His path to reaching 106? ‘I did everything I shouldn’t do’

“I don’t go pheasant hunting anymore,” said Stern, the oldest living graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. “I had to give it up when I turned 102. I’ve lost a lot of my strength.”

Myanmar’s military rulers enact cybersecurity law with wide-ranging censorship provisions

The new law, which came into effect on Jan. 1, has extensive provisions mainly targeting means of communications and providers of services such as virtual private networks — VPNs — that can help evade network blockages.

US sanctions Beijing-based cyber group for its alleged role in hacking incidents

The U.S. Treasury on Friday hit Integrity Technology Group, Inc. with sanctions for conducting multiple hacks against U.S. victims, including incidents attributed to Flax Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored campaign that targets U.S. critical infrastructure.

Surgeon General calls for new label on drinks to warn of alcohol’s cancer risk

Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed on Friday. About 20,000 people die every year from those alcohol-related cancer cases, according to his advisory.

Boeing still needs culture change to put safety above profits, according to FAA head

Federal Aviation Administration chief Mike Whitaker made the comment in an online post Friday. Whitaker will step down as FAA administrator in two weeks.

Investigators meet in Brazil to extract data from black box of crashed Azerbaijani airliner

Azerbaijan claims that the Embraer 190 jet, made in Brazil, was unintentionally shot down by Russia. Brazil’s air force said in a statement that nine foreign investigators from three other countries, including Russia, have gathered with its own experts in the capital, Brasilia.

Trump’s strength and unpredictability can help end war in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also says it won’t be possible to end the almost three years of war in one day as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump claimed during his election campaign that he could do. 

Biden blocks $14 billion acquisition of US Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel

His decision comes after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States failed to reach consensus on the possible national security risks of the deal last month, and sent a long-awaited report on the merger to Biden.

Man who had short US Army stint accused of trying to become a Hezbollah fighter

A Pennsylvania man who briefly served in the Army faces charges of attempting to join the militant group Hezbollah and lying to the FBI, according to the Justice Department.

DODEA schools to close in honor of Jimmy Carter on National Day of Mourning

All DODEA schools will be closed on Thursday in honor of former President Jimmy Carter.

Israeli strikes kill at least 42 in Gaza as ceasefire talks set to resume in Qatar

 Israeli strikes killed at least 42 people in Gaza, including children, overnight and into Friday, hospital and emergency response workers said, as health workers and Israel’s military traded claims over reported evacuation orders for two hospitals in the territory’s largely isolated north.

2 Vietnam soldiers who saved fellow troops in combat to receive Medals of Honor

Capt. Hugh Nelson Jr. and Kenneth David, who fought in the Vietnam War, are the latest recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award for valor in combat.

5 Korean War soldiers will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor

Five Korean War soldiers whose extraordinary heroism was not fully recognized at the time will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor as part of a campaign to shine a light on the role of minority service members in defense of the nation.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs deny sending drones to provoke North for Yoon

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff denied allegations that the military scattered anti-communist propaganda leaflets in North Korea to prompt a reaction from Pyongyang, according to a spokesman Thursday.

South Korea’s impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoff

South Korean investigators have left the president’s official residence after a nearly six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt to detain him. It’s the latest confrontation in a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korean politics and seen two heads of state impeached in under a month.

EPA fines Navy, logistics agency for skipping fuel contamination meeting in Hawaii

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Navy and Defense Logistics Agency $5,000 for failing to attend a community meeting last month regarding the Red Hill fuel spill crisis as required by a consent order.

FCC’s net neutrality rules struck down, in another blow to Biden administration

A federal appeals court on Thursday dealt a blow to President Joe Biden’s Federal Communications Commission, striking down the agency’s hard-fought and long-debated open internet rules.

China plans export curbs on battery parts, mineral technology

China plans to tighten export restrictions on certain technology used to make battery components and the processing of two crucial metals amid rising trade tensions globally. 

Biden to ban more offshore oil drilling before Trump arrives

President Biden is set within days to issue the executive order barring the sale of new drilling rights in portions of the country’s outer continental shelf, according to people familiar with the effort who asked not to be named because the decision isn’t public.