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Highest-ranking U.S. military officer takes questions on Niger ambush

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke Monday about the deadly ambush in Niger but had few answers on what went wrong. Four American soldiers were killed earlier this month

Fallen soldier's widow speaks for first time about call from Trump

Myeshia Johnson, the widow of fallen soldier Sgt. La David Johnson, spoke for the first time since her husband came home about the call she received from President Trump. She said the president did not remember her husband's name -- a claim Mr. Trump disputed

"This is not a partisan issue. This is a killer that does not take a side. It goes after both sides"

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV

Reports say Bill O'Reilly paid tens of millions to settle sexual harassment claims

The allegations leveled at movie mogul Harvey Weinstein have opened a window into sexual misconduct in film studios, offices and newsrooms. In a report over the weekend, writer and director James Toback was accused of sexual harassment by 38 women. He denies it. Now there are reports that former Fox TV host Bill O'Reilly paid tens of millions to settle claims

Red flag warnings go up as heat wave sweeps California

Temperatures soared into the triple digits Monday in Southern California. This unseasonable heat wave has increased the threat of new wildfires from San Diego to Santa Barbara

Police in Florida search for possible serial killer

Police in Florida are searching for a possible serial killer in Tampa. Three people have been shot and killed while walking alone in the same neighborhood

Legal marijuana crops destroyed in California wildfires

While many marijuana plants survived, they were damaged by smoke and ash and will lose much of their value in the retail market

Meet the Medal of Honor recipient who was sent on a top-secret mission

"It wasn't what we were doing," Rose said. "It was where we were doing it is really why it was classified"

Secret files from JFK assassination will soon be released

The last of the secret files from the JFK assassination are due to be released on Thursday. That's the deadline set by Congress 25 years ago

Trump looks to tax reform after week of condolence call controversy

President Trump spent most of last week defending the way he conducts himself when calling the families of fallen soldiers. Now the Mr. Trump turns his attention to tax reform where he's hoping to score his first major legislative victory

Neither side backing down in Spain's Catalonia crisis

Spain's central government is trying to wrest control from the semi-autonomous region of Catalonia after voters there decided to secede

Environmental pollution killing more people than war, study says

The Lancet medical journal published a new study that says environmental pollution contributed to the deaths of 9 million people in 2015 -- that's more than all forms of violence, including war

Groundbreaking new cancer treatment approved

A second version of a new cancer treatment that uses a patient's own cells to fight non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has been approved by the FDA. Now 15,000 people may be eligible for the treatment

Milwaukee Police Dept. trains recruits to de-escalate situations

Like many police departments, Milwaukee's finest are trying to improve trust between officers and the communities they serve. That begins with the training of new recruits

FBI's Innocence Lost initiative targets child sex traffickers

We took an in-depth look at the FBI's Innocence Lost National Initiative and the victims who have been affected by child sex trafficking

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