Captain jumps overboard, SEALs shoot pirates, official says The American captain of a cargo ship held hostage by pirates jumped overboard from the lifeboat where he was being held, and U.S. Navy SEALs shot and killed three of his four captors, according to a senior U.S. official with knowledge of t...

At approximately 7:19 p.m (12:19 p.m. EDT) U.S. naval forces rescued Capt. Richard Phillips, the master of Motor Vessel Maersk-Alabama. “This was an incredible team effort, and I am extremely proud of the tireless efforts of all the men and women who made this rescue possible” said V...

French forces have freed a yacht captured by pirates off Somalia last weekend in an operation that left one hostage and two of the pirates dead, President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office said on Friday. Four other hostages were saved, while three other pirates were captured, the statement said. Sark...

USS Halyburton The American captain held hostage by four Somali pirates made a desperate escape attempt Friday but was recaptured, and officials said other pirates sought to reinforce their colleagues by sailing hijacked ships with other captives aboard to the scene of the standoff. The U.S. also wa...

Suicide Truck Bomber Kills Five American Soldiers in Iraq Five American soldiers and two members of the Iraqi security forces were killed in a massive suicide truck bombing Friday near the headquarters of the Iraqi national police in the northern city of Mosul, a United States military spokesman ...

A U.S. navy destroyer reached waters off Somalia on Thursday to help free an American ship captain taken hostage by pirates in the first seizure of U.S. citizens by the increasingly bold sea gangs. Gunmen briefly hijacked the 17,000-tonne Maersk Alabama freighter on Wednesday, but the 20 American c...

Barrack Obama United Nations Security Council has been urge by President Obama to take action against North Korea because of violated international rules when it tested a rocket that could be used for long-range missiles. “This provocation underscores the need for action, not just this afternoon a...

The Marine Corps 2009 Marathon also opened registration today. Like the Army 1o-Miler, the Marine Corps Marathon is limited to a field of 30,000 competitors. Both runs sell out almost overnight. The Marine Corps run offers both a 10K and a Marathon. Also provided is a Healthy Kids Fun Run for ages ...

David Cooley, 49, of Palmdale, California, died when the pilot was F-22A crashed northeast of Edwards AFB. Cooley worked as a test pilot with Lockheed Martin, and was employed by the 411th Flight Test Squadron, 412 Test Wing at Edwards AFB. Cooley joined Lockheed Martin in 2003 and was a 21-year ve...

Airforce C 17 crasshes near Olney, Texas Olney, Texas, residents have flooded the telephone lines of the local police reported that an Air Force plane crash in a wooded area about 45 miles south of Wichita Falls and 130 miles west of Dallas . Sheppard Air Force Base officials, which is north of Witc...