New polling from Monmouth University found that Americans are very concerned about the future of artificial intelligence. For starters, 55% think AI will one day pose a risk to the human race. Respondents also had doubts about its ability to improve quality of life. Only 9% percent of respondents thought developing AI would do more…

Four U.S. service members have been wounded and a senior ISIS leader has been killed during a helicopter raid in Syria. The senior ISIS leader, Hamza al-Homsi, was the target of the raid in northeast Syria and was successfully killed in the operation, according to the U.S. military. An explosion during the raid injured four…

Another prominent Russian has died in suspicious circumstances. Marina Yankina was a top Russian defense official and a key figure in Russia’s funding of the war in Ukraine. She has now been found dead in the latest prominent Russian death, surrounded by speculation. Yankina was found dead after plunging 160 feet to her death. She reportedly…

Look in the sky! It’s a bird. A dead bird! A dead-bird drone? A team of scientists at New Mexico Tech created a flying “franken-bird.” Well, technically two flying franken-birds. Their synthetic body parts are fused with real pheasant heads and feathers. The mechanical bodies are adorned with pigeon feathers. Dr. Mostafa Hassanalian leads the…

A power outage has affected more than 100 flights at the JFK airport in New York, with an entire terminal expected to remain closed today. This story and more highlight your daily rundown for Friday, Feb. 17, 2023.  JFK terminal closed due to electrical issue Travel disruptions at one of the world’s busiest airports will…

A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill that, if passed, would designate the Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization under Section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The organization is known for its ruthless tactics on the battlefield, and getting the worst of the worst to fight for Russia against Ukraine, including…

The Department of Defense briefed the Senate on how the United States stacks up against China. The senators were told how the U.S. and China compare on surveillance capabilities, research and development, advanced weapons systems and anything else that may allow either side to gain the upper hand in a conflict. When the senators came…

American public support for aiding Ukraine is softening as the one-year mark of Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine approaches, according to a new AP-NORC poll. Only 37% of Americans are in favor of sending government funds directly to Kyiv, while 38% are against it. The poll also shows that 48% of Americans still support providing…

Russian troops are mobilizing in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine in the launch of a spring offensive, according to military observers. At the same time, NATO defense ministers are in Brussels to discuss concerns that the war is depleting ammunition stockpiles. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan says the U.S. and its NATO allies…

The U.S. government’s story on the Chinese spy balloon is changing again. This week, the Pentagon revealed it was tracking the suspected Chinese spy balloon from its launch site along China’s south coast, and was monitoring it days before it crossed into U.S. airspace near Alaska. U.S. officials watched the Chinese spy balloon lift off…