The UK intercepted a Russian submarine on its way to the…

The Royal Navy's HMS Kent intercepted the Stary Oskol, a Russian Kilo-class submarine capable of carrying torpedos and anti-ship cruise missiles on Tuesday evening, the Guardian reports. HMS Kent's commanding officer, Cmdr Daniel Thomas, said: "Locating this submarine was a combined effort with NATO allies and shadowing such units is routine activity for the Royal Navy," the Guardian reports.

AMP Blasts Proposed Amendment to Puerto Rico Bill

The American Maritime Partnership , of which the SIU is partner, has issued the following news release on June 8. The American Maritime Partnership , the voice of the domestic maritime industry, today released a statement regarding Rep. Gary Palmer's proposed measure to exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act - which requires waterborne cargo between two points in the United States to be transported on vessels that are American built, owned, and crewed. The Jones Act is critical to U.S. national, homeland, and economic security, and ensures reliable shipment of vital goods between Puerto Rico and the U.S. Mainland.

Clinton Dedicates Historic ‘Milestone’ To Supporters

JUNE 7: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives onstage during a primary night rally at the Duggal Greenhouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, June 7, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Clinton has secured enough delegates and commitments from superdelegates to become the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee.

NYC correction union head, hedge founder face charges

Authorities were seeking a pickup truck due to reports that it was driving erratically minutes before it struck a group of bicyclists on a street in western Michigan, killing five, a local prosecutor said. Police fielded complaints that a pickup truck was being driven erratically just minutes before the vehicle slammed into a group of bicyclists in western Michigan, killing five, authorities said.

Rehearsal for mega-quake ‘catastrophe’ starts in Northwest

Members of the National Guard listen as State EOC supervisor Chris Utzinger reads messages about the latest details on a simulated tsunami during an earthquake and tsunami readiness drill, Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Camp Murray, Wash. The four-day event, called Cascadia Rising, is built around the premise of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake 95 miles off of the coast of Oregon that results in a tsunami.

News Analysis: Rising crime by U.S. servicepeople in Okinawa bolsters …

A recent spate of internationally-reported crimes committed by U.S base-linked personnel in Okinawa Prefecture in Japan's southwest has renewed calls from prefectural officials as well as locals for the tiny island to comprehensively have its base-hosting burdens lifted as the disproportionate number of bases being hosted on the tiny island is thought to be directly attributable to the rising instances of crime.

Miss USA Contestants Faced Harder Questions Than Hillary Clinton

Question to Miss California: One of the biggest challenges facing the United States is social and economic inequality. How do we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor? Answer: When it comes to social and economic equality, I think the poor and the rich need to stop being so segregated.

Joseph C. O’Connor, 78, of Grafton/Quincy

He is survived by his brothers, John O'Connor, Mark O'Connor and his wife Kathleen, Patrick O'Connor and his wife Mary, Stephen O'Connor and his wife Sarah, and his sister Bridget "Bridie" Doyle, along with many nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews. Joseph was born May 30, 1938 in Galway, Ireland, a son of the late Mary and Mark O'Connor.

U.S. Navy bans booze in Japan

All U.S. Navy sailors in Japan are banned from drinking alcohol and restricted to base except for essential trips after several recent alcohol-related incidents which the Navy's 7th Fleet said are harming U.S.-Japan relations. "Effective immediately, sailors are prohibited from drinking alcohol, on and off base.

Protesters take part in a demonstration in Naha, Okinawa

U.S. Navy bans alcohol in Okinawa after crime spree The move is intended to address growing outrage about behavior of Americans on the island. Check out this story on pressconnects.com: http://usat.ly/1X6SYso An American sailor was arrested in Japan on Sunday on suspicion of drunk-driving and causing an accident on the southern island of Okinawa, where public anger has run high over crimes by US military personnel.