Ben Finley
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Ben Finley

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Pentagon Reporter for @AP Reach me at bfinley@ap.org. Previously: @PhillyInquirer @factcheckdotorg @CourierTimes @OhioState

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U.S. strikes Iran as hostilities flare up again

View Front PageHouston ChronicleSEP 2, 2026

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U.S. strikes Iran as hostilities flare up again

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Houston ChronicleSEP 2, 2026
Minnesota Star Tribune front page

Secretary of Army out after 18 months

Tensions with Hegseth preceded resignation.

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Minnesota Star TribuneSEP 2, 2026
Chicago Tribune front page

Official: US hits Iran rocket launchers

Attack along strait said to be military’s 1st strike in month

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Chicago TribuneAUG 31, 2026
Chicago Tribune front page

Officials: US arsenal ‘beyond critical’

Pair tie shortage of Patriot missiles in Europe to Iran war

CT
Chicago TribuneAUG 28, 2026
Chicago Tribune front page

US aircraft carrier arrives in Mideast

Washington sent to relieve Lincoln after reports of hardship

CT
Chicago TribuneAUG 21, 2026
Houston Chronicle front page

Another service member has died

U.S. launches more airstrikes at Iran, which fires at Jordan

HC
Houston ChronicleJUL 20, 2026
Philadelphia Inquirer front page

Military announces another troop death as attacks intensify

A U.S. service member died in Iraq during the “controlled detonation” of an Iranian drone, officials say.

PI
Philadelphia InquirerJUL 20, 2026
Minnesota Star Tribune front page

Another U.S. troop death is revealed

United States launches more airstrikes at Iran in response to killings.

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Minnesota Star TribuneJUL 20, 2026

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Ben Finley in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.