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At least 100 members of Congress have called for the resignation of Eric Shinseki, the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, over mismanagement of veterans' health care, but so far the White House is unmoved.
Hagel says "indispensable" U.S. still not the world's police.
A House bill that passed will restore autonomy to a Gulf War illness board that had been stripped away by the Department of Veterans Affairs earlier this year.
U.S. House defense appropriators moved one step closer to approving $570.4 billion in base and war spending for the Pentagon, including funds for an 11th aircraft carrier and electronic-attack planes.
The move to bring all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan at the end of 2016 will mean major cuts in supplemental funding.
Senate Democratic leaders are planning a two-pronged legislative response to the scandal embroiling the Veterans Affairs Department, which has become an issue in several Senate races.
The gap between supply and demand for spy planes just got bigger.
Problem solvers tackle Army complexity.
There have now been 12 successful coups over the past eight decades of Thailand's modern monarchy. But the latest, on May 22 did not follow the usual script, which runs: lock down Bangkok while the rest of the country watches.
The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff has rejected the notion that the U.S. is politically exhausted during his visit to the United Arab Emirates this week.
Lockheed Martin reached an agreement to purchase the Space Operations arm of Astrotech, a move that should help the largest defense company in the world grow its launch capabilities.
Virgin Galactic cleared by FAA.
Species of plants and animals are going extinct about 10 times faster than biologists had previously believed.
This terrifying Robo-Raptor will hunt you down at 29 mph.
Led Zeppelin vs. the Beattle: Whole Lotta Helter Skelter
Lukewarm review of Halt and Catch Fire, which premieres Sunday on AMC.
Nice: Dick Van Dyke is still a great dancer.
Cool: The Wonder Years cast has reunited!
List: best sequels of all time
Finally: A GWAR-themed bar.
Finally: Maps of where bars outnumber grocery stores.
Let's call it a day ...