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Soldiers, startups and student protesters: Inside Montana State's defense hub debut

Montana State University’s Innovation Campus hosted two visions of the American military last week — one looking to supply it, and one looking to stop it. The Defense Innovation OnRamp Hub Montana held its first public open house at EngineWorks on West College Street, where a group of student protesters

Trump administration lashes out at CNN over Iran war

Trump administration lashes out at CNN over Iran war

The Pentagon and White House slammed CNN over its Iran war coverage Friday -- with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth saying he looked forward to an ally of President Donald Trump taking over the news network. Hegseth spent part of a news conference on US military operations against Tehran criticizing the media

Democrats accuse Trump of aiding Russia with sanctions relief

Democrats accuse Trump of aiding Russia with sanctions relief

Democrats accused US President Donald Trump on Friday of weakening pressure on Russia by easing oil sanctions amid the conflict with Iran, saying the move risks boosting Moscow's war revenues while American troops face threats of their own in the Middle East. Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer

U.S. military jet goes down over Iraq; incident not attributed to hostile fire

(The Center Square) – A U.S. Air Force refueling jet involved in Operation Epic Fury has gone down over Iraq, according to U.S. Central Command. The KC-135 was flying over “friendly airspace” during the incident involving another aircraft, which CENTCOM claims wasn't attributed to hostile or

Laundry fire on giant US aircraft carrier injures two: US military

Laundry fire on giant US aircraft carrier injures two: US military

Two crew on the USS Gerald R. Ford -- the world's largest aircraft carrier currently deployed for the war against Iran -- were injured Thursday in a laundry room fire, the US Navy said. "Two sailors are currently receiving medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries and are in

U.S. strikes over 5,500 targets in Iran as conflict enters day 12

(The Center Square) – As the conflict with Iran enters day 12, 50,000 service members remain deployed around the Middle East, while the U.S. has struck over 5,500 targets inside the Islamic Republic. During a press briefing at the Pentagon Tuesday morning, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said

IEA to launch largest-ever release of oil reserves

IEA to launch largest-ever release of oil reserves

The International Energy Agency said on Wednesday its member countries would unlock 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves to ease the impact of the Middle East war, the biggest such release ever. The coordinated release was the sixth in the history of the organisation, which was created to