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Russian troops storm city amid eastern Ukraine bombardments
Ukrainian regional officials reported that Russian forces were “storming” Sievierodonetsk after trying unsuccessfully to encircle the city.
Cash settlement for troops whose cars were repossessed
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., the financial services arm for Nissan North America, settled a federal lawsuit Thursdays alleging violations of a law that helps members of the military by suspending certain financial obligations during active duty.
By Holly Baker, Medill News Service
Contractor agrees to pay $4.2M to settle suit over wages for work at Vance Air Force Base
Federal prosecutors say a defense contractor has agreed to pay $4.2 million to settle allegations it had submitted false claims related to employee wages for work at a U.S. Air Force base in Oklahoma.
Marine vet, disabled in Sangin explosion, wins $250,000 settlement after park ranger allegedly used excessive force over use of a handicapped parking spot
Esquibel wears brace on his leg for an injury in a 2011 bomb explosion in Afghanistan.
By Shawn Snow
Plan for a US withdrawal from Afghanistan takes shape — but will it stick?
The U.S. and the Taliban have agreed ‘in principle’ to withdraw U.S. forces, but a final peace deal is still a long ways off, the U.S. envoy said Friday.
By Tara Copp, AP
Taliban: Half of US troops to leave Afghanistan by May 1
The U.S. has promised to withdraw half of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of April, a Taliban official said Wednesday, but the U.S. military said it has received no orders to begin packing up.
Man who reportedly swindled veterans out of retirement and disability pay for 7 years fined $1
The amount “accounts for Corbett’s inability to pay more based on sworn financial statements that he provided to the Bureau and Corbett’s ongoing cooperation with the Bureau’s investigation."
By Jon Simkins
Ship owners to pay U.S. government for Fitzgerald collision
The owners of the ACX Crystal will pay the U.S. government about $27 million in connection to the 2017 collision with the destroyer that killed seven and totaled the warship.
USAA customers to receive more than $12 million for alleged violations in handling accounts, errors
Feds say USAA wasn't investigating errors properly or honoring stop payment requests
By Karen Jowers
Settlement reached in infamous ‘Norfolk 4’ case
The city of Norfolk has agreed to pay $4.9 million to four former sailors who were wrongly convicted of a woman’s rape and murder based on intimidating police interrogations. A copy of the settlement agreement for the “Norfolk Four” was obtained by The Associated Press.
‘This is not going to be won militarily’: Top US commander in Afghanistan reveals pessimism
The U.S.-backed Afghan government's control over territory is slipping, according to a new report.
By Kyle Rempfer