Nation Jan 18 Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, two defense officials said Sunday.
World Jan 15 U.S. seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil.
World Jan 13 Pentagon embraces Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry The announcement comes just days after Grok — which is embedded into X, the social media network owned by Musk — drew global outcry and scrutiny for generating highly sexualized deepfake images of people without their consent.
World Jan 09 U.S. intercepts 5th sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, according to the U.S. military on Friday, as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela.
Politics Jan 08 U.S. aims to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and global sales The Trump administration intends to control the distribution of Venezuela's oil products globally following its ouster of President Nicolás Maduro in a surprise nighttime raid.
World Jan 07 U.S. seizes 2 sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean The U.S. has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean, officials said Wednesday.
Politics Jan 05 Hegseth issues letter of censure to Sen. Kelly after warning about following illegal orders Hegseth said that the censure was "a necessary process step" to proceedings that could result in a demotion from Kelly's retired rank of captain in the U.S. Navy.
World Jan 04 Maduro arrives in New York to face charges after U.S. operation questioned by legal experts Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrived in the United States to face criminal charges after being captured in an audacious nighttime military operation that President Donald Trump said would set the U.S. up to “run” the South American country and tap its vast oil…
World Jan 03 A timeline of U.S. military escalation against Venezuela leading to Maduro's capture On Saturday, the U.S. conducted a “large-scale strike” against Venezuela. Before the escalation, there had been 35 known strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats in South American waters since early September that killed at least 115 people, according to announcements…
World Jan 03 U.S. strikes Venezuela and says leader Maduro has been captured and flown out of the country The legal authority for the attack, which echoed the 1990 U.S. invasion of Panama that led to the surrender and seizure of leader Manuel Antonio Noriega, was not immediately clear.