The Pentagon is set to promptly initiate the relocation of around 1,000 openly transgender service members from the U.S. military, while granting others a 30-day period to "self-identify," in accordance with a new directive issued on Thursday.

The father of Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow, the 15-year-old girl who opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School last December, killing two people and injuring others, has reportedly been arrested.