AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force Academy has removed its commandant of cadets amid an investigation, but officials didn't release any details.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will deliver the commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy's graduation ceremony next month.

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Military prosecutors have charged a U.S. Air Force Academy student with sexual assault and producing child pornography.

DENVER (AP) — A group that advocates for religious liberty in the military says the U.S. Air Force Academy should cancel a planned speech by a Chick-fil-A executive.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation said Wednesday the company has a history of supporting anti-gay causes and that Rodney Bullard, a Chick-fil-A vice president and academy graduate, shouldn't speak at the school's upcoming leadership conference.

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — A military trial has been scheduled for a U.S. Air Force Academy cadet on a sexual assault charge.

The academy says Armis J. Sunday faces a court-martial Monday on a charge of sexual assault by causing bodily harm.

The (Colorado Springs) Gazette, Jan. 15, on balancing environmental protection with development:

A 21st century "Of Mice and Men" could tell of hopes for new hotels, retailers, and jobs — and the power of mice to obstruct them all.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's congressional delegation has nominated 18 high school students for positions at the nation's military academies.

The 32 American students chosen as Rhodes scholars for 2019 , as provided by the Office of the American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust:

Hadeel Abdallah, Lexington, Kentucky (University of Kentucky)

Rayan A.R. Alsemeiry, Mesa, Arizona (Yale University)

Vidal M. Arroyo, Rancho Santa Margarita, California (South Chapman University)

Alaleh Azhir, New York City (Johns Hopkins University)

The 32 American students chosen as Rhodes scholars for 2019 , as provided by the Office of the American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust:

Hadeel Abdallah, Lexington, Kentucky (University of Kentucky)

Rayan A.R. Alsemeiry, Mesa, Arizona (Yale University)

Vidal M. Arroyo, Rancho Santa Margarita, California (South Chapman University)

Alaleh Azhir, New York City (Johns Hopkins University)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Naval Academy's cyber operations program has been formally accredited.

The academy said Friday the program was accredited recently by ABET, a leading nonprofit accrediting agency. Three other universities also were accredited under the new cybersecurity criteria: the U.S. Air Force Academy, Towson University and Southeast Missouri State University.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A military flight instructor in Mississippi who is recovering from a brain tumor has found success at a sports competition.

The Starkville Daily News reports Air Force Capt. Hunter Barnhill competed in early June at the Department of Defense Warrior Games at the U.S. Air Force Academy. About 300 wounded or ill military members or veterans participated.

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — A commander at the U.S. Air Force Academy has apologized after a lower-ranking officer sent an email that struck some people as derogatory about African-Americans.

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — A U.S. Air Force Academy cadet has pleaded guilty to taking improper photographs of women without their consent.

The school said freshman cadet Sammy Tawakkol entered the plea Thursday and will be expelled from the academy. Officials say he will likely receive an other-than-honorable discharge from the Air Force.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force Academy is restructuring and expanding its sexual-assault office after an internal investigation concluded it was crippled by poor management and derelict in its duties, the school's top official said.

DENVER (AP) — A former U.S. Air Force Academy official who was harshly criticized for her handling of sexual assaults said the school made her a scapegoat and that commanders are downplaying the number of attacks.

NEW YORK (AP) — One reason for the steeliness in Norah O'Donnell's demeanor the morning after the sexual misconduct accusations against former "CBS This Morning" co-anchor Charlie Rose were revealed became apparent on Monday.

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) — A U.S. Air Force Academy student from Tennessee has been named a Rhodes Scholar.

The Rhodes Trust said Saturday that Jaspreet "Jesse" Singh, of Oak Ridge, is one of 32 students from the United States who will receive full financial support to study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin says he'll nominate 40 West Virginia students from 22 counties to the U.S. service academies.

They include 10 nominees each for the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado; the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York; and the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York.

Students have the opportunity to accept Manchin's recommendation. Final admission is determined by each academy.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The NBA has hired the former head of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado to run the basketball league's referee operations.

The Gazette reports that the NBA on Thursday named retired Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson as its senior vice president and head of referee operations.

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Someone wrote racial slurs on message boards outside the dormitory rooms of five black students at a preparatory school on the U.S. Air Force Academy campus, school officials said.

Air Force security personnel are investigating, Lt. Col. Allen Herritage told the Colorado Springs Gazette Thursday (http://bit.ly/2xBg0S0). Herritage said he could not comment further.

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — A new superintendent is taking command at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

Maj. Gen. Jay B. Silveria will succeed Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson in a ceremony Friday. Johnson is retiring after four years.

Silveria has been nominated for promotion to lieutenant general, the required rank for the job.

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — The Latest on the Air Force Academy graduation (all times local):

1:40 p.m.

Nearly 1,000 cadets are beginning their military careers after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy.

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Nearly 1,000 cadets are graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy, including one of the largest groups of women ever.

The Gazette reports that there are 227 women among the group of 979 cadets who will be officially commissioned as Air Force second lieutenants during Wednesday's ceremony. The Class of 2017 started with 1,190 cadets but a number of them usually don't make it through all four years.

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force Academy says a senior at the school has died in a commercial skydiving accident.

The school says Kaleb Estes died Sunday.

The Colorado Spring Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2qjjhlB ) the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.

McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado says one of the three people killed Saturday when two small planes collided in midair north of Dallas was a cadet at the school.

Academy officials said in a statement Monday that Cadet 4th Class Timothy Barber was killed in the crash near Aero Country Airport, a private airport near McKinney.