She knew she might get Alzheimer’s in her 30s. That didn’t make it any easier.
Jaime Bortz at home in Buffalo, New York. At 39, a few years since being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, her memory loss is accelerating. When Jaime Bortz was a teenager, she’d gently take hold of her dad’s hand while they walked through the mall in Buffalo, New York. She’d guide him along to prevent him from…
I’m 29 and my best friend is 84. Getting relationship advice from someone who has been married for decades is invaluable.
The author (not pictured) is 29, and her best friend is 84. They’ve known each other for four years. I had always been close with both of my grandmothers, maternal and paternal. However, during my sophomore year of college, my paternal grandmother stopped knowing who I was. Alzheimer’s had taken hold, and though she’s still…
My wife and I met in a Facebook group as teens. Despite living in different parts of the world, we had so much in common.
The author (right) and his wife (left) met in a Facebook group. This January, I stared outside, and there was still a part of me that didn’t quite understand that I was seeing lush green grass instead of snowdrifts up to my chest. If, a few years ago, you had told me that I would…
Judge gives Trump the go-ahead to continue putting USAID employees on leave
A USAID sign seen on a container in Manila, Philippines. USAID provides assistance to countries around the world. After being targeted in the DOGE office’s efforts to cut federal spending and root out waste, USAID on Friday lost a major court battle, leaving the international aid agency gutted while legal challenges play out. US District…
A top US Navy shipbuilder says the problem isn’t that the industry doesn’t know how to build warships
The US Navy’s demand signal has fluctuated, forcing industry to adapt. A senior Huntington Ingalls Industries executive said the US Navy’s mounting shipbuilding problems aren’t because shipbuilders don’t know what they’re doing. Instead, he pointed toward inconsistent demand and workforce issues that have drastically affected industry’s capacity. Navy officials and analysts have raised some of…
Secretive X-37B space plane shares first images from orbit; see photos
An X-37B onboard camera captured an image of Earth while in orbit. The US Space Force released an image Thursday that was taken by its top-secret space plane for the first time since launching on its seventh mission in late 2023. While conducting experiments in a “highly elliptical orbit,” the X-37B orbital test vehicle captured…
The West is hastily taking notes from Ukraine and gearing up for future drone wars
Ukraine and Russia are constantly trying to innovate on the battlefield to maintain an edge over each other, and drones are key. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a conflict dominated by drones, and NATO’s been taking notes, learning how to move faster. Uncrewed systems are being used more in this war than in any other…
The US Space Force needs a ‘warfighting ethos’ and increased funding to compete with China in space: report
Airmen and guardians at a graduation parade in Texas in October. The US Space Force needs a change in mindset and increased funding to compete with China in the space domain, two retired US colonels argued in a new report for the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. The report, which was released earlier this week,…
We got new carpet in over 50% of our house. Here are 8 things I wish I’d known before we started.
After 20 years, we finally replaced some of our old carpets. My family has lived in the same house for 20 years. It was a new build when we first moved in, but now it’s endured five children, one grandkid, and a puppy. As you can imagine, the carpet in our home got pretty gross…
