The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it carried out an airstrike on a Hezbollah weapons convoy in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, Jan. 28, targeting a truck and other vehicles suspected of transporting arms. Lebanon’s health ministry reported 14 people were wounded in the strike, which took place in the village of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, about 7…

Madonna expresses sadness over the Trump administration’s actions, saying it is “slowly dismantling” Americans’ freedoms. The singer wrote on the social media platform X on Tuesday, Jan. 28, telling her fans, “Don’t give up the Fight!” The message came soon after President Donald Trump signed an executive order than many see as restricting gender-affirming care…

China’s DeepSeek AI blindsided the competition by shooting to the top of Apple’s App Store during the week of Jan. 20. The artificial intelligence assistant dethroned OpenAI’s ChatGPT in the process but not everyone will get to use the new app. What should I know about the DeepSeek AI ban? The U.S. Navy is banning…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be using a U.S. military base in Aurora, Colorado, to process immigrants illegally in the U.S., who are about to be flown out of the country and deported by the Trump administration. U.S. Northern Command said ICE began using Buckley Space Force Base on Monday, Jan. 27. How will officials…

A U.S. Air Force pilot is recovering after safely ejecting from an F-35 fighter jet that crashed during a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. The crash occurred Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 12:49 p.m. local time as the aircraft attempted to land. Col. Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing, said…

During the Cold War, the term “arms race” regularly appeared on national news and across the front pages of magazines and newspapers, framing the race for firepower between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. While the term is not used as often today, the “arms race” between America and its near-peer adversaries, specifically China and…

This week on Weapons and Warfare the team took a closer look at China’s ambitious development of a sixth-generation stealth aircraft. Host Ryan Robertson gets some insight into China’s efforts from a graduate of the prestigious “Top Gun” program and a former Green Beret, providing unique perspectives into the strategic significance of this advanced military…

President Donald Trump says the federal government will offer buyouts to federal workers as part of his effort to shrink the size of the government workforce. In an email sent Tuesday, Jan. 28, buyouts were offered to two million federal employees who agreed to leave their jobs by Thursday, Feb. 6. The buyout option comes…

A coalition of state attorneys general has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging what they call an unconstitutional pause on federal grants and loans. The legal action comes after a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration’s plan to review what taxpayer dollars are being used for. Legal challenge to federal funding freeze The…

Senior defense officials say newly sworn-in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will pull security detail and security clearance for retired Gen. Mark Milley, Fox News reports. Hegseth is also directing the acting inspector general to review whether there is enough evidence to strip Milley of a star in retirement for allegedly “undermining the chain of command”…