Tag: Veterans
Asian Americans lobby to name Navy ship for Filipino sailor
SAN FRANCISCO — Asians Americans, veterans and civilians in the U.S. and the Philippines are campaigning to name a Navy warship for a Filipino...
Probation for ex-VA hospital doc who admitted fondling women
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A former physician at a West Virginia's veterans hospital was sentenced to probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to touching two female...
EU slaps coup-related sanctions on top Myanmar officials
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on several senior officials and organizations in Myanmar over the military coup in February and...
Sealed with a kiss: Macron revives France’s cheeky embrace
PARIS — The double-cheeked embrace that was a customary greeting in France before the coronavirus pandemic saw it largely abandoned as a potential kiss...
Man pleads guilty to shooting Black girl at Iowa Trump rally
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A supporter of former President Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to felony charges for firing his handgun into a carful...
Jack Weinstein, legal maverick on federal bench, dead at 99
NEW YORK — Jack B. Weinstein, a federal judge who earned a reputation as a tireless legal maverick while overseeing a series of landmark...
Jill Biden tells English surf therapy group about her board
NEWLYN, England — U.S. first lady Jill Biden told members of a British group that uses surfing as therapy that she once owned a...
Prince Harry spreads news about Invictus Games in Germany
LOS ANGELES — Prince Harry took a break from paternity leave to “spread the news” about his Invictus Games.
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Censored veteran will get another chance to give speech
HUDSON, Ohio — A retired U.S. Army officer whose speech about freed Black slaves honoring fallen Civil War soldiers was censored by organizers of...
Deported veteran sues to get naturalization interview in US
Hector Ocegueda-Rivera wanted to head to an interview in Los Angeles with immigration officers so he could become a U.S. citizen — but since...