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Winston Churchill Memorabilia to Be Sold at Auction

Portrait of Winston Churchill

A collection of Winston Churchill memorabilia acquired by the late British prime minister’s personal nurse, Ivan Sheppard, is set to go under the hammer this…

Berlin Police Apologize After Officers Pictured Doing Push-Ups on Holocaust Memorial

A rose atop a concrete slab at the Holocaust memorial

Berlin’s police chief has issued an apology after two officers were filmed performing push-ups on part of the German capital’s Holocaust memorial, which is dedicated…

A Damaged US Navy Sub Struck An Underwater Mountain, Officials Say

USS Connecticut Damaged by Sea Mountain

A US Navy investigation has determined that the submarine collision in the South China Sea last month was with an uncharted undersea mountain. The nuclear…

Hollywood to Cover Mỹ Lai Massacre in New Film, ‘Two Wolves’

Caleb Landry Jones + Newspaper headline about the Mỹ Lai Massacre + Viggo Mortensen

A film covering the events in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War will enter production in the latter part of 2022. Two Wolves will explore…

The US Navy’s $13 billion Supercarrier will Finally Deploy after Years of Delays

Gerald R Ford Aircraft Carrier

The US’ newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is finally expected to deploy next year, after years of setbacks and delays. The enormous…

The Japanese Navy Has Its First Aircraft Carrier Since WWII

Clare Fitzgerald
JS Izumo at sea

Following a recent test with the US Marine Corps, the Japanese Navy have added a de facto aircraft carrier to its fleet, the first since…

A Doctor’s Note Allowed Winston Churchill to Circumvent Prohibition in America

Winston Churchill standing in the middle of a crowd

In the relatively short history of the United States, the country has gone through turbulent, violent and just plain crazy times. One of the weirdest…

US Coast Guard Updates Tattoo Policy to Allow Head, Finger Ink

Clare Fitzgerald

The US Coast Guard has announced revisions to its tattoo policy, saying it will now allow service members and recruits to have visible ink behind…

Russian Navy Rescues MSC Container Feeder from Pirates

Clare Fitzgerald
Back of the MSC Lucia + Speedboat in the water

The Russian Navy had to rescue the container feeder MSC Lucia after it was attacked in the Gulf of Guinea. The incident was confirmed by…

Pearl Harbor Survivor and WWII Veteran Requests Cards to Mark 100th Birthday

Jack Holder + Attack on Pearl Harbor + Distinguished Flying Cross

A World War II veteran who survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and participated in over 100 missions is requesting cards to celebrate his…

Congress Aims to Fix US Military’s AWOL Weapons Issues

Close up of a National Guard soldier holding a rifle by his side

Following an Associated Press investigation that showed a number of firearms stolen from US military bases have resurfaced at the scenes of violent crimes, Congress…

Bill Aims to End ‘Pink Tax’ for Female Soldiers Buying Uniforms

Clare Fitzgerald
Four female Air Force personnel standing in uniform

Senators Maggie Hassan (D-N.H) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are looking to put an end to the US military’s so-called “pink tax” – the higher cost…