National Army to immediately start discharging vaccine refusers By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Feb 2, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army said Wednesday it will immediately begin discharging soldiers who have refused to get the mandatory COVID-19 vaccin…
National Decades of DOD efforts fail to stamp out bias, extremism By KAT STAFFORD and JAMES LAPORTA Associated Press Dec 29, 2021 In February, with the images of the violent insurrection in Washington still fresh in the minds of Americans, newly confirmed Defense Secretar…
Columnists Seeking human kindness By Jonathan Madison Jun 15, 2021 Three large words on a cardboard sign perplexed me one evening: “Seeking Human Kindness.” The sign was held high by a homeless young man on th…
National Reversing Trump, Pentagon to release new transgender policy By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Mar 31, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Wednesday will sweep away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the mili…
National Pentagon: US will respond if Russia bounty reports are true By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Jul 9, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Pentagon leaders told Congress on Thursday that reports of Russia offering Taliban militants bounties for killing Americ…
National US starts to withdraw troops from Trump border mission By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated PressUpdated Dec 10, 2018
National Mattis OKs extension of troop deployment on Mexico border By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated PressUpdated Dec 4, 2018
National Trump: Number of troops sent to border could reach 15,000 By ZEKE MILLER and ROBERT BURNS, Associated PressUpdated Oct 31, 2018
National Trump escalates threats against migrant caravan By ROBERT BURNS, COLLEEN LONG and JILL COLVIN, Associated PressUpdated Oct 29, 2018
Obituaries Joel J. Williams Updated Apr 13, 2025 Joel Williams, born September 15, 1930, died in hospice care on September 28 after a brief illness. He was the last of five brothers: Edward, …