Sara Chernikoff

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Janet Loehrke |Ramon Padilla |Sara Chernikoff

While Israel is wielding a wide array of weapons during their ongoing attacks on Iran, there is at least one which only the United States can bring to the battlespace: a bunker-busting bomb known as the GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator. According to Department of Defense documents, the GBU-57 is a guided, penetrating weapon with the ability to reach and destroy targets in deeply buried and hardened bunkers and tunnels.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Janet Loehrke |Ramon Padilla |Sara Chernikoff |Stephen Beard

Iran and Israel continue to exchange strikes five days after their long-simmering conflict hit the flashpoint. Israel's surprise attack on Tehran's nuclear program and targeted assassination of Iranian leadership kicked off a sequence of events that has left hundreds reported killed and the United States at risk of being dragged further into the war. Here's a closer look at what has unfolded since Israel's initial strikes.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Sara Chernikoff |Ramon Padilla

Following a weekend of nationwide protests and the Army's "Grand Military Parade and Celebration," President Donald Trump directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to ramp up efforts to detain and deport migrants from large Democratic-run cities including Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. Trump called for the expanded deportation June 15 post on Truth Social.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Janet Loehrke |Sara Chernikoff

Israel bombed Iran's state television headquarters as the aerial war between the countries entered its fourth day on June 16. According to Reuters, the Israeli military escalated their bombardment of Iranian cities, while Iran showed they could bypass Israel's air defenses — missiles struck Tel Aviv and the Israeli port city of Haifa before dawn.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Sara Chernikoff

The average cost of insuring a family of four through the workplace has nearly tripled since 2005, according to a report from Milliman Medical Index in May. A typical employer-sponsored health plan now costs more than $35,000 for the average family. The burden of these increasing costs is falling on employers and employees alike.