Military

The US Army is about to make a stink over ink.

(AP)  Aaron Alexis seems a study in contradictions: a former Navy reservist, a Defense Department contractor, a convert to Buddhism who was taking an online course in aeronautics. But he also had flashes of temper that led to run-ins with police over shootings in Fort Worth, Texas, and Seattle.

Louisiana's Republican U.S. Senator David Vitter isn't a fan of the Russian plan for Syria and thinks the delay of the President's push for military action in Syria is politically motivated.

 Everyone remembers 9-11 in their own way, and there are memorial ceremonies going on all over the country. Here are a few of the ones we know about here in our area.  Here are some events going on in our area to commemorate 9-11. As part of Bossier Parish Schools' community service initiative "Helping Hearts one Week at a Time," Benton Elementary will honor our area veterans with a Hero

Lots of issues across the globe that can have an affect on gasoline prices.  Does that mean we should expect a climb in prices?  One expert says we shouldn't see prices climb, unless problems escalate in Syria or a hurricane wreaks havoc on gasoline supply.

Syrian President Bashar Assad is warning there will be retaliation against the U. S. for any military strike launched in response to a chemical weapons attack.

Preparing for all eventualities, a wing commander at a West Texas Air Force base says he has a plan for defending the base from attacks by zombies.

A recent poll showed the majority of Americans don't think our country needs to get involved with Syria's civil war. Parker Ward is among them, and he's scheduled a protest against U.S. military action in Syria.

Senator David Vitter joins Republican Minden Congressman John Fleming in opposing a strike against Syrian President Bashar Assad's government for a chemical weapons attack.

Experts say you simply can't safely bomb a chemical weapons storehouse into oblivion. That's why they say the United States is probably targeting something other than Syria's nerve agents.