Navy SEAL Killed, Two Team Members Wounded in Somalia Raid A Navy SEAL was killed and two other U.S. service members wounded in a raid against a terror group in Somalia.
White House Adds Confusion to Trump Phone Call Controversy The president's daughter-in-law says there's a transcript of the phone call; the White House says there isn't.
Hurried Response to Benghazi Attack Came Too Late Special Forces were ordered to Benghazi as attacks began on the U.S. consulate, but the units never left staging areas.
Small Special Forces Unit Will Deploy to Nigeria A small group of U.S. Special Forces troops will arrive in Nigeria later this month to advise on combating Boko Haram.
Pentagon Doubles Funding to Battle Ebola Outbreak to $1 Billion The costs to the Defense Department in battling the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with 3,000 troops will be in the range of...
US Airstrike Kills Top ISIS Leader in Libya, Pentagon Says A U.S. airstrike in Libya has killed the top Islamic State leader in the country, the Defense Department announced.
Benghazi Victim's Family to Receive $400K after CIA Expands Benefits The family of a CIA contractor killed in the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya will receive $400...
US Warplanes Launch More Airstrikes Against ISIS in Libya U.S. warplanes hit targets in the Libyan port city of Sirte, bringing the number of airstrikes over the past two days to...
Freed Chibok Schoolgirls to Meet with Nigeria's President The April 2014 abduction of about 300 schoolgirls by Boko Haram brought the group's rampage in Nigeria to world attention.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
