Navy secretary to discuss women in combat at Camp Pendleton
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has squared off against Marine Corps leaders who resisted recruiting women for all combat jobs. On Tuesday,…
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Navy flyer describes spotting island castaways
HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Navy officer in charge of a flight crew that located three castaways on a remote Pacific island said Monday he…
US didn’t find trouble at college before it failed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Department reviewers found in 2013 that a major for-profit college chain had systematically raised students’ tuitions without properly telling them. As…
NYC mayor, Hillary Clinton taking heat over comedy skit
NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio have come under fire over a comedy skit that some people…
John McCain blasts administration’s fight against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s fight against the Islamic State is at risk of becoming a “grinding failure for our nation,” an influential Republican…
‘Fight for $15’ minimum wage powers on with coast state wins
NEW YORK (AP) — California and New York — where almost 1 in 5 Americans live — are on their way to raising their minimum…
Chihuahua leads police on chase across Bay Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Chihuahua is in animal custody after leading police on a chase across the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge. The California Highway…
Bourbon Street shooter sentenced to 60 years for gunfight
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man convicted for his role in a gunfight that killed one bystander and left nine people injured on New Orleans’…
California lawmakers weigh nation’s highest entry level wage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state lawmakers are poised to enact the nation’s highest statewide minimum wage on Thursday, with gradual increases to $15 by…
Ex-judge sentencing: Had ordered defendant shocked in court
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former Maryland judge who pleaded guilty to a civil rights violation for ordering a defendant to be physically shocked in…
