GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders — a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass …
IRS Replaces Official Who Oversaw Targeting
(WASHINGTON) — The Internal Revenue Service official who led the unit that targeted tea party groups and publicly disclosed the activity has been replaced, making her the third top IRS official moved aside since the episode was …
“We expect, first of all, commanders to pick their very best. We don't have data on it, but I'm concerned to this point. Too many of these positions may have been filled in a way in which someone had an honorable record, but was otherwise available, so they were assigned to these what we believe to be critically important positions.”
— Army Secretary John McHugh acknowledging to a Senate committee Wednesday, sort of, what many in the service whisper: that too many less-than-stellar officers have been put in charge of the Army’s sexual-assault prevention programs and training efforts.
“This War, Like All Wars, Must End.”
President Obama channeled John Lennon Thursday at the National Defense University in Washington.
Obama: America at ‘Crossroads’ in Terror Fight
(WASHINGTON) — President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America’s controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes …
The Missing Animals of Moore: Residents Search for Pets Lost in Tornado
After seeing his house reduced to a pile of rubble by the deadly tornado that ripped through his hometown, Randy Wheeler didn’t hold out much hope for his blind, 13-year-old dog. But then friends spotted a picture of a small …
Before and After the Tornado: Satellite Shots of Moore
The Moore tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes. But you can’t understand the full extent of the devastation until you view it from far above
TIME Special Issue: Oklahoma Tornado
Online today and hitting newsstands and tablets Friday, May 24, is dedicated to covering the devastation that followed the pivotal 16 minutes between when sirens first alerted Moore residents and when the tornado touched down.
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Procuremania
Just because a military capability can be bought doesn’t necessarily mean it should be bought.
That thought surfaced while reading a bid-protest ruling concerning the Air Force’s purchase of Guardian Angel Air-Deployable …
Happy 114th Birthday to Jeralean Talley, The Oldest Living American!
Be nice, worship God and eat pigs’ feet: That’s how Jeralean Talley of Inkster, Michigan says she lived to celebrate her 114th birthday today
Fighting Sexual Harassment…and Suicides
“I’m under a lot of pressure to have sex,” explained the young Hispanic Army sergeant. She then named the company’s senior non-commissioned officer, an Army master sergeant, as the culprit who was sexually harassing her. …
The Next Real Estate Bubble Has Already Begun
Ever since the financial crisis, market watchers have worried about bubbles in the stock market, in high yield debt, and even the reinflation of the real estate bubble. The latest asset class to receive worried attention from …
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PTSD Can Make You Jump Off a Mountain
That’s how bad the mental wreckage of war apparently got for former Marine Sergeant Edward S. Passetto.
On May 12, authorities said the Pittsfield, Mass. man’s body they found halfway down Monument Mountain in western …
