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U.S. Navy SEALs seize an oil tanker off Cyprus, stopping an attempt by an autonomy-minded Libyan militia to sell the shipload of crude in defiance of the Libyan government as the militia's supporters in the east of the country vow to try to export oil again from the ports they control as tribal figures try to negotiate a resolution in the crisis ... (more)

Winter-weary motorists faced another potentially treacherous commute Monday morning in parts of the Mid-Atlantic as frigid weather blew in just days before the start of spring.

Authorities have removed a stockpile of military firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition from the northwest Connecticut house of a man who died earlier this month.

Dr. Kamal Kalsi had to apply for special permission from the Department of Defense in order to keep his beard and turban while serving in the military.

In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, crew members on board an aircraft P-8A Poseidon assist in search and rescue operations for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the Indian Ocean on Sunday.

Investigators are hoping to learn the cause of the deadly explosion that leveled two New York City apartment buildings now that most of the rubble has been cleared away.

Defense attorneys said Sunday that an Army general has agreed to a plea deal that includes the dropping of sexual assault charges against him.

A Pentagon budget plan to take Army National Guard Apache attack helicopters from America's citizen-soldiers doesn't sit well with the South Carolina general who commanded an Apache battalion and flew the fearsome choppers for 1,500 hours during his 37-year career.

Bollinger Shipyards will build two more Fast Response Cutters for the U.S. Coast Guard, for a combined price of $80 million.

COLUMBUS, Ga. Howard "Bo" Callaway Sr., a former Georgia congressman, Army secretary and one of the founders of Callaway Gardens, died Saturday.

Howard "Bo" Callaway Sr., a former Georgia congressman, Army secretary and one of the founders of Callaway Gardens, has died.

OVER THE STRAITS OF MALACA, MALAYSIA a?? Smoothing out his map, Captain Fareq Bin Hassan, a Royal Malaysian Air Force navigator, explained the target areas for his search and rescue flight Saturday.

Independence poses a threat to both levels of safety and security and the future of defence jobs in Scotland, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has told the Conservative Party conference.

The Malaysian jetliner missing for more than a week had its communications deliberately disabled and its last signal came about 7 1/2 hours after takeoff, meaning it could have ended up as far as Kazakhstan or into the southern reaches of the Indian Ocean, Malaysia's leader said Saturday.

At a base near the naval port of Sevastopol, an air force commander takes to YouTube to appeal for clear orders of engagement with the Russian forces who have occupied much of his base.

The trial of an Army general accused of sexual assaulting a female captain under his command heads back to a Fort Bragg courtroom.

It WAS hijacked: Malaysian official says it's CONCLUSIVE jet carrying 239 was seized by individual or group 'with significant flying experience' as PM admits tracking was 'deliberately' disabled Cheerleader, 16, dies of LUNG CANCER just weeks after complaining to her mother she was struggling to breathe during game routine Pilots who were flying ... (more)

A former Fort Campbell soldier charged with killing his wife and trying to make it look like a suicide has been given an October trial date.

A 44-year-old lieutenant in the Coast Guard is facing military charges for assault, maltreatment and drunk and disorderly conduct while in port in Panama.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with leaders of the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps to review their efforts to screen out potential predators and unqualified troops.