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The X-51A Waverider was a prototype hypersonic missile capable of flying at Mach 5.1 for hundreds of miles. The Air Force is stepping up its development of similar weapons.

Nations Rush Ahead With Hypersonic Weapons Amid Arms Race Fear

The U.S., China and Russia have stepped up efforts to develop hypersonic weapons, which are capable of speeds five times the speed of sound and could change the face of warfare.

U.S. To Leave 1987 Treaty That Marks The End Of The Cold War

Noel King talks with nuclear weapons expert Jon Wolfsthal, director of the Nuclear Crisis Group, about the Trump administration's decision to pull the U.S. out of a cold war-era nuclear arms treaty.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters at the State Department on Tuesday about penalties against Saudis suspected in the death of Jamal Khashoggi.

State Department Announces Penalties In Response To Jamal Khashoggi Death

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said some Saudis suspected in the journalist's death would have their visas to enter the U.S. revoked. Targeted sanctions against Saudis are also being discussed.

They Say It Takes Endurance To Make A Marriage Work

If that's the case, Whitney Black and Steven Phillips should be fine. They married over the weekend at the 13-mile-mark of the Detroit marathon, which they were running.

'Glimmer Of Hope' Provides A Blueprint For Launching Social Change

With a new collection of essays, the 25 founders of March For Our Lives return the subject of the Parkland shooting and gun violence to national consciousness just in time for midterms elections.

Hauwa Mohammed Liman and Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa, two midwives who were captured by a terrorist group in March and subsequently killed.

A 24-Year-Old Midwife Was Taken Hostage In March — And Killed This Month

The International Committee of the Red Cross has announced this latest killing of one of their employees in the unsettled northeast of Nigeria.

A photo from the televised debate between Republican incumbent George Holding and Democratic challenger Linda Coleman.

Why Is North Carolina’s 2nd District So Competitive?

The race for North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District is one of the most competitive and expensive in the state. As of Oct. 22, more than $2.8...

The supermarket poisoner, shown here during a court hearing earlier this month in Ravensburg, Germany, was found guilty of attempted murder.

Man Sentenced In Germany For Poisoned Baby Food Scheme

The 54-year-old got more than a dozen years after confessing to poisoning baby food with an antifreeze ingredient, putting the jars on store shelves and then trying to extort money from supermarkets.

A superior court judge slashed the punitive damages for Dewayne Johnson — a groundskeeper and pest-control manager at a Northern California school district who contracted cancer — by more than $200 million.

California Judge Cuts Award To $78.5 Million In Monsanto Weedkiller Case

The jury had awarded $250 million in punitive damages and $39.25 million in compensatory damages to a groundskeeper who contracted cancer after spraying a powerful version of the weedkiller Roundup.

National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday. After their meeting, Bolton told reporters the U.S. still intends to withdraw from the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

Bolton Affirms U.S. Intent To Pull Out Of Arms Treaty With Russia

The national security adviser said the U.S. will leave the INF Treaty "in due course" — and that President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin would like to speak directly again next month.

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