Senators criticize CFPB for dropping action on troops’ overdraft fees
CFPB ordered Navy Federal in November 2024 to pay $80 million to service members unfairly charged overdraft fees. CFPB terminated that mandate this month.
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Cargo ship hits tanker carrying jet fuel for the US military
The collision set both vessels ablaze and sent fuel pouring into the North Sea.
Reports of an active shooter at Fort Hood untrue; soldier arrested for making ‘homicidal threats’
“Rumors of an active shooter on Fort Hood are false; no shots were fired," said a spokesman for the Army post.
Suicide has already claimed the lives of 98 airmen in 2020
The isolation that came with the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in unique stresses on mental health this year, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown.
Report: Feds considered using ‘heat ray’ on DC protesters
A military whistleblower says federal officials sought some unusual crowd control devices — including one that’s been called a “heat ray” — to deal with protesters outside the White House on the June day that law enforcement forcibly cleared Lafayette Square.
Family of Fort Hood soldier alleges foul play involved in death
An Army tank crewman from New Mexico who died at Fort Hood, Texas, messaged his fiance that he was concerned about three men who didn’t like him and that “something was wrong” shortly before his death, his family said.
29 Palms Marine convicted in Joshua Tree love triangle murder
Marine Corps 1st Lt. Curtis Lee Krueger was convicted Sept. 10 for murdering a man who was having sex with his girlfriend.
Another airman dies in a vehicle accident in Kuwait — second in two days
Another airman died two days before in an unrelated vehicle accident at Ali Al Salem Air Base.
I Am Vanessa Guillén Act unveiled to reform how military addresses sexual misconduct
“This is the military’s MeToo moment," Rep. Jackie Speier said Wednesday.
Leroy Petry has a message for whoever stole his Medal of Honor license plate
“I had the security screws, so someone must have really wanted it," said the retired Army master sergeant.
Senior chief convicted of unauthorized absence from his unit
Senior Chief Construction Mechanic Luis H. Garcia had been held in pretrial confinement for 335 days.
