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WESTMINSTER, Calif. – A woman has been charged with killing a widely known Vietnamese-American fortuneteller and her daughter, slayings that initially mystified investigators because the victims’ hands and faces were covered with white paint. Tanya Jaime Nelson (search) allegedly assumed the identities of the victims after the April 21 killings, …

WASHINGTON – After months of declining enlistment, the Army has more than met its recruitment goals for the month of June. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Richard Myers (search) announced the turnaround during a “town hall” meeting this afternoon at the Pentagon. Myers did not provide numbers, nor did he …

WASHINGTON – The House voted Thursday against permitting Cuban-Americans to visit their families in Cuba (search) more frequently and for retaining a trade embargo that has been in place since 1960. The 211-208 vote reversed a trend in Congress in recent years toward relaxing some travel sanctions on Cuba. A …