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The mother of Angelina Resendiz called for an independent investigation into the sailor’s death at a news conference Friday at Naval Station Norfolk, amid scrutiny of the Navy’s investigation. www.stripes.com/branches/nav...

An extension of Anthropic's contract with the Pentagon is being held up over talks on additional guardrails the AI company wants to put on Claude Gov, which it built for the U.S. national security apparatus. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...

Hezbollah says it has 'no choice' but to defend itself after deadly Israeli strikes - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hezbollah-says-no-choice-fight-after-israeli-strikes

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jayson Johnson has received the Purple Heart almost 14 years after being wounded in Afghanistan. He was treated after a 2012 firefight, but a bullet fragment remained lodged in his arm until it was discovered in 2025. www.stripes.com/branches/arm...

Jordan and Egypt slam US ambassador remarks that Israel can take over all Middle East - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestine-jordan-egypt-slam-us-ambassador-huckabees-israel-take-over-remarks

How a Jewish day school fabricated an antisemitism scandal in South Africa - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/how-jewish-day-school-fabricated-antisemitism-scandal-south-africa

U.S. President Donald Trump’s Thursday warning to Iran, that it has just 10 to 15 days to avert potential military action, suggests matters could come to a head when the UN’s nuclear watchdog has a five-day meeting starting on March 2. www.stripes.com/theaters/mid...

On this week’s Essential Minnesota podcast: The struggle for accountability after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti

The Pentagon late Friday announced Paul Craft, a retired National Guard colonel and former Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction, as the new DODEA director. www.stripes.com/theaters/eur...

Trump open to 'token' Iran nuclear deal if every path to a bomb is blocked - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-open-token-iran-enrichment-deal-axios-report

Minnesotans’ expectations that their hometown companies will engage in local civic life is built on recent memory and a long-running legacy. Many people decried a recent letter from CEOs as mealy-mouthed, drawing a sharp contrast to the strong corporate response to the murder of George Floyd.

The Pentagon late Friday announced Paul Craft, a retired National Guard colonel and former Ohio Superintendent of Public Education, as the new DODEA director. www.stripes.com/theaters/eur...

FROM THE ARCHIVES | In this Stars and Stripes photo, an airman directs an OV-10 Bronco out of a hangar at Osan Air Base, South Korea, September 1979. www.stripes.com/history/arch...

UAE is ‘Israel’s Trojan horse’, senior Saudi figure tells The David Hearst Podcast - https://www.middleeasteye.net/video/uae-israels-trojan-horse-senior-saudi-figure-tells-david-hearst-podcast

Lebanon: Israeli strike kills at least 10, including Hezbollah leader - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanon-israeli-strike-kills-least-10-including-hezbollah-leader

Once the games are done and dusted for another four years, a host of winter sports venues will open or reopen to professional and amateur athletes alike. www.stripes.com/living/europ...

‘Vassalage’: Deepening Tunisia-Algeria ties spark mounting scrutiny and backlash - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/vassalage-deepening-tunisia-algeria-ties-spark-mounting-scrutiny-and-backlash

EUROPE TRAVEL | Smart Kreativ Studio offers art, craft and sewing programs for adults and kids in Rodenbach. www.stripes.com/living/europ...

ICYMI: Air Force Senior Airman Jasmine Jones and partner Kaillie Armbruster Humphries are in third place midway through the two-woman bobsled event at the Winter Olympics, while Army Spc. Azaria Hill and Kaysha Love are in fifth. The Americans will vie for medals during the final runs Saturday.

A ship believed to be carrying Russian fuels is on its way to Cuba, putting President Donald Trump's sanctions to the test amid the island's deepening energy crisis.

A new unit from the Vermont Army National Guard took over the training of Ukrainian forces in Bavaria this week amid the latest breakdown in peace talks seeking to end Kyiv's four-year war with Russia.

NORAD scrambled several fighters this week after tracking five Russian aircraft operating in the Alaska air defense zone.

PACIFIC TRAVEL | More than six years after Okinawa's historic Shuri Castle burned down, resilient reconstruction efforts are on schedule to allow the main hall to reopen in the fall. In the meantime, the park remains open to visitors, with more than 10 acres of grounds available for touring.

More than 1,400 U.S. soldiers in Poland are moving out of tents and into container housing amid a broader effort to modernize living conditions for a growing mission on NATO's eastern flank. From Stars and Stripes' ShaTyra Cox:

ICYMI: Documents detailing what the U.S. government knows about aliens may not be under wraps much longer after President Donald Trump said this week he's instructing the Pentagon and other agencies to identify and begin releasing files related to extraterrestrials and UFOs.

Sen. Bernie Sanders slammed the “multi-billionaires” running the nation’s largest tech companies and warned about rapidly advancing AI technology while speaking in the heart of Silicon Valley Friday, alongside fellow progressive Rep. Ro Khanna. Read more → www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

The U.S. military said Friday it carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three and raising the death toll from the Trump administration's campaign against alleged drug boats to at least 148 people in at least 43 attacks.

The American Forces Network is ending its eight-channel satellite television service for U.S. military personnel living off base in Europe and Asia, as it transition to the AFN Now streaming app. The long-running "direct-to-home" service will go dark March 22.

With the ink barely dry on a $183 million agreement that ended the historic San Francisco teachers strike this month, the district will ask the school board to approve preliminary layoff notices for 42 educators and other staff. Read more → www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s... 📸: Lea Suzuki

President Donald Trump warned Friday that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country's top diplomat said Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the next few days following nuclear talks with the United States.

Two skiers died Friday in separate incidents at Heavenly Mountain Resort’s Boulder Lodge area, and authorities are still working to determine what happened, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said. Read more → www.sfchronicle.com/tahoe/articl... 📸: Brontë Wittpenn/S.F. Chronicle

“We are not going to stop fighting. They want us to stop fighting. They want us to stop showing up. They want to tire us out.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

LATEST | President Donald Trump criticized the Supreme Court after it struck down his far-reaching global tariffs, saying he was "absolutely ashamed" of some justices who ruled 6-3 against him and calling them "lapdogs" who are "disloyal to our Constitution."

Reps. Ilhan Omar and Angie Craig were told fewer than 500 ICE agents remain in Minnesota. Border czar Tom Homan said he plans to winnow ICE’s force in Minnesota to a ”regular footprint” of 150 agents.

The USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group arrived in the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, bringing a naval firepower boost as the U.S. amasses airstrike capabilities in the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran.

We’ve seen the same question come up repeatedly in response to this post. Prosecutors have a duty under ethical rules to disclose to judges not only the laws that support their position, but also adverse authority that undermines it.

“What I witnessed today and learned during our oversight visit at the ICE holding facility at the Mesa Gateway Airport was deeply disturbing — sickening, actually.” story via @jerodmacevoy.com

Japanese police arrested a Tokyo man this week on suspicion of using a forged U.S. military ID to gain entry to Yokosuka Naval Base, the Navy's largest overseas installation. (from @keishirkoja.bsky.social & @alexmwilson.bsky.social)

St. Paul police are investigating the circumstances behind life-threatening skull fractures and brain hemorrhages sustained by a Latino man as he was taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last month.

Powerful op-ed by incarcerated journalist Jeremy Busby (@joinjeremy.org) in @truthout.org on how journalists unjustly jailed by ICE are exposing the horrors of incarceration from the inside.

Powerful op-ed by incarcerated journalist Jeremy Busby (@joinjeremy.org) in @truthout.org on how journalists unjustly jailed by ICE are exposing the horrors of incarceration from the inside.

Many American service members arrive in South Korea unaware of the country's strict pet import rules, so Army officials are warning families to start planning early to avoid long quarantines, unexpected costs and potentially having their pets sent back to the U.S.

ICYMI: A Marine infantryman died Jan. 30 at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., a service spokesman said this week.

Bobsled isn’t won in one heat, as Air Force Senior Airman Jasmine Jones and pilot Kaillie Armbruster Humphries showcased at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Jones and pilot Kaillie Armbruster Humphries will aim for a medal with their final two runs: www.stripes.com/sports/2026-... #Flashes

A WWII soldier will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for protecting about 200 Jewish American prisoners of war and daring a Nazi officer to shoot him. Read the incredible true story here: www.stripes.com/history/2026... #Flashes

Your plans are in good hands with weekend picks from Zwickelmania to the Movie Madness VHS Swap and from A Beat Happening's February DJ and Beats Showcase to a Black History Month Market and Celebration.

We don’t yet know whether the government will appeal the dismissal of its deportation case against Öztürk for co-writing an op-ed it didn’t like. Regardless, others—like Ya’akub Vijandre—remain locked up by ICE for exercising their press freedom rights. Read more about this week in press freedom:

BREAKING: Judge who allowed FBI to search Washington Post reporter’s home rips into Justice Department for not informing him of the law that explicitly bars raids of reporters

US ambassador Huckabee says Israel has right to take over ‘all' of Middle East - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-ambassador-huckabee-israel-has-right-to-take-over-all-middle-east

A federal judge delivered a rebuke of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s handling of court orders tied to immigration cases in Minnesota, saying the repeated claim of low staffing amid a high caseload “has worn out its welcome.”

“Amy Klobuchar would do Minnesota — and her dad’s memory — a favor if she said flat-out ‘no’ to sulfide mining in northern Minnesota,” writes Dennis Anderson.