Douglas Ernst
Articles by Douglas Ernst
NASA’s ‘Greased Lightning’ drone ideal for endurance surveillance, can fly like helicopter or plane
NASA has used rapid prototyping to develop the "Greased Lightning" (GL-10) drone, which has 10 engines and can fly like a plane or a helicopter. Published May 8, 2015
Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping sign infrastructure deals worth billions in Moscow
Russian and Chinese leaders finalized infrastructure deals on Friday worth billions of dollars. Published May 8, 2015
Bill O’Reilly: ‘Jesus would not have sponsored’ Pamela Geller’s Muhammad cartoon contest
Bill O'Reilly said Thursday that the "Draw the Prophet" event that was attacked last Sunday in Garland, Texas, was wrong in part because "Jesus would not have sponsored that event." Published May 8, 2015
Islamic State takes 80 percent control of Iraq’s Baiji oil refinery on route to Mosul
A senior U.S. official told CNN on Thursday that Iraq's Baiji oil refinery is now 80 percent under the control of the Islamic State group. Published May 7, 2015
Omar Khadr, terrorist who killed U.S. Army medic in 2002, is freed by Canadian judge
A Canadian judge ordered the release on Thursday of a convicted terrorist who killed a U.S. Army medic in 2002. Published May 7, 2015
Christine Mau becomes Air Force’s first female F-35 pilot
Lt. Col. Christine Mau, deputy commander of the 33rd Fighter Wing Operations, is the U.S. Air Force's first female F-35 Joint Strike Fighter pilot. Published May 7, 2015
Inaccessible Hillary Clinton gets hypothetical question series from The New York Times
The New York Times has started a series in which it asks former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hypothetical questions since she answers so few of them. Published May 7, 2015
Lithuania’s ‘little green men’ war games sends message to Moscow: ‘We’re not fearing anybody’
Lithuania began "little green men" military training exercises on Wednesday to send Moscow a message: "We will not allow ourselves to be taken easily." Published May 7, 2015
Oldest-known complete version of Ten Commandments goes on display in Israel
A 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scroll with the Ten Commandments inscribed on it is temporarily on display in Israel. Published May 6, 2015
Islamic State reopening captured five-star hotel in Mosul for commanders
A former five-star hotel in Mosul is opening under new management: the Islamic State group. Published May 6, 2015
Night Wolves, pro-Putin bikers, win German court’s approval; entry ban overturned
The pro-Putin biker group known as the Night Wolves will ride into Germany for a World War II ceremony due to a Berlin court's ruling on Wednesday. Published May 6, 2015
China forces Muslim businesses to sell alcohol, cigarettes to ‘weaken’ Islam
China's Muslim businesses in the Xinjiang region have been ordered by authorities to sell alcohol and cigarettes or face the possibility of having their shops closed. Published May 6, 2015
Islamic State claims terror cells in 15 states: report
The Islamic State group purportedly claims to have "trained soldiers" in 15 states. Published May 6, 2015
Tunisia Davis, former FBI agent, arrested outside CIA offices after alleged bomb threat
Court documents show that a former FBI agent was arrested last week outside the CIA's Langley, Virginia, offices after allegedly threatening to bomb the agency. Published May 6, 2015
Iranian barbers forbidden from giving ‘devil-worshipping hairstyles’
Iranian barbers are now required to deny customer's hairstyles deemed to be favored by the devil. Published May 5, 2015
Chuck Norris fact: ‘Never blindly trust, especially the government’
Large-scale military exercises scheduled to take place in seven southwestern states from July 15 to Sept. 15 has made one famous Texan highly skeptical: Chuck Norris. Published May 5, 2015
Russia’s new tank, Armata, publicly unveiled prior to Victory Day parade
The final rehearsal for Russia's Victory Day parade featured a new edition to the country's defense arsenal: the Armata tank. Published May 5, 2015
Army headset will fuse night vision and thermal imaging technology
The U.S. Army has awarded a contract to a U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems Plc to create a headset that merges night vision and thermal imaging technology. Published May 5, 2015
Sheriff David Clarke: Baltimore cops ‘offered up as human sacrifices’ by ‘neophyte prosecutor’
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke said on Friday that he would not "silently stand by" and watch as Baltimore police officers were "offered up as human sacrifices" by State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby. Published May 2, 2015
Baltimore sergeant says suspects are challenging cops: ‘It is about to get ugly’
A Baltimore police sergeant said Friday that suspects are now trying to lure officers into physical altercations. He added that things are "about to get ugly." Published May 2, 2015
