Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Army has stopped paying wages and allowances to a U.S. soldier sentenced last month to nearly four years in a Russian penal colony and may prosecute him if he returns to the United States, U.S. officials said.

Exclusive-US Army stops paying soldier imprisoned in Russia, may prosecute him

WashingtonExaminer

The Department of Defense announced it reached plea agreements with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who allegedly masterminded the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak bin Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi. The terms of the plea deal are not public at this time. The three accused, along with Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Ramzi Bin […]

DOD announces plea agreements with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others

New York Post

The alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks and two other terrorists being held on Guantánamo Bay will be spared the death penalty under a deal with prosecutors, it was revealed Wednesday.

The announcement came as a bitter pill to swallow for victims’ families who have anxiously awaited the conclusion of the case for nearly 24 years — many of whom felt death was the only appropriate punishment for the perpetrators of the heinous attacks.

A spokesperson for the Office of Military Commissions (OMC), which is prosecuting the case, confirmed it had entered into pre-trial agreements with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed —...

9/11 mastermind KSM and two other terrorists awaiting trial on Guantanamo Bay strike plea deals

Mediaite

A $10 million cash withdrawal in Cairo made just days before former President Donald Trump took office in January 2017 triggered a secretive Justice Department investigation that sought to uncover whether he received financial support from Egypt’s government. The investigation, revealed in an exclusive report by The Washington Post...

Mysterious $10 Million Cash Withdrawal Triggered DOJ Investigation into Whether Trump Took Egyptian Funds

Twentynine Palms, CA

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is looking into the circumstances surrounding the death of a retired major general whose body was discovered at a Marine base on Saturday. Maj. Gen. William Mullen, age 59, was found deceased at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, the San...

Retired Marine 2-star general found dead at sprawling California base

The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week.

US sending aircraft carrier, warships and fighter squadron to Middle East as region braces for Iranian retaliation

Arizona State

Lukeville, AZ

(The Center Square) – United States Customs and Border Protection agents just announced their largest fentanyl seizure ever. The announcement on Thursday related to half a ton of fentanyl seized at the Port of Lukeville on July 1, as it was being trafficked in the United States by a 20-year-old citizen from Arizona.

Arizona fentanyl bust biggest ever for CBP

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

War History Online

The M240 machine gun was introduced in the 1970s. Having seen use in a number of conflicts, it's favored by the US Army and Marine Corps.

Both Marines and the US Army Still Swear By This Decades-Old Machine Gun

William L. Calley Jr., the only US Army soldier to be convicted in the 1968 My Lai massacre, which saw more than 300 unarmed Vietnamese civilians killed by US soldiers in one of the most notorious war crimes in American history, has died. He was 80.

William Calley, officer convicted for his role in My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War, dead at 80

During World War II, the USS Sable (IX-81) and Wolverine (IX-64) served in the Great Lakes, training naval aviators in carrier operations.

Do You Know Why There Were Two Aircraft Carriers Stationed In the Great Lakes During WWII?

Orange County, CA

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Corcoran, CA

NewSantaAna

CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the July 28, 2024, death of an incarcerated person at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility as a homicide.

Pimp arrested in Orange County killed by an inmate at a state prison

In June 1944, the Allies led the largest amphibious invasion in history. Here's a look at the history-changing D-Day landings - in color!

22 Colorized Photos From D-Day That Bring the Allied Invasion of Normandy to Life

Business Insider

As the fights in the Middle East continue to pull the US military's focus to challenges there, a carrier gap may be emerging in the Western Pacific.

Demands in the Middle East risk leaving an aircraft carrier-sized hole in US naval power in the Western Pacific

California State

(The Center Square) - The United States triggered a highly accurate recession indicator as recession fears led to the largest stock selloff since December 2022. California, the nation’s largest economy, triggered the same indicator in late 2023. On the morning of August 2, the United States published unemployment data...

Stocks plummet: Following California, US job report triggers recession indicator

Following his service with the US Navy, Glen Doherty became a contractor with the CIA. He lost his life in the 2012 Benghazi attack.

After Serving In Iraq and Afghanistan, This Retired US Navy SEAL Bravely Fought Against Militants In Benghazi

When the Germans invaded Czechoslovakia, the last person they expected to encounter was Josef Mencik, the 'Last Knight.'

Europe's Last Knight Valiantly Stood Up to the German Invasion of Czechoslovakia

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Colorado State

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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U.S. military cuts pre-trial deal with 9-11 attack planners

(The Center Square) – Military officials cut a pre-trial deal with three men accused of helping plan the Sept. 11 terror attacks, including alleged mastermind Khalid...

U.S. military cuts pre-trial deal with 9-11 attack planners

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