Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking return of Confederate ‘Gray Ghost’ to Ranger memorial at Fort Moore

U.S. District Judge Clay Land wrote he was unpersuaded by the National Ranger Memorial Foundation’s arguments that the Defense Department overstepped its authority in removing the name of Confederate Col. John S. Mosby from the Georgia post’s monument.

Suspect charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO as an act of terrorism

The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism, prosecutors said Tuesday as they worked to bring him to a New York court from a Pennsylvania jail. Luigi Mangione already was charged with murder in the Dec. 4 killing of Brian Thompson, but the terror allegation is new.

Bell Textron chooses Fort Worth for major expansion to build V-280 Valor military aircraft

Bell Textron Inc., already one the largest employers in the Metroplex, has chosen its hometown of Fort Worth to build components for the next generation of military assault helicopters.

After Assad’s fall, the task of unearthing the dead from Syria’s mass graves is just beginning

Tens of thousands of Syrians are believed to be buried in mass graves scattered around the country, victims of the security agencies of ousted President Bashar Assad. Experts are quickly working to secure the sites so the longer task of unearthing the dead, documenting them and trying to identify them can begin.

Russian opposition figure says fears of his mother’s poisoning in Berlin proved false

Vladimir Kara-Murza, a dual Russian-U.K. citizen and one of the leading Russian opposition figures, said that the worries that his mother could have been poisoned or suffered a heart attack haven’t been corroborated.

Canada imposes economic sanctions on 5 Venezuelan officials, including the high court president

It’s the fourth time that Canada has imposed sanctions against individuals linked to Maduro’s government. Venezuela’s political crisis deepened after the highly anticipated July 28 presidential election, which both Maduro and the political opposition claim to have won.

Army emergency fund to expand travel grants for soldiers next year

Soldiers in need of financial help to travel during a family emergency can receive money from an Army-focused nonprofit relief fund without the added stress of repaying a loan, the organization announced Monday.

Future missile frigate will be named after historic female Navy officer

A future constellation-class guided missile frigate (FFG 69) will be named USS Joy Bright Hancock, a tribute to one of the first female officers to serve in the U.S. Navy, according to a Navy news release.

Trump’s lawyers allege juror misconduct in latest bid to get hush money conviction dismissed

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers are raising a new claim in their fight to overturn his hush money conviction, alleging that the historic verdict was tainted by juror misconduct.

US border facilities for migrant children are improving but still need work, court monitor says

The heightened scrutiny of the Border Patrol’s Texas holding facilities is part of broader court-appointed oversight.

Iran pauses the process to implement a new, stricter headscarf law for women, official says

The legislation, which was approved by the parliament in September 2023, won’t be sent to the government to enact. Many believe the law could have reignited the protests that engulfed the Islamic Republic after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini.

Lawsuit accuses State Department of creating loopholes for Israel on military aid and human rights

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has denied that his agency has a double standard when it comes to Israel and enforcing a 1997 law barring military support in cases of gross human rights abuses.

Netanyahu says Israeli troops will occupy buffer zone inside Syria for foreseeable future

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, seized after the ouster of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, until another arrangement is in place “that ensures Israel’s security.”

Legal saga over how Ramstein figured into deadly 2012 Yemen drone strike reaches German high court

The role of the German government and Ramstein Air Base in coordinated U.S. drone strikes is under scrutiny by the country’s highest court, which took up the case of two men whose relatives were killed in a 2012 attack in Yemen.

Authorities impose overnight curfew in cyclone-ravaged Mayotte as France rushes in aid

Mayotte is struggling to recover from Cyclone Chido, the strongest storm to hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago in 90 years. The official death toll stands at 22, but authorities believe hundreds and maybe thousands of people died in Saturday’s storm.

Retail sales rose at healthy pace last month in latest sign of US economy’s health

Consumers stepped up their spending at retail stores last month, providing a boost to the economy in the early phases of the winter holiday shopping season.

Russian lawmakers approve new bill expanding the definition of high treason

Rights advocates have warned that the bill’s vague formulation could be used to target anyone who has ties to any Ukrainian or Western organization.

Congress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid

Congressional leaders unveiled a stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help states and local communities recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters.

Pakistani air ambulance delivers medicines to violence-hit district as roads remain closed

A Pakistani charity used an air ambulance on Tuesday to deliver medicines to a northwestern region where a doctor said 29 children had died in the past two months because life-saving supplies couldn’t get through roadblocks following sectarian clashes.