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FILE - In this June 27, 2006, file photo, attorney Merle Smith talks to reporters at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. Smith, the first Black cadet to graduate from the Coast Guard Academy, died of complications from Parkinson's disease and COVID-19 on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, his family said. He was 76. (AP Photo/Jack Sauer, File)
Merle Smith, 1st Black graduate of Coast Guard Academy, dies

Jun. 23, 2021 12:50 PM EDT

Midshipman sentenced to 25 years in sexual assault case

Aug. 14, 2020 06:17 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Naval Academy midshipman has been sentenced to 25 years after a military panel found him guilty of sexual assault and other charges. ...