A suicide bomber on a bicycle struck outside the Afghan Defense Ministry on Saturday, one of two attacks that killed at least 18 people as U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited the nation, officials said.

More than 2,000 Camp Lejeune marines are deploying this weekend with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, not for war, but to act as the corps' 911 force in Europe and Africa.

A senior al-Qaida leader and son-in-law of Osama bin Laden has pleaded not guilty to plotting against Americans in his role as the terror network's spokesman.

A century and a half after the Civil War ship the USS Monitor sank, two unknown crewmen found in the ironclad's turret are now buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

While some military members just got back from one deployment, another group prepares to leave for a tour.

A spokesman for the Guantanamo Bay prison says guards used what he called "non-lethal force" to quell a disturbance in a recreation yard.

The FBI and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating a pilot's report that he spotted a small unmanned aircraft at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

The Pentagon says it will be forced to furlough about 15,000 military school teachers and staff around the world because of the automatic budget cuts that took effect last Friday.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Egypt's president Sunday, wrapping up a visit to the deeply divided country with an appeal for unity and reform.

While public schools everywhere will be affected by the government's automatic budget cuts, few will feel the funding pinch faster than those on and around military bases.

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune says civilian workers could be furloughed due to sequestration federal budget cuts, and they will be notified at least 30 days in advance.

Emerald Isle police have charged Cpl. Jamison Hardy with second degree arson, felony breaking an entering and felony cruelty to animals.

Iranian diplomats say talks with world powers in Kazakhstan on how to curb Tehran's nuclear program have reached "turning point" for the better.

The Senate late this afternoon voted to confirm Chuck Hagel as the nation's next defense secretary.

The U.S.-led military command in Afghanistan incorrectly reported a decline last year in Taliban attacks and is preparing to published corrected numbers that could undercut its narrative of a Taliban in steep decline.

A joint exercise with U.S. forces has successfully tested the Arrow anti-missile system for the first time. The system is meant to defend Israel from the threat of an Iranian strike.

Iranian officials are dismissing the movie based on the escape of six American hostages from the besieged U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 as anti-Iran.

Rock Center aired a report Friday night about a group of men who say they developed breast cancer from contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune.

Myanmar and the United States have taken a step toward closer relations with an agreement to resume cooperation in fighting narcotics after nearly nine years.

The search and rescue mission coordinator for the Coast Guard's North Carolina sector will testify in Virginia about the sinking of the HMS Bounty.

A U.S. Army general charged with sexual misconduct plans to add civilian lawyers to his team at a hearing at Fort Bragg.

A former Camp Lejeune general says he will retire instead of heading NATO.

Iran is prepared to ease Western concerns about Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for pledges from the U.S. and others about the country's ability to enrich uranium.

The unemployment rate for veterans between 18 and 24 exceeded 20 percent last year.

A former Camp Lejeune civilian firefighter will spend the next nine years in a federal prison after pleading guilty to downloading child porn.