Man who had short US Army stint accused of trying to become a Hezbollah fighter

A Pennsylvania man who briefly served in the Army faces charges of attempting to join the militant group Hezbollah and lying to the FBI, according to the Justice Department.

DODEA schools to close in honor of Jimmy Carter on National Day of Mourning

All DODEA schools will be closed on Thursday in honor of former President Jimmy Carter.

2 Vietnam soldiers who saved fellow troops in combat to receive Medals of Honor

Capt. Hugh Nelson Jr. and Kenneth David, who fought in the Vietnam War, are the latest recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award for valor in combat.

5 Korean War soldiers will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor

Five Korean War soldiers whose extraordinary heroism was not fully recognized at the time will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor as part of a campaign to shine a light on the role of minority service members in defense of the nation.

FCC’s net neutrality rules struck down, in another blow to Biden administration

A federal appeals court on Thursday dealt a blow to President Joe Biden’s Federal Communications Commission, striking down the agency’s hard-fought and long-debated open internet rules.

Biden to ban more offshore oil drilling before Trump arrives

President Biden is set within days to issue the executive order barring the sale of new drilling rights in portions of the country’s outer continental shelf, according to people familiar with the effort who asked not to be named because the decision isn’t public. 

FBI releases new video of suspect planting pipe bombs near DNC, RNC offices on eve of Capitol riot

Hoping to generate new tips from the public, the FBI is disclosing new information, including previously unreleased video, about a suspect who planted pipe bombs four years ago outside the offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees near the Capitol.

Computers of senior US Treasury leaders accessed in latest hack

The hackers were able to access unclassified material stored locally on the senior officials’ computers, which were among the laptops and desktops that were infiltrated, according to the people, who asked not to be named because the investigation is ongoing.

Veteran suicides often follow complaints of chronic pain, insomnia and physical problems, report finds

Findings showed nearly 55% of 2,654 veterans whose records were studied by the VA and who took their own lives had reported pain problems in the year before they died.

Air Force Academy mourns death of cadet set to graduate this year

Cadet 1st Class K. Emily Jean Foster died due to complications from brain tumors that were discovered just two weeks before her death. She died while at home with her family.

Financial woes, divorce, other struggles preceded Texas man’s deadly attack in New Orleans

Court records and a now-removed YouTube video paint a picture of a man who struggled after his military service ended, including with a contentious divorce and financial issues from debt and a failed real estate venture. The suspect also once complained of difficulties in paying for tuition through the GI bill.

5 things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared

COVID is still with us, though humanity has built up immunity through vaccinations and infections. It’s less deadly than it was in the pandemic’s early days and it no longer tops the list of leading causes of death. But the virus is evolving

Driver in Tesla Cybertruck explosion was Green Beret based in Germany who likely died by self-inflicted gunshot

The U.S. service member killed when an explosive-packed Tesla Cybertruck burst into flames outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel was a Green Beret based in Germany. He had suffered what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot to the head before the explosion.

Jimmy Carter helped avert nuclear disaster as young naval officer

The disaster at Canada’s Chalk River site left an extremely high amount of radioactivity in the reactor facility. In repairing the site, Jimmy Carter’s crew and their Canadian counterparts got high doses of radiation, but helped avert further disaster.

US unemployment claims fall to 211,000, the lowest level since March

The number of Americans applying for unemployment checks dropped last week to the lowest level since March, suggesting that suggest most U.S. workers continue to enjoy unusually high job security.

FBI says driver in New Orleans rampage acted alone and was ‘100%’ inspired by Islamic State group

The Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans acted alone, the FBI said Thursday, reversing its position from a day earlier that he likely worked with others in the deadly attack that officials said was inspired by the Islamic State group.

Biden awards 2nd highest civilian award to leaders of Jan. 6 committee and 18 others

President Joe Biden awarded the second-highest civilian medal to Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson, leaders of the congressional investigation into the Capitol riot who Donald Trump has said should be jailed for their roles in the inquiry.

Key Bridge rebuilding effort to begin nearly 9 months after collapse

Crews are scheduled to start taking underwater surveys and soil samples, the earliest stages of a full-scale effort that is expected to take years in Baltimore.

Firework mortars, gas canisters stuffed inside Tesla that exploded outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel

Firework mortars and camp fuel canisters were found stuffed into the back of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel early Wednesday, killing a suspect inside the vehicle and sparking an intense investigation into possible terrorism.