WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect
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Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, was named in Monterey sex assault probe
SAN FRANCISCO — Seven years ago, Monterey police officers investigated an alleged sexual assault involving Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, at a
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Judge sets date for 9/11 defendants to enter pleas, deepening battle over court’s independence
GUANTANAMO BAY (AP) — A U.S. military judge at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has scheduled hearings in early January for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
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Trump’s defense choice stuns the Pentagon and raises questions about the Fox News host’s experience
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense
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Palantir jumps on Microsoft partnership to sell AI to U.S. defense, intel agencies
NEW YORK — Palantir shares climbed about 6% this morning after the company announced a partnership with Microsoft to sell secure cloud, analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities to the
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A rocket attack at an Iraqi military base injures US personnel, officials tell AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several U.S. personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack at a military base in Iraq, U.S. defense officials said Monday, in
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Defense secretary revokes plea deal with accused 9/11 plotters
WASHINGTON — In a startling reversal of a decision made just 48 hours earlier, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked plea deals reached with three accused
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Russian warships headed to Caribbean for drills as tensions rise over Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has been tracking Russian warships and aircraft that are expected to arrive in the Caribbean for a military exercise in
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5 things to know about Memorial Day, including its evolution and controversies
NORFOLK, Virginia (AP) — Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer
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Haiti’s main airport reopens nearly 3 months after gang violence forced it closed
PORT-AU-PRINCE Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in nearly three months after relentless gang violence forced authorities to close it.
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