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The helicopter joined a search already underway by the Coast Guard with an HC-130 Hercules airplane, which had flown over the boat Tuesday. The plane crew saw no sign of Guo Chuan.

The U.S. Coast Guard in Hawaii is searching for a Chinese man attempting to set a solo sailing record from San Francisco to Shanghai. Guo Chuan's 30-foot trimaran was found early Wednesday.

The Virginia attorney general's office said Wednesday it will no longer oppose overturning the rape and murder convictions of two former sailors after a federal judge declared last month that "no sane human being" could find the men guilty.

Masses of protesters jammed the streets of Venezuela's capital on Wednesday on the heels of a move by congress to open a political trial against President Nicolas Maduro, whose allies have blocked moves for a recall election.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Wednesday to step up his intervention in the conflict along his country's border with Syria, insisting he was determined to oust Syrian Kurdish forces gathering in the region.

A lawyer for a family suing the government over seizure of land the Air Force claims is needed for pilot training in southern Nevada said new appraisals show the property near Area 51 is worth more than 100 times what the government is offering.

You don't need to believe that Noah really did build an ark to save the Earth's animals from the flood to enjoy the Ark Encounter. A life-size replica of Noah's Ark in an undulating Kentucky field is an undeniable spectacle, and it must be seen itself to be believed.

His grave sat unmarked for nearly a century, but Burton A. Williams is finally receiving the honor he deserves with a veterans grave marker that recently was placed atop his final resting place.

Imagine a less spry and agile Indiana Jones and you have Professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks), a Harvard professor of religious iconography and symbology (not a real academic discipline). He’s riddled his way from the page to the screen in the wildly popular “The DaVinci Code,” and “Angels & Demons,” adapted from Dan Brown’s series of quasi-religious, art history-inspired mystery novels most likely to be found on the shelf of an Airbnb rental. Now imagine a less spry and agile Indiana Jones in... Читать дальше...

The move came after days of outcry from veterans groups, criticism from leadership in Congress and a newly-launched probe by a House oversight panel. It's the second time Washington has intervened in a Guard scandal over the past year.

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces will lead the impending assault on Raqqa, the Islamic State group’s stronghold in Syria, despite the objections of the Turkish government, a top U.S. general said Wednesday.

The Pentagon has secretly expanded its global network of drone bases to North Africa, deploying unmanned aircraft and U.S. military personnel to a facility in Tunisia to conduct spy missions in neighboring Libya.

"I've never looked at myself as a musician or singer," said Janelle Monae, though her six Grammy nominations since her 2010 debut album, "The ArchAndroid," might suggest otherwise. Rather, she self-identifies as a raconteur expressing narratives often ignored or unknown to others. Some might say that's why she's been labeled a visionary, for her Afro-futuristic, sci-fi-flavored musical catalog that is as R&B as it is art rock as it is funky soul. Following the creation of her own record label... Читать дальше...

An Army veteran who suffers from PTSD says in a federal lawsuit that American Airlines agents subjected her to two days of humiliation and stress when she tried to fly home with her service dog, a Labrador retriever named Jake.

The battle to push Islamic State militants out of Mosul, their last remaining stronghold in Iraq, could be described as a tale of two wars when viewed from the differing perspectives of U.S. and Iraqi forces.

A group of Ukrainian hackers has released thousands of emails from an account used by a senior Kremlin official that appear to show close financial and political ties between Moscow and separatist rebels in Eastern Ukraine.

Soldiers returned to their families at Joint Base Lewis-McChord from the Middle East on Tuesday. It was an emotional reminder that more than 13 years after the U.S. first invaded Iraq, its military involvement is once again on the upswing.

Getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program has long been the holy grail of multilateral diplomacy with Pyongyang. So, now that the U.S. intelligence director has publicly stated that he thinks it's probably a "lost cause," how are North Korea's neighbors responding?

Each year, the U.N. General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to urge the United States to end its economic embargo of the island. The U.S. plans to abstain Wednesday in the vote.

A movie about the heroics of Desmond T. Doss, a conscientious objector during World War II, will soon hit theaters. Mark Gamroth of Eau Claire personally knows the value of Doss’ efforts. Gamroth’s grandfather Henry “Hank” Gamroth of Independence was one of the 75 soldiers an unarmed Doss amazingly saved on one day in May 1945.

The State Department appears headed for a showdown with Congress over the department’s decision to approve more than $50 million in aid for Honduras despite the Central American nation’s poor human rights record.

With hacking emerging as an issue in the U.S. presidential race, French security chiefs want their own politicians to know they're also potential targets of electronic warfare.

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee on Wednesday approved a new resolution on the status of conservation of the Old City of Jerusalem, infuriating Israel which says the document's wording denies Judaism's deep ties to the holy site Temple Mount

For decades, the military and the VA have repeatedly turned to one man to guide decisions on whether Agent Orange harmed vets in Vietnam and elsewhere. His reliable answer: No.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter has ordered efforts to reclaim re-enlistment bonuses from National Guardsmen who served in Iraq and Afghanistan to stop.