Pentagon seeks to address criticism of fatal Niger operation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon sought on Monday to tamp down criticism from lawmakers that it has not been forthcoming about the death of four U.S. soldiers in an ambush in Niger this month.
Art of the deal: Trump’s Empire State Building doodle fetches $16,000
NEW YORK (Reuters) – George W. Bush famously turned to portrait painting as a hobby when he left office. Could President Donald Trump one day follow in his footsteps, encouraged by the recent sale of his drawing of New York City’s Empire State Building…
Nevada gun shows tied to firearm violence in California: study
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Firearms-related deaths and injuries increased 70 percent in parts of California in the weeks after gun shows in neighboring Nevada, which has fewer regulations on such events, a University of California, Berkeley study released…
Top U.S. general says no sign soldiers in Niger took too many risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. general said on Monday he had no information that Army special operation forces involved in a deadly attack in Niger earlier this month had taken too many risks.
Texas police say body found in Texas ‘most likely’ missing three-year-old girl
(Reuters) – The body of a toddler found in a culvert beneath a Texas road was likely that of a girl reported missing by her father about two weeks ago, police in the Dallas suburb of Richardson said on Monday.
Judge to decide Trump impact in U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl’s case
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) – A military judge will weigh whether President Donald Trump’s critical statements about U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl have hurt the soldier’s chances of getting fair treatment in the desertion case that could send him to …
Judge to decide Trump’s sway in U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl’s case
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) – A military judge will weigh whether President Donald Trump’s critical statements about U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl have hurt the soldier’s chances of getting fair treatment in the desertion case that could send him to …
Tampa police hunt possible serial killer after three shootings
(Reuters) – Police in Florida warned residents of a central Tampa neighborhood not to go out alone after dark as they search for a possible serial killer they believe fatally shot three people in nighttime ambushes over the last two weeks.
U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl’s sentencing hearing delayed until Wednesday
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) – The sentencing hearing for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who could go to prison for life for deserting his duties in Afghanistan in June 2009 and endangering the lives of fellow troops, was postponed on Monday for two d…
Norway wealth fund watchdog reviewing investment in U.S. pipeline firm
OSLO (Reuters) – The ethics watchdog for Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund is reviewing allegations that U.S. pipeline operator Energy Transfer Partners may breach the fund’s investment guidelines.
