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More prison time for ex-Army mother in child abuse case

By DAVID PORTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 9, 2013, file photo, John Jackson, left, and his wife, Carolyn Jackson, of Mount Holly, N.J., walk out of Martin Luther King Jr. Courthouse in Newark, N.J. The couple, who've been convicted of abusing their young foster children over several years, are due back in court Wednesday, April 11, 2018, for a resentencing after their original sentence was thrown out for being too lenient. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

The Latest: Defense argues for convicted ex-military couple

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Names of 2 Fort Campbell killed in helicopter crash released

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Judge: Hawaii agency failed to care for Army training land

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Members of the The U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus perform a scene from "The Falling and the Rising", an original opera written and performed by U.S. service members. By U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus

Army opera ‘The Falling and The Rising’ tells soldiers’ true stories

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

This Monday, March 26, 2018, file photo provided by Danny Makki, a British-born Syrian journalist, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows a view of damaged buildings due to fighting and Syrian government airstrikes in the town of Harasta, in eastern Ghouta region east of Damascus, Syria. The Syrian army declared victory in eastern Ghouta Saturday, March 31, 2018, after opposition fighters evacuated from most of the area near the capital except for the town of Douma where negotiations are still underway for rebels there to leave or face an all-out government offensive. (Danny Makki via AP) ** FILE **

Largest Syrian rebel group starts leaving Damascus enclave

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FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2013 file photo, Guatemala's former dictator Efrain Rios Montt (1982-1983) attends a pre-trial hearing at court in Guatemala City. According to his lawyer, Rios Montt died Sunday, April 1, 2018, in Guatemala City of a heart attack. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)

Lawyer: Ex-Guatemala dictator Efrain Rios Montt dies at 91

By SONIA PEREZ D. - Associated Press

Palestinian protesters run for cover from teargas fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza Strip border with Israel, east of Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, Saturday, March 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Israel rejects calls for inquiry into Gaza violence

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

This Monday, March 26, 2018, file photo provided by Danny Makki, a British-born Syrian journalist, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows a view of damaged buildings due to fighting and Syrian government airstrikes in the town of Harasta, in eastern Ghouta region east of Damascus, Syria. The Syrian army declared victory in eastern Ghouta Saturday, March 31, 2018, after opposition fighters evacuated from most of the area near the capital except for the town of Douma where negotiations are still underway for rebels there to leave or face an all-out government offensive. (Danny Makki via AP) ** FILE **

Syrian army declares victory as rebels vacate most of Ghouta

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Army commander’s nicer yard blamed for S Carolina dam break

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FILE - This Jan. 21, 2010, file photo, shows 105mm shells containing mustard agent that are stored in a bunker at the Army's Pueblo Chemical Storage facility in Pueblo, Colo. The costly plant in Colorado that destroys U.S. chemical weapons without incinerating them is over budget, behind schedule and bedeviled by troubles that could worsen the danger to workers. But when the Army said this month it wants to spend millions more installing older technology to help the beleaguered plant and reduce worker risk, public reaction was more acceptance than anger. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)

US plant that destroys chemical weapons beset by troubles

By DAN ELLIOTT - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 16, 2018, file photo, smoke rises from a wildfire that started on Fort Carson behind homes in Colorado. The Army said Monday, March 26, that the wildfire was sparked by live fire training at Fort Carson. (Dougal Brownlie/The Gazette via AP)

Army’s live-ammo training ignited fire that burned homes

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Army investigating cause of fire at chemical weapons depot

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Minnesota veteran had long recovery after parachute fall

By S. M. CHAVEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2015, file photo, a remotely controlled robot handles an inert simulated chemical munition during training at the Pueblo Chemical Depot in southern Colorado. The Army said in March 2018 it wants to change the way it will destroy some of the weapons stored at the Pueblo depot, switching to a closed detonation chamber instead of the highly automated, $4.5 billion plant. The shift worries some local residents, who say it will be harder to control gases produced by detonation. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Army seeks changes to chemical weapons disposal in Colorado

By DAN ELLIOTT - Associated Press

In this Jan. 31, 2018, photo, a mother whose daughter said she was sexually assaulted during first grade by a classmate at their elementary school on a U.S. military base in Germany stands in her daughter's bedroom at their new home in Colorado. The Associated Press is not identifying the girl's mother or father, a U.S. Army soldier, to protect the girl's identity. The family was one of several who said the principal did not tell them about allegations their daughters were sexually assaulted. An Associated Press investigation showed how student-on-student sex assault reports languish in the Pentagon's worldwide school network. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Parents to AP: Military ignored boy’s abuse of girls on base

By REESE DUNKLIN and JUSTIN PRITCHARD - Associated Press

A man passes by broken windows, the morning after a hostage situation at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville, Calif., on Saturday, March 10, 2018. A daylong siege at The Pathway Home ended Friday evening with the discovery of four bodies, including the gunman, identified as Albert Wong, a former Army rifleman who served a year in Afghanistan in 2011-2012. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson)

Shooter had sought healing from California vets center

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

A man pushes a woman in a wheelchair past the Veterans Home of California, the morning after a hostage situation in Yountville, Calif., on Saturday, March 10, 2018. A daylong siege at The Pathway Home ended Friday evening with the discovery of four bodies, including the gunman, identified as Albert Wong, a former Army rifleman who served a year in Afghanistan in 2011-2012. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson)

Afghanistan war impacted Army vet behind California attack

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

Army airdrop lands on campus of Hawaii elementary school

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Fernando Juarez, 36, of Napa, center, embraces his 22-year-old sister Vanessa Flores, right, at the Veterans Home of California on Friday March 9, 2018. in Yountville, Calif. Flores, who is a caregiver at the facility, exchanged texts with family while sheltering in place. A gunman took at least three people hostage at the largest veterans home in the United States on Friday, leading to a lockdown of the sprawling grounds in California, authorities said. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

The Latest: Guardian: Shooter had been person of integrity

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