Gap first-quarter profit rises 43 percent
(Reuters) - Gap Inc <GPS.N> reported a higher first-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by a rise in same-store sales at its Old Navy and namesake chains, and growth in Asia.Full story
Abandon ship: Budget cuts force Fleet Week to skip NYC
Missing from the streets of New York City this week: A sea of men in uniform. The city's famed Fleet Week, scheduled to run May 23-30 this year, was canceled due to sequestration. Full story
Navy dolphins find old, rare torpedo.
Two dolphins from the US Navy’s Marine Mammal Program taking part in a training exercise discover a Howell Torpedo dating back to the late 1800s, buried in the ocean floor. Operation supervisors Braden Duryee and Chris Harris describe the find.
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Hawaii history: Remembering Pearl Harbor
Hawaii is full of history, especially at one of its most popular and humbling sites, Pearl Harbor. TODAY’s Matt Lauer pays a visit to the place where a very dark day in American history began.
Fires threaten thousands of California homes
Nearly 1,000 firefighters are using a combination of ground teams and air attacks to keep wildfires from destroying homes in Southern California. Miguel Almaguer reports.
Obama resists call to wear football helmet
While posing for pictures with the Army and Air Force football players on Friday, President Obama was offered a Navy helmet but he was wary of putting “stuff on your head,” especially when one is President. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
85-year-old WWII vet graduates high school
An 85-year-old Oklahoma man, who left school at 16 and enlisted in the Navy to support his famly during World World II, finally earned his high school dilpoma after months of studying. KJRH’s Max Resnik reports.
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More tought talk from North Korea; New weapon unveiled by US Navy; and Louisville takes home the championship
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