Mystery drones could be identified faster using new detection tool, but FAA lacks resources

As drone sightings over New Jersey continue to raise questions, a new tool could bring answers about the source of these flying vehicles — if the government could get it off the ground.  Earlier this year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began requiring all unmanned aircraft systems to be equipped with Remote ID technology, which…

40 years before Daniel Penny case, Bernhard Goetz’s subway vigilante shooting shocked US ahead of Christmas

Bernhard Goetz, then a 37-year-old electronics technician, defended himself from a group of would-be robbers on a New York City subway car Dec. 22, 1984. Four decades later, another New York straphanger argued self-defense to beat homicide charges in another Big Apple subway vigilante case. In May 2023, Daniel Penny, a 26-year-old Marine veteran who…

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US agriculture primed to be next frontier in cybersecurity in new year, experts, lawmakers say

Cybersecurity has been a major subject of discussion in recent years, with purported Chinese spy balloons floating overhead, a major Appalachian oil pipeline hacked with ransomware and questions about mysterious drones over New Jersey skies.  But one overlooked area of focus in this regard is agriculture, several prominent figures have said — especially with America’s…

Mozambique on edge before ruling on disputed election results

Final outcome expected after rigging allegations, weeks of protests and crackdown in which dozens have been killed Mozambique is on edge ahead of a ruling expected on Monday to determine the final results of October’s disputed elections, after allegations of rigging triggered weeks of protests in which security forces have killed dozens of people. The…

Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident: US military

Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in what appeared to be “friendly fire”, the U.S. military said. The pilots were found alive after they ejected from their aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries. The incident demonstrates the pervasive dangers in the Red Sea corridor amid ongoing attacks on shipping…