Musk visits with Hegseth at Pentagon; administration denies briefing on China
1 of 4 | Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth welcomes Elon Musk at the Pentagon on Friday. Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn…
Defense Dept. cuts $580M in funding deemed wasteful
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced more than $580 million in cuts to defense spending on Thursday. File Photo by Al Drago/UPI | License Photo…
Hamas fires rockets into Tel Aviv as cease-fire crumbles
1 of 2 | An Israeli army tank leaves the Gaza Strip somewhere in southern Israel as seen from inside Israel on Tuesday. Israel carried…
Jackie Robinson story back on Defense Department site after DEI purge
An article highlighting the U.S. Army career of baseball legend Jackie Robinson has been restored to the Department of Defense website. Its removal had appeared…
German parliament votes for massive debt reform, defense spending hike
Germany's parliament voted Tuesday in favor of incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's massive debt reform that will increase defense spending amid Russia's ongoing war in…
Luka Doncic scores 33 and Lakers end four-game losing streak
Dorian Finney-Smith hobbled around, the ankle problems that kept him off the court in the Lakers’ losses to Brooklyn and Denver, obvious. Still, he fought…
March Madness men’s tournament analysis: Teams, players to watch
Duke’s Cooper Flagg drives past Florida State’s Jerry Deng, second from left, during a game on March 1. (Ben McKeown / Associated Press) No. 1…
Lakers don’t shy away from ‘naked’ opportunities in win over Spurs
If you have been studying the Lakers’ offense microscopically since the team acquired Luka Doncic, if you have looked at the spacing, the movement, the…
Trump vows to hold Iran responsible after fighting escalates between U.S., Houthis
1 of 2 | People gather searching for victims among the rubble of a house hit by a U.S. strike in Saada, Yemen, on Sunday.…
Israel conducts ‘extensive strikes’ against Hamas in Gaza
An elderly Palestinian man walks past a destroyed building in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip on Friday. Early Tuesday, Israel Defense Forces conducted a wave…
USC women sure they can rebound from Big Ten tournament heartbreak
Hi, everyone! Welcome back to the Times of Troy newsletter. I’m Ryan Kartje, your USC beat writer, here to wish a hearty and happy March…
Veterans Affairs to phase out gender dysphoria medical treatments
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins announced Monday the VA will phase out medical treatments for gender dysphoria to comply with President Donald Trump's "Defending…
North Korea rejects G7 call for denuclearization, vows to ‘strengthen’ nuclear forces
North Korea on Monday rejected a G7 Foreign Ministers statement calling for denuclearization, vowing instead to strengthen its nuclear forces. Leader Kim Jong Un oversaw…
Trump said he will speak with Putin on Tuesday about Ukraine cease-fire
U.S. President Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir Putin shake heads during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Japan Summit in Osaka, Japan,…
U.S. conducts strikes into Yemen as Houthis claim attacks on aircraft carrier
U.S. Central Command late Sunday said it was continuing to attack Houthi militants in Yemen. Photo courtesy of U.S. Central Command/X March 17 (UPI) --…
Trump and Putin likely to discuss Ukraine war cease-fire this week
Russian President Vladimir Putin makes an address to Russian armed forces personnel and citizens from the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, in November 2024. Putin is…
Islamic State leader dies in U.S. airstrike in Iraq
American and Iraqi military forces killed the Islamic State's Chief of Global Operations for the Islamic State using an airstrike in western Iraq, U.S. Central…
U.S. military launches ‘decisive and powerful’ strikes against Houthis
1 of 2 | An F/A-18 Hornet launches from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier to attack Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday. Photo…
Taiwanese president calls for ‘proactive measures’ against increased Chinese threat
March 14 (UPI) -- Taiwan must implement "proactive measures" to thwart China's use of its democracy against it, said President Lai Ching-te amid increased efforts…
Contributor: NPR faces a real threat in defunding fight that’s coming
In February, Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency put the nation’s public radio network on notice. “Defund NPR,” he wrote on X. “It…