US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter landed in Afghanistan Friday on an unannounced visit, as uncertainty lingers over President-elect Donald Trump’s strategy on America’s longest war with no end in sight. Carter is expected to meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and American troops. “#SecDef arrives in Afghanistan to visit troops, receive ...
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Thursday off the coast of northern California, but no major tsunami threat was expected, seismologists said. The epicenter of the quake, which hit at 6:49 am (1449 GMT), was located 97 miles (157 kilometers) west of Ferndale, California at a depth of 6.2 miles (10 ...