YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — American troops recently joined a 12-nation parachute drill near Tokyo to hone skills needed to recapture remote islands. Airborne troops from the United States ...

The only parachute unit of Japan's Self-Defense Forces has allowed the public to view its annual drill to defend the country's remote islands. The First Airborne Brigade of the Ground Self-Defense ...

A woman who survived a 15,000 skydive where her parachute failed had two thoughts going through her mind before she hit the ground. In 2013 Australian woman Emma Carey was skydiving in the Swiss ...

John Anderson, an attorney for Shepard, said in a statement to The Associated Press that the board had appointed a subcommittee to negotiate the separation agreement before unanimously approving it.

The hottest jeans of the season aren’t even denim. Sweatpant jeans have taken the internet by storm, as fashionistas fawn over the pants that provide both comfort and style. After the pricey Rag ...

An Alberta glider pilot who died after ejecting from his plane and hitting the ground during a competition last year had a working parachute but limited experience deploying it, an investigation ...

Over the past year or so, parachute pants have undergone a rebrand of sorts. The style – so named because they’re baggy and made with a lightweight “shell” fabric like nylon, cotton or polyester – ...

John Mahama has been sworn in for a second term as Ghana’s president at a ceremony in the capital Accra, with around 20 African leaders in attendance. Mahama won 56 percent of the vote in the ...