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This report evaluates the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office CARE Program, a holistic defense model that supports justice-involved youth. Using qualitative, quantitative, and cost analyses, the report finds benefits in quality of life, case dispositions, and county cost savings. The evaluation finds no significant short-term effect on recidivism and highlights implementation challenges related to staffing, data, and coordination. This publication is part of the RAND research report series. Research reports present research findings and objective analysis that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors. All RAND research reports undergo rigorous peer review to ensure high standards for…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Bob’s Discount Furniture has faced ongoing volatility from tariffs and fuel-related pressures but is confident its “tried and true playbook” will offset any incremental costs that it could incur, CFO Carl Lukach said in a Q1 earnings call on May 7. President and CEO Bill Barton said the furniture company is encouraged by recent tariff rate reductions and adjustments made towards steel and aluminum duties for its recovered products. Bob’s also applied for a tariff refund. “It’s too early to…

Jaafar Jackson’s electric performance as MJ helped lift the new “Michael” movie to the number one spot around the world, breaking box office records for biopics and reminding us of dance floor classics like “Don’t stop ‘til you get enough,” “Thriller,” and “Bad,” but becoming the King of Pop took its toll on Jaafar, revealing that numbness and planta fasciitis in his feet were his price for perfection. As the son of Jermaine Jackson, Jaafar has always been aware of uncle Michael’s strong work ethic, but on the May 11 episode of the Complex YouTube series, Sneaker Shopping, he went…

The Navy’s new 30-year shipbuilding plan outlines an effort to buy 15 battleships by 2055, and reveals details about the 80-plus robot boats it aims to add within five years.“Our success will be measured by one metric: a larger, more capable fleet—manned and unmanned—ready to defend our homeland and project power globally,” Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said in the report’s foreword.The fiscal year 2027 update of the plan, released Monday, adds new details on the Navy’s vision for a 450-vessel fleet by 2031, including 299 warships, 68 auxiliary ships, and 83 unmanned vessels, which would likely include medium unmanned…

Justin Gaethje has given his thoughts on Ilia Topuria’s explosive reaction to Josh Hokit’s trash talk at the UFC Freedom 250 press conference. As part of the UFC 328 festivities, we saw the first press conference take place for the upcoming UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House. In the main event, Ilia Topuria will defend his UFC lightweight championship against Justin Gaethje, with many believing that Ilia is the clear favorite to retain his belt after the exceptional run he’s been on as of late. RELATED: Sean Strickland accuses Josh Hokit of going ‘too far’ with trash talk…

Nigeria’s security challenges are immense. According to one estimate, the country recorded nearly 12,000 conflict-related deaths in 2025—a toll exceeding the peak fatalities recorded during the height of the Boko Haram insurgency in 2014 (11,346 deaths) and more than those suffered in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen combined in 2025. An Afrobarometer survey published in August 2025 found that two out of three Nigerians say that the country is no safer today than it was five years ago.Forms of insecurity, particularly kidnapping for ransom, are pervasive across the country, but armed violence is unfolding in four main theaters. In the northeast,…

The Pentagon is set to announce on Wednesday framework agreements that position it to potentially acquire over 10,000 low-cost, containerized missiles over three years starting in 2027. A statement seen by Reuters ahead of its release said that the Pentagon’s agreements are with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5, and will together launch the “Low‑Cost Containerized Munitions (LCCM) program.”The assessment phase of the program will involve purchasing test missiles from all four companies starting in June 2026. The statement did not provide a cost or specify the weapons systems from the four firms, but said the agreements established the terms…

The plan sets out 122 ships and 63 unmanned platforms across the FYDP. Credit: AU USAnakul/Shutterstock.com. The US Department of the Navy has unveiled its Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Shipbuilding Plan, which requests funding for 34 manned ships and five uncrewed platforms in FY27 alone. In total, 122 ships and 63 uncrewed platforms are planned across the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more This plan outlines a strategic approach to expanding fleet capacity and enhancing naval capabilities, forming…

Ukraine has linked its military drones, sensors and weapons systems into a unified battlefield network, an integration Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told lawmakers Tuesday the U.S. military has yet to achieve.During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Driscoll lauded Kyiv’s “Delta” command and control system and praised its ability to “integrate every single drone, every sensor and every shooting platform into just one single network.” A stark contrast, he said, to fragmented American systems that struggle to communicate or share data. The secretary pointed to the Army’s newly launched “Operation Jailbreak,” an effort at Fort Carson, Colorado, where Army engineers…

U.S. special operations leaders expressed frustration Tuesday about manufacturers’ proprietary agreements that block them from making quick upgrades to military equipment.The problem is especially acute for unmanned systems, they said, as technology is evolving far faster than the ability of U.S. Special Operations Command to modify its drones.“The biggest challenge that that we face, at least within the majority of our formations, is the inability of the operator at the edge to have the authority to tinker,” Lt. Gen. Lawrence Ferguson, chief of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, told the Senate Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities on Tuesday.“Specifically, I’m…