Sikh officer plans to sue US Marine Corps for full religious freedom

A 26-year-old Sikh-American officer in the US Marines who has been allowed to wear the turban -- the first person in the 246-year history of the elite force allowed to do so, but with a few......

US Marines appoint general to probe Taliban video

The United States Marine Corps has appointed a three-star general to investigate and decide what, if any, disciplinary action will be taken in the case of a shocking video showing marines urinating......

US military welcomes first women infantry Marines

For the first time, the United States Marine Corps has put three enlisted female Marines in a ground combat unit once open only to men, officials said. They will serve as a rifleman, machine gunner......

US court allows Sikh marines to keep beard, wear turbans

A United States court has ruled that Marine Corps cannot deny entry to Sikhs sporting a beard and wearing a turban, in a major victory for three recruits from the community who can now join the......

Boxer Leon Spinks, who shocked Muhammad Ali, dies at 67

IMAGE: Leon Spinks, father of Cory Spinks, smiles while holding Cory's gloves. Photograph: Joe Murphy/Getty Images Leon Spinks, the gap-toothed fighter from the St. Louis slums who pulled off......