Mar 15 WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin, Gen. Milley say U.S. has resumed contact with Russia to discuss drone By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he spoke to his Russian counterpart about the destruction of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, which had brought the two countries closest to direct conflict since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine a year ago. Continue reading
Mar 14 What we know about the U.S.-Russia military air crash By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press U.S. and Russian officials had conflicting views of the collision between the MQ-9 Reaper drone and the Russian Su-27 fighter jet — each blaming the other. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 5:03 News Wrap: Inflation shows signs of easing but prices well above where they were last year In our news wrap Tuesday, inflation shows fresh signs of easing but prices are still well above where they were a year ago, millions of Americans bore the brunt of foul weather from atmospheric rivers to nor'easters, the state of… Continue watching
Mar 14 U.S. says a Russian fighter jet hit an American drone over the Black Sea By Karl Ritter, Associated Press A Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday in a “brazen violation of international law,” causing American forces to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle, the U.S. said. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 6:53 News Wrap: Violence in Iraq kills dozens, U.S. says Iran tried to steal its drone In our news wrap Tuesday, violence between rival factions in Iraq leaves 30 dead and dozens more wounded in Baghdad, the U.S. Navy says Iran tried to snatch its unmanned surveillance vessel in international waters, fighting raged in Ukraine as… Continue watching
Jan 27 Florida could use drones to fight pythons, invasive species By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press Florida is looking to take to the air to fight pythons on the ground. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 10:13 How tensions over Saudi oil attacks could ‘spiral out of control’ Airstrikes on Saudi oil facilities over the weekend disrupted markets and increased tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The U.S. blames Tehran for the attacks and has reportedly shared intelligence with Saudi Arabia to back up the assertion. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 7:50 News Wrap: Trump says U.S. ship shot down encroaching Iranian drone In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump said a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone when it came too close to the vessel and ignored warnings to move off. He criticized “Iran's attempt to disrupt freedom of navigation and global… Continue watching
Jun 21 U.S. prepped for strikes on Iran before approval was withdrawn By Lolita Baldor, Deb Reichmann, Associated Press The United States called off preparations for a military strike against Iran over the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 8:04 On Iran, former George W. Bush official calls for diplomacy The strained relationship between the U.S. and Iran has worsened with Iran’s downing of an American surveillance drone. How serious is the incident, and how should the U.S. respond? Judy Woodruff talks to Stephen Hadley, who served as national security… Continue watching