Author: Justin Pritchard
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New reforms target US military’s missing weapons problem
WASHINGTON • The Department of Defense is overhauling how it keeps track of its guns and explosives, and Congress is requiring more accountability from the Pentagon — responses to an Associated Press investigation that showed lost or stolen military weapons were reaching America’s streets. The missing weaponry includes assault rifles, machine guns, handguns, armor-piercing grenades,…
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Congress plans fixes for US military’s AWOL weapons problems
WASHINGTON • Congress is set to force America’s armed services to keep better track of their guns and explosives, imposing new rules in response to an Associated Press investigation that showed firearms stolen from U.S. bases have resurfaced in violent crimes. Under the proposals, the Department of Defense would tell both lawmakers and civilian law…
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General ‘shocked’ by AP report on AWOL guns, considers fix
WASHINGTON • Shocked by an Associated Press investigation into the loss and theft of military guns, the Pentagon’s top general signaled Thursday that he will consider a “systematic fix” to how the armed services keep account of their firearms. The AP’s investigation reported how some of the missing guns have been stolen and later used…
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Kids who assault on U.S. bases can still escape accountability
WASHINGTON • Despite new rules addressing sexual assault among the children of U.S. service members, the federal government failed to fix a flaw that on many military bases has let alleged juvenile abusers escape accountability or treatment. New records obtained by The Associated Press underscore how few child-on-child sex assault reports pursued by military investigators…
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New law, military kids get sex assault protections
WASHINGTON • The Defense Department must improve the way it responds to child-on-child sexual assault at military bases in the U.S. and abroad as part of a sweeping new law President Donald Trump signed Monday. While the Pentagon began addressing sexual assault in the ranks a decade ago, an Associated Press investigation revealed that similar…
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Military seeks to limit Congress on fixing child sex assault
WASHINGTON — U.S. military officials have sought to ward off congressional efforts to address child-on-child sexual assaults on bases, even as they disclose that the problem is larger than previously acknowledged. Members of Congress expressed alarm and demanded answers after an Associated Press investigation revealed that reports of sexual violence among kids on U.S. military bases and…
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Abort! Airliner nearly lands on other San Francisco planes
SAN FRANCISCO — The pilot of an Air Canada plane carrying 140 passengers made a last-minute maneuver to avoid landing on a San Francisco International Airport taxiway where four passenger jets were lined up to take off. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it is investigating why the pilot mistakenly lined up to land on…
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Investigation reveals hidden horror of sex assaults by K-12 students
EDITOR’S NOTE: First in a monthlong Associated Press investigative series focusing on sexual assaults by students on students in the nation’s elementary and secondary schools. Eventually, he swore under oath, the boys raped him and left him bleeding, the culmination of a year of harassment. Though Chaz repeatedly told teachers and administrators about insults and…
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Self-driving cars go public; Uber offers rides in Pittsburgh
SAN FRANCISCO — The option to hail a ride in a self-driving car, which was science fiction just a few years ago, will soon be available to Uber users in Pittsburgh, the first time the technology has been offered to the general public. Within weeks, the company announced Thursday, customers will be able to opt…
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More than 82,000 people flee Southern California wildfire
LOS ANGELES — A new wildfire spread Tuesday at a staggering pace in every direction through drought parched canyons east of Los Angeles, growing to 14 square miles in a matter of hours and forcing the evacuation of more than 82,000 of people from mountain communities. The blaze in Cajon Pass caused serious problems for…