Secret Service consulting with French on drone case in Paris
“We had folks from Paris calling us yesterday because of all the UAV’s over there,” the official said. Meanwhile, the Secret Service will be busy over the coming days and…
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Drones Spotted Over Paris Landmarks for 2nd Night
PARIS — For a second straight night, mysterious unidentified flying objects were spotted over some of Paris’s most identifiable landmarks, officials said on Wednesday. Agnès Thibault-Lecuivre, the spokeswoman for the…
The future of war will be robotic
When the U.S. military invaded Iraq just over a decade ago, it only had a handful of unmanned systems, aka drones, in the air, and zero deployed into the ground…
Protests support Yemeni President after he escapes house arrest
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Yemeni President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi filled the streets of seven Yemeni provinces on Sunday, one day after Hadi escaped house arrest in the…
U.S. Allows Sales Of Armed Drones To Allies With Clean Human Rights Records
WASHINGTON — A day after the State Department loosened restrictions on the sale of armed drones to foreign allies, the risks posed by targeted killings again became apparent. Lebanese television…
U.S. allows armed drone sales to allies
READ: FAA proposes to allow commercial drone use – The U.S.’s own use of drones in military operations has drawn past criticism, particularly for use in Pakistan.
FAA proposes to allow commercial drone use
READ: FAA to announce new rules for flying drones “Today’s proposed rule is the next step in integrating unmanned aircraft systems into our nation’s airspace.” FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said…
Senior Qaeda Figure in Yemen Killed in Drone Strike
SANA, Yemen — A senior member of Al Qaeda who had issued a statement saying the group had encouraged the terrorist attacks in Paris last month was killed in a…
Friend: Drone crasher wants to apologize to Obama family
Still unnamed by authorities, the flyer of the DJI Phantom quadcopter, who is also a U.S. intelligence agency employee, is declining comment. The drone’s owner only spoke to CNN on…
Drone maker says it’s ‘highly unlikely’ White House drone malfunctioned
Early Monday morning, the drone’s owner, who asked not to be identified, says his friend was operating the quadcopter inside his apartment which is located within 10 blocks of the…
Drones Spotted, but Not Halted, Raise Concerns
WASHINGTON — As Major League Baseball’s top players took the field at the All-Star Game in Minneapolis in July, a covert radar system scanned the sky above the 40,000-seat stadium…
Aerial View Of Auschwitz Pays Gripping Tribute To Holocaust Victims
Personal accounts are invaluable in documenting the horrors of the Holocaust. But a stunning aerial view of one of the most notorious concentration camps offers a didactic perspective no words…
Man Lost Contact With Drone Before It Sped to White House, Friend Says
WASHINGTON — In retrospect, flying the drone out the apartment window at 3 a.m. might not have been the best idea. The young man who was operating the drone that…
What to do about drones
Last year, for example, the Federal Aviation Administration fined a man for crashing a drone in Manhattan, narrowly missing pedestrians. Also in 2014, the National Park Service banned the use…
No drones: FAA only wants pigskin in the air at Super Bowl
The FAA released a 15-second video on YouTube Wednesday reminding everyone that the Super Bowl is a “No Drone Zone.” – Drones are sparking security concerns as well. Earlier this…
Drone company looks to restrict flight areas in D.C.
A mana government intelligence agency employee, no lesstook to the top of his G Street building late at night to show off his drone to a female companion. He had…
Man Flying Drone That Landed On White House Grounds Had Been Drinking: Report
The man who accidentally crashed a “quad copter” drone on the White House grounds earlier this week had been drinking before the incident, the New York Times reports. – “Part…
Man Who Crashed Drone at White House Was Drinking, Officials Say
WASHINGTON — The man who was operating a drone that crashed on the White House grounds early Monday has told Secret Service investigators that he had been drinking at an…
Terror, drugs and the White House: Drones are everywhere
It is ironic that a drone could strike down near the White Houseas one did Monday morningsince the issue of drone strikes is one that will follow President Barack Obama…
Obama: We need more drone regulations
“The drone that landed in the White House you buy in Radio Shack,” Obama said Tuesday in an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria in India. The Federal Aviation Administration has…
Could drones be used against U.S.?
A small drone crashed onto the White House grounds on Monday. Described as a 2-foot-long quadcoptera drone with four propellersthe event raises some troubling questions about the possibility that terrorists…
Man Claims Responsibility For Drone That Crashed On White House Grounds
A man has come forward to say he was responsible for the drone that crashed early Monday on the White House grounds. A U.S. official says the man made contact…
Government Employee Flies Small Drone Over White House Fence
Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary, says that a small electronic device found on the White House lawn overnight is not thought to pose a threat to anyone within…
U.S. hits Yemen with drone strike, closes embassy to public amid upheaval
The drone strikethe latest in a long string of them by the Obama administrationis the first since last week’s dramatic events in the capital, Sanaa. – “The U.S. Embassy will…
U.S. Suspends Some Counterterrorism Efforts Against Al Qaeda In Yemen: Officials
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The United States has halted some counter-terrorism operations against al Qaeda militants in Yemen following a takeover of the country by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, U.S….
Drone carrying drugs crashes south of U.S. border
Now the smugglers are trying to do business by air, too, in unmanned aerial vehicles. The drone was loaded with more than 6 pounds of the synthetic drug crystal meth,…
Martha Stewart’s Genius Guide To Making Every Type Of Chocolate Chip Cookie
Martha Stewart has been full of surprises lately. She dares to say what everyone else is thinking about Gwyneth Paltrow, she’s admitted that she knows how to roll her own…
Microsoft’s insane holographic vision of the future
In one scene, a woman wearing HoloLens needs help fixing her leaking sink. A man in another city sitting in front of a tablet sees what she is seeing, makes…
Yemen Fast Facts
Population: 26,052,966 (July 2014 est.) Median age: 18.6 years Capital: Sanaa Ethnic Groups: Predominantly Arab, also Afro-Arab, South Asian, European Religion: Muslim including Shaf’i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia), small numbers…
Meth-Drone Crashes Near US-Mexico Border
Police in a Mexican border city said Wednesday that a drone overloaded with illicit methamphetamine crashed into a supermarket parking lot. – In April, authorities in South Carolina found a…