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Soldier Killed in Iraq Raid Belonged to Delta Force

The U.S. Army soldier killed in the raid that freed 70 hostages from an ISIS prison in northern Iraq was a highly-decorated, veteran member of the elite Delta Force, U.S. military sources told ABC News. Master Sergeant Joshua L. Wheeler is the first American combat death in Iraq since American troops returned in mid-2014 to train, advise and assist the Iraqi military to fight ISIS, military officials said. Wheeler, 39,

Chicago dad appears in court over accidental shooting of three-year-old

A Chicago man who has been charged with felony child endangerment after his 3-year-old son was shot and killed by his 6-year-old brother will appear in court on Friday for a preliminary hearing. The 6-year-old found the loaded revolver on top of the refrigerator and shot little brother Eian Santiago last Saturday while the two were playing “cops and robbers,” according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Pentagon names Oklahoma soldier killed in Iraq raid

The U.S. commando killed in a special operations raid on Thursday in Iraq against Islamic State was a 39-year-old soldier from Oklahoma, the Pentagon said on Friday. Master Sergeant Joshua L. Wheeler, of Roland, Okla., was killed during an overnight mission to rescue hostages held by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, becoming the first American to die in ground combat with the group. Sixty-nine hostages were rescued in the

Police hunt suspects in Tennessee college campus shooting that left one dead

Police said on Friday they had recovered a pistol and were looking for suspects after gunfire erupted on the campus of Tennessee State University in Nashville, killing one man. The shooting, which occurred just before 11 p.m. local time on Thursday, stemmed from a dispute over a dice game in an outdoor courtyard that escalated into a physical fight, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said. There have been several incidents