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German Castro died last month at the age of 57 — part of an avoidable surge of COVID-19 deaths across the South where vaccination rates lag.

Some of the troops are being moved from Germany to Romania; others will be deployed from Fort Bragg to bolster positions in Europe.

The Marshall Fire and Middle Fork Fire, which have forced the evacuations of tens of thousands residents, are considered the most destructive wildfires in Colorado history.

In this week's selection from the StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, Ryan Walz remembers his father, Sgt. 1st Class Jodi Walz, who played trumpet in the United States Army band.

Last year's earthquake in Pakistan may have led investigators to leaders of the London bomb plot. A charity in Pakistan that provided millions to victims of the quake also appears to have transferred more than $150,000 to the London plotters. Authorities followed the money trail.

The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold hearings into charges that Marines massacred up to 24 Iraqi civilians last November while hunting for a roadside bomber, Chairman John Warner (R-VA) said Sunday. The U.S. military is already investigating the allegations.

Sen. Joe Manchin spoke with veterans about a proposed overhaul to Veterans Affairs health care. Manchin and a group of bipartisan senators say it would drastically hurt the care veterans receive.

The vast marshes of the Mississippi Delta that help protect New Orleans from hurricane storm surges have been weakened by ship channels and flood controls. But some say both the city's shipping port and the marshland can be saved, if it's done right.

David Scott Smith, 66, and Travis Shane Smith, 32, are accused of "reckless arson" in connection with the Caldor Fire, which burned more than 220,000 acres across three California counties this fall.

The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to a 62% drop in blood drives at schools and colleges, according to the American Red Cross.