At least 16 people died late Thursday night in Mexico after a powerful 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck the country, the biggest quake in more than 100 years, according to Mexico’s president. The quake struck off Mexico’s far southern Pacific coast just before midnight Thursday night, about 100 kilometers from the town of Tonala, according to […]
PENTAGON — The U.S. Navy has dismissed the commander of the 7th Fleet after several collisions involving warships, including one Monday that killed 10 U.S. sailors. Navy Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Scott Swift relieved Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin Wednesday, citing a “loss of confidence in his ability to command,” according to a statement. Aucoin was scheduled […]
Anchorage police received a call early Tuesday morning, at 4:20 am, reporting multiple shots fired from residents at an apartment building on the 7800-block of Creekside Center Drive. When officers arrived at the location, they discovered multiple apartments and vehicles damaged by gunfire, but no injuries to the occupants of the apartment building. While the […]
The destroyer USS Fitzgerald was involved in a collision with a merchant vessel early Saturday southwest of Yokosuka, Japan, the U.S. Navy said. The collision between the destroyer and the Philippine-flagged merchant vessel ACX Crystal happened about 2:30 a.m. local time about 56 nautical miles southwest of Yokosuka, according to the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet, […]