According to senior U.S. officials who spoke with The Washington Post, the Chinese spy balloon shot down over the weekend was part of a vast surveillance program ran by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Those officials say the program has been going for several years, partly out of the Hainan province off China’s south…

President Joe Biden gave his State of the Union Address to the nation Tuesday night; the earthquake in Turkey is now the deadliest in more than a decade; three tons of cocaine was confiscated in the middle of the ocean; and a new NBA scoring champion is crowned. These stories and more highlight the daily…

The Chinese spy balloon that was recently shot down by the U.S. military has raised alarm bells over the presence of similar floating aircraft in American skies. The Pentagon confirmed that at least three other Chinese surveillance balloons were sighted in U.S. airspace during the Trump administration. The reported sightings took place near Texas, Florida,…

A significant earthquake killed hundreds of people in the Middle East this morning; debris from the Chinese spy balloon shot down over the weekend is being investigated by U.S. officials; and another near collision between two airplanes at a U.S. airport over the weekend. These stories and more highlight the daily morning rundown for Monday,…

The Chinese surveillance balloon is still over the center of the United States flying at 60,000 feet and moving east. It was first spotted over Montana, home of Malmstrom Air Force Base which has a nuclear missile silo field. The Pentagon said the balloon does not pose a physical or military threat to people on…

China has now confirmed a surveillance balloon found hovering over the U.S. is Chinese; a drug to treat COVID-19 is creating mutations and robots are taking over Amazon. These stories and more highlight the daily afternoon rundown for Friday, Feb. 3, 2023.  Blinken postpones China trip amid controversy China is claiming the balloon found hovering…

China said it was looking into reports of a Chinese spy balloon spotted over the United States; former Vice President Mike Pence has spoken with the FBI about a potential search of his house; and lab-grown coral could save a reef off the Florida Keys. These stories and more highlight the daily morning rundown for…