NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A U.S. Army veteran who turned his life around after struggling with drug addiction is fighting his deportation, saying he should not have been expelled last year for a minor criminal record after honorably serving his ...

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FORT MEADE — A one-time computer hacker who told authorities Pfc. Bradley Manning was giving information to WikiLeaks testified Tuesday the soldier never said he wanted to help the enemy during their online chats. Manning is on trial for giving ...

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WASHINGTON — A former U.S. Army soldier accused of trying to provide support to a terrorist organization in Somalia after he left the military has asked a court to dismiss the case against him, saying he never had any contact ...

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SEATTLE — The Army says murder charges have been filed against a Washington-based sergeant accused of killing five other soldiers in May 2009 at a mental health clinic in Iraq. The charges against Sgt. John Russell were listed in a ...

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GREENBELT — A former Army soldier has been indicted in Maryland on charges that he tried to join a terrorist organization in Somalia. A federal grand jury indictment returned Wednesday charges Craig Benedict Baxam with attempting to provide material support ...

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FORT MEADE — An Army private accused of spilling a mountain of U.S. secrets to WikiLeaks is being asked for the first time to enter a plea to the charges. The arraignment of Pfc. Bradley Manning begins Thursday afternoon at ...

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GREENBELT — A former U.S. Army soldier accused of trying to provide support to a terrorist organization in Somalia has been ordered held pending his trial. That was the ruling Wednesday from U.S. Magistrate Judge William Connolly, who agreed with ...

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GREENBELT — A Maryland man who converted to Islam shortly before leaving the U.S. Army and who found living an Islamic way of life in the United States oppressive has been charged with attempting to join a foreign terrorist organization ...

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FORT CARSON, Colo. — A mentally ill U.S. soldier has been sentenced to 12 ½ years in military prison after pleading guilty to killing a suspected Taliban member while he was sleeping in his jail cell. Pfc. David Lawrence pleaded ...

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HAGERSTOWN — Supporters of the Army private suspected in one of the biggest security breaches in U.S. history say WikiLeaks has fulfilled its pledge to aid in his defense by contributing $15,100. The Bradley Manning Support Network announced the gift ...

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