69°F
weather icon Clear

Nation and World

Remains of WWII soldier from Oregon ID’d 76 years after going MIA

The remains of a World War II soldier from Oregon who went missing in the final weeks of the Guadalcanal campaign have been positively identified 76 years after he was listed as missing in action, according to the U.S. government.

Navy 7th Fleet commander removed after series of accidents

The U.S. Navy dismissed the commander of the Asia-based 7th Fleet on Wednesday after a series of warship accidents raised questions about its operations in the Pacific.

THE LATEST
 
Air Force chief objects to Yucca Mountain nuclear routes

U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson objects to proposed Yucca Mountain nuke waste rail routes that she said would encroach on the Nevada Test and Training Range.

 
All six U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan attack identified

A female officer in the Air Force, who was one of the first openly gay service members to get married, was identified on Tuesday as being among six U.S. troops killed by a suicide bomber near Bagram air base in Afghanistan.

US Navy cargo ship runs aground near Okinawa

An American naval cargo ship has run aground off the Japanese coast, east of Okinawa, and efforts are underway to refloat it, the U.S. Navy said Thursday.

Gitmo Navy commander relieved of duties during investigation

The commander of the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay has been relieved of his duties after an investigation uncovered evidence of an inappropriate relationship between him and a civilian woman whose husband was found dead earlier this month.

Militants blitz through Iraq’s western desert

Sunni militants have blitzed through the vast desert of western Iraq, capturing four towns and three border crossings and deepening the predicament of the Shiite-led government in Baghdad led by Nouri al-Maliki.

80 percent of senior VA executives got bonuses in 2013

Nearly 80 percent of senior executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs got performance bonuses last year despite widespread treatment delays and preventable deaths at VA hospitals and clinics, a top official said Friday.

 
US tourist’s wife: Detention a ‘dreadful misunderstanding’

The wife of an 85-year-old veteran being detained in North Korea implored authorities on Friday to let her husband return to his anxious family and end what she called a “dreadful misunderstanding.”