Opinion
Senate should act fast on bipartisan veterans’ home effort
The U.S. Senate should pass legislation granting North Carolina 20 acres of Army land for the construction of a veterans' home, this policy expert writes.
By Tanner Port
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Navy corpsman found dead near South Carolina riverbanks
Yu Wei Huo, 33, was last seen days earlier, and officials asked the public for help locating him, expressing "concern for his safety and well-being.”
By Eve Sampson
Guam cleans up after Mangkhut, Hawaii and Norfolk brace for Olivia and Florence
Tropical cyclones threaten communities stretching from the western Pacific to the Atlantic seaboard.
By Tara Copp, AP and Carl Prine
Guam B-52s left behind to face typhoon as B-2s, C-17s scramble from 2 other major storms
Air Force finds itself in cross hairs of three major storms.
By Tara Copp, AP
North Korea’s Kim has faith in Trump, frustrated at skeptics
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un still has faith in U.S. President Donald Trump’s commitment to ending their nations' hostile relations, but he’s frustrated by questions about his willingness to denuclearize and wants his “goodwill measures” to be met in kind, South Korean officials said Thursday.
Mattis to Spicer: ‘I’ve killed people for a living. If you call me again, I’m going to f--king send you to Afghanistan’
According to one passage in Bob Woodward's new book, an exasperated Mattis lashed out at former Press Secretary Sean Spicer.
By J.D. Simkins
Woodward book says John Kelly privately called President Trump an ‘idiot’
An upcoming book by journalist Bob Woodward says President Donald Trump’s chief of staff privately called Trump an “idiot” and aides plucked sensitive documents off the president’s desk to keep him from taking rash actions.
Top US general departs for Pakistan, India to bolster Afghanistan strategy
Dunford will meet up with Mattis and Pompeo on a historic visit to India to press Afghanistan and Indo-Pacific priorities.
By Tara Copp, AP
This sergeant killed 6 enemy soldiers despite being hit by multiple grenades
The 21-year-old sergeant led three charges up the hill in the face of enemy infantry and mortar fire.
By J.D. Simkins
22nd MEU Marine charged with murder in death of New River roommate
A Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit has been charged with murder by a North Carolina sheriff’s office in the death of his New River roommate.
By Shawn Snow
Here’s why Mattis won’t cancel upcoming maneuvers with South Korean forces
The Pentagon has no plans to cancel its future military exercises in South Korea, according to Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis.
By Aaron Mehta
Trump strategy is working, departing general in Afghanistan says
Thousands of additional U.S. forces, new authorities and recent ceasefires give hope, general says.
By Tara Copp, AP