Pentagon's rush to counter drone threat may pose safety risks, specialist says
The safety specialist's warning appeared in a memo describing how a mini-drone had detonated and injured an Army Special Forces soldier.
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The safety specialist's warning appeared in a memo describing how a mini-drone had detonated and injured an Army Special Forces soldier.
The war with Iran is now in its ninth week, and Congress is concerned about the reduction of global munition stockpiles and the ability to restock them.
The Trump administration has sought to project confidence in the U.S. military's munitions stocks after more than a month of war with Iran, but long-term supply questions remain.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said U.S. service members will no longer be required to get annual flu shots.
U.S. Army Sgt. Celestino Chavez enlisted in the military when he was 17, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
A federal judge blocked a restrictive new Defense Dept. press policy instituted after previously he ruled Pentagon press restrictions issued last year were unlawful.
One of the sources said Hegseth wants someone in the role who will implement President Trump and Hegseth's vision for the Army.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine held a news conference at the Pentagon as gas prices in the U.S. continued to climb amid the ongoing war with Iran.
A judge has blocked the Trump administration from labeling Anthropic a supply chain risk and cutting off all federal work with the artificial intelligence firm, an early win for Anthropic in its bitter feud with the government.
A command element and some ground forces are expected to be part of the Middle East deployment, according to a source familiar with the planning.
From intelligence to research and grant applications, artificial intelligence is playing a bigger role in government and military operations.
Anthropic sued the Defense Department and other federal agencies on Monday over the government's move to designate it a risk to the supply chain.
In Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's second news briefing since the start of the Iran war, Hegseth said the U.S. had sunk an enemy ship by a torpedo for the first time since World War II.
The first American service members to die in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran were killed in an apparent Iranian drone attack on a makeshift office space in Kuwait, sources told CBS News.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave the AI company Anthropic an ultimatum about the military's use of its technology, known as Claude.
The Pentagon may decide to officially designate Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" to push them out of government, sources say.
President Trump directed his administration to release files on UFOs and any "alien and extraterrestrial life," an issue that has drawn decades of fascination — and spawned more than a few wild theories.
The attack on an alleged drug-smuggling boat from Venezuela killed 11 people in September.
Adm. Alvin Holsey relinquished command Friday in a ceremony at U.S. Southern Command headquarters after announcing early retirement amid U.S. buildup off of Venezuela.
The Pentagon watchdog released its report on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of Signal to share details about operations in Yemen.
The Pentagon indicated that it's investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, a former U.S. Navy captain, for a video that said service members should "refuse illegal orders."
Active-duty troops and National Guard members on missions will continue to work with the promise of back pay after Congress passes legislation to fund the government.
President Trump singed an executive order Friday directing the Department of Defense to use the name Department of War as a "secondary title" — restoring a name it last held in the late 1940s.
The military attorneys would help with a backlog of some 3.7 million immigration cases.
Veterans forced out under the mandate have been frustrated by what they described as a slow, arduous process to return to service.
Denver police report over the last 5 years, on average 74 dogs are reported stolen in the city every year. One of the most recent cases they are now investigating involves a 6-year-old lab mix.
Aurora police have to follow new rules for posting on social media. The Aurora City Council passed a resolution on Monday night requiring the city manager to approve police posts.
A Colorado climber who survived a 40-foot fall near Wolcott last winter is now speaking publicly about it.
The snow was nearly constant through the day in Nederland Monday. It was a second good dose within the past two weeks, but there are still plenty of concerns in the town and across the state.
A deputy surprised a resident in the Denver metro area last week when the deputy showed up with their DoorDash order.
Denver police report over the last 5 years, on average 74 dogs are reported stolen in the city every year. One of the most recent cases they are now investigating involves a 6-year-old lab mix.
Aurora police have to follow new rules for posting on social media. The Aurora City Council passed a resolution on Monday night requiring the city manager to approve police posts.
A Colorado climber who survived a 40-foot fall near Wolcott last winter is now speaking publicly about it.
The snow was nearly constant through the day in Nederland Monday. It was a second good dose within the past two weeks, but there are still plenty of concerns in the town and across the state.
A deputy surprised a resident in the Denver metro area last week when the deputy showed up with their DoorDash order.
Denver police report over the last 5 years, on average 74 dogs are reported stolen in the city every year. One of the most recent cases they are now investigating involves a 6-year-old lab mix.
Aurora police have to follow new rules for posting on social media. The Aurora City Council passed a resolution on Monday night requiring the city manager to approve police posts.
Josie Mudjitaba, a Colorado climber who survived a 40-foot fall near Wolcott last winter, is now speaking publicly about it.
Janine Sonis, a player on Colorado's NWSL team, grew up in Colorado and attended Valor Christian High School.
The Colorado snow was nearly constant through the day in Nederland Monday. It was a second good dose within the past two weeks, but there are still plenty of concerns in the town and across the state.
Ronda Rousey used her signature armbar to stop Gina Carano just 17 seconds into a comeback bout between the two MMA fighters.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino joked that if someone does pay $2 million for a ticket to the World Cup final, "I will personally bring him a hot dog and a Coke."
The Preakness Stakes featured its biggest field in 15 years with 14 horses in the middle jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown.
The Broncos full NFL schedule is out and includes late-season rematches against Denver's 2025 playoff opponents.
The NHL announced that the Colorado Avalanche will be playing their first game of the Western Conference finals next Wednesday.
Iran executed more than twice as many people last year as it did in 2024, according to a new report by Amnesty International.
Three people were killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, and two suspected shooters were found dead inside a vehicle nearby, police said.
California jury dismissed all charges, finding that Musk missed the three-year statute of limitations to file suit.
A truck driver was sentenced to over 13 years in prison for smuggling $9.4 million worth of cocaine in a shipment of Skims, Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand.
The virus behind the latest Ebola outbreak is the Bundibugyo virus, which is less common and there is no vaccine or treatment.
Veronica Seabron's life changed forever when her son Jalin was shot and killed outside a Main Event in Highlands Ranch last year by a Douglas County Sheriff's deputy responding to a call about an active shooter.
The Trump administration announced it's restricting people who don't have U.S. passports from entering the country if they have been in Congo, South Sudan or Uganda amid the Ebola outbreak.
Gas prices, inflation weigh on Americans. Many see lack of clarity on what's happening in Iran.
President Trump announced Friday evening that U.S. and Nigerian military forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader in the Islamic State group.
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid by Virginia Democrats to revive its new voter-approved congressional map that was drawn to advantage the party for the upcoming midterm elections.
The virus behind the latest Ebola outbreak is the Bundibugyo virus, which is less common and there is no vaccine or treatment.
The Trump administration announced it's restricting people who don't have U.S. passports from entering the country if they have been in Congo, South Sudan or Uganda amid the Ebola outbreak.
A Colorado man in need of a kidney was saved by a movie fan. Now he's working to help others find donors through cinema.
On Friday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirmed a fatal case of hantavirus in the state.
A new Ebola outbreak in a remote province in Congo has caused 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases so far, Africa CDC says.
California jury dismissed all charges, finding that Musk missed the three-year statute of limitations to file suit.
After multiple surprise extensions and a few late season snowstorms, Colorado's long and difficult ski season has officially come to a close.
Gas prices, inflation weigh on Americans. Many see lack of clarity on what's happening in Iran.
No injuries have been reported because of the issue, the Food and Drug Administration said.
A federal system is working to crack down on trucks skirting safety regulations, a problem inspectors are seeing on Colorado roadways.
A federal system is working to crack down on trucks skirting safety regulations, a problem inspectors are seeing on Colorado roadways.
Glendale city leaders are forcefully opposing Colorado's proposed Bus Rapid Transit project on Colorado Boulevard, warning the plan could dramatically worsen traffic for drivers while delivering only modest transit gains.
A jury in Douglas County awarded a New Jersey man $24 million after he sued a Parker police detective for malicious prosecution and false arrest.
A Denver County Court judge on Friday sentenced a vocal police critic to 60 days in jail and two years of probation, saying he needed to send a message that would deter her and her YouTube followers from future doxing of law enforcement.
City-funded contractors have been moving through Denver neighborhoods, replacing sections of sidewalks, frustrating some homeowners. The work was part of a broader program aimed at making city sidewalks more usable and accessible.