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An Up-Close Look At Roman Abramovich's $1 Billion Superyacht

There's rich, and then there's the superyacht rich.And yachts don't get any more super than Roman Abramovich's 553-foot long $1 billion plus flagship the Eclipse. The Eclipse is currently docked at...

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The Military's X-51 Waverider Finally Traveled Five Times The Speed Of Sound

An unmanned X-51A Waverider test plane achieved an incredible speed of more than 3800 mph on May 1, reaching Mach 5.1 over the Pacific Ocean.The X-51A traveled more than 230 nautical miles in roughly...

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The Air Force 'Chief Of Sexual Assault Prevention' Just Got Busted — For...

An allegedly inebriated Air Force Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski has been arrested under suspicion of sexual battery for an incident that occurred in Arlington May 5.At 12:35 a.m., according to the police...

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After Getting Attacked By Syrian Hackers, The Onion Has A Brilliant Response

After its Twitter account was compromised earlier today and began sending out rogue tweets (more on that here), the Onion has come back the only way it knows how.First, on the futility of...

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Finding A Place To Bury The Suspected Boston Bomber Is Turning Into A Giant Mess

Multiple cemeteries in Massachusetts say they won't bury deceased Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, and officials aren't quite sure who has authority over the body.According to Islamic...

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Police Bring Iraq-Style 'Counter Insurgency' Strategy To US City

In the year since Massachusetts State Trooper Mike Katone was given permission to use counter insurgency tactics in the city of Springfield, crime has dropped as much as 25% in the targetted areas, CBS...

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Astounding 'Mask' Artwork From Combat Veterans Uncovers America's Invisible...

Alcohol, violence, sex, suicide.These are the outlets we hear most often about when the conversation touches on veterans and Post Traumatic Stress, but a few vets have actually turned to artwork as a...

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North Korea Stands Down

For two weeks a pair of North Korean (DPRK) Musudan missiles have stood poised to blast skyward.No more.Unnamed U.S. officials told Reuters and BBC the missiles are now on standby and according to a...

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A Rare Look Inside The Air Force's 'Commando Solo' Psychological Operations...

The EC-130J Commando Solo (00-1934/STEEL74) of the 193 SOS, operating out of Sigonella, in Italy, became particularly famous in 2011, during the Libya Air War.The aircraft broadcast messages both...

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PENTAGON: Chinese Hackers Have Stolen Data From 'Almost Every Major US...

For the first time the Obama administration has explicitly accused China’s military of hacking into computer systems of the U.S. government and its defense contractors."The accusations relayed in the...

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Wild Video Shows Brazilian Police Helicopter Chasing And Shooting Drug...

Brazilian police are facing an investigation after footage emerged of a police helicopter firing at a speeding car in a dense residential area, The New York Times reports.The chase of a suspected drug...

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The First True Test Of Dennis Rodman-North Korea Diplomacy

Dennis Rodman made headlines with his trip to North Korea earlier this year.Now his special relationship with Kim Jong-un is being put to the test. The former Chicago Bull just tweeted:I'm calling on...

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Pulitzer Winner Writes Sharp Takedown Of Failed US Civilian Efforts In Iraq...

Reuters investigative journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winner David Rohde covered Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq for eight years.Now he's written a book, titled "Beyond War: Reimagining American...

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OBAMA ON MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT: It's A 'Betrayal' — 'I Expect Consequences'

President Barack Obama harshly condemned sexual assault in the military Monday, and said that his administration is stepping up efforts to "root this out." Speaking to reporters at a press conference,...

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REPORTS: Internet Shut Off In Syria, Google Services Go Unavailable

The internet in Syria has apparently been shut off as of 3 p.m. EST, according to Umbrella, an internet security company that tracks data.Google Transparency Reports also verify the web outage.This...

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EXPERT: The Pentagon Is Creating A Chinese Bogeyman

There's an easy way to justify throwing money at cyber weapons and allowing government surveillance over the entire Internet: China.The Pentagon pointed the finger at the Chinese in terms of cyber...

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RAND PAUL: Benghazi Should Disqualify Hillary Clinton From Ever Holding...

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has doubled down on his criticism of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over her response to the attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, saying that her handling of...

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China Calls US 'The Real Hacking Empire' Following Pentagon Report

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Wednesday accused the United States of sowing discord between China and its neighbors after the Pentagon said Beijing is using espionage to fuel its military modernization,...

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31 Detained In Connection To Spectacular $50 Million Diamond Heist In Belgium

Police have detained 31 people in three countries in connection with a spectacular diamond heist at the Brussels Airport, according to a Belgian prosecutor and reported by The Associated Press.On...

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Now China Says It May Own Okinawa, Too

China's top newspaper on Wednesday published a call for a review of Japan's sovereignty over the island of Okinawa -- home to major US bases -- with the Asian powers already embroiled in a territorial...

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