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ISIS suicide bomber targets US convoy in northeast Syria
Kurdish fighters stand guard at the site of a suicide attack near the town of Shaddadeh, in Syria's northeastern province of Hassakeh, Syria, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. <br>ANHA via AP
Kurdish fighters stand guard at the site of a suicide attack near the town of Shaddadeh, in Syria's northeastern province of Hassakeh, Syria, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. <br>ANHA via AP

U.S. military Col. Sean Ryan said there were no casualties among the U.S.-led coalition members.

The Air Force last week released a report created by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, that detailed challenges in the space domain.<br>U.S. Air Force
The Air Force last week released a report created by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, that detailed challenges in the space domain.<br>U.S. Air Force

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base at center of space threat research

As the Air Force’s interest in the future of space warfare mounts, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base could be at the helm of the Defense Department’s research efforts.

Afghan police in training bellow a warning before banging their batons on their riot shields during a crowd-control drill at the Regional Police Training Center in Herat, Oct. 28, 2018. Responsibility for training police primarily belongs to Afghan mentors, with allied troops now focusing on advising at higher echelons and with Afghan special operations. <br>J.P. Lawrence/Stars and Stripes
Afghan police in training bellow a warning before banging their batons on their riot shields during a crowd-control drill at the Regional Police Training Center in Herat, Oct. 28, 2018. Responsibility for training police primarily belongs to Afghan mentors, with allied troops now focusing on advising at higher echelons and with Afghan special operations. <br>J.P. Lawrence/Stars and Stripes

Taliban target Afghan military base and police center, killing 12

A coordinated Taliban assault on a military base and police training center in eastern Afghanistan on Monday morning killed at least 12 and wounded over 30 people, provincial officials said.

Amin Sharif, left, and Rajib Hassan, employees at America's Best Wings, stand behind the counter during lunchtime, which is less busy during the shutdown, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Camp Springs, Md.<br>Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post
Amin Sharif, left, and Rajib Hassan, employees at America's Best Wings, stand behind the counter during lunchtime, which is less busy during the shutdown, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Camp Springs, Md.<br>Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post

Shutdown ‘demoralizing’ for Maryland town of low-wage federal workers

In a small town with one of the largest concentrations of low-wage federal workers in the D.C. region, income loss is measured in empty chairs at beauty shops, a pronounced slowdown at local restaurants and school-lunch balances that have run dry.

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A flag-draped coffin is moved during a funeral for veterans Wesley Russell, 76, Arnold Klechka, 71, and Charles Fox, 60 — who died last fall and whose remains were unclaimed — at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 17, 2019.<br>Karen Pulfer Focht/AP
A flag-draped coffin is moved during a funeral for veterans Wesley Russell, 76, Arnold Klechka, 71, and Charles Fox, 60 — who died last fall and whose remains were unclaimed — at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 17, 2019.<br>Karen Pulfer Focht/AP

Unclaimed veterans buried with dignity, thanks to strangers

A service in Memphis, Tenn., was part of a national effort by funeral homes, medical examiners, state and federal veterans’ affairs departments, and local veterans’ groups to pay final respects to members of the military whose bodies were not claimed by any relatives.

Visitors look out off Inspiration Point in the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone National Park. Servicemembers and their immediate family members are eligible for a free annual national park pass, though most are currently closed due to the federal budget impasse.<br>
Visitors look out off Inspiration Point in the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone National Park. Servicemembers and their immediate family members are eligible for a free annual national park pass, though most are currently closed due to the federal budget impasse.<br>

Theme parks, airport benefits, lawn care and more: Nine military freebies

Several business and government programs provide free or extremely low-priced products for servicemembers at home and abroad. Here are some that offer significant value.

Los Angeles Rams' Todd Gurley dives into the end zone for a touchdown during the first half of the NFC championship game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, in New Orleans.<br>David J. Phillip/AP
Los Angeles Rams' Todd Gurley dives into the end zone for a touchdown during the first half of the NFC championship game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, in New Orleans.<br>David J. Phillip/AP

Blown call, Zuerlein's 57-yard FG send Rams to Super Bowl

Greg Zuerlein kicked a 57-yard field goal in overtime and the Los Angeles Rams, assisted by a blown call, advanced to the Super Bowl with a 26-23 victory over the New Orleans Saints in the NFC championship game Sunday.

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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks on Jan. 1, 1960 in Washington D.C. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tenn. <br>Keystone Pictures USA/Zuma Press/TNS

Shutdown and disunity themes of MLK celebration in Atlanta

A commemorative service for Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that was nearly imperiled by the federal government shutdown was held Monday morning in Atlanta at a church called King's "spiritual home."

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Children compete in the 38th annual Yokota Striders Frostbite Road Race at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019.<br>Theron Godbold/Stars and Stripes

Cold feet: Thousands of runners turn out for Yokota’s annual Frostbite road races

About 12,000 athletes of all ages recently braved the cold to run their hearts out at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo.

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Kosovo President Hashim Thaci speaks during an interview on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, in Pristina, Kosovo. <br>Visar Kryeziu/AP

Kosovo's president will go to Hague court, if summoned

Kosovo's president on Monday said he would respond positively if summoned by a European Union-funded court investigating crimes against ethnic Serbs during and after the 1998-99 independence war with Serbia.

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Kurdish fighters stand guard at the site of a suicide attack near the town of Shaddadeh, in Syria's northeastern province of Hassakeh, Syria, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. <br>ANHA via AP

ISIS suicide bomber targets US convoy in northeast Syria

U.S. military Col. Sean Ryan said there were no casualties among the U.S.-led coalition members.

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2018 photo, the Sea-Watch rescue ship waits off the coast of Malta. <br>Rene Rossignaud/Associated Press

Boat with migrants rescued off Libya looks for port to dock

Sea-Watch tweeted that Libyan officials had hung up when it asked for a port assignment.

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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks on Jan. 1, 1960 in Washington D.C. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tenn. <br>Keystone Pictures USA/Zuma Press/TNS

Shutdown and disunity themes of MLK celebration in Atlanta

A commemorative service for Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that was nearly imperiled by the federal government shutdown was held Monday morning in Atlanta at a church called King's "spiritual home."

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Children compete in the 38th annual Yokota Striders Frostbite Road Race at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019.<br>Theron Godbold/Stars and Stripes

Cold feet: Thousands of runners turn out for Yokota’s annual Frostbite road races

About 12,000 athletes of all ages recently braved the cold to run their hearts out at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo.

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Kosovo President Hashim Thaci speaks during an interview on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, in Pristina, Kosovo. <br>Visar Kryeziu/AP

Kosovo's president will go to Hague court, if summoned

Kosovo's president on Monday said he would respond positively if summoned by a European Union-funded court investigating crimes against ethnic Serbs during and after the 1998-99 independence war with Serbia.

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Kurdish fighters stand guard at the site of a suicide attack near the town of Shaddadeh, in Syria's northeastern province of Hassakeh, Syria, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. <br>ANHA via AP

ISIS suicide bomber targets US convoy in northeast Syria

U.S. military Col. Sean Ryan said there were no casualties among the U.S.-led coalition members.

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2018 photo, the Sea-Watch rescue ship waits off the coast of Malta. <br>Rene Rossignaud/Associated Press

Boat with migrants rescued off Libya looks for port to dock

Sea-Watch tweeted that Libyan officials had hung up when it asked for a port assignment.

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Veterans look to Congress for legal cannabis but roadblocks remain

Iraq war veteran Leo Bridgewater and fellow Iraq veteran Jose Belen have joined two ailing child plaintiffs and former NFL defensive end Marvin Washington in a legal challenge to marijuana's status as a Schedule 1 drug. They have a fight on their hands.

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Addisyn Shanle, center, and her sister Brookelyn, react when their dad, Chief Warrant Officer II Dustin Shanle, walked into the room to see the newest member of their family at HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital in Springfield, Ill., on Jan. 8, 2019.<br>Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register/AP
Addisyn Shanle, center, and her sister Brookelyn, react when their dad, Chief Warrant Officer II Dustin Shanle, walked into the room to see the newest member of their family at HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital in Springfield, Ill., on Jan. 8, 2019.<br>Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register/AP

Marine deployed to Afghanistan stuns daughters with surprise visit

Sisters Brookelyn and Addisyn Shanle squealed with delight when they saw their dad, Dustin Shanle, walk into the room at HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital. After all, he had flown halfway around the world to see the newest addition to their family, Callie Grace, who was born on New Year's Day and about seven weeks premature.

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In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 photo, U.S. Coast Guard Culinary Specialist Jerry Wright, right, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Laughlin, second from right, stack boxes of donated cereal at a pop-up food pantry created at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. The pantry was created by local Coast Guard-related advocacy groups to help hundreds of civilian and non-civilian Coast Guard employees to help makes ends meet during the partial federal government shutdown.<br>Susan Haigh/AP
In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 photo, U.S. Coast Guard Culinary Specialist Jerry Wright, right, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Laughlin, second from right, stack boxes of donated cereal at a pop-up food pantry created at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. The pantry was created by local Coast Guard-related advocacy groups to help hundreds of civilian and non-civilian Coast Guard employees to help makes ends meet during the partial federal government shutdown.<br>Susan Haigh/AP

As shutdown drags on, 'Coast Guard City' takes a hit

New London residents are rallying around their own as the partial government shutdown has left the Coast Guard — the only branch of the armed services that is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security rather than the Pentagon — out in the cold.

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A photo from a June 2018 Naval Audit Service report shows water leaks at Macdonough Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland<br>U.S. Navy
A photo from a June 2018 Naval Audit Service report shows water leaks at Macdonough Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland<br>U.S. Navy

Report: Naval Academy deteriorating so badly, mission to train midshipmen under threat

Leaking pipes. Moldering walls. Condemned offices and balconies. Plumbing that can't handle its load and a stormwater system dumping unfiltered rainwater into the Severn River. These aren't the issues of a long-abandoned factory. They describe the current condition of the Naval Academy.

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The Air Force last week released a report created by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, that detailed challenges in the space domain.<br>U.S. Air Force
The Air Force last week released a report created by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, that detailed challenges in the space domain.<br>U.S. Air Force

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base at center of space threat research

As the Air Force’s interest in the future of space warfare mounts, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base could be at the helm of the Defense Department’s research efforts.

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Utah National Guard: Special Forces chaplain dies in swimming pool

Officials said the cause of Captain Corey C. Holmgren’s death is under investigation. Holmgren was a member of the 19th Special Forces Group at Camp Williams in Bluffdale, Utah.

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Addisyn Shanle, center, and her sister Brookelyn, react when their dad, Chief Warrant Officer II Dustin Shanle, walked into the room to see the newest member of their family at HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital in Springfield, Ill., on Jan. 8, 2019.<br>Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register/AP
Addisyn Shanle, center, and her sister Brookelyn, react when their dad, Chief Warrant Officer II Dustin Shanle, walked into the room to see the newest member of their family at HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital in Springfield, Ill., on Jan. 8, 2019.<br>Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register/AP

Marine deployed to Afghanistan stuns daughters with surprise visit

Sisters Brookelyn and Addisyn Shanle squealed with delight when they saw their dad, Dustin Shanle, walk into the room at HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital. After all, he had flown halfway around the world to see the newest addition to their family, Callie Grace, who was born on New Year's Day and about seven weeks premature.

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In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 photo, U.S. Coast Guard Culinary Specialist Jerry Wright, right, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Laughlin, second from right, stack boxes of donated cereal at a pop-up food pantry created at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. The pantry was created by local Coast Guard-related advocacy groups to help hundreds of civilian and non-civilian Coast Guard employees to help makes ends meet during the partial federal government shutdown.<br>Susan Haigh/AP
In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 photo, U.S. Coast Guard Culinary Specialist Jerry Wright, right, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Laughlin, second from right, stack boxes of donated cereal at a pop-up food pantry created at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. The pantry was created by local Coast Guard-related advocacy groups to help hundreds of civilian and non-civilian Coast Guard employees to help makes ends meet during the partial federal government shutdown.<br>Susan Haigh/AP

As shutdown drags on, 'Coast Guard City' takes a hit

New London residents are rallying around their own as the partial government shutdown has left the Coast Guard — the only branch of the armed services that is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security rather than the Pentagon — out in the cold.

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A photo from a June 2018 Naval Audit Service report shows water leaks at Macdonough Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland<br>U.S. Navy
A photo from a June 2018 Naval Audit Service report shows water leaks at Macdonough Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland<br>U.S. Navy

Report: Naval Academy deteriorating so badly, mission to train midshipmen under threat

Leaking pipes. Moldering walls. Condemned offices and balconies. Plumbing that can't handle its load and a stormwater system dumping unfiltered rainwater into the Severn River. These aren't the issues of a long-abandoned factory. They describe the current condition of the Naval Academy.

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The Air Force last week released a report created by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, that detailed challenges in the space domain.<br>U.S. Air Force
The Air Force last week released a report created by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, that detailed challenges in the space domain.<br>U.S. Air Force

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base at center of space threat research

As the Air Force’s interest in the future of space warfare mounts, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base could be at the helm of the Defense Department’s research efforts.

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Utah National Guard: Special Forces chaplain dies in swimming pool

Officials said the cause of Captain Corey C. Holmgren’s death is under investigation. Holmgren was a member of the 19th Special Forces Group at Camp Williams in Bluffdale, Utah.

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates with his teammates after the AFC Championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo.<br>Charlie Neibergall/AP

Super Bowl: Patriots vs Rams in a meeting of past vs future

It began in 2002, back when the Rams were in St. Louis and the Patriots were a plucky underdog standing in the way of a potential dynasty. So much has changed. This hasn't: Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates with his teammates after the AFC Championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo.<br>Charlie Neibergall/AP

Super Bowl: Patriots vs Rams in a meeting of past vs future

It began in 2002, back when the Rams were in St. Louis and the Patriots were a plucky underdog standing in the way of a potential dynasty. So much has changed. This hasn't: Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.