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U.S. general says cannot rule out larger ground role in Iraq

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:00pm EDT (Reuters) - The most senior U.S. military officer raised the…

Citing security threat, Obama expands U.S. role fighting Ebola

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday called West Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak a looming threat to global security and announced a…

Obama to ramp up U.S. response to Ebola with military mission

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON Tue Sep 16, 2014 12:04am EDT (Reuters) - The United States will ramp up its response…

USA, FIBA World Cup Champion

USA was hailed as the 2014 FIBA World Cup champion. This is after their win against Serbia by 37 points.…

Southern California wildfire blazes into the night, forcing evacuations

 (Reuters) -- Fire officials in Orange Country, California ordered the evacuation of about 30 homes late on Friday (September 12) after a…

Obama leads U.S. in remembrance of September 11 victims

(Reuters) - Led by President Barack Obama, Americans commemorated the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Thursday by…

Five children aged two to eight found dead in Alabama

(Reuters) -- The decomposed bodies of five children aged between 2 and 8 were found stuffed into garbage bags on…

Sotloff family statement says son Steven wanted to ‘give voice to those who had none’

THE family of Steven Sotloff, the American journalist beheaded by Islamic State militants, said on Wednesday (September 3) their son was…

Obama vows to ‘degrade and destroy’ Islamic State

(Reuters) - The United States plans to fight Islamic State until it is no longer a force in the Middle…

U.S. condemns apparent beheading of 2nd US hostage

(Reuters) -- The U.S. State Department on Tuesday (September 2) condemned the apparent beheading of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff after video purporting…

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