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  • Army set to expand basic combat training

    WASHINGTON -- Buoyed by an increase in recruiting, the Army will expand its basic combat training in what its leaders hope reflects a turning point as it prepa…

  • 9/11 plea rejections applauded by families

    The head of a group of family members of victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks said Saturday that she's hearing nearly unanimous praise of the U.S. defense se…

  • In the news

    m Bobby Ginn Jr., a major general in the Mississippi National Guard, will succeed retiring Maj. Gen. Janson Boyles as adjutant general and "will continue leadi…

  • Hostages in video claim to be Russian

    DAKAR, Senegal -- Two men claiming to be Russian nationals and saying they were taken captive in Niger by militants linked to al-Qaida appeared in a video publ…

  • Names and faces

    m Cardi B is seeking primary custody of her children with rapper Offset, including a baby on the way, court records in the couple's divorce show. Cardi B, whos…

  • Trump backs out of ABC debate

    Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Saturday that he will no longer appear at a previously scheduled debate on Sept. 10 and will only debate Vice…

  • Tropical storm on path to hit Florida

    MIAMI -- A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby north of Cuba on Saturday and was newly predicted to become a hurricane as it moved throu…

  • Venezuela’s opposition leader joins rally

    CARACAS, Venezuela -- Thousands of people rallied in the streets of Venezuela's capital Saturday, waving the national flag and singing the national anthem in s…

  • Maui wildfire settlement reached

    HONOLULU -- The parties in lawsuits seeking damages for last year's Maui wildfires have reached a $4 billion global settlement, a court filing said Friday, nea…

  • British police officers hurt during unrest

    LONDON -- A number of British police officers were injured Saturday as far-right activists faced off with anti-racism protesters in cities and towns across the…

  • Israeli strikes kill 9 in West Bank

    ZEITA, West Bank -- Two Israeli airstrikes in the West Bank killed nine Palestinian militants on Saturday, Israel's army said, as violence flared again in the …

  • US to boost military presence in Mideast

    WASHINGTON -- The U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, beefing up…

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