Here’s a look at the life of Mike Pompeo, former US secretary of state and director of the CIA. Personal Birth date: December 30, 1963 Birth place: Orange, California Birth name: Michael Richard ...

WASHINGTON – The Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers blocks from the White House last week served with CIA-backed "zero units" in Afghanistan, paramilitary groups that carried ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin may be using negotiations over the war in Ukraine to gain more favorable positioning on the battlefield and among global leaders, but a former high-ranking CIA ...

As Russian intrusions into allied airspace ramp up, NATO is being forced to confront its defense readiness. We analyze the bloc’s strategic options. Illustration: Ksenia Shaikhutdinova Sudan’s ...

Before Rahmanullah Lakanwal settled in a quiet part of Washington state, he was part of a secret unit of Afghans who operated under CIA direction and hunted down Taliban commanders in highly dangerous ...

In today’s newsletter: The D.C. shooting suspect was part of a heavily vetted CIA-backed unit whose veterans have faced hardships in the United States. A key hearing could determine the evidence ...

The CIA played a major role in reshaping global politics throughout the 20th century, often overthrowing governments in secret. These coups were rarely covered in school, despite their massive ...

Dec. 9 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1907, the first Christmas Seals to raise money to fight tuberculosis went on sale in the post office in Wilmington, Del. In 1955, two weeks of bloody student ...

The October kidnapping by suspected jihadists of an American pilot working for an evangelical Christian missionary agency in Niger's capital highlighted the lack of U.S. intelligence in the region.

The Marine Corps revealed Friday that the Marine who died Wednesday in a Southern California training accident was 21-year-old Tanner F. Rubio. Rubio, a private first class, was killed in a "tactical ...

Battle Company troops work on a new outpost their platoon fought hard to establish after the Taliban had controlled this strategic high ground near several of their bases in Korengal Valley, Kunar ...

Jordan Green is an investigative correspondent based in Greensboro, N.C., who covers right-wing extremism for Raw Story. His work has been featured in a host of publications, including the Washington ...