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Calif. Gold Star parents to raise money for worn banners As some of the city's 400 military banners become weathered, a Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. couple has stepped forward to help raise money for replacements.   Warsaw stops to honor 1944 anti-Nazi uprising Sirens wailed and traffic in downtown Warsaw stopped for a minute on Thursday to honor the thousands of people who died trying to liberate the city from Germany's Nazi forces during World War II. This year some observances were shown live on Facebook for the first time.   Senator seeking contingency plan for Bahrain base Years of political unrest in Bahrain have repeatedly raised questions about the future of the U.S. 5th Fleet’s strategic naval base here, and a senator is now asking the Defense Department about contingency plans should the U.S. presence on the tiny island nation become untenable.   Japanese minister hits raw nerve by citing Nazi example A top Japanese minister sparked outrage at home and abroad this week by saying that Japan could learn from Nazi Germany how best to amend its constitution.   Coast Guard responds to alleged fake distress calls on Columbia River The Coast Guard has responded to six supposedly fake distress calls near Portland, Ore. this summer.   New Air Force center to lose 1.3M work hours to sequester Mid-year sequestration budget cuts hit the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center hard, and next year could be difficult because of the “unbelievable uncertainty” about the budget, a top Air Force leader said.