A federal jury convicted a Texas man of wire fraud and money laundering after he befriended his victims, told them he was a veteran of the Army’s elite Delta Force and they needed to hand over hundreds of thousands of dollars so he could protect their children from being kidnapped by Mexican drug cartels.
Jill Biden on Wednesday praised her husband’s advocacy for U.S. service members before she sounded a red horn to start the Wounded Warrior Project’s annual Soldier Ride from the White House lawn.
Lou Conter was memorialized by family, friends, veterans, active-duty service members and community leaders at a service Tuesday at Saint Patrick Catholic Cemetery in Grass Valley, Calif.
Dairy cattle moving between states must be tested for the bird flu virus, U.S. agriculture officials said Wednesday as they try to track and control the growing outbreak.
A new package of $61 billion in U.S. aid may prevent Ukraine from losing its war against Russia. But winning it will be a long slog. The aid approval means Ukraine may be able to release artillery ammunition that it has been rationing. The difference could be felt within days on the front line.
The Pentagon announced new military aid for Ukraine, including air defense systems and artillery rounds, worth about $1 billion after President Joe Biden quickly signed the legislation passed Congress to move weapons and equipment to forces trying to stop a surging Russian invasion.
The USS George Washington aircraft carrier will leave Hampton Roads Thursday as it deploys to South America en route to its new homeport of Yokosuka, Japan.
TikTok said legislation passed by Congress on Tuesday evening that would force its Chinese parent company to sell its stake or face a total ban of the app in America is “unconstitutional,” and the company will challenge it in court.
Police peacefully arrested student protesters at the University of Southern California on Wednesday, hours after police at a Texas university aggressively detained dozens in the latest clashes between law enforcement and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war on campuses nationwide.
Students at a growing number of U.S. colleges are gathering in protest encampments with a unified demand of their schools: Stop doing business with Israel — or any companies that support its ongoing war in Gaza.