Officials at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia say the “Air Power Over Hampton Roads” air show will proceed as scheduled this weekend despite a plane crash Thursday that killed well-known aerobatic pilot Rob Holland.

More than a dozen nonprofit agencies that assist ALS patients and support research sent a letter this week to the 43 members of the bipartisan ALS Congressional Caucus after a leaked proposed budget memo from the Health and Human Services Department called for defunding the registry and a biorepository with thousands of lab specimens.

Collins is scheduled to testify at a May 7 hearing of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee about the agency’s spending plan for fiscal 2026. He also will share his goals for the agency for the next four years and is expected to discuss the VA’s plans to lay off up to 83,000 employees by August.

The 27-year-old Navy SEAL died trying to save a fellow sailor during a dangerous nighttime mission off the Somali coast last year. An investigation released in October concluded that the deaths of both sailors were preventable. 

President Donald Trump’s administration has yet to officially recognize the current Syrian government of Ahmad al-Sharaa, an Islamist former insurgent who led the offensive that toppled Assad. The administration has also left Assad-era sanctions in place, although it has provided temporary relief.

Spanning health care facilities to court systems, states and local communities are facing a rise in cyberthreats. They are taking steps to address the problems, but a presidential executive order shifting some cybersecurity responsibilities to states, federal funding cuts, a shortage of IT experts and an overall lack of preparedness could weaken their efforts.

Houthi rebels in Yemen have shot down seven U.S. Reaper drones in less than six weeks. It’s a loss of aircraft worth more than $200 million in what is becoming the most dramatic cost to the Pentagon of the military campaign against the Iran-backed militants.

USAA brought two NFL Draft prospects and their fathers — who are military veterans — for a day-in-the-life experience at General Mitchell Air National Guard Base in Milwaukee, Wis., ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft this week.

A pilot was killed Thursday while attempting to land a civilian aircraft at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., base officials said. The crash happened at about 11:39 a.m. when the aircraft landed in preparation for the Air Power Over Hampton Roads air show scheduled for the weekend.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer, two people familiar with the line told The Associated Press.