Nation and world news in brief for August 6

FILE PHOTO: Paratroopers from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division train for aircraft jumps at their base in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/ File Photo
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US personnel wounded in attack against base in Iraq

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Several U.S. personnel were injured in an attack against a military base in Iraq on Monday, three U.S. officials told Reuters, as concerns in the region mounted following last week’s killing of senior members of militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah.

The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the suspected rocket attack took place at Al Asad airbase in Iraq. They said they were citing initial information which could change.

“Base personnel are conducting a post-attack damage assessment,” one of the officials added.

Two Katyusha rockets on Monday were fired at the base in western Iraq, security sources said. One security source said the rockets fell inside the base.

RFK Jr. says he once dumped a dead bear cub in Central Park

NEW YORK (TNS) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once left a road-killed bear cub in Central Park because his falconing expedition encroached on his airport-arrival time, he revealed in a video released Sunday.

“Looking forward to seeing how you spin this one, @NewYorker,” he captioned the three-minute clip of him regaling Donald Trump-supporting comedian Roseanne Barr with the tale of a roadkill supper gone awry. The magazine is about to publish a profile of the independent presidential hopeful.

It all happened about 10 years ago, he said, detailing the uncompleted exploit in a kitchen as the view panned between him and Barr, and chortling could be heard off-camera. He was supposed to meet friends for a falconing expedition in Goshen, N.Y., when a woman driving a van in front of him “hit a bear and killed it,” he said. “A young bear.”

USAA to pay $62.4 million to resolve military fee lawsuit

(Reuters) — USAA, the financial services company serving military personnel and their families, will pay $62.4 million to resolve a lawsuit claiming it overcharged service members and veterans on interest rates and fees.

A preliminary settlement of the proposed class action was filed on Friday night in the federal court in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and requires approval by U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle. USAA denied wrongdoing.

The lawsuit covers tens of thousands of service members with credit card and other loans at USAA Savings Bank and USAA Federal Savings Bank.