United States Naval Academy

Tornadoes hit Oklahoma again; now floodwaters threaten

2013-05-31 20:49:00

A tornado emergency warning has been lifted for the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, but the region braced for flooding brought on by pounding rain. At least two deaths have been reported. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Betsy Randolph told the...

Naval Academy football players investigated in alleged sexual assault

2013-05-31 15:19:00

The U.S. Naval Academy is investigating allegations that three members of its football team sexually assaulted a female midshipman last year. “Naval Academy leadership is monitoring the progress of this investigation and evaluating the appropriate...

At Naval Academy commencement, Obama condemns military sexual assaults

2013-05-24 12:22:00

WASHINGTON -- President Obama condemned sexual misconduct in the military and told Naval Academy graduates to try to restore Americans’ faith in institutions in a commencement speech that hinted at the scandals swirling around the president....

Gordon Gayle dies at 95; received Navy Cross for attack on Peleliu

2013-05-19 17:56:00

Retired Marine Brig. Gen. Gordon Gayle, who received the Navy Cross for leadership and bravery during the assault on Peleliu, one of the bloodiest and most complex and controversial battles fought by Marines during World War II, has died. He was 95....

Republicans criticize Obama's new approach on fighting terrorism

2013-05-26 10:49:00

WASHINGTON — Republicans hammered President Obama on Sunday for what they described as a retreat in the war against terrorism at a time when they said the world’s crises demand a more aggressive, vigilant posture from the United States. In a...

PASSINGS: George A. Roberts

2013-03-02 22:30:00

. George A. Roberts Helped transform Teledyne Corp. George A. Roberts, 93, who was a pioneer in the field of steel manufacturing and helped turn the Southern California-based Teledyne Corp. into a Fortune 500 firm, died Feb. 15 of heart failure at a...

Zhuang Zedong dies at 72; helped get 'pingpong diplomacy' rolling

2013-02-12 18:44:00

It might have been a chance meeting or a cunning act of propaganda, but the encounter more than 40 years ago between two pingpong champions — one Chinese, the other American — launched what President Nixon would call "the week that changed the...

Navy officer found dead in his San Diego apartment

2013-01-28 20:42:06

Brother of naval officer arrested on suspicion of his murder

2013-01-29 11:43:26

Navy captain relieved for alleged drunkenness in Russian port

2012-11-03 12:52:40

James D. Watkins dies at 85; retired admiral led AIDS, ocean panels

2012-07-29 00:00:00

Navy Adm. James D. Watkins was considered "an unlikely hero" after he was called out of retirement in 1987 to accomplish what many considered a near-impossible task — taking over the leadership of an embattled and divided presidential commission...

Wesley Brown dies at 85; first black graduate of Naval Academy

2012-05-25 00:00:00

Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown, the first African American graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, died Tuesday in Silver Spring, Md., the Naval Academy's alumni association announced from Annapolis, Md. He was 85 and had cancer. A 1949 graduate, Brown was...

Broward Sheriff Sgt. Bill Pennypacker demonstrates how to assemble rifles for students bound for the U.S. Naval Academy

2013-06-07 00:00:00

President Barack Obama speaks during the U.S. Naval Academy Graduation and Commissioning ceremonies May 24, 2013 in Annapolis, Maryland.

2013-05-26 06:39:20

President Obama speaks at the U.S. Naval Academy commencement ceremony in Annapolis, Md.

2013-05-24 00:00:00