5 hours ago - By John Heilprin, AP Writer
The world's largest protected marine area is being created around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, an archipelago 1,400 miles long and 100 miles wide that is home to rare marine mammals, fishes and birds.
20 hours ago - By Dave Kolpack, AP Writer
A Marine reservist who ran his campaign from Iraq won a seat on the Grand Forks City Council, but it will be months before he can attend any meetings in person.
Jun 13 - By Associated Press
Lt. Gen. James Conway has been nominated to be the next commandant of the Marine Corps, which is struggling to overcome allegations of war crimes in Iraq.
Jun 13 - By Associated Press
A Marine seen in an Internet video singing about killing members of an Iraqi family says the song was a joke.

Jun 10 - By Don Babwin, AP Writer
Edward Davis Jr. simply wanted to hold a memorial service in his church for his son, who was killed in Iraq by a roadside bomb in late April.
Jun 4 - By Associated Press
A Marine who followed orders to photograph corpses of Iraqis allegedly slain by members of his unit last fall claims post-traumatic stress drove him to commit felonies while on leave, his mother said.

May 31 - By Alicia A. Caldwell, AP Writer
The father of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb in western Iraq in November believes his son's comrades did nothing wrong despite a criminal investigation into events that left more than 20 Iraqi civilians dead, including women and children.
May 30 - By Associated Press
A former Marine used a pocket knife to fend off a group of would-be robbers, killing one and wounding another, police said.
May 24 - By Robert H. Reid, AP Writer
The U.S. military has opened a criminal investigation into allegations that U.S. Marines killed an Iraqi civilian west of Baghdad last month, the U.S. command announced Wednesday.
May 22 - By Associated Press
A U.S. Marine was killed in action in Iraq's volatile western Anbar province, the U.S. Command said Monday.

May 13 - By Terry Kinney, AP Writer
A soft-spoken suburban real-estate broker, John Prazynski didn't consider himself political and never expected to become a public figure, much less a pro-war activist. But in the year since his son Taylor, a Marine, died in Iraq, Prazynski has devoted much of his time to supporting the troops through fundraisers, two trips to Camp Lejeune, N.C., and interviews backing the war effort.
Apr 12 - By Associated Press
A Marine reservist returning home after eight months in Iraq was told he couldn't board a plane to Minneapolis because his name appeared on a watch list as a possible terrorist.
Apr 8 - By Antonio Castaneda, AP Writer
After a nearly 10-year hiatus, census takers returned to this small town just west of Baghdad.
Apr 7 - By Associated Press
An Iraqi soldier allegedly shot and killed a U.S. Marine at a base near the Syrian border, the U.S. said Friday. Another American Marine then wounded the Iraqi soldier.
Mar 15 - By Terence Chea, AP Writer
A plan to protect biologically rich ecosystems along the California coast moved ahead Wednesday, with a state panel advancing proposals to establish a chain of marine protected areas where fishing will be banned or strictly limited.
Mar 14 - By Associated Press
A dispute over the direction of a scholarship set up to honor a Marine killed in Iraq has landed in court, with the slain soldier's mother facing off against his friends.
Mar 11 - By Elliot Spagat, AP Writer
A woman has pleaded not guilty to poisoning her husband, a Marine, and using his life insurance money to get breast enhancements and throw parties.
Feb 22 - By Bruce Smith, AP Writer
A Marine Corps swim instructor was not negligent in the drowning of a recruit during water survival training last year, a military judge has found.
Feb 21 - By Bruce Smith, AP Writer
A Marine recruit shouted frantically in the minutes before he drowned during basic training, but the training appeared safe, witnesses testified Tuesday at the opening of a water survival instructor's court-martial.
Feb 19 - By Associated Press
A former Marine who fled in June, skipping a court-martial in which he was convicted of accidentally killing his roommate, has been apprehended in Europe, military officials said.
Feb 14 - By Associated Press
A roadside bomb killed a U.S. Marine in western Baghdad on Tuesday in one of two attacks that also wounded six coalition military personnel, the military said.