A Senate hearing to discuss U.S. forces in the Middle East was postponed as the Defense Department authorized the families of troops stationed in the region to leave in the face of rising tensions with Iran.

Easing some of the challenges that service members encounter as they seek advanced education, home loans and job training after military service were addressed in a series of bills presented at a House hearing on economic opportunities for veterans.

Kent Davis has filed a federal lawsuit against Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, who fired him from his position as commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs last year.

Soldiers, vehicles and equipment are arriving to the nation’s capital this week to prepare for the Army’s 250th Birthday Parade in Washington.

The Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader was known for his genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression that inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems and made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists.

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children released an age-progression image of a 17-day-old baby to aid in the search for Kevin Verville Jr., who was abducted in 1980 from a Marine Corps family stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Hours after the curfew went into effect Tuesday night, many of the protesters had dispersed, although sporadic confrontations continued. By daybreak the downtown streets were bustling with residents and commuters.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. will get magnets and rare earth minerals from China under a new trade framework. The U.S. will also allow Chinese students to attend its universities.

Authorities say they believe they spotted Travis Decker, an ex-soldier wanted in the deaths of his three daughters, near a remote alpine lake in Washington state.

The Coast Guard suspended the search for the wreckage of a small plane that crashed into the ocean shortly after taking off from San Diego, killing all six people aboard.