John Ismay

Defense Department officials acknowledge that rooting out far-right extremist thinking from a military of 1.3 million active-duty troops will be an uphill slog.

On the campaign trail, Joseph R. Biden Jr. had pledged to reverse his predecessor’s land mine policy. A Pentagon spokesman said the matter was under review.

National Guard Deploys ‘Immediate Reaction Force’ in Response to Capitol Attack.  The New York Times

Lloyd J. Austin III is the first member of President Biden’s cabinet to travel to the country, where he met with the Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani.

The Fox News host’s comments came days after two women were nominated to lead two of the military’s combatant commands.

National Guard troops who protected the Capitol for Biden’s Inauguration were told to sleep in a parking garage.  The New York Times

The Pipe Bombs Found at Republican and Democratic Headquarters Contained Timing Devices  The New York Times

With a grand stage, video monitors and a planned presidential appearance, pro-Trump demonstrators will condemn Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory with a planned show of force.

Mike Esmond knew what it was like to be broke and get his heat cut off in a brutal winter. So, for the second year in a row, he paid residents’ overdue utility bills in Gulf Breeze, Fla.

Mr. Goodson, of Columbus, Ohio, was shot several times in the torso, the coroner said. He was shot by a member of a fugitive task force who the authorities said was searching for someone else.

The authorities are stumped by what happened to the wooden phallus, a popular Instagram stop for hikers. Along with all the monoliths, it has been quite a month for mysterious public art.

Abdel Soliman was serving a 41-month federal sentence when he used a smuggled cellphone to prepare tax returns for clients, diverting more than $470,000 in refunds, the authorities said.

If approved by a federal judge, the settlement agreement in a class-action lawsuit could result in thousands of veterans gaining access to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ full array of benefits.

After a chase, Matthew Piercey disappeared underwater using a submersible scooter, the authorities said. When he surfaced, agents were waiting with dry clothes his wife had provided.

William Dean was charged with trying to extort nearly $800,000 from former New York Giant DeAndre Baker in exchange for his clients’ recanting allegations. On Monday, charges against Mr. Baker were dropped.

A police helicopter dropped an explosive charge onto the roof of a rowhouse during an armed standoff in 1985. The resultant fire destroyed 61 homes in a West Philadelphia neighborhood.

A Nashville judge vacated the conviction of Joseph Webster after a collaborative investigation produced new witnesses and evidence.

In 1960, Ms. Bridges escorted 6-year-old Ruby to an all-white school in New Orleans under the guard of federal marshals as protesters chanted and threw eggs.

Sydney Barber will break one of the final leadership barriers in the Annapolis, Md., school’s 175-year history.

Chief Lang Holland of Marshall, Ark., advocated online that Democrats should be attacked and summarily executed. He resigned soon after his comments were made public.