Sen. Frank Lautenberg has released an April 14 video showing US ship workers trying to escape Somali pirates. Lautenberg chairs the Commerce subcommittee with jurisdiction over the maritime industry.

U.S. and Afghan soldiers linked up with Marines on the outskirts of the Taliban stronghold of Marjah on Thursday, sealing off escape routes and setting the stage for what is being described as the biggest offensive of the nine-year war. (Feb. 11)

The last of 33 trapped Chilean miners was lifted to the surface via an escape capsule late Wednesday, completing a rescue operation that caught the attention of the world.

A Boeing 707 tanker plane skidded off a runway and burst into flames as it took off from Point Mugu Naval Air Station in Southern California, injuring the three people on board, an air base spokeswoman said. Broadcast reports showed thick black smoke and flames pouring from the light-colored...