DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military launched airstrikes Sunday targeting Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard to retaliate for the killing of American troops in Jordan, further widening the crossfire between the nations as they fight over Strait of Hormuz. The strikes, now part of a weeklong campaign that has seen Iran strike U.S.-allied countries … Read more
The U.S. Coast Guard said the search for three boaters missing after their vessel sank in San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island was suspended at sunset on Wednesday. One other person died shortly after being pulled from the water. Coast Guard Commander Jarod Toczko told an afternoon press conference that crews had searched over 950 square nautical … Read more
President Trump said Monday that the U.S. would “become the guardian” of the Strait of Hormuz and suggested that other countries will pay the U.S. for securing it. Mr. Trump told Fox News the U.S. was “going to keep the strait, and we’ll probably run it. We’ll become the guardian of the strait. Maybe we’ll … Read more
Federal prosecutors say a man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House, killing one of them, has been taken to a hospital for treatment of a potentially life-threatening medical condition after he refused to eat food in jail WASHINGTON — A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The grandfather of a man who was shot and killed by the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis over the weekend says he wants answers from law enforcement. Evaniel Johnson said he is waiting to see if video footage supports the police narrative that his 20-year-old grandson, Tyrin Johnson, turned toward U.S. guard … Read more
A state investigation is underway after members of Tennessee’s National Guard shot and killed a 20-year-old man in downtown Memphis on Sunday morning, while they were patrolling the streets as part of a task force created by President Donald Trump. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more
Two Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a crime-fighting patrol in Memphis fatally shot a man Sunday who turned toward the soldiers with a gun during a downtown pursuit, authorities said. The Guard members are part of a federal task force in Memphis created by President Trump, who last year sent troops and federal agents … Read more
Two Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a crime-fighting patrol in Memphis fatally shot a man Sunday who turned toward the soldiers with a gun during a downtown pursuit, authorities said. The Guard members were part of a troop deployment the Trump administration launched in Tennessee’s second-largest city last fall. The soldiers were responding with … Read more
There’s heightened security around festivities in Washington, D.C., for , which includes a fireworks display that is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people. The main events on the Fourth of July are deemed a “national special security event,” which is the highest possible designation. It’s a rare status that is usually reserved for … Read more
Search-and-rescue teams have not given up in Venezuela, more than a week after the double earthquakes. On Thursday, a man was pulled out alive after being fed for days through a syringe, the only way to reach him through the rubble. Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details. Source link