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Obama sketches more targeted anti-terror plan
Out with the "global war on terror." In with more narrowly targeted counterterrorism policies that persistently zero in on violent extremists at home and abroad. President Barack Obama on Thursday laid out a counterterrorism strategy for a post 9/11, post-war world that he said seeks to strike the right balance ...
Hostages, gunfire in Kiev counterterrorism drill
Gunshots, smoke and helicopters have all been part of a counterterrorism drill in the center of the Ukrainian capital aimed at training the security services to respond to hostage-takings. Thursday's drill was held on the premises of the Israeli Embassy in Kiev, though officials stressed that the embassy faces no ...
Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas
A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across the U.S. The plane landed early Thursday at Dallas-Fort ...
AP Weekly News Calendar
?Thursday, May 23: JERUSALEM — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. JERUSALEM — British Foreign Secretary William Hague meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. RAMALLAH, West Bank — British ...
4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes
The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama in which he plans to pledge more ...
Am. Samoa to keep flier miles of govt travelers
American Samoa plans to take away frequent flier miles from government workers who travel on behalf of the U.S. territory and use the loyalty points to help medical patients and students travel off the islands when necessary. Hawaiian Airlines agreed to the plan that takes effect on June 1, American ...
US soldier accused of secretly taping naked women
The U.S. Army said a soldier has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping at least a dozen women at the U.S. Military Academy, including in a bathroom. Wednesday's announcement came as members of a congressional panel angry over the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the military took a ...
Tesla uses stock, note sale to repay government
Tesla Motors, which makes a highly acclaimed $70,000 electric car, has paid off a startup loan from the U.S. government nine years early. The Palo Alto, Calif., company said it wired in a $451.8 million payment to the government on Wednesday. The money, coupled with two prior payments, paid off ...
Navy's unmanned ocean recon craft makes 1st flight
An unmanned jet built for U.S. Navy high-altitude maritime surveillance missions has made its first flight. Northrop Grumman Corp. says the MQ-4C Triton took off from Palmdale, Calif., Wednesday and completed a 90-minute flight. The aircraft is designed to fly missions lasting up to 24 hours at altitudes greater than ...
House panel moves to curb military sexual assaults
Members of a House panel angry over the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the military took a key step toward tackling the problem by passing legislation Wednesday that would strip commanding officers of their longstanding authority to unilaterally change or dismiss court-martial convictions in rape and assault cases. Lawmakers ...
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