Truckers Final Mile: The community that keeps America rolling

Robert Palm, a veteran who served in the 101st Airborne, has been in the trucking industry since 1981 and he’s seen it all. As his career is winding down, he’s been looking for a way to give back to the community that has given him a living for nearly the past 40 years. He’s had […]

DEA uncovers vast drug tunnel under US-Mexico border

The DEA announced on Tuesday the results of the hard work conducted by the San Diego Tunnel Task Force (SDTTF). SDTTF uncovered a vast cross-border drug-smuggling tunnel that extends from Mexico into a warehouse in a commercial complex in the Otay Mesay area of San Diego. SDTTF is comprised of federal agents from the Drug […]

Treading carefully: How American troops are protecting Kurdish oil fields

American troops stationed in eastern Syria have the difficult and dangerous job of guarding the very oil-rich Kurdish-held land. And everyone — the Syrian government, the Russians, the Turks, and ISIS — wants to control it.  The area is developing into a very dangerous place for the American troops: They’ve come under attack from a […]

Two Americans, one British soldier killed in Iraq by rocket attack

The American military has confirmed, in a released statement, that a rocket attack on an Iraqi base, where U.S. and coalition troops are based, has killed an American and a British soldier and an American contractor. The three men were killed on Camp Taji base as 18 Katyusha rockets slammed into the base on Wednesday […]

Breaking: American troops in Syria clash with locals in a village

American troops were fired upon in northeastern Syria after civilians attempted to block them at a crossroads. They returned fire and at least one Syrian was killed and another wounded, Syrian state television reported. U.S. military spokesman Myles Caggins said American-led coalition forces were conducting a patrol of eight vehicles near Qamishli and encountered a […]

North Korea to resume nuclear and missile tests

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un announced that his country is renouncing the moratorium placed on its nuclear and long-range missile tests. The moratorium had been put into effect during the talks with the United States. Despite this reversal, Kim pledged that he was still open to further discussions with the U.S. During his speech, he […]

Mexican police chief arrested in connection with mormon ambush

A Mexican Director of Public Safety in Janos, Mexico has been arrested in the murder investigation of members of a Mormon family, the LeBarons. The family, which held dual U.S. and Mexican citizenships, was ambushed and nine of its members were murdered on a highway in Mexico in November. Fidel Alejandro Villegas was the police […]

Kim Jong-un’s new threats indicate sanctions are working in North Korea

After weeks of threatening the Trump administration with a “Christmas gift” that many assumed would be renewed ballistic missile tests, North Korea was notably silent as Christmas day passed. Kim’s threats were meant to press Trump toward offering concessions in the negotiations with the reclusive state, as Trump pushes for North Korea’s denuclearization and Kim […]

The US sent 4 spy planes to monitor North Korea’s Christmas bluff

After threatening President Donald Trump for weeks with a “Christmas gift,” North Korea was eerily quiet on Christmas day, as four American reconnaissance and surveillance planes circled over the country, looking for any sign of trouble. After early progress in talks between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, the effort to denuclearize North […]

The luxurious connection between the Naval Academy and the New England Patriots

Sometimes it pays to have friends in high places. And in the case of the United States Naval Academy, they can thank their relationship with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and head coach Bill Belichick, both of whom have close ties to Annapolis. The Patriots came to the aid of the Midshipmen football team […]

Drunk driver crashes into AH-1 Cobra attack chopper at veteran charity event

The holiday season may be a festive one, but one guy was clearly partying a bit too hard in Columbia, South Carolina this week. The inebriated man reportedly drove his car directly into a stationary AH-1F Cobra attack helicopter on display in support of a veterans charity run by the Celebrate Freedom Foundation. The incident […]