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Bergdahl could face life sentence in court-martial over desertion

U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and became a Taliban prisoner for five years, will face court-martial with a potential life sentence, the Army said on Monday.

Colorado theater gunman moved to new prison

Colorado cinema massacre gunman James Holmes was moved on Monday to a prison that specializes in holding convicts with mental-health conditions, and which will allow him to have more contact with other inmates, a prisons spokeswoman said.

 
FAA announces new rules requiring drone registration

The Federal Aviation Administration, responding to heightened concerns about rogue drone flights near airports, unveiled a pre-Christmas rule on Monday requiring drone hobbyists as young as 13 years old to register their unmanned aircraft.

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FBI concludes search of San Bernardino lake

After days of scouring a San Bernardino lake for clues into this month’s terror attack, divers have recovered some items, the FBI said.

 
New video shows beginning of Waco biker brawl

New video obtained by CNN shows one camera’s angle earlier this year on the beginning of the bloodbath among motorcycle gangs in Waco, Texas, as bikers nervously circle, attack, and ultimately fall or flee.

 
Officials believe fire at Southern California mosque was arson

A fire that broke out at a Southern Californiamosque on Friday appears to have been intentionally set and is being investigated as a possible hate crime, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said.

 
Man charged with murdering 2 Mississippi policemen found dead

A Mississippi man charged with shooting and killing two police officers in May was found unresponsive in his jail cell and later was pronounced dead, a sheriff’s office official said on Saturday.