Kansas man convicted of assault with a deadly weapon after attempting to abduct his daughter at gunpoint from Fort Riley

A Kansas man has been convicted of assault with a deadly weapon for an incident last year in which he was accused of abducting his 3-year-old daughter at gunpoint at the Army’s Fort Riley.

Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media outlets over ‘foreign interference’

Since 2020 Meta has been labeling posts and content from state media. Two years later it blocked RT’s channels for European users. Now the company is escalating its efforts to counter Russia’s covert influence operations.

Florida will launch criminal probe into apparent assassination attempt of Trump, governor says

Florida law enforcement officials will launch their own criminal investigation into the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump that will run parallel to the federal probe, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced.

Larry Herke, Minnesota veterans affairs commissioner who retired after ALS diagnosis, dies at 61

Larry Herke, the former commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, died Friday in Sauk Centre, a year after he resigned from the post following a diagnosis of ALS. He was 61.

Air Force secretary underlines growing Chinese power, intent as threat to Indo-Pacific

During an address to the Air & Space Forces Association, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said the Chinese Communist Party continues to heavily invest in “capabilities, operational concepts and organizations that are specifically designed to defeat the United States” and its Western Pacific allies.

Coast Guard meets Russian naval vessels in US waters off Alaska coast

The U.S. Coast Guard recently encountered four Russian naval vessels in U.S. waters near Point Hope, Alaska, the service said Monday.

Affirmative action lawsuit: US Naval Academy says race-based admissions necessary

An attorney for the U.S. Naval Academy said Monday that the elite military school should continue using race and ethnicity in admissions because it was not where it needed to be in building a diverse student body.

US airs frustration with Israel’s military about strikes in Gaza

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations accused Israel’s military of striking schools, humanitarian workers and civilians in Gaza in a sign of growing American frustration with its close ally as the war approaches its first anniversary.

Blinken is heading back to the Middle East, this time without fanfare or a visit to Israel

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Egypt this week on his 10th trip to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began nearly a year ago. The trip is partly aimed at refining a proposal to present to Israel and Hamas for a cease-fire deal and release of hostages.

Delays in military construction have doubled in last 5 years often adding millions of dollars to the cost, watchdog finds

The number of military construction projects delayed for more than a year has doubled in the last five years and the problem could be mitigated through better oversight from the Defense Department, according to a new government watchdog report.

2 charged in case of illegal exports for Russian nuclear energy

The U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston says two men are being charged with illegal smuggling and conspiring to violate export controls by sending equipment to Russia’s nuclear energy industry.

Man who appeared intent on killing Trump wrote book urging Iran to assassinate ex-president

Ryan Wesley Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, and described his support and then disdain for Donald Trump — even urging Iran to kill him.

Senior enlisted Marine arrested, fired from West Coast boot camp

Sgt. Maj. Gerardo Trevino of the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego was arrested Wednesday by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

Trump’s golf outings have long concerned Secret Service

Donald Trump has insisted his golf clubs are safe and that he will keep playing. However, those preferences have posed problems for his protection that former aides, Secret Service officials and security experts say have only intensified in the years since he left the White House.

JBLM soldier who deserted to avoid rape conviction faces murder charge, court-martial for killing taxi driver

Pvt. Jonathan Kang Lee, 25, who deserted to avoid his conviction on child sex charges, now faces a court-martial for a murder charge for killing a taxi driver as he attempted to elude authorities, the Army said.

Marines give highest noncombat medal to family of Osprey crew chief who died trying to save pilots

In a ceremony at the commandant’s headquarters, the Marine Corps presented their highest noncombat medal to the parents of Cpl. Spencer Collart, who died last year in Australia after going back into a crashed V-22 Osprey to try to save the trapped pilots.

AAC ramps up interest in adding Air Force to conference with Army and Navy, AP source says

The American Athletic Conference has ramped up interest in adding Air Force as a member to put all three service academies into the same league for the first time, a person with knowledge of the AAC’s discussions told The Associated Press on Monday.

A rough Sunday for some of the NFL's best teams in 2023 led to the three biggest upsets

New season. Different challenges. Last year’s records don’t matter. The 49ers were stymied by the Vikings on the road. The Cowboys got destroyed by the Saints at home. The Ravens blew a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter against the Raiders. The Lions messed up in a home loss to the banged-up Buccaneers.