The U.S. Air Force said Thursday at least 31 female cadets were victims of alleged sexual assault by military instructors in a widening scandal at the service's training command.

General Edward Rice, commander of Air Education and Training Command, said authorities are investigating 12 male training instructors for suspected sexual misconduct at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas.

A raging wildfire that forced tens of thousands to flee Colorado Springs has left at least one person dead and destroyed an estimated 346 homes this week, making it the most destructive fire in the U.S. state's history, officials said.

Police Chief Pete Carey said late Thursday the remains of one person were found in a home where two people had been reported missing. He didn't elaborate or take questions after making the announcement late Thursday.

U.S. President Barack Obama hailed Thursday's decision by the Supreme Court to uphold his health care reforms as a "victory" for people across America and urged opponents to swing behind the law.

"Whatever the politics, today's decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives are more secure because of this law and the Supreme Court's decision to uphold it," Obama said.

The United States on Wednesday condemned an attack on a pro-government television station in Syria which killed seven staff in the latest bloody twist of an uprising against the Damascus regime.

"We condemn all acts of violence including those targeting pro-regime elements," White House spokesman Jay Carney said, and also rebuked President Bashar al-Assad for unnecessarily killing civilians with a brutal crackdown.

One of the "Cuban Five" spies convicted on espionage charges has asked a U.S. court to modify the conditions of his release so he can return to live in Cuba, his lawyer told Agence France Presse.

Rene Gonzales, one of five Cuban spies convicted in 2001, was released on probation last October under orders to routinely report to the court.

The bullet-riddled bodies of an anti-Taliban militia commander and three of his associates were dumped in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday, police said.

The bodies of Fahimud Din, 50, chief of a 1,500-strong vigilante force in Bazidkhel on the outskirts of Peshawar, and three of his associates were found in a Toyota Land Cruiser on the city's ring road.

The FBI is investigating more than 100 suspected Islamic extremists in the U.S. military, following the 2009 "lone wolf" attack by an alleged al-Qaida sympathizer that killed 13 people at a Texas army base, a news report said Monday.

About a dozen of the cases are considered "serious" threats involving suspects believed to be actively planning attacks or in contact with dangerous extremists, National Public Radio reported.

Wildfires have forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 homes in the western U.S. state of Colorado, authorities said Sunday.

The latest blaze broke out Saturday in Waldo Canyon national park, west of Colorado Springs, spreading out over 2,000 acres (800 hectares), according to officials.

The West welcomed on Sunday the election of the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi as Egypt's first president following the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.

The United States congratulated Morsi on his election and urged his government to fulfill its role as a "pillar of regional peace."

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned Syria on Sunday for the "brazen and unacceptable" shooting down of a Turkish fighter jet and vowed to work with Ankara on a suitable response.

"It is yet another reflection of the Syrian authorities' callous disregard for international norms, human life, and peace and security," Clinton said in a written statement.