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The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon, known as "The Old Guard," escorts a former Army colonel to his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, April 2, 2018.<br>Elizabeth Fraser/U.S. Army photo
The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon, known as "The Old Guard," escorts a former Army colonel to his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, April 2, 2018.<br>Elizabeth Fraser/U.S. Army photo

Army Pvt. 1st Class Robert Fletcher was captured by Chinese forces in Korea on Nov. 27, 1950, after heavy fighting.

The Air Force would not confirm reports that Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a combat controller killing in action in Afghanistan in 2002, will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor later this year.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force
The Air Force would not confirm reports that Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a combat controller killing in action in Afghanistan in 2002, will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor later this year.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force

Airman killed at Roberts Ridge to receive Medal of Honor, report says

A combat controller killed in action in Afghanistan in 2002 is set to become the first airman awarded the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War, according to a national security news site.

In this April 16, 2018, photo, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, M.D., sits with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Veteran's Affairs Committee, before their meeting on Capitol Hilin Washington. Jackson is President Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Now it’s Washington’s turn to examine Jackson. The doctor to Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and now Donald Trump is an Iraq War veteran nominated to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.<br>Alex Brandon/AP Photo
In this April 16, 2018, photo, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, M.D., sits with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Veteran's Affairs Committee, before their meeting on Capitol Hilin Washington. Jackson is President Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Now it’s Washington’s turn to examine Jackson. The doctor to Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and now Donald Trump is an Iraq War veteran nominated to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.<br>Alex Brandon/AP Photo

It's time for Trump's doctor to be examined, for VA chief

Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson was tending to grievously injured military personnel in Iraq when he was summoned to Washington to interview for a job he barely knew existed. He didn't see a way to get there.

This combination of two file photos shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington on Feb. 26, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending in the party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea on May 9, 2016. Trump is claiming Sunday, April 22, 2018, that North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim, but that's not the case. The North says it will suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches before summits with the U.S. and South Korea. The North stopped short of suggesting it has any intention of abandoning its nuclear arsenal.<br>Evan Vucci, Wong Maye-E/AP Photo, File
This combination of two file photos shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington on Feb. 26, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending in the party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea on May 9, 2016. Trump is claiming Sunday, April 22, 2018, that North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim, but that's not the case. The North says it will suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches before summits with the U.S. and South Korea. The North stopped short of suggesting it has any intention of abandoning its nuclear arsenal.<br>Evan Vucci, Wong Maye-E/AP Photo, File

Trump says North Korea agreed to denuclearize. It hasn't.

President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim Jong Un. But that's not the case.

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A relative of a victim cries outside a voter registration center which was attacked by a suicide bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 22, 2018. Gen. Daud Amin, the Kabul police chief, said the suicide bomber targeted civilians who had gathered to receive national identification cards. <br>Rahmat Gul/AP
A relative of a victim cries outside a voter registration center which was attacked by a suicide bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 22, 2018. Gen. Daud Amin, the Kabul police chief, said the suicide bomber targeted civilians who had gathered to receive national identification cards. <br>Rahmat Gul/AP

Suicide bomber kills dozens in Kabul, ISIS claims responsibility

A suicide bomber killed at least 57 people at a voter registration center in Western Kabul on Sunday, officials said, the latest in a string of attacks seeking to curtail the county’s upcoming parliamentary elections.

Enrique Salas pictured as a young Marine and later in life. <br>via Facebook
Enrique Salas pictured as a young Marine and later in life. <br>via Facebook

This deported Marine veteran came home the only way he could — in a casket

Lance Cpl. Enrique Salas, a Persian Gulf War veteran who was deported to Mexico in 2006, was buried with military honors in a Reedley, Calif. cemetery on Friday beside his younger brother, another fallen Marine.

In this Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in the morning in Washington. The Supreme Court has so far had little to say about Donald Trump’s time as president. That’s about to change. The justices’ first deep dive into a Trump administration policy comes in a dispute over the administration’s ban on travel from some countries with majority Muslim populations.<br>Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo, File
In this Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in the morning in Washington. The Supreme Court has so far had little to say about Donald Trump’s time as president. That’s about to change. The justices’ first deep dive into a Trump administration policy comes in a dispute over the administration’s ban on travel from some countries with majority Muslim populations.<br>Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo, File

Travel ban case is justices' first dive into Trump policy

The Supreme Court has so far had little to say about Donald Trump's time as president, even as the nation has moved from one Trump controversy to another. That's about to change.

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CIA Director Mike Pompeo listens to introductions during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, ahead of his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State on Thursday, April 12, 2018.<br>Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Pompeo facing steep opposition at Senate panel

President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, is facing serious opposition before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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In this Jan. 8, 2016 file photo, a South Korean soldier stands near the loudspeakers near the border area between South Korea and North Korea in Yeoncheon, South Korea. South Korea says it has halted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts on the border ahead of the April 27, 2018, inter-Korean talks. The South's Defense Ministry says it turned off loudspeaker broadcasts Monday, April 23, to try to ease military tensions and establish an environment for peaceful talks. South Korea had broadcast anti-North propaganda across the border since the North's fourth nuclear test in early 2016.<br>Lim Tae-hoon/Newsis via AP, File

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A relative of a victim cries outside a voter registration center which was attacked by a suicide bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 22, 2018. Gen. Daud Amin, the Kabul police chief, said the suicide bomber targeted civilians who had gathered to receive national identification cards. <br>Rahmat Gul/AP

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CIA Director Mike Pompeo listens to introductions during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, ahead of his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State on Thursday, April 12, 2018.<br>Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Pompeo facing steep opposition at Senate panel

President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, is facing serious opposition before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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In this Jan. 8, 2016 file photo, a South Korean soldier stands near the loudspeakers near the border area between South Korea and North Korea in Yeoncheon, South Korea. South Korea says it has halted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts on the border ahead of the April 27, 2018, inter-Korean talks. The South's Defense Ministry says it turned off loudspeaker broadcasts Monday, April 23, to try to ease military tensions and establish an environment for peaceful talks. South Korea had broadcast anti-North propaganda across the border since the North's fourth nuclear test in early 2016.<br>Lim Tae-hoon/Newsis via AP, File

SKorea halts propaganda broadcasts before summit with North

South Korea halted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the rivals' tense border on Monday ahead of inter-Korean talks this week that are expected to focus on the North's nuclear program, Seoul officials said.

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Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, April 22, 2018. <br>Dmitry Serebryakov/AP

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A Russian lawyer who discussed sanctions with Donald Trump Jr. in New York during his father's 2016 campaign for the U.S. presidency said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller has not contacted her and she thinks he isn't interested in finding the truth.

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A relative of a victim cries outside a voter registration center which was attacked by a suicide bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 22, 2018. Gen. Daud Amin, the Kabul police chief, said the suicide bomber targeted civilians who had gathered to receive national identification cards. <br>Rahmat Gul/AP

Suicide bomber kills dozens in Kabul, ISIS claims responsibility

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Ashlee Fletcher, who created the GoFundMe fundraiser and says she is Chris DeMund's sister, wrote on the page that DeMund is an Army veteran who served until he "went through an explosion, receiving injuries that ultimately ended up with him being medically separated and honorably discharged."<br>GoFundMe
Ashlee Fletcher, who created the GoFundMe fundraiser and says she is Chris DeMund's sister, wrote on the page that DeMund is an Army veteran who served until he "went through an explosion, receiving injuries that ultimately ended up with him being medically separated and honorably discharged."<br>GoFundMe

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The family of a man shot Thursday afternoon while walking in Cleveland's Midtown district has started a GoFundMe campaign to help pay for his medical costs.

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U.S. Marine Cpl. Calvin S. Barker, 22, has been charged with unauthorized absence and two counts of groping an unidentified sleeping woman stemming from a Dec. 3 incident.<br>Facebook
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The Air Force would not confirm reports that Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a combat controller killing in action in Afghanistan in 2002, will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor later this year.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force
The Air Force would not confirm reports that Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a combat controller killing in action in Afghanistan in 2002, will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor later this year.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force

Airman killed at Roberts Ridge to receive Medal of Honor, report says

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talks with Adm. Philip S. Davidson, center, nominated to be commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, center, and Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, nominated to be commander of the U.S. Northern Command, before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, April 17, 2018. <br> Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talks with Adm. Philip S. Davidson, center, nominated to be commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, center, and Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, nominated to be commander of the U.S. Northern Command, before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, April 17, 2018. <br> Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes

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Boys look at the fifth Iron Dome anti-missile battery, deployed near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday, November 17, 2012, after rocket barrages were launched at the city amid Operation Pillar of Defense. The IDF said the battery has higher interception abilities than the previous four systems already in use, and includes improved radar other upgrades. <br>MCT
Boys look at the fifth Iron Dome anti-missile battery, deployed near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday, November 17, 2012, after rocket barrages were launched at the city amid Operation Pillar of Defense. The IDF said the battery has higher interception abilities than the previous four systems already in use, and includes improved radar other upgrades. <br>MCT

Lawmakers call on Army to study buying Iron Dome

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A video screen grab shows rescue swimmer Petty Officer 2nd Class Lyman Dickinson being lowered to a vessel taking on water 18 miles west of La Jolla, California, on Friday, April 20, 2018. <br>
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Calvin S. Barker, 22, has been charged with unauthorized absence and two counts of groping an unidentified sleeping woman stemming from a Dec. 3 incident.<br>Facebook
U.S. Marine Cpl. Calvin S. Barker, 22, has been charged with unauthorized absence and two counts of groping an unidentified sleeping woman stemming from a Dec. 3 incident.<br>Facebook

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The Air Force would not confirm reports that Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a combat controller killing in action in Afghanistan in 2002, will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor later this year.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force
The Air Force would not confirm reports that Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a combat controller killing in action in Afghanistan in 2002, will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor later this year.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force

Airman killed at Roberts Ridge to receive Medal of Honor, report says

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talks with Adm. Philip S. Davidson, center, nominated to be commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, center, and Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, nominated to be commander of the U.S. Northern Command, before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, April 17, 2018. <br> Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talks with Adm. Philip S. Davidson, center, nominated to be commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, center, and Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, nominated to be commander of the U.S. Northern Command, before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, April 17, 2018. <br> Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes

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Boys look at the fifth Iron Dome anti-missile battery, deployed near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday, November 17, 2012, after rocket barrages were launched at the city amid Operation Pillar of Defense. The IDF said the battery has higher interception abilities than the previous four systems already in use, and includes improved radar other upgrades. <br>MCT
Boys look at the fifth Iron Dome anti-missile battery, deployed near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday, November 17, 2012, after rocket barrages were launched at the city amid Operation Pillar of Defense. The IDF said the battery has higher interception abilities than the previous four systems already in use, and includes improved radar other upgrades. <br>MCT

Lawmakers call on Army to study buying Iron Dome

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A video screen grab shows rescue swimmer Petty Officer 2nd Class Lyman Dickinson being lowered to a vessel taking on water 18 miles west of La Jolla, California, on Friday, April 20, 2018. <br>
A video screen grab shows rescue swimmer Petty Officer 2nd Class Lyman Dickinson being lowered to a vessel taking on water 18 miles west of La Jolla, California, on Friday, April 20, 2018. <br>

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Jake Guentzel, celebrates his goal during the third period in Game 6 of an NHL first-round hockey playoff series Sunday, April 22, 2018, in Philadelphia. The Penguins won 8-5.<br>Tom Mihalek/AP Photo

Guentzel scores 4 goals to lead Penguins to Game 6 clinch

Jake Guentzel dropped to his right knee and slid on the ice in celebration, not only for his second career postseason hat trick, but for the goal that assured Pittsburgh was moving on in the playoffs.

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Jake Guentzel, celebrates his goal during the third period in Game 6 of an NHL first-round hockey playoff series Sunday, April 22, 2018, in Philadelphia. The Penguins won 8-5.<br>Tom Mihalek/AP Photo

Guentzel scores 4 goals to lead Penguins to Game 6 clinch

Jake Guentzel dropped to his right knee and slid on the ice in celebration, not only for his second career postseason hat trick, but for the goal that assured Pittsburgh was moving on in the playoffs.