Gas turbine fired up on stealthy warship in Maine
Shipbuilders at Maine's Bath Iron Works have fired up one of the main turbines aboard the future USS Zumwalt, marking a milestone in construction of the stealthy warship.
View ArticleEx-West Point cadet loses suit vs. LaBelle's staff
A former West Point cadet has lost a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against members of R&B singer Patti LaBelle's entourage whom he accused of beating him as he waited for a ride outside a Houston...
View ArticleObama aide asserts no U.S. troops on ground in Iraq
National security adviser Susan Rice is asserting there's no plan to commit American ground combat forces to the fight against the Islamic State group.
View ArticleOfficials: U.S. drone kills 10 in northwest Pakistan
A suspected U.S. drone fired four missiles at a vehicle carrying Uzbek and local militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing 10 of them, two...
View ArticleFort Bragg soldier pleads to stealing fuel
A Fort Bragg soldier will be sentenced in December after pleading guilty to stealing more than a million gallons of fuel from an American base in Afghanistan.
View ArticleVA to unveil new standardized disability claims forms
The Veterans Affairs Department is introducing new, standardized disability claims forms that officials say will make it easier for veterans and their survivors to clearly state what benefits they're...
View ArticleReport: Services for female veterans fall short
The Veterans Affairs Department and other government agencies are not doing enough to help women who served in the military, even as their number is rising dramatically, according to a new report.
View ArticleIran general helped Iraq's Kurds battle IS group
A top Iranian general and 70 of his forces were on the ground in Iraq this summer, helping Kurdish fighters defend the regional capital Irbil against Islamic State militants, a senior commander from...
View ArticleU.S. strikes militant staging area in Syria
U.S. warplanes bombed Islamic State militant positions on both sides of the Syrian-Iraqi border on Wednesday.
View ArticleInhofe holds up Ebola funding, demands details
The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee is holding up money to fight Ebola until the Obama administration provides details on how the military would protect American personnel sent to...
View ArticleEx-SOUTHCOM intel official gets 3-plus years in bribery case
A former intelligence specialist for the Miami-based Southern Command has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.
View ArticleStudent loan default rates decline
The Education Department on Wednesday reported a drop in the percentage of people who are defaulting on repaying student loans in the first years after they are due.
View ArticleGOP uses terror threat against Dems in campaign
The recurring image in the latest Republican campaign ads is a lone militant walking across a barren land with the black banner of the Islamic State group.
View ArticleObama isn't the first president to take heat over saluting
President Obama isn't the first chief executive to take flak for how he returned a salute, but he is the latest.
View ArticleUniversities forge ahead with 3-D printing programs
When students propose, design and create projects at Florida Polytechnic University, they will have a state-of-the-art, 3-D printing lab available to help them along.
View ArticleJihadist video claims beheading of French hostage
An Algerian jihadist group linked to Islamic State released a video Wednesday purportedly showing the beheading of a French tourist who was abducted on Sunday, a U.S. terrorist watchdog group says.
View ArticleArmy names senior NCOs to move up in October
These senior NCOs have been selected for promotion in October, the Army announced Wednesday.
View ArticleNavy's Triton unmanned aircraft flies cross country
The MQ-4C Triton is about 3,000 miles closer to the fleet after completing its first cross-country flight, demonstrating its potential to keep up with manned aircraft once it goes operational in three...
View ArticleNonprofit groups honored for supporting troops, vets and families
A housing facility that helps veterans with transition issues or addiction problems, a program that provides critical dental care to needy veterans, two programs that support military children, and an...
View ArticleObama calls for dismantling Islamic State group 'network of death'
Declaring the world at a crossroads between war and peace, President Obama vowed at the U.N. on Wednesday to lead a coalition to dismantle an Islamic State 'network of death' that has wreaked havoc in...
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