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US deploys warships near Venezuela to combat drug threats

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) — Three U.S. Aegis guided-missile destroyers will arrive off the coast of Venezuela in the next 36 hours as part of an effort to address threats from Latin…

John McCarthy August 20, 2025

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As U.S. warships approach Caribbean waters, Maduro mobilizes 4.5 million militias

CARACAS — In response to an increased U.S. military presence in the Caribbean, Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro announced that his government will activate a special plan to mobilize over 4.5…

John McCarthy August 19, 2025

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Radicalized son of a CIA director was killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine

The radicalized son of a CIA director was killed last year while allegedly fighting for Russia in Ukraine, according to a new investigation. Michael Alexander Gloss, the 21-year-old son of…

John McCarthy April 26, 2025

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Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100

ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined…

John McCarthy December 29, 2024

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100-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor recalls confusion and chaos during Japanese bombing 83 years ago

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Bob Fernandez thought he’d go dancing and see the world when he joined the U.S. Navy as a 17-year-old high school student in August 1941.…

John McCarthy December 7, 2024

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Trump turns to outsider to shake up Navy, but his lack of military experience raises concerns

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, has not served in the military or had a civilian leadership role in the service.…

John McCarthy November 28, 2024

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Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924

ATLANTA (AP) — Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president, Jimmy Carter is about to reach the century mark. The 39th president, who remains under home hospice…

John McCarthy September 28, 2024

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Russian navy fleet, including frigate, nuclear-powered sub, arrives in Cuba

HAVANA — Russia’s Admiral Gorshkov frigate and the nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, accompanied by a tug boat and a fuel ship, have arrived in Cuba for a five-day visit seen as…

John McCarthy June 13, 2024

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Sleepy far-flung towns in the Philippines will host US forces returning to counter China threats

SANTA ANA, Philippines (AP) — The far-flung coastal town of Santa Ana in the northeastern tip of the Philippine mainland has long been known by tourists mostly for its beaches,…

John McCarthy May 17, 2024

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Coast Guard says a Dominican died after it fired at a fleeing boat carrying $11M worth of cocaine

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said a person from the Dominican Republic died after it fired at a fleeing boat in the Caribbean Sea that was smuggling…

John McCarthy January 12, 2024