U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon

The U.S. military on Saturday shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina and is now moving to recover fallen debris, an episode that has derailed efforts to ease tensions between the two countries.President Joe Biden praised aviators who were involved in the mission conducted in U.S. airspace above its territorial waters, telling reporters that he ordered national security officials on Wednesday to have the balloon shot down.Biden said the balloon was not immediately downed as officials "said to me let's wait to the safest place to do it."China has claimed the…READ FULL ARTICLE