RICHMOND, Va. (AP) â Two former sailors convicted of rape and murder nearly two decades ago are innocent, a federal judge said Monday, adding the “no sane human being” could find the men guilty. U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney Jr. said in an opinion that “by any measure,” the evidence shows Danial Williams and … Continue reading
HAVANA (AP) — Bent in concentration beneath the vaulted ceiling of his Old Havana studio, Mauro Coca draws a tropical bird in blue ink down the length of Julivic Marquez’s arm. “That’s really good,” the 21-year-old art student says, and Coca presses his electric needle to her forearm. She winces as the needle buzzes across … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — More than 600 sailors have returned to Norfolk following an eight-month deployment as part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group. Media outlets report that the guided missile destroyers USS Winston S. Churchill and USS Forest Sherman returned to Norfolk Naval Station on Saturday. The ships were deployed on March 9. … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Sailors at the world’s largest naval base are filling thousands of sandbags to protect the base’s buildings from flooding. About 13,000 sandbags are being filled at Naval Station Norfolk as the installation prepares for days of rain and the possibility of being hit by Hurricane Joaquin. Navy officials say this is … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Navy says one of its sailors has died after collapsing during a training run at Fort Monroe in Hampton. Naval Air Force Atlantic says the sailor was assigned to the future USS Gerald R. Ford, which is an aircraft carrier under construction in Newport News. The Navy has not released … Continue reading
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — Thunderstorms rolling across the Gulf Coast hampered the search Monday, April 27 for four boaters still missing two days after a deadly squall overturned sailboats during a yearly race in Mobile Bay. With two people already confirmed dead in the 57th annual Dauphin Island Regatta, crews used boats to search … Continue reading
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