Rain may force Canterbury evacuations - Minister
Civil Defence Minister John Carter has said heavy rain may cause people near the Waimakariri River to be evacuated.
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Get local and national news updates via E-mail. Families cheered and waved U.S. flags this morning as the airplane carrying the last large group of 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers home from Afghanistan touched down on the runway at Pope Air Force Base.
Big aftershocks felt in Christchurch
Some of the largest aftershocks since yesterday morning's 7.1 earthquake have reportedly been felt in Christchurch.
Quake closes Canterbury schools
Schools and early childhood centres in Christchurch, Waimakariri, and Selwyn districts will be closed until Wednesday in response to yesterday's 7.1-magnitude earthquake.
New York state adjutant general promoted to major general
Patrick Murphy of Malta, the adjutant general who commands the 20,000 men and women of the state's military forces, was promoted to New York Army National Guard major general during a ceremony in Latham. New York's Military Forces include the Army National Guard, the Air National Guard, the Naval Militia and the state defense force volunteers of the Guard. Murphy previously served in the New ...
Spiritual leaders in the battle zones
Fr. Kenneth R. Beale, an active-duty Air Force major and chaplain, was preparing for his ninth deployment since 1996. This time around, he was scheduled to go to Afghanistan in March.
President thanks soldiers during Fort Bliss visit
President Barack Obama whispered in Army Spc. Gilberth Bojorquez s ear and signed the wounded soldier s Zippo cigarette lighter with a black marker.
Pilots make jet fight look, sound real
Kevin Kilhoffer A biplane performs stunts during the Coles County Air Show at the Coles County Memorial Airport near Mattoon, Ill., on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010.
Veteran saw the world in Army
LIBERTY - Richard LoSasso had no intention of joining the military. He had a successful career as a barber in Youngstown and already had met his future wife, Elizabeth, when he was drafted into the Army in October 1941 at the age of 2.
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COUSIN Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Eric E. Cousin has deployed to eastern Africa to serve as member of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.