USS Stockdale arrives in Caribbean to support counter-narcotics effort
The USS Stockdale joins seven Navy vessels stationed in the U.S. Southern Command area of operations.
By Riley Ceder
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US military strike near Venezuela disrupts life in fishing communities
The situation highlights the region's reliance on illegal trade amid economic hardship.
By Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press
US strikes another alleged Venezuelan drug boat, killing 3, Trump says
The strike comes two weeks after another military strike on what the Trump administration says was a drug-carrying speedboat from Venezuela that killed 11.
Venezuela says US Navy raided tuna boat in Caribbean as tensions rise
Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said.
Senator encouraged Trump to ‘blow up something’ in message to cartels
The strike on a suspected Venezuelan drug-smuggling boat is raising questions about how far Trump will wield his presidential power over the military.
Venezuelan fighter jets conduct ‘show of force’ near US Navy vessel
The "provocative move," as the DOD called it, comes several days after the U.S. said it struck a Venezuelan drug-carrying vessel, killing 11 on board.
By Riley Ceder