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One person fatally shot at US Army base in Georgia in 'isolated' incident

Dec. 14, 2024 16:43 PM EST

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A U.S. Army installation in Georgia was locked down Saturday after a person was shot and killed in what base authorities described as an isolated incident. The shooter was apprehended and taken into custody, and an “all clear” was given about two hours after...

Capitol rioter who tried to join Russian army is sentenced to prison for probation violation

Dec. 13, 2024 16:59 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Dallas man who tried to fly overseas to join the Russian military and fight against Ukraine was sentenced on Friday to six months in prison for violating the terms of his probation for storming the U.S. Capitol four years ago. Kevin Loftus, a 56-year-old...

Biden creates Native American boarding school national monument to mark era of forced assimilation

Dec. 09, 2024 18:19 PM EST

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden designated a national monument at a former Native American boarding school in Pennsylvania on Monday to honor the resilience of Indigenous tribes whose children were forced to attend the school and hundreds of similar abusive institutions. ...

3 US Army soldiers arrested on human smuggling charges along the border with Mexico

Dec. 04, 2024 17:33 PM EST

ALPINE, Texas (AP) — Three U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Cavazos, Texas, have been arrested on human smuggling charges, U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas said Thursday Soldiers Emilio Mendoza Lopez, Angel Palma, 20, and Enrique Jauregui, 25, were arrested...

AP Race Call: Democrat Derek Tran wins election to U.S. House in California's 45th Congressional District, beating incumbent Michelle Steel

Nov. 27, 2024 16:26 PM EST

Democrat Derek Tran won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday, defeating Republican Rep. Michelle Steel. Tran, a U.S. Army veteran and the son of Vietnamese refugees, will represent the 45th District, anchored in Orange County, which is home to a large Vietnamese American community....

Court-martialed military veteran sentenced to over 4 years in prison for Capitol riot attack

Nov. 18, 2024 13:17 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. Army soldier who was court-martialed for fatally shooting a handcuffed civilian in Iraq two decades ago was sentenced on Monday to more than four years in prison for his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Edward Richmond Jr....

What to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick to serve as defense secretary

Nov. 13, 2024 18:45 PM EST

In picking Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, President-elect Donald Trump has selected a military veteran and popular conservative media personality with a large following of his own. Hegseth, 44, has developed a close rapport with Trump, who also...

Army says the US will restart domestic TNT production at plant to be built in Kentucky

Nov. 08, 2024 19:04 PM EST

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Army awarded a $435 million contract on Friday to build a TNT production plant in western Kentucky that will become the first domestic source for the explosive material in decades, officials said. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a key player...

Sen. Bernie Sanders wins a fourth term representing Vermont

Nov. 05, 2024 21:53 PM EST

Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent beloved by progressives, won reelection Tuesday to a fourth six-year term in the U.S. Senate. Sanders defeated Republican Gerald Malloy, a U.S. Army veteran and businessman. Also on the ballot were independent candidate Steve Berry, as well as...

US Army soldier injured while working on the Gaza pier project has died

Nov. 05, 2024 13:23 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Army soldier who was injured in May while working on the American-built pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza has died. Sgt. Quandarius Stanley, 23, was a motor transport operator and was critically injured when high winds and heavy seas damaged the...