SOMERVILLE, N.J. — Former NBA star Jayson Williams has been sentenced to a minimum 18 months in prison for fatally shooting a hired driver in 2002, ending an eight-year legal odyssey. KABUL — The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan went on national television Tuesday to apologize for a deadly airstrike, an extraordinary attempt to regain Afghans' trust while a mass offensive continues against the Taliban in the south. SHARE Efforts to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy have won the backing of a high-profile moderate, with Sen. Joseph Lieberman's decision to introduce legislation that would repeal the law banning openly gay service members. Lieberman, I-Ct., is set... hearst reports News from other Hearst Web sites
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