What We Know and Don't Know About the Emerging Deal to End the Iran War
CAIRO (AP) — A deal appears to be emerging between the United States and Iran to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend said it had been “largely negotiated.” It is not clear when or how the deal might be finalized and when its various […]
USS Ford Returns Home After 11-Month Deployment Supporting the Iran War and Maduro's Capture
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, returned home to Virginia on Saturday after an 11-month deployment, the longest since the Vietnam War, that saw it support the U.S. war with Iran and the capture of Nicolás Maduro when he was Venezuela’s president. The most advanced U.S. warship […]
Iran’s Top Diplomat Says a Lack of Trust Is Impeding Talks to End War With the US
NEW DELHI (AP) — Iran ’s foreign minister said a lack of trust is the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S., saying Friday that Tehran would be open to diplomatic help, particularly from China, to help ease tensions. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said contradictory messages have “made us reluctant […]
'Not Even a Little Bit': Trump Unphased By Americans' Rising Costs Due to War
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is more worried about Iran successfully constructing a nuclear weapon than the rising costs being felt by millions of Americans due to the ongoing war in the Middle East. Trump, while preparing to leave Washington D.C. for Beijing and his highly anticipated one-on-one meeting with Chinese President Xi […]
Iran War Ceasefire Grows Increasingly Shaky After Trump Rejects Tehran’s Latest Proposal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and the United States were at an impasse again Monday over how to end their war while their ceasefire grew increasingly shaky, with the two sides exchanging fire in recent days, ships and Gulf states being targeted, and fighting flaring between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. […]
Fort Bragg Baseball League Provides Normalcy as Iran War Continues
Soldiers stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., face an uncertain future, knowing they could be called to serve at any time in the ongoing war with Iran. But for a few hours each week, active-duty personnel and veterans can escape from the anxiety of war through the game of baseball. The Braggs Baseball League (BBL), founded […]
Cold War Operation Used ‘Vampire’ Folklore to Intimidate Philippine Insurgents
During the early Cold War, U.S.-backed forces in the Philippines carried out a psychological warfare campaign that exploited local vampire folklore to intimidate communist insurgents. While often referred to as a “CIA vampire operation,” the campaign relied on manipulating belief in the aswang, a vampire-like figure in Filipino folklore, rather than any literal supernatural activity. […]
Iran Presses for an End to War Within 30 Days as Trump Expresses Doubts
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s latest proposal to the United States calls for issues between the two countries to be resolved within 30 days and aims to end the war rather than extend the ceasefire, according to Iran’s state-linked media. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was reviewing a new Iranian […]
'No Tears' Korean War Soldier Missing Since 1950 Buried With Honors
There is closure for the family of a young Korean War soldier who went missing in action some 75 years ago. The remains of U.S. Army Sgt. Celestino Chavez, just 19 years old at the time, was returned to his family and buried with full military honors in his hometown of Gallup, New Mexico, on […]
Canada’s Oldest World War II Veteran Dies at 110
Burdett Sisler, one of the world’s oldest World War II veterans, has died, just days shy of his 111th birthday. Sisler, who died last week at 110, was believed to be Canada’s oldest living man. His son, Norman, reported his father’s death, saying he was surrounded by family when he died. The WWII veteran’s health […]