The Pic of the Day: New migrant caravan travels from Honduras to US-Mexico Border

CIUDAD HIDALGO, MEXICO – JANUARY 18: Central American migrants, part of a new “migrant caravan,” rest and sleep after crossing a border bridge between Guatemala and Mexico to register at an immigration facility before dawn on January 18, 2019 in Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico. In recent days, more than 1,000 Central Americans have set off toward […]

The Pic of the Day: North Korean delegation arrives in Washington

WASHINGTON, D.C. – JANUARY 18: Vice Chairman of the North Korean Workers’ Party Committee Kim Yong Chol (R), a representative of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, leaves Dupont Circle Hotel after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on January 18, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Kim Yong Chol is reported to be […]

The Pic of the Day: Greeks protest the Macedonia name change

ATHENS, GREECE – JANUARY 20: Greek riot police use tear gas during a clash with demonstrators at a rally on January 20, 2019 in Athens, Greece. Greece’s parliament will vote this coming week on whether to ratify the agreement that will rename its northern neighbor North Macedonia. Macedonia has already ratified the deal, which, polls […]

The Pic of the Day: Trump calls for changes to missile defense strategy

ARLINGTON, VA – JANUARY 17: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald J. Trump speaks during a Missile Defense Review announcement on January 17, 2019 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Trump pushed for a more aggressive missile defense system to counter threats from North Korea, Russia, and China.   Photo by Martin H. Simon – Pool/Getty […]

Pic of the Day: Kenyans mourn following al-Shabaab terror attack

NAIROBI, KENYA: Men pray at a burial ceremony of Abdalla Mohamed Dahir and Feisal Ahmed on January 16, 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. The two men who worked together were killed after al-Shabaab militants stormed the Dusit hotel complex, killing at least 15 people. Photo by Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images Watch security footage of the gunmen entering […]

The Pic of the Day: Acting Secretary of Defense pushes for more aggressive missile defense

ARLINGTON, Virginia, January 17 — Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan speaks during a Missile Defense Review announcement on January 17, 2019 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. President Trump pushed for a more aggressive missile defense system to counter threats from North Korea, Russia, and China.   Photo by Martin H. Simon – Pool/Getty […]

The Pic of the Day: US attorney general nominee William Barr attends confirmation hearings

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 15 — U.S. attorney general nominee William Barr testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 15, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Barr, who previously served as attorney general under President George H. W. Bush, was confronted about his views on the investigation being conducted by special counsel Robert […]

Breaking: FBI arrests three men in Michigan over links to ISIS

The three men were arrested Monday afternoon for “conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, namely the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS),” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan. The men face a jail sentence of up to 20 years for the conspiracy charge. […]

The Pic of the Day: Trump serves fast food feast to the Clemson Tigers

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 14: (AFP OUT) At the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump presents various fast food items to the Clemson Tigers team to celebrate their national college football championship.   Photo by Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images   Watch footage from the dinner below:

The Pic of the Day: China’s Moon sprouts only lasted a day

On January 12, China announced that cotton seeds aboard its Chang’e 4 lunar lander had sprouted — marking a historic, but short lived, first. The seedling promptly died that night, as the biosphere failed to insulate the experiment from the intense cold. Image courtesy of Chongqing University   Watch China’s Chang’e 4 landing below:   […]

The Pic of the Day: US Coast Guard misses its first paycheck

Members of the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team fast-rope onto the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter deployed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton, during a joint exercise on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 near Miami. The training was a three-day exercise held between the Coast Guard units […]