US Navy says Iran tried to steal American sea drone

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized an American sea drone Tuesday in the Persian Gulf and tried to tow it away, only releasing the unmanned vessel when a U.S. Navy warship and helicopter approached, officials said.

Divers find wreckage of first US Navy destroyer sunk by enemy fire

The U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command says more than half the ship’s crew was lost during the attack in World War I.

Family of Texas soldier Vanessa Guillen seeking $35 million in damages

The family of a Texas soldier who was sexually harassed and killed at a military base near Killeen in 2020 filed a lawsuit Friday seeking $35 million in damages from the U.S. government.

Army names Ranger candidates killed by falling tree during mountain training

Officials said Army Ranger candidates 2nd Lt. Evan Fitzgibbon and Staff Sgt. George Taber died during a weather-induced training hold at Yonah Mountain outside of Dahlonega.

Veterans 'burn pits' bill marks a personal victory for Biden

The legislation will help veterans get disability payments without having to prove their illness was the result of their service. Other health care services will be expanded as well.

2 Fort Benning soldiers killed in north Georgia mountains

Two soldiers were killed and three others injured in a weather-related incident on Yonah Mountain in north Georgia, Army officials say. The soldiers were stationed out of Fort Benning.

Marines promote first Black 4-star general in service history

For the first time in Marine Corps history, Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley will lead the U.S. Africa Command in Germany and oversee all American military forces in Africa.

Senate OKs bill to expand aid to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, sends to Biden

The Senate has given final approval to a bill enhancing health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Hessian remains found at Revolutionary War battle site in New Jersey

Researchers discovered the remains of as many as 13 German soldiers who fought for the British during the American Revolutionary War buried in an apparent mass grave in New Jersey.

How health care, disability benefits for veterans became fight in Congress

A bill that boosts health care and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits has hit a snag in the Senate, angering advocates like Jon Stewart who say help from the government is long overdue.

US drone strike kills al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri

President Joe Biden is expressing hope that the killing of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri brings “one more measure of closure” to families of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

World is one step from 'nuclear annihilation,' U.N. chief warns

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning the world that "humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation," citing the war in Ukraine, nuclear threats in Asia and the Middle East and many other factors.

Jon Stewart slams Senate Republicans for not passing bill aimed at helping veterans

The comedian and activist was outraged after Republican senators stopped the passage of a bill that would have provided expanded health care for veterans exposed to toxins.