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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon spokesman says former Taliban captive Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is now at a military hospital in San Antonio where he'll continue "the next phase of his reintegration process." Rear Adm. John Kirby, says Bergdahl arrived early today on a flight from Germany. The Idaho native is expected to be reunited there with his family.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi forces continue to melt away without resistance before al-Qaida-inspired militants fighting to seize more territory. The militants have now pushed into an ethnically mixed province northeast of Baghdad, capturing two towns there. The militants earlier seized much of the Sunni heartland.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is about to get his first look at poor living conditions of Native Americans living on tribal lands. The president and first lady are scheduled to visit Standing Rock Sioux Reservation today during an annual event known as the Flag Day Celebration. The reservation -- which lies in North Dakota and South Dakota -- is home to about 1,000 residents who struggle with a lack of housing, health care and education -- problems familiar on reservations nationwide.
BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Thailand's military junta is offering a more specific timeline on the next steps following the May coup. The army commander says a temporary constitution will be drafted and an interim government would be set up by September. He's already said it could take more than a year for new elections to be held because peace and reforms must be achieved first.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling appears to be going all in as he fights the NBA's efforts to strip him of the team because of racist remarks he made. A person familiar with Sterling's legal strategy says his team of lawyers has hired four private investigation firms with a six-figure budget to dig up dirt on the NBA's former and current commissioners and its 29 other owners.
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