NFL week 2 picks: Packers topple Commanders; Eagles prevail over Chiefs
Week 2 of the NFL season has several big matchups, including a Super Bowl rematch between the Eagles and Chiefs and a Monday showdown between…
House votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations
Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A coalition of House lawmakers from both sides of the aisle has voted to repeal laws authorizing the United States' use…
All Quiet on the West African Front
West Africa is becoming a silent powder keg that could explode into a cataclysmic situation in the next few years. As the world’s attention remains…
US Seeks Stability, Not Conflict, Defense Secretary Assures China
NEWS BRIEF U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun in a rare phone call that Washington does not seek conflict or…
Sierra Canyon’s defensive unit: Call them The Kaboom Squad:
Pow! Bam! Whack!Sierra Canyon has a defense in high school football that needs comic book treatment.Call them “The Kaboom Squad.”At any moment, whether it’s a…
Times of Troy: USC’s path to the College Football Playoff starts with Waymond Jordan
We are now two weeks into the college football season, and here at the Times of Troy newsletter, we can confidently say that … we’re…
South Korea, Japan defense chiefs meet amid growing North Korea concerns
South Korea’s Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back (R) and his Japanese counterpart, Gen Nakatani (L), met Monday in Seoul to discuss cooperation on a range of…
Lessons from a Naval Arms Race: How the U.S.-China could Avoid the Anglo-German Trap
The U.S.-China competition is intensifying in the Indo-Pacific, especially in the maritime domain, and it is increasing the risk of a dangerous miscalculation. Both countries…
Russian airstrike hits Ukraine’s cabinet building
A handout photo released by the press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine shows smoke rising over the buildings housing Ukraine's cabinet in…
Houthi-backed drone strikes Israeli airport
Protestors march in Sana'a after Israeli airstrikes killed the Houthi prime minister earlier this month. A Houthi-backed airstrike closed the Ramon Airport in Southern Israel…
At least 60 people dead in Boko Haram attack in northern Nigeria
The ongoing battle between the jihadist group Boko Haram and villagers in Nigeria's Borno state erupted over the weekend when at least 60 people were…
Prep talk: First-year coach Derwin Henderson has Rialto off to a 3-0 start
Derwin Henderson was not intending to coach this season. He hadn’t been a head coach since 2019 at Hawthorne. But he lives in the Inland…
Pentagon Warns Venezuela After Fighter Jets Approach Destroyer
NEWS BRIEF Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets conducted a provocative overflight of a U.S. Navy destroyer in international waters, prompting a sharp Pentagon warning against further…
Letters: Coach DeShaun Foster and Bruins are in deep trouble
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> DeShaun Foster is a beloved Bruin, so the doubts of his being in over his head as the UCLA football coach are merely…
Kremlin Rejects Western Troop Deployment for Ukraine Security
NEWS BRIEF The Kremlin has firmly rejected Western-led security guarantees for Ukraine, stating that foreign military contingents cannot ensure the country’s security and insisting any…
Trump executive order aims to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War
WASHINGTON — After months of campaigning for the Nobel Peace Prize, President Trump sent a sharply different message Friday when he signed an executive order aimed at…
Lebanese Cabinet welcomes Army’s confidential plan to disarm Hezbollah
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (C) presides over a Cabinet session at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, on Friday. The Cabinet discussed and welcomed the…
Trump symbolically changes Department of Defense to ‘Department of War’ | Donald Trump News
Pentagon chief says name signals more offensive approach to US military, but change unofficial without change to law.United States President Donald Trump has signed an…
Trump to rename Defense Department to ‘Department of War’
Sept. 5 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Friday directing the Department of Defense to revert to its old title…
U.S. firm Leidos is expanding the Royal Navy’s autonomous fleet
Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Virginia-based Leidos is expanding the Royal Navy's autonomous fleet with a medium-sized craft to support the rapid tactical deployment of commando…