After a distinguished 35-year career in the U.S. Air Force, the first three-star general to officially fly with Civil Air Patrol is retiring.Lt. Gen. Kirk Pierce will step down March 31 from his post as commander, Continental U.S. North American Aero...

 Ninety-one scholarships totaling $155,000 have been awarded to Civil Air Patrol cadets from 32 wings and one overseas unit.The total includes 63 academic scholarships worth $123,500 and 28 flight scholarships worth $31,500.Cadets in the Southea...

Jane Davies, a first-generation American, wasn’t accustomed to the word “can’t.”But as a freshman engineering major at the University of Connecticut’s Waterbury campus, the glass ceiling crashed hard, thanks to one pontificating professor.“On the fir...