Douglas Ernst

Apple Watch knockoffs already sold in China: ‘These guys are specialists’

Apple Watch knockoffs are being sold in China more than one month before the new devices hit stores.

March 10, 2015

Wikipedia taking NSA, Justice Department to court over mass-surveillance program

Wikipedia is taking the National Security Agency to court.

March 10, 2015

Mysterious voice urged Lily Groesbeck’s rescuers on icy river: Utah cops

Four Utah police officers are dumbfounded as to who urged them to flip a car over in an icy river and save 18-month-old Lily Groesbeck. Her mother, Lynn Jennifer, was dead.

March 10, 2015

Taya Kyle, ‘American Sniper’ widow, to write memoir

Taya Kyle, the widow of slain Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, plans to release a memoir detailing the request she made of her late husband to leave the military.

March 10, 2015

Cannabis Corner, nation’s first government-run marijuana shop, to open in Washington

North Bonneville, Washington, has the distinction of launching the nation's first government-run pot shop. Its mayor, Don Stevens, was the first customer.

March 10, 2015

‘Bee’ drones developed for Polish military; bots offer surveillance and sting

The Polish military will soon have "Bee" drones' accompanying its "Wolverine" (Rosomak) armored personnel carriers.

March 10, 2015

Miniature drones get high marks from soldiers in field test

Miniature drones that could be deployed on the battlefield got a thumbs-up from soldiers who were able to check out the latest tech at Fort Benning in Georgia.

March 7, 2015

Russia detains 2 suspects in killing of Boris Nemtsov

Two suspects have been detained in the killing a week ago of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, the head of Russia's federal security service said Saturday, an announcement received with both skepticism and reserved satisfaction by some of Nemtsov's comrades.

March 7, 2015

Obama national security team pokes Benjamin Netanyahu with ‘wrong for 25 years’ tweet

President Obama's security council took a jab at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday over social media.

March 6, 2015

Homeowners association does about-face on denying Ella Joe Schultz, leukemia patient, a playhouse

A Missouri homeowners association that denied a girl with leukemia a "Make-A-Wish" playhouse has done an about-face after facing backlash from its original decision.

March 6, 2015

Pope Francis wins over U.S. atheists, agnostics: 68 percent favor pontiff in Pew poll

Pope Francis has a sky-high rating in the U.S., including among an unlikely group — atheists and agnostics.

March 6, 2015

Colombian gangs using machete ‘chop’ houses to secure criminal empires

Colombian gangs are using "chop houses" to protect their criminal empires.

March 6, 2015

Ryan Pate charged for complaining about employer on Facebook in UAE

American Ryan Pate will go to trial in in the United Arab Emirates for "cyberslander" and could be sentenced to five years in prison. His crime: complaining about his bosses on Facebook.

March 6, 2015

Lockheed Martin’s high-powered laser weapon destroys truck from 1 mile away in ‘seconds’

Lockheed Martin turned up the heat on its laser weapon technology and destroyed a truck from one mile away. The Maryland-based company's test of the ATHENA laser weapon was the highest power ever recorded of a laser weapon of its type.

March 6, 2015

U.S. Coast Guard rescues man on near-frozen Lake St. Clair on 200-mile trek from Detroit to Toronto

The U.S. Coast Guard made a unique rescue on Thursday when it came upon a man with a "1,000-yard stare" trying to walk from Detroit to Toronto by first crossing a near-frozen Lake St. Clair.

March 6, 2015

Tractor-trailer carrying $4M in gold, silver robbed in North Carolina: ‘Policia!’

Three gunmen made off with $4 million in gold and silver that was being transported through North Carolina in a tractor-trailer.

March 5, 2015

Roman Ushakov, Russian policeman, found guilty of treason, spying for U.S.

A Russian policeman was sentenced to 15 years in prison after the Moscow City Court found him guilty of spying for the U.S.

March 5, 2015

Fighter pilots use gravity to pass Snickers in anonymous viral video

A new YouTube video shows two fighter pilots creatively using gravity to pass a Snickers bar between them.

March 5, 2015

Mark Lippert slashing called ‘knife attack of justice’ by North Korea

A knife attack on Mark Lippert, U.S. ambassador to South Korea, was applauded by North Korea on Thursday as a "knife attack of justice."

March 5, 2015

FBI warns that more young Americans turning to Islamic State: report

The FBI has sent word to law enforcement personnel across the country that a disturbing amount of young Americans are expressing interest in fighting with the Islamic State group.

March 5, 2015