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<!– –> A photo illustration depicts the famous image of Marines raising the American flag atop Mount Suribachi after the Battle of Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945: Sgt. Michael Strank, Cpl. Harlon Block, Pfc. Franklin Sousey, Pfc. Ira Hayes, Pfc. Harold Schultz and Pfc. Harold Keller. (Keegan Bailey/U.S. Marine Corps) WASHINGTON — Webpages detailing […]
The Pentagon is surging about 3,000 active-duty troops and other resources to the U.S. southern border as aggressive efforts continue to stop the flow of illegal immigration. The Department of Defense announced Saturday that it’s sending a Stryker Brigade Combat Team and a General Support Aviation Battalion to the U.S. border with Mexico. The […]
CNN — Talks between the United States and Russia over the war in Ukraine are set to begin Tuesday, multiple sources have told CNN. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz are all traveling to Saudi Arabia for the talks. A Saudi official told CNN […]
CNN — Vice President JD Vance warned on Thursday that the United States could send troops to Ukraine and hit Russia with further sanctions if Vladimir Putin doesn’t negotiate a peace deal in good faith. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, Vance said the option of sending US troops to Ukraine was “on […]
The Civil War ended in 1865, exactly 160 years ago. While the societal topic of race and thewar’s deeply rooted issues still linger in the modern world in new ways, the bloodshed of battlesthat were the deadliest in our country’s history officially ended 16 decades and generations ago. As a dedication to the United States […]
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico (AP) — A line of Mexican National Guard and Army trucks rumbled along the border separating Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday, among the first of 10,000 troops Mexico has sent to its northern frontier following tariff threats by President Donald Trump. Masked and armed National Guard members picked through […]
The public is encouraged to head to the U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) Interpretive Center in Lexington Park and the Drayden African American Schoolhouse to explore the profound and significant contributions of African Americans in St. Mary’s County this February, in honor of Black History Month. USCT Interpretive Center exhibits will be open and free to […]
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – The public is encouraged to head to the U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) Interpretive Center in Lexington Park and the Drayden African American Schoolhouse to explore the profound and significant contributions of African Americans in St. Mary’s County this February, in honor of Black History Month. USCT Interpretive Center exhibits will be open and […]
Trump to sign executive order banning transgender troops – report Donald Trump is expected to sign three executive orders on Monday that would reshape the military, including banning transgender service members from serving in the US armed forces, CNN reports. The orders will also include gutting the military’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and […]
Ukrainians aren’t optimistic, but some in Moscow see Kremlin’s position shiftingpublished at 05:48 Greenwich Mean Time 05:48 GMT Sarah RainsfordEastern Europe Correspondent On social media, there is a generally scathing response from Ukrainians to Donald Trump’s call to Vladimir Putin to end the war. Trump’s words were re-posted, in translation, by one popular account on […]