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Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Harry Metz said the 450th Military Commemoration Committee is funding the event as part of its efforts to raise awareness of the importance of the military presence in this area over the past 450 years.

BuzzFeed reporter Michael Hastings is shown in this undated Blue Rider Press photo released to Reuters on June 18, 2013.

OBAMA-NUCLEAR 2. TALIBAN STRIKE ON US TROOPS AFTER PEACE TALK AGREEMENT The insurgent group took responsibility for the rocket attack at the Bagram Air Base hours after announcing U.S. talks to end Afghanistan's nearly 12-year-old war.

A senior administration official says Obama will propose reduce the U.S. and Russian stockpiles by up to one-third at a speech in Berlin.

A Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo diverted to Seattle because of an oil filter issue, a United Airlines spokeswoman said.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the George Zimmerman murder trial are about to move into the next phase of jury selection.

A tropical depression has formed off the coast of Belize and forecasters say it is expected to bring as much as five inches of rain to parts of Belize, Guatemala and northern Honduras.

Michael Hastings, the investigative journalist who recently began writing for BuzzFeed in Los Angeles, died in a one-car crash on North Highland Avenue about 4 a.m. this morning.

The Canadian Army is all for its soldiers raising a glass to toast upcoming milestones, as long as nobody thinks there's a product endorsement going on.

Troian Bellisario is absolutely mesmerizing as the lead in the web series Lauren , playing a young solider who is brutally raped by three comrades in arms.

Memorial Day is a holiday built around remembrance. And while citizens honor the memory of veterans in general on this day, what about the individuals? Is a community's collective memory sharp enough that it knows the names of the residents who gave their lives for their country? READ: What's Happening in Oak Forest on Memorial Day? When it comes ... (more)

Hundreds lined the streets in downtown Hastings-on-Hudson Sunday to honor those who died in war while serving their country with a Memorial Day parade and service.

Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust." A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major route between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the interstate into the river below as ... (more)