US strikes 2 more boats in the Pacific Ocean, killing 5

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The US military conducted strikes against two alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, killing 5 people, according to US Southern Command. “On Dec. 18, at the direction of @SecWarPete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted lethal kinetic strikes on two vessels operated by