Military and defense

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he’ll send the National Guard to address crime concerns…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Within a week of Donald Trump’s election, Sen. Lindsey Graham counseled the president-elect to quickly…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard detects and detains scores of drug-running vessels in the Caribbean every…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The deadly strike on a boat U.S. officials say was carrying drugs from Venezuela…

CHICAGO (AP) — Eight people were killed and 50 others were wounded over the Labor Day weekend in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration will announce on Tuesday that U.S. Space Command will be located…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to Southern…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday said he “would constitutionally declare a republic in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Eric McWilliams doesn’t approve of Donald Trump sending National Guard troops to cities like…

Pentagon says troops can only be exempt from shaving their facial hair for a year