U.S. orders 2,500 Marines And An Amphibious Assault Ship To Mideast

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The American military has ordered 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Friday, in a major addition of forces in the region after nearly two weeks of war with Iran. Meanwhile in the Iranian capital, a large ...

Trump Signs Orders Aimed At Addressing Home Affordability

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed a pair of executive orders aimed at showing his commitment to improving home affordability — a key issue for many voters going into November's election for control of the House and Senate. Under the first order, the federal ...

U.S. Military: All 6 Crew Members On Refueling Plane Dead

WASHINGTON (AP) — All six crew members of a KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed while supporting operations against Iran are dead, the U.S. military said Friday. U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said the crash in western Iraq on Thursday followed an unspecified incident involving two aircraft in "friendly airspace" and that the other plane landed safely. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said in a social media post that three of the six crew members were from his state and deployed with the Ohio Air National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing. He did not identify them but ...

Wheeling Police Investigating Wheeling Island Death

The Wheeling Police Department is investigating a death on Wheeling Island, according to spokesman Philip Stahl. Around 7:40 a.m. today, Wheeling Police were called to the 300 block of South Huron Street on Wheeling Island for a report of an unresponsive man lying on the sidewalk. When ...