Second Trump administration may recognize North Korea as nuclear state, Japanese expert predicts

Donald Trump in his second term as president is likely to accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state and ask for more defense spending by America’s Asian partners, a Japanese foreign policy expert told reporters.

Trump picks former Georgia congressman Doug Collins to run Veterans Affairs

Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate former U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and longtime political ally, to join his Cabinet as head of the sprawling Department of Veterans Affairs.

Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary

President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy has pushed against processed foods and the use of herbicides like Roundup weed killer. He has long criticized the large commercial farms and animal feeding operations that dominate the industry. But he is perhaps best known for his criticism of childhood vaccines.

CIA employee accused of leaking classified info on Israeli attack plans to face charges in Virginia

A CIA employee accused of leaking classified information assessing Israel’s earlier plans to attack Iran was ordered by a federal judge Thursday to face felony charges in Virginia.

Russia and China conducting joint Arctic operations for first time, Coast Guard says

Vice Adm. Peter Gautier, deputy commandant for operations, told lawmakers that the Coast Guard recently witnessed the Russian Border Guard and Chinese Coast Guard conducting a joint patrol high in the Bering Sea in a worrying sign of growing collaboration.

Judge puts off Jan. 6 trial after defendant points to possible Trump pardon

Contreras, an Obama appointee, is the first judge to postpone a Jan. 6-related trial scheduled for the post-election transition period. The move could spare court resources while allowing the picture to become clearer after Inauguration Day.

No evidence of aliens, but 21 cases need ‘further analysis,’ Pentagon report concludes

The head of the Defense Department’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office said of the report that there is no evidence of extraterrestrials or that foreign enemies are collecting information on the U.S.

Long Island man charged with terrorism for trying to bomb government building

James Luca was going through a divorce with his wife and had lost visitation rights with his children. To get back at the social services department, he allegedly fashioned an improvised explosive device with a 20-pound propane tank, a 1-pound propane tank and a torch.

Marine veteran misused a combat technique in fatal chokehold of NYC subway rider, trainer testifies

When Daniel Penny fatally choked a homeless man aboard a Manhattan subway last year, the 25-year-old veteran appeared to misuse combat technique that he learned in the U.S. Marines, according to the martial arts instructor who served alongside Penny.

Fort Vancouver barracks’ $16.5M renovation preserves building’s historical appearance

Building 993 is where as many as 180 infantrymen used to sleep, eat, work and socialize, Fortmann said. But now, it’s where approximately 100 employees of two federal agencies have already started moving into stylish new office space.