U.S. strike kills 3 al-Qaida fighters

SANAA, Yemen - Yemeni tribal and security officials say a suspected U.S. airstrike has killed three al-Qaida operatives, including the brother of the Yemeni affiliate’s late leader.

They said Thursday’s airstrike in the southern province of Bayda killed Khattab al-Wuhayshi, the brother of Nasir alWuhayshi, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike nearly two years ago.

Nasir al-Wuhayshi was succeeded by Qasim al-Rimi, who currently leads the group, known as al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. The group has attempted to attack the U.S. homeland a number of times.

Glenn laid to rest: The flag-draped casket of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, was covered in plastic to protect it from a steady rain as it was carried on a horse-drawn caisson to his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery in Virgina. Later, his widow, Annie, gave a kiss on the cheek to the Marine who presented her with the folded-up U.S. flag. Glenn, a former U.S. senator who died Dec. 8 at age 95, was laid to rest Thursday in a private burial at Arlington attended by relatives and invited guests. His family scheduled the service for what would have been John and Annie Glenn’s 74th wedding anniversary.

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