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Aircraft from Carrier Air Wings (CVW) 5 and 17 fly in formation over the Nimitz Carrier Strike Force on July 6, 2020, in the South China Sea.

US rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea

The Trump administration escalated its actions against China on Monday by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Ex-Philippine official warns of 'tragedy’ if US pact ends

President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration notified Washington two weeks ago that Manila intends to abrogate a 1998 treaty between the two nations.

4 years ago

Coast Guard officer appeals prison sentence

He pleaded guilty in October to possessing unregistered and unserialized silencers, being a drug addict in possession of firearms and illegal possession of tramadol, an opioid painkiller.

By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Judge: Coast Guard officer plotted mass murder ‘to act out his white nationalist views’

The pill-popping ex-Marine drew a stiff sentence.

4 years ago

Coast Guard officer pleads guilty to drug, gun charges

He was accused of stockpiling weapons and targeting Supreme Court justices, prominent Democrats and TV journalists.

By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Judge refuses to toss Coast Guard officer’s gun charges

The judge ruled a silencer is a firearm accessory, not a weapon in and of itself, and therefore isn't a "bearable arm" protected by the Second Amendment.

By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press

5 years ago