Author: Kristin Hall
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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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Stapleton takes home five CMA awards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. • Chris Stapleton was the big winner with five trophies and the Brothers Osborne and Jimmie Allen brought big emotion to their victories at the 55th annual Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night. Stapleton won song of the year and single of the year for “Starting Over” and took album of the…
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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…