On October 26th an American destroyer docked in Trinidad & Tobago, an island country 11km from Venezuela, as part of what the United States called a training exercise involving the US Marine Corps (see map).

Comedian and Marine Corps vet Rob Riggle returns as host of the annual Veterans Day TV special 'American Valor: A Salute to Our Heroes.'

Daniel Owen, 47, and his son, Cooper, 15, died after being stung dozens of times last month by what appeared to be so-called murder hornets.

Attorneys representing the Western North Carolina man who was arrested after burning an American flag in Lafayette Park filed to dismiss charges filed against him related to the fire.

Equities broadly ended higher, with some reaching record levels, contributing to strong year-to-date performance. Read more here.

Former American Idol contestant Randy Madden, who competed in season 8, has been arrested and charged after being accused of having sex with a minor.

Native American leaders warned senators last week that mass layoffs and potential benefit lapses are making this government shutdown more painful for their communities and insisted that the federal government fulfill its treaty obligations with tribal nations.