Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines

March 11, 2017     Afghan police killed in insider attack as country braces for intense fighting season Eight police officers were killed in an insider attack in southern Afghanistan on Friday, the latest in a string of nationwide violence targeting Afghan security forces, officials said.   Secret Service: Person arrested on White House grounds The U.S. Secret Service says a person is under arrest after climbing a fence and getting onto the south grounds of the White House.   Trump must decide whether to try to arrest WikiLeaks’ Assange Julian Assange, the Australian founder of the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, presents a problem for President Donald Trump who is now facing the consequences of a CIA leak, and must decide whether to try to bring Assange to justice.   Families of 9/11 victims might soon get day in court against Saudi officials The pain of Sept. 11, 2001, never goes away for Gina Cayne. When the Boca Raton widow speaks of losing her husband as he worked on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center’s north tower, tears well in her eyes, her voice strains. “They killed my husband,” she says, accusing Saudi officials of having financed the 9/11 attacks. “All I want is my day in court.”   After 2 months, Mattis is only Trump pick at Pentagon Jim Mattis is not lonely in the Pentagon, but two months into his tenure as secretary of defense not a single political appointee has joined him.   Kim Jong Un unleashes chaos in Asia Murder in Malaysia. Protests in China. And missiles flying toward Japan. All can be traced back to North Korea and show how Kim Jong Un is managing to stir up tensions in the region while trying to provoke a reaction from U.S. President Donald Trump.   Drug screen to enter military just got tougher If you use prescription painkillers or designer drugs, it’s about to get much tougher for you to join the military.   Homeless vets move in at new apartments built from shipping containers The innovative Potter’s Lane housing complex on Jackson Street is now home to the first group of homeless military veterans who will occupy studio units built from converted shipping containers.   97-year-old Buffalo soldier reflects on issues of race in America At age 97, “Papa Ray” Robinson has a unique perspective on black history in America. One of the few surviving “buffalo soldiers” from World War II, Robinson is a grandson of freed slaves who lived to see a black man elected president of the United States. Now he says he’s witnessing another twist in the fabric of American history, a politically charged backlash led by white supremacists.