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Former major league pitcher Chris Ray pours one of his baseball-themed beers at The Diamond in Richmond, Va., Wednesday,  May 22, 2013. The specialty brew  will be sold at the Double AA  minor league Richmond Flying Squirrels' baseball game Thursday, May 23, 2013. The proceeds are given to military families. (AP PHOTO/ The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Joe Mahoney)

Brewers team up on beer to help military families

Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime — baseball bats. Nine different brewers collaborated to create Homefront IPA, all using the same recipe, complete with orange peel and unfinished maple Louisville Sluggers. Toward the end ...

French help Niger to kill last jihadist bombers

With the help of French special forces, Niger's military on Friday killed the last two jihadists holed up inside a dormitory on the grounds of a military garrison in the desert town of Agadez, and freed at least two soldiers who had been held hostage by the extremists, according to ...

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

President Barack Obama issued a pointed call Friday for an end to sexual assaults in the military, appealing to new graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy to display honor and moral courage to contain what has become a growing epidemic. Obama spoke at the commissioning ceremony for 1,047 midshipmen, telling ...

In this photo taken Monday, April 30, 2012, Commander of the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) Gen. Aronda Nyakairima speaks to the media near Kampala, Uganda. Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni fired his top military commander Nyakairima on Friday, May 24, 2013 when he was appointed minister of internal affairs, effectively cutting his links to the army's chain of command, the ouster apparently linked to turmoil over Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him as head of state. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Uganda president ousts army boss amid dispute

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni fired his top military commander Friday, the ouster apparently linked to turmoil over Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him as head of state. Sacked army chief Gen. Aronda Nyakairima was appointed minister of internal affairs, effectively cutting his links to the army's chain ...

US durable goods orders rise 3.3 percent in April

U.S. orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rebounded in April, buoyed by more demand for aircraft and stronger business investment. The gains suggest economic growth may be holding steady this spring. Orders for durable goods, items expected to last at least three years, rose 3.3 percent last month from March, the ...

In this photo taken Friday, Apr. 26, 2013, Miele Account Manager Natasha Feldman showcases Miele washer and dryer energy efficient appliances at the Pacific Sales at the Best Buy store in Glendale, Calif. The Commerce Department reports on business orders for durable goods in April on Friday, May 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

US durable goods orders rise 3.3 percent in April

U.S. orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rebounded in April, buoyed by more demand for aircraft and stronger business investment. The gains suggest economic growth may be holding steady this spring. Orders for durable goods, items expected to last at least three years, rose 3.3 percent last month from March, the ...

2 ON DIVERTED PAKISTANI PLANE MADE THREATS THEY CALLED JOKES

c.2013 New York Times News Service LONDON — British police arrested two men aboard a diverted Pakistani airliner on Friday after Britain’s Royal Air Force scrambled Typhoon fighter jets to escort the airplane flying from Lahore to Manchester, in the north of England, according to defense ministry officials and the ...

2 ON DIVERTED PAKISTANI PLANE MADE THREATS THEY CALLED JOKES

c.2013 New York Times News Service LONDON — British police arrested two men aboard a diverted Pakistani airliner on Friday after Britain’s Royal Air Force scrambled Typhoon fighter jets to escort the airplane flying from Lahore to Manchester, in the north of England, according to defense ministry officials and the ...

UN nuke agency's Iran probe driven by US-led intel

The U.N. nuclear agency responsible for probing whether Iran has worked on a nuclear bomb depends on the United States and its allies for most of its intelligence, complicating the agency's efforts to produce findings that can be widely accepted by the international community. Much of the world looks at ...

Obama's speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen

President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones and the fate of Guantanamo prisoners was largely welcomed Friday in two key countries affected by the policies— Pakistan and Yemen. But Pakistani officials criticized the president for not announcing an end to drone strikes against Islamic militants in the country ...

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