WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the secretaries of the military services to come up with a plan that distinguishes between combat-arms jobs and noncombat-arms jobs and develops physical standards that are “sex-neutral.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo ordering the military to adopt the same standards for both men and women serving in combat roles on Sunday. Hegseth highlighted the memo in a video filmed as he returned from a trip to Japan on Sunday, saying ...

Albany's first Black mayor hosts inaugural events for community engagement Albany Mayor Dr. Dorcey Applyrs is hosting a series of public events to celebrate the start of her term as the city's 76th and first Black mayor.The events are Protesters rally in ...

It’s not the usual practice, learning how to take out another person, but WKAR Current Sports went all out to experience the martial art of Krav Maga. I learned to gouge someone's eyes out in less than an hour. In my three years at MSU, I don’t think I ...

A fundamental change came in December 2022 when former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government adopted a security strategy stating the need for Japan to acquire strike-back capability with long-range missiles, a major break from Japan’s self-defense-only policy.

The Air Force renamed the aircraft X-62A VISTA in 2021, marking its transition from a simulation platform to an experimental autonomy testbed. In 2022, the jet flew with an artificial intelligence “agent” controlling the aircraft for extended periods, a milestone officials said marked the first time AI had actively flown a tactical jet.

A Jefferson County jury is deliberating the fate of a 23-year-old man charged with capital murder in the killing of 8-year-old Royta Giles during a 2020 shootout inside the Riverchase Galleria. Demetrius Jackson is one of three people who were charged with ...