North Korea vows response to US Navy submarine’s visit to South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed Tuesday to boost the country’s nuclear war capability and take other steps to protest the recent arrival of a nuclear-powered U.S. submarine in South Korea. North Korea has repeatedly vowed...
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US to send $375 million in military aid to Ukraine
The U.S. will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster bombs and an array of rockets, artillery and armored vehicles in a military aid package totaling about $375 million, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Officials expect an announcement on Wednesday, as global leaders meet at...
Snowmobiler who crashed into Black Hawk helicopter awarded $3 million
BOSTON — The federal government was mostly responsible for a nighttime collision involving a snowmobiler who nearly died after hitting a Black Hawk helicopter that was parked on a Massachusetts trail, a judge ruled in awarding him $3.3 million in damages. U.S. District Judge Mark...
Family of Black WWII medic finally receives medal for his heroism
Waverly B. Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II, spent more than a day treating wounded troops under heavy German fire — all while injured himself. Decades later, his family is...
Vets’ caregivers need more support from VA, local orgs, study finds
Military and veteran caregivers save the federal government hundreds of billions in medical costs annually but still face significant challenges getting support and care for themselves, according to a new report released Tuesday. Researchers from the RAND Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute also found...
Food insecurity among military families unacceptable, advocates say
Advocates want Congress to remember that many troops who should be focused on national security at work are still struggling with food insecurity at home. On Tuesday, officials from the non-partisan group With Honor and lawmakers from the For Country Caucus gathered near the Washington...
Tufts lacrosse players hospitalized after training with Navy SEAL grad
Nine collegiate athletes were hospitalized with a serious and rare muscle injury after training with a Navy SEAL graduate last week, with three remaining hospitalized as of Monday. About 50 members of Tufts University’s men’s lacrosse team engaged in a supervised, 45-minute workout Sept. 16...
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman deploys into a volatile world
The aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman and its strike group deployed from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on Monday, beginning what the Navy called a regularly scheduled deployment to the European theater. But Navy flattops have undertaken anything but regular deployments in the past year. Other...
US Navy oiler operating in Middle East damaged in incident
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A U.S. Navy replenishment ship operating in the Middle East sustained damage in an incident which is under investigation, officials said Tuesday. The damage to the oiler Big Horn comes after the oiler has supplied the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike...
