As the service suffers from recruiting shortages that make it impossible to bring in enough soldiers to cover all required jobs, the U.S. Army is restructuring “to be better equipped to fight the next major conflict” by cutting its force by around 24,000, or nearly 5%.
‘Wicked,’ ‘Gladiator 2’ kick off box-office battle
“Wicked,” the first installment in a two-part movie adaptation of a beloved Broadway musical, generated $19.2 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales from early screenings this week.