A Navajo court has disqualified a tribal presidential candidate running for the top elected post on the largest U.S. Indian reservation because he has refused to demonstrate his fluency in the Navajo language. Chris Deschene, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and a lawyer, refused to answer questions in the Navajo language Thursday at a hearing […]
The U.S. agency that oversees health care for the country’s 21 million military veterans has fired four senior executives as it attempts to end long wait times for patients seeking medical care. The firings at the Department of Veterans Affairs are the first since Congress made it easier for the agency to get rid of […]
North and South Korean warships exchanged warning shots near a disputed sea border Tuesday, days after the two sides agreed to high-level talks that many hope could improve inter-Korean relations. Seoul defense officials say a South Korean naval ship fired a warning shot after a North Korean vessel crossed the so-called Northern Limit Line off […]
U.S. news outlets have revealed another major security breach involving the agency responsible for protecting President Barack Obama and his family. The reports say an armed guard for a private security firm got on an elevator with Obama during his visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the southeastern city of Atlanta […]