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English Professor Hilary Lithgow leads a discussion among about a dozen veterans and active-duty troops at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill during the Warrior-Scholar Project's 2021 "Academic Boot Camp" in this undated photo.

For Veterans Starting College, 'Academic Boot Camps' Ease The Transition To The Classroom

The Department of Veterans Affairs has partnered with the Warrior-Scholar Project, a non-profit group that runs the camps at major universities around the U.S.

Mourners remember 'pastor's pastor' and WWII veteran Matthew Southall Brown Sr.

The decorated war veteran and retired pastor was among the first African Americans to desegregate the military and fight during World War II.

California's Firefighters Keep Getting Injured While Training. And Some Have Died

Over the last year and a half, almost four dozen Cal Fire firefighters have suffered from heat illness during training, and since 2003, five have died.

Activists in Hong Kong plan not to vote or to cast blank ballots in upcoming election

Hong Kong has legislative elections on Sunday, but new rules favor candidates friendly towards the Beijing government. Activists say people can protest by not voting or by casting blank ballots.

People rest at the Oregon Convention Center cooling station in Oregon, Portland on June 28, 2021, as a heatwave moves over much of the United States.

Another Major Heat Wave Is Bringing Triple-Digit Temps To The Pacific Northwest

The Forest Service is also warning that air quality is likely to deteriorate as wildfires continue to burn.

An undated illustration shows money falling with the California State Capitol building in the background.

Money wars: Special interests spend big in California primary

In some races, they are clearly supporting or opposing candidates. In others, the strategy is more complicated.

Retired two-star U.S. Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton co-authored a recent op-ed about the fear that a coup could succeed after the 2024 elections.

Retired general warns the U.S. military could back a coup after the 2024 election

Retired Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton says war-gaming and civics education could help assure that the military is better prepared for a contested election.

People embrace as they visit a makeshift memorial outside of Oxford High School on Wednesday in Oxford, Mich.

What we know about the young victims of the Oxford High School shooting in Michigan

Oxford High School lost four young students in a shooting this week. The victims, many of them athletes on school teams, were between 14 and 17 years old.

Catherine Serou, a U.S. citizen studying in Russia, was found dead after going missing earlier this week, officials said.

A U.S. Student Who Went Missing In Russia Is Found Dead

Catherine Serou, a 34-year-old U.S. citizen, is found dead a few days after she was feared abducted. A suspect in her killing, a man in his early 40s with past convictions, has been arrested.

Protesters gather in Grand Park at a "March for Freedom" rally demonstrating against the L.A. City Council's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city employees and contractors on Monday in Los Angeles. A new study from Pew Research Center breaks down ideology within political parties, including on the role of government.

Feel like you don't fit in either political party? Here's why

The division is far more complicated than a split between Republicans and Democrats, according to the Pew Research Center. Here are the differences in ideology on race, economics and government.

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