Hegseth faces key military challenges as US Defense Secretary

There will be a lot on the plate for new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when he steps into his office on the Pentagon’s third floor E Ring.
Lady Gaga announces March release for new album 'Mayhem'

Lady Gaga will release her seventh studio album March 7, which press materials say will explore “themes of chaos and transformation.” The 14-track album will be titled “Mayhem.”
DNA leads to arrest in 1977 Honolulu murder of high school student

Modern DNA testing identifies Gideon Castro as the suspect in the cold case murder of Dawn Momohara, solving a nearly 50-year-old mystery.
US halts WHO collaboration amid global health concerns

U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.
China issues veiled warning to new Secretary of State Rubio

Explore the diplomatic tensions as China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi warns U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a recent phone call.
Donkey rescued from icy pond by Pennsylvania first responders

A donkey is back on dry land thanks to the hard work of first responders.
World War II veteran celebrates his 103rd birthday

Battalion Sgt. Major James Mardin is still sharing war stories more than 80 years after he arrived in Normandy, six days after D-Day.
Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears

Despite legally migrating to the U.S. under the country’s Temporary Protected Status program, many of the thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are fearful President Trump’s promised migration crackdown will soon include them.
Fort Stewart soldiers deploy to the southern border

“We are sending our finest professionals for this mission.”
Auschwitz survivors warn of rising hatred on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation

Auschwitz survivors have warned of the rising antisemitism and hatred in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation.