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US Navy officer may face query in Norwegian frigate collision
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

The U.S. Navy expects one of its officers to be questioned as part of an investigation into the collision of a Norwegian warship and a commercial oil tanker this month in one of the Scandinavian nation's fjords.

President Donald Trump talks to Mayor Jody Jones as he visits a neighborhood impacted by the wildfires, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, in Paradise, Calif.<br>Evan VucciAP
President Donald Trump talks to Mayor Jody Jones as he visits a neighborhood impacted by the wildfires, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, in Paradise, Calif.<br>Evan VucciAP

Trump gets first-hand look at fire scars as California struggles to locate 1,000 people

From the ashes of a mobile home and RV park, President Donald Trump said Saturday he had to come to the heart of California's killer wildfire to fully grasp the scale of the desolation wrought on the landscape.

More than 5,000 people attended the commissioning ceremony of USS Sioux City (LCS 11) in Annapolis, Md., on Nov. 17, 2018. Sioux City is the 13th littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and the sixth of the Freedom variant. It is the first ship named for Sioux City, the fourth-largest city in Iowa.<br>Kenneth D Aston Jr./U.S. Navy
More than 5,000 people attended the commissioning ceremony of USS Sioux City (LCS 11) in Annapolis, Md., on Nov. 17, 2018. Sioux City is the 13th littoral combat ship to enter the fleet and the sixth of the Freedom variant. It is the first ship named for Sioux City, the fourth-largest city in Iowa.<br>Kenneth D Aston Jr./U.S. Navy

USS Sioux City: A $362 million, 3,500-ton home on the water

Saturday's commissioning ceremony celebrates the Navy's acceptance of the boat into the fleet and officially brings the Sioux City to life before it heads to its homeport in Mayport, Florida, Sunday.

U.S.-European relations have worsened since President Donald Trump met with other NATO country leaders in Brussels in May 2017. <br>Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg
U.S.-European relations have worsened since President Donald Trump met with other NATO country leaders in Brussels in May 2017. <br>Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg

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Europe's losing credibility on Iran sanctions

For all their big words about Europeans "taking their destiny in their own hands," EU leaders' real policy appears to be to string Iran along while waiting for the Trump presidency to end — what some might call a head-in-the-sand tactic.

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Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks Tuesday with reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland during a meeting of top uniformed leaders from 80 nations to discuss the threat of global terrorism.<br>Corey Dickstein/Stars and Stripes
Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks Tuesday with reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland during a meeting of top uniformed leaders from 80 nations to discuss the threat of global terrorism.<br>Corey Dickstein/Stars and Stripes

Dunford says tech giants should work with Pentagon

U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford said Saturday that it's problematic that American tech companies don't want to work with the Pentagon but are willing to engage with the Chinese.

This undated file photo provided by the Argentina Navy shows the ARA San Juan near Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Navy's spokesman said Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, that U.S and Russian ships carrying remotely operated vehicles capable of deep seafloor searches are joining other vessels hunting for the submarine that went missing in the South Atlantic 19 days ago. <br>AP
This undated file photo provided by the Argentina Navy shows the ARA San Juan near Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Navy's spokesman said Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, that U.S and Russian ships carrying remotely operated vehicles capable of deep seafloor searches are joining other vessels hunting for the submarine that went missing in the South Atlantic 19 days ago. <br>AP

Argentina: Navy submarine missing a year found deep in Atlantic

Argentina's navy announced early Saturday that searchers found the missing submarine ARA San Juan deep in the Atlantic a year after it disappeared with 44 crewmen aboard.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie speaks during the National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018.<br>Cliff Owen/AP
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie speaks during the National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018.<br>Cliff Owen/AP

Trump says he 'should have' commemorated Veterans Day at Arlington

resident Donald Trump expressed regret in an interview to be aired this weekend for not marking Veterans Day with a visit to Arlington National Cemetery.

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The casket of Maj. Brent Taylor is rolled into Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah, on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018.<br>Matt Herp/Standard-Examiner

Utah mayor serving as Guardsman when killed in Afghanistan honored at funeral

A Utah mayor killed while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan is being remembered at a public funeral as a man of commitment, confidence, conviction and compassion.

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From left, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Lynda Babao, wife of Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, second from right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping before the gala dinner family photo at APEC summit at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018.<br>Aaron Favila/AP

Pence, Xi deliver dueling speeches despite signs of trade detente

Vice President Mike Pence and Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered dueling speeches Saturday that offered a window into how the two governments are seeking a truce over tariffs - but remain fundamentally at odds over economics, diplomacy and the race for global influence and primacy.

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Visitors walk through Red Square near Saint Basil's cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. <br>Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

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One measure that shows sanctions on Russia are working

Sanctions may have knocked as much as 6 percent off Russia's economy over the past four years and the drag isn't likely to go away anytime soon.

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A man holds a poster showing images of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed bin Salman and of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, describing the prince as "assassin" and Khashoggi as "martyr" during funeral prayers in absentia for Khashoggi who was killed last month in the Saudi Arabia consulate, in Istanbul, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. <br>Emrah Gurel/AP

State Department denies reaching conclusion on Khashoggi case

After President Donald Trump called his CIA chief and top diplomat from Air Force One as he flew to survey wildfire damage in California, the State Department released a statement saying "recent reports indicating that the U.S. government has made a final conclusion are inaccurate."

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C. African Republic militia leader turned over to tribunal

A commander in a Central African Republic militia has been arrested and turned over to the International Criminal Court to face charges that include murder and torture, the court announced Saturday.

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The casket of Maj. Brent Taylor is rolled into Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah, on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018.<br>Matt Herp/Standard-Examiner

Utah mayor serving as Guardsman when killed in Afghanistan honored at funeral

A Utah mayor killed while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan is being remembered at a public funeral as a man of commitment, confidence, conviction and compassion.

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From left, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Lynda Babao, wife of Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, second from right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping before the gala dinner family photo at APEC summit at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018.<br>Aaron Favila/AP

Pence, Xi deliver dueling speeches despite signs of trade detente

Vice President Mike Pence and Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered dueling speeches Saturday that offered a window into how the two governments are seeking a truce over tariffs - but remain fundamentally at odds over economics, diplomacy and the race for global influence and primacy.

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Visitors walk through Red Square near Saint Basil's cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. <br>Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

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One measure that shows sanctions on Russia are working

Sanctions may have knocked as much as 6 percent off Russia's economy over the past four years and the drag isn't likely to go away anytime soon.

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A man holds a poster showing images of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed bin Salman and of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, describing the prince as "assassin" and Khashoggi as "martyr" during funeral prayers in absentia for Khashoggi who was killed last month in the Saudi Arabia consulate, in Istanbul, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. <br>Emrah Gurel/AP

State Department denies reaching conclusion on Khashoggi case

After President Donald Trump called his CIA chief and top diplomat from Air Force One as he flew to survey wildfire damage in California, the State Department released a statement saying "recent reports indicating that the U.S. government has made a final conclusion are inaccurate."

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C. African Republic militia leader turned over to tribunal

A commander in a Central African Republic militia has been arrested and turned over to the International Criminal Court to face charges that include murder and torture, the court announced Saturday.

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Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie speaks during the National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018.<br>Cliff Owen/AP
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie speaks during the National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018.<br>Cliff Owen/AP

Trump says he 'should have' commemorated Veterans Day at Arlington

resident Donald Trump expressed regret in an interview to be aired this weekend for not marking Veterans Day with a visit to Arlington National Cemetery.

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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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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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UMBC beats Air Force 77-72 in double OT

Sid Tomes scored a career-high 20 points for Air Force (1-2), and Ryan Swan had 17 points and eight rebounds. Tomes had three of Air Force's five 3-pointers.

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UMBC beats Air Force 77-72 in double OT

Sid Tomes scored a career-high 20 points for Air Force (1-2), and Ryan Swan had 17 points and eight rebounds. Tomes had three of Air Force's five 3-pointers.