One reason the U.S. Navy was created in the late 1700s and early 1800s was to counter north African states’ attacks on shipping, during conflicts that became known as the Barbary wars. That situation ...

New York City’s Avenue of the Americas reflects a New Deal gesture toward hemispheric cooperation. April 14, Día de las ...

Aaron Reitz explains why he is supporting state Sen. Mayes Middleton in the Republican primary for Texas attorney general.

In Norway's High North, buried deep inside a mountain, sits a Bond-like lair. It's a throwback to a time when nuclear war was ...

For security reasons our escorts won't tell me how deep we are, but it feels like a submarine - no windows, a constant ...

First lady Melania Trump has delivered a statement at White House denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes ...

Two decades ago, Dakota Meyer enlisted in the Marine Corps with a plan to become one of the elites operating behind enemy ...

The United States and the Philippines last year stood up a joint task force aimed at improving coordination and helping the ...

Opinion editor Jim Dao sits down for a local politics roundtable with columnist Joan Vennochi and Ideas writer Abdallah ...

Olivier Bagley, 44, and Christopher Toal, 46, were among 14 detectives promoted to the second-grade rank in a packed 1 Police Plaza ceremony presided over by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Commissioner ...

Three San Diego warships and the 2,200-plus Marines they carry dutifully trained off Camp Pendleton in recent months, barely visible against the misty horizon. Their anonymity may soon come to an end ...

Three warships from San Diego and more than 2,000 Marines heading to the Middle East may have a crucial role to play in the US fight against Iran. The San Diego-based USS Boxer amphibious assault ship ...