Carlos Valdez III joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1972, rising to lance corporal before returning to civilian life. He married in 1981 and became the father of three children.

Asia’s dependence on Middle East oil and gas — and its slow shift to clean energy — leave it vulnerable to disruptions in shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Experts say regional ...

Kenya's northern Kakuma refugee camp is home to more than 300,000 people fleeing conflict from dozens of east Africa countries. Children there engage in traditional and modern dances to ...

Asian are mostly higher after U.S. stocks ran up to the edge of another record. U.S. futures and oil prices also logged ...

Police have detained six Americans in South Korea for allegedly trying to send 1,600 plastic bottles filled with rice, U.S.

The sky itself is no limit for billionaire Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sánchez, who have traveled into space — and ...

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman will lie in state at the Minnesota Capitol rotunda on Friday. Hortman, her husband, and their dog were killed in a June 14 attack. The public can ...

School districts around the country are cutting back plans to expand their staffing of mental health specialists because of ...

Two smugglers convicted in the deaths of 53 migrants in a sweltering truck in Texas face sentencing on Friday. Felipe Orduna-Torres and Armando Gonzales-Ortega were found guilty in March of leading ...

The Harlan junior capped an outstanding season with a state championship sprint in which he set the national record in the 100 meters at 9.92 seconds.

The newest Spurs rookie patterns his game after Kawhi Leonard, has a 3-and-D skill set, and he isn't the first forward the ...

A new Idaho law restricting public benefits for undocumented immigrants is facing a legal challenge. The ACLU of Idaho filed a federal lawsuit Thursday night on behalf of a doctor and four ...