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MESA, Ariz. - A suspect has been arrested after a string of shootings in Mesa and Phoenix that left four people dead and one person injured. Iren Byers, 20, was originally taken into custody near Main Street and Ext Road for trespassing on May 28. He allegedly confessed to all the crimes, and he told police where they could find the clothes he wore and the handgun he used for the shootings. Detectives linked his handgun to another murder that happened near 24th Street and Oak in Phoenix on Friday – before the Mesa shootings. A 41-year-old man, identified as...

The Navy SEAL who will become on Monday the sixth member of that elite force to receive the Medal of Honor proved his mettle in hand-to-hand combat in Afghanistan – or more accurately, hand-to-throat. During a daring nighttime raid in 2012 to rescue an American citizen from Taliban clutches, Edward Byers Jr. leaped across the room to shield the hostage from oncoming fire while simultaneously engaging a Taliban guard. “While covering the hostage with his body, Chief Byers was able to pin the enemy combatant to the wall with his hand around the enemy’s throat,” according to a Navy news...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will award the nation’s highest award for military valor to a senior enlisted Navy SEAL for his actions during a 2012 raid in Afghanistan that freed an American civilian from captivity. Senior Chief Petty Officer Edward Byers, a special warfare operator, will receive the Medal of Honor on Feb. 29, the White House announced Tuesday. He’ll be the 11th living servicemember to receive the award for actions in Afghanistan and only the third sailor presented the medal since the 9/11 terror attacks... Byers, 36, is a native of Toledo, Ohio, who enlisted in the Navy...

On Monday, former CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson revealed details of a $35 million lawsuit against the Justice Department and the U.S. Postal Service for the alleged hacking of her computers. This led to a new round of snark from Politico’s Dylan Byers, who suggested on Twitter Attkisson was taking the wrong approach: #Realtalk: If you believe U.S. gov hacked your computers this isn’t the way you go about doing it… if you want publicity, on the other hand— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) January 5, 2015 This raises an obvious question. What is the right approach under the circumstances? Sharyl Attkisson pointed...

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell's resume includes jobs as soldier, security adviser and statesman. Now add Silicon Valley venture capitalist to the list. Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers -- early backers of AOL, Genentech and Google and one of the valley's most successful venture shops -- has signed Powell as a strategic limited partner, the firm is set to announce today. Powell, 68, will serve as a part-time adviser to Kleiner, Perkins in decisions about what young companies to fund. In addition, he will help it and its portfolio companies assess technology trends in fast-growing markets like India and...