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Remains of mayor killed in Afghanistan returned to Utah
Utah National Guard Honor Guard carry a casket containing the remains of Maj. Brent R. Taylor at the National Guard base Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. in Salt Lake City. The remains of a Utah mayor killed while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan were returned to his home state on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, as hundreds of soldiers saluted while his casket covered in an American flag was carried across a tarmac and into a hearse.<br>Matt Herp/Standard-Examiner, via, Pool
Utah National Guard Honor Guard carry a casket containing the remains of Maj. Brent R. Taylor at the National Guard base Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. in Salt Lake City. The remains of a Utah mayor killed while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan were returned to his home state on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, as hundreds of soldiers saluted while his casket covered in an American flag was carried across a tarmac and into a hearse.<br>Matt Herp/Standard-Examiner, via, Pool

Hundreds of soldiers saluted the flag-covered casket of a Utah mayor who was killed while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan and whose remains were returned to his home state Wednesday.

Visitors transcribing, video taping, and photographing names etched on the memorial’s black granite panels during the Global War on Terrorism Memorial dedication ceremony at the National Infantry Museum Monday, October 16, 2017.<br>Darrell Roaden/The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer(TNS)
Visitors transcribing, video taping, and photographing names etched on the memorial’s black granite panels during the Global War on Terrorism Memorial dedication ceremony at the National Infantry Museum Monday, October 16, 2017.<br>Darrell Roaden/The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer(TNS)

The cost of post 9/11 wars hit $5.9 trillion, 480,000 lives lost, study says

The price for America’s longest wars has surpassed more than $5.9 trillion and at least 480,000 lost lives, according to a new study released by the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University.

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Marijuana-PTSD study reaches target enrollment of 76 veterans

Researchers who are trying to determine whether marijuana works to treat post-traumatic stress disorder enrolled their final veteran needed for the study on Veterans Day.

A T-38 Talon flies near Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 18, 2018. The T-38 is one of three aircraft flown during Undergraduate Pilot Training.<br>Moshe Paul/U.S. Air Force
A T-38 Talon flies near Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 18, 2018. The T-38 is one of three aircraft flown during Undergraduate Pilot Training.<br>Moshe Paul/U.S. Air Force

One pilot dead, another injured in the fifth T-38 Talon crash in a year

One pilot was killed and another was hospitalized when their T-38C Talon crashed late Tuesday at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas, service officials said. It was the fifth crash of the training jet in the last 12 months.

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U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis shakes hands with Philippines Ambassador Jose Manuel G. Romualdez at the Bells of Balangiga during a visit on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. Mattis was one hand to visit the Bells of Balangiga, which will be planned to be returned to the Philippines.<br>Blaine McCartney/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis shakes hands with Philippines Ambassador Jose Manuel G. Romualdez at the Bells of Balangiga during a visit on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. Mattis was one hand to visit the Bells of Balangiga, which will be planned to be returned to the Philippines.<br>Blaine McCartney/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP

Mattis: War-trophy bells' return to help US, Philippine ties

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis was at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne on Wednesday to formally begin the repatriation of the Bells of Balangiga to the Philippines over the next several weeks.

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A 'perfect storm' of GI Bill problems is costing veterans, taxpayers

Widespread information technology problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs continue to affect thousands of student veterans who have gone without housing payments months into the fall semester.

An Air Force B-2 stealth bomber takes off form Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 11, 2018. China is developing its own stealth bomber that could be unveiled as early as next year.<br>Gerald Willis/U.S. Air Force
An Air Force B-2 stealth bomber takes off form Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 11, 2018. China is developing its own stealth bomber that could be unveiled as early as next year.<br>Gerald Willis/U.S. Air Force

China’s as-yet unveiled stealth bomber could alter US defense calculus in Pacific

A stealthy, long-range bomber would significantly increase China’s ability to deny intervention by U.S. forces as far out as Guam and Japan, according to experts.

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Members of the California Army National Guard search a property for human remains at a home burned in the Camp fire, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Paradise, Calif. <br>John Locher/AP

National Guard troops search for more wildfire victims; 56 dead

With scores of people still missing, National Guard troops searched Wednesday through charred debris for more victims of California's deadliest wildfire as top federal and state officials toured the ruins of a community completely destroyed by the flames.

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, right, meets India Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Singapore, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. Pence is Singapore to attend the 33rd ASEAN summit. <br>Bernat Armangue/AP

Pence says US committed to Indo-Pacific, not seeking control

Vice President Mike Pence told a summit of Southeast Asian leaders Thursday in Singapore that "empire and aggression have no place" in the region.

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Adolf Hitler embraces Rosa Bernile Nineau, then about 6, at his mountainside Bavarian retreat in 1933. He refused to cut off contact with her even after he was told that her grandmother was Jewish. <br>Alexander Historical Auctions

'The Fuhrer's child': How Hitler came to adore a girl with Jewish roots

The little girl was so adored by Adolf Hitler that his personal photographer frequently snapped pictures of the two them holding hands, exchanging kisses on the cheek, or just smiling at each other. Hitler refused to cut off contact with her even after he was told she had a Jewish grandmother.

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A crowd gathers to listen to a speech by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Jan. 9, 2018. In November, Iranian officials hanged two financial traders convicted of stockpiling gold coins. <br>SalamPix/Abaca Press/TNS

Two men hanged in Iran for hoarding gold coins; country wages war on economic crimes

Signaling zero tolerance for economic crimes, Iran hanged two financial traders who were convicted of stockpiling gold coins and profiteering during a currency crisis, state media reported Wednesday.

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Cameroon military says 30 separatists killed in fighting

Cameroon's military has killed at least 30 separatists in two days of intense fighting in the turbulent English-speaking North West region, a military spokesman said Wednesday.

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Members of the California Army National Guard search a property for human remains at a home burned in the Camp fire, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Paradise, Calif. <br>John Locher/AP

National Guard troops search for more wildfire victims; 56 dead

With scores of people still missing, National Guard troops searched Wednesday through charred debris for more victims of California's deadliest wildfire as top federal and state officials toured the ruins of a community completely destroyed by the flames.

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, right, meets India Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Singapore, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. Pence is Singapore to attend the 33rd ASEAN summit. <br>Bernat Armangue/AP

Pence says US committed to Indo-Pacific, not seeking control

Vice President Mike Pence told a summit of Southeast Asian leaders Thursday in Singapore that "empire and aggression have no place" in the region.

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Adolf Hitler embraces Rosa Bernile Nineau, then about 6, at his mountainside Bavarian retreat in 1933. He refused to cut off contact with her even after he was told that her grandmother was Jewish. <br>Alexander Historical Auctions

'The Fuhrer's child': How Hitler came to adore a girl with Jewish roots

The little girl was so adored by Adolf Hitler that his personal photographer frequently snapped pictures of the two them holding hands, exchanging kisses on the cheek, or just smiling at each other. Hitler refused to cut off contact with her even after he was told she had a Jewish grandmother.

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A crowd gathers to listen to a speech by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Jan. 9, 2018. In November, Iranian officials hanged two financial traders convicted of stockpiling gold coins. <br>SalamPix/Abaca Press/TNS

Two men hanged in Iran for hoarding gold coins; country wages war on economic crimes

Signaling zero tolerance for economic crimes, Iran hanged two financial traders who were convicted of stockpiling gold coins and profiteering during a currency crisis, state media reported Wednesday.

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Cameroon military says 30 separatists killed in fighting

Cameroon's military has killed at least 30 separatists in two days of intense fighting in the turbulent English-speaking North West region, a military spokesman said Wednesday.

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A Purple Heart medal<br>William Frye/U.S. Army

The dying wish of a World War II vet - to receive his Purple Heart

It didn't take long for the U.S. Army to get Francis Byrne into combat. The Army has taken a lot longer — seven decades and counting — to award Byrne the Purple Heart he said he deserves. His painful reminder of the war: he carries around shrapnel from a German landmine in his leg.

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US envoy urges Iran and Russia to help free Marine-turned-journalist taken captive in Syria

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Senior Master Sgt. Daniel John Slater, shown here with his wife April, lost control of his motorcycle on Nov. 11, according to Peach County (Ga.) Coroner Kerry Rooks.<br>via Facebook
Senior Master Sgt. Daniel John Slater, shown here with his wife April, lost control of his motorcycle on Nov. 11, according to Peach County (Ga.) Coroner Kerry Rooks.<br>via Facebook

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Freelance journalist Austin Tice went missing in Syria in 2012 and has not been heard from since.<br>Courtesy of the Tice family
Freelance journalist Austin Tice went missing in Syria in 2012 and has not been heard from since.<br>Courtesy of the Tice family

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Senior Master Sgt. Daniel John Slater, shown here with his wife April, lost control of his motorcycle on Nov. 11, according to Peach County (Ga.) Coroner Kerry Rooks.<br>via Facebook
Senior Master Sgt. Daniel John Slater, shown here with his wife April, lost control of his motorcycle on Nov. 11, according to Peach County (Ga.) Coroner Kerry Rooks.<br>via Facebook

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U.S. Navy Sea, Air, and Land Team Members conduct military field operations during exercise TRIDENT 18-4 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., 11 July, 2018. Naval Special Warfare plans to triple the amount of small-unit intermediate and advanced training conducted by the SEALs and other special operations forces on Hawaii.<br>Corban Lundborg/U.S. Air Force

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Coast Guard Academy honors pilot for heroism in 1986 rescue

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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell warms up before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, in Houston. <br>Michael Wyke/AP

Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell refuses to sign tag, out for 2018

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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell warms up before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, in Houston. <br>Michael Wyke/AP

Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell refuses to sign tag, out for 2018

Le'Veon Bell won't play in 2018. The star running back declined to sign his one-year $14.4 million franchise tender with the Pittsburgh Steelers by Tuesday's deadline, making him ineligible to suit up for the AFC North-leading Steelers or anyone else this season.