Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition continued airstrikes against Houthi rebel targets in Yemen Monday, a day before a humanitarian cease-fire is due to go into effect. The jets bombed the Saada region near the Saudi border, as well as Taiz in southwestern Yemen and the oil-producing Marib province in the east. Saudi and U.S. officials […]
The U.S. military has increased security at bases across the country, after the FBI expressed concern that Islamist militants could target troops or police officers. The U.S. Northern Command said the move was due to “recent events” but stressed that the “change is not tied to a specific, credible threat.” The command also said it […]
In a Thursday announcement, acting U.S. Attorney Kevin Feldis reported that U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason sentenced 57-year-old Postal Service employee Amancio Zamora Agcaoili Jr to 30 months in federal prison after Agcaoili pled guilty to ten counts of wire fraud, theft of government funds, Federal Employees’ Compensation Act fraud, and social security fraud. The […]
Several events have coincided to demonstrate the dynamic, if not guarded, relationship between Russia and the Nordic and Baltic states. Ten NATO countries and Sweden launched a two-week planned exercise in the North Sea on May 4 to improve their anti-submarine warfare capabilities. On the same day, Finland — not a NATO member — began […]