WATCH: Pompeo says Trump doesn’t want war with Iran, calls troop deployment a deterrent
On a visit to U.S. Central Command in Florida just before the defense establishment was jolted by the sudden departure of the acting Pentagon chief, Pompeo said he is confident the American military is acting to confront any challenge.
Shanahan drops bid to lead Pentagon, citing ‘painful’ past
After months of unexplained delays, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan stepped down Tuesday before his formal nomination ever went to the Senate, citing a family situation that would hurt his children and reopen "wounds we have worked years to heal."…
San Francisco considers becoming 1st U.S. city to ban vape sales
E-cigarettes since 2014 have been the most commonly used tobacco product among young people in the country.
Trump says Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan withdraws his nomination
"Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, who has done a wonderful job, has decided not to go forward with his confirmation process so that he can devote more time to his family," President Trump wrote on Twitter.
The social network unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to create a new digital currency similar to Bitcoin for global use, one that could drive more e-commerce on its services and boost ads on its platforms. But that move isn't likely…
That adds to its appeal for supporters disaffected from the moneyed elites who run the former British colony, organizers say.
Here's a look at what both countries' leaders may be trying to achieve with the first visit to Pyongyang of a Chinese leader in 14 years.
Egypt's first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi, was buried under heavy security early on Tuesday, a day after his dramatic collapse and death inside a Cairo courtroom, his family and a member of his defense team said.
The U.S. is sending 1,000 more troops to the Middle East as tensions in the Persian Gulf mounted Tuesday over Iran's announcement it will not comply with the international agreement that keeps it from making nuclear weapons. At the same…
