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NY senator: Assaults let military culture continue
Charges that an Army sergeant secretly photographed and videotaped women at West Point are part of a military-wide pattern of sexual misconduct, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Thursday. The military has been rocked by a series of arrests and incidents of sexual misconduct. But the news from the venerable U.S. ...
SERGEANT ACCUSED OF SECRETLY FILMING FEMALE CADETS
c.2013 New York Times News Service WASHINGTON — A sergeant first class on the staff of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has been accused of videotaping female cadets without their consent, sometimes when they were undressed in the bathroom or the shower, according to Army officials. The Army ...
Pentagon: New record plan won't help vet backlog
The Pentagon has decided to buy a new computerized health records system to be able to better share and merge its data with the Department of Veterans Affairs, but officials cautioned that it was part of a "long-term modernization" effort and would not help ease the backlog in VA disability ...
Soldier charged with videotaping women
An Army sergeant has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping at least a dozen women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, including in a bathroom. The Army said Wednesday that Sgt. 1st Class Michael McClendon is facing charges of dereliction of duty, mistreatment, entering a women's bathroom ...
Intercontinental missile test-launched in Calif.
The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base on Wednesday, a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with North Korea. The Minuteman 3 lifted off at 6:27 a.m. PDT Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base. It splashed down less than ...
Postponed US long-range missile test due Tuesday
The Air Force says its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had postponed in April because of tensions with North Korea, is now scheduled to happen on Tuesday. The unarmed Minuteman 3 missile is to be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and ...
Military sex abuse has long-term impact for vets
New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness linked to the abuse, and 4,000 sought disability benefits. The Department of Veterans Affairs' accounting, released in response to inquiries from The Associated Press, shows a ...
AP IMPACT: Military sex abuse victims seek VA help
More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been condemned by President Barack Obama as "''shameful and disgraceful." A Department ...
AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
Obama agenda seems to be weathering IRS targeting of conservative groups, other controversies WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence ...
Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control. He said this step, which also applies to the military's approximately 19,000 recruiters and must ...
US slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria
The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising to work together on stopping. Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, criticized what he ...
Hagel names general to lead US troops in SKorea
An Army general who served as a top official on U.S. joint military staffs in Afghanistan and at the Pentagon is the choice to command U.S. troops in South Korea. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced the promotion of Lt. Gen. Curtis "Mike" Scaparrotti at a Pentagon news conference Friday. The ...
AP News in Brief at 10:58 p.m. EDT
Damage control: Obama takes action on trio of controversies, but Republicans still unsatisfied WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred Internal Revenue Service Thursday and pressed Congress to approve new security money to ...
Obama vows sustained effort on military sex abuse
President Barack Obama said Thursday the nation's military leaders told him they are "ashamed" of their failure to end sexual abuse in the armed services. Obama pledged to "leave no stone unturned" in the effort to halt the abuse, which he said undermines the trust the military needs to be ...
Obama: Military 'ashamed' about sexual assault
President Barack Obama said U.S. military leaders told him they are "ashamed" of their failure to end sexual abuse in the armed services. Obama pledged to take all efforts to halt the abuse, which he said undermines the trust the military needs to be effective. "They care about this, and ...
Obama calls on Congress to fund embassy security
President Barack Obama on Thursday tried to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to last year's deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya, calling on lawmakers to approve his request to increase funding for diplomatic security. Obama's call was the second step in as many days designed ...
Afghanistan: Bomb kills 15, including 6 Americans
A suicide car bombing tore through a U.S. convoy in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including six Americans in a blast so powerful it rattled the other side of the Afghan capital. U.S. soldiers rushed to help, some wearing only T-shirts or shorts under their body armor. ...
Sexual abuse cases put Pentagon under fire
One after another, the charges have tumbled out — allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office. But for a Pentagon under fire, there seem to be few clear solutions beyond improved training and possible adjustments in ...
Hagel informed Obama of latest sex abuse case
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel informed President Barack Obama of the latest sexual assault allegations against a soldier who was assigned to prevent such crimes — the second soldier involved in similar accusations — and the president made clear he wants that behavior stopped, officials said Wednesday. Hagel spokesman George Little ...
A sampling of editorials from around New York
The Times Union of Albany on judges using special license plates on their vehicles. May 14 It may not be unethical for judges to put vanity plates on their cars signifying their position, but it sure looks bad. And as the most prominent representatives of our system of justice, judges ...
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