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‘Have bombs, will travel’: How agile deployments are reshaping combat in the Middle East May 3 The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing configured six F-15E Strike Eagles to carry extra bombs to bare-base locations, taking off from an undisclosed location April 25. This new configuration is allowing the Air Force to increase combat capabilities by carrying more munitions to a forward operating base than the Strike Eagle can use on one mission. (Air Force) The Air Force’s latest push for a more flexible force — known as agile combat employment — could help the service keep airmen at hom...

At Tibor’s Kosher Meats, they chop the liver just so. That’s what has kept customers like Shirley, who is 84 and spoke on the condition her last name not be used because the shop has recently become the subject of scandal, coming back decade after decade. The gleaming silver case always has what she wants, Shirley explained, and until recently, the man who often reached in and wrapped it up for her was the eponymous owner himself, Tibor Rosenberg. “Is Tibor coming back?” Shirley asked at the cash register one recent day as she handed over a fistful of bills. The clerk grunted a curt �...

Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images This story is part of a group of stories called Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us. Many Americans are eager to get the Covid-19 vaccine as quickly as possible. But that inevitably means there are scammers ready to use the internet to take advantage of these vaccine seekers to steal their money and personal information. Similar to earlier in the pandemic, when fraudsters flooded the internet with ads for sketchy “cures,” bogus Covid-19 tests, and scarce personal protective equipment, onli...

Falling into a trap could cause serious harm to victims and those around them.

Since March, a UC San Diego health care professional said fake products promoted to cure or prevent COVID-19 have surged. Amid the rollout of Coronavirus shots, their focus is now to prevent people from buying vaccines advertised as the real thing.