Author: Julie Watson
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California’s Coronado named nation’s best beach
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CORONADO, Calif. — Like a Hollywood star, Coronado’s 1.5 mile-long beach literally sparkles, thanks to the mineral mica glinting in its sand. That’s one of the reasons why Coronado — flanked by the iconic hotel…
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California’s Coronado named nation’s best beach
CORONADO, Calif. — Like a Hollywood star, Coronado’s 1.5 mile-long beach literally sparkles, thanks to the mineral mica glinting in its sand. That’s one of the reasons why Coronado — flanked by the iconic hotel featured in Marilyn Monroe’s 1958 film “Some Like It Hot” — has been named the No. 1 beach in the…
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Two U.S. Navy ships collide in Pacific; no injuries
SAN DIEGO — An 844-foot-long U.S. Navy assault ship collided with a refueling tanker Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, causing damage to both ships, but there were no injuries or fuel spills, military officials said. The midmorning accident between the amphibious assault vessel USS Essex and the oiler USNS Yukon occurred about 120 miles off…
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Marine accused in Iraqi war crimes is back on duty
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Marine Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III put on his uniform and reported for duty Tuesday despite lingering accusations that he killed an unarmed Iraqi man in what became a major war crime case. Hutchins, 26, of Plymouth, Mass., spent the past fours years in a military prison after being convicted of murdering…
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Marine in Iraqi war crimes case to return to unit
SAN DIEGO — A Marine sergeant accused of killing an unarmed Iraqi man in a major war crimes case will return to his unit now that he has been released from a military jail, a Marine Corps spokesman said Tuesday. Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III walked out of the brig at Camp Pendleton on Monday after…
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Government appeals overturning Marine’s conviction
SAN DIEGO — The Navy announced Monday that it is appealing a military court’s decision to overturn the murder conviction of a Camp Pendleton Marine in a major Iraqi war crimes case. The Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps sent the case of Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed…
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Military seeks more time in Iraqi war-crimes case
SAN DIEGO — Prosecutors are seeking more time to decide whether to challenge the overturning of a Camp Pendleton Marine’s murder conviction in one of the government’s biggest Iraqi war crimes cases. The Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps filed a request late Wednesday asking the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals to extend Monday’s…
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Marine general says forces hurting opium trade
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — U.S. forces are dealing a blow to the Taliban’s multimillion-dollar opium business by securing deals with farmers to plant legal crops, the commanding general in charge of U.S. Marines in Afghanistan said Friday. Maj. Gen. Richard Mills said during a video conference call at Camp Pendleton that farmers who own half…
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Dismissed murder conviction a setback for military
SAN DIEGO — The overturning of a Marine’s murder conviction on a judicial mistake is a stinging setback for the government and comes after a string of defeats in its prosecution of U.S. troops accused of killing unarmed Iraqis. The case of Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III represented one of the most significant murder convictions that…
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Mexico City on the chic
MEXICO CITY • Move over, greasy tacos and tacky trinkets: Mexico City is home to a vast network of chic museums, top-notch restaurants and trendy nightclubs. There’s even an ice bar. What’s more, the city remains one of the globe’s best budget stops. With just a few pesos – preferably hidden deep inside one’s clothing in…