staff sgt. bales

SEATTLE (AP) — The Army staff sergeant charged with murdering 16 Afghan villagers during pre-dawn raids last year has agreed to plead guilty in a deal to avoid the death penalty. John Henry Browne, an attorney for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, tells The Associated Press that the Ohio native will enter the plea June 5 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord south of Seattle...

SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians is expected to undergo a review of his sanity beginning this weekend. John Henry Browne, an attorney for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, said Wednesday his client will participate in the review by Army doctors...