A brigadier general who led Black Hawk helicopters in Iraqwill become the first woman to lead an Army infantry division.
Author: John Bacon, USA TODAY
Month of rain in a day: Parts of Southeast deal with flooding, high water rescues
Roads became rivers, high-water rescues were underway, and states of emergency were declared in parts of the Southeast.
Parkland resource officer Scot Peterson stayed outside as bullets flew. Is he negligent or a scapegoat?
Parkland resource officer Scot Peterson faces seven counts of neglect of a child, three counts of culpable negligence and one count of perjury.
‘The nation is watching’: Virginia governor orders special session on gun control after Virginia Beach shootings
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam calls for a special legislative session to ‘address gun violence,’ four days after deadly rampage in Virginia Beach.
30 years after Tiananmen Square made history, US and China still clash over protest
Thirty years after the “June 4th incident,” as the crackdown on Tiananmen Square protests is known in China, that nation and the U.S. remain at odds over what it meant then and what it means now.
Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte says he was once gay but ‘cured myself’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that he used to be gay but “cured” himself by marrying beautiful women draws outrage from a human rights group.
No happy ending: Missing Hawaiian hiker Noah ‘Kekai’ Mina found dead
Less than a week after the rescue of a hiker lost in a Hawaiian forest for 17 days, the search for another missing Hawaiian hiker ended in tragedy.
Oklahoma, Arkansas cities brace for ‘the worst flood in our history’
Oklahoma and Arkansas faced record flooding as a new wave of storms forecast to roll through the region threatened to bloat the Arkansas River.
Rolling Thunder’s last roar? Trump says ride will be back; organizer says not so fast
Thousands of motorcyclists gathered in Washington, D.C., this weekend amid confusion over whether this would be thefinal ride for Rolling Thunder.
‘I chose life’: Hiker Amanda Eller survived on wild fruit, water and grit for 17 days in the Hawaiian forest
Hundreds of volunteers who aided the grimsearch and sensational rescue of Amanda Eller will celebrate Monday at a barbecue bash in Maui.