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OCEANSIDE — This fall, the last American troops will leave Afghanistan, ending a 20-year war that involved tens of thousands of troops who trained and deployed from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Since the 200-square-mile military base was established along the northern border of Oceanside in 1942, the city has had a strong and symbiotic relationship with the Marine Corps. But the Corps’ economic impact on the Oceanside economy has gradually declined. Over the past two decades, the ci...

By PAM KRAGEN | The San Diego Union-Tribune | Published: May 17, 2021 (Tribune News Service) — This fall, the last American troops will leave Afghanistan, ending a 20-year war that involved tens of thousands of troops who trained and deployed from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Since the 200-square-mile military base was established along the northern border of Oceanside, Calif., in 1942, the city has had a strong and symbiotic relationship with the Marine Corps. But the Corps economic i...

9 May 2021 A group of California residents came together for a pro-law enforcement rally and parade on Saturday that started in La Quinta and ended up in Palm Springs. The Desert Sun published photos of attendees decorating their vehicles for the We Back the Blue! event that began on Highway 111. People participate in We Back The Blue! car rally and parade to show support for law enforcement beginning on Highway 111 in La Quinta, Calif., on Saturday, May 8, 2021. https://t.co/jctdmbNbXV The p...

“What is happening in Alberta?” My Ontario friends often ply me with questions like these, knowing I’ll give them the Coles Notes of my province’s current events. But recently there was really only one thing they were asking about. The provincial government just dropped a draft of our new provincial elementary curriculum — and it’s a dumpster fire that man cant (or shouldnt) look away from. Whenever the word "curriculum" comes up in the news cycle, I get a bit nerdy. This is my j...

April 15, 2021 8 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced a withdrawal of all remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September, about 20 years after the start of a war provoked by the deadliest terror assault on the United States. Biden’s plan, announced Wednesday, is to pull out all the American forces — now numbering 2,500 — by Sept. 11, the anniversary of the attacks on the twin towers in New York and the Pentagon that were coordinated from Afghanistan by the la...

Sacrifice, sorrow: 20 years of war in Afghanistan SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021, 09:30 AM IST Share Synopsis There were 2,500 to 3,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when Biden took office, the smallest number since early in the war. The number peaked at 100,000 during President Barack Obamas first term. AFP As U.S. war casualties have declined, the American public has lost interest in the Afghanistan conflict and the withdrawal of troops is likely to be politically popular. President Joe Bid...

VETERAN Yorkshire fundraiser Jeffrey Long MBE has reached the midway point of his walking challenge in aid of two armed forces charities. Jeffrey, who turns 90 later this year, set off from Bradford City Hall on 10 March, to walk 190 miles in aid of The Royal British Legion (RBL) and Support Our Paras, The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Charity. The former paratrooper from Bingley, who has single-handedly raised more than £300,000 for charity over the past 14 years, said: “It h...

AP PHOTOS: Sacrifice, sorrow: 20 years of war in Afghanistan Sign In April 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 39 1of39A U.S. Marine walks to pick up food supplies after they were dropped off by small parachutes from a plane outside Forward Operating Base Edi in the Helmand Province of southern Afghanistan on June 9, 2011. The smoke in the background comes from burning parachutes the Marines destroy after they reached the ground.Anja Niedringhaus/APShow MoreShow Less 2of39A child looks on...

Jeffrey Long set off from Bradford City Hall on March 10 in aid of the Royal British Legion and Support Our Paras.

Article content With COVID-19 variants now detected at 15 Alberta schools, three of which have confirmed in-school transmission, Alberta Health Services is still keeping the public in the dark over which schools are seeing the highly contagious new strains. And parents say the lack of information only serves to increase anxiety and reduce vigilance in the community. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Community still in the dark over COVID variants ...