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ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY MAY 18 AND THEREAFTER Scott and Karen Armacost have shell casings and other items on display in their living room to honor veteran son Tyler who died in a vehicle crash in Kentucky on March 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Daily Journal, Scott Roberson)

Veteran's family aims to help others with PTSD

The sight of an old van parked on the street sent the soldier's mind back to Iraq. Tyler Armacost darted off the front porch of his parents' house and into the street because he thought he saw an Iraqi insurgent in the van. His mother tried to shake him and ...

Afghan police chief shot dead outside home

Motorcycle-riding gunmen assassinated a police chief in front of his house after he led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan, an official said Saturday. Police Chief Abdul Ghani was leaving his driveway in his car outside his home in Farah province when the two raced up and opened fire. Provincial ...

News briefs from around Kentucky at 1:58 a.m. EDT

Affidavit: Army sex assault manager threatened ex CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A police affidavit in the stalking case of an Army officer who manages the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell says Lt. Col. Darin Haas threatened to kill his ex-wife in text messages. According to the ...

UN panel: Sanctions delaying NKorea nuke program

North Korea is still trying to import and export nuclear and ballistic missile-related items but financial and trade sanctions are slowing progress on development of their prohibited weapons, U.N. experts say in a new report. Key parts of the expert panel's report, obtained Friday by the Associated Press, provide further ...

This image provided by Thomas Saenz, shows Saenz near the tarmac at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Finals week can be grueling for many college students but for Thomas Saenz it was also treacherous: The Navy commander _ who was getting his master's degree while fighting in Afghanistan _ needed armed guards and an armored car to get to his exam site in Kabul. Bomb explosions also caused him to miss class a few times. But Saenz persevered. His class graudates Friday.(AP Photo/Thomas Saenz)

Navy pilot earns degree in combat zone

Finals week was dangerous for Thomas Saenz. The Navy lieutenant needed armed guards and an armored car to get to an exam site, in Kabul, Afghanistan. A deadly bomb attack also caused him to his miss classes — transmitted live via the Internet — but he persevered and earned a ...

AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT

Obama agenda seems to be weathering IRS targeting of conservative groups, other controversies WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence ...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel gestures as he speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, May 17, 2013, to discuss sexual assaults in the military and the promotion of Lt. Gen. Curtis "Mike" Scaparrotti to command U.S. troops in South Korea, among other topics. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control. He said this step, which also applies to the military's approximately 19,000 recruiters and must ...

FILE - In this June 1978 file photo, Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla talks to journalists at the Buenos Aires Government Palace, in Argentina. The former Argentine dictator died of natural causes Friday, May 17, 2013, while serving life sentences at the Marcos Paz prison for crimes against humanity. Videla took power in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate "subversives." He was 87. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia, File)

Argentine dictator Videla dies in prison at age 87

Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power over Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate so-called "subversives," died quietly in his sleep Friday while serving life in prison for crimes against humanity. He ...

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 27,  2011 file photo, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform at the Great State of Maine Air Show, in Brunswick, Maine. Federal budget cuts that eliminated military flying acts triggered the cancellation of dozens of air shows, causing lost income for performers, along with air show announcers, concessionaires, vendors and others who depend on air shows and the millions of spectators. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)

Dark clouds hang over air shows after budget cuts

Patty Wagstaff is a Hollywood stunt pilot, three-time U.S. aerobatic champion, inductee to the National Aviation Hall of Fame and favorite on the air show circuit. One of her tricked-out planes is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. But this weekend, she's grounded. Federal budget cuts ...

Hagel names general to lead US troops in SKorea

An Army general who served as a top official on U.S. joint military staffs in Afghanistan and at the Pentagon is the choice to command U.S. troops in South Korea. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced the promotion of Lt. Gen. Curtis "Mike" Scaparrotti at a Pentagon news conference Friday. The ...

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