LOLITA C. BALDOR

January 16, 2020 at 1:46 pm

DHS seeks Pentagon funds for 270 miles of border wall

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon to fund the construction of 270 miles of border wall this year as...

January 16, 2020 at 9:30 am

US military training for Saudi students could resume soon

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. training for more than 800 Saudi Arabian military students could be restarted "in the coming days," the Pentagon said Thursday, nearly...

January 15, 2020 at 3:55 pm

US military resumes counter-Islamic State operations in Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is resuming operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and is working to soon restart training Iraqi forces, U.S....

January 10, 2020 at 11:09 am

US tried to take out another Iranian leader, but failed

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military tried, but failed, to take out another senior Iranian commander on the same day that an American airstrike killed...

January 10, 2020 at 8:19 am

US warship faces aggressive moves by Russia ship in Mideast

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American warship was “aggressively approached” by a Russian Navy ship in the North Arabian Sea, the U.S. Navy said Friday. Navy...

FILE – In this Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020 file photo debris at the scene where a Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran. Two U.S. officials said Thursday that it was â€œhighly likelyâ€ that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board. President Donald Trump is suggesting he believes Iran was responsible. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) TH121 TH121

January 8, 2020 at 10:00 pm

Iranians shot down airliner, Western leaders declare VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — It is “highly likely” that Iran shot down the civilian Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran late Tuesday, killing all 176 people...