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The same-sex spouses of U.S. service members are now eligible in every state to obtain their Department of Defense identification cards, according to an announcement made today by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. -
Merrill Newman, the 85-year-old Korean War veteran detained in North Korea for six weeks, returned home to his grateful family in California on Monday. Newman has now released a two-page statement detailing his captivity. -
San Diego’s downtown homeless shelter is in urgent need of blankets and jackets. Supplies are out, and a cold snap is forecast to hit the region this weekend. -
New information has emerged from North Korea about Merrill E. Newman, the 85-year-old Korean War veteran from Northern California, who has been detained in North Korea since Oct. 26. It seems North Korea considers Newman a prisoner of war - the Korean War - which took place sixty years ago. -
Once a Marine, always a Marine. That's what Lori Navidad says about her husband Donnie, who saved the life of a suicidal woman on Sunday as she jumped from the upper deck of the Oakland Coliseum. Donnie Navidad is speaking out for the first time after being nationally lauded as a hero. -
A 61-year-old Marine veteran is being called a hero, after trying catching a distraught woman who jumped from the upper deck of the Raiders Collesium after the team lost. The veteran broke the woman's fall, getting injured in the process. The jumper survived, but suffered critical injuries from her fall. -
Those red things that look like parking meters you'll see around downtown beginning Monday are actually devices you can use to make donations for the homeless. -
Merrill E. Newman, an 85-year-old Korean War veteran from Northern California, has been detained in North Korea after visiting the country with a friend. Newman was arrested for reasons unknown on Oct. 26, and his family is desperate to contact him. -
Are you a veteran looking for unconditional love? In honor of Veterans Day, the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA, and the San Diego County Department of Animal Services, are offering 50 percent off adoption fees to those who have served in our Armed Forces. -
Three veterans who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War talk about what they witnessed in combat. As one of the veterans said about his war memories, "We're not supposed to forget 'em."
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