Douglas Ernst

Ebola virus drug ZMapp tested by U.S., Liberia for first time

The experimental Ebola virus drug ZMapp is now being tested by the U.S. and Liberian governments for the first time.

February 27, 2015

Mecca debate challenges Obama narrative: ‘The terror we face … is religiously motivated’

The Muslim World League held a debate on terrorism in Mecca this week and some of its participants countered the Obama administration's attempts to divorce acts of terror from a broader discussion on Islam.

February 27, 2015

Avijit Roy, American blogger, hacked to death in Bangladesh for ‘crime against Islam’

An American blogger was hacked to death in Bangladesh while walking home with his wife after a book fair because his rhetoric was deemed a "crime against Islam," a group claiming responsibility for the attack said.

February 27, 2015

Pentagon using experimental deep web tool to ‘scoop up’ data on Islamic State

The Pentagon's research arm tasked with coming up with breakthrough technologies is using an experimental deep web tool to "scoop up" valuable data on the Islamic State group and its supporters.

February 27, 2015

Italian coast guard, humiliated, demands weapons for Islamic State defense

Italy's coast guard said Friday that it was "humiliating" that its personnel had to depend on others for protection from possible terror attacks and demanded that the government provide them with weapons.

February 27, 2015

First human head transplant could happen by 2017, says Italian surgeon

An Italian scientist says that it should be possible to successfully perform a human head transplant — perhaps as soon as 2017.

February 26, 2015

Army spied on Will Swenson, Medal of Honor recipient, over Amazon book review

The sixth living servicemember to be honored with the Medal of Honor was spied on by Army investigators over an Amazon book review that mentioned his name.

February 26, 2015

Khalid al-Fawwaz, Osama bin Laden aide, found guilty of 1998 U.S. embassy bombings

Khalid al-Fawwaz, a Saudi national and former close aide to Osama bin Laden, has been found guilty of the 1998 bombing of U.S. embassies in east Africa.

February 26, 2015

Joseph Mulloy: China has ‘amazing submarines,’ larger fleet than U.S.

A top U.S. Navy admiral told Congress that China has "amazing submarines," including more nuclear-powered vessels than the United States.

February 26, 2015

Pope Francis laments ‘Mexicanization’ of Argentina; Mexico decries drug comment

The Mexican government is angry at Pope Francis over his lamentation over the "Mexicanization" of his native Argentina.

February 25, 2015

Vladimir Putin secures Cyprus port deal; Russian military gains access to Mediterranean

Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a deal that gives Moscow's military access to Mediterranean ports.

February 25, 2015

FBI urges metadata spy power renewal: Terror suspects ‘going dark’

The FBI said that it needs the ability to collect the metadata of millions of Americans because suspected terrorists are digitally "going dark" like never before.

February 25, 2015

China new aircraft carrier, Liaoning, gets Chinese New Year’s music video

Chinese Central Television celebrated the Year of the Goat during its 2015 Chinese New Year broadcast by spotlighting is new aircraft carrier, the Liaoning.

February 25, 2015

Marcus Luttrell to Eddie Ray Routh: Texas inmates won’t take kindly to Chris Kyle’s killer

Navy SEAL veteran Marcus Luttrell had a message for Eddie Ray Routh soon after a Texas jury found the ex-Marine guilty of killing his friend Chris Kyle: Texas prisoners will not take kindly to his crime.

February 25, 2015

Army ‘working through’ female packing list for Ranger School

The U.S. Army is "working through" a number of firsts for Ranger School — a packing list that includes sports bras, tampons and a female urinary diversion device that allows students to discreetly urinate while standing.

February 24, 2015

Shamima Begum, Amira Abase, and Kadiza Sultana in Islamic State territory, U.K. police say

U.K. officials say that three missing teenage girls who flew to Turkey to join up with the Islamic State group are likely in Syria.

February 24, 2015

David Cameron: U.K. sending troops to train Ukraine army to ‘stand up to Russia’

The United Kingdom will send military personnel to Ukraine to help train its troops for battle against pro-Russian separatists.

February 24, 2015

Iran smuggled $1B in cash to skirt nuclear sanctions: sources

Intelligence officials and diplomatic sources say that Iran has smuggled at least $1 billion in cash into the country to blunt the effect of Western sanctions.

February 24, 2015

Army’s new grenades can be stacked like Legos for ‘devastating effect’

The U.S. Army recently finished tested on a new kind of offensive hand grenade that can be stacked like Legos.

February 24, 2015

U.S. Border Patrol agents testing body cameras for 90 days

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is outfitting a select number of agents with body cameras to test the technology in field.

February 20, 2015