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President Obama's New VA Initiatives: Many of the 19 "new executive actions" aren't as novel as presented; just over a quarter represent fresh efforts while the remaining either have been in the works for months or were introduced by Congress and now have White House support.
The United States said it would not coordinate with the government of President Bashar al-Assad on targeting Islamic State militants on Syrian territory, as preparations for possible air strikes gathered pace.
Obama wants new ISIS war plan, ASAP.
Democratic Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.) said President Obama must convince lawmakers that airstrikes in Syria are the "only alternative" available for defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria before expanding military operations.
United Nations investigators have concluded that both the Syrian regime and ISIS are committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, concluding that both should be brought before the International Criminal Court.
An open-ended ceasefire in the Gaza war between Israel and the Palestinians held as Prime Minister Netanyahu faced strong criticism in his country's newspapers over a campaign in which no clear victor emerged.
Afghanistan's election stalemate this summer hurt progress in training the country's military, and resolving the political chaos will be key to that military's success in 2015, Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford said as he stepped down as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan.
A U.S. man believed killed in Syria was there to fight alongside an extremist militant group, most likely the Islamic State.
The Islamic State militant group is holding hostage a young American woman who was doing humanitarian aid work in Syria.
Ukraine accused Russian forces of launching a new military incursion across its border today, a day after the leaders of both countries agreed to work towards ending a separatist war in the east of the country.
U.S. Giant Slumbers: The U.S. could check China, but our leaders need to wake up to the threat.
Army Professionalism: Why the Army needed to cut officers.
Tracking Space Junk: Defense Department officials announced additions to its space situational awareness program's Space-Track.org website.
Two soldiers who served in Vietnam will receive the Medal of Honor. A third soldier, who fought in Gettysburg during the Civil War, will also receive the top valor award.
The USS America is configured with more deck space than previous ships of its kind to accommodate a range of aircraft.
The Future Is Scary: Video shows Israel's Iron Dome intercepting 15 rockets at once.
Jet skiing through a canyon looks a lot like podracing in Star Wars.
Watch John Malkovich play a vampire in this French commercial.
We can watch this time-lapse video of the Panama Canal's ship traffic forever.
H. Jon Benjamin has launched a hilarious Kenny Loggins-related Kickstarter.
NPR is streaming Interpol's new record.
This guy watched the Simpsons marathon for 24 hours straight.
David Lynch does the Ice Bucket Challenge, David Lynch-style.
Finally: Here's an honest trailer for Ghostbusters.
We dare you to watch the whole thing ...
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