ABC News meteorologist Somara Theodore shares what this report is saying about why August was the warmest month ever recorded, and Ginger Zee has more on the effort to use drones to help make rain.
As cartels increasingly use drones along the southern border, the U.S. military is deploying high-energy laser weapons to shoot them down. The system, built by AeroVironment, is mounted on Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, allowing it to be repositioned as drones are detected. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents use signal-based counter-drone technology, known as jammers, to disable drones, while the military operates the laser system separately. More: https://tinyurl.com/yc6xnmyc #southernborder #cartels #drones
A Florida police department deployed a drone that successfully led authorities to capture a man accused of trespassing on his ex-girlfriend's property and slashing her car's tires. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister joins "NewsNation Live" to break down the incident and how the technology is used. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
The military says laser weapons have downed 11 cartel-linked drones in South Texas, where agents report a sharp drop in drone activity.
The U.S. military has used high-energy laser weapons to shoot down 11 cartel-linked drones in the Rio Grande Valley since late August, according to the sector's top Border Patrol official. NewsNation's Ali Bradley has more. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
The Department of War and Border Patrol are laser-focused on the Rio Grande Valley as cartels increasingly turn to drones to surveil agents, guide migrants and potentially carry payloads across the southern border. In this episode of "Bradley on the Border," Ali Bradley gets an exclusive interview with Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Chief Jared Ashby. He told Bradley agents have encountered a drone capable of carrying a payload in the sector within the last several months, calling the drone threat “real.” Border Patrol says cartels are also using drones from Mexico to guide migrants across without a smuggler physically accompanying them, allowing operators to surveil law enforcement and direct groups remotely. The military has…
Aftermath of a jet-powered drone strike on residential areas of Sloviansk, Donetsk region, September 14, 2026. Photo courtesy of DSNS Donetsk. Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published September 17, 2026 KYIV — Russian forces [...]
Chronister's comments come amid growing pushback to police surveillance around the country.
U.S. forces stopped an Iranian attempt to steal an American surface drone patrolling waters in the Middle East.
The Navy awarded a contract valued at $562 million for initial production of the MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned aircraft.