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When the littoral combat ship USS Coronado set sail from Pearl Harbor for a planned deployment across the Pacific, it suffered engine problems and had to turn back. The Navy is struggling to get its new class of warships to work as planned.

Amid Breakdowns, Navy Struggles To Make New Ships Work

The Navy's littoral combat ships are plagued by problems including engine failure and power losses. The ships were supposed to be nimble and versatile but instead have proved costly and ineffective.

Protesters shout as people wait to enter a Hillary Clinton campaign event last month in Nevada. Donald Trump is calling for a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of pay-to-play by Clinton, but the history of independent counsels and special prosecutors suggests they don't always remove politics from the process.

Trump Wants A Special Prosecutor For Clinton. But They Can Be Political Weapons, Too

Donald Trump has called for a special prosecutor to investigate his political opponent. But the history of special prosecutors suggests they do not remove politics from the law enforcement process.

Smoke rises from a SpaceX launch site at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Thursday. NASA said SpaceX was conducting a test firing of its unmanned rocket when a blast occurred.

SpaceX Rocket And Its Cargo Explode On Launch Pad In Florida [VIDEO]

A "significant explosion" hit the SpaceX launch pad at Cape Canaveral early Thursday, destroying the unmanned rocket that was set to launch this weekend.

Jennifer Schuble trains at the velodrome in Atlanta this summer before the Paralympics, which begin Sept. 7 in Rio de Janeiro.

A Paralympian Cyclist Gears Up For Rio

Nearly 300 Americans are heading to Rio de Janiero to compete in the Paralympics that begin Sept. 7. For Jennifer Schuble, it's her third time and the cyclist hopes to win gold yet again.

Mike Hudson's team starts pulling apart an old barn on the shady side because the temperature is approaching 90 degrees in Malta Bend, Mo. The pieces of the barn will be sold as reclaimed barn wood.

Your Dilapidated Barn Is Super Trendy. Just Ask HGTV

Small firms are popping up in the rural Midwest that buy old barns to feed remodelers' demand for weathered wood. As more historic barns come down, is the iconic American rural landscape fading away?

County mosquito control inspector Yasser "Jazz" Compagines sprays a storm drain in Miami Beach to thwart mosquitoes that spread Zika.

POLL: Most Americans Want Congress To Make Zika Funding A High Priority

That's what 76 percent said in a recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey. Half the respondents also said they'd be uncomfortable traveling to places in Florida where mosquitoes are spreading Zika.

Raiders Cross Country Team off to a Running Start in Alaska State Preview

The young Unalaska Raiders Cross Country team traveled to Bartlett High School in Anchorage to compete in the Alaska State Preview on August 27th. There…

Stephen Coning (right) served five years in the U.S. Marines, including a combat deployment to Afghanistan. He took his own life this summer, leaving behind his wife, Sky, and their 2-year-old son, Koleton.

After A Vet's Suicide, Getting VA Benefits Can Compound A Family's Grief

A former Marine who served in Afghanistan took his own life recently. But there was no diagnosis linking his service to his suicide, making it hard for his family to receive full death benefits.

Chinashama Sainvilus is one of three babies born with microcephaly at the Mirebalais Hospital in Haiti in July.

Doctors Fear Zika Is A Sleeping Giant In Haiti

Health care workers are anxious that Zika is spreading across the country undetected — and worry that the system is ill-equipped to deal with severe birth defects.

ISIS Says One Of Its Key Leaders Was Killed. Is It True?

A founding member of ISIS, Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, was reportedly killed. The Pentagon said he was the target of a strike, but didn't confirm his death. What does this mean for the Islamic State?

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