Stars and Stripes

Netanyahu's tough comments marked the first public rift between the two close allies since the fighting began last week and could complicate international efforts to reach a cease-fire.

President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor on Friday to Ralph Puckett Jr., a 94-year-old retired Army colonel who led the capture and defense of a hill during the Korean War against an overwhelming Chinese attack.

Army Sgt. Dalton Jack, the longtime boyfriend of Mollie Tibbetts, was a key witness on the first day of the first-degree murder trial of Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the Mexican national charged in her killing.

Former U.S. Marine Louis William Ziskin, 52, and three accomplices allegedly abducted a Taiwanese businessman from a restaurant in Bangkok on March 28.

The Coast Guard’s importance in strengthening global economic, trade and environmental security, especially amid a tumultuous year of extreme weather events and the coronavirus pandemic, took center stage in President Joe Biden’s commencement address Wednesday.

Tens of thousands of Hawaii residents vaccinated against COVID-19 are no longer required to wear masks on federal Department of Defense installations.

Drone companies are positioning themselves to deliver refrigerated medical products to those living or working in rural areas miles from the nearest doctor's office or pharmacy.

The Navy has submitted a reprogramming request to the Defense Department that would allow the service to reallocate some of its current budget to spend on mental health services, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Harker told reporters Wednesday.

In past conflicts between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza, Tel Aviv had mostly remained out of the line of fire. But over the last week, repeated barrages of Hamas rockets have put the residents of this coastal city on the front line.

Iran and the U.S. are close to a deal that will revive the 2015 nuclear accord, the European Union's deputy foreign envoy said after the latest talks in Vienna, in the clearest sign yet of major progress toward ending a confrontation that's convulsed the Persian Gulf.