The U.S. has in custody at least two people who survived a U.S. military strike against an alleged Venezuelan drug cartel boat Thursday in international waters, according to two U.S. officials. U.S. Navy helicopters were dispatched as part of the search ...

Ceiba, Puerto Rico — A U.S. naval base in Puerto Rico that was closed more than 20 years ago is now back in operation as the United States builds up forces in the Caribbean ahead of possible military action against Venezuela. Naval Station Roosevelt ...

LONDON/NEW YORK >> The U.S. dollar slid to two-week lows against the yen today after data showed private-sector jobs in the world’s largest economy contracted last month, boosting expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates two more ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. military officials are drawing up options to target drug traffickers inside Venezuela, and strikes within that country’s borders could potentially begin in a matter of weeks, four sources told NBC News. Those sources are two U.S ...

A U.S. aircraft carrier reached the Caribbean as part of the Trump administration’s escalating pressure campaign on Venezuela and its broader effort to combat drug trafficking. In recent months, the U.S. has killed dozens of people, prompting an outcry ...

The partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government hit the one-week mark as the clock struck midnight in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Oct. 7. The shutdown, the 15th since 1981, is on track to become the fourth-longest in U.S. history, eclipsing the six ...

The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved a U.S. plan for Gaza that authorizes an international stabilization force to provide security in the devastated territory and envisions a possible future path to an independent Palestinian state. Russia, which ...

A notice calls the people the U.S. military recently killed on suspicion of drug smuggling in the Caribbean Sea “unlawful combatants.” By Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt Reporting from Washington President Trump has decided that the United States is ...

The fighters led by the CIA found themselves spiraling into despair because of what they saw as bureaucratic neglect and abandonment by the U.S. government. Among their ranks was Rahmanullah Lakanwal,