President Barack Obama met with members of the Congressional Black Caucus Monday in a critical effort to gain their support for his plan to attack Syria. Obama joined National Security Advisor Susan Rice who was already meeting black lawmakers on Capitol Hill. It’s unclear whether all members of the Congressional Black Caucus are on board […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military commander in the Pacific said Tuesday that North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles represents a clear and direct threat to the United States and its allies in the region. Adm. Samuel Locklear, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama‘s spokesman says the White House is concerned by war threats coming from North Korea. North Korean state media said Monday that Pyongyang was cancelling the 60-year-old armistice that ended the Korean War. White House press secretary Jay Carney responded that Pyongyang will achieve nothing with threats. But he said […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, in lifting a ban on women serving in combat, said women have become integral to the military’s success and have shown they are willing to fight and die alongside their male counterparts. “The time has come for our policies to recognize that reality,” Panetta said Thursday at a […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — On one of the many days Leo Dunson wanted to die, the Iraq veteran put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The loaded weapon misfired. For the troubled former soldier, it was another inexplicable failure, like his divorce or inability to make friends after returning from the war. […]
