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This is a Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, file photo of Attorney General of England and Wales Jeremy Wright arrives at the High Court in London. Britain's top law officer Jeremy Wright said Wednesday Jan. 11, 2017 it is legal to kill militants overseas if they pose an immediate and otherwise unstoppable threat. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
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Two-thirds of officers say protesters who fill American streets in the wake of police shootings are motivated by anti-police bias rather than a desire to hold officers accountable for their actions. (Associated Press)
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Afghans stand near the coffin of a relative who died in one of Tuesday's two bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. The Taliban claimed attacks earlier on Tuesday in Kabul that killed at least 38 people and wounded dozens. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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Villagers pray in front of the grave of a victim of Tuesday's two bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. The Taliban claimed attacks earlier on Tuesday in Kabul that killed at least 38 people and wounded dozens. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) ** FILE **
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Afghan security forces are seen in front of Kandahar guesthouse after a bomb blast in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that five of its diplomats were killed in a bombing in southern Afghanistan the day before, the deadliest attack to ever target the young nation's diplomatic corps. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan)
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In this Tuesday Jan. 10, 2017 photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, and made available today, President Michel Aoun of Lebanon, talks during an official reception in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
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In this Tuesday Jan. 10, 2017 photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, and made available today, President Michel Aoun of Lebanon, left, is received by Saudi King Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
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In this Tuesday Jan. 10, 2017 photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, and made available today, President Michel Aoun of Lebanon, right, is received by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
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In this Tuesday Jan. 10, 2017 photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, and made available today, President Michel Aoun of Lebanon, waves during his visit to the Lebanon embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
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Iraqi soldiers gather for tea offered to them by residents of a neighborhood recently liberated from Islamic State militants on the eastern side of Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, file photo, the Commander of the Joint Military Operation Commander, Army Lt. Gen. Talib Shaghati, speaks with the media in the town of Khazer, Iraq. The top Iraqi commander says the operation to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group could be complete in three months or less. Shaghati warns it is difficult to give an accurate estimate of how long the operation will take because it is not a conventional fight. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)
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Iraqi security forces flash V signs for victory outside al-Salam hospital in Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. The Mosul hospital has been left almost completely gutted by the battle to retake it. Al-Salam hospital was the scene of one of the most significant setbacks for Iraqi troops in the Mosul operation, but was retaken this month after a stepped-up campaign of US-led coalition airstrikes, despite the coalition’s initial reluctance to use airstrikes against IS there. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)
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Iraqi security forces stand guard outside al-Salam hospital in Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. The Mosul hospital has been left almost completely gutted by the battle to retake it. Al-Salam hospital was the scene of one of the most significant setbacks for Iraqi troops in the Mosul operation, but was retaken this month after a stepped-up campaign of US-led coalition airstrikes, despite the coalition’s initial reluctance to use airstrikes against IS there. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)
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An Iraqi flag waves over the damaged building of al-Salam hospital in Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. The Mosul hospital has been left almost completely gutted by the battle to retake it. Al-Salam hospital was the scene of one of the most significant setbacks for Iraqi troops in the Mosul operation, but was retaken this month after a stepped-up campaign of US-led coalition airstrikes, despite the coalition’s initial reluctance to use airstrikes against IS there. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)
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An Iraqi soldier patrols by al-Salam hospital in Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. The Mosul hospital has been left almost completely gutted by the battle to retake it. Al-Salam hospital was the scene of one of the most significant setbacks for Iraqi troops in the Mosul operation, but was retaken this month after a stepped-up campaign of US-led coalition airstrikes, despite the coalition’s initial reluctance to use airstrikes against IS there. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)
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Iraqi security forces stand outside al-Salam hospital in Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. The Mosul hospital has been left almost completely gutted by the battle to retake it. Al-Salam hospital was the scene of one of the most significant setbacks for Iraqi troops in the Mosul operation, but was retaken this month after a stepped-up campaign of US-led coalition airstrikes, despite the coalition’s initial reluctance to use airstrikes against IS there. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)
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In this Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, file photo, police and Missouri National Guardsmen stand guard as protesters gather in front of the Ferguson Police Department, in Ferguson, Mo. The so-called "Ferguson effect" — officers backing off of policing out of fear that their actions will be questioned after the fact — has been talked about but never really quantified. A new study suggests the effect is a reality, with three-quarters of officers surveyed saying they are hesitant to use force, even when appropriate, and are less willing to stop and question suspicious people. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
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Danger of Cyberwarfare Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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The U.S. Army is looking for ways to create biodegradable training ammunition. (YouTube, Program Executive Office Soldier)
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A burning effigy of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is held aloft as protestors burned representations of Trump and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, during a march by thousands angry at the government following a 20 percent rise in gas prices, in Mexico City, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Demonstrators have been protesting across Mexico since the gasoline price hike took effect on New Year's Day, and the anger has occasionally erupted into violence, including several days of looting last week. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
