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Air Force launching fixes to nuclear program after recent failuresThe proposed changes do not appear to address comprehensively what some see as the core issue: a flagging sense of purpose in a force that atrophied after the Cold War ended.
School shooting in Portland leaves one victim, gunman deadThe Multnomah County sheriff's office said there were reports of shots fired about 8 a.m. at Reynolds High School in Troutdale.
Troy James Knapp, Utah 'Mountain Man' gets decade sentenceFor most of the next decade, the man who roamed freely through the woods will live behind bars in a federal penitentiary.
Tracy Morgan crash highlights dangers of tired truckersA proposed change to federal regulations backed by the trucking industry and opposed by safety advocates and the Obama administration would effectively let drivers put in as many as 82 hours a week behind the wheel.
Senator: Bergdahl deal finalized day before swapSen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2-ranked Democrat, presented the timeline as an explanation for why President Barack Obama didn't inform Congress 30 days before the deal.
- Hillary Clinton: $12 million in debt when Clintons left White House
Hillary Clinton says she and Bill were "dead broke" when he left office in 2001. When asked by the Obama campaign to attack Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton says she refused.
Donald Sterling chooses $1B lawsuit over $2B sale of ClippersDonald Sterling: 'The team is not for sale.' Sterling will not sell the Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and will instead sue the NBA for $1 billion, he says.
- Tracy Morgan accident: Another case of trucker fatigue?
A Walmart truck driver was arrested after the accident in New Jersey in which one person died, and four others were injured, including comedian Tracy Morgan. Authorities say the truck driver hadn't slept in 24 hours.
VA investigation finds 120,000 vets are waiting for their first medical visitsVA backlog: 57,000 veterans have been on VA waiting lists for 90 days or more, and another 64,000 vets never even got onto the waiting list, says a new audit of the Veterans Administration health care system.
No Triple Crown for California Chrome as Tonalist wins Belmont StakesDespite being the heavy favorite, California Chrome finished fourth; Tonalist, 11-1 going into the race, took the 146th Annual Belmont Stakes.
- Ed Gillespie gets Republican nod in Virginia's US Senate race
Former presidential adviser and lobbyist Ed Gillespie will challenge Democrat and former Virginia governor Mark Warner in November for a US Senate seat.
- F-35 fighter jet: Why Canada will be 11th nation to buy jet
F-35 fighter jet: Canada will soon order 65 new F-35 fighter jets, according to Reuters. Who are the 11 countries planning to buy 3,100 F-35s in coming years to replace aging F-16s, F/A-18s and other warplanes?
- Bodies in suitcases found in rural Wisconsin
Two bodies in suitcases were found by the side of the road in rural Wisconsin. Police have not identified the bodies found in two suitcases by road workers.
- Man at Tennessee cotton warehouse fired for alleged racism
Federal Compress said the Atkinson Cotton Warehouse supervisor was removed from the warehouse and is no longer employed by the company after allegations that he attempted to segregate aspects of the workplace.
Seattle shooting: College student disarmed the shooter, say policeSeattle shooting: A lone gunman, armed with a shotgun, opened fire Thursday in a building at the small Seattle university, killing one person before he was subdued by a student.
Jonah Hill: Why would the gay ally let out a slur?Jonah Hill, who starred in 'The Wolf of Wall Street' and the new '22 Jump Street' film, let fly with the epithet after a photographer tried to get a rise out of him by insulting him and his family.
Lara Logan returns to work at CBS NewsAn internal CBS review of an incident in which '60 Minutes' aired a disputed story that resulted in a correction concluded Logan and her colleagues should have done a better job checking out the story before it went on the air.
- Towson cheerleader hazing resulting in suspension involved alcohol, diapers
The report says the hazing by the Towson University cheerleaders took place on July 31, 2013, when new freshmen were invited to an off-campus apartment during cheer camp.
Hillary 'moved on' from Lewinsky scandal, says US needs to break 'glass ceiling' at topThe former secretary of state tells People magazine that she wants to enjoy the moment — she's about to become a grandmother — as she considers 'what I think is right for me.'
Over 30 injured in fire on Staten Island, New YorkResidents of three townhouses along with firefighters were injured in the early morning blaze.
