WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a “freedom of navigation operation” on Thursday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials told Reuters. The operation came as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks Chinese cooperation in dealing with North Korea’s missile […]
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LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Sue Trump For Transgender Military Ban
Two LGBTQ rights groups are suing President Trump over his plan to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of five transgender […]
Trump Says ‘Fire And Fury’ Wasn’t Strong Enough Threat To North Korea
President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that his earlier warning to North Korea that it would be “met with fire and fury” if it continued to threaten the U.S. “wasn’t tough enough,” and he cautioned North Korean officials to “get their act together” regarding its nuclear ambitions. Before reporters at his New Jersey golf club, […]
Mattis Warns North Korea To Stand Down Or Its People Will Be Destroyed
“The DPRK must choose to stop isolating itself and stand down its pursuit of nuclear weapons,” Mattis said in the statement, referring to North Korea. “The DPRK should cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and the destruction of its people.” The Mattis statement was just as tough […]
Trump Says The Next North Korea Threat Will Be Met With ‘Fire And Fury’
BEDMINSTER, N.J./BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned North Korea it would be met with “fire and fury” if it threatens the United States, ratcheting up the rhetoric with the nuclear-armed nation. Earlier Pyongyang said it was ready to give Washington a “severe lesson” with its strategic nuclear force in response to […]
Coast Guard Finds 3 Tons Of Cocaine Worth Over 85 Million Dollars
The Coast Guard unloaded 3.1 tons of cocaine worth about $85 million in Florida on Monday. The massive amount of drugs were snatched in the eastern Pacific before they were transported by Coast Guard cutters Escanaba and Decisive to Port Everglades, Local 10 News reported. “The offload represents the combined efforts of Escanaba’s crew, and those […]
North Korea Continues To Antagonize Global Community
Despite the United States’ insistence that North Korea halt its missile tests, U.S. spy agencies detected the rogue communist regime loading two anti-ship cruise missiles on a patrol boat on the country’s east coast just days ago. It’s the first time these missiles have been deployed on this type of platform since 2014, U.S. officials […]
Trump Calls Senator That Lied About Vietnam Service A Cry Bay
President Trump on Monday launched a renewed attack on Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), calling him “a phony Vietnam con artist” on Twitter after the senator appeared on television. Trump’s series of tweets came after Blumenthal voiced support on CNN for continuing the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in last year’s election and expressed concern about […]
Taliban Murders 30 People Including Women And Children In Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says that at least 30 people including women and children have been killed by Taliban fighters in northern Sari Pul province. Zahir Wahdat, the provincial governor for Sari Pul, says Sunday that the victims are mostly civilians and some local security forces. The shootings took place Saturday morning after […]
Search Ongoing For 3 Marines Missing Off Australian Coast
A search and rescue is under way Saturday for 3 Marines missing after an aircraft crashed while trying to land off the east coast of Australia, military officials said. A US defense officer told Fox News that 23 of the 26 service members on board an MV-22 Osprey were recovered safely. Ships, small boats and […]
Trump Tells Generals That America Is Losing War In Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has become increasingly frustrated with his advisers tasked with crafting a new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and recently suggested firing the war’s top military commander during a tense meeting at the White House, according to senior administration officials. During the July 19 meeting, Trump repeatedly suggested that Defense Secretary James […]
NASA Looking To Hire People To Protect Planet From Aliens
Want to save planet Earth? You could apply for NASA’s Planetary Protection Officer role. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is currently looking for someone with a secret security clearance to ensure alien life, or “organic-constituent and biological contamination” doesn’t make it’s way back in a space ship. More than that, this person is “responsible […]