U.S. Military To Announce Reversal On Policy That Bans Women From Combat
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)—The U.S. military is making a reversal on its policy that bans women from serving in combat. The lifting of the ban is expected to be formally announced by Defense Secretary Leon...
View ArticlePresident Greeted By Protests At SF JAZZ Center After Chinatown Speech
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the SF JAZZ Center on Franklin Street to greet the president as he arrived after making a speech in Chinatown. The largest group of...
View ArticlePentagon Ends Ban On Transgender Troops In Military
WASHINGTON (CBS SF/AP) — The Pentagon announced Thursday that transgender people will be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military, ending one of the last bans on service in the armed forces. Saying...
View ArticleHomeland Security Chief: No Use Of Military For Deportations
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Seeking to tamp down growing unease in Latin America, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly pledged Thursday that America won’t enlist its military to enforce immigration laws...
View ArticleU.S. Military Pushes To Delay Transgender Enlistments By 6 Months
WASHINGTON (AP) — Military chiefs will seek a six-month delay before letting transgender people enlist in their services, officials said Friday. After meetings this week, the service leaders hammered...
View ArticlePelosi Decries Proposal To Ban Transgender Surgery For Troops
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is set to consider a Republican-backed measure that would stop the Pentagon from paying for U.S. service members to undergo gender transition surgeries. Speaking to...
View ArticleU.S. Soldiers Accidentally Reveal Secret Bases With Jogging App
CBS Local — A new app designed to show where people are exercising has unwittingly revealed the locations of secret military bases around the world. According to multiple reports, the sensitive...
View ArticlePresident Biden Issues Executive Order Blocking Trump Ban On Transgender...
WASHINGTON (CBS SF) — President Joe Biden on Monday issued an executive order permitting transgender individuals to serve in the military, the latest change in course on the issue over the last handful...
View ArticlePentagon Sends Troops to Kabul to Help Evacuate U.S. Embassy
WASHINGTON D.C. (CBS News) — The Pentagon is sending troops to Karzai International Airport in Kabul to help evacuate U.S. embassy as the Taliban continues its offensive in Afghanistan. A U.S. official...
View ArticleUPDATE: Pentagon Announces Last U.S. Troops Have Left Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS News) — The Pentagon announced Monday that the last U.S. troops had left Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war. “Every single U.S. service member is out of Afghanistan, I can...
View ArticleCBS News Launches ‘Honoring Our Heroes’ Series Ahead of Veterans Day
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — CBS Evening News Anchor and Managing Editor Norah O’Donnell joined KPIX Anchor Amanda Starrantino on Tuesday to discuss a new series airing this week on the flagship CBS News...
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