The sexual abuse trial for a sea captain accused of raping a cadet from Long Island’s U.S. Merchant Marine Academy while on ...

John Merrone, 53, admitted he had sexual intercourse with the cadet without her consent “on the ship, in the middle of the ...

John Merrone, 54, of South Carolina, withdrew his original not guilty plea and admitted to all five counts of aggravated ...

John Merrone was minutes away from going to trial when he entered the unexpected guilty plea. He now faces 15 to 20 years ...

Ex-seaman John Merrone, 54, could spend the rest of his life behind bars after he pleaded guilty to all five counts in a sex ...

What was expected to be the first day of trial for former commercial shipping Capt. John Merrone instead began with a guilty plea, as federal prosecutors say he admitted to drugging and raping an ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack Saturday, likely Tehran's response to overnight ...

The U.S. struck Iran on Friday in response to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. It's the most significant test yet of an interim understanding reached a week ago by ...

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Washington – U.S. Central Command announced June 26 that its forces conducted strikes against Iran in what the military called “a powerful response” to Tehran’s attack on a commercial ship a day ...