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The Supreme Court seems likely to reinstate the trespassing conviction of a man who was caught protesting military activities in a zone designated for demonstrators outside the main gate at a California air force base.

For years, many celebrities in the U.S. and elsewhere have been open about being gay.

A few weeks after Bryce Reed proclaimed he would personally protect a Texas town devastated by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion, he was arrested by federal agents who said he collected materials to make a pipe... A former paramedic in the tiny Texas town where a fertilizer plant explosion killed 15 people was sentenced to 21 months in prison ... (more)

The Florida family of a woman slain during the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard is the first to file a lawsuit against the government and defense contractors, alleging that officials ignored red flags about the killer's deteriorating mental health.

Nigeria's military is recommending immediate trial for 500 suspected extremist militants and the president is promising an economic boost for the northeast region confronting an Islamic uprising.

About 300 Christmas trees will be given to members of the military free of charge at a Virginia Beach base.

The dead mouse, left, is laced with acetaminophen, and attached to a piece of cardboard that in turn is attached to a streamer.

The Navy is providing free phone cards to sailors and Marines aboard its ships that are deployed away from their home ports this holiday season.

Scientists plumbing the Pacific Ocean off the Hawaii coast have discovered a World War Two era Japanese submarine, a technological marvel that had been preparing to attack the Panama Canal before being scuttled by U.S. forces.

A new communications satellite that has both public and government applications has been launched into space aboard a private rocket.

A U.S. military website showing Santa Claus delivering his presents while guarded by warplanes has some children's advocates worried.

"In some ways, you might say he kind of faded away, since he never came back. He was off like he always ways on deployment," he said.

Ohio's largest military base is expected to privatize more energy and utility operations as it tries to offset steep cuts in the federal defense budget.

As a member of the Arizona Army National Guard, Gabriel Zermeno has been preparing for almost two years to be deployed oversees.

In this Monday, May 28, 2012 file photo, Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab gestures as he leaves a Manama, Bahrain, police station.

Female soldiers at Fort Hood testified Monday that they were recruited for a prostitution ring set up by a sergeant involved in the sexual assault and harassment program at the Central Texas post.

North Korea state media say U.S. tourist Merrill Newman of Palo Alto, who has been detained for more than a month, has apologized for alleged crimes during the Korean War and for “hostile acts” against the state during a recent trip.

ASSOCIATED PRESS 12/2/13 SAN ANTONIO - Recruits at a South Texas Air Force base where more than two dozen instructors were convicted of sexual and other abuse are being asked if they've been mistreated.

The U.S. Navy has deployed two of its next-generation reconnaissance aircraft to Japan, a long-planned move that comes amid controversy over Chinese air defenses.

This picture was taken Dec. 7, 1941, by a Japanese pilot shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor.