CENTCOM denies US behind Iraq air strike

US Central Command is refuting reports claiming the U.S. conducted airstrikes in Iraq following a blast at a military base in the country that killed a member of an Iraqi security force.  “We are ... Read More

'Someone you could count on.' Family, friends remember medical crew killed in helicopter crash

The stories of three people who died in an Air Evac helicopter crash Saturday night show ... during tours in Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine and Syria as a U.S. Army flight paramedic. Read More

Memorial honors U.S. B-29 crew killed after crash, some as POWs

YAME, Fukuoka Prefecture--Twelve U.S. service ... the crew members died in the crash. The remaining members managed to escape from the plane and parachute to the ground. But one was killed ... Read More

National and World news stories | Newsday

Read the latest national and world news, including stories from Newsday's reporters in Washington, D.C. Young brother and sister dead, several hurt when vehicle crashes into Michigan birthday ... Read More

Two soldiers and Border Patrol agent killed in US military helicopter crash near southern border

in Friday’s helicopter crash near Rio Grande City, Texas,” US Customs and Border Protection said in a statement. The UH-72 Lakota helicopter assigned to the federal Southwest border support ... Read More

Services Tuesday for second guard member killed in chopper crash

Services for another local New York National Guard member who died in a helicopter crash in Texas ... Casey Frankoski also died in that crash near the U.S.-Mexico border. Her funeral was on ... Read More

World News

The United Nations ... many agency workers are members of terrorist groups. The United Nations says famine is likely to set in by May. For those living under Israel’s attacks and a crippling ... Read More

9 soldiers killed in Kentucky helicopter crash honored 1 year later with memorial

“To permanently and forever recognize the sacrifice of those soldiers on that day is super important for us ... the crash, a dime by those who served alongside the fallen service members ... Read More

Herbert Wigwe: Nigerian bank chief killed in US helicopter crash

The co-founder of Access Bank, one of the largest banks in Nigeria, was among six people killed in a helicopter ... Sunday's Super Bowl. The San Bernardino county sheriff's department said the ... Read More

Defense News

24 (UPI) -- Four U.S. Marines remain hospitalized after an attack near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, last month as service members were evacuating foreign nationals and ... Read More

Texas teen was DUI in crash that killed Georgia family members, police say

Investigators believe a Texas teenager was driving intoxicated when he caused a crash that killed six members of a family ... a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado on U.S. 67 south of Fort Worth when ... Read More