US Navy Admiral jailed over Fat Leonard scheme

'Shots fired shots fired!' Police release bodycam footage of moment cop shot driver who charged at him out of nowhere with a semi-automatic rifle when he stopped to help him 'Selfie murderer', 26, reveals she took photo next to body of her father-in-law because it 'made her really happy' - as she admits she tried to contact ISIS before her arrest but got no response Family of four die in horror crash on the way home from a Mother's Day visit after tractor trailer slams into five other vehicles and sparks a fire White Oklahoma cop who shot dead unarmed black man is cleared of any wrongdoing after saying she was in 'fear' because he would not lie down 'There was NO collusion', says defiant Trump after Justice Department bows to pressure and names former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to lead Russian election interference probe House Majority Leader told senior GOP ... (more)

Chelsea Manning released after 7 years in military prison

Pvt. Chelsea Manning, the transgender soldier convicted of giving classified government materials to WikiLeaks, was released from a Kansas military prison early Wednesday after serving seven years of her 35-year sentence. U.S. Army spokeswoman Cynthia Smith told The Associated Press that Manning was released from Fort Leavenworth military prison, but that she couldn't provide any further details.

Air searchFamily missing after plane flies into Bermuda TriangleA…

A plane has gone missing near the Bahamas in the infamous Bermuda Triangle -- with fears for four people, including two children on-board AP reports that the US Coast Guard issued a statement after air traffic control in Miami lost radar contact with the twin-engine aircraft east of the island of Eleuthera at 2:10pm local time on Monday. Hours later, the Coast Guard tweeted that crews located debris field approximately 24km east of Eleuthera, with the search for survivors continuing.

China installs rocket launchers on disputed South China Sea island – report

China has installed rocket launchers on a disputed reef in the South China Sea to ward off Vietnamese military combat divers, according to a state-run newspaper, offering new details on China's ongoing military build-up. Still image from a United States Navy video purportedly shows Chinese dredging vessels in the waters around Fiery Cross Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands BEIJING: China has installed rocket launchers on a disputed reef in the South China Sea to ward off Vietnamese military combat divers, according to a state-run newspaper, offering new details on China's ongoing military build-up.

Chelsea Manning Set for Release After Seven Years in Prison an hour ago

Pvt. Chelsea Manning, the transgender soldier convicted of giving classified government materials to WikiLeaks, is due to be released from a Kansas military prison on Wednesday after serving seven years of her 35-year sentence. President Barack Obama granted Manning clemency in his final days in office in January.

Aircraft carrier Reagan leaves port to relieve Vinson strike group amid North Korea tensions

Sailors march to man the rails on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan as the ship left Yokosuka, Japan on Tuesday. The aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan left port in Japan Tuesday to resume patrols and eventually relieve the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, which was sent to the region amid rising tensions over North Korea's missile tests, according to the Navy.

Advocates Call for Stiffer Con Ed Protocols in Wake of East River Oil Spill

Environmentalists are calling for better protections around waterfront electrical substations in the wake of a "catastrophic" transformer failure at a Con Edison's DUMBO location that likely leached thousands of gallons of mineral oil into the East River. While the Sunday afternoon transformer failure occurred on land, the oil swiftly flowed across the porous ground into the river nearby, said John Lipscomb, a clean water advocate with Riverkeeper, who has been keeping tabs on cleanup efforts from the U.S. Coast Guard, the State's Department of Environmental Conservation and the public utility.

US Chief of Naval Operations receives prestigious Singapore military award

Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen congratulating US Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John M Richardson after the Meritorious Service Medal Investiture at Changi Naval Base. SINGAPORE: The United States' Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral John M Richardson received a prestigious military award from Singapore on Monday , for his contributions in promoting ties between the navies of both countries.

Interviews well underway for new FBI director

President Donald Trump said Saturday that "we can make a fast decision" on a new FBI director, possibly by late next week, before he leaves on his first foreign trip since taking office. WASHINGTON - Eight candidates for FBI director were interviewed at Justice Department headquarters Saturday as President Donald Trump suggested a decision on a nominee to replace ousted Director James Comey could be announced within days.

Coast Guard searches for possible downed aircraft in ocean near Redondo Beach

REDONDO BEACH >> The U.S. Coast Guard launched a search operation Saturday after receiving reports that an aircraft had possibly gone down in the Pacific Ocean near Redondo Beach, authorities said. Coast Guard officials based in the USCG's Los Angeles-Long Beach Sector received a distress call from an aircraft's emergency location transmitter beacon about 11:45 a.m., USCG officials said in a written statement.

Three brought to trial in Miami for conspiring to transport cocaine

A Colombian and two Ecuadoreans have appeared in Miami federal court accused of conspiring to transport cocaine on a boat intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard near the Galapagos Islands in South America. It's only the latest of many similar cases involving boats intercepted at sea, far from Miami, whose crew members are then brought here for trial.