Tag: Armed forces
Ex-Border agent admits illegally bringing woman into US
LAREDO, Texas — A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Texas has pleaded guilty to illegally bringing a Mexican woman into the...
Border Patrol tent facility in Texas evacuated by storm
DONNA, Texas — A compound of tents to detain migrant children and families was evacuated for hours when struck by fierce winds in Texas'...
Officials: Tiny uptick in 2020 military sex assault reports
WASHINGTON — Reports of sexual assaults across the U.S. military increased by a very small amount in 2020, a year when troops were largely...
US agents encounter more single adults are crossing border
LA JOYA, Texas — Parents emerge from the brush into a baseball field, carrying exhausted children. Border Patrol agents dictate orders: Families with young...
UK apologizes for 1971 Belfast deaths; families want more
LONDON — A U.K. government minister stood before lawmakers Thursday and formally apologized for the killing of 10 civilians during unrest in Belfast half...
Russian admirals frets over ‘provocative’ NATO drills
SEVEROMORSK, Russia — A top Russian admiral griped Thursday about increased NATO's military activities near the country's borders, describing them as a threat to...
Senate panel likely to OK 1st female Army secretary
WASHINGTON — The woman poised to be the first female secretary of the Army told Congress Thursday that combating sexual assault and harassment is...
Number of children traveling alone at border eases in April
SAN DIEGO — The number of unaccompanied children encountered on the U.S. border with Mexico in April eased from an all-time high a month...
UN seeks proposals to end force on Sudan-South Sudan border
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the mandate of the nearly 3,700-strong peacekeeping force in the disputed Abyei region on the...
Trump administration officials to testify on Jan. 6 riots
WASHINGTON — Two senior Trump administration officials plan to defend their actions during the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol when they appear...
