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For the first time ever, 60 women will participate in the grueling program. It's part of an effort by Pentagon officials to determine whether women can be assigned to ground combat units.

Francis, on the second day of his visit to the predominately Catholic nation, called for families to be "sanctuaries of respect for life."

The city-state began seven days of national mourning following Lee's death Monday at age 91. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he was "grieved beyond words" at Lee's death.

The 4-4 ruling by the high court means the failure of an effort to overturn requirements that nonunion members contribute to the cost of bargaining.

The pay for active duty military in Arkansas would be exempt from state income taxes under a measure advanced by a Senate panel Wednesday, the first major…

The changes to the Postal Service include slower delivery of some first-class mail and higher holiday-period pricing — changes the states want regulators to review.

As Al Gore's running mate in 2000, Lieberman became the first Jewish candidate on a presidential ticket of one of the two major parties. He later became an independent and was a leader of No Labels.

The retail giant says shoppers will soon have to start scanning their membership cards at the entrances to Costco warehouses rather than just presenting them to a store employee.

The indictment says the senator connected one of his co-defendants with a member of the Qatari royal family who invested in the businessman's multimillion-dollar real estate project.

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