The United States Air Force needs more pilots to fly its jets and bombers. But some turbulence in the training pipeline means the Air Force will miss its target for new aviators once again. It’s a frustrating situation for the USAF. The service is already having problems recruiting new people to be pilots, and now…

A tentative agreement has been reached between Hollywood studios and the currently striking Writers Guild of America, signaling a potential end to the work stoppage. And samples collected from an asteroid which took seven years to obtain have arrived on Earth, holding possible clues about the origins of our solar system. These stories and more…

There’s another migrant surge at the U.S. southern border. Thousands of migrants, mostly from Venezuela, crossed the Rio Grande during the week of Sept. 17, trekking into Eagle Pass, Texas. Border officials report at least two people drowned in the river including a 3-year-old child. Earlier this week, during an interview with CNN, Eagle Pass’…

There are plenty of trade shows out there, but few can compare to the one put on by the Air and Space Forces Association. Held in National Harbor, Maryland, it’s a veritable who’s who of airmen, guardians, general officers and defense industry corporate execs. The AFA’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference is an annual event,…

Attorney General Merrick Garland testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Sept. 20. It is the first time Garland has testified to the committee since former President Donald Trump and Hunter Biden, President Biden’s son, have both been indicted on federal charges in separate cases. Republicans focused on discrediting Garland’s…

The Senate voted to confirm Gen. Charles Q. Brown to replace Gen. Mark Milley as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on On Wednesday, Sept. 21. This comes as hundreds of military promotions have been blocked by freshman Sen. Tommy Tuberville (AL-R) over the Pentagon’s abortion policy. Gen. Milley’s four-year term as chairman…

California’s State Senate has passed the California Food Safety Act into law, the first of its kind in the nation. This law prohibits the production, sale, or distribution of certain harmful food additives, including brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, and red dye No. 3, an additive found in products like Peeps, the marshmallow snack associated…

Lawyers for Hunter Biden have revealed his plans following an indictment on federal gun charges. And, in what is being called a surprise move, the FDA rejects the first nasal spray alternative to EpiPens. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Hunter Biden to plead not guilty on federal gun charges…

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is in New York the week of Sept. 17. The war time leader spoke to the United Nation’s General Assembly, pleading with the international body to remove Russia from the Security Council. In an emotionally charged speech, Zelenskyy told the Assembly, “Each decade, Russia starts a new war. Parts of Moldova…

Geologists believe they have uncovered the world’s largest lithium deposit within an ancient supervolcano straddling the Nevada-Oregon border. Up to 40 million metric tons of the precious metal — worth about $1.5 trillion — have been identified throughout a 28-mile-long stretch of the McDermitt Caldera. To put this discovery into perspective, if those estimates hold…