an altitude of 43,000 to 45,000 feet and is being allowed to continue to fly above the United States because it has been determined not to pose a national security threat said, the North American Aerospace Defense […]