From fighting in Iraq to fighting cancer, soldier faces new enemy at home
Zach Ewing was serving a second tour overseas in Iraq, but while there, a health problem he'd been having took a turn for the worse.
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Zach Ewing was serving a second tour overseas in Iraq, but while there, a health problem he'd been having took a turn for the worse.
A vote in the Senate to limit President Trump's war powers has narrowly failed again. Three Republicans voted in favor of it.
The Defense Department says American and Saudi forces launched joint strikes on Iran's proxies in Iraq.
American journalist Shelly Kittleson is being released on the condition that she leave Iraq immediately, an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq says.
The war, which shows no signs of ending soon, has disrupted oil exports from the region, driven fuel prices far higher worldwide and upended global air travel.
Six U.S. service members who were killed in a military refueling aircraft crash over Iraq last week have been identified as members of the Ohio Air National Guard and Florida-based crew members.
The U.S. military has confirmed that all six crew members were killed when an American KC-135 refueling plane taking part in the Iran war crashed in western Iraq.
An aerial refueling tanker crashed in Western Iraq, U.S. officials said.
The war in Iran is not only blocking oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, it is also holding up much of the world's fertilizer supply, a development that is drawing close attention from farmers preparing for spring planting.
The State Department said it was facilitating charter flights from Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the UAE for Americans.
Hegseth has pushed for making the military more lethal and said that allowing women to serve in combat roles hurts that effort.
Republicans have turned Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's outing at a dog park nearly three years ago into an attack on the Democratic vice presidential nominee this week, building on a false online narrative that attempts to paint Walz as a liar.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned Thursday that it was time to take away "even more capability than we've taken in the past."
The U.S. military plans to strike targets in Iraq and Syria, including Iranian personnel and facilities, in response to a drone attack that killed 3 U.S. troops.
Iran says it blew up an Israeli "espionage headquarters" in northern Iraq, but one analyst says it has "nothing to do with Israel" and "everything to do with" U.S.-Iran tension.
The drone attack was conducted by an Iran-affiliated militant group, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
The 3rd protest carried out by the same Christian man came just days after the prime minister said Quran desecrations were making Sweden "prioritized" for terror.
Iraq's prime minister cut diplomatic ties with Sweden in protest over the desecration of the Islamic holy book.
President Biden went to Arlington National Cemetery to laud the sacrifice of generations of U.S. troops who died fighting for their country.
Two months after returning home from deployment, 80 soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard are still working to adjust to their return to civilian life.
"If time was rewound I would do it all over again," says Muntazer al-Zaidi, whose protest brought him prison time but also hero status in his country.
The operation was conducted Thursday night and resulted in the death of ISIS commander Hamza al-Homsi.
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar plans to bring a St. Paul woman as her guest -- Amanda Barbosa – who has been fighting to get healthcare for veterans who were exposed to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
At Webster Elementary in Minneapolis, the lesson for the day isn't about math or reading--it's about birds. In particular, building bird feeders.
Soldiers risk their lives serving our country overseas. Now, one Minnesota soldier is taking on a new enemy here at home.
