MOSCOW—A Russian court plans to consider a request by a former U.S. Marine imprisoned in Russia to be transferred to the United States to serve his sentence there, his lawyers said on Wednesday. Russia convicted Paul Whelan—who holds U.S., British, Canadian, and Irish passports—of spying in June 2020 and sentenced him to 16 years in…
Russian Court to Consider Transferring Jailed Ex-Marine to US: Lawyers
Marine Rescuers Work to Free Whale Caught in Shark Net on Gold Coast
SYDNEY—Australian marine rescuers were working on Thursday to free a humpback whale entangled in a shark net off Queensland’s Gold Coast. Footage showed Sea World staff reaching out with blades at the end of long poles to try and cut a large mass of netting with orange buoys and yellow weights off the whale’s tail…
Bodycam Shows Deputy Giving Own Brand-New Boots to Young Serviceman Stranded on Road With No Shoes
A routine check for a sheriff’s deputy turned into a stirring show of generosity—and gratitude—at a gas station in Chisago County, Minnesota. In footage captured at the scene from an officer’s bodycam, a young man in dire straits is seen at a Holiday service station, hitchhiking through Rush City. He’s heard telling a deputy who…
Russia Transfers Ex-US Marine to Region With Tough Soviet-Era Prisons
MOSCOW—A former U.S. Marine who is serving a nine-year sentence in Russia was being transferred from a remand cell in Moscow on Friday to the Mordovia region which has a large number of tough, Soviet-era prisons. Trevor Reed was convicted last year of endangering the lives of two policemen in Moscow while drunk, a charge…
New Marine Welcomed Into Corps by Great-Grandfather—Last of the WWII Medal of Honor Recipients
An new Marine recently received a special welcome into the Corps from his great-grandfather who received a Medal of Honor for bravery during World War II. Cedar Ross recently got through 13 weeks of vigorous training that saw him promoted to the rank of private first class. During his graduation, family members were allowed to…
US Marine Said He Couldn’t Attend Older Sister’s Grad—But Appears for Heart Stopping Reunion
A U.S. Marine surprised his sister by unexpectedly appearing at her college graduation ceremony in Massachusetts after a year of separation. Emily Rose Booth, 21, received her bachelor’s of science in nursing from Endicott College on May 22, 2021. Her brother, private first class Ryan Booth, departed for boot camp last summer, and was unable…
Teen Honors Fallen Marine by Playing Patriotic Hymns Outside Home for Two Weeks
A Texas high school student has used his musical talent to honor his neighbor, a U.S. Marine who died unexpectedly. The teen played the national anthem and patriotic hymns on his French horn outside his home in Cypress, Harris County, every night for two weeks. Ethan Martula, 15, from the Cypress Ranch High School marching band,…
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