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Grand jury gets case of soldier charged in officer’s killing

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — A grand jury will review evidence in the case of an Alabama soldier charged ... Read more

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Atlanta to be home of rare Civil War flag of black soldiers

ATLANTA (AP) — “We Will Prove Ourselves Men,” reads the inscription at the top of the regimental flag ... Read more

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‘Fighting from hedge row to hedge row’ — an American hero recalls D-Day

MILMORE, Ky. Soldier Alvin H. Perry was told the assignment at Normandy was going to be a clean-up ... Read more

Local News

Annual event honors those who gave all

Hundreds gathered Monday at the Limestone County Event Center in Athens to remember freedom and liberty are not ... Read more

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Trump threatens to send more soldiers to U.S.-Mexico border

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump made a new threat Wednesday to send armed soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico ... Read more

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US forces: 3 US troops killed, Afghan contractor wounded

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. forces in Afghanistan revised on Tuesday the death toll from a Taliban attack ... Read more

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New fitness test presents challenges for Army Guard

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army National Guard is looking for nearly 5,000 fitness instructors and buying roughly $40 ... Read more

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Army aims for more combat-ready troops with new fitness test

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Army soldiers struggle to haul heavy sleds backward as fast as they can ... Read more

Sports

Mexican pipeline explosion kills 73, leaves nightmare of ash

TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico (AP) — Gerardo Perez returned Saturday to the scorched field in central Mexico where he’d seen ... Read more

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Zimbabwe in ‘total internet shutdown’ amid violent crackdown

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe on Friday faced a “total internet shutdown,” a media group said, after a ... Read more