Baseball Mitt Links U.S. Army Generations in Europe's Defense A man liberated by American troops in World War II gave U.S. soldiers a baseball mitt given him by a soldier 78 years ago.
Sunken Aircraft Carrier Rediscovered off California Coast Scientists have rediscovered a mostly intact World War II-era U.S. aircraft carrier used in atomic bomb tests and then sunk...
World War II-Era Planes to Perform Historic Flyover of National Mall The vintage aircraft will fly over the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of V-E Day.
Western Allies Shun Russia for 70th V-E Day Anniversary Seventy years ago, the U.S. and its allies were united with Russia against Nazi Germany, but this year the allies will...
V-E Day Remembered: Joy, Grief and Ike's Tribute to G.I. Joe Victory in Europe in 1945 for the allies came with a mix of joy for those at home and bitter sorrow for some of the troops...
Vintage Planes Buzz DC to Commemorate 70th Anniversary of V-E Day Several formations of vintage aircraft from World War II buzzed the National Mall to commemorate the 70th anniversary of V-E...
USS Arizona Memorial Tours Suspended After USNS Mercy Collision Tours on the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, have been suspended indefinitely after the USNS Mercy struck the...
Ship Captain Involved in USS Arizona Collision Was Decorated Sailor The captain of the naval hospital ship involved in a collision with the World War II memorial in Pearl Harbor is a former...
Navy Acknowledges Hospital Ship May Have Struck USS Arizona Memorial The U.S. Navy has acknowledged that one of its hospital ships may have collided with the USS Arizona World War II memorial in...
Pentagon Nears Decision on Extending Combat Action Badge to WWII The Pentagon will announce later this summer if it believes Combat Action Badge eligibility should extend to vets going back...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...