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Jan 20, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; A detail view of the trophy before the CFP National Championship college football game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images The first ...

While Y2K style has made a widely celebrated comeback (25 years later, so right on vintage schedule), the most popular perfumes of times gone by still have a lot to say. There’s a quarter of a century ...

The first unveiling of the College Football Playoff rankings is complete. To no one’s surprise, defending national champion Ohio State grabbed the No. 1 spot in the first of five total rankings to be ...

The Navy and Boeing have pushed back the initial flight test of the first MQ-25A Stingray aircraft carrier-based tanker aircraft into early 2026. The government-industry team insisted they are making ...

For the stocky little general with the impassive face, it was a day of memory and triumph. Exactly 25 years ago, with the Spanish Civil War not yet three months old, an army junta met in the Old ...

The commander of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) this month warned a lot of work is still required with the new MQ-25 Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker aircraft in order to conduct a first ...

The first unmanned aircraft control station has been fitted in a US Navy (USN) aircraft carrier – a major milestone in the service’s journey to integrate uncrewed jets into the carrier air wing. The ...

ELEPHANT GERALD: THIS ROLE IS CAST, NEEDS UNDERSTUDY (20+, male-identifying) A careful, somewhat anxious elephant who overthinks everything but has a big heart. Best ...