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Philly 'a living monument' to the Civil War

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:26:06 -0400

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphians were clearly tired of the Civil War in the days leading up to the invasion.

Woman rescued from Wash. bay, man missing

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:58:04 -0400

TULALIP, Washington - Coast Guard officials say a woman was rescued Friday night from Tulalip Bay near Everett, Washington, but a man who was with her is missing.

Coast Guard rescues teen from Ore. surf

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:26:04 -0400

WARRENTON, Oregon - A Coast Guard helicopter has rescued a teenage girl from the surf on the northwest Oregon coast.

Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:46:56 -0400

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control.

Affidavit: Army sex assault manager threatened ex

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:51:05 -0400

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee - A police affidavit in the stalking case of an Army officer who manages the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell says Lt. Col. Darin Haas threatened to kill his ex-wife in text messages.

US slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:38:34 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising to work together on stopping.

Indiana withdraws support for fertilizer plant

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:05:12 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana officials withdrew state backing Friday for a fertilizer plant over concerns about whether its Pakistan-based owners are doing enough at its overseas operations to keep the potentially explosive material from being used against U.S. troops.

Photos sought of Guantanamo prisoner hit in clash

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:28:11 -0400

MIAMI - A lawyer for a Guantanamo Bay prisoner is calling on the U.S. Justice Department to release photos of wounds the man suffered when struck with non-lethal rounds at a recent clash with guards at the prison.

Man accused of Coast Guard killings wants release

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:58:05 -0400

KODIAK, Alaska - A man accused of killing two men at the Coast Guard station on Kodiak Island wants to be released from custody as he awaits his trial.

Fertilizer group says it will go on without state

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:55:04 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Pakistan-based Developers who want to build a fertilizer plant in southwest Indiana say they'll continue with the project despite the withdrawal of state incentives.

Hagel names general to lead US troops in SKorea

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:46:27 -0400

WASHINGTON - An Army general who served as a top official on U.S. joint military staffs in Afghanistan and at the Pentagon is the choice to command U.S. troops in South Korea.

1 SEAL dead, 7 sailors hurt in training accident

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:10:32 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Military officials say a Humvee carrying six Navy SEALs and two other sailors overturned during a training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky, killing one of the SEALs and injuring the others on board.

1 sailor dead, 7 injured in training accident

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:41:57 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - A U.S. Navy spokesman says one sailor was killed and seven were injured during a training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky.

Big Island search for swimmer, 62, suspended

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:28:30 -0400

HONOKAA, Hawaii - Rescuers are no longer searching for a missing swimmer last seen on the northeast coast of the Big Island.

23 Cuban migrants returned home by US Coast Guard

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:42 -0400

MIAMI - U.S. Coast Guard officials say they have returned nearly two dozen Cuban migrants to their homeland.

Coast Guard: Bodies of 2 missing boaters found

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:31:46 -0400

FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP, Michigan - The U.S. Coast Guard says a search crew has found the bodies of two Detroit-area men who disappeared after going fishing in eastern Lake Erie.

Officials: Soldier accused sex assault named

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:27:51 -0400

WASHINGTON - U.S. officials have identified the Fort Hood soldier accused of sexual assault, including possibly arranging for at least one woman to have sex for money. He is Sgt. 1st Class Gregory McQueen, coordinator of a sexual assault prevention program at the Texas post.

Head of Fort Campbell harassment program arrested

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:27:01 -0400

FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky - Army officials say the manager of the sexual assault response program at Fort Campbell has been arrested in a domestic dispute and relieved of his post.

Japan mayor: Lack of sensitivity on sex comment

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:39:31 -0400

TOKYO - An outspoken Japanese mayor who outraged many with remarks about Japan's wartime and modern sexual services stood by his comments Thursday, but said he may have lacked "international sensitivity."

Coal ship's Va. departure blocked

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:38:27 -0400

PORTSMOUTH, Virginia - A Maltese-flagged coal ship anchored at Portsmouth Marine Terminal for nearly a month has lost a court battle to sail out of Virginia waters amid a federal environmental investigation.

Badgered: Obama acts, but Republicans unsatisfied

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:21:35 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred Internal Revenue Service Thursday and pressed Congress to approve new security money to prevent another Benghazi-style terrorist attack.

Congress rethinks 9/11 law on military force

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:22:24 -0400

WASHINGTON - Congress is rethinking the broad authority it gave the president to wage a war on terror after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in light of how President Barack Obama has used the power to target suspected terrorists with lethal drone strikes.

Casey defends Pa. military bases from cuts

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:12:17 -0400

WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is asking a Senate committee to forgo the process of looking at potential closures of military installations as part of Defense Department cutbacks.

Pentagon: US still in armed conflict with al-Qaida

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:37:47 -0400

WASHINGTON - The United States remains in armed conflict with al-Qaida and its affiliates, a fight likely to last a decade or two, senior Pentagon officials told Congress on Thursday in arguing against changes to the 2001 military force law used in the war on terror.

Vt. National Guard reducing furlough days to 11

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:21:16 -0400

COLCHESTER, Vermont - The Vermont National Guard says the number of furlough days for about 500 of its federal technicians is being reduced from 14 to 11.