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December 08, 2018

In a story Dec. 7 about President Donald Trump's selection of his next top military adviser, The Associated Press reported ...

December 08, 2018

Pearl Harbor survivor and Navy veteran recalls 1941 attack

Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Don Long was alone on an anchored military seaplane in the middle of a bay across the island from ...

December 07, 2018

The Latest: Trump to name Milley new Joint Chiefs chairman

The Latest on the succession of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (all times local): 3 p.m. U.S. officials say ...

December 07, 2018

Afghan official: Taliban kill 14 troops in western province

The Taliban staged a coordinated attack overnight on two Afghan army outposts in western Herat province, killing 14 Afghan ...

December 07, 2018

November border arrests jump to highest in Trump presidency

U.S. Border Patrol arrests on the Mexican border jumped 78 percent in November from a year earlier to the highest level in ...

December 07, 2018

Flag-waving crowds in Texas watch Bush's funeral train

Flag waving-crowds lined the tracks as a special funeral train carried the flag-draped body of former President George H.W.

December 07, 2018

Feds won't pursue third trial against Border Patrol agent

Federal prosecutors on Thursday said they will not seek a third trial for a Border Patrol agent who has been acquitted twice ...

December 06, 2018

Israel calls for international response to Hezbollah tunnels

Israel's prime minister on Thursday asked the international community to impose additional sanctions on Hezbollah and condemn ...

December 06, 2018

The Latest: President lauds rescue efforts after Japan crash

The Latest on the midair collision of two U.S. warplanes off Japan (all times local): 2:50 a.m. Friday President Donald Trump ...

December 06, 2018

Report: Propeller blade broke, causing military plane crash

Investigators say bad maintenance practices at a Georgia air force base missed a deteriorating propeller blade that broke off ...

December 03, 2018

Trump complains about cost of 'uncontrollable' arms race

President Donald Trump complained Monday about how much the U.S. spends on weapons in an "uncontrollable" arms race with ...

December 01, 2018

US naval commander in Middle East found dead in Bahrain home

The commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and the U.S. Fifth Fleet has been found dead in his residence in Bahrain.

December 01, 2018

Trump administration vows to targets migrants in future

Trump administration officials vowed Friday to address some of issues that forced them to decide against criminally ...

December 01, 2018

US Marshal killed outside Tucson house, suspect arrested

A deputy U.S. marshal serving a fugitive arrest warrant against a man accused of stalking a female police sergeant after she ...

November 30, 2018

US to cut troops along Mexico border but extend deployment

The U.S. plans to cut the number of active-duty troops along the border with Mexico but extend the unusual deployment for ...

November 30, 2018

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even ...

November 30, 2018

Official: No one arrested in border clash will be prosecuted

No criminal charges will be filed against any of the 42 people associated with a caravan of Central American migrants who ...

November 30, 2018

China says 8,000-strong UN peacekeeping standby force ready

China said Thursday it has assembled a standby force of thousands of United Nations peacekeepers, furthering its leading role ...

November 29, 2018

Border agents face split-second decisions on use of force

U.S. Border Patrol agents near Tijuana, Mexico, faced a choice as they looked out over the chaos at a crowd of migrants that ...