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Pentagon: ‘Troubling’ lapses in giving criminal data to FBI

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

On separate occasions this week, Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson (right) and Army Gen. John Nicholson, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, spoke publicly of Washington and Moscow's shared interests in the fight that could also align with each country's larger regional security goals. (Associated Press/File)

U.S., Russia alliance in Afghanistan War considered

By Carlo Muñoz and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

US putting off planned ban on its use of cluster bombs

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump pauses as he is asked a question by a reporter as they are leaving the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, during a meeting with Republican congressional leaders. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

US, China hold low-key military talks amid NKorea tensions

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

President Donald Trump pauses as he is asked a question by a reporter as they are leaving the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, during a meeting with Republican congressional leaders. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

US, China hold quiet military talks amid NKorea tensions

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

Two days before President Trump’s visit to Beijing, China secretly test-fired its newest and most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile known as the DF-41, officials confirmed. (Associated Press/File)

Inside the Ring: China tested ICBM on eve of Trump visit

By Bill Gertz

Additional remains of US soldier Johnson found in Niger

Associated Press

This photo provided by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command shows Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed in an ambush in Niger. (U.S. Army Special Operations Command via AP)

Sgt. La David Johnson: Additional remains of U.S. soldier recovered in Niger

Associated Press

Pentagon data: Fort Carson sexual assault reports increased

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This Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, file photo shows a sign above the headquarters of Kaspersky Lab in Moscow. On Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, Kaspersky Lab said it will open up its anti-virus software to outside review as it deals with security concerns. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Pentagon warned of Kaspersky products 13 years before government-wide ban: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Pentagon says retweet calling for Trump to resign was made in error

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Transgender service member gets gender reassignment surgery

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 25, 2014, file photo, an inert Minuteman 3 missile is seen in a training launch tube at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Here's a question rarely raised before Donald Trump ran for the White House: If the president ordered a pre-emptive nuclear strike, could anyone stop him? The answer is no. Not the Congress. Not his secretary of defense. And by design, not the military officers who would be duty-bound to execute the order. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Could anyone stop Trump from launching nukes? The answer: No

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, Brig. Gen. Kenneth N. Walker, commanding general of a bomber command in the Southwest Pacific, poses for a photo in front of his tent-office in the field. Nearly 75 years after his father disappeared during a bombing mission over a remote Pacific island, Douglas Walker, the son of the highest-ranking recipient of the Medal of Honor still listed as missing from World War II, is pushing for renewed interest in finding the crash site and the remains of the crew. (AP Photo/USAF)

After nearly 75 years, son seeks crash site of WWII hero

By CHRIS CAROLA - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety shows Devin Kelley, the suspect in the shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. A short time after the shooting, Kelley was found dead in his vehicle. Federal investigators say they are trying to get into Kelley's cellphone. The inability to access Kelley's phone highlights a longstanding frustration of the FBI, which said it has been unable to retrieve data from half the mobile devices it tried to access in less than a year. Technology companies have insisted they must protect customers' digital privacy. (Texas Department of Public Safety via AP, File)

Pentagon orders inquiry into non-disclosure of Texas shooter military record

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

The Latest: Defense policy bill would allot Pentagon $700B

Associated Press

Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, joined at right by Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., answers a question about the mass shooting at a Texas church this week, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Pentagon has known of crime reporting lapses for 20 years

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis attends a press conference with President of Finland Sauli Niinisto in Helsinki, Finland, Monday Nov. 6, 2017. Heading into a week of meetings with Nordic countries and allies across Europe, Mattis must begin to articulate what has been a murky American policy on how the future of Syria unfolds. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

The Latest: Pentagon knew of lapses reporting crimes to FBI

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Flags mark evidence on the lawn of the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, a day after over 20 people died in a mass shooting Sunday. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Air Force error allows Texas church shooter to buy guns

By LISA MARIE PANE and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Laura Torres, right, and Sonia Yanez visit a line of crosses before a vigil for the victims of Sunday's First Baptist Church shooting, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community on Sunday, killing more than 20 and wounding many. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Air Force failed to submit Texas shooter’s criminal history

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press