A gun and over 500 rounds of ammunition were found in the truck of a Virginia man who presented unauthorized credentials at a security checkpoint set up near the U.S. Capitol, police said Saturday. Wesley Allen Beeler, 31, of Front Royal, Va., was charged in Superior Court of the District of Columbia with carrying an …

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Iran said its military fired long-range ballistic missiles into the Indian Ocean on Saturday that reportedly came relatively close to a commercial ship and U.S. Navy forces. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, launched the missiles during a military drill from up to more than 1,100 miles away, state-owned …

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Arlington National Cemetery, which normally draws a stream of visitors on the nation’s quadrennial Inauguration Day, has joined the growing list of public spaces that will be closed Jan. 20 amid a massive security lockdown in the District of Columbia. The cemetery, just across the Potomac from Washington, D.C., will be closed to the public …

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The deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week marked a shocking milestone in the evolution of extremist groups when, for the first time, a diverse mix of organizations converging for a major assault, said current and former federal law enforcement officials. Photos and video of the Capitol assault showed rioters with clothing, emblems and …

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A 1st Armored Division soldier at Fort Bliss, Texas has been charged with sexually assaulting three women over the past year, including a fellow soldier who was found dead a year on New Year’s Eve. Pfc. Christian G. Alvarado, of 1st Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, was arraigned on Thursday in a general court-martial hearing and …

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