WETUMPKA − A man facing murder charges in a parking lot shooting of a Slapout convenience store acted in self-defense, his attorney says.

Randall E. Harris Jr. took the stand Feb. 16 in Wood County Circuit Court, testifying that he killed his father and injured ...

My first visit to Slap Hand-Ripped Noodles happened to be on the night the restaurant (very quietly) opened. I popped in at around 8:30 p.m. — a pit stop on a late-night airport run — and took a seat ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday declared President Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget a “message to the world” in its reestablishment of the U.S.’s military might. Speaking to ...

If the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday is charged with a crime, the case would hinge on whether the shooting was legally justified as ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Japan’s Cabinet approved a record $58-billion defense budget, a dramatic shift from its postwar pacifist ...

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with the U.S. B-52 bomber on Dec. 10, 2025. (Japan's Ministry of Defense/AP) Japan is barreling forward with efforts to ...

Throughout 2025, many instances of Americans exercising their right to bear arms to protect themselves, their families and their property made headlines across the country. As of Dec. 23, the U.S. had ...

The House on Wednesday easily passed the annual Defense policy bill, sending the mammoth, $900 billion measure to the Senate ahead of the year-end deadline. The measure, known as the National Defense ...

Global military spending surged by 9% to a record $2.7 trillion in 2024, the steepest annual rise since at least 1992, driven by worldwide conflicts, according to data from the Stockholm International ...

Kenneth Santana-Rodriguez brought along his 9mm handgun on a pedicure date with a woman at “A Touch of Beauty” nail salon in Holyoke, Mass. They were sitting side by side when the father of the ...

Indiana is generally considered a firearm friendly state and often postures its laws around the country's Second Amendment. Among the more recent moves, in 2022, the state passed its version of a ...