What Americans think about Israel’s military action in Gaza: poll
Support for Israel’s military action in Gaza has declined substantially among U.S. adults, with only about one-third approving, according to a new Gallup poll — a drop from the beginning of the war with Hamas, when about half of Americans approved of Israel’s operation. The...
Government shutdown talk starts early ahead of a tough funding fight
It’s become tradition. Congressional leaders from both major political parties blame each other for a potential government shutdown as the budget year draws to a close. But this year, the posturing is starting extraordinarily early. The finger-pointing with more than two months to go in...
Air Force creates warfighter communications office
The Air Force created a new office dedicated to communications and cyber systems, marking what was hailed in a service release “as one of the most significant reorganizations of the Air Staff in over 30 years.” The new AF/A6 Deputy Chief of Staff Office breaks...
Buffalo River Jack Arrives in this Month’s Batch of RoseCraft Blades
Here’s another one of the new for July Rosecraft pieces, the Buffalo River Jack. This one sees RoseCraft returning to the very core of its brand identity with a straight putt take on the time-tested principles of slipjoint knife design. While there is plenty of...
WWII book explores why there wasn’t just one V-E Day, V-J Day
In 1945, after six years of devastating conflict, World War II was drawing to a close. But it was more than, as historians James Holland and Al Murray write, the muddy tent in Reims or the triumphant spectacle aboard the battleship Missouri. The conclusion of...
Trump says he’s shortening 50-day deadline for Russia to end war
EDINBURGH, Scotland — President Donald Trump said Monday he intends to shorten the 50-day deadline he gave Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach a deal that ends the three-year war in Ukraine, after Russia continued to bombard Ukrainian cities. Russia fired an overnight barrage of...
Airman killed by M18 pistol was 21-year-old from Kentucky
The Air Force identified the airman killed by the discharge of a Sig Sauer M18 pistol as 21-year-old Brayden Lovan of Greenville, Kentucky. Lovan was on duty at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming, when he was fatally shot by an M18 pistol....
Eisenhower, Patton and MacArthur and the stain of the ‘Bonus Army’
Army Chief of Staff and Maj. Gen. Douglas MacArthur watched a brigade of steel-helmeted soldiers precisely align themselves in a straight four-column phalanx, bayonets affixed to rifles. He nodded his head in satisfaction. Discipline was wonderful. Up ahead, Major George Patton kicked his heels against...
Trump says he wants Netanyahu to ‘make sure they get the food’ in Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday expressed concern over the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza and urged Israel to get people food, seemingly recalibrating his stance on Gaza as images of emaciated children have sparked renewed worries about hunger in the war-torn territory....
Advocates worry new White House order on homelessness could hurt vets
Advocates and critics are warning that a recent White House order aimed at getting homeless individuals off city streets and public parks could cause significant problems for efforts to help veterans without stable housing. They argue that the executive order, signed July 24, would force...
