Jeremy Ridgeway, 49, a former Blackwater guard who pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from a 2007 massacre of Iraqi civilians. Today he trains service animals for veterans. (Jeremy Ridgeway) ...

Blackwater Worldwide is still protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq, but executives at the beleaguered security firm are taking their biggest step yet to put that work and the ugly reputation it earned ...

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A jury failed to reach a verdict [jury note, PDF] Wednesday in the retrial of former Blackwater security guard Nicholas Slatten, ending weeks of deliberation in a mistrial. “We have reexamined our ...

Called trigger-happy by some, Blackwater has never failed to protect diplomats. Sept. 28, 2007 — -- Critics of Blackwater say the security firm's mistakes in Iraq while protecting U.S. nationals, ...

MIDDLEBURG, Va. — A cheery fire warmed the glass-walled conservatory of the Goodstone Inn in Virginia’s horse country, as diners sampled the featured wine and meats on the menu of the evening’s farm ...

A former member of Blackwater joins family members, friends, and supporters of four former Blackwater security guards outside the federal court in Washington on April 13, 2015, following sentencing ...

MOYOCK, N.C. -- The world over, guns for hire are known as "Blackwater guys" -- and that's the reason Blackwater Worldwide wants to move beyond the business of private security contracting. But ...

Reporting from Baghdad — Cars breezed by the trimmed green hedges and flowers of Baghdad’s Nisoor Square on Friday, while pedestrians strolled past billboards of smiling men and women promoting ...

Amid investigations into fatal shootings of civilians and allegations of tax violations, Blackwater USA's multimillion-dollar contract to protect diplomats in Baghdad has been renewed, the State ...

BAGHDAD — Blackwater Worldwide, the security firm accused of using excessive deadly force while protecting U.S. diplomats in Baghdad, would be barred from future work in Iraq under a decision by ...