Air Force Reserve Command chief honored with massive sword
Lt. Gen. John Healy is the latest inductee into the Air Force’s blade friendly Order of the Sword.
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Historic Methods For Keeping Insects Off People, Food, And Bedding
Long before synthetic pesticides and the “famous” DEET existed, people across every corner of the globe developed remarkably effective systems for keeping insects away from their bodies, food supplies, and sleeping spaces. These methods were passed down through generations not just as cultural traditions but as genuine survival strategies, refined over centuries of close observation […] -
Red States Press Social Service Workers into Immigration Enforcement
IMMIGRATIONEnable IntenseDebate Comments:Enable IntenseDebate CommentsAn increasing number of conservative states are mandating that state and local social service providers verify and report the immigration status of the people they serve — in some cases threatening stiff penalties for public employees who fail to comply.
Under federal law, immigrants who are in the United States illegally are generally barred from receiving public benefits such as nonemergency health care, food aid and housing help, though a handful of left-leaning states use their own money to provide such benefits.
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How VA nurses are enabling access to care
Across the country, nurses at VA are leading innovative efforts to ensure Veterans receive timely, high-quality care, no matter where they live. -
Wife of US soldier released from ICE custody
The wife of a U.S. Army soldier has been released from federal custody after spending a month in an immigration detention center. Deisy Rivera Ortega, married to Sgt. First Class Jose Serrano, was arrested at an immigration office in El Paso, Texas, on April 14. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s (D-Ill.) office told The Hill that the… -
Pentagon cancels planned deployment of long-range missile unit to Germany
The 3rd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment is the latest unit to see its orders to Europe reversed.
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US Army to receive thousands of Barracuda-500M cruise missiles in Anduril deal
The Pentagon’s Low-Cost Containerized Missiles program aims to obtain over 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles over a three-year span. -
From Medieval Plague Ships to Hantavirus: How Outbreaks at Sea Helped to Shape the International Public Health System
PUBLIC HEALTHEnable IntenseDebate Comments:Enable IntenseDebate CommentsCruise ships are convenient floating hotels by which to see far-flung parts of the world – but as an epidemiologist, I know they are also everything an infectious pathogen could want: thousands of strangers packed into enclosed spaces for days or weeks, sharing dining rooms and high-touch surfaces such as elevator buttons and handrails, breathing recirculated air.
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What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of May 9: U.S. President Donald Trump visits China, India and Kenya host summits, and several prime ministers have a rough time. -
Turla Turns Kazuar Backdoor Into Modular P2P Botnet for Persistent Access
The Russian state-sponsored hacking group known asTurla
has transformed its custom backdoor Kazuar into a modular peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet that’s engineered for stealth and persistent access to compromised hosts.
Turla, per the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), is assessed to be affiliated with Center 16 of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB)