Chinese spy balloon

A Chinese spy balloon was discovered hovering over American territory in late January and early February this year. The balloon, which had been floating across the country for more than a week, was ultimately shot down by a US Air Force F-22 fighter jet off the coast of...

GOP senators are urging President Joe Biden to reveal his administration’s assessment of the Chinese Spy Ballon. What Happened: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) — both members of Senate committees relating to intelligence and armed services  — wrote a letter to the...

Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk in February reacted to the United States shooting down a fourth flying object over Michigan. What Happened: Musk then told his more than 128 million followers on Twitter not to worry about the flying objects and that they were just his “friends of mine stopping...

In their first face-to-face meeting since the uproar over balloons entering U.S. airspace, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, on Saturday in Munich, Germany. Blinken told Wang that the craft's entry into U.S. airspace was an "...

Edward Snowden asked on Twitter whether the White House spent a month scrambling jets to fire $400,000 missiles at the local hobby club’s twelve-dollar balloon. What Happened: The former U.S. intelligence contractor said in a post on Thursday, “lord have mercy” and shared an...

A day after a Chinese expert warned that Vladimir Putin could be involved in spy balloons spotted over the U.S. last week, Ukraine said it shot down six Russian balloons over Kyiv.  What Happened: The Ukrainian military said the balloons were spotted over the capital and were shot down after...

An expert on China warned that Vladimir Putin could be involved in Beijing's spy balloon that was shot down by the US military last week.  What Happened: Gordon Chang, author and Gatestone Institute Senior Fellow, told CNN that Russia and China are forming "adorable partnerships," and Putin...

The U.S. said it had recovered critical electronics from the suspected Chinese spy balloon downed by the U.S. military off South Carolina’s coast on Feb. 4. What Happened: On Monday, the U.S. military's Northern Command said it found some key sensors presumably used for intelligence gathering...

Edward Snowden has said the recently downed flying objects over the United States and Canada were not aliens. What Happened: Snowden, a former U.S. intelligence contractor wanted for leaking classified secrets, said he wished the objects were aliens but they aren’t.  “It's just...

The skies above the U.S have seen a spate of unusual activity as the military has been forced to take down unidentified objects of mysterious origin on a now near-daily basis. This began with the shoot-down of a Chinese balloon off the coast of South Carolina and has led to concerns about...

President Joe Biden on Thursday said a Chinese spy balloon transiting the U.S. was not a major security breach. What Happened: Biden, who faced massive criticism from his opponents after a Chinese spy balloon intruded U.S. airspace before it was shot down in the Atlantic Ocean, said he did not...

Donald Trump Jr, son of Former President Donald Trump, reacted to a Twitter post that featured a blimp modeled after the former president. What Happened: Trump Jr. said, “Not gonna lie… this is funny” to a post that contained multiple photos of the blimp shaped like an angry...

It was hardly a slow-news weekend as the U.S. took some coercive action on the Chinese spy balloon hovering in its airspace, and Turkey and Syria suffered a horrendous earthquake that claimed hundreds of lives. On the business side of things, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) looks like it's coming up...

The Biden administration offered to brief former President's officials on newly discovered intelligence that Beijing sent spy balloons into U.S. airspace during Donald Trump's tenure in the top office. What Happened: The comments from President Joe Biden-led administration came after Trump and...