A U.S. strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat killed two people and left six survivors, according to U.S. Southern Command. The attack brings the campaign’s toll to more than 60 vessels hit and more than 210 people killed since September.
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Officials recovered the body of a 5-year-old girl swept into the ocean at Laguna Beach after a nearly 30-hour search. Her mother and sibling were rescued by bystanders after a wave struck during hazardous surf conditions.
U.S. Coast Guard divers have returned to the Bahamas to search for Lynette Hooker, a Michigan woman missing since April. CBS News reported that U.S. officials are investigating the case as a possible foreign murder of a U.S. national.
U.S. investigators plan to resume searching Bahamian waters for Lynette Hooker after GPS data challenges her husband's account of her disappearance. The Coast Guard seeks permission to dive in new areas of the Sea of Abaco as the investigation continues.
The U.S. Coast Guard has seized the sailboat used by Brian and Lynette Hooker amid the ongoing investigation into Lynette's disappearance in the Bahamas. Brian Hooker was arrested but released without charges, and Lynette remains missing.
Dr. Erica Schwartz, a former deputy U.S. surgeon general and Coast Guard rear admiral, is the leading candidate to become the next CDC director. The nomination requires former President Trump’s approval amid ongoing agency challenges and vaccine policy controversies.
Brian Hooker, husband of missing Lynette Hooker, fell overboard during his arrest in the Bahamas. Authorities continue investigating her disappearance amid conflicting accounts and ongoing search efforts.
A 59-year-old U.S. man is in Bahamian custody amid a criminal probe by the U.S. Coast Guard into the disappearance of Lynette Hooker, who reportedly fell from a boat near Elbow Cay. Her husband reported the incident, but family members question his account.