The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked a federal judge’s order that directed President Donald Trump to return control of National Guard troops to California after he deployed them there following protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.

Israel launched blistering attacks on the heart of Iran’s nuclear and military structure, deploying warplanes and drones previously smuggled into the country to assault key facilities and kill top generals and scientists — a barrage it said was necessary before its adversary got any closer to building an atomic weapon.

Seaman Sergio Valoura, a culinary specialist from the USS Abraham Lincoln, failed to report for assigned duties, which led to a ship-wide search for the sailor, the Navy said. When he was not found aboard the carrier, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service was notified.

The nation’s leading veterans service organizations urged Congress to adopt a bill that would give survivors of military sexual assault and sexual harassment greater access to health care services and benefits at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

A tense exchange about Greenland and Panama began a series of other confrontations between Hegseth and House Democrats, some of whom demanded he resign.

A 2021 pact by Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States — known as AUKUS — was formed to build up Australia’s maritime capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region to counter China.

The second soldier is in stable condition at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital. The incident is under investigation.

The Texas National Guard has more than 4,000 deployed to a mission at the U.S. border with Mexico, and another 5,000 have been called up to quell protests planned across the state.

A helicopter pilot whose career includes service at U.S. Africa Command has taken the helm of Naval Station Rota, Spain.

The FBI effectively screened tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees who came to the U.S. immediately following the collapse of the Kabul government in 2021, according to an audit.