https://www.lifezette.com Sat, 14 Nov 2026 15:48:42+0000 en-us hourly 1 https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/credible-bomb-threat-at-illinois-ethanol-plant-triggers-sweeping-mile-wide-evacuation-watch/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945617 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 LifeZette News Staff Bomb technicians made a suspicious package safe at the BioUrja Renewables plant, but Peoria’s evacuation order remained active while authorities searched the sprawling facility for additional threats and investigated who was responsible. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/monster-ex-cop-gets-life-and-chemical-castration-for-vile-crimes/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945620 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Mary Jacobs A Louisiana jury convicted former police officer Kedreyon K. Williams of crimes involving children ages 8 to 11, leading to mandatory life sentences and a court order requiring chemical castration. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/faa-ground-stop-sends-sports-travel-into-chaos-before-weekend-games/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945629 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Air It Out Bro A nationwide FAA ground stop lasting more than four hours forced college and professional teams to revise flights, use buses and adjust game times, with Ole Miss at Oklahoma moved to Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/navy-reveals-special-warfare-tribute-uniforms-for-army-navy-game/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945631 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Air It Out Bro Navy’s uniforms for the 127th Army-Navy game honor generations of Naval special warfare personnel through helmet insignia, camouflage sleeves, collar tributes and sea spray designs across the pants and gloves. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/beloved-kentucky-doctor-passes-away-at-53-after-horrific-bathroom-trip-accident/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945623 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Mary Jacobs Dr. James Turpin, an award winning Kentucky emergency room physician and medical leader, died after accidentally falling down basement stairs, leaving behind a wife, son and colleagues who remembered his reassuring presence and devotion to family. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/tom-arnold-67-admits-decade-long-sex-drought-after-calling-women-his-age-disgusting-watch/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945633 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Bored Trash Panda Tom Arnold says his comedy tour transformed his attitude toward women in their 60s, even as the four times divorced actor confronts a decade without sex, serious health challenges and his complicated history with sobriety. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/navy-quietly-ousts-uss-michael-murphy-commander-after-grueling-middle-east-deployment/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945649 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Common Defense The Navy removed Cmdr. Caitlin Cunningham during the USS Michael Murphy’s lengthy Middle East deployment but did not disclose the decision until November, adding to congressional concerns about transparency surrounding senior leadership changes. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/pentagon-revives-wwii-era-oss-name-in-sweeping-special-operations-push/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945651 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Common Defense War Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to revive the OSS name, add 100 staff and $45 million, and elevate special operations civilian oversight, while asking Congress to authorize the most consequential changes. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/turkey-and-egypt-deepen-naval-ties-with-joint-shipbuilding-on-the-table/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945653 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Common Defense Turkey and Egypt are exploring joint shipbuilding while expanding naval exercises and unmanned systems cooperation, even as Cairo maintains its opposition to the maritime jurisdiction agreement between Turkey and Libya. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/new-orleans-ship-collision-triggers-coast-guard-rescue-as-195-are-accounted-for/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945655 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Common Defense The Coast Guard and local emergency teams responded after a tanker struck the American Heritage near New Orleans. Officials accounted for 195 people, closed the Mississippi River to vessel traffic and prepared a formal investigation into the collision. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/air-force-maverick-who-revolutionized-the-art-of-war/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945657 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Common Defense Col. John Boyd and his Fighter Mafia fought the Pentagon establishment, developed energy maneuverability theory and drove the campaign that produced the YF-16, permanently placing pilot performance and maneuverability at the heart of fighter design. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/icc-judges-shut-down-afghanistan-probe-branch-that-could-target-us-troops/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945659 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Common Defense ICC judges formally closed Afghanistan investigations involving alleged crimes by U.S. troops and ISIS-K, while preserving the Taliban probe and four existing arrest warrants. Prosecutors have appealed, and American jurisdictional concerns remain unresolved. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/lawsuit-accuses-pentagons-future-warfare-panel-of-secrecy-and-lopsided-membership/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945661 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Common Defense Three watchdog groups claim Project Meridian lacks transparency, public input, and balanced membership, while raising conflict concerns over defense industry participants. The panel must deliver its 30 page report to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth by Jan. 28. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/u-s-floats-donbas-withdrawal-for-nato-membership-zelenskyy-says/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945663 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Common Defense Zelenskyy says American negotiators connected a possible Ukrainian withdrawal from Donbas with NATO membership for the first time, while talks produced no major breakthrough beyond plans for a prisoner exchange involving more than 1,000 people. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/germany-and-poland-tap-satim-to-supercharge-military-satellite-analysis/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945665 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Common Defense Poland is bringing SATIM’s automated radar imagery software into its MikroSAR program as the company’s separate analysis pipeline for Germany’s SPOCK-1 reconnaissance effort enters operational testing with reported accuracy of 90–95% for most object classes. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/fair-winds-to-peacoats-and-desert-camo-as-navy-overhauls-sailors-seabags/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945635 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Common Defense The Navy is retiring peacoats, desert camouflage and other familiar uniform pieces while adopting a single improved PT uniform, extending electronic gift card deadlines, and preparing for another review of possible seabag cuts. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/spacex-launches-massive-starship-on-crucial-test-flight/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945637 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Common Defense SpaceX’s most ambitious Starship test yet lost its booster recovery bid but continued toward an upper stage landing attempt, while the company advanced Starlink deployment and faced renewed scrutiny over Starshield restrictions in Ukraine. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/u-s-army-identifies-officer-held-in-britain-over-grave-espionage-allegations/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945639 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Common Defense Lt. Col. Brandon Carroll Tyner remains in London police custody after a British arrest tied to reported assistance for Russian intelligence, as U.S. and British authorities investigate suspected espionage and possible insider threats. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/air-force-unveils-sweeping-force-design-2026-as-sensors-and-autonomy-reshape-airpower/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945641 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Common Defense The classified Force Design 2026 replaces the Air Force’s 2024 framework and redirects modernization toward sensors, artificial intelligence, autonomy, networks, and integrated aircraft operations, particularly for generating effects in denied environments. https://www.lifezette.com/2026/11/italy-pours-more-into-gcap-fighter-as-army-vehicle-funding-takes-a-beating/ https://www.lifezette.com/?p=1945643 2026-11-14T15:54:32+00:00 Common Defense Italy’s 2026 budget sends GCAP fighter funding soaring to €875 million while tank and fighting vehicle programs receive just €177 million, sharpening a politically charged debate over military spending before next year’s national elections.