About 450 More US Troops Arrive in Iraq to Back Mosul Drive More than 400 additional U.S. troops have arrived in Iraq to back the drive to retake Mosul before the end of the year.
Remembering 9/11: 'We're Still Taking Bodies Out of This Building' Gen. Paul Selva and Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work presided at a 9/11 commemoration to honor victims of the Pentagon...
Massive US Airstrike Hits Suspected ISIS Chemical Weapons Factory The U.S. used 12 aircraft, including a B-52 bomber, to hit a suspected ISIS chemical factory near Mosul, Iraq.
Obama to Veto Bill Letting 9/11 Families Sue Saudi Arabia: White House The White House confirmed that President Obama plans to veto legislation allowing families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi...
Airstrike Kills Senior ISIS leader Known as 'Dr. Wa'il' A coalition airstrike last week killed an ISIS leader in Syria believed responsible for some of the group's "execution videos...
More Ex-Gitmo Detainees Are Returning to Terrorism: Report A new report says 122 ex-Guantanamo detainees have returned terror-related activities since the facility opened.
US Conveys 'Regret' for anti-ISIS Strike that Killed Syrian Forces The U.S. military halted its air raid against ISIS in eastern Syria after learning it struck Syrian government forces.
Device Found in NYC Resembled Type Used Against US Troops The pressure cooker found in lower Manhattan resembled devices used against U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Pentagon Casts Doubt on Mustard Gas Use against US Troops Initial information reported the shell contained sulfur-mustard blister agent, but more testing needs to be done for...
Pentagon Now Expects ISIS to Use Mustard Gas in Mosul Fight ISIS is "dead set" on using chemical weapons in the defense of Mosul, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...