World Jan 15 U.S. seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil By Konstantin Toropin, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press
World Dec 31 U.S. military strikes three more alleged drug boats, killing 3 and possibly leaving survivors A video posted by Southern Command on social media shows the boats traveling in a close formation, which is unusual. By Ben Finley, Associated Press
World Dec 29 U.S. military carries out 30th strike on alleged drug boat The U.S. military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The military said the vessel “was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” though it did not… By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press