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As the Cuban Missile Crisis escalates, four Soviet Foxtrot class submarines attempt to break through the blockade around Cuba ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is currently searching for eight "narco-terrorist" survivors following deadly military strikes on ...

The US Coast Guard confirmed that a search-and-rescue operation was underway, and that Coat Guard C-130 aircraft had been ...

Columnist Sid Salter says in both eras, Mississippi benefited from a senator who understood defense not just as policy, but ...

Vir Das. He’s directing a movie, touring, crafting new comedy. It can get even better, he believes. Less GRWM, more cuddling; ...

U.S. Southern Command said it targeted three vessels traveling in a convoy in undisclosed international waters -- leaving "narco-terrorists" as survivors after they jumped overboard, according to a ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Wednesday it had struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days, killing a total ...

U.S. military's Southern Command said the military had carried out a strike against three vessels and that five people were ...

March 25: “Hurrah, and vote for suffrage! Don’t keep them in doubt.” — Febb Burn, a 47-year-old widower, in a letter to her ...

Farewell, Year Four of the Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter. Marianne Mather and I have enjoyed spending time in the ...

The U.S. military says it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days. The attacks killed eight people, while ...