Trump tested the limits on using the military at home
By Stephen Groves | Associated Press WASHINGTON — During his first term as president, Donald Trump tested the limits of how he could use the military to achieve policy goals. …
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US will send a missile defense system and troops to run it to Israel
By Lolita C. Baldor | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States will send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel, along with the troops needed to operate …
Heavy Israeli bombardment again hits UN peacekeepers
By SAMY MAGDY and BASSEM MROUE BEIRUT (AP) — Palestinians in northern Gaza described heavy Israeli bombardment Saturday in the hours after airstrikes killed at least 22 people, as Israel …
Ukraine downs a Russian warplane and Russia claims gains in the east
By Samya Kullab and Elise Morton | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces said they shot down a Russian fighter plane on Saturday while Russia claimed it made gains …
Wreck of US warship known as ‘Ghost Ship of the Pacific’ found in ‘exceptional’ condition off Northern California coast – The Mercury News
By Jack Guy | CNN The wreck of a US Navy destroyer known as the “Ghost Ship of the Pacific” has been found off the coast of California by undersea …
Hezbollah confirms leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli strike
By BASSEM MROUE and MELANIE LIDMAN BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founding members, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an …
Biden on Israeli strike killing Hezbollah leader: ‘Measure of justice’
By AAMER MADHANI and MATTHEW LEE REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — The Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah was a “measure of justice” for victims of a four-decade “reign …
VA texting veterans to encourage them to apply for earned benefits – The Mercury News
This story — a somewhat personal one — starts as many do nowadays, with an unsolicited text message from an unknown number. If you’re anything like me, then you would …
Hezbollah hits back with rockets, declares ‘open-ended battle’
By NATALIE MELZER and KAREEM CHEHAYEB NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — Hezbollah launched more than 100 rockets early Sunday across northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa, as …
Top Hezbollah leader was among the 37 people killed in Israeli strike
By BASSEM MROUE and ABBY SEWELL BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah announced that it fired a barrage of missiles at a military base deep inside Israel …