UPDATE 1-Supreme Court rejects U.S. troops' appeal over 'burn pits' illnesses
January 14, 2019 at 09:57 AM EST
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a bid by U.S. troops sickened by smoke from open-air pits used to burn waste in Iraq and Afghanistan to revive a lawsuit against defense contractors KBR Inc and Halliburton Co.