This piece has been copublished with Drop Site News. When a Southern Air Transport plane was shot down over Nicaragua in October 1986, the world got a rare window into U.S. government covert activity.

MENOMINEE, Mich. (WBAY/AP) - A man originally from Marinette, Wisconsin, who was involved in one of the biggest U.S. government scandals of the 1980s has passed away. Eugene “Gene” Hasenfus died on ...

MADISON, Wis. – Eugene Hasenfus, who played a key role in unraveling the Iran-Contra affair after his CIA-backed supply plane was shot down over Nicaragua in 1986, has died. Hasenfus died on Nov. 26 ...

President Donald Trump’s actions, including denying election results, ignoring court decisions, and attacking civic institutions, have left many concerned that American democracy is imperiled.

FILE - Eugene Hasenfus stands outside U.S. District Court in Miami, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 1986 after appearing at a status hearing in his lawsuit against two Iran-Contra figures. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, ...