US and Philippine fighter aircraft jointly patrol disputed shoal region guarded by China

U.S. and Philippine fighter aircraft have staged a joint patrol and training over a disputed South China Sea shoal where Chinese fighter jets fired flares last year to drive away a Philippine aircraft.

One of the last Tuskegee Airmen dies at age 100 in Michigan

Harry S. Stewart Jr., a fighter pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for three kills in a single mission, died Sunday in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. He was 100.

Trump won’t rule out deploying US troops to support rebuilding Gaza, sees ‘long-term’ US ownership

Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that displaced Palestinians in Gaza be permanently resettled outside the war-torn territory and proposed the U.S. take “ownership” in redeveloping the area into “the Riviera of the Middle East”

Expert wants US to arm Philippines with sound cannons to fight China’s gray-zone tactics

The United States should provide its ally the Philippines with the type of sound cannons the Chinese coast guard employs to harass Philippine vessels, according to an expert on international relations in the Indo-Pacific.

Mexico and Canada reach deals with Trump to avert tariffs for at least a month

Mexico and Canada have managed to avoid U.S. tariffs after their leaders came to last-minute agreements with President Trump.

Pentagon rescinds social media pause

The pause on social media accounts within the Defense Department was rescinded Monday, according to a Pentagon spokesman, after posts were initially suspended for 10 days, excluding communications about operations along the U.S.-Mexico border or military base activities.

Navy asks sailors for feedback on housing, child care and gyms

The Navy wants to hear recommendations from sailors and their families regarding unaccompanied and family housing, fleet and family support centers, child and youth programs, and morale, welfare, and recreation facilities and activities.

VA orders many political appointees, non-union employees back to the office by Feb. 24

Political appointees, senior executives and non-union employees living within 50 miles of their workplaces are ordered to end remote work arrangements and return to the office by Feb. 24.

2 Marines plead guilty in fatal fentanyl case of a fellow Marine

Two Marines pleaded guilty in federal court for their role in the fatal fentanyl overdose of a fellow Marine, according to federal officials.

Texas empowers National Guard to make immigration arrests

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he has empowered the National Guard to make immigration arrests, the latest move by the Republican ally of President Donald Trump to help crack down on immigration and secure the border.

Salvage crews recover engine, large portion of jet from river after deadly air collision near DC

Salvage crews have recovered an engine and large pieces of fuselage and are working to retrieve a wing from the wreckage of a commercial airliner involved in last week’s midair collision near Washington’s Reagan National Airport, officials said Monday.

Pacific Coast Highway reopens nearly month after devastating Southern California wildfires

The Pacific Coast Highway reopened Monday morning, nearly a month after it was closed when flames from the deadly Palisades Fire ripped through hillside Los Angeles neighborhoods, destroying properties all the way down to the beach.

Hegseth meets with troops sent to border with Mexico as 150 Marines deploy to Guantanamo

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shook hands Monday with troops at Fort Bliss for a deployment on the U.S. border with Mexico as Marines unloaded at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to begin work on migrant detention facilities.

F-35 production still marred by quality woes, Pentagon test office says

Lockheed Martin Corp. is still delivering F-35 fighter jet aircraft with quality defects after 13 years of production, according to the Pentagon test office’s annual weapons-evaluations report.

Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada, Mexico after they pledge to boost border enforcement

President Donald Trump on Monday agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada as America’s two largest trading partners took steps to appease his concerns about border security and drug trafficking.

Service members look to Trump to restart evacuations of Afghans who aided US forces

Veterans groups are urging President Donald Trump to make exceptions for Afghan allies who are now barred from entering the United States under executive orders.

American bald eagles are having a moment, ecologically and culturally

Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald eagle — the national bird of the United States, often seen against a clear blue sky — is having a moment.

Mayor says 5 injured in fatal Philadelphia plane crash remain hospitalized, 3 in critical condition

Three people injured on the ground when a jet crashed in a busy Philadelphia neighborhood, killing seven people, remain in critical condition, Mayor Cherelle Parker said Sunday.

Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers prepare to depart for yearlong deployment to the Middle East

More than 140 soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard will leave for a yearlong deployment to Kuwait as part of Task Force Spartan.