Military
WASHINGTON — Declaring the killing of Osama bin Laden “a good day for America,” President Barack Obama said Monday the world was safer without the al-Qaida terrorist and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks
WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was slain in a firefight Sunday with U.S. forces in Pakistan, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade.
Nevada elected officials, including Sen. Harry Reid and Gov. Brian Sandoval, have issued statements on the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S.-led forces.
Raptor attack jets thunder through an azure sky as they climb over Pete Hawk’s North Las Vegas apartment. The deafening roar is a constant reminder of the Iraq War for the Air Force veteran, and sometimes interrupts the work he is doing.
To the cheers and tears of flag-waving families and friends, about 50 soldiers from a Las Vegas Valley National Guard unit returned home safely Saturday after a yearlong deployment in Afghanistan.