Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing in order to decide where case should go now

A judge confirmed Friday that President-elect Donald Trump won’t be sentenced this month in his hush money case, instead setting a schedule for prosecutors and his lawyers to expand on their ideas about what to do next.

Russia seeks to intimidate Ukraine with new missile, officials say

The attack with an intermediate-range ballistic missile has spurred fears of a major escalation in the ongoing war and prompted Ukraine to request new air defenses.

Norwegian student arrested on charges of spying on US for Russia

A Norwegian student in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia and Iran while working as a guard at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, authorities in Norway have said.

Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to proceed against Meta

The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.

Ukraine’s parliament cancels session amid new attack threat

The country is on high alert after Russia launched a “new” kind of ballistic missile at the city of Dnipro on Thursday, the latest escalation of hostilities in the long-running war.

Soldiers at Vicenza to get parking spots back as work on $7 million project shifts

The parking crunch at Caserma Ederle should start to ease around mid-December as work on a wide-ranging $7 million steam pipe project wraps up in places on base that have been most affected.

125th Army-Navy game: Uniforms pay tribute to 101st Airborne, ‘Jolly Rogers’

It’s almost time to suit up for the 125th Army-Navy football game, and the teams’ uniforms will once again pay tribute to each service’s rich history. This year: the Army’s 101st Airborne Division and the Navy’s “Jolly Rogers.”

US defense sites in Europe should bolster protection against risk of Russian sabotage, agencies say

U.S. authorities say American defense industrial sites in Europe should step up their security over concerns that Russian saboteurs could target them.

Rebuild of historic Tun Tavern, birthplace of Marine Corps, ceremonially breaks ground in Philadelphia

Philadelphia has hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for “The Tun” as part of a project to re-create the historic tavern known to every Marine as the service’s birthplace.

North Korean general reportedly wounded by Ukrainian attack on Russia

A recent Ukrainian attack wounded a North Korean general, the first senior officer casualty reported among thousands of North Korean troops sent to bolster Russian forces, a report said.

Navy, Marine Corps Ospreys make precautionary landings at Japanese airport

A Navy Osprey made a precautionary landing Thursday at a commercial airport on an island north of Okinawa, a week after a Marine Corps tiltrotor made a similar landing there.

After a decade away, USS George Washington returns to Japan in homeport shift

Hundreds of sailors stood in dress blues as the aircraft carrier USS George Washington pulled into Tokyo Bay on Friday morning for the first time in nearly a decade.

Brazilian police indict Bolsonaro for alleged attempted coup, threatening his political career

Police indicted Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people on Thursday for allegedly attempting a coup to keep the right-wing leader in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections.

Credit, debit fraud town hall draws standing-room-only crowd at Okinawa air base

Credit and debit card fraud may be more widespread at Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base than officially reported, base leaders told a packed town hall meeting Thursday, according to an attendee.

Many in Gaza are eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues

Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip are often eating just once a day, even in areas where aid groups have relatively more access than the isolated and heavily destroyed north. Israel says it allows enough aid to enter the territory. But humanitarian groups say Israeli restrictions, ongoing fighting and the breakdown of law and order pose major obstacles to distribution.

North Korean leader says past diplomacy only confirmed US hostility

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says past negotiations with the United States only confirmed Washington’s “unchangeable” hostility toward his country and described his nuclear buildup as the only way to counter external threats. 

Service members and veterans defrauded in Harris Jewelry scam eligible for refunds

Service members and veterans defrauded by a retail jeweler’s price gouging scheme are eligible for refunds from a civil settlement secured by the New York attorney general.

Coast Guard will hire civilian icebreaker while waiting for its own to be built

The U.S. Coast Guard plans to hire a commercial icebreaker to serve in the Arctic while waiting for the next generation of its cutters to be built in the next several years, service officials told lawmakers.

Military Sealift Command rolls out initiative to fill needed jobs at sea as it sidelines 17 ships

The command’s efforts to attract and retain workers in the next two years will focus on keeping consistent work and time-off schedules to ensure mariners have a work-life balance. The command is also seeking reforms to pay caps to offer higher wages that will attract more mariners.