Source: United States Spaceforce
The DAF awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the production and fielding of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon. The contract marks the formal transition into production, solidifying the Air Force’s commitment to fielding standoff, high-speed strike options.
Source: United States Navy
FOX Sports will honor the nation’s servicemembers and veterans during a special Veterans Day initiative Nov. 7–8, bringing two of its signature sports broadcasts to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
Christopher Vignogna, age 26, of Syracuse, New York, appeared in Federal Court Friday, October 9, 2026, on a charge of making threats against the President of the United States. First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and United States Secret Service, Special Agent in Charge Charles T. Perras made the announcement.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas (USAO-KS), in coordination with the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, unveils its comprehensive strategy to oversee federal voting protections and investigate potential election fraud as early voting begins in Kansas for the 2026 midterm elections.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
On October 2, 2026, Jermaine Cooper, age 53, of Apalachin, NY; Sherry Olk, age 40, of Binghamton, NY; and Shamell Tate, age 36 of Endicott, NY, were arraigned on charges of distribution of methamphetamine.First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III, FBI Special Agent in Charge Craig Tremaroli, Broome County District Attorney F. Paul Battisti, Broome County Sheriff Frederick J. Akshar II, New York State Police (NYSP) Bureau of Criminal Investigation Lieutenant Nate McCarthy, and Vestal Police Chief Vince Stavola made the announcement.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
NEW ORLEANS – LESLI JOEL CALIX-SARMIENTO (“CALIX-SARMIENTO”), age 36, a Honduran national, was charged in a two-count indictment on October 23, 2026, with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2422(b), and illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
Antonio Terry, 18, of Washington, D.C., was arrested on October 25, 2026, and charged today with first-degree murder while armed for the shooting deaths of two youths, ages 12 and 14, that occurred on April 14, 2026, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Source: United States Department of War
The War Department’s Office of Strategic Capital announced a $150 million conditional loan commitment with Stoke Space Technologies, Inc., a U.S.-based space launch company developing fully reusable rockets, to provide low-cost, high-cadence access to orbit.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
Joseph Grunwald was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Nina R. Morrison to 30 years’ imprisonment for coercing and enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct, and receiving child pornography. The sentencing was held on October 22, 2026. Grunwald pleaded guilty to a three-count superseding information in August 2026. Grunwald was a registered sex offender in New York State when he committed the federal crimes of conviction.
Source: United States Department of Justice
On October 9, 2026, Emerardo Abisai Vasquez-Lopez, age 20, of Oswego, New York, appeared in federal court in Syracuse, New York, before United States Magistrate Judge Mitchell J. Katz on charges related to his alleged sexual exploitation of a child and his transportation and possession of child pornography. Vasquez-Lopez was ordered detained pending further proceedings.