LONDON—A U.S. military service dog that saved the lives of thousands of troops by sniffing out explosives has been awarded the highest honor of bravery by a British animal charity. Lucca the German shepherd completed six years of active service with more than 400 patrols in Iraq and Afghanistan. U.S. Marines say she protected the […]
A concept first floated in the 1985 movie Back to the Future is now a reality. In the movie, Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, wore athletic shoes that laced automatically, and this week, shoe manufacturer Nike announced it had made just such a shoe. It’s called HyperAdapt 1.0, and according to Nike, when […]
State-run Iranian media outlets have raised $600,000 to add to the bounty for the killing of British author Salman Rushdie, according to reports from the semi-official Fars news agency. This is biggest increase in the bounty since its inception 27 years ago. The latest hike reportedly brings the total award close to $4 million. The […]
WASHINGTON/MANCHESTER, NH—Democratic socialist Bernie Sanders and outspoken Republican billionaire Donald Trump coasted to big victories in their respective party presidential primaries in New Hampshire on Tuesday, but the focus of the U.S. presidential campaign quickly moved to upcoming votes in South Carolina and Nevada. Sanders, a Vermont senator, routed former secretary of state Hillary Clinton […]