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Philadelphia airport employees strike for increased wages: ‘They’ve finally had enough’

Philadelphia International Airport's baggage handlers and other non-union workers went on strike and began protesting early Thursday morning.

April 2, 2015

Ray Odierno: Army changes tattoo policy, effective immediately

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno confirmed Wednesday that the Army will change its unpopular tattoo policy, with looser rules that allow for more ink to take effect in the near future.

April 1, 2015

Super Typhoon Maysak ‘commands respect’ from Samantha Cristoforetti on International Space Station

Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti was left in awe on Tuesday after getting a glimpse of Super Typhoon Maysak from the International Space Station.

April 1, 2015

Jose Rosario, retired NYPD hero detective, saves boy before being swept out to sea

A retired NYPD detective was swept out to sea after saving a young boy in Puerto Rico.

April 1, 2015

Misao Okawa, world’s oldest person, dies at 117 in Osaka, Japan

Misao Okawa, the world's oldest person, died on Wednesday at age 117. She was born on March 5, 1898, in Osaka, Japan.

April 1, 2015

American flag free-speech appeal rejected by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by three California high school students who argued their free-speech rights were violated when their school ordered them to remove American flag T-shirts worn on Cinco de Mayo.

April 1, 2015

‘Guntry clubs’ soar in popularity with Second Amendment enthusiasts

A new type of hangout for Second Amendment enthusiasts is gaining popularity in the United States: the "guntry club."

April 1, 2015

Bashar Assad, Syrian president, contradicts Moscow, says Russia supplying weapons since 2011

Syrian President Bashar Assad said Monday that Russia has been supplying Syria with weapons since 2011, which contradicts Moscow's earlier assertion that deals were only made prior to the nation's civil war.

April 1, 2015

Iranian aircraft buzzed U.S. Navy helicopter in Persian Gulf

An Iranian aircraft buzzed a Navy helicopter operating in the Persian Gulf, a U.S. military official said Tuesday.

March 31, 2015

Soren Kam, ‘unrepentant Nazi,’ evades authorities to die a free man at 93

Former Nazi Soren Kam was wanted in Denmark on charges of kidnapping and murder since 1943. He avoided authorities for decades and died March 23 at age 93.

March 31, 2015

Hillary Clinton replied to drone crash email with furniture inquiry: ‘Sorry!’

Hillary Rodham Clinton's mixture of personal and work email once resulted in a reply to a crashed drone story with inquiries about home decorations.

March 31, 2015

Army not content to ‘own the night,’ seeks aircraft for all weather conditions

The U.S. Army is seeking to own every type of weather condition, just as its ability to "own the night" was a battlefield game-changer decades ago.

March 31, 2015

Kevin Spacey: Bill Clinton said ‘House of Cards’ is ‘99 percent’ accurate

Actor Kevin Spacey popular political Netflix show "House of Cards" has received a seal of authenticity from former President Clinton.

March 31, 2015

Pentagon plans to spend billions on new Air Force One

The Pentagon plans to spend billions of dollars to upgrade Air Force One.

March 31, 2015

China creating ‘great wall of sand’ near disputed islands: U.S. Adm. Harry Harris Jr.

China is creating a new "great wall" — of sand.

March 31, 2015

Richard Engel: Military officials say allies ‘simply don’t trust’ U.S. under Obama

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel said Friday that military officials believe U.S. allies in the Middle East no longer trust the Obama administration with sensitive intelligence information.

March 27, 2015

Obama’s Mideast policy in ‘free fall,’ former Iraq ambassador says

Chaos in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Egypt and Yemen has prompted the Obama administration's former ambassador to Iraq to warn of a Mideast policy in "free fall."

March 27, 2015

Bowe Bergdahl’s former platoon mate Josh Cornelison: Honorable discharge would be ‘disgrace’

Three former platoon mates of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl appeared on "The Kelly File" Thursday night and cringed at the thought that he would strike a plea deal and possibly receive an honorable discharge.

March 27, 2015

Child forced to shave military-style haircut honoring brother; school named after veteran

Officials at a Tennessee elementary school told a seven-year-old's mother that his "high and tight" military-style haircut had to go before he could return to class.

March 26, 2015

Japan’s Izumo enters fleet; nation’s largest warship since World War II

Japan has a new 24,000-ton helicopter carrier that comes with the distinction of being the nation's largest warship to enter its fleet since World War II.

March 26, 2015