MARRIAGE LICENSES Conner Lee Belknap and Kenzie Grace Stricker Curtis Steven Gage Buckner and Halayna Daniell Dunaway Klassen Adam Ryan Mitchell and Saige Nicole Carpenter Peter Allen Manter and Shirley Elizabeth Manter Chad Wilton Gleve and Kristi England Kevin Laufgraben and Bonnie Leigh Kennard

FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to current and prospective Black service members.

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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when disaster struck one of the two boats they chartered over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving three people dead and two more missing despite a desperate search over hundreds of square miles of ocean.

The Washita Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution met May 8 which was called to order by Pro Tem Regent Judy Tracy with an opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, the American Creed, the Preamble to the Constitution and the Oklahoma Flag Salute.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days away from a default crisis, the U.S. Senate dashed on Thursday to wrap up work on a debt ceiling and budget cuts package that overwhelmingly cleared a House vote, aiming to send it to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline.

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