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July 3, 2021

 

Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force mulling use of active sonar on submarines Following an incident in February in which the MSDF submarine Soryu collided with a cargo ship off Kochi Prefecture, however, the ministry decided that active sonar was necessary to prevent a recurrence. READ MORE

Stranded Afghan interpreters hold last hope for US visas Thousands of former Afghan interpreters for U.S. military and civilian agencies whose visa cases have been languishing in bureaucratic limbo. READ MORE

11 people in custody after armed standoff on I-95 An hourslong standoff with a group of heavily armed men that partially shut down Interstate 95 ended Saturday with 11 suspects in custody, Massachusetts state police said. READ MORE   Michael Fitzmaurice, Medal of Honor recipient, is a reluctant hero By all accounts, Michael Fitzmaurice is a military hero, but he doesn’t think so. “I was just lucky and did my job,” Fitzmaurice says of the acts he did in Vietnam that led to his being awarded the Medal of Honor. READ MORE   With storm looming, demolition of collapsed condo to start Demolition workers will bring down the remainder of a partially collapsed condo building in South Florida ahead of an approaching storm that has heightened concerns that the structure could crumble dangerously on its own, officials said Saturday. READ MORE

A widow on her husband, wounded in WWII, who welcomed every morning The number of living American veterans of World War II is estimated at somewhere above 100,000, less than 1% of the 16 million whose presence was once felt in every aspect of life in this country. READ MORE   With the aid of NASA satellites, scientists find where polluting microplastics go in the seas The new technique revealed that microplastic concentrations peak in each hemisphere during its respective summer season. It also provided even more evidence that China's Yangtze River - long suspected to be a big source of microplastics - spews them into the oceans. READ MORE   Ransomware attack before holiday leaves companies scrambling Businesses scrambled Saturday to contain a ransomware attack that has paralyzed their computer networks, a situation complicated in the U.S. by offices lightly staffed at the start of the Fourth of July holiday weekend. READ MORE   FBI launches flurry of arrests over attacks on journalists during riot The Justice Department has begun arresting some of those who allegedly surrounded a group of reporters outside the Capitol, ran them off and then set out to destroy tens of thousands of dollars worth of their gear. READ MORE

 

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