The U.S. struck three boats Monday that were allegedly carrying illicit narcotics, killing 11 people in the strikes, U.S. Southern Command announced Tuesday. Two of the strikes were against boats in the Eastern Pacific,

On December 15, U.S. military forces struck three small boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing eight people in what officials described as a counter-drug operation conducted in international waters. U.S. Southern Command announced that the vessels ...

The attacks brought the number killed since the Trump administration began the strikes on suspected drug smugglers to at least 95. By Nathan Willis Reporting from Washington The U.S. military struck three boats it suspected of carrying drugs in the eastern ...

Iowa lawmakers are once again debating whether harsher sentencing laws — often called “three strikes” policies — will make our communities safer. The goal is understandable: No one wants Iowa to become a place where violent crime thrives.