A cast of political and legal adversaries met in a Beaufort County courtroom Friday to argue the guilt or innocence of the notorious pirate Blackbeard, 300 years after he was killed in a battle in the waters off North Carolina’s Ocracoke Island.
By Martha Quillin, The (Charlotte, N.C.) News & Observer via AP
Land- and sea-based Marine units are ready to boost security at U.S. embassies after President Trump made the controversial announcement that the U.S. will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.