World May 25 Alex Palou makes history as first Spanish driver to win the Indy 500 Palou became the first driver from Spain to win the Indianapolis 500 by holding off former Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Marcus Ericsson over the closing laps at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Politics May 21 Defense Department accepts luxury jet from Qatar for Trump’s use The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One.
Politics May 16 Military commanders told to identify troops for medical checks under Trump administration’s transgender ban A senior defense official laid out what could be a complicated and lengthy new process aimed at fulfilling President Donald Trump’s directive to remove transgender service members from the U.S. military.
Politics May 09 Pentagon orders military to pull library books about diversity, anti-racism, gender issues It is the broadest and most detailed directive so far on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign to rid the military of diversity and equity programs, policies and instructional materials.
Politics May 08 Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being separated from the military in new Pentagon order The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify under a new directive issued Thursday.
Politics May 03 Army confirms military parade for its 250th anniversary will be held on Trump’s birthday Until recently, the Army’s birthday festival plans did not include a massive parade, which officials say will cost tens of millions of dollars. But Trump has long wanted a military parade, and discussions with the Pentagon about having one in…
Nation May 01 Army parade plans for Trump’s birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles and 50 helicopters, AP reports Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and potentially a couple thousand civilians.
Nation May 01 Reports of sexual assault in the military fell last year, led by significant drop in the Army A new Pentagon report says that the number of sexual assaults reported across the military fell by nearly 4% last year and there was a significant drop in the Army.
Nation Apr 28 Job cuts delay Pentagon plans to expand work on preventing military suicides and sex abuse Senior officials say personnel cuts across the Defense Department will delay plans to hire at least 1,000 more civilians to help prevent sexual assault, suicides and behavior problems within the military.
Politics Apr 25 Houthi rebels have shot down 7 Reaper drones as U.S. continues attack on Yemeni group Defense officials say three of the drones were shot down in the past week. This suggests the militants' targeting of the unmanned aircraft flying over Yemen has improved.