A US lawmaker urges a policy change at the Pentagon regarding a beard-shaving mandate impacting Sikh Americans in the military. Highlighting religious and cultural concerns, the Congressman argues ...

Highlighting concerns for Sikh Americans serving in the military, a prominent US lawmaker has urged the Pentagon to reconsider a policy that calls for a blanket beard-shaving mandate among service ...

Congressman Tom Suozzi penned a letter to US War Secretary Peter Hegseth, urging reconsideration of a policy requiring military personnel to shave beards, affecting Sikh Americans and others with ...

A Sikh man who won a court order allowing him to enter the Marine Corps without being required to shave his beard or cut his hair recently graduated from boot camp. Wearing a white turban, Pvt. 1st ...

Local 4’s own Priya Mann, who served as co-emcee, was honored with a Community Service Award for her volunteer efforts.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Sikh U.S. Army captain has been granted a long-term religious accommodation to wear a beard, turban and uncut hair in uniform, a decision supporters hailed on Friday as a ...

Sanjeetpal Singh, a paramedic in Shepparton with Ambulance Victoria, came to Australia in 2007. Guided by a lifelong spirit of service, he chose a career dedicated to helping others. This Diwali, ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — Dozens of members from the Sikh community gathered Thursday in the parking lot outside the St. Lucie County jail. The group Sikhs for Justice said they wanted to offer support ...

OAK CREEK, Wis. — Hundreds of people gathered at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee spoke of redemption, unity and strength during the first Sunday service there since a gunman killed six people ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RICHMOND HILL, Queens (PIX11) — A ...

The poster board sign, with photos of the six men and women who died in Sunday’s attack at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, was created and held by a teenage girl at the Service of Remembrance on Tuesday ...