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US servicemember killed in noncombat incident in northern Iraq
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An American servicemember died Saturday in a noncombat incident in northern Iraq, the military said.

The amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington transits the Mediterranean Sea on Feb. 1, 2019, as part of a seven-month deployment in Europe and the Middle East.<br>Brandon Parker/U.S. Navy
The amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington transits the Mediterranean Sea on Feb. 1, 2019, as part of a seven-month deployment in Europe and the Middle East.<br>Brandon Parker/U.S. Navy

Navy investigating after camera found in women’s bathroom on the USS Arlington

The Navy is investigating after a female Marine found a camera hidden in a women’s bathroom aboard the USS Arlington during a security operation in the Mediterranean Sea, Navy officials said Saturday.

Afghan security personnel rescue men and children from the information and culture ministry after an attack near to the Telecommunication Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 20, 2019. <br>AP
Afghan security personnel rescue men and children from the information and culture ministry after an attack near to the Telecommunication Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 20, 2019. <br>AP

Militants shatter months of calm in complex attack and bombing in central Kabul

Multiple explosions and repeated gunfire echoed through downtown Kabul on Saturday during an attack on a government ministry.

U.S. national security adviser John Bolton adjusts his glasses before an interview at the White House in Washington on March 5, 2019.<br>Jacquelyn Martin/AP
U.S. national security adviser John Bolton adjusts his glasses before an interview at the White House in Washington on March 5, 2019.<br>Jacquelyn Martin/AP

North Korea issues mild criticism of Bolton over media interview

North Korea on Saturday issued a relatively mild criticism of White House national security adviser John Bolton for calling on North Korea to show more evidence of its disarmament commitment before a possible third leaders' summit.


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In this episode we talk to Barbie Baker and Nicole Woodland, two women with firsthand knowledge of the lifestyle change that takes place after a spouse joins the world of private military contracting.

Their story might sound familiar to former military spouses — loneliness, uncertainty and a search for new meaning — but some of what they say might surprise you.

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The Air Force Technical Applications Center logo in the terrazzo floor near the entrance.<br>MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
The Air Force Technical Applications Center logo in the terrazzo floor near the entrance.<br>MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY

Secretive Air Force lab watches for nuclear explosions worldwide

Classified lab work at the Air Force Technical Applications Center utilizes a sprawling network of more than 3,600 sensors deployed around the globe to detect and analyzes nuclear explosions detonated by foreign countries,

Thomas Brock, left, leaves federal court after a hearing last year with his lawyers, Ed Givens, center, and Ravi Sanyal. Brock on received a 51-month prison sentence on April 18, 2019, for cheating the federal government of more than $150 million in military construction contracts.<br>John Monk/The State.com
Thomas Brock, left, leaves federal court after a hearing last year with his lawyers, Ed Givens, center, and Ravi Sanyal. Brock on received a 51-month prison sentence on April 18, 2019, for cheating the federal government of more than $150 million in military construction contracts.<br>John Monk/The State.com

Man who betrayed friend, cheated federal government out of over $150 million gets 4 years

Thomas Brock was the “mastermind” in a complex scheme to win military construction projects at bases such as Fort Jackson, Fort Bragg , Shaw AFB and other bases that ran from the early 2000s to about 2013.

Of all the Watergate characters, James McCord was the most puzzling — a retired CIA operative who cloaked himself in several layers of mystery. Yet his death, at the age of 93, went unnoticed for nearly two years.<br>U.S. Department of Justice
Of all the Watergate characters, James McCord was the most puzzling — a retired CIA operative who cloaked himself in several layers of mystery. Yet his death, at the age of 93, went unnoticed for nearly two years.<br>U.S. Department of Justice

The mysterious life of James McCord, Watergate burglar whose death went unnoticed for two years

Of all the Watergate characters, James McCord was the most puzzling — a retired CIA operative who cloaked himself in several layers of mystery. Yet his death, at the age of 93, went unnoticed for nearly two years.

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Even the nonreligious may still be attracted to such Easter traditions as a family gathering to dine on ham.<br>Juli Leonard/Raleigh News & Observer

Many nonreligious Americans still feel attracted to Easter traditions

You're not a churchgoer. Don't consider yourself religious in any way, and might say you're not Christian if asked. Yet here comes a Sunday in spring that marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ in the Christian faith, and you feel a pull, anyway — toward Easter.

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U.S. national security adviser John Bolton adjusts his glasses before an interview at the White House in Washington on March 5, 2019.<br>Jacquelyn Martin/AP

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The amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington transits the Mediterranean Sea on Feb. 1, 2019, as part of a seven-month deployment in Europe and the Middle East.<br>Brandon Parker/U.S. Navy

Navy investigating after camera found in women’s bathroom on the USS Arlington

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US servicemember killed in noncombat incident in northern Iraq

An American servicemember died Saturday in a noncombat incident in northern Iraq, the military said.

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Ada Diallo recounts in Bamako, Mali, on April 1, 2019, a massacre that killed more than 150 people in her village in late March.<br>Baba Ahmed/AP

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The attack late last month killed 154 people in Diallo's village, which is dominated by the Muslim Peuhl ethnic group. The ethnic Dogon militia suspected in the massacre accuses Peuhls of collaborating with extremists, a charge they deny. The militia leader in turn denies that his fighters, suspected by some Peuhls of collaborating with Mali's military, carried out the attack.

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Even the nonreligious may still be attracted to such Easter traditions as a family gathering to dine on ham.<br>Juli Leonard/Raleigh News & Observer

Many nonreligious Americans still feel attracted to Easter traditions

You're not a churchgoer. Don't consider yourself religious in any way, and might say you're not Christian if asked. Yet here comes a Sunday in spring that marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ in the Christian faith, and you feel a pull, anyway — toward Easter.

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U.S. national security adviser John Bolton adjusts his glasses before an interview at the White House in Washington on March 5, 2019.<br>Jacquelyn Martin/AP

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The amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington transits the Mediterranean Sea on Feb. 1, 2019, as part of a seven-month deployment in Europe and the Middle East.<br>Brandon Parker/U.S. Navy

Navy investigating after camera found in women’s bathroom on the USS Arlington

The Navy is investigating after a female Marine found a camera hidden in a women’s bathroom aboard the USS Arlington during a security operation in the Mediterranean Sea, Navy officials said Saturday.

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US servicemember killed in noncombat incident in northern Iraq

An American servicemember died Saturday in a noncombat incident in northern Iraq, the military said.

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Ada Diallo recounts in Bamako, Mali, on April 1, 2019, a massacre that killed more than 150 people in her village in late March.<br>Baba Ahmed/AP

'I'm going to die': Survivor recounts Mali ethnic massacre

The attack late last month killed 154 people in Diallo's village, which is dominated by the Muslim Peuhl ethnic group. The ethnic Dogon militia suspected in the massacre accuses Peuhls of collaborating with extremists, a charge they deny. The militia leader in turn denies that his fighters, suspected by some Peuhls of collaborating with Mali's military, carried out the attack.

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In this April 12, 2019 photo, a family photo of Pete Parisena, his brother and mother, place by Pete's son Gary Pariesena, is displayed in front of Pete's urn in the columbarium wall after his he was interred at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Fernley, Nev., as part of the Missing in Nevada project. Pete Parisena, who died in 1988, was a gunner on an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific.<br>Lahontan Valley News via AP
In this April 12, 2019 photo, a family photo of Pete Parisena, his brother and mother, place by Pete's son Gary Pariesena, is displayed in front of Pete's urn in the columbarium wall after his he was interred at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Fernley, Nev., as part of the Missing in Nevada project. Pete Parisena, who died in 1988, was a gunner on an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific.<br>Lahontan Valley News via AP

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After his father, a Navy veteran, died 31 years ago, Gary Parisena's mother assured him there would be a proper funeral. Not until earlier this month did Parisena realize his father's remains had not been interred.

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The Air Force Technical Applications Center logo in the terrazzo floor near the entrance.<br>MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
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In a January, 2011 file photo, William "Bill" Gallegos, former U.S. Marine Corps guard, waves to cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., during an observation of the 30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979-1980. West Point was the site of the hostages' original homecoming in January, 1981. <br>Tommy Gilligan/U.S. Army
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Nile C. Kinnick baserunner Rebecca Loffreda is safe at first as Yokota first baseman Isabella Mollison looks back for the ball during Saturday's DODEA-Japan softball tournament final. The Panthers won 11-9.<br>Jessica McCollum/Special to Stripes

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Nile C. Kinnick baserunner Rebecca Loffreda is safe at first as Yokota first baseman Isabella Mollison looks back for the ball during Saturday's DODEA-Japan softball tournament final. The Panthers won 11-9.<br>Jessica McCollum/Special to Stripes

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