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 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
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Paul Ryan on Thursday formally declared his candidacy for speaker of the House after getting unified support from across the Republican conference.
A dual U.S.-Iranian citizen apologized on Friday for exporting sensitive information about U.S. military jets to his native Iran, saying he was simply applying for a job, before a judge sentenced him to eight years and one month in prison. Mozaffar Khazaee, who had worked as an engineer at U.S. defense contractor Pratt & Whitney, was arrested in January 2014 as he tried to leave the country with sensitive material
A review of Friday’s action at Doncaster where Royal Artillery marked himself down as a potential start of the future.
Nico Rosberg started as he means to go on by setting the pace in opening practice for the United States Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton fifth fastest on Friday morning.
Jon Jones will return to fighting in the UFC after his suspension was officially ended on Friday.
Quarterback Blake Bortles is hoping it will be third time lucky for the Jacksonville Jaguars when they take on Buffalo Bills at Wembley on Sunday.
Argentina have made just one change to their team for Sunday’s World Cup semi-final with Australia, with outside centre Marcelo Bosch returning to the team.
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