Former Fort Carson Iraq War Veteran Gives Up the Fight to Stay in the US
Jose Barco, a decorated U.S. Army veteran once based out of Fort Carson who served two tours in Iraq during some of the most intense fighting but later served time for a felony conviction, has become a casualty of a different kind of war. At an immigration hearing Wednesday morning, he told Assistant Immigration Judge […]
Army Veteran Pleads Not Guilty to Killing Homeless Man in Downtown Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A U.S. Army veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan pleaded not guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting a homeless man with an automatic rifle in downtown Memphis. A lawyer for Karl P. Loucks, 42, entered the plea to a first-degree murder charge during a hearing in Shelby County Criminal Court. Loucks […]
Bob Uecker, Army Veteran and Longtime Baseball Announcer, Dies at 90
It wasn’t Bob Uecker’s six seasons playing catcher that earned him a spot in Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame, the nickname “Mr. Baseball” or his frequent film and television roles. It was his sharp wit, smooth broadcast voice and great storytelling over decades of work in the sport he loved. Before becoming a Baseball […]
Army Veteran Caught Faking Severe PTSD, Purple Heart Award to Steal $779,000, Feds Say
A U.S. Army veteran stole more than $779,000 in government disability benefits by pretending to have severe PTSD in a scheme that involved him lying about receiving a Purple Heart award, federal prosecutors said. Kevin Paul McMains, 44, of Milton, Florida, was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for theft of government […]
Army Veteran Sentenced to Probation for Milestone Conviction in Oath Keepers Sedition Plot
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran was sentenced on Friday to probation instead of prison for his milestone conviction — and his leadership role — in a violent plot by members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group to keep Donald Trump in the White House after he lost the 2020 presidential election. Joshua […]
Judge: Pardoning Army Veteran Stewart Rhodes for Capitol Riot Plot Would Be 'Frightening'
WASHINGTON — The federal judge who presided over the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers members said Wednesday that it would be “frightening” if the anti-government group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes, is pardoned for orchestrating a violent plot to keep Donald Trump in the White House after he lost the 2020 presidential election. President-elect Donald Trump […]
Army Veteran Sentenced to Death for Killing 5 Women at a Florida Bank
A former prison guard trainee who executed five women inside a Florida bank almost six years ago was sentenced to death on Monday as his judge called the slayings calculated, heinous and cruel. Zephen Xaver, 27, appeared to gulp but otherwise showed no emotion as Circuit Judge Angela Cowden pronounced the sentence at the Highlands […]
Veteran Daniel Penny, Acquitted in NYC Subway Chokehold Trial, Will Join Trump's Suite at Football Game
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Daniel Penny, a military veteran who choked an agitated New York subway rider and was acquitted of homicide this week, has been invited by Vice President-elect JD Vance to join Donald Trump’s suite at the Army–Navy football game on Saturday. The Marine veteran was cleared of criminally negligent homicide in Jordan Neely […]
Pressure on a Veteran and Senator Shows What's Next for Those who Oppose Trump
WASHINGTON — She’s an Iraq War combat veteran and sexual assault survivor who has advocated for years to improve how the military handles claims of sexual misconduct. But when Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, appeared initially cool to the nomination of President-elect Donald Trump ’s choice of Pete Hegseth to serve as defense secretary — a […]
Army Veteran from Humble Beginnings Wins $44 Million Powerball Jackpot in California
Despite winning a massive Powerball jackpot in California, Jerry Heath said he won’t forget his humble beginnings. Heath, an Army veteran and former Long Beach police detective, won a $44.3 million Powerball jackpot, California Lottery officials said in a Dec. 3 news release. “I’m a very fortunate human being,” Heath said in the news release. […]