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December 11, 2018

5 missing Marines declared dead in warplanes crash off Japan

The U.S. military said Tuesday that five missing crew members have been declared dead after their refueling plane collided ...

December 10, 2018

Former Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland dies at 90

Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland, a farmer from northern Minnesota who was tasked with selling President Jimmy ...

December 08, 2018

US appeals court won't immediately allow Trump asylum ban

A divided U.S. appeals court late Friday refused to immediately allow the Trump administration to enforce a ban on asylum for ...

December 07, 2018

2 US warplanes crash off Japan; 1 crew dead, 5 missing

One of two crew members recovered after two U.S. warplanes collided and crashed off Japan's coast early Thursday is dead and ...

December 05, 2018

Last salute: A guide to George HW Bush's funeral

President George H.W. Bush is getting a national farewell at Washington National Cathedral before family, friends, presidents ...

December 05, 2018

Crowds honor Bush for long service, from war to White House

Soldiers, citizens in wheelchairs and long lines of others on foot wound through the hushed Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday to ...

December 04, 2018

Bush's state funeral follows generations of tradition

Former President George H.W. Bush's state funeral encompasses four days of events, from his arrival in Washington to his ...

December 04, 2018

At Capitol, Bush saluted as 'gentle soul,' 'great man'

The nation's capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death Monday with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and ...

December 03, 2018

Americans to begin saying their goodbyes to George H.W. Bush

Americans will begin saying goodbye to former President George H.W. Bush on Monday when his body arrives in Washington for ...

December 02, 2018

George H.W. Bush dies at 94; made greatest mark in Gulf War

He was the man who sought a "kinder, and gentler nation," and the one who sternly invited Americans to read his lips — he ...

December 02, 2018

Bush hailed across party and global lines as man of decency

Former President George H.W. Bush is returning to Washington as a revered political statesman, hailed by leaders across the ...

December 02, 2018

Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94

George H.W. Bush played many prominent public roles in nearly a century of life, from when he was a 20-year-old World War II ...

December 01, 2018

The Latest: A&M: Bush to be buried at presidential library

The Latest on the death of former President George H.W. Bush (all times local): 3:40 p.m. Former President George H.W.

December 01, 2018

George H.W. Bush: Great on experience, not as communicator

George Bush was a man with a matchless resume — combat pilot, diplomat, vice president, then president of the United States ...

November 26, 2018

White House pastry chefs make National Mall in gingerbread

The traditional White House gingerbread house isn't exactly a house this year. It's a massive, sugary replica of the entire ...

November 26, 2018

Lone bureaucrat's work an example of federal waste in action

Mark Robbins gets to work at 8:15 each morning and unlocks the door to his office suite. He switches on the lights and the ...

November 24, 2018

Memos to Nobody: Inside the work of a neglected fed agency

Mark Robbins gets to work at 8:15 each morning and unlocks the door to his office suite. He switches on the lights and the ...

November 21, 2018

US carrier in Hong Kong after bombers fly over S. China Sea

A U.S. aircraft carrier docked in Hong Kong on Wednesday, days after a pair of American B-52 bombers flew over the disputed ...

November 17, 2018

Judge: John Hinckley can move out of his mother's house

The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan can move out of his mother's house in Virginia and live on his own, ...