Many brides-to-be pick best friends to serve as their maids or matrons of honor. But Erica Schultz's best buddy isn't a high school friend or a college pal. It's her 92-year-old grandmother.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have made the birthday of gay political icon Harvey Milk a statewide "day of significance."
President Bush on Monday presented the nation's highest military award to a 19-year-old soldier who died saving the lives of four comrades in Iraq by jumping on a grenade tossed into their military vehicle. The honored soldier, Army Pfc. Ross McGinnis, "gave all for his country," the president said somberly.
A Pennsylvania soldier who jumped on a grenade in Iraq to save the lives of his comrades at the cost of his own will be awarded the Medal of Honor.
It’s become fashionable for critics of the films of writer-director-producer Judd Apatow to accuse those movies of misogyny, but one has to wonder if these champions of feminism see mainstream junk like “Made of Honor,” a film that portrays all women as either morons, harpies or (horrors!) overweight.
Navy SEAL Michael A. Monsoor had fast thinking to do when a live grenade came out of nowhere to bounce off his chest: Take the clear path to safety that he had but his comrades didn't, try to toss it safely away, or throw himself on top of it.
An elite Navy SEAL who threw himself on top of a grenade in Iraq to save his comrades will be posthumously awarded the nation's highest military tribute, a White House spokeswoman said Monday.
Germany appears set to introduce a military decoration for bravery for the first time since World War II.
President Bush apologized Monday that the country waited decades to honor Master Sgt. Woodrow Wilson Keeble for his military valor in Korea, giving him the Medal of Honor more than 25 years after he died.
The telegram that arrived on Nov. 15, 1969, was not pessimistic: "Private First Class Johnny O Brooks was slightly wounded in action."
The first Medal of Honor awarded for combat in Afghanistan was presented Monday to the weeping parents of a Navy SEAL from Long Island, who gave his life to make a radio call for help for his team.
A Navy SEAL who was killed while leading a reconnaissance mission in Afghanistan will receive the nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor.
A court in Denmark was expected Wednesday to sentence nine people convicted of murder or accessory to murder in the killing of a 19-year-old woman gunned down by her older brother two days after her wedding because her Pakistani family disapproved of her choice of husband.
A court convicted a young Turkish man Thursday of murdering his sister in what prosecutors described as an "honor killing" meant to punish the woman for her Western lifestyle.
OLD GLORY by Doyle Wheeler Fifty white star on a field of blue, six white stripes and seven red too! How does one describe such a wondrous sight as an American Flag flying at night! When it's bathed in light and blowing in the breeze, standing tall above the trees!
When people learn and respect each others' boundaries, they can interact within them and have no fear of upsetting the balance.
My generation is one in which there are still many living veterans from the Viet Nam era.
"I want to make money." —Blagojevich, Nov. 7, 2008, according to a federal criminal complaint.
KARACHI -- By appointing as cabinet ministers two politicians known for their anti-women views, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has stirred up a storm of protests from rights activists and prominent personalities who believed that an elected government would help their countr …
Nowadays one of my axes to grind has national apathy toward the invasion and occupation of Iraq and lack of empathy for families with skin in the game. In the 60's and 70's when I served - and that was 6 years active duty USAF and 2 years Army Reserve - I did not have much occa …
On this day America officially entered a World War already consuming the rest world. Without the great sacrifice of the many Americans -- both in life and treasure -- the world today would resemble nothing of what we see today, for all its faults and challenges.
In January 2009 our country will embark on a new, hopeful and exciting journey. A new President, and a slate of new members of Congress will shape our nation and lead us on a bright path.
MAAF maintains a roster of Atheists in Foxholes, just in case there are any rumors that we don't exist. The next time you hear someone repeat that old myth, just send them here to see how atheists have served honorably in combat - always have, always will.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Bounty Hunter Leonard Padilla said he's planning a special Christmas Day service in honor of Caylee Anthony. Padilla said he and the father of Casey Anthony's former boyfriend Jesse Grund plan to hold a vigil at Blanchard Park.
53 years ago Monday, Rosa Parks made history by refusing to give up her seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. Parks was arrested and fined.
Our all-volunteer military is overwhelmed and doesn't have enough soldiers with the experience it takes to guard the kinds of high-profile and highly targeted Americans who must travel around Iraq.
This man, Ted Koppel has made his American mark all over the nations. In reporting, the most inquisitive and intelligent interviewer in history. Ted Koppel has been all over the world, in dangerous and life uplifting news worthy situations.
Producer Dick Wolf is receiving a special honor at the 36th International Emmy Awards for extending the long arm of his "Law & Order" franchise into almost every corner of the globe.
"The number of forced marriages being investigated in Britain has risen by 80 per cent this year with parents using "bounty hunters" and bogus missing persons campaigns in a desperate bid to track down runaway children and make them wed.
Rick and Dick Hoyt run the Ironman Triathalon. The goal of Team Hoyt is to integrate the physically challenged into everyday life. One way to accomplish this is to educate the able-bodied, making them more aware of the issues that the disabled face every day.
This is a must see for all Americans. When some forget the sacrifices our boys and girls have made to protect us from harm and fight for our rights to be free of terror, This shows you exactly how many have done just that. In Pictures.....
AN Iraqi soldier on foot patrol with US forces in the northern city of Mosul shot and killed two American soldiers and wounded six more, the worst such case yet of US-trained local troops turning their guns on their allies. The Iraqi soldier, identified as Barzan al-Hadidi, was …
The late George Carlin, whose sense of irony was world class, would have appreciated last night's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ceremony at the Kennedy Center, though it's not clear which rich irony he would have liked most.
During and after the recent national election across these United States, media spokespeople expressed surprise and even dismay over exit polls that revealed a mere 10% of the electorate considered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan primary considerations when deciding which cand …
Geovany Soto became the fifth player in Cubs history to win the National League Rookie of the Year award, easily outdistancing Cincinnati first baseman Joey Votto for the honor by garnering 31 of 32 first place votes for 158 points. Votto collected 76 points.
n honor of their service some retailers offer special deals for veterans. Story by Craig McKee
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." Anne Frank
"The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man who killed his second wife for allegedly having an illicit relationship with another received impunity on the pretext of an honour killing by the 'Jirga', the illegal tribal justice system on October 20 …
"An 11-year-old girl has been set on fire by a relative in India's northern city of Jaipur for wearing lipstick and being inappropriately dressed.