May 11, 2016 No punishment for 16 West Point cadets in raised-fist photo Sixteen black West Point cadets who posed with raised fists for a pre-graduation picture that sparked debates on race and proper behavior in uniform won't be punished for the gesture, the U.S. Military Academy said Tuesday.
May 10, 2016 South Dakota tribe seeks children's century-old remains The remains of at least 10 Native American children who died nearly 2,000 miles away from their homes while being forced to attend a government-run boarding school in Pennsylvania more than a century ago could soon be repatriated under an effort taken up by a South Dakota tribe.
May 9, 2016 Army vet accused of killing mom on Mother's Day An Army veteran is accused of killing his mother at their Florida Panhandle home on Mother's Day and hitting a deputy's cruiser with an iron rod.
May 9, 2016 West Point investigating black female cadets' raised-fists photo The U.S. Military Academy has launched an inquiry into a photo showing 16 black, female cadets in uniform with their fists raised, an image that has spurred questions about whether the gesture violates military restrictions on political activity.
May 6, 2016 APNewsBreak: Army says troops lost their way, went off cliff Investigators say an Army vehicle took the wrong road in the dark and was making a U-turn when it tumbled 250 feet off a cliff at a Colorado training range last year, killing one soldier and injuring five.
May 4, 2016 Soldier shot wife at Walgreens over selfie, police say; armed customer killed A young soldier shot and wounded his wife outside a Dallas-area store and then gunned down a father of three who grabbed his own gun and tried to make a citizen's arrest, authorities say.
May 4, 2016 US service members hailed as heroes for helping save mom, 3 children from fire A group of U.S. service members in South Korea jumped into action, catching three children and their mother who jumped out of the fourth floor of a burning building to escape a fire on Friday.
May 4, 2016 Pentagon: Ordered deadly Iraq raid after "graves" were prepared for hostages U.S. forces engaged in the deadly raid to free ISIS hostages in Iraq after they saw the prisoners' "graves had been prepared," Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday.
May 3, 2016 Storied Army-Navy rivalry brings together Gold Star families When the 113th installment of the storied Army-Navy football rivalry kicks off Saturday in Philadelphia, two former cadets who once wore the Black Knights' uniform will be taking in the game with families that paid the ultimate price for their country.
May 3, 2016 Army Ranger dies after being injured in training exercise The military is investigating the death of an Army Ranger who was injured during a training exercise in southeast Georgia.