Survivors recall Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
For the first time since the war, Alvis Taylor returned to Pearl Harbor and recalled the surprise Japanese air attack that plunged America into World War II.
View ArticleBombings kill 39 in and around Iraqi capital
At least 11 explosions tore through predominantly Shiite Muslim areas in and around the Iraqi capital on Sunday, killing at least 39 people at crowded market places, commercial districts and car repair...
View ArticlePT365: American Council on Exercise study says CrossFit works
A new study on CrossFit recently published by the American Council on Exercise concludes what many devotees have known for years.
View ArticleHagel offers troops rare glimmer of hope on budget
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Sunday offered troops a rare glimmer of hope on the department's financial woes, saying a possible budget agreement back home could ease the automatic spending...
View ArticleLong-awaited appearance reg in 'final review'
When might you see new grooming regulations? It may be this week. Or it may be this month. Then again, maybe not.
View ArticleIran opposes foreign presence in Afghanistan
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday his country opposes the presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan and the region, saying their presence generates tension, the official IRNA news agency...
View ArticleIran's president: Nuclear deal has helped economy
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that last month's nuclear deal with world powers has already boosted the country's economy, as he continues a push to convince skeptics of the benefits...
View ArticleS.K. expands air defense zone after Chinese move
South Korea on Sunday announced an expansion of its air defense zone following China's move to establish a similar zone that has been criticized by Beijing's neighbors.
View ArticlePa. police probe '68 death of Marine ID'd in 2012
More than four decades after her brother vanished from the Philadelphia Naval Hospital, Virginia Cleary learned the young Marine's body was found along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in 1968 and buried in...
View ArticlePayday lender accused of charging exorbitant interest
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has accused Cash America International of charging troops and family members interest rates above the 36 percent maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law.
View ArticlePutin vows to beef up Arctic military presence
Expanding Russia's military presence in the Arctic region is among the top priorities for the nation's armed forces, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.
View ArticleHere's what really helps -and what doesn't - for hangovers
'Hangovers have been called a 'metabolic storm,'' says professor and food chemist Alyson E. Mitchell with the University of California at Davis.
View ArticleLegionnaires' bacteria found in Texas VA hospital
Officials say water sources at more than three buildings at a Texas veterans hospital have tested positive for legionella, a bacteria that can cause Legionnaires' disease.
View ArticleDefense bill decriminalizes consensual sodomy
Consensual sodomy would no longer be a crime under the Uniform Code of Military Justice under a provision of a compromise defense bill agreed to by the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services...
View ArticleHagel tours low-profile U.S. base in Qatar
The U.S. air operations center in Qatar has long been a hub where combat sorties into Iraq and Afghanistan were tracked and international forces kept watch over hotspots in the Persian Gulf and western...
View ArticleMalmstrom airman dies while lifting weights
Senior Airman Vincent Sanchez, a security forces journeyman, from Downey, Calif., and assigned to Malmstrom Air Force Base died Sunday after collapsing while weightlifting.
View ArticleEverything 'goes wrong' on JBLM training flight
The Joint Base Lewis-McChord flight nurses in the air over the Northwest on Sunday had unbelievably bad luck during their training scenario inside a C-17 Globemaster III jet.
View ArticleMarine Corps commandant pushes for defense bill
The commandant of the Marine Corps is appealing to House and Senate leaders to complete a defense policy bill before the end of the year, calling it a national security imperative.
View ArticleObese Gitmo inmate loses court fight on care
A federal court has declined to get involved in a dispute over medical care for an obese prisoner in declining health at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
View ArticleCharity awards $300k to nonprofits that support female vets
Newman's Own Foundation has awarded a total of $300,000 to seven nonprofit organizations that help female veterans with career development.
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