Emma Niles of Hot Springs was selected to receive a $750 scholarship from the South Dakota American Legion during the South Dakota Youth Troop… One of 10 South Dakota children in his family, Loyd was ...

During World War II, the Pacific theater was marked by powerful naval clashes, including the rise and fall of Japan’s ...

Yukikaze, the legendary Kagerō-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, earned her reputation as the “Blessed Ship” by surviving nearly every major Pacific battle, including Midway, Santa Cruz, ...

Evans Carson and the Marine Raiders . Stephen Platt’s book about Evans Carlson is appropriately called The Raider because – in addition to being what he was most famous for a ...

The Sunshine State is claiming dibs on being the first to officially recognize the Gulf of America as the body of water's new name.

On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a ...

The USS New Orleans was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and responded to the Japanese air attack. Later, the vessel pulled USS Lexington sailors from the water during the Battle of the Coral Sea and ...

Voting is underway to choose the top taco in California's capital city. The one-on-one bracket-style battle is part of Sacramento Taco Fest.

The Battle of Gettysburg saw excessive heat and a severe thunderstorm, likely piling on the casualties to the biggest battle of the Civil War.

ONTARIO COUNTY, N.Y. – Ten fire districts worked to put out fires at four homes on Cottage Cove in Honeoye Sunday morning.Richmond Fire Chief Jessica Miller said two of the homes had people in ...

The National Hurricane Center is watching an area in the Gulf for possible tropical development.

Gulf states would rather not see Iran plunge into chaos. This could unleash humanitarian crises and refugee flows that would be morally troubling and economically disastrous for the region.