Trump Presses Syria to Take on Hezbollah, Raising Alarm in Lebanon and Israel
BEIRUT (AP) — As the White House has soured on Israel’s war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, U.S. President Donald Trump has shocked many in the region by pushing an alternative: Let Syria fight the Iran-backed militant group instead. He has suggested that the battle-hardened and Islamist-led insurgents who overthrew Syria’s autocratic President Bashar Assad a […]
Iran Attacks Bahrain and Kuwait Following US Strikes and Threatens to Halt Talks to End the War
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks. Efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without Iran’s direct oversight sparked […]
Texas Mental Health Program Reveals 103% Increase in Veteran Enrollment
Texas has the second-largest population of former military service members in the nation, with more than 1.5 million veterans. More veterans in the Lone Star State will have access to mental health services as the nation honors Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. That is due to a partnership involving the Emory Healthcare Veterans […]
Coast Guard's $63M Drug Haul Includes 7,700 Pounds of Cocaine, 4K Pounds of Marijuana
A 270-foot medium endurance cutter offloaded approximately 7,720 pounds of cocaine and 4,000 pounds of marijuana Friday at Port Everglades in Florida, amounting to more than $63 million in allegedly smuggled drugs. The service said Friday that the seized contraband resulted from three interdictions in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean made by Coast […]
Lebanon's Deal with Israel Requires Hezbollah to Disarm. That Might be Difficult
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah’s leader on Saturday criticized a framework agreement that Israel and Lebanon signed a day earlier to end months of conflict between the militant group and Israel, raising concerns about its effectiveness. Lebanon and Israel signed the deal in Washington on Friday without Hezbollah. The agreement links Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon to […]
Complaint Seeks Answers on Scouting America's Transgender Policy After Pentagon Deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — A gay rights activist is suing the Department of Defense to answer a simple question: Did Scouting America actually agree to ban transgender members in a deal with the Pentagon? James Dale, who filed a complaint in a New York City federal court Thursday, alleges that both sides have provided conflicting answers, […]
Sikorsky Helicopter That Flew Presidents Nixon, Kennedy, Johnson, Ford Gets Full Restoration
As the Nixon Library prepares to make a big announcement, a famous aircraft used by multiple presidents is getting a makeover. On Monday, June 29, the library located in Yorba Linda, Calif., is scheduled to formally announce and reveal plans to build a new educational center on its campus. That news coincides with a grand […]
Ask Stew: Should My Child Lift Weights?
Luckily, we do not have to rely on hearsay anymore to decide whether to let adolescents lift weights. Scientific evidence now exists on the topic of resistance training and whether it harms growth plates and stunts growth. At the same time, science also shows that early childhood fitness training can bring a lifetime of benefits […]
US Strikes Iranian Missile, Drone Sites in Retaliatory Strait of Hormuz Attack
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted strikes against Iran on Friday as part of what officials described as a “powerful response” to Iran’s attack on Thursday of a commercial ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Officials, in a press release on Friday afternoon, said that U.S. forces struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and […]
Nearly 60 Years After Vietnam, James Capers' Medal of Honor Confirms What Marines Already Knew
When retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr. entered the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes for his Medal of Honor ceremony, he stepped into a room reserved for the nation’s most extraordinary acts of battlefield valor. For much of America, the ceremony was an introduction to one of the Vietnam War’s greatest stories. For many Marines, particularly […]