Douglas Ernst
Articles by Douglas Ernst
Man tries robbery outside NYC police station, nabbed by cop and citizen in ‘Flash’ superhero shirt
A Manhattan man tried to rob a coffee cart parked right outside a police station and was immediately nabbed by a cop and a citizen wearing a "Flash" superhero shirt. Published August 5, 2014
40 percent on U.S. terror screening list have ‘no recognized terrorist affiliation’
Newly released documents by the the non-profit organization The Intercept reveal that roughly 40 percent of the individuals on the Obama administration's Terrorist Screening Database list had "no recognized terrorist group affiliation," as of 2013. Published August 5, 2014
Fight over Army vs. Marines ends in murder in Montana
A dispute between two men about the best branch of the U.S. armed forces ended in a homicide Aug. 3, just outside Billings, Montana. Published August 5, 2014
ISIL takes control of Iraq’s largest hydroelectric dam: ‘It’s a horrendous prospect’
Sunni radicals with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claim to have taken control of Iraq's largest hydroelectric dam. Published August 5, 2014
Suspect in beating death of USC student lived in U.S. illegally 7 years, feds say
A USC graduate student was killed last week while walking home from a study session, and one of his attackers said that he has been in the country illegally for seven years, a federal official told the Los Angeles Times on Thursday. Four men tried to rob the student while armed with a baseball bat. Published August 1, 2014
Australia issues arrest warrant for men believed to be homegrown ISIL terrorists
Authorities in Sydney have issued arrest warrants for two men who were pictured online holding severed heads while fighting in Syria. Published August 1, 2014
China: PLA’s next generation long-rang ballistic missile is here
China has confirmed that it now possesses an upgraded version of its DF-5A intercontinental ballistic missile, which has been in existence since 1971. It had previously denied that the Dongfeng-41 (DF-41), which has a range of 7,500 miles, existed. Published August 1, 2014
Army’s upcoming tracer rounds will light up the night while leaving enemies in the dark
American military personnel use the pyrotechnic glare of tracer rounds to see exactly where they're firing and adjust when necessary. Unfortunately, that glare also gives away a soldier's position. Engineers at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey are working to fix that problem. Published August 1, 2014
Bill Clinton audio surfaces from Sept. 10, 2001: ‘I could have killed’ Osama bin Laden
While speaking to an audience in Melbourne, Australia, on Sept. 10, 2001, former President Bill Clinton allegedly said that he passed up an opportunity to kill terrorist and 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden while in office. Published July 31, 2014
German general assigned as U.S. Army Europe’s new chief of staff
If U.S. Army Europe's next chief of staff doesn't sound like an American, that's because he's not; he's German. Published July 31, 2014
A football fantasy: NFL players to wear chips that track every move in real time
The NFL is about to bring football fans more statistics than they could ever imagine. The league is preparing to tag its players with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips that will track every movement they make during the course of a game. Published July 31, 2014
CIA admits improperly hacking Senate computers in search of Bush-era information
The CIA admitted to senators this week that the agency improperly snooped through congressional computers, retreating from agency Director John Brennan's vehement denials earlier this year and further denting the embattled intelligence community's credibility with Congress. Published July 31, 2014
U.S. doubting war on terror outcome: 27% of likely voters tell Rasmussen U.S. is winning
A Rasmussen Reports poll released Wednesday shows that only 27 percent of likely voters believe the United States and its allies are winning the war on terror. Published July 30, 2014
6 Philadelphia narcotics officers charged with robbing drug dealers of over $500K in cash
Six narcotics officers in Philadelphia have been arrested and charged with robbing drug dealers of over $500,000 in cash. The news comes after the U.S. Attorney's Office unsealed a 26-count indictment stemming from a two-year investigation. The probe involved the FBI, the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Philadelphia Police Department. Published July 30, 2014
Israel says Hamas trained operative for paraglider attack on civilians
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) recently captured a Hamas operative who said he was trained to carry out paraglider attacks on civilian targets. Published July 30, 2014
Army’s 3-D printed bombs to create ‘a whole new universe’ of lethal capabilities
Three-dimensional printing is taking the evolution of the bomb to a new level. The U.S. Army believes that the new technology will present security experts and policy makers with capabilities previously unimaginable. Published July 30, 2014
C-130 lands at Ramstein Air Force Base with dead boy in wheel well
A U.S. Air Force C-130 landing at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany was found with the body of a young male in its wheel well on Tuesday. Published July 29, 2014
ISIL destroys key bridge leading to Baghdad; suicide truck bomb severed supply line
Sunni radicals with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant destroyed a bridge north of Baghdad that Iraqi forces used as a key supply line. Published July 29, 2014
Chinese hackers stole ‘huge quantities’ of sensitive data on Israel’s Iron Dome
Israel's Iron Dome has shielded the nation's citizens from countless rockets, but the defense contractors who supplied the technology could not shield themselves from Chinese hackers between 2011 and 2012. Published July 29, 2014
ISIL creates all-female brigade to terrorize women into following Sharia law
Sunni radicals with the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant have created the al-Khansaa' Brigade, an all-female unit that exists to impose on Sharia law on Iraqi and Syrian women. Published July 25, 2014
