Teen held in Texas attack is said to have used father’s guns

The Texas student charged in the school shooting at Santa Fe High School described planning the attack in private journals, including a plan to kill himself, posted an image on Facebook of a "Born to Kill" shirt and used his father's shotgun and pistol in the rampage that left 10 dead and 10 wounded, authorities said Friday. A motive wasn't immediately clear, but Gov. Greg Abbott said Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, wrote about planning the attack in journals on his computer and in his cellphone that police obtained.

Teen held in Texas school attack used father’s guns

The Texas student charged in the school shooting at Santa Fe High School described planning the attack in private journals, including a plan to kill himself, posted an image on Facebook of a "Born to Kill" shirt and used his father's shotgun and pistol in the rampage that left 10 dead and 10 wounded, authorities said Friday.

The Type 001 aircraft carrier returns to port in Dalian. Photo: Reuters

China's first home-grown aircraft carrier finishes maiden sea trial amid speculation Asia's most advanced destroyer will be next Footage of the vessel was released by state broadcaster China Central Television in a report that said: "Multiple types of equipment have been further tested and [the trial has] reached the anticipated goals." The voyage of the 65,000-tonne Type 001A also came amid rising speculations that the PLA's Type 055 destroyer, Asia's most advanced and biggest destroyer and the carrier's likely escort, will soon start sea tests.

This very good dog can rappel from a helicopter. And his sunglasses rock

The California Highway Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard train a police dog and his handler for vertical deployment on any ship that may need to be checked for bombs or other reasons. The California Highway Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard train a police dog and his handler for vertical deployment on any ship that may need to be checked for bombs or other reasons.

Freitas Woos GOP Voters In City Visit

Speaking before a crowd of about three dozen Wednesday evening at the Rockingham County Administration Center, Freitas, who left the U.S. Army as a sergeant after 11 years of service, said his active-duty experience helped prepare him for politics. "If you didn't know, Green Berets primarily focus on unconventional warfare and counterinsurgency, which really prepares you for domestic politics in Virginia," said Freitas, R-Culpeper, who volunteered to join the Army's Special Forces and served two tours in Iraq following the Sept.

George Scott declares victory in the 10th district; pivots to Perry

George Scott survived a tight, four-way Democratic primary to win the right to challenge U.S. Rep. Scott Perry for a seat in Congress this year. That's the real question now that retired Army officer-turned-pastor George Scott escaped from a four-candidate Democratic primary with a narrow win over York-based political ingenue Shavonnia Corbin-Johnson.

Lawyer: Guantanamo Bay detainee denied motion to show art

A man accused of helping to plan the Sept. 11 attacks will not be allowed to publicly distribute art he makes in his cell at the Guantanamo Bay detention center after a judge denied a motion asking for Department of Defense restrictions to be lifted, one of his attorneys said on Monday.

Arsenal Partnership reducing role as Gannon leaves for United Way

Peter Gannon, president of Arsenal Partnership, speaks during a ceremonial groundbreaking on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Erie Canal Side Cut Park in Watervliet, N.Y. The event announced the establishment of The Michael R. McNulty Center for Veteran Entrepreneurial Activity at the Watervliet Arsenal. less Peter Gannon, president of Arsenal Partnership, speaks during a ceremonial groundbreaking on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Erie Canal Side Cut Park in Watervliet, N.Y. The event announced the establishment of The ... more Retired Col.

Gearing Up for the Third Gulf War: a Future Cataclysm between US, Israel, Saudi and Iran?

With Donald Trump's decision to shred the Iran nuclear agreement, announced last Tuesday, it's time for the rest of us to start thinking about what a Third Gulf War would mean. The answer, based on the last 16 years of American experience in the Greater Middle East, is that it won't be pretty.

First China-made aircraft carrier starts sea trials: state media

Expected to be commissioned by 2020, the ship known only as "Type 001A" will give China a second aircraft carrier to beef up its navy Expected to be commissioned by 2020, the ship known only as "Type 001A" will give China a second aircraft carrier to beef up its navy China's first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier started sea trials Sunday, state media said, a landmark in Beijing's ambitious plans to modernise its navy as the Asian giant presses its claims in disputed regional waters. The carrier, known only as "Type 001A", set out for the trials from a port in northeastern China at around 6.45 am , according to state broadcaster CCTV.