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(NEW YORK) -- Six service members were killed when their refueling aircraft "went down" in friendly airspace in western Iraq, according to U.S. Central Command."All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased. The aircraft was lost while flying over friendly airspace March 12 during Operation Epic Fury," CENTCOM said Friday.The KC-135 aircraft went down at approximately 2 p.m. […]

(WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich.) -- Dearborn Heights Mayor Mo Baydoun said that 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali -- the suspect involved in the shooting and vehicle-ramming attack at a Detroit-area synagogue on Thursday -- had “lost several members of his own family … in an Israeli attack on their home in Lebanon."Strongly condemning the attack, Baydoun said “everyone deserves to worship in peace and we must unequivocally condemn any attack on a […]

A Boeing C-135 Stratotanker / Stratolifter military aircraft known as KC-135 of the United States Air Force USAF configured as Air Tanker Transport for aerial refueling. (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Four service members were killed when their refueling aircraft "went down" in friendly airspace in western Iraq, according to U.S. Central Command."Four of six crew members on board the aircraft have been confirmed deceased […]

(NEW YORK) -- The Transportation Security Administration rolled out a new video at airports across the country Friday warning travelers of longer-than-usual wait times and staffing shortages, blaming Democrats for the partial government shutdown."You may be experiencing longer-than-average wait times due to the ongoing Democrat shutdown of TSA and the Department of Homeland Security," the agency's video message says.At several airports nationwide, passengers have seen security wait times ranging from […]

(NORFOLK, Va.) -- A person was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, on Thursday.The school shooting was allegedly committed by a former Army National Guardsman who was convicted of giving material support to ISIS, an FBI official told ABC News.The gunman opened fire in Constant Hall, an academic building, around 10:43 a.m. and was found dead minutes after officers arrived, […]

(WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich.) -- A suspect is dead after a shooting and vehicle ramming incident at a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, according to Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard.The suspect, who is believed to have had a rifle, died after a shootout with security, according to a senior federal law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.Nobody inside the synagogue was hurt, Bouchard said, and the synagogue noted that all 140 students […]

(WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich.) -- A suspect is dead after a shooting and vehicle ramming incident at a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, law enforcement sources told ABC News.No injuries have been confirmed, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.Preliminary information is that this was an intentional vehicle ramming, sources briefed on the investigation told ABC News.According to the sources, the driver was seen steering around security bollards, and caused a fire […]

(WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich.) -- Authorities are responding to reports of an active shooter at a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.Smoke was also seen rising from the roof of Temple Israel.Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are responding.The Michigan State Police said it's urging residents to stay away from the area and said police are increasing patrols at other places […]

Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. William N. McCasland. (U.S. Air Force) (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) -- The FBI is assisting a local sheriff's office in the search for a missing retired Air Force general who disappeared from his home in late February.  Retired Maj. Gen. William N. "Neil" McCasland held a number of "space research, acquisition and operations roles within the Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office" while enlisted, according to the Air […]