Top U.S. general in Caribbean meets with Cuban military leaders near Guantanamo Bay as tensions simmer

The head of the U.S. military’s Southern Command met with top Cuban military officials Friday at the edge of the American naval base at Guantanamo Bay, SOUTHCOM announced, as President Trump heaps pressure on Cuba and does not rule out military action. Gen. Francis Donovan, commander of SOUTHCOM, held a “brief exchange on operational security … Read more

A new whale detection network launches in San Francisco Bay, alerting ships in real time

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Ferries, cargo ships and tankers cut through choppy waters in the San Francisco Bay Tuesday as a whale surfaced nearby, its spout barely visible against the white caps. Until now, whales could easily go unnoticed by mariners, but an AI-powered detection network launched this week is designed to track them day … Read more

Navy veteran Rocky Rochford seeks to turn Tampa Bay red, unseat 20-year House incumbent

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Navy veteran Rocky Rochford served his country for 33 years, holding the title of commodore. Now, he’s on a mission to flip Tampa Bay from blue to red, in the midst of a spirited campaign to unseat 20-year incumbent Kathy Castor in Florida’s 14th congressional district. Rochford … Read more

Body found in Tampa Bay identified as 2nd missing University of South Florida doctoral student

Human remains found recently in Tampa Bay have been identified as those of Nahida Bristy, the second missing University of South Florida doctoral student, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.  Bristy and Zamil Limon, both 27, were last seen in the Tampa area on April 16. Limon’s body was found in multiple black plastic bags … Read more

DHS taunts media for reporting about ‘Green Bay man’ illegal immigrant charged in vicious machete attack

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Homeland Security called out the legacy media for characterizing the perpetrator of a recent Wisconsin machete attack as a “Green Bay man” when he is actually an illegal alien from Nicaragua. Fox News Digital has learned that David Joel Herrera-Garcia, 24, … Read more

Veterans mark the 65th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs Invasion with a new museum in Miami

MIAMI — Manuel Portuondo was still a teenager in 1960 when his family, like thousands of others, fled Cuba for Miami, following the culmination of the Cuban Revolution a year earlier. Soon after, while still attending school, Portuondo learned of a military force of Cuban refugees being organized by the United States government. He and … Read more

Massive fire breaks out on scrap metal barge on Delaware Bay

A massive fire broke out Tuesday morning on a barge carrying huge piles of scrap metal on the Delaware Bay. The barge appeared to be standing still as boats on both sides of it fired water cannons into the piles of burning metal. Smoke billowed from several fires that were burning on the boat. It … Read more