“Make no mistake about it. These women are warriors.” The man who shared these words was among the most tested special operations leaders of the post-9/11 wars, Lt. Gen. John Mulholland. And he was speaking of Ashley White-Stumpf and her sisters-in-arms who were part of an all-women team recruited, trained …

Is this deja vu all over again? Already? An unpopular war. A president hunkered down and hounded from office. Senators and Congressman calling for investigations into CIA “abuses.” Intelligence community secrets exposed, sources and methods revealed. American spy networks around the world dry up. American security compromised. Make no mistake, …

Set your clocks and start your engines. We’re counting down for a conflict in the Middle East. It’s not clear how it will start, or what will happen once it does. But it’s likely to begin in that narrow window of time between three countdown clocks sitting on Israeli Prime …

Arms control agreements are not usually struck between friendly nations. They are either signed by defeated or frightened states, or by enemies who view them as beneficial to their national security despite ongoing enmity. South Africa gave up its secret nuclear weapons program only after its apartheid government was ousted. …

SANTIAGO, Chile – The U.S. Geological Survey says a strong earthquake with a 6.4 magnitude has been reported off the coast of Chile. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake was reported at about 10:06 p.m. EDT and had a depth of about 6 miles (10 …

POWELL, Wyo. – One of the original barracks at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in northern Wyoming will be returned to the former World War II internment camp this summer. Brian Liesinger, of the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center, says the historic barrack was discovered near Shell, where it had been …

COLFAX, Calif. – California’s prolonged drought has created opportunities for prospectors and miners panning, sluicing, chiseling and diving for gold. The Sacramento Bee reported (http://bit.ly/1QPTA3k) Wednesday that gold seekers are wading into formerly deep waterways to harvest flecks from the pea gravel and sediment in crevices that have long been …

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has signed a treaty with the “State of Palestine” and said it hopes the official recognition will help stimulate peace with Israel. Vatican Foreign Minister Paul Gallagher and his Palestinian counterpart, Riad al-Malki, signed the treaty at a ceremony Friday in the Vatican. Israel had …

PARIS – The spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutor says two Uber managers have been taken into custody for questioning over “illicit activity” linked to the ride-hailing company’s low-cost service. Agnes Thibault-Lecuivre didn’t name the Uber two managers detained on Monday. The American company has sparred with the government over its …

MONTPELIER, Vt. – The remains of a Revolutionary War battleship that burned and sank as the Americans and British struggled for control of Lake Champlain will be in the hands of the U.S. Navy in time for the Fourth of July. Timbers from the schooner Royal Savage, raised from the …