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North Korea likely hopes to increase leverage with latest weapons test
In this undated photo released Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, listens to a military official as he inspects a weapon testing at the Academy of National Defense Science, North Korea. Kim observed the successful test of a "newly developed high-tech tactical" weapon, the nation's state media reported Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, though it didn't describe what sort of weapon it was. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.<br>Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
In this undated photo released Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, listens to a military official as he inspects a weapon testing at the Academy of National Defense Science, North Korea. Kim observed the successful test of a "newly developed high-tech tactical" weapon, the nation's state media reported Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, though it didn't describe what sort of weapon it was. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.<br>Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

Experts said it was likely meant as a less provocative message to Washington that the North is continuing to develop weapons it insists are for self-defense.

The Norwegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad, right, after a collision with the tanker Sola TS, in Oygarden, Norway, Thursday Nov. 8, 2018. Norway's military says the 127-man crew on a Navy frigate has been evacuated after the ship was rammed by a Malta-flagged tanker while docked in a Norwegian harbor. <br>Marit Hommedal/NTB Scanpix via AP
The Norwegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad, right, after a collision with the tanker Sola TS, in Oygarden, Norway, Thursday Nov. 8, 2018. Norway's military says the 127-man crew on a Navy frigate has been evacuated after the ship was rammed by a Malta-flagged tanker while docked in a Norwegian harbor. <br>Marit Hommedal/NTB Scanpix via AP

US Navy officer may face query in Norwegian frigate collision

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North American P-51D-5-NA Mustang #44-13926 from the 375th Fighter Squadron. The aircraft crashed on 9 August 1944, and the pilot was killed. The aircraft located at the Olympic Flight Museum in Olympia, Washington, which carries the serial number 44-13926 and is marked as airworthy, is a recreation of the original.<br>
North American P-51D-5-NA Mustang #44-13926 from the 375th Fighter Squadron. The aircraft crashed on 9 August 1944, and the pilot was killed. The aircraft located at the Olympic Flight Museum in Olympia, Washington, which carries the serial number 44-13926 and is marked as airworthy, is a recreation of the original.<br>

Veteran killed in Texas crash of vintage World War II fighter

A privately-owned vintage World War II Mustang fighter airplane that had participated in a flyover for a museum event crashed into the parking lot of a Texas apartment complex Saturday, killing the pilot and a passenger, authorities said.

A member of the United States Military Academy football team wears the 82nd Airborne Division patch alongside an emblem honoring fallen Cadet Brandon Jackson during the season opener at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2018. <br>Brian Stephenson/U.S. Army
A member of the United States Military Academy football team wears the 82nd Airborne Division patch alongside an emblem honoring fallen Cadet Brandon Jackson during the season opener at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2018. <br>Brian Stephenson/U.S. Army

AP Top 25: No. 23 Army ranked for first time since 1996

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during an informal press conference at APEC Haus in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. <br>Mark Schiefelbein/Associated Press
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during an informal press conference at APEC Haus in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. <br>Mark Schiefelbein/Associated Press

Pacific summit ends with no communique as China, US differ

Vice President Mike Pence told reporters he had two "candid" conversations with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is expected to meet President Donald Trump at a Group of 20 summit at the end of this month in Buenos Aires.

A gofundme site was started for Billy Joe Norwood, a former soldier who suffered a traumatic brain injury in Iraq, after his house in Butte, Mt., burned down. <br>
A gofundme site was started for Billy Joe Norwood, a former soldier who suffered a traumatic brain injury in Iraq, after his house in Butte, Mt., burned down. <br>

Single father, former soldier regroups after fire destroys family home

Billy Joe Norwood and his two children don't have much after a fire destroyed the family's home on Wednesday, but they have each other, their two dogs, and their pet tortoise Sammy.

In this Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 photo, Saja Ahmed Saleem, who was injured in an explosion in 2007, talks to The Associated Press before her reconstructive surgery in Baghdad, Iraq. Those whom treatment not available at state-run hospitals and cannot afford treatment at private clinics rely on social media to make appeals that grab attention of some surgeons to help them regain a chance at life. <br>AP Photo/Hadi Mizban
In this Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 photo, Saja Ahmed Saleem, who was injured in an explosion in 2007, talks to The Associated Press before her reconstructive surgery in Baghdad, Iraq. Those whom treatment not available at state-run hospitals and cannot afford treatment at private clinics rely on social media to make appeals that grab attention of some surgeons to help them regain a chance at life. <br>AP Photo/Hadi Mizban

Iraqi war victims turn to social media to find medical help

It was spring 2007 in northern Iraq when 6-year-old Saja Saleem raced home from school with the good news about her excellent grades, hoping to receive the gift her father had promised her. "All of a sudden, I found myself spinning into the air with fire trailing from my school uniform after a loud boom," Saleem, now 17, recounted to The Associated Press.

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From left, President Donald Trump talks to FEMA Administrator Brock Long, California Gov. Jerry Brown and Paradise Mayor Jody Jones on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, as he tours Paradise, Calif., during a visit to a neighborhood impacted by the wildfires.<br>Evan Vucci/AP

Death toll rises to 76 in California fire with winds ahead

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In this Nov. 11, 2018 file photo, French President Emmanuel Macron hugs German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace in Paris while marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. <br>Thibault Camus/Associated Press

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A Navy Cross medal, the United States' 2nd-highest award for battlefield heroism, sits on a podium before a ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 28, 2006. <br>Cpl. George Hruby/U.S. Marine Corps
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The Norwegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad, right, after a collision with the tanker Sola TS, in Oygarden, Norway, Thursday Nov. 8, 2018. Norway's military says the 127-man crew on a Navy frigate has been evacuated after the ship was rammed by a Malta-flagged tanker while docked in a Norwegian harbor. <br>Marit Hommedal/NTB Scanpix via AP
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A member of the United States Military Academy football team wears the 82nd Airborne Division patch alongside an emblem honoring fallen Cadet Brandon Jackson during the season opener at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2018. <br>Brian Stephenson/U.S. Army
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Community leaders from central Georgia tour the site of the future Air Force Advanced Technology and Training Center in Warner Robins on Dec. 14, 2017. <br>Jonathan Bell/U.S. Air Force
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The Norwegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad, right, after a collision with the tanker Sola TS, in Oygarden, Norway, Thursday Nov. 8, 2018. Norway's military says the 127-man crew on a Navy frigate has been evacuated after the ship was rammed by a Malta-flagged tanker while docked in a Norwegian harbor. <br>Marit Hommedal/NTB Scanpix via AP
The Norwegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad, right, after a collision with the tanker Sola TS, in Oygarden, Norway, Thursday Nov. 8, 2018. Norway's military says the 127-man crew on a Navy frigate has been evacuated after the ship was rammed by a Malta-flagged tanker while docked in a Norwegian harbor. <br>Marit Hommedal/NTB Scanpix via AP

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A member of the United States Military Academy football team wears the 82nd Airborne Division patch alongside an emblem honoring fallen Cadet Brandon Jackson during the season opener at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2018. <br>Brian Stephenson/U.S. Army
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Community leaders from central Georgia tour the site of the future Air Force Advanced Technology and Training Center in Warner Robins on Dec. 14, 2017. <br>Jonathan Bell/U.S. Air Force
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A member of the United States Military Academy football team wears the 82nd Airborne Division patch alongside an emblem honoring fallen Cadet Brandon Jackson during the season opener at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2018. <br>Brian Stephenson/U.S. Army

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A member of the United States Military Academy football team wears the 82nd Airborne Division patch alongside an emblem honoring fallen Cadet Brandon Jackson during the season opener at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2018. <br>Brian Stephenson/U.S. Army

AP Top 25: No. 23 Army ranked for first time since 1996

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