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Black women’s group defends affirmative action at military academies

Lawsuits filed against West Point and the Naval Academy seek to end the use of race as a factor in admissions there.

By Irene Loewenson

17 months ago

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, the U.S. nuclear-powered submarine Annapolis docks at a South Korean naval base on Jeju Island, South Korea, Monday, July 24, 2023.

North Korea fires 2 missiles after US submarine arrives in South Korea

The launches came hours after South Korea’s navy said the USS Annapolis arrived at a port on Jeju Island.

22 months ago

‘We just feel it’: Racism plagues US military academies

Some students of color have spotlighted what they see as systemic racism and discrimination at the academies by creating Instagram accounts to relate their personal experiences.

By Aaron Morrison, Helen Wieffering and Noreen Nasir

3 years ago

More Naval Academy midshipmen being moved into hotels amid COVID-19 outbreak

Nearly 200 students have been moved into Annapolis hotels this week for quarantine and isolation, academy officials said.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

Naval Academy seeks to vaccinate midshipmen for summer training

If the vaccines are available, the midshipmen would be the first military academy students to receive the COVID-19 shots.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Navy football nixes ‘inappropriate’ gun motto

"The bottom line is, we missed the mark here."

By J.D. Simkins

6 years ago