West Point Communist leaves the Army with ‘Other Than Honorable’ discharge

Remember this guy? He graduated from West Point and then posted a bunch of material on Twitter identifying himself as a Communist. According to one of Rapone's comrades, he is being given an Other Than Honorable discharge from the Army this month: The conversation is sure to be informative and lively.

‘The sky is the limit’: Illinois governor race expected to be most expensive in U.S. history

In this Monday, Feb. 26, 2017, file photo, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner speaks to the media outside the Supreme Court, in Washington. Gov. Rauner plans to veto legislation that would require gun retailers to be licensed by the state of Illinois.

Vets use podcasts to bridge the civilian-military divide

A communications sergeant attached to a Special Forces unit, Tran was on a patrol near Tallil Air Base in southern Iraq in 2003 when he got hit. He quickly got back to work after receiving a few staples and a tetanus shot, but complications forced his medical discharge from the Army a year after returning from overseas.

Renowned expert on Middle East and terrorism to speak at Lander

William McCants '97, an expert on the Middle East, Islam and terrorism, will speak at Lander University in March as part of the university's Jackson Endowed Lecture Series. The highlight of his campus visit is a public lecture titled "Political Islam, Terrorism and ISIS: Reflections on American Foreign Policy," which will be held on Monday, Mar. 12, at 5 p.m. in the Abney Cultural Center Auditorium.

10 African Americans named Rhodes scholars, most ever

In this Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, file photo, Cadet Simone Askew, of Fairfax, Va., who has been selected first captain of the U.S. Military Academy Corps of Cadets for the upcoming academic year, answers questions during a news conference, in West Point, NY. Askew earned another prestigious honor Sunday, Nov. 19, when she was one of 32 Americans awarded Rhodes scholarships to study at Oxford University in England.

Court tosses suit alleging sexual aggression at West Point

A former U.S. Military Academy at West Point cadet who sought judicial relief from what she described as a sexually oppressive culture that included crude chants during campus marches was told Wednesday by an appeals court to seek help from Congress instead. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 ruling cited past court decisions, some decades old, in saying "civilian courts are ill-equipped" to second-guess military decisions regarding the discipline, supervision and control of military members.

China urges US, North Korea to ‘hit the brakes’ on threats

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as he is asked a question about North Korea after he spoke on the release of the 2016 annual report on International Religious Freedom, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, at the State Department in ... Researchers at one of the nation's top federal laboratories have used neutron beams and high-energy X-rays to produce the highest resolution scan ever done of the inner workings of a fossilized tyrannosaur skull. Researchers at one of the nation's top federal laboratories have used neutron beams and high-energy X-rays to produce the highest resolution scan ever done of the inner workings of a fossilized tyrannosaur skull.

Jury orders blogger to pay $8.4 million to ex-Army colonel she accused of rape

Col. David "Wil" Riggins, after a highly decorated Army career that included multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, was on the verge of promotion to brigadier general in July 2013 when he got a phone call at the Pentagon from the Army's Criminal Investigative Division to come in for a meeting. Once there, he learned that a blogger in Washington state had just accused him of raping her, when both were cadets at West Point in 1986.

The Latest: Trump invites Panama, Trinidad-Tobago leaders

President Donald Trump discussed what the White House calls "shared priorities" in phone calls to the leaders of Panama and the twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. In statements late Sunday, the White House says Trump spoke to President Juan Carlos Varela of Panama and Prime Minister Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago.

The Latest: Trump says Sweden comment followed TV report

Swedes have been scratching their heads since President Donald Trump suggested that some kind of major incident had taken place in their country Friday night. Trump is now clarifying his comments, saying he was referring to something he saw on television.

White House denies seeking to hamstring national security adviser

A top aide denied Sunday that President Donald Trump is having difficulty filling the key post of national security adviser because of White House moves to politicize the office. Trump, at his Mar-a-Lago getaway in Florida, was set to interview four candidates to replace Mike Flynn, the retired general who was ousted as national security adviser for deceiving Vice President Mike Pence about his contacts with Russia's ambassador to Washington.

US Secretary of State Kerry urges further reforms in Myanmar

A man shot by a U.S. Secret Service officer outside the White House remained in critical condition in a Washington hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said. A man shot by a U.S. Secret Service officer outside the White House remained in critical condition in a Washington hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Biden: Diverse military of women, gays strengthens US forces

Biden is set to deliver the commencement speech at the graduation... Vice President Joe Biden told the U.S. Military Academy's class of 2016 on Saturday that greater diversity, including more women and openly gay soldiers, will strengthen the country's armed forces. Vice President Joe Biden told the U.S. Military Academy's class of 2016 on Saturday that greater diversity, including more women and openly gay soldiers, will strengthen the country's armed forces.