Yes, ‘Cocaine Bear’ is a real movie. It’s also a true story
February 24, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — On Dec. 22, 1985, The Associated Press reported the following from Blue Ridge, Georgia:
“Investigators searching for cocaine dropped by an airborne smuggler have found a ripped-up shipment of the sweet-smelling powder and the remains of a bear that apparently died of a multimillion-dollar high.”
Pentagon chief purges defense boards; Trump loyalists out
February 2, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered hundreds of Pentagon advisory board members to resign this month as part of a broad review of the panels, essentially purging several dozen who were appointed last-minute under the Trump administration...
Pentagon set to begin COVID-19 vaccinations on small scale
December 9, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's initial allotment of coronavirus vaccine will be administered at 16 defense sites in the United States and abroad, with health care workers, emergency service personnel and residents of military retirement homes getting top priority, officials said Wednesday...
Pentagon official overseeing counter-IS effort forced out
December 1, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The civilian official overseeing the Pentagon's campaign to defeat the Islamic State group in the Middle East was forced to resign in the latest jolt to Pentagon leadership in the waning weeks of the Trump administration...
Top Pentagon official tests positive for coronavirus
November 20, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon official installed in a top policy job last week has tested positive for COVID-19, the Pentagon said Thursday, just days after he met with the Lithuanian defense minister, who had contracted the virus...
Patriots’ Belichick wades into Armenian conflict
November 19, 2020 GMTFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick on Wednesday called on the U.S. government to take action against Turkey and Azerbaijan for “unprovoked and violent attacks against Armenians...
NATO, acting US Pentagon chief discuss Afghanistan
November 16, 2020 GMTBRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has spoken to the new acting U.S. defense secretary about the alliance’s commitment to stay in Afghanistan as long as necessary, his spokeswoman said Monday, amid speculation that President Donald Trump might order a rapid withdrawal of U.S.
Military wary that shakeup could upend its apolitical nature
November 13, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The words spoken by America's top military officer carried a familiar ring, but in the midst of a chaotic week at the Pentagon, they were particularly poignant...
Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief after election defeat
November 10, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, an unprecedented move by a president struggling to accept election defeat and angry at a Pentagon leader he believes wasn't loyal enough...
Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief after election defeat
November 9, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, an unprecedented move by a president struggling to accept election defeat and angry at a Pentagon leader he believes wasn't loyal enough...
Grassley vows to block Trump nominees over watchdog firings
June 5, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley says he is blocking two Trump administration nominees until the White House provides adequate reasons for the termination of two inspectors general...
‘The LEGO Movie 2’ not awesome but close
February 6, 2019 GMT“The LEGO Movie” is a hard act to follow. Its world was so fresh and vibrant and unexpected, it's no wonder that it spawned a number of spinoffs of varying quality. But the big test was always going to be the sequel and whether or not it could recreate the magic of the first.