Douglas Ernst

Marine Corps eyes M16 upgrades for deadlier marksmanship

The Marine Corps is considering some upgrades to the M16A4 rifles that would make its combat troops deadlier marksmen.

February 17, 2015

Domenic Giarrusso, World War II veteran, receives high school diploma at 93

A World War II veteran who received his high school diploma at age 93 says his life is now "complete."

February 13, 2015

Brian Williams’ SEAL Team 6 tales take fire: Fails ‘sniff test,’ says SOCOM officer

Suspended NBC news anchor Brian Williams is under further scrutiny after multiple news outlets started looking into his claims regarding SEAL Team 6.

February 13, 2015

Islamic State claims Israeli spy captured in Syria

The Islamic State group claims it has captured a Mossad agent who posed as a foreign fighter in Syria.

February 13, 2015

Fort Carson combat troops head to Kuwait; 4K will become largest U.S. ground force in region

More than 4,000 soldiers from Fort Carson, Colorado's 3rd Brigade Combat Team are headed to Kuwait. Once there, they will become the largest ground force in the region.

February 13, 2015

Kim Jong-un golf game provides hole-in-one every time

A free gaming website has a new golf game that allows users to play as North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. A hole-in-one is guaranteed every time, no matter how impossible the shot may seem.

February 13, 2015

Islamic State claims Hayat Boumeddiene, widow of Paris hostage taker, safe with terror group

The Islamic State group says that the widow of Paris hostage-taker Amedy Coulibaly is safe inside its territory in Syria or Iraq.

February 12, 2015

Al Qaeda-linked fighters seize Yemen army base: report

An army base in southern Yemen was reportedly seized Thursday by al Qaeda-linked fighters.

February 12, 2015

Iraqi air base used by Marines attacked after Islamic State takes over nearby town

The Islamic State group launched an attack Thursday on an Iraqi air base used by U.S. Marines after largely taking control of a nearby town.

February 12, 2015

Islamic State turns to captured women, kids for battlefield blood transfusions

Recent airstrikes on the Islamic State group have forced the Sunni radicals to turn to captured women and children for battlefield blood transfusions.

February 12, 2015

Ban Ki-moon: ‘Yemen is collapsing before our eyes’

The deteriorating security situation in Yemen has prompted U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to warn: "Yemen is collapsing before our eyes. We can't stand by and watch."

February 12, 2015

Obama’s military force proposal for Islamic State ‘utterly stupid,’ says Sen. Orrin Hatch

Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah called President Obama's military force proposal "utterly stupid" on on Wednesday.

February 11, 2015

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ word search given to Pa. middle school students: ‘Bondage,’ ‘erotic’

Parents are livid after a "Fifty Shades of Grey" word search puzzle was handed to middle school students in Pennsylvania.

February 11, 2015

U.S. special operations forces to stay in Yemen despite embassy closure

U.S. special operations personnel will remain in Yemen despite the deteriorating security situation.

February 11, 2015

Breaking smart TV surveillance capabilities may be a felony

Customers who are concerned about the surveillance capabilities of Samsung's smart TVs have another headache to worry about: Tampering with the machine to disable such components may be a felony.

February 11, 2015

Jon Stewart will leave ‘The Daily Show’

Comedian Jon Stewart is calling it quits at The Daily Show.

February 10, 2015

Islamic State recruits flood Syria, Iraq in record numbers; intelligence officials report 20K

Intelligence agencies believe that at least 150 Americans have tried to join a record amount of recruits currently filling the Islamic State group's ranks in Syria and Iraq.

February 10, 2015

‘Cyber Caliphate’ hacks military spouse: ‘You’ll see no mercy infidel!’

The Twitter account of a U.S. Marine's spouse was hacked Tuesday by "Cyber Caliphate," a group waging "Cyber Jihad" on behalf of the Islamic State group.

February 10, 2015

Twitter: U.S. government demand for data has skyrocketed

Twitter's latest transparency report says that government surveillance requests for its data — particularly from the U.S. government — has skyrocketed since July.

February 10, 2015

Air Force released cherry-picked data to smear A-10 Thunderbolts II: watchdog

A government watchdog has accused the U.S. Air Force of using "cherry-picked" data as part of a smear campaign against the popular A-10 Thunderbolts II.

February 10, 2015