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The Latest: Victim describes California crash 'like a movie'
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on eight people injured in Northern California after a car plows into them (all times local): 9:35 a.m. One of the people injured when a former U.S. Army sharpshooter drove into a group of eight pedestrians said the crash was "like a movie." KTVU-TV reports 15-year-old...
Trump to address Air Force Academy graduation on May 30
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will deliver the commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy's graduation ceremony next month. The White House announced Thursday that Trump will travel to Colorado Springs, Colorado, on May 30 to speak to the graduates. It's tradition for the commander in...
China says French ship entered its waters illegally
BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday said it has complained to France after a French warship entered Chinese territorial waters while passing through the Taiwan Strait this month. In a related development, Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua blamed British activity in the South China Sea for a downturn in...
Veteran held on attempted murder counts after car hits crowd
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — A former U.S. Army sharpshooter with a history of PTSD plowed his car at high speed into a group of pedestrians in a quiet Silicon Valley suburb, injuring eight people including three children, and then told authorities that he intentionally hit them but has not said why. Police in...
Pentagon official: Michigan pollution study needs more time
OSCODA, Mich. (AP) — A Pentagon official has told northern Michigan residents four more years of study are necessary to get a handle on toxic chemicals from a former U.S. Air Force base that are polluting drinking water. Michigan Radio and MLive.com report Air Force Assistant Secretary John Henderson spoke...
Probe clears acting defense head of alleged bias in Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's watchdog agency on Thursday cleared Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan of wrongdoing in connection with allegations that he had used his official position to favor his former employer, Boeing Co. The decision by the Defense Department inspector general appears to...
China and Russia to hold joint navy drills next week
BEIJING (AP) — China said Thursday that it will hold joint naval drills with Russia next week, in another sign that the countries' militaries are growing closer in the face of shared opposition to U.S. military dominance. The "Joint Sea 2019" drills will be held off the northern port city of Qingdao,...
Veteran held on attempted murder counts after car hits crowd
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — A former U.S. Army sharpshooter with a history of PTSD plowed his car at high speed into a group of pedestrians in a quiet Silicon Valley suburb, injuring eight people including three children, and then told authorities that he intentionally hit them but has not said why. Police in...
Group plans funerals for 23 homeless or indigent veterans
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — A group that works to locate, identify and inter the cremated remains of unclaimed American military members plans to hold services for 23 veterans. The services planned for Saturday at the Arizona Veterans' Memorial Cemetery at Marana will include military honors, a last roll call and...
Murkowski seeks comment extension on mine draft analysis
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's senior U.S. senator has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to extend from 90 to 120 days the comment period on a draft environmental review of a proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska's Bristol Bay region. In a letter to the corps' Alaska commander, U.S. Sen. Lisa...
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