Brian McElhiney is a reporter for Stars and Stripes based in Okinawa, Japan. He has worked as a music reporter and editor for publications in New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Oregon.

Brian McElhiney is a reporter for Stars and Stripes based in Okinawa, Japan. He has worked as a music reporter and editor for publications in New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Oregon.

Yang, speaking to Stars and Stripes by phone Friday, noted how North Korea has deepened ties with Russia by covertly supplying troops, weapons and ammunition for Moscow’s three-year invasion of ...

“C’mon, guys!” I bellowed, “You’re late!” One by one, they appeared at the kitchen table in our Naval Station Mayport base house, each carrying a heavy attitude. My husband ...

Tokyo, Japan, sometime in 1955 (probably): To celebrate Stars and Stripes Pacific’s 80 anniversary ... feature editor). Background: Al Ricketts (1952-1968, entertainment editor), Hank Simons ...

A Missouri man spent years abusing his veteran uncle, then kept his death a secret by freezing the body and hiding it in a trash can so he could steal at least $650,000 in disability checks ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City — Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Saturday killed at least 23 Palestinians in Gaza, including three children and their parents whose tent was bombed in Gaza City ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran and the United States will meet again this weekend for talks over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed restarting direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, “without preconditions,” an offer that came in response to Ukraine and its allies urging ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas said Sunday that the last living American hostage in Gaza, Edan Alexander, will be released as part of efforts to establish a ceasefire, reopen crossings into ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday floated cutting tariffs on China from 145% to 80% ahead of a weekend meeting among top U.S. and Chinese trade officials as he looks to deescalate ...